Chapter 641 Shopping (1)(1/2)
It's so awkward to cry and fuss outside, so let's go inside and talk.
The car is parked a bit far from home, so I can't drive there.
"The car won't be lost. Let's drive it to the village committee."
Only then did Shen Guanglin realize that there was something else in the trunk.
Two bags of rice, two bags of white flour, two barrels of vegetable oil, half a piece of pig, a few pieces of new cloth, a sheep, a large piece of beef...
The old Xu family is about to become prosperous!
It’s time to earn face!
Lao Xu's three sons were like gods of war, carrying things home with ease.
The little girl also wanted to help get it, but Shen Guanglin refused to let her go, holding her hand and refusing to let go.
The new clothes Shen Guanglin bought for her were too big. A down jacket covered her knees. It was almost like a military coat, and the sleeves were too long, so that the tips of her fingers were not exposed.
However, the little girl still likes it very much. This dress is so warm and beautiful.
At this time, I can only ask Li Rong for help. Do you have any gifts? For girls.
Of course, Li Rong took off her watch and handed it to the fourth girl.
Xiaosi didn't dare accept it because the watch was too expensive.
"Just keep it, they're all family members."
She still didn't dare, and Shen Guanglin couldn't help but forcefully put it on her.
"This watch is so beautiful. It reflects light in the sun. It's colorful."
No one told her that it was actually a diamond and that this watch was valuable.
Each watch Shen Guanglin bought for Li Rong was very expensive.
Every time Shen goes out, he doesn't know what to buy when he comes back, either a bag or a watch.
Therefore, Li Rong could never wear all of her watches, but because they were valuable, she was reluctant to give them away.
The fourth girl has made a fortune.
In everyone's envious eyes, Lao Xu's family finally moved all the gifts back home. How many times had it been done?
Santana's trunk can hold a lot of things, and the back seats are also full.
Shen Guanglin bought everything he could bring, including imported milk powder. He happened to have a child less than one year old at home.
Now you don’t have to prepare New Year’s goods anymore.
This is going to be a good year. There has never been such a good year.
Ever since the fourth girl could remember, her family had never bought meat like this. Even when her eldest brother got married a few years ago, she only bought a few kilograms of fat pork.
When Shen Guanglin came over this time, he took not only half a piece of pig, but also a large piece of beef and a sheep, which were poultry such as chickens and ducks. He thought that his family should be able to raise them, so he didn't buy them.
That rice and white noodles are enough to last half a year.
However, the matter of recognizing relatives is only half-completed now, so let’s continue.
Entering the house, Lao Xu's family was indeed impoverished.
There are three mud houses in total with tile roofs and mud walls. Old Xu and his wife live in one room, the eldest brother and his family of three live in one room, and the second and third brothers live in one room.
The fourth girl had no place to live, so she had to live in the kitchen of the east wing.
Shen Guanglin looked at each room carefully and found that the conditions were not good, especially the kitchen where the fourth girl lived. The wall panels were leaking light, and the outside world could be seen through the gaps in the boards.
Shen Guanglin's tears fell again.
This is the life she has lived since she was a child.
Li Rong also wondered when Teacher Shen became so sentimental. When he went to the Shen family to recognize his relatives a few years ago, he felt quite bland.
Moreover, this Xu family should be considered a distant relative, so why are they more emotional than meeting their biological uncles and aunts?
Alas, she doesn't understand Shen's inner world.
Old Shen's family is rich, Old Shen is a cadre and has skills, so that boy Shen Houdao has never suffered.
The Xu family is different. Life is not rich, and the fourth girl has never had a good life before she got married.
Everyone sat down in the main room and asked the four girls to boil water for the guests. Everyone continued to talk about the topic just now.
However, Shen Guanglin held her hand and refused to let her go to work.
The girl's little hands were as cold as carrots. Chilblains usually don't occur in Jinling, but she did. Shen Guanglin touched them lightly with his hand, but she wouldn't let him go. It was itchy and painful.
We can only let the wife of the boss boil water and make tea for the guests. We must know some etiquette.
There were no outsiders around, so Grandma Lin took Shen Guanglin's hand and looked at it carefully.
Judging by their facial features and looks, they are definitely relatives.
However, I really can’t say what kind of relatives they are.
Grandma's family name is Lin, which Shen Guanglin just learned about.
As much information as grandma can reveal, Shen Guanglin can grasp it.
Anyway, I won’t tell you if you don’t ask, and I won’t know if you ask. I can only rely on guessing.
Grandma asked about Shen Guanglin's family situation, and Shen Guanglin also said that his father was an underground worker and was no longer alive. His hometown was in Jiangning, and there were uncles and aunts at home. As for his mother's side, it was just I don’t know anything, I just know that it’s from Shaoxing.
When I returned to my hometown to visit relatives, I found out that they had also looked for relatives a few years ago, which was an indirect connection.
However, when it comes to more past events of their Lin family, Shen Guanglin really has no idea.
Grandma's Lin family was indeed once a big family, with poems and books passed down from generation to generation. It seems that there was some connection with Chang Kaishen, but they got separated during the war.
It's really hard to say where the family members have gone, because information is not developed enough now.
As for whose child Shen Guanglin should be, she couldn't say clearly.
Judging by their appearance, they are definitely relatives.
"It's up to you to decide this matter. I don't know who the relatives are."
Finally, it was agreed that Lao Xu was the uncle, Grandma Lin was the aunt, and the three sons and one daughter were designated as two cousins, one cousin, and one cousin.
This relative recognized him just like that.
Lao Xu did work as a worker in a forest farm. He came to Liuhe from Chuzhou in his early years and settled here.
Now the eldest brother and the second child are also working in the forest farm, but they are only temporary workers.
There is no land in the family, only the eldest daughter-in-law has an acre of land, and there is not enough food. The family is very poor.
Of course, it’s not Lao Xu’s family who is poor. In the entire forest farm, every family is poorer than the last, and many families can hardly cook during the Chinese New Year.
A forest farm is no better than a farm. The farm has a harvest, but if there are no trees in the forest farm, only barren hills will remain. People can really starve to death.
If you rely on state subsidies, you will starve to death sooner or later.
Where is Xiao Shen, what are you doing now?
Teaching at university, Kyungseong University.
Oh, this is awesome, this is incredible.
Shen Guanglin did not brag about the awesome things he had done. He simply introduced that he was a professor at Beijing University and his wife Li Rong was from Beijing, that is, from an ordinary family.
As we talked, it was almost noon. Shen Guanglin didn't mention going out to eat. He brought so many hard dishes, so he could make them himself.
If you show too much, don't you look down on your poor relatives?
Li Rong was originally going to help. There were so many people in the Xu family, so naturally they wouldn't let her work.
Shen Guanglin didn't interfere with anything, so he caught the four girls and asked them questions.
How old are you? What grade are you in? How are you studying?
The fourth girl is very sensible and likes her cousin very much. It would be better if he didn't touch her hand all the time.
According to the girl's description, she is ten years old this year. After the Chinese New Year, she is in fourth grade. She plans to finish fifth grade and then stop going to school.
"Who came up with this bad idea?" Shen Guanglin gritted his teeth in hatred, how could he not study.
"It's no use if a girl studies too much." The fourth girl is still willing to study, but her family is poor, what can she do.
Now that the third brother of the family is studying with her, life at home has become even more difficult.
If you don't study, go out and find a temporary job, go to Jinling to serve dishes to wealthy families, take care of their children, etc. Your family life will improve.
Shen Guanglin quickly stopped her from thinking this and said firmly: "We can't think like that, look at your sister-in-law."
"My sister-in-law doesn't study. She never went to school for a day." When the fourth girl mentioned her sister-in-law, she automatically thought of her as the boss's wife.
"Not this sister-in-law, I'm talking about your sister-in-law Rongrong. She went to university, the Central People's University, which is amazing, and she wants to continue studying."
"It's true, it's so amazing!" Si Yatou didn't know how big Renmin University was, but it was just amazing.
Shen Guanglin finally let go of the girl's hand and began to touch her head again:
To be continued...