Chapter 2 Chapter 2 Jinjiang Solo
"What's wrong?"
Several cousins of the Zhang family looked at him puzzled and asked.
"No, I just had dinner and I'm not hungry now, you guys can eat by yourselves!"
In the end, Zhang Mengzhi was unable to overcome his own psychological barriers and chose to refuse.
"Okay, we'll eat it ourselves then."
They had been holding back from eating, but now they finally couldn't help it and took back the monkeys and ate them all in a few bites.
Seeing them calling him "Zhizihou" one by one, Zhang Mengzhi's hair stood up.
"It smells good. Big brother, how about we catch some and roast them tomorrow?"
The youngest, Zhang Wuwa, finished his portion and grabbed Zhang Erwa and asked.
"It's possible, but I don't know if there are any more."
Zhang Erwa is four years older than Zhang Mengzhi this year. He is considered an older youth in the countryside. After all, people of his age are married and have children, but he is the only one who is not married yet.
It’s not that Zhang Laoer and his second mother don’t care about their eldest son, but their eldest son’s fiancée’s father died in an accident two years ago when they were discussing the wedding date, and is still in mourning. That’s why Zhang Erwa has not gotten married yet.
This is a factor beyond human control, so Zhang Erwa's refusal to get married has nothing to do with him. It's simply because his fiancée is in mourning. The other party's family is quite particular, and the daughter has to mourn for her father for three years, so there can be no wedding during these three years.
"Of course there are. You can never catch all of them."
Zhang Wuwa is one month younger than Zhang Mengzhi, and Zhang Siwa is only a few days younger than Zhang Mengzhi.
The next three cousins were born in the same year, and Zhang Mengzhi's sister is a few years younger than them. It can be said that Zhang Laosan gave birth many years later than his two brothers.
They were nearly 30 years old when they had this son. It was not because they used contraception, but because Zhang Laosan got married late and never got pregnant, so Zhang Mengzhi was born late. However, he has an older sister, although not a biological one, but before he was born, she comforted Zhang's parents who had been childless.
"Brother, what do you say?"
Zhang Erwa looked at the only married one among their brothers.
"Just go ahead. Your sister-in-law will be back with the children tomorrow. I want to stay with them."
Zhang Dawa shook his head and said he would not participate in this activity tomorrow.
If his wife and children were not at home today, he would not have gone to catch cicada monkeys with his brothers.
After all, he is a married man, so he needs to be more stable.
"Okay!"
Knowing that Zhang Dawa was now taking care of his own family, his brothers did not force him. This was the case for most married men in the village, so everyone was used to it.
"Third brother, can you still come to attend the second brother's wedding after you return to the city?"
Zhang Dawa couldn't help but ask as he looked at his cousin who was concentrating on packing his bag.
When he got married, the third brother was unable to come back because he had to go to school and the social atmosphere was not very good. He didn't even have a big wedding banquet. He just invited close relatives and friends to a meal.
Now that those Red Guards are gone and the third brother is not young anymore, he should still be able to go back to the countryside to attend his cousin's wedding.
"We'll see when the time comes. I can't be sure now. After all, the school is not my home. I can come and go as I please."
Zhang Mengzhi said uncertainly that his second brother would get married in the second half of the year, and by that time the woman would have been in mourning for two months, so he would not be afraid of being talked about if he got married.
However, Zhang Mengzhi was not sure whether he could come back to attend the wedding. Besides, he still had to go to school in the second half of the year. If his schedule was tight, he would not be able to come back to attend the wedding.
He couldn't possibly skip school just for his cousin's wedding, could he? If he asked for leave with this excuse, he might get scolded by the teacher.
"It's okay. I'll leave some wedding candy for you and treat you to some when you come back for the New Year."
Zhang Erwa had nothing to be disappointed about, because he knew that as a college student, his third cousin would be very busy with classes, so it didn't matter if he didn't come back.
"Thank you, second brother. I will try my best to come back. Even if I don't come back, I will ask my mom or dad to bring you a wedding gift."
Zhang Mengzhi is a man with high emotional intelligence. Regardless of whether he can come or not, he has prepared the wedding gift.
The kettle that Zhang Dawa's family is using now is the wedding gift that Zhang Mengzhi asked his parents to give to the other party on his behalf.
As soon as this gift was taken out, the Zhang family immediately gained great face in the village.
The gifts given by people attending the wedding banquet are basically worth a few cents. There are fewer than two people who give a dollar, let alone a thermos, which is not something you can buy for a few cents or a dollar.
In addition to money, you also need an industrial ticket to buy it, so everyone who attended the wedding banquet that day looked envious.
When Zhang Erwa heard this, he immediately smiled happily.
As soon as the third brother said this, he knew that his gift would definitely not be worse than the eldest brother's.
He also needs a thermos. He can't go to his parents' room to get a thermos after he gets married, right?
There is nothing wrong with him, but what about his wife? Sharing a thermos with her parents-in-law must make her feel a little uncomfortable, right?
"Third brother, we want it too."
Seeing that the eldest and second brothers had received good gifts from Zhang Mengzhi, the fourth and fifth brothers also came over and hugged his arms to fight for their own benefits.
"Both. All."
Zhang Mengzhi's attitude of treating everyone equally is much steadier than his grandmother's. He never has any prejudice or bias towards his cousins.
So even though he just came back from the city, everyone was willing to play with him.
"Is Zhang Zhiqing at home?"
Just as the cousins were talking, someone suddenly entered the Zhang family's dam and stood outside the house shouting.
"Yes, come in and tell me what you want to say!" Zhang Mengzhi responded from inside the room.
"Zhang Zhiqing, all the educated youth in our educated youth compound are having a dinner party tonight. We're calling you to join us."
The person who came to find Zhang Mengzhi was the male educated youth who had been working in the countryside for the longest time in the educated youth compound. He had a good reputation in the village, so he thought that as soon as he called out, Zhang Mengzhi would follow him.
"I'm sorry, Liu Zhiqing, I've already eaten, and I'm originally from Zhangjia Village, so I won't join your Zhiqing dinner."
Zhang Mengzhi refused without thinking.
He was already well fed, so if he went to the educated youth compound to attend the so-called dinner, he would have to provide a portion of his food rations, otherwise why would they invite him to join?
Besides, he was really not familiar with the people in the educated youth compound, although a few of them came in the same car with him, but unfortunately, as soon as he arrived in Zhangjia Village, he was taken away by his grandparents, uncle and second uncle without even introducing themselves to each other.
Now the educated youth invited him to a dinner party. Honestly speaking, based on Zhang Mengzhi's experience of reading novels before traveling through time, these people definitely had bad intentions. He just didn't know what they wanted to do to him?
“…”
Liu Zhiqing was rejected and looked confused.
No, he refused immediately? Why did he say something different from what they said? Shouldn't he have agreed immediately? Although they didn't usually interact with each other, he said that all the educated youths were having a meal together. As a member of the educated youths, Zhang Mengzhi should at least give him and the other educated youths some face, right?
Facts have proved that their face is not worth much to Zhang Mengzhi, he doesn't give it at all!
After all, Zhang Mengzhi was a post-2000s before he traveled through time. When he doesn't want to give face to others, no matter how high-ranking the official is, it will be useless.
"Liu Zhiqing, my third brother will catch the early bus tomorrow morning. He needs to rest early today. After all, he has to get up early tomorrow to catch the bus to the commune. If something happens to him due to lack of sleep, can you afford it?"
Their village is in the mountains, and it usually takes an hour or so to walk to the commune. They must go to bed early at night, otherwise they will not be able to get up the next day.
"Comrade Zhang Mengzhi, we sincerely invite you to join us for dinner tonight. You haven't participated in any educated youth activities in the past year. This is not sociable, do you know that?"
Being humiliated by the Zhang brothers again, Liu Zhiqing frowned and said.
"It doesn't matter whether I get along with you or not. I just get along with the people in the village. If you still want to return to the city safely, I advise you to be honest and don't do anything weird. This is Zhangjia Village, and my last name is Zhang, the Zhang of Zhangjia Village."
Zhang Mengzhi was not afraid of him. He used his eyes to control the angry cousins and warned them. Don't think that they can leave just because the village agrees to let them go back. The village can change its mind at any time if it wants to. In this way, their wish to return to the city early will not be fulfilled.
If you wait until you can't delay any longer and then let them go back to the city, it will be too late to do anything by then!
"You, what nonsense are you talking about? Who is going to cause trouble..."
Unexpectedly, Zhang Mengzhi not only did not soften his attitude after being scared by him, but threatened him instead, which scared Liu Zhiqing.
Seeing him stuttering while speaking, Zhang Mengzhi became even more certain that there was something wrong with today's invitation.
If someone you haven't even spoken to for a few times suddenly shows his courtesy, anyone with a decent brain would know that the other person has bad intentions.
Zhang Mengzhi was obviously still clear-headed, so he refused, and threatened the other party in time when they tried to force him to participate.
"You know you're blushing? You're obviously lying."
Zhang Mengzhi put one hand on the fourth brother's shoulder and said with a smile, exposing the other party's lies without hesitation.
"Since Comrade Zhang doesn't want to go, forget it. I won't disturb your rest. Goodbye."
After hearing what he said, Liu Zhiqing covered his face, said something and ran away.
"What do they want to do?"
Zhang Jianzhong looked at his cousin seriously.
"Brother, you really stumped me with your question. Who knows what they want to do? I didn't go there. They must be plotting something against me! After all, I am not like them who went to the countryside. Even though I went to the countryside, my parents would send me things from time to time, especially food, daily necessities, and clothes. A lot of them were sent to me from the city every month."
Zhang Mengzhi was loved by her parents and favored by her grandparents, which made her completely different from other educated youth who had to go to the countryside.
It was their turn to go to the countryside because they were not valued by their parents at home.
Anyway, Zhang Mengzhi didn't see other educated youth receive things sent from their hometowns this year. Their food and accommodation were all paid for by the villagers, and the situation is still the same as when they arrived.
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