Early in the morning on New Year's Day.
Before the Liu family finished their meal, Shunzi came over with his wife to pay New Year's greetings, holding a seven or eight-month-old baby in his arms.
The first thing he said after entering was that he couldn't wait to shout, "Third brother is going back with us to celebrate the New Year today."
Zhou Sese got off the kang and looked at the little guy in her grandson's arms. The child was already awake, wearing a tiger-head hat and looking at people with a tiger-like face. "Is it a boy or a girl?"
Shunzi's wife smiled and said, "She's a girl. She's been big and strong since she was little. Everyone who sees her mistakes her for a boy. Shunzi is always worried that his girl will have trouble getting married when she grows up."
Shunzi stuffed his daughter to his wife and scratched the back of his head embarrassedly. "They say a girl takes after her father, but my daughter takes after me. It's my fault that I'm ugly."
Zhou Sese raised her finger and poked the little guy's face. The little guy smiled, revealing his tender pink gums. "Girls change a lot when they grow up. They become more and more beautiful. Just looking at this straight little nose, she is a beauty."
Shunzi's wife smiled happily, "The sister-in-law from the city is still good at talking."
We chatted for a while on the kang.
The eldest and second sons Sheng came with their wives to pay New Year's greetings and kowtow.
Seeing Sheng Xijiang, Sheng Lao Er smiled and said, "The food at Uncle Liu and Aunt Liu's house is still delicious. Look at how much weight my third brother has gained in the past two days."
Liu Fuhai sneered, "How could you be so fat? You can't even see your eyes when you smile."
Sheng Lao Er: "..."
He pursed his lips in displeasure and said, "Third brother, why don't you go home and eat on New Year's Day?"
Shunzi hurriedly said, "Second brother, why are you trying to snatch someone from me? We agreed that from today on, Third brother and his family will eat with my family."
Sheng Lao Er said sourly, "My brother is really a hot commodity in the eyes of all of you guys. If you don't know, you might think he has given you some benefits."
Shunzi always speaks directly.
Perhaps because they were young, they said what they thought, "We are brothers from the same village who grew up together naked. If we talk about benefits, we will be nothing."
The words succeeded in making Sheng Lao Er blush, "Shun Zi is really unreasonable."
Shunzi's wife gently nudged Shunzi with her arm, and Shunzi stopped arguing with him. "Third brother, sister-in-law, we can't go back on our word. My mother is going to make dumplings with sauerkraut stuffing this afternoon. They're so delicious."
Sheng Xijiang patted Shunzi on the back and said, "Okay."
Shunzi instantly became proud.
The family stayed at Shunzi's house until the second day of the Lunar New Year. That evening, Shunzi's father hugged his granddaughter and sighed, "You've only been back for a few days and you're leaving again. I don't know when I'll be back next time, and I don't know if I'll be able to see you again before I'm buried. But, a good man has ambitions, and defending our country is the most important thing. Xijiang, you are the pride of our entire village."
He raised his hand and patted Sheng Xijiang's shoulder heavily. "Ever since we were little, among all the kids we played with, I knew you were the best. You never let me down!"
Shunzi's wife has had some women's diseases since she gave birth to this fat girl. She mentioned it unintentionally. Zhou Sese took her pulse and prescribed a prescription.
Shunzi's wife immediately felt that her sister-in-law was even more powerful, and she called her sister-in-law sweetly.
Early in the morning on the third day of the Lunar New Year.
It was still dawn.
Liu Fuhai and Shunzi borrowed two carts from the next village to take them to the train station.
Boss Sheng also came and helped Chen Lie carry the luggage. He also put some dry food in his arms and stuffed it into Sheng Xijiang's pocket, saying, "Take it with you and feed it to the children on the way."
Sheng Xijiang nodded towards his elder brother.
The two brothers looked at each other, neither of them said anything, but it seemed as if they had said countless words.
Boss Sheng waved his hand and said, "Let's go, don't miss the train, and have a safe journey."
He stood at the entrance of the village.
I watched helplessly as my own brother and his family moved further and further away.
But the person who sent them to the train station was a neighbor who had no blood relationship with them.
He stood there for a long time.
My hands and feet are numb from the cold.
He stomped his feet hard, looked into the hazy distance, then turned around and started on his way home.
I hope the third brother and the others have a safe journey.
I hope the third brother’s family will be better and better.
I hope... the next time we meet, we'll come earlier.
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On the train
"Mom, I gave my little handkerchief to Sister Dahua."
"Yeah?"
"Yes! Big Flower gave me her favorite stone. I've noticed that both Big Flower and Little Flower really like my handkerchief. Little Flower even tried to snatch it from my pocket. It was Big Flower who protected me, so last night when we were playing outside, I gave it to her."
"Baby, you're doing the right thing. If someone treats us well, we should treat him well in return."
"Yeah! I like Sister Dahua and Brother Goudan, but I don't like Sister Xiaohua and Brother Tiedan. Brother Tiedan likes to complain too much and is a little tattler."
Sheng Yingying was in a bad mood all the way. She leaned on Chen Lie's shoulder unhappily, just smiling at her nephew and niece without saying a word.
There is no longer the joy that I had when I first came here.
Zhou Sese didn't find time to chat with her either.
A little girl.
You will always grow up.
You will always experience everything in this society personally, which may destroy your original beliefs and reshape new perspectives. This process may be full of laughter or sadness, but no matter what, it is all for the purpose of becoming a braver self.
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