Chapter 329: It would be a waste if I didn't chop wood for my strong body
After chatting with De Ge'er for a few words, De Ge'er was called to chop firewood. It would be a waste not to chop firewood with such a strong body.
In the evening, Uncle Sun and his wife, and Uncle Sun and his wife brought offerings for worship and prepared the New Year's Eve dinner together.
Uncle Sun was leisurely eating melon seeds while ordering Yong Ge'er to butcher the fish. He specifically said to Sun Shan, "Shanzi, your aunt brought this fish back from Zhengjia Village. She was reluctant to eat it, so we'll eat it together when you come back."
What else could Sun Shan say except to express his gratitude?
Uncle Sun looked at De Ge'er and Yong Ge'er proudly, then looked at the lonely Uncle Sun and Aunt Sun, and suddenly felt that what Sun Shan said made more sense.
He has an eldest son in the city to support him, and a son who stays at home to accompany him.
Hehe, he is indeed the happiest one.
After looking around, I finally turned my attention to Douzai and Meizhu who were playing with wooden dolls, and I felt that he was unhappy again.
He said to Huang: "Mother, what do you think we should do? Guang'er hasn't found a wife yet."
Huang was also annoyed by this question. Guang'er was her grandson, and she was also concerned about him. She frowned and said, "Why don't we look for him in the nearby villages? It may be difficult to find him in the city."
All of Uncle Sun's children are married.
Needless to say, Ming'er married He Xiaorou, a member of the He family's branch in the city, and had a son and a daughter.
Qing Ge'er got married after the Mid-Autumn Festival this year. He married the best friend introduced by He Xiaorou, and they worked together in the provincial capital.
Not to mention Xiaoxue, who married into the provincial capital and no longer had to work in the fields.
Uncle Sun and his family no longer worry about their children's marriages. They just need to help take care of their grandchildren.
As for Sun Boming's family, all four daughters have been married, not to mention Sun Shan. Since he is the only one who chooses others, there is no way he cannot find a wife.
The only ones left are Uncle Sun's family, whose three sons are all still single.
Uncle Sun said unwillingly, "Mother, Guang'er works in the city, so of course he wants to marry a girl from the city. How can he find one in the village?"
Aunt Sun San, who was frying peanuts, stopped frying them and hurried out. She had sharp ears and heard people talking about Guang'er's marriage in the courtyard. As a mother, how could she not be anxious?
She said to Huang, "Mother, I think so too. We don't have to look for someone from the city. We can look for someone in the village. Mother, help me scold Sun Shuwen. What's the point of always staring at girls from the city? It's better to be down-to-earth and find a good girl nearby who knows her background well."
Uncle Sun said unconvincedly: "What are you talking about, woman? Girls in the capital are definitely better than girls in the village. It would not be smart to marry a girl from the village and give birth to grandchildren."
This remark offended all the women present.
Starting from Huang and ending with Meizhu, each of them is a girl from the village. This is an insult to all the women in the family.
Huang was also angry. The third brother, this bastard, actually spoke like that. She glared at Uncle Sun.
He said bluntly, "Shuwen, don't you look at your family background? Do you think it's easy to find a girl in the capital? If it was really easy, Guang'er would have found one long ago. Don't bother with it. If you keep on bothering, Guang'er will be so old. If he can't get married by then, I won't let you go even if I become a ghost."
It is taboo to talk about ghosts on New Year's Eve, especially for Mr. Huang as he is old.
Uncle Sun can't let Huang be unlucky. The reason he can live a good life now is that Huang is still around and the family has not been completely divided.
He has an elder sister in the city and a nephew who is a scholar, and they all rely on Huang for support. The longer Huang lives, the better Uncle Sun's life will be.
Uncle Sun was flexible and changed his words immediately, saying, "Mother, what nonsense are you talking about? I just wanted Guang'er to marry a woman from the capital city, which would be good for the next generation. But, I didn't know that our Guang'er was so unlucky that he couldn't even find a wife."
Aunt Sun rolled her eyes at Uncle Sun and said to Huang, "Mother, after today, it will be a new year. Guang'er is another year older.
We must help Guangge'er find his son as soon as possible. If we delay it for another one or two years, people outside will think that there is something wrong with our Guangge'er.
Our family is not so poor that we cannot afford to marry a wife, so we must find one quickly. Once Guang-ge'er has found one, we will find one for Yong-ge'er as soon as possible."
Aunt Sun was secretly worried about her eldest son.
She felt that Guang'er was really unlucky. After finishing his studies, he went to find a carpenter to learn a craft, but ended up being abused half to death.
He finally found a job in the provincial capital, but he was not able to find a wife like Ming'er and Qing'er.
Alas, her brother Guang is so unlucky and has such bad luck.
Uncle Sun and Aunt Sun prayed to gods and Buddhas, but none of their requests were answered.
Yong Ge'er, who had just butchered a fish, blushed when he heard about the marriage. He was not as bold as Uncle Sun, who wanted to find a wife in the provincial capital. He just wanted to find a gentle and virtuous woman to spend his life with.
Aunt Sun and Mrs. Huang discussed finding wives for their buddies, and planned to mobilize the masses to see who could introduce a good girl.
As for the matchmaker, they didn't plan to hire one until the last minute.
The matchmakers have a lot of mixed qualities, and they are most afraid of finding a daughter-in-law who will bring disaster.
Uncle Sun was sulking alone, his dream of having a daughter-in-law from the capital city was about to be shattered.
De Ge'er said with lingering fear: "Shanzi, my elder brother is so miserable. He is scolded by my father, mother and grandma all the time. Fortunately, he is in the capital and not at home, otherwise he would definitely run away from home."
This year Ming'er, Qing'er and Guang'er are not going home for the New Year, so Aunt Sun, Uncle Sun and Mrs. Huang have no one to talk to.
Sun Shan rolled his eyes and joked, "Brother De, you don't have many years left. After Brother Guang and Brother Yong get married, it will be your turn. Hehe. You better watch out."
De Ge'er was furious. He put his arm on Sun Shan's thin shoulders, hugged Sun Shan's head tightly, and kept saying, "Humph, Shanzi, I'm only one year older than you, and you'll be getting married in a few years too."
Sun Shan struggled desperately, but De Ge'er was too strong and he couldn't get out no matter how hard he struggled.
Douzai and Meizhu saw the posture of Sun Shan and De Ge'er and thought they were playing.
The two little brats rushed over like a cannonball, surrounded Sun Shan and De Ge'er, and shouted, "I'm coming too, I'm coming too."
We had a wonderful New Year's Eve dinner amidst the noise and laughter.
The days during the Chinese New Year are particularly busy. Either you go to my house or I go to your house. We are busy and busy, eating and drinking, and the days pass by quickly.
The fourth day of the New Year is when people worship at the ancestral temple.
The village chief and a group of elders led Sun Shan to stand in the front row and asked him to light the first incense stick.
The village chief prayed to the ancestral tablet, which roughly meant: ancestors are above, descendants are below, and they will be remembered forever from generation to generation.
With the blessings of the ancestors of the Sun family, Sun Shan had a smooth study, passed the imperial examination, became a Jinshi, became a high-ranking official, protected his fellow villagers, and brought honor to Sunjia Village.
I wish the family will prosper and the descendants will multiply...