There is Room for Rebirth in the 1950’s

In the next few days, Lin Lishan drove the car, collected and mailed special products, and was busy taking care of Zhou Jiao's five meals a day. Seeing that the day of parting is approaching, Lin Lishan is even more busy. Taking advantage of the car, every afternoon when Zhou Jiao fell asleep, she would go out, ask around where there were maternity supplements, and search for things.

Waited until the day when Zhang Guoqing returned. After lunch, Zhou Jiao couldn't take care of it and took a nap. The two mother and daughter were chatting in the house, paying attention to the movement in the yard from time to time.

Provincial Railway Station. Zhang Guoqing followed the old chiefs in the military region, sent off Mr. Lin and the others, declined everyone's persuasion, and hurried home impatiently.

After getting off the car from the provincial capital to the county seat, Zhang Guoqing was in no hurry to return to the village.

After going around the road in a circle, I had some more packages on my body. Hurriedly rushing home. When I finally set foot on the land of Zhangjia Village, I remembered that I would soon return to that familiar home. I was very excited to see my parents, my wife and son.

In the past few days, following the old man, I have met many people and made friends with many people. The harvest is quite great. He wanted to talk to Zhou Jiao and talk about his inner feelings.

Before entering the gate, I saw a group of people busy in the foundation not far away. His father did it himself, and the two elder brothers took off their cotton jackets and put on unlined clothes to work. His mother and sisters-in-law were there to help pour water.

Seeing Zhang Guoqing, Zhang's mother shouted happily and ran quickly. Zhang Guoqing was so frightened that he rushed over and grabbed her.

I'm afraid his mother will fall.

From a distance, the two mother and son were so excited that they rushed towards each other and hugged each other.

A group of old men who were working were watching from a distance, and they all laughed when they saw this girl was tired and crooked, and they had never seen such an interesting thing.

Zhang Guoqing hurriedly supported his mother, and said complainingly: Mother, don't run, what if you fall down? I can't fly, so I'll just wait here.

Mother Zhang looked her youngest son up and down, fearing that she would lose weight outside these few days, hearing the concern in his words, she felt happy. Look, her youngest son cares about her.

It's okay, mother, be careful. Have you eaten yet? I'll serve you noodles. It just so happens that your mother-in-law has stewed old hen soup in the stove. Come in with mother. While talking, he ignored Zhang's father and pulled him. Just walk home.

Zhang Guoqing followed his mother's footsteps and greeted everyone. Seeing that his uncles and uncles were helping, he hurriedly pulled his mother and took out a cigarette from one of the packages.

Seeing his father walking towards him, Mother, wait, dad is here, let's see what to say.

Father, I'm back. I'll come to see you after I eat. Don't worry, everything is going well. I'll be back after seeing the old man at noon. He said to the smiling father Zhang, and stuffed a note into his hand. cigarette.

Father Zhang looked at the cigarette in his hand. Big front door? Ouch, this prodigal boy. Taking it out so carelessly, the cigarette was gone. With his back behind his back, he gave him a hard look.

After staring, he woke up and laughed again, Then go eat first, come back after resting, don't worry. We are all watching here.

Zhang Guoqing and his mother returned home and gave his mother a package they were wearing. So I took the rest back to the West Wing, afraid that Zhou Jiao and the child were sleeping, so it was not good to shout. As a result, before reaching the small living room, his mother-in-law Lin Lishan came out.

Jiaojiao, it's really Xiaowu who's back. Come in quickly, Xiaowu. Jiaojiao was counting the days last night, saying that you're coming back today, and she's been waiting for you eagerly.

After finishing speaking, Lin Lishan left to talk to the couple. She went to the kitchen to see Zhang's mother by herself, and planned to cook something for him to fill his stomach.

Zhang Guoqing smirked happily and watched her go. Regardless of washing, he immediately walked into the back room, put down the package, and came to the kang.

Seeing Zhou Jiao staring at him eagerly, he also felt as if he hadn't seen her for a long time. Since they got married, the couple hadn't been separated for a long time except for work. I've been thinking about her these past few nights, but now I'm fine, I finally see her.

Jiaojiao, do you miss me? I'll come back immediately after I send grandpa away, and I can't stay in the provincial capital for a moment. Wait a minute, it will be interesting for us to go together. Are you not used to it these days? Is your son good? I Change your clothes first, now your body is covered with dirt and dust, I dare not even hug you. Wait for me obediently, and I will be back soon.” After speaking, he blew a kiss to her, and went out with a change of clothes and towels in the bag .

Before Zhou Jiao could say a word, she saw him running out in a hurry.

Seeing that he is still quite energetic, his expression is normal. Secretly heaved a sigh of relief. Seeing the black eyes of her son beside her, Zhou Jiao smiled and kissed him, Baby, your father is back. Wait for him to come in, let him tell me if he has missed our baby these days?

Zhang Guoqing came to the well, took off his coat, fetched a plate of water and began to wash his face.

Listening to the mother-in-law and his mother chatting in the kitchen, the two of them didn't know what they were talking about, and they laughed. It seemed that the mother-in-law was getting used to staying at home when he was not at home.

Back in the inner room, I changed my pants and finally felt refreshed. Zhang Guoqing hurriedly hugged Zhou Jiao, kissed her hard, and reluctantly let her go. Sitting on the kang, picked up his son, saw that he was not asleep, looked at him with big black eyes, couldn't help laughing.

Ping An, have you seen Dad? Do you still remember Dad? Dad misses our family very much. When we grow up in Ping An, Dad can take Ping An out to play, take Ping An to see cannons, tanks, Look at the real wooden warehouse, so our family Ping An must grow up well, grow up quickly.

He teased his son, looked at Jiaojiao's face, Well, yes, her complexion has improved a lot in the past few days, it seems that I still need to make up. I'm back, so I don't have to worry about running out of food. I think the stove in the living room is also ready , what have you eaten these days, is there anything you want to eat, how is your sleep at night, did you not bother you safely?

Zhou Jiao looked at him amusedly, Don't worry, speak slowly. These days, my mother feeds me five times a day. They are all old hens, and the rice they eat is good. The next day after buying the stove, brother We installed it, and there are 300 catties of briquettes outside. Ping An is very good, and he will be fed once in the morning as before. Don’t worry, I will take good care of your son. At night, my mother sleeps with me, and my mother sleeps outside. What are you doing outside? Sample?

Zhang Guoqing hugged his son, kissed his forehead, and looked at the expression on his small face with a smile, It should be five meals a day. Otherwise, if you can't support yourself, there is no need to treat yourself harshly if you have money at home. At noon, the army officer and I will send grandpa off. On the train, they are soft sleepers with high standards. Grandpa asked us to find time to go to the capital to play, take Ping An to see grandma, and write letters to him if we need anything, and he will send it by mail. Don’t wrong yourself, there is nothing missing at home.” After finishing speaking Blinking at Zhou Jiao.

Zhou Jiao laughed loudly, leaned against him, and touched him with her shoulder, I now know that my mother's attitude that I am rich and we are not short of money comes from it, it's hereditary.

The husband and wife were talking in whispers, Zhang Guoqing talked about what he had seen in the past, and he had a lot of fun listening to it, and Zhou Jiao was amused from time to time.

Zhang's mother and Lin Lishan came in and saw the two of them happily.

Zhang's mother put a bowl of noodles on the kang, Big sister, I feel that the house is lively when Xiao Wu comes back. Xiao Wu, eat the noodles first, and we will have dinner later, let's pad our stomach first.

Zhang Guoqing gently placed Ping An on the kang and covered him with a quilt. He quickly stood up, took the bowls and chopsticks, and ate with his head down. He ate some steamed stuffed buns at noon, sent the people back, and didn't have time to go to the restaurant to eat. After saying goodbye to those people, he drove back directly.

Mother Zhang looked at her son: Xiao Wu, why did you bring something back when you came back? Did you buy something for the old man? I heard that there are no good things on the train and it is very expensive. The train is really far enough in these three days. Big sister, can today's train reach the capital the day after tomorrow?

Lin Lishan nodded, There is no delay, the day after tomorrow it will arrive at 5 o'clock in the afternoon. The train takes 55 hours from the provincial capital to the capital, almost 2 and a half days. I was late on the day I came from the capital city. Normally it arrives at 8 o'clock in the morning, and then at 9 o'clock It won't take long to arrive at the station. The old man will definitely be home the night after tomorrow.

Zhang Guoqing ate the noodles in a few mouthfuls, put them aside, I didn't have any fruit to buy in winter, so I bought some soft pastries. The old man and the others are soft sleepers, which seem to be better than ordinary soft sleepers. They should be specially prepared for the chief. Is that right? Mom. After he finished speaking, he looked at Lin Lishan and saw her nodding.

Seeing that his mother couldn't understand what a soft sleeper was, she stood up and gestured, That soft sleeper is pretty good. It's so big from the door to here, there are only two small beds in it, and a small table in the middle. Someone will deliver hot water, deliver Meal. The stationmaster of the railway station and the train conductor specially came to say hello to the old man, and everything was fine. Except for the longer time on the train, it was quite comfortable.

Mother Zhang curiously asked how the train was. Is it very long? It still runs fast, how many people can fit in it, and who is faster than a car. She had never even seen a train, so she was curious.

Zhang Guoqing explained to her one by one, trying to explain in simple terms.

Mother, I'll take you to the provincial capital to see the train later. When we go to the capital to visit my mother-in-law, we will take the train. But, you have to know that we can't take the sleeper, so we can just sit. Can you bear it for three days? ?”

Zhang's mother nodded, full of expectations, That's the capital, let alone three days, I'm not afraid of 30 days. When I have time, I will go to the capital with your father. When I was 10 years old, I heard the head of Juren in the village say yes. If he had the opportunity to go to the capital, he would die with no regrets. As a result, when he was old, he didn’t go there, and he kept talking about where the capital was, and where there were people. I just wanted to know what there is in the capital that the patriarch can never forget.”

Zhang Guoqing smiled and promised his mother, I will definitely take you and Dad to visit the capital. But the patriarch of Juren in your village is not obsessed with the capital, but fame. Behind Juren is Jinshi, and if you pass the Jinshi exam, you can become an official. It means that he has already got the ticket, but the road is too far to enter the gate. I don’t know when he won the exam, and it may catch up with the fall of the Great/Qing Dynasty, so he can’t go to the capital.”

Zhang's mother laughed loudly: Silly son, you think your old lady is stupid. Of course I know that he is talking about going to the capital because he wants to be an official. When the Qing Dynasty was still alive, he won the exam. It was a good time at the time. Juren What about the master. He passed away his parents one after another after he passed the imperial examination, and he couldn’t enter the capital because he wanted to keep his filial piety. When he kept his filial piety, he was just about to enter Beijing. It seemed that something happened. After waiting for a few years, the Qing Dynasty fell. He often and Those of us who are small talk about how the capital is, where it is good, and where most people go, I want to see those.

Lin Lishan and Zhou Jiao also laughed when they heard this, how unlucky they were, they were finally able to go to Beijing, their parents left, and when they kept their filial piety, the world changed and it was useless to go to Beijing, no wonder they could die in peace.

Lin Lishan hurriedly said to Zhang's mother: Sister, you are afraid that you may not have the opportunity to go to the capital, we are all there. If you want to come, send a telegram and I will pick you up. I am not in the capital, but my mother is also in the capital. There are people there. To pick you up. Tomorrow I will go back to the capital for a few days. Then come back here again, you go with me, we come back together, how about it?

Mother Zhang shook her head and said with a smile, I won't go with you this time. You should get down to business first this time, and bring the father back to see Jiaojiao earlier. Our house is still under construction and we are busy. Wait until next time. , let’s go to see you with Jiaojiao and the others, and take a stroll around the capital by the way.”

Okay, there will be more opportunities for you to come to Beijing in the future. I won't ask you to leave tomorrow, and Jiaojiao will depend on you to take care of her.

After hearing this, Zhang Guoqing quickly asked: Mom, are you really going? Can't you just wait here? It's tiring to take the train back and forth. You see, today is the 20th, and you will arrive in Beijing on the 23rd when you go back tomorrow, and you will have to come back later. It's another three days of train rides. How can one bear this continuous train ride. Grandpa also told you to wait here, and he will tell Dad. Otherwise, I will pick you up and go back together today.

Zhou Jiao also disapproved of her mother taking the car like this, and tried her best to persuade her.

Don't worry. Your mother is in good health. Besides, it's a sleeper, and you'll arrive as soon as you lie down. You forgot what I said, I'm going to check on your dad's work schedule. When he comes back, what if it's confirmed? We have to take care of it too. Discuss and let him know your intentions as well.

If you all go to university in two or three years, we will be useless in the Northeast. Also, look at where your uncle works. What Xiao Wu said last time is very reasonable. I want to talk to your dad. You can’t rely on your grandfather to spread the word.

And I have to go back and make arrangements for my work before I can continue to ask for leave. In addition, didn't you say you miss that calligrapher?

Zhang Guoqing and Zhou Jiao made eye contact, and they really wanted to go back, Okay, then I will send my mother away tomorrow. Do you want to book the ticket in advance?

Lin Lishan shook her head, No, I can book a sleeper ticket directly with my ID tomorrow. The 10 o'clock train, just get there early. If Xiaowu doesn't send it off tomorrow, I will drive back and stop at the provincial military area, and then Go to the train station. It will save you the inconvenience of going back by car again.

Zhang Guoqing quickly shook his head, looked at his mother, and said to his mother-in-law: I must send you to the car and leave tomorrow, or I will be worried. How about this, mother, you will go to the provincial capital with my mother tomorrow, and we will send her off. I just have a car, and I can take you around the provincial capital.

This time I have a lot more tickets for provincial capitals. It just happened that you went to see what to buy, mother, if you think about the big cities, things must be cheap. I happen to have a car. When we visit the provincial capital, I'll let someone drive it away. Let's go back together by car. How about it?

What about Jiaojiao, I will let my two sister-in-laws take care of it for lunch tomorrow. I also happen to have a car, otherwise it would be inconvenient to take you to the provincial capital, how about taking this opportunity to have a look, and also to see the train? What is the difference between department stores in big cities and ours?

Well, don't think about it, just decide. In the car tomorrow, you old sisters can still chat, it's all good.

Zhou Jiao looked at him flickeringly, and nodded accordingly, and Lin Lishan was also persuading him.

Mother Zhang finally nodded in agreement. She also wants to give it to her in-laws, and as for shopping, there is no rush, there is one in the county.

Knowing that his in-laws were leaving tomorrow, Zhang's mother hurriedly dragged Zhang Guoqing out to pack those mountain products and game. Let Zhou Jiao's mother and daughter chat.