Rebirth: It's Not You, It's Me

Cock-a-doodle-doo~ The crowing of the rooster wakes me up from my sleep.

I used to be unable to wake up every day, and felt tired when I woke up. This time, I went to bed late and got up early, and I am still so energetic. I haven’t felt so energetic for a long time.

Huh~ Take a deep breath of the morning air. The air without haze seems sweet. Get dressed, wash up, and go out for a run. I can't get fat like that again. Fortunately, I am still a thin person now. If I stick to it, I will definitely not get fat.

Oh, in the morning in the countryside, not only is the air good, but the familiar feeling, familiar faces, and familiar everything make my heart feel particularly comfortable. I hardly feel tired. It’s really good to have a young body.

After running for 40 minutes, I saw my second aunt still alive on the way back, and tears immediately fell. She is the best relative to me besides my parents.

Although we are not related by blood, my second aunt made my clothes, pants and shoes since I was a child. She also made cotton-padded clothes and pants for my children while her eyes were still good. After I gave birth, she came to see me and my mother every now and then to look after my child. But I didn't even see her for the last time.

"Aunt, my mother and I are going to the city soon. Do you want to go?" I wiped my tears and said

"Go ahead, there's nothing to do, I'll just take you for a stroll." Second Aunt is just like that, she won't spoil your fun no matter what you invite her to do.

"Then my mom and I will come to see you later." After saying that, I jumped back.

I went home and told my mother about my thoughts, "In my last life, my uncle and aunt were so kind to me, but I didn't have the chance to repay them before they passed away. I must be filial to them in this life."

"I'm going to the county town later to buy a set of clothes for my second uncle to wear during the New Year, and two books for him as he loves reading. I'm also going to buy a silver bracelet for my second aunt. I don't have much money now, so I'll exchange it for gold later when I have money."

"And there were my uncle and aunt, who had always taken care of our family. They were over 70 years old at the time. My uncle was limping and my aunt was blind in one eye. But they also used electric tricycles to transport bricks and soil, build walls, and lay tiles for my younger brother to get married. I also bought bracelets for my aunt."

After that, my mother nodded and said, "Of course. After dinner, call your second aunt and old aunt and we will go shopping for New Year's goods together. Your father is going to the supermarket today, and we will take a bus to the county town."

After dinner, the family took the Wuling car to the county town and dropped us off at a shopping street (a street made up of small stores, as there were no shopping malls in the county town at that time).

When we arrived at a clothing store, my mother tried on a red long down jacket, and selected a pair of wide-leg pants and a blue cashmere sweater. She asked my second aunt to try on a dark blue down jacket, black pants and a red wool sweater. My second aunt liked them very much, but said, "I have a lot of clothes at home, I can't wear them." I knew she was reluctant to buy them.

The old lady was shorter, and she was trying on a short maroon down jacket, with a black flowered sweater underneath, and a pair of dark blue suit pants. She was very pleased with it.

I bought my aunt a down jacket with simple prints, a pair of the same pants as my aunt, and a dark green cashmere sweater.

"Our Luoluo said that she was grateful for her second aunt and old aunt being so good to her. She used her New Year's money in recent years to buy this dress for you. Don't be reluctant. And if you don't let her buy it, she will use the money to buy junk food. It would be a waste not to buy it." After saying that, the second aunt and old aunt didn't want it either. They put the clothes down and were about to leave. I quickly settled the bill and chased after her with my bags.

"Wait for me, your lovely Luo Luo is going to be exhausted." I chased after them obediently, and when they saw me like this, they stopped, quickly took the things in my hand and said "You, you".

"They said no refunds or exchanges unless there is a quality issue," I immediately rushed to say.

"Please accept the gift from your child. Let's leave the things at the supermarket and go shopping somewhere else," the mother said.

"The child has grown up," said the second aunt

"Yes, they have started buying clothes for us to show their filial piety, and we are starting to benefit from their children." The old aunt echoed.

After putting down the clothes, I strolled to the jewelry store. My mother said, "I have been married for so many years, and you two have always helped me and looked after my children. To thank my two sisters-in-law, I will buy a silver bracelet for each of you to commemorate our sister-in-law relationship." I think my mother was afraid that I didn't have that much money, so she said she would buy bracelets for the two aunts!

The two aunts didn't hesitate to ask my mother for help. Each of them chose a bracelet. The second aunt's was a lucky and auspicious style, and the first aunt chose a peony pattern. My mother bought a plain ring for the third aunt. (The third aunt's legs were not good and she couldn't go out shopping.) The aunt got a bracelet with the Heart Sutra printed on it. Several people wore the bracelets happily, feeling that they had finally got a silver bracelet in their lifetime, which was bought by their sister-in-law.

I went to the men's clothing store and bought clothes for my three uncles, one coat for each of them. All three uncles were thin, only my dad was fat, so I bought several coats of the same style but different colors.

I went to the bookstore and bought some books for myself, past exam questions, and some famous works by my second uncle.

We returned with chickens, ducks, fish, meat, nuts, melon seeds and candies for the New Year. The car couldn't hold all the food, so we took another taxi, one for people and one for New Year's goods. My mother followed the car with the goods and returned home in the evening. We spent the whole day shopping.