Chapter 64 Eating Dumplings
Zhou Jingchen limped to the brigade headquarters to find the brigade leader and started to complain, "Captain, you have to make the decision for me. I'm concerned about Comrade Gu's recent situation with good intentions.
Not only did he ignore me, he also beat me into a ditch. I have never seen such a person.
I know Comrade Gu’s situation is special, but no matter how special the situation is, you can’t just raise your hand and hit people, right?
If you beat someone for no reason, what if you end up crippling them? "
Shen Erzhu had just returned from the commune and hadn't even had a sip of water when Zhou Jingchen came up to him and started complaining. Shen Erzhu really didn't have a good impression of this educated youth, Zhou.
I have been in the countryside for more than a month, and I am really not good at anything. I am the best at making complaints. Even though I am clearly not in the right, I still jump around.
Shen Erzhu said with a straight face, "Are you saying Jiandong hit you for no reason?"
Zhou Jingchen covered his right cheek and said with a grin, "Yes, my face was swollen from his beating. People like him are a hidden danger in our team. I think he should be sent to a farm for reform." No one knew what that idiot ate to grow up with such a strong hand.
The first thing he said was that he wanted to send people to a farm for reform. This man has a really vicious mind. People who are reformed in a farm are sent there because they have committed serious mistakes.
He wanted to send the person to the farm just because the two of them had a minor fight. If this isn't vicious, then what is? Not to mention whether Jiandong hit him or not, even if he did, he deserved it.
"I can't just listen to your one-sided story. I have to ask Jiandong."
He was telling the truth, but the captain still wanted to ask a fool. What could a fool understand? What if he was talking nonsense? Zhou Jingchen was a little annoyed, "Captain, the facts are right in front of me. My face is still swollen. Why ask him?"
"Are you the captain, or am I the captain?"
Shen Erzhu asked Gu Jiandong to come, and Li Caixia and a few other ladies came with him.
Gu Jiandong didn't even need to speak, Li Caixia and a few other ladies came to his defense.
"Jiandong hit someone? Jiandong is such a well-behaved kid, how could he hit someone? Zhou Zhiqing, stop spitting shit out of your mouth."
"We saw it clearly. It was you who lost your balance and fell into the ditch, and you wrongly accused Jiandong..."
"Jiandong is such a pitiful child. Zhou Zhiqing took advantage of the fact that he knew nothing and wanted to bully him. If we were not there, Jiandong would have been kicked into the ditch by Zhou Zhiqing."
Gu Jiandong stood beside Li Caixia, his dark eyes as clear and bright as mountain spring water.
What a good child! Anyone who sees him will love him.
After Shen Erzhu heard the whole story, he scolded Zhou Jingchen.
Zhou Jingchen's complaint failed and he was scolded by the team leader. He was so angry that he had no place to vent, so he returned to the educated youth point in frustration.
Gu Jiandong was a soldier before he was injured. Nowadays, everyone has a high filter for soldiers.
In everyone's eyes, Gu Jiandong is a good comrade who defends his country and is loyal to his country.
He was injured and retired from the army. Even though he was stupid, he still had a heart to build the motherland. He went to their Shenjiaba Brigade as an educated youth. What a good child he is.
How could they allow others to bully Gu Jiandong? When they saw Zhou Jingchen approaching Gu Jiandong,
Li Caixia and a few other ladies who were enjoying the cool under a big tree nearby paid special attention to the two.
When they saw Zhou Jingchen being knocked into the ditch by Gu Jiandong, the reaction of several people was, wow, this kid is really strong, and they didn't think there was anything wrong with Gu Jiandong hitting him.
Although Gu Jiandong is silly, he is sweet-spoken. He greets everyone he sees on a daily basis, and when someone needs help, he will run over to help even before the other person asks.
He was already attractive because of his good looks, and now the aunts and ladies liked him even more.
After just one month in the countryside, she became the favorite of the group in Shenjiaba Brigade. Third Aunt rummaged in her pocket and took out a small piece of dried sweet potato. "Jiandong, Third Aunt has a piece of dried sweet potato. Take it as a snack. It's time for lunch. You should go home quickly."
If it were someone else, Third Aunt would not be willing to give it to her. This was her food ration. When she was hungry while working, she would eat a piece and her stomach would feel a little better. But when she saw Gu Jiandong being so well-behaved, Third Aunt wanted to feed her.
The other ladies also felt their pockets, some took out two peanuts, and some took out half a pancake.
Life is not easy for any family these days. Gu's father and mother were afraid that their son would not know anything when he went to the countryside and would be disliked, so they often told him not to eat anything given by others.
Gu Jiandong did not take the food the aunties gave him. He shook his head and said, "Thank you, aunties. I'm not hungry. You can keep it for yourself. If you eat it, you won't be hungry anymore."
After he said that, he greeted the ladies one by one and ran back home.
The ladies stood at the entrance of the brigade and said, "Hey, why is this kid so popular?"
As soon as Mr. Shen got home, he asked Mrs. Shen to make dumplings. However, it was not a festival, so Mrs. Shen was reluctant to make dumplings. Just when she was about to scold the old man, Mr. Shen said Jiandong wanted to eat dumplings.
The child wanted to eat, so how could Grandma Shen refuse? She started to knead the dough and mix the stuffing. The eldest granddaughter brought back a lot of shepherd's purse and eggs yesterday, so Grandma Shen made dumplings stuffed with shepherd's purse and eggs.
Shen Shuyu was sleeping in the room and woke up when she smelled the aroma of dumplings.
"My dear, wake up. Grandma made dumplings with shepherd's purse and egg filling. You must love them. Jiandong hasn't come back yet. Go out and call him back."
There was no need to go out and look for someone. Shen Shuyu turned her head and saw Gu Jiandong carrying a mini basket with flowers in it, jumping into the yard.
"Grandma Shen, Shuyu, I'm back. It smells so good. Are the dumplings ready?"
Gu Jiandong first entered the kitchen and saw the white and plump dumplings floating in the pot. He happily circled around Shen Shuyu, "Shuyu, there are dumplings to eat. We have dumplings for lunch today."
The small flower basket was originally intended for Shen Shuyu. His dark eyes turned, revealing his big white teeth, and he handed the small flower basket to Old Lady Shen, "Grandma Shen, beautiful flowers for the beautiful you."
Old Mrs. Shen is already in her seventies, and she is not pretty at all. But who doesn’t like nice words? The child spoke sincerely and seriously, and the old lady smiled from ear to ear. “Hey, you are really good at pleasing others. This little flower basket is so pretty. I will put it in the house later.”
The flowers in the small basket were picked from the roadside. There were all kinds of flowers, colorful and very beautiful.
Old Mrs. Shen asked them to eat the dumplings in their own bowls and put them in the sun. She was afraid that the flowers in the small basket would wilt in the sun, so she took them back into the house.
A small flower basket made the old woman so happy that Old Man Shen followed her and muttered, "When I gave you flowers when you were young, you said that flowers attract mosquitoes and threw the flowers away as soon as you stretched out your hand. Now that you are an old woman, you still like flowers like a little girl!"
After entering the house, Old Lady Shen placed the small basket by the window and grabbed Old Man Shen by the ear, "Now that I'm an old woman, I can't like flowers?
Don’t you know why I didn’t like flowers when I was young? I had so many children to raise at home and I couldn’t even get enough to eat, so how could I have the time to like flowers! ”
As soon as they opened their eyes, the kids cried out with hunger. Old Mrs. Shen was afraid that the children would not have enough to eat, so she worked very hard. In an age when they could not even get enough food, they naturally could not appreciate flowers.
Old man Shen wanted to say that he couldn't eat enough now, but seeing that his wife was happy, he didn't spoil her mood. "I can also weave small flower baskets. I will weave small flower baskets every day and pick flowers for you."
"You old man have poor taste. The flowers you picked are not as beautiful as those picked by Jiandong."
"You old woman, you really don't know what's good for you. I won't talk to you anymore. I'm going out to eat dumplings."