There is Room for Rebirth in the 1950’s

For several days, Zhang Guoqing kept worrying about Zhou Jiao being bored at home. Taking advantage of the bright spring and warmer weather in April, he and his colleagues transferred the two shifts before the weekend. I plan to take her for a walk outside to let her relax.

On the day of departure, Zhang Guoqing rode back to the village after breakfast. He didn't have time to go back to his small courtyard and find his parents. He didn't say anything, and asked the two of them to take a change of underwear with him.

Father Zhang and his wife were taken aback. Seeing him smiling all over his face, it didn't look like something had happened. When I asked if there was anything, I didn't see him, so I had to follow him in a hurry.

When they arrived at the county seat, they saw Zhou Jiao who was getting ready to leave. Only then did Zhang's father and his wife learn that they planned to go away as a family for a few days. They immediately felt relieved and laughed.

They never expected Zhang Guoqing and his wife to take them to see the sea. Traveling is something they never thought about. In the early years, in order to fill my stomach, I spent many years working with mud and land. Now they can walk around and look at the scenery like cultural people.

The Zhang family did not tell outsiders about their trip. Encountering neighbors along the way, Father Zhang laughed and said he was visiting relatives. Having lived to such an advanced age, he is the one who knows the most clearly to tell the truth, which will definitely be criticized. Visiting relatives is always the best reason.

According to Zhang Guoqing's plan, stay in the provincial capital for one night. The next morning, I took the train to City D just in time to watch the sea and have lunch, and returned in the afternoon of the third day.

Father Zhang listened to his proposal and directly let him make the decision. As Father Zhang said, they don't know a single character, so just don't lose them.

Traveling light this time, Zhang Guoqing carried a bag of cooked snacks, a bag of clothes, and a baby baby, Ping An, and quickly boarded the bus.

When they arrived in the provincial capital, Zhang Guoqing and his wife did not bother Zhao Chuanguang's family. They checked into the hostel with familiarity and took their parents for lunch. Start to go to scenic spots, visit the North Market, listen to storytelling, and see anything unusual. Everything made Zhang's father and Zhang's mother curious and happy, and it was an eye-opener.

This time Zhang Guoqing bought theater tickets in advance. His parents have been used to saving all their lives, and they are happy to spend money while traveling. All the way they just watch but don't buy. Now that they come out, they don't care about money. In the end, it was Zhou Jiao who revealed her unique trick in private - if you like it, I will buy it.

Zhou Jiao, who was exhausted, rested with her child in the guest house. Zhang Guoqing accompanied his parents to watch a wonderful national quintessence. Immersive appreciation. This kind of feeling cannot be compared with the phonograph that can only make sound and cannot see the characters on the stage. No one in the audience got up to leave, and Zhang's father and Zhang's mother followed everyone's palms and became popular.

When I went out, I ran into Liu Laosan, a fan of the drama. This time he took a lesbian with him, and waved hurriedly when he saw Zhang Guoqing. After the two sides introduced each other, Liu Laosan kept blinking at him.

Zhang Guoqing nodded knowingly, and avoided going to his house in two days. He is not interested in things that are not in his plan for traveling this time. He generally understood that the other party had introduced some private goods to him. Just in case, he rarely deals with the other party these days. Regardless of whether the other party has a background or not, some things should be avoided as much as possible.

Father Zhang is no stranger to this scene. In the provincial capital, his old son always met acquaintances wherever he went. It's not important to answer everything in a few days.

Early the next morning, Zhang Guoqing went to the alley to buy breakfast that his parents liked. After breakfast, the family slowly got on the train.

After more than three hours of train journey, Zhang's mother finally got her wish and sat in the iron box. She tried her best to control her excitement, feeling the rapid speed for the first time in her life, looked at the passengers around her with a smile on her face, and looked at everything in front of her with joy. From time to time, I chat with Zhang Dad in a low voice.

Not to mention Zhang's mother, although Zhang Guoqing and Zhang Guoqing have taken the train, the soft sleeper is really not as lively as the seat compartment. At this time, accents from all over the world were mixed in the carriage.

When stopping along the way, there are hawkers yelling and selling outside the window. For a while, the voices inside and outside echoed, and the passengers who got on and off the bus walked back and forth.

The most interesting thing was that Ping An by the window was waving his little hand and kept yelling 'Ah... ah...'. Whenever he saw someone passing food by the window, he stretched out his hand happily to grab it.

It made some passengers have to untie the greased paper and give him some snacks. Zhang Guoqing quickly thanked everyone, and took out some snacks prepared by Zhou Jiao for everyone to taste.

In just over three hours, with these episodes, everyone quickly chatted familiarly and laughed together.

When he arrived in City D, he faced a city that was completely different from his previous life. Smelling the faint smell of the sea in the air, Zhang Guoqing did not hesitate at all, and found a simple-looking groom and went directly to the guest house near the downtown area.

After checking in, the family settled down. After listening to the waiter's introduction, Father Zhang decided to go to the pier first. Since we come to see the sea, we must first go for a walk on the beach.

A small fishing village near the sea in D City. There are about 100 households in the village who have made a living fishing for generations. At this time, Father Zhang was chatting happily with the captain of the village.

The two met at the pier and chatted a little more with each other. Father Zhang was very curious about how the fishermen lived. As soon as the other party invited him, he saw his wife and the others cheerfully waiting for him to make a decision, and followed Captain Mu back to the fishing village along the way.

As soon as they came to the Mu family, the Zhang family felt the warm hospitality of the Mu family. Several children from Captain Mu's family surrounded Ping'an, and Mrs. Mu immediately ran to the kitchen to prepare lunch.

Zhang Guoqing knows that every household has limited food rations nowadays. He saw Zhang's mother holding the child and getting along well with their family. He took the opportunity to take Zhou Jiao out for a trip. When I returned to the village, I saw the fishermen who had just returned from fishing, bought some seafood from them, and returned to Mu's house with a bucket.

In the kitchen, Mrs. Mu saw Zhang Guoqing eating rice, cornmeal, and seafood. She quickly declined, complaining that the young couple was too polite. In the end, Zhang's father and Zhang's mother persuaded her a few words, and she accepted it with a look of embarrassment.

Had a great lunch. Everyone rested for a while, and the family went to the beach accompanied by Captain Mu.

Zhang's father and his wife were amazed by the unrecognizable edge, the ebb and flow of the sea, the rough sea waves, the few fishing boats docked on the beach, the women mending their nets, and the children rushing to the sea.

Zhang Guoqing looked at the scene in front of him with satisfaction—the parents grabbed the little crab in surprise and smiled brightly, his wife and children played together and laughed heartily, and the son in his arms was babbling and clapping his little hands happily.

At this moment, he only wishes: the time is still young, and the years are quiet.

As the sun set, Father Zhang led everyone to bid farewell to the enthusiastic Captain Mu's family. He also didn't notice Zhang Guoqing's private deal with Captain Mu, so he happily got into the carriage and went back to the city.

City D has always been known as one city and two ports. The convenient transportation allows the materials from the north and the south to gather here, and the variety is very rich. Not to mention the well-known local specialties such as hairy crabs, prawns, donkey meat, apples, and pears.

In addition to food, local sculptures and musical instruments are even more famous throughout the country.

Visiting scenic spots, tasting delicious food, admiring sculptures, and shopping for special products made the Zhang family forget about time and fatigue.

It was getting dark and the family had dinner. Tired from walking, Father Zhang and his wife no longer wanted to go out, and happily took their grandson to watch the shadow puppet show opposite.

After Zhang Guoqing settled them down, he immediately followed Zhou Jiao out to collect supplies. In addition to the deal with Captain Mu, Zhou Jiao's favorite food and handicrafts are more important.

Overnight. At four o'clock in the morning, Zhang Guoqing and his wife went out and brought back many special breakfasts.

As the day will return. Father Zhang and mother Zhang will not dislike the old son for wasting money this time. They also began to choose practical specialties to take back as gifts.

At one o'clock in the afternoon, the journey ended, and the family finally set foot on their way home with their bags.

Homesick mother Zhang was unwilling to stay in the provincial capital for a moment. Back to the county seat, it was getting late. She could only go to the two daughters' homes to visit her in-laws with a gift full of regret. Zhou Jiao reckoned that if Father Zhang hadn't reminded her mother-in-law not to show off, her mother-in-law would have to go to Aunt Wang's next door now.

After everything was settled, Zhang Guoqing went alone to the newly tidied darkroom and began to develop the photos. Since he got this accidental camera, his hobby in his previous life has finally come into play.

In the morning, Zhang's mother received a stack of photos of her old son, and she was so happy that she immediately took her wife away.

Zhang Guoqing watched his parents leave, and laughed with Zhou Jiao. I don't know who Zhang's mother wants to show off to? Father Zhang has something to say first.