In the small courtyard of the county seat, Zhang's father and mother carefully observed from the inner room to the outer room, from the kitchen to the warehouse, and even the toilet, and found that there was nothing abnormal.

Standing in the courtyard, the old couple looked at each other, but remembered the small warehouse in the old house. There are a lot of things in there, and if the situation is really serious, it will be even more difficult to deal with.

"Little Five?"

The old couple thought of their old son at the same time, but the mountains and rivers are far away, and when they become soldiers, they become members of the country, and they can leave wherever you say!

There was a roar of cars outside, and Daddy Zhang didn't care. Leaders from provincial capitals often come up from several nearby units, especially from the beginning of the inventory.

But after a while, the figure in military uniform that appeared at the door was not their old son?

Father Zhang and Mother Zhang subconsciously wiped their eyes.

Zhang Guoqing walked forward amusedly, walked up to his parents, and saluted them, "Daddy, my son is not filial and couldn't come back early." ”

He can imagine how uneasy his parents were during this time. But just as he thought at the beginning, being a soldier means losing his freedom.

This time, valuable materials were finally transported to the Northeast Military Region, and as a logistics department, he had the opportunity to follow the military plane back, otherwise it would be inconvenient to say a lot of words in the letter, and it may not be safe to find Zhao Chuanguang on the phone.

Dad Zhang patted his old son, his eyes were slightly red, "Okay, okay, Dad is looking forward to your return." Isn't there no holiday? You won't be punished if you come back like this, right? ”

"Dad, don't talk about that." Zhang's mother dragged her old son to the kitchen, "Are you hungry?" Mother to mix cold noodles. Tell my mother what it looks like? Are they okay with your father-in-law? ”

Zhang Guoqing grabbed his father's rough hands with his other hand, and said with a smile as he walked: "It's all good." Before I came, Jiaojiao asked me to take you back. ”

Zhang's mother smiled at her wife, "Say it again, say it again." How many days can you stay this time? My mother has prepared a lot of dry goods, can I take them away? If not, I'll send you a package. ”

Zhang Guoqing looked at the expectations in his parents' eyes, and replied guiltily: "This time I came on a mission, and I have to take a military plane back to Beijing tomorrow afternoon." ”

"It's okay, business matters. It's nice to be able to come back and see each other. Dad heard your Uncle Dashan say that you usually only have about 20 days of vacation a year, and sometimes you don't necessarily have a vacation. As long as you are well in the capital, everything will be fine. Daddy misses you, so I'll go over. ”

Zhang Guoqing saw that his mother was getting tighter and tighter, even if the old lady nodded again and again with a smile on her face, but he didn't know that his mother was reluctant to do it.

For a moment, he was speechless.

What can be said? Forcefully pull them back to Beijing, not to mention that the courtyard is not worried, but now according to the hierarchy, he and Zhou Jiao can be assigned to a two-bedroom and one-living room building. There is no problem with housing, even if they are raising two old people, but they still have four children and a handful of grandchildren, how can they be willing to leave?

Looking at his busy and happy mother, Zhang Guoqing sat at the table and listened to his father's speech. He also learned about the current situation in the county from his words.

Fortunately, he arrived in time.

Dad Zhang talked about the things in the small warehouse in his hometown, and Zhang Guoqing suddenly remembered that the cellar he dug before going to college should be used.

Thinking of this, he looked at the time, worried that his brother and sister-in-law would come over, and he couldn't care about the work that was burning, so he put two pieces of wood in it, stood up and pulled up his father.

"What's wrong?"

"Your old son will show you somewhere."

Mother Zhang hurriedly said, "It's going to be fine soon, eat first, don't go far." ”

"It's at home, mother, go back and let Dad tell you again." As for keeping his mother a secret or something? With his father here, there is no need for him to talk too much.

In the firewood room, Zhang Guoqing smiled mysteriously at his father, and emptied the corner firewood and miscellaneous pieces of wood near the direction of the flower bed.

Dad Zhang watched his movements thoughtfully.

When Zhang Guoqing bought this yard before, in addition to one of the three earthen embryo houses used as a toilet, the other two kept planting tools and farm tools, as well as bamboo baskets, bamboo baskets, dustpans, briquettes, coal, and so on.

Originally, the ground was all dirt, and it didn't matter much in winter, but in the summer rainy season, it was wet from the yard, so every time he went back to the village, he and Zhou Jiao picked up a lot of stones, and spread small pieces in the toilet, and the rest of the neat and large pieces were all spread in the other two.

Later, thinking about certain problems, he dug a basement along the side of the flower bed and vegetable garden. With his strength, coupled with Zhou Jiao's space, the construction was carried out according to the standard of the cellar in the kitchen, and it was completed in a few months. In the past few years, he has been hiding from his parents just to stay at this time.

There are so many people in the kitchen cellar who know about it that they can't hide it at all. People's hearts are unpredictable, who knows if he will not be in his hometown in the future, will someone bully his parents?

As long as his father and mother don't talk about this cellar, no one can imagine that there is such a large cellar under the vegetable garden by leaning on the thatched house, and no matter whether anyone is peeping or not, who will pay attention to how many toilets?

Zhang Guoqing pointed to a small stone sandwiched in it, and then pointed to a bluestone slab mixed in the corner of the wall, "Dad, you first push that stone slab, and then turn this small stone five times." ”

Father Zhang followed his instructions in disbelief, and when he finished turning the small stone five times, his eyes immediately widened in disbelief, and he hurriedly looked outside vigilantly.

"Dad, don't worry, my ears can hear what's going on. Now that there is no one, I'll take you to see it in the afternoon. Now you know why I've been telling you not to clean up the village, right? ”

Dad Zhang nodded subconsciously, touched the opening of the hole that could accommodate a big fat man, looked at the steps, and reluctantly touched it.

"Little Wu, where did you find the master? That man can be trusted, right? ”

Zhang Guoqing smiled happily, "Dad, this master is your old daughter-in-law, you say you can trust it, right?" ”

"What?" Daddy Zhang lost his mouth and almost fell on the steps.

"Yes, it's our Jiaojiao. She knows a lot of things, these are all designed and transformed by her, and it just so happens that your old son has a lot to do. ”

"We didn't dare to tell you and my mother before, because we were afraid that we would use it one day. And this time the situation is not optimistic, it is time, otherwise I would not be in a hurry to come back. ”

Dad Zhang stood there silent for a while, and then said, "Don't worry about anything else, don't talk about Jiaojiao's craft." If your mother asks, you will say that you will ask your father-in-law to help you find a master. ”

Zhang Guoqing smiled well.

His daughter-in-law had opened the secret room and was familiar with those ancient books, which was still a small job, and if it weren't for the unsafe capital, she would have made a lot of holes like a rabbit.

"Little Wu, our family really married a golden doll. No, the golden dolls can't compare. I have to put incense on your grandfather when I go back, and he said that this child is a pair with you in heaven. ”

Ouch, speaking of his daughter-in-law, Zhang Guoqing's mouth cracked even more. Fortunately, he didn't forget his business, "Dad, I'll take you down to take a look first, there are exhaust holes inside, don't worry about poisonous gas for a long time." ”

Descending the steps, Dad Zhang watched his old son light the oil lamp on the wall, and then saw him turn around on a handle next to him, and counted five times.

"Dad, you see, here is also five turns, the top five times are open, and here is closed. If there were little devils coming before liberation, you and my mother could hide here. ”

This is also what Zhou Jiao has always considered. She said that if her grandfather had understood these crooked ways, the Zhou family would not have been wiped out.

Now, she is planning to teach her three sons in the future. Who knows if it will be used that day?