He is living a good life now, and he can just regard it as a test from God. It is worth it to have gone through wanderings in the first half of his life in exchange for the happiness and stability he has now.

After Yun Jiuzhou finished speaking, he pried open Liu Guifang's hands little by little and walked away with Dacheng.

Liu Guifang couldn't stop crying, probably because she was crying for the pain of losing a long-term meal ticket.

Xu Mingshan couldn't help it and hugged him: "Huaian! I...I'm sorry, kid, don't hate your dad."

Yun Jiuzhou didn't look back, just waved his hand as a farewell.

Never see you again in this life.

After Yun Jiuzhou walked away, Xu Huaiyu whispered, "Dad, are we just going to let him go? We have raised him for so many years, aren't we at a loss?"

Xu Mingshan glared at his younger son and said with some regret: "I was short-sighted. If I had been nicer to him at the beginning, everything would be different now.

Forget it, luckily he still remembers your eldest brother's kindness, and our family has not offended him to death, so let it be."

You can’t choose the dishes today, just make whatever ingredients are available.

Zhong Zijun used all the remaining white flour and cornmeal at home to make steamed buns with two ounces of flour. What he couldn't finish today could be taken away tomorrow.

At noon, a few people had a simple meal.

After eating, start preparing dinner.

Just fry the mackerel in oil and eat it directly. After cooking the air-dried pheasant, make it into hand-shredded chicken. It is delicious when eaten directly and can also be eaten as a side dish with wine.

There are also fried bacon with garlic sprouts, fried green beans with bacon, a mixed platter of cured meats, stewed pork with vermicelli, and tomato and egg soup.

They are all simple dishes and don't take much effort to prepare.

Ji Linhai returned to the cowshed in the afternoon to pick up Zhong Weiqian and his wife.

Lin Xiaomeng came here as soon as she came back from the county. She bought a red skirt from the county store and gave it to Gu Qinghuan as a farewell gift.

Gu Qinghuan had never worn such a bright color before, so she tried it on immediately and was surprised to find it looked good.

Not just one person, everyone praised her beauty, saying it matched her skin tone, and that she was passionate, bright and generous.

Yun Jiuzhou's eyes never left her.

Gu Qinghuan hasn't dressed up properly for a long time.

As a teacher, she was too embarrassed to dress too fashionably at school, so she only wore simple shirts and pants.

She felt a little uncomfortable wearing a skirt all of a sudden, so she tried it on and then changed it off.

Chen Fengqin and his wife also came over early to help. They brought a fish. Gu Qinghuan decided to cook the fish on the spot and made sauerkraut fish.

Zhu Chunlin and Lin Shengnan also came early with their children to help. In an instant, the little baby became everyone's favorite and everyone wanted to hug him.

Some people are cooking, some are chatting and laughing, and some are playing with the children.

Dabao, Dacheng, Erdan, and Beibei were playing children's games in the yard, and laughter could be heard from time to time.

The whole yard has a very relaxing atmosphere.

At half past five, Xu Huaizhi also rushed back. He rushed back without stopping after get off work.

When the two brothers met again, everything had changed.

Xu Huaizhi felt too much remorse in his heart, but he couldn't express it out loud, so he could only stand at the door awkwardly.

Yun Jiuzhou greeted him as usual: "Brother, come in, what are you doing standing there?"

"Hey! Coming soon!"

Everything is implied.

Dinner started at six o'clock sharp. It was still early, so Gu Qinghuan moved the table directly to the yard and everyone ate there.

There were two tables full of people, and it was lively and noisy.

During the last meal, Gu Qinghuan even brought out a bottle of Moutai to liven up the atmosphere. Two glasses per person was just the right amount.

There were still three bottles in the space, and she hadn't had time to put them up for sale.

She had already said goodbye to Lu Jianye and the old lady of the Lu family, and this wine was Lu Jianye's farewell gift to her.

The two met once, and although they used each other, there was still some friendship between them.

The dinner was coming to an end as the sun was setting.

All good things must come to an end.

Life is a process of constant meeting and parting, meeting and parting, leaving and returning.

Gu Qinghuan, Lin Xiaomeng, Lin Shengnan, and Chen Fengqin hugged each other one by one and said goodbye sincerely.

Although she looks aloof, she is actually very affectionate.

In this age where information is transmitted through letters, once some people leave, they may be separated for a lifetime.

This may be the last time they see each other in this life, so they must say goodbye properly so that they will not have regrets in the future.

"It is a great honor to have such a journey. I wish you all the best."

"goodbye."

Brothers Xu Huaizhi and Yun Jiuzhou also hugged each other and said goodbye.

"Brother, everything goes well. Keep in touch!"

"Huaian, I wish you a bright future."

Adults are good at hiding their sorrows, but children are not.

The four children hugged each other and cried uncontrollably.

The adults seemed to see their own miniatures from many years ago through them and smiled brightly.

Life is bound to end, so just go home having a good time.

I tidied the house again and checked the things I would take away tomorrow.

With their vision of the future in mind, the couple gradually fell into sleep.

-

Great Northwest.

Zhong Ziyan and his wife Bai Jie were arranged to help with land reclamation at Nuomuhong Farm this summer. They had no choice but to supplement their nutrition as much as possible and persevere.

This farm is a natural prison. The pioneers inside are prisoners sent from all over the place. There is no human habitation around, not even a village.

The farm is surrounded by Gobi and desert, with complex terrain and dangerous wild animals.

Within a radius of three miles, the only place suitable for human habitation is this farm.

In the absence of transportation and guides, it is almost impossible to escape. In the endless desolation around, not only is it difficult for prisoners to obtain food, they are also at risk of starving themselves.

The couple had only been here for a week, and they were already exhausted. Bai Jie cut her hair, put on smelly clothes, and disguised herself as a man to avoid being targeted.

In this purgatory, Zhong Ziyan's fighting power alone cannot guarantee her safety.

Here, they can only eat boiled beans and Chinese beans every day.

The two of them divided the beef jerky that Gu Qinghuan had sent them into many portions and hid them, taking a little bit of it every day to provide their bodies with protein and nutrition.

That day, the two hid in a corner and shared beef jerky.

Bai Jie wasn't paying attention and someone suddenly appeared and snatched the beef jerky from her hand.

The man was dishevelled, with tangled hair, like a madman. The exposed skin on his face was covered with marks of beatings, and he looked very ferocious.

Zhong Ziyan stood up and tried to snatch it back, but the man stuffed the whole thing into his mouth and ran away. He seemed to have a limp in one leg and did not run very fast.

Bai Jie sighed and shouted, "Zi Yan, forget it!"

The person who had escaped suddenly turned around upon hearing this and met Zhong Ziyan's eyes. They both recognized each other instantly.

This disheveled guy is Gu Yunchuan, whom Zhong Ziyan wants to grind to dust.

And Gu Yunchuan also recognized Zhong Ziyan. The former brother-in-law and elder brother-in-law have now become a stranger.

Zhong Ziyan's mind raced a thousand times in an instant. He didn't expect to run into him here.

He once thought that if he saw Gu Yunchuan again, he would want to kill him.

Now, Gu Yunchuan has obviously received the retribution he deserved. If he hadn't seen those eyes, he really wouldn't have recognized this man as the slicked-back, elegant and talented scholar of the past.

Stop it, stop it.

Gu Yunchuan never expected that when he was at the lowest point in his life, he would meet his brother-in-law whom he had once hurt.

He thought he could not escape a beating today, so he closed his eyes and waited. He stood there for a long while, but no fists came down.

He opened his eyes and saw that Zhong Ziyan and his wife had already walked twenty meters away.

He had an indescribable feeling in his heart, depression, pain...

"Zhong Ziyan, what do you mean! You still look down on me after this? Beat me to death if you have the guts!" He really didn't want to live anymore.

The answer to his question was the sound of the wind from the northwest.

Zhong Ziyan and Bai Jie have let it go and are looking forward. Good news is about to come and they can wait.

Besides, Zhong Zijun had already let it go, so why should they be trapped in the past? Qinghuan wrote to say that his sister had a good suitor and they were now very passionate about it. She had let it go, so naturally, as his brother, he had let it go as well.

All the past grudges are settled and we start from scratch.

Three days later.

The farm leader found them and handed them a document.

The formal documents of redress have come down.

Finally, the clouds cleared and the moon appeared.

The two happily packed up and prepared to return to Beijing.

The others around were jealous when they saw it.

Before leaving, Gu Yunchuan came to visit again.

"Brother, I'm sorry." He finally confessed his mistake.

Zhong Ziyan did not say magnanimously that he would forgive her. Although he decided to let her go and not care about the past, it did not mean that he would forgive the harm.

"Please tell Zijun I'm sorry for what I did to her and the two children." Gu Yunchuan laughed at himself: "I probably won't be able to go back in this lifetime. I wish her and the children all the best."

They should be happy without him as a father.

"Okay, I get it. Don't worry, Zijun is doing well. She has a new boyfriend. I heard he's a fighter plane researcher, younger than her, and a first marriage. He's very good to her and the children."

Gu Yunchuan was devastated.

"D-D-D? That's great."