Siheyuan works as a nanny for Shazhu

At this time, people in the courtyard were working and doing housework. No one noticed that Jia Zhang had left. They just muttered a few times in their hearts that this old woman was so lucky because her daughter-in-law did everything for her and took good care of her.

Qin Huairu had been holding back since she got up in the morning and saw Jia Dongxu taking her mother-in-law out. When they left the compound, she finally couldn't help it. The corners of her mouth turned up, and she quickly hid back in the house, covering herself with the quilt and laughing happily. This time was different from the last time. Last time Jia Zhang was arrested, they looked for people here and there, and only found out a few days later that there was one less person causing trouble at home. It was really comfortable. She had been looking forward to this since five days ago, and as soon as she saw them off, she couldn't suppress the joy in her heart. A year, she could live like this for a year, and she really had to thank Jiang Feng.

Jia Zhangshi and Jia Dongxu walked for almost two hours and finally arrived at Zhangjia Village. Before they entered the village, the big yellow dog in the village had already started barking. The two looked at an old man lying under a big tree at the entrance of the village, waving a palm-leaf fan. A big yellow dog beside the tree kept barking at them. The old man heard the barking and stood up, squinting at them, and hit the dog twice with the fan in his hand, and the big yellow dog lay down under the tree.

The old man asked, "Who are you looking for and where are you from?"

Just as Jia Dongxu was about to step forward to speak, Jia Zhang ran up to him and said, "Fourth Uncle, is that you? I'm Xiaohua. Do you remember me?"

The old man who was called Fourth Uncle narrowed his eyes and stared at Jia Zhang again and again: "Oh, it's Big Head Brother's Xiaohua, why are you back now?"

Jia Zhang's father, Zhang Datou, has passed away for many years. The old man at the head of the village also has the surname Zhang. Most of the people in this village have the surname Zhang. At that time, Uncle Zhang was the fourth child in the family. Jia Zhang had called him "fourth uncle" since she was a child. It's really amazing that she can still remember it after so many years.

When Mrs. Jia Zhang saw that Uncle Zhang recognized him, she quickly called Jia Dongxu over and introduced him, "Fourth Uncle, this is my son Jia Dongxu, you can just call him Dongxu. Dongxu is your uncle, you can just call him Fourth Uncle. I came back this time to look for my brother Dafu, is my brother home?"

"I'm going to the fields now. Go and wait. Dafu's wife should be home. Go ahead."

"Hey, Fourth Uncle, I'll go over first."

Uncle Zhang watched the two people walking towards the village, shook his head and said that life in the city was much better, but would they come back if it was better? They probably couldn't live there anymore.

Jia Zhang took Jia Dongxu to the gate of a courtyard. The courtyard was surrounded by a fence, and standing outside, one could see inside. A woman was washing clothes in the courtyard. Jia Zhang looked at her and tentatively called out, "Sister-in-law."

The woman in the courtyard raised her head, looked outside, walked to the door uncertainly, and stared at Jia Zhang for a few seconds: "Zhang Xiaohua?"

"Hey, it's me, sister-in-law, I'm back, where's my brother?"

When Liu Hui recognized it was Jia Zhang, her face suddenly changed and she said, "Your brother went to the fields. What's the matter with you coming here today?" Only then did Liu Hui see that Jia Dongxu was following behind with a package on his back.

Jia Zhang said awkwardly, "Sister-in-law, I came back to see you. This is Dongxu. Come, Dongxu, call me aunt."

Jia Dongxu stepped forward and called out, "Aunt." Liu Hui's expression improved a little, but she still said in a bad tone, "Hey, Dongxu is here, come in."

The two men entered the house. Jia Dongxu put down his things and looked around. The house was just three old houses, but it was more spacious than living in the city. The kitchen and toilet were outside, and there was also a woodshed in the yard. He thought to himself that life in the countryside was not easy either. How should he start the conversation later?

Liu Hui was still unhappy, and it was about Jia Zhang's past. At that time, Jia Zhang had only been in the city for a few years. Zhang Dafu was having a hard time living in the village at the time, and wanted to go to the city to find a job, so he went to the old city to find Jia Zhang. At that time, old Jia was still there, and Jia Dongxu was still young. As a result, old Jia didn't say anything, but Jia Zhang was weird. She had a bad face since she entered the door of old Jia's house. She stayed there for three days, and she had steamed corn bread and corn porridge every day. She didn't even say that she would treat her elder brother well. Zhang Dafu was depressed when he came back from the city. Liu Hui asked her many times before she told her about this. Since then, Zhang Dafu never went to find Jia Zhang again, including after old Jia died, and basically they had no contact.

Seeing that Jia Zhang brought back so many things today, I guess she can't stay in the city anymore. But I have never dealt with this nephew before. Let's see what happens next. We have to wait for Dafu to come back.

Liu Hui poured them a glass of water and sat in the yard chatting with them. Jia Dongxu gradually got to know them. His uncle had two sons and a daughter. They all went to the fields with his uncle this morning. The oldest was older than Jia Dongxu, and the two younger ones were behind. Life was not easy at home, so the eldest got married and built a small yard next door. The couple lived separately. The two younger ones were also of marriageable age, but they were still discussing the gift price.

After a while, Liu Hui finished washing and hanging the clothes, and started to light a fire and cook. The sun was getting brighter outside at this time, and she saw people coming back carrying hoes, shovels and other things. Jia Zhang was sharp-eyed and saw Zhang Dafu at a glance. There were three young men following behind them. They were walking and talking. When they reached the door, the older ones went to the next room, and Zhang Dafu pushed the door and came in with his second son and daughter.

As soon as they entered the room, they saw two people sitting inside. Jia Zhang and Jia Dongxu quickly stood up and walked to Zhang Dafu: "Brother, I am Xiaohua." Jia Zhang started crying as she spoke.

Jia Dongxu also called out, "Uncle."

Zhang Dafu looked at the two of them, his expression not looking very good: "Zhang Xiaohua, why did you come back? This is what I said when I left."

"Brother, Lao Jia is gone."

When Zhang Dafu heard what Jia Zhang said, his expression changed. He asked the two to sit down. Jia Dongxu quickly took out a pack of cigarettes and handed it to his uncle. Zhang Dafu looked at Jia Dongxu and took the cigarette. Jia Dongxu gave another cigarette to his cousin and put the cigarette on the table next to his uncle. Zhang Dafu said, "Well, you can leave if you want to. But your son is so old now. What's the matter with you coming back?"

Jia Zhang also realized that her elder brother and sister-in-law didn't like her, and she was too embarrassed to speak out about her own affairs. She looked at Jia Dongxu, and Jia Dongxu had no choice but to say, "Uncle, something happened at home, and I wanted to send Mom back to live for a while, so I came to find you."

After that, Jia Dongxu took out another bag from the package and continued, "Uncle, aunt, this is my first visit, and I don't know what to bring, so I brought five catties of white flour and five catties of two-he flour." After that, he handed the things to his aunt. When Liu Hui heard so many things, she couldn't help but look at Zhang Dafu. Zhang Dafu thought about it and nodded. Liu Hui saw that her family nodded, so she quickly put it away, and put on a smile on her face, and said to Jia Dongxu, "Oh, Dongxu, look at you, you came here and brought so many things."

"Aunt, this is your first time here, you can't come empty-handed. There are still more supplies in the city, but you need a ticket. If you don't have a ticket, you can't take these few things out."

When Liu Hui heard Jia Dongxu say this, a smile spread across her face. She said to her two children, "Xiaogang, Xiaoting, this is your cousin, and this is your aunt. They are all calling each other."

The two children shouted after hearing this, and Jia Zhang and Jia Dongxu both responded. Jia Dongxu also said, "This is our first time here, and it's quite rushed, so we don't know what our cousins ​​like. Let's talk to our cousin later. If there's anything he likes, I'll bring it to you next time I come."

Xiaogang and Xiaoting were also very happy after hearing this. They gathered around Jia Dongxu and started talking about what was available in the village. Xiaogang didn't have any requests. He just said that since there were a lot of supplies in the city, he should bring some meat over, as he hadn't tasted meat for several months. Xiaoting was a girl who loved to be pretty at her age. She wanted a head flower. Jia Dongxu asked about the style of the head flower and promised, patting his chest, that he would bring it over next time.

After a while, bursts of laughter came from the house. Liu Hui also called out in the yard, and the eldest daughter next door came over with her wife. This time, Jia Dongxu came forward and kept calling "cousin" and stuffed a pack of cigarettes over. The eldest daughter also became closer to this cousin. At noon, everyone had lunch together, and the eldest daughter brought all the dishes over. Although there was no meat, there were still enough cabbage, radishes and the like.

Jia Dongxu looked at the usual meals and thought they were okay. Even in the city, one didn't have to eat meat every day. If he didn't think of ways to make ends meet, it would be good to eat it once every half a month. If he wanted to eat it more often, he would have to go to the Pigeon Market and spend more money. After they finished their meal, Liu Hui took her daughter-in-law and Xiaoting to clean up the dishes. Jia Dongxu and Jia Zhangshi followed Zhang Dafu and Dagang and Xiaogang to the inner room and sat down.

After Zhang Dafu lit a cigarette, he said to the two of them, "You're doing well in the city, why are you thinking of going back to the countryside?" Jia Dongxu and Jia Zhang looked at each other and told each other what happened in the yard. They had offended someone in the yard. The Jia family, an orphan and a widow, were bullied. After pleading, the other party did not pursue the matter. They just wanted Jia Zhang to come out and avoid the limelight, so that others would not see them and come to their house again.

After hearing this, Zhang Dafu realized that he had no one to back him up, not only in the city but also in the village, so he slammed the table and said that he would take his two sons to the city to vent his anger on his sister. Jia Dongxu quickly stopped him and said that the sister's family had connections in the factory, and the sister was a chef who knew many leaders, so he really couldn't afford to offend her. The matter had already passed, so there was no need to make a fuss about it.

Zhang Dafu and others looked at Jia Zhang and Jia Dongxu. Since they had no intention of looking for someone to help them, then forget it. However, the living space at home was not spacious enough.