It was just dark, and Zhou Jiao couldn't wait to take out the wooden bucket and wait for Zhang Guoqing to help carry water. The thought of finally being able to wash up properly jumps with joy.

Zhang Guoqing waited outside, urging her hundreds of times before seeing her come out with a smile. If he hadn't heard her respond, he would have broken down the door.

Zhou Jiao was relaxed, and she had survived to death this month. She disliked herself and complained to him as soon as she spoke, "Brother, what are you anxious about?" I'll have to run the bathhouse in two days. ”

Zhang Guoqing ignored her, and hurriedly pulled her to sit down and wiped her hair. Do you really think that everything will be fine after confinement? If it hadn't been for pestering him for a night last night, he had to take a shower in advance, so he had no choice but to agree. He really planned to let her sit for forty-five days.

I often hear the old people say that they don't pay attention when they are young, and when they are old, something will come up. Seeing that she was untrustworthy and washed her hair at night, he was really worried that she would have a headache in the future when she washed her hair on such a cold day. This will be what his mother did not see with the guests. Otherwise, you have to be criticized.

Zhou Jiao looked at him with a straight face, and didn't dare to add fuel to the fire, so she changed the topic, "How many tables did you open today?" How do I see that all the eggs prepared by my mother are gone? ”

Zhang Guoqing thought of his mother-in-law's several large bamboo baskets of red eggs, and couldn't hold back his face anymore, "If you don't talk about the red eggs brought by my mother, I can't remember it." I haven't seen anyone's grandson prepare hundreds of eggs for the full moon. Luckily, it was cooked, and if it was a raw egg, I would have crushed it. Good guys, I stopped everyone at that time. The mother also said too much, but the excitement came over to take one, the child took one, and added a return gift, where is there more things? This is still the mother and the second sister to put on the return gift first. Otherwise, it won't even be enough to return the gift.

Twenty tables were set up today, except for the main house and the backyard, and the tables at the entrance of the front yard were all messed up in the end. The master in charge of the spoon came to me twice, and once said that many women and children in the village came to the table, and the five tables at the door were all open to the table, and they served their own food after eating, and asked me what to do? There's no way, people are coming, can they still be driven away? The second time, the master came to tell me that the head of the nest was all gone. He turned on the pot before the table ended. Fortunately, I listened to him today, the food at the banquet was rough and simple, otherwise I would have to eat it.

I saw that some women were unconscious, and they served the table without courtesy, and after eating, they secretly stuffed the meat into their arms, and the meat was all oil, and they were embarrassed to smile at me at a glance, so that I could add joy to the two eggs. There was only one cent with the gift, but there were three or four children dragged behind, staring at the red eggs as soon as they came over, and secretly instructed the children to come forward to take them, and they didn't forget to take one and stuff it into their pockets.

In fact, there are not so many simple people in the village. I don't care about gifts, I can care about others when I'm a fool. In particular, several families in the village did not follow the courtesy, and they scolded and scolded before leaving with eggs after eating the banquet. Just these people are here, Mom should buy less. It's too eye-catching in the yard, and you can take it when you see it. ”

"Don't be angry, you can't do it. If you want to do it in the future, you have to wait for a safe marriage. My mom didn't buy anything less. No wonder I stayed in the county seat last night. So much egg money is a trivial matter, and it owes Aunt Cheng a big favor. She bought it all with her help, and it had to be cooked and smeared red in the end. I heard Yuanyuan say that she cried when she washed her eggs yesterday. Uncle Dashan: They give too many things, and it's not easy to return the gift. You remember the next time his family has a happy event, he asked me to give me a generous gift. ”

Zhang Guoqing remembered the matter of the old Zhou family and reminded her, "How to deal with the grandmother of the old Zhou family?" None of them came today. Shall we send some eggs? It's not good to go, it's uncomfortable to go. ”

"I guess my grandmother didn't want to come either. Forget it, that's fine. In the future, the two families will not have to communicate with each other. Today I have asked Aunt Hua to bring some pastries and eggs to my grandmother. Wait for the New Year's gift to make a padded jacket and send it to the old lady, and then secretly stuff her with some money. That's all I can do, I have a thorn in my heart, and I can't do more. ”

Zhang Guoqing patted her comfortingly, he still agreed with Zhou Jiao's approach. Mrs. Zhou's deliberate concealment hurt Zhou Jiao's father and daughter. Facing Zhou Jiao who was like Gu Mingzhu all day long, it was impossible for her not to think of it. Even thinking about it deeply, people even wonder if Old Man Zhou and his wife took Zhou Jiao back to their hometown to have some agreement with Mrs. Lin. At the beginning, the Gu family's property disappeared, who knows if they have calculations. Mrs. Zhou hid the wooden box until Zhou Jiao got married and secretly stuffed it to her, maybe she just knew her wife's calculations.

“…… Jiaojiao has your telegram. Your dad took it for you. ”

Zhang's mother's voice was so loud that Zhou Jiao ran out without putting on her coat. This time, her mother came back and said that all the information had been submitted and was waiting for the result. It seems that the matter should have been settled, and her father reported to her.

Zhang Guoqing watched her run out like a fly, grabbing a towel in one hand and a coat in the other. As for the son who was lying in the house, they forgot about it.

Zhou Jiao rushed into the hall with her hair overhead. I didn't have time to greet everyone, so I took the telegram from Lin Lishan's hand and opened it, "I am happy and happy, the two old men have been able to correct their names and chase the seal/life/family, and the father is safe and well, and the details are in the letter." ”

Zhou Jiao pursed her lips tightly and ** the handwriting on it over and over again. After a while, he let out a long breath and gradually smiled. It seems that her father's work has not been affected, and everything is as their father and daughter expected. The father and daughter made an appointment in advance, but the work was okay and everything went well. A good thing is a job transfer that goes for the better. It's bad if it ends, it's because the top doesn't trust him to calm down.

Thinking that she would receive the letter in a few days, Zhou Jiao was even more excited. Without looking at the letter, she could roughly guess that the posthumous seal meant that there was a record in the file on it, and a written certificate on it was sent down. But in the letter, her father will definitely tell her the details. She wanted to see the code on the letterhead sooner now.

Lin Liying avoided people and winked at her sister-in-law. Today, I saw that Zhou Jiao had been smiling and acting generously and politely. She almost forgot what the old man had to say about her. Seeing Zhou Jiao's solemn face just now, she was startled, but she really looked like Zhou Xiaozheng. I'm afraid this is Zhou Jiao's true face.

Looking at Zhou Jiao's smile like a flower, she was so excited that her face turned red, and she restrained her emotions and replied unhurriedly. As the old man said, none of the girls in the family can compare to Zhou Jiao. Not to mention talking and behaving, even her appearance Zhou Jiao is several points better than her cousins. No wonder the old man said that Zhou Jiao is the lifeblood of Zhou Xiaozheng. Zhou Jiao looks like a biological mother, and her temperament follows him Zhou Xiaozheng, how can she not be a baby?

Zhou Jiao sat with everyone for a while, and left in a hurry under the pretext of taking care of the children. She had already prepared the offerings, and planned to sneak to Beishan tonight to pay respects to her grandfather and in-laws in her previous life, and tell them that the child was full moon today. Now it's okay, in addition to reporting the good news to my grandparents, I also told them that they have been able to correct their names and are worthy of the ancestors of the Zhou family. She thought her grandma must be busy tonight. She believes that father and daughter are of the same heart, and her father must also be mourning the old man.

Zhang Guoqing saw her leave, and took the opportunity to take Zhang's mother back to the west wing, planning to let her help take care of the child.

Zhang's mother followed him into the house, only to see that Zhou Jiao had already put on her coat and held a hat in her hand, waiting for their mother and son anxiously.

"Where are you going? It's just a full moon, what are you going out for at night? Won't it work tomorrow? Mother Zhang saw that they had to go because of this posture, but she still didn't feel at ease and persuaded them.

Zhang Guoqing put on his coat and explained, "I made an appointment with someone." There's something to deal with. Will be back soon. My mother helped me watch the safety first, and if we came back late, remember to make him milk powder to drink. ”

After speaking, without waiting for Zhang's mother to respond, she pulled Zhou Jiao and hurriedly walked outside. He was really afraid that Zhang's mother would find out the roots, and only the couple could know about the worship at night.

Zhang's mother stood in front of the room and watched them walk away. Secretly wondering what it was worth Xiao Wu to run out regardless of Zhou Jiao's body. It's impossible for them to go to Lao Zhou's house. Today, Zhou Jiaotuo brought a gift to Mrs. Zhou, but she discussed it with her. When you go out at night, you have to take Zhou Jiao with you, is there really something important, isn't it stuffy and wants to go out to breathe?

Zhang Guoqing and his wife came out of the courtyard gate with flashlights, walked around the village, and made a detour to Beishan. In the dead of night, walking up at the foot of the North Mountain, the trees are brushed by the cold wind, and sometimes the sound made by the wind is like a howl. Zhou Jiao hid beside Zhang Guoqing in fright, grabbed him tightly, and followed him one high and one low, looking for a shelter to worship.

Finally, Zhao Guoqing found a small col with his back to the village. After the couple cleared a vacant lot in a sheltered place, Zhou Jiao took out the tablets carved by Zhang Guoqing in advance from the space and placed them in turn.

After the offerings were placed, the couple knelt on the quilt and burned paper money into the fire plate. Zhang Guoqing whispered about some of the things that happened when they came here unexpectedly, and told them that the child had been born. Zhang Guoqing didn't know that after they left, who in that world would worship them on New Year's Day? When it comes to missing them, I cried several times. I can only silently pray that my family in the other world can be reunited.

After Zhou Jiao worshiped the grandparents and parents-in-law of the Zhang family, she touched the tablets of Zhou Jinyu and Gu Mingzhu alone, and silently told Zhou Xiaozheng that she had gone through life and death, and returned after seventeen years to learn about her life experience, and said that her aunt and grandmother had been looking for her for forty years, that the old Zhou family had maliciously concealed it, that the Gu family was partial to the house, and that she had said a lot, and that she wanted to say where she was.

She hopes that the two old men will have a spirit in the sky and take good care of Zhou Xiaozheng. Let her father have a safe life, the Zhou family will have a successor as soon as possible, and the incense in the main house can be inherited.

The husband and wife have been kneeling quietly, and after burning the paper money, they knelt there in silence for a while, supporting each other to get up. After a while, after packing up his things, Zhang Guoqing dealt with the traces, made sure that there was nothing missing, and led Zhou Jiao down the mountain.

After worshipping and going down the mountain, Zhang Guoqing and his wife walked around the village until their eyes were no longer red and swollen, their mood was no longer low, their thoughts were relieved, and they hugged each other and slowly walked home.

When the husband and wife returned home, before they entered the West Wing, they saw that Zhang's mother had stretched her neck and wandered outside the door waiting for them to appear.

As soon as she saw them, Zhang's mother hurriedly pulled Zhou Jiao into the house. She muttered that Zhou Jiao couldn't be outside for a long time when she was just out of confinement, and she had to take her time. complained that Zhang Guoqing had something to do and took Zhou Jiao out to blow the wind. blame him for not knowing the severity, everything depends on his daughter-in-law, and he doesn't know how to persuade.

Listening to Zhang's mother's chatter, Zhang Guoqing and his wife looked at each other and smiled. It's nice that they still have their loved ones around.