At this moment, Gu Nanxun and Lin Changyuan had arrived at the farm several kilometers away. They waited outside until late at night before quietly knocking on their uncle's house.
"Who's there!" came the panicked voice of Uncle Dong Qinghua from inside the house.
"Uncle, it's me." Upon hearing his uncle's voice, Lin Changyuan quickly replied in a low voice.
Hearing his nephew's voice, Dong Qinghua finally relaxed. He carefully opened the door and looked around. "Come in quickly. Why are you here now? How are your grandparents?"
Lin Changyuan and Gu Lanxun quickly entered the house and closed the door. By the moonlight, Gu Lanxun saw a woman dressed in tattered clothes, with bloodstains on her body, huddled on a half-collapsed kang (a heated brick bed) with a seven or eight-year-old boy in her arms. The room was empty except for dust and the kang under the woman. There was a large hole in the window, and the night breeze blew into the room, bringing a touch of coolness.
"Changyuan is here." After recognizing the person who came in, Liu Chuanfang breathed a sigh of relief and greeted him with a bitter smile.
"Aunt, how are you?"
“I’m fine, it’s just your uncle…” Liu Chuanfang shook her head and looked at her husband.
"Brother Changyuan!" At this moment, Dong Ping'an, who was in his aunt's arms, woke up when he heard the voice and saw Lin Changyuan. He called out happily and got off the kang (a heated brick bed) and came to Lin Changyuan's side. His movements were very gentle and his voice was low. He was very sensible.
"Ping An, my good boy!" Lin Changyuan reached out and hugged Dong Ping An. After a moment, he put Dong Ping An down and looked at his uncle, Dong Qinghua.
"Uncle, how are you?" Lin Changyuan had just seen his uncle walking with a limp and covered in blood.
"Let's treat Uncle's wounds first!" Gu Nanxun put down the basket on his back, took out the medicine and gauze that Lin Qing had put inside, and handed them to Lin Changyuan.
Lin Changyuan quickly helped his uncle onto the kang (a heated brick bed), then took the medicine from Gu Nanxun. Gu Nanxun noticed some dust and dirt on Dong Qinghua's wound, so he thought for a moment, then took out a pot of diluted spiritual spring water, cut a piece of gauze with scissors, soaked it, and handed it to Lin Changyuan. "First, clean your uncle's wound, then check if the bones are okay. You know how to do that, right?"
Lin Changyuan took the gauze from Gu Nanxun and carefully cleaned his uncle's wound, saying, "Don't worry."
"Changyuan, you still haven't told me how your grandparents are doing?" Dong Qinghua looked at his nephew who was treating his wounds, but he didn't care about his own wounds and continued to ask.
"Don't worry, Uncle, Grandpa and Grandma are fine! Yunfeng and Qingqing are here," Lin Changyuan said while treating his uncle's wound.
"Are your grandparents injured? What's Yunfeng doing here?" Dong Qinghua asked, still concerned after hearing Lin Changyuan's answer. He also inquired about his third nephew, Lin Yunfeng, and why he was there as well.
"Grandma is fine, and Grandpa only suffered minor injuries, which have already been bandaged up. Uncle, don't worry. Yunfeng has also come here to work in the countryside."
"Alas! We've dragged you all into this." Dong Qinghua sighed and said guiltily when he heard that Lin Yunfeng had also come to the countryside.
"What are you saying, Uncle? We're family, there's no such thing as being implicated or not. Besides, that kid wanted to come down from the countryside a long time ago. When Qingqing went to the countryside, she wanted to come down with her. Now he's just looking for an excuse, and he got his wish."
"You know, I know that going to the countryside is no fun. By the way, who is this?" Dong Qinghua asked, looking at Gu Nanxun, who had been silently handing things over to him.
"Oh, I forgot, Uncle, this is Qingqing's husband, Gu Nanxun."
"Qingqing got married? How come I didn't hear your mother mention it?" Dong Qinghua was instantly flustered when she heard that the young man next to her was Lin Qing's husband. When did this happen? How come she didn't know?
Lin Changyuan turned to look at Gu Nanxun, "Qingqing has only been in the countryside for a little over a month, and she called back to say she wanted to get married. My mother couldn't dissuade her, so she thought she would wait until Qingqing brought him back at the end of the year before talking about it, which is why she didn't tell my uncle."
After Lin Changyuan finished speaking, he glanced at Gu Nanxun again and added, "My maternal grandparents don't know either."
After listening to Lin Changyuan's words, Dong Qinghua looked down and carefully examined Gu Nanxun. Although the young man was squatting to the side, it was not difficult to see that he was very tall. Changyuan was over 1.8 meters tall, but the young man was a head taller than Changyuan, probably over 1.9 meters. The young man was squatting silently to the side to help. When he saw the gaze and looked him over, he smiled and said, "Uncle."
Dong Qinghua instantly understood why his niece insisted on marrying the man before her. With his looks, Qingqing was clearly bewitched by him. But it wasn't surprising; her whole family, including her sister, preferred good-looking men. However, the fact that the young man had come to help was a good sign; after all, he hadn't distanced himself from her out of fear. Dong Qinghua didn't speak, only smiled and nodded.
After Lin Changyuan cleaned Dong Qinghua's wound, he checked it again. Fortunately, there was no fracture, just some superficial injuries. After treating the wound, he went to treat Xiao Ping'an's wound, while Dong Qinghua took the things to treat his wife's wound.
After the family of three had treated their wounds, Gu Nanxun took out some steamed buns and water from his basket and handed them to his uncle and aunt.
"Uncle, Aunt, this is the food Qingqing prepared before we came. Please make do with it for now!"
After receiving the steamed buns from Dong Qinghua, Xiao Ping'an's eyes lit up, but he didn't eat them. He just stared at Dong Qinghua longingly until Dong Qinghua nodded, at which point he wolfed down the steamed buns.
After the family finished eating, Gu Nanxun continued, "Uncle, Aunt, there are still some buns in this basket. You can keep them for tomorrow morning. Besides the buns, there are also some dried sweet potatoes. They won't spoil. The situation on the farm is complicated right now, so it's not convenient to leave you any other supplies. Just hold on for two days, and I'll find a way to get you back to Chaoyang Brigade."
"Can we really go to Chaoyang Brigade?" Aunt Liu Chuanfang couldn't help but ask when she heard that they could go to Chaoyang Brigade. Although they had never been to Chaoyang Brigade, at least their parents-in-law, nephew, and niece were there. It would be much better than the farm.
Gu Nanxun looked up and saw a family of three, including his brother-in-law Lin Changyuan, all looking at him.
"Uncle, Aunt, don't worry. Although I can't guarantee it, there shouldn't be any problems."
"Okay, I understand. We'll take good care of ourselves. It's getting late, so you should head back now! Take the baskets back with you too; it's not convenient to leave these behind."
After saying goodbye to their aunt and uncle, Gu Nanxun and Lin Changyuan found their bicycles and left the farm. Lin Changyuan noticed that Gu Nanxun wasn't heading back to Chaoyang Brigade, so he asked, "Where are we going?"
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