Chapter 649 The Eve of the Wedding
Sun Shan understood the considerations of Aunt Su and the other two. For the poor, survival is the top priority, so how could they have the energy for spiritual pursuits?
She looked at her second aunt Su, who had gray hair and a hunched back, and then at her eldest sister and cousin, who was exactly like Aunt Su, short and thin, and her eldest sister's husband, who was blind and lame.
If you put yourself in his shoes, you will realize that Sun Shan would make the same choice: buy land first and build a house when you have money, and finally consider the future of your children.
Sun Shan thought about it and decided to help Aunt Su.
He is still close to Second Aunt Su now, but in the future his sons and grandsons probably won't be related to her anymore and will just be distant relatives.
Among Aunt Su's descendants, Sun Shan might be known as a wealthy and powerful cousin.
When I get back, I will discuss it with the Su family first, and use Su's name to sponsor Doujiao to study and learn to read.
If Doujiao is lucky, he will continue to study. If not, it will be relatively easier to find a job if he knows how to read.
Even if Second Aunt Su's family had to rely on the Sun family, being literate would give them a better chance of standing out and obtaining a better position.
Sun Shan said nothing more, just smiled and continued to show Gui Ge'er around the orchard.
Then I turned into the flower garden and saw Su Dagen leading Doujiao and Doujiao's sister catching insects.
The insects were caught entirely by hand, and there were no pesticides.
Su Dagen was very happy to see Sun Shan. He smiled and shouted, "Cousin, are you coming over to see the flowers? I heard from my uncle that you are not only good at studying, but also good at growing flowers. Haha, cousin, you are really good."
Doujiao and her sister called him "uncle" with red faces and lowered their heads shyly, not daring to talk to Sun Shan.
Sun Shan looked at the flower garden. Yong Ge'er managed it very well and had already learned the essence. Sun Shan was very satisfied with this.
Seeing the pink water lilies blooming in the small pond, he was in a very good mood and was very friendly to Su Dagen.
Su Dagen was flattered and thought that his cousin, although arrogant on the outside, actually liked to be praised, so he kept sending out rainbow bubbles.
Moreover, he became more and more exaggerated, and even wished Sun Shan to marry several wives and have a lot of children.
A lovely wife and concubines, a luxurious house and fine clothes, filial sons and virtuous grandchildren, and a happy family life.
Seeing that he was becoming more and more unreliable, Sun Shan hit him on the head with a paper fan and said unhappily, "Don't say such things. When your future cousin's wife gets married, be careful that she won't let you off."
Su Dagen felt extremely aggrieved as he often heard his aunt ask Sun Shan to give birth to a litter of children.
Su Dagen only wished Sun Shan a complete wife and concubines.
As long as there are enough women, his eldest aunt will produce a large number of grandchildren.
Su Dagen felt that he had said nothing wrong.
Sun Shan had no idea what was in Su Dagen's mind, so he took Gui Ge'er home and discussed it with Su, asking her to quietly subsidize Second Aunt Su so that Doujiao could go to school.
Su was not willing to do so at first, as studying was very expensive.
But when I think about my second sister's unfortunate life, it is indeed pitiful.
In the end, he agreed to sponsor Doujiao's studies so that Aunt Su would have someone to rely on in the future.
It's October 9th, and tomorrow is Sun Shan's wedding day.
The Sun family's old house was even busier. Several sisters and brothers-in-law brought a group of children back to Sunjia Village to help.
Yun Jie'er's wedding procession even stayed at Hong Xiucai's home two days ago.
Sun Shan felt overwhelmed when he saw the bunch of kids. They kept chattering and jumping here and there. He wanted to beat them up so that the world would be quiet.
Su found Gui Ge'er and told him: "Gui Ge'er, you must guard Shanzi's wedding room and not allow anyone to enter. Do you understand?"
Gui Ge'er will definitely obey Madam Su's orders.
Immediately replied: "Old lady, don't worry, I won't let anyone enter Shan Ge's wedding room, especially the little sister."
Madam Su nodded with satisfaction: "Gui'er, there are so many people here, and I trust you the most. I believe you can hold it. Remember, you must not let anyone in."
Gui Ge'er then took a stool and sat in front of Sun Shan's wedding room door, and set up a cordon to prevent anyone from entering.
Especially girls, they are not allowed to get close to them.
Seeing how serious and responsible Gui Ge'er was, Su nodded in satisfaction.
Then he said to Sun Shan, "Shanzi, you too are not allowed to bring your little girls into the bridal chamber, especially the bridal bed. You must not let them sit on it. You must remember this, do you hear me?"
What could Sun Shan say? He could only agree with "oh" and "hmm".
Sun Shan believed that if he allowed a child to enter his bridal chamber, especially if a little girl sat on his bridal bed, Su would definitely go crazy.
There is a custom in Huangyang County that on the night before the wedding, not only is a man called Cigu Ding required to roll in bed with the newlyweds, but girls are also forbidden from sitting on the wedding bed of the newlyweds.
If a girl sits on it, she will give birth to a girl, which is a very taboo.
Especially Su, who gave birth to several daughters in a row and became even more superstitious.
Not only did Su tell Sun Shan not to let girls into the bridal chamber, she also told Xiaoman not to allow their daughter Shao Ting to get close.
It was very excessive for Su to speak so directly, but Xiaoman agreed with some "hmm" and "oh" like Sun Shan.
He also told Sun Shan to be careful about girls sitting on the bed.
Xiaoman seemed to have accepted her fate, and Sun Shan was helpless about it.
Sun Shan led a dozen little boys to sleep.
Su was like a possessed person. She put all the little boys of her relatives and friends in Sun Shan’s bridal chamber. If the bed was not big enough, they would just spread out blankets and sleep on the floor.
Huang and Sun Boming had no objection either, and they should have agreed very much with this.
Uncle Sun San looked at the bunch of kids crammed on Sun Shan's bed and laughed, "Shanzi, you, haha, I guarantee you can give birth to eight or ten kids."
Then he said to the cowboy who was jumping around: "Cowboy, you must sleep with Uncle Shan and don't be naughty. Do you understand?"
Actually, Uncle Sun wanted to say: Cowboy, sleep with your arms around Uncle Sun, absorb the essence of his brain, be a smart boy, and be able to study like him.
Uncle Sun wished that Sun Shan could sleep with Cowboy every day.
As the saying goes, people become like who they are led. If Sun Shan leads a cowboy, the cowboy will definitely become like Sun Shan and become a well-known scholar in the surrounding area.
Cowboy didn’t know what Grandpa was thinking, but it was so much fun to sleep in Uncle Shan’s bridal room. There were so many brothers and sisters, and red envelopes to give him. He was so happy.
The three boys, Xiaozai, Xiaoguangzi and Xiaokubao, huddled together stealthily, sometimes laughing loudly, sometimes chuckling quietly, with snacks piled around them.
It's obvious that these three college scumbags are up to something bad, and I don't know who they are going to play a prank on.
The most obedient one was Xia Tou, who lay obediently with Sun Shan on the bed and discussed academic matters with him seriously from time to time.
Sun Shan looked at the little guy's stern face, and then thought of Zeng Jiajun's expression, and couldn't help but laugh.
When Sun Shan got married, all the Sun family members in the capital came back. Aunt Sun and Uncle He also brought their families back. The Sun family old house had never been so lively.