Rebirth of the Legend of the Red Age

Chapter 30, Returning Home
At breakfast the next day after we started the vegetable garden, my mother said: I thought about it last night. We should go back to our hometown soon, do some hunting, and buy some seeds. Besides, I haven’t been back for a while, and I miss the neighbors around me.

The father agreed and said: Okay, the day after tomorrow is Sunday, and the children don’t have classes, so the three of us will go back to Wangjia Village and do everything you mentioned.

Wang Li nodded in agreement.

Early on the third day, the three of them locked the door, drove the carriage to the shops in the city, bought some candies and cloth as gifts, and headed towards Wangjia Village.

Near noon, the family of three drove a horse-drawn carriage to the home of village chief Wang and presented gifts.

Village chief Wang was very welcoming and invited them to have lunch at his home. After lunch, when he heard about their purpose, he immediately promised to collect enough seeds for them.

When the mother heard this, she was very happy and took the gifts to visit the families with whom she had a good relationship.

Wang Li and his father walked towards the mountains in the north with bows and arrows.

It had been a while since they had gone hunting, so the father and son felt very comfortable returning to the mountains.

Wang Li suggested: Father, when we have time we should go hunting in the mountains. It will not only improve our lives, but also be a form of entertainment, killing two birds with one stone.

When it got dark, the father and son returned to the village, carrying a few rabbits and pheasants in their hands and a wild boar on their shoulders.

My father found the village chief and told him that he would treat the whole village to a pig-killing feast tonight.

The villagers were very excited when they heard the news. After all, it was not easy to eat meat in that era, especially pork, which was no different from the Chinese New Year.

The night passed in the lively and cheerful atmosphere of the whole village. The next morning, after having breakfast at the village chief's house, the village chief went to each family to get the seeds from the city that he had promised to bring to Wang Li's family yesterday.

Soon after, the village chief returned home with a bag and asked Wang Li's mother: "Sister, you have collected more than 10 kinds of vegetable seeds and 5 or 6 kinds of grain seeds. Do you think that's enough?" Wang Li's mother thanked him: "Thank you very much, village chief. These are enough. Our land in the city is not big. These are enough for us to grow for a long time."

After saying goodbye to their parents and enthusiastic neighbors, the family set out on the journey back to the city.

On the way, my mother kept saying: People in the countryside are still simple and honest. We should come back more often in the future.

Wang Li agreed: The countryside has its advantages, and the city has its advantages. Once you get used to living in the city, you may not be willing to come back. Just adapt to it.

At about one o'clock in the afternoon of that day, the three members of the Wang family returned to their courtyard in Kyoto.

As soon as she entered the courtyard, my mother, ignoring the advice of my father and Wang Li, immediately planted all the vegetables that could be grown in the summer in that field.

It was dark after all the busy work. During dinner, my father complained: Why are you in such a hurry? The land is there and we can plant it anytime. What if you get tired?
The mother retorted: I am not very old and I am from the countryside. How can it be tiring to do this kind of work?
After hearing this, my father remained silent.

Anyway, since the seeds were brought back, my mother's face has obviously been smiling more than before. She has a living in the city. Although the land is not big, she grows many kinds of vegetables and takes care of them every day.

The happiest person was Wang Li, because he had a good time. After all, it was not easy to buy supplies at that time, especially such fresh vegetables.

As time passed, the recycling station's operations got on track.

Every day, his father is responsible for weighing and paying, Lai San is responsible for sorting and moving, and Wang Li is responsible for selecting his favorite collectibles after school every day. It is a perfect process.

Recently, my parents have started to study the construction of a third courtyard house.

(End of this chapter)