After a while, the eldest, second, and third brothers also returned. As soon as the third brother came back, he went to the kitchen and asked, "Fourth brother, what are we having for dinner tonight?"
Before the fourth brother could even speak, he lifted the pot lid: "It's porridge again. No, I can't stand it. I need to make some cornbread." The third brother said as he walked towards the kitchen cabinet.
"You can?"
"Won't."
"You still do it even though you don't know how."
"As long as it's cooked." Opening the kitchen cabinet, the third son found that there were quite a few more things inside: "Why is there so much food? Did Dad bring it back?"
"No, Mother is back."
Upon hearing that Zhou Lihua had returned, the third brother's first reaction was not to ask if Zhou Lihua was injured or anything, but rather to ask, "Then why didn't she cook?"
The fourth brother glanced at the third brother and asked, "Third brother, are you planning to go hungry again?"
The third son quickly looked into the yard. He was relieved to find Battalion Commander Kong wasn't there: "Why isn't Mother cooking?"
"Mother is sleeping."
"Sleep?!" The third son stood up and walked out: "I'm going to call Mother to come and cook."
Fourth brother: "Go ahead. If you go, you won't get any dinner tonight."
The third brother quickly stopped: "What's wrong?"
"Dad said Mom is tired. If you wake her up, Dad will definitely punish you." And now, her father's way of punishing them is to not let them eat.
"Then...then put something in the porridge."
"Dad said that Mom brought the food back, so if we want to eat it, we have to ask Mom."
"No way?" The third brother was extremely frustrated because there was food but he couldn't eat it. "I'm leaving. You can take your time making it."
After returning to the house, the third brother told the eldest and second brothers about it.
Eldest brother: "Did she really bring it back?"
Third brother: "Mm."
Second son: "Is Dad being so nice to her because she brought back some things?"
Third brother: "Maybe."
Eldest son: "No. Dad's attitude changed after she came back from the mountains last time. She didn't bring anything back last time."
The second brother thought for a moment and said, "As long as we dare to go deep into the mountains, we're sure to get something."
Eldest son: "You mean Dad only treated her well because he saw she dared to go into the deep mountains?"
The second son nodded.
The third son: "Dad is so shrewd."
Eldest son: "If Dad wasn't capable, could he have become a battalion commander?"
The third brother looked at the eldest and second eldest brothers and asked, "Should we treat her better too?"
The eldest brother looked at the second brother.
Second son: "No need. We are her children, so we should definitely have a share of what she takes back."
Eldest son: "That's right. We're her sons, and we'll have to take care of her when she gets old. I heard from the fourth son that last time Dad made us stand at the gate, she even asked him if he wanted us to come back."
Now, the third brother was relieved.
On the other side, as soon as Xiaoman entered the door, Naonao and Tengteng, who were playing in the yard, clung to her.
Nao Nao: "Mom, you're back? Mom, I missed you so much."
Tengteng: "Mom, I miss you so much."
Xiaoman patted the children's heads: "Mom has missed you all so much."
The little ones were happy.
Tang Huihui stood up from her chair: "You're back? You didn't run into any wolves this time, did you?"
"No."
"That's good. Nao Nao, Tengteng, stop clinging to your mother, she's tired."
The two little ones immediately got off Xiaoman.
Nao Nao: "Mom, let me wash your feet."
Tengteng: "Mom, let me massage your shoulders."
Tang Huihui knew that her son often washed his wife's feet. At first, she felt uncomfortable, but she got used to it. Besides, Xiaoman was very good to them. She had even gained weight since coming here. "Do you guys know how to do it?"
Nao Nao: "Yes."
Tengteng: "My dad taught us."
Tang Huihui: "Okay, then you can wash your mother's feet and massage her shoulders."
Nao Nao and Tengteng: "Okay."
After Xiaoman prepared the water, the two little ones got busy.
Nao Nao sat on a small stool and washed Xiao Man's feet, while Tengteng stood on a chair and massaged Xiao Man's shoulders.
Tang Huihui looked at it and thought it really seemed plausible. "Wow, your dad really did teach you two."
Xiaoman smiled and said, "Naonao, Tengteng, isn't Grandma tired from watching over you every day?"
Nao Nao: "Mmm."
Tengteng looked at Tang Huihui and said, "Grandma, let me massage your shoulders too."
Nao Nao: "Grandma, I'll wash your feet too."
Tang Huihui was delighted to hear this. "No need, you can wash your mother."
Xiaoman: "Yes, you are their grandmother, and you take care of them every day."
Nao Nao: "Yes."
Tengteng: "Grandma, I want to give you a shoulder massage."
"Oh well."
When Nao Nao and Tengteng washed Tang Huihui's feet and massaged her shoulders, Tang Huihui's heart melted.
Later, the two little ones felt that Lao Guo often cooked delicious food for them and Lao Shang often told them stories, and they were both very tired, so they washed Lao Guo and Lao Shang's feet and massaged their shoulders.
Finally, Nao Nao and Tengteng ran to Xiao Hei's side.
Nao Nao: "Xiao Hei, let me wash your feet."
Tengteng looked at Xiao Hei's shoulders and realized that even if he stood on a stool, he couldn't reach them: "Xiao Hei, lie down first, I'll sit on your back and massage your shoulders."
Upon hearing this, Lao Shang deliberately teased Tengteng: "Sitting on Xiao Hei's back and massaging Xiao Hei's shoulders, are you trying to make Xiao Hei more tired?"
Tengteng scratched his head: "Then... Xiao Hei, you lie down first, I'll massage your shoulders first. After that, I'll wash your feet."
After Xiao Hei lay down, Tengteng started massaging Xiao Hei's shoulders.
Nao Nao: "I can massage shoulders too."
After massaging his shoulders, the two little guys washed Xiao Hei's hooves.
As everyone knows, Xiaoman didn't actually have the little guy wash everyone's feet; Xiaoman just wanted them to know how to be grateful.
Xiaoman was very satisfied to see them proactively washing Lao Guo's feet and massaging his shoulders.
The next day, Xiaoman carried them out and rode Xiaohei for a few laps. Remembering what happened last time, Xiaoman chose a less crowded route and only let Xiaohei run freely after confirming no one was around.
After returning, Xiaoman took Erwa out for a run twice.
Meanwhile, Zhou Lihua didn't wake up until the next day. As soon as she woke up, she saw Lao Wu staring at her with his big eyes wide open.
Just as Zhou Lihua was about to ask what she was doing there, the fifth son spoke up: "Mother, you've worked hard."
Zhou Lihua was stunned when she heard this.
The fifth brother thought Zhou Lihua hadn't heard him clearly, so he repeated it.
Zhou Lihua's eyes immediately turned red.
The fifth child was startled: "Mother, did I say something wrong?"
Zhou Lihua sniffed: "No. Mother picked some walnuts in the mountains, Mother will get them for you."
The fifth son's eyes crinkled with a smile upon hearing this: "Good. Mother, you're amazing."
Zhou Lihua took a handful of walnuts out of the cabinet: "Here you go."
"Thank you, Mother."
Zhou Lihua patted her little girl's head: "Will it hit you?"
"meeting."
"Then be careful not to smash your hand."
"Okay. Mother, I'm going out now."
"Um."
The fourth brother saw the fifth brother cracking walnuts in the yard and went over to ask her, "Did Mother tell us to eat those things?"
The fifth brother paused for a moment before remembering, "I forgot to ask."
The fourth brother glared at the fifth brother: "All you know is how to eat."
"Hehe... Sister, the walnuts Mom gave me are delicious. Here you go." The fifth brother gave the fourth brother a few walnuts.
The two sisters were eating walnuts when the youngest sister came out. "How come you have walnuts?"
Fifth son: "Given by Mother."
Give me some.
The fifth brother gave one to the third brother.
The third son thought it wasn't enough, and the fifth son was reluctant to give it to him.
The third brother turned around and went to Zhou Lihua's room. As soon as he entered, he said, "I want to eat walnuts."
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