Zhang Guoqing looked at the pile of luggage on the ground and quickly advised, "Mom, you only need to bring clothes. I have prepared everything."
"There are so many relatives, you little kid wouldn't understand. Just go and chat with them. Mom knows what's going on."
Zhang Guoqing looked outside, ran over to Zhang's mother and whispered in her ear, "Too much! They think our family is rich. We've hunted enough game to share with relatives, but it's too hot, and pickling it will spoil quickly."
Zhang's mother hesitated and decided to listen to her eldest son.
In the living room, Zhang Meili looked at her mother with tears in her eyes, "Mom, don't leave without coming back."
Zhang Guofu and Zhang Guoqiang looked at her happily.
Xizi was sweating with anxiety. How could his grandparents forget that he was the eldest grandson? He had already agreed with the teacher to report to school later, okay?
Seeing the child leave his younger siblings and come over early in the morning, Zhou Jiao wondered when he would speak. But Xizi, upon seeing her leave, immediately followed.
"Aunt, I want to go to the capital with you."
"Is everything arranged? Do you want your uncle to go say hello to the school?"
Xizi looked at her in surprise.
"Hmm...why don't you want to leave?"
"Aunt, you're so kind. I'm leaving now. I greeted the teacher and said I'd like to go see the outside world with you guys. He agreed without hesitation."
Zhou Jiao looked at the schoolbag hidden behind him with a smile, "Tell your parents openly that you're going to Beijing. Don't worry, they will definitely agree."
Xizi ran into the living room and loudly announced that he wanted to accompany his grandparents.
Everyone objected at once. Zhang Guoqing quickly said, "It's a good thing for children to be exposed to the outside world early. When the younger ones grow up, they should go out more often. Xizi is just the right person to accompany his parents right now."
Zhang Guofu looked at his younger brother and asked, "Will it cause trouble for your father-in-law?" He smiled and shook his head, "You know how to eat, young man. Wait for me to collect some food coupons."
Zhang Guoqing quickly pulled him aside and said, "Alright, don't bother others. I have a lot of tickets saved."
This was true. Zhang Guoqing and his men had used the game they hunted to trade for a large amount of national food coupons from Liu Laosan. While they were hesitant in the capital, it was much easier in the provincial capital.
Huang Cuilan quickly pulled her eldest son Xizi aside to give him some instructions and checked the clothes again.
Zhang Guoqing glanced at his eldest sister's expression, speechless. Why hadn't he thought of Ziwen? He knew his eldest sister's temper, but his eldest nephew was also a little boy, so how could he not compare himself with her?
He gestured to his brother-in-law, and the two of them went out. Without saying much, he asked his brother-in-law to go back and call Ziwen over to go with Xizi.
Zhang Chunming, who doted on his son, was worried that the child would be sad to know that Xizi was going to the capital. If there weren't so many people around and it was difficult to ask, he would have asked his brother-in-law to take him away as well.
Compared to the two older brothers-in-law, Zhang Chunming likes interacting with his younger brother-in-law the most. He wants his child to follow his younger uncle not only to see the world, but also to learn more skills from his older uncle.
Zhang Chunming ran out happily without saying a word.
Zhang Guoqing smiled and shook his head. To him, nephews and nieces were almost the same, especially after hearing Zhang's father say that his eldest nephew often came to help with small chores.
In the morning, Zhao Dashan drove a truck to take a group of people to the military region. Seeing his old superior Yi Ming there, he subconsciously shuddered. When he heard Yi Jiefang calling him "uncle", he glared at Zhang Guoqing fiercely.
Zhang Guoqing had actually forgotten about this, and seeing this he just grinned at him foolishly.
This time he refused his godfather Zhao Chuangguang's request to go to the county town to pick people up, also wanting Zhao Dashan to meet a few people, so that everything would be easier if he had a good relationship with them.
He would always remember the help Zhao Dashan had given him. Putting aside other overt and covert assistance, the transfer to a cadre student must have been difficult for him. As his father-in-law had said, this status would also serve as a qualification for future assignments to the capital.
Of course, all of this was accomplished with the secret planning of his father-in-law. But no matter how you looked at it, Zhao Dashan was truly loyal and devoted to him. He was particularly moved and impressed by his father-in-law's reluctance to accept the transfer to the provincial capital.
Yi Ming, the old fox, still had a smile on his face, and looked at his nephew from the next room with a look of curiosity.
Zhou Jiao saw Yi Jiefang foolishly trying to get everything out of him, and she was worried for Yi's father. Having such a troublesome son was really hard for Aunt Yi and her husband.
"Have you seen your sister Xiaomin?"
Zhou Jiao was awakened by Yi Ming's sudden words and smiled at him, "I met with them several times at the beach before coming here. Congratulations to Uncle Yi for finding a good son-in-law. Will you go home on the 11th?"
Yi Ming nodded with a smile, and reminded her: "You two girls should interact more often. If she does something wrong, you should give her some advice."
Zhou Jiao smiled and nodded silently. Regardless of Yi Ming's sincerity, she still had to know the rules of etiquette. As for what the other party did wrong, it was not her responsibility as an outsider.
Before leaving, Zhou Jiao listened to her godmother's nagging, hugged her tightly, and greedily inhaled her mother's scent. If Zhao Chuangguang hadn't expressed his love first, this man would be the most worthy of her father.
Huang Huimin had enjoyed the benefits of having a daughter on the grassland, and now she was reluctant to let her go. She whispered in her ear, "After the New Year, our family will go to Beijing to visit Ping An."
Zhou Jiao looked at her in surprise.
"If nothing unexpected happens, it will definitely happen."
With excitement, Zhou Jiao boarded the train. As the whistle blew, the figures on the platform became increasingly blurred, but their clear faces were engraved in everyone's heart.
"You're so enthusiastic, how could I not want to leave?"
Geng Dasheng accidentally revealed the truth, "You're worried about not having enough meat to eat."
Yi Jiefang glared at him, "Why do you keep telling the truth? Do you understand subtlety?"
Everyone was amused by them, and Zhang's mother also got rid of her uneasy mood. She began to look around and secretly touched the furnishings in the berth.
This big iron box was no stranger to her, but this sleeper berth was really strange.
Strange? This was just an ordinary sleeper berth. In the future, she would see all sorts of new things she had never seen before. From the moment this optimistic and straightforward woman set foot in the capital, a brand new world opened up before her.
Zhang Guoqing knows his parents very well, especially his mother.
In order to distract his mother, when he arrived at each station and saw history re-enacted—people getting off the train to buy food—he would think hard about introducing the customs of the small town and telling jokes.
Unfortunately, the shrewd old man Zhang Dad discovered it. At the next station they passed, Zhang Guoqing, with his unparalleled strength and courage, protected Zhang Dad all the way and followed his buddies to join the crowd.
Zhou Jiao pulled Zhang's mother along, keeping a close eye on the two young boys. Even though the traffickers were short of food and didn't necessarily need such grown-up boys, if they were to get lost, it would be a disaster.
These episodes added a lot of fun to the journey. In addition, the deep friendship between Zhang Dad and the passengers in the same carriage after their hard work together provided a lot of topics to talk about, so the journey was no longer boring.
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