Two brothers made a phone call and left the guard post.

Their hearts were pounding, and their mouths still had smiles.

They were so happy—they had made a phone call, and they were now children who had made phone calls.

If this had happened in the big group, they would definitely go out and show off.

“Brother brother…” Sanbao was still playing with Da Mao.

When he saw his big brother, he waved to him.

Yibao and Erbao ran over and started playing with Sanbao.

The soldier at the guard post watched the three children playing on the side and also felt very lively and vivid.

Lin Guodong returned from the neighboring camp after finishing the morning training and saw his three sons playing with Da Mao and Tie Dan at the guard post.

He was in a good mood.

Nothing made him happier than his sons coming to greet him, of course, if his wife also came, he would be even happier.

Thinking about the days when he was alone in the army and thinking about the days when his wife and children were warm at home, he couldn’t help but say, “Yibao, Erbao, Sanbao, how come you’re here?” As he spoke, he walked quickly over.

Seeing this, the comrades behind Lin Guodong couldn’t help but say, “Captain Lin is really happy. His wife is beautiful, and his children are filial.”

They had seen Ning Shu on the day she adopted the military dog.

Now seeing the children come to greet him, who wouldn’t be envious?

Especially since he had three sons.

In an era where having many sons was considered honorable, having three sons was indeed something to be envied.

“My family is also urging me to go back and get married. If the girl is like Sister-in-law, I might consider going back to have a look.”

“Hah, dream on.”

“Dad…”

The three children also saw their dad and ran towards him.

“We came to answer the phone.” Erbao ran the fastest, threw himself into Lin Guodong’s arms, and could only hug his dad’s long legs. “Dad, we answered the phone today. We answered the phone, and holding the phone lets you hear other people’s voices. It’s so cool!” Erbao was too happy, chattering away with foam at his mouth.

“Answered the phone?” Lin Guodong didn’t quite understand his son’s words.

He looked at Yibao and asked, “Yibao, what’s going on?”

Yibao said, “It was Auntie who called. She said she’s Mom’s good friend, named He Ling. She asked us to tell Mom that she will take care of what Mom instructed in the letter.”

Mom’s good friend? Instructions in the letter? Lin Guodong immediately thought of He Ling.

Ning Shu didn’t have any other close friends, and recently she had only written letters to He Ling.

As for what He Ling said about the instructions in Ning Shu’s letter, it should be about the Ning family.

“Dad, Mom went to the city. She sent things to Grandma and Mom’s friends,” Yibao added.

Lin Guodong nodded.

Ning Shu had mentioned this last night. “You guys are great, now you can answer the phone.”

Hearing Dad’s praise, the two children. puffed out their little chests.

“Dad, can we answer the phone in the future?” Erbao asked.

The phone was so magical, he hadn’t had enough fun yet, so he wanted to answer more.

“Of course,” Lin Guodong said, “Have you had breakfast?”

“We’ve had breakfast. We finished eating and were about to wash the dishes when the soldier uncle came to call us,” Yibao explained.

“Captain Lin…” Just then, the soldier also stopped Lin Guodong, “Captain Lin, there was a call from your wife today…” He explained what had happened.

Lin Guodong only understood the whole story after listening carefully. “I see, thank you.”

The soldier said, “You’re welcome, Captain Lin.”

Leaving the guard post, Lin Guodong took his three sons, Da Mao, and Tie Dan back home.

As soon as they arrived, the three children went to their rooms to get their small bags.

After they packed their bags, Yibao went to get three pieces of mung bean cake.

However, when he hesitated while getting the small bread, he was worried that if they played games today and he had to give away the small bread if he lost, he would regret it.

So, Yibao reached for the sweet potato chips instead.

He was more willing to give up the sweet potato chips compared to the small bread.

Yibao was young and didn’t know that the cost of frying these sweet potato chips was also quite high.

He grabbed a handful of sweet potato chips and put them in a small cloth bag.

His mother had said that the sweet potato chips were fried in oil.

Although the oil had been filtered, there was still oil on them, so they couldn’t be put directly into the small bag, nor could they be put directly into pockets.

They had to be put in a small cloth bag.

After Yibao packed the sweet potato chips, he took Erbao, Sanbao, Da Mao, and Tie Dan out.

“Yibao, Erbao, Sanbao…” It was time for school, and there were children everywhere in the family compound.

Everyone was carrying school bags, walking in groups, chatting and laughing. Watching their lively appearance, everyone’s mood became bright.

Back at the nursery, several kids surrounded them.

They were the ones who had played games and eaten the twin bread yesterday afternoon.

Seeing the twins, the kids asked, “Twins, did you bring the cakes today?”

“Twins, what did you bring to eat today?”

“Twins, are we playing games today?”

“Twins, if you lose the game today, you will be punished.”

“Yes, we’re having a feast today.”

Yibao said, “Today I brought the sweet potato chips my mother made.”

Some kids were a bit disgusted when they heard it was sweet potato chips.

Among the families accompanying the army, those who could bring snacks to the nursery were usually the ones who were pampered at home, and they didn’t really like snacks like sweet potato chips.

“Didn’t you bring cakes?”

“Yup, I like snacks too,” Erbao said. “My mom makes really tasty dried sweet potatoes.”

” Breed cake’s all gone, there’s none left,” Yibao said, taking out a small cloth bag from his bag.

He then took out several thin slices of dried sweet potatoes from the bag and handed them to everyone. “These are my mom’s dried sweet potatoes, they’re really delicious. If they’re not good, we won’t play the game.”

Everyone saw that the dried sweet potatoes Yibao took out were different from what they usually saw.

They were used to seeing long strips, but Yibao’s were thin slices, looking like small biscuits.

So, one child took a piece first, then took a bite, and their eyes lit up.

“How is it? Tasty, right?”

The child didn’t say anything, just took the remaining three slices of dried sweet potatoes from Yibao’s hand. “I’ll trade you with something else to eat, okay?” Wow, these dried sweet potatoes are really delicious, he likes them.

Before Yibao could say anything, other children were unhappy. “Why are you like this?”

“We want to try them too.”

“Yeah, twins, you brought them out for all of us to share.”

“Then you can trade with the twins for some.” He traded with his strength, why should he give them away?

“We have some too, twins, wanna see the latest chapter? Full chapter? I’ll trade with you.”

Soon, the dried sweet potatoes in Yibao’s small cloth bag were gone. He brought them to play the game, but before the game started, he traded them for other snacks with other children.

“Brother, what did you trade for?” Erbao asked eagerly.

Yibao showed him his small bag.

“Wow…” Erbao’s eyes lit up. “Brother, there are so many things. There’s White Rabbit candy, peanut candy, biscuits, and this cake…”

The children exchanged things one for one, so one slice of dried sweet potato was traded for one thing.

Yibao had brought over a dozen slices of dried sweet potatoes, so he got quite a lot in return.

“Brother, let’s bring our sweet potatoes from home to trade too,” Erbao suggested.

They had plenty of sweet potatoes at home, so if they traded one for one, they could eat different things every day, which made them feel happy just thinking about it.

Thinking about the days of eating different snacks every day, Erbao’s eyes were filled with bubbles of happiness.

Yibao also felt tempted by the idea, but he didn’t immediately agree. “Let’s wait for Mom to come back and ask her.”

“Then let’s ask Mom,” Erbao didn’t lose hope. “Brother, if Mom doesn’t agree, can I trade with my own sweet potatoes?”

“We’ll have to ask Mom about that too,” Yibao said.

In his heart, he felt it should be okay, “And we have to make sure they agree to trade.”

“They’ll definitely agree to trade,” Erbao said.

Sanbao didn’t understand his brothers’ words; he was just focused on eating.

His little hand started reaching into small bag.

Yibao felt movement in the bag and reached to grab it, but he grabbed a little hand instead.

He looked down and saw it was Sanbao’s. “Sanbao…”

Sanbao grinned and gave Yibao a sweet smile. ” Brother, Sanbao eat.”

“We’re about to have class, the teacher is coming, you can’t eat now. Wait until after class, okay?” Yibao said.

Sanbao hesitated for a moment, as if he hadn’t expected to be refused by his brother.

It was the first time he had been refused by his brother, so he felt a little aggrieved for a moment, but he still nodded obediently. “Okay.”

Teacher Jiang came in with the bell for class: “Hello, students.”

“Hello, teacher,” the children greeted obediently.

Teacher Jiang was in a good mood today. “Students, do you remember the question the twin brothers asked the other day? They asked how children can earn money. You all said you wanted to earn money to buy food, to buy candy, pencils, notebooks… Do you still remember?”

“Teacher, I remember,” Erbao was the first to answer.

“I remember. Teacher, can we children earn money too?”

“Teacher, I want to earn money to buy apples.”

“Teacher…”

The children responded one after another.

Teacher Jiang smiled slightly. “Yes, I heard about a way that children can earn money, but it requires many of us to work together.”

The children, hearing this, all widened their eyes and looked at Teacher Jiang expectantly.

Seeing that the atmosphere was right, Teacher Jiang satisfied the children’s curiosity. “It’s by growing vegetables. Next to our residential area’s vegetable garden, we can open up a new plot of land. Children can each take a plot of land to grow vegetables. The vegetables you grow can be exchanged for money with the army canteen, so you can earn money.”

“Teacher, we want to take a plot of land,” Erbao immediately raised his hand. “Teacher, we want a bigger plot of land.”

“I don’t want to grow vegetables. My mom says that’s what peasants do, and those who grow vegetables are all peasants.”

“I don’t want to either.”

“Can I ask my sister to go grow them?”

Listening to the children’s different opinions about growing vegetables, Teacher Jiang just smiled and didn’t correct them. “Those who want a plot of land, come to me to sign up. Once you sign up, you can’t change your mind. If you do, you’ll be fined five little red flowers.”