Xia Ning, carrying a bag full of roasted potatoes and sweet potatoes, went to find Grandpa Ning and Uncle Ning.
Uncle Ning was cleaning up cow dung when he saw Xia Ning rushing over in a panic. Uncle Ning quickly put down what he was doing, looked around, and saw no one.
Only then did Uncle Ning feel relieved and greet Xia Ning:
"Why did you come at this time? Didn't I tell you not to worry about me and your grandpa? Your uncle can take care of him!"
Xia Ning leaned closer to Uncle Ning and said:
"Uncle, it's not about that. The red armbands have come twice in a row recently, which is not normal. Ask Grandpa Great-Grandpa, Grandpa Wu, and Grandma Zhou if they have any unsafe books or things!"
My great-grandfather, grandfather Wu, and grandmother Zhou were all professors who were sent down to the countryside. As for other things, these people who have devoted their lives to academia probably don't care much.
But when it comes to books, my work notes, I might actually carry them with me.
Uncle Ning knew the situation. His great-grandfather always carried a pair of bracelets that his great-grandmother had worn before she passed away. Grandma Zhou was a very meticulous person, and she had secretly kept her work diary with her for many years.
These two are manageable, at least they're not that big. The most difficult one is Grandpa Wu, who brought three large original English professional books.
Uncle Ning took this matter very seriously and hurriedly said:
"I'll go talk to your great-grandfather, Grandpa Wu, and Grandma Zhou. If all else fails, you'll have to find a way to hide this thing!"
Xia Ning nodded and said:
"Go and ask around if anyone else has anything to hide, and give it to me!"
In the end, Xia Ning not only received a pair of bracelets from her great-grandfather and Grandma Zhou's work notes, but also several professional books brought by Grandpa Wu!
Grandpa Wu's book is entirely in English, and it includes Grandpa Wu's meticulous explanations and notes.
This is actually a bit tricky; I need to find a proper place to store it.
Grandpa Wu looked at his three books, knowing he might not be able to keep them, and reluctantly stroked the book covers, saying:
"Xiao Ning, if you really can't protect these books, just burn them. Safety is more important than anything else!"
Xia Ning knew how much risk Grandpa Wu had taken and how many methods he had devised to carry these three books without being discovered!
As long as there was a glimmer of hope, Xia Ning didn't want to burn the book. Xia Ning thought for a moment and said:
"Grandpa Wu, I can't guarantee anything right now, but I will definitely do my best to protect these books!"
Grandpa Wu said gratefully:
"Thank you, Xiao Ning. These books were written by my advisor when I was studying abroad, and he gave them to the graduate students he taught."
"Bringing these books back to China was a difficult process. I've carried them with me all these years because I'm afraid that if I destroy these books, I'll never find another copy like them!"
Grandpa Wu is not exaggerating at all. Many famous professors' professional textbooks are only distributed to their own students and are not published on the market.
Back then, Grandpa Wu and another classmate wanted to bring these basic professional books back to China. Not only did they go through countless hardships, but the other classmate also stayed in the local area forever to cover for Grandpa Wu.
Therefore, Grandpa Wu cherished these books very much, and he was even willing to give up his life for them.
Of course, no matter how precious the book was, he couldn't let Grandpa Ning's granddaughter, Ningxia, take the risk. That's why he said that if it really couldn't be saved, Ningxia should burn it!
Ningxia took these items with him when he left the cowshed, and all the way he was thinking about where to hide them!
Just then, Ningxia bumped into Bai Yueyao and Tang Zixuan, who had just finished work. The two shamelessly came over to greet her when they saw her.
"Xia Ning, it's so cold, where have you been?"
Xia Ning didn't even glance at the two of them, instinctively clutching her handbag and running away.
The two were just exchanging a normal greeting, but Xia Ning felt a little guilty because she had something in her bag.
She always felt that these two people were watching her all the time, so it was really unsafe to keep her things at home. She had to put them in the hands of someone she could trust!
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