The days passed by, and after planting the radishes and cooking the ducks, it was already the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month.
Every family has begun to prepare for the New Year.
Sunjia Village does not have the custom of celebrating the Laba Festival, nor does it have the custom of cooking Laba porridge.
When Su got up early in the morning, she cooked a large bowl of sweet potato rice porridge as breakfast for the family.
Just after breakfast, Aunt Li from next door hurried over and said hurriedly: "Mother, your eldest daughter is back."
Huang paused, stood up from the stool, and asked eagerly: "What? You said Chunlan is back?"
Didn’t you say you wouldn’t come back this year? Why so suddenly?
Aunt Li said firmly: "It's your Chunlan. I read it right. She came back in a carriage."
This morning I went to the fields to pour vegetables, and I saw a carriage in the distance. If I look carefully, the driver is your uncle.
And in the village, besides your Chunlan, who else can afford to ride in a carriage.
Aunt Li was a warm-hearted person. When she was sure that it was really Huang's eldest daughter, she immediately ran to Sun's house to report the news.
Mrs. Huang thanked Aunt Li and said to her eldest son, "Go and see if your eldest sister is back?"
After Mrs. Huang finished speaking, she and Sun Bomin and his wife walked out of Sun's house and walked along the village path towards the entrance of the village.
Now is the slack season, and not many people are working in the fields. After breakfast, the villagers were squatting under the big banyan tree in the CBD at the head of the village chatting and gossiping. When they saw Aunt Li running back in a hurry, they were about to ask what was going on.
As a result, he disappeared without a trace in a moment.
I saw her and the Huang family coming out again.
The good-hearted villager A asked, "Uncle, what's going on?" Since the whole family was involved, it couldn't be a big deal.
Before Sun Bomin could say anything, Aunt Li replied preemptively: "No, Bomin, his eldest sister is back. Why don't we go out to greet her?" The mother-in-law welcomed her son-in-law in person, which was enough to give her face.
Villager B opened his eyes wide and asked in disbelief: "Is it really Chunlan who has returned to her parents' home?" Yesterday, she asked Mrs. Huang if the eldest daughter would come back. Didn't she say that her grandson would not come back after taking an exam or something? Did I hear it wrong? Already?
At this time, the village chief of the Sun family ran out from nowhere, pulled Sun Bomin and asked, "Bomin, is Chunlan really back?"
Once again, Sun Bomin was preempted by Aunt Li to answer: "Pearls are not that real. I saw it with my own eyes. Chunlan's uncle was driving a carriage."
The village chief believed her. Aunt Li was famous for her good eyesight and she was still able to thread needles even at her age. She was right when she said she saw Chunlan.
A large number of people from Sunshan's family turned into a whole village of Sunjia Village went to the entrance of the village to greet Uncle He's family.
Sun Shan was young and could not walk very fast, so his eldest sister Gu Yu ran with him on her back.
In fact, Sun Shan didn't plan to come out and waited at home.
But the eldest sister didn't say anything and ran away with him on her back.
Sun Shan sighed. He understood what his aunt meant to the Sun family because he was here.
Sun Bomin gave birth to four daughters in a row, but those people only dared to talk behind their backs. If they were ordinary people, the rumors in the village would have crushed Sun Bomin and his wife, and their spirits would be destroyed.
Mrs. Huang led a group of villagers to the village intersection. A carriage drove up from a distance and everyone stood at the entrance of the village.
The head of Sunjia Village pointed to the carriage and said to Mr. Huang, "Mother, it's true that Chunlan is back."
Aunt Li's eyes are really good and her vision is extremely accurate.
Huang smiled and said, "Yes, it's really Chunlan. Didn't you say you wouldn't come back this year? Why did you come back again?"
It's always nice to have my daughter back. We meet once a year, sometimes once every two years. As parents, we are worried about our children.
The villagers of the Sun family watched the carriage coming from a distance, and then glanced at Huang.
Envy, jealousy, hatred, not to mention the door-to-door gifts in the carriage, the carriage also made others envious.
There are not many ox-carts within a hundred miles, let alone horse-drawn carriages.
It's like there are very few cyclists in the village, but you drive a car. It's hard not to make people jealous.
Soon the carriage came over. Uncle He on the carriage was startled. He quickly pulled the horse, stopped, jumped out, and asked nervously: "Auntie, village chief, why are you here?"
I didn't feel it, but I was shocked when I saw it. The crowd of people, if they were strangers, would definitely not dare to enter the village.
The carriage suddenly stopped. Sun Chunlan inside felt strange and thought something was happening outside. She opened the curtain and was shocked to see that all the villagers were there.
He quickly got out of the car and asked: "Auntie, village chief, what happened?" All seven aunts and eight aunts were there, not to mention the fifth uncle and the sixth uncle. They were all crowded at the entrance of the village. Could it be that they were engaged in village activities, so everyone Stacked together?
The village chief looked at Mr. He and Chunlan and said with a smile: "It's okay. We heard that you were coming back, so we came out with your mother to have a look. By the way, your mother said you won't come back, right?"
In fact, every time Chunlan returned to her hometown, Sunjiacun knew about it and would come out to see it. It was just that there were too many people gathered this time, so she made such a fuss.
Chunlan said with a smile: "The village chief, I didn't plan to come back, but I really miss my mother, so I decided to come back for a visit."
The family members were crazy nervous about Brother Jin's child exam, especially the husband-in-law, who stopped doing business and kept hanging around his son all day long. Chunlan rolled her eyes.
Later, I just did whatever I had to do as usual, took my husband back to my parents' house, and let Brother Jin relax.
Of course, I couldn't express this reason, I could only talk about missing my mother-in-law. Everyone who heard this would praise me as filial piety.
After hearing this, the village chief was very pleased. He touched his beard and said approvingly: "Chunlan is the most filial daughter among the married daughters in the village."
When I said this, I didn't offend anyone who had a daughter.
Because this is a fact, who wouldn't be happy to have such a daughter.
At this time, a boy of fourteen or fifteen years old got out of the carriage, jumped out of the carriage, and hurriedly came to my mother and father.
The carriage stopped for a long time, and my parents were still chatting. They couldn't get out of the car.
He Shuyu said hello to Sunjia Village: "Grandma, uncle, aunt, cousins, Sunjia Village Chief, hello." He bent down, with a sincere attitude and a gentle tone.
It’s not surprising that there are so many people being polite, He Shuyu still has the education he should have.
Mrs. Huang stepped forward and pulled the boy, and said lovingly: "Brother Yu is here too. Hey, he has grown a lot taller." The boy grew up so fast. After a year, the seedlings were still growing taller. He was happy to see them.
The village chief looked at He Jiaerlang, who was wearing a long brocade gown, and smiled even brighter.
As expected of a wealthy family, he was well-educated, and he was amiable and not impatient at all with us poor-legged people.
He patted He Shuyu's little hand and said lovingly: "Brother Yu, are you tired? It's been a hard ride all the way in the carriage."
He Shuyu smiled honestly and said honestly: "Village Chief, I'm tired. I've been sitting for many days and my buttocks are calloused. It's very uncomfortable."
As soon as the words came out, the people in Sunjia Village laughed.
Han'er, you speak so down to earth.
Sun Bomin said to his brother-in-law: "Brother-in-law, let's go back and I will help you pull the carriage." This is a horse. I only see it a few times a year. I am happy to be able to touch it.
Mr. He handed the reins to his wife's brother and said, "Pull slowly, and it will follow you." He walked to Huang's side and helped Huang to walk.
Sun Chunlan accurately found Sun Shan, picked him up, kissed him, and said with a smile: "This kid has grown taller and heavier." She hugged him and refused to let go.
Sun Shan was startled by the sudden intimacy. When he saw it was his aunt, he shyly shouted: "Auntie, you are back."
