Chapter 362 Reunion
The group sat in the car for a whole day, and at three o'clock in the afternoon, the vehicle finally entered the village and stopped steadily at Sun Aimin's house.
Everyone here started to move the things from the car down one by one, and then sorted out who these things belonged to, and took them back to their own homes.
When they heard that they were coming back, some people had already gathered in front of Sun's house after lunch.
The family members of Sun Aiguo and Sun Aijun's apprentices have been away with their masters for nearly a year and have only returned once in the meantime. Now they are waiting there anxiously.
There were also villagers who knew that the Sun family was doing well outside, and they rushed over to watch the fun and try to get close to them.
When the parents of Sun Aiguo's apprentice Liu Lei saw their son getting out of the car, they almost didn't recognize him.
She looked a little rustic when we met last time, but now she is wearing a beautiful, well-fitting down jacket, shiny cotton-leather boots, and her hair is neatly combed, just like the stars on TV.
It was Liu Lei who called out first, and then the couple recognized him.
Liu's mother looked Liu Lei up and down, her heart was filled with joy, but she was not forgiving in her words: "You are dressed up like a bunch of people, you spend all your money on dressing yourself up, right? I have to talk to your master and his wife later and ask them to keep a closer eye on you.
You are not young anymore, it is time for you to get married. Wouldn't it be better to save up some money to get a wife than to do this nonsense?"
Mrs. Sun said with a smile, "Sister-in-law, don't blame Xiaolei. He knows what's going on. He bought himself a new outfit just for the New Year!"
Didn't you say last time that you would arrange a blind date for him as soon as he came back? You are so beautifully dressed, wouldn't you make the girl completely fascinated by you?"
Liu's mother was also amused and responded, "That's right. I will go find a matchmaker tomorrow and quickly introduce a suitable girl to us..."
While talking, they helped Liu Lei move the New Year's goods and returned home happily.
There were even more people coming to the home of Sun Aijun's apprentice Wang Xiaowei, including his parents, grandparents, wife and son.
When he left home, the child was only two years old, a tiny kid. Now the child is only one year older than last year, but he has obviously grown taller, and is very cute with a chubby face.
However, he did not recognize his father at first. It was only when his mother pointed out who his father was that he opened his little arms and ran over, hugged Wang Xiaowei's legs, and asked his father if he had bought him a big car.
Half a year ago, the school was on holiday for a few days, and he came back and promised to buy a car toy for the child when he got home. As a result, the first thing the child asked when they met was this, which made a group of adults laugh.
The Wang family also went back in a lively manner, and the only ones left were the Sun family and the Yuan family.
When the two elderly people met, they felt particularly cordial and called each other "father-in-law" and "mother-in-law".
Although we didn't see each other for a year or two, there was no barrier between us when we met and we started chatting at the door.
The old couple from the Sun family took the initiative to introduce the old couple from the Yuan family to the villagers who were watching the fun, and then led them in.
It's freezing cold now, so we have to quickly take everyone into the house to warm up.
The family lit up the stoves in the outer room, the east room and the west room, and now the big kangs are all warm.
Both rooms have radiators installed, and the heating pipes are connected to the stove on the wall of the outer room. Now both stoves are filled with coal and burning vigorously. As soon as you enter the door, you can clearly feel the huge temperature difference between the room and the outside.
When the old couple saw the two children from their youngest son's family, they loved them even more.
Sun Aiguo and his family stayed here for a while, left the things they bought for the old couple, and then went back home.
Now, Sun Min and Sun Ming have returned home for the holidays, and the two children are cleaning the house together. Just like their grandparents' house, they have a kang and a stove.
Originally, the Sun family's life was relatively good in the village. Several families built new houses in the first few years, and the places they lived in were large enough.
Just like Sun Aiguo, who has three children, considering that the children are grown up, he planned an independent room for each child.
Although there are only two children in Sun Aijun's family, they built their house based on the one built by Sun Aiguo. The structure and overall area of the two houses are similar.
Therefore, if there are many guests at home, they can definitely be accommodated if you plan the room allocation carefully.
The old couple had already bought a lot of food and daily necessities for the New Year before the children came back.
There was a pig slaughter in the village these two days, so they bought half a pig. Today, Grandpa Sun first stewed the ribs and pork belly.
In addition to pork, he also bought ten free-range chickens from other villagers. Grandpa Sun first killed four chickens, stewed two, and put the other two in a bag and froze them in a large vat, ready to be chopped up as needed.
The remaining chicken was mainly kept for my daughter Sun Aihua, to be eaten during her confinement.
When the old couple went to the market, they bought a lot of vegetables that were not available in the village in winter, and they also prepared river fish, sea fish, and large prawns.
Mr. Sun has been preparing banquets for his entire life and has long calculated the surplus amount based on the number of people.
In addition, the old couple also kneaded the dough, chopped the meat filling, prepared the rice dumplings and fried bean curd skin, and just waited for everyone to arrive before frying the thousand seeds, meatballs, and Buddha's hands. This is the tradition of celebrating the New Year here, and every household will make these snacks during the New Year.
The food has the best texture and taste when it’s just out of the pot. Although it’s also delicious if it’s made in advance and put back into the pot, it still lacks a bit of flavor.
When celebrating the New Year in the countryside, the festive atmosphere always feels stronger.
The old couple of the Yuan family are from other places, and the customs at home are somewhat different from those here.
Although they had lived in Qingyang City for quite a while in order to take care of Sun Xiaohao, they would basically go back to their hometown during the Spring Festival. This was the first time for them to experience the authentic New Year atmosphere in Qingyang City.
The families of Sun Aiguo and Sun Aijun simply tidied up their homes, and soon their entire families came over to help light the fire and cook. In the evening, they set up two large round tables and had a meal together to welcome the old couple from the Yuan family.
Everyone in the family is a cook, so the quality of the food is naturally excellent. This meal was a lively and joyful occasion for everyone.
In the evening, the families of Sun Aiguo and Sun Aijun went back to their respective homes to rest, and the rest of the people stayed with the old couple of the Sun family.
Grandpa Sun, Grandpa Yuan and Sun Aimin lived in the east room, and the two old ladies and Yuan Jie lived in the west room. As for the two children, they also lived with their mother, which made Grandma Sun very fond of them.
Especially when I hear my grandchildren calling "Grandma, Grandma", my heart feels like it's eating honey.