There is Room for Rebirth in the 1950’s

A procession of beating gongs and drums attracted the attention of passers-by. People in bullock carts poked their heads out to look after them, people walking stopped to take a closer look, and even members of the commune not far away who went to the ground also took a second look.

Everyone's attention was on the red display board at the front of the marching team, and a passer-by read out while watching, Congratulations to Comrade Zhou Jiao for being awarded first-class merit...

A group of people walked to the entrance of Zhangjiacun, and entered directly to the left without hesitation.

This made the team members surnamed Zhou who came to hear the news by the side of the road bitter. Zhou Jiao is a child of their Zhou family village! But no one dared to say that.

The old captain was leading the members of the team to be very busy, looking at the golden ears of wheat, he was very happy. Seeing the faint sound of gongs and drums, he didn't care.

Farming is about to be busy, and the year's harvest is just around the corner. What is more important than a bumper harvest to fill his Zhangjia Village's stomach?

Grandpa Third, hurry up, come to our village...

Hearing this, the old captain frowned as he watched the little boy of his nephew's house panting and bending over to support his knees. This kid's physical strength was so weak that he couldn't even speak a word.

Third Grandpa, come quickly, it's a great event, and we're going to our village to beat the gongs and drums.

Oh, I'm coming. A little boy jumped on his feet and shouted loudly, Little Fifth Aunt has done meritorious service, and a group of people came from the commune to beat gongs and drums to announce the good news.

This time, there was no need to ask any more questions. The old captain ran away after hearing this, and even ordered loudly, Continue to work, don't run around.

But who listens?

As soon as Uncle Zhang heard that his niece and daughter-in-law had done meritorious service, even if he had doubts, he ran with the old captain, What's going on? Why didn't you make any movement beforehand?

You ask me, who do I ask?

The members who were close to each other saw that the two captains had all run away, and they all put down their work and looked at the accountant Xiao Dashi.

Still confused, he asked the people around him: Who is Little Fifth Aunt?

By the way, wait...

This son of a bitch doesn't make it clear.

Is it Xiao Wu's wife? These children call her Aunt Xiao Wu.

...

Xiao Dashi couldn't laugh or cry when he saw that even the villagers who were working on the dry land in front had put down their work and ran over. He also wants to go and see what's going on, okay?

It's Zhang's second son's family, right? It wasn't Zhang Guoqiang they were talking about, but his father.

It should be Xiao Wu's wife, it's not wrong.

Let's go, this is a great event in our village.

Yeah, let's go see what's going on?

Stone, we went over and looked back and made up for it.

Yes, work points cannot be deducted.

Xiao Dashi waved helplessly as he looked at the villagers who ran away and turned their heads to order. Come on, all ran away, and he also went to see the excitement.

Over there, Father Zhang is really picking fruit in the backyard, and plans to pick some good-looking ones to send to Brother Zhao Chuanguang. Last time, I asked myself to bring a lot of gifts to my old son.

This year, apart from the ugly ones, the ones that should be salted and dried, the extra ones should be able to sell for a lot of money. Father Zhang secretly wondered if the next few yards would be planted with Ueno fruits?

His old son is smart, and as expected, good-looking fruits are worth more than vegetables! Put it in the cellar for a month or two and sell it for a lot of money.

At this moment, he didn't know that his old son had decided to cut down the tree.

Father Zhang, who was trapped in the ticket, heard his second child screaming in the yard, and looked up at the sky in surprise. The sun does not come out from the west!

Mom, great news. Our Jiaojiao has made great achievements.

Isn't it meritorious service? What about the twins?

Zhang Er Er couldn't laugh or cry: Mother, you don't understand. The sky is upside down outside, Jiaojiao really made a great contribution. My father, call my father back quickly.

What nonsense? Why don't I understand? Stop making trouble, your father is working.

I really didn't lie to you, people have already come here with drums and gongs. Second Zhang hurriedly ran to the backyard, Father, hurry up, people will be here soon.

How old is it and still frizzy. Tell me, what's going on?

Zhang Lao Er took a deep breath: It is said that Jiaojiao killed the enemy agent and made a major contribution to technological innovation. It is a first-class merit! Father, it is a first-class merit.

Father Zhang didn't hear the back, he heard the killing of the enemy agent, and he was so scared that the bamboo pole in his hand fell to the ground without noticing it.

He asked suspiciously: Your younger brother and sister have never even killed a chicken, can't you make a mistake? You said that I can still believe Xiao Wu, a fool, have you asked clearly?

Zhang Laoer really didn't ask in detail. As soon as he got the news, he didn't bother to inform his elder brother and ran to the village.

He said uncertainly: Father, probably not! People are talking about Zhou Jiao, can this be wrong? Didn't Jiaojiao go to the South for an internship last year?

Zhang's mother slapped her thigh: It's our Jiaojiao! One time, the Yi family kid was bragging that they had caught the enemy agents, but then they changed the conversation when they saw me. I even asked Xiao Wu about it, and he said He didn't go to the south for an internship. Thinking about it now, he didn't go, but we Jiaojiao went.

Father Zhang didn't care to laugh at his wife being fooled by his old son. Now that things have come to an end, I have to go hand in hand first. I lowered my head and looked at the patched clothes on my body. I was about to lift my feet to change when I suddenly had a clever move.

He didn't pat the dust on his body, and while wiping his hands with a cloth, he said, Mother, don't change your clothes, let's pick up people like this.

A lifetime of husband and wife, how can Zhang's mother not understand the meaning of his wife? She said distressedly: It's a pity, my pair of pants with two holes patched is given to my sister-in-law.

Yes! In order to make it easier to tidy up the kitchen, Zhang's mother changed her old clothes as soon as she arrived in the village, but she didn't change her trousers, not even a single patch.

The sound of beating gongs and drums gradually approached. When Father Zhang walked out of the door, he saw the old captain and his eldest brother walking home with several cadres, the secretary of the commune, and a strange middle-aged cadre.

You asked him how he knew it was a cadre? Just kidding, I didn't look at his four pockets, and there was a pen in it. From Father Zhang's point of view, this must be the provincial capital.

——He didn't know many cadres in the county!

This is Zhang Guoqing's father, Zhang Dayou, and Comrade Zhou Jiao's father-in-law. Li Qinglin's father, Lin Aiguo, introduced both parties, Brother Zhang, this is Comrade Xue Jianshe from the province.

After listening to County Magistrate Li's words, Zhang Yuntao's father, Zhang Zhifeng, and Zuo Lin looked at each other, lowered their heads and smiled. This introduction is really only the county magistrate Li can play!

Except for Xue Jianshe, everyone else knew each other and exchanged a few pleasantries. Around Zhou Jiaoli's first-class merit, all kinds of compliments made Zhang's mother laugh so hard that she couldn't close her mouth.

After sending these leading cadres away, the lintel of the Zhang family shone brightly for a while!

The festive atmosphere made the village extraordinarily lively, and the villagers gathered around the red display boards and pennants of the first-class merit. As for the small enamel cups, no one cared.

The old captain stood at the front, hesitating for a moment, he looked at Father Zhang, Second brother, how about this ancestral hall?

Father Zhang was taken aback when he heard the words, and then he nodded with a smile when he realized that the medal of merit was still at home.

Do you think you should write a letter to Xiao Wu and ask him to take a photo of the certificate and medal and send it over? I will set up the ancestral hall for us to be an example for the descendants of our old Zhang family.

Fortunately, it's a photo, otherwise Father Zhang would rather be out of the clan than to. He looked at everyone and said with a smile: These are all fine, but will it be a little exaggerated?

Ask everyone if you're exaggerating? This is a happy event. You won the second-class merit in Lin County before? They had a three-day running mat in their village.

Father Zhang saw that everyone was clamoring for joy, so he had no choice but to accept it. From the photo of the old son and the old man of the chairman to the ancestral hall, it seems that the old captain is eyeing himself.

If he had known that there was such a great joy today, he and his wife might as well stay in the courtyard of the county seat. He also wants to put up a pennant at home, okay?