The mother of the era is reborn to support her cannon fodder children!

Chapter 13 "Lin Heling"

Lin's mother smiled and said, "No punishment, no success."

The little bald boy who had just had his head shaved was eating his meal. He also nodded, as if he agreed with what his grandma said.

Lin Zhao took a dumpling for him and one for the bald kid, saying with a smile, "Why are you nodding? Do you want me to beat you up a few times too?"

“Pah—!”

The dumplings on Erzai's chopsticks fell into the bowl. The child looked horrified and asked, "Mom hits people too?"

The eldest boy was also a little nervous, and his thin face was wrinkled.

When his mother beat him, could she avoid Erzai? He didn’t want to lose face.

Lin Zhao was so amused that she pretended to be serious. "If you two behave well, you won't be beaten. If you're naughty, remember, wait until your father comes back and let him beat you. Comrade Gu Chenghuai is a muscular man with lots of strength, so his beatings hurt the most."

The eldest and second cubs were shocked: "!!!"

In just a few breaths, the meat dumplings in white bread lost their fragrance.

"Pfft..." Lin Shisheng couldn't help laughing, "Zhao Zhao, look at how scared you are of those two little ones. You even scared your own children. Are you a real mother?"

"Yes, my dear mother." Lin Zhao couldn't help laughing.

Mother Lin glared at the two unruly siblings and comforted her grandson, "Your mother was just joking with you. Your father is a great hero who defends his country. He only beats bad guys, not children. Come and eat."

The second child was relieved and ate dumplings in big mouthfuls, using his mouth to save his dignity, "I know my mother is teasing us. She said we are her precious children. If dad beats us, mother will definitely protect us. She can't bear to see us get beaten."

"The second one is really smart." Mother Lin thought her grandson was really smart. "The eldest one is smart too."

Lin Zhao made a lot of dumplings, and Lin Shisheng ate so much fine grains that he was full. He had never felt so satisfied in his life.

He drank the dumpling soup and said with a complicated tone, "Zhao Zhao, your cooking skills are getting better and better. It's a blessing for my brother-in-law to marry you."

Lin Zhao's eyes flickered as she calmly inquired, "Are Second Brother and Second Sister-in-law quarreling again?"

Not wanting to talk about his troublesome wife, Lin Shisheng changed the subject, "Did your brother-in-law say when he'd be free to come home and visit?"

"No." Lin Zhao thought of the letter she had sent. The child's father would probably have received it soon.

Looking forward to your reply.

Lin's mother understood her son-in-law's difficult life and consoled her daughter: "Cheng Huai's job is dangerous and tiring. Send more letters when you have time."

"Yeah." Lin Zhao nodded.

Lin's mother understood her daughter. Although she was spoiled and couldn't stand hardship, she never spoke empty words. The fact that she agreed to it showed that she took it to heart.

When I met him this time, Zhao Zhao's personality had changed a lot.

Mother Lin wiped Sizi's face with the cloth bag tied around her neck and said casually, "Zhao Zhao has finally grown up. I still remember when you were in the first grade of junior high school and didn't want to live at your uncle's house. You insisted on going back home. Your eldest brother and your second brother would pick you up and drop you off at school every day..."

Lin Shisheng looked at his mother and wanted to say something, but was stopped by his mother's gaze.

"Mom, you remembered it wrong." Lin Zhao held Sanzai in her arms and wiped his hands. "It wasn't the first year of junior high school, it was the first year of high school. And I only stayed at home for two days. I couldn't stand the cold, so I moved in with my uncle."

A smile filled Lin's mother's eyes, and her heavy heart fell back to where it was.

It's her daughter.

I think I'm finally getting it.

"You still remember, I thought you forgot. Go visit your uncle when you have time."

Lin Zhao had no idea that the changes she experienced after her awakening made her mother think she was possessed by some evil being.

Thinking of her uncle, Lin Zhao felt extremely guilty.

"Mom, is my uncle..." blaming me.

She didn't say the last two words. She was indeed ungrateful, and it was right for her uncle to blame her.

"Zhao Zhao, don't think too much. Your uncle doesn't blame you. He misses you very much and is a little sad. Everything will be over if you go see him. Our uncle is so good to you. He pays for your schooling and leaves all the delicious food for you. He has never been angry with you." Lin Shisheng comforted her.

I collected the bowls and went to the kitchen to wash them.

Lin's mother never spoiled boys. Lin's second brother and several of his brothers all did housework. Before Lin Zhao got married, she washed dishes no more than ten times.

"I will go to see my uncle." Lin Zhao said. Even if her uncle scolded her, she would admit it. She really had no conscience.

"Well. Go take a look at the vegetable garden and see if you are satisfied. While your second brother is here, you can tell him what to do." Mother Lin didn't want her daughter to be unhappy, so she changed the subject.

Lin Zhao went to see the backyard. The vegetable garden was surrounded by a fence made of bamboo strips that were only as high as her calves. There was a wooden frame against the wall, which made it convenient to grow beans, loofahs, etc. The small vegetable garden was neatly arranged in rows.

The vegetable garden cured Erzai's obsessive-compulsive disorder. He exclaimed, "Second uncle is amazing! Mom, our vegetable garden is just like grandma's!"

Lin Zhao was also very satisfied.

Not long after dinner, Lin's mother and Lin Shisheng were about to go home.

The eldest and second cubs were particularly reluctant to leave, and tears appeared in their eyes.

Lin Zhao touched the two cubs' bald heads, which felt prickly and uncomfortable, but fortunately the breeding ground for lice had been destroyed.

"I'll take you to grandma's house someday."

The second child's face lit up instantly and he asked excitedly, "When? I miss Grandpa."

"I miss it too. I miss the stories grandpa tells me. I love listening to them," said the eldest son.

Lin Zhao chuckled, "What a coincidence, I like it too."

Her father's origins were mysterious. He had wandered here because of the war. He was only about ten years old at the time. He had suffered a head injury and his memory was confused. He didn't remember where his home was. He only knew that his surname was Lin, and his name was Lin Heling.

He could read and draw, was well-read, could tell any story, and was also good-looking. In the words of Lin Zhao's grandmother, her father, standing there, looked like a nobleman in an opera, handsome and good-looking in every way.

Lin Zhao prepared a lot of good things, including canned food, brown sugar, meat and noodles, and wanted Lin's mother and Lin Shisheng to take them back, but they both refused.

Even if Lin Zhao was angry, they would not accept it. There was really no other way, so Lin Zhao cooked a bowl of dumplings, put it in a lunch box, and asked her mother to take it back for her father to eat.

"It's for my father. If mother doesn't want it, I will send it back myself." Lin Zhao was very unhappy.

She was angry that her mother was so distant.

She won those things in a lottery because she wanted to be filial to her parents and it had nothing to do with the Gu family, but her mother said it was not good for her.

Lin Zhao specifically pointed out that dumplings were her way of showing filial piety to her father, and now Lin's mother had no way of refusing.

"Okay, mother, accept it. Your daughter knows how to be filial. It will make your father happy too."

Lin Zhao didn't smile. "Those things are also my filial piety to you and Dad. Why don't you accept them?"

"You are already a mother of four children, how can you still be so ignorant. If I accept it, will you still have a reputation? Everyone in the village will poke holes in your spine and say that you are supporting your mother's family without the knowledge of the Gu family. Your father always says that people's words are scary, and you don't think about these things. I can't harm you." Mother Lin said earnestly.

"But..." These things have nothing to do with the Gu family.

This can't be said directly.

Lin Zhao felt a little aggrieved.

Without a job and financially independent, I can’t even be filial to my parents.

"Mom knows you are filial. Our family is poor but we have enough food. I will leave those good things for the older boys. As long as you take good care of the boys and let me worry less, I will be relieved." Mother Lin smiled and patted her daughter's hand. She gave the older and older boys a lot of instructions before leaving with Lin Shisheng.

Everyone from the Harvest Brigade ran into them.

"Grandma is going back now."

"Why don't you stay a little longer?" "Mrs. Lin is going back after seeing her daughter."

……

No matter what they think in their hearts, the people in the Harvest Brigade can get by on appearances.

Lin's mother was the type who would respond to soft words rather than harsh ones, so she smiled and greeted everyone, "Yes, I have to go back. I have things to do at home."

After a few words, the two people from the Lin family left.

The villagers at the entrance of the village were still talking.

"The Chenghuai family is so blessed. Even after she got married, her parents still care about her. I saw her mother and brother brought her a basket of eggs and a fat fish. The Lin family really loves their daughter."

"Yes, I haven't seen anyone in the surrounding villages love their daughters as much as the Lin family. If the Lin family hadn't spoiled her, Cheng Huai's wife wouldn't be so lazy."

"They're even willing to give away fish. That's meat. The Lin family is really generous."

"I heard that when the eldest child's grandmother heard that her daughter had hit her head, she rushed over in a hurry. The Lin family is so protective of their children, but Xing'er didn't get beaten?"

A group of women chattered non-stop like wild rats in a melon field.

The person who knew the inside story looked around and saw no one coming over, so he lowered his voice and said, "He wasn't beaten at all, he was screaming after being beaten. It was Dazai's second uncle who did it."

One of them changed into a comfortable sitting position, his eyes bright as he hurriedly asked, "Didn't the Gu family stop him?"

"Why stop him? Even if it were you, you wouldn't stop him." said the well-informed woman.

These words instantly made everyone excited.

"Tell me carefully..."

The woman was being stared at by several pairs of eyes, and she was extremely satisfied. She spoke about what she had found out with great passion and saliva flying everywhere.

After listening to this, someone said, "I haven't heard that Mrs. Gu went to the third branch of the Gu family to settle accounts."

"Da Zai's grandmother is a village bully. I heard that she has killed people in the past. No one who has confronted her will be in good condition. How could Xing'er's grandmother dare to go there at her age? She still wants to live a few more years." Another woman speculated.

What this person didn't know was that, by some strange coincidence, she had guessed most of what Grandma Gu was thinking.

"Xing'er is weird too. I haven't seen her clashing with Tiedan's mother and Bangbang's mother, but she's clashing with Dazai's mother. What's the big deal? People say that when two people meet, they hate each other and they fight each other as soon as they meet." The aunt who was speaking spoke in confusion while sewing the hole in her pants.

There are many smart people among this group of people.

A woman in a blue shirt smiled and said, "Cheng Huai's allowance is getting higher every year. Now that he's married, the amount he hands over is getting less and less, and Xing'er can take advantage of him less and less. How can she not complain?"

"Tsk! Cheng Huai can't just not get married, right? He has to start a family. Xing'er's personality... is a bit overbearing."

They are all smart people. After thinking about it for a while, they know what Gu Xing'er is thinking.

Without Gu Xing'er knowing, her reputation was affected because of the repeated disturbances.

The impact won't be noticeable in the short term, but when she grows up, she'll start crying.
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The third branch of the Gu family.

Lin Zhao finished sewing two sets of clothes and called out to the two children in the yard, "Big boy, little boy, come in and try on your new clothes."

Two little kids ran into the house.

Looking at the two identical short-sleeved shirts and black pants, he grinned happily.

"Thank you, Mom." The eldest son's voice was soft and his eyes were bright.

Erzai's mouth was almost stretched to the back of his head, and he took off his clothes and tried it on immediately.

Seeing this, the eldest boy also quickly took off his clothes.

As both parents are good-looking, none of the Gu family's children are ugly. The eldest and second children run up and down mountains and rivers all day long, and they are both tanned, but you can tell from their eyebrows and eyes that they are not bad-looking.

He has clean eyebrows and eyes, the same straight nose as their father, lips that are neither thick nor thin, just right, and even his head shape is much better looking than that of the other children in the village.

Even with a shaved head, he still looks handsome with his delicate features.

It's just a little darker.

It’s not obvious that his clothes are tattered, but when he puts on new clothes, he looks like two different people.

The eldest boy straightened the corner of his clothes and looked up at Lin Zhao, his eyes gleaming with expectation. "Mom?"

Lin Zhao met his clear eyes, black and white distinct. She pulled his hand closer to her, looked him up and down, and nodded with a smile on her face. "He's handsome, very handsome. As handsome as your father."

Under her praise, Dazai's face became redder and redder. He was shy, but his heart was also bubbling with joy.

The second child was a little boy who couldn't stay still for a second, so he came over too.

"Mom, what about me?" He blinked his big eyes and asked for praise with confidence.

"You look good too." Lin Zhao was amused by his little expression.

Erzai: “…” That’s it?
He asked anxiously, "Am I as handsome as Dad?"

The eldest thought his younger brother was stupid, so he said, "Second son, you look just like me. I'm as handsome as dad, so you must be as handsome as dad too."

Erzai chuckled, "I forgot."

"Mom, can my brother and I go out?" he asked.

Lin Zhao glanced at Erzai, knowing what was going on. "Want to show off again?"

"Mom~~" Erzai said coquettishly with a wave of voice.

"Not yet. The clothes need to be rinsed before wearing." Lin Zhao explained softly, "Take them off first, and I'll wash them for you later. It's hot, so they'll be dry tomorrow morning. You can show them off tomorrow."

The eldest boy felt that it was hard for his mother to make clothes for them, so he took off his clothes and said, "Mom, we will wash them ourselves, right, second boy?"

What else could Erzai say? Of course he agreed.

"Yes, we wash it ourselves."

Lin Zhao stood up, stretched her stiff body, and said, "Alright, I'll watch you wash. Big boy, get the laundry soap. Do you know which one it is?"

"I know." The eldest son went back to the house to wash the soap.

It was not so hot now and it was still daylight, so Lin Zhao took the children to the river.

The river is cool and crowded. Some are washing clothes, some are playing with their pants rolled up, and some are chatting and enjoying the cool breeze.

Yuan Bao's mother was also washing clothes. She was surprised to see Lin Zhao and greeted her warmly, "Cheng Huai's family is here too."

Lin Zhao raised his lips and said, "Come out and take a look."

The eldest and second cubs found a sloping stone slab, squatted side by side, soaked their shirts first, applied detergent soap, and rubbed and kneaded them. Their movements were so skillful that it was obvious that this was not their first time washing.

"Big cub, second cub, bring more laundry soap." Lin Zhao pulled the third and fourth cubs who wanted to tread water, and prevented the two little ones from getting close.

Yuanbao's mother and the other women who were washing clothes were stunned.

"Mother, you don't even help the children wash their clothes." An elderly aunt said with a look of disapproval.

Before Lin Zhao could say anything, the eldest son said seriously, "My second son and I can wash our own clothes. My mother works hard making clothes."

“……?” What’s so hard about making clothes!

"Can making clothes be as hard as earning work points?" Chang Sheng's mother couldn't help but say in front of Lin Zhao, "Your mother is just lazy."

(End of this chapter)