Chapter 108 Eating Sugar Water
After leaving the He family, Aunt Sun led the village chief and others to the main street of Hejia Village. Deger and Guyu stared at the brightly lit street.
Sun Shan asked curiously, "Aunt, is the store open at night?"
Before Aunt Sun answered, fourth cousin He Shuhan rushed to answer: "Open, always open, especially during festivals, it's even more lively."
De Geer said enviously: "Fourth cousin, then you can go out shopping and play every day."
Fourth cousin He Shuhan curled his lips and whispered, "Your aunt won't let me come out."
Sun Shan was delighted when he heard this. It was normal for children not to be allowed to go out at night.
De Geer looked at him with pity and said, "Fourth cousin, you are so pitiful. You can watch but not play. It's better not to be able to watch."
I thought to myself that I was at Sun's house. It was pitch black at night and there were no streets to walk around. I didn't feel worried and could sleep peacefully.
He Shuhan said dejectedly, "Brother De, you are right. I want to grow up quickly so that I can go out and play."
As soon as he finished speaking, his third cousin He Shusheng slapped him in the face and said unhappily, "You wish for it. When you grow up, you have to work. Playing is impossible."
The fourth cousin snorted and said nothing more.
After walking for a while, they arrived at the sweet soup shop run by Aunt Sun. There were quite a few customers inside, men, women, old and young, all drinking sweet soup.
When people walked into the store, customers who knew each other would call out, "Hey, Mr. Scholar, would you like to have some sugar water?"
Uncle He said with a smile: "Uncle, don't tease him."
He Shujin cupped his hands and said, "Grandpa, you're here to drink the sweet soup too? Isn't the sweet soup at my place delicious?"
The old man was toothless, but he spoke clearly, "It tastes good, so clear and moist. I brought my grandson here tonight to drink the sweet soup from the scholar's house. After drinking it, he will become a scholar in the future."
This made the guests present laugh.
Sun Chunlan said happily: "Uncle, tell your good grandson to come and drink often. My sweet soup has been drunk by Jing Ge'er since he was a child. Now he has passed the imperial examination. Yours will also pass the imperial examination."
When the old man heard this, he also laughed out loud.
Uncle He smiled and said, "Uncle, drink slowly, we are busy first."
Then he went into the kitchen and asked the waiter to bring another bowl of sugar water to the old man, free of charge, as it was a treat from the host.
The old man accepted it happily and said that he would come to drink the sugar water from now on.
Aunt Sun took Sun Shan and others to find a place near the window where there were few people.
He Shuyu took a menu from the counter and asked, "Grandpa, uncle, what would you like to drink? I'll order."
The village chief said hurriedly: "No, we just had a full meal, why would we drink sugar water? We can just sit down."
Uncle He shook his head and said, "Uncle, take a look at what you like to drink. You have been here so many times but never had the chance to try it in the store."
He Shujin echoed, "Grandpa, uncle, let's have some sweet soup after dinner, let's eat together."
At this time, Ming Ge'er came out from the kitchen and served sweet soup to the guests.
He came over and said happily, "Grandpa, uncle."
I greeted everyone again.
It was Ming Ge'er's turn to work the night shift tonight, and Aunt Sun wanted to arrange for someone else to take his place, asking him to go to He's house with everyone for dinner. But Ming Ge'er refused, saying that he had just arrived and it was not appropriate for someone else to take his place. Aunt Sun also let him do it.
The village chief was very pleased to see Ming Ge'er working efficiently. He also saw that there were many customers and when he was busy, he waved his hand and said, "Ming Ge'er, go and do your work. Don't bother with us."
Ming Ge'er was indeed very busy. On summer nights, many people came out to drink sugar water to cool off. He responded and hurried to the kitchen to work.
Sun Bomin said to Aunt Sun: "Ming Ge'er has grown taller again."
Aunt Sun smiled and said, "Young man, who doesn't grow taller?"
The village chief called Uncle He and Aunt Sun to go and do their work, and they just needed to sit here and didn't need to be asked.
Aunt Sun and her husband asked Jing'er to greet them, and the couple went to the kitchen to help.
Soon, Ming Ge came over and served the sugar water.
Sun Shan was stunned to see that there was ice in it. He touched the edge of the bowl with his hand and it was cool and comfortable.
Jinger warmly invited everyone to drink the sugar water, and even said to the children of Sunshan: "Just eat one bowl, it's cold, and you'll have a stomachache if you eat too much."
Han Ge'er was unhappy. When He Shujin looked over, Han Ge'er immediately lowered his head and dared not say anything.
Sun Shan smiled secretly, the eldest cousin was worthy of being the eldest cousin, he dealt with the brothers below by completely suppressing them by blood, haha.
After eating the sweet soup, He Shujin's four cousins took the village chief, Sun Boming and others to stroll around the night street. Every time they arrived at a place, they introduced what was sold there.
Passing by He’s seafood shop, He Shujin walked in and handed He Dalang a bowl of sweet soup.
Before leaving the dessert shop, Sun Shan wondered why his cousin packed a portion of dessert. It turned out that it was for He Dalang.
How thoughtful and considerate.
He Dalang invited the village chief and others to visit the store.
The He family’s shop is two-story like Aunt Sun’s, but it is larger and more upscale.
Sun Shan looked at the abalone, shark's fin, and bird's nest displayed on the counter and secretly sighed that the He family was really rich.
Everyone chatted for a while and then left. From the conversation between He Shujin and He Dalang, it can be seen that He Dalang attaches great importance to and dotes on He Shujin.
After walking and stopping for a while, He Shujin finished digesting the food and led the village chief and others back to Aunt Sun's house.
Before leaving, he said, "Grandpa, uncle, you should go to bed early. You must be tired after a busy day."
The village chief patted his grandson's arm and said cheerfully, "Okay, okay, you guys go back and have a rest too."
After everyone said goodbye, the village chief and Sun Boming went to the kitchen to get some water for a bath.
De Geer whispered, "Shanzi, I really want to work in my aunt's shop. It's much more lively here than Sunjia Village, and I can go out and play at night. It's great."
Sun Shan shook his head and said, "If you want to come and work, you must study hard. My aunt said she doesn't want anyone who doesn't study hard."
De Geer was discouraged when he heard this, and pouted his lips and said, "I am very serious and practice calligraphy every day."
Guyu patted his big head and said, "Don't just play all day long. You come here to work, not to play. You also saw Ming Ge'er tonight, and you have to greet the guests."
De Geer said anxiously: "I can work and play at the same time."
Sun Shan ignored De Ge'er and took off the jade pendant from his neck. Men wore Guanyin and women wore Buddha.
Sun Shan checked it and found it was a jade pendant of Guanyin, the same as Dege's.
As for the eldest sister Guyu, she wore a magnolia hairpin, with a long handle made of pure silver and a magnolia flower carved from jade attached to it, and the magnolia flower was attached to a tassel. The whole hairpin looked fresh and elegant, and was most suitable for girls aged fifteen or sixteen.
Giving jade to others represents beauty and blessing. It can be seen that Mrs. He is very satisfied with the Sun family and attaches great importance to them.
Sun Shan checked the four purses again and found that they were filled with gold nuggets. He's father, mother, and He Dalang's sister-in-law each had two, but the weights were different.
Guyu said anxiously, "Shanzi, Dege'er, let me keep your things. They are too valuable to be lost."
It is indeed very precious. Not to mention jade, even gold is rare.
De Ge'er did not struggle, but handed the things to Gu Yu, and said, "Big sister, you must keep it for me. Go back and give it to me quietly, and don't tell my parents."
Afterwards, he harvested a fried chestnut, and Guyu scolded him with a smile: "You are so young and you are hiding something from others. That's not okay."
De Ge'er was not convinced, and before he could say anything, he was dragged away by the village chief to take a bath.
Sun Shan was also tired. He had work to do tomorrow, so he had to rest early.