Rebirth in the 50s: The Couple with the Hidden Space novel Chapter 446

Chapter 446: Chapter 337: Return to the Village

Snowflakes fell from the sky, and gusts of wind swept by. The carriage rattled outside in the wind. Traveling against the wind, the old man on the carriage consoled his beloved horse, unwilling to whip it, letting it move whimsically sometimes fast, sometimes slow.

Inside the carriage sat Zhang Guoqing and his parents. Mother Zhang looked regretful that her little grandson couldn’t return to the village. Seeing the child become more clever every day and recognizing her, she truly couldn’t bear parting from her grandson. If it weren’t for worrying about the eldest child, she wouldn’t want to go home.

Zhang Guoqing also felt very regretful. He hadn’t expected the daytime temperature to be abnormal today. These past days he didn’t even need to wear a coat at noon; who would have thought that the planned trip would need to be changed at the last minute? A whole day off, and he couldn’t accompany his wife and son.

"You first go find your third granduncle, see if he has anything for you. Later go sit with your eldest uncle and younger uncle for a while. If there’s nothing else, come home early," Mr. Zhang said, seeing the village entrance.

Zhang Guoqing nodded. He picked up his bag, asked the old man to stop, paid the fare to have him send Mother Zhang and Mr. Zhang back home. Alone, he slowly walked to Old Captain’s house. On a rare day, he didn’t see anyone out wandering or playing in the village, so he could take a look at Daqing Mountain he hadn’t seen in a while and the familiar village.

Arriving at Old Captain’s house, Zhang Guoqing called out loudly for his third granduncle. Hearing a response inside, he directly headed to the outer room. Upon entering, the whole family was sitting on the kang, twisting ropes.

"Finally seeing you, young man. How come you went to Beijing and didn’t return to the old home?" Old Captain smiled amiably, pulled him to sit down, and asked his daughter-in-law to serve hot water.

Zhang Guoqing took out four boxes of pastries and two bottles of wine from his bag and placed them on the kang, laughing as he said, "I returned and went straight to work, I really couldn’t make it back home. Last weekend I planned for the whole family to return, but my parents went to the county town first thing in the morning. With such a delay, I could only come to see you today. Please don’t take offense."

Old Captain had high authority at home. When he spoke, none of the descendants dared to interrupt. They all quietly listened to the conversation, even the playful children didn’t dare to come forward to grab pastries.

"Why did you bring so many things here? I called you back not for the gifts. Tell me first, how are things outside? Is your father-in-law doing well in Beijing?"

Zhang Guoqing opened a box of pastries, pushed them in front of the children, and smiled, "What’s ’doing well’? My father-in-law now has a car with a dedicated driver; there’s nothing to not be doing well. Things outside are good, but still can’t compare to our home. The familiar local speech, the familiar relatives—no place outside can compare."

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