Not long after the third uncle arrived, the second uncle also came and walked into the main room with his three children and the second aunt.
When Aunt Sun saw her second brother, she smiled and said, "Second brother, where have you been?" The whole family was not at home, so where did they go collectively?
Sun Zhongli touched his head and said honestly: "Today is the market. I have saved some eggs at home. Let's go to the market to sell eggs together." If he knew that the eldest sister was coming back, he would definitely not go out.
As soon as I stepped into the village, someone informed my eldest sister and brother-in-law that they were back. Sun Laoer ran home in a hurry, put down the things he bought at the market, and came to his eldest brother's house.
Mr. He said with a smile: "No wonder there were so many people in the town when we came. It turned out to be Wei Day." Wei Day is the same as Market Day, which is also a market.
Second Aunt Jiang brought her three children over to say hello to Aunt Sun and Uncle He.
Aunt Sun took some more milk candies from the dining table, stuffed a few into each person, and said with a smile: "Eat candies, they are milk candies, very fragrant." This kind of candy is not only rare in Sunjia Village, but also rare in He family. Coming from the capital, the milky aroma is particularly strong.
Sun Chunlan deliberately left a few bags and prepared to return to her parents' home.
The second uncle took one, stuffed it into his mouth, and stuffed another one into each of the three children.
He smiled and said, "Sister, brother-in-law, brother Yu, are you the only three coming back?" Usually two children come back, but this time only one comes back, which is a bit strange.
Sun Chunlan explained again the reason why the child did not come back.
The second aunt agreed and said: "Brother Jin, it's important to study, so don't waste your time." Rural women don't know anything else, but they have special respect for scholars. Brother Jin can go to the examination room at such a young age. It's really amazing.
Everyone chatted for a while. Mrs. Huang looked at the sky and saw that it was almost noon. She said to Ms. Su, "My dear, hurry up and cook. Brother Yu is hungry."
The He family is a wealthy family, and three meals a day are indispensable. I heard from my daughter that they also have afternoon tea, snacks, candies, and fruits. They eat very exquisitely.
When Brother Yu heard his grandmother say that he was hungry, he quickly retorted: "Grandma, I'm not hungry."
But I was really hungry. I was on my way early in the morning and had already digested what I had eaten in the morning.
Huang smiled and said, "Okay, you're not hungry. Your parents are." She touched Brother Yu's hair and found that this boy looked very much like an uncle.
Mrs. Su quickly sat up and said solemnly: "I know, grandma." The chickens couldn't be killed in time, and there were cured ducks at home. Just now, the head of the house went to the village and bought a few kilograms of pork. He would deal with it casually at noon. After lunch, he would Kill chickens, geese, and ducks, and make a sumptuous meal at night.
The second aunt Jiang said to Huang, "Auntie, I went to the market today and met my father. He gave me a fish. I took it and we all eat it together." Jiang's father occasionally fished and sold fish, and he happened to meet her. , and gave his daughter a fish.
Huang nodded: "Go ahead, Brother Yu likes to eat fish."
He Shuyu was playing with his cousin. When he heard about fish, his eyes wandered and he admitted generously: "Grandma, you better understand me. I like to eat fish the most."
These words made everyone laugh.
Third aunt Zheng was anxious when she saw Mrs. Jiang spending so much money to send fish. Her first priority was to please her eldest sister, so she said eagerly: "Auntie, eldest sister, I will go home and bring some eggs to make egg soup and pepper soup. It will dispel the cold and warm the stomach."
Sun Laosan quickly agreed: "Yes, Brother De makes egg and pepper soup, which is very delicious. Sister, brother-in-law, Brother Yu, you must try it."
He winked at Mrs. Zheng.
Zheng understood instantly and left quickly, going home to get the eggs.
Everyone has eggs, and given the uncle's character, he would definitely refuse them. I can't give him time to refuse. Eaters are short-tongued. As long as the eldest sister eats my food, her anger will gradually subside.
Sun Bomin took the fish brought by Mrs. Jiang and went to the well to kill it. It was a grass carp, quite big, weighing 8 pounds.
Sun Laoer, Sun Laosan and Mr. He went out to the yard to watch the fish being killed.
The third aunt, the second aunt and her daughter Xiaoxue went to the kitchen to help.
A group of boys were left in the main room.
Mrs. Huang and Aunt Sun walked into the bedroom and were picking out Yuniang's New Year's gift.
Taking advantage of his young age, Sun Shan followed Mr. Huang into the bedroom. When he saw the things on the floor, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart: Aunt Sun is the unstoppable devil!
Speaking of Sun Chunlan, Auntie Sun, everyone in Sunjia Village knows her story. Even her story is spread in the neighboring village and town.
A Daqian woman wants to live a good life, relying on her parents at home, her husband-in-law when she gets married, and her son when she gets old.
Aunt Sun has a good family background. Her father is a barefoot doctor in the village, and he can identify herbs, dig them up and sell them, so her family has a good life.
Sun's nine-room blue brick house with large tiles was built by Dr. Sun.
Aunt Sun was the first child, and Dr. Sun doted on her very much.
Unfortunately, the good times did not last long. Dr. Sun died in Yezhupo. The Sun family suffered a disastrous decline, and the family's livelihood depended entirely on their savings.
To make matters worse, the next year, Huang's youngest son, who was also Sun Shan's fourth uncle, suffered from an unknown disease. The family sold farmland and cattle for medical treatment. He still died two years later.
The wealth accumulated over the years was gone, leaving only an empty brick house, an citrus grove and an acre of dry land.
As you can imagine, the life of the Sun family is miserable.
Due to Huang's weak body and weak temperament, the burden of supporting the family fell on Aunt Sun and Bomin Sun.
Mrs. Huang is taking care of her children at home, while her two siblings go out early and come home late, looking for food in the forest.
Because Dr. Sun left early, the two brothers and sisters only knew the most common medicinal materials. They dug day and night and could not earn a few copper coins.
Firecrackers were going off on someone else's New Year's Eve, but the Sun siblings were still looking for food in the mountains.
The days became more and more miserable, and the Sun family was often hungry. Thanks to the help from the clan, they could barely survive.
When you are poor, you want to change. Aunt Sun feels that if things continue like this, the whole family will starve to death sooner or later, and even end up selling their brothers and sisters to find a way for them to survive.
Aunt Sun's eldest daughter is the mother. Huang's temperament is soft, and she is strong-tempered.
I took a bite of the home-made citrus. It was sweet and delicious, with a unique taste. Logically speaking, the price should be good.
But Huangyang County is a poor county. People in the city say that citrus fruits are delicious, but they are too expensive and no one buys them, so they have to sell them at low prices in exchange for a small amount of rice bran for food rations.
Aunt Sun made the boldest decision in her life. She went to Fucheng to sell oranges.
This idea was first stopped by Huang and then by the village elders. A girl who is sixteen or seventeen years old actually dares to go to Fucheng and scare people to death by speaking out.
Not to mention Sunjiacun, no one from Mingyang Town has ever been to Fucheng.
Everyone was unanimously against it.
Aunt Sun is as stubborn as a nine-headed ox and cannot be pulled back.
Huang and the villagers had no choice but to let her go.
Because Aunt Sun said: It is better to give it a try than to starve to death.
As the eldest son in the family, Sun Bomin dared to go because his eldest sister dared to go, so naturally he had to follow.
So the two siblings went to the county town to find out how to get to Fucheng, and they also saved up enough travel expenses to wait for the citrus season.
The two siblings caught up with the county's escort team, paid the fare, pulled a cart, loaded five large baskets of oranges, and followed the escort agency silently.
