By this time, all the outsiders had left, and only their own people remained in the courtyard.
Shi Yue was busy packing things with He Lixuan.
Just now, Shen Yuanbai mentioned to Sun Yongfu in front of Secretary Zheng that He Siyi and his wife were planning to stay in the brigade for a while.
His explanation was that the universities in the city were no longer operating, and the elderly couple had nothing to do, so they wanted to come to the countryside to relax.
At the same time, spend some time with the children.
Sun Yongfu agreed to the matter without hesitation.
According to Shen Yuanbai, the old couple lived in Shiyue's house and neither participated in their brigade's labor nor in their grain distribution.
The two people were registered residents of the city and received government-supplied food rations. Their food would be sent to them regularly by their eldest son, who stayed in the city.
As long as he doesn't eat the brigade's food, doesn't cause trouble for the brigade, and can even gain favor, what could Sun Yongfu possibly object to?
Besides, raising children is supposed to provide for one's old age. Isn't it only natural for one to follow one's son when one gets old?
Both of her sons are in her own team, so it's not surprising that she's willing to come and live with them.
Seeing how readily he agreed, He Si immediately took out fifty yuan and handed it to Sun Yongfu in front of Shen Yuanbai and Secretary Zheng.
Let them use it to build their house.
He Siyi and his wife are in the Forward Brigade, so they will definitely be living with Shiyue and He Lixuan.
However, Shiyue's family only has two habitable rooms in total.
One room she lives in now will definitely be their wedding room in the future, while the other room that Yu Chuxia lives in now will definitely have to be vacated for the elderly couple to live in.
Then Yu Chuxia's accommodation needs to be rearranged.
Both "early summer" and "October" mean going to be with Sun Xiaohong.
After all, the two of them are quite familiar with each other now, and staying at the team leader's house is better than staying at someone else's house.
As the saying goes, it's good to have a big tree to lean on; seeing someone every day will eventually make you familiar with them.
Even if it's just a little help when we divide the work each day, it will be a good thing for Chuxia.
In order to make his niece's life better, and of course, to get along well with the team leader, He Siyi gave her fifty yuan under the pretext that it was difficult to arrange accommodation for his niece.
In the countryside at that time, fifty yuan was more than enough to build two more mud-brick houses, let alone one!
Sun Yongfu never expected such a happy event to await him.
Unable to refuse, he immediately called his daughter over and asked her to help Yu Chuxia move right now!
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When He Lixue entered the courtyard, everyone was busy with their own tasks.
Only the elderly couple, He Siyi and his wife, sat in the courtyard basking in the sun, watching a group of young people tidy up.
They couldn't help at all, so they simply sat there and didn't go over to cause trouble.
When He Si saw his son come in, he was momentarily stunned.
He seemed to find it hard to believe that the thin, dark-skinned, and even somewhat rough-looking man in front of him was his son!
Until He Lixue walked up to them with a nervous expression, silently knelt down in front of them, and called out, "Dad, Mom."
He Si finally regained his senses.
His eyes immediately welled up with tears.
His voice choked completely; he wanted to get his son up but couldn't utter a single word.
He could only reach out and touch his son's messy hair, then grab his arm and lift it up forcefully, signaling him to stand up and talk.
He Lixue did not stand up. He knelt stubbornly in front of his parents with his head down and said in a hoarse voice, "Dad, Mom, I was wrong. I am unfilial. Please don't be angry."
"Get up!" He Siyi finally spoke.
He grabbed his son's clothes and told him to stand up.
She turned her head away and wiped the corner of her eye.
Shen Yuanbai, who had followed Shiyue into the house to look at his old collection of books, had already seen this scene.
Upon seeing the father and son reunite, he quickly stepped in to smooth things over.
He personally helped He Lixue up and then brought him a stool, gesturing for him to sit next to He Siyi.
Then I sat down beside them and talked to the father and son.
After calming down, He Lixue finally realized that his mother was acting strangely.
He immediately asked, "What's wrong with my mom?"
He Si sighed and told him what had happened at home after he left.
He Siyi was naturally overwhelmed with emotion when he first saw his son.
But compared to He Lixue's emotional outburst, he was actually a little better.
After all, he already knew about his second son's involvement in the Forward Brigade.
Shiyue once told He Lixue in detail about his recent situation.
Moreover, to reassure the elderly, they only said the nicest things.
Therefore, He Siyi felt that his son was doing alright at the moment, so he was not too upset.
But He Lixue was different.
His parents' arrival today was a huge shock to him.
But now, upon meeting her again, I discovered that my mother has mental health issues.
Then, from his father's words, he learned about the suffering they had endured, the illnesses they had contracted, and that they had been saved from the brink of death by his younger brother and Shiyue (whom he now called sister-in-law)!
These messages completely stunned He Lixue!
He Lixue is a natural scholar.
Such people generally have two characteristics: stubbornness and naivety.
He Lixue possesses both of these qualities.
He didn't feel anything about all the suffering he had endured before.
Now, hearing about the suffering his parents endured, he can no longer bear it.
He was in great pain.
He Lixue felt that it was all his fault.
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