The next morning was the third day of the Lunar New Year, and it was only around 4 o'clock in the morning. Grandma got up very early that day.
While the family was still sleeping, she had already started preparing to make noodles, because today her eldest son and his family were going back to the countryside again. As the saying goes, dumplings get on the bus and noodles get off.
After a while, Sun's father was sleeping in the back room. He was a relatively light sleeper. When he heard the sound, he put on his clothes and shoes and got out of the house. When he came to the outer room, he glanced at his wife and said nothing.
He put on his hat and went outside to find a piece of frozen pork, brought it in and defrosted it in a basin, and then went inside to fish out a pickled cabbage.
Then I started to sit in front of the stove to fill up the firewood and boil water. The sauerkraut must be blanched, otherwise it will be too sour and the dumplings will not taste good.
Here, grandma was scooping noodles out of the dough bag, and she said to her husband a little worriedly: "His dad, what do you think the boss's family is going to do? We can't stay in the countryside all the time~"
"Don't mention this little bastard. I get angry when I talk about this. My son-in-law kindly offered to help him find a solution, but it turns out that you, the eldest son, are in trouble, since you refused directly~"
"In the past two years, if I had slapped him so hard before, how could anyone like him be so happy living in the countryside?" When Sun's father said this, he had an angry look on his face.
"Oh~" Sun's mother came over with a basin of noodles and sighed. She opened the lid of the pot, picked up the water and scooped some warm water into the basin.
He said calmly, "Boss is probably afraid of getting into trouble and becoming ordinary. This child has been sensible since he was a child~"
While the couple was chatting, Sun Qianchao also got up, got dressed and came over and asked: "Mom and Dad, what time is it? Why are you already preparing to cook?"
"I'm older and sleep less, so I can't lie down there, so I'll burn the kang for you~" Sun's father answered with a smile and added a handful of firewood to the pit.
Sun Ganchao heard this and smiled directly: "You two can't bear to leave my eldest brother, so just tell me. You haven't told me the truth today!"
"You kid, you just know how to expose your shortcomings. Go outside and get some wooden stumbling blocks. You can only talk every day, but you don't have any eyesight~" Sun's father laughed and cursed.
"Okay, I'll go right away~" After saying that, Sun quickly put on the cotton-padded jacket he was wearing, and took a handbag to open the door.
"Second Chao, put on your hat. You are now a father. I have to keep an eye on this thing every day~" Sun's mother finished instructing her son.
Then he turned to look at her husband and complained: "You are an old man too. He just got out of bed this morning. Why did you ask him to do any work? Just go out and fix the wooden stumbling block!"
"Isn't this the time when you give birth to a son?" Sun's father said with a smile, took out a cigarette from his pocket and prepared to smoke one.
During the Chinese New Year, the standard has also improved a lot. I no longer smoke the previous cigarette pouches and pots. Comrade Sun still feels that the ones with boxes are good for smoking, but he is usually reluctant to buy them. They are all filial piety from his son and son-in-law.
Seeing this, grandma grabbed the cigarette and said, "You old thing, there are many children in the house, don't let them choke~"
"Mom, open the door~" Sun Qianchao said outside the door carrying a large pile of wooden tripods in a sack.
"Here we come~" Grandmother put the cigarette in her pocket and walked over to open the door.
Sun rushed into the house and arranged the wood, then picked up a small stool and sat next to his father to warm himself by the fire.
He asked with concern: "By the way, Dad, you are 51 this year. Do you want to find a more leisurely position?"
"I'll try to find someone for you. Being a material cutter right now is too tiring and my body can't bear it. Anyway, our family is not short of money right now. I think the position of gatekeeper in your factory is quite suitable for you~"
When Sun Guofu heard this, his reaction was very strong: "Your father is not old yet, what's the point of going to see the gate?"
"Dad, you..." Sun Qianchao thought through all kinds of tricks. It was just a persuasion. In the end, his father still didn't agree, so he had to give up temporarily.
While chatting, the whole family got up one after another and happily made dumplings together. After eating, although grandma was reluctant to leave, she could only watch her eldest son and his family leave.
Sun Ganchao borrowed the reverse-riding donkey again and rode it specially to take his eldest brother and his family to the train station. Then he said goodbye to his parents and daughter, and returned to his home with his reluctant wife Yu Hong, because tomorrow the two of them would It's time to start work.
As soon as he arrived home, Yu Hong saw the empty living room, sat on the sofa and sighed: "Alas~"
Here, Sun Qianchao was about to put the bean bags and other things brought by his parents outside.
Seeing this scene, he sat down next to his wife and asked with concern: "What's up, my wife, why are you sighing during the Chinese New Year?"
"I miss my daughter. I finally got to know me a little bit over the past two days. We left again. I just discovered today that my daughter actually has 12 teeth~~" Yu Hong hugged her husband's arm uncomfortably. .
The daughter has grown so big in a flash, but the time the mother and daughter get together is very short. They usually only go back on weekends, and if something happens, they can only see her once every two weeks.
"Daughter-in-law, there is no other way. If you keep persisting, it will be fine to go to kindergarten in the future. Then we will take the child back..."
Sun Qunchao calmed down his wife Yu Hong's mood and went downstairs. This worldly thing must be handled carefully, and even during the New Year, he had to move around.
I went to a nearby supply and marketing cooperative to buy some things, including ten bottles of wine, sugar, malted milk, canned food, White Rabbit toffee, cigarettes, etc. In total, it cost Sun Qunchao nearly a month's salary.
Divide the things into several portions and put them into the space. Carrying two bottles of wine and two cans of malted milk, he first arrived at Master Liu Ming's house. After going upstairs, he knocked on the door.
"Master, sister-in-law, are you at home?"
"How about catching up with uncle~" The person who opened the door was Liu Xuan, the 7-year-old daughter of Liu Ming's family.
Sun Ganchao always came to the master's house when he said this, and he was very familiar with this little girl. He took out a few pieces of candy from his pocket.
He handed it over and asked with a smile: "Xuanxuan, are your parents staying at home?"
"Thank you, uncle Chaochao, come in~" After taking the candy, little Liu Xuan happily held hands and welcomed the person in.
And he shouted into the bedroom: "Mom and Dad, Uncle Chao is coming out. Come out quickly~"
"Come on, come on, Xuanxuan, can you help your parents pour a cup of tea for your uncle~" Wu Yu said as he walked out.
"Okay, Uncle Catch Up, you have a seat~" After the child Liu Xuan finished speaking, she jumped up and down to pour the water.
Sun Ganchao said hello to Liu Ming and his wife who came out: "Master, sister-in-law, happy New Year~"
"Here comes the water. Uncle Catch up, drink it up~" Liu Xuan, a child, came over with a water glass.
Upon seeing this, Sun Ganchao quickly took it, took out a few candies from his pocket and handed them over.
He touched the little girl's head: "Thank you Xuanxuan, this is your reward~"
"You kid, just use sugar-coated bullets to corrupt my daughter. You've spoiled her so much that she's getting cavities~" Liu Ming came over and made a joke.
Wu Yu on the side rolled her eyes at her husband: "Why don't you tell me that when you are used to it, I can only give you a few candies to catch up, and you wish I could buy them for you every day~"
Liu Ming didn't dare to say anything. He picked up his daughter and wanted to change the subject. He looked at the things in his apprentice's hands:
"Catch up, come to my place from now on, don't worry about this, just come here. Why are you buying these things? I have everything at home, I have said it so many times~"
(End of chapter)
