Ch 29:Sweetness Together

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When Su Sanlang returned home, the three children immediately surrounded him and helped him with the basket and the food.

The warmth of the small family quickly brushed away the sadness in Su Sanlang’s heart.

After putting all the food away, Su Sanlang went into the back room.

Seeing that Madam Zhao was making quilts, Su Sanlang smiled and said, “Darling, let me tell you, I went to the Sun residence as soon as I entered the city today. I thought that the Sun residence would not be able to buy everything, but in the end, the Sun residence bought everything in one go.”

“We’re so lucky. I bought grains and vegetable seeds. I’ll go and sow the seeds later.”

Su Sanlang happily shared his joy with Madam Zhao. Looking at Madam Zhao’s sparkling eyes, he felt extremely satisfied.

Madam Zhao smiled and nodded. “That’s great.”

She was relieved, too, and no longer afraid of the winter.

Su Sanlang smiled and took out a paper bag from his pocket. He said to Su Sanmei and her siblings, “Come over. Father even bought candy today.”

Upon hearing that there was candy, Su Chong and Su Hua happily surrounded him and swallowed their saliva, revealing their desire.

There were twelve pieces of candy, each one the size of half a child’s finger.

Su Sanlang grabbed two pieces and placed them in Madam Zhao’s hands. He handed the rest to Su Sanmei and said, “There are still ten pieces left. Three of you will take three pieces each. The extra piece is for Sanmei.”

Su Chong and Su Hua had no objections. They were never greedy. After taking a piece from Su Sanmei and putting it in their mouths, they stopped staring at the candy wrapper.

Madam Zhao took a piece and put it in her mouth. She picked up another piece and fed it to Su Sanlang. She said, “Sanlang, you eat it too. We’ll each have a piece. We’ll taste the sweetness together.”

Su Sanlang looked at Madam Zhao’s hopeful and warm eyes. He could not reject her at all, so he opened his mouth and ate the candy.

The sweet taste filled his mouth.

Su Sanlang smiled back as his family laughed.

In the afternoon, Su Sanlang went to sow the vegetables in the field.

The barren land only had a layer of vegetation ash. He wondered if the vegetables would grow well.

After planting the vegetables, Su Sanlang went to fetch water to water them.

He had not asked the three children to help with this small matter.

Su Chong, Su Hua, and Su Sanmei were either pulling grass, catching insects, feeding chickens and rabbits, or playing with rocks in the courtyard.

Su Sanlang rested when he was tired, and his mood lightened as he watched the three children’s happy smiles.

At dusk, smoke rose from every house in the village, and Su Sanlang went home to cook too.

The days passed uneventfully. In early September, Su Sanlang brought his two sons into the mountains every day to chop firewood and filled the courtyard with the firewood.

In the past ten days, they had still caught a lot of prey and raised them.

On the 12th of September, Madam Zhao came out of confinement. She refused to lie in bed anymore.

The sun was shining brightly. Madam Zhao wrapped Su Xiaolu up tightly and said, “Sanlang, I’ve already recovered. As you said, there’s not much work at home. I’ll wash your clothes and cook for you. I’m not tired.”

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