Rebirth: Starting from a Trainee Teacher

Chapter 307 Taking Gu Jia Home

The company had a few days off on the 11th, and Zhou Jing took Gu Jia to Qing County's home on the 12th.

They set off in the morning, Zhou Jing driving. It was the first time in his two lives that he brought his girlfriend home, and he felt a little different in his heart.

It was also the first time for Gu Jia to go to her boyfriend's house. Because she had met Zhou Jing's parents before, Gu Jia was not as nervous as last time. The only thing she was worried about was that her relationship with Zhou Jing would be known by relatives, which was really embarrassing.

"You're not nervous this time?"

Zhou Jing touched Gu Jia's leg and smiled.

Gu Jia was dressed rather simply today, a light pink sweatshirt on top, black jeans on the bottom, and a pair of sneakers on her feet. She looked clean and neat, yet good-looking and youthful. If someone said she had just graduated from college, no one would doubt it.

"Not as nervous as last time. Do your relatives know about our relationship?"

What made Gu Jia nervous was that the boy’s relatives would know about their special relationship and gossip about it.

"My parents didn't say anything. My relatives are only my grandmother, grandparents, and my uncle's family."

Zhou Jing had told his parents not to talk nonsense. His parents already felt uncomfortable about it and they certainly wouldn't tell everyone that their son was going to marry a high school teacher.

"I don't have many relatives, most of them are in my hometown."

Before getting on the highway, Gu Jia asked them to stop the car. She went down to buy two bottles of refreshing drinks, came back, unscrewed them and handed them to the boy.

Zhou Jing took a sip and gave it to Gu Jia before leaving.

He got on the highway at a dozen past eight, and got off at Sui County a little over an hour later. When he arrived in Qing County, Zhou Jing passed by his grandmother's village to pick up his grandmother.

As we entered the village, the road was a dirt road. It rained a lot in autumn, and the road was bumpy due to the rain. The car was bumpy when driving on it.

"Most of the rural roads in your county have been hardened, but the roads here are still like this!"

Gu Jia said as she looked at the bumpy road.

“We started hardening the surface two years ago, but the sound was gone after we only laid a layer of gravel.”

Zhou Jing shook his head.

"I don't know which link has gone wrong. I'll talk to my dad when I get home. How big is the village?"

Gu Jia can help with this. Just tell dad and it will be solved.

"It should be less than ten miles."

Zhou Jing did a rough calculation in his mind and figured out that it would cost about 3 million yuan to harden the cement road in his grandmother's village. Qing County sounds nice, as if it were surrounded by green mountains and clear waters, but it is actually very poor. The funds for hardening the roads must be provided by the city.

"The dirt road has to be repaired every time it rains. Are the people in your grandmother's village diligent in repairing the roads?"

Some of Gu Jia's relatives live in the countryside and know the inconvenience of dirt roads. When it rains, the village is closed off, and people outside cannot get in, and people in the village cannot get out. If they have to go back or come out, they will get covered in mud.

"I'm pretty diligent. The road has been repaired. Otherwise, cars can't pass through this place. This section of the road is very sticky with yellow mud. People can't stand steadily on rainy days."

Zhou Jing pointed to the landslide in front.

Gu Jia looked outside and said, "The environment is good, and the hardened roads are quite convenient."

"The toilets in the countryside are not very good. If you want to relieve yourself, you have to squat inside."

Passing a cornfield, Zhou Jing slowed down and stopped the car and said.

"I'm not being so hypocritical. When I was in high school, the toilets in school were also very bad, not much better than the dry toilets next to the playground of Experimental Middle School now."

Gu Jia really wanted to go to the toilet, so he took two pieces of paper, got out of the car, looked around and saw no one, then walked into the cornfield and squatted. Although it was unsightly, the fields in the countryside were clean and there was no odor at all. It was much more comfortable than the toilet in the gas station. He had done the same thing when he visited his relatives in the countryside when he returned to his hometown.

As for her image, she is already close to the boy and doesn't mind the details.

"How is it? Do you feel integrated with nature?"

Teacher Gu returned to the car and Zhou Jing smiled.

Gu Jia reached out and pulled the boy's ear.

After a while they arrived at the bottom of the slope at grandma's house. Zhou Jing got out of the car to help Gu Jia, then opened the trunk and took out a box of milk, a box of biscuits, and a set of clothes. The clothes were bought by Gu Jia for grandma.

Gu Jia stretched her body and helped Zhou Jing hold the clothes and biscuits.

"Bring your water cup."

Zhou Jing opened the car door and took out Gu Jia's thermos.

"What a big corn cob, is there any from your grandma's house?"

It was a rare opportunity to visit the countryside, and Gu Jia was very curious about the ripe corn in the fields on the dam. She wanted to pick a few to take home and hang them in the house. The real golden corn cobs looked much better hanging in the house than the commercial ornaments.

"This piece of land belongs to my grandmother, but the neighbors have cultivated it." Zhou Jing missed the days when he helped his grandmother and uncle's family pick corn. After picking the corn, the corn stalks were chopped and piled into stacks, and people could play in them. One time, Zhou Jing and his kids picked up corn and roasted it to eat, but they ended up burning someone else's corn stack.

"There are so many dates. There are so many on the ground. Is there no one picking them up?"

Gu Jia looked at the dates scattered all over the ground under the jujube tree and felt it was such a waste.

"Even if you pick them up, you can't sell them. These dates are not valuable. You can eat them without worry. They are grown naturally without pesticides or fertilizers."

Zhou Jing picked a few from the tree and gave them to Gu Jia.

Gu Jia took a bite and said, "It's delicious. It's a pity that such good dates can't be sold in the countryside and people in the city can't eat them."

"Ah, bugs."

Gu Jiagang said it was a pity, and ate another one. When he bit open it, he found a small pink worm.

Startled, Gu Jia threw the dates away reflexively.

"Look when you eat it, you can see the insect's eyes."

Zhou Jing said while eating.

Gu Jia picked the ones without worms and continued to eat. Although some had worms, it did not affect the freshness and taste of the dates.

"Grandma, she is Jiajia. Is she as pretty as in the photo?"

Grandma heard the conversation and was waiting at the entrance of the yard, leaning on the jujube wood walking stick that Zhou Jing had carved. She spoke before Zhou Jing arrived.

"Dojun."

The old lady looked at Gu Jia and said to herself what a pretty girl she was.

"Hello grandma."

Gu Jia said in a sweet voice.

"You must be hungry because you didn't eat. Let's eat something before we go."

The wrinkles on the old lady's face bloomed as she smiled.

"I'm not hungry. There's food everywhere."

Gu Jia pointed to the entrance of the courtyard and the jujube tree in the yard.

"My mother has prepared dinner."

Zhou Jing helped the old lady back to the house.

"Peppers, tomatoes, pumpkins, radishes, coriander, there are a lot of them. Is it convenient for grandma to water the vegetables?"

Gu Jia stopped by the vegetable garden in the yard to see what vegetables were there.

"There is a well and running water. Bring some vegetables with you when you leave. We can't finish them all at home."

The old lady pointed to the well pump pipe and tap in the yard and said.

"Such a delicious dish, but it's inconvenient to sell. It's easy to sell in the vegetable market."

Gu Jia really likes the feeling of growing her own vegetables in the countryside.

“Don’t you feel that survival is simple in the countryside? You can be self-sufficient with just a piece of land.”

Zhou Jing turned around and said with a smile.

"This is the importance of land. Land has been the foundation of social stability since ancient times."

Gu Jia is a liberal arts student, so she has some basic knowledge.

When they arrived at grandma's house, Zhou Jing took the thermos and poured a cup of water for Gu Jia.

The boy was really thoughtful. Although Gu Jia had lived in good conditions since childhood, she did not dislike the conditions in the countryside. She was fine with drinking water from a bowl. The boy's thoughtfulness made Gu Jia feel very comfortable.

The old lady washed a few apples given by the neighbors for the two of them to eat. Zhou Jing took one, broke it in half and gave half to Gu Jia.

After eating the apple, Gu Jia took out the clothes and asked the old lady to try them on.

Zhou Jing went outside for a walk, picked two tomatoes, washed them under the tap, and went back to give them to Gu Jia.

"He was very cute when he was young, and he has been handsome since he was young."

Gu Jia found photos of Zhou Jing in a large photo frame on the wall. There were photos of the boy when he was a child and when he was a teenager. He was cute when he was a child and sunny and handsome in his teens.

(End of this chapter)