Chapter 265: Got it, Goudan

"Your father has long wanted to stop being the team leader, but the villagers have been unwilling to give in, and they can't find a suitable successor. The commune is supposed to decide, but they always want to transfer him up." Gu Cai poked his cheek with the tip of a pencil to scratch his itch: "He thinks he should just stay at home and be the team leader."

After hearing what his third brother said, Gu Jinhan smiled and said, "The main reason is that I don't have the ability. I asked Qin Mengzi if he wanted to go to the commune, but he was too lazy to go."

They both felt that they had worked very hard to be the team leader and party secretary of the Invincible Production Team.

They can't do anything practical in the commune, so why bother taking up seats?

After Gu Bao cleaned up the table, he blew a breath, rubbed his hands, and walked over to them to sit down and warm himself by the fire: "Brother, you and my father are old partners, but neither of you is ambitious."

Chu Dai touched his nose and said nothing.

Gu Jin glanced at him and said, "It's okay if you don't say anything."

He and Qin Wu get along very well in work, but are still enemies in private. This older brother makes him a generation younger than Qin Wu, and Qin Mengzi is so proud of himself.

I almost trembled when walking in front of him.

Speak of the devil, and here comes the door of the main room, which is pushed open with a creaky sound.

It was very cold outside, and the cold wind blew in through the cracks in the door. Gu Bao cursed: "...Whose tail was caught? The door was not even closed."

Turning his head to face Qin Wu's square face, he quickly swallowed his words and greeted him with a smile as if nothing had happened: "Dad, you're here?!"

Chu Dai wanted to laugh but didn't dare to. Gu Qinglie came over and patted him on the shoulder: "Sit over there."

The two brothers sat next to each other. Gu Qinglie saw his uncle making tea and bringing peanuts to roast by the stove. He said to Chu Dai, "Did you see that? Learn from him."

Chu Dai humbly accepted the advice: "I understand, brother."

Gu Qinglie was so disgusted that he frowned and looked at him for a long time. Finally, he gritted his teeth and said, "Please, don't shout next time."

"Okay, brother." The man smiled.

Gu Qinglie punched him on the shoulder and said unhappily, "Be normal and don't get sick."

"I know..." Before he could finish the rest of the sentence, Gu Qinglie glanced at him.

Chu Dai added slowly: "Dog Egg."

Qin Wu came to talk to Gu Jin about planting medicinal herbs next year. "The Red Star Production Team and the Red Flag Production Team both want to join in. The three production teams want to build a medicinal herb base together. I want to ask your opinion on this matter first. If you think it's okay, we can go to the commune and report it."

Gu Jin thought for a moment and said, "Building a medicinal material base is a big project. Spring planting is coming soon, and we need people in the fields. We have a large production team, so we don't need any. But there is something I need to inform you of."

"You say." Qin Wu held the teacup handed to him by his son-in-law and drank it slowly.

"The educated youth are going to be transferred to the county agricultural science institute. You know there are many things to pay attention to when growing medicinal herbs. Not many people have learned their skills in recent years. I'm afraid this base will be a waste of money."

The Red Flag Production Team and the Red Star Production Team were so concerned because the cultivation of Chinese herbal medicines brought a lot of income to the Invincible Production Team and was also the main source of their collective economy.

Who doesn’t want to live a good life?

Gu Bao squeezed in and sat down between them. "Brother, Dad, I can do it. I have learned a lot from Zhang Qing in the past few years."

Zhang Qing's ancestors were people who dealt with medicinal herbs, and he did not fall behind in the same lineage.

Gu Bao learned some things from them, such as fruit tree planting, crop pest control and medicinal herb planting. He has a quick mind and puts his knowledge into practice, and has almost mastered them.

Gu Jin looked at his carefree appearance and said to Qin Wu, "Why not just forget it?"

Qin Wu nodded seriously: "Then I will go and explain it to them tomorrow."

"No, brother! Dad!" Gu Bao was so anxious that he scratched his head and rubbed his cheeks: "I can do it, just trust me this time!"

Gu Jin and Qin Wu looked at each other, with smiles in their eyes.

Chu Dai listened for a while before being called by Gu Qingqing to wash up: "You have to get up early tomorrow. The brothers said that they are waiting for you to chop wood."

Looking at the little woman's smile, he felt helpless: "Isn't this big brother's job?" He was referring to Gu Xiong.

Gu is the most diligent person in the family. He never has a moment of rest. After work, he goes to the mountains to chop firewood. He can chop more than ten poles a year. Fortunately, his father is a carpenter.

I cut a lot of bamboo baskets for him and put them in the sundry room.

"It's yours when you come back." Gu Qingqing pulled his arm and said, "I won't tease you anymore. Go wash it quickly. It will take at least ten o'clock to finish washing the children. You really need to get up early tomorrow. There are things to do."

There are many things to do on New Year's Eve, including sweeping the dust, pasting spring couplets, frying New Year's goods, and all sorts of other things. Gu Xiong and his friends all have work to do, and they have to grind beans early in the morning.

The man stood up as she urged him to, put his arm around her shoulders and walked towards the kitchen: "Okay, let's brush our teeth and wash our faces together."

There were many people gathered around the fire in the kitchen. Gu Qingqing took a dry towel and gave it to the man. The water in the basin was very hot. Chu Dai took the towel and soaked it, and his fair hands turned red.

After squeezing it dry, he handed it back to her.

Shi Rushuang and her family were holding their child and chatting about family matters. After the Chinese New Year, they would go around visiting relatives and were discussing what gifts to bring when visiting them.

Qin Li and Sun Yuanyuan were washing dishes, chatting with each other from time to time.

Under the bright orange light, Gu Qingqing looked up and told the man about how Tuantuan chased Da Mi every year. She also laughed at him, "I thought you weren't afraid of dogs anymore. When Da Mi rubbed against your legs during dinner today, you went numb."

Seeing the bright smile in her eyes, the man raised his eyebrows, lowered his head and leaned over to whisper in her ear: "When you get close to me, I will also..."

Gu Qingqing's face flushed and she pushed him: "Hurry up and wash your face!"

The man looked at her red neck and chuckled.

It's really not funny.

After staying in Datunzi Village for half a month and celebrating the Lantern Festival, they returned to Nanyang.

After a day's rest, Gu Qingqing collected Shen Sui's luggage on the third floor. "I heard that the capital is very dry. I put some facial oil in your side pocket. Remember to take it out and wipe it often."

Little Xingxing and Jiaojiao crawled on their uncle's bed. There was a charcoal stove burning in the room, so it was very warm. They only wore their underwear and a jumpsuit.

Very flexible movements.

Shen Sui, who was sorting out his books and notes, looked for help at the man lazily leaning on the chair next to him and opened his mouth silently -

"Brother-in-law, save me."

The man shrugged and gave him a helpless look: "Even your rough-looking second brother has been made whiter by her using all kinds of facial oils. You can't escape."

Gu Qingqing thought that the reason why Gu Qinglie couldn't find a wife was because his face and hands were cracked like the land that had been dry for several years.

She bought a lot of clam oil at the supply and marketing cooperative a few years ago. Every day, she would wait at the bathroom door to rub it on him after he washed his face. Gu Qinglie even wanted to apply for a dormitory and move out.

As a big boss, why would he wipe this thing?

But now I'm used to it and don't feel it's a big deal. After applying the oil, the cold wind blowing on my face doesn't hurt so much anymore.

This thing works pretty well.

"Okay." Shen Sui sighed inwardly and packed the books neatly into the cardboard box.

Gu Qingqing folded his clothes for him. When she saw some holes, she took out her needle and thread and started mending them while sitting on the bed. "I heard that the capital is very cold in winter, so I brought you two jackets. The sizes are specially made a little bigger, so you can wear two more clothes inside. If you feel uncomfortable anywhere, remember to tell your godfather and go to the hospital to get some medicine."

Shen Sui listened and nodded silently.

"Don't panic when we're not with you. Study hard and wait for us there." She reminded him, "If you need anything, write to your family or send a telegram."

A telephone had been installed in the house a long time ago, which made it convenient for the headquarters to contact Chu Yuan. It was usually for official business, so Gu Qingqing rarely used it.

At this point, she asked, "Do you have enough money? I'll give you some more national food stamps later."

Shen Sui's eyes were soft: "Sister, I eat in the cafeteria with the teacher and use his allowance."

"Oh, okay." Gu Qingqing was stunned for a moment, then she remembered that her godfather had an orderly who would go with him, so even if they didn't eat in the cafeteria, they wouldn't get hungry.

Only then did I feel relieved.

After a while, he asked Shen Sui whether he had prepared everything here and brought everything there.

Shen Sui knew that he was reluctant to leave him, and he felt sad, so he responded to all the questions one by one.

After lunch, Gu Qingqing and Chu Dai sent Old Qin and Shen Sui to the train station. Chu Yuan originally wanted to arrange for someone to drive them to the capital, as it would not be an exaggeration considering Old Qin's status.

However, because the journey was too long and the driving was too bumpy, Chu Yuan was afraid that his old bones could not bear it, so he had to buy them train tickets.

The couple held their child in their arms, Tuantuan was in Grandpa's arms, and the other was holding on to her uncle's clothes and refused to let go.

"Godfather, please take care of yourself when you get there. Eat and take medicine on time, and don't read too late. It's tiring and can hurt your eyes." Gu Qingqing said to the end, and the reluctance in her heart became stronger.

"Good boy, godfather has remembered everything. Ah Sui and I have cleaned up the house in the capital and are waiting for you to come over." Old Qin comforted him in a gentle voice.

Gu Qingqing nodded randomly, then turned around and faced away from them, afraid that her tears would be seen.

Shen Sui also felt bad. His greatest warmth came from his elder sister and brother-in-law. From the age of twelve to now, when he was sixteen, he had never left their side.

"Sister..." His voice was a little hoarse.

Gu Qingqing's proud child saw her mother crying, and stretched out her tender little hands to clumsily wipe her tears, and then she also cried out "wow".

Tuan Tuan and Niannian had been able to hold themselves together before, but now they could no longer bear it. One of them laid on Grandpa's shoulder and cried, while the other one hugged Shen Sui's legs and cried.

Shen Sui bent down, picked up Nian Nian, and kissed him on the forehead: "Be good, little darling, don't cry." The corners of his eyes were red.

Niannian bit her lip and said aggrievedly, "Don't cry, Niannian." Not long after, she sobbed again. She cried even harder, "But I don't want my uncle to leave."

The little Xingxing in Chu Dai's arms didn't know what had happened at first, but when she heard her brother's words, she started crying too.

He can't speak yet, but he can basically understand what adults say.

The man felt bad too. He patted his back and said softly, "We will go to find your uncle and grandfather soon. Don't cry, dear."

Old Qin also comforted Tuan Tuan in his arms, promising to buy him a lot of toys and put them in the room reserved for him. He also said that he would put a snack cabinet in his bedroom. Only then did he calm the little guy down.

The train slowly drove away. Tuantuan and Niannian ran after the train for a distance. Shen Sui waved to them from the window. Seeing the two little ones crying and running after the train, he felt reluctant and wanted to turn his head away, but he was reluctant to do so.

I want to see them a little longer.

The black cloth bag on his knees contained family photos and daily life photos taken over the years. He now only hoped that his elder sister and brother-in-law would come to the capital as soon as possible.