There is Room for Rebirth in the 1950’s

The smell of fried fish, stewed meat, mushrooms, and wheat gradually wafted from the kitchen, mixing together, floating in the air in the yard.

The horn rang before the team started work, and the second son Zhang shouted from outside the yard: Mother, we are back.

Following his voice, the two sisters, Zhang Meili and Zhang Meili, took the lead to enter the yard. Seeing Zhang's mother coming out to greet her, they hurried forward. The eldest Zhang Meili smiled and said, Mother, live a long life.

Mom, I wish you and dad a better life, smile often, be healthy, and everything goes well...

Mother Zhang didn't wait for her little daughter to finish speaking, she smiled happily and nodded repeatedly.

Zhang Guofu and brother-in-law Zhang Chunming and Chen Xiaobin came in afterward, and they all came in with gifts, and saw Zhang's mother happily wishing her a happy birthday.

It's too hot, isn't it? Come and sit in the house. It's not a big day for me. I'm going to buy some gifts. Don't do it next time. It's better to be here than anything else.

Zhang Guoqing stood in front of the main room, greeted them and waved to them. Father Zhang behind him held a long pipe and looked at his children with a smile on his face.

Zhang Meili looked at the open door in the kitchen, and said with a smile: Our sisters are here to eat ready-made. Mother, you go in with the eldest brother, and I will go to see my sister-in-law and younger siblings.

Go ahead. Let the three of them not be too busy, they are all from our own family. Let's eat as soon as we order.

Hey, I see. Zhang Meili pulled her younger sister, and the two hurried to the kitchen.

The three sisters-in-law in the kitchen have been busy until now it is coming to an end. At this moment, Lin Juhua served the last stewed meat, and the noodles in the other iron pot were also tumbling.

Zhou Jiao handed the thick bowls to Lin Juhua one by one, and she took the small bowls of noodles, and then handed them to Huang Cuilan next to her to take the sliced ​​meat in the soup. After a while, there were rows of thick bowls on the table.

The two sisters Zhang Meili came over and saw that the three sisters-in-law and younger siblings were busy, and they didn't know how to intervene if they wanted to come forward to help.

Elder Sister and Second Sister, are you all here?

Everyone is back. Is the table in the main room ready? Should I take it out first?

Lin Juhua took the remaining bowl from Zhou Jiao's hand and put it on the stove, Jiaojiao, you take the eldest sister and the others in first. We don't have a job here.

Zhou Jiao nodded with a smile, and followed Zhang Meili and the two sisters to the main room with some wine and dishes. When they came back, they noticed that Huang Cuilan had already filled the soup, and handed her two bowls of noodles on the tray, Sister-in-law, this is Daddy. Damn, you take it first. Leave the rest to us.

This is obviously an opportunity to please her parents-in-law, how could Huang Cuilan not know? She joked and said, If mother asks me, she will say that I prepared it myself.

Several people laughed and nodded after hearing this.

After Huang Cuilan went out with two bowls of noodles, the rest of the people also left the kitchen with bowls of noodles on wooden plates and boards, and sent them to the main room.

Father and mother, you should eat first, and after eating, you will live a long life and everything goes well.

Zhang's mother said with a smile, This is the filial piety of my eldest daughter-in-law. Your father and I have to try it out. I'm so busy this morning, it's hard for the three of you.

We're not tired, we should be.

Zhang's mother handed his wife a bowl, glanced at the eldest son, and said with a smile: These three silly children are very busy. I have never seen sisters-in-law who are related to sisters. This is good! Family harmony and everything is prosperous. .”

On the side, Father Zhang saw that the two tables in the room had already been served with food and wine. Looking at the noodles served at the back, it was probably about the same. He called the two sons-in-law to the table.

Suddenly, the two tables in the main room were full of people. Looking at the four meat dishes, four stir-fried vegetarian dishes, and four cold dishes on the table, Zhang Laoer joked, I have to close the door first.

Everyone laughed happily after hearing this. Isn't it? This New Year is not so rich.

In the past few days, with Zhang Guoqing and his son going up the mountain every day, there is no shortage of game, especially fresh fish and shrimp. There are everything from stewed pheasant with mushrooms, braised pork knuckle, and steamed carp, but it’s still not a big problem if it’s not for the limited situation.

Now they haven't tasted the big dish in the middle of the table, otherwise they would be even happier. Don't look inconspicuous in that black jar, there are a lot of delicacies in it, and it has been stewed for two days.

At this time, each of them held a big thick bowl in their hands. The thick bowl with two circles of blue lines on the edge of the bowl contained a small mouthful of white noodles, yellow egg shreds, green shallots, and thinly sliced ​​meat. , It's really beautiful. Of course it was delicious too, but unfortunately it disappeared after a few bites.

In the past, it is estimated that the children should make more noise. This meeting is well known, and they all looked at Zhang's father and Zhang mother in unison, waiting for them to pick up the food with their chopsticks first.

Father Zhang laughed happily when he saw this, and said to his wife, You come first today.

Are you really polite? Haha... After speaking, Zhang's mother took a bite of food and put it in his wife's bowl, and smiled at everyone: Taste it quickly, eat more of what you like.

Seeing the children start to move their chopsticks, Father Zhang took a bite and put it in his wife's bowl while no one was looking.

Zhang Guoqing, who has been paying attention to his parents and wife, couldn't hide the behavior of the old couple. He blinked happily at Zhou Jiao, and the couple looked at each other and smiled.

Today, if you pay more attention to where you sit at the two tables, you will find out what Zhang's mother intends. Unlike in the past where men and women had separate tables, today there are more than a dozen grandchildren sitting at the same table, and the rest are all sitting around Zhang's father and Zhang mother.

Zhang Guoqing's five brothers and sisters, ten of them, and their parents just sat at the big round table, and they were still a couple next to each other. It can be seen from this that Zhang's mother's thinking has long been not limited to the rural women's class, and it is really a scene.

Zhang Guoqing sat at the bottom right of Zhang's mother, and first took a few mouthfuls of food for his parents, then his wife said with a smile: Mother, don't you want to have a few words with Dad?

Mother Zhang was so happy that she ate the food from her wife and old son. Hearing what he said, she swallowed the food in her mouth and said with a smile, Haha... what can you say to my son?

The noisy and laughing children all put down their chopsticks when they heard Zhang's mother speak, and sat upright looking up at the table.

Seeing this, Father Zhang said with a smile, There are no outsiders, you continue to eat. He looked at the five couples, They are all good children, every time Father thinks of you, he will wake up with a smile when he falls asleep.

Mother Zhang greeted them to move their chopsticks, and continued to smile: Well, I really didn't expect to live such a life at the beginning. We are satisfied in this life.

Zhang Guoqing stood up and poured wine for his father and mother, Is that enough? Your eldest grandson was admitted to the provincial court and got a solid job, and the children behind him followed suit. The good times for you and my father are still to come.

He glanced at his brothers and husbands, We are all full, I wish my parents a long life and a life of worry-free life, and I also wish each of us all wishes come true and happiness.

Uncle (uncle) wait for us to fill up.

Zhang Guoqing nodded with a smile.

Looking at the bright smiles of his parents, he felt very comforted. No matter how much they pay, it is worth it to let them enjoy their old age happily.