Chapter 322 The Zhang brothers return home in glory!

Chapter 322 The Zhang brothers return home in glory!

Chapter 322 The Zhang brothers return home in glory!
At about one o'clock in the afternoon, the two Zhang brothers led their family back to Zhangjia Village. Zhang Dalin looked at the village where he had lived for more than 20 years and couldn't help but sighed, "Dad! This car ride is so fast. It's only noon and we're already home."

"Your cousin paid more than four dollars for the car fare so that we could come back without so much hardship. How could it not be fast?" When Zhang Guomin heard what his son said, he glared at him and scolded him out loud.

When Zhang Xiaolin heard what his father said, he thought of the buns that Jia Dongming bought for them before they came back, and immediately smiled and said to Zhang Guomin, "Dad! Although we came back by car, it took us more than two hours to walk from the commune to our village. The meal we had at my aunt's house in the morning was already consumed. Can you take out the buns that my cousin bought and share them with everyone?"

When Zhang Guomin heard Zhang Xiaolin's proposal, he immediately guessed Zhang Xiaolin's plan and scolded him with dissatisfaction: "Stinky boy! What are you showing off? If you want to eat buns, wait until you get home."

When Zhang Xiaolin heard Zhang Guomin's scolding, he instinctively shrank his head and dared not say another word.

"Brother Guomin! Are you back from the city?" As the Zhang family walked into the village, they met several villagers. One of the villagers saw the Zhang family and immediately came forward to greet Zhang Guomin.

Zhang Guozhu, who was standing by, saw the villagers coming towards him and immediately took out the Daqianmen cigarettes that Jia Dongming had given him from his pocket. While sharing the cigarettes with the three villagers, he asked them ostentatiously, "Guotai! Guoqi! Guoqiang! Where are you guys going?"

The three of them were surprised when they saw Zhang Guozhu take out a Daqianmen cigarette from his pocket. Zhang Guoqi took the cigarette and sniffed it. He smiled and teased Zhang Guozhu, "Guozhu! You've upgraded your weapons after entering the city. You even smoke Daqianmen."

When Zhang Guozhu heard Zhao Guoqi's question, he took out a match and lit cigarettes for the three people first, then lit one for himself, and replied with a smug look on his face: "This is a gift from my eldest nephew. I said no, but he insisted on giving it to me."

When Zhang Guotai heard what Zhang Guozhu said and saw the smug expression on his face, he remembered what his wife said and asked Zhang Guozhu: "Guozhu! I heard from your sister-in-law that you went to the city this time because Sister Cuihua invited you to attend the wedding of her eldest son. Didn't her eldest son get lost when he was very young?"

When Zhang Guozhu heard Zhang Guotai's words, he thought of the process of Jia Dongming and Jia Zhang's recognition, as well as Jia Dongming's current identity, and proudly introduced him to the three people: "Guotai! You don't know, my eldest nephew joined our party after he got lost. Later, when he came back from the army, he was assigned to the courtyard where my sister lived, and then he recognized my sister."

After hearing what Zhang Guozhu said, Zhang Guotai couldn't help but sighed, "Sister Cuihua is a blessed person. Now that your eldest nephew is back, she can finally put her mind at ease."

"Uncle Guotai! My cousin is now the security chief of the steel rolling mill, and his monthly salary is more than 100 yuan." Zhang Xiaolin, who also loves to show off, heard Zhang Guotai's words and immediately introduced him without waiting for Zhang Guozhu to answer.

Zhang Guoqi was surprised when he heard what Zhang Xiaolin said. He quickly asked Zhang Guomin, "Brother Guomin! Is what Xiaolin said true? Is the eldest son of Sister Cuihua's family really the security chief of the steel mill?"

"Guoqi! This is absolutely true. My eldest nephew is not only the security chief of the steel rolling mill, but also a deputy-division-level cadre. I heard that he is as high-ranking as the director of our commune." Without waiting for Zhang Guomin to answer, Zhang Guozhu proudly told the three people present about Jia Dongming's rank.

The three people present didn't know what the deputy director level was, but they knew a little bit about how powerful the commune director was. When the three people learned that Jia Dongming's level was the same as the commune director, they all showed shock on their faces. Zhang Guoqiang heard Zhang Xiaolin's introduction and learned that Jia Dongming was at the same level as the commune director. He thought of the life that Jia Zhang had lived in the past few years and said to Zhang Guomin: "Brother Guomin! Sister Cuihua had a very hard life in the past few years because she didn't have a fixed amount. Now her eldest brother has returned and has become a leader. Sister Cuihua finally has hope for the future."

When Zhang Xiaolin heard Zhang Guoqiang's sigh, he thought of the happy and painful days he had spent at Jia's house these past two days, and couldn't help but say, "Uncle Guoqiang! This time when we went to my aunt's house, we could not only eat as much as we wanted, but also have meat and wine for every meal. It's just that my stomach is not good enough. After eating here, I kept running to the toilet there, which wasted all the meat my cousin bought."

Although the famine period has passed, it is still almost impossible to get enough food in the countryside. When the three learned that the Zhang family members could not only eat to their heart's content after moving to the city, but also have meat and wine for every meal, they all showed envy on their faces.

Zhang Guomin is not a person who likes to show off. Seeing the behavior of his younger brother and youngest son, although he did not react on the surface, he was very dissatisfied in his heart. Seeing the envious expressions of the three people, Zhang Guomin said: "Guoqiang! Guoqi! Guotai! We have been traveling for the whole morning and haven't had lunch yet, so I won't chat with you."

When Zhang Guotai heard what Zhang Guomin said and was about to say goodbye to Zhang Guomin, he suddenly noticed the cloth bag in Zhang Guomin's wife's hand. He couldn't help but blurt out to Zhang Guomin, "Brother Guomin! Could it be that there is cloth in my sister-in-law's cloth bag?"

Due to the scarcity of supplies, farmers were so poor that they had no clothes to wear and could only wear torn sacks. Some families with three people had only one pair of pants, so cloth was a very scarce commodity in rural areas.

Zhang Guomin, who always kept his wealth to himself, was about to deny Zhang Guotai's question when Zhang Guozhu at the side answered first, "Brother Guotai! My nephew saw that the children in his family didn't have a decent piece of clothing, so he gave me and my brother one piece of cloth each."

"My brother and I didn't intend to accept it at first, but my nephew insisted on giving it to us. We brothers couldn't persuade him, so we had no choice but to accept it."

When Zhang Guomin heard what Zhang Guozhu said, he immediately realized that something bad was going to happen. If there were no outsiders present, he would definitely give Zhang Guozhu a good beating. He could only ignore the question and said to the three people: "Guotai! Guoqi! Guoqiang! Go and do whatever you want! We will go back first."

In this way, Zhang Guomin led the Zhang family to his own yard under the dull gaze of the three people. After entering his own yard, Zhang Guomin kicked Zhang Guozhu in the buttocks and cursed: "Guozhu! You bastard, what did I tell you when I came back? How dare you ignore my words? Why do you show off in the village?"

When Zhang Guozhu heard Zhang Guomin's angry rebuke, he did not realize what kind of trouble his behavior would cause to their family. Instead, he replied with an indignant look on his face: "Brother! It's not shameful for my eldest nephew to become a leader. Why can't I say it?"

Zhang Guomin saw that Zhang Guozhu still didn't know what he had done wrong, and immediately showed an expression of disappointment on his face. He yelled angrily, "You see! We don't have to wait until tomorrow. The villagers will definitely know. We are back with two pieces of cloth. Then someone will definitely come to our house and ask us to share some of the cloth. Then I'll see whether you will share it or not."

(End of this chapter)