Rebirth Delay

There were many children chasing and playing on the side of the road, Shi Yan stopped the car.Xu Ze tugged at the corner of his clothes, observing the children running wild from his side.They all had excited smiles on their faces, as if they had nothing to worry about.

"Don't be afraid, they are all about your age." Shi Yan patted Xu Ze's head and comforted him.

Seeing that Shi Yan parked his bicycle aside and put the tin box in the basket on the ground, the children were curious and surrounded Shi Yan and Xu Ze.

Xu Ze was so delicate that many children kept staring at him.A few wanted to talk to Xu Ze, but they were timid, poking each other's backs, laughing and making noises, until a short man was pushed to the front.The short man had round and big eyes, and a well-shaped face. He should be about the same age as Xu Ze, but he was short, and he grinned when he smiled, and his upper and lower front teeth were missing.

He squatted down in front of Xu Ze generously, and asked with a smile: "Where do you come from, why haven't I seen you before?"

As soon as he opened his mouth, the children began to ask, "What's your name?" "How old are you?" "Where is your home?" "What grade do you go to?"

There was also a smile on Xu Ze's face, but he still held Shi Yan's clothes with his hands, "My name is Xu Ze, and I came with my brother. I am six years old. My house is next to the school, and I will be in the first grade soon." gone."

"Hey, you look so beautiful when you smile." The children all envied.

Xu Ze blushed a little, thought for a while, and asked again: "What about you?"

Then things got chaotic, a group of children were like newborn birds, chirping non-stop.

"My name is Sun Hongyan. I am seven years old and I am in the second grade."

"My name is Liu Hong, I am also seven years old, and I am also in the second grade."

"My name is Li Feng, I am nine years old, and I am in the fourth grade."

"My name is Sun Ya, I am eight years old, and I am in the third grade."

"My name is……"

The short man at the front also actively introduced himself, "My name is Sun Tong, you can call me Tong Tong. I am also six years old and will be in the first grade soon."

Xu Ze hummed and smiled, "Hi Tongtong, hello you."

Sun Tong blushed, scratched the back of his head and smiled embarrassedly.

The children around all laughed together.

Sun Tong glanced at Shi Yan aside, a little curious, couldn't help lowering his voice and asked Xu Ze, "Xu Ze, who is he?"

Xu Ze looked up at Shi Yan with a smile, and said, "He's my brother, and his name is Shi Yan."

"Hello." Shi Yan smiled.

"Hey? He's your brother. Why is your surname Xu and his surname Shi?" Sun Tong was a little puzzled.

Xu Ze froze, gripped the corner of Shi Yan's clothes tightly, and looked at Shi Yan with almost trepidation.

Shi Yan smiled naturally, patted his head, and said to Sun Tong: "Because I follow my father's surname, and Xu Ze takes my mother's surname."

"Oh...that's it." Sun Tong smiled.Immediately, a child among the children shouted loudly: "I, I also have the same surname as my mother. My name is Hong Fei, and my father's surname is Ma."

Xu Ze calmed down, pursed his lips and smiled shyly, "Well, that's how it is."

Sun Hongyan next to Sun Tong pointed to the tin box in front of Shi Yan and asked Xu Ze, "What is this?"

"It's popsicles," Xu Ze said seriously, as if he was afraid that the children would come up and snatch the popsicles away, "These are what my brother wants to sell."

"Oh..." The children were both pleasantly surprised and disappointed.

"Then, can you sell it to me?" Sun Hongyan asked.

"Sure." Xu Ze immediately smiled so that his face lit up.

"I want it too, I want it too." Sun Tong shouted immediately.

Xu Ze immediately gave Sun Tong a smile.

Shi Yan looked a little helpless and a little funny, seeing the children taking out the money in their pockets and huddling around the tin box, Shi Yan smiled, "Are you all from Sunjiacun Primary School?"

"Yeah." The children said in unison.

"Well, then, you guys will help me take care of Xu Ze at school, and I won't charge for today's popsicles, okay?" Shi Yan said with a smile.

"Okay, okay, leave it to me!" a child raised his voice, and the other children also nodded in agreement.

Sun Tong also patted his small chest and said, "Brother Shi Yan, don't worry, Xu Ze will leave it to me."

"You? Look at your short stature..." Sun Hongyan pointed at Sun Tong and smiled.

Hearing their noise, Shi Yan opened the tin box, and the children rushed forward, picking out what they liked.There were a few who didn't grab what he liked, and Shi Yan was afraid that they would make trouble, so he could only comfort him, "It's okay, I'll bring more of these tomorrow."

The children peeled off the popsicles and sat beside Shi Yan and Xu Ze to eat, talking while eating.Shi Yan also took this opportunity to ask about the school, he knew that Xu Ze had always been looking forward to and curious about the school.

Children, you and I are talking one by one, which is very lively.

Suddenly a boy's surprised voice interjected, "Tongtong, what are you doing?"

Everyone looked back, and Sun Tong had already stood up and waved at the man, "Brother, come here, Xu Ze's brother is treating us to popsicles."

The boy looked to be fourteen or fifteen years old, his appearance was somewhat similar to that of a grandson, and he was quite handsome. When Shi Yan raised his head to look at him, the boy's eyes also fell on Shi Yan.

"Hi, I'm Xu Ze's brother Shi Yan." Shi Yan said politely.

"Hi, I'm Sun Tong's elder brother, Sun Han." The boy replied, paused, and said, "I've heard of you."

"Really?" Shi Yan responded casually.He could more or less guess how the boy had "heard" about him. Before that, he would occasionally steal from the kitchens of people in the village, and he had been caught several times. It was no surprise that he was famous.It is probably Sun Han's mother or other seven aunts and eight aunts who often yell at Sun Han, "Hey, if you don't make progress, you will have to be similar to that delay, stealing things like mice!"

"Hmm..." Sun Han hesitated a bit.He always felt that the person who stole something should be hooked, with a yellow and thin face, with shining eyes, and dressed in rags.But the time delay in front of him is not what he imagined at all. This person looks very good-looking and gentle, as if he doesn't care about anything. His temperament is a bit like that of the old doctor in the village hospital. Don't worry. calm.And he also invited the children to eat popsicles, do thieves invite others to eat?

"Brother, are you here looking for me?" Sun Tong looked up at Sun Han while licking the popsicle.

"That's right, my aunt is here, and Mom told me to call you back." Sun Han said.

"Ah, why is she here again. Brother, can I not go back, I don't want to see her..." Sun Tong was full of reluctance.

"No, Dad is waiting, go back quickly." Sun Han's face showed a bit of sternness.

"Okay..." Sun Tong pouted, but compromised.

Taking Sun Tong a few steps forward, Sun Han suddenly turned around and said to Shi Yan, "Thank you for inviting Tong Tong to eat popsicles."

Shi Yan waved his hand, "It's okay."

Sun Han nodded, but instead of turning around and continuing to walk, he stood where he was, watching Shi Yan hesitate to speak.

"Brother?" Sun Tong called out strangely.

Shi Yan had already turned his head, but was pushed by Xu Ze and pointed behind him.Shi Yan subconsciously looked at Sun Han, waiting for him to speak.

"I, that... do you want to sell popsicles in the village? I see you are riding a bicycle... and there are special boxes..."

"Yes." Shi Yan said frankly.

"I, um, I am familiar with the village... If you still sell it tomorrow, I can help you..." Sun Han blushed a little, hesitating to say a few words.

"Huh? What did you say?" Shi Yan asked with some doubts on his face.

"It's nothing, I'm leaving." Sun Han replied immediately, and then took Sun Tong to stride home.Sun Tong barely trotted to keep up, twisted his body and waved at his friends.

Shi Yan looked at Sun Han's back as he strode away as if being chased, and smiled.

"Brother, did you hear what he said?" Xu Ze said firmly, "Why are you pretending not to hear?"

"Well," Shi Yan leaned into his ear, and said softly, "Brother doesn't want to owe favors, although he may make less money, but brother wants to earn money for Xiao Zehua by himself."

"Okay," Xu Ze hugged Shi Yan's neck, kissed him on the face, and whispered, "Brother, you can't be nice to others."

There was a smile in Shi Yan's eyes, he pinched his cheeks, and said, "It turns out that Ozawa likes brother so much, and is so possessive. Don't think too much, brother belongs to you alone."

With the guarantee of time delay, Xu Ze happily chatted and laughed with his new friends.

After listening to Sun Hongyan's words, Shi Yan realized that Sun Hongyan's father was Sun Qijian, the second son of Sun Tian's family, and that Sun Qifu, who had been talking about with the younger brother, who worked part-time in the city and earned a lot of money, were two brothers.Sun Tian and Sun Chen's father, Sun Liguo, belonged to the same generation, and they were distant cousins.

There is also a kid named Sun Ya in the group, who bites a popsicle and doesn't talk much, but Shi Yan guesses that he must be some kind of relative of Sun Chen or something.

It was Sun Tong and Sun Han. Sun Hongyan said that the family had talked about it. The family surnamed Sun was not originally from Sunjia Village.They moved here later, but their surname happened to be Sun. I also heard that the couple eloped here at first, and later gave birth to Sun Han and Sun Tong. I don’t know if it’s true or not.

Listening to Sun Hongyan's mysterious gossip, Shi Yan was speechless.I didn't expect the girls in the village to know so much, they are so weird.

When it was zero, Sun Hongyan wanted Xu Ze to go home with him. Shi Yan wanted to let Xu Ze communicate more with others, so he nodded and followed the small-talking Sun Hongyan.There were also many children who were unwilling to leave their new playmates, and followed Xu Ze and the others to Sun Hongyan's house.

Sun Hongyan's house is quite big, with colored tiles pasted on the door.As soon as she entered, a big snow-white dog rushed out and pounced on her. Sun Hongyan smiled and pushed it away, "Tiantian, be more honest."

The big dog has a gentle temperament, and he doesn't bark when he sees strangers, but just follows Sun Hongyan back and forth.Sun Hongyan turned her head and said to Xu Ze, "My mother said that Tiantian was about to give birth a while ago, and she ignored everyone in the family except me. She would give birth to seven or eight puppies every time, very cute."

"Really?" Xu Ze asked in surprise.

"Well, many people come to adopt them every time. If no one adopts them, they will be sold." Sun Hongyan looked very experienced.

Xu Ze turned his head and glanced at Shi Yan, with a little expectation in his eyes.

Shi Yan just smiled and didn't speak.

The yard of Sun Hongyan's house is full of grape racks, covering a shade.There are reclining chairs and small tables underneath, as well as teapots and cups. This family knows how to enjoy it.However, the children's eyes are more focused on the clusters of purple grapes above their heads. The grapes will be ripe at the end of July and the beginning of August.The drops are crystal clear and full, making people salivate.

The grapes are surrounded by white paper to prevent mosquito bites.

Sun Hongyan yelled into the room, "Dad—"

No one agreed, as if they were not there.

Sun Hongyan smiled, turned to Xu Ze and said, "My dad loves his grapes and said he would keep them for wine. But every time I steal them, I'll make him angry when I come back. Haha, wait, I'll find a stool Step on it and cut it for you."

Sun Hongyan entered the room quickly and brought out a high stool, and stood on the high stool with the help of the stone table table, holding scissors in one hand, scanning the grape bunches with her eyes, looking for a suitable target.

While cutting, she also imparted experience, "Well, you have to find a few strings that grow densely. It's not easy to find if you cut a string from the middle."

Latency is funny.If her father really treasures these grapes, how many bunches are there in total?

In the end it was the girl who was important, so I just turned a blind eye and let her go.

The grapes grown at home are generally not big, but they are purple and shiny.While delicious, it also looks good.

Sun Hongyan washed them one by one, put them in the basin, and placed them on the small table for everyone to eat.They also cut another bunch and wrapped them up and handed them to Xu Ze, asking him to take them home to eat.

Shi Yan liked her small but aggressive appearance very much, and gave her the few popsicles left in the box.He even poured out the ice cubes in the box to her so that the popsicles would not melt.

Sun Hongyan was very excited, but she didn't eat a single grape.Xu Ze was curious, and Sun Hongyan waved her big hand, and said very imposingly: "I eat it every year, and I'm so tired of eating it."

Xu Ze smiled with a grape in his mouth.