The brown sugar factory's dividends came out this year. I don't know what the former factory director was thinking. He wanted to distribute the profits equally to each household, so last year's dividends were large, but this year's dividends are small. Last year's dividends were small, but now they are large. Su Li heard about this and made a fuss for a while. Their family got more than 200 yuan.
Although it was not much, compared with other villages, it was truly a huge unexpected fortune.
Before the Chinese New Year, every household started visiting relatives. Although Su Li did not go to her mother's house, several of her brothers from her mother's side came to their house.
I took a lot of things in big and small bags.
Su Li held the child and stood at the door of the main hall to greet his brothers.
"Brother, didn't I tell you guys? Just come to my house for dinner and get together before the New Year. Don't bring anything. Is there anything your sister could be missing?"
Su Shan and the others put down what they were holding and said, "Your father is your father, and what we give is what we give. It's different. Look what this is. You loved sweet potato roots the most when you were a child. I accidentally found some when I went to the mountain to pick them. It was just a small piece. Normally, there would be no potato in winter, but who knew I could pick so many, hehehe."
Su Li looked at Su Shan's shy smile and genuine care, and her heart was filled with sadness.
"Well, it's really rare. Thank you for remembering it, brother."
Su Shan said proudly: "How could I forget that? Come to Jingyu and let your uncle hug you, and let your mother rest for a while."
As he said that, he reached out and took Jingyu from Su Li's arms.
Su Hai and Suzhou went to hug Jing Hui and Jing Han, while Su Li took the opportunity to pour water for her brothers.
"Brother, drink some water. I'll go cook later."
Su Hai said: "No need to work, where is Zhengchuan? Doesn't he have a room yet?"
"No, their office is late, but today is a day off. We went to the mountain earlier. Didn't his eldest brother take charge of the mountain? We have planted fruit trees, and we were afraid they would freeze in the cold weather, so we wrapped the tree trunks with straw. The kids also followed us."
Su Lie and Su Huai held the water cups and said, "We are fine, let's go to the mountain to help."
"Yeah, are your parents-in-law there too? Are you the only one at home?"
"Yes, it's such a large mountain, and we asked the villagers for help, but at the end of the year, everyone is busy buying New Year's goods and visiting relatives, so there are not many people to help."
"Okay, your fifth brother and I will go over there to help, and you can stay at home and cook."
"Don't go, brother. It's so cold."
Su Lie smiled and said, "You still feel sorry for them. You feel sorry for your brothers but not for your man. Your brothers are used to working and they are idle anyway. Let's go, Lao Wu."
Although Su Lie teased Su Li a little, he was still very touched that his sister cared about him.
Su Li felt embarrassed when Su Lie said that. "Hey, Fourth Brother, okay, okay, you guys go ahead. I'll go cook later. You can have a drink with Zhengchuan and the others at noon."
"㵕."
After Su Lie and Su Huai left, Su Li said to Su Shan, "Brother, I heard that Pang Wei and Xia Zhi both came to our house. How are they? You, the eldest son-in-law and the second son-in-law?"
Su Shan listened to his sister asking him and said, "This Pang Wei is indeed quite sensible and capable. He is just a few years older than Dani. Xia Zhi is just a young man. He will have to wait a few years if he wants to marry Dani."
Suzhou looked at his elder brother's satisfied and disdainful expression and said, "What? Brother, don't you like these two sons-in-law?"
Su Shan frowned and glanced at his brother.
"Look at you. I'm just saying this. These two guys are not bad. But they are our two eldest daughters. I was worried when they were not paired. Now they are both found at once. I feel so empty inside."
Su Li saw that it was almost dark, and if she didn't cook, she would have to wait for lunch. She stood up and poured some water for her three brothers and said, "Brother, you can't think like that. You just think that you have two more sons, so your heart is not empty. Besides, they all live nearby, so you can visit your daughters anytime you miss them. Pang Wei is a capable man, and he will settle down here in the future. Su Lan won't go back to their hometown, which is a good thing. As for Xia Zhi, it's even better. Su Fang doesn't control him too much. My second sister-in-law's parents, brothers and sisters-in-law are all honest people and easy to get along with. The two children will not suffer in the future."
Su Shan smiled and said, "Of course, your aunt is still here, and the two children will definitely not suffer any loss. But no matter what you think, as long as the two children live well, it's fine. I don't have any requirements. Your sister-in-law is not interested in money, and our family doesn't want much betrothal gifts. As long as they live well, it's fine, hehe..."
Su Li looked at her elder brother and admired him in her heart. Her family loved their daughter so much that they didn't dare to ask for much in the dowry, but they were afraid that the in-laws would be angry after the marriage.
But don't be afraid that your daughter's in-laws will look down on you. It's really hard to balance the two.
"Big brother, second brother, third brother, please sit down for a while. I'll go cook first and we'll talk later."
"Okay, go ahead, leave the child to us!"
After Su Li entered the kitchen, she started cooking. The family had a pig but didn't eat much. When Wang Hong came to Shanghe Village to collect her dividends, she gave ten kilograms to Wang Hong. The garment factory also gave fifty kilograms to the kitchen. When it was almost time for the holiday, Aunt Lanzhi and Aunt Xie made chicken soup for everyone.
In a short while, I made a big pot of braised pork, sauerkraut pork stewed with vermicelli, lamb ribs, spicy and sour shredded potatoes, sweet and sour pork, radish and pork ribs soup, sweet and sour pork ribs, and also fried a few vegetarian dishes and steamed a pot of steamed buns.
As soon as we finished this, Xie Zhengchuan and his group came back.
The kids cheered and ran to the main room, shouting to their eldest uncle, second uncle, and third uncle, and teasing Jingyu and the others. For a while, the main room was full of laughter.
Su Li just opened the lid of the pot, dipped the steamed buns in some cold water and patted them. They were quite delicious. She raised her hand and rubbed her fingers, preparing to put the steamed buns into the basket.
Turning around and watching Xie Zhengchuan walk in with his hands swinging, Su Li said to Xie Zhengchuan while picking up the steamed buns: "Zhengchuan, stop working. Come over, big brother and second brother, have dinner and have a drink with my brother and the others."
Xie Zhengchuan picked up the dishes on the table and said, "I told them to come over for dinner when I got home."
"Well, when I steamed the buns, I put some mixed vegetables in the pot. It's enough. You guys go have a drink while I stir-fry a few dishes for mother, my eldest sister-in-law and my second sister-in-law to eat at the table over in the kitchen. There's no room for us in the main room."
"good."
It's not that Su Li and the others didn't go to the main room to eat. They couldn't eat at the table. It's just that the men would talk endlessly when they were eating and drinking, and it would be tiring for them to accompany them. It would be better for them to eat hot food in the kitchen.
It gets dark quickly in winter, and the sky starts to get gray at three or four o'clock. Before leaving, Su Shan took out the money that his families had collected and handed it to Su Li in front of Xie Zhengchuan.
"Little sister, this is the money I lent you when I built the house. Take it."
"Brother, what are you doing? I don't want you to keep it. It's not easy for our family to get by. I can't accept this money."
Su Shan's face flushed from drinking, even though he didn't drink much. He stuffed a wad of money in his hand into Su Li's arms.
"Brother asked you to take it, so take it. Your brothers can make money now. Even your eldest brother planted a lot of sugarcane this year, and he can sell it for a lot of money next year. Don't worry about the family."
"That's right, little sister. When the canning factory starts making money next year, you can keep it."
The other brothers also agreed. Su Huai was actually quite envious of Suzhou and Su Lie. He had heard that their cannery was doing well, but there was nothing he could do about it. He had to make his own choice.
Su Li had no choice but to collect the money. She went back to the house and took out the IOU from the space while no one was paying attention. She handed it to Su Shan, "Brother, this is the IOU I wrote at the beginning. You keep it."
Several people breathed a sigh of relief after receiving the IOU. Xie Zhengchuan also knew what his brothers-in-law meant, but he felt helpless. He did not have any objection to his wife lending money to her family. On the contrary, he was happy for his wife because his brothers-in-law were so open-minded. They just felt sorry for their sister.
Xie Zhengchuan and Pang Wei drove a truck to send several people back to Sujiaba. The Lu Song brothers, Pang Wei and Zhang Lai did not go back to their hometown. There were other people from the garment factory at the same time. They bought some New Year's goods and cooked for themselves in the kitchen. It was a good New Year.
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