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78: Let the monkeys guard these traps.

“Come here.”

Xiao Niannian waved at the monkey.

The monkey heard Xiao Niannian and jumped in front of her.

“Ding! Animal Communication Ability +1.”

The Monkey King cupped its hands towards Xiao Niannian.

“You follow me and look at these traps.”

Xiao Niannian pointed to one of the traps.

“This trap can catch Wild Chicken and rabbits. Do you see those two children over there? Only allow the two brothers, Wang Jiang and Wang He, to take the prey here. If anyone else comes, drive them away...”

Xiao Niannian looked at the monkey and instructed.

“Did you understand?”

The monkey nodded vigorously.

Wang Jiang and Wang He heard the commotion and walked over.

“Sister, why is there a monkey here?”

“This monkey can understand human speech. Go say hello to it.”

Wang Jiang and Wang He immediately widened their eyes when they heard Xiao Niannian's words.

“Sister, you mean it can understand us?”

The two brothers looked at the monkey with shocked expressions.

“Brother Monkey, can you understand us?”

The monkey nodded its head.

“Oh my goodness, this is too interesting.”

The two brothers looked at the monkey, wanting to reach out and touch it, but were afraid the monkey would get angry and scratch them. Previously when they came to the mountains, they heard The Monkeys screeching, and some monkeys even threw stones and branches at them.

“I just bought this monkey off with an apple. They will protect your traps from now on and won't let anyone take the prey...”

Hearing their sister's words, Wang Jiang and Wang He looked at her in disbelief.

“Sister, is this monkey really that smart?”

“This matter is a secret between your sister and you. You must keep it confidential, just like a Soldier keeps secrets. You are not allowed to tell anyone else...”

Listening to Xiao Niannian's words, Wang Jiang and Wang He immediately believed her.

“Yes.” The two gave Xiao Niannian a military salute.

Xiao Niannian returned the salute.

In the hearts of the children of the Family Courtyard, if you ask them to make a promise, they might not keep it. But if you tell them to keep a secret like a Soldier, they will definitely manage it.

“We promise not to tell.”

“We will definitely keep it a secret.”

The two brothers looked at the monkey, overjoyed.

“Next time you come over, you can bring them a little food, but not too much, or else if Aunt finds out, you'll get a beating...”

“Okay.”

Xiao Niannian spoke up again.

“Attention, everyone! Stand straight! About face! March!”

The two brothers immediately complied and walked toward the Family Courtyard.

The two brothers couldn't help but look back at the monkey, seeing it quickly climb up the tree and rejoin the other monkeys.

“Sister, is it the Monkey King? I heard only the Monkey King is this smart.”

“Xiao Jiang is so smart, it is the Monkey King.”

“Sister, that’s great! We won't have to worry about others taking our prey anymore.”

Seeing the happy expressions of the two brothers, Xiao Niannian also smiled.

The two brothers ran toward home, carrying their bags.

Xiao Niannian walked behind and heard many people talking in the Family Courtyard.

“You still haven't done your homework? I'm going to hit you.”

“Ah, Mom, I know I was wrong.”

“Why are these eggs so expensive?”

“The weather will warm up soon. Once I get paid, I'm going to have a new outfit made.”

When Xiao Niannian walked past Aunt Sun's house, she heard Aunt Sun talking to Sun Hongmei.

“Mom will ask someone to introduce you to another man. Stop thinking about Battalion Commander Lu; there are too many people who want to marry him.”

“Mom, why is that Xiao Niannian getting so close to Battalion Commander Lu? Does Xiao Niannian also want to marry Battalion Commander Lu? I don't want to marry anyone else. How can those men compare to Battalion Commander Lu...”

Although Xiao Niannian had heard some gossip in the Family Courtyard before, this was the first time she heard that Sun Hongmei wanted to marry Lu Jing.

Lu Jing was indeed extremely handsome, and she had previously heard that Lu Jing had earned many merits. Sun Hongmei and the others probably valued Lu Jing's status, believing that marrying Lu Jing would lead to a life of luxury.

In the next sentence, Xiao Niannian heard Sun Hongmei speak.

“How can those Platoon Leaders and Company Commanders have wages as high as Battalion Commander Lu's? If I marry him, you will be the Battalion Commander’s mother-in-law, and the Company Commander's mother. Everyone in this Family Courtyard will have to respect you...”

“Alright, alright, Mom will figure something out for you.”

Aunt Sun listened to this and humored her daughter.

Since the daughter-in-law and son were not present right now, they were talking inside the room, and people outside couldn't hear them.

But they didn't know that Xiao Niannian could hear them.

“Grandma, Sister is really amazing...”

Walking to the door of her house, Xiao Niannian heard her younger brothers praising her again. She had to admit, hearing nice things certainly made her happier.

When Xiao Niannian walked in, she saw that Grandma Xiao had already prepared two dishes and one soup, waiting for them.

“Niannian, hurry and wash your hands for dinner.”

After eating, Xiao Niannian returned to her room to catch up on sleep, while the two brothers ran out again.

After having an early dinner in the afternoon, Xiao Niannian returned to the New Recruit Regiment.

“Niannian, you're back! Did you not go to the County Government today?”

“I didn't go to the County Government.”

Hearing Zheng Si's words, Xiao Niannian felt she had something she wanted to say.

“What happened in the County Government?”

“We didn't see it ourselves, but we heard that the spy who hadn't been caught before committed another crime...”

Qian Wu, Wu Qi, and Zhou Fa were all talking about various things happening in the County Government.

For them, a trip to the County Government was an extremely happy event. Even if they just bought something to eat or browsed the Supply and Marketing Cooperative, they would have plenty to talk about.

“Pingping, your clothes are so beautiful! This outfit costs fifty or sixty yuan—that's our allowance for an entire year...” When Yang Fang said this, she deliberately glanced at Xiao Niannian.

“Pingping, you look so elegant in these clothes.”

Hu Ping listened to their compliments and looked proudly toward Xiao Niannian.

She expected to see jealousy and envy in Xiao Niannian's eyes, but to her surprise, Xiao Niannian didn't even look at her.

Xiao Niannian rolled up her sleeves, and the reward watch appeared before them.

Looking at the watch, Hu Ping suddenly remembered the incident where she was captured by the gangster, while Xiao Niannian received a certificate of merit, a watch, and one hundred yuan... Xiao Niannian took off her jacket, preparing to lie down for a bit, when Qian Wu's voice rang out.

“Niannian, did you buy this sweater at the Department Store? It's gorgeous!”

“This sweater looks very expensive.”

“This sweater is really beautiful.”

Xiao Niannian genuinely had no intention of comparing herself to Hu Ping. She pulled up her blanket and said.

“My grandma made it—a priceless treasure of family love.”

Qian Wu and Zheng Si were extremely envious when they heard this.

“I really envy you for having such a wonderful grandma.”

“Grandma Xiao's craftsmanship is truly excellent.”

Several of them planned that once they saved up more money, they would buy fabric and ask Grandma Xiao to make them an outfit.

This would be even better than what they could buy at the Supply and Marketing Cooperative or the department store.

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