It is difficult for the farmer's sister

Chapter 23 Sending cold clothes (the first day of October in the lunar calendar)

The next day, it was clear after the snow, the snow was white, and the eyes were pure white, so pure, so crystal clear, the siblings at home were very happy.

Su Rui checked whether the siblings were dressed properly before allowing them to go out.

"Big sister." Su Chennan also wanted to go out, but Su Rui didn't allow her, so she opened her mouth pitifully and pretended to cry...

Su Rui ignored him, and told Su Ying to take good care of him, so she went to the chicken coop to see if the chicken coop had collapsed, and when there was nothing wrong, she sprinkled some grain and fed some spirit spring water.

I don't know if it's because of the water from the spiritual spring, but her chickens have been laying eggs in the snow, without stopping for a day.

The eggs were taken to the kitchen, and Su Qiao steamed egg custard to nourish everyone.

Yes, now that the kitchen is handed over to Su Qiao, Su Rui only needs to explain what to do, sometimes even without explaining, Su Qiao can make up her own mind.

The rabbits at home have all been moved to the tool room. The mother rabbit's belly is bigger this time than last time, and the little rabbit already weighs two catties.During the Chinese New Year, I should be able to kill a few rabbits as a New Year gift and eat them for myself, or air-dried them. She doesn’t want to raise so many rabbits anymore...

Su Rui thought to herself: "Fortunately, I have a space where I can grow crops all year round. Otherwise, in this snowy day, where can I find cabbage for a dozen rabbits to feed?"

Su Rui saw Su Chenrui playing with Su Wan making a snowman, her hands turned red from the cold, and she said, "Stop playing, what should you do if your hands are frozen? Come quickly and enjoy the fire."

"Sister, have you seen the snowman Wan'er built?" Su Wan stretched out her little hand into Su Rui's.

Su Rui grabbed it, felt cold, and kneaded gently, "I see, it's very beautiful, even better than your big brother's pile."

"Hmph, that's for sure." Su Wan was extremely proud.

"Elder sister coaxed you." Su Chenrui teased Su Wan wickedly.

"I don't believe what elder brother said. Eldest sister never lied to Wan'er." Su Wan was not fooled. In her eyes, what elder sister said was right.

"Okay, stop making trouble. Big sister, the meal is ready, it's time to eat..." Su Qiao interrupted their verbal dispute.

In winter, there is nothing to eat.It is egg custard, steamed buns with Erhe noodles and rice porridge, served with sauerkraut made by Su Qiao.

The sauerkraut made by Su Qiao is not sour. Rinse it with water twice, dry it, shred it, and add a little hot oil to cool it down.In this winter when there is nothing, it is already delicious.

"It will be cold clothes in two days. I'm going to ask Uncle Chang Ying to help bring some paper money back." Su Rui waited until the dinner table was cleared before she spoke.

Su Chenrui asked suspiciously: "Eldest sister, are you not going to the city this time?"

"No, there is nothing that needs to be bought. Just two days ago, Aunt Lin said that Uncle Chang Le is now on a double date, so he goes back and forth to the county to do soliciting business and earn some food money." Su Rui didn't want to be in a cold weather. , swinging on the bullock cart for several hours.Even if you want to do it, you still need to take a mule cart with a carriage. It's better to buy a mule cart after the Chinese New Year...

Su Rui looked at her younger siblings, "You guys, do you want anything? Sister will buy it for you..."

The siblings of the Su family all shook their heads, "We don't know what's in the county town in winter, so we don't know what we want."

"It snowed only yesterday, and the road is not easy to walk. Wait until a year ago, and my eldest sister will take you around."

Su Rui looked yearning for her siblings.

"Sister, I've heard that during the New Year, there will be opera singers at temple fairs." After all, Su Ying is still young, and she usually pretends to be mature, but she is still a child inside.

Su Rui smiled, "Yes, there are some opera singers. But you are still young, if you are not accompanied by adults, I can't take you there."

Su Rui saw that her younger siblings were drooping after finishing talking, and said again: "However, when the elder sister makes money in business, I will invite the opera singer to come to Sujia Village to sing for you, okay?"

"Okay!" The Su family brothers and sisters cheered.

Su Rui walked to Su Changying's house alone, first said hello to the old man, and then went to the second room.

"Aunt Lin, I remember you said that Uncle Chang Le was going to the county town at Fengshuang."

Lin nodded, "Yes, there are not so many people going every day, and I still suffer."

"If Uncle Ying goes to the county town tomorrow, bring me some paper money, a catty of ginger, and a catty of sorghum wine." Su Rui counted out a hundred Wen and handed it to Mrs. Lin.

Lin was not polite, and accepted it directly: "Okay, I will let your Uncle Chang Ying bring it for you tomorrow."

After finishing speaking, she said goodbye and went home. Su Rui was really worried about her siblings at home, it was so cold outside, what would she do if she caught a cold after going out to play.

When he got home, he found that his younger siblings were obediently surrounding Su Chennan, sitting on the kang.

"Why are you all sitting around Chen Nan?"

Su Wan shouted excitedly: "Sister, brother will be leaving."

Su Rui was pleasantly surprised. In fact, Su Rui just passed through and turned one year old in a few days.But at that time, she was at a stage of confusion, and she really didn't think of celebrating Su Chennan's first birthday.

Now Su Chennan is one year and three months old, it is already too late to walk in modern times.

"Chen Nan, it's Big Sister." Su Rui stood by the kang and opened her arms to Su Chen Nan.

Su Chennan first took a step cautiously, then walked forward slowly, and when he was about to arrive, he directly rushed towards Su Rui.

Su Rui is happy.Kissed Su Chennan's cheek.

In the evening of the next day, Su Changying bought back what Su Rui wanted.

When handing it to Su Rui, Su Rui only took ginger and paper money, and pushed the sorghum wine to Su Changying.

"Uncle Chang Ying, none of us drink this wine, it's for you to warm up."

Su Changying thought about it, the pot of sorghum wine was only a few ten cents, and he could pay it back, so he readily accepted, "Uncle, thank you Rui girl here."

Su Rui put ginger into half of the space, and put the rest into the stove, and told Su Qiao to cut a little and boil it with brown sugar to make ginger syrup for everyone to drink, especially Su Chenrui to drink more.

Soon the first day of October arrived, and the Su family siblings woke up early in the morning, wearing plain clothes, with their hair simply pulled up.He carried paper money and some simple food.

Came to the cemetery of Su family ancestors, the grave of Su Changming and his wife.

Su Chenrui cleaned the snow from the tombstone, put the paper money on the ground, then knelt down and lit it.

It's not that the Su Rui sisters are unwilling to do something, but that the status of women in ancient times was low, they were not allowed to enter the graves of their ancestors, and they were not allowed to pay homage to their ancestors. Like burning paper and sweeping graves, only men...

Su Rui murmured in her heart: "Father Su and Mother Su, don't worry, I will take good care of my younger siblings. I hope you all know, and bless us with safety and success."

While cooking, Su Chenrui said: "Father and mother, don't worry, we are fine now, the elder sister treats us very well. We can eat enough and wear warm clothes. I don't know how many times better than when we were in the old house."

He choked up and continued: "If at that time, father and mother could have separated earlier..."

"If we can separate the family earlier, my mother will definitely not die."

Su Chenrui couldn't cry anymore.

The Su Rui sisters also cried aloud.Only Su Chennan didn't understand anything, he looked left and right.It seems strange, why are brothers and sisters crying?

Everyone calmed down and walked back slowly.On the way, I met the elders of the clan and frowned when I saw Su Rui's siblings coming out of the ancestral grave, but they didn't say anything.

After coming down early in the morning, the Su family siblings were very depressed and had no appetite.

(End of this chapter)