country bumpkin

Sun Zitao was puzzled; his wife hadn't said this before.

When Yunya was one year old and got sick, Kong Xiujuan felt very sorry for the child and said she would go back to see Yunya often. How could things have changed so much now?

He felt he should ask Kong Xiujuan after dinner why she had such a strong opinion about Yunya.

Kong Xiujuan heated up the food, and Sun Zitao started eating. He ate very quickly, finishing in less than half an hour.

Kong Xiujuan tidied the table and washed the dishes, then sat in the living room watching TV.

Sun Zitao called her back to the bedroom, and Kong Xiujuan did not refuse, following her husband back to the inner room.

Sitting down by the bedside, Sun Zitao went straight to the point and asked, "Xiujuan, I've noticed that you seem to dislike Yunya a lot lately. Why is that?"

Kong Xiujuan replied, "Why? It's because she's become too naughty and argumentative, and she doesn't understand her parents at all. She's always making me angry and going against me."

Sun Zitao said, "As for what happened today, it's not her fault. She already has a hard time integrating into the family, doesn't trust this family, and is very sensitive. And with what you did, she was bound to complain."

Kong Xiujuan gave a wry smile and said, "Heh, why is our eldest daughter Limei so meddlesome and doesn't make a fuss? What's the point of her making a fuss? Isn't she just trying to annoy me?"

Sun Zitao waved his hand: "No, she's not that cunning. She's just not used to your way of doing things. Don't forget, back in the village, our mother doted on her and bought her whatever she wanted. Now that she has older sisters and younger brothers to share things with, she's bound to resist."

Kong Xiujuan still felt that her second daughter was too troublesome, pretentious and mischievous, and not as obedient and well-behaved as her eldest daughter.

The couple both sighed; they were at their wits' end with their second daughter. After their conversation, they went to the living room and sat down to watch TV.

Sun Guoqiang was getting sleepy, and he sat on a small stool, dozing off little by little.

Kong Xiujuan got up, picked him up, and carried him to her bedroom bed. Sun Limei was still quite energetic and watched TV with her father.

They didn't go back to their rooms to sleep until 10 p.m., when the TV series they were watching finished.

On the other side, Yunya was indeed asleep on the sofa. Kong Xiufen had even put a pillow and a blanket over her. She also brought over her favorite Smurf plush toy and placed it next to the sofa.

The sofa was surrounded by chairs. Otherwise, I was afraid she might fall off and hurt herself while sleeping at night.

It was only 9 p.m. when Kong Xiufen and Shen Changsheng went to bed in the next room with their son. They needed to get up early the next day to prepare the goods for sale. Yunya was also dozing off on the sofa.

In the middle of the night, Yunya rolled over and landed on the edge of the sofa. Luckily, there was a chair blocking her way, otherwise she would have really fallen off.

She didn't feel any back pain, just a little tired, but this discomfort couldn't outweigh the allure of the sofa.

The next day, before dawn, Yunya woke up. She was awakened by the pain in her neck.

Kong Xiufen woke up when she heard the noise from the outer room. She got up and went out to check on Yunya, only to find Yunya stiffly tilting her head to look at her, her hand scratching the back of her neck as if she had a stiff neck.

Kong Xiufen asked worriedly, "Yunya, did you get a stiff neck? Does it hurt?"

Yunya nodded sadly and whispered, "Third Aunt, my neck hurts so much."

Kong Xiufen patted her head tenderly and said, "Third Auntie will apply a hot towel to your head and massage it. That should help."

A little while later, Kong Xiufen brought a hot towel and gently placed it on Yunya's neck, then carefully massaged it for her. Yunya felt much more comfortable, and her heart felt warm.

At this moment, Shen Changsheng returned from bringing in the meat. Seeing that Yunya had a stiff neck, he asked about the situation, offered a few words of comfort, and then went to wash the pig's head and cook the pig's head meat.

Kong Xiufen couldn't help but say helplessly, "This sofa is no place to sleep. Don't sleep here anymore."

Yunya was touched by what she heard; her third aunt still cared for her so much. Just like when she was still unmarried, back at her maternal grandmother's house.

Shen Changsheng was cooking pig's head in the yard, and Kong Xiufen went over to help. Yunya carried her pillow and went back to bed to catch up on her sleep.

There were blankets and pillows on the bed in the guest room. Yunya climbed onto the bed, hugged the pillow in her arms, and fell asleep in no time.

Shen Changsheng was busy cooking pig's head meat in the yard, while Kong Xiufen was busy cutting raw meat; the two of them were each busy with their own tasks.

By the time the pig's head was cooked, it was already a little past dawn. Kong Xiufen pushed her tricycle and the raw meat to set up her stall.

Shen Changsheng also came over to help push the cart. They pushed the tricycle to the alley entrance outside the gate and started setting up the stall.

After setting up the raw meat stall, Kong Xiufen looked after the stall while Shen Changsheng went back to get cooked meat.

They brought in cooked meat and set up a stall directly on a tricycle. The steaming hot pig's head meat, with white smoke rising from it, and the mouthwatering aroma wafted far and wide.

More and more people came out to buy groceries, and the market began to bustle with activity. Kong Xiufen and her husband got busy with their business.

Yun Ya and Shen Lingyun were still asleep, which was perfect as it wouldn't interfere with their morning business. Kong Xiufen and the others busied themselves for a while before Yun Ya and Shen Lingyun finally woke up.

Just then, Kong Xiufen returned with the breakfast she had bought: steamed buns, fried dough sticks, and spicy porridge. Yunya's eyes lit up when she saw the food.

She quickly washed her face, gave it a quick wipe, and then ran to the living room table to eat breakfast.

Shen Lingyun also went to wash his face. He washed his face even faster than Yunya. He only wiped his face briefly before wiping his hands and face.

Shen Lingyun's favorite food is big meat buns. Kong Xiufen gave him a bun and then gave Yunya a bun. The two siblings ate with their mouths full of oil.

Kong Xiufen poured the hot and sour soup into the bowls, filling each of the two children's small wooden bowls to the brim.

Yunya ate with great satisfaction, looking completely content. Kong Xiufen also ate a large steamed bun.

After finishing her food, she picked up another fried dough stick and crunched it. Yunya also took a fried dough stick and put it in her mouth, making a crisp crunching sound. Lingyun, who was also tempted, followed suit and started eating fried dough sticks.

Yunya ate too quickly and choked. She quickly lowered her head and leaned over the small wooden bowl in front of her, gulping down a big mouthful of spicy soup before swallowing the fried dough stick.

After finishing the fried dough stick, he also finished the spicy soup in front of him, and only then was he full.

She patted her round belly and exclaimed, "I'm so full, it's so delicious!"

Kong Xiufen smiled, and Yun Ya looked at her third aunt and said, "Third aunt, I have a friend who lives nearby. I want to go visit her. Is that okay?"

Kong Xiufen said worriedly, "You're not familiar with this area. What if you get lost? How about I take you there after I finish my work at noon?"

Yunya said confidently, "It's okay. I've been traveling alone from home to here, and from the city back to the countryside. I won't get lost. I can read, and at the very least, I have my mouth. If I can't find my way, I can just ask the merchants by the roadside."

Kong Xiufen thought it made sense, so she agreed to let Yunya go visit her friend. However, she needed to call first to confirm the location and how far it was from here.