While it was still early, Gu Qingmeng went to the Fu family for a walk. She didn't ask what she wanted to know, but she asked her grandfather for a favor. He asked her to do his best to help the Gu family if something happened and let her grandfather and others be sent to the place where she was working in the countryside.
Gu Qingmeng felt relieved after getting her grandfather's consent. When she left the Fu family, she received a passbook with 5,000 yuan. God knows she only came to ask her grandfather for help, not to ask for money.
It's just that she is lucky and likable.
Now that everyone is out, Gu Qingmeng plans to go to the Gu family's old house. Grandpa's words clearly mean that he has left something in the old house.
The old house of the Gu family is a two-courtyard house. It looks desolate and creepy because no one lives there. Gu Qingmeng remembers that she and her grandfather had come here several times, and her grandfather would take care of the lotus pond in the corner every time.
Now the lotus pond is full of weeds, and the stones on the rockery have weathered and grown weeds.
Gu Qingmeng took out a shovel and shoveled the mud at the bottom of the lotus pond. She dug two meters deep before she saw a large piece of bluestone at the bottom of the pond. She was really exhausted.
She has never done so much work!
Open the bluestone slab, take out the flashlight and walk down the stairs. Wow, there are a lot of good things here.
Jade, porcelain, calligraphy and painting, jewelry, gold bars, I think these were all left by her grandmother whom she had never met. Her grandmother was a lady from a prominent family who donated countless properties and was a famous red wealthy businessman.
It’s a pity that she never met him. I heard that she died of illness?
Gu Qingmeng put away all the things and restored the ground to its original state. Looking at the bottom of the pond with obvious signs of digging, she kicked down the rockery and filled the lotus pond with stones.
This way you can't tell, and you'd just think the rockery has been weathered and collapsed because no one has taken care of it for a long time.
It was already past midnight when Gu Qingmeng returned to the Gu family. In order to avoid disturbing her family, she climbed up the windowsill to the balcony of her room. Phew, she was finally home.
What she didn't know was that the old man upstairs only closed his eyes and went to sleep after hearing the sound of her coming back.
They said they would leave the next day, but in fact they had to get up in the middle of the night to pack their things and catch the train. At three o'clock in the morning, before daybreak, Gu Qingmeng was woken up. She was stunned for a moment, and she became even more confused when she looked at the dark night outside.
Did she just fall asleep?
What time is it now? Why wake her up before dawn?
"Mengmeng! It's time to get up. The train is at 6 o'clock. You have to go to the Youth League Office for roll call, and then we will go to the train station together." Tian Liping said softly.
Gu Qingmeng forced herself to get up. She hated getting up early the most and would rather not sleep than get up early.
If I had known this earlier, I wouldn't have slept with her. It's so uncomfortable.
When I went downstairs, I saw Tian Liping holding a pancake wrapped in oil paper. Under the dim light, she exuded a maternal glow, which made Gu Qingmeng feel warm in her heart.
When she was a child, her mother would prepare food for her carefully.
Tian Liping put the oil-paper package into the cloth bag and whispered, "There are dumplings and pancakes in the bag, as well as the meat sauce and sausages I made. The kettle is full of water for you to drink on the way. The dumplings won't keep for long, so remember to eat them before noon. Your father has bought you a sleeper ticket, so remember to put your money and ticket away when you get on the train. If you encounter a thief, don't confront him head-on. If your money is lost, it's lost. Nothing is more important than your safety."
Gu Qingmeng nodded in agreement, indicating that she understood. The train was slow at this time and it would take three days to reach the Northeast. Tian Liping's words were all based on experience.
Since it was for her own good, she naturally agreed obediently, her heart filled with gratitude.
"My dear, this bag contains things for your journey, as well as a few sets of clothes. If you need anything, just call Daddy. If someone bullies you, call Daddy. If you miss Daddy, call Daddy too."
As he spoke, Gu Jun began to choke up. This was the first time his daughter had left him. The next time they would meet would be during the Chinese New Year, which was still half a year away.
"Your grandfather won't see you off."
Gu Qingmeng nodded in agreement, and the three of them took their few luggage and walked out of the house in the night.
Going to the countryside is now encouraged. The Youth League Office will provide tickets and subsidies. The tickets are hard seats and the subsidy is 200 yuan. Someone from the Youth League Office will accompany you to your destination. The reason they say they are accompanying you is actually because they are afraid that someone will run away halfway.
Anyway, if I run away, I will become an illegal resident and cannot return to the city.
It is said that if you encounter any difficulties when you get there, you can seek help from the organization.
But how could there not be difficulties at this time? Even seeking help from an organization would probably not solve the problem.
Gu Qingmeng was in a daze after listening to the mobilization speech at the Youth League Office. It was already dawn when they arrived at the train station. Gu Jun went to buy two platform tickets, so that he could send people to the train.
Gu Qingmeng looked at the two train tickets in her hand with curiosity, and was also very curious about the appearance of the platform ticket. In Gu Jun's eyes, this was just his daughter being stingy with money. Two platform tickets were only two cents? He could just buy one and take his daughter to the train himself.
"My dear, next time Daddy will only buy one, definitely not two."
Gu Qingmeng:......???
You, a soldier, actually want to avoid the platform ticket. Two people are buying one platform ticket. What the hell?
Is she still half asleep? What kind of shocking statement is this? The train station is crowded with people, so I'd better not talk to him. If someone reports me, I'll be in trouble.
Both father and daughter misunderstood each other's meaning.
"Mengmeng, luckily you made it in time. These are the dumplings your aunt made for you."
"Mengmeng, this is the meat pie your second aunt made for you."
Gu Qingmeng had two more cloth bags in her arms. Seeing her two uncles sweating profusely, and two aunts with slightly messy hair following behind them, her heart softened.
"Uncle, uncle, why are you here? And my aunt, uncle, come and have a rest and drink some water!"
There seemed to be a lot of educated youth leaving today, and there were also many people seeing them off at the station.
Gu Qingmeng hurriedly took out the water bottle from her bag and handed it to her two aunts. They were indeed thirsty. They had been busy since they got up in the morning and had not drunk a drop of water. Now when they saw the water bottle, they didn't care about anything else and drank a few sips before they felt better.
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