Chapter 125 Second Uncle Comes to Anfeng Brigade
Gu Yiye held Lin Shanshan's small hand in his large hand and said, "When boys grow up, they can protect you and your sister. At that time, our family will have four men to protect you and your mother."
Lin Shanshan chided, "Where do you see children protecting their mothers? Aren't mothers supposed to protect their sons?"
Gu Yiye said, "In our family, it's the men who need to protect the women. Once the kids can walk, I'll teach them martial arts."
Lin Shanshan imagined a scene in her mind: toddlers, one or two years old, barely able to walk, following Gu Yiye around practicing boxing. She couldn't help but burst into laughter.
Life passed slowly in this warm and peaceful atmosphere. During this time, Ren Mingzhu didn't go out because her face was too swollen, and Lin Shanshan was happy to have some free time and didn't have to argue with the "white lotus".
My third uncle didn't send a telegram; he wrote a letter instead.
The letter said that Grandpa had long wanted to transfer the two of them back to Haishi, and that arrangements had been made so they could return to the city at any time.
They also said they should go back and live in their grandfather's general's compound.
Ren Shiyou had four sons. The second son lived in Beijing, and the third son was a major general who also had his own large compound. It was very empty for an old man like him to live in such a big house.
So he let Gu Yiye and Lin Shanshan stay at his place. If Gu Yiye's father were still alive, the house would be left to him.
There's also good news: after Grandpa's follow-up examination, the cancer cells miraculously disappeared. Now Grandpa has been discharged from the hospital and is just waiting for Gu Yiye and Lin Shanshan to return for a reunion.
Lin Shanshan put the letter away and said, "Brother Gu, we'll go home after the wheat harvest."
Gu Yiye nodded in agreement, saying that the wheat would be ripe in five or six days.
While we were waiting for the wheat to ripen, my second uncle arrived with a group of disaster relief officials.
Liu Jianshe led all the cadres of the brigade to welcome them, their voices trembling with excitement: "Welcome to Anfeng Brigade."
Ren Guorong grasped Liu Jianshe's hand and said, "Hongyun County is good, and Anfeng Brigade is even better. They basically maintained self-sufficiency in the face of a major disaster. You led them well."
Liu Jianshe's hand was held by Ren Guorong. He was so nervous that he was sweating profusely and his words were a little stammering: "I, I didn't do anything. I was just... lucky. It rained early here, so the disaster wasn't... not serious."
Ren Guorong put Liu Jianshe's hand down and smiled, "Don't be nervous, tell me slowly."
Liu Jianshe withdrew his sweaty hands and mustered his courage to say, "Our brigade can't feed everyone by relying solely on rice. We are so grateful to Comrade Gu Yiye and Comrade Lin Shanshan for reclaiming wasteland and planting wheat."
Ren Guorong became interested and pretended not to recognize Gu Yiye and Lin Shanshan, asking, "Have these two comrades arrived?"
Liu Jianshe replied, "No, they are not brigade cadres."
Ren Guorong said, "Take me to their home. This kind of comrade is very commendable and is a role model for everyone to learn from."
Liu Jianshe quickly agreed and led the way, and the group headed towards Gu Yiye's house in a grand procession.
The group soon arrived at Gu Yiye's courtyard.
Lin Shanshan likes to eat spicy and sour bamboo shoots, so Gu Xiang took Gu Ai'ai up the mountain to dig bamboo shoots.
Gu Ai'ai was also someone who couldn't stay still and liked to travel around.
Gu Yiye was squatting on the ground cleaning fish and preparing lunch.
Under the big tree in the courtyard, Lin Shanshan lay on a bamboo chair, enjoying the cool air and taking a nap.
The chicks we raised before have grown up and are wandering around the yard, while the ducklings have gone to the river.
Liu Jianshe strode into the courtyard and said excitedly, "Aye, the disaster relief officials want to see you."
Gu Yiye calmly cleaned the fish, washed his hands, and then stood up. He walked to Lin Shanshan's side, helped her up, and asked, "Where are you?"
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