Liu Weimin suddenly broke out in a cold sweat.
"Go on, go on, but don't yell at me. You're all good people, and I'm the only bad one, so I'm not in a hurry."
The men chuckled but said nothing; they all understood Liu Weimin's character.
"Village chief, where should we take this person back? Villagers shouldn't be coming in at this time. What if he's an outsider? It wouldn't be appropriate to take him to anyone's house."
Liu Weimin sighed. Didn't he know?
After thinking for a long time,
"Was it discovered by the educated youth?"
"Yes, the messenger said it was that female educated youth who later became quiet."
"Sigh, we can't send it to someone's home. The village office is too cold right now. How about sending it to the educated youth compound?"
There are still quite a few rooms available, aren't there? Just pick one.
Go home and call someone to heat the kang (heated brick bed) and boil water. Call Old Chen over to see if it's alright.
This is really serious, really serious. Warm up a bit, we'll have to take him to the hospital tomorrow.
Liu Weimin felt like he was losing all his hair. He had finally managed to get through the winter, and in theory, as long as no wild animals came down from the mountain, it should be the safest time. Who would have thought that something could happen at this time?
"Village chief, compared to Liujiatun, these people in our village are considered honest and obedient. Please don't get angry with them later."
It's not that I'm trying to excuse the educated youth, but the main thing is that people from their village also went, and they didn't break any rules. At most, they just went a little too far, but they still managed to save two people, didn't they?
Liu Weimin rolled up his sleeves and walked a few more steps down the mountain. The people above could already be vaguely seen. It was clear that the two sides had met up and were handing over the wounded.
"Do you think I'm unreasonable? I can't tell the difference between merit and demerit?"
"Yes, yes, yes, that's definitely no problem. I'm just worried you'll get upset."
I glanced up, thought, "Hmm, almost here," then turned and left.
"I'll go back and have my eldest son bring some corn stalks over so we can heat up the kang (heated brick bed) first."
The uninhabited rooms in the educated youth compound are probably frozen solid, but there's still some firewood to burn. Those few educated youths probably don't have much firewood left.
“Okay, call Jianshe and have him come with you. Just carry the pile in front of the village office.”
We still need to fetch water, so it's good that he can come with you.
This person has already run quite far.
"Okay, village chief."
Jian Dan and Tan Yajun carried most of the four people's harvest, while Lin Zhaodi carried the two lightest bundles. The main reason was that Jian Dan and Tan Yajun were worried that some villagers might have something to say. They thought, "You ran around without putting in any effort or getting tired. This is just to make an appearance."
Several men carried two wounded soldiers on their backs. Li Yan, who was on a stretcher, was still chatting with the men when she heard Liu Weimin say that he would take them directly to the educated youth compound. Surprisingly, she was the happiest of them all.
Oh, we can chat for a while longer, that's great.
"Uncle, I have something to tell you..."
The three of them were speechless. They hit it off immediately. Was the next step to become sworn brothers?
When the group of people entered the educated youth compound, wisps of smoke were already rising from the chimney of an empty room.
The door wasn't open, but the warm yellow light coming through was quite noticeable, and it was enough to send the two frostbitten patients directly there. Li Yan, of course, took them straight back to the female educated youth's room.
The kang (heated brick bed) had been heated for half a day and was somewhat warm, but it was definitely not fully heated. The old farmers could feel the dampness underneath, and the room was also filled with heat.
It wasn't dark yet, and the light was still decent. When I went inside, it would suddenly get dark for a few seconds, but my vision would return to normal.
There was a commotion at the foot of the mountain earlier, and Liu Weimin hadn't looked closely. Knowing it wasn't his village, he pointed directly to the educated youth compound. Now that they were inside, the wounded were lying on the kang (a heated brick bed). Only when he got closer could he see them clearly.
"Oh, Grandpa Liu? What brings you here?"
The old man warmed himself up, took off his shivering cotton-padded coat, and exhaled. "A familiar face, that's great!"
"Oh dear, this old man is so cold, I really thought I was going to die there."
Then he went back to find another person.
"Gangzi, how are you? Are you still alive?"
Liu Weimin looked over, and his pupils dilated in shock.
"This...this...a giant pillar?"
"What big pillar or small pillar? This is my adopted grandson, Liu Gang. You can just call him Gangzi."
The man who appeared to be Dazhuzi, Liu Gang, looked at Liu Weimin with the politeness one would show when meeting a stranger for the first time, without a trace of familiarity. This made Liu Weimin feel uneasy.
"Gangzi, you can just call him Uncle Weimin."
Liu Gang obediently greeted the person before turning to look at the old man.
"Sir, I'm fine, I feel much better now, just a little sleepy."
The old man reached out and took his pulse.
"Warm yourself up, drink some hot water before you go to sleep."
They all knew each other, and the old man didn't stand on ceremony with Liu Weimin.
Having recognized the old man, Liu Weimin could put aside his shock at Liu Gang for the time being, but he couldn't just leave after looking at him for a moment.
He turned and called his son over, then whispered the instructions.
"Go home and get some cornmeal."
Liu Jianshe nodded, pushed open the door and walked out. Someone brought in water, both for drinking and washing.
The two of them didn't stand on ceremony. They first drank a large cup of hot water, then washed their hands and faces before finally letting out a sigh of relief.
The old man sighed repeatedly.
"Oh dear, I'm finally alive."
Liu Gang helped the old man lie down on the kang (a heated brick bed), then moved to a different position and lay down on the edge of the kang so that he could take care of him more easily.
Liu Weimin's worrying nature kicked in again.
"Uncle, look at you, how old are you? Don't you have any sense of planning? The mountain is covered in snow, and young people don't go there much. What's the big deal? Is it worth taking such a risk?"
Tell me, don't think I'm being mean, but if you really break yourself, and I mean just what if, for the next few days no one walks by, what do you think we'll do?
Are we just going to wait there to die? It's freezing cold tonight, uncle!
Besides, you should bring more people, not just this one.”
Liu Weimin was still a little hesitant to look at Liu Gang, feeling as if he were facing Liu Dazhu, after all, that man had been up the mountain for more than half a year without any news, and his fate was unknown.
"He's the only one. If anything happens, can he take good care of you?"
The old man hadn't said anything earlier, knowing he was in the wrong, and had been just humming and hawing in response. But when Liu Gang was mentioned, he became unhappy.
"What are you talking about? My grandson is amazing; he's saved me several times."
This time, I fell down first, and he pulled me up from above. The snow was slippery, so we slid down together. He even cushioned my fall! Look at me, I fell so deep, and I'm perfectly fine! Humph!
Then I thought of my grandson.
"Gangzi, you've bruised your shinbone a bit. I'll prescribe some medicine for you. Try not to stand up and walk too much lately, you need to take good care of yourself."
Alright, since they seemed fine, Liu Weimin didn't say anything more.
"By the way, how's that child who fell in? Should I help him?"
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