Chapter 135
At three o'clock in the afternoon, Li Yuanyuan was going to her cousin's house. Su Yuanzheng packed two large boxes of braised food for her to take back. Su Miao made an appointment with her that after the New Year, Yuanyuan would find a chance to go to Nancheng for a trip.
In the blink of an eye, it was the fourth day of the New Year. Su Miao and his father brought a tricycle full of New Year gifts back to Sujia Village. In the past few days, his uncles and cousins had put in a lot of effort and prepared very generous New Year gifts for each family. Su Miao almost had no place to sit.
"Aunt! Aunt!"
"Aunt! Aunt! Come quickly!!"
The children had received the news early and were waiting at the village entrance. As soon as the tricycle entered the village, it was surrounded.
Su Miao's ears were filled with "cluck, cluck, cluck, cluck" sounds, and if you didn't know, you would think he had fallen into a chicken coop.
Su Miao didn't have time to play with them right now, so she asked them to wait while she and her father went to various relatives' homes to give gifts.
The children did not disperse, but followed the father and daughter. If they arrived at someone's house, they would run in to inform their grandfather and father.
After walking around half of the village, they finally returned to Su Miao's home, and the children were finally able to take out the New Year's specialties.
Wow! There were a few boxes of matchsticks and some scattered small firecrackers with fuses.
Hu Zi said as if to take credit: "Aunt, these are the rewards from my father because I got third in the class. I only set off some of them on New Year's Eve. The rest are waiting for you to come back so we can play together."
These firecrackers are not cheap and easy to get toys. It is already very good to be able to buy some during the Chinese New Year.
Su Miao also took out several toys from her backpack. These were specially bought by her at the department store and they were definitely not available in the village.
"I also brought some toys back for you. Come and see if you like them."
The children stared at the beautifully packaged toys with wide eyes. They had never seen such toys before.
Hu Zi said, "Auntie, these toys of yours must be very expensive! They are so beautiful that we dare not play with them."
"Yeah, we can't play with such nice toys. Take them back to the city and we can play with ours today."
In order to prevent them from refusing, Su Miao opened the package on the spot: "What's there not to play with? I picked it out especially for you. You can each choose one."
But the children looked at each other, and no one dared to take the first step.
Seeing them like this, Su Miao said, "This iron frog is amazing. If you spin it a few times and put it on the ground, it will jump forward by itself. Huzi, let's have a competition to see who jumps faster!"
Driven by Su Miao's enthusiasm, the children finally let go and had a lot of fun playing in the yard.
The kitchen at Su Miao's house was empty. As usual, they had to eat at his second uncle's house. Su Yuanzheng and Su Miao rarely came back, so many uncles and aunts came to his second uncle's house for dinner today. Every household brought chickens and ducks, and the kitchen began to get busy.
"Auntie! Shall we go out and play with firecrackers?"
"Okay! Then you can pick out some toys and take them home to play with."
When it came to collecting toys, the children started to hesitate again, so Su Miao said, "How about this, we put all the toys here with Hu Zi, and we can take them out and play together."
Hu Zi felt extremely honored after receiving the order. He puffed out his chest and said, "Don't worry, Auntie! I promise to protect my toys!"
The children took Su Miao to the village entrance to play with firecrackers. Su Miao dared to light small firecrackers with fuses, but he didn't dare to play with match firecrackers, always feeling that they would explode in his hands.
But the other children were not afraid. They picked up the match cannons, struck them, and calmly threw them on the ground, on the trees, and in the cracks of the rocks...
The sound of "bang!" would make them extremely happy, and they would even compete to see who could hold the matchstick in their hand the longest, which made Su Miao terrified. When he saw the matchstick start to burn, he would shout at them to throw it away quickly.
My niece said, "Auntie! Let me tell you how fun it is to have a firecracker. Stick it in cow dung and light it! It will explode everywhere... Cover!"
Hu Zi quickly came over and covered her mouth, glancing at Su Miao's somewhat stiff smile: "Hehe! Throw it into the water! Auntie, let's throw it into the water!"
"Haha! Okay... okay... I can handle throwing it into the water."
Sujia Village is close to a reservoir and there is a natural river. A man-made ditch was built a long time ago to bring water into the village, making it convenient for everyone to use water.
Even though there is running water now, villagers still like to wash clothes by the ditch. Firstly, it saves water, and secondly, they can get together and chat.
Su Miao lit the fuse with a long incense stick and threw it into the water. With a muffled sound, the canal splashed with water, causing the children to cheer.
Under the children's enthusiastic pursuit, Su Miao gradually became addicted and could hold the firecrackers in his hands for a few seconds.
Because the firecrackers were thrown into the water for a short time, they did not sink and the splashes were even bigger.
At this moment, a passerby happened to walk by and a few drops of water dripped onto his shoes.
"Ouch! Whose kid is playing in the water here? Be careful not to wet the bed!"
Su Miao looked over and saw a plump middle-aged woman dressed in purple. Not to mention, she looked quite festive.
The aunt rolled her eyes, gave Su Miao and the others a friendly smile, and asked, "Hey! Kids! Who are you from?"
Hu Zi replied: "The Su family's!"
"Oh! That's great! Do you know where Su Yuanan lives?"
Su Miao thought: Su Yuanan? Isn't that Second Uncle? Is he here to see Second Uncle?
Hu Zi said: "Of course I know! That's my second grandfather!"
The aunt smiled like a fox and took out some candies from her pocket: "Baby, I'll treat you to some candies. Please answer a few questions for me."
Hu Zi looked at Su Miao, who shook his head and told him not to eat food from strangers.
So Hu Zi waved his hand and said, "I don't want to eat your candy. If you have any questions, just ask directly."
The aunt glanced at the alert Su Miao, a hint of displeasure flashing across her face, but then she suppressed it and said to Hu Zi, "Is there a girl around 20 years old at Su Yuanan's house?"
Hu Zi was about to speak when Su Miao stopped him and asked, "Why are you asking about this?"
"Of course I'm asking for good news. Just answer whether I have it or not!"
At this moment, a voice suddenly came from a distance: "Hey! Mrs. Liu! I'm here!"
The auntie walked towards the person who spoke with a smile: "I don't know the way, and I thought I would ask about these dolls."
The man came over and took her hand enthusiastically, saying, "Why are you asking them? Kids don't know anything. I'll show you the way! But don't show me!"
When he said the last sentence, his voice was lowered, as if he was afraid of being heard.
"Don't worry, your contribution will be indispensable to the success of this matter."
Su Miao looked at the woman who came out and called Liu Pozi, and felt that she looked familiar.
Ah! I remember now! Isn't this the one who had an argument with her second aunt at the village entrance when she and her father were preparing to set up a stall and came back to sell pickles? The one who was still unable to speak clearly despite being in his teens?
Originally, these two people had nothing to do with her, but their last conversation seemed to have some conspiracy.
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