"Xiao Wu, you and your wife came back a while ago, but I haven't seen you for a long time. What happened?"
"Second uncle, old uncle, sixth uncle, fifth uncle..." Zhang Guoqing called out to each of them by their respective titles. "You guys are basking in the sun. The children at home have gone up the mountain. Let's go to the mountain pass to take a look."
"Hey, go ahead. Don't let the kids go up the mountain for no reason. It's dangerous."
"It's a nice day, I'm not afraid."
"Our Xiaowu is a lucky man. Now that he's back, the weather has warmed up."
"Why didn't the second brother come out today?"
"This old son is back. I guess he was too happy to sleep last night, so he's catching up on his sleep now."
“…”
Listening to the old men talking, Zhang Guoqing waved his hand with a smile, said goodbye to them and left. Along the way, not only were there old men basking in the sun, but there were also old women who had been busy all winter leaning against the door.
After saying hello here and chatting there, when Zhang Guoqing and his wife arrived at the foot of Daqing Mountain, they saw several children gathered not far away.
Wuyi ran up to them quickly and said, "Dad, Mom, someone has already gone to the village to pull the cart."
Zhang Guoqing glanced at the children watching over there and said with a smile: "You three brothers carry a roe deer, and our family will go first. They will just watch over here."
Wuyi understood what he meant. They might as well leave, especially if the villagers heard the news and came over to talk nonsense. He immediately gestured to his brothers.
A roe deer weighs only about 60 to 70 kilograms. Ping An reached out and picked it up, then walked away. "You guys wait here, and you can eat meat when the adults come."
"Oh. Let's eat meat."
"Thank you, Uncle Ping An, Brother Ping An."
"Thank you, Uncle Liuyi, Brother Liuyi."
Listening to the children's cheers, Ping An and Liu Yi smiled at each other and thought to themselves: It was worth it!
"These brats didn't even thank me." Wuyi heard laughter not far away and smiled even brighter. "Dad, let's take the shortcut?"
"Okay." Zhang Guoqing saw that his youngest son was happy and didn't mind making him happier. "Today, your mother bought you a big bunch of candied haws to entertain you children."
"My grandma didn't tell you?"
"How is that possible? Your grandma can't bear to say anything bad about your father."
"Dad, why don't you feel guilty at all?"
"You little brat! Are you thick-skinned?"
"Hahaha... Dad, are you very happy? If you're happy, just say it out loud. Don't be shy. Let your son have some fun too."
Zhou Jiao wasn't used to seeing this father and son not exchange a few words every day. As she listened to their meaningless conversation, she secretly thought that she should go back to her hometown more often when she had time.
——Compared to happiness, socializing is nothing.
The family came back from a small road. Before they reached the door of their home, they saw two parked cars. Xiao Zhu and Xiao Liu were coming out of the main gate.
As soon as they saw Zhang Guoqing, the two of them were obviously relieved. Zhou Jiao felt sad for them because they thought it was really unreliable to have such an unreliable leader.
Zhang Guoqing didn't wait for them to salute and quickly said, "We're not at work, so relax a bit. We're safer in the village than anywhere else."
"But……"
"Okay, don't be polite, come over and help me, I'll treat you to a big meal."
Xiao Zhu and Xiao Liu smiled at each other, and quickly took the roe deer from Ping An's hand. At the same time, they did not forget to explain the situation of going to the provincial capital and the county town.
Zhang Guoqing was secretly relieved when he learned that the four soldiers had been sent back. Although he couldn't hide his current status from the villagers, he was not used to being restrained by the orders of the leaders one by one.
Zhou Jiao learned that Zhang's father and mother had returned to the old house to prepare meals. She knew that the old couple was avoiding them because they were worried that the two families who came back today would bankrupt their own family.
She smiled, left the men who were working in the backyard to deal with the prey, and went into the living room to sort out the items the two had brought back.
She saw that the kang in the living room was piled with things. She took out a gift from her godmother - it was a set of the most dazzling ethnic-style outfit for young wives.
Zhou Jiao's mouth twitched when she saw this. She was already forty years old. Could it be that in her godmother's eyes, she was still a young wife, waiting for her to wear this outfit when she returned to her parents' home during the first month of the lunar year?
A red cotton jacket on the upper body, green cotton pants on the lower body... and then put on blush... this image... hehe~
Zhou Jiao nervously surveyed the surrounding enemy situation and quickly stored it in her space. If her man saw this, he would definitely go crazy with her.
As night fell, Zhang Guofu and Zhang Laoer returned with their respective families as promised, making the foot of Beishan Mountain a lot more lively.
Zhou Jiao, who was walking towards the old courtyard, was staring in amazement at the group of idiots from the Zhang family who were pouring into the courtyard. This was quite a shock.
In the past, I only heard in the letters that so-and-so or so-and-so's niece-in-law had given birth to new children, but I never expected that these children would be so big and there would be so many of them.
"The one in the red coat is Xizi's wife, simple-minded; the one in the military cotton-padded jacket is Ziwen's wife, filial;" Wuyi walked beside her and quietly reminded her, "the one at the back is Xiaozuo's wife, smart; the ones walking together are Xiaoyou's wife and Ziwu's wife, they are a bit weak-willed..."
When Zhou Jiao saw Zhang's mother calling her and everyone's eyes were focused on her, she squeezed her youngest son's hand to show that she understood.
She walked quickly to Zhang's mother, nodded and smiled at everyone, and supported Zhang's mother, "Mom, it's cold outside, let's go inside and talk."
"Hahaha...Okay." Upon hearing this, Zhang's mother turned around and walked inside. "There are a lot more people in our house now. You don't know these children, right?"
"This is what it means to have both wealth and children. Mother is a blessed person."
"Silly girl..." Zhang's mother laughed heartily, "How can one family praise one's own family?"
"That's the truth. It's because you and my father have been kind and generous throughout our lives, and good deeds have been rewarded, accumulating great virtue. That's why the lives of our next generation are getting better and better."
Wuyi listened to Zhang's mother's increasingly loud and hearty laughter, and he finally knew who he inherited his genes from. If anyone dared to say that he didn't look like his mother, he would beat him up!
"Grandma, who is this?"
"My mother said this is our third grandmother."
"Nannan, hurry up and bring your brothers and sisters in." Zhang's mother called out to her great-grandchildren who were still mumbling in the yard, and then said to Zhou Jiao, "Nannan is Xizi's daughter. She's very naughty."
Are you naughty?
Zhou Jiao didn't know it yet, but this child wasn't shy. His big eyes darted around at her, and he was very stylish in commanding his younger siblings.
"Fifth Uncle, why didn't I see you just now?"
"You can't call me Uncle Five, you should call me Uncle Five First."
"Go! I'm the sister."
Hearing this, Zhou Jiao smiled. She wondered who she inherited this domineering spirit from.
She paid careful attention to the behavior of several boys. They were all good and sensible and did not argue with her. Some of them even ran to lift the door curtain and nodded secretly.
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