Chapter 93 The past is gone with the wind
Hexi Village.
Shen Zhiqiu pointed to the small courtyard not far away: "We're here, this is the one."
"Grandma..."
Just as Shen Zhiqiu was about to call Dong Hesong, he was stopped by Xu Lai: “Comrade Shen, please wait a moment, let me prepare myself mentally.”
"How about I go in first?"
"good."
"Is Zhiqiu here?"
As Shen Zhiqiu approached the yard, Dong Hesong heard the voice and came out to greet her with his crutches.
"Grandpa."
Shen Zhiqiu parked the car and hurried over to help Dong Hesong: "How have you been in the past few days?"
"It's fine, don't worry."
Dong Hesong smiled and said, "Xiao Zhang and his wife come over every day to cook for me and clean the house."
He knew that it was Shen Zhiqiu who left money for the village chief's family and asked them to come and take care of him every day.
Shen Zhiqiu thought about it and told Dong Hesong directly: "Grandpa, I found Xu Lai and brought him here."
As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Lai came out from behind the tree pushing the cart.
The moment Dong Hesong saw Xu Lai, his eyes turned cold and his hand holding the crutch clenched unconsciously.
Xu Lai kept his head down as he moved the wooden box down from the rear frame and placed it in front of Dong Hesong.
"Brother Dong."
Kneeling down with a thud, Xu Lai looked up at Dong Hesong, then quickly lowered his head again: "I know it's useless for me to say anything, but I still want to come and apologize to you."
"Back then, I was bewitched and caused your family to be destroyed and you were exiled."
Xu Lai patted the wooden box beside him and said, "These are the medical books I took from your house. I have kept them well all these years. Today I am returning them all to their original owners."
"Brother Dong, I have suffered retribution over the years. I lost my job and my family was separated from me."
"I always dream that Uncle Dong and your little girl come to take my life. I can't eat or sleep well."
"I'm sorry for you——"
Xu Lai fell to the ground and cried bitterly: "I don't ask you to forgive me. I know that what I did is not worthy of forgiveness. This is what I deserve."
"But I had no choice. If I didn't criticize you, I would be a counter-revolutionary."
"After I joined the Guards, I followed Kang Zhishou all the time. He always told me that traditional Chinese medicine was feudal dregs and we must overthrow feudalism and eliminate the dregs.
Your Dong family also runs a pharmacy and is a capitalist, so you should be the first targets. ”
"I...I really just wanted to vent my anger at the time. I didn't want to force Uncle Dong and Auntie to death, but I don't know how things turned out like that."
When Xu Liang thinks about those days now, he still finds it extremely terrifying.
As soon as I woke up every day, I had to go to the criticism and struggle session. I had to shout loudly and be in high spirits. I couldn't slack off for even a moment, otherwise I might be the next person to be criticized.
He didn't dare to speak casually, he didn't dare to laugh out loud, he kept his nerves tense at all times, and every night before going to bed it was like a scene of criticism and struggle.
"Go away." Dong Hesong waved at Xu Liang.
Xu Lai slowly stood up and pushed the cart away. His back looked like a zombie, but he looked a lot more relaxed than when he came.
Shen Zhiqiu helped Dong Hesong back to the house. Dong Hesong sat there and looked at the four big characters "妙手仁心" hanging on the wall and sighed heavily: "We are of the same roots, why are we so anxious to hurt each other? When will the revenge end? The past is gone with the wind, that's all."
Hearing that Dong Hesong didn't want to pursue the matter of the past any further, Shen Zhiqiu shifted his attention to him: "Grandpa, where should these books be put? I'll help you organize them."
Dong Hesong pointed at the bookshelf next to him with his walking stick and said, "Just put them there. Nowadays, Chinese medicine is declining, and it is a blessing that these books can be preserved. I hope they can meet the right person as soon as possible."
"Grandpa, Chinese medicine is the treasure of our country. Someone will definitely pass it on." Shen Zhiqiu comforted Dong Hesong.
"I know that no matter how times change, there will always be people who remember their roots."
Dong Hesong looked at his hands and lamented, "I'm just afraid that I won't be able to hold on until then. Xiaomei doesn't have the talent for this. I'm afraid my skills will be lost."
Shen Zhiqiu grabbed Dong Hesong's arm and shook his head vigorously: "Grandpa, no, Grandpa, you are in such good health, you will definitely live a hundred years."
"Hahaha, don't worry. For you and Xiaomei, I, your grandpa, will live a few more decades."
"Oh, and there's Yaya."
Dong Hesong asked Shen Zhiqiu: "Speaking of Yaya, have you gone to see Taoist Qingfeng?"
"I went there the day before yesterday, and Taoist Qingfeng told me not to worry."
Dong Hesong patted Shen Zhiqiu on the shoulder: “Since he said so, you don’t have to worry anymore.”
"Grandpa, when I'm done with this busy period, I'll bring Yaya to see you. This time I've brought Yaya's photo first, please take a look." Shen Zhiqiu said as he took out Yaya's photo from his bag and handed it to Dong Hesong.
Dong Hesong took it and looked at it carefully: "Well, it's really good. Look at the big eyes and big earlobes. This child is obviously smart and blessed."
"Okay, that's great, I've also met someone from the fourth generation."
"It's been hot lately, so I prepared some sour plum soup and a few bathing recipes for you. Go back and give them to Yaya, so she won't get heat rash."
"Thank you, Grandpa."
After leaving Dong Hesong's house and returning to Guojing, Shen Zhiqiu went straight to the People's Hospital.
Meng Fang had surgery and she was waiting in her office.
"Zhiqiu?" Meng Fang pushed the door open and was a little surprised to see Shen Zhiqiu.
Shen Zhiqiu quickly stepped forward to help Meng Fang: "Second sister-in-law, you don't look well, are you feeling unwell?"
"It's okay, it's just that it's hot and I'm a little tired, so my reaction was a little over the top." As she said this, Meng Fang dry-heaved twice.
"Second sister-in-law, I just came back from Mr. Dong. Mr. Dong gave me some sour plum soup."
Shen Zhiqiu put the medicine bag on Meng Fang's desk: "I asked Mr. Dong, he said pregnant women can also drink it. I thought you might like to eat sour food recently, so I brought it to you."
"Zhiqiu, you know my feelings so well. I just want to drink sour plum soup. I want it so badly."
Meng Fang grabbed Shen Zhiqiu's hand in surprise, swallowing as she spoke: "Your second brother called me and said he had to work the night shift tonight. I was planning to go eat fish-flavored pork shreds secretly by myself. It just so happens that you are here. Can we go together?"
"OK."
"Wait for me to change my clothes."
The two of them pushed the cart out of the hospital, and Meng Fang said, "Zhiqiu, do you know where the fish-flavored pork shreds are made with a sweet and sour taste? I want to eat sweet and sour, the ones made in state-owned restaurants are too spicy."
Shen Zhiqiu thought of the small restaurant that Qin Liping took her to last time. They ordered the dish of shredded pork with fish flavor, which was sweet and sour.
"I actually know one, but it's a little far away, near my brother-in-law's university. Do you want to go?"
"Of course we have to go. After dinner, we can go to the nearby night market to see how big brother's business is going."
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