Gu Zhen was surprised. He didn't expect that it was the child of Gu Zhenhai's comrade-in-arms in the army.
Since Gu Zhenhai told the other party his home address, there must be something going on.
"You're right. Your father's comrade-in-arms is called Gu Zhenhai, right? I am his elder brother, and the Gu Zhenjiang you are looking for is my second brother.
He's at home right now, and I'm going back too, so I might as well take you there."
At this moment, Gu Zhenjiang looked at the two people in front of him and realized that he did not know them.
It’s also certain that he is not a relative’s child.
"Who are you?"
Xia Qingyu stepped forward and said, "Sorry to bother you. My sister and I are educated youth who went to the countryside. My name is Xia Qingyu and my sister is Xia Manwen.
My father and Commander Gu were comrades-in-arms, and when he learned that we were assigned to Commander Gu’s hometown, he asked us to come and visit.”
Gu Zhenjiang really didn't know about this.
He hasn't been to the city recently and hasn't received any letter from Gu Zhenhai, so he is a little confused at the moment.
But since they said so, the letter of introduction is no problem, and there is also the address that Gu Zhenhai wrote to them.
Gu Zhenjiang naturally had to entertain people as well.
As for what happens next, he will find time to go to the commune and call Gu Zhenhai to ask.
"Come in, come in! This old man didn't even call me in advance to tell me.
It must have been difficult for you all to come all the way here. It’s cold outside, come inside and warm up.”
Jiang Mengxue and Li Cuiying in the house also heard the noise outside.
They all put down their work out of curiosity and came out to see what was going on.
Li Cuiying handed the calligraphy to Jiang Mengxue before leaving.
Although it didn't snow, the weather outside was still cold, and I was worried that my child would get sick since he was still young.
"This is?"
Li Cuiying looked at the two strangers and asked Gu Zhenjiang what was going on with her eyes.
"These two are the children of our third comrade, let them in first.
You go take the calligraphy, and Xiaoxue, we are all young people and can have a say."
Li Cuiying didn't know why the child of Gu Zhenhai's comrade-in-arms came to her.
But since they are here and we have a relationship, we must treat them well.
As for whether the other party came for something, we will know in a while.
Both the brother and sister were very embarrassed.
They came without saying hello, which was inconsiderate of them.
After all, they are not relatives. Although they did not come here to ask for anything, they still hope that others can take care of them.
Their father is Xia Zhengyi, who was a comrade-in-arms fighting side by side with Gu Zhenhai when he was young.
Now he is the division commander of the Southern Military District, which means he is in a high position.
Even if I retire from this position in the future, I will be able to enter a retirement home and my life will not be bad.
There is no need to send the two siblings to the countryside as educated youth.
You know, although there were educated youth at that time, there were not many of them after all.
A large part of the applications are voluntary. Many young people have simple ideas and think that they can make some contributions to the countryside with their own abilities.
Therefore, for a few years, going to the countryside to work as an educated youth was still quite popular among young people.
But being in this position, Xia Zhengyi couldn't possibly be unaware of what he would face if he sent his children to the countryside.
As for why, it actually lies with the two siblings’ mother, Zha Hongying.
The mothers of the two men were from capitalist families, which was an extremely bad background in that era.
If Xia Zhengyi had not been in the army, Zha Hongying might have been paraded through the streets and demoted.
This matter involves many things and will have a huge impact on Xia Zhengyi's future work.
If the two of them divorce and break off their relationship now, there might be a chance of a turnaround.
But the two have been married for decades, so how could Xia Zhengyi be willing to abandon his wife and children at this time?
I was also worried that this matter would involve the two children, so I had no choice but to send the two children to the countryside.
But Xia Zhengyi has no family left.
All his family members died when the Japanese were fighting against them.
Not to mention close relatives, there are only a few slightly more distant relatives left.
Only then did I contact Gu Zhenhai and learn that he had relatives in the countryside.
I just wanted to be closer so that if anything happens, I can feel more at ease knowing there are people I know locally.
Gu Zhenhai wrote a letter back in advance about this matter, but Gu Zhenjiang had not been to the city during this period and had not received the letter, so he did not know about this matter.
Gu Zhenjiang stayed at home to entertain the guests, so Gu Zhenxing could only ride his bike for a trip. Anyway, the commune was not far away, so he could go and see if there was any mail.
Although Gu Zhenxing read the letters of introduction of the two people and knew that there was no problem with their identities, he still couldn't trust their relationship with Gu Zhenhai too easily, so he also wanted to know if there was any letter of explanation.
After the two came in, Jiang Mengxue recognized that they were from the educated youth group.
She also heard the two people talking by the car at that time.
The two of them brought a lot of things this time.
"Just come if you want to, why are you being so polite? Why are you buying so many things?
Come sit on the kang and warm up, I'll pour you some water."
Li Cuiying saw the two of them put their things on the table and immediately asked them to sit down.
He went to the cabinet on the side and took out a can of malted milk and made a cup for each of them.
Seeing that the two men looked a little better, Gu Zhenjiang asked about their affairs.
Xia Qingyu simply talked about the two of them going to the countryside, and did not mention anything about his mother, as he was worried that too many people would know.
After they went to the countryside, they did not tell anyone about their identities. Everyone just thought that they were from working-class families and no one thought too much about it.
Gu Zhenjiang has lived in the city for many years, so how could he not know about the educated youth?
Many educated youth were sent to rural areas in the south, but not many in the north.
It must have been very difficult for the two of them to travel all the way from south to north.
Just taking the train takes at least ten to twenty days. As for how tiring it is, only those who have taken it know.
"It's not easy for you to come to a strange place from afar. If you have any problems, please come to my house.
But where were you assigned? I haven't heard of any educated youth being assigned to any of the nearby brigades."
Li Cuiying has nothing to do at home, apart from taking care of the children, she just chats with the women in the team.
Don't underestimate these female comrades. There is nothing they don't know about what's happening in the surrounding area.
The man in a certain family is hiding in a haystack with a widow, and the child born to the wife in a certain family is not the man's biological child.
They acted as if they had seen it with their own eyes and described it as if it were true.
Jiang Mengxue, who stayed with Liu Cuiying all day, heard a lot of such things, which was really eye-opening.
Xia Qingyu was actually not very familiar with this place, but the places where they went to the countryside were all recorded in the files.
"It was at Lianqiao Farm. There were eighteen people assigned to the farm, twelve men and six women.
The team leader said there was not much work to do in the winter, so he asked us to stay in the Youth League Home and get to know the people on the farm. We would start working there in the spring next year.
It's only in winter when we don't have to work that we have time to come here.
I originally wanted to come visit my uncle and aunt as soon as I arrived here, but I was new to the Youth Hostel and not familiar with it, so I packed up before coming here."
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