Chapter 22 Chapter 22 Return to the City
"Second father, I think the eldest wife knows what's going on. She looks better than I thought."
Zhang Mengzhi didn't expect that Zhou Guilan would recover so quickly. Perhaps this is the bond between mother and child.
"Well, it won't be long before my mother will be fully recovered. But Mengzhi, please think about it for my second father. How should I explain to her that your great grandfather married another woman?"
Zhang Deshuang started to worry since he met his mother.
It’s not nice to hear that my father remarried!
It's really hard to talk about the fact that my father married another beautiful wife without even being sure whether his original wife was dead or not.
"Second father, I can't say this! But for the first wife, she will know it sooner or later."
Zhang Mengzhi also had a bitter face. He was a junior, and a grandchild at that. How could he say this?
"Oh, this is difficult for you."
Zhang Deshuang also knew that it was difficult for him, as a son, to say it out loud, let alone for others.
"My mother is feeling better, I'll talk to her again!"
"It's the only way."
Zhang Mengzhi really had no good solution. She would feel pain sooner or later. She would wait until her first wife got better, hoping that she could bear the blow of her husband marrying another woman.
On the other side, in the room where Zhou Guilan lived, she sat on the bed and stared at her son's things in a daze.
Yes, dazed.
Without Zhang Deshuang, she became dull and dazed again.
It’s strange to say, even though they hadn’t seen each other for decades, Zhou Guilan recognized Zhang Deshuang based on blood relationship.
You have to know that Zhang Deshuang is a middle-aged man, and his appearance must be very different from when he was in his teens. However, Zhou Guilan recognized him.
Moreover, when her son was around, she acted like a normal person, but when he was not around, she seemed very dull.
The next morning, Zhang Deshuang was knocking on the door.
"Mom, are you awake?"
Zhang Deshuang shouted outside the door.
"woke up."
Zhou Guilan was sitting on the edge of the bed. She blinked when she heard her son's voice, and her eyes returned to normal.
"Morning, Mom!"
Zhang Deshuang came in with breakfast.
"morning."
Zhou Guilan looked at her son, her eyes and brows full of joy.
"Mom, have breakfast. Mengzhi bought some buns specially for me. Although they are filled with vegetables, they are made with lard, so they are delicious."
Zhang Deshuang took out a bun and handed it to her.
"good."
Zhou Guilan took the bun and started eating.
"Mom, there's still soy milk."
The lunch box was filled with soy milk, with the lid open and placed on the table.
"good."
Zhou Guilan ate whatever her son gave her, and soon she finished three buns and a box of soy milk.
"Mom, is that enough?"
I knew yesterday that his mother had a big appetite, so I bought three buns as big as an adult man's fist.
"That's enough."
Zhou Guilan nodded. The buns were big. After eating three of them, she was already 80% full. With a box of soy milk, she didn't feel hungry at all.
In Xiangyang Village, she could only eat until she was 60% to 70% full. It was not that the people in Xiangyang Village abused her, but that everyone was also hungry.
"Then let's take a rest and then take a bus back to the city."
Zhang Deshuang couldn't wait to return to the city and call his brother to tell him the good news.
"No need to rest, go early so as not to miss the bus."
Zhou Guilan shook her head. She heard from her son and nephew yesterday that there was only one team from Lijiacheng to the city every day, and it was only the morning team.
Therefore, they have to go early to get a seat, otherwise they will have to stand on the bus for a whole day.
"good."
Zhang Deshuang also had this concern, so he just packed up his things and left.
"Mom, be careful."
While supporting his mother, he bumped into Zhang Mengzhi who happened to be coming out nearby.
"Good morning, grandma. I was just about to call you, grandpa!"
Zhang Mengzhi also carried a small bag with some spare clothes in it. He packed three sets of summer clothes because he didn't know how long he would be here, and Zhang Deshuang did the same.
On the contrary, Zhou Guilan didn't have any luggage, so she didn't have to pack anything and could just follow her son.
The three of them walked slowly to the station. There were not many people on the train at this time.
After all, it’s still early, not even seven o’clock!
The sun comes out early in the summer, so they finished breakfast at around six o'clock.
Lijia Town is not big. The station is right at the end of the town. The guesthouse is also at the end of the town. It only takes a few minutes’ walk to get there.
"Be careful to sit still, and the elderly should hold on to it so they don't fall."
The conductor saw the two men helping an old lady onto the bus and gave them instructions.
"Thank you, Auntie. Here is the money."
Zhang Mengzhi handed over the ticket money.
"Here, the ticket."
When the ticket seller heard Zhang Meng's smile and thank him, he couldn't help but look at him again.
"Hey, are you the Zhang Mengzhi from Zhangjia Village?"
"Auntie, do you know me?"
Zhang Mengzhi looked at him in surprise.
"I've heard people talk about you. Li Ru, who often comes to your town, is from our Lijia Town. She is very familiar with you."
As soon as the ticket seller said that, Zhang Mengxiao immediately remembered it.
"Ah, you mean Aunt Li, right? I have known her for a long time."
It’s easier to get things done if you have acquaintances.
The conductor gave up the best seat at the front of the train for Zhou Guilan to sit.
"Sitting there won't make you carsick, and you won't be squeezed by other people. You can sit here and take care of her."
The conductor asked Zhang Deshuang and Zhang Mengzhi to sit on the engine, a position that could be occupied when there were many people.
"Thank you, Auntie."
The two of them didn't show any disgust and sat down directly.
At this time, Zhou Guilan was the most important person because it was her first time riding in a car and she didn’t know if she would get carsick.
"I have some cooling oil here. You can apply it if you feel carsick."
The conductor stuffed another small red box over.
"Thank you, Auntie."
Zhang Mengzhi quickly opened the small box and wiped Zhou Guilan's sunscreen.
"Are you feeling better, ma'am?"
The smell on the shabby bus was not pleasant. Even a grown man like him felt uncomfortable getting on, let alone Zhou Guilan who had never ridden in a bus before.
"Good boy, grandma is much better."
Zhou Guilan already knew that Zhang Mengzhi was her nephew, so she spoke to him in a particularly gentle manner, even with a slightly hoarse voice.
"That's good. If you feel really uncomfortable, you can eat an orange."
This is what he bought yesterday afternoon. The only fruit available all year round in towns and villages is oranges.
Although the skin of this orange is a little wrinkled because it has been stored for too long, it is still an orange, right? Even if you don't eat it, it will smell better.
"good."
Zhou Guilan looked at her handsome nephew and felt that he did not seem to be a member of the Zhang family.
The Zhang family members didn't have ugly facial features, but they weren't the kind of handsome ones either. Like her son, he had a standard square face, wasn't very tall but wasn't short either, and looked a bit sturdy.
Therefore, Zhang Mengzhi, who has a slender figure and handsome features, looks somewhat different from the rest of the Zhang family.
However, from his facial features, you can still tell that he is the child of Father Zhang and Mother Zhang.
It's just that he grew up to be better, so he looks better.
Half an hour later, the bus was packed with people.
Some people were putting cargo and luggage on the roof of the car, waiting for them to get off before setting off.
At half past seven, the car finally started.
Zhou Guilan was a little nervous.
"Mom, it's okay, my son is here!"
Zhang Deshuang held his mother's hand and comforted her gently.
"Mother knows. Mother is not afraid. The Japanese invaders failed to kill Mother back then. It was just a ride."
Zhou Guilan said with a stern face.
Perhaps because she had prepared herself mentally and had her own son by her side, everything went smoothly for Zhou Guilan except that she felt a little carsick during the journey.
The speed of the car returning to the city was faster than the speed of the car going there, and we arrived at around 3:00 p.m.
"Goodbye, Auntie."
After waving to the conductor, Zhang Mengzhi carried the luggage in both hands and walked out of the station with Zhang Deshuang supporting Zhou Guilan.
"Mom, we'll be there soon."
Zhang Deshuang and Zhang Mengzhi protected her on the left and right and walked towards Zhang's house.
"It's still better in the city."
Looking at the bright houses, the thatched houses in Xiangyang Village are really too shabby.
"Yes, there is everything in the city. It is convenient for everything."
Zhang Deshuang tried to talk more with his mother.
He discovered that the more he talked, the more awake his mother became and the more she remembered.
Now she remembered how she led the Japanese away. Perhaps it wouldn't be long before she would be able to remember it completely.
After walking for another half an hour, we finally returned to Zhang's house.
"The eldest wife has arrived."
Zhang Mengzhi pushed open the door.
"Mengzhi is back."
When Mother Zhang came out with her two grandchildren, she saw her son coming back.
"My brother is back."
Zhang Mengyu also ran out.
"Uncle is back."
The two children also jumped for joy.
"Mom, I found my first wife."
Zhang Mengzhi moved aside to allow the Zhang family to see Zhou Guilan.
"Oh, Auntie is back, hurry up and go inside to rest."
Mother Zhang shouted with surprise.
"Is this Deyun's daughter-in-law?"
Zhou Guilan looked at Zhang's mother, and now she knew who Zhang Mengzhi looked like.
It turns out that he looks like his mother. Mother Zhang's facial features are obviously more delicate than those of the Zhang family. No wonder she gave birth to such a handsome son.
"Yes, ma'am."
Mother Zhang took Zhou Guilan from Zhang De's hands and helped her into the main room.
"Okay, okay!"
Zhou Guilan said happily.
She was not confused from the beginning. She was confused for a short period of time at the beginning. It was only in recent years that she became completely confused.
"Auntie, since you weren't caught by the devils, why didn't you go back to find De Shuang and the others?"
After a good rest at night, Mr. Zhang asked the question that everyone wanted to know.
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