Chapter 51 Chapter 51 Walking over is what Changzong remembered...

For the little one's one-year-old celebration, we prepared the four treasures of the study, a seal, a weight, an abacus, money, and antique jade. We put him in the middle and see which one he can pick up.

I have never seen this child take things other than the four treasures of the study into his arms one by one and giggle.

Changzong was disappointed and said that the kid would not like to study in the future.

Hongguo said it was all a joke and the one-year-old celebration could not prove anything. Grandma Kong was very good at judging people and said that the kid was very smart and would definitely have a good life in the future.

Old Zheng didn't say anything. He put away the things that the little one grabbed into his arms and saved them for him in the future. The other things were not valuable, but that piece of top-quality jade was worth thousands of dollars now.

There was a one-year-old celebration at noon. In the afternoon, Changzong found a way to send some goods to Jiang City. After delivering the goods, he went to Qing City. Hongguo knew that the person Changzong was looking for was from his hometown county and Qing City. In more than two years, even if he had left for another city, he would first go to his hometown to inquire about him.

Hong Guo asked him to bring more clothes: "I don't know how long this trip will take, but if there is enough space in the car, bring more."

Changzong packed the daily necessities and clothes that Hongguo had brought out into his bag. He really didn't want to leave. Or rather, if Hongguo could go with him, he would be willing to go anywhere. However, the little one was only one year old, so he had to wait a little longer before he could let go.

The sooner you go, the sooner you can return. Chang Zong said, "Guo Guo, I'll go talk to Xiao Budian before I leave."

Hongguo held back her laughter and let him go ahead and talk. What could a one-year-old child understand? If Changzong would feel more at ease if he told him, then let him talk.

At night, Changzong was unusually quiet and just held Hongguo to sleep. Hongguo thought she wouldn't be able to sleep until dawn, but she didn't expect him to be so quiet, so she held him tightly.

It was not known whether it was because Changzong was in a relaxed state, or because Hongguo and Changzong were becoming more and more in tune with each other, but she was only in a light sleep, and her consciousness was suddenly connected to Changzong's, as if there was a suspended cable bridge, and when she crossed it she would reach the things Changzong remembered. Changzong seemed very peaceful beside her, so Hongguo went over to take a look.

This was different from what she saw when she touched antique jades. Human memory was vague, and it was impossible to judge the chronological order of events. Hongguo saw some species with images that only existed in mythology. They worked together to kill some very powerful humans, and then melted the means of transportation used by these humans to mend the torn sky.

She wouldn't even dare to dream of such a thing, but she felt it was very reasonable because Hongguo had heard many myths since she was a child. She was just amazed at the scenes she saw but didn't think they were absurd.

Hongguo treated it as an interesting dream and hugged Changzong even tighter. When she was a child, her father had told her fortune, and the fortuneteller said that she would live a long and wealthy life. Her father was very happy and gave the fortuneteller half a bag of rice, thinking that what the fortuneteller had predicted was true.

Changzong also hugged Hongguo tightly. Recently, he had some top-secret documents from the previous era that he had not had before. Maybe after they left, there was a new batch of brothers and sisters? We should unite our strength and find as many as we can.

After breakfast, Hongguo sent Changzong away. When the little one saw that he couldn't leave in the bus and had to stay, he pouted and was about to cry. Changzong's eyes turned cold and he said that the little one was a heartless person and had to stay at home with his mother.

The little guy twisted back into Hongguo's arms, turned his butt towards his father, and ignored him.

Hongguo tried to coax him but it didn't work. The car started and the little one looked around again, waving his little hands and saying goodbye to Changzong and Lao Zheng.

It has been almost a day since Changzong passed away. The little guy was listless in the morning, but he was fine in the afternoon. It seemed like he could walk in a flash. Before, he had to walk by feeling the walls and furniture, but now he can run around the yard.

The second aunt came to our house the day after Changzong left and gave us a small gold lock, saying it was a one-year-old gift for the little one.

Second aunt wanted to laugh when she talked about it: "Changzong was against his second uncle, and his attitude was exactly the same as before. He became better, and they said he was pretending. With the same attitude as before, they said he was bad. I stood up for him and said that these people in the family were really hard to serve. What do you want Changzong to do? Yesterday, someone named Sun Aiqin came to our house and said that Changzong was not the same Changzong as before, and asked your second uncle to check it out."

Hongguo was shocked. Xiaosun must have gone crazy. Old Zheng said that the Yu siblings would make her really disappear. Hongguo was so hard-hearted without any sympathy then. Now she was even more determined. She would not show any sympathy to anyone who threatened Changzong.

Hongguo joked with her second aunt: "Then I really need to find her and ask her why Changzong is no longer Changzong?"

The second aunt said, "You have a conflict with her, right? Your second uncle checked her situation. The death of her husband was a big blow to her. Old Zheng, who took care of your child, wore her husband's clothes. Maybe this is also the reason for her mental confusion. Not only did she say Changzong, she also said that Old Zheng was not Old Zheng. Your second uncle asked her what the specific reason was. She said that she just felt that her personality was different. Isn't this a joke? Whose personality can remain unchanged? Even she herself is not the same as she was six months ago."

Hong Guo agreed immediately: "When I first moved here, I felt sorry for her because she was being bullied by her ex-husband's family. But you really can't sympathize with others casually."

After chatting for a while, he confirmed that his second uncle didn't take Xiao Sun's words to heart because of Chang Zong's coldness, which was just like his previous annoying character.

Hongguo changed her mind and accepted the gold locket given by her second aunt. Her second uncle and aunt had always been on good terms, and Hongguo didn't want to make things too awkward.

After seeing off her second aunt, Hongguo took Diandian to the antique shop. She handed the little one to Xiao Zheng for a while and went to look for Xiao Sun.

Xiao Sun changed his boss, who was the collector he had accompanied to the counterfeit village before. He also opened a shop on Jade Street, but he said that Xiao Sun had not come to work for two days.

The boss said with a hint of self-mockery: "Xiao Sun felt that the antique business was not as profitable as the jade business. She met better bosses, a pair of siblings, and followed them to make a fortune."

Gone already? Then it's probably not far from disappearing forever.

Hong Guozhen felt that her heart had become hard and cold. Even though she knew that Xiaosun would end up like that, she could only feel fortunate that Xiaosun would not continue to cause trouble.

Hongguo stood blankly at the door of her house for a while, thinking about the revenge of the Yu siblings and the possible fate of Xiaosun. Xiaosun had chosen every path by herself. Xiaosun guessed that Lao Zheng was Xiao Cheng, and she was right, but only half right. Now Lao Zheng no longer had any feelings for her.

Changzong called in the evening and said that he had delivered the goods and was going to Qing City overnight. Hongguo told him everything in detail and also told him about his aunt's visit.

My aunt came over and gave me the golden lock, and told me about the nonsense that Xiaosun had said to me. Hongguo heard Changzong's attitude on the phone and knew that he didn't take Xiaosun's words to heart.

The next day, Hongguo took the little one and brought cigarettes and alcohol to visit her second uncle. Her second uncle said she was too polite and there was no need to reciprocate.

Hong Guo said, "Yesterday Chang Zong called me and I told my uncle and aunt about giving me a little extra birthday gift. He asked me to thank them on his behalf and I must come."

My second uncle was obviously smiling, and my second aunt was even happier. She kept the red fruits for dinner, and the matter was thus cleared up.

It was already late August. A relative from my hometown came to our house. She was Aunt Hehua, who came to pick up Da Zhuang to report for school. Da Zhuang had repeated a year and was admitted to a university in the provincial capital. This was cause for celebration.

The people coming from Hongguo's hometown made Hongguo in a good mood. Dazhuang had already reported to the school and came here with his mother to visit Hongguo's family. He also brought a snakeskin bag of fruits and vegetables.

The snakeskin bag was poured out, revealing melons, beans grown in the fields of his hometown, and a large bundle of sweet potato seedlings.

Auntie Hehua remembered that Hongguo loved to eat this, and said with a smile: "You can buy anything in the city, but I'm afraid this thing is hard to buy, so I brought some for you."

Hongguo loves to eat this. Whenever Changzong sees it sold in the vegetable market, he will definitely buy it.

Hong Guo said hurriedly, "It's hard to buy this in the city. Thank you for remembering me, Da Zhuang's hard work this year has finally paid off."

Nowadays, all college students are guaranteed jobs. Those who entered school in the first year of 1977 or 1978, like Duan Zhiqing, have become small leaders.

Dazhuang is shy. He is too embarrassed to speak to young girls and wives in his hometown. Now that he is in the city, he is even more unable to open his mouth.

Hongguo looked at the blue cloth clothes he was wearing. They were new, but the style was old. He was wearing cloth shoes, which were made for him by his family who saved money after he was admitted to the provincial capital.

Hongguo pulled Aunt Hehua aside and gave her the money for looking at houses for the second and third years, a total of more than 140 yuan.

Hong Guo said, "I don't know if I will be able to go back this year, so I might as well give you two years. I'll take you to the market this afternoon. There are ready-made clothes wholesaled from the south. The price is about the same as making them from scratch. Buy two sets for Da Zhuang and a pair of shoes. Although you shouldn't care about material things, people in this environment still have to buy a few things. I'll take you there and you can find cheap ones to buy."

Aunt Hehua pressed her eyes with emotion, and then said self-deprecatingly: "This year, our family also wanted to set up a stall in the county town, but it didn't work. We couldn't even beat the stall next door. With such an honest character, we can only farm. Hongguo, we really don't know how to be grateful to you for doing this."

Hong Guo didn't need to be grateful, and advised: "Everything will be fine slowly. If Da Zhuang wants to work during the winter or summer vacation, tell him to come to me. I will introduce him to a reliable one. Don't just look for one outside, as he may be cheated easily."

Aunt Hehua thanked her again and again. Dazhuang kept her gratitude in her heart. It was a pity that she didn't see Gu Changzong this time. When she heard that Hongguo's family had bought a transport truck after living in the provincial capital for a year, Aunt Hehua remembered something and hurriedly told Hongguo.

"When you mentioned Changzong's sports car, I remembered that it was probably in June. A couple brought a child back to the county town to visit relatives. They passed by the village road of our Dayang Village. The transport truck got stuck in a mud pit. They paid the villagers to push the car. The village chief said no money was needed, but they insisted on giving it to them. We started chatting. His child was sent to the car by his uncle that year, which happened to be the same car that your Changzong had the accident. What a coincidence. He also asked how your Changzong was doing. We all said he was doing very well and had already gone to the provincial capital. They are very capable and bought a car only half a year later than your family."

The child was probably also a fellow villager of Changzong. Hongguo asked his name, memorized it, and then took Aunt Hehua to the market. There were many stalls here, and she was responsible for bargaining and choosing styles. They bought two sets of clothes and a pair of shoes. Dazhuang said he didn't want anything, so they spent less than 70 yuan. She asked his mother to take the rest home to supplement the family income and to pay for his sister's education.

Aunt Hehua gave her son another thirty yuan to subsidize his living expenses, and put the rest in her pocket. She sent Dazhuang back to school, and Hongguo let Aunt Hehua stay at home for one night.

In the evening, Aunt Hehua said that Aunt Liu's stall business was getting better and better: "Your Changzong's connections are still protecting her stall and no one dares to touch it. It's just that her daughter got divorced. The in-laws were too shameless and greedy. Aunt Liu finally thought it through and let her daughter get divorced."

Hongguo sighed, and Aunt Liu figured it out, so she stopped the loss in time.

"It's just pitiful for the children. There are two children, but the man's family insisted on keeping one. The older one is able to work, so the man's family kept the older one. Alas, the two children will have different fates in the future. They will definitely hate each other."

"Why don't you come over?" Hongguo asked.

"They are asking for the best stall from Aunt Liu, which earns several thousand yuan a year. Aunt Liu is reluctant to give it to them. If it weren't for her daughter getting a divorce, Aunt Liu would have come to see you. We had already made an appointment, but now this incident happened in her family."

Aunt Liu has always been like this, failing to make decisions when she should, and she pays a higher price afterwards.

Hongguo slowly shifted the topic back to the stranger in June, and asked about every detail. Early the next morning, he packed a bag of food for Aunt Hehua and sent her to the bus station. Then he went to the antique shop to find Xiao Zheng and asked Xiao Zheng to help call Shi Jinzhou and ask him to inquire about someone.