Chapter 15 Annual Gift
Huang and Sun Dagu sorted out the New Year gifts in the house, took out the one that Yu Niang brought to the village chief, and took out one of their own to give to the village chief. After A Daddy passed away, thanks to the help of the village chief, the Sun brothers and sisters were able to barely survive.
Aunt Sun smiled and said, "Mother, these are what Yu Niang asked me to bring to the village chief. These are what Yu Niang gave to our family."
When Huang saw Yu Niang’s New Year gifts, she felt that it was different after marrying into the provincial capital. With so many New Year gifts, the village chief’s family no longer needed to buy New Year gifts.
When she saw what her eldest daughter brought back, her heart was as happy as drinking honey. Chunlan was a person who cared about her mother's family.
Sun Shan's eyes rolled around. There were too many things on the ground. He wondered which ones belonged to him and which ones belonged to his second uncle, third uncle, and aunt.
Just as I was thinking about the problem, I was suddenly hugged by Aunt Sun.
Aunt Sun tapped his little nose, took out a piece of red cotton cloth, compared it to Sun Shan's body, and said to Huang: "Mother, red cloth, make winter clothes for Shanzi. I didn't buy cotton because it takes up too much space and is not convenient to carry. Besides, the cotton in the prefecture is almost the same as that in the county. I will give you the money and you can buy it in the county."
He said gently to Sun Shan: "Shanzi, ask your mother to make new clothes for you so that you can wear them during the New Year."
Sun Shan looked at the red cotton cloth, forced a smile and said, "Thank you, aunt."
To be honest, Sun Shan is not a real child and really doesn't like the festive red color.
But Aunt Sun is as kind as a jade pot, with a pure heart. No matter what, I have to say thank you.
Aunt Sun just thought that Sun Shan was shy. After all, that was just his personality. He was taciturn, mature and depressed, not as naughty as other children.
Because of the blood relationship, she has a filter. Aunt Sun loves Sun Shan and thinks everything about him is good. If it were an outsider, he would be really unpleasant because of his dull temper, and he doesn't have the cheerfulness and liveliness of a child.
Huang was happy to see that her eldest daughter loved her grandson so much.
Pointing to another pile of clothes, he said in surprise: "Such good clothes, without even a patch, yet they are all thrown away."
Tsk tsk, people in the capital city are really particular. These clothes are 8% new, but they are not worn.
Huang touched the cloth and found it was much better than what the villagers wore. There were clothes for women, men, and children, for winter and summer.
There are a whole pile of them, hundreds of them at least.
"These clothes were unwanted by people from the same tribe I know. I think they're pretty good, so I took them back and gave them away." Aunt Sun doesn't feel inferior because of her status as a village girl. If someone doesn't want a good thing, she will definitely pick it up and give it to someone in need.
He Erlang's parents knew the plight of Sunjia Village and thought that giving away old clothes could bring blessings to their grandson.
Aunt Sun untied her old clothes, picked out a few large cotton-padded jackets, and said to Huang: "Mother, these are for the poorest families in the village. It's cold in winter, and cotton-padded jackets can keep you warm."
It hardly snows in Quang Nam Province, but when it rains, it is freezing cold and many elderly people cannot survive it.
Sun Chunlan specially picked out thick clothes and gave them to several poor elderly people in Sunjia Village.
Huang nodded, touched another piece of children's clothing, compared it with Sun Shan, and decided to keep it because it was wearable.
Sun Chunlan knew Huang best and knew that she was reluctant to give the clothes to the village, so she quickly said, "Mother, we don't want these old clothes, give them to the village. This time I brought back a lot of new cloth, enough for each person to make a set of clothes. Next time, I will ask someone to bring back some cloth."
The cloth in Fucheng is cheaper than that in Huangyang County. Sun Chunlan bought a lot at one time and still got a lot less.
Huang quickly tried to stop her and angrily scolded her, "You, you bring back so many things all year round. That's not okay. The He family will have objections." The girl was good in every way, except that she was too clumsy and always brought things back to her wife.
This must not be done. If the He family knew about this, they would look down on their daughter.
Aunt Sun said nonchalantly, "We have already separated the family, and the money we earn belongs to each family. How we use the money we earn is my business, and no one else can interfere."
Huang walked to the door nervously, and when she found no one there, she was relieved and breathed a sigh of relief, saying angrily, "You must not say this to anyone in the He family, including the son-in-law. You can make money because of the power of the He family. By the way, the son-in-law knows about the things I bought this time."
After my daughter married and moved to the provincial capital, she became more and more arrogant and even dared to say that she should spend the money she earned herself.
Can I spend this money? At least I need my son-in-law's consent. Women should regard men as the heaven and not be ignorant of the heaven and the earth.
Aunt Sun did not argue with A Niang, and said perfunctorily: "The head of the family must know, and my parents-in-law also know. The New Year gifts I sent back were also reviewed by them."
Huang asked nervously, "Do you have any objections, my in-laws?"
Aunt Sun rolled her eyes and said with a smile, "What can I say? These things are worthless in their eyes. Mother, don't make a fuss. By the way, my father-in-law and mother-in-law have something for you.
"After saying this, he pulled out a small sack from the bottom of a pile of New Year gifts.
Sun Shan looked over curiously. When Aunt Sun opened it, a pile of dry goods was revealed, including Ganoderma lucidum, deer antler, donkey-hide gelatin, ginseng slices, etc., all packed in small portions.
Aunt Sun took out another bag of things from the New Year gifts, opened it and saw salted fish, clams, dried shrimps, and abalone.
Aunt Sun took the expensive bag and said, "This bag was given by my grandparents. Eat it slowly, mother, it will replenish your body."
Pointing to the bag of salted fish, he said, "These are for the family to eat. The scallops and mussels are used to make porridge for Shanzi. They are most nutritious for children."
When Huang saw that there were ginseng and ganoderma, she waved her hands and said, "How dare you take such valuable things?"
The eldest girl really doesn't understand or she is pretending not to understand. The He family said she would give it to her, but she actually dared to take it.
Aunt Sun said calmly, "Mother, these are obviously not top-quality products and are not worth much. The He family runs a seafood and dried goods store, so the goods are very cheap. You can eat them without worry."
When Sun Shan saw his aunt's generosity, he admired her very much. Even if it was inferior goods, most people could not afford it.
Now I know that the He family runs a seafood and dried goods store, no wonder they are so rich.
The legendary abalone, ginseng, shark's fin and fish maw can be sold at sky-high prices. Maybe a piece of fish maw can buy a big brick and tile house at home.
Sun Shan's eyes sparkled. My aunt is richer than I thought. Does that mean I have a capable sponsor? I don't have to worry about tuition fees in the future. Then he thought, my aunt is my aunt, and my family is my family. I can't rely on others for everything.
Aunt Sun didn't notice Sun Shan's expression and continued to organize the New Year gifts.
All the new cloth left for the Sun family was taken out, and the biscuits, candies, sausages, etc. were divided into several portions. Of course, the majority of them were left in Huang's room.
When they were almost done, Brother Yu came in and said, "Grandma, mother, Shanzi, come out to eat. Auntie has prepared the meal."
Huang held He Shuyu's hand and said lovingly, "Are you hungry? I can't let my good grandson starve."
He Shuyu nodded desperately: "I am really hungry. I ate this morning and my stomach is already empty."
This made everyone laugh.
Sun Chunlan held Sun Shan's little hand, and He Shuyu held Huang's arm, and they walked out of the bedroom and came to the main room.