The next day was Saturday. After school in the morning, Sun Shaoping and Jin Bo went to the grain station together. They exchanged the 50 catties of food stamps given by Tian Runye for food, 30 catties of cornmeal and 20 catties of wheat flour. The original 30 yuan was not much left. They bought some painkillers and eye drops for Grandma, some fruit candy for the two little nephews, and the rest of the money was spent on pork. It was a big piece that was more than three catties. Sun Shaoping couldn't help but sigh at the purchasing power of RMB in this era.
Sun Shaoping knew that his family was in a mess. His sister Lan Xiang was still waiting for him at the intersection of Pot Village.
Sun Shaoping lied to Jin Bo that he sprained his waist and asked Jin Bo to ride the bicycle. In fact, he didn't know the way home. He was going to face his family in the future. Sun Shaoping, who was an orphan in his previous life, was both hopeful and nervous at this time. He didn't know how to get along with his family.
Jin Bo was in a good mood because he was about to go home. He did not stop his Xintian Tour along the way. Shaoping also wanted to sing a part of the song, so he only sang a few lines of " Zouxikou." Jin Bo laughed at him for being too feminine. He wanted to sing a few different versions, but he lost interest after hearing him sing. Jin Bo's Xin Tian You could sing however he wanted, as long as he felt it was good.
The two of them laughed along the way and did not stop. When they were about to reach Pot Village, Jin Bo said,"Lan Xiang is in front. What is she doing here?”
Sun Shaoping got off the bicycle. There was a little girl standing at the intersection in front of him. She looked to be about thirteen or fourteen years old. Her face was fair and tender, and her chin was sharp. She had neat short hair and was dressed in old clothes. It was heartbreaking to see her.
Lan Xiang had already seen Sun Shaoping and hurriedly ran over. She kept wiping her tearful face with the back of her hand.
" Second brother, brother-in-law has been captured by the militia squad and is undergoing labor in our village." Lan Xiang's voice made him a little dizzy. He also had relatives. Perhaps it was the power of bloodline. Sun Shaoping had an unspeakable intimacy with Lan Xiang. He finally had relatives. The girl in front of him was his biological sister. Sun Shaoping gently touched Lan Xiang's head, his heart was filled with love.
Jin Bo was also very anxious when he heard this. He hurriedly asked Lan Xiang,"Didn't you say why?"
"Brother-in-law sells rat poison. I heard that he's taking the capitalist road.”Lan Xiang was a little embarrassed to say this in front of Jin Bo.
Sun Shaoping almost laughed when he heard this. He, who came from the later generation, found it especially funny. He curled his lips and said,"This is nothing. Let's go back. I'll make dumplings for you.”
Lan Xiang felt much more at ease after hearing her second brother's relaxed tone.""Sister brought Eggface and Eggface to our house. I still have to guard the door for her."
"What's so good about this broken house? You don't even want it if it's given to a thief. Lock the door and let's go home.”
Before they reached the village, the sound of a megaphone could be heard. From afar, it was full of heads. In front of them was the construction site of the Commune's farmland infrastructure. Lan Xiang's face was pale. Although she heard from her brother that it was nothing, she did not dare to move forward when she saw this scene. He looked at Sun Shaoping and begged,"Second brother, let's go home from behind the mountain."
Sun Shaoping couldn't bear to let his poor sister be afraid anymore, so he said to Jin Bo,""You go back first. I'll get the things later.”" Alright, I'll go back first. I'll pass on the message." Jin Bo didn't say much and rode away.
The two of them crossed the Dongla River and entered the village through a small path at the back of the mountain. When they passed by the soil bank above the construction site, the two of them could not help but sneak a peek.
Red flags were fluttering below, horns were blaring, and there was a sea of people.
Sun Shaoping sighed at the wrong time.”
Lan Xiang pointed below and said,"Look, Dad, and Brother-in-law!"”
Following the direction Lan Xiang was pointing at, he saw a young man in a cotton jacket and red thread clothes pushing a cart. He must be his brother-in-law, Wang Manyin. The tall old man behind him should be his father, Sun Yuhou.
Lan Xiang's eyes turned red as she watched her father being humiliated.
Sun Shaoping patted his sister's head and said,""Come, let's go back."
The house was really a mess. The adults and children were crying. Looking at his relatives, Sun Shaoping scratched his head. People who didn't know would think that someone had died in this family.
Seeing Sun Shaoping come home, the mother and daughter finally stopped crying. They gave the candy to the two children and stopped crying. Only Grandma was still banging on the edge of the Kang and wailing,"My Anan, you poor child!”Sun Shaoping knew that he had misunderstood that his brother was dead, so he explained to her,""My brother is fine. It's my brother-in-law who was caught and educated."
The old woman stopped crying after hearing that. To her, this was nothing.
Sun Shaoping stuffed a piece of candy into Grandma's mouth, then put the eye drops and painkillers where she could reach.
He comforted his sister." Don't be anxious. Tian Fujun's daughter and I are classmates and we have a good relationship. I'll ask his father to help release my brother-in-law. I'll let him suffer for the next two days so that he can learn his lesson and stop messing around."”
Hearing that his second brother had a solution, his sister stopped crying. His mother was busy cleaning up and cooking for the whole family. The whole family was in a mess and had not even eaten lunch.
When Lan Xiang heard that her second brother could solve the family's problems, she was no longer worried. Her mother had not cooked and the pig must not have been fed. She had quietly gone out to feed the pig. The pig at home was the bank of the family. They relied on it to buy some money every year. She and her second brother's tuition also depended on it.
Lunch and dinner were combined into one meal. It was bean porridge and steamed bread with kaoliang flour. After dinner, Sun Shaoping asked his mother to prepare some food and a bed. He and Lan Xiang would send it to Wang Manyin later.
At this moment, Sun Yuhou came in with a dark face. Everyone looked at him and wanted to ask him about the situation, but no one dared to speak.
Of course, this did not include Sun Shaoping. He quietly looked at his father in this life. Although he did not get excited when he saw Lan Xiang, he also felt as if there was a root in his heart, and this root was his father.
He did not want to see the old man suffer, so he said to him,"Dad, don't worry. It's not a big deal. I'll go to school the day after tomorrow to look for my classmate. Her father is Tian Fujun from the county revolutionary committee.”
The old man looked at his second son. The child had already grown up and could take care of the family. It was just that the family lacked food and clothing, making the child look a little thin. His tattered clothes must have been looked down upon by many people in school. It was all because he was not capable as a father.
Sun Yuhou knew that Tian Fujun was a high-ranking official, but he was not sure if he would help him.
"Can they care about this?" Sun Yuhou felt that this matter was uncertain.
Sun Shaoping smiled and said," I went to his house for dinner a few days ago. Tian Fujun also said that if there was any favor, I would look for him."”
Sun Shaoping bragged a little to appease his family.
"Child, how can you speak like this? According to seniority, you should call him 'Uncle' and keep calling him 'Tian Fujun'. If outsiders heard this, they would laugh at your family for not having any upbringing.”Although he reprimanded the second kid, his expression was no longer as ugly as when he first came in.
The honest farmer Sun Yuhou was relieved. He felt that his second son had changed a lot this time. It seemed that studying was really useful. He could even hope to be a big shot. As long as his son was successful, it didn't matter if he suffered a little. He didn't care about his son-in-law's life or death, but his daughter and grandson suffered.
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