Chapter 40: Preparing to Enter the Mountain
It was raining a lot outside than when she first went, except for those bad elements who were decentralized, which of the other members of the club didn't nest at home to avoid the rain?
"You...... ...... with your uncle" Du Dewang said with some difficulty, he always felt that his niece's face was not as happy as when someone recognized her relatives, it was too bland, and it made him feel uneasy.
"Don't worry, uncle, don't look at the expressionless on my face, in fact, I'm happy in my heart!" Du Juan comforted everyone with some inappropriate words, "It's not that I'm afraid that the expression on my face will be too obvious, and it will be bad for people to find out that something is wrong." β
"Yes, yes, yes, or our Xiaojuan is thoughtful." Sang Chunhua immediately nodded in agreement, "Let's live like before, especially in front of those big listeners in the team, we must not be exposed." β
"Don't worry, mother, we all understand." The brothers and sisters said in unison.
"Auntie, I have to go and decoct the medicine for him, and wait for the second sister-in-law to come back for dinner at noon, so that she can come by the way." As she spoke, Du Juan immediately opened the medicine box and began to pick up the medicine.
"Then I'll go cook some light food for your uncle." Sang Chunhua picked up the apron that was put aside, tied it neatly and walked to the kitchen, and instructed by the way, "Xiaojuan, next time you go, you have to tell your uncle that his family has covered all three meals in the future......
Du Dewang shook his head and smiled helplessly, his daughter-in-law is still a fiery character, after so many years, Sensei has changed, and in his opinion, there is still a trend of becoming more and more strict.
"Dad, I'm going to help my mother too."
"Go ahead."
"Dad, my third brother and I went outside to see if we could come back with some food, and my little sister said that I wanted everyone to have a good meal in the evening to celebrate."
"Okay, you two be careful, it's raining outside."
"Got it."
All of a sudden, Du Dewang was the only one left in the house, and he didn't stay any longer, he turned around and went into his sleeping room, took out some incense candles, tin foil and a few pieces of wood out of nowhere, stuffed them into his clothes, and went to Du Juan's yard with his body.
opened the original room of Du Defu and Miao Dongzhu, and cautiously turned around and looked out, the rain was very heavy, and there was no one nearby at all, so he closed the door with confidence.
When he came to the square table in the middle of the room, he took out a few pieces of wood from his bosom and placed them one by one. At this time, I found out that those pieces of wood were actually tablets of the deceased members of the Du family, including Du Dewang's father and sister-in-law.
He was also a bold man, and he actually hid the tablet so deeply that he was stunned that he was not found out by those noisy and murderous Red Guards.
You must know how many tablets of relatives that the Red Guards of that association searched from the homes of the members of their mulberry brigade, all of them were in the barn field, and in front of everyone, they were either smashed or directly burned. How many people wiped their tears and wept bitterly, but no one dared to stand up and refute it.
A few pieces were also found in his house, but they were written by the eldest brother who suddenly thought of him, and they were not original at all.
Just to keep your own watch too prominent, other people's homes have things to search out, but you don't have them, doesn't that seem strange? But as long as you are similar to the other members of the team, take the initiative to turn in, take the initiative to admit mistakes, and actively learn the ideas of the great leader, so that those people can get psychological satisfaction, there will be nothing to do.
Lighting incense and candles, Du Dewang burned tin foil and muttered. Report to his father and sister-in-law about what has happened recently, so that they can feel at ease below.
After a short time, Du Dewang quickly extinguished the incense and candles, and took out some grass ashes from Du Juan's stove, mixed with those tin foil ashes to destroy the corpse. He took the remaining incense candles into his arms and secretly hid them in his room, before Shi Shiran came out with his hands behind his back. He continued to sit in the hall, chopping bamboo strips, as if all the qiΔ that he had just come out of was an illusion.
At night, on the dining table of the Du family, although there were no big fish and meat as everyone thought last night, there were still small trash fish. He also specially picked a few palm-sized crucian carp and cooked a pot of fish soup, and then used the fish soup to cook a small urn of porridge in the stove hole, and asked Du Shichang to send it to Miao Dongqing.
With the care of the Du family and Du Juan's decoction, Miao Dongqing's illness was cured within two days, so he could no longer continue to enjoy any special treatment. He cleaned and fed the pigsty of the mulberry brigade with his roommates, and he was in good spirits.
Sometimes when others are not paying attention, he can often quietly receive some food specially sent by the Du family to the children, not including three meals.
Although Miao Dongqing did not approve of Du Juan sending him three meals a day at that time, Sang Xiaohong, the second sister-in-law of the Du family, was also neat and tidy, she didn't bother with Miao Dongqing, just put things down, turned around and left, so that Miao Dongqing's words could only be held in his heart, and he could only feel helpless and moved by Sang Xiaohong's behavior.
It was a day off, and it was rare that it didn't rain again.
Du Shirong and Zhao Jinhua rode their bicycles back to Du's house after getting off work on the first day.
Knowing that Du Juan had found her own uncle, Du Shirong blamed his family for not informing him in advance, otherwise he could have found a way to get some good things to make up for his newly recognized uncle.
Just when Du Shirong felt annoyed, Du Juan came over and said to him, "Big brother, are you free tomorrow, will you accompany me into the mountain?" β
"Into the mountains?" Du Shirong was surprised, "It's not easy to walk into the mountain, and what are you going to do in the mountain, Xiaojuan, can you tell Brother SΓΉ, and the big brother will help you find it." β
"I know the road is not easy to walk, so I asked my eldest brother for help." Du Juan said with a smile, if she wasn't afraid that the Du family would worry, she would have gone by herself.
The mountains and forests are her backyard, how can there be any danger, but no matter who she says to her, no one will believe her. When will she be able to act on her own without worrying about the feelings of others?
"Big brother, don't worry, listen to what I have to say." Du Juan raised her hand to stop her, "I'm going to find some herbs, those at home have long been used up." Now I am not the only one who needs good medicinal materials to regulate my body, and my uncle also needs it. In fact, it is best for our family to take care of it every day before and after the winter solstice, so that we can live a healthier and longer life. β
After listening to Du Juan's explanation, Du Shirong was still a little hesitant, so he compromised and said, "Why don't you tell Brother SΓΉ, what medicinal materials do you need, and I want to go to the county or city pharmacy and ask?" β
"What I can solve, I don't want my eldest brother to owe favors to my friends, but personal debts are the most difficult to repay, big brother!" Du Juan was still smiling, but her tone was very firm.
In the end, Du Shirong had to compromise and promised to accompany Du Juan into the mountain the next day.