The box was a bit heavy in her hand, so the old lady opened it with her hand. Inside was a set of jade jewelry, as well as jade Buddhas, jade pendants and other jade artifacts, and on the top were a few small yellow croakers.
Qi Mengmeng immediately pushed the box back: "Old lady, I can't take this thing. If you keep it, it can improve your life."
The old lady smiled bitterly and said, "We are already in this state. What can we do to improve it? We will be demoted soon. We can't keep these things anyway, so we might as well give them to you."
The old man also took out a small box and said, "Good boy, this is for you too. You can take it with you."
The old lady saw the boxes he took out and suddenly got angry. Her voice became louder: "What are you still taking these for? What are they for?"
The old man smiled bitterly and touched the box lovingly: "There are books in here. I have been teaching and doing research all my life. I really can't bear to see these books torn up or burned."
Qi Mengmeng was speechless for a moment, and Gu Guizhi frowned. The box was one foot square, and even if they could take it away, it would be difficult to hide it. But according to the old man, there were very important books in it, and it would be a pity if it were destroyed.
Qi Mengmeng opened the box and looked through it. The book on top was actually about economics. She looked up at the old man and asked, "Are you teaching economics?"
The old man said proudly: "I am a professor in both the economics and finance departments, and I have a doctorate degree."
Qi Mengmeng was filled with awe. The value of a PhD degree in this era was several times higher than that in later generations, and one could imagine how precious the book in front of him was.
"I can take these books away now, but I can only hide them. It will be difficult to take them away for a while." Qi Mengmeng said.
Gu Guizhi was a little worried. Since the old man wanted to hide these books, it meant that there was something wrong with these books. How could Qi Mengmeng take these books away?
"I have a way. Just wait for me." Qi Mengmeng nodded at a few people, gritted her teeth, picked up the box, turned around and walked out of the hut.
Gu Guizhi was a little worried, but when he followed Lei Lei out, Qi Mengmeng was gone.
In fact, Qi Mengmeng entered the space through the corner of the public toilet. Where else could be safer than the space?
She stayed in the space for five or six minutes before walking out.
When he entered the cottage again, the old man and the old lady had already changed their clothes, and Gu Guizhi was talking to them.
"Anyway, we're all being sent down there. Although the place I'm talking about is remote, the captain is a very nice person. If you get there, I can't say anything else, but at least you'll be able to survive."
Qi Mengmeng raised her eyebrows. What happened during the few minutes when she was away? Gu Guizhi's attitude towards the two old people became much better. Did he find a place for them to be relocated?
Gu Guizhi had already noticed Qi Mengmeng coming in and stood up to leave.
The old lady insisted that Qi Mengmeng take the box away. She thought about it, took out fifty yuan and ten kilograms of food coupons from her pocket and handed them to the old lady.
"These are the only food coupons I have on me, so just consider it as me buying these things."
The things in the box must be far more than fifty yuan and ten kilograms of food coupons, but if they give too much, the two of them may not be able to keep anything.
The old lady wiped her tears and took the money from Qi Mengmeng's hand, choking with sobs and saying, "My daughter, you are a good person, you will definitely be rewarded, you and your spouse are all good people."
When Gu Guizhi dragged Qi Mengmeng away, he reminded them, "You must find out where you will be sent as soon as possible."
The old man's eyes flashed: "Boy, are you a soldier?"
Gu Guizhi didn't say anything and pulled Qi Mengmeng out.
The two of them went back to the park to get their bags, then sent Lei Lei back, and then rushed to the station. There was still half an hour before departure.
There were a lot of people at the station and most of them didn't have seats. Gu Guizhi found a corner to put down his bag and let Qi Mengmeng sit for a while.
Qi Mengmeng looked at the people around her and motioned Gu Guizhi to squat down. She asked in a low voice about what had just happened.
Gu Guizhi said that he felt that the two old people were not bad people. They thought of giving Qi Mengmeng a thank-you gift and asked her to help put away the books, which showed that the two old people had good character.
He provided the two elderly people with the address of a production brigade near the military camp. If the two elderly people were capable of moving to that production brigade, they could help nearby.
Qi Mengmeng was stunned when he heard this. Within a few minutes, he concluded that the other party was a good person and had the ability to operate the decentralized place on his own.
"What if they don't have the ability to change the place where they are sent down?" Qi Mengmeng couldn't help but ask.
"That depends on their luck, but they are living in the toilet, and they can still keep a box of books and so many things. There must be some connection. This connection cannot guarantee that they will not be demoted, but changing the location should be no problem."
Gu Guizhi felt that although the condition of the two elderly people was not very good, it was not too bad, so he decided to help.
But he did not reveal his name or unit. Even if the old man guessed that he was a soldier, he could not find him accurately.
And it doesn’t matter even if the two of them are not good people. Once they go to the production team, the team leader will naturally find out their situation.
Qi Mengmeng gave Gu Guizhi a thumbs up. She didn't expect that Gu Guizhi could make a judgment in such a short time.
At this time, someone shouted: "The train is coming."
The two stopped talking and followed the crowd to get on the train, thinking that they were sitting in a hard sleeper, which would be less crowded.
Qi Mengmeng saw someone climbing in through the window on the hard seat side, and the movement was comparable to that of some kind of animal.
Gu Guizhi bought a lower berth and a middle berth. Beijing was the starting station, so the carriage was relatively empty.
Gu Guizhi put one of the bags downstairs and the other bag on the bedside before saying to Qi Mengmeng, "Sit down for a while. I'll go to the dining car to buy food later."
Qi Mengmeng then remembered that when Gu Guizhi went back to get the bag, he must have looked at the things in the bag. During this journey, she couldn't take anything out anymore. Fortunately, the things she bought during this period were still in the bag, otherwise Qi Mengmeng would have a hard time explaining.
"But I didn't see the buns you bought this morning. Are they in your bag?" Gu Guizhi looked at the bag on Qi Mengmeng.
Qi Mengmeng paused for a moment and whispered, "I just put it down."
She was not lying. Before leaving, she gave the two elderly people half a bag of brown sugar and a few buns. They must have discovered it by then.
Gu Guizhi nodded but said nothing, because at this time, someone else walked in.
An old lady came in first, followed by a girl with long braids.
The old lady squinted at the ticket in her hand and asked the girl behind her, "Pandi, does it say here on the ticket?"
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