Chapter 211 Jia Zhang Clan Village

Chapter 211 Jia Zhang Clan Village

Chapter 211 Jia Zhang Returns Home

At the same time, the workers reached the end of their shift.

"Jingle Bell--"

The bell rang and the workers went home.

"Alas, it's a pity that I'm not a driver, otherwise I could go to the countryside and eat good food!" said a worker with a bitter face.

"What's wrong with you? Why do you look so sad?" The companion was puzzled.

"You don't know! All the masters of our transport team go to the countryside to eat good food before get off work."

"Huh? There's actually delicious food in the countryside?"

"Don't disbelieve me. I heard that most of the communes have public canteens. Wow, they have vegetables and meat, very rich! All the drivers went to the countryside to eat there."

"real?"

Behind the two men, Jia Dongxu listened to their conversation and was shocked at first.

In everyone’s general perception, people in the countryside don’t have enough food to eat, so how could they possibly eat so richly?

"When I get back, I'll ask my mom to go back and try some of the food. After all, she's from the countryside, so it's okay for her to go back and have a meal."

"Yes, I asked my mom to go too, and asked my sister to go with her. If we can't have it, we can't let them miss out too."

Hearing this, Jia Dongxu was also moved.

"It's a good opportunity for Mom and Huairu to go to the countryside to try some food. There's no one at home, so it's convenient for me to do my work!" Jia Dongxu smiled.

He quickened his pace and returned home, telling Jia Zhang and Qin Huairu about it.

"I won't go. Dongxu, do you dislike me and want to send mom back home?" Jia Zhang shook her head frantically.

"Mom, that's not what I meant. Look at how good the food is in the countryside. And then look at how bad the food here is. We might as well go back to the countryside to eat."

"Besides, this is a chance to eat for free. You don't have anything to do at home, so just think of it as going to the countryside to play for a few days."

"My colleague is also going to send his mother to the countryside to live there for a few days and eat for free tomorrow."

Hearing about the good news of "eating for free", Jia Zhang's face was somewhat moved, "Are you really going out to have fun? Are you not going to send Mom back?"

"Mom, what are you thinking about! If you don't believe me, I'll give you some money now. I hope you can put your mind at ease."

"Okay, okay!" Jia Zhang stared at Jia Dongxu with greed in her eyes.

Seeing this, Jia Dongxu took out money and gave it to her.

After dealing with Jia Zhang, the next one is Qin Huairu.

"Huai Ru, you should also go to the countryside to visit your family for me. You haven't been back much in the past few years. Now is the time to go back and visit them."

"Yeah!" Qin Huairu nodded and was easily convinced.

Now that the matter was settled, Jia Dongxu was very happy.

"If you get out of my way, I can take care of my own business. I need to buy the iron as soon as possible, and I can try my luck with the money I make!"

Ever since he made money, Jia Dongxu became more ambitious and addicted to gambling.

Although it is still in the early stages, Jia Dongxu is obviously unable to stop.

The next day, Jia Zhang and Qin Huairu packed their luggage, each took a child and took the bus back home.

Since Xiaodang still needed to be breastfed, Qin Huairu naturally took care of him, and Jia Zhang naturally took care of Banggeng.

Both of them are from different villages in China, Qin Huairu is from Qinjia Village.

The Jia Zhang family came from Zhangjia Village.

It was a rare opportunity to go back to her hometown, and with the money given by Jia Dongxu, Qin Huairu bought some gifts.

But Jia Zhang didn't buy any and went home with the stick.

"I haven't been back to the countryside for several years. I don't know how it's going. And my farm, it's already October, and the food hasn't been delivered to me yet? I want to know what's going on."

Jia Zhang now has a rural household registration and has her own one acre and three mu of land.

But since she doesn't farm, the land can't just be left to waste.

The village decided to take Jia Zhang's land for cultivation and in exchange, give her a batch of grain every autumn harvest.

Logically speaking, Jia Zhang lived in the city and should have an urban hukou, but she coveted the land in the countryside.

When it came to household registration reform, she still didn't want to transfer her household registration, so she had no food ration.

The hundred kilograms of grain harvested in autumn every year is only enough to support the family for a month, which is far from enough, so Jia Dongxu has to buy grain every month.

After 2 hours of bumpy ride, Jia Zhang and Bang Geng finally arrived at Zhangjia Village.

As soon as she got off the car, Jia Zhang held her back and said, "Oh my god! We are finally here. What a lousy road we are driving on. It's really shaking my body!"

Then I looked at the uneven and bumpy roads around me.

"It's been several years, and they haven't even thought about repairing this road. No wonder Zhangjia Village is so poor that no one can go to the city!"

"I was very discerning. I married into the city when I was young and now I am enjoying a peaceful life!"

Having said this, Jia Zhang raised her head proudly.

At this time, Bang Geng looked up and said, "Grandma, aren't we home yet? I'm so tired!"

"Bang Geng, we're almost there! Just two more steps to go!"

"Oh!" Bang Geng lowered his head and responded.

Jia Zhang led the stick into Zhangjia Village. Seeing that the road was still full of potholes, Jia Zhang felt more and more proud.

But Bang Geng looked left and right, looking around curiously.

This was his first time going to the countryside, and the rural scenery was very attractive to Bang Geng.

Following the route she remembered, Jia Zhang walked for a long time and finally found her house.

"It's only been a short time since I last came here, and already so much grass has grown. It's almost as tall as me!"

"The neighbor next door is really something. Seeing how tall my grass is, he didn't even help to clean it up."

"This neighbor is just not good. It's not as good as the one in the city."

After complaining, Jia Zhang walked into the house with a look of disgust on her face.

"Hey, is this still my home? I haven't been back for a few years, how come it has become like this?"

Jia Zhang looked at the house in front of her with disbelief.

Looking at the earthen wall outside the house, Jia Zhang reached out and grabbed a handful of soil. The rag-like soil slipped away from her palm and floated in the air.

The flagstone in front of the door had been worn almost flat.

The wooden door was in tatters, the paint on it had peeled off, revealing the wood underneath.

The iron nails on the door that were once used to inlay patterns are now rusty and have lost their former luster.

Through the hole in the door, you can see the room inside, which is also dilapidated, with mottled stains on the walls and abandoned furniture and debris scattered on the ground.

"Squeak-"

Jia Zhang gently pushed open the door, which made a shrill sound.

The door opened and dust flew.

"Ahem." Jia Zhang waved the dust in front of her to disperse it.

The long-lost sunshine shone into the room, and the room suddenly became brighter.

The wooden furniture, such as tables, chairs and benches, all looked tattered, with some small weeds growing in the corners.

"It's only been a short time since I last came back to check on the house, and it's already so dirty. What a shameless neighbor! He doesn't even help clean up during the holidays. How can we live here?"

Since marrying into the city, Jia Zhang has basically never returned.

In her words, the countryside is full of country bumpkins and ignorant people, and staying with them makes one seem lowly.

The most recent time she came back was when Qin Huairu married Jia Dongxu. She took one look at the old house and then left.

At this time, everyone in the village either did farm work or went to the small blast furnace to smelt iron.

There were not many people in the village, and when Jia Zhang came back, no one saw her. "Alright, hurry up and fix it. We have to live here today. How can we live in such a shabby place?"

Although the house was shabby, it still had everything it needed. Taking out a broom, Jia Zhang started cleaning.

After cleaning for a while, Banggeng's stomach started to growl.

"Grandma, I'm hungry!"

"Banggeng, I'm hungry. Grandma, can you help me find something to eat?" Jia Zhang searched through the luggage but couldn't find anything to eat.

Jia Zhang came out in a hurry and brought only clothes with her. She didn't even have time to eat breakfast.

"Grandma, have you found it? I'm hungry!" Banggeng shouted again.

"How come it's gone?" Jia Zhang searched for a long time but still couldn't find anything.

"I'm hungry! I'm hungry! Grandma, I'm hungry!" Banggeng started shouting again when he saw that Jia Zhang was not found.

"Bang Geng, be good! Just bear with it for a while. We'll go to the cafeteria for lunch. The lunch is delicious."

"No! No! I'm hungry now! I want to eat! I want to eat!" Bang Geng still refused to give in.

He lay on the dusty ground and started rolling around.

"My dear grandson! The ground is dirty, please don't roll away!" Jia Zhang felt sorry for Banggeng.

Seeing this, the favored stick became fearless and rolled hard again.

"If grandma doesn't give me food, I'll keep rolling!"

Jia Zhangshi tried to stop Banggeng from throwing a tantrum but failed. She was in a hurry to get out, and now she was hungry.

When I got home, I had to clean the house myself. I was already in a bad mood, and Bang Geng was still making a fuss.

"That's enough, Banggeng, stop making trouble!" Jia Zhang said angrily.

"No! I want it!" Banggeng couldn't tell that the meaning of Jia Zhang's voice had changed.

"Snapped--"

"Ah——" Banggeng covered his face and cried bitterly.

"Grandma hit me! I don't want grandma anymore! I want to go home! I want to go home!" Banggeng ran out of the house crying.

Since he was born, Jia Zhangshi has basically never beaten him. If he did something wrong, she would just scold him verbally at most.

Now Jia Zhang actually beat him, which made Bang Geng unable to accept it for a while.

His good impression of Jia Zhang was instantly shattered.

"Banggeng, grandma was wrong. I shouldn't have hit you!" Jia Zhang also immediately realized that she was wrong and hurriedly hugged Banggeng.

"Ah——" Bang Geng was still crying.

"Bang Geng, be good! Don't cry! Grandma was wrong just now. I shouldn't have hit you. It's grandma's fault!"

"Don't cry! Grandma doesn't have any food with her. Just bear with it for a while. When it's noon, we can go to the cafeteria to eat something delicious!"

"There are so many delicious foods in the cafeteria, and there is a lot of meat to eat. You can eat as much as you want."

When he heard about eating meat, Bang Geng stopped crying instantly, as if he couldn't believe it.

"Really? Grandma, you can't lie to me!"

"Really!" Jia Zhang nodded heavily, "There's so much meat in the cafeteria that we can't finish it. If you don't want to eat it, just leave it!"

The young Bang Geng looked at Jia Zhang's determined expression and seemed to believe it.

Seeing this, Jia Zhang struck while the iron was hot: "There are so many delicious foods in the cafeteria, all of which are what Banggeng likes!"

"They are all my favorites!" Banggeng murmured to himself, recalling the delicious foods he had eaten since he could remember.

Suddenly, my mouth was watering and I started drooling over the food in the cafeteria.

"Slurp!" Banggeng wiped his saliva, "Grandma, you can't lie to me!"

"Grandma didn't lie to you. Be good and come back with grandma!" Jia Zhang took Banggeng's hand and went back to the house.

Looking at the house that still needed cleaning for a long time, Jia Zhang looked down at Bang Geng and smiled:
"That's great! If you want to have a good lunch, you have to help grandma clean the house, otherwise grandma won't take you with her!"

"No! I want to go! I want to go!" Bang Geng shook Jia Zhang's hand.

Jia Zhang took advantage of the situation and said, "If you want to go, you have to help grandma clean the house!"

"Okay! I'll go now!" Banggeng immediately agreed, took the broom and started cleaning the house.

Seeing this, Jia Zhang smiled triumphantly.

With such a heavy workload, she may not be able to finish it in one day alone. Although Banggeng is still young, he can still help a little.

Time passed unknowingly, and the cleaning work of the whole house was half completed.

"Grandma, are you done? I'm so hungry!" Banggeng shouted weakly, holding his rumbling stomach.

"Alright, alright! Bang Geng, let's go eat!"

"Oh! Grandma, please go!" Hearing this, Banggeng felt like he was injected with chicken blood, and his whole body was filled with energy.

"Let's go!" Jia Zhang led the stick and followed the route she remembered to the place where the villagers used to gather.

Sure enough, there was a crowd of people gathered here, and a large crowd was walking towards them not far away.

Jia Zhang was the first to arrive and immediately lined up, and soon it was her turn.

Looking at the sumptuous dishes in front of her, Jia Zhang was also drooling.

"What Dongxu said is true. There are so many delicious foods in the countryside. It's better than living in the city!"

"No, there are so many dishes here, I want to try every one of them."

Jia Zhang ordered every dish.

"Are you tired of eating so much?" asked the person serving the food.

"It's okay, I can finish it. I'm not the only one eating it!" Jia Zhang said indifferently.

Seeing this, the man didn't say much and served food to Jia Zhang.

After getting the food, Jia Zhang led the stick to find the dining table.

Looking at her back, the others were puzzled.

"Who is this person? Why haven't I seen him before?"

"I don't know either. You are so old, so I should have some impression of him. How come I have never seen him before?" The man was also puzzled.

"Okay, don't think about it. Judging from the way he looks like, he must have come down from the city. He came here because we have delicious food in our public canteen."

"Haven't there been a lot of people here these days? It's normal that I don't know you!"

"That's right, let's get some food! I'm hungry!"

Others also thought it made sense and stopped interfering.

Under normal circumstances, when Jia Zhang came back, she would have been questioned.

However, because of the public canteens, many city people have moved to the countryside, so it is normal that the younger generation does not know each other.

"My dear grandson, look, grandma was right, they are all delicious!"

"They are all really delicious!" Banggeng said excitedly, his mouth immediately watering. He picked up the chopsticks and started to eat.

Jia Zhang didn't notice that someone was watching her not far away.

"They came down from the city again. Seeing how good we are eating, they come here like dogs, following the noses." He looked at Jia Zhang and Bang Geng who were wolfing down their food with disdain.

The man waved his hand and consoled her, "That's enough. One more or one less won't make much difference. She can eat whatever she wants."

Then the topic suddenly changed: "It's just that you have to work to eat in the countryside. We don't support idle people here."

"When the time comes, you keep an eye on them. If they can't work, kick them out and don't waste our food."

"Yes, I'll send someone to keep an eye on her after dinner. I don't know whose family she belongs to. She's so old, and she's definitely not going to be able to do much work in the countryside."

(End of this chapter)