Chapter 84 Jiang Chengzhou, the Boat of a Small Boat
"Comrade Jiang, you only have... this one request?" Lin Xiangdong was quite surprised.
After all, Jiang Tang gave him such good conditions for cooperation and trusted him so much that he gave him money to do business. When he heard about the "requirements" in the end, he thought it would be a very difficult thing.
It turns out... just taking her to the countryside is too easy.
Is this a joke?
Lin Xiangdong was quite unbelievable.
Jiang Tang nodded and said in a disingenuous tone, "Just think of me as being curious. I've never seen anyone doing business in the countryside like this, so take me there to broaden my horizons."
"Comrade Jiang, don't worry! I'll definitely remember this. When I go back to the village, I'll definitely tell you in advance." Lin Xiangdong laughed heartily. "I've been to all the villages around here. I'm very familiar with many village heads, village party secretaries, and villagers' homes. I've seen a lot of things happen during my visits. Do you want to hear about them?"
At this time, the two of them had already picked up their chopsticks. Jiang Tang simply ate while listening to Lin Xiangdong talk about his experience of collecting items in the countryside. In addition to contacting villagers, the next people he came into contact with the most were people who had been sent to the countryside for reform. They were not educated youth and had problems with their class background, so their treatment after going to the countryside was particularly poor.
Lin Xiangdong spoke with a regretful tone.
"I met a man older than me in a village. He was incredibly capable. I had bought a second-hand radio and couldn't fix it no matter how hard I tried. He passed by, took a look, helped me fix the wiring, and it was fixed right away. He was also incredibly kind. Whenever I asked him questions later, he wasn't shy about teaching me anything, and he taught me for free."
Big Brother…?!
Jiang Tang listened to Lin Xiangdong's mumbling, and suddenly his expression tensed up. He put down the chopsticks in his hand, and the smile on his face disappeared.
She quickly touched her pocket, actually she touched the spiritual treasure space, and took out something.
It was a piece of envelope, and a line of words could be vaguely seen on the fragment.
It says: ...Five-star Commune, Third Brigade, Hongxia Village.
This envelope was the only letter sent back by the original owner's parents and eldest brother after they went to the countryside. After that, due to various unknown reasons, no more letters reached the original owner.
Jiang Tang guessed that there could be two reasons. One is that transportation and communication were not convenient in the 1970s, and the original owner's parents had no conditions to write letters and could not send them. The second is that the original owner's uncle's family was afraid that after the original owner contacted his parents, he would not be as easy to control as at the beginning, so they deliberately cut off the original owner's contact with his parents.
Even if the original owner's parents wrote a letter, it would not reach the original owner.
The original owner still blamed her parents and elder brother in her heart for not wanting her after going to the countryside, so she believed what her uncle's family said even more.
So after Jiang Tang traveled through time, even though he wanted to find the original owner's parents and elder brother who had gone to the countryside, he didn't know what to do because of insufficient information.
The half envelope Jiang Tang held in her hand was the only information she had.
It’s a pity that the handwriting is blurry and we can only see the village and commune. No one knows which province or city it is in.
When Jiang Tang heard what Lin Xiangdong said, he thought of the original owner's elder brother.
The original owner's eldest brother was named Jiang Chengzhou, a talented physicist who went abroad to study in the early 1970s. After graduating from school, he did not stay abroad, but resolutely returned to serve his country.
However, he was unlucky. His background as a "capitalist son" and his status as a doctoral graduate who had studied abroad were a double blow to Jiang Chengzhou, and the tide of the times that fell on him was even more turbulent.
At that time, an old professor who admired Jiang Chengzhou found a way to send him to the capital to save him from the pain of being attacked.
But there was only one spot available, and Jiang Chengzhou couldn't bear to let his parents suffer in the countryside, so he finally decided to accompany his parents.
In the original owner's memory, Jiang Tang saw that his elder brother Jiang Chengzhou was not only a genius scholar, but also quite gentle and handsome, with the bearing of a true nobleman, and he was even more doting and caring towards the original owner.
The reason why the original owner was deceived by a gentlemanly villain was that her aesthetic preferences were mostly influenced by this elder brother, so she particularly preferred gentle and refined men.
From this, it can be seen that Jiang Chengzhou had lived in an ivory tower for the first twenty years of his life and had never suffered any hardship. Now, he has been in the countryside for five years. As a scholar, how could he endure such hard times?
Jiang Tang handed the envelope with the address on it to Lin Xiangdong.
"Xiangdong, you've been to a lot of places. Take a look. Does this address make any impression on you? Do you recognize it?"
Lin Xiangdong took a look and pointed, saying, "Hongxia Village? Isn't that the village next door? There's a Third Brigade there, and I've been there. As for this Five Star Commune, I have no impression of it. I'll have to ask around to find out."
"It's right next door?" Jiang Tang's pupils shrank slightly in shock.
Lin Xiangdong didn't know what this address meant to Jiang Tang. He nodded and said, "Yes, it's the next village, about thirty kilometers away. It's all small roads, so you can't drive there. If you walk there, it's quite far. But there are donkey carts and bicycles, which makes it more convenient."
Thirty kilometers...it's so close!
If what Lin Xiangdong said was true, then her parents and elder brother were nearby.
But weren’t they told at the beginning that the location for the rural work would be in the vast desert of the northwest? How come they were here?
Jiang Tang quickly thought of a possibility.
Could it be...Fu Sinian?
Fu Sinian not only helped her, but also took care of her family. Although he could not exempt them from going to the countryside, he arranged for Jiang's parents and Jiang Chengzhou to live nearby. If they really had difficulties, they could ask Fu Sinian for help.
Did Fu Sinian, who looks so tough, really do so much?
Jiang Tang didn't have time to ponder this, and quickly said to Lin Xiangdong, "Xiangdong, go to this address tomorrow and ask if there's a Five-Star Commune. Also, ask if there's anyone named Jiang Chengzhou among those who went to the countryside. Cheng means "should endure," and Zhou means "a small boat."
"Comrade Jiang, is that someone very important to you?" It was the first time that Lin Xiangdong saw Jiang Tang so nervous, so he quickly realized it.
Jiang Tang nodded, "Yes, Jiang Chengzhou, he's my eldest brother. He went to the countryside five years ago and we lost contact."
After Lin Xiangdong understood, he said solemnly, "Comrade Jiang, don't worry. I'll take care of things at home and go there early tomorrow morning. I will definitely help you find your brother."
"If not, please let me know when you return to the military compound."
"no problem."
In this way, the two not only reached a cooperation, but also unexpectedly had a deeper entrustment.
After the meal, only half of the food on the table was touched.
Lin Xiangdong scratched the back of his head and said embarrassedly, "Comrade Jiang, can I take these leftovers away?"
"Well, it can't be wasted. You can take it all away."
Lin Xiangdong, like a magic trick, pulled out a lunch box and filled it with the remaining food. He smiled, revealing his white teeth, and said happily, "This lion's head tastes exactly the same as before. I'll take it back to Xiangnan and Xiangbei. They'll definitely be very happy. Comrade Jiang, thank you for treating me to dinner."
Jiang Tang was thinking about her family, and so was Lin Xiangdong.
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