Jiang Baige followed Guo Xiaofang to her room. It was very dark inside. A lamp was lit, and the flickering flame made the room dim.

Jiang Baige walked into the house and looked around. The ground was flat. Although it had been cleaned, the mud was still new.

When I thought about how their house was dug up three feet deep to collect things, I knew that the ground had been leveled again.

There is also their bed. There is an iron hook under the wooden board. It is obvious that it is a temporary door panel. A few stones are placed underneath to make the bed. Even the bedding is very thin.

Guo Xiaofang saw Jiang Baige looking around her room and felt embarrassed, but she still forced a smile.

"Sister, there's no stool here, so just sit on the bed!"

Since I'm here, it would be unreasonable not to sit down. Jiang Baige asked after she sat down.

"Sister, what's wrong with you? Why did you move back so suddenly? You can't live in the house in the city anymore."

When Guo Xiaofang's daughter saw the stranger in front of her, she screamed and tried to grab her bag.

Guo Xiaofang couldn't persuade her, so she put her daughter on the bed, put her stuffed tiger in her arms, and let her play with it.

She also sat down, organized what she wanted to say, and then answered Jiang Baige's question.

Before she could speak, she took a deep breath and said, "Sister, this is too long to talk about. I'll just tell you some important things!"

Then Guo Xiaofang told Jiang Baige the whole story in detail.

"Because my grandfather did something bad when he was young, it was brought up now and used as a pretext for people to report us.

"During the war, my grandfather and his companions were responsible for transporting food to the front line. On the way, they encountered the Japanese invaders, who had no loot or artillery. To save their lives, my grandfather and several others abandoned the food and ran away to hide."

"When they returned, they discovered that the tens of thousands of kilograms of grain they were transporting, along with their carriages and horses, had been taken away by the Japanese."

"They were afraid of having to explain themselves when they returned, and because they were young, they ran away."

"Grandpa was still young at the time, and he didn't have a wife at home, so he came here to settle down. After returning, he married and settled down here."

"They have no relatives or friends here, and no one knows their background. They have lived a peaceful life for several years."

"Later, because they all missed their families, after my grandfather's painstaking search, they were finally found. Because so many years had passed, the older generation thought the matter was over."

"The trouble we had this time was most likely caused by someone leaking the information and adding some unnecessary details to the story, pinning the blame on my grandfather."

"Because my grandfather was the leader at the time, some people speculated that he sold tens of thousands of kilograms of grain to make money, so he came here to settle down."

"Our house was searched because of this."

While listening, Jiang Baige began to sort out the whole story.

Jiang Baige told Guo Xiaofang, "It may not be easy to redress this matter."

"It's been decades, there's no evidence, and those devils can't possibly come and testify against them."

Guo Xiaofang also nodded resignedly. Fortunately, they were free now, and she was already very satisfied.

If it had happened a few years ago, the whole family might have been able to destroy their family.

Just as they were talking, Aunt Guo came to the door.

He stuck his head in and saw them talking, then just stamped his feet and waited for them to finish.

Guo Xiaofang saw her mother and shouted.

"Mom, why don't you come in?"

Aunt Guo said, "You two are talking! I can't interrupt you."

She saw Jiang Baige looking at her, and then nodded to her.

Jiang Baige also smiled at her, "Auntie, come in and sit down."

Aunt Guo looked a little embarrassed. Her husband asked her to come over and call her daughter and the little girl over. Seeing her daughter talking, she didn't dare to speak.

Guo Xiaofang saw that her mother looked a little nervous and smiled at her.

"Mom, this is the sister I recognized. She's the one I told you to give us Potato. Remember that! So if you have anything to say, just tell me."

Jiang Baige also said: "Yes! Auntie, you say."

Aunt Guo felt relieved only after hearing what her daughter said.

Then he said, "Fang! Your father asked me to invite you over. This girl brought a lot of food, this..."

She didn't ask if it was a gift for them, or how much it would cost if they bought it, but she didn't dare to ask.

They have no relationship with him, why should he give them so much food?

As she thought about it, her nose felt sore. Over the years, her family went from being a family that ate public grain to an ordinary social citizen who had no food to eat.

When she saw her daughter had lost weight in just a few days, she felt heartbroken.

Guo Xiaofang and Jiang Baige looked at each other, and Jiang Baige smiled at her.

"Sister, let's go! Let's go together."

"Um."

Guo Xiaofang responded, picked up the child on the bed, and walked out together.

They came to a room in the main house of the courtyard, where the old couple of the Guo family lived.

At this time, Brother Guo was also waiting here.

When Aunt Guo saw that they had something to say, she took her grandson from her daughter's arms and carried her to the kitchen.

The porridge was ready, and she took this opportunity to feed her child so that her daughter could have a full meal later.

Guo Dabao is now pouring the porridge into a bowl. Once it cools down, he can eat.

When Old Man Guo, who was lying on the bed, saw his daughter and the guests come in, he crawled back onto the pillow.

He had been lying down for several days and had no strength left in his body. He slipped down while lying there.

Guo Xiaofang introduced me to her father: "Dad, this is a girl I met in the county town. She came looking for me today but couldn't find me. She heard that I moved back, so she came to look for me."

She was worried that her serious and upright father might have doubts, so she quickly explained the situation to him.

Old Man Guo stared at Jiang Baige for a moment, then spoke.

"Little comrade, you've come all this way, come sit down!"

Jiang Baige responded, "Thank you, uncle."

There was only one stool in the room, and Jiang Baige sat down beside it.

Guo Xiaofang saw several bags of things on the ground and knew that her sister had brought her food again.

They could afford it before, but after this incident, their family doesn't have much money left.

Jiang Baige spoke first without waiting for them to ask how much it cost.

"Sis, I heard something happened to your family, so I thought of sending you some food to help you get through this difficult time."

"I only realized how difficult your life was when I got here."

Guo Xiaofang smiled bitterly and said, "Sister, I'm really happy that you came all the way to see me."

"Only when people are in trouble can one see their true nature. It is my great fortune to know you."

Old Man Guo, who was lying on the bed, also said, "Yes! So many people wish our family could stay away from them, but you are the only one who is not afraid of being implicated by us and even brought us food."

"But you see, we definitely won't be able to pay you back anytime soon."