The next day, Huo Haocheng drove Ruan Ruan, Zheng Xuyang, and Huo Haoshen to Zengjia Village. They had wanted to come before, but based on the information they had gathered on May 20, Ruan Ruan felt that they couldn't let the families who had made contributions feel disappointed, so they came now after things had been resolved.

Moreover, Zeng Yunye truly lived up to the Zeng family's reputation. On the surface, he was sent down to the countryside along with his grandfather, but in reality, he used the Zeng family's connections over the years to lead the villagers of Zengjia Village to a relatively prosperous life.

"It looks like Zengjia Village has had a bumper harvest!" As soon as they entered the village, many villagers looked over, and the people in the car also sized them up. Huo Haoshen even exclaimed.

"How did you figure that out?" Ruan Ruan, who knew the truth, wanted to hear Huo Haoshen's thoughts after hearing what he said.

"Look, everyone here, whether old or young, wears patched clothes. At first glance, it gives the illusion that they are very poor. But look closely at their faces and hands. If they were really so poor that they didn't know where their next meal would come from, they should all be skin and bones. How could they be like this? Apart from having white hair and a few wrinkles on their faces, the old people are all full of energy."

You're looking at these children. If their families are starving, shouldn't they be going to work with their parents to earn work points? How can they be playing or reading? Have you ever seen a poor family treat their teenagers like this?

Following Huo Haoshen's words, the group kept glancing at the elderly and children outside the car. Just as Huo Haoshen had said, each of them seemed to be in good spirits.

"Auntie, could you tell me about someone? Could you tell me which house Mr. Zeng Yu lives at?" Ruan Ruan, carrying some fruit candies she had prepared beforehand, got out of the car and walked towards the elderly women sitting under the tree, who were observing them.

When passing by children, they don't forget to give each of them two candies.

"What do you want with Lao Yu?" the old woman asked, taking the fruit candy from Ruan Ruan, putting it in her pocket.

Since Zeng Yu returned, apart from the occasional visit from those people from the Cultural Revolution, no one has ever come to see him. They even drove over. Judging from Ruan Ruan's clothes, they knew she wasn't from a poor family.

“Don’t worry, ma’am. Our elders have received kindness from the old gentleman in the past. Now we have the opportunity to help the old gentleman’s family clear their name, so we came to find him.” Ruan Ruan noticed that the old lady was looking her up and down, and thinking about what 520 had told her about Zengjia Village, she knew that the old lady had misunderstood.

"Oh, they're here to exonerate Old Yu! That's wonderful! Just walk all the way to the end of this road, to the house at the very edge of the village, that's it! Hurry up, I'll go find the village chief first, I'll be right back!" Hearing Ruan Ruan say they were there to exonerate Zeng Yu, everyone was overjoyed and scattered to inform her.

Seeing them like this, Ruan Ruan finally understood why Zeng Yunye had helped the villagers; it was truly the most united village she had ever seen.

"Let's go, this is the way to the end." After Ruan Ruan got into the car, they continued driving forward.

"Yun Zhe, hurry, go and call your father. Tell him that someone has come to exonerate the Yun Ye family. Quickly, tell him to go to the Yun Ye family." The old woman ran to the brigade leader Zeng Yuan's house, but couldn't find him. However, when she saw Zeng Yun Zhe at home, she was too tired to run any further, so she told Yun Zhe to go find the person.

"Really, Auntie, are you sure?" Zeng Yunzhe had just returned home when the old lady came over and said this, and he even doubted that he had heard correctly.

"Of course it's true. Hurry up and go. They should be at Yunye's house by now. I don't know if Yunye is home at this time." The old lady was too lazy to say anything more to him. She just told him to hurry up and turned to walk towards Yunye's house.

When Ruan Ruan and the others arrived at Mr. Zeng's house, they saw the old man sitting alone in the yard weaving a basket.

"Hello, are you Mr. Zeng Yu?" Ruan Ruan stepped forward and gently knocked on the door frame before asking.

Hearing the sound, Zeng Yu turned around and saw Ruan Ruan and the three people behind her, including Huo Haocheng. Huo Haocheng was wearing a military uniform, so she let them in first. "Little girl, come in and sit down."

After that, he went inside and brought them water.

"Young lady, officer, may we come to see this old man for some reason?" the old man asked, placing the water on the stool in front of them. It had been a long time since anyone had come to see him, especially not a battalion commander.

"Sir, isn't your grandson home?" Ruan Ruan asked after taking a sip of water. She didn't want to repeat herself twice, so she wanted to wait until Zeng Yunye returned before bringing it up.

"My grandson is in the fields, he should be back soon." Old Master Zeng didn't understand what she meant. Did they come for his grandson? Did Yunye offend someone outside?

Grandpa Zeng Yunye had just come down from the mountain when he saw the brigade leader and Yun Zhe coming towards his house. When Yun Zhe told him that his family had come, he immediately ran over.

"You're back just in time. These comrades are here to see you," the old man said, glancing at his grandson as he returned.

"Sir, Comrade Zeng Yunye, let me introduce myself first. My name is Ruan Ruan, this is my wife, Comrade Huo Haocheng, and these two are my elder brothers, Comrade Zheng Xuyang and Comrade Huo Haoshen. We are here on behalf of the Yuncheng Military Region to deliver a document to you."

When Ruan Ruan saw that Zeng Yunye had also returned, followed by a large group of people, who were probably there to find out what had happened, she explained the situation to them and then presented the proposal she had submitted earlier along with the pharmaceutical factory's plan to exonerate the Zeng family and outline their rightful benefits.

"Sir, I've partnered with the military region to set up a pharmaceutical factory. The documents have just been issued. The factory's address is the same as your Zeng family's original food factory. I'm sorry, this is all I can do for you now, but rest assured, I will definitely make it up to you in the future."

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