Chapter 13 Her Family 2

Uncle He Baoquan is 41 years old, but his actual ranking should be third uncle. He has three sons and one daughter with his wife Wu Juhua, they are: the third cousin He Jiamu, 22 years old, the same age as the second cousin from the eldest uncle’s family, only one month younger. His wife Liu Dongmei is from Liu Jibay, the next village, and is 21 years old this year.

They have two sons, He Jun, 3 years old, and He Xiao, 6 months old. The fifth cousin He Jiasen is 20 years old, his wife Zhou Xiao is 19, and they have a son, He An, who is 2 years old, and another one is due next year. The eighth cousin He Jiafu is 18 years old, he graduated with them, but he didn’t want to join the army, so he stayed home to earn work points. The second cousin He Wanlin is 16 years old this year, and she is in her second year of high school. The three of them are the girls of this generation of the He family, and they have grown up together and have a very good relationship. The third uncle He Bao’an is 40 years old, and his wife Wu Juxiang is a cousin of the second aunt. They have many children, but most of them died, and only one son, He Jiakang, 16 years old, is still in high school in the county with his two cousins.

Her father, He Baolian, is the youngest, 39 years old, and is a deputy division commander in the Northwest Army. He was promoted this year. Because it’s too hard there (even getting water requires walking two miles to fetch it, let alone anything else), he doesn’t want his wife and children to go, so they haven’t joined the army. They only go there for a few months every winter when the farm is idle (during the snowy season, they can use melted snow water).

 Her mother, Shen Yu’niang, is the eldest daughter of the Shen family. They have two sons and one daughter. The eldest brother is 19 years old, the sixth in the family, and is now in the army in the Northwest with his father. The second brother and she are twins, the ninth in the He family’s grandchildren. He was taken to the army by his father right after graduation this summer. He didn’t use the village’s quota, but went through the army’s, and he’s also in the Northwest, the three of them are together. If it weren’t for their grandparents at home, plus her unreliable marriage, her mother would have joined the army when her second brother went.

After all, no matter how hard it is, it’s better to be together as a family. The eldest aunt and the youngest aunt married far away in the neighboring county, and they only come back once a year for the New Year, otherwise they don’t see each other. Both families have five or six children, and they are filial to Grandma He, sending things over every holiday. Hearing this, he glanced at his niece and shook his head: “No.” After he finished speaking, the room fell silent for a moment. Suddenly: “No, Wanqing, He Cao changed her name yesterday! I was curious at the time why she changed it to your name, but now it seems she wanted to use your name to get a marriage certificate.”

 The marriage certificate for the military machinery factory security department requires a marriage certificate. The two of them have the same name now, even if the youngest’s comrades-in-arms, including them, know about it, the marriage certificate is already in their hands, they can only hold their noses and accept it. After all, He Cao is also related to them, she is the granddaughter of He Da’s grandfather’s family, they can’t make a fuss, they can only accept it. Uncle He’s sudden outburst not only surprised Grandpa He and the others, but also shocked He Wanqing. In her previous life, He Cao didn’t change her name, and she and Xu Weijun didn’t get a marriage certificate, they just had a wedding in the village. So what’s going on with this name change? “Uncle, are you sure He Cao went to the village office to change her name yesterday???”

 If that’s the case, then she really intends to use the name on the marriage report to get a marriage certificate. But He Cao, do you really think that by changing your name, you can get it? “I’m sure. I even asked her at the time, and she said she didn’t like the name He Cao, it didn’t sound good, and she was afraid that her in-laws would dislike it when she married into the city. So she changed it to the same name as yours. At the time, I reminded her that people in the family didn’t have the same name before, and now changing it to the same name is not good, people will talk behind their backs. She said that anyway, the villagers don’t know, they still call her He Cao.

She uses He Wanqing for use in the city, so she doesn’t have to worry about being called wrong. Because of this, I had a few words with your Uncle Dazhu, but seeing that they insisted on changing it, the name is not exclusive to our family, the village head agreed and stamped it.” Thinking of the stupid thing he did, He Baosheng’s face turned black. Now, Grandpa He and the others, who were only angry before, also turned completely black. If it weren’t for the wrong timing, they would have gone to their house already. However, they also decided to go to the Xu family to settle the score first, and then talk to He Cao when they come back at noon.

 On the side, Grandpa Shen glanced at his son-in-law and said with a black face: “He Erniu, I told you at the beginning that the Xu family’s marriage was unreliable, what did you say then? It’s okay, with Xu Lao’s character, the Xu family will definitely not be bad. Now? I ask you, does your face hurt? I tell you, even if your son is not at home, even if he is at home, I can still withdraw this marriage for my granddaughter, anyway, I don’t agree.” Grandpa Shen, Shen Shiyan, and Grandma Shen, Bai An, were landlords in the city back then, and they came here during the war. Because Grandma Shen and Grandma He were childhood friends, they brought their whole family over to rely on them and settled down. They had five sons and three daughters, and only three sons and two daughters remained. They are: the eldest uncle Shen Liu, meaning to stay, 42 years old, the eldest aunt Xia Erniang, 41 years old, they have three sons.

They are: the eldest cousin Shen Weiguo, 24 years old, his wife Xu Chun, 23 years old. They both work in the commune, and because their village is close to the commune, they live at home. They have three sons: Shen An, 6 years old, Shen Ming, 4 years old, and Shen Liang, 2 years old. They also have a daughter in their belly, who will be born next spring. The second cousin Shen Weijun, 22 years old, his wife Wu Yan, 21 years old, they have two sons, Shen Lin, 4 years old, and Shen Mu, 2 years old. The third cousin Shen Weimin, 20 years old, his wife is the educated youth Zhou Xia, their wedding date has also been set, they will get married after the spring planting is completely finished. And the third cousin is the most studious in the eldest uncle’s family, and he is now teaching at the commune elementary school. The fifth uncle Shen Zhu, 35 years old, the fifth aunt, 34 years old, they have three sons and one daughter.

Cousin Shen Ping, 18 years old, half a year younger than her, has been following her since she was a child, and recently went home to cook during the spring planting. The eldest cousin Shen Jianguo, 16 years old, the second cousin Shen Jianjun, 15 years old, the third cousin Shen Jianmin, 13 years old, the four siblings, except for the cousin and her who graduated together, the other three are still in school. The youngest uncle Shen Nian, 30 years old, was injured during the war and has a disability, he has never been married.

The youngest aunt Shen Youniang, 36 years old, married He Liuquan, the son of their third grandfather’s family, 38 years old. They have three sons. They are: the eldest cousin He Weiguo, 20 years old, his wife Zhou Hong, they have a son, He Bing, 1 year old. The second cousin He Weijun, 19 years old, just got married, his wife is Xu Hua. The younger cousin He Weimin, 17 years old, didn’t get into high school, and has been working at home for a year.