The mountains and rivers seemed to block the way, but then a village appeared amidst the willows and flowers.
Jiang Cheng never expected that his final desperate gamble would actually give him a glimmer of hope.
With these medications, the chances of my father pulling through will greatly increase.
He got up to go out and deliver the medicine when Shi Lingheng suddenly spoke up: "After you leave, have you thought about your future path?"
Jiang Cheng's act of delivering the medicine signifies that his former simple identity as an educated youth has become intertwined with his father's, and he is aware of how those people in the cowshed live.
These words made Jiang Cheng laugh. The heaviness he had felt these past few days suddenly eased: "If I don't even care about my father's life or death, am I even human? For the rest of my life, even if I live well, the torment I will suffer can be summed up in one word: worse than death."
Jiang Cheng was about to go out, but Jiang Yi stopped him in the courtyard: "Brother, I'll go."
Since going to the countryside, Jiang Yi has gradually matured, from someone who wanted everything to be perfect and couldn't bear any hardship.
As always, Jiang Cheng indulged his younger sister, looking at her with affection and smiling, then ruffled her hair: "It's enough that you're not stopping your brother. I'll take care of this."
Jiang Yi shook her head with red eyes. She had felt uneasy when Jiang Cheng went outside to get something to clean up the splashed water from the basin, so she had been paying attention to what was happening here. She had also heard what was being said inside the house.
She looked at Shi Lingheng and said, "Shi Zhiqing, we siblings have no way to repay your great kindness. We will definitely repay this kindness in the future."
Then she looked at Jiang Cheng: "Brother, we don't know how Father is doing right now. Do you want me to live the rest of my life in guilt? I want to go with you... I'm not afraid of being implicated..."
Her expression was stubborn, just like when she couldn't get what she wanted.
But Jiang Cheng only felt heartache...
Finally, he said firmly, "Okay..."
Shi Lingheng looked at the brother and sister with unusual respect. In this day and age, most people would sever ties with their spouses or children for fear of being implicated if they were labeled as bad elements. But he was surprised that the brother and sister, whom he had always thought were spoiled and unable to handle hardship, could make such a wrong choice.
One's spine is always one's own, and when it stands tall, it commands respect at all times.
Since Jiang Cheng and Jiang Yi were leaving the village, they naturally had to inform the village chief. There was no need for them to hide anything anymore, so they directly told him about their father. Of course, they wouldn't mention the matter of Shi Lingheng giving them medicine, so as not to cause him any trouble.
After listening, Li Dafu exhaled a long smoke ring: "Okay..."
After the two left, the village chief's wife couldn't help but sigh. Li Dafu fiddled with his cigarette, saying, "They were two good kids..."
Xu Youwen returned from fetching water outside. After finally finishing his assigned tasks, he entered the house and asked curiously, "Hey, where's Jiang Cheng? He was supposed to cook today. I prepared the firewood and water, but where is he?"
Wen Yuennan returned from outside and overheard Xu Youwen's words. She curled her lip and said, "Those two siblings are bad elements. They're not allowed to live in the educated youth settlement anymore, and they're not allowed to get any food. Humph!"
Xu Youwen was completely bewildered. He had just gone to fetch some water. What had happened?
When Wen Yuennan returned from the fields, she saw Jiang Cheng and Jiang Yi carrying packages. She found it strange and followed them, just in time to overhear their conversation with the village chief.
Wouldn't they immediately get angry?
She always prided herself on her good status, but she never expected to have lived with bad elements for so long!
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