There is Room for Rebirth in the 1950’s

At two o'clock in the morning, Ping An woke up on time. With a wow, Zhang Guoqing was shocked and looked to the left, but he didn't find his son. He was so scared that he broke out in sweat. Turning around, she saw Zhou Jiaomi feeding her son with staring eyes. The two couples looked at each other stupidly. After a while, Zhou Jiao woke up and let him sleep first. After Ping An finished eating and changed her diaper, she would go back to sleep.

Zhang Guoqing opened his eyes and watched her expertly hug her son and gently pat his back after he was full to prevent the milk from spilling, so he felt relieved.

When the rooster crowed, Zhang Guoqing woke up, and looked at his watch that it was only after four o'clock. He didn't intend to get up so soon today, he lay quietly on the bed, closed his eyes and rested his mind, stared for a while, and woke up until 5:30, and then gently got up and put on his clothes. Looking at the two mother and child in their arms, he grinned and went out cautiously.

After washing and changing the patched clothes, Zhang Guoqing took the changed clothes and trousers and his son's diapers to the well for washing, and hung them on the bamboo poles in the yard to dry clothes.

He went to the backyard and saw them pulling weeds and fertilizing. He greeted them and moved away from the fertilizing place. , toss aside. The father and son finished their work in the back yard. Back in the main room, the three brothers listened to Father Zhang's general arrangements for today.

After breakfast, Zhang Guoqing went back to the room and saw that Zhou Jiao had already woken up and had breakfast, sitting in the living room, humming nursery rhymes with her son in her arms.

Jiaojiao, I'm going to help the new house next door in the morning. If you have something to do, let Xizi at home call me. After lunch, you have to go to the provincial capital to return the car, and pass by the principal of the county town to ask about the college entrance examination. You see See if there is anything you want to bring, write it down on a note, and give it to me when you come back at noon. Zhang Guoqing looked at the briquettes on the stove while talking.

Picking up the tongs, I went outside to grab a piece of briquettes, and when I came back, I replaced the burnt briquettes at the bottom of the stove, and poked at the hole. Put white fungus on the briquettes stove.

I remember that there are two boiled eggs in the kettle. I will eat them later. I also drank the white fungus soup. If you have something to do, don't do it yourself, let them call me. Zhang Guoqing ordered again worriedly after cleaning up.

After she responded, she kissed the mother and son, and reluctantly went out.

In just a few days, the two courtyards have taken shape. A lot of people gathered around to work. In the middle of the two courtyards, a large amount of blue stones, soil embryos, and straw and other materials have been piled up. Early in the morning, there were still people coming back from the foot of the mountain carrying stones one after another. In the main room and the east and west wing rooms of the two courtyards, the apprentices of the master bricklayer can be seen everywhere busy working and directing the helpers. Looking at it from a distance, it looks like a competition, without taking a breath, rushing to work hard.

Looking at the two courtyards, Zhang Guoqing raised his eyebrows in surprise. Is this playing in different classes at the same time?

Zhang Guoqing greeted everyone with a smile, and walked quickly to Father Zhang. Hearing the words of the bricklayer and Zhang's father, there was some eyebrows.

This morning he made soil embryos with Da Ni. Watching Father Zhang and the others busy mixing the clay, straw, hemp, mud and sand together with water, and finally mixing them into a thin mud, the better the better.

He didn't understand either, he could do whatever he was asked to do, and he felt more and more sticky, more sticky and more tired, and he had to pour water over and over again. Four or five people were stirring vigorously with shovels. At the end, I didn't even want to talk anymore, and I worked with my breath held. This work has to be done continuously, in cooperation with the master bricklayer.

Zhang Guoqing looked at the small courtyard not far away, in twos and threes. Immediately I understood why those strong laborers in the village could not build a house, and the three generations of a family slept on the same kang. Probably because I was too tired with Da Ni. Even if there are green stones, the soil embryo still needs to be prepared in advance.

My own family and Da Ni are all done by my brothers. These days, his elder brother and second elder brother brought a few cousins ​​to round up these words. It is estimated that the brothers can't even lift their arms, so they will hold on.

He planned to have a secret talk with his father after lunch. Find a few families who are in difficulty, and don't delay their work, so come early in the morning to help. Just ready, waiting for the master to come. Or ask the master if he knows anyone who specializes in this, and ask him to introduce more. Don't tell the second brother about the money, he will give it secretly. Otherwise, if you continue to do this, the loss outweighs the gain.

Seeing his father and uncle making soil embryos, which is similar to what they did, they all held their breath and worked hard. Repeatedly working mechanically. His thoughts ran away, silently pondering many things over and over again. For example, how long did you live in this house after it was built? If it weren't for the roots of his hometown, he really didn't plan to build a house. But this house is different, it was given to him by his father. In the future, they will come back during festivals and ancestor worship. This is their root, their peace and safety, and the root of future children and grandchildren.

Counting the money in hand, those who spent ginseng, fur, and seventy-eight eighty-eight, those 2,800 yuan are only less than 2,000 yuan. He didn't plan to sell the wild animals he hunted years ago. It's too late to buy now, who will sell? That is no income.

In the end, he decided to buy a small yard in the county seat, as long as it was safe and clean. By the way, I went to Zhao Dashan to solve the work problem, and just inquired about the house near him. As for Zuo Linna, wait for his father-in-law to come back, and then find a chance to mention the matter of the second brother.

Zhang Guoqing just worked so hard mechanically, his brain was wide open, and he didn't know where his thoughts went in the end. Others looked at it, and they all thought Zhang Xiaowu was a good guy. Look, the one who works hard. One person is worth three people. I heard that all the generals of his Yue family have come. I thought it would be different than usual.

Look, it's still the same as before. When I see people, I call out uncle, uncle, brother. Very affectionate, without any neglect. Speak politely, and don't be lazy when doing work.

Even the master bricklayer, who has never been very boastful, secretly envied Zhang Dayou. Patted Zhang Dayou: Brother, my son is the best, so lucky. Look at your three sons. Look at your little five, what does this kid look like, everything is top-notch. He walked up, I don't change my original intention. I used to hear people talk about your fifth child, and I thought it was exaggerating. He is a good boy.

Zhang Dayou laughed out loud, with the corners of his mouth raised high, no one could see his complacency. He said modestly: That's it. Growing up in the countryside, it's just a lot of strength, and it's not what you do.

In a radius of hundreds of miles, the old Zhang family started with Grandpa Zhang Guoqing as the head of the family, and now it is the fifth generation of descendants. Who doesn't exaggerate that the family has a good family style.

After the three brothers Zhang Dayou separated, they blocked things together. There are about ten brothers and sisters in Zhang Guoqing's generation, and none of them are lazy or filial. Mother-in-law, daughter-in-law, and sister-in-law all get along well.

His grandfather set the rules when he was still alive, except for the eldest son who followed his parents, the other children would live separately within one year of marriage. Not to mention the harmonious relationship between the sisters-in-law in their family, even the mother-in-law is sensible and generous.

Just this division of family is another matter. Those who have daughters like to be married to them. It's a pity that the parents of their third bedroom mainly depend on their children's wishes when choosing a daughter-in-law. It is said that they live on their own after marriage, unless the other party is really troublesome and has a bad reputation.

Since ancient times, the parents have made the decisions on the important matters of marriage. But the old Zhang's family is fine, let the children make decisions. What's even more frustrating is that the Zhang family's children are more outstanding than the other, and they have good personalities, and they never talk to girls casually. In particular, after Zhang Guoqiang from Zhang's second family married Lin Juhua, who was from the wrong family, he made poor families with daughters stare at Zhang's family. It's a pity that even the youngest Zhang Guoqing married a daughter-in-law. It will be many years before the grandchildren grow up. This made countless people with daughters secretly hate them.

The Zhang family built two big yards at once, which was said to be the same big yard as the old one. Many people in the village were secretly thinking about Zhang's family background. This is not three or five rooms of earthen embryos, look at the piled up large bluestones and earthen embryos. The landlord's house was not so rich before. This is not a thatched house, but a grand courtyard. I heard that the old man of the Zhang family would go to the provincial capital to study when he was still alive. Why do the few families at the foot of Beishan marry good daughters-in-law? You can tell from the yard alone that the family is doing well.

Some families in the village saw that their son was about to marry a wife, and they thought they were building a yard at the foot of Beishan Mountain. There were also younger generations who had never seen father Zhang and his three brothers build a yard back then, and secretly observed the old Zhang's yard.

All of a sudden, there were more and more people coming and going in the new yard every day, and everyone came to help when they were not working.