"Thank you, Grandpa Ming." After thanking him, he went back to the woods, picked up the bag of food he had bought, walked towards the cowshed, and knocked on the door.
"Who?" I heard my father's vigilant voice from inside.
"Dad, it's me, Chengzhi." Although Shu Chengzhi was stiff all over, he was a little breathless from carrying a bag of food weighing 10 kilograms. Looking at the terrible environment in front of him, his eyes couldn't help but redden.
There are quite a few gaps on the walls of this cowshed, and it looks like it is not warm enough. I wonder how my family members are doing?
"Jianguo, go open the door quickly. It's our Chengzhi." Tang Lingxue became excited when she heard her son's familiar voice.
With a creaking sound, the wooden door was opened. What I saw was my father's weathered face. He had stubble on his face and looked much thinner. He was wearing a tattered cotton-padded jacket. He shouted with difficulty, "Dad, your son is here to visit you."
"Who asked you to come? Do you know that if you are discovered, you will get into a lot of trouble." Shu Jianguo felt bad when he saw his thin son carrying something on his shoulders. He was moved but worried at the same time. He took the bag from his shoulder, which weighed about a pound. When he touched the surface of the bag, he could feel that it was filled with food.
I was immediately moved. My son had finally grown up and knew how to take care of us. He came from afar to bring us food.
"Dad, I'm very careful and won't be discovered." Shu Chengzhi said affirmatively.
"Jianguo, it's cold outside. Let the child go inside first and we can talk later." Old Master Shu glanced at his son and urged.
Shu Jianguo then moved aside, and Shu Chengzhi walked into the room. He saw a kang built against the wall in the short cowshed, with grandfather and mother sitting on it. His hair has turned completely white, and his face looks many years older. It seems that this incident has caused a great blow to Grandpa.
"Grandpa, Mom, this is my grandson's fault. If that bitch hadn't schemed against me, I wouldn't have led the wolf into the house and caused you to suffer this crime and hardship at such an old age." Shu Chengzhi said self-blamingly.
"Chengzhi, this is not your fault. If it weren't for your scheming, Mom wouldn't have checked carefully enough and been deceived. If she had determined that Li Yinyin was my daughter and brought her home, our family wouldn't have fallen to this point. Has your unit been influenced by us?" Tang Lingxue was most worried about her son's future.
When Shu Chengzhi heard his mother's question, he felt uneasy for a moment, but he still said truthfully: "Grandpa, Mom and Dad, I have already cut off my relationship with you in the newspaper, which saved my position in the army, but it is only for the sake of rights and interests. Only in the army can I have a future and the ability to help you secretly."
"You did nothing wrong. This is the best choice. Don't feel any psychological burden." Shu Zhisheng was very relieved that the child did not impulsively go to the countryside directly. As long as the child is still in the army, the Shu family still has a future.
"Your grandfather is right. The choice you made is the right one. Don't have any psychological burden." Shu Jianguo and Tang Lingxue agreed with their son's approach.
"Grandpa, Mom and Dad, don't you blame me?" Shu Chengzhi was afraid that his grandpa and mom would be disappointed with his choice, but he didn't expect that they didn't blame him.
"As you said, this is just a stopgap measure. You're not really going to ignore us. Instead, we're glad you made such a choice." Grandpa Shu said with relief.
"Come and sit on the kang. It's warm there. You've been traveling all the way and you must be cold." Tang Lingxue looked at her son with a red nose and quickly asked him to sit down. She went to pour a bowl of hot water for her son.
Shu Chengzhi picked up the water and drank it in one gulp. He immediately felt warm all over. He looked around the room and saw a clay pot burning on the stove, and there were a few bowls next to it with gaps on the edges of the bowls.
She choked up a little and said, "Grandpa, Mom and Dad, you have suffered."
"Chengzhi, do you know what happened to Shu Ruxue and Li Jiaru?" Tang Lingxue had become accustomed to such a hard life during this period, but her hatred for Shu Ruxue increased instead of decreasing.
"Mom, except for Li Minglang who was sent to the Northwest Farm for reform, all other members of the Li family were shot, including Deng Miaomiao, who was raised by the Deng family since childhood. She knew her identity a long time ago and participated in spreading the news several times. Shu Ruxue only participated in our family affairs, but she didn't know that she had participated in our actions, and she always believed that Li Gang and his wife were her biological parents."
"With the help of my aunt's family, she was sent to the Northwest Farm for transformation and was not shot." Shu Chengzhi thought for a moment and told the truth.
"Humph! Your aunt is really my good sister. I usually take care of her so much. Her daughter has harmed our family, and she actually wants to save her life. This is like stabbing a stab in my heart."
"Mom, when people die, it's all over. Sometimes life is a torture. The Northwest Farm is not an easy place to stay." Shu Chengzhi's eyes dimmed as he persuaded her.
"Chengzhi is right. I will live well and wait to see what happens to her. Chengzhi, have you seen your sister Siying in Beijing?" Tang Lingxue often saw her figure in her mind during this period.
"Mom, she has severed ties with our family, so don't think about her. She is now married to Nangong Ruochen, who treats her very well, so don't worry!" Shu Chengzhi did not mention that he had gone to find Yun Siying and was rejected.
"That's good. You talk to your grandfather and father. I'll make you something to eat." Tang Lingxue said as she stood up.
"Mom, the bag contains the food I brought for you. Don't be reluctant to eat it. You must first take care of your body and stay alive, so that you have a chance to wait for the dawn."
"Will there really be such a day?" Tang Lingxue asked hopefully while busying herself.
"Yes, isn't it said that there will be a rainbow after the storm? I believe there will be such a day." Shu Chengzhi lied to give his family the belief to live.
"Okay, okay, we must work hard to survive."
Nangong Ruochen heated up the kang, then took Yun Siying back to his room, and sent his two good brothers back to their own rooms. Didn't he still want to hug his sweet and soft wife to sleep?
Sure enough, after the two men left, the couple took a few buns from the space and ate a meal, then lay down together and slept. During the day and night on the train, neither of them had a good rest.
They slept until 12:00 in the afternoon. They opened their eyes one after the other. Nangong Ruochen put on his clothes and got off the kang swiftly. He said to the person lying on the kang, "Ying'er, you continue to lie down. It's warm on the kang. I'll go cook."
Seeing Nangong Ruochen so excited, Yun Siying nodded happily, and then said, "Then make more, call Han Yuecheng and Chen Banghua to have a meal together, and leave some for my masters. After the meal, the two of us will go to see them."
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