At the beginning, he took his seven younger siblings to join Yi Zhonghai.

I just finished breakfast.

One by one, the little ones inside woke up.

Yi Zhonghai didn't even have time to go to work; he helped dress the children properly.

After a few more reluctant farewells, he grinned widely, looked up, and went to work.

"Guoguo, Grandma."

Yao Mei looked at the breakfast on the table and the powdered milk in the bowl, her big, dark eyes looking pitiful as she spoke.

"Isn't this it? It's so sweet."

Yi Zhongding pointed to the milk powder and said.

"Grandma, that grandma."

Miao Mei also swung her short legs and said loudly.

"Oh, you want goat milk? How about tomorrow? Your sister-in-law will go and buy it for you."

Yi Zhongding understood what they meant.

They may have grown up drinking goat milk.

I've gotten used to the taste of goat milk.

They are not as used to milk powder, which is more precious.

"Okay, Guoguo, drink it."

Yao Mei pointed to her own milk powder, then pointed to him.

"Brother has drunk his, now Yao Yao drinks. After you finish drinking, eat the minced meat porridge too, and you'll grow up quickly."

Yi Zhongding said with a smile.

"Really? Then I'll drink, I'll drink lots and lots of it."

Yao Mei's eyes lit up upon hearing this, and she happily picked up the bowl and began to drink.

As for Zhonghua and the other four little ones, they were already happily munching away.

"Thump thump thump..."

Zhongxin and Zhongyan were holding a rattle drum in their hands, waving it after each bite, their little faces full of cute smiles.

"Sister-in-law, let me handle Zhongyan."

Yi Zhongding picked up the breakfast on the table and said.

Tan Xiulian fed two people with one bowl.

"No need, just watch over Yaomei and the others. Those two little ones are eating happily and are easy to take care of."

Tan Xiulian smiled and waved her hand.

Yi Zhongding smiled and stopped trying to "steal" her happiness.

I could only watch as the other four little ones ate.

They're all so quiet now, like little angels.

But after they had all finished eating...

When one person grabs a rattle drum.

Yi Zhongding felt that this was what was called "demonic sound penetrating the ears".

These little guys seem to be having a competition.

Let's see who shakes the loudest.

The chaotic noise makes me wonder what they're so happy about.

Especially the two toddlers, Zhongxin and Zhongyan, who are just learning to walk, can't stay still.

He was shaking a drum.

She chased after her older brothers and sisters.

This was tough on Yi Zhongding and Tan Xiulian, who were supporting them, as they had to keep bending over.

"Dingya, how did you take care of them before? They were all like little calves, so full of energy."

Tan Xiulian had already supported her waist with one hand.

"We have a baby walker at home, made by my dad, but he didn't bring it. I'm planning to make one for them."

"We're just waiting for my brother to bring the tools back."

"The ones at home are made of bamboo; I don't know how to make those."

Yi Zhongding responded.

"Oh dear, I forgot to ask your older brother. I'll ask him when I get back this afternoon."

Tan Xiulian said with a smile.

"No rush, the wheels aren't finished yet."

Yi Zhongding nodded.

The two were talking.

A small dumpling ran out of the house.

Yi Zhongding, who was holding Xiao Zhongxin with both hands, thought that his older sister had come to play with him and was so happy that he danced with joy.

"Guoguo, can we go out and play?"

Yao Mei looked at him and said longingly.

"Sure, you want to go out and play? I'll help you get dressed."

Yi Zhongding said with a light laugh.

They were all children who grew up in the mountains.

I've been used to being wild since I was a child.

If this were still in the village...

They should already be running all over the mountains and fields with a large group of friends by now.

They're definitely not comfortable with such a small east wing room now.

"But you can only play in the yard, you can't go outside, because there are big bad guys who want to catch you little kids."

Tan Xiulian added.

If any of these children have a problem.

She was so heartbroken that she had a heart attack.

"Okay, let's play outside with our older and younger brothers."

Yao Mei looked at her with her dark eyes and nodded obediently.

"My sweetheart, you're so good."

Tan Xiulian touched her little face and said affectionately.

Yi Zhongding dressed them all in the new cotton-padded coats he had bought yesterday before letting them go out to play.

"Whoosh, flying away."

Zhonghua ran outside and eagerly released his bamboo dragonfly.

It's basically just rubbing your hands together vigorously on the pole.

The bamboo dragonfly will then fly.

These were toys that the original owner made for his younger siblings.

Yao Mei, Miao Mei, Zhong Ren, and Zhong Min followed suit and released their own bamboo dragonflies.

The latter two are only three years old.

The bamboo dragonfly almost fell from my hand.

But they still had a great time.

Their childlike laughter immediately filled the entire courtyard.

"Eee-yah-yah... Waaah-waaah"

The two little ones, Zhongxin and Zhongyan, were so anxious that they kept muttering baby talk.

But they can't walk yet.

She could only urge her brother and sister-in-law with her eyes.

"Haha, Xinxin wants to play too after seeing his brother and sister playing, right? Sister-in-law, let's go chase after them."

Tan Xiulian looked at Zhong Xin's little face looking at her, and her heart melted.

Their laughter as they played soon attracted all the children in the yard.

Yan Jiefang in the front yard...

He Yushui from the Intermediate People's Court and the baby boy Banggeng being held by Qin Huairu...

Xu Xiaoqin, Liu Guangtian, Liu Guangfu in the backyard...

Yang Ruihua also brought her newborn daughter, who was only a few months old, to the Intermediate People's Court.

Behind her, Yan Jiefang arrived, leading Yan Jiekuang, who had just learned to walk.

Other children from other families in the yard also ran out.

A dozen or so children, ranging in age from a few years old to over ten years old, appeared one after another.

The courtyard is now completely bustling with activity.

Bamboo dragonflies are a traditional Chinese toy, nothing rare or unusual.

Almost every child from these compounds can be represented.

So I saw Yao Mei and the others playing with bamboo dragonflies.

These people went home and brought out their own bamboo dragonflies.

For a time, bamboo dragonflies filled the air around the Intermediate Court.

Every now and then, two bamboo dragonflies would collide in the sky.

They laughed even harder.

They even intentionally let two bamboo dragonflies collide in the sky.

Who falls first?

Whoever loses.

The stakes are a candy wrapper or a picture card; if you don't have those, you take out glass marbles.

There's nothing there?

Ok.

You have to accept the consequences of your bet.

Say something like, "You're really something."

That was the end of it.

While helping Zhongxin learn to walk, Tan Xiulian chatted with the people in the courtyard.

Of course, the main purpose is to listen to these gossipy women praising their precious darlings.

Whether it's genuine or not.

Anyway, I'm happy as long as you said it.

Jia Zhangshi moved a stool and sat at the doorway, basking in the sun while sewing shoe soles.

Seeing Tan Xiulian smiling like a flower made him quite unhappy.

But they didn't dare to really turn against each other.

He could only bury himself in sewing shoe soles, muttering a few words to himself from time to time.

Yi Zhongding did hear the curses she was spouting.

But they didn't say it out loud.

He can't control that.

But I'll remember this.