Crossing the Unknown Country

Su He's parents and brothers were praising their children and sister. Su He's grandmother pushed open the door and came in. Su He's mother quickly handed Su He to her father and went to greet her mother-in-law.

Smiling, she came over and said, "Why are you here, Mom? I was at your place yesterday. You must be missing the kids."

Grandma Su He handed the basket in her hand to Su He's mother, which contained more than ten eggs. This was a lot, and every household kept the eggs and didn't want to eat them, so they sold them at the market or in town to exchange for salt.

Grandma Su He said, "I have to come over to see the child when he is better. Let him recover quickly. He needs to be healed after the fall."

Su He quickly shouted obediently: "Thank you grandma, I'm fine now, thank you for your concern."

Grandma Su He and the whole family burst into laughter, especially Grandma, whose eyes were shining with laughter. How could the words of this little adult be so comforting?

The brothers called out to their grandmother and showed her the straw mat their sister had woven. They said proudly, "Grandma, come and have a look. This is what my sister just woven today. Look how beautiful it is."

The old lady took the three mats and took a closer look. They were amazing. They were made by her five-year-old granddaughter. She thought they were not worse than those made by the bamboo craftsmen in the village. She called Niuniu to come over. Su He's father put her on the ground and asked her to come to her grandmother. Su He's elder brother had brought a stool to her grandmother and asked her to sit down and talk. Su He walked over with his short legs and called her grandmother affectionately.

The old lady hugged Su He and asked her gently, "What made you think of making this up, weird girl? Who taught you?"

Su He raised her little face and said innocently, "I watched my father weaving baskets every day, so I tried it with some grass, and now I have made these mats."

The old lady smiled and said, "Your father's craftsmanship is only good enough for your family. I didn't expect my sweet girl to be so smart and could weave so many beautiful things in no time."

Su He's father was also proud of it and said: "Although my weaving is not good, Niuniu is smart and can draw inferences from one example, so she weaved such a good pattern."

Su He's mother also said with pride: "Who made our Niuniu so smart! There's nothing we can do about it. Our child is just different."

The second brother ran back to the house, took down the vase, and showed it to grandma: "This is also my sister's idea. Grandma, do you think it's good?"

How many women don't like flowers? Especially Su He, who arranged the flowers according to the flower arrangement art, placing the flowers in a staggered manner. Although they are wild flowers, they are full of wild charm.

Grandma and Su Heniang said in unison: "How come these flowers look so beautiful together?"

In the end, everyone kept praising Su He, and they ate together again, and were surprised again that this was Su He's cooking. Today, the family felt the feeling of surprise and joy. Their own children are different, and they are so good no matter how they look at them.

When the grandmother finished her meal, she walked out of her son's house with a vase in one hand and a mat in the other, smiling. When she met the neighbors on the way, she picked up the flowers and looked at them, and then raised the mat in her hand to look at them. Those people asked her where she got these things, they were so beautiful.

Grandma Su He said proudly, "Our second daughter Su He has become very capable after she recovered from her illness. Look at how clever she is! She can cook, arrange flowers, and even learn to weave mats from her father. This is a blessing in disguise."

A neighbor knew that their child Su He was only five years old, so he asked in surprise: "It's the one-year-old Su He who is so capable! How lucky is your family that your child is so smart?"

Grandma Su He smiled and said, "That's right. The little girl is a quick learner. She can recognize a few words at such a young age. Now she has developed so many skills. We are so happy."

When people heard that this girl could read at the age of five, they thought she must be very smart. Their own children were still running around the streets with runny noses! How can you compare them? How do they raise their children? However, the elders in the village remembered the demeanor of the elders when they came to the village. It was obvious that they were not ordinary people, so it was normal for their children to be better. Besides, it was normal that they could read and be smarter than them. In the future, let your children play with their children more! Maybe they can get some intelligence from them. But some people were not happy with it and said sour words out of jealousy.

Widow Zhang munched on her own pumpkin seeds and muttered sarcastically to Aunt Li beside her: "Being too smart when young is not a good thing. The child had a fever for several days before he recovered. I have to take care of the child from now on. It's not good to worry too much about a child." Widow Zhang also blinked her eyes and winked at Aunt Li, which made Grandma Su He wonder how could such a person be like that.