When we arrived at his grandfather's house, Zhang Junping's grandfather was sitting on the doorstep, smoking a pipe and basking in the sun.

Seeing the sudden appearance of his daughter, son-in-law and family, Zhang Junping's grandfather stood up from the threshold with surprise and disbelief on his face.

"father!"

"Grandpa!"

"Hey, my eldest grandson is here? Come in quickly, come in quickly!" He said and stretched out his hand to pull Zhang Junping towards the courtyard.

"Grandpa only sees eldest brother, and we are nothing!" Zhang Lihong muttered in a low voice.

When Zhang's mother heard this, she turned around and glared at Zhang Lihong.

Zhang Lihong stuck out her tongue and stopped talking.

After entering the yard, my grandfather let go of his hand, stood in the yard and shouted: "Old woman, come out quickly.

Liu Ni and Ying Ying brought your grandson and the others to see you!"

The first person to run over to greet them was not Zhang Junping's grandmother, but four hounds with a back height of fifty or sixty centimeters.

He ran out of the kennel next to him, walked around everyone, and sniffed everyone.

The three women, Qiu Wenyan, Zhao Yuzhi, and Zhang Lihong, were all a little scared. They stood there without daring to breathe.

Even Zhang Ping'an and Zhu Zhu felt their scalps were numb.

These four hounds have broad shoulders, broad backs, and thick limbs. They are much taller than ordinary dogs and look very scary.

"It's okay! Grandpa's dog usually won't bite people without Grandpa's order." Zhang Junping turned around to comfort everyone.

"Brother, you said it's usually not possible. What if this is the second case?" Zhang Pingan asked in a low voice.

"The second situation is that you took things from this courtyard and left without permission." Zhang's mother smiled and explained for Zhang Junping.

"Go back! Don't scare my granddaughter!" Grandpa yelled at the four hounds.

The four hounds whimpered, turned and ran back to the kennel.

Good dogs never bark.

This is the same as the noble speech.

"English, great nephew, your whole family is here!" At this time, a strong old man came out of the east room.

"Brother/Uncle!" Zhang's father, Zhang Junping and the others quickly called for someone.

This is Zhang Junping's uncle. He is fifty-six or seventeen years old this year. In this era, people in their fifties are basically old men.

"Liuni is here, sit down in the room!

You old man, daughter, and uncle are here and you don’t know how to let them go inside the house. What are you shouting in the courtyard?” Zhang Junping’s grandma came out of the house, first greeted Zhang Junping and his group to come into the house, and then complained to his grandpa.

"Liuni, English, Pingzi, Anzi, please come in and sit down quickly!" Uncle Zhang Junping also followed suit and greeted everyone into the house.

After entering the house, the uncle was busy looking for stools for everyone.

“Come just come! You’ve brought so many things with you. You don’t need anything at home, so you don’t have to take it home!

You are also a member of a big family, so you don’t have to worry about us all the time!" Grandpa sat on the grand master's chair in the main room, resumed his demeanor as the head of the family, and said unhappily when he saw a lot of things brought by Zhang Junping's family.

Grandpa is not happy because there are too few things, but because there are too many things.

No one is rich these days. In my grandfather’s memory, my daughter, son-in-law, and grandson are still working on a pig farm.

After a year, although I can have enough to eat, I am not rich.

How will their family survive if they bring so many things for themselves?

This unhappiness includes deep love for my daughter.

"Grandpa, this is your eldest grandson's wife. Do you think she's pretty?" Zhang Junping changed the topic with a smile and pulled Qiu Wenyan to introduce her to grandpa.

"Did my eldest grandson talk about a daughter-in-law? Let me see!

Beautiful! So beautiful! Like a fairy!

Old lady, come and take a look, this is my eldest grandson's wife." Grandpa looked at Qiu Wenyan and a chrysanthemum smile appeared on her face.

The wrinkles are piled up like a goldenrod.

"Let me see! Let me see my eldest grandson's wife!" Grandma came out of the back room carrying a basket of melon seeds and peanuts.

Just after letting everyone in, grandma walked into the back room with her little feet.

"Oh! This girl is so handsome! Eat peanuts!

Pingzi, you eat too, Anzi, Honghong, Yuzhi, you all eat too." Grandma looked at Qiu Wenyan and grinned happily, grabbed a handful of peanuts and gave them to Qiu Wenyan, and then asked others to eat peanuts.

"Pingzi, when do you plan to get married? Get married as soon as possible. While I can still move, I can also hug my great-grandson." Grandma took Qiu Wenyan's hand and said to Zhang Junping with a smile.

"Grandma, if you want to hold your great-grandson, it's not easy.

Come on, Tie Dan, let grandma hug you!" Zhang Junping reached out to pick up Tie Dan and stuffed it into his grandma's arms. He held it with one hand, fearing that Tie Dan would move around and knock grandma down.

"You're such a naughty boy, you've already talked about your wife, but you're still so naughty!" Grandma took the iron egg and smiled and cursed at Zhang Junping.

"I remember his name was Tiedan, right? This kid has a really meaty head." Grandma hugged Tiedan and teased him very rarely.

Although my grandma is over seventy years old, she is in good health, not confused at all, and has a clear mind. She can even remember the name of her great-grandson.

The family was talking and having fun in the house.

"Dad, why were you sitting outside just now? It's such a cold day, you have to take care of yourself!" Mother Zhang asked with concern.

The temperature in the mountains is low, even at noon, it is more than ten degrees below zero. Grandpa wore a torn cotton-padded jacket and sat on the threshold. Mother Zhang must have felt sorry for her father.

"Liuni, don't pay attention to him! The old man is having a temper with me!" Grandma interrupted.

"Dad, Mom, what's going on during the Chinese New Year?" Zhang's mother asked worriedly.

"It's no big deal, our dad feels sorry for his dog!

This is not because Dahuang and Heizi had two more litters of dogs. Our mother asked them to give them away, but our father was reluctant and choked a few words." The uncle explained with a smile.

"Tell me about your father. He has raised a dog all his life. He treats the dog better than his own son.

It’s not that I don’t want to keep them, it’s just that I already have four big dogs at home, and now I have two more litters with seventeen puppies, eleven of them are given away, and the remaining six are reluctant to give them away.

You said people are almost ready to eat, how can they afford so many dogs!" Grandma complained.

Grandpa was sitting on the Grand Master's chair, smoking a dry pipe and saying nothing.

Of course he understood what his grandma said, but he just couldn't bear it in his heart.

"Grandpa, I know that the six puppies you left behind are definitely the best.

It just so happens that I want to keep some dogs to look after my house, please give them to me!" Zhang Junping said with a smile.

Zhang Junping understood his grandma's worries and also understood his grandpa's mood.

There is little land in the mountains and the harvests are also small.

Although I can pick some mountain products and pack some game, I can't transport them out and I can't sell them at a high price.

Life is already very difficult, and raising four dogs is already the limit.

If we raise six more puppies, the family will really be in trouble.

Grandpa is a well-known old hunter in the neighborhood and loves dogs as much as he lives.

If it's an ordinary dog, just give it away. That's how it was done in the past.

Nowadays, the six puppies that my grandfather was reluctant to give away should all be good dogs.

People who love dogs can understand if they see a good dog and are reluctant to give it away.

"Okay, grandpa will get you a basket to put in when you go back." When grandpa heard that Zhang Junping wanted to raise him, he agreed without saying a word.

Now, even the uncle started pouting.

This old man is so biased that he has no principles at all when he meets his grandson.

"Liu Ni is here! Oh, are you all here?" Da Jinzi came in from outside holding a child who was just over one year old.

"Sister-in-law/Big Sister-in-law." Zhang Junping's family stood up and greeted the Big Sister-in-law.

"Pingzi, Anzi, you are all here! This is..." Da Jinzi looked around the room and settled on Qiu Wenyan.

"Yanzi, this is the big concubine.

Da Jinzi, this is my wife, bring her here to grandpa, grandma and uncle Da Jinzi." Zhang Junping quickly introduced her to both parties.

"Big sister!" Qiu Wenyan stepped forward to call someone.

"Oh, this girl is really lucky. Not only is she handsome, but she is also fertile!" Da Jinzi looked Qiu Wenyan up and down and said with joy on her face.

Qiu Wenyan's face turned red after saying this.

But there is no way, this is the way it is in this era.

When the relatives on my husband's side saw her, the first thing they looked at was whether she was having a good baby.

This has been a tradition for thousands of years and is not easy to change.
To be continued...