After chatting with Uncle Li for a while and exchanging feelings, Zhou Ziwen returned home.
When he got home, Chen Shiying and Chen Qiaoyi had already gotten up, Zhou's mother was busy cooking in the kitchen, and the sisters were washing their faces and mouths.
They have to go to work today and are quite busy in the morning.
The neighbors in the courtyard also started their daily lives one after another, and the yard gradually became lively.
The sounds of children playing and adults talking are intertwined, full of the breath of life.
Hearing these sounds, Zhou Ziwen felt as if the last bit of strangeness he had with this home before returning to the countryside had disappeared.
After all, he has been in the countryside for so long and just came back yesterday, so he is really not used to it.
After breakfast, my elder sister, younger sister and Father Zhou all went to work.
Only Zhou’s mother remains at home.
"Ziwen, if you have nothing to do, please take Shiying and Yiyi out to play! It is both the first time for Shiying and Yiyi to come to our place, so you can take them out to have fun."
After breakfast, Zhou’s mother spoke.
Zhou Ziwen nodded, then looked at Chen Shiying and Chen Qiaoyi, and said: "Shiying, Qiaoyi, let's go out for a walk, I will take you to visit Sijiu City."
Chen Shiying smiled and nodded: "Okay, I want to go out for a walk too."
Chen Qiaoyi clapped her hands excitedly: "Great, I have wanted to go out for a long time."
So, the three of them went out together.
After Zhou Ziwen went out, he happened to meet his neighbor Aunt Wang.
Aunt Wang was sitting at the door of her house. When she saw Zhou Ziwen, she immediately greeted him enthusiastically: "Ziwen, you're back! After staying in the country for so long, your parents are worried. What's going on? Is life in the country hard?"
Zhou Ziwen smiled and replied: "Aunt Wang, life in the country is not bad, not very hard."
Aunt Wang said with concern: "That's good. , Auntie is afraid that you will suffer in the countryside. By the way, what do you do in the countryside?"
"We grow mushrooms and do farm work in the countryside, which is quite interesting..." Zhou Ziwen laughed. Tell.
Aunt Wang has watched him grow up, and Zhou Ziwen also regards him as an elder.
Although he wanted to go out with the two sisters early, he still patiently chatted with Aunt Wang for a while.
At first they simply exchanged greetings, but as the topic developed, other idle neighbors in the yard were attracted to join in the fun.
"Ziwen, please tell us, is life in the countryside very hard? I heard that the countryside is not very kind to you educated youths. Have you not suffered any grievances?" A neighbor asked with concern. asked.
"No, no, the members of our production team are all very good. The situation you mentioned may be other production teams, but the people in our production team are still very friendly to educated youths. Zhou Ziwen laughed
Speaking of which, the atmosphere in Dabazi Village is indeed good. At least there is no bullying of educated foreigners.
Although the villagers were a little disdainful that the educated youth were not good at farm work, at most they could only complain and recite a few words.
Of course, these are just for ordinary young people, and Zhou Ziwen is a special case.
He has made a lot of contributions to Dabazi Village and is also very famous in the production team.
With his current prestige, if you really want to compare, it is actually not much worse than Wu Dagang.
He has brought tangible benefits to Dabazi Village, and everyone is as enthusiastic about him as they are their family members.
Of course, there is no need to tell the neighbors this.
He is a low-key person and doesn't like to show off.
The people in the courtyard were very interested in his life in the countryside.
Zhou Ziwen also chatted with them for a while.
As we chatted, there was a tendency for more and more people in the courtyard to gather together.
There were not many educated youths going to the countryside in the yard, but there were a few, and he was the first educated youth to come back. Of course everyone was very interested.
Of course, in addition to being interested in Zhou Ziwen's life in the countryside, they are also curious about the Chen sisters next to Zhou Ziwen.
After all, twins attract attention, not to mention the Chen sisters who are beautiful and identical.
Because of Zhou Ziwen's relationship, these neighbors were also very enthusiastic towards the two sisters and pulled them to chat.
Especially experienced aunts, when they saw that Chen Qiaoyi was pregnant, they became even more enthusiastic towards her.
In the eyes of these aunties, Zhou Ziwen is the younger generation they have watched grow up, and Zhou Ziwen’s daughter-in-law is naturally one of their own.
After chatting with them for a while, Zhou Ziwen also learned about some people and things in the courtyard during the year he left.
For example, during his absence, someone in the courtyard got married, someone gave birth to a child, etc.
There is also a man who is seriously ill and is still lying in bed, unable to get out of bed, etc.
Chatting with these neighbors, Zhou Ziwen found a familiar feeling. This place is where he has lived since he was a child.
He is very familiar with the people and things inside.
At this time, Uncle Li's aunt also came over: "Ziwen, how long will you stay when you come back this time?"
Zhou Ziwen replied: "Auntie, we are coming back this time. Visiting relatives, staying for a while and then going back.”
Aunt Li said: "Then you should spend more time with your parents, they miss you."
Zhou Ziwen nodded: "I will, Aunt Li."
Let's chat While he was working hard, the children came running over to join in the fun.
"Brother Ziwen, can you bring us some fun things from the countryside next time?"
A little boy looked at Zhou Ziwen expectantly.
Zhou Ziwen said with a smile: "It's not fun, but there are a lot of delicious ones. But I'm still on the way here. I'll go to the post office later and ask if I've seen it."
Before going to the countryside, he I sent some souvenirs back, but they haven’t arrived yet, probably only in the next two days.
Hearing this, the children cheered happily.
Unconsciously, Zhou Ziwen chatted with these neighbors for a long time.
It wasn't until it was almost time that he said goodbye to his neighbors and took them out shopping.
Walking on the streets of Sijiu City, Zhou Ziwen discovered that not much had changed here.
After all, he has only been away for more than a year, which is not a very long time.
“Brother Ziwen, this Sijiu City looks more prosperous than our hometown.”
After walking around for a while, Chen Qiaoyi said.
“Haha, actually it just looks like that after looking at it for a long time.”
Zhou Ziwen smiled and shook his head.
He came from later generations and saw the prosperity of the city.
For him, the current Sijiucheng is actually just like that.
They passed by a snack bar. Chen Qiaoyi smelled the fragrance and took Zhou Ziwen's arm: "Brother Ziwen, I want to eat that."
Zhou Ziwen followed her gaze. It looked like a shop selling candied haws.
"Okay, let's go buy it." Zhou Ziwen took them into the store and bought a few bunches of candied haws.
Chen Qiaoyi happily ate candied haws with a happy smile on her face.
While walking, they came to a park. There are many people in the park, including old people walking and children playing.
Watching this scene, Zhou Ziwen was filled with emotion: "The life in the city is still rich and colorful."
In the countryside, the average old man would be busy even if he did not go to work. Holding on to the one-third of an acre of his own land.
There are many trivial matters in life at home.
In the countryside, those old people who don’t work are not idle either.
They will carefully tidy up the yard at home and place farm tools neatly. She also carefully feeds the chickens, ducks and geese at home, prepares feed for them, and cleans the poultry house.
When the weather is nice, the old people will take out their accumulated clothes to wash and dry them.
The bedding at home should also be removed, washed and mended regularly to keep it clean and tidy.
Many elderly people will take advantage of their free time to sit at the door and weave bamboo baskets and weave fishing nets. These handicrafts can not only supplement the family income, but also pass the time.
Some elderly people are still busy in their own small vegetable gardens, weeding, loosening the soil, and applying fertilizer, hoping for a good harvest and enriching the family's dining table.
On rainy days, the old people sit in the house, mending worn-out clothes, or giving soles to their children and grandchildren to make new shoes.
If there are children at home who need to be taken care of, the elderly have no time to spare. They have to coax the children, cook, and be busy.
Chen Shiying smiled and nodded, "Yes, the city and the countryside are still different. Otherwise, why would everyone want to be city dwellers?"
"But there are advantages in the countryside. The air in the countryside is fresh and the people are honest."
Zhou Ziwen nodded: "Yes, each has its own advantages."
Walking in the park After a while, they went to the bookstore again.
Zhou Ziwen wants to buy some books that are not available in the countryside to enrich his knowledge base and prepare for future hangups.
Chen Shiying and Chen Qiaoyi also helped him choose, and the three of them stayed in the bookstore for a long time. (End of chapter)