In the early morning of the next day, Zhang Guoqing and his wife got up early, had breakfast, and accompanied Zhang's father and Zhang's mother to Zhangjia Village with their luggage and belongings.

After visiting Zhao Dashan and Zuo Lin last night, the couple planned to stay for a few more days, bring some game to the provincial capital, and after seeing Zhao Chuanguang, they set off for Beijing.

The courtyard of Zhangjia Village was cleaned up by the two of them last time. I thought that after a long time, the house must be full of dust, and the couple planned to clean it up.

Unexpectedly, not to mention the bedroom, even the backyard was taken care of by Zhang's father and mother. In this regard, neither of them knew what to say. People didn't come back to worry about their parents, and they wanted to be filial to their parents, but they didn't expect to be burdened.

Put on two quilts, press a cauldron, and see that everything is done, Zhang Guoqing took advantage of the current work time to carry the package to the office of the production team.

No matter how idle the cat winter is, there is still a lot of work in the team. For example, picking seeds, collecting cow dung, weaving wicker baskets, rubbing hemp rope, not to mention that some people have to go out to work.

In addition to the farm work that needs to go out, on a hot north and south kang in the courtyard of the production team, the women are busy picking seeds.

Picking seeds is the most idle job in the team. There would be no ready-made seeds to sell, and every year the old captain asked the village women to pick out the shriveled and moldy seeds inside, leaving a good spring to sow in the next year.

Although the women talk about homely things, and the east and west are short, no one dares to take their eyes off the work in hand. These seeds will be planted and raised in the coming year, which can be related to food rations, and no one dares to be careless.

Picking seeds is a pleasure that everyone is willing to participate in, especially picking peanuts, beans and the like, which is a beautiful difference for people who can't eat enough, and the temptation is still quite big.

The old captain arranged the work, went to the house to take a look, and saw that there was nothing wrong with these old ladies, and he was not good for an old man to stay in the house, so he deliberately asked the women's director Ye Zi to keep an eye on it, and he was worried that someone would sneak the seeds home with him.

Out of the house, he began to pace again to the pig farm in the back row, and when he saw that the pigs and chickens were in good condition, he smiled happily - he had not served these ancestors in vain.

When Zhang Guoqing came to the brigade office with a large bag of old clothes, the old captain happened to be standing at the door. As soon as he learned that this kid had returned to the village, he knew that he would definitely come to see him, and sure enough, he didn't see the wrong person.

The old captain looked at him with a smile. "What are you doing with this big bag? Is it okay outside? How long will you stay this time? ”

Zhang Guoqing smiled and nodded, "It's full of old clothes that I'm going to come, and you always look at it." This time the child did not come back, and we will go back in two or three days. ”

The old captain smiled with satisfaction, "I'll give it to the children later." You didn't embarrass your father-in-law by doing this, did you? ”

"My father-in-law is not that person, and he has been supporting those old comrades-in-arms himself."

The old captain walked as he spoke, "He's a man." It's kind and righteous, but it's a pity... Remember to learn more skills by his side, even if two or three percent is enough for you to use for a lifetime. ”

Zhang Guoqing has heard the old captain's advice for the second time. He didn't ask what was a pity, and nodded with a smile.

The old captain stood up and walked out of the yard, pointing to the white fields outside, "After going out for so long, do you remember going to the field in previous years?" ”

Zhang Guoqing understood what he meant, "Remember." This is my root. No matter how long I've been outside, I won't forget that I'm a farmer. ”

"Alas... Remember that no matter where you go in the future, don't follow those dogs. The descendants of our old Zhang family can't let the ancestors of the underground lie down and live uneasily, let alone do things that make people poke their backbones. ”

After the old captain finished speaking, he didn't think he would respond, and continued with a sad and indignant tone, "Not long after you went to the capital, the village was forcibly scraped by those dogs and people. They falsely proclaimed that they had sent a document from above, and that no one was allowed to steal food. I'm too old to care about it so much, but those bad boys are so annoying that they searched until your small yard and were woken up by a few people before they ran away in a hurry. Xiao Wu, don't pay attention to these people when you meet them in the future, these are the villains who see the wind and steer the rudder. Be careful when dealing with them. ”

Zhang Guoqing smiled and nodded, and roughly understood in his heart that these things were not easy for him to stop at home, but there were some things that he couldn't talk too much about with the old man. He took advantage of the situation to change the subject and make small talk about some other things.

"Xiao Wu is back. Has your daughter-in-law and son returned? Your father and mother look forward to you every day, but you can be regarded as looking forward to coming back. How many days are you going to stay this time? As soon as Uncle Zhang arrived in the team, he saw his nephew smiling and chatting with the old captain.

When Zhang Guoqing saw him, he nodded with a smile, "The child didn't come back with us this time." I'm going back in a few days. How is the uncle? “

"What's good, it's not a good year. Did you come back this time and see those people fleeing the famine? If you don't come back, I'm going to write to you. ”

The old captain shook his hand to stop his request to speak, "Don't talk about that, this kid is a person with a heart, and he won't fail to make a move if he has difficulties, and it's not time yet." No matter how hard the village endures, it really can't get through it, and then we will talk about it. ”

Uncle Zhang nodded happily when he heard this. He doesn't want his nephew to suffer, but who makes him the most promising child of the old Zhang family, he always has to do something for the clan, and sometimes he is forced to be more human.

Zhang Guoqing didn't know what his uncle thought, but he came back this time and heard a lot of gossip, and he had already planned it in his heart. It's just that the time hasn't come yet!

"Fortunately, you found a dense forest, otherwise it would be difficult for everyone to mix and fill. It's a pity that even those beasts have learned well now, and they all run deep in the mountains. It's too dangerous there, and I don't dare to let the village students in it now. Live like this for the first time, and then think about it if you can't go on. ”

Zhang Guoqing listened to the old captain talking to himself, and he didn't have a bad talk. If you don't reach a desperate situation, who doesn't want to die? Even if the old captain wants them to go into the mountains, no one may be willing to do so.

"Third uncle, did the pigs in the team turn in earlier? It's a lot of chewing on this day. ”

The old captain listened to Uncle Zhang's words, hesitated for a while, and finally said his plan, "Wait, see what other villages do." There are a few villages that don't even have pig hair, and there should be a new policy in the township, so why do you pay it so early. ”

Zhang Guoqing glanced at the two of them when he heard this. It seems that the village is not bad, at least there are pigs to feed on. So whether he wants to give them the bud rice and rice bran? He didn't care about anything, he was afraid that in the future they would speak again as a matter of course. But if you don't give it to them this time, things will easily deteriorate, so you can only take them away first.

Alas... What a dilemma!

The three of them chatted a few more words, and Zhang Guoqing left under the pretext of excuse.

At noon, the village canteen has one bowl per person. Zhou Jiao was fortunate to get a bowl of mushy porridge with chopped cabbage and a little dried sweet potato, plus a loose wild vegetable bran dumpling.

This is still the village lady who deliberately beat the bottom thick to Zhang Guoqing's family, and the vegetable dumplings are also the largest.

Zhou Jiao somewhat understood why Xizi's children didn't follow them back to the village.

Zhou Jiao thanked the ladies and ate a loving meal with strong nostalgia. If you really want to compare it to the school, the food is not necessarily much worse.