Over there, Chen Chen’s house.
Chen Chen and his friends went home for lunch and saw the food on the table, but Chen Xiaomin was not there. Only Haitao was sitting there.
Just as Chen Chen was about to ask where Chen Xiaomin had gone, he heard some noise in the kitchen and walked in, saying, "Isn't lunch ready? What are you still doing?"
When Chen Xiaomin saw Chen Chen come in, she quickly stood up and said, "I'm steaming corn cakes.
"Um, Achen, have you heard that a few people who were sent down to the village came today?" She said, looking at him cautiously.
"I heard about it too. What's the matter?" Chen Chen said it was hard not to know, as the news had already spread in the village. He just heard a few words and didn't take it seriously.
"Actually...actually, you also know the people who were sent down." Chen Xiaomin was afraid that he couldn't accept it.
After all, Chen Chen often lived with his grandparents when he was a child, and they had a very deep relationship.
"Who? Is it grandpa and grandma?" Chen Chen looked at her in disbelief, afraid that she would say an answer he didn't want to hear.
But the villagers said that two old men, an old woman and a little boy came, and my wife was hesitant in speaking. Is it true?
"It's my grandparents." Chen Xiaomin said.
"Where will the village arrange for them to live?" Chen Chen asked.
"I heard that the village chief arranged for them to go to the thatched cottage in the back mountain." Chen Xiaomin said.
"It's okay there." Although Chen Chen felt sorry for his grandparents who had fallen into such a situation, he was also glad that they were sent here.
Instead of other teams, that would be too far away to reach.
I heard that those who were sent to other brigades were either arranged to live in the cowshed or the pigpen. It was already very good that my grandparents could live in a normal house here.
It's summer now and it's not too cold, but I'm afraid that the strong wind and heavy rain will blow the roof away. I have to find an opportunity to ask Uncle Xing to have someone replace the roof.
"Achen, don't be too sad. At least we can take care of grandpa and the others here." Chen Xiaomin comforted.
"Well, when will the steamed cakes be cooked? I want to send some food over while everyone goes home for dinner and no one is out and about." Chen Chen asked.
Chen Xiaomin said: "That's good, go get your things and pack them up."
When Chen Chen heard this, he immediately went to get a clay pot with a lid so that the smell would not escape.
Chen Xiaomin cut the corn cake into small pieces so that Chen Chen could put it in the clay pot.
He filled a whole earthenware jar with steamed cakes, enough for four people, and took the rest in the evening. Taking advantage of the fact that there was no one on the road during lunch time, he quickly walked towards the back mountain.
When he got close, Chen Chen slowed down his pace and looked around. Seeing that there was no one around, he quickly walked towards the thatched house. As soon as he entered the yard, he saw his grandmother cooking in the yard. She was wearing tattered clothes.
Chen Chen's eyes instantly turned red as he quickly walked up to her and sobbed, "Grandma."
When Mrs. Li heard her grandson's voice, her eyes instantly turned red. She held back her tears and said, "Son, you shouldn't have come."
The sound of the two talking startled the people in the house, and they all came out.
When Old Man Li saw his grandson, he sighed and said to Old Lady Li, "Take the child into the house first."
Several people entered the house and stood there looking at each other. Chen Chen asked with red eyes, "Where are grandpa, grandma, and uncle?"
Old Mrs. Li could no longer hold back and hugged her grandson in her arms and cried bitterly. When Li Zhe heard his grandma crying, he also started crying.
Old man Li said with red eyes: "Some time ago, your uncle and his family went to Hong Kong, and then someone reported our family for collaborating with the enemy and selling out the country.
When they searched the house, they found a foreign language book from somewhere, which confirmed the crime.
Wang Fang asked for a divorce, but your uncle disagreed. Wang Fang's lover threatened him with our lives to force a divorce. After the divorce, your uncle was so angry that he made trouble for Wang Fang and never came back.
We were originally going to be sent down to Heilongjiang Province, but it was because of your uncle Zhang’s connections that we were able to come here, saying that we could be taken care of.
Alas, I should have gone to Hong Kong with your uncle earlier. Now you have made Ah Zhe suffer with us at such a young age."
Chen Chen comforted them, "Okay, grandpa and grandma, don't be sad. Life must go on. I'll be there for you in the future!"
I brought some corn cakes, Grandpa, you guys eat them first, and I'll bring you some clothes, food, and medicinal oil in the evening. I'm going to go back now since there's no one outside."
Chen Chen's grandfather was a famous teacher before the founding of the People's Republic of China. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, he taught at a university. It can be said that he had many students all over the world.
The Uncle Zhang he mentioned was his student Zhang Xun, who was serving as secretary of the Guangdong Provincial Party Committee.
Zhang Xun's wife's hometown is here, so he called his eldest brother-in-law and arranged for them to go to Chen Chen's place, but he didn't know that the people under him would do things differently based on the person's situation.
Old man Li didn't want to cause any more trouble so he let the two young men beat and scold him, and he suffered some physical pain.
Old Mrs. Li coaxed her grandson to eat lunch, and Old Man Li sent Chen Chen to the door. He said a few more words and asked him to come back later in the evening to avoid being seen.
When Chen Chen returned home, Chen Xiaomin was still waiting for him in the living room, with his lunch still on the table.
"Eat quickly, you must be starving." Chen Xiaomin said as she opened the bamboo vegetable cover.
Chen Chen was really hungry. He sat down and ate while saying, "Xiao Min, go pack some clothes. I'll take them to my grandparents tonight. Oh, and get two sets of Haitao's clothes. Remember to put some obvious patches on them.
Uncle Xing gave grandpa and his family some cornmeal, dried sweet potatoes, and clay pots. We first gave them two kilograms of rice and some salt and oil, and then gave them more after they finished eating.
"Okay, there is some brown sugar in the house. Do you want to take it to grandma to nourish her body?" Chen Xiaomin asked.
"Let's divide the brown sugar into two parts. I'll leave half for you. I'll go up the mountain to set traps and see if I can catch any prey. You can go back to the house and take a nap." After Chen Chen finished speaking, he finished the meal in no time and washed the dishes.
"Be careful." Chen Xiaomin said.
"Yeah." Chen Chen responded, found some tools and went out.
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