Rebirth: the fiery age of Mori Gong's children

Chapter 390
The sixteen miles from Zhaozhuang to Beichangji was nothing to Sheng Xiping, he just walked there.

But Sheng Xizheng said nothing, so he borrowed a bicycle from his neighbor and rode Sheng Xiping there.

When passing by Huangduiji, Sheng Xiping bought some snacks, cans, candies and so on.

Zhuangzi, where the Zhang family is located, is no different from Zhaozhuang. They are all low-rise adobe houses.

There are five brothers and sisters in Zhang Shuzhen’s natal family. Except for Zhang Shoushan, the second child, who works at home and farm, the rest are not in their hometown.

Zhang Shuzhen's parents lived with the second child's family.

When Sheng Xiping arrived, Zhang Shoushan, his wife and eldest son had already gone to the slope to pump water to irrigate the fields and were not at home.

The children have all gone to school, and only the Zhang family and his wife are at home.

The two of them were sitting in the yard, and they were quite puzzled when they saw Sheng Xi leading a well-dressed young man in.

"Xizheng, who is this? Does it look familiar?"

Zhang Yusheng, the old man of the Zhang family, looked at Sheng Xiping carefully with squinted eyes. He looked panicked, but he couldn't remember who it was.

"Grandpa, grandma, I am Xiping. I am from the Northeast Sheng family. The boss is Xiping."

Sheng Xiping came to his grandfather and grandmother in two steps, squatted down, looked at Zhang Yusheng, and said excitedly.

"Oh, it's the eldest son of the Shuzhen family. Hey, why are you here?"

Although Zhang Yusheng was old, he was not confused. When he heard Sheng Xiping's words, he immediately remembered.

This is my grandson, no wonder he looks familiar.

"It's been so many years since I came back, and my grandpa doesn't even recognize him. My eldest grandson is going to be successful. He's quite tall."

Zhang Yusheng recognized Sheng Xiping and was extremely excited. He held Sheng Xiping's shoulders with trembling hands and looked up and down several times. He couldn't help but shed tears.

Over there, Zhang Shuzhen's mother, Mrs. Zhang Wang, also looked surprised and excited.

"Come on, my dear, Shuzhen is back. Come on, sit down and talk.

Xi Zheng, please sit down too. It’s so hot here after coming all this way. Sit down quickly and grandma will get you some water. "

Mrs. Zhang Wang is an old lady with small feet. At this time, she got up from the stool and walked into the house with her little feet to pour water for Sheng Xizheng and the others.

"Grandma, stop working. I'm not thirsty. There are still many things to do at home, so I'm going home first."

Sheng Xizheng hurriedly stopped Zhang Wang and helped the old lady sit down again.

"Xiping, what's that? You're here. I'll go back first. I have to pump water to irrigate the ground at home. I'm busy." After saying that, Sheng Xizheng rode away first.

Sheng Xiping put the things he brought on the small table and chatted with his grandmother and grandfather.

There happened to be a child from an unknown family in Zhuangzi outside the yard. He seemed to be seven or eight years old and had not yet gone to school. Mrs. Zhang Wang said hello, and the child ran in.

Mrs. Zhang and Wang grabbed two pieces of candy for the child and asked him to go to the slope to tell Zhang Shoushan and his wife that there was a visitor at home.

The child got the candy and ran out happily. After a while, Zhang Shoushan ran in from outside with his wife and two sons.

"Second uncle, second aunt, cousin." When Sheng Xiping saw his uncle and aunt coming in, he stood up to say hello.

Zhang Shoushan was surprised and delighted to see his nephew, and he hurriedly helped Sheng Xiping sit down.

Sheng Liancheng only sent a telegram to the Sheng family, so the Zhang family didn't know about it. They hadn't seen Sheng Xiping for many years, and the family was very happy.

Zhang Shoushan quickly sent his son to go to the market town to see if there was any meat or anything and buy some.

At noon, Sheng Xiping was left at Zhang's house for dinner. Zhang Shoushan's daughter-in-law cooked a lot of dishes. The two men ate with Mr. Zhang and Sheng Xiping and drank some wine.

In the afternoon, Sheng Xiping stayed at Zhang's house for a while before getting up to say goodbye.

The Zhang family naturally tried every means to persuade him to stay, but Sheng Xiping was thinking about returning to the Northeast. He planned to go back tomorrow, and he couldn't delay any longer.

"Come on, good boy. If you leave now, how can you come back again? Grandma misses you all."

Zhang Yushan and Zhang Wangshi were sent out the door. Zhang Wangshi held Sheng Xiping's hand and couldn't stop her tears from falling.

At their age, relatives often see each other less often, and one day they may close their eyes and never see them again.

"Grandpa, grandma, when I get back, I'll discuss it with my parents. When they have time, I'll come back and see you."

Sheng Xiping also felt uncomfortable. When he came back this time, it was like pulling out a fire. The bench was not even warm, so he had to go back quickly.

These relatives at home are very affectionate to him, but life is really difficult for each family. It is not good for him to stay for too long, so as not to cause trouble to them.

Sheng Xiping took out 50 yuan from his pocket and gave it to Zhang Yusheng.

"Grandpa, I came back in a hurry and didn't bring anything with me. You can keep this little money.

Go back and send your cousin and the others to buy some food. Eat when you need to, and drink when you need to.I'll send it here when I get back. "

“Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.

My child, my grandpa won’t accept this money, so take it with you. I’m from a poor family but it’s a long way back, so I’ll spend a lot of money. "

Zhang Yusheng refused to accept the money and hurriedly pushed it out.

Sheng Xiping put the money directly into his grandfather's pocket, "Grandpa, the money I brought is enough, don't worry. I will write to you when I get home."

After saying that, Sheng Xiping said goodbye to Zhang Shoushan and his wife, as well as Zhang's cousins, and then strode out of Beichangji and returned to Zhaozhuang.

During dinner in the evening, Sheng Xiping told his grandparents and uncle that he was leaving, and everyone in the Sheng family was reluctant to leave.

Sheng Han cried again, and after some persuasion from everyone, he stopped.

Early the next morning, Sheng Xiping said goodbye to everyone and set off.

Before leaving, Sheng Xiping also gave Mr. Sheng 50 yuan.

He had spent almost all the money he had brought with him when he went out. Apart from the traveling expenses back, that was all he had left.

Naturally, the old man of the Sheng family refused to accept it, so Sheng Xiping forced it on him, then turned around and left.

Everyone in the Sheng family followed him out. Sheng Xizheng still borrowed a bicycle and took Sheng Xiping to the long-distance bus station.

Going back, I still take a long-distance bus to Yanzhou first, and then take a bus from Yanzhou to Jinan.

Here in Jinan, there is Sheng Xiping's fifth uncle Sheng Lianqing, and his aunt Zhang Shuxiu.

Sheng Lianqing already knew about Sheng Xiping's return, so it would be a bad idea not to go see him when he was passing by Jinan.

Sheng Xiping wanted to reverse the car in Jinan, so he simply delayed a day or two to meet his relatives.

Sheng Lianqing is the youngest son of the Sheng family, eight years younger than Sheng Liancheng.

At first, the family was in trouble and the third and fourth children were all studying. But when Sheng Lianqing came here, he had no money to support him.

Sheng Lianqing begged his parents to no avail. In the end, Sheng Liancheng worked and sent money back. Sheng Lianqing didn't go to school until he was 11 years old.

But Sheng Lianqing is very smart. He skipped three grades in a row after going to school, and his grades in junior high school were also very good.

With the support of Sheng Liancheng, he went to high school.

He did well in the college entrance examination and was admitted to Shandong University. He was quite lucky. After graduation, he was directly assigned to work in the municipal party committee and had a good job.

Zhang Shuxiu, after graduating from junior high school, went to the city to recruit workers. Later, she was introduced to a partner for marriage. When the partner moved to Jinan, she also moved here.

Both of them are old people, they are quite happy at home, and they both have jobs, so their life is pretty good.

Sheng Xiping spent a day and a half in Jinan, stayed one night at the home of his fifth uncle Sheng Lianqing, and then went to visit his aunt.

Then take a train from Jinan to Shenyang, and then take a bus from Shenyang back to Songjianghe.

After several days of hard work along the way, Sheng Xiping almost vomited on the train, and finally returned to Songjiang River.

After returning from Shanghai, she definitely wanted to visit her father-in-law's house, so Sheng Xiping took the donkey jeep and headed straight to Baishan Street.

It happened to be Sunday, and Zhou Mingyuan and Zhou Qingyue were both at home. They were surprised to see Sheng Xiping come in.

"Hey, are you back from the Shanghai Stock Exchange? Come on, sit down quickly. It's been a tiring journey, isn't it?

Qingyue, hurry up and get some water for your brother-in-law. Have you eaten yet?Can I heat some food for you? "

"Dad, don't worry about the meal. I'll have a bite of the bar in the car. I'm not hungry.

Qingyue, just give me some water. I'm dying of thirst. "

Sheng Xiping came back from Shenyang by car. He didn't know what was going on. The car was very crowded. In order to occupy his seat so that others wouldn't take it away, he didn't dare to drink water because he was afraid of going to the toilet. He was very thirsty at the moment.

After Zhou Qingyue heard this, he poured a tea jar of cold water and handed it over. Sheng Xiping drank it all, and then he felt better.

"Dad, I bought these for you from the Shanghai market, Phoenix brand cigarettes, and a pair of leather shoes." After drinking the water, Sheng Xiping began to look in his pocket for something.

He has been wandering around Shanghai for so long and has visited all the bustling commercial districts. Not only did he buy a lot of things for relatives and friends, but he also bought a lot for himself.

People said Phoenix cigarettes were good, so Sheng Xiping tried to find a way to buy them, but when he asked, he found out that they required tickets, and he couldn't buy them without tickets.

Sheng Xiping is a foreigner, where can he get tickets?
Later, Xiao Peng and the waiters in the hotel helped Taodeng and gave Taodeng a lot of cigarette tickets. Sheng Xiping bought four Phoenix cigarettes and came back.

"I bought this pair for my mother. You two have the same brand, but the styles are different." Sheng Xiping took out another pair of leather shoes from his pocket.

I bought it for my father-in-law, so I couldn't leave my mother-in-law behind, so Sheng Xiping took out another pair of women's leather shoes.

As for the shoe size, he sent a telegram to Zhou Qinglan to ask.

"Oh, look at you, you want to buy things for us when you go out. This will cost a lot of money."

Zhou Mingyuan played with the phoenix smoke and leather shoes, his eyes full of joy.

There are not many uncles like this who think about their father-in-law and mother-in-law when they go out. How can Zhou Mingyuan be unhappy?

"It's okay, honor your parents, no matter how much money you have. Dad, please put on your shoes and try them on. Does the size fit you?"

Sheng Xiping smiled and said it was worth spending some money to please his father-in-law.

Zhou Mingyuan was not polite and just put on the shoes and tried them on. "Oh, it's just right. It has to be my uncle. The shoes I bought are so delicious. Well, these shoes are comfortable to wear."

Is it okay if the things my uncle bought me are good?Zhou Mingyuan was so happy that he walked back and forth on the ground several times wearing his shoes.

"Qingyue, these are your clothes."

Seeing his brother-in-law looking there, Sheng Xiping became happy and quickly took out an off-white shirt he bought for Zhou Qingyue. "Thank you, brother-in-law." This made Zhou Qingyue extremely happy, and he quickly put on the shirt, "Well, it's just the right size. My brother-in-law is very good at shopping."

"Look, what kind of clothes are you going to buy for him? He's still growing now, and he'll have to wear them after just a few times.

Besides, he was so lazy that day that he didn't even know how to clean himself, so any good clothes given to him would be in vain. "

Zhou Mingyuan glanced at his young son who was jumping happily and deliberately poured cold water on him.

"Dad, what are you talking about? I don't want you to be like this."

When Zhou Qingyue heard this, he almost jumped up with anger. How could anyone talk about his own son like that?

"It's okay, Qingyue's clothes are too small, I'll buy them again." Sheng Xiping was amused by the two men.

The three of them sat on the kang and chatted for a while. Zhou Mingyuan had to ask Sheng Xiping about his trip to Shanghai.

Sheng Xiping briefly talked about their experience there.

Zhou Mingyuan has never been to the Shanghai Stock Exchange, so he listened with great interest to what Sheng Xiping said.

Unknowingly, it was already past three o'clock and almost four o'clock. Zhou Mingyuan looked at his watch, said ouch, and hurried out.

"Xiping, you sit at home, I'm going to buy some meat or something, and I'll make a few dishes in a while. When your mother comes back, we'll have dinner."

Wang Chunxiu is busy with work and does not take a day off on Sundays. However, today is a day shift and he does not have to be on duty in the hospital. He will come back after get off work.

Before Sheng Xiping could say anything, Zhou Mingyuan hurried out and went to the grocery store to buy some meat, cooked food, eggs, and tofu.

When I came back and passed by the open space opposite the bureau building, there were farmers from Donggang selling vegetables there. It was nothing but spring onions and leeks. Zhou Mingyuan bought a bunch of each.

This is the most worrying time. There are no vegetables in the vegetable garden and there is nothing to buy.

After buying the groceries and going home, the three of us started preparing dinner together.

When King Chunxiu came in at five o'clock, the food was already ready.

"Lao Zhou, I was given some shepherd's purse and mother-in-law dices today. I remember we still have a few potatoes, right? Just in time to make shepherd's purse and potato soup, right?"

Wang Chunxiu didn't know that his uncle was coming, so he said as soon as he entered the door.

"Hey, you're back? My uncle is here and he's in the house."

Zhou Mingyuan was serving rice outside. When he saw his wife coming in, he quickly took the net bag and took the shepherd's purse and mother-in-law dices inside to clean.

When they gave it to Wang Chunxiu, the vegetables were already picked and all they needed to do was wash them.

Mother-in-law is a dandelion. At this time of year, the mother-in-law has not turned green yet. Its purple-red buds are best eaten with dipping sauce to clear away heat and relieve internal heat.

Shepherd's purse can also be eaten raw with dipping sauce. Of course, it tastes particularly delicious when made into soup or made into dumplings.

There are too few dishes here, not enough to make dumplings, so it would be just right to make a soup.

Zhou Mingyuan quickly dug out a few sprouted potatoes from under the cabinet, peeled them with a knife, cut out the sprout nests, then washed them and cut them into strips.

While Zhou Mingyuan was busy, Wang Chunxiu quickly walked into the room and chatted with Sheng Xiping.

After Zhou Mingyuan had washed the shepherd's purse and cut the potatoes, Wang Chunxiu replaced her husband and she made soup.

Not long after, the shepherd's purse and potato soup was ready and served on the table together with other meals.

A family of four sat on the kang, eating and chatting, which was quite lively.After dinner, Zhou Mingyuan took out the leather shoes Sheng Xiping bought for Wang Chunxiu and let his wife try them on.

Wang Chunxiu put on these semi-high-heeled leather shoes and walked on the ground several times. The more she looked at them, the more beautiful they became in her heart.

"It has to be from Shanghai. There are a lot of good things. The style of these shoes is invisible to us. They look good and are comfortable to wear."

"You have to say, my uncle has really good taste, and the things he picks are all very good." Zhou Mingyuan said with a smile.

"That's right, don't look at whose uncle it is. How can our uncle's taste be so bad?"

Wang Chunxiu nodded repeatedly, and everyone in the room laughed.

Sheng Xiping stayed at Zhou's house for one night, and Zhou Mingyuan found a car for him the next day to take him back to Qianchuan.

When Sheng Xiping and Chen Weimin went out, it was still quite cold at home, and the snow on the mountain had not yet melted.

When he came back, the weather had become much warmer, the willow trees on the roadside had sprouted yellow-green buds, and the azaleas began to bloom on the hillside.

As the weather got warmer, many people were outside. When they saw Sheng Xiping coming in large and small bundles, many people gathered around.

"Oh, Xiping, are you back? Is the Shanghai market fun? How are the people?"

"Oh, it will take about a month for Minzi to come back with the prosthesis.

Uncle Chen went over to accompany me. I was anxious to get back to work, so I walked back and forth early. "Sheng Xiping nodded towards everyone and responded.

"Oh, I was just about to tell your mother that she would bring a watch back from Shanghai.

My brother and I had a blind date two days ago. The girl didn’t want anything else but a Shanghai brand watch.

That stuff is so in short supply that we can't buy it here. "Someone next to me said annoyed.

"Auntie, Shanghai brand watches must be purchased with tickets in the Shanghai market. We don't have tickets from other people's stores, so it's hard to buy them." Sheng Xiping could only explain to others.

It’s not just easy to buy a Shanghai brand watch in the Shanghai market, it’s also based on a ticket.

Unlike cigarette tickets, watch tickets are difficult to buy, so Sheng Xiping just bought two free gemstones and diamond tags, saving them for the second and third children.

When the man heard this, he sighed, "I thought they were everywhere in the Shanghai market and they were easy to buy."

Sheng Xiping chatted casually with these people for a few words, then left, walked out of the crowd, and walked home quickly.

When the weather got warm, Zhang Shuzhen took both children out.

The big flower basket where Huahua lived before came in handy again. Zhang Shuzhen put cotton mats and roe deer skin inside, and placed Sheng Xinyu in it.

Sheng Xinyu, who is more than seven months old and cannot crawl yet, happens to be sitting in a flower basket. If you give him something to hold, he can play for a long time.

Sheng Xinhua is old enough to run around the yard, chasing chickens and catching dogs.

Fortunately, the dogs in the family are all understanding of human nature and know that this is their own treasure. No one has the same experience as Sheng Xinhua. If they can't do it, they will hide in the den and not come out.

The two children had their own plans, so Zhang Shuzhen could at least free up her hands to wash Sheng Xinyu's diaper or do some needlework or something.

When Sheng Xiping came back, Sheng Xinhua was bullying Erlangshen. He was pulling Erlangshen's ears, and he was opening Erlangshen's mouth to look at the dog teeth.

Erlangshen was harassed by Sheng Xinhua and could not hide, so he could only endure it silently.

Just at this moment, the sound of footsteps came. Erlangshen knew it was Sheng Xiping as soon as he heard it, and he started to chirp while wagging his tail.

When Erlang Shen started chirping, the other dogs also started barking.

Zhang Shuzhen was also in the yard. When the dog chirped, Zhang Shuzhen heard it. She put down what she was doing and looked outside. She happened to see Sheng Xiping coming in carrying large and small packages.

"Hey, why are you back at this time? Are you taking a ride?" Zhang Shuzhen hurriedly went up to greet her and took the things from her son's hands.

At the other end, Sheng Xinhua, who was rubbing the dog, saw his father coming back. He immediately let go and ran towards Sheng Xiping. "Dad, give me a hug."

Sheng Xiping quickly put down the things in his hands, then bent down and picked up his eldest son.

"Xinhua, dad has been away for such a long time, do you miss him?"

"I think about it, Xinhua misses daddy." Sheng Xinhua nodded obediently, then came over and kissed Sheng Xiping on the face.

"Oh, Xinhua misses his father. Is Xinhua good at home? Is he naughty?"

Sheng Xiping's heart suddenly melted. He leaned over and kissed his son's tender little face and asked softly.

"Good boy, I'm not kidding." The little guy was so excited that no matter who asked, he would always say these two words.

Sheng Xiping held the eldest son and talked. Sheng Xinyu in the big flower basket over there seemed unhappy. He didn't want the ball in his hand, threw it casually, and then shouted at Sheng Xiping and the others.

As a result, after shouting, a clear dad blurted out.

"Hey, Xinyu can call daddy." Sheng Xiping heard this, hugged the eldest son and ran to the second son, put the eldest son down and opened his hands towards the second son.

"Xinyu, call daddy, call daddy, and daddy will hug you."

Sheng Xinyu is more than seven months old, which is when he starts talking out loud. Many syllables may be spoken unconsciously.

Just now I saw my father hugging my brother, and he was so anxious that he shouted out.

Now that his father put down his brother, the little guy was no longer in a hurry. He tilted his head, grinned and smiled at Sheng Xiping.

Sheng Xiping was amused by the way his youngest son smiled. He reached out to take his son out of the flower basket and kissed his face.

"Xinyu, call me dad again. Dad has brought back a lot of delicious food. Do you want it?"

Before Sheng Xinyu could express anything, Sheng Xinhua became anxious and said, "Dad, eat, it's delicious."

Sheng Xiping laughed loudly, hugged his second child, reached out to pick up the heaviest package on the ground, and carried it into the house.

Then he put Sheng Xinyu on the kang, turned around and came out, took the two bags from Zhang Shuzhen's hand, and the two of them entered the house together.

Sheng Xiping took out the snack box he bought from the Shanghai market from his pocket, unpacked it, took out a piece and handed it to Zhang Shuzhen, and then took out a piece to Sheng Xinhua.

"Thank you, Dad." Sheng Xinhua took it happily, took it to the kang and sat down for a while, then bit off half of it with a slurp.

When Sheng Xinyu saw that his father had given his brother delicious food, he was also greedy, so he held his father's hand and looked up at Sheng Xiping.

"Dad, dad." The child was anxious for food, so he called out for dad as expected.

"Oh, we have two foodies in our family. You can call me daddy just for food, right?"

Sheng Xiping took a look, took out another piece, broke off a little, and fed it to Sheng Xinyu's mouth.

Sheng Xinyu has been eating chicken cakes and millet porridge since he was five months old. Now he can eat more, so it doesn't matter if he gives him a little snack.

The snack was fragrant and sweet, a taste that Sheng Xinyu could not usually experience. The little guy's eyes widened and he waved his little hands in joy.

"Mom, you should try it. I bought this near the Chenghuang Temple in Shanghai. There are many people queuing up. Try it quickly."

Zhang Shuzhen took the piece of snack but didn't eat it. She just looked at her grandson with a smile.Sheng Xiping saw it and said.

(End of this chapter)