Rebirth 90: The Long Road to Finding a Son

After dinner, Grandpa Sun called his grandson: "Come on, Xiao Mian, go with Grandpa to play with those peppers!"

Sun Aimin knew that his father was craving for cooking again. Whenever the younger generations of the Sun family had time, the old man would seize every opportunity to teach them his cooking skills.

He followed and asked, "Dad, what are you going to teach the child to do?"

Grandpa Sun replied: "Today I will take Xiao Mian to learn about the commonly used red peppers. This thing can't just be seen, it has to be made, so that he can know what the aroma and taste described are like.

I will make a chili oil and chili meat sauce today. The red chili we can buy here is limited. If you have the chance in the future, go out more often and see that the quality of the same variety of chili can be very different if the soil and climate conditions are different.

Oh, by the way, let’s make more today. When it’s done, find some clean cans to put them in and let the old Chinese doctor and his family you mentioned try them.

I'll ask your mom to pack you some homemade bacon and sausage later. They helped me find a school for my child, and I don't know how to thank them. Giving them something homemade is a way of thanking them."

Sun Aimin nodded and said, "Okay, I understand, Dad. I'll see about the rest when I get to Mafang City. I will definitely find a way to repay this kindness."

When they were making chili oil and chili meat sauce with Old Man Sun, little Sun Mian started to cry and cough. Sun Aihua quickly took the child aside and said to his father and brother, "The child is still young and can't stand the smell. You two can just work on it here. I'll take little Mian out first."

As she spoke, Sun Aihua carried Sun Mian out, saying, "Come on, go play outside with your aunt, and let your grandfather and father do it themselves. We don't want to suffer this!"

Sun Mian was still not satisfied, and he kicked his legs in Sun Aihua's arms and said, "Aunt, please put me down, cough~ cough~ cough, I haven't seen enough!"

Sun Aihua didn't listen to him. She pinched his little face and said, "You're already coughing because of choking. Why do you still want to watch? Wait for next time. Next time, I'll get you a small mask, and you can go with your grandfather to play with the peppers!"

Sun Mian was no match for his aunt Sun Aihua, so he gave up struggling and went to the yard with Sun Aihua. He sniffed hard, feeling the fragrant and stimulating scent.

Sun Aihua couldn't help laughing when she saw her nephew's infatuated look. She thought Sun Mian was good in every way, but she often sighed secretly, regretting that she was not so lucky to have such a lovely child.

She and her husband Yu Qingxiang, one teaches at a primary school in the county, and the other teaches at the No. 1 Middle School in the county. Now, they are both approaching their 40s, and although they don't say it, they are very anxious about not having children.

Let them adopt a child? Just where to adopt from is a big problem. They often hear that someone in a certain place adopted a child because they couldn't have another child.

Although no one specified where the child was adopted from, everyone who knew the situation knew that the child was bought and his origin was unknown.

Although they both thought about adopting a child, the children in the welfare home were either too old or physically disabled. Why would they bring back a burden?

To buy a kidnapped child? They were both intellectuals, and they would never do such a thing.

The old couple of the Sun family were also worried about their daughter and son-in-law, but they only sighed about the matter in private and basically never discussed it in front of their daughter, for fear of putting too much psychological pressure on her.

These days, when the old couple of the Sun family heard Sun Aimin mention the family of traditional Chinese medicine, they had some thoughts in their minds.

While Sun Aihua was taking the child away, Grandpa Sun said to his son, "This time when you go to Mafang City, can you help your sister and brother-in-law ask about infertility and see if Dr. Luo has any good solution?

If you have a good idea, please call home and I will talk to your sister and ask them to go for another checkup during their holiday to see what medicine they can take to regulate their condition. "

Sun Aimin nodded and agreed to this matter. If he found the right person this time and cured his sister and brother-in-law's infertility, it would also be a relief for his parents.

The next day, Sun Aimin stayed at home for another day. On the third morning, the Sun family packed all the things they had at home and put them on Sun Qi's tractor, which was covered with thick straw and cotton mattresses. Sun Qi drove Sun Aimin and his son to the bus station in the county town, and Sun Aihua rode her bicycle back home.

After arriving at the entrance of the bus station, Sun Aimin asked his nephew, "Xiaoqi, do you want to go out and try your luck?"

Sun Qi scratched his head a little embarrassedly and said, "I would like to go out and see, but I don't know what I can do. I see young people working outside the village, and their salary is only 300-400 yuan, which is too low. I can earn several 300-400 yuan a month at home."

Sun Aimin asked again: "Have you ever thought about opening a restaurant of your own? Now that the policies are good, there are more and more opportunities outside. You should go out and explore more while you are still young.

I'll go to Mafang City first to see what's going on. If there's a good opportunity, how about going over there and working with my uncle?"

Sun Qi smiled and nodded, "That's great. Uncle, let me tell you the truth, I really want to go to a big city, but I have no relatives or friends there, and I always feel a little nervous and dare not go out.

If you take the lead, then I won't have anything to fear. I'll talk to my dad later. If you need help, call home and I'll pack my bags and leave right away!"

A simple conversation instilled in the young man a deep yearning for city life.

The ultimate path for my younger brothers and sisters was to go to college and leave the countryside, but I graduated from high school and stopped studying. I followed my father and second uncle to attend wedding banquets in the countryside.

How could Sun Qi not be curious about the wonderful world outside? He often fantasized about creating his own little world outside, but he had a natural fear of the unknown world, so much so that he did not have the courage to tell the adults at home about his idea of ​​going out to explore the world.

After talking with his uncle Sun Aimin, Sun Qi suddenly found that the confusion he felt in the face of an unknown world was slowly disappearing, and was replaced by gradually clearer thoughts.