The second one was the most hardworking. The sixth one buried a few sweet potato pieces and then sat down to play weeding. The third one slowly dipped the sweet potato pieces in wood ash, carefully selecting each one and caressing them gently...

At the end of the day, the four of them, mother and children, earned a total of six work points.

That was pretty good. So that evening, Cheng Zhenzhu fried some ribs for the little ones. They ate several pieces of one and said happily they would go to work tomorrow.

"Brother, you have to go to school tomorrow. Today is only Tuesday." Peng Ertiao reminded.

"Ah!" Peng Yitiao's happy little expression collapsed in an instant.

"It's okay, Yitiao. Come with us when you have a holiday." Cheng Zhenzhu comforted Yitiao.

"This is the only way..." Peng Yitiao sighed, hoping that time would pass quickly.

After a lot of effort, he finally waited until the weekend.

After eating a few bites of food in the morning, when he heard his mother say that she was going to work, he immediately rushed to the front and said that he would earn two work points for his mother today.

Er Tiao worked hard every day but only earned one work point. When his brother told him he would earn two, he immediately followed him. San Tiao followed his mother, dragging a small basket.

There are delicious things inside.

Liu Tiao saw his mother put it in with his own eyes, and he never took his eyes off it since then. His two short legs followed his three brothers wholeheartedly with bright eyes, and he had no intention of running around.

Seeing this, Cheng Zhenzhu felt relieved to get back to work. Finally, the whole family joined in, and after a day's work, they brought home eight work points. Cheng Zhenzhu earned five points, two points for one thread, and one point for two threads—a pretty good harvest.

"Are you tired?" Cheng Zhenzhu looked at the four little kids covered in mud.

"Not tired." Peng Yitiao's eyes lit up. "We'll go again tomorrow!"

The remaining few people followed suit and said they wanted to go too.

Cheng Zhenzhu looked at the enthusiastic children and said nothing to discourage them. She only reminded them, "Okay. But if you're tired, come back and rest, okay?"

"I know." Peng Ertiao nodded seriously. He wouldn't be tired! He wanted to get two work points tomorrow, just like his brother!

"Mom is tired, take a rest too." Peng San Tiao said sweetly.

"Well, okay, if you're tired, then rest. But I have something to do during this period. When it rains in April and mushrooms grow on the mountain, we can go pick some mushrooms and fry them for you..."

"Okay!" A childish voice responded loudly.

No need to look, it was the excited roar of little Liu Tiao. This little guy was very sensitive to the word "eat".

Then, at the end of March, when they were picking mushrooms, Peng's army gained another young main force. Liu Tiao couldn't tell which ones were edible and which ones were not, so when he saw one, he would grab a few brothers to help him identify it.

After confirming it, he picked it up and put it in his basket. He happily told his mother that he had picked up a few more and was going to eat one more...

"Okay, I'll give you six more and one more flower tonight." Cheng Zhenzhu couldn't help laughing as she watched the little guy busy frying mushrooms.

Liu Tiao learned to walk and talk quickly, sometimes speaking faster and more accurately than his brother San Tiao, who was still struggling between the two words "mother" and "cool".

After all, not being able to distinguish between "L" and "N" can sometimes be overwhelming...

"Hehe~" Liu Tiao dragged the small basket away with satisfaction.

"Liang, look at mine." San Tiao also had a small basket, which was half full. He happily ran over to show it to his mother and even turned it in two small circles.

"Well, that's good. Mom will give me three more and two more tonight." Cheng Zhenzhu looked at the hardworking little bees, took them to pick mushrooms for a while, and then dug two handfuls of wild vegetables and went home.

After a week of rain, the mushrooms on the mountain were even denser than last year. Mother and her sons went out early and returned late for three days, collecting a lot of mushrooms.

Cheng Zhenzhu fried, deep-fried, and boiled the mushrooms, creating a variety of delicious dishes. Every time the kids finished their meal, they would think about picking mushrooms next year.

In mid-April, Cheng Zhenzhu and a few other children brought home a large quantity of mugwort leaves. They made mugwort cakes, mugwort egg pancakes, and mugwort red bean buns. Then the children began to think about harvesting more mugwort next year...

By early May, all the sweet potatoes on the back hill had been planted. The people on Sanshi Island began to bustle with fishing. Cheng Zhenzhu's family had several children, the youngest only two years old, waiting for her to cook. They weren't suited to being on the boat, so they were left idle.

San Tiao, who had a black circle on his face, was so happy that his mother stayed at home. He grabbed the picture book and asked his mother to read it to him.

Rokujo couldn't sit still. After listening to a story for a while, he'd pester his older brother, Erjo, to take him out to play. Erjo, overwhelmed by the pestering, asked Sanjo if he wanted to come along. At least he'd have someone to look out for him, an extra pair of eyes to watch over Rokujo...

"No." San Tiao refused decisively. He took his older brother's pen and notebook and sat next to Cheng Zhenzhu to write and draw.

Er Tiao decided to take Liu Tiao out with him. His mother said that he would go to school after the summer vacation. Thinking of his older brother's miserable appearance, Peng Er Tiao made up his mind that he must have fun this summer vacation!

Therefore, Peng Ertiao, feeling he didn't have many free days left, began his joyous days of wandering around. Liutiao temporarily followed his brother Ertiao. When his brother Yitiao was on vacation, he would run with him...

Time flew by, and before we knew it, summer vacation had arrived. Little Tiger packed his bags and came to Sanshi Island to reunite with his four brothers. Sanni knew about it and wanted to come too.

"Where are you going?" Cheng Zhenyu took out a note and scared Sanni into silence.

There are three girls at home. It’s not appropriate for all three to go, and it’s not appropriate for only one to go. It’s better not for any of them to come!

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