My village can't be like this

Chapter 547 Going Home
On the way back, Zhang An and his family took the express train bound for Tianfu.

Relatively speaking, there are fewer stops than trains in the province.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, we arrived at the county railway station. It was indeed faster in terms of time, arriving at the station more than half an hour early.

When he walked out of the train station, although the sun was shining all the time, Zhang An felt much better than in the provincial capital.

Although the county town is not as cool as the mountains, compared with the provincial capital, it is a good place to escape the summer heat.

After staying in the provincial capital for a few days, the scorching heat was simply not too strong.

He had never tanned his skin after spending so many days in the sun at home.

But this time I only went to play for a few days, and all the parts of my body that were not covered by clothes were directly painted.

Fortunately, it was just a tan, not to the point of molting.

Zhang An finally knows now why so many yards were built in the village, but they were all rented out by outsiders in a short time.

Although Changqing is in the countryside, it is an exaggeration to say that it is a paradise to escape the heat in summer. Even if you are exposed to the sun, you will only feel a little hot, but the sun will not hurt you at all.

When the family of three arrived at the family compound, Wu Qiuping and Su Shaowen had not yet gotten off work.

So Zhang An drove directly home and just called his mother-in-law and father-in-law to talk.

"Daughter-in-law, why don't you take advantage of the summer vacation and find an opportunity to take the driver's license test? In the future, there will be two cars at home. I will definitely not be able to drive them. And there is one more person in the family who can drive. If you encounter It should be more convenient when doing things.”

On the way home, Zhang An suddenly remembered that Su Ying didn't have a driver's license, so he thought about asking her to take some time to learn to drive.

After Su Ying can drive and gets her driver's license, she will be given a new car to drive, and the pickup truck will be kept at home to pull things.

"I'm so motion sick, can I really learn to drive?"

Su Ying didn't quite believe it. Her family had asked her to learn it before, but she felt she was too motion sick, so she never went.

"Why not? It's because you get carsick, so I asked you to learn. Because after you learn to drive, you won't get dizzy anymore."

Because people who suffer from motion sickness can get rid of motion sickness as long as they learn to drive. This is exactly what Zhang An had in mind.

Zhang An doesn't get carsick, so he hasn't had the chance to try it, but he has met many people who get carsick, and they no longer feel dizzy after driving and taking control of the steering wheel.

"Anyway, let's give it a try first, just in case it cures your motion sickness. If it doesn't work, we won't lose anything, right?"

Seeing that Su Ying was very hesitant, Zhang An quickly started to persuade her while the iron was hot.

Regardless of whether this is true or not, it really doesn't hurt to give it a try.

"Okay, let's go to the driving school in a few days."

Su Ying was a little moved by Zhang An's words at this time, so she agreed. It was summer vacation anyway, so she had nothing to do.

At this time, Xiao Siqi saw his parents talking, babbling and wanting to join in.

Although he couldn't understand what the two adults were talking about, it didn't stop him from joining the group chat.

Then he stretched out his hands towards Zhang An, meaning he wanted Zhang An to hug him.

"Son, be good, just let mom hold you. Dad is driving the car right now. How about I let you ride the big horse when you get home?"

Zhang An was busy driving at the moment, so he had no time to greet the little guy.

Xiao Siqi didn't understand anything else, but when it came to riding a big horse, he immediately understood it and pouted his lips very happily. This was his way of expressing happiness.

But before he even beeped a few times, Su Ying began to impose sanctions.

Because when he pouted, his saliva would spray everywhere.

And Su Ying is obviously not a loving mother, and her tutor must be stricter.

It is said that newborn calves are not afraid of tigers, but tiger cubs are definitely afraid of tiger cubs, especially female tigers.

It has been almost a year since the little guy came into this world. From being ignorant at the beginning, the little guy has now learned to read people's faces.

So after being scolded by Su Ying, Xiao Siqi quickly shut her mouth.

Su Ying couldn't help it. Her parents-in-law were too doting on her son at home.

Although my husband is not as outrageous as his parents-in-law, he has always been disrespectful towards his children.

So in the whole family, she is the only one who can stand up and be the bad guy.

If there is no one in the family who can subdue the little guy, he will really become lawless when he grows up.

Arriving at the intersection of Maomaoqing, Zhang An noticed that the backs of a man and a woman walking in front looked familiar.

After driving past, I saw in the rearview mirror that these two people were not Zhou Yang and Chen Wenwen.

"Yoko, get in the car. Are you two going to your maternal home?"

Zhang An pulled over the car, stuck his head out of the car window and shouted over his shoulder.

"Hey, Uncle An is back. Isn't it that Wenwen is pregnant? Let's come over and tell the elders."

Zhou Yang and his wife were walking when they suddenly noticed someone calling them. When they looked up, they found it was Zhang An.

Then without being polite, he walked up to the car, opened the door, and sat directly in the back seat.

"Hey, this is such a happy event. When did it happen? Why didn't I hear about it at all?"

No wonder the couple's faces are filled with happy smiles, it turns out that's what happened.

"Hehe, just for the past two days, Wenwen hasn't been feeling well, so we went to see Grandpa Dao for help, and then we found out."

Although this is a good thing, Zhou Yang seemed a little embarrassed when he talked about it.

After all, the young man is still too young and a bit thin-skinned.

"You guys are the same. Your wife is pregnant with a child. If you didn't come here by bike, why would you let her follow you for such a long distance?"

Although the two villages are not far apart, there is still some distance to walk. Especially for Chen Wenwen, who is newly pregnant with a child, strenuous exercise is not suitable.

Moreover, Zhou Yang's family has a motorcycle, but I didn't see him riding it today.

"Uncle An, our motorcycle was picked up by our second uncle for something, and we didn't walk. We took the shuttle bus when we came here. We plan to wait for the bus while walking."

Before Zhou Yang could speak, Chen Wenwen next to him quickly explained for him.

She was afraid that if she was too late, people would think that Zhou Yang was not treating her well.

"Okay, great nephew-in-law, I won't call you a man, okay."

At this time, Zhang An, a rare senior person, started to joke with the couple. Chen Wenwen's face immediately turned red after being teased by Zhang An.

Back in the village, when Zhou Yang and his wife got off the bus at the gate of Zhang An's courtyard, Zhang An saw his old uncle Zhang Jianwen and several villagers walking towards them carrying picks and steel drills.

"Uncle, what are you doing here? Is there another big move in the village?"

Zhang An did not drive into the yard in a hurry, but greeted Zhang Jianwen and the others first.

"You're back, so why don't you do anything big? We're going to the mountains to find water."

When I left that day, I met many people, so it was not a secret that Zhang An went to the provincial capital.

"Looking for water? Why are you looking for water?"

Zhang Jianwen suddenly started looking for water on the mountain, and Zhang An felt a little confused.

"Of course it's eating. During this time, our pool has begun to bottom out. It feels like no water is coming in. I went to check the day before yesterday and found that there is no water coming out of the water source we originally found. If we don't find a new one, The water source will become a problem in the future.”

Because Zhang An was not at home these two days, it was normal not to know about this, so Zhang Jianwen sighed and explained to him.

"So fast? Wasn't there a lot of water in the water pipe when I went out? Why is there suddenly no water?"

Zhang An was a little confused. He felt that the village had undergone earth-shaking changes in the past few days since he was not at home.

"That's because there was still a full pool of water in the pool at that time. Now it can't. Only a small stream of water can be released from the water pipe."

The reservoir behind Changqing Village has only been built a few years ago, and it is relatively large.

But no matter how big the pool is, it can't withstand only one entrance or exit. After all, there are so many families in the village.

And now it is not only the villagers of Changqing who use water, but also the tenants of Dongli Courtyard.

The latter was the reason why Zhang Jianwen was in a hurry to find water.

After all, if we are just villagers, as long as the old wells do not dry up and stop flowing, we can still carry water for emergencies as before.

But that's not the case with the tenants in Dongli Courtyard. Apart from city dwellers, they are also old people, and none of them can get used to carrying water and food.

Moreover, people have to spend money, and the domestic water and electricity needs to be solved for them.

"Uncle, have you found a new water source now?"

Zhang An has never paid much attention to tap water, because the domestic water in their home comes from space spring water that he fills up the water tank every morning.

The water source for the fish pond at home is brought from the river. As long as the river keeps flowing, there is no need to worry about this problem.

"Not yet. We went up the mountain to search for two days, but found nothing new. Moreover, the springs that used to have water have started to dry up. There is nothing we can do. It has been too dry this year, and even the water level in the river has dropped. "

Zhang Jianwen's voice was a little low when he spoke. What farmers fear most is this kind of year. In the past, people would starve to death during drought years.

Since the Chinese New Year this year, there has only been a few drizzles during the Qingming Festival, and then there has not been a decent rain.

Therefore, it is not without reason that the springs on the mountain began to dry up.

"Okay, everyone is very tired. Let's go back and rest early. We just didn't find it today. Let's continue looking for it in the mountains tomorrow. I don't believe that we can't find a spring in such a big mountain."

Then Zhang Jianwen changed his depressed mood. After all, he was the leader of the village. If he was so negative, others would definitely be affected.

"Zhang An, if you have nothing to do, come with us into the mountains to search tomorrow."

"Okay uncle, I have nothing to do, just call me when you leave."

Zhang An did not refuse, but readily agreed. Anyway, he had nothing to do, so he just went to the mountains to play.

Although he knew that after the rock behind the old house was cracked, a very large spring would appear, and the water quality was very good.

But he wouldn't say it so directly. He had to find an appropriate excuse and let the villagers work harder for the time being.

When Zhang An drove the car into the yard, parked it, and entered the house, Wang Fang already held little Siqi in his arms as he missed her very much.

It can be seen that the little guy has not been at home these two days. As grandparents, we really miss our grandson.

Su Ying also took out the clothes and shoes she bought in the provincial capital and made gestures on the two elders to see if they were suitable.

"The same goes for you two kids. Your dad and I can't wear out the clothes we bought in the past two years. Why waste this money? There will be a lot of money to spend when we grow up."

As soon as she touched the material of the clothes, Wang Fang knew that the clothes her daughter-in-law bought for them this time were not ordinary clothes, and she couldn't help but blame them.

But despite the tone of his mouth, the happy look on his face could not be concealed.

"It's okay, Mom, I just bought a few more clothes. Isn't the money earned just for spending? Besides, our family doesn't have much to spend money on all year round. As for what Qiqi will need to spend money on in the future, his father will think about it himself. There is a solution, we don’t have to worry.”

Su Ying gave the two elders some comparisons and found that the clothes they bought were not too big or too small and were suitable, and she was immediately very satisfied.

Otherwise, if it doesn’t fit, it would be really troublesome to return or exchange it.

At this time, Zhang An just stayed there and didn't dare to tell his parents about buying a car.

After all, Zhang Jianguo and Wang Fang had been frugal and frugal all their lives, and the thing they spent the most money on was building this house.

If they knew that they spent so much money on buying a car, Zhang An couldn't imagine how distressed they would be.

So we have to figure this out slowly and find another way.

Then Zhang An came to the yard, opened the faucet in the yard, and found that the water flowing out was indeed very small.

It no longer gushes like before, and has turned into a water column only the size of chopsticks.

It seems that there is indeed no water in the pool, otherwise it wouldn't be like this.

You must know that Zhang An's house is already a relatively low place in the village. If the water in their house is only this big, other places must be even smaller. No wonder Zhang Jianwen is very anxious to find new water sources.

"Dad, Mom, this time we went to the provincial capital and bought a new car."

During dinner in the evening, Zhang An chose to tell the truth to Zhang Jianwen and Wang Fang.

After all, you can't hide it for a few days, and you must speak before others deliver the car.

"Well, it's time to buy a new one. You have more and more friends now, so you can't drive a second-hand pickup truck like before."

After hearing this, Zhang Jianwen and Wang Fang not only had no objections, but strongly supported Zhang An in buying a new car.

Now that there are so many cars coming in and out of the village, Zhang Jianguo and Wang Fang's ideas have long changed.

And every time Zhang An's friends come over, they all drive cars, and only Zhang An still drives a pickup truck.

Now that they learned that Zhang An bought a new car, they naturally had no objections. After all, they didn't want their son to lose face among a group of friends.

(End of this chapter)