"Mom, are there any amazing animals in the zoo?" Hengbao opened his arms and made a very large circle, his eyes brighter than the stars in the summer night sky.

"Yes, tigers, lions, and gorillas are all very powerful," Lin Zhao replied.

When she spoke, the children of the Gu family all looked at Aunt San, listening with their ears perked up and their eyes shining.

I've heard of tigers. In the village they are called big cats. The older generation says they live in the mountains. They are terrifying man-eating creatures that can eat a child in one bite.

Noticing the children's gazes, Lin Zhao said with regret, "It's a pity that the road is too far. If it were convenient, I would like to take you all there to see it."

It won't hurt for children to go out more often.

Gu Lan could see that Third Aunt was serious, and his heart was burning. He said, "It's okay, Yu Bao and the others can go and see it, and then come back to tell us about it."

There are so many children in the family, and my uncle and aunt can’t take care of them all.

Yubao suddenly had an idea, "I have a camera at home. I'll ask my dad to take pictures of you. You can see the pictures."

He did not forget to ask Lin Zhao for her opinion, "Mom, is this okay?"

"Sure." Lin Zhaoying looked at Gu Lan and the others lovingly, and said softly, "We'll bring you gifts when we come back from the provincial capital."

Tiechui's eyes sparkled.

The straightforward little boy doesn't know how to be polite. When his third aunt said she wanted to give him a gift, he dared to accept it.

"Aunt San is so nice."

Tiedan laughed out loud, not knowing what good thing he was thinking about.

Lin Zhao was attracted by his laughter and looked down at him, "Zhixing, is there anything you want?"

The seven-year-old boy's eyes were lit up by the light, and he said nervously and expectantly, "I want a school bag, can I?"

"Sure." Lin Zhao thought of the military green schoolbag that children like in the storage ring, and immediately agreed to his request with a look of admiration in her eyes, "I didn't expect Zhixing to be a kid who loves reading, not bad."

Tiedan felt a little guilty.

His want for a schoolbag had nothing to do with studying. He just felt that Yubao and Hengbao looked very cool with the schoolbag on their backs, and as a brother he also wanted to look cool.

"I will study hard."

Of course Lin Zhao knew that Tiedan was very naughty. Being naughty is better than being dull, and he has an active mind.

"Well, you are the older brother, and you have so many younger brothers and sisters. You should set a good example for them."

Tiedan held his head high and said, "Yes, yes. I will do it."

As they were talking, Lin Zhao returned home with a group of children, big and small.

Mother Gu was stunned when she saw her third daughter-in-law holding the twins. She hurried forward to take Yaobao and said with a smile, "Why are you still letting your mother hold them? Your mother must be very tired after a day's work and she has walked all the way back. You can't do this in the future. You know, if you want to hold them, you have to wait for your mother to rest."

Yaobao looked at his grandmother, then turned his dark eyes to look at his mother, revealing an incredibly sweet and gentle smile.

"Baby, dear."

The voice is so cute.

Looking at her grandson's cute and adorable face, Mother Gu couldn't bear to say anything more and let her play by herself. She saw Gu Lan and others holding a small stack of books each.

"Zhao Zhao, you went to the recycling station to look for books again. This book is so heavy. I'm sorry for the trouble."

The book is read by all the children in the Gu family. Mother Gu is not short-sighted and appreciates the love of her daughter-in-law.

Lin Zhao chuckled, "I'm not tired. I came back by ox cart."

"The ox cart of the next brigade?" Everyone in the neighboring brigades knew about the ox cart. After all, they had all ridden it. Mother Gu smiled and said, "I didn't expect that the old village head would be willing to let his precious ox out. He wasn't afraid that his little ox would get heatstroke."

She and the old man are not much different in age, so naturally they know each other.

Lin Zhao told her mother-in-law the story of the educated youth named Erhua Gouzi.

Mother Gu’s frown was so tight that it could kill a mosquito.

"People should just live their lives honestly. If you keep staring at things that don't belong to you, you'll end up shooting yourself in the foot."

Lin Zhao washed her face with well water and felt refreshed.

I nodded slightly in agreement with my mother-in-law's comment.

Who says it isn’t?

Yaobao looked down at her feet and said in a soft and cute voice, "No, no, you're smashing my feet."

The little panic could be heard from a long distance away.

Yubao touched his sister's head and said to her seriously, "Don't hit it, don't hit it, don't hit Yaobao's feet."

The little kid seemed to be finally relieved. He patted his chest in fear, his little brows relaxed, and he smiled.

After coaxing his sister, Yu Bao looked at Lin Zhao and said, "Mom, can we open the gift our comrade-in-arms uncle gave us?"

"Open it."

As soon as Lin Zhao finished speaking, the children of the Gu family gathered around. Tiedan propped up his eyelids with his fingers and said in a cheerful tone with a hint of mischief that only a little boy could have, "Let me see what the cookies look like..."

The twins opened the cloth bag and saw the chocolates first.

Heng Bao picked it up and said happily, "Chocolate! So much chocolate! The comrade uncle is so generous. I want to have a comrade too!"

Lin Zhao: “…”

Tiedan and others had heard him talk about chocolate.

"This is the bitter candy you mentioned. So this is what it is." Xing Ci said.

After Lin Zhao finished applying the skin care products and left the room, she said, "Yubao, Hengbao, open the chocolates and let your brothers and sisters have a taste."

"Hey!" Yubao raised his voice.

Together with my younger brother, I shared chocolates with my older brothers and sisters.

Mother Gu has no possessiveness towards her daughter-in-law's things. She does not refuse if her daughter-in-law is filial to her, but she does not miss her if she is not filial.

She was very pleased that the third son's wife was willing to share the good things with her nephews and nieces.

When I get older, I like to see harmony in my family.

"My third daughter-in-law, I've made you spend money again."

Lin Zhao drank some sugar water and smiled at the children. "It's not expensive. Those things were given by my comrade Cheng Huai."

Worried that her son would owe her a favor, Gu's mother asked, "Why would someone send something to Cheng Huai? We have a lot of mountain products dried at home, why not send some to the third son's comrades."

Lin Zhao did not refuse the elder's sincere kindness. "Okay, I'll send it tomorrow."

Mother Gu was happy, "I'll clean it up right away."

We dried a lot of mushrooms and black fungus at home, and we took them all out. If there weren’t enough, we went to the village to exchange some.

Every household has it.

After several difficult years of hunger, everyone got used to storing food.

courtyard.

The children tasted the chocolate happily and were reluctant to finish it immediately, so they reached out to break off a piece and taste it.

Some like it, some find it bitter.

Yubao and Hengbao are both generous children. They are not guarding their food and are willing to share the delicious food with their older brothers and sisters.

After distributing the chocolates, they started distributing the rice krispie balls.

Hengbao took a bite first, and the round "millet grains" fell down. He quickly caught them with his little hands and put them into his mouth.

"Brother, this is delicious, a little crispy and sweet, like rice."

After sharing it with his brother, he took another one and ran towards Lin Zhao.

"Mom, eat this. It's delicious. I'm sure you'll like it too."

Lin Zhao did not reject her son's filial piety. She took it and started eating. "Mm, it's delicious."

Seeing the twins reaching out to Yubao for the cookies, she said, "Yubao, don't give them to your brother or sister. Give them the little animal cookies and let them grind them with their front teeth."

"I know." Yubao held his brother and sister's hands, and talked to the twins seriously, "Qianbao, Yaobao, you can't eat this, it will get stuck in your throat, be good."

The two little ones are very good at reading facial expressions. As soon as they see their brother’s expression, they know they can’t eat it.

Qianbao withdrew his hand obediently.

Yaobao pouted, looking aggrieved, and subconsciously looked around for her father. When she couldn't find him, her mouth was pouting so much that a bottle of oil could be hung on it.

Just as I was about to cry, my brother stuffed a small cookie not even as big as a fingernail into my hand.

"Yaobao, eat the cookies, they're delicious too. Be good and don't cry. You won't be pretty if you cry." Yubao bent his head and made faces at his sister.

The little milk ball laughed out loud, revealing its tender little teeth.

At this time, Heng Bao covered his face with a colorful mask and said in a rough voice, "Guess who I am?"

Yaobao even forgot to cry and reached out for the mask, "Yes, Baopee!"

In a hurry, he slipped his tongue and said "pee" instead of "want".

Hengbao almost laughed out loud, but thinking that his sister's temper was getting worse and worse, he didn't dare to tease her. He cleared his throat and gave the mask to Yaobao.

A few kids were playing when Lin Shisheng walked into the yard with a bulging snakeskin bag in his hand.

"Hey, this is a face-changing thing."

Hengbao laughed carelessly, "No, we are playing with the gifts given by our comrade uncle."

Yubao called his second uncle and diligently stuffed his uncle with chocolate, biscuits, popcorn balls, and dried meat, filling his entire hand.

"Uncle, have some candy."

Lin Shisheng was confused, but when he came to his senses, he smiled with relief, "Thank you, Yubao, you can eat it yourself, my second uncle won't eat it."

Yu Bao took a half step back and said, "Second uncle, you have worked hard to build a house for my family. Come and eat. We still have a lot."

Lin Shisheng had no choice but to accept it, his mouth curled up to the sky.

He gave Lin Zhao a moved yet helpless smile.

Look, his nephew is too enthusiastic and there is nothing he can do.

"..."

Lin Zhao ignored her second brother's boasting and asked, "Did my eldest brother go to the motor factory?"

"Yes." Lin Shisheng replied.

He came here to tell Zhao Zhao about this and to give something. Everything in the snakeskin bag was for Xiao Si.

"Do you have food with you?" Lin Zhao asked again.

Originally, she planned to go with her elder brother, but Lin Shichang didn't want to delay her work, so he said he would go alone. He returned to the Dongfeng Brigade at noon, took some food and went to the county.

"Don't worry. I have the receipt that person gave you, the food owed, and the letter of introduction from the brigade. I'm not a child, I know them all. They should all be done by now." Lin Shisheng smiled.

Nowadays, having a worker in the family is a matter of honor to the family. Even if he is not the worker, he will be happy.

Once upon a time, people in the village laughed at his parents, saying that they had too much money to spend and sent him and his siblings to school, but in the end they still had to work in the fields to earn work points like their children.

By the time the eldest brother had completed the grain and oil business, the villagers were so shocked that their jaws dropped.

Lin Shisheng can't wait to see it.

Lin Zhao found that her second brother had a strange expression, as if he was plotting against someone again.

"Brother, who provoked you?"

Lin Shisheng's expression softened, a faint smile spread out from his dark eyes, and he looked gentle, "No."

He changed the subject, "Zhao Zhao, my parents asked me to bring some food and eggs. You can deliver them to Xiao Si later."

"Okay." Lin Zhao said, "I've got you, Fourth Brother. Don't worry about me. By the way, I've sent the acupuncture needles to Fourth Brother. He's already started treating his feet. When you come back, you should be able to see Fourth Brother in good health."

She knew that her parents must be feeling bad because her fourth brother was lame.

Lin Shisheng raised the corner of his mouth and said, "That's good. I'll tell them when I get back."

It was getting late, so he didn't stay any longer and said goodbye and left.

At this time, the twins who had been whispering nearby came over.

Yubao stuffed a cloth bag into his second uncle's hand.

He stepped back.

Look up at Lin Shisheng.

"Second uncle, this is for Big Egg Brother and his friends. Please help us bring it back to them."

After saying that, Yu Bao looked at Lin Zhao again, "Mom, you said that we can use our things as we want, right?"

Children’s self-confidence is built up with the help of their parents.

This shows the consciousness of the little master.

Lin Zhao rubbed the top of her son's head and said, "That's right."

Yubao smiled and patted his uncle's arm. "Look, my mother said that we are the little masters of the family and our words are trustworthy. Hengbao and I are willing to share with Dadan and his friends. Second uncle, you can't refuse on behalf of the children, otherwise you won't be a good adult."

Lin Shisheng found himself unable to win the argument.

He bent down, put his arms around Yubao's neck, and poked him with his prickly stubble.

"Little mouth, stab you."

Yubao dodged left and right, and a series of crisp laughter came out of his mouth, "Second uncle, I won't say anything, it's so painful."

Hengbao hugged his uncle's waist and threw him down using the moves his father taught him. However, he had so little strength that there was no way he could knock an adult down. Lin Shisheng laughed heartily.

After playing with his two nephews for a while, Lin Shisheng let the two little brothers go and waved the cloth bag in his hand at them, "I'll take it away. Go back and tell Dadan and the others that you two gave it to them."

"Yeah!" the twins said in unison.

When Lin Shisheng left the Gu family, Lin Shichang had just come out of the motor factory.

He looked at the broad iron gate of the motor factory, holding his newly issued work permit, and felt extremely happy.

As soon as the old security guard saw him, he knew he was a new worker. He waved a palm-leaf fan and asked him, "New here?"

Although it was a question, the tone was extremely firm.

Without waiting for Lin Shichang to answer, the old man continued: "Our factory is profitable and the welfare benefits are the same!" He gave a thumbs up.

"Just work hard when you come in, and you'll be fine in the future!"

Lin Shichang nodded, "Thank you, sir."

After saying goodbye to the gatekeeper, he left briskly.

Jogging all the way back to the Dongfeng Brigade.

At this time, everyone in the brigade knew that the eldest brother of the Lin family asked the brigade leader for a letter of introduction to transfer his grain and oil relations and become a worker.

As soon as he appeared at the entrance of the village, the villagers rushed towards him enthusiastically.

"Dad Xibao, I heard that you became a worker?"

"Xibao's father, this job was found for you by Zhaozhao, right? Your sister is really capable. She has only been a worker for a short time, and she has already found a job for her eldest brother. Your family is on the rise."

Lin Shichang just smiled and said nothing.

Just as he was about to say something, Lin Shisheng appeared at the entrance of the village. He spotted his eldest brother with his sharp eyes and trotted over to him.

"Brother!"

Lin Shichang turned around and said, "Why did you come back so early today?"

"Cheng Huai went to see his uncle, his bicycle is not with him, Zhao Zhao asked me to come back early." Lin Shisheng said.

The topic changed and he asked, "Brother, have you finished your work? Zhao Zhao asked."

Lin Shichang said, "Okay, I'll start working tomorrow, and you'll have to take care of the house more from now on."

"Why are you being so polite? Just do your job well."

"What are you holding?" Lin Shichang asked when he saw the cloth bag in his second brother's hand.

"Comrade Chenghuai sent some food to the four guys. Yubao and Hengbao packed up half of it and insisted on giving some to Dadan." In front of the villagers, Lin Shisheng smiled so hard that his teeth were showing, and he was as proud as he could be.

Heart for heart.

Outsiders only see how kind they are to their sister's family, but they are blind to not see that Zhao Zhao also loves them in her heart.

When the onlookers heard this, they felt both envious and jealous.

The Lin brothers did not stay long. They made an excuse that they needed to go back and tell their family the good news, and walked through the crowd towards home.

Chen Yu had been feeling uneasy the whole afternoon, her mind full of thoughts about her husband being in trouble and the failure to transfer grain and oil. Now she was distracted while cooking.

Hearing familiar footsteps, he put down his things, held his stomach and walked out of the kitchen.

"Dad, is it done?"

Lin Shichang handed her his work ID card and said, "OK, this is your work ID card. Go to work tomorrow morning."

Chen Yu cried with joy.

"That's great. That's great."

(End of this chapter)