"No thanks." San Tiao felt something in his mouth, took a bite of the steamed bun, ate a piece of food with chopsticks, and then went to comfort his other brother. He was very busy.

"It's actually a very important mission. We have to protect the country and you as well. Your mother wanted to protect you, so she joined us. But this mission is very busy, so she asked me and Uncle Dawei to pick you up and take you to Auntie's place to catch fish and shrimp..."

"Fish~" Lu Siqi's eyes lit up. Mother had told them how fun it was to catch fish.

"Yes, fish, crabs, and squid too." Cheng Zhenzhu held the two children firmly in her arms. "Your mother missed you very much, and she even asked me to bring you your favorite shredded squid. So, can you guys just eat your food first? You've lost weight recently, so you should eat until you're fat and don't let your parents worry..."

"Okay!" Lu Siqi felt that he was not full yet, so he nodded vigorously, then grabbed the steamed bun and took a big bite. "Grow taller."

"Don't be fat." Lu Siqi clutched the handkerchief and regained some of his coolness.

"Okay, don't be too fat." Cheng Zhenzhu saw that the two children had recovered a little, wiped their tears, and continued to lead them to eat. In the end, the two adults and six children actually finished all the dishes and steamed buns.

Little Lu Siqi got off the table, clutching her stomach. She burped one after another, and it was unclear whether it was from crying or being full...

Going up to the second floor, Qian Dawei saw his two little nephews walking hand in hand behind Cheng Saozi again. He scratched his head, pulled Cheng Saozi aside and asked, "Cheng Saozi, is there room for you guys to sleep there? How about I take Jianxian and Siqi to sleep tonight?"

"No, no~" Lu Siqi shook his head and refused.

Cheng Zhenzhu glanced at the twins hiding behind her and shook her head, "It's okay. The two beds are put together. I also asked for an extra quilt. You can just sleep sideways at night."

"Okay then..." Qian Dawei watched as the six dolls huddled together into the room, feeling that there were too many of them. It took him a long while to open his room and close the door.

Cheng Zhenzhu glanced at the six children and told them to take off their shoes and go to bed to warm up. She then packed her two bags. Her bag, along with the children's, had been exposed, so it was difficult to store them in the space right now. With six more children joining the army tomorrow, she could already imagine how conspicuous they would be...

After playing around for a while at night, the twins cuddled up together and fell asleep. Cheng Zhenzhu undressed them and tucked them into bed, and the other twins followed her lead and got into bed.

"Mom, go to sleep~" San Tiao pointed at the warm quilt, signaling his mother to come in quickly.

"Here I come, baby." Cheng Zhenzhu took off her coat, hugged the three little stoves, and soon fell drowsy.

The next morning, Cheng Zhenzhu woke the children up. The twins didn't know how to dress yet, so Yitiao and the others helped. Santiao also helped tie bows on their shoes.

"Great, let's get ready to go." Cheng Zhenzhu praised generously. After taking the kids to have breakfast and packing some steamed buns, pancakes and other things, she tied a rope on each person's hand and asked them to walk in front.

"Sister-in-law Cheng, you are so smart. This way the baby won't be lost." Qian Dawei couldn't help but sigh as he carried two big bags.

Cheng Zhenzhu smiled bitterly. This was the only solution...

On the train, Cheng Zhenzhu let Yitiao, Ertiao and Liutiao sleep on the upper berth, while she took Santiao and the twins on the lower berth. The twins were not happy to sleep on Comrade Dawei's berth, but she had no choice.

We still ate eggs on the way. On the first day, we also had steamed buns and pancakes. We also had some cookies, candy, and dried sweet potatoes. Last time, I ate dried sweet potatoes on the 2nd and 6th trains, and I farted so much that everyone else gave me a hard time. This time, I refused to eat anything, and only ate cookies and eggs.

Lu Jianxian and Lu Siqi fell in love with the soft sweet potato fries, especially Lu Siqi. Cheng Zhenzhu discovered that he was also a little eater who would eat as much as he liked.

Until he farted loudly.

The little guy smelled the stench, his face flushed, and he shyly buried himself in his brother's arms, waving his hands and saying "Get a broom, get a broom..."

Seeing this, Qian Dawei didn't dare to eat any more and just ate some shredded squid to pass the time.

Three days later, Qian Dawei carried his luggage and said goodbye to Cheng Zhenzhu. "Sister-in-law Cheng, I'm going to Caoshi first. After Caoshi, I'll come visit you."

Chinese New Year is coming soon, and he's not behaving like he used to. Plus, there's things in Caoshi that need to be dealt with. There aren't many other people in Jiamu anymore...

"Okay. Comrade Dawei, I'll leave Caoshi to you." Cheng Zhenzhu saw Qian Dawei's eyes on the children and said, "Don't worry, we'll be there soon. The county town is right after we get off the train. There's no danger."

"Yes. I'm at ease with Sister Cheng doing the work." Qian Dawei sighed. Although he didn't know why such incredible things happened to Jiamu and the others, as long as they were alive...

When we arrived at Sanshi Island, the temperature rose sharply.

There were so many children that getting off the train and taking off their clothes was a major undertaking. However, the little ones didn't give Cheng Zhenzhu too much trouble. After taking off their clothes, they walked in front of the line, holding their own clothes. They were very well-behaved. The twins had short legs, so when they got tired, one of them would be carried by the other, taking turns.

But it was inevitable to feel sluggish after taking the train and then the car. Cheng Zhenzhu happened to see a candied haws seller on the road, so she didn't mind the trouble and took a long string of dolls and went to the candied haws seller.

Each child took one candied haws. She also asked for a dozen more, wrapped them in oil paper, put them in her bag, and then led the children to wait for the boat.

The wait for the boat was as long as ever. But the children were happily munching on the candied haws, and the pain was gone. Cheng Zhenzhu joined them in eating the candied haws to pass the time.

After finishing a bunch of skewers, we finally saw the shadow of the boat. Around five o'clock, when it was getting dark, we finally arrived at the western reef of Sanshi Island.

"Aiqing family, has your family expanded again?" Chen Xiuhua was near the West Reef and saw a pile of dolls behind Cheng Zhenzhu. She counted them twice in shock.