"Brother Gu, look what I brought you."

The young man acted as if he hadn't seen Lin Qing at all, and took out a paper-wrapped item from his basket. When he opened it, he found five large steamed buns.

"Brother Gu, eat quickly. I brought this for you specially from the county town. I made some money from the county town this time. When I get back, I'll tell Cuilan to bring you food every day from now on, so you'll never go hungry again."

The young man said happily.

"Talented! This is Lin Qing, a newly arrived educated youth and also our brigade's barefoot doctor."

Gu Nanxun said with some emotion that he noticed a fresh scar on the back of Zhao Youcai's hand, like an abrasion, which he guessed was caused while working.

"Qingqing, this is the good brother I told you about, Zhao Youcai."

Turning his head, Gu Nanxun introduced Lin Qing again.

It was only then that Zhao Youcai noticed the changes in Gu Nanxun. Gu Ge now resembled the person he remembered! Although he was still as cold as ever, he was no longer so muddle-headed; his face was clean, and he had shaved.

He was clean from head to toe, and the bedding he was lying on and covered with was soft and clean, no longer the stiff, moldy, and tattered blanket that couldn't even cover his legs.

There was a small table on the bed, with some snacks and two bright red apples on it. (Lin Qing had just brought them over at noon.)

A water vat filled with water was placed in the corner of the room. There was also a stool in the room.

"Wow……"

Zhao Youcai suddenly burst into tears. He had been very worried about Brother Gu, fearing that he might die at any time.

He was an orphan who had followed Gu Nanxun since childhood. Without Gu Nanxun, he might not be alive today. Therefore, Gu Nanxun was not only his brother and elder brother, but also his savior.

His family wasn't well-off, and he couldn't abandon his wife and children to take care of his older brother.

But he couldn't just abandon Gu Ge, so he went to the county town to do odd jobs. Before leaving, he took some grain and asked the brigade leader to take care of Gu Nanxun. But he knew that his Gu Ge had a problem, so he was always worried that Gu Ge would die.

He comes back every 10 days, and every time he comes back, he comes here first to see Gu Nanxun, which is why Gu Nanxun knows when he will come back.