Ye Jianguo settled several people in an unused courtyard, an old courtyard that had been vacated by people who had fled famine.

Those people see that life is better now and feel that their hometown is still the best, after all, their ancestors have lived there for generations.

Except for Yan Ci, who stayed, the other families all returned to their hometowns after last autumn's harvest.

The courtyard was already very dilapidated, barely habitable.

Bai Wen'an, puzzled, asked Wen Tong, "Honey, what happened between you and my sister? Did you two have a fight?"

Wen Tong was absorbed in her own world and seemed not to hear Bai Wen'an speaking.

Bai Wen'an waved his hand in front of her, but Wen Tong didn't react at all.

Bai Wen'an panicked and shook Wen Tong while holding her.

Wen Tong snapped out of her daze, hugged Bai Wen'an, and burst into tears:

"Wen'an, I just saw my dad at the entrance of the village."

Bai Wen'an was shocked: "What? Your dad's here?"

With tears welling up in her eyes, Wen Tong said:

“He didn’t come looking for me. I saw that he was dressed in very shabby clothes. Captain Ye led him away.”

Bai Wen'an patted his wife on the back:

"Don't panic, I'll go ask your uncle."

Bai Wen'an went to his uncle's house and came back to tell Wen Tong:

"My uncle said that my father was a capitalist who was sent down to the countryside and was here to be reformed by poor and lower-middle peasants."

Wen Tong asked, puzzled, "My father donated most of our family fortune to the country, so why was he sent to the countryside?"

Bai Wen'an said helplessly, "The world outside is very chaotic now, and there are many things like this."

Wen Tong asked in a panic, "Wen An, what should I do? Should I tell Mom?"

Bai Wen'an comforted her, "Honey, don't worry. It's better for Dad to come here than to go anywhere else."

...

That evening, Bai Xiaoyue said to Yan Ci:

“Aci, I think Wen Tong looks strange. I guess she knows the people who were sent down today.”

Yan Ci said nonchalantly:

"If we know each other, we know each other. Let Wen'an worry about it. Honey, you should worry about me!"

After saying that, he pressed his wife down, cupped Bai Xiaoyue's head, and kissed her.

...

A few days later, Bai Xiaoyue learned that the man Wen Tong had seen that day was Wen Tong's father.

This really startled her. Could this accident have affected Wen Tong?

If Wen Tong is affected, will Wen An also be affected?

Originally, Wen'an didn't go to work and worked in the fields every day, which made Bai's parents very worried.

If another incident occurs, it could cost the elderly couple their lives!

At that time, Wen Tong disagreed with the idea of ​​registering Wen Xiya under a different household registration.

Now that her father has come here, she still can't acknowledge him. I wonder what kind of torment Wen Tong is going through.

Wen Tong always wandered around where Xiang Zhennan worked, but Xiang's father seemed not to recognize her and never paid any attention to her.

Summer was over before Bai Xiaoyue learned from her uncle that the other family sent down to the countryside was surnamed Cui.

Mr. Cui Jingzhi was an old traditional Chinese medicine doctor.

Her daughter, Cui Jinxiu, is a surgeon.

The son-in-law, Cui Yunchen, is a businessman who manages the family's pharmacy and has a scar on his face.

My father was a traditional Chinese medicine doctor, and our family ran a Chinese medicine shop. We just happened to be caught in the crossfire, and the whole family was sent to the countryside.

The three members of the Cui family were all very open-minded. No matter how hard or tiring the work was, they were always smiling.

The people in the Red Star Brigade were all very simple and honest. No one discriminated against those who had been sent down to the countryside, and no one deliberately beat or scolded them.

In short, life was still peaceful for Xiang's father and the Cui family who were sent down to the Hongxing Brigade.

Compared to those sent down to other places, they were considered to be living relatively well.

However, they also lacked freedom and could only move around within the village.

That day, Wen Tong went to work in the fields, while Wen Xiya stayed home to take care of Rui Rui.

Rui Rui kept crying and fussing, wanting to find her mother, so she had no choice but to take Rui Rui to the field to find Wen Tong.

Wen Tong was weeding in the field, while Wen Xiya was calling out loudly from outside: "Wen Tong, Wen Tong."

Hearing the child crying and the mother shouting, Wen Tong rushed out.

Mr. Xiang, who was working in the field next door, also heard Wen Xiya's voice and hurriedly went outside to the roadside.

He approached the group seemingly casually. Wen Tong was holding a child, and Wen Xiya only glanced at him before walking straight past.

When Xiang Zhennan saw Wen Xiya, his heart was filled with emotion, and his eyes reddened.

During dinner, Wen Xiya and Wen Tong said:

“Daughter, I saw a man on the roadside today who looks a bit like your father.”

Wen Tong was overwhelmed with emotion upon hearing this; even her mother didn't recognize her father.

In her mother's heart, her father was a tall, handsome man with an extraordinary demeanor.

It's clear that Dad has changed a lot; even his wife doesn't recognize him.

Since her mother didn't recognize her father, Wen Tong didn't tell her the truth.

She always felt that her mother was like a parasitic plant, very fragile and unable to withstand the slightest setback.

Xiang Zhennan sat in the courtyard, his heart pounding with emotion. He had thought his daughter was just acting on impulse, but it turned out she had secretly left with Xiya, and he had been searching for her everywhere.

Just as they found a lead on the mother and daughter, the winds shifted, and the Xiang family suffered a calamity.

He spent all his last bit of money before he was sent down to the Red Star Production Brigade.

I've been here for months, and today I finally saw the person I love.

Although he knew the mother and daughter were here, he was still worried because he had only seen the daughter and hadn't seen Sia.

Now that I know she's doing well, even if I can't be with her, just seeing her occasionally makes me feel content.

Seeing that he was sitting motionless, Old Master Cui waved his hand in front of him:

"Zhennan, why are you sitting there like that? Are you feeling unwell?"

Xiang Zhennan grinned foolishly: "Uncle Cui, I'm fine, I'm just happy."

Seeing that he had come to his senses, the old man lowered his voice and said:

"If you're not feeling well, I'll take your pulse tonight."

Xiang Zhennan waved his hand: "Uncle Cui, I'm fine, really fine."

Seeing that he was really alright, Grandpa Cui put his hands behind his back and went for a stroll outside the courtyard.

The autumn harvest is coming soon, and every adult will have to work to earn work points.

Wen Tong took her mother to husk corn, and also brought Rui Rui along.

Bai Xiaoyue and Li Mingyue went to the field to pick corn cobs.

Chang Le has already learned to cook, and she usually prepares lunch so everyone can eat when they get back.

In the afternoon, Chang Le will take Xiao Bai to help Bai Xiao Yue peel corn cobs.

Ping'er and An'an helped Li Mingyue husk corn.

Although sometimes their efforts only made things worse, the two of them were still very happy to see the children helping so earnestly.

Good news came right after the autumn harvest was completed.

Schools reopened, and Chang Le was able to go back to school; she continued in fifth grade.

Ping'er was supposed to start first grade last year, but she missed a year and is only able to go to school now.

However, many children in the countryside don't start first grade until they are 8 or 9 years old.

Everyone was happy, feeling that the dark clouds overhead had dispersed and the sky was beginning to clear.

That day, a few people came to the village, asking around as they went, looking for Bai Wen'an.

Upon hearing this, Bai Xiaoyue became very nervous and paced back and forth in the courtyard.

I don't know what these people want with Wen An. Wen An hasn't worked for a year. Can't they just leave him alone?