Chapter 32 Aunt Su
Su chatted with Second Aunt Su for a few more words, and finally said, "Wait a minute, I will ask my father to invite you to come over for dinner, don't refuse. There is meat to eat today, if you don't eat it, it will benefit others. Even if you get criticized a few times, it doesn't matter, you will get to eat it."
Aunt Su didn't want to go, but she thought what the eldest sister said made sense, so she nodded and said, "I know, eldest sister, we'll go there later."
Su nodded and said, "Let's go. Your brother-in-law is waiting for us at the entrance of the village."
After that, she pulled Sun Shan out of the yard and said to her three nieces, "Big sister, second sister, third sister, auntie is going to grandpa's house. You will come over later, okay?"
The eldest sister and others nodded and said goodbye to Su and others.
Su carried Sun Shan on her back and walked quickly to the village entrance with her four daughters.
Seeing Sun Bomin, he shouted, "Boss, we are back."
Then they put Sun Shan in the car and pushed it into the village.
Hulingshan Village is not big, 20 households are not enough, and some people saw Su coming back and said with a smile: "Su Laosan's eldest daughter is back."
Su and Sun Boming nodded and greeted each other, calling out "uncle, aunt and aunt".
Soon we arrived at my grandparents' house.
There are 4 yellow mud houses, surrounded by a large yard in front where some vegetables are planted.
Su shouted, "Father, Mother, I'm back."
The yard was surrounded by simple bamboo and the gate was not locked, so Sun Boming and Su pushed the cart straight in.
Sun Shan went down to the field and followed everyone else.
Soon an old lady walked out of the yard. It was Sun Shan's grandmother. Compared with his grandmother Huang, the grandmother looked very old, with completely white hair and wrinkles on her face that could kill a mosquito.
Sun Shan and others called out "Grandma".
The old lady smiled and hugged Sun Shan lovingly and said, "Here you are, son-in-law. Shanzi, please come in and sit down."
Su didn't see her father, so she asked quickly, "Where did my father go?"
The old lady smiled and said, "We are going to the mountains to pick winter bamboo shoots. I guess you guys will come today and bring some back later."
The group quickly walked into the main room. At this time, a young woman came out of the side room and said sharply, "Sister, brother-in-law, you are here."
He shouted to the house, "Da Gen, Er Gen, come out quickly. Your aunt and uncle brought a lot of things."
After a while, two little boys rushed out from the main room.
The older one is Dagen, who is 5 years old and a few months younger than Sun Shan. When he saw things on the ground, he wanted to go up and look for them.
The old lady hit him on the hand with a stick and said angrily: "I told you not to rummage around. You have no manners!"
Su Dagen pursed his lips and thought, wanting to cry.
Another little boy, Su Ergen, 4 years old, saw his brother being beaten by his grandmother, so he took a few steps back and hid beside the young woman.
Su quickly tried to smooth things over. She smiled and pulled Dagen and Ergen over, saying gently, "Dagen, Ergen, do you still remember Dagu?"
The two boys nodded and said they remembered.
Su took a bag of candy from the gift and said with a smile, "Here, eat it. It's from Auntie."
The two boys stopped crying and laughed, and ate the candy without caring about anything else, with their mouths watering.
Sun Shan looked at them speechlessly. The little boy's clothes were dirty and looked so shabby.
The young woman is Su's sister-in-law, Xiao Liu, and is the old lady's cousin, which makes them even closer relatives.
The old lady smiled and said, "Aunt still loves her nephews, these two little naughty kids."
He glanced at Sun Shan who was sitting upright and praised, "Son-in-law is really good at educating children. Look at cousin Shan, he is much more obedient than the two of you."
Sun Bomin said politely, "No, Dagen and Ergen are cute and likable, unlike Shanzi, who is taciturn and doesn't like to talk."
I thought to myself, it’s a good thing that Shanzi is not as dirty as Dagen and Ergen, who obviously have no manners.
After a few people chatted for a while, they heard a sound coming from outside the door.
Two men walked in, one old and one young.
The white-haired old man was Sun Shan’s grandfather, and the other one was Sun Shan’s uncle.
Old Man Su was very happy to see his son-in-law and grandson. He smiled and said, "I guess you came here today because you just went up the mountain to dig some winter bamboo shoots. You will bring them back for your mother-in-law to eat later."
Sun Bomin stood up quickly and saw the baskets of bamboo shoots. He was surprised and said, "Dad, you dug so many? Why don't you sell them? Many people will buy them during the New Year."
Younger Su hugged Sun Shan, put him down, and said with a smile, "Two days ago, we dug several baskets and sold them in the county town. They were sold out very quickly, and they have grown again in the past two days. Brother-in-law, take some home later."
Sun Shan looked at the winter bamboo shoots curiously. They were big and plump, and he was happy just by looking at them.
Old Man Su touched Sun Shan's little head and said with a smile, "Shanzi, do you like eating bamboo shoots?"
Sun Shan nodded hastily and said bluntly, "I love it. Fried pork with winter bamboo shoots is the best."
Su Dagen, who had just finished a candy, ran over and said loudly, "Who doesn't like pork?"
Su Ergen also stepped forward, but he was more polite and said to Sun Shan, "Cousin, I also like fried pork with winter bamboo shoots."
Everyone laughed when they heard the children's conversation.
Su took out a five-jin piece of pork from the New Year gift and said to Old Man Su, "Dad, keep this piece of meat."
He pointed to a chicken and a duck in the yard and said, "Little brother, keep the chickens and ducks under control so they don't run away."
When Old Man Su saw the five pounds of pork with more fat and less lean meat given by his eldest daughter, he smiled so hard that his teeth were showing. He then saw a duck and a chicken.
Just this kind of meat is rare in Hulingshan Village.
A pile of New Year gifts were placed in the middle. Old Man Su widened his eyes and asked, "My daughter, you brought too many things. You are so polite."
Sun Bomin smiled naively. His father-in-law spoke politely but was quick in his actions. He accepted everything with a smile.
Su pointed to a sack of rice and said, "Mother, father, this is a sack of rice, you should put it away too."
He then took out two sets of large cotton jackets and trousers.
He smiled and said, "This is the old clothes that Shanzi asked his aunt for. She said it was specially for grandpa and grandma."
Sun Shan quickly said, "Grandpa, grandma, these are old clothes that I brought back from the city. I hope you don't mind them."
Disdain, that doesn't exist.
Look at the material, look at the thickness, oh my, it's so warm. I'll take as many old clothes as I can get.
The old lady was touched and said, "Oh, what nice clothes, and they came from the capital. I never thought that I would be able to wear clothes from the capital one day. Our Shanzi is the most filial."
Old man Su was also very excited. Thanks to his daughter, he could wear such nice clothes. He touched the cotton-padded jacket lovingly and said with a smile, "Shanzi is so thoughtful."
Little Liu stared at the winter clothes with anxious eyes, wishing that the gift would be to her.
Su took out two more sets of winter clothes. These were Sun Shan's old clothes. They had a few patches on them, but they were not difficult to wear. She pulled Dagen and Ergen and tried them on the two brothers. They found to be very suitable.
He said to his sister-in-law, "Sister-in-law, these are Shanzi's old clothes, given to Dagen and Ergen. Please don't despise them."
Disdain, that's impossible.
Mrs. Liu quickly took the clothes, put them on her son, and said with a smile, "Big sister still loves her nephews. Dagen and Ergen like them very much."
Da Gen and Er Gen were also happy to see that they had clothes to wear, and said sweetly, "Thank you, Auntie."