Zhang Jiaqiang replied with a smile: "I don't have anything to do at home, I have prepared a lot, and I expect you to eat more." You've eaten here, and then you'll be able to eat as much as you want. ”

Zhang Lan nodded and asked, "Who is there?" It won't just be the two of us, will it? ”

"Xiaobin is also here, the three of us, there is no one else." Zhang Jiaqiang said.

Zhang Lan nodded, there is another person, it is estimated that there will be no big things to say later.

"How did you get here? Why don't I ride there? ”

"No, no, I drove here, and the car was parked at the door. When I come back, I'll drive you back on a tricycle, and I have an old scooter at home. Seeing that Zhang Lan was about to ride the electric car in the yard, Zhang Jiaqiang hurriedly stopped and said.

At Zhang Jiaqiang's house, as soon as he entered the door, Zhang Lan saw the dishes on the coffee table and asked, "How do you do so much?" Just the three of us? ”

"It's okay to eat slowly, it's nothing." Zhang Jiaqiang, who entered the door at the back, spoke.

"This is too much, these are all eight dishes, what is stewed in Xiaobin's pot? Come and sit here and eat, it's a lot. If your child is not at home, ask everyone in the family to come and eat. How can we finish this? Zhang Lan sat down on a chair next to him and said.

"There are some pork ribs stewed in the pot, Zhang Lan, you should eat it, it will be fine immediately." Xiao Bin lifted the lid of the pot and looked at it, and then closed it and said.

"Xiaobin, you can also sit here and eat, don't worry about the ribs, just wait a while and turn off the heat." I have my own at home, my mother and my child went to Jinling, and they came back in two days. Zhang Jiaqiang took out a few bottles of beer from the refrigerator next to him and said as he opened them.

took the beer and put it on the coffee table, Zhang Jiaqiang took out two bottles of liquor from the coffee table on the side and put them on the coffee table, and then sat down on the chair and said: "Today, there is no one else in our third brother, how to drink this wine, don't force it, if you want to drink beer, there is beer, and there is liquor in liquor." I don't want to drink the refrigerator and drinks over there, and there is a water dispenser next to the wall. Don't discourage alcohol, just drink happily. ”

Zhang Lan nodded, took a bottle of cold canned beer and put it in front of him, and said, "I have something to do tomorrow, I'll drink beer today, don't be surprised later." ”

"Where did you say that, I just said, you can drink anything. Xiaobin, what do you drink? Zhang Jiaqiang asked with a smile.

"I'm drinking white bar, Brother Qiang, we both hit one bottle, let's put that bottle away." Later, if you don't feel like you're happy, you can drink some beer. I can't tell what's going on tomorrow, I can't get too drunk. Xiaobin thought for a while and said.

"That, let's drink this bottle today, and pull it down after drinking. Zhang Lan, I won't let you, just pour it for the two of us. Zhang Jiaqiang began to open the package, unscrewed the cap, took two wine glasses and began to pour wine, saying as he poured wine.

Zhang Lan smiled and waved her hand, raised the filled beer she had just opened and said, "Don't let me, don't let me." I'll just drink this. ”

"One first?" Pouring the wine, Zhang Jiaqiang raised his glass and said.

"Let's go one by one."

"Then take one."

Two wine glasses and a can, pick them up with each of your three hands and gently lift them upward.

is similar to what Zhang Lan thought, at the gathering of three people, Zhang Jiaqiang didn't say anything else, most of the time he just talked about some things in daily life.

After three rounds of drinking, I talked about Zhang Jiaqiang's sudden return to work during the chat.

Zhang Lan and Xiaobin both persuaded Zhang Jiaqiang that after working in Jinling for so many years, he also bought a house and started a family, so there was no need to return home.

Not to mention anything else, just the education of children, the family and Jinling City are far behind. Mountain Province is a big province for the college entrance examination, and although Jinling is also difficult, it is much better than Mountain Province.

Zhang Jiaqiang shook his head and sighed, what Zhang Lan and Xiaobin said made sense, he had heard it many times these days, but it was really different, Zhang Jiaqiang couldn't get over this hurdle from the bottom of his heart.

Over the years, in order to settle down in Jinling, he got up early and worked hard in the company. After work, he also worked hard part-time to earn money, so that his children could gain a foothold in Jinling in the future.

Zhang Jiaqiang is also the only child in the family, and his parents are also farmers, so he has no additional income except for farming and working.

At the beginning, for the house in Jinling, Zhang Jiaqiang's parents got up early and worked late with the village house building class, his father was a wall builder, and his mother was a handyman.

After working hard for half a lifetime, he saved more than 200,000 yuan, and finally gave it to Zhang Jiaqiang and asked him to buy a house in Jinling and get married.

After Zhang Jiaqiang's child was born, Zhang Jiaqiang's mother went to take the child for them, and Zhang Jiaqiang's father still worked outside to earn money to supplement Zhang Jiaqiang.

Later, after the children grew up and started school, Zhang Jiaqiang's father began to farm in Qingshan Village because of his age and health, and occasionally followed the house building class to work as a handyman.

Zhang Jiaqiang asked his father to follow him to Jinling several times, but his father refused. Zhang Jiaqiang's father felt that he was farming alone in Qingshan Village, and the food in the field and odd jobs from time to time could save some money and help Zhang Jiaqiang.

And after he went to Jinling, not to mention anything else, Zhang Jiaqiang's house alone was a little unlivable.

If you go to a rented house, the cost of living is too great, and although the salary of going out to work is high, the consumption is also large, so it is better to be comfortable at home.

Zhang Jiaqiang's family is very hardworking and strong, and they are reluctant to rest for a day. Originally, Zhang Jiaqiang felt that his family had turned over, and when his children grew up in the future, they could be said to be a Jinling person.

His generation has taken root in the big city, and his children receive education in the big city and enjoy the resources of the big city.

But this rooting eventually led to the fact that when his father died, there was no one by his side. He lived in Jinling with his daughter-in-law, children and mother, leaving his father alone at home, and no one knew that everyone had died.

For the so-called roots, there was no one around when my father died. In particular, cerebral hemorrhage is a disease that is foreshadowed long before the onset of the disease.

His father was unwell but never said it, because Zhang Jiaqiang was not around, he was reluctant to even go to the doctor to check and take medicine on weekdays.

Rural people have little knowledge and enjoy few good resources, but that is Zhang Jiaqiang's roots, where he grew up, and where his father has been shaving all his life, Zhang Jiaqiang doesn't want to force himself to squeeze into the big city anymore, he wants to guard his father in his hometown.

After his father's funeral was done, he returned to Jinling Zhang Jiaqiang to have insomnia all night long, and he couldn't think of the meaning of his struggle in the city.

He and his daughter-in-law have a salary of about 20,000 yuan a month, and they are reluctant to eat and drink, except for paying off the mortgage and daily consumption, all that is left is to enroll their children in a few cram schools and interest classes, and they all live a tight life.

After thinking about it for a while, Zhang Jiaqiang told his daughter-in-law that he wanted to take the child back to his hometown and didn't want to work hard in the city. (End of chapter)