As if he had received the imperial edict, Song Tianfu looked eagerly at Sili Ge, waiting for tea, water and fruit.

Silige glared at him secretly and gritted her teeth.

"Sister, let me help you cook. Xiao Fuzi has his own hands and feet. He can pour water by himself and wash fruits by himself."

"What you're saying is that the kitchen only has such a small space, and three people are required to go into battle?"

Si Xuemei pursed her lips, asked her to open the refrigerator, and said:

"There are lychees in it. Your brother-in-law and comrades went to the south for a meeting, so they brought them back with ice cubes in a foam box."

"South? That's so far away!"

"Isn't that right? A special car for the army has to travel all day and night."

The two sisters were talking in the kitchen, bab bab bab.

When Sili Ge came to Longcheng to join her eldest sister, she lived with her at first and then moved to the hotel dormitory.

Coupled with the 16-year age difference, relatively speaking, the two of them are closer.

Song Tianfu waited for a while and was lonely, so he could only make tea by himself.

After a while, Sili Ge came out, holding lychees in his hand.

These days, it is quite inconvenient to transport lychees to the north, and there is basically no way to sell them outside.

Song Tianfu also saw lychees for the first time and wanted to try one.

Sili Ge put the plate on the table, stretched out his hands, and said:

"Xiao Fuzi, do these hands of mine look good?"

"nice!"

"Is my nail polish beautiful?"

"pretty!"

"Then I want to eat lychees."

Song Tianfu:...Cha!

This lunch had a happy and warm atmosphere.

Before leaving, Si Xuemei took many local specialties from all over the country and asked Si Lige to take them back.

"Li Ge, our mother likes to eat dried longan. You can bring this bag back to our mother."

"This bag is 'Tribute Sauce Salted Duck'. Si Chen can eat spicy food, so you can bring it back to him."

"This is high-strength liquor that I asked someone to bring from the Fen Distillery. Mom likes this. It's five kilograms. You can take it back."

"Oh, there is also Ninghua Mansion's aged vinegar. You can take this big pot back and share it."

"The Sichen family has given birth to a baby, but I can't go back, alas!"

"I have prepared two pairs of clothes for the dolls. You can help me take them back."

"Also, I would like to remind Li Xia to take good care of himself and not be in a hurry to go to school."

"If there's any problem here, I'll handle it for her."

"These are four-year university textbooks. I have compiled them for Lixia."

"I also found some test papers for the compulsory courses and gave them to Lixia..."

Sili Ge and his wife responded one by one, with their hands full and a ten-pound old vinegar pot at their feet.

In fact, Slige sells some items at its own counter.

However, she was very emotionally intelligent and didn't say anything, but she went all out to praise her eldest sister for being filial to her mother and taking care of the little ones like them.

Back then, my father died, and although there was a pension, it was not enough for a large family.

And because it was 1965, a special year caused the "sequelae" of famine, leading to food shortages.

Sili Ge remembers that at that time, it was difficult for the whole family to have enough to eat.

At that time, Si Xuemei had just arrived in Longcheng with Si Qingbai, and the couple's salary was average.

But almost all of their monthly wages are sent home.

The second sister, Si Xianglan, is studying at the Medical University.

The third brother, Si Qingsong, and the fourth sister, Si Yuzhu, were admitted to college at the same time in 1964.

At that time, there was only enough money for one to go to college, so lots were drawn.

Si Qing relaxed his hands and feet, and Si Yuzhu went to school first.

His plan is to take the exam again in two years and go to school again.

pity!

After his father died, the family's conditions became even more difficult.

Except for Si Lige and Si Ruhua who are younger, the other sisters are all in school.

Si Qingsong couldn't just watch his old mother die from exhaustion, so he decisively gave up going to school.

Those years were the most difficult times for the family.

My eldest sister's care for the family has almost become a habit engraved in my bones.

When Sili Ge thought of this, her throat felt even more uncomfortable and her nose felt sour.

Si Xuemei suddenly remembered something and said:

"Wait a minute, I have something else here. You can bring it back to Si Chen."

As the eldest sister entered the room, Sili Ge quickly wiped away her tears.

Song Tianfu pursed his lips, held her in his arms, caressed her shoulders, and comforted:

"Don't cry. If you let my eldest sister see you, you will think something is wrong at home. It will make her worry in vain."

Sili Ge forced a smile and almost burst into tears again.

"In this envelope, there is something Si Chen needs. Please help me bring it back to him."

After Si Xuemei came out, she handed Si Lige a bulging envelope that was still heavy.

"Well, okay." Sili Ge took it.

…

Sijia Village.

It was only 11 o'clock in the morning, and the sound of firecrackers at the entrance of the village began to crackle and boom.

Men, women, old and young, gathered in twos and threes at the entrance of the village, waiting to see the new daughter-in-law of Sheep Ernuo, and they talked a lot:

"Hiss, it's not even noon yet, why did you pick up your new wife?"

According to the custom of Yuanmeng County, you usually go to pick up the bride in the morning, have a dinner at the bride’s house at noon, and then pick her up in the afternoon.

Then, the meal at the groom's house is usually arranged in the evening.

Some brides’ homes are too far away and they are not picked up until seven or eight o’clock in the evening. This is common.

Moreover, in order to ward off evil spirits, two small flashlights will be prepared, turned on, and placed in the bride's pocket.

A group of aunts gathered around to watch the excitement and talked about:

"Hey, have you heard that Ernuo's wife was picked up from a guest house in the county?"

"Why?"

"My daughter-in-law said there is no maternal family."

"Why is there no maternal family here? That girl is not from Zhoujiagou? Your daughter-in-law is from Zhaojiayuan, how did she know?"

"Then Zhaojiayuan is not next to Zhoujiagou? My daughter-in-law said that Han Lizhu's father is a gangster."

"How stupid?"

"It's harmful. He said he was doing some kind of road robbery with others in Jingangling. He has been doing this secretly for many years."

"Ouch! This is so stupid! If you stole it, how was it discovered?"

"A few days ago, Old Han was beaten by the leader of the 'Great Sage Gang' and sent to the police station in Heijin Town."

"Now, the matter has spread, and everyone knows that the leader of the robbers is Lao Han from Zhoujiagou."

"Is this really true?"

"That's not true! I'm still squatting there. If I say yes, I'll be sentenced to quite a few years!"

"What else can that person do if he is released at that age?"

"Let him out? He has done so many immoral things and has been squatting in the cell until he dies, but he may not be able to come out!"

"Tsk, this Han Lizhu is also very pitiful. When she met such a father, no one made the decision for her. Was she deceived by the Yang family?"
To be continued...