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The sun always comes later in the Qinjin Grand Canyon than in other places. By the time the golden doll of the sun jumps to the top of the waves of the Yellow River, laughing and prancing, people on the riverside have already been making a living for half a day. When Zao Ya heard her mother unveiling the second pot of steamed buns, she became more and more anxious. Grandma came in again and asked, "The ones on the other side of the river haven't arrived yet?" Mom said no. This is the third time grandma has asked. Grandma said that the sun has already set on the tops of the jujube trees. Is it time for the first boat to arrive? Mom said, I am busy with the autumn harvest. Zao Ya heard that her mother's voice was a little sticky. Grandma said, no matter how busy you are, it won't be today, right? Besides, he was in a coal mine and not working on crops. Mom said, it's not up to you to earn other people's money. Grandma said, don't you want to take a leave? Can a living person choke to death by urinating? After speaking, he raised his hand and slapped his deflated cheek. Shaoting asked again, how about we go to the river to pick him up? To avoid taking a detour.

The fourth aunt was beaten by the stupid donkey of the fourth uncle all her life, like a stone pestle pounding oatmeal. The fourth aunt said, blame yourself for being stupid, otherwise why would you call yourself a stupid donkey and be tortured for the rest of your life? In the mouths of outsiders, the story is different. In our hometown, when the fifth daughter-in-law was mentioned in the early years, people would open their eyes and be startled: "That piece of shit? What can I say, it's almost as bad as the stone pot in Miaowan!" This made the relatives of my grandpa's family very embarrassed. Everyone stayed away from each other and didn't even want to say that they were relatives of grandpa's family. In fact, they are all excuses. My grandfather's family, like mine, was one of the four wealthy gentry in the county before liberation. There are four jingles that were circulated in our county in the past, and they are still reverberating to this day. He said, "In Guo, Dongchuan, there are more cattle and sheep than turtles at home. The king of Xishan came to ask for a bucket of grain. In Lilu, in the north, there were peaches and plums on the ingot tree. In Han, in the south, Cixi borrowed money to escape.