After chatting with Uncle Li for a while and exchanging some feelings, Zhou Ziwen returned home.
When he returned home, Chen Shiying and Chen Qiaoyi had already gotten up, Zhou's mother was busy cooking in the kitchen, and his sisters were washing their faces and rinsing their mouths.
They still have to go to work today, so they are quite busy in the morning.
The neighbors in the compound also began their day one after another, and the yard gradually became lively.
The sounds of children playing and adults chatting are intertwined, full of the breath of life.
Hearing these voices, Zhou Ziwen felt as if he was back to the time before he went to the countryside, and the last bit of strangeness he felt about this home was gone.
After all, he had been in the countryside for so long and just came back yesterday, so he was a little uncomfortable with the environment.
After breakfast, my elder sister, my younger sister and Mr. Zhou all went to work.
Only Zhou's mother stayed at home.
"Ziwen, if you have nothing to do, take Shiying and Yiyi out to play! This is the first time for Shiying and Yiyi to visit us, so take them out to have some fun."
After breakfast, Zhou Ma spoke.
Zhou Ziwen nodded, then looked at Chen Shiying and Chen Qiaoyi and said, "Shiying, Qiaoyi, let's go out for a walk. I'll take you around the city."
Chen Shiying smiled and nodded: "Okay, I want to go out for a walk too."
Chen Qiaoyi clapped her hands excitedly: "That's great, I've been wanting to go out and take a look for a long time."
So the three of them went out together.
After Zhou Ziwen went out, he happened to meet his neighbor Aunt Wang.
Aunt Wang was sitting at the door of her house. When she saw Zhou Ziwen, she immediately greeted him warmly: "Ziwen, you're back! You've been in the countryside for so long, and your parents must have been worried sick. How is life in the countryside? Is it hard?"
Zhou Ziwen smiled and replied, "Aunt Wang, life in the countryside is not bad, it's not that hard."
Aunt Wang said with concern, "That's good. I was worried you'd suffer in the countryside. By the way, what do you do in the countryside?"
"We grow mushrooms and do farm work in the countryside, it's quite interesting..." Zhou Ziwen said with a smile.
Aunt Wang watched him grow up since he was a child, and Zhou Ziwen also treated him as an elder.
Although he wanted to go out for a walk with the two sisters earlier, he still patiently chatted with Aunt Wang for a while.
At first they just exchanged simple greetings, but as the topic unfolded, other idle neighbors in the yard were also attracted to join in the fun.
"Ziwen, tell us quickly, is life in the countryside very hard? I heard that the countryside is not very good to you educated youth. Have you suffered any grievances?" a neighbor asked with concern.
"No, no, the members of our production team are all very nice. The situation you described may happen in other production teams, but the people in our production team are still very friendly to the educated youth." Zhou Ziwen explained with a smile.
Speaking of which, the atmosphere in Dabazi Village is indeed good. At least there is no bullying of migrant youth.
Although the villagers were somewhat disdainful of the educated youth's lack of ability in farm work, at most they would just complain and say a few words.
Of course, these only apply to ordinary young people, and Zhou Ziwen is an exception.
He made many contributions to Dabazi Village and was also very famous in the production team.
With his current prestige, if you really compare it to that, he is actually not much different from Wu Dagang.
He brought tangible benefits to Dabazi Village, and everyone treated him as warmly as a family member.
Of course, there is no need to tell these to the neighbors.
He is a low-key person and doesn't like to show off.
The people in the compound were very interested in his life in the countryside.
Zhou Ziwen also chatted with them for a while.
As they chatted, more and more people gathered in the courtyard.
There were not many educated youth who went to the countryside in the yard, but there were a few, and he was the first one to come back, so of course everyone was very interested.
Of course, in addition to being interested in Zhou Ziwen's life in the countryside, they were also curious about the Chen sisters next to Zhou Ziwen.
After all, twins attract attention, not to mention the Chen sisters who are beautiful and look exactly the same.
Because of Zhou Ziwen, the neighbors were also very enthusiastic towards the two sisters and pulled them over to chat.
Especially the experienced aunts, when they saw that Chen Qiaoyi was pregnant, they became more enthusiastic towards her.
In the eyes of these aunts and grandmas, Zhou Ziwen is the younger generation whom they have watched grow up, and Zhou Ziwen’s wife is naturally one of their own.
After chatting with them for a while, Zhou Ziwen also learned about some people and things in the hospital during the year he was away.
For example, during the time he was away, someone in the hospital got married, someone had a baby, etc.
There are also cases where a man has fallen seriously ill and is now lying in bed, unable to get out of bed, etc.
Chatting with these neighbors, Zhou Ziwen found a familiar feeling.
This place is where he has lived since he was a child.
He is very familiar with the people and things inside.
At this time, Uncle Li's aunt also came over and asked: "Ziwen, how long will you stay this time?"
Zhou Ziwen replied: "Aunt, we are here to visit relatives and will leave after a while."
Aunt Li said, "Then you have to spend more time with your parents. They miss you so much."
Zhou Ziwen nodded: "I will, Aunt Li."
Everyone was chatting enthusiastically, and the children also came over to join in the fun.
"Brother Ziwen, can you bring us some fun things from the countryside next time?"
A little boy looked at Zhou Ziwen expectantly.
Zhou Ziwen smiled and said, "There's nothing fun, but there are quite a few delicious ones. They're still on the way. I'll go to the post office later to ask if they've seen any."
Before going to the countryside, he sent back some local specialties, but they haven't arrived yet. I guess they will arrive in the next two days.
Hearing this, the children cheered happily.
Before he knew it, Zhou Ziwen had been chatting with these neighbors for quite a while.
It was almost time before he said goodbye to his neighbors and took them out shopping.
Walking on the streets of Old Beijing, Zhou Ziwen discovered that there had not been much changes here.
After all, he had only been away for over a year, which wasn't a very long time.
"Brother Ziwen, this Sijiu City looks more prosperous than our hometown."
After walking around for a while, Chen Qiaoyi spoke.
"Haha, actually it's just like that after watching it for a long time."
Zhou Ziwen smiled and shook his head.
He came from later generations and witnessed the prosperity of the city.
The current Beijing is just like that to him.
They passed by a snack bar. Chen Qiaoyi smelled the fragrance and pulled Zhou Ziwen's arm: "Brother Ziwen, I want to eat that."
Zhou Ziwen followed her gaze and saw a shop selling candied haws.
"Okay, let's go buy some." Zhou Ziwen took them into the store and bought a few strings of candied haws.
Chen Qiaoyi ate the candied haws happily with a happy smile on her face.
As they walked, they came to a park. There were many people in the park, some old people were taking a walk, and some children were playing.
Zhou Ziwen watched this scene with a lot of emotion in his heart: "Life in the city is still rich and colorful."
In the countryside, even if the elderly do not go to work, they will still be busy with their own land.
There are also many trivial matters in life at home.
In the countryside, the elderly who don't work are not idle either.
They would carefully tidy up the yard at home, put the farm tools in order, and feed the chickens, ducks and geese at home, preparing feed for them and cleaning the poultry houses.
When the weather is good, the elderly will take out the accumulated clothes to wash and dry them.
The bedding at home should also be washed and mended regularly to keep it clean and tidy.
Many elderly people would take advantage of their free time to sit at their doorstep and weave bamboo baskets and fishing nets. These handicrafts can not only supplement the family income but also kill time.
Some elderly people are still busy in their own small vegetable gardens, weeding, loosening the soil, and applying fertilizer, hoping for a good harvest to make the family's table more abundant.
When it rains, the old people sit in the house, mending worn-out clothes, or making soles for their children and grandchildren to make new shoes.
If there are children at home who need to be taken care of, the elderly will be very busy, having to coax the children, cook, and run around.
Chen Shiying smiled and nodded. "Yes, the city and the countryside are different. Otherwise, why do so many people want to be city dwellers?"
"But the countryside also has its advantages. The air is fresh and the people are simple and honest."
Zhou Ziwen nodded: "That's right, each has its own advantages."
After strolling in the park for a while, they went to the bookstore.
Zhou Ziwen wanted to buy some books that were not available in the countryside to enrich his knowledge base and prepare for future AFK.
Chen Shiying and Chen Qiaoyi also helped him choose, and the three of them stayed in the bookstore for a long time. (End of this chapter)
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