After seeing the young man walk out, Chen Yitang loudly warned Zeng Wenjuan and Zeng Yike: "You two should be careful, there are too many people in this supply and marketing cooperative."
"He can't possibly steal from me. If he dares to do anything, I will just twist his hand and send him to the police station." Zeng Yike said in a tough tone.
Zeng Yike was also tall and strong, and she stood out among the group of women. Her eyes lit up when she saw the red jacket and cotton pants next to Chen Yitang: "Chen Yitang, take the jacket and cotton pants next to you, they are just right for Goudan."
Chen Yitang turned around and saw it, and took advantage of his tall and strong body to grab the clothes. Zeng Wenjuan was in the snack area, fighting with everyone for food.
"I want eight kilograms of raisins, ten kilograms of red dates, fifteen kilograms of peanuts, a box of oranges, a box of apples, and a sack of melon seeds."
The New Year is coming, and we have to prepare things for visiting relatives. Neighbors will also come to visit, and sometimes even if we buy a lot, it is not enough.
Zeng Yike was scrambling for firecrackers, incense and candles, which were to be used to commemorate the ancestors.
ps: Although the concept of ghosts and gods is not allowed in most places, under certain circumstances, no one can control some local customs.
Finally, the three of them left the supply and marketing cooperative in a strange and exaggerated manner. They were all hung with things and squeezed out of the crowd.
When he stopped, he was still panting. After putting down his things, Zeng Yike took a rest, raised his foot and looked at his shoes and said, "There are too many people here. They blocked me from coming out. Several people stepped on me just now."
"Are you okay? Did you hurt any bones?" Chen Yintang asked with concern.
"It's okay, my shoes are just a little dirty." Zeng Yike shook her head and turned to look at Zeng Wenjuan. She looked up and down and asked: "Did they step on your feet?"
"I'm fine. My shoes have hard uppers and are just a little dirty. So how are we going to move them to the car now?" Zeng Wenjuan shook her head and looked at the pile of things on the ground with worry.
"Your father and I will move, you just watch here." Zeng Yike said.
Zeng Wenjuan was of course too embarrassed to watch Zeng Yike and Zeng Wenjuan move things, so she smiled and said, "Let me and my dad move it! I'm pretty strong."
"No, no, why are you, a little kid, moving things? Mom is here, parents can come over." Zeng Yike quickly stopped Zeng Wenjuan's hand that was about to move the things, picked up the things himself and went towards the car.
The two of them moved the things back and forth several times and finally finished moving.
"Grandpa and grandma, why did you buy so many things?" Goudan asked happily when he saw the trunk and back seat filled with things.
"Because the New Year is coming, we are going to visit relatives. How about taking Goudan with us?" Zeng Yike said with a smile as she looked at Goudan.
After hearing this, Goudan was not as happy as he had imagined. He fell silent instantly.
"Will the relatives bully Goudan?"
"How could that be! Our Goudan is so cute, no one will bully you. You can get a red envelope when you go there!" Zeng Yike said to him while holding Goudan in his arms.
"But my aunt's relatives always bully Goudan when they come to our house. They also say..." Goudan choked up a little when he said this: "They also say Goudan is a bastard."
Although Goudan was young, he grew up in the village. He had heard the villagers swearing in the same few words, and Goudan had been influenced by them for a long time.
"Who said that? Why didn't you tell your mother at that time? I'll tear their mouths apart. You are your parents' biological child, and you are a military dependent. They are talking nonsense." Zeng Wenjuan was very emotional and angry when she heard this.
"Goudan knew, so I had a fight with them, and I won that time. It was just that the new clothes my mother made for me were torn." After Goudan sensed Zeng Wenjuan's emotions, he immediately spoke to comfort her.
Zeng Wenjuan was reminded by Goudan at noon and remembered what happened on that day. Today is the fifth day of the first lunar month and the family is having a dinner party.
She was cooking in the kitchen while Goudan was playing with the kids outside. After a tiring day, there was no room at the table, so she and Goudan had to eat the leftovers from the previous day in the kitchen.
As soon as Goudan entered the kitchen, Zeng Wenjuan saw that Goudan's clothes had a hole in them. Although Goudan said that they were new clothes, they were actually extra cotton clothes from the village head's aunt's family. She altered them to make them smaller and gave them to Goudan.
ps: Why not overturn the table? Because the author didn’t write it.
"Goudan, your mom has wronged you. From now on, you will follow your dad to practice boxing. If anyone dares to bully you in the future, we will beat them back. But you can't bully others, okay?" Zeng Wenjuan's eyes were red with heartache. If the occasion hadn't been inappropriate, she would have cried.
"Okay, I'm a man and a hero. I want to protect the weak and be a hero like my dad." Goudan clenched his fists, made a cheering gesture, and said in a loud voice.
"Good boy, your father was taught by grandma. Why don't you follow grandma to practice in the future? Grandma will teach you all the family skills." Zeng Yike said while hugging Goudan tightly with a distressed look.
Zeng Yike's ancestors had generals, and some had fought with the emperor to conquer the world. His family had inherited a real martial arts tradition.
"Mom, can I still learn? I also want to learn some Kung Fu to protect myself." Zeng Wenjuan thought about what happened when she followed Chen Yitang to the free clinic. She still felt a little scared when she thought about it now, but if she knew Kung Fu to protect herself, she would have a chance of survival when she encountered danger.
"Of course! If you want to learn, mom will teach you. It's safer for girls to be outside if they know Kung Fu." Zeng Yike agreed immediately.
"When I learn it, I will protect my mother and won't let anyone bully her." Goudan is like a little adult. Maybe it's because he has been influenced by Zhao Jianguo for a while, so he also thinks it's a man's duty to protect female comrades.
"Goudan is awesome. Grandma gives you a thumbs up. In the future, if your mother is bullied, you must be the first to stand up. Don't let anyone bully her, okay?" Zeng Yike said meaningfully.
"I know, grandma." Goudan, with his small body, patted his chest like an adult, which was funny and amusing.
But Zeng Wenjuan's eyes turned red after hearing this. Goudan was so sensible. He was obviously a child too, but he didn't ask others to protect him and instead wanted to protect himself.
He has seen all the grievances Zeng Wenjuan has suffered over the years, but he suffered more at such a young age and felt more aggrieved. However, he has never complained and even showed a strong and brave side.
He looks so much like his father when he was young!
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