"Mom, I'm here."
The familiar cry of her youngest son caught Zhou Jiao's attention, and she turned her head to see...
Isn’t he his own son?
She walked quickly forward, quickly checking her three sons' spirits. They were all fine. As she approached, she saw a female train attendant standing nearby and thanked her.
If I'm not mistaken, this person should be the one that Huang Xiaomi's cousin specifically asked for.
The train had just arrived and the other party was busy. After meeting with Zhou Jiao, he quickly said a few words and then returned to work.
Without outsiders around, Zhou Jiao was finally able to chat with Xiao Wang and the others: "Brother Wang, Brother Zheng, thank you for your hard work."
"Hehe, it's not hard work, but it's a blessing."
"Xiaowu didn't come?"
Zhou Jiao laughed and pointed outside, "I just met an old man. He needs help. He'll be here soon."
Xiao Wang and his partner had the most contact with Zhang Guoqing, so they naturally understood his warm heart. Just now they were wondering why this man who doted on his wife and son was missing when it was already after work?
Zhang Guoqing helped the old man to buy back his ticket and handed it to the station staff. He did not dare to waste time and ran all the way and finally caught up with the carriage entrance in just a few minutes.
Xiao Wang jokingly said, "Learning?"
Zhang Guoqing stepped forward to take the package and carried it out, saying with a smile, "An old man went to a neighboring province to visit his son who had been in the army for many years. He lost his money and tickets on the way, but luckily he still had his son's address."
Xiao Wang and his friend understood very well the feeling of wanting to help comrades and elders when they met them, not to mention that Zhang Guoqing was always a kind-hearted person in their minds, so it was not surprising.
The Ping An brothers returned home this time, and in addition to their own purchases, they also received a lot of local specialties from their family and relatives. Given their thrifty nature, they wouldn't have thought of mailing them to the post office before leaving.
Therefore, before leaving, Zhang Guoqing had the foresight to drive a tarpaulin truck, and the group loaded their luggage and finally returned to the compound smoothly.
The New Year's atmosphere on the streets has not yet dissipated, and as soon as you enter the courtyard, you can still hear the occasional sporadic sound of firecrackers. This is the children who have not yet started school and are trying their best to catch the New Year's atmosphere.
The truck entered the courtyard avenue and began to slow down. The three Ping'an brothers smiled and waved to their familiar friends on the roadside. The news of their return spread among the children...
As a result, as soon as they arrived at the door of their house, a group of children, both young and old, came to help.
The three Ping An brothers had planned to have Zhang Guoqing leave behind a large sack of mushrooms, wood ear mushrooms, and walnuts that they had reserved in advance as a gift to their buddies.
Zhang Guoqing patted his three sons' heads in understanding, and laughed happily at the tilted hats. He had used all his cleverness on this little idea.
How much space do mushrooms, wood ear mushrooms, and walnuts take up? A handful per person, and this big bag should be enough for everyone. It also makes sense that the small bags I brought back were all these local specialties that took up the most space, right?
Zhang Guoqing didn't say much about the children's interpersonal relationships, leaving it to them to deal with individually. He was curious about where the meat in the two sacks came from.
He believed his sons would not break their promise and run up the mountain, but he had already sent two packages before the New Year. He did not think that every household in his hometown had enough supplies.
The three Ping An brothers sent off their buddies, each of them with a big handful of gifts, and reminded everyone to go back and inform anyone who didn't come, as they had no intention of delivering the gifts in person.
After everyone dispersed, Xiao Wang and Xiao Zheng were urged by Zhou Xiaozheng to have dinner and go to bed early. The family could finally gather at the dinner table and chat and eat with peace of mind.
"...My second uncle personally bought the pork for us. He said the supply in the city was scarce, and it wouldn't go bad if we kept it in the cold weather. Besides the dried pheasants and rabbits we bought, a lot of them were gifts from my dad's friends..."
"I saw that mushrooms and black fungus were cheap, so I bought more. The villagers also gave us a lot." Wuyi said, looking at his mother, "We gave them gifts in return."
Zhou Jiao smiled appreciatively.
"Our two cousins gave us a lot of gifts before the New Year. My three brothers saw that our eldest cousin was pregnant and our youngest cousin's two babies were only a little bit old. So before we boarded the bus, we gave the two cans of malted milk that Aunt Yuan bought for us to both of them as a return gift. We also gave each of them five pounds of meat."
Zhou Jiao smiled when she heard this, "Well done. We have some malted milk at home. Bring it with you to save the trouble. But, did your Aunt Yuan give you a return gift?"
Ping An took over the conversation, "Mom, we've given return gifts to everyone, except Grandpa Zhao and Aunt Yuan. It's hard for us to make a decision. I won't talk about Grandpa Zhao for now. He was very generous with his New Year's money. He gave ten yuan to each of my five godfathers, just like my five godfathers. Oh, and my second grandmother and two uncles also gave New Year's money to the three of us brothers.
Let me start with Aunt Yuan. She and Uncle Taozi are too polite. I listened to you and secretly gave New Year's money to her two children, but she immediately gave out more than six portions, plus a set of clothes for each. We didn't want so much, and she said she was different from Uncle Taozi.
Miao Lishan was immediately amused when she thought of Zhao Yuanyuan. "This child's personality really takes after her parents. If they give it to you, just take it, and leave the favor to us adults."
Zhou Jiao nodded in agreement. Although she and Zhao Yuanyuan were separated by a great distance, perhaps because they had grown up together, and with Zhao Dashan and his wife in the family, the relationship between the two families had not become distant, but rather closer.
Who could have known that the eccentric Zhao Yuanyuan would become such a skilled housekeeper after getting married? With a son and a daughter, and a close relationship with Zhang Yuntao, she's the happiest of her few friends.
"Mom, before we got on the bus, we went to Aunt Yuan's place and heard something from her little brother. There was a female colleague at Aunt Yuan's workplace who was always bullying her, causing her to cry several times behind her back."
Zhou Jiao frowned upon hearing this: "There's still such a jerk in the provincial capital who doesn't know what's good for him?"
This wasn't just her arrogant words. You have to know that in the provincial capital, not to mention the influence of her godmother Huang Huijuan's Huang family, even her godfather and her family were behind Zhao Yuanyuan. Who could be so stupid and ignorant?
Ping An put down his chopsticks and looked at her with amusement. "Who told you to keep telling Aunt Yuan to keep a low profile? Isn't she too low-key? The three of us brothers went to her workplace, and one of her colleagues actually asked her, 'Didn't you say you were from a small county town?'"
Liuyi swallowed the soup in his mouth and slowly interrupted, "We've been asking around about that idiot. He's relying on a cousin who just started out, a junior high school student who can't even use an abacus, to get a job as an officer in the Finance Bureau. She took advantage of Aunt Yuan because she's pretty and a college student, and she keeps calling college students stinking."
Zhang Guoqing didn't believe his son would let this go so easily, "So, did you guys take action?"
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