The Su family was once again shaken by a fish that appeared out of thin air.
The instigator, Tianbao, used sleep to escape the noise and ran into space to hide from the quietness.
This time she took a special walk along the trickling stream.
The stream meanders along the terrain, looking like a natural ribbon from a distance. At every turning point, there is a small pool with clear water and clean river sand and pebbles at the bottom.
Under the sparkling light and in the mottled water shadows, schools of fish of different shapes and colors are swimming happily.
The big one is the size of an adult's arm, and the small one is as thin as a child's finger.
Tianbao doesn’t know what kind of fish these are, but he only knows that they should be edible.
The one she just took out, her father immediately put it in a basin after he regained consciousness, indicating that he could continue to drink fish soup.
The little figure of Tianbao stood by the stream, tilting his head to look at the happy fish in the water.
She has many fish.
If you feed your mother so much, can you repair your mother's body bones?
Winter represents withering and means recuperation.
At this time of year, everything is desolate and silent.
Dahuai Village is shrouded in ice and snow, making it particularly deserted.
But this year, the Su family at the end of the village became an exception.
As the poorest family in the village, the family has been celebrating the Chinese New Year every day recently, and the laughter from the Su family's courtyard can be heard from a long distance away.
There are also some good-hearted villagers looking for excuses to come to the house and want to find out something, but they can't find out anything.
The only gossip I got was that the Su family sent two fish to Dr. Shi in the village and the Chen family in the next village.
At first glance, the Su family is still the same Su family, with a dilapidated small courtyard and simple furnishings. The Su family is still the same as in previous years, with everyone wearing coarse cloth.
If you insist on finding a difference, it is probably that the spirit of the Su family is completely different.
From the oldest to the youngest in the Su family, everyone always has a smile on their face, their eyes are clear, and they look energetic.
There is a kind of vitality that blooms from the inside out.
Like a seed that falls in the rotten soil, it is ready to grow. When spring comes, it will break through the rotten soil and sprout green shoots.
This kind of vitality is enviable and jealous in the eyes of people who have lived in darkness for a long time and have their spines crushed by reality.
The Su family is well versed in keeping a low profile, living their own little life behind closed doors, not revealing anything, and not leaking a single word to the outside world.
Even the three bastards of the Su family were very tight-lipped, and others couldn't get anything useful out of their mouths.
Grandma said, if anyone talks nonsense, there will be no fish to eat in the future.
For a bite of fish, the cubs closed their mouths tighter than clam shells.
Time flies by in the blink of an eye. It’s the midwinter solstice in December, and heavy snow begins to fall in the sky again.
Sweet baby is one month old.
In one month, because the rations were sufficient, the baby grew slowly.
She is round and round, white and tender, with a long face with delicate features and picturesque eyebrows, and a pair of big black eyes that are clear and expressive.
The Su family courtyard was as lively as New Year's Eve.
When she got up early in the morning, Mrs. Su boiled hot water, put a wooden basin next to the brazier to add water, washed her little granddaughter clean, and put on a little coat specially made for her.
The cover cloth for the coat was cut from the fabric of the underwear worn by my three older brothers. It was a washed white navy blue cloth, clean and soft.
The cotton in the middle is new. Su Da went to the town to buy new cotton, and stuffed a thick layer between the cover cloth, which is enough to keep warm.
The white and fragrant milk baby was freshly baked and was held in Grandma's arms for everyone to watch.
"Grandma, my sister is so white! How can she be so white? She's as white as frozen fat pork!"
"She's white and fat! When my sister took a shower just now, her hands and legs were all covered with wrinkles! I counted three wrinkles on my sister's legs!"
"And the feet. I just poked my sister's feet, and her feet were able to grab my hand! The toes are the same as the fingers. It's amazing!"
The three cubs gathered around Grandma, jumping and screaming and talking enthusiastically. They looked at their sister as strangely as they looked at monkeys.
The adults were listening to Tong Yan Wuji, and they all bent over with laughter.
Tianbao's face was expressionless.
This was the first time in her two lives that people were watching her while taking a shower.
Everyone in the family saw her glorious appearance.
She was so embarrassed and ashamed that she scratched her toes.
Tianbao had a sullen face, his eyes falling on his little feet, which were wrapped in little tiger shoes and curled up twice more.
...Her toes seem to be really capable of catching people.
...It's quite fun.
Mrs. Su hugged her little granddaughter contentedly and was reluctant to let go. "Today Tianbao is one month old. I was supposed to hold a full moon banquet to invite relatives and neighbors to come over and have a lively meal. But the situation in our family is not something that should be taken seriously. I'm looking for it. Let’s just celebrate it at home to avoid unnecessary complications, what do you think?”
Su Da and Liu Yuelan had no objection, "Both listen to mother."
Su Er and He Daxiang had no objections. Their family had always been the poorest in the eyes of the villagers. The delicious food and drinks in the past month had attracted a lot of prying eyes. If they wanted to host the Full Moon Wine in a big way, it would arouse suspicion.
It's better to keep a low profile.
Old man Su had been lying on the bed for more than half a month, refusing to lie down anymore. Now he was sitting next to him on crutches, enjoying the happiness of family together.
He also agrees with his wife's idea, "As the saying goes, you don't worry about scarcity but inequality. It's okay when everyone is poor, but the family that was originally the poorest and always at the bottom suddenly isn't as sad as everyone thought, and is even better off than they are. This will follow if you get to the bottom of it, people’s hearts are the most unpredictable... Let’s do this.”
Having made up their mind, the whole family started working on the little sweet baby's full moon.
Liu Yuelan and He Daxiang kneaded the dough to make steamed buns, while Su Da and Su Er spontaneously went to the newly built kitchen to process the ingredients.
There were seven or eight large grass carp in the broken water tank in the kitchen.
It was their sweet baby that was thrown out every day to slap her father in the face. The little girl had a great time playing with it, which resulted in the family eating so much fish and meat every day.
In the end, I saved up half of the water tank.
Everyone in the family, old and young, also gained weight.
While the Su family's courtyard was enjoying themselves, there was a knock on the closed courtyard door.
Bang bang bang——
Strong and rough.
Su Da and Su Er looked at each other. They subconsciously hid the half-processed fish and covered the broken water tank with a wooden curtain before going out and opening the door.
The door opened, and there were two middle-aged men outside. They were wearing government uniforms, with swords hanging from their waists, and they were full of evil spirits.
Not far behind the Yamen servants were crowds of villagers watching the fun, pointing at the Su family courtyard.
When Su Da saw the government uniform, his heart skipped a beat, and he asked carefully with a smile on his face, "Two gentlemen, what's going on?"
At that moment, a yamen officer glanced at him, his eyes cold and cold, "But the Su family of Dahuai Village? Is Su Liang, the former counselor of the Department of General Affairs, a relative of yours?"
At this time, Mrs. Su was holding Tian Bao, and Old Man Su also heard the noise and came out of the main room. When they saw the scene outside the door, and then keenly caught the word "front" in the Yachai's mouth, the couple's hearts suddenly trembled.
Old Mrs. Su hugged her granddaughter tightly, her heart felt cold, and a bad premonition spread throughout her limbs.
Su Da paused for a while, then Fang reluctantly agreed.
Su Liang is a relative of his family who is an official in Beijing. Although the two families have no contact at all, their relationship is within the fifth server.
After receiving a response, the Yamen took out an official document with a big seal from his pocket and read it on the spot, "Former Councilor Su Liang of the General Affairs Department secretly formed a secret alliance with party members during his tenure as an official, made erroneous words and went against the grain, and despised the government's policy. This is an act of treachery. The crimes were combined, the family was confiscated, and the whole family was exiled thousands of miles away. They were not allowed to return to office for life, and they were sentenced to nine clans! The family of Su Xiang, who was born in Dahuai Village, Yuzhou, was charged with the crime of being sentenced together, and they were exiled together!"
"The official document has been read out. Su Xiang and his family are now ordered to go to the town government to apply for exile and go to the border area of Yongzhou today to answer the crime!"
