All the owners were away, and Long Xin felt a little embarrassed. "How about we go to Second Street and spend the night there?"
"Sister Guo and her daughter are at home! They have to look after the Zhou family. It's the last night, why are you crowding in? If you're scared, you can ask your aunt and uncle to come stay for one night."
"Then I'll call my mom and ask her later." Long Xin naturally didn't want to go back to live in that crowded two-story house.
The Zhou family quickly packed up their necessities, and Lu Zhaochong sent Tian Cheng and Su Rang to drive.
Zhou Yu's car was filled with his family of three plus Zhou's father and mother. Zhou Niao's seven-seater car was driven by Tian Cheng, and was filled with Zhou Kai, Zhou Niao's father and son, and Zhou Hua's family of three. Su Rang drove an old Audi and took Zhou Xiang to pick up the three treasures.
Dong Yunrong had already packed spare clothes and toiletries for the three babies and was waiting at the post office gate.
Zhou Xiang handed the key to the Zhou residence to his mother-in-law. "When Xu Tong and his wife go back to work tomorrow, tell them to clean up first! And ask Lu Jin to help turn on the elevator power."
Dong Yunrong nodded repeatedly, "Don't worry! I'll take care of the house."
As soon as the three cars entered the entrance of the new village, someone came running over and said, "Don't stop, drive straight in, to the building in the middle of the second row, where there are a lot of people gathered."
Zhou Xiang also asked Su Rang to honk the horn and step on the accelerator. The crowd heard the car horn and turned around to make way.
More than a dozen people got out of three cars, and Zhou Quan led the way towards the building.
There were also those who wanted to say hello, but were held back by the people next to them. When was it not allowed to say hello? The clan leader inside had been holding on for a long time.
Hearing the noise, the second grandfather, who had been in a coma, opened his eyes and asked, "Think about it?"
Zhou Xiang immediately walked from the back of his family to the front, "Second Grandpa."
Second Grandpa smiled and said, "I'm glad you came back safely."
Second Grandpa's words made Zhou Xiang's eyes fill with tears. She felt very guilty. "I made Second Grandpa worry. I should have come to see you as soon as I got back."
Second Grandfather gently raised his hand and shook it. "Don't blame me. It's been four years, and you've had a lot to deal with. Seeing you're safe, I'm relieved. Where's Ling Ran?"
"He's safe too. He accompanied Mr. Ling to visit a friend. He drove back from the county town very quickly."
"Well," Second Grandpa turned his eyes away again, and Zhou Xiang quickly moved away.
Zhou Quan called him "Second Uncle" softly.
Second Grandpa responded, "Hey, Yiquan, you are blessed, you must cherish it."
Zhou Quan nodded repeatedly, unable to control the tears in his eyes.
Zhou's mother covered her mouth and cried inconsolably.
After Zhou Niao, Zhou Yu, and Zhou Hua each took their younger generation to see Second Grandpa, Zhou Kai stepped forward and said, "Second Grandpa."
Second Grandpa's lifeless eyes widened slightly, "Zhou Kai?"
Zhou Kai nodded vigorously, "It's me, Second Grandpa."
Second Grandpa raised his lips and said, "Think about pulling you along, you should be grateful."
Zhou Kai nodded with tears in his eyes, "Yes, I know, I will listen to my cousin."
"good."
Second Grandpa looked around at everyone in the room reluctantly, slowly closed his eyes, and a smile appeared on his lips.
"Second Grandpa!"
"Second Grandpa!"
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Everyone in the room started crying, and the people outside also started crying.
Ling Ran drove into the village amidst the sounds of mournful sobbing. He pulled over to the side of the road, quickly got out, and pushed through the crowd into the house. Second Grandfather's face was already covered, and he was putting on the outermost shroud.
He hurried as fast as he could but still failed to see the old man for the last time.
Seeing his lover coming, the sad Zhou Xiang pulled his lover aside and said, "Second Grandpa asked about you. I told him that you had returned as usual and would be here soon. He couldn't wait and left with a smile on his face."
Ling Ran hugged his wife and said, "We should come back and see her."
"Yeah! It's my fault. My hatred towards Jiang Weizhong has made me discouraged about everything."
"It's not your fault. You can't take care of too much. Do you think my grandfather is right?"
Zhou Xiang nodded, "Like once, before an old man passed away, I was worried about him, so I helped him fulfill his wish to visit his old friend so that he wouldn't have any regrets."
Ling Ran's heart calmed down. "After I finish my work here, I will stay with Grandpa."
As they were talking, the mourning hall had been prepared and the tents outside had been set up.
Someone came to give out mourning hoops. Zhou Xiang and the other two were grandchildren, so they wore white mourning hoops with a little red cloth. Sanbao and the other two were great-grandchildren, so they wore white mourning hoops with green cloth.
Rural funerals were basically held the old way: the body stayed for three days, and the funeral was held on the morning of the eighth day of the first lunar month. There were many people helping out, and since Zhou couldn't help much, he would always go to the funeral hall and burn paper, hoping that his second grandfather would no longer be poor.
As a filial son, Zhou Yidonggang was very busy and had no time to have a good talk with Zhou Xiang until after the funeral, when he finally had some time at noon.
"Your second grandfather didn't want to tell you in advance. He always said you were busy. He wanted to inform you when he was dying on the fifth night of the New Year, but he stopped me. After consulting everyone in the village, he agreed to inform you."
Zhou Xiang's tears fell again, "Third uncle, it's my fault. After returning safely, I should have found time to come back."
Zhou Yidong waved his hand, "I haven't been back for nearly four years. You have a lot of things to do over there. Your second grandfather hopes that Zhoujia Village can continue to develop. In the past four years, Xiao Chen has come to arrange the patterns for us to plant flowers. I also listened to him and collected the flower seeds. After raising the seedlings, I chose the strong ones to plant. From early summer to October, the flow of people has been good.
At first, no one understood why the viewing was free. Later, after each family sold a lot of local specialties, they realized the benefits of free viewing. The local chickens and eggs were especially popular, and the children's medium-sized fish could also be sold for money. As for watermelons, they stopped planting them in the last two years for fear that the seeds would affect their reputation.
Two bags appeared on the table in front of Zhou Yidong. "Third cousin, the big bag contains 30 kilograms of melon seeds. Plant them in spring first! If you don't have enough for autumn, come to the market town to find me. The small bag contains flower seeds.
The development of Zhoujia Village is like this. The follow-up is to maintain stability and not hinder each other when selling things. "
Zhou Yidong nodded. "I understand. This is the biggest development in the countryside. Everyone is very satisfied with the current situation."
In the afternoon, Zhou Wang took the Zhou family to see the lake behind the village. All the Zhou family villagers had moved to the south to become a new village, and the original old houses had all returned to land.
In the vast fields, beside a quiet lake, there is an irregular pavilion. Zhou Wang introduced that there are grapes outside the pavilion. The vines were buried in the soil in winter, and it is not time to dig them out yet.
The circle of thatched stalls around the pavilion is not out of place and blends well with the lake and nearby fields. Looking around, it is quiet, peaceful and beautiful.
Such a lake coupled with a vast sea of flowers, which flourishes for several months every year, is the highest point of Zhoujia Village.
Tian Cheng drove Zhou Kai, who was annoyed by his parents' pestering, to Gu County to catch the train back to the team. The rest of the group returned to the town. Throughout the journey, Zhou Xiang ignored Zhou Ming, who still had a haughty look on his face, and Xia Cuilan, who was trying to get close to her.
Zhou Xiang and Ling Ran took the children directly back to Zhou's house to wash up, and Zhou Niao, Zhou Yu and Zhou Hua returned to Zhou's house.
Dong Yunrong was guarding Zhou's house. When her son and daughter-in-law came back, she wanted to help wash the three babies, but the three babies refused. They were third-grade students and could take care of themselves.
Lu Jing and Lu Ying were dissatisfied with Lu Zhaochong for not choosing them to accompany the eldest sister-in-law back to Zhoujia Village, and they even "challenged" Lu Zhaochong. When the sister-in-law came back, the two of them followed her attentively again.
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