Chapter 141 Big Brother Will Come Back This Year

Mingyue was amused by his words. She said, "You are also graduating from high school. Maybe we will both be recommended to go to college by then."

Tang Zexu shook his head. "How is that possible? We must be so lucky that both my husband and I were recommended."

“And I am an educated youth.”

Mingyue, "Hongxing is also an educated youth, let's look forward to it."

Tang Zexu hugged his wife and said, "Okay, let's look forward to it."

Although this is unlikely, we can still look forward to it.

What if they and their spouse are really chosen?

Towards the end of the year.

Su's mother showed Su He the letter, which was mailed by her elder brother Su Yue. The letter said that they would come back for the Chinese New Year this year, and the three of them would come back together.

The Chinese New Year marks the 71st year.

Su Yue's daughter, Su Mian, is now seven years old. She was born in 1964.

When the child grows up, there is no need to be afraid to take him back and forth in the car.

Su's mother said, "If nothing unexpected happens, your third brother and his wife will also come back this year."

I wanted to come back last year, but my child caught a cold, so I couldn’t.

"That's great, our family is reunited."

It is not easy for their family to reunite. Her eldest brother came back once in 1963, and now it is 71 years later, a total of eight years.

As for her third brother, it has been almost five years since 1966, and it is now 1971, and he is finally coming back.

My eldest brother’s job doesn’t allow him to take leave every year. Later, when he had a child, it was inconvenient for him to travel. It was similar for my third brother. In the early days, the child was too young to be taken on the road.

Now little Chengyao is four years old, at least he is a little older.

Su's mother was also happy. She hadn't seen her eldest and youngest sons for several years. People are kind-hearted, and as parents, how can they not miss their children?

"I asked your father to prepare more meat for the New Year."

Su He, "Mom, not only do we need to prepare more meat, we also need to prepare bedding and other things."

"If my eldest brother and third brother all come this year, at least we should prepare bedding for them to sleep in."

Their time was not like later generations, where there were plenty of bedding. Most families did not have extra bedding, after all, there were quotas for cotton and cloth.

Each person can only receive that amount each year.

When Su's mother heard this, she said, "There are two new sets of bedding."

Su He, "Not enough, Mom."

"My eldest brother, his wife, my third brother, his wife and two kids, six people in total, so they need four sets."

She knew that the bedding her mother had prepared were all single-size. Not only the bedding, but the bed was also single-size, with bunk beds.

"I have quilts and mattresses over there, so you don't need to make them now. I'll bring them to you when the time comes. But you have to ask my dad to make the bed into a big one."

"The room needs to be cleaned up as well. You also need to prepare their personal items such as towels, washbasins, toothbrushes, slippers, etc."

Su's mother said, "Okay, your father and I will clean up and prepare on Sunday."

My daughter is right. There is still nearly a month until the Chinese New Year, and we really need to do some cleaning up at home.

Su He, "Mom, let's do it this Sunday. I'll come over the day after tomorrow to help you guys clean up."

"OK."

Su He originally planned to clean up by herself on Sunday, but Gu Jianhua said he would go too since he was on vacation anyway.

He helped his father-in-law and mother-in-law clean up the house. His father-in-law and mother-in-law are not young anymore, so he was responsible for moving heavy objects.

Su He was deeply moved after hearing this, "They say a son-in-law is worth half a son, it really is true."

Gu Jianhua, "I should."

The daughter-in-law's parents are also his parents. What's wrong with helping his own parents? It's not right.

Su He, "You should have more children. With more children, there will be no shortage of help at home."

Not to mention her mother's family, let's just talk about her mother-in-law's family. When relatives come to visit, Mother Gu will directly ask Second Sister Gu to come and help.

Gu Jianhua: "Then let's have another one"

Su He, "I will give birth to ten babies for you." Then she laughed.

Gu Jianhua, "Ten is a bit too many!"

He couldn't imagine the scene of ten children calling him dad. Ten children would have to eat two bowls of rice for one meal, right?

Gu Jianhua felt that he could not afford to support the two children, at least not according to the standards of two children.

Su He was joking. She definitely couldn't give birth to ten children. Although she had a system, there was no risk in pregnancy and childbirth, and there was also medicine for rapid recovery after delivery.

But if she gives birth to ten children, one at a time, it would take her ten years, not eight years. Even eight years is horrible!

She spent her entire life pregnant.

"Let's just have a second child, and then you can get a sterilization after the birth." Su He said.

Gu Jianhua: "Okay."

On Sunday, the couple got up early, had breakfast and went to the county to help Su's father and mother clean the house.

The house is not big, estimated to be around 60 or 70 square meters, with three sleeping rooms. Su's father and mother lived in one room, Su He lived in one room before she got married, and the remaining room was of course for the three brothers.

However, the three brothers' room has now become a storage room, where Su's father and mother have piled up unused things in the house. However, the room where Su He slept before is still there.

It is used by their family of four to rest and sleep at noon.

Su's mother said, "I asked your father to order two large beds. They should be ready soon. Once we have cleaned up these two rooms, we can move in."

Su's father and mother loved cleanliness, so it was not difficult to tidy up the house. They just had to take out the things piled up in the room, pick and choose, and keep the usable ones. If they were unusable, they would throw them away or send them to a scrapyard to exchange for some money.

Four people worked for the whole morning. Su's father and Gu Jianhua were mainly responsible for moving, while Su He and Su's mother were responsible for cleaning and sweeping.

Spider webs on the roof, dust on the walls, and on the ground.

After sweeping, the mother and daughter wiped it again with a wet rag, otherwise they felt dust in the air.

At noon, Su's father was too busy to cook, so he went to the state-owned hotel to pack some buns and everyone ate together.

After eating, they continued to work. Except for the bedroom where Su's father and mother slept, the other two rooms had been cleaned up. Su's father and son-in-law Gu Jianhua found a car to take all the unused things to the scrap yard and sell them.

By the way, I also brought back the newly custom-made bed.

Large, two double beds.

Put on a mattress, which is a mattress with straw inside, and then put a mattress and sheets on it, and that's it.

In the afternoon, the four of them cleaned up another bedroom, the kitchen, living room, dining room, and window glass. Finally, they opened the windows to change the air.

The whole room was very clean.

Su He and Gu Jianhua whispered, "Let's clean up the house next Sunday."

Because it is a new house and it is just the two of them living there, it doesn’t feel dirty when they sleep at night. So every year when they clean the house, they don’t do a big sweeping, but just a quick clean.

Su He thought they should clean up the house, saying that the new house was not new anymore, it was six or seven years old.

And although we don’t cook much at home, there is definitely dust from burning fires in the winter.

So we need to clean up well this year.

"Okay, let's clean up." said Gu Jianhua.

Not only them, but also Gu's father and mother heard that Su He's eldest brother and his wife, third brother and his wife were coming back this year, and they also planned to clean up the house.

Father Gu even felt that a new toilet needed to be dug.

In 1972, the Chinese New Year was celebrated earlier, on January 27th.

Su Yue and his family of three arrived in the county on the 21st. They had been on the road for several days and spent the entire New Year's Eve on the train.

After resting at home for a day, I came to Xiangyang Village the next day.

Su He, Gu's mother and others heard about it from Gu Jianhua yesterday, so they made some preparations today. Fried rice, sour milk, tofu, milk skin, apple candy, cakes and so on were all on the table.

Pork, chicken, and mutton are also ready.

Gu's father and mother changed into clean, slightly newer clothes. Su He followed suit and also changed the two babies into nice new clothes. She also wore a similar set herself.

They usually wear old clothes at home, and their clothes are not very clean because they take care of their parents doing chores such as carrying firewood, feeding cows, and shoveling cow dung.

The same goes for the two kids. They are little kids and they want to go out and play even in winter. But I don’t know what they play and they always come back covered in dirt.

But guests are coming today, and not only is Brother Su He coming alone, he also brings his sister-in-law with him. He has to give a good impression and not look sloppy.

In short, now everything is ready, the tea is boiled, the chicken and mutton are stewed, and we are just waiting for the guests to come.

When going home to visit relatives, in addition to visiting parents, one also has to visit brothers and sisters. Su Yue and Lu Qingya went to visit the second oldest brother, Su Xiao, yesterday. The eldest brother hasn't been back for eight years, and Su Xiao missed him very much.

The two brothers drank some wine, and the two sisters-in-law Lu Qingya and Pei Chuwei also had a very pleasant chat. Little girl Mianmian also got along well with her little cousin Xingran.

The family of three went to Pei's house in the morning and returned at four o'clock in the afternoon.

I went to my sister's house today.

At this time, the family of three was already on the road. Although she had never met her, Lu Qingya had a very good impression of her sister-in-law, if for no other reason than that she sent them things every year.

Sometimes it is grain, sometimes it is meat.

There is basically no sister-in-law who can do this.

"Su Yue, does your sister look like you?"

The three of them rode Su's father's bicycle. They had nothing to do on the way, so they chatted. Lu Qingya had seen the family portrait of her in-laws' family, a family of six.

It should have been taken more than ten years ago, before her husband joined the army. At that time, Su Yue was only 18 years old, the second son Su Xiao was 14 years old, and the third and fourth sons were 12 years old.

They are still young, and it is hard to tell if they will change as they grow up.

I went to the second sister's house yesterday and found that she looks quite similar to her brother Su Yue. However, the second sister has a very gentle face, while her husband is cold and serious.

"Not very similar. Xiao He and the third brother are most similar." Su Yue said.

Hearing this, Lu Qingya patted him on the back and said, "Need you to tell me? We are a pair of twins, born from the same womb."

"But when I look at the photos, you four still have similarities, such as the corners of your eyes or the look in your eyes when you smile."

"It's just that the third and fourth brothers in the photo have stern faces, and they look very similar to you."

And the second child looks a lot like his older brother when he smiles.

Su Yue: "Of course, the four of us have the same parents, so we must look alike."

"Su Yue, there is one more thing. I found that your daughter looks a lot like her aunt when she was a child. Did you notice?"

"Those eyes and eyebrows are exactly like her aunt's in the photo."

Su Yue smiled and said, "Most children look like their aunts and uncles, so Mianmian takes after her aunt."

Lu Qingya, "So, Changyi and Changan probably look like you."

My sister-in-law gave birth to a pair of twins, a dragon and a phoenix.

I’m already eight years old.

Su Yue, the eldest uncle, only saw the two children when they were one month old, and has not seen them for the following eight years. Changyi and Chang'an are two years older than Mianmian, and should be taller than Mianmian.

The family of three chatted as they arrived at Gu's house.

Although Su Yue had only been here once, eight years ago, he still remembered the way.

"Is this the one?" Lu Qingya asked after getting out of the car.

Su Yue, "I heard from my parents that they built a brick house, so it should be."

"Don't assume it, it is." Lu Qingya saw someone coming out.

Gu's father and mother had been keeping an eye on the outside. When they saw someone coming, they looked closely and saw that it was the child's uncle, so they hurried out to greet him.

Su He and Gu Jianhua also followed quickly out.

"You must have gotten cold on the way."

"Come on, come in quickly." Gu's mother greeted warmly.

Su Yue, "Hello, uncle and aunt."

Lu Qingya followed, "Hello, uncle and aunt."

Mother Gu: "Okay."

"This child is so handsome!"

After boasting, he said to Su Yue, "Xiao Yue, where did you find such a beautiful girl to be your wife?"

Gu's mother always praises everyone she meets, and the emotional impact she brings is full of value.

"Brother, sister-in-law."

Su He and Gu Jianhua came over and greeted each other.

"Mianmian, call me auntie."

Lu Qingya greeted her daughter, and the little girl Mianmian looked at Su He and said, "Hello, auntie."

"Mianmian is so big now, let your aunt hold you." Su He picked up the little girl, and the little girl didn't resist.

At this time, the two treasures were watching from inside the house. Changan said, "Our mother is holding a child."

Chang Yi said, "That should be our sister, the child of our eldest uncle."

Changan, "Then she calls me brother."

Chang Yi, "Call me sister too."

Grandma once said that although their mother was the youngest in the family, she was the first to get married, so she and her younger brother were the oldest, and the children of their eldest uncle, second uncle, and third uncle had to call them sister and brother.

Chang'an also has to call her sister, she is the eldest among the children, the little girl Changyi thought.

"They are coming."

The two treasures blocked the window and sat down obediently.

"Changyi Chang'an, come and call your uncle and aunt." When Gu's mother came in, she told the two children to call people.

Chang Yi Chang An looked at the person in front of him and called out obediently, "Uncle, Aunt."

They had seen their uncle in the photo album at their grandmother’s house, but the uncle in the album was young, and the uncle in front of them felt similar to their father.

Dragon and phoenix twins are always rare, let alone one's own sister's child. Su Yue squatted down and said softly, "Uncle, give me a hug."

The two treasures looked at Su He, and when Su He nodded, they walked away with their faces stiffened.

Among the three uncles, Chang Yi Chang An was most familiar with his second uncle whom he met often. The third uncle was the second best, but he only had a vague memory of him.

I had never seen my uncle before, I just looked at his photos.

Su Yue picked up a baby in one hand and said with a smile, "I held you both in my arms when you were little."

Chang Yi said, "Yes, Mom said so."

Changan, "You hugged us when the moon was full."

Su Yue, "Well, you two were so small back then, but now you are so big."

Chang Yi Chang An, "Because we grow up, we become bigger."

"Well, you have grown up." Su Yue said with a smile.

Mother Gu was mixing fried rice. "Xiao Yue, come here, have some fried rice yogurt."

"My wife, Xiaoyue, has never eaten this before, it's a specialty of our province of Meng."

Lu Qingya smiled and shook her head, "I've tried milk tofu and milk skin, but I've never tried fried rice yogurt."

"This is delicious, come and sit down."

Su He made tea and prepared milk powder for little girl Mianmian, "Brother and sister-in-law, you can drink and eat at the same time."