Crossing the Unknown Country

Su He's grandmother said, "No need, Su He and her mother have already prepared it. You go wash up, and we can eat."

Wenyi and Junyi were so happy holding the candies that their aunt bought for them. Although they were already this old, they were only in their teens, so how could they not love candies? Candies were still quite expensive in that era, and they could only eat them during the Chinese New Year. And the snacks that their aunt gave them were really delicious, and they had never eaten them before.

They have an impression of their two aunts. Every time they come, they will bring them delicious food, although not much, but they give it every time. They still like their aunts, but their mother often scolds them for being heartless and only knowing how to stick to their mother's family, but not knowing how to subsidize their own mother's family.

They felt that their aunt never took anything from home every time she came back, and that their mother was just too fierce. On the contrary, when she went back to her grandmother's house, she did not take less things with her, and gave everything to her grandmother's family. Anyway, they didn't want their mother to do this. The family was still hungry, so why should they give things to their grandmother's family?

But this time, my aunt brought them so many delicious foods. They felt like uncles and brothers. My aunt is so kind. My aunt often sends food to their family like this. I hope they can have enough to eat in the future!

But if I don't have a sister, no one will send gifts to my parents. They are not blessed. Why not persuade them to have another sister? It seems that Zhao Shanzi's family in the east of the village has a little sister, and she is pretty. Su He's sister is pretty, and it's good to have a sister.

Wenyi and Junyi huddled together and grumbled. They didn't dare let their mother and the others hear them, or they would get beaten. Although their father didn't beat them, their mother would beat them with a broom when she was anxious.

They all sat down, and Grandma Su He divided the gifts, and after letting her eldest son and his wife look at the noodles and other food they brought, she put them in the cabinet in the main hall and locked them up. Then a large basket of eggs, a large bag of noodles, and several bags of snacks had to be put away.

Su He's grandmother showed the cloth that Su He's mother bought to Su He's aunt. She had to know this to prevent her from having any thoughts in the future. She was extremely envious, but this was specially given to the elderly, and she couldn't really snatch it away. No matter how powerful she was, she couldn't do this. Her parents-in-law were giving in to her, so how could she not know.

Grandma Su He said, "We can't finish making all this cloth. There are two brothers' cloths in it. I'll give them some when the time comes and make a coat for each of them."

Wenyi and his brother were so happy, they also had new clothes to wear, which was not easy, because they usually wore what their parents left over. At this time, they usually did not buy cloth specifically for the children, but only cut and resized the clothes that were worn by adults, and then gave them to the children.

Grandpa Su He knocked on his pipe, stood up and said, "Let's eat! We can talk after we eat. We are all hungry!"

Wenyi and Junyi also shouted: "Mom, I'm hungry, let's eat quickly!"

Su He's uncle and aunt hurried to the kitchen to bring out the food. When his aunt saw the remaining large piece of meat in the kitchen, she couldn't close her mouth. She opened the lid of the pot and saw the red braised pork, a large pot of meat slices and vegetables, and white rice. Su He's uncle's mouth was twitching, this is too much! So much meat, and the food is cooked like this, it's heartbreaking to see it.

Aunt Su He saw that Uncle Su He was in a daze, so she slapped him and told him to hurry up and serve the food. She shouted outside, "Wen Yi, Jun Yi, come and serve the dishes together."

After a while, the food was served. Grandma Su He and Grandpa Su He looked at the huge table of food and didn't know what to say. How much meat would they have to eat in this meal? They felt bad, but it was already prepared, so they just had a good meal.

Grandpa Su He remained calm and whispered, "Let's eat! This is what Su He and her mother made. It looks delicious. Children, eat more."

Junyi and Wenyi looked at the white rice and meat dishes, stopped talking, and started eating the meat rice. The braised pork was so delicious! It was the first time for them to eat meat like this. The meat they had eaten before was small, fragrant in the mouth but the meat flavor was not tasted. This time, they finally knew what meat tasted like. With the white rice, the taste was really indescribable, "Delicious! Too delicious!"

The three of Su He ate slowly. Su He helped his grandmother pick up meat from time to time, while Su He's mother picked up meat for her father.