Chapter 14
7 to 9 p.m. is the Su family's fixed study time, and both father and daughter read books and newspapers seriously.
Whenever Su Yuanzheng encountered something he didn't understand, he could ask his daughter directly. He had some basic knowledge and a high level of comprehension, so he made rapid progress.
They put down their homework together only when the alarm clock rang.
Seeing his father stretching, Su Miao smiled and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Dad. You haven't read in these years. I'm sure you're tired from sitting for so long all of a sudden."
Su Yuanzheng pinched his stiff shoulders. Although he looked a little tired, his eyes were very bright.
"Sitting for a long time does make my body a little sore, but relaxing a little will help. However, the more I learn, the more I find reading books and newspapers interesting. They can help me understand the world and know more about the world."
"Dad, you've been riding the bike for so long today. You should take a rest early. We have to go to the vegetable market tomorrow."
Su Yuanzheng said, "Miaomiao, Dad wants to go back to the countryside to do some shopping tomorrow, but the roads are not good, so you shouldn't go."
"Going to the countryside to buy groceries? Back to Sujia Village? Dad wants to buy some cheap vegetables?"
"I want to buy some dry firewood. We'll definitely need a lot of it after we cook. It's twice as expensive in the county as in the village. Now that we have a car, Dad plans to go back once a week to get some firewood. Also, I remembered that your second aunt's skill in making pickles is inherited from her ancestors. I'll go back and see if she's made any extra."
It turned out that his father had already made up his mind. Su Miao thought about the last time he went back to Sujia Village, when he was still in ghost form, and said, "Dad, I want to go with you too."
Su Yuanzheng hesitated for a moment and said, "Okay, but the way back to the village is not as good as the way back to the county. You have to be mentally prepared!"
"Don't worry, Dad! I'm not a delicate crybaby. How can I cry in the car?"
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It’s too early to say that!
The next morning, after breakfast, the father and daughter went out. Su Yuanzheng even found an old pillow to cushion his daughter's butt.
Su Miao originally thought that her father was too concerned, but ten minutes later, when the tricycle drove onto the bumpy yellow mud road, she felt that she was still too young!
The country road was not paved and was very uneven, making it difficult to walk and painful to ride in a car. Su Miao was always in a state of being bounced and taken off, just like riding a horse.
If she hadn't used a pillow, her little butt would probably have been bruised.
After shaking for ten minutes, Su Miao didn't want to roll around in the truck anymore, so he stood up and held his father's shoulders to avoid feeling dizzy.
Su Yuan, who was standing in front, burst into laughter. "How's it going? Miaomiao, isn't Dad right? This road is not easy to walk on."
Su Miao felt his voice tremble as he spoke. "Dad! I can hold on! When things develop in the future, the government will definitely build roads, and then it will be easier for the villagers to get into the city."
"Great! It will develop! It will definitely develop!"
Sujia Village is actually not far from the county town, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is right next to it. However, due to the poor road conditions, it still takes more than half an hour to reach the village entrance by tricycle.
As soon as I entered the village, I saw a group of children of all ages playing hopscotch under the big banyan tree at the entrance of the village.
When they saw the tricycles coming in, they all rushed over.
Half of the families in Sujia Village have the surname Su, and they are relatives of Su Miao's family, whether close or distant. Many children recognized them and followed them, calling out all the way.
Uncle Ten! Master Ten!
Sister Miaomiao! Aunt Miaomiao!
Su Miao felt a little headache for a moment. Every time he returned to the village, the most troublesome thing was how to call his relatives.
She only comes back once or twice a year, and she doesn't recognize most people, and she can't call them by their age.
The family is arranged according to generation. Because there are so many people, the age range of the same generation is very large. She is considered to be of a higher generation. Many people who look much older than her are of the same generation as her, and some who look the same age as her call her aunt.
Since they couldn't shout, she didn't. She had packed a lot of candies in her small bag before coming here, and now she gave one to each of the children.
The children's cheers filled half the village, and the idle adults also went out to check out the scene out of curiosity.
Su Yuan stopped in front of the old house, took out the key, opened the door, and pushed the tricycle in.
Other families in Sujia Village have many children, but Su Miao's family is an exception. Since her grandfather, there has been only one son in the family. Up to her generation, she is the only girl.
Su Miao's great-grandparents died early, and her grandfather went out to join the army when he was a teenager. If it weren't for her second uncle's family next door to help look after the house, it would have surely become extremely dilapidated after being uninhabited for so long.
Su Yuanan is Su Yuanzheng's second cousin, fifteen years older than him. He is honest and open-minded, and is very caring towards his younger siblings. Su Yuanzheng brings him gifts every year when he returns to his hometown to worship his ancestors, to thank him for helping to protect the old house for decades.
As soon as they parked the car, their second uncle and aunt came hurried over, carrying a thermos and several washed glasses.
"Ah Zheng! Why aren't you working today? Did you bring the kids back?"
As Su Yuanan spoke, he took off the rag hanging from his shoulder and wiped the bench in the corner deftly.
Su Yuanzheng quickly went over to grab the rag: "Oh! Second brother! Let me do it!"
Su Yuanan gave his cousin a gentle push and said, "Aren't you tired after such a long journey? Take Miaomiao to rest and drink some water."
Second aunt had already poured two cups of boiling water and placed them on the low table under the tree in the yard, then looked at Su Miao lovingly.
"Oh my! Our Miaomiao is getting prettier and prettier. You must be thirsty. Have some water."
Su Miao wasn't actually thirsty, but she took the water and took a sip: "Thank you, Second Aunt."
Immediately afterwards, several uncles who heard the news came over and surrounded Su Yuanzheng to talk.
The children surrounded Su Miao and asked her questions about the county town one after another. Su Miao answered with a smile. Everyone thought she was more lovely than before.
After a while, one of the uncles shouted, "How dare you come to your house and cause trouble? Do you think there's no one here? Why didn't you call and ask for help?"
Seeing the children looking over, Su Yuanzheng gently comforted his cousin, saying that everything had been resolved.
Seeing that the adults seemed to be talking about something important, Su Miao's little cousin said that there was a litter of puppies at home, and she took a group of children to her yard to play.
My cousin's grandmother is Su Miao's third grandmother. She is very old, her eyesight is not good and she is a little confused. She called Su Miao over to take a closer look.
"Such a pretty girl, how come she looks a bit like Cuifen's?"
The younger cousin answered loudly in her ear: "Grandma! This is Miaomiao! Sixth Grandma's granddaughter."
Grandma San's eyes suddenly widened, and she held Su Miao's little face with her wrinkled hands, saying, "I told you! Alike! You and your grandma look alike!"
Later, Su Yuanzheng told Su Miao that the third grandmother was her grandmother's cousin. Although she was much older than her grandmother, she had been playing with her since she was a child.
The two of them married cousins of the Su family one after another, and they lived next door to each other, so their relationship was as good as that of real sisters.
At that time, Su Miao's grandmother died of depression. Grandma San cried for three days and three nights, and her health became poor afterwards.
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