Chapter 830 The Deadline Is Coming
After all, as elderly people who came from the old society, they are most accepting of having three wives and four concubines. In their minds, being able to expand the family is the best. As for other things, as long as the children live well, they don't want to interfere too much.
Especially after knowing that their in-laws also tacitly agreed to this matter, it was even less likely that they would say anything.
Early in the morning, Zhou Tian asked Chang Wen to go to the unit to borrow two jeeps. The three vehicles took the family to Zhoujia Village.
As they got closer to Zhoujia Village, the grandparents also talked about the recent situation in Zhoujia Village. They knew that their eldest grandson was very busy on weekdays, so they gave a very detailed introduction.
It turned out that after three years with the help of Zhou Tian, the lives of the people in Zhoujia Village were getting better and better. In addition, with the support of the Red Star Research Institute, both grain production and breeding industry were developing in full swing.
Now Zhoujia Village has become a truly wealthy village near Sijiu City. The average income of the villagers alone can reach hundreds. At this time, being able to achieve this number is not comparable to that of ordinary villages.
Driven by Zhoujia Village, the surrounding villages have actually changed quite a lot, especially in the 1960s, when Zhoujia Village became the least affected village nearby because it guided groundwater resources with the help of Zhou Tian.
Because of this achievement, Uncle Jiu became the secretary of Beiqiji Commune, to which Zhoujia Village belonged. He rose to prominence overnight from a village chief to a formally employed cadre.
Listening to his grandparents talking to each other, Zhou Tian also got a rough understanding of the development of the entire Zhoujia Village.
Of course, all of this is just what my grandparents said. I don’t know anything else, but at least this time when I drove back to the village, the road seemed to be much smoother. Although it was not paved with cement, at least the bumpy roads were gone.
When we returned to the village, more than twenty minutes had passed.
When the three jeeps drove into Zhoujia Village, they instantly caused quite a stir.
Especially when someone notified Zhou Heng, the current village chief of Zhoujia Village, Zhou Heng did not dare to delay and hurried outside to greet them with some village cadres and production team leaders.
When the car stopped and Zhou Tian's family got out, Zhou Heng shouted excitedly, "Is it Xiaotian?"
"Uncle San, it's you, Uncle Min!"
When Zhou Tian heard the voice and saw the person coming, he immediately went to greet him with a smile.
He first greeted Zhou Heng, and then spoke to Zhou Min, the production team leader standing next to him.
"Xiaotian, are you going home to pay respect to your parents?"
Zhou Min wondered who it was at first, but when he saw it was Zhou Tian's family, he instantly felt relieved and greeted them.
"Yes, I am going home to pay respect to my parents!"
Zhou Tian was chatting with a few people, and through the conversation, he found out that Zhou Heng had taken over the position of village chief Jiu Shugong and became the village chief of Zhoujia Village. However, Zhou Tian also understood this.
After talking to each other for a few words, Zhou Heng and his companions left tactfully.
After seeing off a few people, Zhou Tian headed up the mountain with his family.
After going up the mountain and winding around, they arrived at their parents' grave. Seeing that it was covered with weeds, Zhou Tian cleaned the grave with a few children.
Then the family knelt in front of their parents' grave and talked about the changes in their family over the past few years.
Perhaps as a reflection of the family's mood, dark clouds had begun to cover the sky at some point, especially as gusts of cold wind blew, making a humming sound, like the wail of nature.
Burning paper, burning incense, and offering sacrifices, Zhou Tian did each of these procedures very well.
After talking with his parents for a while in front of the grave, he sent everyone down the mountain. However, he couldn't help looking back frequently while going down the mountain, because he knew very well that in the next ten years or so, he would probably never have the chance to visit his parents' grave so blatantly again.
And today is their last time to visit the grave.
After the family got down the mountain, grandpa and grandma suddenly wanted to go back to the old house to take a look. Zhou Tian was reluctant to agree at first, but looking at the expressions of his grandpa and grandma, he agreed for some reason. When they returned to the old house, the sky began to look like it was going to be stormy.
The strong wind blew the leaves continuously, and the sound of rustling was endless.
When I opened the door of the old house, I saw that the yard was already overgrown with weeds. It had not been lived in for many years and had become deserted. Although the house was still intact, it was also dilapidated.
Seeing that grandpa and grandma looked a little sad, Zhou Tian immediately stepped forward and said, "Grandpa and grandma, how about I pay some money to renovate the old house, or tear it down and rebuild it, what do you think?"
"No need for that. Your grandma and I are used to living in the city. Even if we build a house, what difference does it make? No one will be home any longer, so it will still be abandoned! But seeing the house become like this, your grandma and I are a little uncomfortable!"
Grandpa waved his hand and refused. Although he was very tempted by his eldest grandson's proposal, they also knew that they should not cause trouble for the children. Besides, living in the city with several great-grandsons to accompany them would not be lonely.
But if they return to their hometown, they will have to make their eldest grandson worry. Why bother!
Zhou Tian listened to his grandfather's words and did not refute, but he secretly made a decision in his heart. Returning to one's roots is the homesickness of every Chinese. In a blink of an eye, his grandparents are almost eighty years old.
Although they were healthy due to drinking spiritual spring water regularly, their bodies were seriously deficient when they were young. Even though they were given nutritious medicinal food regularly, their body functions inevitably declined year by year.
Especially in the past year, his grandparents' hair had turned gray again, which made him realize even more clearly that their health was indeed running out, and he didn't know how long his grandparents could live.
But at least, before the two old people passed away, he hoped to be able to stay with them and fulfill his filial duty to his parents.
The howling wind kept blowing on the already somewhat rotten door, making it creak.
After looking around the old house, grandpa and grandma left again, and the family walked towards the jeep.
On the way, Zhou Tian and Chang Wen exchanged glances, and secretly gave him a few instructions. Then he got back in the car with his family and drove towards Sijiu City as usual. However, halfway through the journey, heavy snow suddenly fell from the sky, and the children in the car started to scream in fear.
The children's cheers interrupted the sadness in the car and brought the whole atmosphere back to normal.
After returning home, Chang Wen did not get out of the car, but turned around and drove towards Zhoujia Village.
After returning home, his grandparents' spirits had obviously declined again, which made Zhou Tian very sad. He had a vague feeling that their time was running out. Although he didn't know where this feeling came from, it made him very panicked!