Li Qiulan hummed, feeling sad that no one could understand.
At this moment, someone carrying manure passed by the intersection. Li Qiulan was stunned for a moment, then shouted, "Brother."
The man paused when he heard the sound, looked over here, and then stayed where he was.
"Mom?" Gu Changqing looked at the man. "Is that my uncle?"
Li Qiulan's tears came down instantly. She covered her mouth and hummed, then raised her foot and walked over there.
Gu Changqing and Gu Xiaoli exchanged glances, and Gu Xiaoli nodded, "That must be Li Xiuming's father."
Li Qiulan stopped one meter away from Li Qiuxuan. She couldn't believe that the man in front of her with a haggard figure and wearing glasses was her brother.
"Brother." Li Qiulan called out, took two quick steps forward and held Li Qiuxuan's hand.
Li Qiuxuan struggled a bit and stammered, "Qiulan?"
Li Qiulan choked up and hummed, "It's me. Where are my parents?"
Li Qiuxuan said, "It's in front." He paused, "Xiu Ming told us, but you shouldn't have come here."
Li Qiulan shook her head. "How could I not come when you're here? I want to see my parents."
"Hello, uncle." Gu Changqing and Gu Xiaoli came up and called out "uncle".
Li Qiuxuan glanced at Gu Xiaoli, sighed, and nodded. "Is this your son Liqiang?"
Li Qiulan wiped her tears and shook her head, "This is my son-in-law, Gu Changqing, and the one next to him is his sister."
"What a coincidence." Li Qiuxuan responded, "Since you are here, I will ask you to go see my parents." Then he walked forward carrying the shoulder pole.
Gu Changqing stepped forward and said, "Uncle, I'll help you choose."
Li Qiuxuan refused, "No, this is the country's punishment for us, I must complete it myself."
"I am a junior. It is natural for juniors to help their elders with work. Even the country should emphasize filial piety," said Gu Changqing.
"No." Li Qiuxuan said seriously, "I can't give others something to talk about."
Seeing that he insisted, Gu Changqing had no choice but to let go of his hand, "Then please lead the way, uncle."
Li Qiuxuan led Lu in front, and Li Qiulan and three others followed behind. They walked less than 500 meters and arrived at a field with a manure pit. At this time, seven or eight people were struggling to pour manure into the pit.
From a distance, Gu Changqing could tell there weren't many young people among them. He hadn't expected the transformation would involve former intellectuals carrying manure. Judging from Li Qiuxuan's appearance, he'd been doing it all these years, but Gu Changqing still felt something was amiss. Why were they being forced to work here in the dead of winter? Nowadays, every household in the village has a small plot of land, and most of the manure they have is stored there. How much could possibly be carried here? They wouldn't need to carry it every day, would they?
The men carrying manure over there saw Li Qiuxuan and his men approaching and couldn't help but discuss, "Could it be that someone from the commune is here to criticize and denounce us again?"
Li Mosheng took a look from a distance and was suddenly stunned. Then he reached out and pulled Lin Xiujuan's sleeve, "Old woman, take a look, is that Qiulan?"
Lin Xiujuan looked up and burst into tears, "It's Qiulan, our Qiulan."
"Is this the daughter you've lost contact with for many years?"
"Why haven't I contacted you in all these years?"
"Alas, but being able to come and see you is better than our own children."
"That's right, at least my son came with you."
Lin Xiujuan could not hear these words, her eyes were fixed on the people who came towards her.
But when Lin Xiujuan saw Gu Xiaoli, she sighed, "Why are you here again, kid? Didn't I tell you not to come? It's not a good influence on you."
Gu Xiaoli glanced at Li Qiulan and said, "I came here with my aunt."
Li Qiulan had already burst into tears when she saw her aging parents. She plopped to her knees in the snow and said, "Dad, Mom, I am an unfilial daughter."
Li Mosheng and Lin Xiujuan were startled and hurried to help her, "Hurry up, get up."
Li Qiulan refused to get up and cried, "I wish I had found you earlier."
"Qiulan, please get up and talk first. The ground is cold." Li Qiuxuan put down the carrying pole. "It's not good if someone sees us."
Li Qiulan looked up at the old man in front of her, stunned for a moment, then stood up, "Yes, it's my fault."
"Old Li, talk to us. We'll keep an eye on you."
"That's right, I hope my daughter can remember you."
Li Mosheng and Lin Xiujuan appreciated the kindness of these old friends and walked aside. "I heard what Xiuming said, but you shouldn't have come."
Li Qiulan cried, "How could I not come? It was my fault before. Now that I've found you, how could I not come?"
Over there, Gu Changqing and Gu Xiaoli couldn't help but sigh as they watched the family reunion, so they went to Li Qiuxuan to inquire about the situation. Li Qiuxuan felt that there was nothing to hide, so he told Gu Changqing about the situation here. Only then did Gu Changqing know what kind of life these reformed people were living.
As it was almost noon, the people working here stopped and prepared to go back to eat. Li Mosheng and his wife could not bear Li Qiulan's pleading and planned to take her back to see them, and Gu Changqing naturally followed.
Gu Xiaoli followed silently and said to Gu Changqing, "They're really bullying us here. These old people have to clean the pigsty in the middle of winter and carry manure from house to house every two days. It's too hard."
Gu Changqing nodded, but in his heart he was thinking about whether he could use his connections to see if he could take care of these elderly people.
While they were thinking, they arrived at where the old people lived. Gu Changqing was stunned looking at the dilapidated thatched hut in front of him. It often snowed in Yancheng in winter, and he suspected that the hut would collapse after two snowfalls.
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