Snowflakes were falling in the sky, gusts of wind were blowing, and there was a rumble outside the carriage. Going against the wind, the old man in the car comforted his beloved horse and was reluctant to whip it. As it willfully moves sometimes fast, sometimes slowly.

In the carriage sat Zhang Guoqing and his parents. At this time, Zhang's mother regretted that her little grandson could not return to the village. In the past few days, watching the child become more and more clever, she will know her, and she is really reluctant to give up her little grandson. If she hadn't worried about the boss, she really wouldn't have wanted to go home.

Zhang Guoqing is also very regretful. He didn't expect the temperature to be abnormal during the day today. He doesn't have to wear an overcoat at noon these days, who would have thought that the planned trip could only be changed temporarily. I can't accompany my daughter-in-law and son for a good day of vacation.

"You go to your third grandfather first, and see if he has anything to do with you. Later, I'll go sit with your uncle and uncle for a while. Go home early if you're fine. Father Zhang saw the entrance of the village and immediately said.

Zhang Guoqing nodded. He picked up the package and asked the old man to park, and paid for the car to let him send Zhang's father and his family home. A man walked slowly towards the old captain's house. No one in the village came out to hang out and play today, and he just happened to look at Daqingshan, a familiar village that he hadn't seen for a long time.

When he arrived at the old captain's house, Zhang Guoqing shouted at the third grandfather. Hearing the response from inside, he went straight to the outer room. As soon as I entered, the family inside sat on the kang and rubbed the rope.

"Finally see you kid. Why didn't you go back to your hometown when you went to the capital? The old captain smiled and pulled him to sit down and asked his daughter-in-law to bring hot water.

Zhang Guoqing took out four boxes of dim sum into the package, put two bottles of wine on the kang, and said with a smile: "I went to work the day I came back, and I really can't go home." Last weekend, when the family was about to come back, my father and mother arrived at the county seat early in the morning. With such a delay, I can only come over today to see you old. Don't mind. ”

The old captain has a very high prestige at home. He will speak, and none of the children and grandchildren below will dare to interject. They all listened quietly to the conversation between the two, and the naughty child did not dare to come forward to eat the pastry.

"Why did you bring so many things? I didn't call you back as a courtesy. Tell me about the outside. Is it okay for your father-in-law to be in the capital? ”

Zhang Guoqing unpacked a box, pushed it in front of the child, and said with a smile: "What can't work." My father-in-law is now equipped with a car and someone to serve him, so what else can't he do. It's good outside, but it's still not as good as ours. This time, I walked around, and it was better to be in my hometown. The familiar local accent and familiar relatives can be compared with the outside. ”

"You didn't lose face to our old Zhang family in the past, right?" The old captain told the children to eat with peace of mind and teased him.

"Hehe... Not bad. Zhang Guoqing said with a smile on his face. If I guessed correctly, the whole village should know that he and Jiaojiao had met the great man in the afternoon, but he brought a big photo home for his father and mother, and agreed to hang it up according to their thoughts. He thought it shouldn't belong to the face of the old Zhang family.

The old captain rolled him unhappily, "Don't fool me, tell me how about the capital?" You know what I want to ask. Don't try to hide it from me. ”

Zhang Guoqing smiled and shook his head. Even if the other party doesn't look for himself today, he will also come to the door. It should be mentioned or not. They are all relatives from the same ancestor, and he also wants the big guy to be good.

"I'm going farther this time. From the capital to S City, and then to Hangzhou. The road was very peaceful, and the people were very happy. It's a big city, it's very well developed, and there's everything. Especially in some scenic spots, there are many rich people, but there are even more poor people. Our people in the northeast are happier than in the south, and if we can work hard, we are not afraid of going hungry. ”

Hearing this, the old captain glanced at him, smiled and said, "Good boy! It seems that I have been with your father-in-law for a while and have learned a lot. You know what I'm looking for you to do this time, right? ”

"I really don't know. Whether it's okay or not, it's good to come and chat with you. Zhang Guoqing said with a smile.

People are old and fine, and he admires each other a lot. During this time, Li Aiguo and Zuo Lin both approached him for news. That day, Lin Juhua brought the words, and he knew that the old captain was not inferior to those people's knowledge.

The old captain inquired about what he wanted to know, and then began to talk about the bombing of the mountain pass.

At present, the relocation of more than a dozen households in the backing mountain has been negotiated, and in addition to borrowing the ancestral hall, there are still several families whose housing problems have not been resolved.

Zhang Guoqing knew that he was planning to borrow a house. His yard was empty and had to be lent to someone to move in. Without waiting for the old captain to speak, he immediately said, "My yard is empty, you can always discuss it with my father." In addition to the main house, it can be arranged on both sides. ”

The old captain knew that Zhang Guoqing was righteous, but he still had to make some things clear.

"I'll let your second uncle's family live with you. Their family is close to your father and mother, and there is no mess in the house. However, you will have to borrow it for at least three months, do you want to go back and discuss it with your daughter-in-law first? ”

Zhang Guoqing smiled and shook his head, "Jiaojiao, that's no problem, my father and mother can arrange it." Originally, I planned to let the fifth grandfather live with us, but unfortunately his old man just didn't want to move. I'll have to see him later. ”

Zhang Guoqing said that Zhang Wuye is a lonely old man. His grandfather has always had a very good relationship with this cousin, and when he was still alive, he often joked that Xiao Wu would give each other a pension in the future.

The old captain smiled and shook his head. The old guy was so stubborn that he had to guard the house. He also knows that Xiao Wu takes care of the elderly on weekdays.

"Then you go and see him first, it should be on the pig farm. He's weird, and you're the only one who can stand him. A few years ago, I saw him running to your grandfather's grave and chattering. On that cold day, I was not afraid of freezing to death with a pot of wine to drink. ”

Speaking of this cousin, he couldn't laugh or cry. Everyone else has children and grandchildren, he is good, he will not marry a wife for the sake of a mother-in-law, and now I don't know if he regrets it.

Zhang Guoqing remembered one thing and hurriedly asked, "How did the fifth grandfather and his nephew say after the pass?" I forgot to ask my dad when I came back. ”

The old captain laughed, "It's done." This time, your fifth grandfather was scolded by the patriarch before agreeing. However, as before, he still asked to live by himself and not let his nephew move in. Do you think he has a weird temper? I really thought that it was rare for anyone to live with him. Let everyone do as he pleases. ”

Zhang Guoqing also laughed with everyone when he heard this.

I cheered for Zhang Wuye in my heart. How good it is to live alone, why bother with his nephew. The successor is just a name for Zhang Wuye, and he really doesn't care about these things. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been without a wife.

The man who was very affectionate was clinging to the old house just to miss his deceased wife, how could he let outsiders live in the house.

After a few small talks, I saw that there was nothing wrong. Zhang Guoqing said goodbye to the old captain and went to the pig farm.

"Don't move! Be careful of soiling your clothes. Come in with me. When Zhang Wuye saw him, he smiled on his face. Hurriedly stopped him to help carry the bamboo basket.

Zhang Guoqing smiled and did not refuse. The two of them came to the thatched hut of the pig farm, and he took out four boxes of snacks and two bottles of wine and put them on the kang. Seeing that there was only one bowl of pickles on the kang table, he frowned. He estimated that the other party's lunch was corn porridge and pickles.

"Why did you send something here again? Your father sent a lot of them a few years ago. The new padded jacket and new cotton pants that your little daughter-in-law made for me fit well, you remember to say thank you to her. How about going out of town this time? Is the kid okay? ”

"Why don't you put it on? Jiaojiao is worried that you will freeze. It's good to have my father-in-law in the field. The child didn't come today, you come back to the county with me to see the child. ”

"Hehe... This kid, what is frozen? You tell her not to worry. Don't send anything over in the future, it's too dazzling! What new clothes do people wear when they get old? ”

Zhang Guoqing saw that he avoided the topic every time, and he did not continue to persuade Zhang Wuye to go to the county seat. Then the two talked about the trip.

Zhang Wuye was amused by him. After less than half an hour, he urged him to go back early to accompany the child.

Out of the pig farm, Zhang Guoqing patted his head in annoyance. He's stupid! What snacks to give? Why did you forget to bring some dry goods? It is estimated that the other party has eaten all the dry goods given last year.

Then after visiting the patriarch and several elders' homes, he happily walked back empty-handed and finally finished his work.

When he returned to his yard, he looked inside and out, and found that when he was not at home, his father and mother should often come to clean up, but he didn't move in. There was little ration and game left over from the previous year, and his father and mother did not touch it at all.

Considering that there were outsiders to borrow in a few days and some things to pack, Zhang Guoqing hurried to find Zhang's father.

When I got out of the yard, I saw Zhang's mother looking at this side at the gate of the old courtyard, and when I saw him, I happily shouted to Zhang's father to come out. As soon as she shouted, after a while, all the three rooms of the Zhang family gathered in the old courtyard.

Zhang Guoqing saw that the situation was wrong. It's almost noon, and he doesn't plan to let the old family treat and split up, so there are more things to pay attention to.

hurriedly said hello to Uncle Zhang, and Zhang Guoqing asked them to sit down first. He himself dragged Zhang Lao Er back to carry rations, wild animals and wine.

Zhang Lao Er followed him back to the courtyard, and when he saw him moving things, he rolled his eyes at him.

He hurriedly stepped forward to stop Zhang Guoqing, took two cured meats and two jars of wine and asked him to follow, and muttered to Zhang Guoqing not to be stupid. carelessly can't finish eating into other people's stomachs, and you can't please Yunyun.

Zhang Guoqing smiled when he heard this, and let him decide. His second brother now has a lot of opinions about the Huang family. If you want to deal with relatives, the third brother is still his second brother. His father-in-law's family was honestly arranged by him, and he didn't dare to come to the door easily. Who would be like his eldest brother, the Huang family, with some small favors in the past, and there are a lot of things.

The two brothers have a tacit understanding and never mention the Huang family's bad things. In the past few days, the Huang family has been in a hurry to turn around the ants on the hot pot, and he still doesn't understand what the problem is.

The two brothers waited for Huang Yaoguo, the second brother, to come back from a business trip.

When she returned to the old courtyard, Zhang Guoqing ignored her sister-in-law Huang Cuilandi's desire to stop talking, saying that the Huang family's affairs were not her turn, and that she didn't have to be polite and didn't see anything to excuse herself.

In the hall, Zhang Guoqing and the two brothers accompanied their uncles and cousins, laughing and chatting about what they had seen and heard in the big city outside, and talked about things in the village.

After lunch, everyone went home. Zhang Guoqing took his parents to the house. He said about the borrowing and let Dad Zhang look at the arrangement, and then began to sort out the rations and items.

At about three o'clock in the afternoon, Zhang Guoqing had already moved the study room in the east wing. As soon as the promised carriage came, he didn't care that Zhang Guofu, the boss of Zhang, had not come back to see him, so he said goodbye to his parents with a car full of things, and hurried home.