Chapter 22: Aunt Sun
The news of the village chief distributing clothes spread quickly, and people of all ages rushed to the ancestral hall. Uncle Sun and Aunt Sun brought their children to join in the fun. De Geer ran in, called out to his aunt and uncle, and hurriedly pulled Sun Shan to watch the fun.
As for Aunt Sun, Uncle He, and Brother Yu, they said they would not go because Sunjia Village was too welcoming and they could not handle it.
Sun Shan followed De Ge'er to the ancestral hall, which was already full of people. Everyone in the village had come out. Looking around, he saw that in addition to the children from the third house, Dingming, Dingqing, and Xiaoxue from the second house were also there. As for Uncle Sun and Aunt Sun, they were nowhere to be seen.
The village chief stood in the middle and said to the villagers: "Fellow villagers, these clothes were brought back by Sister Bomin from the capital. She has always been thinking of the elders and villagers of Sunjia Village. Sunjia Village should also be grateful and remember her kindness."
Sunjiacun shouted, "I know, Village Chief, Chunlan is a good girl. She married to the capital and still can't forget us."
Uncle Sun and Aunt Sun raised their heads proudly and said, "Sister doing good deeds is the same as us doing good deeds."
The village chief continued, "Those whose names are read, come up and choose clothes."
If there is no suitable one, move on to the next one. Of course, the villagers will not say it is unsuitable, unless it is too small. The bigger ones can be changed back.
It’s almost the New Year and the villagers are idle. Most of the heads of households are here, and for those who are not, their relatives come up to choose.
This time the task is mainly to distribute winter clothes to the old men and women and children who didn't get them last time. As for adults, they will have a chance to ask for the leftovers.
Sun Shan was originally on the periphery and couldn't see what was going on inside, but De Ge'er was smart. He led Sun Shan into the crowd by turning left and right, and rushed to the front line, where he could clearly see how the clothes were distributed.
Next to De Ge'er is his childhood sweetheart, Big Head Dog. As the name suggests, he has a big head and when he smiles, it looks like a cooked dog's head.
The big-headed dog had a runny nose and was wiping it quickly with his sleeve, which made Sun Shan's scalp tingle. Fortunately, there was De Ge'er in between.
Big Head Dog said enviously, "I want new clothes too." Although what Aunt Sun brought back were second-hand goods, the style and fabric were obviously much better than those in Sunjia Village, and were almost new.
De Ge'er said proudly, "My eldest aunt brought them back. She also brought new cloth back to my mother and asked her to make new clothes for me."
The big-headed dog was even more envious. He looked at De Ge'er eagerly and said flatteringly, "De Ge, you have new clothes. Can you give me your old clothes?"
De Ge'er's old clothes are still very new. Oh, I have new clothes to wear again. Why don't I have an aunt in the capital?
De Ge'er said regretfully: "My mother said that my old clothes should be given to my cousin, so I can't give them to you."
Cousin refers to the son of Deger's uncle. Zheng always takes the old clothes of her three sons back to her mother's home.
The big-headed dog felt disappointed for a moment, but it soon faded away. He pointed at the grandmother who had received the clothes and said, "Look, it's my grandmother's turn."
De Geer waved his hand and said proudly: "You are too old, you will definitely get it."
Sun Shan saw the villagers of Sunjia Village happily going forward to pick out clothes. Even those whose names were not called were also laughing happily below.
He took out three candies from his pocket, handed them to De Ge'er, the big dog head, and said with a smile, "Eat, it's delicious."
What she took was not toffee candy, but crispy candy, which was crunchy and had peanuts and syrup, and was also brought back by Aunt Sun.
The big-headed dog quickly took it, peeled off the candy wrapper, put it in his mouth, and said with bright eyes: "Delicious, very delicious."
De Ge'er ate the candy and said even more proudly, "This is what my aunt brought back from the city. My aunt is the best."
Big Head Dog agreed with this. Everyone in Sunjia Village knew Aunt Sun. As a result, the people in Sunjia Village were relatively nice to girls. After all, there was Aunt Sun's successful case. The parents in Sunjia Village became more open-minded and thought that their girls could also marry into the capital.
Suddenly, a man squeezed out from beside Sun Shan and said to him, "Shanzi, I want some candy, too."
It turned out to be Sun Dingyong, De Ge'er's second brother. No one knew when he got in.
Sun Shan felt in his pocket and found another one, so he handed it to him.
Yong Ge'er said with a smile: "Thank you Shanzi, my mother has already put away our candies and won't let us eat them."
He glanced at his brother next door and said, "Third brother, am I right?"
De Geer nodded desperately, looking resentfully at Zheng who was trapped not far away: "Yes, not only did they not give us candy, they also confiscated the red envelope money given by my aunt."
Zheng did the same thing as Su, asking her son for red envelopes, and if he didn't give them, she would beat him with a stick. Uncle Sun also cooperated, and the three brothers Dege'er could not resist and were forced to hand over the money.
At this time, Zheng was chatting with a group of women. Everyone was trying to please Zheng, hoping to get the clothes through her special channel.
After all, the old clothes were brought back by Aunt Sun, so maybe Zheng could get the clothes.
Zheng was also a talented person. She said some ambiguous words, but she was determined not to help. The women in Sunjia Village had no choice but to say all the good things they could. They couldn't offend the Sun family.
On the other side, Uncle Sun was in a similar situation to Zheng, bragging to a group of old men. He thought that no matter how powerful Aunt Sun was, he was just as powerful as she was.
The men in Sunjia Village could only endure the disgusting flattery. No matter how eccentric Uncle Sun was, he was lucky to have an older sister who lived in the capital.
Didn’t you see the separation?
Which eldest sister can build five or six blue brick houses for her younger brother in one go? Not just one younger brother, but two younger brothers. Not to mention Sunjia Village, even Huangyang County has no such generous eldest sister. Who doesn't want to be Uncle Sun?
The people of Sunjia Village can only envy, hate and be jealous.
A lot of clothes were brought back this time, and finally Big Head Dog also got a big cotton sock. Sun Shan went up and touched it, and found it was quite thick and could be worn for a whole winter.
The big-headed dog said goodbye to his friends with a smile, and was dragged home by his grandmother to hide his new clothes to wear during the New Year.
The clothes had been almost distributed and there was nothing more to watch, so he took De Ge'er and Yong Ge'er back to the old house.
Since Sun Bomin inherited an old house, the place where Sun Shan lived was generally called the old house.
As soon as I stepped into the compound, I saw Sun Xiaogu and Zhou Erlang, as well as their two children, Zhou Dabao and Zhou Miaomiao.
Sun Shan and others called him "Auntie" and "Uncle".
Xiaogu Sun is not as pretty as Dagu Sun. She is ordinary, with a big face, and gives people the impression of an ordinary rural woman.
Zhou Erlang is the same, similar to a country guy, with high cheekbones, narrow eyes, and an ordinary face, the kind that you forget once you see him.
What surprised Sun Shan was Zhou Dabao, who was 7 years old this year, with fair skin and tender flesh, not like a country boy. Zhou Miaomiao was 5 years old, plump and looked like she had good food.
When Aunt Sun saw her nephews coming back, she smiled and asked, "Where have you been?"
De Ge'er is noisy and likes to talk: "Let's go to the ancestral hall and see the village chief is distributing clothes. My aunt brought them."
Sun Xiaogu understood that every time her elder sister came back to visit her parents, she would bring some old clothes to Sunjia Village. Several times, she wanted some, but her elder sister refused, saying that she had already bought new fabrics for her and asked her not to be greedy.
Sun Xiaogu had no choice. The eldest sister was the most powerful in the family and had the most say. Even her mother listened to her.