Rebirth in the 50s: The Couple with the Hidden Space novel Chapter 289

Chapter 289: Chapter 220: Before Entering the Ancestral Hall

The morning at Zhang Family Village was a blanket of white, with snow along the roadside like a carpet. In the distance, smoke rose from the village, and at the entrance of the village, there was still a layer of white snow on the ground.

The old captain now lived with his eldest son’s family within the village, near the large courtyard by the Zhang family ancestral hall. There were piles of chopped wood by the door, and on the heated kang in the main hall, the old captain was chatting with his eldest son about family matters.

Just as the old captain was about to wander around the village, his eldest grandson came in from outside, beaming with joy, and said, "Grandpa, wait a bit before you go out. There’s something interesting I want to tell you."

The old captain, hearing this, sat back down and smiled, "Go ahead, what’s got you so happy so early in the morning?"

"Grandpa, you wouldn’t know unless you go out. Zhou Family Village is in chaos now. I went out early and heard that something happened there. Haha, it turns out Zhou Xiaozheng is not Old Man Zhou’s biological son. Last night, five cars came, and even the clan leader and captain of Zhou Family Village were involved."

The old captain furrowed his brow and sat up straight, "Tell me properly, what happened?"

His eldest grandson, Zhang Qingsong, suppressed his laughter and mysteriously said, "I didn’t see it myself, but Zhou Youcai’s youngest son said a group of soldiers brought an old general to settle accounts last night. They said Old Man Zhou held onto the child and didn’t send him back, and the child’s biological aunt has been searching for decades and finally found him. This morning, Zhou Family Village is going to open the ancestral hall and revise the genealogy, saying Zhou Xiaozheng was actually the sole bloodline of the main household in Beijing. I can’t understand the rest."

The eldest son slapped his son, scolding, "What were you doing on that end so early? Zhou Youcai’s youngest son has nothing better to do and loves to shoot his mouth off. You should keep your distance from him in the future."

After finishing, he saw his father silent and softly asked, "Dad, this matter doesn’t concern our Zhang Family, but today is the hunting event for three villages. Will Zhou Family Village still go up the mountain? Should I go to Zhou Family Village to check?"

The old captain shook his head, "It’ll be tough to go up the mountain today. Without Zhou Family Village, and with Xiao Wu unavailable from Brother Zhang’s house, no one dares to venture into the deep mountains; let’s wait and see."

Zhang Qingsong smiled and said to his father, "Dad, don’t worry, I bet Xiao Wu will come over in a while to discuss it. Captain Zhou will also come over. I think there’s no chance today; we brothers are just waiting for Xiao Wu to take us to the deep mountains. Even if you old folks go up the mountain, forget about entering deep mountains."

Speak of the devil, there came Zhang Guoqing’s voice from outside, "Third Grandpa, are you in the room? It’s Xiao Wu, I have something to talk to you about."

Zhang Qingsong hurriedly put on his shoes and ran outside, shouting, "Xiao Wu, come on in."

The old captain watched his grandson leave, stretched his neck to look out, and when he saw Zhang Guoqing and Zhang Guoqiang coming in, he beckoned them to come onto the kang.

Zhang Guoqing quickly stepped forward, sat in front of the kang, and said with a smile, "Third Grandpa, I was worried you went out. Today, my brother and I came to ask for your help and to tell you that we can’t go to the deep mountains today."

The old captain looked at him with puzzlement, "I know why you can’t go to the deep mountains today; is it because your father-in-law is going to the ancestral hall? But what do you two brothers need from me?"

Zhang Guoqing glanced at his second brother, then around, hesitating.

Just then, the old captain’s wife came in and teased him, "Xiao Wu, you’re rare to see these days. How’s fatherhood treating you? Your mother was just saying yesterday that such a young man is now a father, and you’re actually taking care of the child quite well. It’s almost a month-old now, right?"

Zhang Guoqing just kept smiling, listening to them tease him without replying.

The old captain remembered the matter Zhang Guoqing specifically mentioned to him a few days ago, suddenly realized, and ushered them out.

After everyone left, the old captain joked, "Changing household registration? Is he also changing the household registration?"

Zhang Guoqiang quickly got up, took a form from his pocket, and handed it to him, "Uncle, you truly have good eyesight. We need to change household registration; we got the certificate yesterday and now need your official stamp today."

The old captain looked at him in surprise, then at the smiling Zhang Guoqing beside him, and exclaimed, "It’s not because I have sharp eyes; I was just joking. Good boy, well done. Once you move to the city, work hard, and in the future, bring our Zhang family’s younger ones into the city with any opportunity. Have you confirmed where you’ll be working?"

Zhang Guoqiang nodded with a smile, "Yes, and thanks to my second sister’s father-in-law who has extensive connections. Heard there’s an internal recruitment at the public security bureau, and they found a way for me to try out. Just completed the procedures yesterday, and I rushed over this morning."

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