"My brother is at home and my sister is sleeping." The third child answered clearly.

He tilted his head and showed a lovely smile. The cloth shoes on his feet were stained with dust. They were not as clean as usual, but they looked as clean as they should be for someone of his age.

Of course, Lin Zhao liked her third son no matter what he was like, but she wanted to see her son unleash his nature and be happy.

In the original book, Sanzai was kidnapped and spent his short life searching for the way home. Before freezing to death, he kept calling for his mother, saying that he missed home, the small mountain village where his family was, and that he wanted to drink some hot water...

Just a few lines.

Every time I think of Lin Zhao, it feels like a thousand ants are gnawing at my heart.

"Why did the third son come out alone?" She looked at her youngest son with tender eyes.

The third child grinned, looking very cute, "Come and pick up mom."

Lin Zhao had some guesses in her mind, but she didn't expect to hear these words from his little mouth.

Her eyes and eyebrows were full of smiles, "Wow, Sanzi is so young and he cares about me? I am really touched. Thank you Sanzi."

The child was so happy to be praised that he kicked his legs even harder and kept saying, "I'll pick you up tomorrow, too!"

"Okay, but you can't leave the village. You have to stay where the adults can see you and call Da Huang. Do you understand?" Lin Zhao said worriedly.

The third child understood what was said and nodded with his cheeks puffed out.

The little baby voice makes waves.

"I know~"

Lin Zhao ruffled her son's soft hair and said softly, "Third son is really smart."

Beside him, Yuan Xiang nodded vigorously.

It's smart.

She is so smart that no one has ever heard of her.

Several people returned to Gu's house.

Seeing Lin Zhao's cheerful expression, Gu's mother guessed that today's interview went well, so she asked directly, "How was the interview?"

Lin Zhao looked at Yuan Xiang and saw that she was blushing as she held the cloth bag. She said shyly, "... Not bad."

"My sister and that young man are officially dating." Lin Zhao added.

When Mother Gu heard Lin Zhao mention the young man from the county, she thought that he was really good. If Xing'er wasn't such a good-for-nothing, she would have thought about letting Xing'er give it a try if her daughter-in-law, her cousin, and the young man failed to get along. But thinking about her daughter's temper... forget it, forget it, don't bother with the good-looking young man.

"Congratulations." Gu's mother congratulated Yuan Xiang, "We will have a wedding soon."

Nowadays, people are looking for efficiency in doing things. There are many people who get married next month just because they fall in love with each other during the moon phase. What she said is not an exaggeration at all.

Yuan Xiang lowered his head, his face flushed.

Seeing that she was embarrassed, Gu's mother stopped teasing and said to Lin Zhao, "Third son's wife, the eldest and second sons are in the backyard. They have something for you."

"Really? I'll go take a look." Lin Zhao was very curious and went straight to the backyard.

As soon as I appeared in the backyard, two children with black hands and faces ran over.

"Mom." Erzai shouted crisply, ran towards Lin Zhao, grabbed her hand, and pulled her towards the fire. "Mom, please walk faster, come and see what surprise my brother and I have prepared for you."

Lin Zhao looked at Gu Chenghuai who was not far away, curled her eyes, and teased her son, "What should I do if Mommy can't walk anymore? I've been riding a bike all the way, and my legs are so tired."

The second child held Lin Zhao with one hand and wiped his face with the other hand. There was another black streak on his fair cheek, but his eyes were very bright and his words were full of seriousness. "Mom, I will give you a massage later. I am getting stronger and stronger now. You will feel comfortable if I massage you."

After saying that, he didn't let his father go. He looked at the man who was busy at the pottery basin making a fire and said, "Dad, do you have anything to do tomorrow? If you don't have anything to do, you can take mom to work."

He still had an expression that said you got the upper hand, "My brother and I are still young. When we grow up, we will take turns to take mom to and from get off work, you take one day and I take another day. By then, what will you have to do with me, Dad?"

Lin Zhao laughed out loud.

She was almost amused to death by Erzai.

Gu Chenghuai narrowed his eyes, glared at his son who had rebelled against Tiangang, and said lightly, "Second son Gu, shut up. What does it have to do with you? When I'm at home, you won't have the chance to please your mother."

Erzai hugged his chest and hummed, "Dad isn't home every day, we have plenty of opportunities."

Gu Chenghuai choked.

"..." Disgusting brat!

The eldest son brought a stool to Lin Zhao and said, "Mom, please sit down."

He brought another half bowl of water, "Drink some water, Mom. It's boiled water with sugar in it, so it tastes sweet.

Lin Zhao was indeed a little thirsty, so she drank some water first. It did have sugar in it, but it wasn't greasy and was exactly what she liked.

"Thank you, son," she said with a smile.

Seeing what Gu Chenghuai was roasting, he glanced at it curiously, "What are you roasting? It smells delicious."

"Roasted bird meat and bird eggs." Erzai said loudly, with a proud expression, "Mom, Maodan led us to pick up the bird eggs. We picked up more than ten, and he gave us half."

"My dad shot the bird..." His eyes were extremely bright, like the stars lighting up the night sky, and his tone was proud and admiring, "My dad is so awesome, he shoots birds with a slingshot, and every shot hits the target. My dad is the best dad in the whole brigade, no, in the whole commune."

Gu Chenghuai's lips curled slightly.

Isn’t it!

The eldest son also said, "Mom, we asked Dad to help us bake and knead the eggs. Dad bakes them very deliciously. Come and have one."

After eating one, the mother will find that he and his brother are right, roasted bird eggs are really delicious.

Lin Zhao walked towards Gu Chenghuai with her hands outstretched.

The young couple looked at each other and knew what the other meant.

Gu Chenghuai scooped water from a ladle and slowly poured it onto the vegetable patch. Lin Zhao washed her hands with the water.

"Thank you, Comrade Gu." Lin Zhao smiled with her eyes curved.

Gu Chenghuai shook his head helplessly, his voice tinged with laughter, "Try it, sparrow eggs, I used to eat them when I was a kid, I wonder if you are used to them."

Lin Zhao rolled her eyes at him and said arrogantly, "I am also from the countryside. If you have eaten it, I have eaten it too. When I was a child, my elder brother and his friends also went to catch sparrows and look for bird eggs, as well as wild fruits. I have eaten everything you have eaten."

Gu Chenghuai just smiled and said nothing.

not necessarily.

When he was on a mission, he would eat raw meat when he was extremely hungry. But his wife was so delicate that she couldn't stand the slightest fishy smell, so it was impossible for her to have eaten it.

"I underestimated you. I really shouldn't have done that." Gu Chenghuai said with a smile. He put down the water scoop, wiped Lin Zhao's hands, and handed over the bird meat and eggs that had just been roasted. "Try it and see if the taste is different from when you were a child."

Lin Zhao thought that there must be a difference, at least the seasonings were very different. When she was a child, there was only salt, but now, the Gu family uses the seasonings she won in a lottery. Not only are they complete, but they also taste great. They are delicious even when stir-fried with cabbage, and the grilled meat and eggs are even more special.

She first tasted the bird's egg. It was so small, not even a bite.

The taste is fragrant, the skin is slightly crispy and the inside is very soft.

"It's delicious. Better than when I was a child." Lin Zhao was very polite.

The bird eggs were found by the twins. When they heard that their mother liked them, the two little brothers smiled happily.

"If mom likes it, we can find it later and bake it for her," said the eldest son.

Lin Zhao knew that before she awakened, the twins looked forward to finding and roasting bird eggs, which was a rare delicacy for them.

How many kids could have thought that a child of this age would remember to share the delicious food in his favorite memories with his mother? It’s good enough if you don’t stuff all the delicious food into your mouth.

Lin Zhao felt so warm in her heart that she opened her arms towards the twins and said, "Come here, mommy will hug you."

Whoosh.

The two children's faces instantly turned into red apples.

This is completely different from what was done before Gu Chenghuai came back.

Before, the two little ones were very clingy and wanted to stay in Lin Zhao’s arms. If he touched their hands and kissed their faces, the two little brothers would be happy for the whole day.

However, the two kids felt a little embarrassed to be so affectionate with their mother in front of their father.

The eldest and second cubs looked at Gu Chenghuai secretly and found that their father had no idea that he had turned around, and the two brothers were furious.

"Dad, turn your back. My brother and I feel embarrassed when you stare at us like that. It affects the relationship between us and mom. Turn away..." The second child's eyes were full of disapproval, and he kept saying one thing after another.

Gu Chenghuai laughed angrily, "How about I climb over the wall and make room for you?"

Why did this happen? I didn’t hit him enough!

Erzai's eyes lit up, "Okay, okay."

"Dad can actually climb over the wall!?" How amazing.

Adoration flowed from those eyes.

"..." Gu Chenghuai didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

While his younger brother was talking, the eldest boy wiped his hands and face and snuggled into Lin Zhao's arms. He hadn't been close to his mother for several days and was very happy.

When Erzai saw this, he also wanted to rush towards Lin Zhao.

Seeing his younger brother coming over, the eldest child blurted out, "Second child, wash your hands and face. You are so dark, don't dirty your mother's clothes."

Erzai stopped slamming on the brakes and looked down at his hands. They were indeed black, so he quickly went to the side to wash his hands and face.

After cleaning herself, she hugged Lin Zhao's waist.

"Mom, I'll practice calligraphy today."

Lin Zhao held her two sons' faces and kissed the eldest and second sons one by one. "You are great. You really make me worry less. I will bring you gifts tomorrow."

The second child was very excited, looking up with his little face, and his voice was soft, "Mom, what is it?"

"Keep it secret for now. You will know tomorrow afternoon." Lin Zhao also said softly.

The second child knew that his mother wanted to give them a surprise, so he did not ask any more questions. He smiled sweetly and said nice things, "Mom is so kind. My brother and I are the happiest children in the whole commune."

The eldest son also said, "Mom made me and the second son the happiest sons in the whole commune. When we grow up, we will also make Mom the happiest mother."

Is this just empty talk?

It doesn’t matter whether it is true or not, the warmth in Lin Zhao’s heart at this moment is real.

"Okay, I'll wait."

The twins are very motivated.

Gu Chenghuai witnessed with his own eyes how his wife coaxed the two cubs into becoming placentas. The two boys were like chicken blood injected, and they couldn't wait to grow up and support their mother.

"You two should take a rest first. You are talking about things that will happen decades later. As long as I am here, your mother will be the happiest daughter-in-law for the rest of her life."

Erzai was not convinced but didn't know how to refute it. He knew his father was right.

The kid was quick-witted and openly set a trap for his father.

"If Dad wants Mom to be the happiest daughter-in-law, then you can't make Mom angry. You have to listen to Mom and do whatever she says. You have to take the initiative to do things at home and can't let Mom urge you... Dad can do that, right?"

He was such a short kid, but he held his head high and confronted his father who was much taller than him. He was not afraid at all and spoke whatever came to his mind. A child who was not spoiled would never be like this.

Lin Zhao felt very relieved when she saw Erzai's appearance.

Big and generous children are really likable!

Gu Chenghuai used tongs to stir the fire in the pottery basin. When he heard Erzai's words, he said casually and seriously, "Of course, you don't have to tell me."

"You are so young, but you are nosy. Who told you these words?"

Lin Zhao was also curious and stared at the second boy's dark head in surprise.

"I heard it from the villagers." Because he heard it by the river, Erzai didn't dare to say more, for fear that his mother would worry.

The eldest boy has a strange look in his eyes.

Is this what the villagers say?

How could he remember that the aunts were all saying bad things about their men -

One said her husband always made her angry, another said her husband only listened to his mother and never listened to his wife, another said her husband didn’t even know how to hold a bottle of oil, and the last one said her husband was having an affair with a vixen from the neighboring village…

The eldest cub was just thinking about it when he heard the second cub ask, "Mom, what is a fox spirit?"

Lin Zhao subconsciously looked at Gu Chenghuai.

Um? What's going on? !

Gu Chenghuai was even more confused than his wife.

"Why do you ask that?"

Erzai said, "I heard from an aunt in the village that her husband is having an affair with a vixen from the neighboring village. Is a vixen a demon transformed from a fox? How can it have an affair with a human?"

The dark eyes were full of pure curiosity.

"Second son, after the founding of the People's Republic of China, animals cannot become spirits. Small animals are just small animals. No small animal can become a spirit. Do you understand?" Lin Zhao replied.

"Oh." Erzai seemed to understand, then asked, "Why is the vixen so unclear with people?"

Lin Zhao: Why haven’t you forgotten it yet! ?

"Ask your father, I'll go send your aunt home." Lin Zhao left a word, gave Gu Chenghuai a look that said "May you be lucky", and hurried back to the front yard.

The twins all knew that she was going to send Yuan Xiang back to the Dongfeng Brigade. Although they wanted to go too, they knew their mother had important things to do, so they didn't make a fuss. Knowing that Lin Zhao would be back soon, he did not follow her but continued to pester their father.

Gu Chenghuai couldn't discuss such a profound question with his young son. His deep black eyes swept over the twins and he said lightly, "Do you still want to bake the eggs like this?"

"……study."

"Study hard and don't ask too many questions."

…

Lin Zhao came to the front yard, went back to the house to take out the clothes she had changed in the morning, packed some things to take back to her parents' home, called Yuan Xiang, and took her back to the Dongfeng Brigade.

When I returned to my parents' home, I was warmly welcomed by the whole family just like before.

"Aunt, you're back." Erdan took the bicycle and parked it against the wall.

Dadan took the big bag from Lin Zhao's hand and said, "Aunt, let me carry the bag. Is it heavy? I don't want to tire you out. How can you bring it back by yourself? You should let my father and second uncle bring it back in the evening.

Aunt, you must be thirsty. I'll go get you some water. My grandpa made some jam, and I'll make you some jam water. It's sour and sweet, you'll definitely like it.

My grandfather left two bottles specially for you and said he would send them to you... but he hasn't had the chance yet.

Aunt, Grandpa looks much better these past two days, and my grandma said the things you sent are very useful..."

Comrade Lin Dadan, who acts like a boss outside, is a chatterbox in front of his family and speaks in a very detailed and detailed manner.

Lin Zhao smiled and responded from time to time.

Xi Bao clung to Lin Zhao, "Aunt, can you sleep at home for one night? I want to sleep with you tonight."

"I'm afraid I can't. I haven't told my family and I have to go to work tomorrow," said Lin Zhao.

Seeing the disappointment on Xi Bao's face, he stroked her soft hair and said, "When my house is finished, I will invite you to stay for a night, along with Xuan Xuan and Zheng Zheng. We can sleep in the same bed, okay?"

Xi Bao nodded, "Okay, okay."

Lin Zhao saw that the clothes Xi Bao was wearing were altered by Chen Yu. They suited her very well and made the little girl look even cuter. "The clothes are very pretty. Your mother did a great job of altering them."

"Thank you, auntie, for giving me the clothes." Xibao rubbed her head against her auntie's palm.

Seeing her daughter being so clingy, Chen Yu held her bulging belly and said helplessly, "Xi Bao, let your aunt take a break and stop making such a fuss."

"I know." Xi Bao sat down obediently beside her, her eyes fixed on her aunt.

Lin Zhao sat down and looked at her father's face, which was better.

"Dad, you look better. How do you feel? Is the medicine working for you?"

Lin Heling smiled and said gently, "It's useful."

He was a patient and could feel the medicine repairing...his broken body.

"As long as it's useful." Lin Zhao smiled brightly, her eyes curved into crescents.

She looked at Song Xiwei again, "Mom, I made new clothes for you and my dad, and I also altered the clothes for Xuanxuan and Zhengzheng. They are all in there, can you take a look?"