bayedsolid Chapter 239 I'll be 3 years old next year, just like my brother Xiaoman.
Chapter 239 I'll be 3 years old next year, just like my brother Xiaoman.
Lin Chang'er found the little child quite endearing and replied, "Yes, your father is very powerful."
Li Mian also saw Lin Chang'er. Upon hearing this, he nodded to her and said, "How can I compare to Madam? This little girl is just talking nonsense. Madam Gu, please don't take it seriously."
Lin Chang'er smiled and said, "I saw Brother Li, Second Uncle, and the other brothers helping out at the front. Those who didn't run away at this time and dared to fight to the death are all heroes with flesh and blood. There's no need to be so modest."
"Third Aunt..."
"Mother!"
"Auntie..."
As they were talking, Gu Xiaoman, Gu Xiaolu, and Zhou Yi ran out of the second bedroom, waving and rushing towards Lin Chang'er.
Lin Chang'er quickly took two steps back, "Slow down, don't pounce, I'm covered in filth..."
All three children were very well-behaved. They stopped a short distance in front of Lin Chang'er, except for Zhou Yi, who was the youngest.
His wobbly legs caused him to lose his footing and bump into Lin Chang'er. Gu Xiaoman and Gu Xiaolu quickly caught him.
"Be careful, little brother. If you bump into Mommy, it will hurt, and it will hurt you too."
“My little brother isn’t in pain…” Zhou Yi chuckled to himself.
Lin Chang'er bent down and looked at the three little ones, "Mom (Auntie) will go change her clothes first, you can play by yourselves for a while."
Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Li Qingyang nestled in Li Mian's arms, secretly watching the three little ones. He then turned his head and waved to Li Qingyang, "Qingyang, stop nestling in Daddy's arms, come down and play with your sisters and brothers for a while."
After saying that, he turned to the villagers of Lijia Village and said, “If you are not in a hurry, you can stay and have a big meal together. I will then arrange for carriages and horses to take you back. The horse-drawn carriages and donkey carts have made a round trip. The horses and donkeys have been running around like crazy today, so it’s good to let them rest for a while.”
Originally, once the pirates retreated, the villagers of Lijia Village were eager to return home, thinking of getting far away from this troublesome place.
But now that they heard there was food to eat, they weren't in a hurry anymore. Even if it was just a communal meal, it was still ready. Besides, they had seen the people from Linshui Village killing wild boars on their way here, so they might get a piece of pork.
However, they can't just eat; they're not that shameless.
Especially Li Xun and Li Mian, who were educated.
He then said, “We’re not in a hurry. Madam can arrange it as she sees fit. She can send us off whenever it’s convenient for you. If it’s really inconvenient, we can go back on our own.”
"Also, is there anything else we can do to help out?"
“Moving and lifting are things that my uncles and brothers can all do, but as for recording and writing, Li Mian and I can do it.”
Upon hearing this, Lin Chang'er chuckled, "Do you dare to move the corpse?"
Li Xun's expression froze; he was clearly frightened.
Several bold men raised their voices and said, "These are the people who have been burning, killing, and looting in our coastal areas. Several fishing villages were slaughtered before. These bastards clearly don't treat us like human beings."
"I'll treat him like a pig. What's there to be afraid of when we're carrying a dead pig? Brothers, we've never risked our lives for anything. If we're still afraid to carry this, then we're cowards!"
"Everyone, tell me, do you want to be a coward?"
The men from Lijia Village shook their heads, but then one of them waved his fist and said, "What are we waiting for? Let's go help."
Lin Chang'er didn't have a very good impression of these people to begin with; at most, it was just a transaction, and she wouldn't have any further dealings with them.
However, looking at them now, they all seem to have guts, so I can't help but look at them with higher regard.
He quickly called out to them, "Brothers, I was just joking! Our coastal defense team will handle those matters. If you really want to help, you can help wash the road and fetch water."
"That's great, brothers, let's go!"
The men walked out, arm in arm.
Li Mian and Li Xun stepped forward, "Third Madam, shall we?"
Lin Chang'er glanced into the courtyard and beckoned Zhou Xiaoniu, who was helping Sister-in-law Xiaohua pick vegetables, over. "Xiaoniu, take these two uncles to find Uncle Hai and tell him they can help write today's report so we can submit it to Lord Wu later. Uncle Hai will know what to do then."
Wu Qingfeng had encountered this twice before, and he was the one who did it himself.
On several later occasions, Bai Shaoan did it for her. Today, neither of them were present. Lin Chang'er was able to write, but as she always said, she would never suffer unnecessarily.
There's no need to do things yourself when someone else can do them.
Zhou Xiaoniu nodded, "Okay, Auntie, you can leave it to me!"
He looked at Li Xun and Li Mian and said, "Please come with me, both of you."
Li Mian put Li Qingyang on the ground and rubbed his head. "Take good care of Grandma and Mother. Father will be right back."
Li Qingyang grinned and nodded, "Father, don't worry, Qingyang will take good care of Grandma and Mother."
Lin Chang'er also said, "Brother Li, don't worry, there are many children at home, so they'll have company."
Li Mian nodded and went out with Li Xun and Zhou Xiaoniu.
Li Qingyang was bold, but she wasn't familiar with Gu Xiaoman, Gu Xiaolu, and Zhou Yi, so she stood next to Lin Chang'er and looked at the three little ones with a somewhat timid gaze. "Hello, sister, hello, brothers, my name is Li Qingyang."
Gu Xiaolu smiled with her eyes narrowed, quite fond of this fair-skinned little brother. "My name is Gu Bailu, and my mother gave me the nickname Xiaolu, the kind of little deer that can run! I'm five years old this year, so I'm the older sister."
"My name is Gu Xiaoman, and I will be 4 years old after the New Year!" Gu Xiaoman tilted his head. He remembered this older brother. The older brother's father and grandmother had helped his mother and were good people.
Zhou Yi was getting impatient. He always lagged behind. After hearing Gu Xiaoman's explanation, he hurriedly said, "I, my name is Zhou Yi. I'll be three years old next year, just like Brother Xiaoman..."
"Hahaha," Gu Xiaoman laughed heartily, patting her little chest, "Brother will be four years old next year!" Xiaoman, brother will still be your brother next year.
Zhou Yi didn't mind being the younger brother at all, and grinned sheepishly, "Yes, Brother Xiaoman will be four years old next year."
Gu Xiaoman tapped Zhou Yi's nose, "Little brother, you'd better study reading and writing seriously next year."
Zhou Mu and Zhou San's wife were both helping Lin Chang'er with her work, so Zhou Yi was usually kept at the Gu family's elementary school, even though he was not yet two years old.
Bai Shaoan only let him sit and play; he wasn't counted in the academic assessments.
Zhou Yi listened to his older siblings the most, and nodded hurriedly, "I will study hard."
Gu Xiaoman was satisfied and turned to put her arm around Li Qingyang's shoulder. Although Gu Xiaoman was younger than Li Qingyang, Li Qingyang was also malnourished and had a rather thin figure, so the two were not much different in height.
Gu Xiaoman quite liked this polite older brother. "Brother Qingyang, come on, I'll take you to play with toys. My third aunt bought them for us. There are little rocking horses, little windmills, counting rods, little swords, and origami frogs, little rabbits, and so many more."
"My brother has one too, but he doesn't play it. Let me tell you, my brother is really good at it."
"He and my sister are twins, he's only a quarter of an hour older than my sister! But he's fought against the pirates several times with Uncle Gun'er."
"My third aunt also made him a little sword, a real one, not my wooden one. It's modeled after my aunt's big sword. My brother treasures it; he plays with it all the time..."