Lu Chen shook his head: "I'm going to Baiyang Brigade to see my grandfather and uncle."
Cheng Mingyue nodded, then took out the chili sauce and canned fruit she had prepared earlier from her space, put them in a bag, and handed it to Lu Chen:
"Then you can take these things with you to nourish your grandfather and uncle."
Lu Chen took the thing without saying anything.
He leaned over to Cheng Mingyue and rubbed her hair, then lowered his head and gave her a deep kiss on the forehead, and then he came to the Baiyang Brigade under the cover of night.
Lu Chen's grandfather and uncle lived in the cowshed of Baiyang Brigade.
The place is drafty from all sides, and there is a pigpen next door. The stench is terrible, and the conditions are much worse than those in Baihe Brigade.
Zhou Dajun, the village chief of Baiyang Brigade, is not an easy person to get along with. Unlike Cheng Mingyue's father, he has some sympathy for these educated youth who went to the countryside and the relocated people living in the cowshed.
Zhou Dajun not only assigned them the dirtiest and most tiring work, but also allowed the villagers to bully them in their daily lives.
Lu Chen's grandfather and uncle lived a very hard life here. The old man was very depressed, and he was unable to do the rural work, so his illness became more and more serious day by day.
If it weren't for Cheng Mingyue's help, Mr. Shen would have passed away by now.
When Lu Chen arrived at the cowshed, Mr. Shen and the others were already dozing off.
Lu Chen coughed, and his uncle Shen Shuhuai opened his eyes defensively and asked in a deep voice:
"who?"
"Uncle, it's me, Lu Chen."
Shen Shuhuai finally breathed a sigh of relief, got up in the dark, and woke up Old Man Shen who was sleeping next to him:
"Dad, wake up, Ah Chen is here."
Mr. Shen rubbed his eyes and said in a hoarse voice:
"Ah Chen, how have you been lately?"
"Grandpa, I'm fine."
Lu Chen struck a match and handed the bag to Shen Shuhuai in the dim light.
“Uncle, this is the chili sauce and canned food Mingyue prepared for you, please keep it for yourselves.
If you need anything, just tell me and I’ll bring it to you next time I come.”
Shen Shuhuai was very moved.
If it weren't for his nephew's secret care during this year, not only his father, but even he would have almost lost the will to live.
Mr. Shen was silent for a long time before he slowly spoke:
"Ah Chen, Mingyue seems to be a good girl. Since you are already married, you must calm down and stop thinking about people you shouldn't think about.
We in the Shen family are upright and honest, and we will never do anything that would cause others to criticize us."
Lu Chen paused and responded.
For a moment, the three people in the dark were silent. After a long while, Lu Chen finally said:
“My cousin wrote me a letter before, saying that my aunt was sick.
Mingyue made some pills a few days ago, and I asked someone to send them back. I think my aunt should have recovered by now."
"Is your aunt ill?"
Shen Shuhuai could no longer control his emotions and asked in a lost voice.
Lu Chen said slowly:
"It should be healed now. Mingyue's medical skills are very good."
Shen Shuhuai felt a little relieved, but after all, he didn't see it with his own eyes, so he was still a little worried.
He now hated those who had caused his family to fall into this situation. If he had the chance in the future, he would definitely send those people to hell.
Life is already so difficult for them here, and I don’t know how their wives and daughters are doing in Beijing.
Although the nephew had always said that he would ask his friend to take care of him secretly, but now who can tell whether he is a human or a ghost?
Moreover, most people seek profit and avoid harm. Who would want to get involved in trouble? I guess even if there is care, it may be very limited.
Mr. Shen felt the low pressure on his son, reached out and patted him on the back, comforting him:
"If Ah Chen says it's okay, then it must be okay. The most important thing for us now is to take care of ourselves first. As long as there is life, there will be no shortage of firewood.
As long as we are alive, we will one day settle accounts with those people."
"Grandpa is right, uncle. I can already feel that the situation is changing. Perhaps it won't be long before we can return to Beijing."
When Shen Shuhuai heard Lu Chen say this, he was delighted and asked hurriedly:
"Ah Chen, is there any news outside?"
"Yeah. I've heard that some people have already started to be rehabilitated. Maybe it won't be long before they reach our side."
Lu Chen had indeed received the news, and he also hoped that after he told his grandparents the news, they would have more hope.
If people have hope in their hearts, then no matter how painful life is, their fighting spirit will be rekindled.
After Lu Chen left, the Shen family father and son could not calm down for a long time.
Shen Shuhuai asked uncertainly: "Dad, do you think Ah Chen's news is accurate?"
Mr. Shen lay down again, looking at the roof with his eyes open:
“Ah Chen has always been calm and steady, so the news he said is naturally accurate.
I just don't know when it will happen to my son and me."
Shen Shuhuai also lay beside Mr. Shen, and said in a faint voice:
"There's always some hope!"
"Yes, there is hope!"
After Mr. Shen finished speaking, he thought of his little daughter who was far away abroad.
"I don't know how Minmin is doing outside?"
Shen Shuhuai paused, "With Lu Qizhou by her side, nothing should happen."
They were sent here because of their political enemies, but it was also related to the fact that their sister was abroad.
Therefore, it is impossible for Shen Shuhuai to say that he does not blame his sister, but it is not entirely true to say how deep the resentment is.
Among the three siblings, he had the best relationship with his sister. Besides, it was Lu Chen who took care of them most of the time in the past year, so the resentment in his heart had long since disappeared.
Now he was only worried about his sister, but facing his father, he had no choice but to comfort him in this way.
After Mr. Shen finished thinking about his youngest daughter, he naturally thought of his eldest daughter again, but his eldest daughter's name is now a taboo in the hearts of both father and son.
His eldest daughter was so confused that he had raised her in vain. She actually helped others to frame them. Otherwise, with his mediation, perhaps their family would not have reached this point.
Not only is the eldest daughter unfilial, but her children are also complete ungrateful people.
The more Mr. Shen thought about it, the angrier he became, and soon his breathing became a little rapid.
When Shen Shuhuai heard his father's movement, his heart sank.
The old man is thinking about the ungrateful family of my eldest sister again!
Chen Shuhuai was extremely angry, but he still resigned himself to his fate and poured water for his father in the dark.
"Dad, why are you doing this? You know you can't get angry right now, so why are you thinking about that ungrateful family? Just pretend you only gave birth to Minmin and me!"
Old Master Shen took the water with trembling hands, took a sip, then lay down without saying anything else.
Seeing that the old man's breathing gradually calmed down, Shen Shuhuai lay back down again.
Both of them stared at the stars shining through the roof with their eyes open, and no one spoke.
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