The moonlight was as clear as water, pouring down on the winding path of Peijiagou, stretching the figures of Gu Qingmeng and Pei Xinghe into slender shapes.
Pei Xinghe held the things he brought for the old man of the Xiao family in one hand, and held Gu Qingmeng in his other hand to protect her behind him. The wind was a bit cold at night, and he was in front to block some of the cold wind.
Gu Qingmeng was a little worried about Grandpa Xiao's leg, so she brought some medicine with her and had to trouble her father-in-law Pei Dazhuang to go to the hospital.
The cowshed was simple, with dim light squeezing out from the crack of the door.
"Grandpa, Grandpa Gu is no longer with us. You shouldn't have mentioned him at the meeting. Look at how badly you've been injured." Xiao Cheng's voice came from the cowshed.
"Xiao Cheng, your grandfather is also upset. Let's not talk about these things. You can leave tomorrow. We will be fine."
A choked and old female voice came, and Gu Qingmeng knew it was Grandma Xiao's voice.
Her hand that was about to push the door paused. Gu Qingmeng hadn't expected that Grandpa Xiao and the others' demotion was related to Grandpa. Thinking of Grandpa Xiao's temper, she thought that the news of Grandpa's death must have been passed back, and he spoke for Grandpa.
Grandpa Xiao and Grandpa have always had a good relationship and are work partners. At this time, just one sentence can put someone in the bullpen.
Gu Qingmeng sniffed. Pei Xinghe naturally heard what the people inside said. He patted his wife's shoulders twice to show that he would take care of everything.
"Who's outside?"
The noise made by the two people aroused the vigilance of the people in the bullpen. Gu Qingmeng quickly said, "It's me, Gu Qingmeng."
Gu Qingmeng pushed open the door, and a pungent smell mixed with the musty smell of hay hit her face. Seeing Grandpa Xiao lying on the haystack with a bloody bandage on his leg, her eyes reddened: "Grandpa Xiao, how is your leg!"
The old man smiled weakly: "Don't worry, girl Gu, the skin wound will heal in two days."
Xiao Cheng stood up to make some room for Gu Qingmeng. He deliberately revealed that his grandfather's demotion was related to Gu Huaian.
He submitted an application for discharge from the army and wanted to go to Peijiagou as an educated youth to take care of his grandfather, but the army refused to let him go and only gave him one month's leave.
Since he couldn't take care of his grandfather here, he naturally wanted to find someone to take care of his grandfather nearby. Pei Xinghe was the captain's son, and they were suitable candidates.
And he didn't lie. Grandpa was indeed demoted because of Gu Huaian. He was very excited at the meeting when he heard the news of his death!
Then I said a lot of things for him...and this was the consequence. He was taken away for investigation and became an example.
Xiao Cheng knew that he had some mean behavior, but he had no choice for the sake of his grandfather. He would not ask for help in vain.
"Girl, go back after seeing your Grandpa Xiao! We are fine here, no one of you needs to come and see us. Xiao Cheng asked Tingting to go back to Beijing."
Grandma Xiao wiped her tears and started to chase people away. They were already in this situation and couldn't let them drag the children down.
"Grandma Xiao, it'll be fine. I brought some food and medicine. Don't be reluctant to eat them! I'll bring more back after you finish them."
Gu Qingmeng took the cloth bag from Pei Xinghe's hand. There were two bags of milk powder in it to supplement the nutrition of the elderly, two pounds of dried meat, and five pounds of millet that she had suddenly thought of adding.
She took some common medicines in case of emergency.
"This...we'll shamelessly accept this time, but don't come here again."
Grandma Xiao sighed. The cowshed is so small! There's no room to hide anything. I don't know if these things can be protected.
They had been living pretty well these days. No villagers came to the cowshed, and there was a school right in front. Sometimes the children would even take some firewood and put it aside. Life in Peijiagou was much better than they had imagined.
I just don’t know if the old man’s leg can get better.
Gu Qingmeng stayed in the cowshed for nearly an hour before leaving. Xiao Cheng left with them.
"Mengmeng, I want to take Grandpa to the hospital tomorrow. I heard on the ox cart today that the village wants to buy a tractor. I've saved some money from my missions over the years, so I can help."
Xiao Cheng was talking to Gu Qingmeng, but his eyes were looking at Pei Xinghe. He knew that this matter depended on Pei Xinghe.
The tractor cost more than 6,000 yuan. He observed Peijiagou and found that the place was very poor and the village was also poor. He wanted to use money in exchange for the care of the villagers.
Gu Qing dreamed that Xiao Cheng would adopt the same approach as when she first came, except that this person was obviously richer. She just built a school, which cost more than two hundred yuan in total, while this person directly wanted to sponsor a tractor.
Pei Xinghe's thoughts were much deeper than Gu Qingmeng's. It was obvious at first glance that Xiao Cheng was very skilled and was a top soldier in the army. How could he not know when they had all walked to the door?
Those words must have been meant for them to hear!
He wanted to make his daughter-in-law feel guilty and take better care of the two elderly people. If it were him, he would make the same choice.
But now they are the ones who are calculating, and they feel a little uncomfortable.
"I will bring this up with the village elders. I'm not sure if it will be successful or not. It's getting late, so let's go back first."
Pei Xinghe wanted to discuss this matter with his great-grandfather. He knew that Xiao Cheng was not only talking about going to the hospital, but also about asking Peijiagou to take care of the two of them afterwards.
He is not a compassionate person, but since his wife wants to help, he will naturally do his best.
Pei Xinghe knew that not all the people imprisoned in the cowshed were bad guys, but that had nothing to do with him.
If Peijiagou didn’t have any special industries, people would starve to death!
After sending Gu Qingmeng home and making arrangements, he went straight to Pei Heixiong's house. Ever since Gu Huaian and the others left the cowshed, the great-grandfather moved back to his own home!
The house next to the cowshed has always been empty.
Gu Qingmeng lay in the warm bed waiting for Pei Xinghe to come back.
It’s not that she didn’t notice the connection between Pei Xinghe and Xiao Cheng, but she just didn’t understand that going to the hospital tomorrow had already been decided!
My father-in-law has already agreed, and we will just wait until dawn tomorrow to take people to the town in an ox cart.
Gu Qingmeng didn't understand why Pei Xinghe said he wanted to discuss it with the elders in the family, and the person he discussed it with was Pei Heixiong.
She stopped thinking about it if she couldn't figure it out. She just had to do her best. Thinking that Grandpa Xiao and the others didn't have warm quilts, she went into the space and made two beds.
The lining is new cotton and the outside is covered with patches. She asked Xiao Cheng to bring it over tomorrow night. Seeing that Pei Xinghe had not returned yet, she altered two more clothes.
They plan to return to the county tomorrow and leave the day after tomorrow at the latest.
Pei Xinghe didn't come back until midnight, and Gu Qingmeng fell asleep in a daze. Just as the sky was getting light, she heard noises coming from outside. She shrank her neck, thinking it was too noisy to disturb her sweet sleep.
Feeling the heat coming from the side, she subconsciously leaned over. She didn't sleep in the space last night. It seemed that Pei Xinghe also slept directly on the kang after returning.
"What are you making so much noise for? Can you please keep your voice down?"
Pei Xinghe coaxed her subconsciously. He would lose his temper when he was woken up at home. It was already a subconscious reaction.
"Haha! That's what you do when you sleep at home!"
It was the first time that Gu Qingmeng saw Pei Xinghe being in a bad mood when waking up.
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