They had already booked their plane tickets to Weihai and were just waiting for a room to become available at Chen Hong's hotel so they could check in directly.
Nothing happened overnight, and another busy day began.
The dried goods in the yard, once dried today, can be sealed and stored, and then the next batch can be dried.
In the morning, Chen Hong continued to water the orchard and also dug up a basket of fresh shepherd's purse. At noon, she went home, cooked some simple food, and had a light lunch.
After feeding the chickens and ducks, they went straight back to the orchard and didn't finish watering the entire orchard until the afternoon.
In another month, the pears will be ready to be harvested. If it doesn't rain during that time, they will need to be watered at least once more.
The pears are growing very well so far. As long as they don't encounter severe weather like typhoons or hail, a bumper harvest is in sight.
In the afternoon, Chen Hong drove to pick up the children and take them home. After putting down their schoolbags, the children helped her pack the dried goods into boxes.
That evening, the mother and her four children didn't go to the hotel for dinner. They cooked four dishes and made a pot of seafood porridge to feed themselves.
The children need to exercise, and Chen Hong needs to rest.
She went to bed at 10 p.m. and then started digging a pond in her spatial dimension. She had to finish it tonight; she needed to return the car tomorrow morning.
Chen Hong worked until after 1 a.m. before finishing digging the pond. She didn't even have time to drain the water before she quickly left her space to take a shower and rest.
Weihai Airport. Three elderly people, escorted by a young man, were still walking towards the parking lot with the flow of people.
Two elderly men carrying large fishing gear bags walked along, observing their surroundings.
With his graying buzz cut, he was thin but had a straight back, was full of energy, and had a cheerful face.
"Brother, it's been over ten years since you last visited Shandong, hasn't it? Look at the changes here! It's changed so much, it's practically moving forward by leaps and bounds!"
The older man was 175 centimeters tall, with deep wrinkles on his face. Although he looked a bit old, his eyes were bright and sharp.
At this moment, he appeared relaxed, moved nimbly, and followed the young man forward at a leisurely pace.
"Yes! It's been eighteen years since I last came to Shandong. And more than thirty years since I last came to Jiaodong, which is a heroic land."
The soldiers of Shandong are all elite and valiant, and those of Jiaodong are among the best. The people of Jiaodong have a long history of martial spirit; even ordinary civilians are quite fierce!
The slightly younger older man nodded in agreement: "Shandong people are straightforward and loyal, and have produced many famous scholars and brave generals throughout history!"
The old lady next to me wiped the sweat from her brow; her short, gray hair was damp with sweat.
"You two brothers have fallen back into your old habits, and all you can talk about is the military and being a soldier."
Let's hurry up and go! Didn't we arrange for a car to pick us up? The sooner we get there, the more rest I can get!
The younger older man said to her, "This is an occupational hazard for us! We've been soldiers our whole lives, and we have nothing else to talk about."
Old Zhang, are you overexerted? I've told you before, retirement doesn't mean you can just sit around; you still need to exercise regularly.
As some people say now, life is about movement, and living is about taking risks!
While our bodies are still able to function, let's get moving and get active!
When you're completely too exhausted to keep going, it'll be time to go see Marx!
The old lady couldn't help but sigh, "I want to exercise with you guys too! But my lungs aren't good, and I don't have enough energy!"
The old man sighed, "Hey! It's all because I didn't take care of myself when I was young, and I didn't value my health. That's how I developed these chronic illnesses."
However, with the advancements in medical technology, maintaining the current state should be no problem if we pay attention to regular health maintenance.
From now on, don't worry about anything at home; your daughter-in-law is capable of handling things on her own.
You just need to take care of the two of us. Young people have their own ideas; interfering too much will only annoy them!
"It's not like I'm willing to take care of things. My daughter-in-law still has to go to work, doesn't she?"
If I don't lend a hand, how can she manage? Fortunately, my grandson is all grown up now, so I don't have to pick him up or take care of his meals anymore.
"Now I can finally take a few years off and learn from you guys, watch TV and go fishing!"
As they talked, the four of them got into a Toyota minivan, which then started and left Weihai Airport.
The young man in the passenger seat turned around and asked the three elderly people, "Sirs, are we still going to the city? Secretary Wang called and invited you to stay at a hotel!"
"We're not going there, we're going straight to Yujia Village! Didn't we tell him this is a private trip?"
A few retired elderly people are coming for a vacation; let's not make a big fuss and disrupt their daily work.
Let them pretend we're not here and go about their business! I told them, we shouldn't have told them; it's making a big fuss and wasting manpower and resources.
Transportation is so convenient now; you can just stand on the roadside and haile a taxi, and there are plenty of options.
Young Xue couldn't help but think to himself: You make it sound so easy. As a staff member working closely with a leader, we are not only responsible for the leader's food, clothing, accommodation, and transportation, but also for their safety.
When he is away from home, he will definitely inform the local government leaders first.
In the event of any unforeseen incident, he and the local leaders cannot bear the responsibility.
However, he dared not say this aloud, and could only explain to his superior, "Supervisor, I have already spoken to the local leaders in advance, and they will not come to disturb our vacation."
The younger elderly people also spoke up to defend Xiao Xue: "Brother, Xiao Xue did nothing wrong, it's his job."
Let's keep a low profile and try not to wander around outside the village, so as not to cause trouble for Xiao Xue and the local government.
The older man, Uncle Zhou Yi, nodded helplessly, "I thought I could retire and be carefree, but I'm still constrained at every turn when I go out."
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