Quick Wear: With the cub in hand, the world is mine

After staying in the county guesthouse for one night, the mother and her two children slept until they woke up naturally, then went to a state-owned restaurant and bought twenty large white breads before taking a bus back to the commune.

Wang Baoju has been wandering around the gravel road at the entrance of the village these days, rain or shine, eager to see her grandchildren. They have lived on that harsh island for more than half a year and must have lost a lot of weight. She wants to nourish them well when she comes back.

It was almost time to cook, but there was still no sign of anyone. Wang Baoju sighed and turned to go home.

"Grandma! Grandma--grandma--"

Zha Pao jumped off the donkey cart and ran towards Wang Baoju, "Zha Pao is back!"

Wang Baoju looked back happily and saw a running coal ball coming towards her.

Oh my god, is this a bomb? Why is he so dark! So dark that only the whites of his eyes and teeth can be seen.

Zha Pao threw himself on Wang Baoju and said, "Grandma, I missed you so much!"

Wang Baoju touched the Explosive Cannon's arms and said, "He's not thinner, he's a lot stronger, just a little darker. He's my Explosive Cannon."

"Hey, it's okay in the dark. A real man is not afraid of the dark." Explosive grinned and ran back, "Oh, I have to help my mother get something home."

Wang Baoju walked very fast, "Hua Ke, why are you carrying so many things? Pumpkin! Come here and give grandma a hug."

"Why aren't you getting darker, but whiter instead?" Wang Baoju wondered.

"I wear a straw hat, but my brother doesn't. I don't go out at noon, but my brother runs around everywhere."

Upon hearing the news that Zhapao had returned, a group of boys rushed over, surrounded Zhapao, and talked a lot. The Wen family was as lively as a vegetable market.

In order to make room at home, Hua Ke took out a bag of hand-torn squid strips made by Wen Chuheng, "Zha Pao, give some to them, go out and eat instead of blocking us here."

Jinbao, Ergouzi and the others had never seen the sea, let alone eaten snacks made from seafood. They stared at the bag of something that looked like shredded ginger.

"Stand in line, short ones in front, tall ones in the back. I'm going to distribute snacks. Follow me, and I'll give more to those who behave well."

"Stand at attention! At ease, everyone, turn around! March in step! One, two, one, two, one, two, stand still!" Exploder marched to the yard in step, and the other children followed suit.

Wen Dingjun held his granddaughter in one hand and smiled at Zhapao. This kid has grown up a lot and speaks with more authority.

By the water tank, Wen Chuzhao was plucking the chickens, Wang Baoju was washing onions, ginger, and coriander, and Hua Ke was peeling garlic. Wang Baoju's mouth never closed. "I thought there were two more people coming back this year. Your face is so round from eating so much. Are you pregnant?"

Hua Ke: “…”

Is she going to lose weight?

"You really don't plan to have more children? Let me tell you, Jinbao's family has a fifth child, and Ergouzi's family will soon have a fourth child..."

Hua Ke threw the peeled garlic into the basin, "Mom, do you want five Jinbao or one bomb? What if I give birth to a child who is more naughty than Jinbao?"

"Then we must use the cannon." Wang Baoju lowered her voice when she saw that Jin Bao's attention was not here. "I think one cannon can defeat several of them."

"I think Pumpkin is great too. She scored 100 points on the test, first in the whole school!"

Wen Chuzhao: "Where are the cannons exploding? Are you counting down?"

"Two duck eggs."

"Hahaha, Bombshell, you got zero on the test! Pumpkin is awesome, you got a perfect score!"

Seeing his friends' faces that believed him, Zha Pao angrily said, "I didn't go to school. When I go to school, I can also get a perfect score in both exams!"

Wen Chuzhao added fuel to the fire: "Nangua can get 100 points in both exams at the age of five, but you have to be seven to get it?"

"I'll get it next semester! Uncle, I like my uncle even more now! Humph!"

Wen Chuzhao used a knife to cut open the hen's belly, "Mom, I also want to go to my eldest brother's place to play for a while."

"No, who will do the housework if you leave?"

Wang Baoju didn't bother to pay attention to him and continued to tell Hua Ke about the village gossip. "Last year, another group of educated youth came. Someone asked if they could live in your house and offered me three yuan a month, but I didn't agree.

Among them, there was a lesbian who liked to wear blouses very much. She was about the same height as me and fell in love with Zhaodi. She flirted with Zhaodi——"

"Mom, I didn't do that! Don't accuse me. She came up to me unilaterally, and I don't like her." His father liked his mother to be like this, but he didn't.

Hua Ke gossiped, "What type of lesbian do you like? Bright and generous? Petite and pretty? Pure and lovely?"

"I like tall, good-looking, smart, kind, and rich--"

Before she finished speaking, Wang Baoju threw water on Wen Chuzhao's face, "Wake up! You lazy guy, who would like you? You have so many demands, just stay single."

"Don't be in a hurry, Zhaodi. It's not too late to find someone after ten years. A man is in his prime at 31, so wait until you meet the right person."

"Thirty? His father Chu Heng will be in school when he's thirty. Why wait so long? The members might think there's something wrong with Zhaodi."

"But we can't force him to get married before he finds the right person. What if he marries someone who always stirs up trouble? Should we divorce or continue living together?"

"Mom, I think my sister-in-law is right. I'm not in a hurry anyway."

Wang Baoju wanted to argue a little more, but Hua Ke changed the subject, "Mom, how is Wen Xiaoting?"

"Which one?" Wang Baoju didn't react for a moment.

"Wen Xiaoting, the educated youth who came here last year was the one who drugged you."

"Oh, she hasn't shown up yet. That's strange. Logically, if such a big girl is missing, her family should come here to look for her and ask a few questions, but no one came. Do you think Wen Xiaoting secretly ran back home, and her family protected her and didn't want her to go to the fields? After all, it's easy to go to the countryside but hard to return to the city.

Now there is only one person who is looking for Wen Xiaoting. On the day of the beginning of spring, Shujuan woke up and scolded Wen Xiaoting. In my life, I have only seen Shujuan scold people so badly twice, one was her mother-in-law, and the other was Wen Xiaoting.

If you ask me, Shujuan also has a problem. People gave her biscuits more than once and she ate them all by herself. As a result, she was the only one who was unconscious. If she had shared some with her children, the condition would at least not be so serious.

If I have anything delicious, I will save some for the bombardier."

Hua Ke showed a meaningful smile, "Is it because my pumpkin is not worthy of eating yours?"

"Who said that? I will definitely leave some for her too. I said exploding cannons means the pumpkin should be included as well." Really, she's not that partial, okay?

"Oh."

Wen Dingjun made the first meal when I got home. He cooked half of the soup with mushrooms and stewed the other half with potatoes.

Chicken fat, chicken intestines, chicken gizzards, chicken livers, chicken hearts and beans were stir-fried together, and Wen Dingjun also made a cold dish of purslane.

"What a nice smell!" Zhapao smelled the rich fragrance in the air and went to the water tank to scoop water to wash his little black paws.

The group of kids who had been given the squid strips returned home soon after. Although they envied Zhapao's family for killing a chicken, they were embarrassed to stay because their family members said that they could not stay at other people's homes for dinner. The day after tomorrow was New Year's Eve, so they could also eat chicken.

Wang Baoju scooped out the meat and mushrooms from the chicken soup, put a bowl of soup in each person's bowl, and put the fresh green peas in the chicken soup for a few seconds, then shouted, "Dinner is ready!"

Bombard looked at the sumptuous meal and said, "Wow! I am so happy!"

Wang Baoju picked up a chicken drumstick for both Zha Pao and Pumpkin, "Eat chicken drumsticks. The free-range chickens raised at home are so delicious."

"Give it to grandma. She works very hard at home."

"Give it to grandpa. He's working hard at home too."

The brother and sister Explosive Pumpkin shared the chicken legs with the elders in the family.

Wen Chuzhao: “…” The chicken soup in his hand doesn’t taste as good anymore. Why doesn’t anyone give it to him? He’s working hard too, okay?

Wang Baoju wanted to give the chicken leg to Zha Pao, but Hua Ke stopped her, "Stop pushing it around. Just eat it. The children are filial to you, and this is their intention. Keep whatever they give you in the future. I'll go up the mountain tomorrow to see if there are any pheasants or something, and bring back a few. Each of us can eat a chicken leg."

Wang Baoju turned her back and wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes.

Wen Dingjun put down his chopsticks and touched the children's heads with satisfaction.

Wen Chuzhao: “…”

Well, he should just concentrate on eating. When he has children in the future, he will ask them to give him the chicken legs. If they don't, he will chop the chicken legs and wings into pieces and let everyone fight for them.