Xu Shiyan and his wife returned to the camp with their children in their arms, and everyone in the Su family welcomed them happily.
On the third day of the Lunar New Year, all the daughters who went out to the house came back.
Qin Meiling, her husband Sui Hongzhi, and their son and daughter, Sui Xiaoling and Sui Xiaojun.
Su Anzhen was married close to Daying, and Nan Zhendong lived at the west end of the village, not too far from the Su family.
The eldest son of Su Anzhen's family, Nan Xiaoming, is one year younger than Xu Jinping, and the second eldest son, Nan Xiaoliang, is less than one year old.
Su Anfen married Shuanglong, her husband Ji Tongzhong, and their son Ji Hongliang was born in November.
Xu Shiyan happened to be in the provincial capital at that time, and Su Anying took care of the two children and had no time to see her sister.
Now, the Su family is very lively, with six daughters, four uncles, and nine grandchildren.
Su Weizhong and his wife looked at the room full of people and were so happy that they couldn't close their mouths.
It’s very strange to see my grandsons and granddaughters looking so tiger-headed, hugging this one and kissing that one, no matter what.
"Dad, here is some mutton. My family killed two sheep years ago and brought half of them to my family.
These are the things I randomly drew when I went out to the provincial capital.
With four children, we really can’t carry much."
The two younger ones put them on the kang, took off their quilts, took off their cotton-padded jackets, and hats, and let them crawl on the kang.
Only then did Xu Shiyan find time to talk to his father-in-law.
Su Anying only comes back once every year and a half, so she has to bring something to her family no matter what.
It's not easy to go out now, holding the little one and leading the big one.
Fortunately, we were with Xu Shide and others. When we got on the bus, Zhao Jianshe helped to hand it to us. When we got off the bus, Xu Shide helped to carry some. The Su family came to pick them up at the station.
Otherwise, just pointing at Xu Shiyan and his wife, four children would be enough for them, how could they still have the ability to carry more things?
Xu Shiyan pointed to the woven bag containing the mutton.
Then he took out a semiconductor radio from his pocket, which was for Su Weizhong.
Nowadays, this thing is not that expensive, and both parents have it, regardless of preference.
There are also two pieces of fabric, which are similar to Zhou Guilan's.
The mother-in-law is also a mother, and Mrs. Han is very kind to Xu Shiyan. If you don't miss this, don't fall behind.
"By the way, Sixth Sister, this is the money you paid for working in the processing factory in the fall."
Xu Shiyan took out a hundred yuan and handed it to Su Anhua.
Su Anhua worked in the processing factory for a month and a half and actually earned less than 70 yuan. Xu Shiyan added some more after discussing with his wife.
"Also, these are the clothes your sister Qin made for you. I don't know if they will fit you, but you can try them on."
Su An spent nearly half a year helping take care of the children at the Xu family, which was really a great help.
When she returned home, Xu Shiyan was in the provincial capital, and Su Anying gave her sister sixty yuan.
When Xu Shiyan came back and mentioned this, he felt that he had been given less.
When Su Anhua was at Xu's house, everyone at home and outside was busy with work and put in a lot of effort. Sixty yuan was too little.
So the couple discussed adding some money and making clothes.
It happened that Xu Shiyan brought back a lot of fabric from the provincial capital, and Xu Shiqin had nothing to do at home, so he cut it out and finished it.
"Brother-in-law, I've only been working in the processing factory for a month and a half, I definitely can't earn so much.
Don't fool me, this must be you and my sister deliberately adding money."
Su Anhua is not stupid. After working in a processing factory for so long, how can she not know how much others earned in previous years?
This was more than double what she had inquired about. Without even thinking about it, her sister and brother-in-law must have given her money in the name of wages.
"Originally, they asked me to work just for the sake of my second brother-in-law, and kept me until the end, earning more money than others.
Second brother-in-law, if you give me more money, you don’t want me to come to your house in the future, right?”
"How can we? This year the second team has made money. The work points are worth a lot and they make more money than in previous years."
Xu Shiyan coughed lightly. Little girls nowadays are hard to fool. "If you don't believe me, ask your sister, really."
Su Anying on the other end nodded in agreement, "Well, the second team has a good harvest of bats this year and makes a lot of money.
Take it with peace of mind. If you are willing, you can still go to work this autumn. Our people who make goods this year will still be together."
Su Anying spoke, and Su Anhua didn't say anything, just accepted the money, and then happily ran to the West Room with her clothes.
"You two, just let her get used to her. She also gives her money and makes clothes. How much does it cost?"
Han complained, but couldn't hide the smile on his face.
Although these two daughters are not biological children, they have grown up beside each other as if they were biological children.
Needless to say, my uncle has special respect for them. Every time he comes, he is always empty-handed and brings plenty of food and supplies.
Even if you have a son, it may not be better than starting a family and living separately.
Su Anying and Xu Shiyan didn't answer, they just laughed.
When Mrs. Han saw this, she stopped talking, took the two children over, and sat with one leg facing each other. While playing with the children, she chatted with Sister Su Anying.
On the other side, Xu Shiyan was dragged over by Su Weizhong and several brothers-in-law to talk.
This year, the work points of the Second Brigade of Donggang Commune reached a new high. Everyone in the county knew that Nan Zhendong, Ji Tongzhong and others were particularly envious and dragged Xu Shiyan to inquire about him.
Su Weizhong was more concerned about household contracting. He didn't know how to arrange it in Donggang, so he had to ask Xu Shiyan.
Su Anhua went to the West Room to change into new clothes and ran back happily.
"Dad, Mom, look at the clothes Sister Qin made for me. They fit me perfectly. Sister Qin's craftsmanship is really incredible. This dress is so beautiful."
Su Anhua is the youngest girl in the Su family. Her parents love her and her sisters dote on her. Furthermore, she is younger and has a lively temper.
Now that I have beautiful clothes, I must show them off for a while.
Xu Shiqin made a set of clothes for Su Anhua, a sorghum beige top with diagonal pockets, small lapels and a waist.
A fake belt was specially made for the waist. After wearing it, the waist looks slender, the body is tall and straight, and the body is particularly energetic.
The navy blue trousers are also designed to close the legs and are not as fat as most people's trousers these days.
But it's not like the legs were tied up like in later generations, it's just very suitable for being fat and thin, making the legs look longer.
Su Anhua is of average height, only about 1.58 meters, but dressed like this, she looks particularly tall and good-looking.
Mrs. Han looked at it and nodded repeatedly, "Don't mention it yet, your sister-in-law's craftsmanship is really nothing to say.
I’ve never seen anyone wear this outfit before, it’s so beautiful.”
Nowadays, people make clothes so that they can be worn in winter and summer. Most of them are fat and bulky. Girls really don’t look good in them.
Xu Shiqin's clothes are made according to Su Anhua's autumn size. She must be slimmer, but of course she looks good in it.
"Yingzi, please go back and ask, does your sister-in-law's master still have apprentices?
I think your sixth sister in our family is not someone who can work in the fields. If they still accept apprentices, let her come and learn from them.
We don’t ask for any workers. As long as we can learn a trade, we can take over the work in our village later, won’t we be able to support ourselves?”
Mr. Han has been thinking about this for a long time and has never had a chance to speak.