The fifteen-minute journey was shortened to ten minutes and we returned home.
The two put the oil and salt on the table, panted, drank a glass of water and joined the eating crowd.
"I told you I'd leave some for you. There's a vicious dog chasing you from behind. You're running so fast, aren't you afraid of hitting the oil bottle? Oil is precious. Ten baskets of popcorn wouldn't be enough..."
Old Mrs. Sun was muttering something, not too loud or too soft, but enough for everyone to hear.
Sun He turned a deaf ear and pretended he didn't hear anything. After all, the popcorn was not knocked over, and he wouldn't lose a single bit of flesh if his grandma scolded him. However, he ran too slowly, so there wasn't much popcorn left.
Sun Yat-sen was different. He dared to say, "Granny, I got them all back, intact, and I don't have to save any popcorn. How great!"
Old Mrs. Sun choked, her mouth opened and closed but no word came out.
Mrs. Sun patted Sun Wen on the back and said, "Eating won't stop your mouth. You're the only one who can do that. I'm worried about you."
After hearing this, Sun Wen glanced at Old Lady Sun, who immediately put on a sad expression. Sun Wen was puzzled. He had the impression that Old Lady was very fierce, not so fragile. However, he still put a popcorn in the pacifier to comfort the old lady.
Old Mrs. Sun was so happy to receive the filial piety from her grandson that she smiled brightly and glared at Mrs. Sun. "The child is still young. Why hit him? What does he know?"
Mrs. Sun has never been so speechless. Does that mean she is a bad person?
Everyone laughed as they watched the scene change.
Old Man Sun rarely smiled, and in this atmosphere he said, "Boss, the four of you have to be careful when you go to deliver the grain. Don't leak or spill it."
"Dad, we can save it."
"Dad, you still don't trust me. With my eyesight, I can spot a pin drop, let alone a rice ball that big."
Fourth Uncle Sun made a grimace, pointed at Old Man Sun's beard and said, "I can see there's popcorn on your beard right now, Dad."
Old man Sun believed it and raised his hand to stroke his precious beard, but there was nothing!
"Dad, do you really believe it? Is that right?" Fourth Uncle Sun tried his best to tease Old Man Sun.
"You little bastard, how dare you fool your father." Old Man Sun picked up his pipe and lightly hit Fourth Uncle Sun's arm.
Uncle Sun immediately cried out "ouch, ouch" and kept shouting that it hurt.
"Stop shouting! I didn't put in any effort!" The old man puffed his beard and glared. Every time he wanted to put on a stern face, the bastard Fourth Brother would ruin his mood.
Everyone was amused and laughed out loud.
The whole basket of popcorn was eaten up without leaving a single one.
Early the next morning, the men of the Sun family set out to deliver food, and the women of the Sun family were waiting anxiously.
I believe that everyone in the team is like this. They don’t want men, but they want the money that the men bring back.
Old Mrs. Sun took out the account book and calculated over and over again, for fear that she had made a mistake and taken too little.
Sun Lannie was drafted into the army to accompany Old Lady Sun, and the group of boys were probably playing at the entrance of the village. If they saw the adults coming back, they would report home immediately.
According to the habit of previous years, after selling grain, the brigade would gather each family to collect the money after dinner.
Sun Ye saw that his mother was absent-minded and was confused. She would come back eventually, so how could she run away?
The meal was ready and waiting to be eaten. Sun's mother fed Sun Ye intermittently, and Sun Ye grabbed the spoon and ate it himself.
Do it yourself and you will have enough food and clothing!
Although her hands were unsteady and she spilled some, it was still worthy of praise. Sun's mother picked up the spilled food from Sun Ye and ate it, and she also calmed down a little.
Sun Ye had finished his meal, but his mother and the others hadn't started eating yet. They probably wanted to wait for his father to come back before eating.
Sun Wu stared at the main road at the village entrance, not having time to play. He vaguely saw someone on the road, turned around and ran back. Before he reached the gate, he shouted, "Dad and the others are back, at the village entrance."
Hearing the voice of her own boy, Sun Ersao couldn't sit still and went up to him to ask in detail.
Finally I'm back. If I hadn't come back, I feel like this group of people would have run out of the house to look for me, Sun Ye thought to himself.
"When you come back, let's have dinner. After dinner, go get your money and food."
As soon as Old Lady Sun gave the order, people started serving rice and placing chopsticks, and their movements were much faster than usual.
The speed of eating is very fast. After washing the dishes, the whole family goes out together.
The brigade's gong sounded, and it was probably the sound the entire brigade was most happy to hear.
"Sister, how many work points did your family get this year?" When my aunt saw the Sun family arriving, she hurried over.
"Not much, about the same as in previous years." Old Mrs. Sun replied.
No, this year the work points are seventy or eighty higher, Sun Ye thought to himself. The grandchildren are very capable and earn more work points than in previous years.
"After a year of hard work, we've only waited for today. Fellow villagers, this year we have the most and best grain in the entire commune. The commune leader personally awarded our team a prize."
Team leader Yang Guodong was really excited. He had been the team leader for many years, but he never received any praise every year, let alone a certificate.
Yang Guodong held up the certificate for everyone to see, then put it away and posted it on the team branch later.
"The commune also gave out three teacups and two thermoses as rewards. I've discussed with the deputy team leader that we'll give these five things to the families with the highest centimeters in our team this year. The top two will get thermoses, and the bottom three will get teacups. Do you agree?"
The crowd erupted in shouts of "Agreed!"
The brigade has brought honor to the commune, and they are extremely proud to be part of the brigade. As for the prizes, they were won through hard work and strength, and no one was dissatisfied.
"Okay, since everyone agrees, let the scorekeeper announce the names of these five families."
The scorer is a relative of the Sun family who is so far away from home that everyone in the team is related to him. In fact, they all have the same ancestor.
Scorer Sun Dawei cleared his throat, opened the account book, glanced at the extremely excited person, and breathed a sigh of relief.
The Sun family said that there would be rewards for the top few winners. Old Mrs. Sun's eyes turned red with excitement and she dared not breathe. Mother Sun hugged Sun Ye tightly. Sun Ye understood their nervousness and thought that they might not be able to relax at all because it was too crowded and she felt uncomfortable.
Other people's faces turned red because of excitement, but her face turned red because of being strangled.
Old Mrs. Sun knew that her family could definitely be in the top five, but she wanted a thermos, it had to be a thermos.
The air was oppressive and tense, waiting for the scorer to speak:
"Fifth place: Sun Youcai's family."
"The fourth place is Yang Yonggang's home."
"The third place is Sun Dafu's family."
The crowd burst into cheers.
"Second place..." The scorekeeper paused, his eyes sweeping over the Sun family before finally speaking: "Sun Dagen's family."
Sun Dagen is Grandpa's name. When Old Lady Sun heard this name, her heart calmed down. Her hands trembled as she asked Mrs. Sun, "Osmanthus, that's our family name. Did you hear it right?"
"Mother, it's my father's name, really."
Mother Sun even kissed Sun Ye hard, and the boy at home cried out "oh oh oh".
"First place..."
This time the scorer took even longer, and those whose names were not called had to stretch their necks even longer.
"The first place goes to Sun Qingshan's family."
A family not far from the Sun family also made loud cries.
Yang Guodong resumed his speech, "These five families must send one person up to receive the award."
Old Mrs. Sun took the initiative to go to this kind of limelight event. She was very proud and confident, with her head looking up to the sky.
Sun Ye looked at his grandmother with amusement. He didn't expect that other families were like this too.
Soon, Old Lady Sun came with the thermos, and she held it back, not letting anyone touch it, saying that she was afraid it would be broken and that it was very precious.
The next step is the highlight, distributing money and food.
According to work points from high to low.
The Sun family was the second leader. Old Mrs. Sun asked Mrs. Sun to take the account book and compare the number of words. Originally, this was her job, but now she had another treasure in her hands and was afraid of any mistakes. Since the work points were the same, she didn't say much.
The four grown men of the Sun family pushed two carts of rice, and old lady Sun went home with eleven yuan in bills, oil tickets, salt tickets and all kinds of miscellaneous tickets. There were still more than two hundred centimeters in the account that had not been exchanged.
First of all, Grandma Sun told the children at home not to touch the thermos, because if it was broken, it would be more than just a broken butt.
The thermos is placed in the main room, so anyone who comes will know that there is a thermos in her house.
The wives of each family immediately promised to keep a close eye on the boys, and told their mothers not to take any action if they touched them, and to make all the arrangements themselves.
Sun Ye was also confused by this wave of operations. Although the brothers in the family were a bit naughty, they were not bad and each of them had his own cleverness.
However, I also know how rare the thermos is and what Old Lady Sun treasures it. If I put myself in her shoes, it’s just like her protecting the Fountain of Life from being harmed by other elves.
Old Mrs. Sun touched the rice again, waved her hand, and announced that they would have rice tonight.
Sun Ye stubbornly went down to the field, walked over to the rice, and grabbed a few grains of rice and held them in his hands.
"Our little Ye Zi also knows to eat rice now."
"You clever little thing, greedy cat."
Mother Sun gently pinched Sun Ye's nose and kissed her face, showing her love for her.
Sun Ye didn't know what was going on, and she didn't do anything. It was just a good thing that made people happy.
"Old man, you should scoop some rice and go to the village to grind it. If you go too late, there will be some left."
Isn’t it? Grain is being distributed today, and most families will definitely want to try something new. There is only one mill, and if you go late you will have to wait in line for a long time.
"Hey, I'll go right away."
"Second brother, go pick some vegetables in the field and bring back a pumpkin so we can make pumpkin pie today."
"The third and fourth brothers are making fire and kneading dough."
The Sun family's daughters-in-law were given clear instructions by Old Lady Sun, and they all worked efficiently.
"Big brother, second brother, move this grain into the cellar."
"The third one will chop wood, and the fourth one will fetch water."
The crowd that had originally gathered together was suddenly reduced to only the children and Old Mrs. Sun and Old Mr. Sun.
"Lanni, sweep the yard. You guys go feed the chickens."
Well, only Sun Ye, Sun Miao and Old Man Sun were left there.
Old man Sun put his hands behind his back, picked up his pipe and walked away.
Old Mrs. Sun is in charge of overall planning and deployment, and she is very much in charge. Sun Ye also has a job, and his responsibility is to entertain Sun Miao and prevent him from causing trouble. This is Sun Ye's own idea.
In the evening, the clouds in the sky are dazzling and colorful, red like a fire lighting up the sky, which is completely different from the eternal blue sky and white clouds in the Elf Forest.
The breeze gently caressed my face. A busy day was about to end. The Sun family also set out the food, and Old Mrs. Sun even said: Eat as much as you can today.
Perhaps Sun Ye herself did not know that she had made great contributions to this year's bumper harvest, nor did she know that the grain handed over by the team would be transported to the capital, and she did not know that the team would welcome a group of professors and experts from the capital in the near future.
Now she is eating rice with big mouthfuls, accompanied by steamed pumpkin cakes with relish.
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