Holding a Space in the 60s: A Nest of Seven Babies, Five Soldiers

Zhang Siyu was involved in a car accident. When she opened her eyes again, she was in a small fishing village in the 1960s, as Cheng Zhenzhu, a widow single-handedly raising three children.

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Chapter 233 Where are my brothers?

"Let's talk about it after we finish eating. Don't eat when you're full. Don't keep eating like you did yesterday..." Cheng Zhenzhu nodded at the six noodles that were eagerly holding their bowls, and she also picked up one for herself. It tasted especially good with some crab sauce.

When the other kids saw this, they all followed suit.

"Delicious, delicious! So delicious!" Er Tiao laughed happily. It had been a long time since he had eaten such delicious white bread! Mom's cooking was still the best!

"Aunt Spider, that's so good~" Lu Siqi buried his head, his little mouth moist from eating.

San Tiao and Lu Jianxian clutched their bowls, slowly digging into the buns' fillings with spoons, their focus on a refined lifestyle. Yitiao, Ertiao, and Liutiao were all unfussy, their iron hands already grasping their buns, devouring them with a gulp, then dipping them in crab sauce, a delightful sip...

In the end, One and Two each ate two large white buns, Six ate one and a half, Three, who had a small appetite, ate just one bun, and Jianxian also got one.

What surprised Cheng Zhenzhu the most was that little Siqi, so small, actually ate half a bun. If she ate two more, there would be only one left in the whole pot...

"Okay, that's all. I'm not eating anymore." Cheng Zhenzhu looked at Liu Tiao, who was still staring at the bun eagerly, and picked up the remaining bun. Don't let the little fool's belly burst.

"Let's go out and play?" After breakfast, Yitiao decided to take seven or eight others to their territory to have some fun.

"Mom, is it okay?" Er Tiao asked his mother.

Cheng Zhenzhu nodded, "Sure, go play. Just come back for dinner on time." She was of course very happy to see the kids go out to play so she could be free.

So an army of children, pushing strollers, soon set out from Cheng Zhenzhu's house. This time, the strollers were filled with twin brothers.

The two little ones sat in the stroller, clinging to the edge, their heads poking out, grinning non-stop. The islanders were all amazed when they saw them. Where did the Aiqing family get these two little kids?

"These are Qi Tiao and Ba Tiao. I named them." Peng Er Tiao answered loudly, happy and proud, holding his head high and waiting for everyone to praise him.

Seven and eight? This wasn't a surprise, it was a shock. Now they were already "lines." Did the Aiqing family just get two more children from somewhere? They had six before, and now they were like their own sons. Now there were two more kids. Were they going to eat up all the money in the house?

"Uncle Big Dog, Aunt Guihua, Grandma Xiuyun, we are going to play~" The few children had no idea that the adults were feeling as if a tornado was passing through their hearts at this moment. They shouted slogans, lined up and set off again in an orderly manner.

Oh my god, the Aiqing family is raising an army!

"It should be a relative's child?" Wang Guihua guessed.

"I asked, and Aiqing's family said yes." Chen Xiuhua felt she knew the most about this matter. She ran into Aiqing's family yesterday and chatted for a while. The two little kids followed suit and called her grandma. It melted her heart...

"This is the first time I've seen twins. These two are so cute. They look like handsome babies."

"She's so fair and tender, just like a doll from a New Year's picture. You can tell she's from the city. City kids are all more handsome than the other. That chubby nephew was also very handsome..."

"Why are all the relatives' kids coming to Aiqing's place? That chubby nephew only comes back for a few months during the summer vacation. Now there are two more little ones. Looks like they're going to spend the New Year here?"

"Probably. But he's so small, he can't eat much, right? He probably won't eat as much as his chubby nephew." Chen Xiuhua was more concerned about the food issue. They say that a young boy can eat his father out of money. I wonder if the relatives who leave their children here pay them.

Although Aiqing's family has started working in the past two years, the little money and sweet potatoes they earn will probably be spent in one summer vacation...

"He eats a lot now. Look at how much Liu Tiao, the kid from Aiqing's family, eats. He's a year younger than San Tiao, and he's taller than San Tiao now! Children in the city are especially picky. I don't know what the Aiqing family is doing with two kids here? Of course, if they have money, it's another story..."

Cheng Zhenzhu had no idea how worried the islanders were about her after seeing a few of the dolls. She was napping in her room, fishing, and completing quests, all relaxing. The quest took two hours, and she earned 6,895 Sea Coins, not bad at all.

However, the fish caught today were not very valuable. Cheng Zhenzhu thought about it and sold a slightly more valuable one. She sprinkled some seaweed mud on the remaining two and kept them, planning to kill them and eat them.

"Woof woof woof~" Four or five fish smelled the scent of seaweed mud and squatted by the bucket, looking eagerly, which made Cheng Zhenzhu helpless. Finally, she decided to kill the fish and cook early.

"Pah~"

The fish fed with seaweed mud seemed even more resilient. Even after three slashes on their backs, they kept jumping around, their blood splattering bright red. Cheng Zhenzhu slashed them again, then returned to the kitchen to blanch the fish heads and innards, dividing them between four or five fish. She planned to make some fried fish nuggets or something with the remaining flesh.

"Mm-woof~" The four and five dogs have loved eating fish since they were young, especially the fish fed with seaweed mud. Now, each dog has a bowl and is eating with especially relish.

The five of them finished the food in no time, and then pushed the food into the bowl of the four of them, who shouted "Wow" at them.

"Eat your own food." Cheng Zhenzhu presided over the two dogs' justice, gave them the water used to blanch the fish as soup, and then sat on a chair and began to marinate and stir the remaining fish.

After stirring, she looked up to see a little kid standing right beside her, staring intently at the fish in her hand. The little kid had rolled around somewhere, his face covered in sand and mud, his hands and clothes all stained. Now, he was spreading his little paws, his big eyes sparkling.

"Siqi?" Cheng Zhenzhu called out, confirming the identity of the little kid before her. Little Gu Zhiqing had said the two children were easy to recognize: Siqi had a mole on the tip of his nose, while Jianxian had a teardrop mole at the end of his right eye. That was how she had distinguished them when they first met.

But there was only one in front of her right now. Its nose and eyes were covered with sand and mud...

"Aunt Spider~" Lu Siqi's childish voice confirmed Cheng Zhenzhu's guess, "He fell down, and the broom is not stable."

"Did you fall anywhere? Does it hurt?" Cheng Zhenzhu put the fish bowl on the stove and pulled Xiaodouding over to examine it carefully. "Where are your brothers? Why are you the only one back?"

"Mom, we are here~" As they spoke, three heads popped out from the side of the kitchen door, followed by the second, the third... After four, little Jianxian was squatting on the ground, hugged by a pair of hands.

Yes, there were five neatly arranged heads. Cheng Zhenzhu looked at the round ones and counted them carefully.

"Mom, hehe~" Er Tiao smiled innocently, feeling a little guilty.

Their brother fell down, and they were a little embarrassed because they hadn't watched carefully. So they unanimously decided to let Siqi go into the kitchen to find his mother first.

"Auntie Pig~" Lu Jianxian called out in a soft voice, feeling a little embarrassed.

"It doesn't hurt~" Lu Siqi grinned and shook his head happily, "Aunt Spider, do you want to eat fish today?"