Farmhouse Green Plum

Qian waved her hand and said, "Yes, yes, please go back quickly. Your mother is waiting for you. She has not seen you for half a year. She must miss you."

After bidding farewell to Qian, Aunt Song took Daya to her parents' home. Li Hao walked to Daya's other side and handed the melon seeds and peanuts given by Qian to Daya: "Sister, this is for you."

Daya smiled and shook her head: "We have some at home..."

Before she could finish, Aunt Song patted her head and said, "Just take it if your brother gives it to you. Why are you being so polite to your brother? When you were a child, you had to snatch things from your brother's mouth that you couldn't eat. Now you are becoming more and more reserved."

As a member of the Song family, how could Second Aunt Song not know that having food at home was one thing, and how much Daya could eat was another.

Although Daya couldn't remember what she said, she couldn't help but curl her lips, took the peanuts and melon seeds, tilted her head and said sweetly: "Thank you, cousin."

"Second aunt!"

"Second aunt!"

At this time, Song Tian and Song Yuan ran over, cheered and rushed over, hugged Song Ergu, and were very affectionate.

After welcoming the two of them back home, they poured tea and brought out some melon seeds and peanuts. Li also shared some sugar with Li Hao and Li Wei. She looked at the sky and said to Daya, "Your eldest aunt and the others should be here soon. Go and help your second aunt light the fire and cook."

Aunt Song took out a pork loin from her backpack and handed it to Daya, "Take this too and cook it."

"You just came, why bring any gifts? Why cut fresh meat? Haowa and Weiwa are getting older, and they have more places to spend money. Why waste this money?"

No one knows a mother better than her daughter. Second Aunt Song knew very well that Li was just being polite. If she really dared to come back empty-handed, she might not even be able to enter the house.

"No matter how many places I have to spend money on, I can't save the money to pay you a New Year's greeting, right..."

After they had finished arguing with each other, Daya carried the pork tenderloin to the kitchen.

Yang was very happy because all the meat at home was bacon, and they rarely ate fresh meat except when the bacon was being pickled.

She thought about it and decided to use it to make slippery meat.

The two were busy in the kitchen, and from time to time the sounds of Song Tian, Song Yuan and Li Wei playing could be heard outside.

It was almost the end of the Si hour when Aunt Song and Uncle Song arrived with their only son.

With the comparison, Daya realized that her second uncle Li Wu didn't come. She felt a little strange and asked Yang: "Second Aunt, why didn't my second uncle come?"

"It's better if he doesn't come. If he comes, no one can expect to have a peaceful year." Yang did not hide her disdain on her face, and there was also a hint of fear.

When Daya thought back, she realized that she only knew the name "Li Wu" of her second uncle and had no impression of his face. He had never come to her house during any festival.

According to custom, the younger generation should pay New Year's greetings to the elders first, and then the younger ones should pay New Year's greetings to the older ones. My eldest aunt is the eldest in the family. Every year, after they come to our house to pay New Year's greetings to Grandma Li, my second uncle and second aunt will make an appointment to go to my eldest aunt's house to pay New Year's greetings on the fifth or sixth day of the first lunar month.

Dayadi is the second child in the family. Mrs. Li is still alive and the family has not yet been divided. Therefore, married daughters will not specially visit their brothers and sisters to wish them a happy new year. They will just visit them when they visit their parents.

Second Aunt is actually the third child. Logically, Uncle Song, the youngest, should have brought Daya and the others to visit Second Aunt's house to wish her a happy New Year, but this never happened.

Did my family have a falling out with my second uncle?

The lunch was very sumptuous, even more sumptuous than the New Year’s Eve dinner. There were many people and it was very lively. It took a full hour to eat.

After the meal, Aunt Song said goodbye: "Mom, we are leaving now. Take care of yourself. We will come to see you again when we are free."

Li immediately got angry and slammed the tea bowl on the table. "It's the same every year. He arrives half a day later and leaves right after dinner. Is this a restaurant?"

Aunt Song sighed, went over and took Li's hand, and said helplessly: "Mom, you know, we don't have any elderly people at home. Once we leave, there will be no one to look after the house."

"Don't be so ungrateful after getting such an advantage. You want your parents-in-law. Why did you refuse when the Li family came to propose marriage?" Second Aunt Song suddenly spoke with a very bad tone.

"Second sister!" Aunt Song's face suddenly turned cold.

Li was also annoyed. She raised her hand and slapped Song Ergu on the back: "What are you talking about? The children are still here."

Second Aunt Song pursed her lips and said nothing, and the air was stagnant for a moment.

After a while, Aunt Song's complexion finally improved, and she said softly to Li: "You know the customs in our village, there are many petty thieves. We have chickens and pigs at home, so it's okay to go hungry for a few meals. We are just afraid of being robbed."

Li said, "It doesn't matter if there are really people who dare to steal for a while. Let your second brother back you up and chop off the hands and feet of those short-lived kids. See if they dare to steal again in the future."

Having said that, Aunt Song and Uncle Song had no choice but to sit down again and continue chatting with Li and others.

Second Aunt Song pursed her lips and did not join them. Daya was very curious and wanted to know which Li family they were referring to. Unfortunately, the adults did not mention it again.

At the beginning of the afternoon, Aunt Song and Uncle-in-law once again said goodbye, "Mom, we really have to go. If we don't leave now, we won't be able to get back before dark."

Aunt Song's home was very far from Xinghua Village. Li knew that she couldn't stay any longer, so she said, "It's a long way to go, let's eat something before we go."

Aunt Song took out the basket and put it on her back, repeatedly refusing to eat: "I don't want to eat anymore, I don't want to eat anymore."

"It doesn't matter if you adults can endure it for a while, but Mingwa can't."

Mingwa is Cheng Jiaming, the only son of Aunt Song and Uncle Song. He is the eldest child of Daya's generation and is 15 years old this year.

As she spoke, Li told Yang: "Hurry up and cook the brown sugar eggs so your elder sister and the others can eat them and continue their journey."

Brown sugar eggs are made by boiling the eggs, peeling them, and putting them into boiling water mixed with brown sugar. It is said that eating this way is very nutritious and is served as afternoon tea by farmers to entertain guests.

Song Tian was very smart. He immediately stepped forward and took the basket off Aunt Song's shoulder. He said sweetly, "Aunt, just eat it before you go. The brown sugar eggs are cooked very quickly. It won't take long."

Seeing Yang taking the eggs to the kitchen, Daya followed and helped to light the fire. When the water boiled, Yang put the bowls ready to put brown sugar in, but found that there was not enough sugar, so she said, "Daya, go tell your grandmother that there is not enough brown sugar, bring some more."

Most of the food in the house was locked in the cabinet in Li's bedroom. She carried the key with her and took it out when needed.

Daya added two pieces of firewood and made the fire burn brightly before she got up to look for Li.

As soon as she came out of the kitchen, she found Song Tian, Song Yuan and her three cousins outside the yard. Song Yuan was hanging on Cheng Jiaming's neck, pestering him to "ride a big horse".

"Come down, little brother. Cousin Cheng is a guest." Daya shouted and walked towards the main room without stopping.

As soon as she reached the door, she heard faint crying.

Daya was stunned and couldn't help but listen carefully. She soon realized that it was her second aunt who was crying.

She was heard crying, "I didn't want to marry you at first, but you and dad forced me to marry you and pushed me into the fire. Now that you've paid off the debt, you're free and you don't care whether I live or die..."