“It’s Comrade Ning Shu who sent it, there’s a package for you,” the postman said.

The postman also knew Comrade Ning Shu, as he used to deliver letters to her every month.

“That’s my daughter-in-law, thank you, comrade,” Lin’s father said.

He couldn’t sign, so he just pressed his thumbprint and took the package back.

Lin’s father walked back to the field with the package, and everyone was watching.

Someone saw it was a package and quite big, so they curiously asked, “Lin old man, did your son Guodong send you something?”

Lin’s father smiled and said, “It’s not from Guodong, it’s from his wife.”

“Ning Shu is so filial. She’s only been with the army for a few days and she’s already sending you things.”

“That’s right, Ning Shu has changed a lot compared to before.”

“Before, she didn’t understand things when she first went to the countryside, but now she’s grown up and sensible.”

“Old Lin and his wife are starting to enjoy life.”

People are like this.

When someone who has always been bad suddenly becomes good, everyone can’t help but praise them.

But if someone who has always been good suddenly does something bad, even their ancestors’ graves could be dug up.

When Lin’s mother heard that it was from Ning Shu, she was also curious.

She quickly came ashore and took the package from Lin’s father, saying, “I’ll take it home first. It’s not right to leave the package in the field.”

Lin’s father thought to himself, “Why is this old lady so impatient? Actually, I’m curious too.”

The postman’s loud call could be heard by the workers in the Lin family’s main and second houses in the fields.

Qian Aifen and Zhang Qinfang were also curious about what Ning Shu had sent, but they could only wonder.

Although it was possible that if the family hadn’t split, the things inside might have included a share for their two houses, compared to this small benefit, they naturally preferred the family to be split.

Living under the mother-in-law’s watchful eye, how could they enjoy being in charge themselves?

But they were overthinking it.

Even if the family hadn’t split, Ning Shu wouldn’t have sent them anything.

Lin’s mother ran back home with the package.

It wasn’t heavy, but it was quite large, which made her even more curious about what was inside.

When she arrived home, Lin’s mother opened the package and found that it contained dried mushrooms and dried wood ear fungus.

Although these were not valuable items, Lin’s mother was very happy.

This couldn’t have been sent by her youngest son, after all, he wasn’t that thoughtful, so it must have been sent by her daughter-in-law.

The fact that her daughter-in-law remembered them made her happy no matter what she sent.

In addition to the dried goods, there was also a letter in the package, but Lin’s mother couldn’t read.

Lin’s mother thought for a moment, there were too many dried goods sent by her daughter-in-law, so she might as well take some to her daughter in the city tomorrow, and then have her daughter read the letter to see what it said.

The eldest and second families have already split up, so it wouldn’t be appropriate to let them read the letter.

What if there’s something written in the letter? So, it’s better for the daughter to read it.

Lin’s mother soaked some mushrooms and wood ear fungus in water, ready to cook them after work.

……….

Life in the military family compound gradually stabilized, becoming no different from the brigade.

Compared to the brigade, the family compound was even more comfortable because in the family compound, she didn’t have to worry about the safety of her three children.

Ning Shu dug bamboo shoots on the back hill every day, and the shoots she dug were sold on the app the same day.

These days, the income from the app was steadily increasing.

Because she kept to herself, she didn’t know that she had become famous in the family compound.

The families were all talking about a lazy woman in the compound who made men and children do the laundry and dishes every day.

Some families even wanted to come and see for themselves.

One afternoon, after Ning Shu had lunch, she went to the Moon Bay Production Brigade to buy some vegetables.

After the three children finished washing the dishes, they went to school.

However, as soon as they entered the classroom, they noticed that some children were pointing and whispering about them.

Although the three children were young, they were very good at observing facial reaction, which they had learned during the days when their mother wasn’t around.

“Why are you looking at us like that?” Erbao couldn’t help but ask when he noticed a child staring at them strangely.

“Nothing,” the child quickly looked away when Erbao asked.

Erbao pouted, clearly there was something.

“Twins, I know,” Yang Wenjie, who was sitting in front of them, turned around and said, “They’re saying your mom is lazy, making you and your dad do the laundry and dishes every day, saying you’re pitiful, your real mom is worse than a stepmom.”

Erbao blinked, very confused. “Why is it pitiful for us to do the laundry and dishes? Shouldn’t we wash our own clothes?”

Yibao added, “Our mom isn’t lazy. She cooks for us, washes vegetables, digs bamboo shoots on the mountain, and buys meat for us to eat. Our mom is very good.”

One child overheard and couldn’t help but say, “Then why does your mom make you do the laundry? Do adults make children do laundry?”

Erbao replied, “But those are our own clothes.”

The child said, “Our mom washes our clothes, cooks our meals, washes our vegetables, and washes our dishes and utensils.”

Another child chimed in, “It’s the same in our house, mom washes everything.”

“Yeah, no one makes kids do laundry and dishes quickly, so the twins’ mom must be lazy.”

“The mom is lazy, the twins are so pitiful.”

“The twins are so pitiful.” The children started whispering again.

Yibao said, “Our mom isn’t lazy. She cooks and washes vegetables. Does your mom go to the mountain to dig bamboo shoots?”

The child replied, “No.”

“My mom doesn’t dig bamboo shoots either.”

j”I don’t like eating bamboo shoots.”

Er Bao: “Then your mom must be lazy for not digging bamboo shoots. Bamboo shoots are so delicious, how can you not dig them?”

Yi Bao: “Exactly! A mom who doesn’t dig bamboo shoots is lazy. Our mom digs bamboo shoots every day, and she even gathers wild vegetables. Our mom works so hard, so we should help with the housework.”

Er Bao: “Yeah, yeah, our mom is not lazy. Your mom is lazy.”

“You’re talking nonsense,” the other child objected.

“We don’t even eat wild vegetables. The twins’ family is out of money, so they eat wild vegetables.”

“I heard my mom say only people from the countryside eat wild vegetables.”

Er Bao: “I’m not talking nonsense. So, tell me, would a lazy person dig bamboo shoots?” When his mom used to be lazy, she never dug bamboo shoots.

“Well…” The other child fell silent too.

According to their logic, a lazy person indeed wouldn’t dig bamboo shoots.

But if the adults at home said the twins’ mom was lazy, then was she lazy or not?

The kids were tangled up in this question and didn’t know how to respond.

Ding ding ding…

Just then, the bell rang for class, and Teacher Jiang entered the room.

“Good afternoon, everyone. It’s time for our daily questions. Do you have any questions for me today?” Teacher Jiang was in a good mood lately.

Whenever she had free time, she would teach the twins and other kids some knowledge they could learn.

She found that the twins had excellent memories.

Since she started teaching them, Lin Hairui, in particular, rarely asked those whimsical questions anymore.

“Teacher, teacher, me…ME!!!”

To everyone’s surprise, as soon as Teacher Jiang’s words fell today,

Er Bao raised his hand eagerly, almost as if he was afraid Teacher Jiang wouldn’t notice him.

He even called out with excitement in his voice.

Seeing Er Bao so excited, Teacher Jiang felt a sudden nervousness.

She was afraid Er Bao would ask her a question she couldn’t answer.

But outwardly, she remained calm and raised her hand gracefully. “Since our student Lin Hairui is so enthusiastic, let Lin Hairui ask the first question. Lin Hairui, what question would you like to ask?”

Er Bao stood up. “Teacher, he said my mom is lazy and doesn’t wash clothes or dishes. But my mom cooks, washes vegetables, and even goes to the mountains to dig bamboo shoots and wild vegetables. I don’t think my mom is lazy at all. Do you think I’m right?” As he spoke, he even pointed to the kid who had accused his mom of being lazy earlier.

Teacher Jiang: “…”

This question was quite unexpected.

The other child, feeling indignant, also stood up. “Teacher, it wasn’t me who said it. It was my mom and the auntie next door. They said the twins’ mom never washes clothes or dishes. Every day, she asks the twins’ dad and the twins to do it. They’ve seen it several times. So, the twins’ mom is the laziest woman in the residential area.”

“It’s not like that at all. My mom doesn’t ask us to wash dishes; we do it willingly. We’re a family, and everyone should do household chores. My mom washes vegetables and cooks, we wipe the tables, and my dad washes dishes. If we voluntarily help Dad wash dishes, Mom rewards us with money. My mom doesn’t wash clothes because my dad says she’s his wife, and it’s his duty to wash her clothes because she works hard.” Er Bao argued angrily.

San Bao also clenched his little fists. “Mom, that’s right.”

Yi Bao added, “My mom said we’re a family, and adults do adult chores, while kids do kid chores. If kids do extra chores and get rewarded, it’s because we want to. Even if there’s no reward, we’re still willing to help Mom with household chores because we’re a family.”

The other child was at a loss for words after being rebutted by the twins. “Well… that’s what my mom and others were saying, that your mom is lazy. It wasn’t me.”

“Then your mom isn’t good either for talking bad about people behind their backs,” Yi Bao said with a serious expression. “My mom said everyone has a name, and it’s not right to call someone by anything other than their name or nickname. That’s like giving them a nickname, and it’s not okay.”

“Yeah, your mom is wrong for talking behind people’s backs and randomly giving them nicknames. She’s not a good mom,” Er Bao agreed.

“You… you’re not allowed to say my mom isn’t good. I’ll beat you up!” The child got up from their seat in anger and ran over.

Among the triplets, Yi Bao was seated on the outermost seat.

Seeing the child running over, he also got off his chair, ready for a fight.

Er Bao quickly spoke up, “Teacher, he wants to fight. He was the one who wanted to hit us first, not us. He started it, so we can fight back.” With that, he jumped off the chair and stood beside Yi Bao.

Er Bao felt a bit excited about the prospect of a 2 versus 1 fight!