Chapter 14 Chapter 14 Deciding to dig a well
"Mom and Dad, we're leaving. See you tomorrow, little brother and sister."
Xia Dayong drove away from Yue's house. The couple felt much better than when they came.
After seeing her sister off, Zhang Mengyu was sent back to the house by the three adults in the family to do her homework.
"Oh, why do I have to have summer homework?"
No child likes to do homework because it prevents them from playing to their heart's content.
"Stop talking nonsense and write quickly."
Zhang Mengzhi doesn't spoil his sister. Things like a pen working to create a miracle overnight are impossible in the Zhang family.
She finished her summer homework early, and Zhang Mengzhi didn't care how she played afterwards.
"oh."
With her brother behind her, Zhang Mengzhi could ask him when she encountered something she didn't understand. So she finished the remaining half of her homework in one afternoon.
"Liberated."
The little girl was so happy that she threw her homework into the air.
"After you finish writing, come out and eat."
Zhang Mengzhi shouted from the doorway.
“Here I come.”
Zhang Mengyu packed her homework into her schoolbag and then skipped out to have dinner.
Early the next morning, Zhang Mengzhi was still cooking breakfast in the kitchen when Zhang Mengyao and her husband came over with their two children.
"uncle."
As soon as Xia Yu and Xia Shuang saw Zhang Mengzhi, they immediately ran towards him.
After not seeing their uncle for a year, they both missed him. Although the two children are not yet in primary school, they know who is good to them and who is not.
"A little rain and a little frost."
Zhang Mengzhi held one in each hand, stood up and looked at her sister and brother-in-law.
"Sister, brother-in-law, have you had breakfast?"
"I have eaten, but the two children haven't eaten yet. I'll leave them to you. We'll come back at noon."
Zhang Mengyao and her husband hurried out again. It was almost time to go to work, and they would be late if they didn't leave now.
"good."
Zhang Mengxiao held the two little babies and watched them leave.
"Uncle, will we live in grandpa and grandma's house from now on?"
As the older brother, Xia Yu is one year older than his younger sister and knows more things.
"Yeah, are you happy?"
Zhang Mengzhi looked his eldest nephew in the eye and did not ignore him just because he was young.
"I'm glad. It's great that I don't have to go back."
When the brother and sister heard his words, they immediately spoke happily.
This shows how much they dislike the brother and sister from the Xia family.
"Okay, come down and play by yourself. Uncle will go make breakfast. If you are bored, go play with your aunt. She should be up by now."
Zhang Mengzhi said to the two children.
"good."
As soon as he put the two children on the ground, they went to play with Zhang Mengyu. The little aunt was not only fun, but also played with them.
Zhang Mengyu got up just as Zhang Mengzhi said and was making her bed.
"Aunt."
The two children stood at the door. Their parents had taught them not to enter another person's room without the owner's permission.
The two children were well educated, and Zhang Mengzhi had taught them before she went to the countryside. Therefore, the two children seemed much more sensible than their peers.
"Xiaoyu and Xiaoshuang, come in!"
Knowing that the child understood the rules, Zhang Mengyu spoke directly.
"Thank you, auntie."
Two children walked in hand in hand.
"Sit down, wait for auntie to make the bed and wash your face, then I'll play with you."
"good."
The two children climbed onto the stool by themselves and sat down with their hands on their legs.
It’s so lovable to be well-behaved, and that’s the case with Zhang Mengyu.
She tidied the room and washed her face and mouth as quickly as possible, then came back and took them out to play, holding one in each hand.
"It's time to eat."
Zhang Mengzhi came in with breakfast.
"Where are grandpa and grandma?"
They didn't see him when they came, and they still haven't seen him now after dinner, so the two children couldn't help but ask.
"They are busy and won't eat at home today."
Zhang Mengzhi said to his two nephews.
My parents went out early in the morning. They went to the factory to call the relative in the provincial capital and told him that the Zhang and Wang families had cancelled their engagement.
The two of them had breakfast directly in the factory, which saved time.
Why do you have to go to the factory early in the morning to make a phone call? Because there are no phones outside! Also, you have to make the call before the factory opens, because you can't make personal calls during work hours.
Of course, the call was not in vain. After the call, Mr. Zhang took out a few dollars and gave it to the accountant.
"Okay, you can go now."
The accountant collected the money, made the registration, and let the two leave.
You can use the factory's phone when you are not at work, but it is not free.
Although it is a bit expensive, it is just right when you need it urgently.
It’s still a bit troublesome to send a telegram, and the words on the telegram are not clear, so it’s better to just call directly.
“Finally solved it.”
The couple walked out of the factory director's office, and their last worry was resolved.
"Let's go have breakfast!"
Father Zhang took his wife to have breakfast. The breakfast at the factory was similar to that at home, which was porridge with steamed bread or dumplings.
Steamed buns are cheaper, while steamed dumplings are more expensive. If you don’t have much money, you can just eat porridge.
Of course, Mr. Zhang would not just give his wife porridge, he also picked out two steamed buns and two steamed buns made from double-mixed flour.
"Mother, eat quickly."
He put a bun in his wife's hand and said.
"You eat too."
Putting the remaining bun in her husband's hand, Mother Zhang said gently.
The way the couple interacted with each other stunned the workers around them.
No, you two seem to be quite old, right? Why are you still so close? They haven't even started eating breakfast yet, but they feel a little full.
As middle-aged couples, some workers looked embarrassed when they saw their husbands or wives sitting next to them.
We have long passed the age of passion, and we no longer care whether we are in love or not. Now we are just living together, and even if there is no love, there is affection at least.
Therefore, compared with Zhang's father and mother, the relationship between the couple seems very weak.
It turns out that the relationship between husband and wife does not fade even when people reach middle age!
It has to be said that Mr. and Mrs. Zhang taught a lesson to a large group of middle-aged couples.
Love will become more fragrant with time, but they just don't have it.
After breakfast, Mr. Zhang sent his wife out of the factory, and then returned to the workshop to work with reluctance to leave her.
"Lao Zhang, I can't tell!"
A large group of familiar people came over and joked.
"Okay, it's time to go to work, stop talking."
Father Zhang reminded everyone that if they continued talking, they might attract the factory manager.
"oh!"
A group of people screamed in surprise, but they listened to him and returned to their positions to start working.
Only then did Mr. Zhang breathe a sigh of relief.
But it was too early for him to relax, because people kept teasing him for the next few days.
Joking aside, everyone still envies the good relationship between him and his wife.
Even the factory manager praised him for a job well done.
So for the next few days, Dad Zhang spent his days either joking or praising.
When Mother Zhang came back, her two grandsons had already finished their breakfast.
"Grandma, we are here."
Xiaoyu and Xiaoshuang ran towards their grandmother as soon as they saw her.
"My dear, you are here!"
Mother Zhang couldn't hold two children at the same time, so she could only hold their hands, one on each side, and walk into the house.
"We came a long time ago and had the breakfast made by my uncle!"
Xia Shuang chattered.
"Is the breakfast uncle made delicious?"
Mother Zhang lowered her head and asked with a smile.
"It's delicious. My uncle also fried eggs for me and my sister. They were so delicious."
Xia Yu was shaking his little head, looking so adorable.
"Then how about we have meat for lunch?"
"good."
When the two children heard that they were going to eat meat, they immediately became happy.
"mom."
Zhang Mengyu came out with a broom and dustpan. No wonder I didn’t see her just now. It turns out she was sweeping the floor in the house!
"Where's your brother?"
Not seeing her son, Zhang's mother asked.
"My brother went to buy meat. He said he wanted to cook meatballs for his two nephews today. If we go early, we can choose carefully."
Zhang Mengyu didn't say that his brother went to steal bones.
Although there is no meat on the bones, for those who cannot afford meat at home, these bones become their best choice.
There is no meat on the bones, but when used to make soup, there is oil on them, and when you drink the soup, you can feel the oil and fat on it.
Therefore, the bones in the market were often sold out very early. If Zhang Mengzhi wanted to bring back bones for soup, he had to go to the butcher shop early in the morning.
"Oh, by the way, Mom, my brother said he would ask someone to come back and dig a well for our house. Our house is near the kitchen and it happens to be wet all year round. My brother said there might be underground water. After digging a well, we don't have to worry about running out of water."
Zhang Mengyu agreed with her brother's words, because their city often had water outages in the summer, and there were often a lot of buckets and water tanks in the kitchen at home, and even pots and pans were used.
Summer is the time when water is most needed in the vegetable fields, but there is always not enough water at home, so Zhang Mengzhi and Zhang's father have to go to the distant river to fetch water to irrigate the vegetable fields.
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