inspire-indiana Chapter 1042: Returning to One's Homeland
Chapter 1042: Returning to One's Homeland
The family stayed at Zhou's house until dinner before going back.
In the next few days, villagers came to visit one after another.
Wang Fugui, Zhou Cheng and several other families, as well as the Chen family, the Qian family next door, and other families in the village came one after another.
Zhou Guo spoke to them patiently, answering whatever he could and evading the questions that he could not, and no one noticed.
After eating and drinking, everyone left Zhou's house with a smile on their faces.
Everyone thinks that this kid can accomplish such great things now, and he is still the same as he was back then, with no changes at all, which is amazing.
On the last day, a group of people from several neighboring villages came.
However, Lao Li Zheng is old and did not come this time. It was his descendants who came instead.
What he meant was that we all come from the same place and have the same roots, so we should not forget them when we become rich.
It's a commonplace.
Zhou Guo said: "I haven't forgotten. Since last year, we have given you mushroom bags every year, letting you grow mushrooms by yourselves. We will collect them at your door. You must have made a lot of money these years, right?
And we go up the mountain to pick mushrooms every year. Compared to others, the money we give you is already generous enough. You have earned a lot over the years. Look at the gold and silver you wear. Aren’t they better than mine? "
Everyone looked at her and saw that she didn't have any extra ornaments on her body, just a hairpin on her head, a jade pendant around her waist, and a sachet. Apart from that, there was nothing else.
"That's not what I meant. I just think that, in the final analysis, we are a family. We come from the same place, so we should stick together. If everyone is doing well, you can also be better. Isn't it much better than helping these outsiders who have nothing to do with you?"
Look at the life of these people in Cangshan Village, and then look at the life in their village, there is no comparison.
If it weren't for the restrictions and inability to exceed the limit in these years, the village would have at least doubled in size.
Everyone's house is getting bigger and bigger.
Everyone looked at the Zhou family's courtyards with shining eyes. They thought that they were all from the same village, equally poor, and had all escaped from the same road. How come there was such a big gap between them now?
Zhou Guo became impatient. He kept nagging her every year, and she had helped. She had earned much more in the past two years than in previous years. Ultimately, it was because of human greed.
He asked bluntly, "What are you all here for today? Why is there such a big fuss? You can't be here just to ask for benefits, right?"
Everyone suddenly felt embarrassed and looked unnatural.
But he didn't dare to lose his temper in front of Zhou Guo, so he could only hold it in and said with a smile: "How can you say that? These are all your elders."
Zhou Guo said, "If you have anything to say, please tell me. I don't have enough time to waste with you. Besides, I will be leaving tomorrow. If I don't tell you, I don't know when we will meet next time."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone looked at each other with different reactions. Some looked unconvinced, some were timid, and more were disappointed.
The old village head's son then said, "My father has been unable to get out of bed since last year. He said he didn't have many years left to live. He wanted to go home while he was still alive and bring back the graves he had left along the way."
There are many graves along the way, and we don't have the financial resources to handle this as a family.
Currently, the only family capable of doing this is the Zhou family.
Zhou Guo frowned, "I'll go see him before I leave tomorrow."
How could she spare the time to do this now? She had been taking some time off during the few days she came back. She had promised her mother that otherwise she didn't know when she would be able to come back.
After seeing the group of people off, Zhou Guo went into the study and read for the whole afternoon.
In the evening, the family talked about this matter, and Mrs. Li was unhappy and said, "This group of people is really unreasonable. They have come twice a year in the past few years, asking for help in words and deeds. Now that this group has helped, they still think it is not enough. Do we have to give them such a big family business to make them feel at ease?"
Zhou Mai said: "If they come to offer a cup of tea again in the future, just ignore them. If we promise them too much, they will become more and more demanding. The friendship we had for each other over the years has been worn away by them bit by bit."
Zhou Mi also meant this, "Don't be so easy to talk to in the future."
Everyone nodded.
Zhou Guo said: "I heard from the son of the old village head that he is very ill and wants to move the graves on the road back before he dies. He also wants to visit his hometown again. It seems that he still wants to return to his roots."
It's like this when people get old.
The whole family fell silent.
After a long while, Zhou Gu said, "The last time I saw him, he was not doing well. He couldn't get out of bed, and he couldn't eat much. He had lost a lot of weight. I don't know how many years he can last."
After all, the old headman is also the headman of their village.
I worked very hard all the way north, but I didn't expect that I would fall ill and be bedridden before I could even enjoy a few years of good life.
Everyone felt a little sad.
Zhou Guo said: "I will leave tomorrow and go see him on the way to see what he means."
Then he asked his family, "Are you going to Yunzhou?"
In the end, no one went.
Zhou Su and the others were busy as the busy farming season had not yet ended.
Wu Ya felt too tired to take the child with her. She had seen many such banquets at other people's homes before, but she thought they were just so-so. Besides, the journey was too far!
The old man was tired of the hassle. He wanted to stay home and farm. He wanted to see what Zhou Guo's pepper seedlings look like when they grow up. "You can watch the show anytime. Didn't you say there will be one every two or three months? It will be the same if I go later."
If no one was going, Li would not go either. "Now is the time when mountain products are available. I have to stay at home to look after them. There are so many mushrooms in the two mountains. There is a lot to do every day. I can't leave."
Zhou Guo nodded. If no one was going, then she would have to go alone.
The next day, she left early in the morning with a few personal soldiers and Dashu and Xiaoshu.
Li waved from behind, sent the people away and turned to go into the mountains.
Zhou Guo went to the old village head's house first.
She had been to Laolizhang's house a few years ago. At that time, there were two main rooms in the middle, and two rooms in the east and west wings.
Only the main house is made of blue bricks and tiles, and in the past two years, the rooms in the east and west wings have also been made of blue bricks and tiles.
Although the yard is not as wide as theirs, it is big enough.
When the family saw that Zhou Guo had really come, they were still a little bit in disbelief.
She has been really busy in recent years. Most of the time when people went to her house, she was nowhere to be found. She didn't even come back during the Chinese New Year last year. A little girl, when she is busy, is like Zhou Dacang leading his troops in a war. She can stay away from home for year after year.
The whole family, except for the head of the household who was lying on the bed, came out to greet them. "Guoguo, you're here. Come in and sit down. Have you eaten yet? I'll make something for you."
Zhou Guo said, "No need. Where is the old village head? I'll go see him and say a few words before leaving."
The old village chief's sons and grandsons took her to his house.
The east wing of the main house.
As soon as he opened the door, Zhou Guo saw the old headman lying on the bed covered with a quilt.
"Dad? Dad! Wake up, Zhou Guo is here to see you."