Zhou Xiaozheng accompanied his old mother, talking about what he had seen and heard outside over the years, meeting interesting people and things, and seeing that his mother was in a bad mood, he didn't know how to persuade him.

Some things can't be erased after they have passed, the unfairness he encountered in his early years, he doesn't resent it in his heart, but after decades, everything his only daughter has experienced makes him unable to let go, if he is really not alive, if his Jiaojiao is not calculating, then who will give a fair time? Who will understand the grievances of their father and daughter? If you can't retaliate, you can only ignore it. The old lady really wanted to reconcile, but he didn't agree.

How much he has paid over the years, what he has received is nothing but a chill or a chill. His heart is too narrow to let go of too many people and too many things. Thinking of his in-laws and brothers, and then thinking about his own big brothers and sisters, he is not uncomfortable. He knew when he was a child that only his mother in this world really loved him, but in addition to herself, she also treated her big brothers and sisters like jewels. If the three siblings had an opinion, she asked him to back down.

Hehe, he is a round younger than the brother and sister above. After being sensible, he understood that he could only rely on himself, otherwise he would live to be a cow and a horse for the old Zhou family, but in the end he still couldn't escape.

When he ran away from home before the age of 16, he had no intention of returning to his hometown to settle down. When I returned to my hometown, some people rejoiced and some people felt nostalgic. But when he stepped on this land, the only thing he thought of was that he was young and difficult, he couldn't eat, he couldn't wear warm clothes, and he didn't even have a chance to go to school, so he could only study secretly by himself. The cold eyes of the father, the calculation of the brother and sister. If his daughter is not in Zhangjia Village, he will really not be able to take a step, and he will return to the place where he has a shadow in his heart.

His Jiaojiao asked him, is it his own? Thinking of when he was a child, the old patriarch touched his head and sighed, and vaguely remembered the few words, he had doubts and checked, but what if he was not his own?

Although he was born long, he didn't want to shirk the name of parenting, just with the presence of the old mother, he would do his son's duty well. Therefore, he often advises himself not to ask too much. He Zhou Xiao is existing in this world, and he can live well by himself, and he will also have flesh and blood connected by blood.

In order not to be controlled by others, he married Lin Lishan, and sure enough, he was right. In addition to paying money, these so-called family members also hid their thoughts. If there is no Lin family standing there, he is no longer alive, and the two of them don't know where the bones and scum are. Why did he try his best to send the wooden box to his mother and said that it was for Jiaojiao, just to prevent his mother's affairs from leaking, they had scruples about the property that appeared inexplicably, and found that in addition to the Lin family, there were people staring at them from a distance. Relatives should be wary of each other and suspicious of each other, which is the sorrow of their old Zhou family, and it is also his misfortune.

Zhou Xiaozheng looked at his mother and became distracted as he spoke, and he didn't remind him. Just looked at the old lady in front of her, after the death of her grandfather and grandmother, she lived a hard life, life gave her one problem after another, carved traces on her face, perennial fatigue, sick bones.

Now that the old age is too old, the wind and candles are in their last years, and they are more vicissitudes than ordinary people, and their eyes show sadness from time to time. Recalling his gentle and elegant mother when he was a child, Zhou Xiaozheng remembered that the years were really a pig-killing knife, which changed everything alive.

If the deceased grandfather saw it, how should he be sad? I don't know if I will regret that she has learned three obedience and four virtues, marrying and obeying her husband, and taking her husband as the sky. The old lady gave up her superior job and accompanied the old man back to her hometown, and she didn't know if she had any regrets.

"Mother, let's go to the kitchen, shall we? Little Five is coming back soon. Let's eat first, and then we'll talk. Zhou Xiaozheng smelled the fragrance in the kitchen, breaking the embarrassment of the mother and son getting along without words.

Mrs. Zhou was interrupted from her thoughts, woke up, and rejected the coat he handed over, "Don't, this dress is too big." The temperature in the house is just right, the fire wall is better than the kang, and the head will not be hot under the light, and people will freeze when they get out of the kang. Look at the heat in the room, I'm not cold at all. We all know that the fire wall is good, but everyone has no conditions and does not dare to install it, in addition to installing the fire wall, it costs a lot of money to burn coal and firewood every year. I saw that the original owner of this house is not short of money, otherwise you really can't find a second one in the county. Let's go, it's almost time to eat, and you can smell the fragrance. ”

Zhou Xiaozheng persuaded the old mother, "Mother, if you're fine, just come out and take a look, don't be bored at home." I'm going back, and Jiaojiao is here, you are at ease with her, just their family of three lives here, they can buy whatever they want, they can live how they want, they are in charge here, they are also clean, and they can watch the children. What are you doing when you go back to the village, there are enough people in the family, and you don't have to be busy. After a few years, I will be free and can rest, so I will take you to the capital, and you can go back to see our yard. ”

Mrs. Zhou smiled and listened, and patted her son's arm, "I, I can't leave the old house." Who knows when they will fall asleep and not wake up. And the house is not clean, I really live with you, then there must be something every day. Don't come back if you have nothing to do in the future, arrange for Jiaojiao to go to the capital to reunite with you as soon as possible. Xiao Wu's child is good, Jiaojiao is also filial, you will live a good life in the future, and you will have another child if you have the opportunity, so that Jiaojiao is the same as me, and there is no mother's home to go when you are old. ”

Zhou Xiaozheng frowned when he heard this, and changed the topic, "Mother, children and grandchildren have their own children and grandchildren, and you should enjoy them when you are old." What if they came, and dared to come in? Living in the county town, Jiaojiao will accompany you to read books and chat, and you two can also take your children to the streets if you have nothing to do. ”

"Hehe, I can't walk anymore when I'm old. It has been said that I have taken care of Jiaojiao all these years, but in fact, she is taking care of me, and now it is time for her to be relaxed and not disturb her life. Ah Zheng, is the peace charm still there? After Mrs. Zhou finished speaking, she looked up at his neck, remembered one more thing and asked softly.

Zhou Xiaozheng subconsciously touched it and raised his eyebrows, "I've always kept it, this is what my mother told me not to lose." It's just that the seal is a little cracked. Mother, do you want it? ”

Mrs. Zhou hurriedly shook her hand, "Have you forgotten what your mother said?" It's yours, you keep it, no one will give it, maybe it will be useful in the future. ”

Zhou Xiaozheng saw that the old lady was anxious, and retracted his hand, and when he saw her, he breathed a sigh of relief, and his heart became more and more puzzled. In fact, he secretly opened it and saw it, but there was nothing in it, just a small piece of paper begged for in the temple.

"Hehe, mother, don't worry, this is not a good thing, give it to others, no one wants it. It's all broken, who wants it. If you hadn't asked me to carry it closely, I wouldn't have been able to find it anywhere. ”

"It's all cracked?" After speaking, Mrs. Zhou looked ahead attentively, and walked to the kitchen with the strength that Zhou Xiaozheng was supporting, and she didn't wake up until Lin Lishan stepped forward, "Oh, Shanshan, what did you just say?" Mother's ears are a little back. ”

"Didn't say anything. The meal is ready, and I was just about to call you and Brother Zheng to come over. Mother, you're hungry. Let's go, you can taste my craftsmanship and Hongli's craftsmanship. ”

"Xiao Wu is back?"

Lin Lishan smiled at her and said, "I'm back, I'll go to a few families next to me, and I'm probably going back soon." We eat first, and they drink with the man, so we won't wait for him. ”