si-mexico Chapter 430 Jiang Kang's Sorrow
Chapter 430 Jiang Kang's Sorrow
"Yes, come to town. I will let Jiang Meng and Jiang Cheng take you with me. They will also go there, as will Grandma Chunxia and the others. You can all ride my ox cart to town. After dinner, I will let Jiang Meng and Jiang Cheng take you back. You don't need to walk a single step."
Jiang Fubao was very thoughtful.
Direct car pick-up and drop-off.
"Meimei, why is it twelve days later?" Jiang Kang asked again.
Isn’t Meimei back? Why does it take twelve days before she can play with him?
"Because it's my birthday, and grandma is going to hold a banquet for me. I guess a lot of people will come, and there will be a lot of delicious dishes. Kang Kang, you must come, and then you can eat your fill before you go back."
Jiang Fubao explained.
"What is Shengchen?" Jiang Kang didn't understand.
He had never heard of birthday, what is that.
Tasty?
Jiang Zhuzi, who was working in the town, sneezed.
Although he loves his son, he is not as caring as a woman. As long as he can make sure his son is well fed and warmly clothed, that's already good enough for him.
Birthday or something.
There is no need to pass.
"Well, it's the day everyone is born. At that time every year, people celebrate their birthdays. When is Kang Kang's birthday?" Jiang Fubao explained.
"Dad, Dad, didn't tell me." Jiang Kang felt a little disappointed.
"It's okay, ask your father tonight, and I will give you a gift on Kang Kang's birthday." Jiang Fubao touched his head and comforted him.
"Only when I was born can I receive gifts from heaven?" Jiang Kang seemed to have opened the door to a new world.
His mouth opened wide.
"Yes." Jiang Fubao continued to smile.
"Then...what does Meimei want?" Kang Kang's mind was working quickly.
Since everyone can receive gifts on their birthday.
He then went to Meimei's house.
Also give beautiful gifts.
"I don't want anything, as long as you can come, Kang Kang." Jiang Fubao would never ask a child for a gift.
Kang Kang didn't say anything more.
The two played with the village children until the evening.
Everyone goes back to their homes.
Jiang Kang sat on the doorstep, holding his chin with a dazed look in his eyes.
The moon and the sun have completed their work.
A dark figure walked towards Jiang Kang.
"Kang'er? What are you daydreaming about? Are you hungry? Come on, go in, daddy will make you some porridge."
Jiang Zhuzi stood at the doorstep for a long time, but his son didn't notice him.
"Dad, Dad. How can I make money?" Jiang Kang suddenly asked.
Jiang Zhuzi was shocked.
"Kid, you are only a child, but you are only thinking about making money. What happened? What trouble have you caused? Tell Dad."
Jiang Zhuzi thought he had done something wrong.
The things of the village children were broken.
So, he kept a straight face.
Questioning Jiang Kanglai.
"No, it's me. I want to give Meimei a birthday gift." Jiang Kang waved his hands quickly.
Explained hurriedly.
"Birthday present? Fubao is back?" If it wasn't Fubao who said that.
How would his son know what birthday is?
Jiang Zhuzi guessed.
"Well, Meimei came back today and asked me to go to town."
Jiang Kang nodded.
"You are so young, how can you make money? Daddy will give it to you." Jiang Zhuzi's hands were dirty, and he took out ten copper coins from his belt.
He counted five and handed them to Jiang Kang.
"No, I don't want it." Jiang Kang didn't answer.
Daddy is tired of making money.
He wants to earn it himself.
"You are just a kid, how can you make money? Besides, the only way to make money in the village is to go to the mountains to pick mushrooms and dig wild vegetables. Do you know what mushrooms and wild vegetables look like? Take it. Daddy will send you to the town later. You can take the five cents in person and buy a gift for Fubao."
For Jiang Zhuzi.
Between children, a gift of five cents is already the most that can be given.
Like when he was a kid.
On my birthday, all I did was eat a few more mouthfuls of brown rice, nothing different from any other day.
If times were good, all he would get was an extra boiled egg.
"No, Dad, Dad, I'm hungry." Jiang Kang changed the subject and turned away.
"This kid doesn't even want money. How can he be so stupid? He's not as smart as your dad when we were little." Jiang Zhuzi complained in a low voice.
But his eyes were curved with smile.
The son doesn't want his money.
That is filial piety.
With such a good son, he would feel relaxed even if he had a hard day's work.
The autumn harvest is coming soon.
He decided not to go to town for the time being.
Just to spend more time with my son.
After staying in the village for two days, Jiang Fubao went back.
As soon as she left, the autumn harvest in Jiangjia Village officially began.
From the old to the young, everyone is busy.
The big ones cut the rice, and the small ones picked up the ears of rice that fell on the ground.
A golden color can be seen everywhere.
Jiang Kang's small figure was also shuttling back and forth in his own fields.
"Dad, dad, can you give me this ear of corn?" Jiang Kang asked, pointing at the small basket at his feet.
It was filled with broken rice grains that had fallen from the ears of rice.
Need to pick it up from the ground little by little.
Not to mention the effort, after a tiring day, you can only pick up half a bowl at most.
Generally, these broken rice grains are eaten at home. After the autumn harvest, children go to the fields to pick them up. Whoever picks up the broken rice grains owns them and then exchanges them with adults for some pocket money.
Just one or two cents.
Or they could exchange it for maltose from street vendors.
The autumn harvest every year is the happiest time for children.
Although I am tired, I still think of the sweet taste.
It's full of motivation.
"Okay, everything Kang'er picks up is yours. You can eat it or sell it as you like." As Jiang Zhuzi spoke, he put down his sickle, wiped his face with the towel around his neck, and then wrung the towel.
The water on the sweat towel dripped into the soil.
No need to smell.
Everyone knows what this sweat towel smells like.
With daddy's promise.
Jiang Kang had been squatting on the ground, picking up broken rice grains with his little fingers.
In a short while, my nails were full of mud.
His face was also covered with beads of sweat.
Jiang Kang was tired, so he sat down on the ground to rest for a while. After he was rested, he continued to pick up trash.
Everyone in the village knew about his family's situation. Occasionally, when Jiang Kang crossed the border and picked up broken rice from other people's homes, they would pretend not to see it.
These broken rice pieces are worthless. Even if you don't pick them up now, the children will swarm into the fields to pick them up after the autumn harvest.
After several days, the autumn harvest was finally completed.
Jiang Kang’s small basket was also full.
"Wow, boy, how come you picked up so much? The whole basket is full. Aren't you tired? Dad really underestimated you. This basket can be sold for at least ten cents. Not bad."
Jiang Zhuzi thought his son was just bored and picked up the pieces for fun.
Who would have thought that he could pick up so much in just a few days.
For a moment, I was so shocked that I could hardly speak.
He praised his son generously.
Jiang Kang's ears turned red with embarrassment.