Chapter 1645 - 1074: Heroine of the Republic 48 (5000+)_2

Chapter 1645: Chapter 1074: Heroine of the Republic 48 (5000+)_2

The two little girls are growing more and more like their mother. When Anning smiles, her eyes shine exceptionally bright, like a crescent moon adorned with dazzling starlight. Although Anran is not as mischievous as Anning, she has two adorable dimples at the corners of her mouth. Both have been raised with a bit of baby fat that irresistibly invites pinching their little cheeks.

The one who doted on them the most was An Hu.

An Yi is the mom, and she won’t spoil these two little mischievous ones. Though Anning is younger, she bullies Anran. Anran only relied on the fact that during her first four months she couldn’t roll over or move, hence she could hit her. But once she learned to roll over, learned to crawl, and now learned to walk, Anran no longer had the upper hand. Despite being twin sisters from the same womb, Anran gradually became quiet while Anning became mischievous—one still, one active—innately born with these traits.

As a foster mother, she’s not very responsible in saying so. As long as the girls don’t cry or cause trouble, she won’t bother with them unless they fuss a lot, for filthy diapers, or hungry, then she’d go to spend time with them, coax them. In fact, most of the time, these two played on their own.

Even Liang Tian said: "If I didn’t see you so tired, I wouldn’t bother helping you look after the kids!"

But Liang Tian isn’t a physical presence, he exists virtually, so what he can do is only ensure no danger befalls them.

No wonder An Yi didn’t notice any big problems with the two children, precisely because of this, she dared to leave them in the space. Now she understands; it’s Liang Tian silently assisting her from behind, and she’s full of gratitude with no way to repay him.

Perhaps because of the environment in space, these two children have remarkably strong coordination abilities, tumbling around vigorously every day. Now they don’t want to lie in bed anymore. Curiosity drives them to explore along the edge of the bed, touching everything, looking around, putting everything in their mouths. So every day when cooking, it requires two people to specially watch over them.

In An Yi’s view, children under the age of one who can’t walk are the cutest. After the age of one, once they learn to walk and explore, they begin to constantly create trouble. Although this is a process every child must go through, sometimes it’s thought it’s better for them not to grow up, at least seeing them like this makes them feel energized.

Every time she sees the children quivering and tottering forward while exploring, she imagines their future of marrying, having children, and a lifetime of busyness.

With a heavy sigh: "Raising a child to a hundred years, worrying for ninety-nine years!"

It may not be biologically hers, but so what? It’s she who stayed up all night raising them, not to mention changing dirty diapers and nursing them. Because of this, she deserves their respect and filial piety.

This year An Yi transported a lot of coal from space, neatly placed coal balls in the kitchen, because during winter, all cooking is done indoors, so the kitchen has both coal and good firewood that’s durable for burning. Less durable firewood is still placed in the countryside. The county house is precious, so better wood must be used.

"This year we’ll wait for An Hu to return from outside, then go back to the village for the New Year, if heavy snow blocks the mountain and we can’t go back, then we won’t."

Actually, it’s not just An Yi who dislikes the gossiping women in the village; Angel and Anna also thoroughly hate them, and are more unwilling to face their maternal family. Thus, hearing they won’t return, they are the happiest.

"City life is still better. Close the door, and each family eats their own food. If we want to reach out, we can give some small gifts to the neighbors. They don’t meddle in affairs. Every time we go back, endless gossiping awaits, saying all sorts of things about us. At first, it made us angry, but after hearing more, we become numb, but the feeling of inferiority can’t be stopped. Not going back is better; just the right time to focus quietly on studies."

"Mommy An, if we don’t go back, then what about our grains, pickled vegetables, dried veggies at home?"

"Don’t worry, I’ve already transported the grains here. As for the pickled vegetables and dried veggies, no one will steal them. Firewood is also stored in the house under lock, it won’t get lost."

This year the grain was distributed after the autumn harvest, a few months earlier than last year. There was less veteran family subsidy this year, but more for An Hu and Anning.

Two little kids each get five taels daily, An Hu after turning fifteen gets one jin per day, each woman still gets eight taels. Calculating for a 365-day year, An Hu only counts for eight months, which is 240 jin. An Yi gets 292 jin annually, making it 876 jin for three people. Each child counts as one jin yearly, totaling 365 jin. Together, it’s 1481 jin, less than one thousand five hundred jin, plus An Yi’s half work points totaling two thousand jin with husks, after husking, it barely sustains them from starvation.