Chapter 6: A Bunch of Boys

"Go, go, go. Leave the things behind and hurry off. Your aunt still needs to rest, so don't you dare disturb her."

"Grandma, then we'll come to see Aunt tomorrow."

"That's right, we'll come to see Aunt tomorrow."

In the countryside, a chubby girl is actually quite popular. Being able to eat herself that fat meant the family had deep pockets.

Except for those educated youths.

The line of boys placed the items they had brought onto the table one by one, and under the watchful gaze of their grandmother, Mother Fang, they left reluctantly.

Fang Youyou’s brothers doted on her, and naturally, they taught their own sons to dote on their aunt, Fang Youyou.

This was also a source of dissatisfaction for the Fang sisters-in-law, but they dared not speak up. Their husbands might not beat their wives, but that didn't mean they had good tempers or would tolerate hearing bad things about their younger sister, Fang Youyou.

They could only watch helplessly as their own children, still running around with bare bottoms, knew only to dote on their aunt and bring her delicious food.

Fang Youyou looked at the string of children outside, her lips twitching slightly.

There are so many kids. Maybe starting tomorrow, I should take this group of kids out to exercise.

And so, the next day, since there were no classes.

One could see a string of children in the courtyard learning to hold a horse stance from Fang Youyou.

"Hold it! You are the successors of the nation."

"Aunt, how much longer? I can't hold on much longer."

Fang Youyou stood in front of them, coaxing the group of children, "Do you want to be very strong?"

"Yes!"

"Since you want to, then keep holding it. I’m so fat, yet I can hold it. Are you saying you aren't as good as me, a female comrade?"

"We aren't as good as Aunt."

"I don't dare compare myself to Aunt."

"I don't dare."

"I'm afraid Grandma will hit me."

The neighbors next door stretched their necks to look, but seeing only a few children, they lost interest.

Fang Youyou had long known that this body was only bloated; wanting to slim down was simple, even easy.

"Whoever holds it the longest, I'll give the egg to."

Fang Youyou took out a boiled egg and dangled it in front of them, then began to hold a horse stance herself.

There wasn't a child alive who didn't crave eggs.

But the younger ones couldn't hold on and started wailing.

"A real man bleeds but doesn't cry. Shut up." With that stern command, the little ones didn't dare to cry anymore and just stood to the side, looking miserable.

"Let's go, I'll take you into the mountains to hunt sparrows."

"Aunt, I'll carry the basket."

The oldest child was the eldest son of the second sister-in-law, only ten years old and in the fourth grade.

The eldest son of the first sister-in-law was in junior high at the commune and lived at school, so he wasn't home.

"I'll take the sickle."

"I'll take the wood chopper."

Fang Youyou couldn't help but twitch the corner of her eye at the sight.

She knew that children matured early here.

Forget it, forget it. Now she was Fang Youyou, no longer the vibrant and reckless General Chen Yunyou who defended the nation.

As long as she could live this life freely and easily as a woman, that was enough.

As for anything else, she wasn't asking for it for now.

"Into the mountains."

Fang Youyou was eye-catching as she stepped out, walking with a straight posture, followed by a trail of little rascals.

How could she not be eye-catching?

"Aunt, this way."

Does Aunt not know the way?

Fang Youyou looked at the great mountain. She wanted to explore it, but not right now.

"Lead the way."

"Aunt, the mountain goods have all been picked."

"There are still some, just not many."

Fang Youyou ignored the gazes cast her way from all around.

She was sensitive to gazes; after all, she hadn't spent all those years on the battlefield for nothing.

"Is that the fat girl from the brigade leader's house?"

"Who else could it be but her?"