At Red Star Farm, there are two people who have the closest relationship with my grandfather's family. One is named Xie Jin and the other is named Yu Kai. Yang Baiyi has met both of them.
Yang Baiyi came to Yu Kai's house and knocked on the door, and Xie Jin was there at that time.
Unlike my grandfather's family who were all on the farm, when they were sent down to the countryside, their families drew a line between themselves and me, so they were both alone on the farm.
Two old bachelors living together in winter can save some charcoal.
"Doctor Yang, are you here to check everyone's health again?"
Yu Kai opened the door and quickly let Yang Baiyi in.
The last time Yang Baiyi went to the shantytown, Mu Xue used the excuse of treating Xiao Fuxing's hemorrhoids to ask Xie Jin and Yu Kai to leave first, so the two did not know the true relationship between Yang Baiyi and the Xiao family.
"You two, checking everyone's health is only one of the reasons why I came here. The main purpose is to bring you some daily necessities."
"Sending supplies?"
Xie Jin and Yu Kai are both miserable people who have experienced betrayal by their families, and the term "sending supplies" is very unfamiliar to them.
"Yes, to be honest with you two, I am the grandson of your old friend Xiao Qingyang.
My grandfather knew I was coming to Hailin County, so he asked me to come visit his old friends on his behalf."
Yang Baiyi owed Xiao Qingyang a favor.
"In the past two years, Lao Xiao and his family would leave the farm every winter, and we used to worry about him. So this is what's going on!"
Yu Kai and the others had asked Xiao Qingyang before, but in order not to bring trouble to Yang Baiyi, Xiao Qingyang had always been vague and evasive.
Now that Yang Baiyi has made their relationship public, Xie Jin and Yu Kai finally understand.
After Xiao Qingyang was reinstated, he did not forget his old friend who had shared hardships with him.
As soon as he arrived in Suzhou, he mailed a new set of cotton-padded clothes to Xie Jin and Yu Kai respectively.
After Li Hun disappeared, Sun Zhenhua treated the transferred cadres very well. I can’t say how well they ate, but at least they could eat their fill every day, so food did not need to be mailed.
As for non-essential items like cigarettes, alcohol, and tea, as well as supplements like malted milk powder, Xiao Qingyang couldn't mail them in even if he wanted to.
The farm is for you to undergo labor reform and receive re-education from the poor and lower-middle peasants, not for you to enjoy yourself.
Every item sent by mail must undergo strict inspection before being delivered to the farm.
This time, Yang Baiyi brought cigarettes, alcohol, tea, malted milk, a few military coats and new cotton.
"Keep the tobacco, alcohol, tea, and malted milk for yourselves. You can share some of the military coats and cotton with comrades who have no family to support them."
Apart from Xie Jin and Yu Kai, Yang Baiyi was not familiar with the other transferred cadres, so he simply gave all the things to them and let them divide them.
"Doctor Yang, take the things back with you, and then help us pass on a message to Old Xiao.
We appreciate his kindness, but we asked him to contact us as little as possible.
It is his luck to be able to get out of here. Let him cherish this opportunity, work hard, and not get too involved with us.
If we have the chance to leave here in the future, we will definitely find him for a drink and chat.
If we never succeed, our revolutionary friendship can only be continued in the next life."
Yu Kai and Xie Jin opened their hearts to each other. Even though their lives would be much harder than others without the support of their family, they still didn't want Xiao Qingyang to have too much involvement with them.
"You two, my grandfather is not unaware of what you both understand.
He mailed something to you and asked me to come visit you. He must have thought it over carefully.
You, the older generation of revolutionaries, have lived a life of great events.
For the common cause, we have given our youth, shed our blood, experienced glory and fallen into the trough.
You and my grandfather's family have experienced the most difficult period together and established the most sincere and pure revolutionary friendship.
When you are in the most difficult times, you can refuse my grandfather's help and ask to keep your distance.
He can also help you regardless of his own gains and losses and take risks.
Just accept our help without worry. When I came here, my grandfather asked me to tell you that he is waiting outside for the day you leave the farm."
Yang Baiyi took the initiative to prepare the things, and of course he also made up the lines himself.
Even if Xiao Qingyang wanted to help them, he would do it himself and would not let his eldest grandson take risks for him.
These two people already have a good relationship with Grandpa. If we lend them a helping hand now, it will be a timely help. When they come out, they will be Grandpa's staunch allies.
"Having a true friend in life is enough for this life!"
"Doctor Yang, please go back and tell Brother Xiao that we must persevere and make it out of the farm alive. We will meet him at the summit and have a drink together again."
Yang Baiyi's impromptu lines moved Xie Jin and Yu Kai so much that they burst into tears.
Yang Baiyi and the two men moved the supplies on the sled into the house. After chatting for a while, Yang Baiyi got up and said goodbye.
"Old Xie, I really envy Brother Xiao. I'm not envious of him getting ashore before us, but I envy him for having such an outstanding junior."
Looking at Yang Baiyi's departing back, and then thinking of his own children, Yu Kai smiled somewhat sadly.
"Think about it, we are really ridiculous. We work hard for the country and the people, but we neglect the education of our children and raise a bunch of ungrateful people.
My sister-in-law and Fuxing have always been loyal to Brother Xiao. I admire and envy them for being able to come to the farm with Brother Xiao for transformation.
I didn't expect there would be an even more outstanding grandson. He was able to come to the farm and become a farm health worker. I guess it must be for Brother Xiao's family!"
There is no harm without comparison. The loyalty and righteousness of Xiao Qingyang's family form a sharp contrast with the selfishness of his own family.
…
At noon, in the private room of the farm's canteen, Yang Baiyi sat in the guest of honor seat, with Sun Zhenhua and other farm cadres sitting around him.
The atmosphere was very lively as people ate delicious bear paws and drank precious ginseng wine.
"Doctor Yang, I'm really grateful to you today. Otherwise, I wouldn't be able to eat this bear paw. Come, let me toast you."
Yao Xuefeng didn't know Yang Baiyi's specific identity, but based on Director Sun's attitude towards him, he knew that Yang Baiyi's identity and background were definitely not simple.
"Section Chief Yao, why do I feel like there's something else going on in your words? Do you think I'm being too harsh on you?"
Everyone present is Sun Zhenhua's direct subordinate, so they speak more casually.
"Director Sun, you must be mistaken, that's not what I meant.
When I killed the blind bear, I knew that bear paws, as a rare ingredient, must be reserved for the most precious guests, such as the old leader and Doctor Yang.
I am lucky to have a bite of it."
Who says that all military-to-civilian cadres are rough? Yang Baiyi feels that Yao Xuefeng is quite good at talking.
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