Rebirth in the 50s: The Couple with the Hidden Space novel Chapter 775

Chapter 775: Chapter 650: Silent and Unspoken

When the village horn signaled the end of work, the Zhang Family’s birthday feast had already gone through three rounds of drinks. The children, each with a bottle of soda, were also slowly taking small sips and finishing up.

As the horn sounded, Mr. Zhang frequently looked toward the door. His two brothers were supposed to be finishing work.

From this gesture of his father, Zhang Guoqing understood what true sibling bond was. He imagined that if he were enjoying delicious food and drink, he would really be thinking about his two older brothers.

He glanced at the restless children due to the adults not finished yet, and seeing them giving him looks, he smiled and waved them off to go play.

"Uncle, ice cream?"

"Wait a bit, be careful with your stomach."

"We’ll bring some to Brother Tie Dan and the others."

These kids’ eyes were darting around, like little puppies, almost wagging their tails, their thoughts plainly written on their faces, the meaning was obvious.

Zhang Guoqing chuckled and nodded, "You handle it yourselves."

Children have their own friendships, which he didn’t intend to meddle with. Seeing Ping’an run out with them, he was quite pleased; his son wasn’t that petty after all.

"Dad, I’ll go call Uncle and Little Uncle over."

Mother Zhang spoke before her husband could say anything, "Don’t go, you guys keep chatting, I’ll go and bring your Aunt and Aunt Zhang along as well."

Once Mother Zhang stepped away, Zhou Jiao and the other women got up to clean up the other table’s mess. Serving bowls and chopsticks, wiping down tables, dismantling the tables, tidying everything up in no time.

This year’s harvest was much better than last year, but still not enough for the members to eat their fill. After the experiences of the past few years, no one dared to slack off now, working even harder.

As a result, even with the horn announcing the end of work, it wasn’t like everyone got home so quickly. So by the time Uncle Zhang and the others came over, an hour had roughly passed.

Mr. Zhang invited everyone to sit at the table, while from the kitchen, Zhang Meili hurriedly brought four bowls of noodle soup on a wooden tray, smiling happily as she approached.

"Everyone’s here today, not working this weekend?"

"It’s just that the children’s mother is celebrating a small birthday today, and the kids wanted to gather. Has the team finished being busy for the day?" Mr. Zhang replied while asking his son to pour them drinks.

Uncle Zhang shook his head with a laugh, "The work in the fields is endless. Finishing here, weeding there, loads of work. In a while, it’ll be time for the autumn harvest again."

Indeed. Besides busy farming times, there’s also no real leisure in other times. Seeing his two brothers with faces sunburned red, Mr. Zhang couldn’t bring himself to tell them to take it easy.

In the countryside, only by working in the field for work points can one get a share of the grain. What would folks eat if they did less? Their Old Zhang’s family was already considered better off. Apart from farming, they rarely participated in chores like repairing reservoirs or gathering mountain stones. Unlike other families, where indeed women worked like men, and men like beasts of burden.

After Uncle Zhang finished eating the noodle soup, he wiped his mouth and turned to Zhang Guofu, "How long are you staying this time?"

"I have to rush back tomorrow morning, just took half a day’s leave."

Uncle Zhang nodded, "Keep up the good work! After you finish learning, is there an arrangement whether to stay in the provincial city or come back?"

"I still plan to return to the county town."

Uncle Zhang nodded with a smile, "Coming back is good. Big cities aren’t as free as small places."

Nearby Mr. Zhang said, "Big brother, little brother, have some wine..."

Uncle Zhang, seeing his mysterious smile, his eyes lit up, without a word lifted the glass, took a sip, then drank it all down.

Uncle Zhang hurriedly picked up his drink without speaking, sniffed it, and laughed, "This ginseng wine has been brewed for quite some time, hasn’t it? I guess it must be Xiao Wu who asked Uncle Wang for it."

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