Chapter 197 Reminiscing about the past and looking forward to the future
Chapter 197 Recalling the past and looking forward to the future
Author: Shenwa
Chapter 197 Recalling the past and looking forward to the future
During the New Year's Eve reunion dinner, most of the twelve dishes are hard dishes. The staple food is jujube steamed buns, and gold and silver rice stewed with rice and rhubarb rice.
Children can eat whatever they like, no matter what.
"Oh, just wait until next year. Xiping will marry a daughter-in-law in the spring of next year. There will be more people during the Chinese New Year, so the house will be even more lively."
Zhang Shuzhen looked at the lively family eating and drinking, and even looked forward to what the New Year would look like next year.
"In the future, we will add two little ones to the family, and we will be grandparents for another generation.
How nice would it be for us to hold our grandchildren and have a good time during the Chinese New Year?"
This kind of scene should be what Zhang Shuzhen and others at their age look forward to most.
"Don't be hasty, don't be hasty, the boss has married a daughter-in-law, wouldn't it be great to have a child? Look at Haining and Fengying, haven't they been pregnant for several months?
Just wait a few years and the second and third sons will also marry each other. Then your grandchildren will be everywhere and you won’t be able to hold them.
Ouch, then our house is very lively."
Sheng Liancheng was very happy today, and he followed his wife, imagining what would happen in a few years when the elders in the family would all marry their wives and have a lot of babies.
This couple was quite beautiful, but Sheng Xian and Sheng Xikang were both grown-ups, so how could they hear this? Both of them blushed with shame.
"Dad, drink, drink."
Seeing the shy and embarrassed looks of his brothers, Sheng Xiping couldn't help but smile and shake his head, quickly picked up the wine glass and interrupted Sheng Liancheng's words.
"The second and third children are still young. We have yet to decide what policy will be implemented in the future. When will the college entrance examination be resumed? They will go to college and study or something.
That way, you and my mother's faces will look brighter."
Whenever Sheng Xiping had the opportunity, he would instill this idea into his family members so that they would be somewhat prepared.
People change in a subtle way. The more you talk about it, the more slowly it will be accepted.
Sheng Xiping didn't have any other hopes. He just thought that his younger siblings would all be successful in the future.
Although Sheng Liancheng and his wife didn't have much hope for this, their eldest son had already said so, and it was hard for them to refute.
Sheng Liancheng also picked up the wine glass and nodded, "Yes, no matter what time, you must have some culture.
Not to mention others, your father-in-law, you see, all the great intellectuals have gone abroad for inspections.
It’s so beautiful to say that this is the only one from our Forestry Bureau.”
Although Sheng Liancheng is a rough guy, he has absolute respect for cultural people.
The two men clinked their glasses and each took another sip of wine.
After taking a sip of good wine, Sheng Liancheng half-closed his eyes, took a breath, and nodded with satisfaction.
"Oh, when I was in my hometown, how could I have imagined that I could still live such a good life?
At that time, the poor in our family could hardly afford to eat.
I was only twelve or thirteen, and I went to the lake to pick up manure with my neighbor, Uncle Kuan. On a hot day, I drank lukewarm water and got black eyes.
If the people staying in the hotel together hadn't noticed and picked two needles in my elbow sockets, I would have died." Sheng Liancheng began to recall the hard days in the past.
The lake Sheng Liancheng refers to is not a lake, but the Nanyang Lake Ancient Town, which is eighty miles away from Jining.
Nanyang Lake, connected with Dushan Lake, Zhaoyang Lake and Weishan Lake, is customarily called Nansi Lake, and sometimes collectively referred to as Weishan Lake.
The people there rely on the lake and make a living by fishing instead of farming.
There is a lot of human and animal feces scattered around. People from Sheng Liancheng's hometown would pick it up, dry it in the sun, and drive it home to use it as fertilizer for farming.
Sheng Liancheng was young at the time and didn't know how to swallow warm water. The weather was too hot, so he drank a lot. As a result, he became dizzy and kept retching.
The people who were staying in the hotel together noticed that the child had something wrong with his face.
After asking about it, I used a large needle like that used to sew sacks to poke twice at the aorta in Sheng Liancheng's cubital fossa.
A burst of purple-black blood burst out, and Sheng Liancheng felt a lot more energetic.
Later, when I went home and talked about it with my parents, the elders at home said that it was a good thing that the blood was bled, otherwise Sheng Liancheng's fate would have been sealed there.
Not only was he in danger this time, back in his hometown, Sheng Liancheng was almost captured by the national army.
In those days, life was difficult for the common people. Let alone being rich and wealthy, it was considered good if the family could live in peace.
So Sheng Liancheng is living a good life now, and every time he thinks about those years, he feels all kinds of emotions.
"Hey, by the way, I almost forgot something if you didn't mention it.
Xiping is getting married, do we need to notify our hometown? Don’t worry about whether there are people coming or not, we need to let the child’s grandparents know where we are.”
Zhang Shuzhen doesn't like to mention the past. The days in the past were so painful that she feels sad when she thinks about them.
But when Sheng Liancheng mentioned his hometown, Zhang Shuzhen remembered that she had to write a letter back.
Sheng Xiping's marriage can be regarded as a happy event for the second wife. Regardless of whether there are people coming from his hometown, everyone must be notified.
"Ah, yes, yes, we should write a letter and tell our family. If our parents knew that Xiping had taken a wife, they would be extremely happy."
When Sheng Liancheng heard this, he slapped his forehead, right? His brain was in vain, he even forgot such an important thing.
"Second brother, after dinner, you can quickly write a letter to your father, your uncle, and the others at home."
Sheng Liancheng has been in the Northeast for many years, and he rarely speaks the dialect of his hometown. Moreover, the children don't understand him when he does, so he calls him according to the habits of Northeastern people.
Zhang Shuzhen curled her lips when she heard this.
She didn't care at all whether the people in her hometown were happy or not. It would just be disrespectful to inform them.
Sheng Liancheng has one brother, one sister and four younger brothers, ranking second among the brothers.
It is said that the middle child is the one who suffers the most in the family. He does no less work than the one above him and is not as favored as the one below him. This is true.
When he was in his hometown, Sheng Liancheng worked the most. He went to the Northeast to recruit workers and became a worker. He also sent money to his family every year, helped his family renovate a house, and provided for the education of his younger brothers.
Zhang Shuzhen didn't expect anything in return from her hometown. She just informed her that if something happened in the future, she would go back without complaining.
Don't let people have to say something when the time comes. Look, why don't you write a letter and tell your family?
My family knew that I had to send something to my eldest nephew for some reason, but that was my intention anyway.
Zhang Shuzhen didn't care about that, but she couldn't bear to listen to such talk of being nice and getting an advantage, so she reminded Sheng Liancheng not to forget to write back.
Sheng Liancheng couldn't understand the meaning of his wife's words, but Sheng Xiping understood and immediately sighed softly.
"Dad, don't be in a hurry to write a letter. You can do it anytime. What kind of letter do you want your second son to write during the Chinese New Year? Even if you write it for a few days, you won't be able to send it out."
When Sheng Liancheng heard this, he thought, "Today is the New Year's Eve. I couldn't send the letter even if I wrote it. I might have forgotten it if I left it there."
"Yes, yes, let's talk about it another day, let's talk another day. Come on, let's eat."
While talking, Sheng Liancheng picked up a piece of fish meat and put it into Zhang Shuzhen's bowl.
"You eat too. I remember that you love to eat fish. You have been tired after working for a long time. You can rest later and I will chop the meat and vegetables."
Sheng Liancheng probably also noticed that something was wrong with his wife's expression, so he quickly expressed his feelings and made his wife happy.