Chapter 76: Mail from Home

Xiao Xingran’s full moon was in December. Su He attended the full moon banquet and had a holiday soon after.

It was winter now, and Su's mother gave her money and asked her to help buy a sheep from their brigade to mail it to her elder brother and sister-in-law.

Su's mother couldn't take care of her eldest daughter-in-law at all, so she had to send some supplies, especially mutton, which they rarely eat.

Even though it's winter now, we don't have to worry about the road being damaged.

This kind of thing was easy to deal with. Su He went home and told her parents. The next day, her father went to the brigade, and Su He also went. She had wanted to mail some mutton to her elder brother and sister-in-law this winter.

But her parents bought a sheep and mailed it to her, so she refused to buy one.

Let’s buy something else, I just bought some milk skin, milk tofu, and butter.

Her eldest brother not only ate the milk tofu and milk skin himself, but also gave them to his father-in-law, leaders and others. Su He bought him ten of them. They were the hard kind, so hard that they could kill someone.

I bought a sheep and asked my parents to help me kill and cut it up so that it would be convenient to eat.

Gu's mother said to Su He, "Xiao He, please send some more food to the children's uncle."

The child’s uncle was so kind to their family that he gave them a big bag of gifts when the child was one month old, mainly a military coat, a brand new one.

Since others are so good to them, they have to show their appreciation. It's not just about showing no appreciation.

Su He, "What do you want to mail?"

Mother Gu said, "Let's have millet. We also mail some buckwheat noodles. That's our specialty."

"Okay then, Mom. I'll listen to you." Su He said obediently.

Her mother-in-law is really willing to spend money on it. Millet is a fine grain, and buckwheat noodles are also considered a fine grain.

So after slaughtering the sheep, Gu's father went to the team again and bought 50 kilograms of millet and 30 kilograms of buckwheat noodles, all of which were newly harvested this year.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Su He told Gu's father and mother about her colleague Teacher Lin's desire to buy food. Gu's father said, "Let's see if there is any extra food when the food is distributed."

Su He nodded, "Okay, Dad."

About half a month later, Comrade Su Yue, who was far away in the northwest, received several large packages from his home.

Fortunately, he came with his wife Lu Qingya, otherwise no one could carry it.

Lu Qingya asked curiously, "What did your family send you? Such a big package."

What she was carrying must be food, it was very heavy. As for the big bag that Su Yue was carrying, no one knew what it was, it was so big.

Su Yue couldn't guess it for a while, so he said, "Let's go back and take a look."

The two returned to their home, closed the door and opened the packages. Lu Qingya opened the one in her hand first. She guessed correctly, it was indeed food.

Su Yue said, "This should be from my sister."

Lu Qingya opened the bag and was surprised, "It's all fine grains."

"What kind of noodles is this?"

Su Yue, "Buckwheat, it's a specialty of our area, and buckwheat noodles are delicious."

"This millet is good too."

As she spoke, Lu Qingya opened the smaller package, which contained milk tofu and milk skin. Su Yue said, "This is also a specialty of our Meng Province."

Lu Qingya, "I love to eat."

Last year, his sister also mailed some beef jerky and milk tofu to him, and Su Yue gave them to her. He cut the hard milk tofu into small pieces and ate them in his mouth. It was delicious and helped him pass the time.

Su Yue smiled, took the scissors from her hand and opened the largest package. When the package was opened, the things inside were revealed.

Lu Qingya said, "It looks like there is meat inside."

Su Yue nodded and opened them all. Lu Qingya exclaimed, "Why is there so much meat!"

He added, "This doesn't feel like pork."

Su Yue: "It's mutton. They mailed a mutton over."

Lu Qingya felt that "your family is so nice that they sent so many mails."

Last time, my sister Su Yue’s sister’s sister-in-law mailed two boxes of fruits to me, but she ate them all. She ate them very carefully, but still finished them within two months.

Su Yue, "They are all for you to eat. They didn't mail much before."

At most I'll write a letter to say hello.

Su He: I don’t know who ate the beef jerky last year.

Lu Qingya smiled and said, "Then I will write a letter to thank my parents."

Su Yue, "No hurry, let's process the mutton first and give half to my parents."

"OK."

Half an hour later, the couple came to Captain Lu carrying a large bag of things.

Su Yue said, "Mom and Dad, my family sent me some mutton by mail, so I brought some over."

Mother Lu took the things and was surprised, "Why did you take so much and didn't you keep any for yourself?"

Lu Qingya took Lu's mother's arm and said, "Keep mom. Su Yue's parents sent a mutton by mail, which is a lot."

"We also mailed food, all fine grains."

"Hey, you also like this, so I mailed you ten more this time." Lu Qingya took out three pieces of milk tofu and three pieces of milk skin from her arms.

"The grain, milk tofu and milk skin were mailed by my sister Su Yue," said Lu Qingya.

Mother Lu said, "Then you should write a letter to thank them, and buy some gifts and mail them to them. As the eldest sister-in-law, you should show your appreciation."

"Also, didn't the previous letter say that the second son's wife was pregnant? I guess she has given birth by now. You should also buy some things for them and mail them over."

Previously, my second son and his wife mailed several pieces of cloth to me, all of which were high-quality fabrics.

The sister-in-law and brother-in-law all send things to their elder brother and sister-in-law, so they, as the elder brother and sister-in-law, cannot do anything worse. It's a matter of reciprocity.

Lu Qingya, "I only know, Mom, Su Yue and I have been preparing for the past few days."

Mother Lu nodded and said, "Since you brought the mutton, let's have stewed mutton tonight."

Su Yue and Lu Qingya were a bit lazy. They usually didn't cook for themselves. They either ate in the army canteen or at Lu's father and mother's house.

I've never cooked my own food.

Of course, Mr. and Mrs. Lu were very happy to have their daughter and son-in-law come over to eat together. The three brothers of the Su family all married the only children in their families.

My father-in-law has only one daughter, and she is very precious to him.

However, the only daughter also lived with her parents and did not separate, and instead, she had an extra son.

Lu's father and mother also knew the situation of their daughter's son-in-law's family. They truly felt that their daughter had found a good partner. There were so many officers in the army, and their daughter had a keen eye to choose such a partner.

Not only is he excellent himself, but his brothers and sisters are also excellent.

Take the third child, a Peking University student, for example. I heard that he was the top scholar in the province that year. This level of academic achievement is not something that ordinary people can compare to.

Not to mention the other two children, the second one is a textile factory worker, how glorious, and the fourth one is a people's teacher, they are all excellent children!

Mother Lu has the same mentality as Mother Gu, and thinks that her in-laws have raised four excellent children.

I really want to meet Su's father and mother, and I think I will go to see them when I have time.