Inside the study, except for the doors and windows, the rest of the walls were lined with bookcases. It was the first time Su Jin saw someone's home with so many books.
She followed Lu Shiyi into the study, where an old man in his sixties sat on a chair with a kind smile on his face.
"Xiao Jin, this is our first meeting. Thank you for translating so many books that are useful to the country." The elder said kindly.
Lu Shiyi and the staff were secretly surprised that the elder could be so gentle.
"Elder, thank you for your trust. I will do my best to help you if it is good for the country." Su Jin said happily.
The elder looked at Lu Shiyi and said, "Give me a hug for Hanhan."
Lu Shiyi handed his son to the elder, and the old man happily hugged Hanhan.
Hanhan often strolled around the farm and saw many old men of the same age. He was not afraid at all and stood up by holding the shoulders of the elders.
The elder teased the little guy cheerfully, "This little guy is really strong."
As soon as he finished speaking, the elder held Hanhan in his left hand, opened the drawer with his right hand, took out a jade locket from it, and hung it around Hanhan's neck with one hand.
"Elder!" Lu Shiyi hurriedly refused.
"This was prepared by my wife for my grandson." The elder's eyes were red. "When my son died, he had just been married for a year."
"Elder, this is not allowed!" Su Jin refused repeatedly under the hint of Lu Shiyi's eyes.
"Don't be so quick to refuse," the elder waved his hand. "Hanhan and I get along well. Giving him the baby will also let him know he's safe. My wife will definitely be happy. Your grandfather and I are old friends, and his grandson is also my descendant."
Lu Shiyi was silent. He couldn't refuse the elder's words, so he could only look at Su Jin and ask.
"Elder, how about I send you a delicious meal every month from now on?" Su Jin considered the elder's situation and could only send some food. "Qishe was once a comrade of Ayi, so I'll send them all together. Your portion will be the same as Grandpa's."
Lu Shiyi relaxed after hearing Su Jin's words. The elder rarely accepted gifts from others, even his old colleagues who worked with him were the same.
"Okay," the elder agreed readily. "I like the kimchi that Ayi gave me. It's different from other kimchi and is sweeter than the ones from Sichuan Province."
Su Jin chuckled, "Not only cabbage, I also soaked ginger slices, radish, cowpeas, and cabbage. Ayi put some in the trunk for my parents. Anyway, there are more. Ayi and I will go get some for you."
Lu Shiyi raised his eyebrows and said, "Elder, please take care of Hanhan."
The young couple left the yard and walked to the trunk of the jeep. Su Jin had already put several jars of pickles in. Before leaving home, they covered the trunk with cloth to hide the items inside.
"Go ahead and check the trunk for any goodies. Bring some to me!" The elder glared at Lu Shiyi. "I've heard Old Lu brag about how you always bring back a lot of food."
"Elder, I covered it with a cloth, so Qishe and the others didn't see it!" Lu Shiyi's heart was relieved, and a look of being at a loss whether to laugh or cry flashed across his face.
"Your grandpa always brags about it. How can you not keep things when you come back to visit your parents?" The elder waved his hand and continued to play with Hanhan.
"Hanhan, I am your great-grandfather, more reliable than your great-grandfather." The old man had no children, but now with Hanhan by his side, he cried out in joy, feeling that time was passing really quickly.
After the young couple left, the old man looked at Hanhan with a loving smile.
"Elder, why don't you let Hanhan stay with you? It's rare for this child to be close to you." The guard looked at the old man with joy for the first time. "Didn't you say that in a few months, you would have Elder Lu and the others come?"
"No, these few months are the most dangerous. When Old Lu comes back, I will live in the family compound and let Old Lu take Hanhan there every day." The elders sighed. They are all old and just want their children to run around them.
"Elder, you can claim to be sick and go to Songjiang Commune. We will be waiting here. We will arrest people only after you leave." The guard thought about letting the old man leave the capital for a few days.
The elders had wanted to arrange a train to go to the southwest to check, which would take three or four days and then return directly to the imperial capital.
"Forget it. I said I was going to the Northeast to check. You arrange for Tengshe to get on the train, and Ayi and I will leave." The old man hugged Hanhan, his eyes gradually gentle.
"Elder, we in the Snake Group cannot protect you. You need information. There are probably spies on the farm. However, Team Lu closed the farm on the pretext of winter hunting, and we haven't received any news from those people for a long time." The guard admired Lu Shiyi's courage and had contacts with several families in the imperial capital. After Lu Shiyi took over the farm, no news came out.
"You can renovate the houses in the family compound and create a special place for children. When I retire, you can let Old Lu bring Hanhan to live here. Old Du would rather this old guy not be at home." The elder said happily.
Lu Shiyi and Su Jin went to the jeep, opened the trunk, and Su Jin lifted the covering cloth and moved seven jars weighing about 3 kilograms from under a wooden board.
These glass jars filled with pickles look very beautiful from a distance.
"Ayi, these pickles are in glass jars? Isn't that a bit wasteful?" Qishe was at a loss whether to laugh or cry. "I'm sure he'll blame you when we move them over to the elders."
"I went to the cannery and traded meat for canned goods. These are specially used to provide benefits to the employees." Lu Shiyi waved his hand and pointed at the lid of the can. "See those canned yellow peaches?"
Su Jin was curious about where Lu Shiyi got the cans from, and it turned out to be from a cannery.
"Where are these canned foods?" Qi She likes to eat canned foods. He often goes to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy canned foods, but nine times out of ten he can't buy any.
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