Chapter 25: The Past
The Xie family's things are selling faster today than a few days ago.
Lo mei conquered many people, the price was not very high, the portion was plentiful, and most importantly, it was meaty.
The jelly also attracts a large number of customers.
There are already a few old customers who have ordered the jelly, and they will come to pick it up tomorrow.
But this pea still has to be harvested and grinded, but it takes a lot of effort.
Where do Xie Pozi and Zhang's still have the mind to rest.
After sending the things left for Lizheng, I wanted to go to harvest peas while it was still early.
In addition, the pigs that will be needed tomorrow are scheduled to be launched.
"Dou, I'll take you and Xiaoya to harvest peas, and your mother and brother Tuan will clean up at home."
There are many secrets in the family now, and people have to be kept.
The three of them set up a rented ox cart all the way to Xinghua Village.
"Grandma, do you have any acquaintances in Xinghua Village?"
This village is not the closest to the town, if there is no special reason, how could grandma choose this village alone?
No other village can live without peas.
Xiaoya was also bored sitting on the ox cart, and when she heard Hongdou's words, she also turned her curious gaze to Xie Pozi.
Mrs. Xie thought that her granddaughter was now older, and she could even do a lot better than her, so there was nothing to say.
"Xinghua Village is the village where my sister married, that is, your aunt and grandmother. Your grandfather left early, leaving me with your father, orphans and widows. ”
"Can you not be bullied?"
"My temperament was also cultivated at that time. But I don't have the craft as a woman, and it's too difficult to raise a child of a few years old. ”
"My mother is also ruthless. Thanks to your aunt and grandmother, who come over from time to time to help and bring some food. Occasionally, she would bring her son in. ”
For this reason, my sister was not less blamed in her in-law's house.
After all, how can a girl who marries out often take her in-laws' things to help her sister?
Especially since this sister is still a widow, Kefu.
Unlucky.
Thinking of this, Mrs. Xie couldn't help but sigh.
If it wasn't for her sister insisting on helping her, she and her son wouldn't have known what would have happened.
No wonder Hongdou saw that grandma secretly left a piece of lo-mei and jelly, which turned out to be for her aunt.
But in the memory of the original owner, he really didn't have much impression of the aunt in his grandmother's mouth.
"Grandma, how old is Grandma now? How come I've never seen one? ”
It was originally a very common question, but when Mrs. Xie heard Hongdou's words, her mood suddenly became depressed.
Hongdou didn't know what he said wrong, and glanced at Xiaoya, with a slight apprehension on his face.
"Grandma, did I say something wrong?"
Mrs. Xie didn't want her granddaughter to misunderstand, so she adjusted her emotions and sighed before saying:
"Your aunt and grandmother are gone a long time ago. Your father was in his early teens. ”
Red beans understood.
People who have unconditionally helped themselves in difficult times have not had time to repay, but they have lost the opportunity to repay forever.
Regret is regret, and many times it is because it cannot be made up.
"Grandma, what about my cousin?"
Mrs. Xie was in a much better mood at this time, and she could continue to tell about the past.
"Not long after your aunt died, her man remarried, and your cousin is not easy to walk around with us, his family... I'm not allowed to see your cousin. ”
She knew that they were afraid that she would come to the door to fight the autumn wind.
In addition, she and her son are living a really tight life, and they are afraid that it will be difficult for their nephew, so they gradually reduce their contacts.
Later, the son became more flexible and poured some goods to sell, and the two moved to the town.
In the middle of the process, she asked someone to secretly send several messages to her nephew, but she never received a reply.
The nephew blames her in his heart, right?
If it weren't for her sister's insistence on helping her, her in-laws might have been better for her and her life would have been better.
After listening to Hongdou, he also sighed a little in his heart, why don't good people have good rewards?
The father married another wife not long after her death, and he did not care at all about his grown son.
This has a stepmother and a stepfather, and the cousin's life at home must not be easy.
No wonder grandma has to run farther away to harvest peas, this is to take the opportunity to see my cousin, right?
"Grandma, what about grandpa's relatives, I don't seem to have seen them."
Mrs. Xie heard her granddaughter ask about the people in her husband's house, and there was some disgust in her eyes.
"Dead."
Red Bean: ... Blame me for not having the eyesight.
Lesser:... It's good to know.
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Xinghua Village.
At this hour, many Zhuang families were busy in the fields, and Mrs. Xie was afraid that her nephew would move, so she found a kind-looking aunt to inquire about the news.
"Big sister, do you know where Sun Youtian's family lives?"
Aunt Heshan saw the ox cart from afar, and at first she thought that whose family had made a fortune, but it turned out that it was not from the village.
"What are you looking for Sun Youtian?"
"I'm his distant relative, I haven't seen him for a long time, come and see, can the eldest sister lead the way?"
The kind lady muttered a little, it's really rare, there are relatives who come to see Sun Youtian.
But it didn't take much effort to lead the way, she took the person directly.
"Sun Youtian lives at the end of the village, and he just walks along this road to the end."
"No, that house is, you can go by yourself."
The kind aunt walked away without looking back after taking the road, and didn't give the red beans a chance to inquire.
Xie Pozi looked at the thatched house not far away, and felt uncomfortable.
This place is next to the mountain, and it is so remote, how can it be inhabited.
"Grandma, let's go over." Red Bean reminds softly.
At this time, Sun Youtian was weaving a basket in the fence yard.
The basket that is commonly used at home is broken, and it is useless to work.
I had just finished weaving a new one, and was about to get up and go back to the house, when I saw three people standing outside the courtyard.
Sun Youtian saw the vaguely familiar figure and was stunned on the spot.
"Arita."
"Auntie?"
Inside the house, Sun Youtian's daughter-in-law, Zhao, mixed the only remaining sugar cubes in the family with water and distributed them to the three red beans.
Then he took his daughter to the stove to prepare a meal.
Mrs. Xie looked at her nephew and couldn't help but have sour eyes: "What's the matter with your legs, wasn't it good before?" ”
Sun Youtian put his hand on his right leg and said lightly: "When I went into the mountains to hunt, I fell and injured myself." ”
"Didn't you see the doctor?"
"I saw the traveling doctor."
"What's the matter with the traveling doctor, you should go to the town to find a serious doctor."
Sun Youtian leaned his head and didn't answer.
The doctor in town is too expensive.
Seeing his nephew's appearance, thinking of the Sun family's harsh treatment of her sister in the past, what did Mrs. Xie not understand.
"Is your father so ruthless? You're his eldest son. ”
Listening to Mrs. Xie's sudden loud questioning, Sun Youtian didn't feel good in his heart, but it was his father, and he couldn't be unfilial.
Sun Youtian shook his head resignedly: "Auntie, forget it." There is no extra money at home. ”
The Zhao family in the kitchen couldn't help crying aggrievedly when he heard the words of the master.
The youngest daughter on the side, Chrysanthemum, is an anxious child, and she has long been dissatisfied with her grandfather's partiality.
Now that someone has come to the family, and she has heard her father talk about these things, how can she bear it.
"Dad is lying, Grandpa has money in his hand."
Sun Youtian didn't expect his daughter to suddenly come over and interject, so he hurriedly scolded him, so as not to be rude.
Zhao also came from the kitchen and wanted to take his daughter away.
But the resentment in Chrysanthemum's heart has long been piled up, and once she opens her mouth, where can she take it back.
"It's obviously that grandpa is partial, and in order to provide for my uncle to study, I'd rather let my father break his leg than send my dad to the town to see a doctor."
"Dad's leg was delayed."
"And kicked our family out."