Chapter 2 Poor Su
Unexpectedly, during a mission to search for wild plants, a flood broke out.
When I woke up, I was in Su's belly.
As soon as he came out, he was an 8-month premature baby.
Oh! I thought about how hard I worked to save money, but before I could spend it all, I passed away.
Fortunately, I am an orphan, and giving my savings to the country is a way to repay the country for raising me.
After sitting for a long time, if he didn't go back, his mother would come out to look for him later. Sun Shan brushed the dust off his butt and stood up to go back.
"Shan Zi, where are you? Come home for dinner." Su never understood why her son liked to wander around alone. She was a little worried, so she quickly prepared dinner and went to find him.
"Mother, I'm here." Sure enough, Su came out to look for her.
Sun Shan had gotten used to A Niang worrying for a long time whenever he was not around.
Alas, I am her only son and her only support in the Sun family.
Speaking of Su, she is also a pitiful woman.
After giving birth to four daughters in a row, she finally gave birth to a son.
As a result, he was still a premature baby, weak and dependent on medicine. Now he is 5 years old and can barely stand, so we dare to let him play alone.
Su quickly walked over, took Sun Shan's hand, and said gently, "You like to play alone all day long. It's almost dark, and you don't know how to go home."
It's really worrying.
Suddenly I thought of something and reached out to touch his clothes. Hmm, the cotton jacket is thick enough and I won’t be cold.
The mother and son were walking along a dirt road in the country. Before they had taken a few steps, they saw a man in front of them.
"Master, why are you out too?" Su was puzzled. Shouldn't the master set up the table at home? Today is winter, and the second and third brothers and their families will come home for dinner.
Sun Bomin scratched his head and said with a simple smile: "Since Shanzi hasn't come back for so long, I thought you didn't find him."
Seeing his son with Su, he breathed a sigh of relief, squatted down, picked up Sun Shan, tapped his forehead, and pretended to be angry and scolded: "You, it's so cold, and you still go out to play."
How can I describe this son? He is more taciturn than other kids and likes to play alone, like an old child.
Sun Shan felt a little guilty and said with a red face, "Dad, it's my fault. I made you worry." After that, he hugged his neck and stopped talking.
Sun Shan understood that he was not only the foundation of the Su family's foothold in the Sun family, but also the foundation for Sun Boming to hold his head up high in the village and the confidence to go to the ancestral hall to burn incense without being laughed at.
The woman in the family gave birth to four girls in a row and had long become a laughing stock in the village.
When Su gave birth to her fourth daughter, Sun Boming relied on the only trace of conscience in his heart to not divorce Su and remarry.
Fortunately, Su's fifth child was finally a boy, which saved her from the tragedy of being divorced and sent home.
The three of them finally returned home when the night fell.
"Grandma, I'm back." The moment Sun Boming stepped into the door, Sun Shan hurriedly got up, skipped across the yard, and walked into the main room.
Huang had been sitting at the main table for a long time. When she saw her precious grandson coming back, she touched his face and then his hands. Only when she was sure that they were not cold did she feel relieved. It was very cold outside, and her little grandson just liked to hang out.
Lovingly said: "You, it's cold outside, and you don't even know to come back."
Sun Shan was carried to a low stool with charcoal piled next to him. The old man could not stand the cold, so Su had already lit the charcoal fire.
Sun Bomin put the unfinished tables and chairs in place. The men sat at one table and the women sat at another, sitting separately.
I looked at the sky again. It was dark, and thought that my second and third brothers should be here.
Sure enough, whoever you think of will come.
"Brother, I'm here." A cheerful male voice came from outside. The farmyard was open, and people could come and go as they pleased. Soon, a large group of people rushed into the main hall, so dense that Sun Shan felt dizzy.
Huang, Sun Shan's grandmother, lost her husband early in life and gave birth to three sons and two daughters.
The eldest daughter is Sun Chunlan, 36 years old, married into the He family in the provincial capital of Guangnan Province and has four sons.
The eldest son, Sun Shan’s father, Sun Bomin, was 34 years old. He married a woman named Su from Hulingshan Village and had four daughters and one son.
The eldest daughter, Guyu, is 14 years old, the second daughter, Lixia, is 12 years old, the third daughter, Xiaoman, is 9 years old, the fourth daughter, Hanlu, is 8 years old, and the youngest son is Sunshan, who is 5 years old.
The second son, Sun Zhongli, was 32 years old. He married Jiang from the next town and had two sons and one daughter. The eldest son, Sun Dingming, was 13 years old, the second son, Sun Dingqing, was 11 years old, and the third daughter, Xiaoxue, was 9 years old.
The third son, Sun Shuwen, was 28 years old. He married Zheng from the next village and had three sons. The eldest son, Sun Dingguang, was 10 years old, the second son, Sun Dingyong, was 8 years old, and the third son, Sun Dingde, was 6 years old.
The youngest daughter, Sun Chunjiao, is 25 years old. She married Zhou Erlang from the suburbs of the county and has a son and a daughter. The eldest son, Zhou Dabao, is 7 years old, and the youngest daughter, Zhou Miaomiao, is 5 years old.
It took Sun Shan a long time to recognize all his brothers and sisters in the family. But every time a crowd of people swarmed in, his scalp tingled. He thought this family was so fertile, with endless descendants.
"Mom, I'm here." As soon as I heard the voice, I knew it was my third uncle.
Next to him is his second uncle.
The two brothers had completely different personalities. The second uncle was like his father, an honest and simple farm boy, while the third uncle was a smooth talker who liked to brag and talk nonsense. In short, if you believed one out of ten of his words, you were already giving him face.
When Sun Shan saw his two uncles, he stood up and called out to his second uncle and third uncle, then to his second aunt and third aunt. He then said hello to his older brothers and sisters and continued to squat at Huang's feet to warm himself by the fire. He felt cold as he left the fire, so he decided to continue warming himself.
Huang looked at the children and grandchildren in the room with a loving smile and called out, "Sit down, the meal is almost ready." She then pulled her grandson over to warm herself by the fire together.
"Mother, I'll go help my sister-in-law in the kitchen." Third Aunt said crisply, then turned and walked out of the yard towards the kitchen.
As for the second aunt, after calling her mother-in-law, she had already quietly gone to the kitchen to help her sister-in-law.
There are many people in the family, and relying on my sister-in-law and several girls at home is definitely not enough manpower. It is better to go and help quickly and prepare the meal.
After a while, the smell of rice wafted.
Su served the dishes with her two sisters-in-law and the four beautiful girls in the family.
The dinner on the winter solstice is very sumptuous.
Make a big pot of lotus root soup with bones. After the soup is cooked, take out the lotus roots and season them with garlic and chopped green onions. A plate of stir-fried lotus roots is ready.
Next, a dish of boiled chicken was served. This chicken was used for worshiping the gods and ancestors today. Su simply boiled it and added ginger and scallions. It was original and looked very tempting.
Another steamed Anhui fish was served. This fish was really big, weighing a full 12 pounds. Sun Boming bought it at the market in town this morning.
The last dish is stir-fried pork and vegetables.
Add a big pot of sweet potato rice.
Even though four dishes and one soup may seem too little for a family of more than a dozen people, it is still a unique dish in Sunjia Village, and the portion is large, enough for the whole family.
My third uncle's youngest son Dingde was drooling as he stared at the dishes on the table, saying greedily, "Grandma, I'm hungry, can I eat?" His eyes rolled around, and grandma didn't move her chopsticks. I didn't dare to move my chopsticks on my own, or I would be beaten by my father and mother.
The woman and her daughter sat at one table, while Huang sat at another with her Sunshan and her son and grandson. The portion at the woman's table was obviously much smaller than that at the man's.
Huang saw that everyone was present and the dishes had been served.
He picked up a piece of lotus root with chopsticks and said to everyone, "Eat it."
Everyone seemed to have been waiting for a long time, and adults and children immediately raised their chopsticks and reached for the fat chicken.
This boiled chicken can only be eaten during the Chinese New Year and other festivals. I am so greedy.
Sun Shan saw the chicken leg in front of him and took a sip of lotus root soup first. Su added some pepper and chopped green onion. The taste was light and warm to the stomach, and it was most comfortable to drink in winter.
He lowered his head and raised it again, and found that there were a few more pieces of chicken and pork in Sun Shan's big bowl.
No need to think, it must have been grandma who did it.
Among so many descendants, Huang's favorite was Sun Shan.
Firstly, he was the youngest and had finally gotten the first wife. Secondly, Huang had the deepest relationship with her eldest daughter and eldest son, and when she lost the head of the family, she relied entirely on these two children for support.
Sharing hardships together will naturally lead to the best relationship.
He loves his grandson so much that he loves his grandson too. Whenever he has something delicious, the first person he thinks of is his grandson.