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

Chapter 403 "Can that kid control his mouth?"

Gu Chan and her husband were unaware of, and did not care about, what the villagers thought.

Gu Chan works in the city most of the time. She was assigned a room at the end of last year, and Da Shitou moved to the city to live. He attends high school in the county and lives in the village, which is quite inconvenient.

Wei Xiangdong has a pig farm in the mountains, which he can't leave, so he has to separate from his wife and children.

He goes to the city every few days to deliver vegetables and meat to his wife and children, and stays for another night. Gu Chan and Wei Chuan go back to the village to stay during their rest time. The family of three has gotten used to going back and forth between the two places.

Watching the oxcart leave, Wei Chuan went inside, picked up a bamboo basket, and said, "...I'm going into the mountains to take a look."

Gu Chan said, "Be careful."

Wei Chuan had his back to her, waved, and walked briskly.

He didn't learn about his father raising pigs in the mountains until he was twelve. He also learned about the existence of the wolf cub.

Since then.

The wolf became Wei Chuan's closest friend.

If someone goes up the mountain during the busy farming season and ventures a little deeper, they can often see a boy dressed in dark clothes lying on the grass, with a large, thick-furred wolf in gray, brown, and black fur lying next to him. The two of them are sunbathing, looking very content.

Wei Chuan would occasionally bring wild animals home, which were hunted by wolves.

Gu Chan knew all of this.

Wei Chuan avoided the villagers and arrived at the secret base. He sat on a rock under a big tree, whistled, and soon a wolf emerged from the bushes beside him.

The wolf nudged Wei Chuan's leg like a big dog, and its howl was also like a dog's.

Wei Chuan patted the wolf's neck. "Why are you barking like a dog again? How can you be the wolf king like this?"

The wolf rested its large head on his knees and closed its eyes.

"You certainly know how to enjoy yourself." Wei Chuan rubbed the wolf's ears a few times, a faint smile appearing in his cold eyes.

The wolf let out a soft howl, its voice not majestic, but rather cute and endearing.

"Do you think that little idiot can keep his mouth shut?" Wei Chuan muttered under his breath. "I bet that idiot will tell Yu Bao and the others about you..."

……

The oxcart picked up Qiao Hui halfway there and continued towards the train station.

Upon arrival, Gu Chenghuai, as usual, left behind an oil paper package, thanked Xiao Zhuang who had seen them off, and then caught up with his wife and children with his luggage.

Xiao Zhuang paused for a moment, then opened the oil paper package. Inside were more than a dozen steamed sponge cakes, their sweet aroma filling the air. He swallowed a few times, restrained himself, tied the oil paper package tightly, cracked his whip, and went home.

My elderly father has almost lost all his teeth and can't eat anything. This soft sponge cake is perfect for him to eat something to help him recover.

There were many more people at the train station than in previous years. It was a struggle to squeeze onto the train, and I was covered in sweat once on board.

Gu Chenghuai opened the window first, and the sweltering heat dissipated as the wind blew in.

The children took off their shoes and socks, sat boldly on the lower bunks, and chatted about everything under the sun.

Big Yellow and Amber stood guard at the door like loyal sentinels. Whenever someone passed by, they would stare at them. The bolder ones would smile kindly, pat the dogs' heads, and leave satisfied. The timid ones would jump in fright and scream when they saw the two dogs. Qiao Hui would always tell them that they were on leashes and couldn't get into the aisle...

Lin Zhao looked at Qiao Hui, her eyes crinkling with a smile.

Sister Hui has changed so much.

That's really great.

Qiao Hui is pretty and hardworking. Over the years, many people in the military region have wanted to marry her, but she has refused them all.

She said something classic to Lin Zhao: "I'd rather suffer in life than suffer in marriage again, and I don't want to be someone's maid again."

Qiao Hui understood perfectly that those who wanted to start a family with her... were just looking for a housekeeper, wanting to marry her to do laundry, cook, and take care of the elderly and children.

Doing housework is the same for both families, but when you do it for Zhao Zhao's family, you get paid. After you get married, not only do you not get paid, but you also get criticized.

Why bother.

I won't marry.

I will never get married in this lifetime.

Qiao Hui had made up her mind. If Lin Zhao needed her, she would continue working for her. Once Lin Zhao no longer needed her, she would go back to her hometown to earn work points and save more money for her retirement.

Lin Zhao knew all of this.

At the time, she smiled and said, "Having Sister Hui around saves me a lot of trouble, and I really don't want you to leave. I still have to go to university, and my family can't do without your help. Don't worry, I'll take you with me wherever I go."

Qiao Hui's smile was unusually radiant.

"Okay, I'll stay as long as you need me."

anyway.

The boys in the lower bunk somehow started talking about pets.

Wei Yan said mysteriously that his brother had raised a wolf.

Yu Bao looked at Xiao Shitou in shock and reached out to touch his forehead.

Are you delirious with fever?

Hengbao also said, "What nonsense are you talking about? Raising wolves? Wolves are ferocious beasts that eat children."

Wei Yan pulled down Zhi Yu's hand, his face serious. "It's true! I'm not lying. I saw it. My brother really is raising a wolf."

Wei Xiangdong: That's my wolf!

The twins still didn't believe it.

Lin Zhao looked over, her eyes full of interest.

she letter.

It's not impossible that Wei Xiangdong, who raises pigs in the mountains, found wolf cubs; it's also not surprising that Da Shitou knew the wolf his biological father raised.

Yu Bao was skeptical. "Then tell me what the wolf you saw looked like?"

Wei Yan gestured with his hands.

"It has long fur, a big head, thick limbs, and small eyes..."

The twins burst into laughter.

“This isn’t a wolf. Wolves are very fierce. You’re describing it like my dog, Dahuang.” Hengbao laughed loudly.

Big Yellow, who was lying by the door, looked up and barked.

Yu Bao suddenly raised his right shoulder and bumped his younger brother's arm, saying, "Big Yellow's eyes aren't small."

Big Yellow can understand what he's saying, so he must be saddened by the hurtful words he's heard.

Hengbao said, "Oh, my Dahuang has big eyes and looks very majestic."

Big Yellow understood this, and its howling was filled with joy.

Wei Yan was so anxious that he was sweating profusely.

"It really is a wolf!"

He tried to prove he wasn't lying, saying, "If you don't believe me, wait until next time you go back, I'll take you to see for yourselves. My brother keeps wolves in the mountains, and those wolves even bring him wild rabbits."

"I've seen it!"

When it came to carrying the wild rabbit, Wei Yan's voice became very soft.

On the bus, he was afraid of being overheard and reported for undermining socialism and ideologies.

"Okay, okay, I believe you." Yu Bao said, seeing how anxious her little brother Stone was.

Wei Yan was a young man representing the entire province in the competition, and he wasn't as easily fooled as before. Knowing that Brother Zhiyu was just giving him the runaround, he felt sullen and fell straight back, sprawling out in a wide-open position with a very devastated expression.

"Don't try to fool me..."

"You'll see when you see it for yourselves."

He really wasn't lying.

He really, really saw wolves! Wolves that don't eat people!!

Lin Zhao chuckled and interjected, "Little Stone isn't one to make things up. If he says he's seen one, he must have. I've never seen a wolf before. Next time you come back, take me to see one if you have the chance."

Wei Yan sat up abruptly, his movements as swift as a little leopard.

"Does my third aunt believe me?"

"Of course I believe you," Lin Zhao said with a smile. "You're an honest kid, you've never lied since you were little, why can't I believe what you say?"

Wei Yan was in high spirits, his eyes sparkling. "Okay, I'll take my aunt to see it next time I go back. Don't be afraid, Aunt, that wolf knows me and won't bite you."

“I’m not afraid,” Lin Zhao said.

Qianbao grabbed Weiyan's hand, her eyes serious, "I want to see too."

"I'll take you too," Wei Yan said happily.

After saying that, she looked at Yaobao and asked, "Yaobao, do you want to see?" Yaobao waved her hands quickly and said, "I don't want to, I'm scared."

“…Alright then.” Wei Yan was disappointed.

Seeing that Wei Yan's expression didn't seem to be lying, Yu Bao and Heng Bao exchanged a glance, their unwavering disbelief wavering.

"Little Stone, are you serious?" Hengbao put her arm around Little Stone's shoulder and looked into his eyes as she asked.

Wei Yan: "..."

"When have I ever lied?" he retorted. "What I said made you think I was joking?!"

He died unjustly.

From beginning to end, every word he said was sincere.

Hengbao was stumped by the question, his mind went blank for a few seconds, and then he said confidently, "Wolves are man-eating beasts that love to snatch and eat children. Who would raise a wolf for no reason? It's normal that we don't believe it, okay?"

Lin Zhao took the enamel mug that Gu Chenghuai handed her, took a sip of tea, and interjected, "Isn't that narrow-minded?"

"The world is a big place, full of wonders." She looked at her son. "You only know a few people, how do you know no one keeps wolves?"

"There are all kinds of people in this world. Some people keep dogs, cats, and monkeys, while others keep tigers, wolves, and venomous snakes..."

"Raising venomous snakes?" Hengbao shook his body exaggeratedly. "Aren't people who raise venomous snakes afraid of getting bitten?"

Last year, he saw a child in the military region get bitten by a venomous snake; his lips turned cyanotic in a very short time. If his uncle hadn't arrived quickly, the child would have died.

“Some people know how to train snakes,” Lin Zhao said casually. “For these people, raising snakes is no different from raising dogs or bees.”

Hengbao didn't understand but felt it was impressive.

"sharp."

Yu Bao said, "I don't like reptiles."

Qianbao added, "I don't like pointed beaks."

Yao Bao puffed out her cheeks and said, "I like cute girls who don't bite."

Hengbao rubbed her younger sister's cheeks, laughing heartily, "Then you're doomed, because even a rabbit will bite when cornered."

The little girl was speechless, then crossed her arms and hummed, "Well... I like Big Yellow Amber Coal and Little Gold!"

Hengbao: "I love everyone in our family!"

Gu Chenghuai glanced at the noisy kids, then looked at Lin Zhao with gentle eyes, "Are you sleepy? Do you want to take a nap?"

He pulled two cotton balls out of his pocket. "These are for plugging my ears; they'll reduce the noise."

"You actually remembered to bring the cotton balls, that's so thoughtful. What would I do without you by my side?" Lin Zhao's voice was sweet. "I won't sleep now, otherwise I won't be able to sleep tonight."

"How about reading a book?" Gu Chenghuai was worried that his wife would be bored, so he tried to find something for her to do to pass the time.

"Ugh." Lin Zhao leaned against the blanket, not wanting to move.

"Shall I read it to you?" Gu Chenghuai asked.

"No need," Lin Zhao said. "I'll lie down for a while, then get up and paint."

She likes to use paintings to record her life, and she had previously asked her Uncle Song to buy her a lot of drawing paper and brushes.

"Row."

I scribbled and drew along the way, so the time on the bus wasn't too hard to pass.

……

Time flew by, and Lin Zhao and the others returned to the military region. Looking at the familiar courtyard, they breathed a sigh of relief in unison.

The children put down their luggage.

Hengbao sighed, "I wish I could spend a day traveling from my hometown to the military region someday."

He looked listless after sitting on the train for several days and nights.

Lin Zhao said, "That day will come."

The original book says that in later generations there will be airplanes, and there will also be a mode of transportation called high-speed rail, which is fast and clean, and sitting on it is like walking on flat ground.

"Take a shower first, and don't sit on the bed if you haven't showered," Lin Zhao reminded her. She then took a change of clothes, held Yao Bao's little hand, and called Qiao Hui. The three of them went to the public bathhouse together.

Knowing his wife was a clean person, Gu Chenghuai also called his three sons to go to the bathhouse.

Just as he stepped out of the bathhouse, a police officer ran up to him and told him that the commander wanted to see him in his office.

Gu Chenghuai had no choice but to let Yu Bao and the others go back on their own, and then he jogged towards the chief's office.

Yu Bao and the other two returned home before Lin Zhao, boiled three kettles of water, and wiped the house inside and out.

When Lin Zhao returned home, she didn't see Gu Chenghuai. "Where's your dad?"

"I was called away," Yu Bao said.

"Just got back, I hope he hasn't gone on another mission." Lin Zhao frowned.

The injuries on my body have only just healed.

She felt uneasy.

"Mom, Hengbao and I are at home, don't be afraid." Yubao looked worried as he comforted Lin Zhao.

Lin Zhao was deeply touched. "I'm not afraid. Are you hungry?"

Hengbao came out of the kitchen with a lunchbox in his hand.

"The lunchbox is clean, and I've scalded it with boiling water. Mom, shall my brother and I go get our food?"

There's no food or meat at home, so I can't cook.

"Go ahead, drive carefully," Lin Zhao habitually instructed.

"My brother and I are adults now, Mom, please stop treating us like children," Hengbao said dejectedly.

Lin Zhao: "..."

The day after returning to the military region, Song Zhi visited Lin Zhao and shared with her the exciting events that had occurred there during her absence.

Su Yuxian miscarried her second child, reportedly at the hands of her stepdaughter.

He gave his wife ten yuan a month for food expenses, and sent the rest of his allowance back to his hometown. The big, simple-minded guy who supported his parents and younger brother's family suddenly woke up, cut ties with his hometown, and started spending money extravagantly, squandering his allowance every month.

Furthermore, there was a family whose eldest son, who had been sent back to his hometown to live with his grandparents, was injured in the right eye by a slingshot. His grandparents didn't treat him; instead, they abandoned him at the military base and left in a hurry. The child's eyeball died and had to be removed. When the child woke up, he became gloomy and terrifying...

"I've only been gone for a month, and so much has happened." Lin Zhao remarked that places with lots of people are certainly lively.

Song Zhi said, "Just you wait and see, there's more excitement to come."

She had barely finished speaking, and before the night was even over, the family compound was bustling with activity.

The family whose child's eye was injured was the first to be affected.

The family surnamed Jin are neighbors with the Gu family. They seem to be arguing in their yard, and the noise is quite loud.

“…Why go back to our hometown? You’re in this state. I know I’m sorry, but I have no choice. Your grandparents are making a scene and insist on leaving you in the countryside. What can I do?” The woman’s voice rang out, choked with sobs.

She clutched her collar in despair, “You’re those two old bastards’ grandson! I didn’t know they wouldn’t even let you eat your fill, treating you like a farmhand! If I had known, I would never have let you suffer like this! I wanted to take you with me, but your grandparents wouldn’t let me, they wouldn’t let me, waaaaah!!”

"You can hate me, you can resent me, just stop torturing yourself, please eat first, I beg you..."

Lin Zhao heard it all clearly from her own courtyard.

She sighed.

"Mommy?" Yao Bao was a little scared and snuggled into her mother's arms.

"Don't be afraid, it's okay. We're at home, what's there to be afraid of?" Lin Zhao reached out and covered her daughter's ears, shooing Hengbao, who was listening intently to the commotion, back to her room.

Hengbao pouted, went back inside, and casually opened the window; she could still hear the sounds from next door.

He gave his brother a smug look.

When I was little, my mom always told me not to pry into adults' affairs. She said that even though he and my brother are so old, she still kept them in check. Wasn't she afraid that they would become bookworms?

"Brother, when did Aunt Jin get a son back in her hometown? I've never heard of him." Hengbao fiddled with the bullet-shaped car model on the desk.

Yu Bao sat at his desk, picked up a book to read, and answered his younger brother's question, "You're always running away, of course you don't know anything."

“Brother Jin was left in his hometown when he was just over a year old, and he didn’t even know which way the military district gate was.” He said, recounting the information he knew.

"After Aunt Jin came to the military region, she had several more children. These children took up all her attention and affection, and she couldn't think about the children left behind in her hometown..."

Hengbao's expression was complicated.

"I never imagined Aunt Jin would be this kind of person." He felt disillusioned.

"The eldest brother of the Jin family must have had the worst luck in eight lifetimes to be born into her womb."

"If the mother does nothing, it is the children who suffer."

(End of this chapter)