The third son of the Zhou family, who had not been home for nine years, went home to visit his relatives.

As soon as Zhou Weiguang entered the village, the news spread like wildfire.

When he walked to the door of his house, a long line of people following him were already following him.

When Zhao Chunmiao and Zhou Ruilan, who were at home, heard the news, they immediately dropped what they were doing and ran out.

When Zhao Chunmiao saw the man in green military uniform walking towards him in the distance, he stopped in his tracks, as if he couldn't believe that the tall and strong young man in front of him was his son.

Zhao Chunmiao covered her mouth, but a sob still escaped from the corner of her mouth.

"San'er..."

Zhou Weiguang dropped the bag in his hand and walked quickly towards Zhao Chunmiao, his tiger eyes also very moved, "Mom."

The mother and son looked at each other in silence at the door.

After a while, Zhao Chunmiao came to his senses, wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, and took his son into the house.

The Zhou family’s courtyard gate was closed, isolating the people outside.

"You've become stronger," Zhao Chunmiao said, holding his son's hand, his voice choking with sobs, "and darker."

Zhou Weiguang was only a teenager when he left. He was tall and thin, with not much flesh on his body and a slightly hunched back. From a distance, he looked like a hunched shrimp.

It’s not that I eat badly, it’s just that I don’t gain weight after eating.

Now he has a straight body, sharp eyes, and a strong body. He is even stronger than the blacksmith Wang who used to swing his arms to forge iron every day in the commune.

Although Zhao Chunmiao felt that it was a bit rough from an aesthetic point of view, her first wish as a mother was for her children to be healthy, so she thought that Zhou Weiguang was fine the way he was.

The brother, sister, mother and son chatted for a while, and Zhou Weiguang looked around the house and asked, "Where's Dad?"

Zhou Ruilan said, "Dad went to the commune for a meeting."

Zhao Chunmiao asked Zhou Weiguang again: "After arriving in the county, did you go to visit your second brother?"

"Yes," Zhou Weiguang nodded, "I got off the train this morning and had lunch at my second brother's house."

Zhao Chunmiao said, "Hmm," and said, "Call your second brother and his wife back in a couple of days, and we'll have a family reunion dinner."

Zhou Weiguang: "Second brother said he will be back tomorrow."

Zhou Ruilan leaned close to Zhao Chunmiao's ear and whispered, "Should we invite Sister Xiaoshu over tomorrow?"

Zhou Weiguang had sharp ears and heard it, so he asked, "What is Sister Xiao Shu?"

"That's what Mom wanted to say..." Zhou Ruilan had just started to speak when she was interrupted by Zhao Chunmiao.

"She's the young intellectual you telegraphed us to take care of. She's the younger sister of your comrade-in-arms."

Zhou Weiguang understood.

oh.

Lin Daiyu.

"Usually, I often invite her to my house for dinner, so your sister said she would invite her over tomorrow as well."

Zhao Chunmiao looked at Zhou Weiguang and said, "But tomorrow is our family reunion, so we should not invite her, or she will feel uncomfortable. What do you think?"

Zhou Weiguang nodded, "That's right."

Zhao Chunmiao paused, then asked, "Do you want to go see your comrade's sister?"

Zhou Weiguang thought about it and said, "It's not necessary."

Although he had promised Qin Feiyang that he would help him check on his sister and see how she was doing, it would easily lead to gossip if he went there specially to check on her.

Just look back and sideways.

Zhao Chunmiao was extremely disappointed, but his son had just returned today, so there was no need to rush.

"It's time to cook," Zhao Chunmiao stood up, "Son, what do you want to eat? Mom will make it for you."

Zhou Weiguang also stood up and said, "Whatever, I'll eat anything."

"I didn't know you were coming back today. There's nothing good at home..."

Zhou Weiguang hurriedly said, "Mom, it's already evening, just eat something."

Zhao Chunmiao said angrily, "My son hasn't been home for many years. No matter how casual the reception is, there can't be no wine."

Then he instructed Zhou Ruilan: "Ride your bike to the commune to pick up your father, and buy two bottles of Xifeng wine. Let's make do with it today, and kill a chicken and stew a lamb tomorrow!"

"Then I'll go." Zhou Weiguang said as he walked out. "It will be dark when I come back. It's not safe at Lanhua girl's house."

Zhao Chunmiao thought so too. "Then go ahead. Can you find the way?"

Zhou Weiguang couldn't help but curl his lips, "I grew up in a place where I can always find the way back no matter how long I've been away."

Zhao Chunmiao nodded with satisfaction.

After Zhou Weiguang had gone far away, he turned to Zhou Ruilan and said, "Go and call your sister Xiao Shu to have dinner."

Zhou Ruilan was surprised and asked, "You said you wouldn't scream?"

"I said I wouldn't call you tomorrow, not today." Zhao Chunmiao said with a smile, "Just tell your sister Xiao Shu that the shoes I made for her are ready, and ask her to come and get them."

"You go at the right time. When she arrives, she will be at the table just in time for dinner. We can invite her to the table together. What do you call this..." Zhao Chunmiao thought about it and said with a smile, "This is called a matter of course!"

Zhou Ruilan gave a thumbs up in admiration.

"People say that Dad and my brothers are smart, but in my opinion, Mom is the smartest person in our family!"

Zhao Chunmiao chuckled and said, "Then you should learn from mom!"

Zhou Ruilan approached with a smile, "Okay!"

***

After Qin Hanshu climbed up the tree, the big black dog saw that it couldn't do anything to her, so it could only wag its tail and run away.

Qin Hanshu then came down, repaired the bicycle and returned to the educated youth point.

I met Liao Yujie on the way.

Unexpectedly, this person came back to find her.

"...Qi Dabo and I have both run away. What if the big black dog comes back to cause trouble for you? After all, I am the one who brought the dog here. I can't just abandon you!"

Qin Hanshu was surprised and asked, "Do you have a conscience?"

Liao Yujie paused, puffed out her chest and said, "Occasionally!"

Qin Hanshu snorted, "You are so honest."

Liao Yujie shamelessly came up and brought up the topic again: "About the hunting team..."

Before she could finish her words, she saw Qin Hanshu riding his bike away from her.

Liao Yujie: “…”

This time Qin Hanshu did not let him down and successfully got rid of Liao Yujie.

As soon as she returned to the educated youth point, she saw Zhou Ruilan standing there waiting for her.

"Sister Xiaoshu, I've been waiting for you for a while."

After explaining her age, Zhou Ruilan still did not change her words. Qin Hanshu tried to correct her several times but to no avail, so he just let her be.

"Is there anything wrong? Lanhua?" Qin Hanshu stopped the car.

"My mom asked you to go to my house to get the shoes. They are ready."

Qin Hanshu looked at the sky and said, "It's a little late today. How about I go there early tomorrow morning?"

"Ah?" Zhou Ruilan didn't expect Qin Hanshu to say that. She hesitated for a while and said, "My mother said that I have to go get it today..."

Qin Hanshu didn't think much about it, "Okay, wait for me for a while, I'll go back to the cave to put something away."

She moved quickly because she wanted to get back quickly to cook and eat, as she was hungry.

I followed Zhou Ruilan to Zhou's house and found the gate was half-open.

Just as Zhou Ruilan was about to reach out and push the gate, it opened from the inside.

"orchid."

Along with a low voice, a tall black shadow appeared in front of Qin Hanshu.