Exile

65

In the end, it was the same elder aunt that saw Su Caicai's pitiful state. Feeling unbearable, she took him back to Su House.

"Aiyoyo, why are you crying?" Madam Su was busy welcoming people.

The aunt said smilingly, "He fell on the road and got hurt, so he cried. He's so small that he falls after a few steps. It's rather pitiful."

Madam Su repeatedly thanked her.

"By the way, are there guests at home?" When the elder aunt looked into the house, there were several strangers.

Madam Su laughed and said, "No, this from Caicai's Dad. When winter arrives, there is no vegetable at home. So he had people especially pulled the cart of vegetables from the capital." Caicai's Dad meant Jiang Mao.

The aunt saw it strange. "Can vegetables grow in winter?" In the end, she sincerely said, "That's good."

Madam Su was pleased and in addition, the aunt helped bring Caicai back, so she went to the carriage and grabbed two handfuls of vegetables.

Although some of them were wilting there were green and even a piece of mushroom was in it. The aunt left happily.

Such a carriage of vegetables and there were several others. In winter, it was really strange [to have many vegetable variants].

In the past winter, Su Family also ate vegetables, but didn't eat much. Generally speaking, they ate more meat.

"Niang, are there guests at home?" It snowed today, so Su Qingtong didn't go to work. These days that Su Ersao was gone, there was no one to cook at home. Su Qingtong was here to eat. As soon as he came over for a meal today, he saw several strangers at home surrounded the table.

Su Caicai was sitting on his stool, holding an iron bowl with a few mushrooms and a chicken drumstick in it. He was eating with relish.

Upon seeing his Erbo, who was holding the little sister coming, Su Caicai immediately took out the chicken drumstick in his mouth and handed it to the little sister to eat.

Su Qingtong touched his head. "Little sister is too young to eat chicken drumstick. Caicai eats it yourself."

Su Caicai took back the chicken drumstick and thought about it. He put his oily claws into the bowl again, grabbed with a handful. He grabbed a piece of mushroom with a green leaf sandwiched between his fingers and handed it to her.

Madam Su hurried over and pulled Su Caicai's claws back. "Caicai, well-behaved and eat by yourself." Then she answered Su Qingtong, "Your little brother had people delivered a carriage of vegetables. I made them stay for lunch today."

"That's right." Madam Su said to Su Qingtong, "I made a bowl of vegetable puree. I'll go to bring it to Little Qin." [Su Rui is the formal name, Su Qin is infant name]

"Thank you, Niang."

After lunch ended, Su Lingchuan took out Su Qingbai's letter and read it to everyone.

Madam Su was happy to hear that Su Qingbai had another big plump boy. But later, listening to the joy and satisfaction expressed in Su Qingbai's letter, Madam Su felt a little unhappy, even took out her anger at that little one.

She stroked Su Caicai, who was eating non-stop. She felt very sorry for him. That family was very happy in the capital city, while Caicai, her darling baby, was all alone. No father and no mother, he followed them, the old couple in such a remote border town. The letter also did not say about taking Caicai over there.

"They don't remember the big one when they have the small one. Poor Caicai has no one to worry about him and even have to follow us to eat rice husk and wild vegetables."