In the next few days, Lin Lishan drove the car, collected and mailed specialties everywhere, and was busy taking care of Zhou Jiao five times a day. Seeing that the days of separation are approaching, Lin Lishan is even more busy. Taking advantage of the car, every afternoon when Zhou Jiao fell asleep, he went out, asking around where there were maternity tonics and looking for things.

waited for the day of Zhang Guoqing's return. After lunch, Zhou Jiao couldn't take care of it and took a nap to rest. The two mothers and daughters chatted in the house, paying attention to the movement of the yard from time to time.

Provincial railway station. Zhang Guoqing, along with the old chief in the military region, saw off Mr. Lin and them, refused everyone's retention, and couldn't wait to rush home.

After the car from the provincial capital to the county seat got down, Zhang Guoqing was in no hurry to go back to the village.

After a detour, I had some more wraps on my body. Hurried home. When I finally set foot on the land of Zhangjia Village, I remembered that I would soon be able to return to that familiar home. I was very excited to see my parents, my wife and my son.

In the past few days, I have met a lot of people behind the old man, and I have made a lot of friends, and the harvest is quite big. He wanted to talk to Zhou Jiao and talk about his feelings.

Before entering the gate, I saw a group of people in the foundation not far away. His father did it himself, and the two elder brothers took off their padded jackets and wore single clothes to work. His mother and sister-in-law were there to help pour water.

Seeing Zhang Guoqing, Zhang's mother shouted happily and ran quickly. was so frightened that Zhang Guoqing hurriedly rushed over and helped her.

I'm afraid that my mother will fall.

From a distance, the two mothers and sons were so excited that they rushed towards each other and hugged each other.

A group of big men who worked watched from afar, and when they saw that the two girls were tired and crooked, they had never seen such an interesting one, and they all laughed.

Zhang Guoqing hurriedly helped his mother and said complainingly: "Mother, don't run, what if you fall?" I can't fly again, so I'm just waiting here. ”

Zhang's mother looked her little son up and down, afraid that she had lost weight outside in the past few days, and she was happy when she listened to the concern in his words. Look, her youngest son cares about her.

"It's okay, mother, be careful. Have you eaten it? I'll give you the following note. It just so happened that your mother-in-law stewed old hen soup in the stove. Hurry up and go in with my mother. Ignoring Zhang's father's coming, he took his hand and walked home.

Zhang Guoqing walked forward with his mother's footsteps, greeted everyone, and saw that his uncle and uncle were all helping, so he hurriedly pulled his mother and took out a cigarette from one of the packages.

Seeing his father also walking towards him, "Mother, wait, Dad is here, see what to say." ”

"Dad, I'm back, I'll come to you when I eat. Rest assured, everything is going well. The old man came back at noon. After he finished speaking to the smiling Daddy Zhang, he shoved a cigarette into his hand.

Dad Zhang looked at the cigarette in his hand. The big front door? Ouch, this loser. When I took it out so aggressively, a cigarette was gone. Carrying the man behind his back, he glared at him fiercely.

After staring, he woke up and laughed again, "Then you go eat first, rest and come back, don't worry." We're all here watching. ”

Zhang Guoqing went home with his mother and gave his mother a package on his body. took the rest back to the West Wing, afraid that Zhou Jiao and the child were sleeping, so it was not good to shout. As a result, before he arrived in the small living room, his mother-in-law Lin Lishan came out.

"Jiaojiao, it's really Xiao Wu who is back. Xiao Wu come in, Jiaojiao was counting the days last night, saying that if you come back today, she will be waiting for you all the time. ”

After saying that, Lin Lishan left so that they could talk to the couple. She went to the kitchen to check with Zhang's mother, and prepared to cook something for him to eat and fill his stomach.

Zhang Guoqing smirked and watched her go. I didn't care about washing, so I immediately walked quickly into the back room, put down the package, and came to the kang.

Seeing Zhou Jiao staring at him, he also felt as if he hadn't seen her for a long time. Since they got married, the couple has not been separated for a long time except for work. I've been thinking about her for the past few nights, but now it's okay, and I've finally seen it.

"Jiaojiao, did you miss me? I will come back as soon as I send my grandfather away, and I can't stay in the provincial capital for a moment. Wait a minute, let's go together. Aren't you used to it these days? Is the son well-behaved? I'll change my clothes first, and now I'm covered in mud and dust, and I don't dare to hug you. You wait for me for a while, and I'll be back soon. After saying that, he kissed her and went out with a change of clothes and towels in the bag.

Before Zhou Jiao could say a word, he saw him hurriedly run out.

Seeing that he was still quite energetic, his expression was not abnormal. Secretly relieved. Seeing the son next to him with dark eyes, Zhou Jiao kissed him with a smile, "Baby, your father is back." Wait for him to come in and let him tell me if he misses our baby these days? ”

Zhang Guoqing came to the well, took off his coat, took a plate of water and began to wash his face.

Listening to the mother-in-law and his mother chatting in the kitchen, the two of them didn't know what to say, laughing, it seems that he was not at home on the days, and the mother-in-law at home was still adaptable.

I went back to the inner room, changed my pants, and finally felt refreshed. Zhang Guoqing hurriedly hugged Zhou Jiao, kissed her a few times, and reluctantly put her down. Sitting on the kang, picking up his son, and seeing that he was not asleep, he looked at him with big black eyes and couldn't help laughing.

"Ping'an, you saw Dad, do you remember Dad, Dad really wants our family to be safe. When we are safe, Dad can take Ping'an out to play, take Ping'an to see the artillery, to see the tank, to see the real wooden warehouse, so our family Ping'an has to grow up well, grow up quickly. ”

He teased his son and looked at Jiaojiao's face, "Well, yes, my face has been much better these days, and it seems that I still have to make up for it." When I came back, I wasn't afraid of running out of food. I see that the stove in the living room has also been done, what have you eaten in the past few days, is there anything you want to eat, how about sleeping at night, Ping An didn't toss you, right? ”

Zhou Jiao looked at him funny, "Don't worry, speak slowly." These days, my mom feeds me five times a day. It's all old hens, and they eat rice, and they eat well. The day after the stove was bought, the brothers installed it, and there were 300 catties of briquettes outside. Ping An is very well-behaved, and he feeds it once in the early morning as before. Don't worry, take care of your son. At night, my mother slept with me, and my mother slept outside. How are you out there? ”

Zhang Guoqing hugged his son, kissed his son's forehead, and looked at the expression on his little face with a smile, "It should be five meals a day." Otherwise, you won't be able to raise it back, and there is no need to treat yourself harshly if your family has money. At noon, the officers and I of the army sent my grandfather on the train, they were soft sleepers, high standards. Grandpa asked us to find time to go to the capital to play, take Ping'an to see grandma, what do we need to write a letter to the past, he mailed it over, don't be wronged, there is nothing missing at home. After speaking, he winked at Zhou Jiao.

Zhou Jiao laughed, leaned on him, and touched him with her shoulder, "I now know that my mother's momentum that I am very rich, and we are not short of money, where does it come from, what about heredity." ”

The husband and wife talked to each other, Zhang Guoqing said some things he had seen in the past, and he listened to it happily, and from time to time Zhou Jiao was amused.

Mother Zhang and Lin Lishan came in and saw the two of them happy.

Mother Zhang took a bowl of noodles and put it on the kang, "Big sister, when Xiao Wu comes back, I think the family is lively." Xiao Wu, eat noodles first, and when it's time to eat, pad your stomach first. ”

Zhang Guoqing gently put Ping'an on the kang and covered the quilt. Hurriedly stood up, took the dishes and chopsticks, buried his head in eating, he ate some steamed buns at noon, sent people back, didn't have time to go to the restaurant to eat, and after saying goodbye to those people, he came back directly by car.

Mother Zhang looked at her son: "Little Wu, why did you come back and bring something again, did you buy something to eat for the old man?" I've heard people say that there are no good things on the train and it's very expensive. These three days are really far enough trains. Big sister, will today's train arrive in the capital the day after tomorrow? ”

Lin Lishan nodded, "No mistake, I'll be here at 5 pm the day after tomorrow." The train from the provincial capital to the capital takes 55 hours, almost two and a half days. I made a mistake on the day I came from the capital, and it was normal to arrive at 8 o'clock in the morning, and then I arrived at the station at 9 o'clock. The old man will definitely be home the night after tomorrow. ”

Zhang Guoqing ate the noodles in a few bites, put them away, "I didn't have any fruits to buy in the winter, so I bought some soft pastries." The old man is a soft sleeper, it seems to be better than an ordinary soft sleeper, and it should be almost specially prepared for the chief. Isn't it? Mother. After he finished speaking, he looked at Lin Lishan and saw her nod.

Seeing that his mother didn't understand what a soft sleeper was, she stood up and gestured, "What about that soft sleeper, it's good." From the doorway to this big place, there are two small beds in it, and a small table in the middle. There are special people to deliver hot water and food. The stationmaster of the railway station and the conductor came to say hello to the old man, and it was all right. Except for being on the train for a longer time, it's quite comfortable. ”

Mother Zhang asked curiously how the train was, whether it was very long, so long and fast, how many people could sit in it, and who was faster than a car. She hadn't even seen a train, so she was curious.

Zhang Guoqing explained to her one by one, and tried to explain in popular sentences as much as possible.

"Mother, I'll take you to the provincial capital to see the train when I get back, when will I go to the capital to see my mother-in-law, we'll take the train." But you have to know that we can't sit on sleepers, we have to just sit. Can you stand it for three days? ”

Mother Zhang nodded, full of expectations, "That's the capital, don't say three days, I'm not afraid of thirty days." When I have time, I'll go to the capital with your father. When I was 10 years old, I heard the patriarch of the village say that he had no chance to go to the capital, and he would not be blind to death. As a result, when he was old, he didn't succeed, and he kept talking about where the capital was good and where there were people. I just want to know what there is in this capital that the patriarch will never forget. ”

Zhang Guoqing smiled and promised his mother, "I will definitely take you and your father to the capital for a walk." However, the patriarch of your village, what people will never forget is not the capital, but fame. Behind the person is the jinshi, and the jinshi can be an official in the examination. It means that he has already got the ticket, but the road is too far to enter the gate. I don't know when I was lifted, but I may have caught up with the big / Qing / dynasty down, so I can't go to the capital. ”

Zhang's mother laughed: "Silly son, do you think your mother is stupid." Of course, I know that he wants to go to the capital just to become an official. The big / Qing / dynasty is still there, he was lifted, he was in the middle of the lift, but he was beautiful, and he raised people. After he was lifted, his father and mother died one after another, and he failed to enter Beijing if he wanted to keep filial piety. waited for filial piety, just about to enter Beijing, as if something had happened, and after waiting for a few more years, the Qing Dynasty fell. He often told us little ones how the capital was, where it was good, where most people go, and I wanted to see those. ”

Lin Lishan and Zhou Jiao also laughed when they heard this, how unlucky this is, they can finally enter Beijing, their father and mother are gone, and when they keep their filial piety, the world has changed, and it is useless to enter Beijing, no wonder they are not blind to death.

Lin Lishan hurriedly said to Zhang's mother: "Eldest sister, you are still afraid that you will not have the opportunity to go to the capital, we are all there." If you want to come, take a telegram, and I'll pick you up. I'm not in the capital, my mother is also in the capital, and someone will pick you up. Tomorrow I will go back to the capital for a few days. And then come back here, you go with me, we come back together, how about it? ”

Mother Zhang shook her head and said with a smile: "I won't go with you this time." This time, you should get down to business first, and bring the child's father back to see Jiaojiao as soon as possible. Our family is still building a house, and we are busy. Wait a minute, let's go see you with Jiaojiao and them, and take a walk around the capital by the way. ”

"Okay, you will have more opportunities to come to Beijing in the future. I won't pull you away tomorrow, Jiaojiao still has to rely on you to take care of you. ”

Zhang Guoqing listened and asked, "Mom, do you really want to leave?" Can't you just wait here? It's tiring to take the train back and forth. You see today on the 20th, you will go back to Beijing tomorrow on the 23rd, and it will be another three-day train to go back again. Riding like this one after another, where can people stand it. Grandpa also said that you should wait here, and he will tell Dad. Otherwise, I'll pick you up and go back today. ”

Zhou Jiao also did not approve of her mother riding in the car like this, and tried her best to persuade her.

"Don't worry. Your mom is in good health. And then there's a sleeper, just lie down. You forgot what I said, I'm going to check on your dad's work schedule, and when he comes back, what if it's confirmed? We also need to discuss it well, and we also want to let him know what you are going to do.

If all of you are admitted to university in two or three years, we will be useless in the Northeast. Also, I want to see where your uncle works, what Xiao Wu said last time was very reasonable, I want to talk to your father, this can't rely on your grandfather to pass the word.

And I have to go back to work to make arrangements before I can then ask for leave. Also, didn't you say you wanted to be the calligrapher? ”

Zhang Guoqing made eye contact with Zhou Jiao, and really wanted to go back, "Okay, then I'll send my mother away tomorrow." Should I book that ticket in advance? ”

Lin Lishan shook her head, "No, you can book a sleeper ticket directly with my ID tomorrow." The 10 o'clock train, just go early. Xiao Wu won't send it tomorrow, I'll drive back and park in the provincial military district, and then go to the train station. Save you the inconvenience of having to take the car back. ”

Zhang Guoqing hurriedly shook his head, looked at his mother, and said to his mother-in-law: "I must send you to the car tomorrow to leave, otherwise I really don't worry." That's it, tomorrow you will follow my mother to the provincial capital, and we will send her. Just have a car, and you can also take you around the provincial capital.

I have a lot of tickets for the provincial capital in my hand this time. It just so happens that you go to see what you have to buy, mother, think about the big city, things must be cheap. I just have a car, and when we go to the provincial capital, I will let people drive away, and we will come back together in the car, how about it?

Jiaojiao, I'll let my two sisters-in-law take care of me at lunch tomorrow. It also happens to have a car, otherwise it is inconvenient to take you to the provincial capital, so take this opportunity to take a look and see the train? See how department stores in big cities differ from ours?

Well, don't think about it, just decide. Tomorrow in the car, you old sisters can still chat, it's all good. ”

Zhou Jiaole watched him flicker, and nodded with pleasure, and Lin Lishan also persuaded him.

Mother Zhang finally nodded in agreement. She also has to send it to her in-laws, and she is not in a hurry to buy things, and the county has them.

Knowing that her in-laws were leaving tomorrow, Zhang's mother hurriedly pulled Zhang Guoqing out to pack those mountain goods and game. Let Zhou Jiao's mother and daughter chat.