Chapter 61 The last wish of the twin brother and sister 8
Chang'an and Gu Laoliu packed two large bags together, including pots, pans, and utensils, and even a clay stove.
While Gu's mother was at work, she threw all the packages into the space.
Thick clothes, quilts and cotton shoes were packed up and sent by the post office, so that they could receive the parcel receipt and the things they took out would have a reasonable origin.
It is summer now, and the clothes that Gu's mother prepared for Chang'an are a shirt and overalls, and they are all loose-fitting. When he puts on this set of clothes, his front and back are equally flat.
"We don't know what the situation is over there?" Mother Gu muttered as she helped Chang'an fold clothes.
"You have to protect yourself, especially Chang'an. Don't compare your clothes with others, and don't stand out too much when you go out.
Mom will send you clothes every quarter. Although the clothes you make yourself are not as good-looking as the ones you buy outside, they are more comfortable. "
"There are a lot of mosquitoes in the countryside, so don't wear skirts in the summer."
"Xiao Liu, you have to protect your sister. We don't cause trouble, but we are not afraid of trouble. No matter what happens, if no one helps you, go and report to the police."
"Your father has a comrade-in-arms in Fengxian County. He works in the county's armed forces department. Your father has already greeted him. When you arrive, he will pick you up at the station."
Changan, Gu Laoliu: ??? Do you want us to be low-key or high-profile?
But it's also good this way, letting outsiders know that they have connections there, which can save some unnecessary trouble.
So the question is, how did Gu Yi get to the point of marrying an old widow in his previous life?
Gu Laoliu couldn't help but check it out. Good boy, he was afraid of implicating his uncle, so he would rather swallow the loss himself.
Something happened in that uncle's family at that time, and the brother and sister did not dare to bother him.
Gu's father rushed back before they went to the countryside. He didn't have time to rest after returning, but just gave Gu's mother a brief account of Gu Xia's situation.
"That farmer is not a good guy. He has a certain network of connections behind him and is bullying the local people. I must report this to my superiors.
We also have to report Gu Xia’s matter to our superiors, otherwise someone might make a fuss about it. To avoid being implicated, we must sever our ties with Gu Xia by publishing in the newspaper.”
After saying this, he hurried back to the military region and wrote a report overnight.
On the day of going to the countryside, Gu's mother sent the siblings to the station alone. They didn't have much stuff, each of them only had a small backpack filled with clothes for changing, and Gu Laoliu was carrying two net bags in his hands.
There were daily necessities for him and Chang'an, as well as food that Gu's mother prepared for them to eat in the car.
At the station, they met Da Yi and Gao Yi, who also went to the countryside as educated youth along with Chang An and Gu Laoliu.
There were seven people in total. They were going to the same place as the freshmen and senior high school students. The other three were also going to the Northeast, but not to the same place.
"Come, take your tickets," the young comrade from the street office gave each person a ticket.
Chang'an and Gu Laoliu had just received their tickets and were about to go to the station when Gu's father hurried over.
"Mr. Gu? Didn't you say you didn't have time?" Gu's mother asked him in surprise.
"Please take some time to come here, Chang'an, Xiaoliu, and give me your tickets."
He took the ticket handed over by the siblings, took a look, and found that it was indeed a hard seat.
"It takes three days to get from Lin City to Ning City by train. I'll go and change the hard seats into sleeper berths for you."
Da Yi and Gao Yi also looked down at the tickets in their hands. They looked at each other, and Da Yi took their tickets and followed Gu's father.
They were lucky and Chang'an and Gu Laoliu were moved to the lower bunk, while Da Yi and Gao Yi were on the upper bunk.
When getting on the car, Dayi naturally took Changan's luggage. When Gu's father saw it, his eyes almost popped out.
"You, you, stop looking around, I'm talking about you, give me my daughter's luggage." He decided to send his daughter into the carriage and settle her down by himself, hoping that the brat Gu Laoliu wouldn't be able to find out that his sister had been sold.
Dayi knew that he had misunderstood, so he smiled and nodded without explaining, then handed Changan's luggage to Gu's father.
After settling down in the carriage, he said goodbye to Gu's father and mother. Mother Gu hugged Chang'an and cried for a while. If the car hadn't been about to leave and Gu's father hadn't persuaded her to leave, Chang'an doubted that she could have kept hugging her and crying.
There weren't many people in the sleeper car, it was very quiet, everyone in the car was very polite, there wasn't any bad people around.
The train rattled along for three days and two nights, and finally arrived in Ningshi on the afternoon of the third day. From Ningshi to Fengxian, one had to take a bus, and then take a ox cart or walk to Nanzhuang Village.
When the four of them left the station, they saw someone holding a sign with Chang'an and Gu Laoliu's names on it.
Gu Laoliu walked over and asked, "Excuse me, are you Uncle Wei?"
The man looked two or three years younger than Gu's father. He was tall and strong, with a handsome appearance and a righteous demeanor.
His voice was particularly loud and clear. "You are Chang'an and Xiaoliu, right?"
The two of them nodded, and Chang'an replied: "Yes, thank you Uncle Wei."
"No trouble, no trouble, let's go, I'll take you to Nanzhuang Village."
Changan looked back and found that the freshman and senior one had already left, probably taking the bus.
She also wanted to ask Uncle Wei if he could bring two more people?
But this didn't seem appropriate. Gu's father had asked him to take care of her and Lao Liu. If she took care of two more people, it would be a waste of other people's money.
No, no, we can’t do such shameless things.
It takes three hours to drive from Ning City to Feng County, and about forty minutes from the county seat to Nanzhuang Village.
They wouldn't reach the village until almost nine o'clock at night.
The roads these days were not easy to travel on. It was bumpy and full of potholes all the way to the county town, and Wei Wuyuan stopped in front of a guesthouse.
"It's getting late. You should stay in the city for one night. I will take you to the village tomorrow. Don't worry. I will call the team leader of your village."
Chang'an breathed a sigh of relief. If she didn't stop, she would vomit, so it would be better to rest for a night.
"Thank you Uncle Wei."
Wei Wu wanted to help them pay for the guesthouse, but Chang An refused. "Uncle Wei, it's already too much trouble for you to come pick us up. How can I let you spend more money?"
Seeing that Changan insisted on paying himself, he smiled and said, "Don't be so polite next time. Your father and I are like brothers, and you are my nephews. If you are too polite, I will be sad."
"Don't worry, it's just this time. Lao Liu and I will need Uncle Wei's care in the future. We won't be polite to you."
Gu Laoliu: Ever since his daughter became his sister, she finds it very convenient to call him Laoliu.
Wei Wuyuan sent the brother and sister to their room and helped them check the doors and windows in the room before leaving with peace of mind.
When he left, he carried the gifts that Gu's mother had prepared for him: two bottles of beef sauce, two bottles of homemade plum wine, and two bottles of spicy dried radishes.
They are all made by Gu’s mother herself and they taste very good.
Da Yi and Gao Yi had already left with other educated youth, following the ox cart that came from the village to pick them up, and arrived at Nanzhuang Village in the middle of the night.
There were a total of ten educated youth assigned to Nanzhuang Village. Chang'an and Gu Laoliu did not go with them, so there were still eight people. Adding their luggage, the ox cart definitely could not pull so many people.
The luggage could only be placed on the ox cart, and the educated youth had to walk.
Among them, there were three troublemakers who made all kinds of noise on the road, slowing down the return to the village.
Both the freshmen and senior students were glad that their little master was not with them, otherwise they would have suffered a lot.