Crossing the Unknown Country

Grandpa Su He raised his glass and smiled, "I'm glad that my family can have such a good New Year. I should thank my children. It's your joint efforts that make our family better and better. I hope it will be like this every year in the future, and the family will be reunited and happy."

Su He's parents looked at their three children and caressed their heads. The eldest uncle and aunt also caressed the two brothers. They knew that the children had worked hard this year. Not only did they have to work, but they also had to copy books to earn money, and sometimes they had to do business together. These children are really capable, much better than their peers, and they love each other.

Grandma Su had prepared red envelopes, but she didn't think it was too little, so she went back to add some and gave them to each child. When Su He saw the bulging red envelopes, he knew that grandma had given a lot. He opened them and saw one or two taels of silver, which was really a lot. The brothers also exclaimed when they opened them. Su Run shouted, "Grandma, you gave too much. You are really a dear grandma."

Grandma Su He scolded with a smile: "You little bastard, if you give me too little, you are not my real grandma anymore."

Su Run quickly added: "No matter how much you give, it's still your grandmother's turn, but this time it's the closest."

The whole family was amused by Su Run. He was the family's most lively and funny man. Su He's mother and aunt also took out the red envelopes they had prepared and gave them to the five children in the family.

Su Run and Su Che smiled and said, "We've made a fortune this year. Let's go back and count our piggy banks to see who has saved the most. Su He, Su Pei, and Su Feng, count them too."

The money that several people usually collected from copying books would be given to them for savings, so they should have some money after all this. Su Pei and Su Feng both acted like older brothers, and they just smiled at their two younger brothers.

Of course Su He would not follow their lead. He simply put away the red envelope and said jokingly, "I won't count it with you. This is my own secret."

Su Run hugged her mother's arm and said coquettishly, "Mom, look at my sister. Do you usually give her too much pocket money? It must be more than me, that's why she doesn't let me help count the money. Mom! You have to treat her equally and don't be partial to my little sister!"

Grandma Su He smiled and said, "I think you and your sister got the wrong turn. You should be a little girl, and your sister should be a boy. This spoiled brat is just like a little girl."

Su Run sat up straight, straightened his face and asked his grandmother: "Grandma, you can see that I am a man, not a little girl. Don't think so! I want to be the top scorer in the exam."

The three brothers and Su He were all laughing so hard, Su Run was so funny. With his level, he was lucky to pass the exam. He was always the first one to complain about being tired during study.

In this way, the family talked and laughed, and happily spent the first day of the new year. Su He's family of five returned to their own home, bringing some meat and vegetables. They could eat at night as long as they heated it up, without having to cook.

Tomorrow we will start cooking at home, and Su He and his family will start copying books again. After all, we are not busy in winter, and the family has no other entertainment during the New Year, so we might as well read and copy books!

Su He thought about going to town after the fifth day of the New Year to pay New Year's greetings to the three families and thank them for taking care of him all year. His brothers would not go because they were children and they had to return gifts, so he could go alone. Su He was afraid that they would give him red envelopes, which would make him even more embarrassed to go in front of so many people.

It was true. On the sixth day of the first lunar month, Su He followed his father to the town in a mule cart. It started to snow on the third day of the first lunar month, and the road was covered with white everywhere.

Su He found two pieces of silk cloth and said to his father, "If you feel any discomfort in your eyes, wear them. This way you can avoid eye pain."

They didn't know that Su He knew that walking in the snow for a long time would cause snow blindness. Here, everything was flat, so there were no other buildings in sight, only some sparse trees in the distance, which was even worse for the eyes.

They walked slowly along the way. The road was a little slippery, so they couldn't walk too fast. Anyway, there was nothing to do, so they let the mule walk as it pleased. It didn't take long to get there. From a distance, they saw a group of houses in the town, and the roofs were covered with snow. The scenery was very beautiful. If Su He had a mobile phone, he would take a picture. The walls here are basically gray and the eaves are steep. Now with the white snow, it really forms a beautiful scene.