Rebirth in 1960, My Industrial Age

Chapter 30 Going Home to Chat
"Why hasn't she come back yet? Didn't Chunhua say last time that she would be back a few days before the New Year?"

Zhou Fugui felt uneasy, so he got off the bed, put on his shoes, put on a coat, and walked outside.

But after standing outside the door for a minute or two, he shivered from the cold and went back into the house.

This winter is a bit cold, even wearing a coat is unbearable.

Zhou Weitian saw his father coming back shivering, and couldn't help laughing: "Mom, I said Dad couldn't stand for a few minutes. He went out in such a cold day, isn't this asking for trouble?"

"Third brother will come back when he is supposed to. You don't have to nag about him all the time."

Zhou's father's face turned livid, and he stepped forward and slapped him on the back of his head: "You bastard, now even your father dares to laugh at you; if you have the time, why don't you go to the commune and see if your third brother and fourth sister are there."

"Hey dad, you asked me to run to the commune in such a cold weather. I am your son too!"

Zhou Weitian covered his head and complained, "Besides, I'm going to be a father soon. You can't beat me like this in front of your grandson in the future."

Zhou Fugui waved his hand and said, "Even if you are a grandfather, I am still your father!"

Although he said this, Zhou Fugui still put his hand down. After all, his daughter-in-law was still there, and it was not nice to hit her man like that.

The Zhou family has had a lot of good things happen recently. The wives of Zhou Weitian and Zhou Jiaan both got pregnant one after the other, and they will be able to give Zhou's parents grandchildren next autumn.

It may be that the potential conflicts in the Zhou family were eased, and the couple became harmonious again. They received a considerable amount of money, which made the couple happy and they kept making small people at night.

Finally, it was confirmed that I was pregnant.

Although Zhou's mother was happy that her two daughters-in-law were pregnant at the same time, she had more work to do. However, Zhou's mother was also happy in her heart and was looking forward to having two more grandsons in the family.

In the past few years, adults didn’t have enough to eat and didn’t dare to have children.

But this year, not only did the grain harvest gradually increase, but the family also had considerable savings.

The third son gave the family more than 200 yuan at once, and sent another 30 yuan in the following three months. In addition, the fourth daughter sent 10 yuan. Now the Zhou family’s savings can be regarded as the richest in Hongjia Village.

It’s just that the Zhou family was very strict about who they spoke to. They only told others that Zhou Fengnian brought some food, cigarettes and alcohol, and didn’t give him anything else.

People these days, after experiencing what happened in the past few years, will hide, and they hide it very well.

"Dad, Mom, Big Brother and Second Brother, we are back."

A familiar voice suddenly sounded outside the house. After hearing his fourth sister's call, Zhou Weitian immediately put on his shoes and ran out: "Third brother and fourth sister are back, Dad and Mom, I'm going to pick them up."

"This bastard must have gone to see if the third and fourth brothers brought anything back."

Zhou Fugui was so angry that he regretted not slapping him just now. His sister-in-law Qu Ying was also so angry that she wanted to slap Zhou Weitian. This was too embarrassing.

After a while, the people in the house heard Zhou Weitian shouting outside: "Second brother, come out and take a look. There are too many things for me to carry by myself."

"This bastard, shouting so loudly"

Zhou Fugui put on his coat and walked out while cursing.

However, when he arrived in the yard, he no longer cared about beating the boss, and went to take the things brought back by Zhou Fengnian and his sister.

Six pounds of pork, a roast duck, ten pounds of flour, as well as various supplies such as tobacco, alcohol, sugar, cloth, and oil.

Zhou Fugui himself was a little stunned, let alone Zhou Weitian, that greedy and foolish guy.

After taking down everything and putting it in the kitchen and the house, Zhou Fengnian went into the house to warm up.

"San'er, why did you come back so late? You must have been frozen on the way. Drink some water." Zhou's mother hurriedly brushed the snow off Zhou Fengnian's body. They had not been out for a while and it had started snowing outside. She then brought him a cup of hot water.

"I'm fine, Mom. I was too busy at the factory, so I came back late."

After drinking the water, Zhou Fengnian felt his body warm for a while, and then he said, "Maybe I will go back to work after staying for three days after the New Year. Fourth sister will come with me."

Zhou Fugui, who had just entered the room, was stunned and asked, "Why are you leaving so soon? Your factory doesn't allow us to take a break during the New Year?"

"Dad, the factory is too busy, and my third brother is the busiest one."

Zhou Chunhua interrupted, but when talking about Zhou Fengnian, her face as a younger sister was full of pride.

"Now my third brother is the leader of the factory, and our workshop is very important, so we have to rush the work after the New Year."

Zhou Fugui was also moved after hearing this, and patted the kang and said, "San'er, come and sit down, and tell me about your work in the factory."

"Third brother, you brought back a roast duck? Let's eat it tonight!"

Zhou Weitian walked into the room excitedly and said that he was so greedy just now that he almost took a bite of something cold.

Zhou Fengnian said, "Let's eat it in the evening. Although it won't be bad in this weather, the sooner we eat, the better."

Zhou Fugui, who was standing by, couldn't help but raise his hand to slap. If he wasn't too lazy to get off the kang, he would really have slapped him.

Then the second brother Zhou Jiaan took some melon seeds, peanuts and crispy candies, put them on the table, and the family started chatting.

They talked more about Zhou Fengnian's work in the factory, but there wasn't much to say, except that he was always busy.

But when it came to closing time at the factory, the whole family became envious, because the New Year's benefits for the entire Sanshui Commune were only five eggs and two taels of meat per family.

Zhou Fengnian alone received five kilograms of meat and ten kilograms of noodles. Even a landlord's family would not need so much for the New Year.

Zhou Fengnian also gave his mother ten yuan for the New Year, and Zhou Chunhua also took out five yuan, which made his mother's face blossom with joy.

The eldest and second sisters-in-law were very envious when they saw that Zhou Chunhua could come up with money, but there was nothing they could do as they could not leave their husbands.

"Don't worry, big brother and second brother. You may have the opportunity to go to the city in the future."

Zhou Fengnian suddenly said, "Maybe a new factory will be built after the New Year. I'll ask for you then. If there's a chance, we can all go into the factory."

Although workers and farmers are integrated these days, workers still have better security than farmers. If there is an opportunity to be a worker, I guess all farmers will choose to be a worker without hesitation.

Zhou Weitian immediately couldn't help but ask, "Can I enter the city, too?"

"Yes, I will definitely arrange it for you if there is a chance."

Zhou Fengnian said affirmatively: "When the time comes, my parents will come with us and live in the city in their old age."

After hearing this, Zhou Fugui hurriedly shook his head and said, "What about the food in the fields? It's such a pity. San'er, if you can get your elder brother and second brother to the city, then do it. Your mother and I will stay in the village to farm."

"If the eldest and second brothers become workers, our family will be a family of four workers. In the future, you will only receive 20 or 30 yuan in pension every month, so why would you need to farm?"

Zhou Fengnian said with a smile.

"That would make him a rich landlord. Who would start to retire at the age of 40 or 50?"

Zhou Fugui laughed after he finished speaking, but in his heart he was very happy because of the filial piety of his third son Zhou Fengnian.

If you really don't have to farm when you are 40 or 50, and just wait for your sons to give you money every month for retirement, that's really the life of a rich landlord.
Will Zhou Fugui also have such an opportunity?
(End of this chapter)