Why doesn't aksionov with to return to his family at the end of the family?​

Aksionov doesn't wish to return to his family at the end of the story because he believes that his wife was dead, and his children have forgotten him.

the development of trade during the middle age increased to the change given in the agriculture, which gave money, industry and markets a bigger importance in economy. the agriculture production was more than the consumption, which meant the creation of wider markets out of the areas. besides, with the end of multiple wars, the population increased and new trade routes were created.