Chapter 47: Going to the Countryside

Lu Jinzhi took out another key and opened a door. This should be a bedroom, a full set of rosewood furniture, finely carved and properly maintained, it can be seen that the owner is very cherished. Lu Jinzhi asked Tong Yan to put all of these into the space. Tong Yan wondered, the yard was so badly damaged, but it was very well preserved here. Lu Jinzhi told her: When the Revolutionary Committee came over, someone came forward to save it, so the outer courtyard was destroyed, and the inner courtyard was basically intact. However, this is all temporary, and in a few days, these things will not be saved. So, we have to take all of these things with us tonight.

It took a whole hour for Tong Yan to put all the furniture, books, and large daily necessities into the space. I thought to myself: No wonder I was asked to make a place last time, it turned out that I had a plan.

After being busy, when they returned to Lihua Hutong, both of them felt a little tired, Tong Yan couldn't sleep, and asked Lu Jinzhi about the family's situation. Lu Jinzhi's friend was born in a scholarly family, his ancestor was still an official, and the family was also prosperous, and he had accumulated a lot of property over the generations. At the beginning of liberation, some people in their family wanted to leave, but the old man felt that it was difficult to leave his homeland, and later some people left, so he stayed. Now when there is a change, Lu Jinzhi gave the friend the news, and later assisted him to leave, the man was grateful, so he gave Lu Jinzhi these properties that could not be taken away as a thank you gift.

Tong Yan understood that these pieces of furniture were all good things, and one of them was the stepping bed she liked, so she discussed with Lu Jinzhi, when that person came back in the future, we would return the things to others, would we want that stepping bed?

Lu Jinzhi patted Tong Yan's back and laughed at her: Their family doesn't pay attention to these things, since they said they gave it to me, it is also a favor, I can't take it, those things are just firewood in the stove. After listening to Lu Jinzhi's words, Tong Yan remembered that when she was studying this period of history, she learned that many good things were destroyed in this movement, and she really felt sorry.

Warm times are always short-lived, seeing that it was time for Lu Jinzhi to leave, Zhang Qiao's mood became more and more depressed, and she forced a smile to pack up for her son in front of people, and secretly wiped her tears behind everyone's back, Tong Yan didn't know how to comfort her, so she could only follow her instructions and pack up.

The medicine prescribed by Dr. Qi has almost been eaten. Before leaving, Zhang Qiao pulled Tong Yan to go to Dr. Qi again to see if she needed to change the prescription, Tong Yan was a little worried about Dr. Qi in her heart, Zhang Qiao insisted on going, and Tong Yan had to follow.

Before I arrived at the gate of the courtyard, I saw the red soldiers going in and out of Dr. Qi's yard, still moving things out, and there was Dr. Qi's angry scolding from inside, Tong Yan said in her heart: It's not good. and Zhang Qiao rushed to the gate of the small courtyard, only to see that Dr. Qi had been suppressed by a few sturdy young people, and all the plants carefully cared for by Dr. Qi in the small courtyard had been eradicated, and some had been trampled on. Doctor Qi's wife knelt on the ground and begged those people to let Doctor Qi go, but those people turned a deaf ear and viciously warned Mrs. Qi that if you make any more trouble, you will be arrested.

Zhang Qiao stopped Tong Yan and asked her to wait on the side to come forward and inquire about the situation by herself, Tong Yan was anxious, but she didn't dare to rush forward, although Doctor Qi was a little fierce, her medical skills were still good, and she took a course of medicine, and she did feel better than before.

Zhang Qiao negotiated a few words with those people, and their attitude was slightly better, and they took some of the "incriminating evidence" found out and escorted Dr. Qi away.

Dr. Qi's wife, who is in her sixties, was panicked by the sudden change and cried in the yard. A few white hairs fell down, fluttering slightly in the wind, and his face was a little red and swollen, and he probably suffered a little. At this moment, her face was full of tears, she took Zhang Qiao's hand, and muttered vigorously: "What can I do? What can I do about this?"

Tong Yan also ran in, helped the old lady to sit on the chair, Zhang Qiao poured a glass of water, and sent it to the old lady, the old lady drank the water, eased up, and said to Zhang Qiao: "Those people took the old man away, saying that they wanted to censor, my old man just went to see a doctor, what bad things can he do? He just owes his mouth, I have told him several times, he just doesn't listen!"

Zhang Qiao comforted the old lady for a long time, and said to the old lady in a suppressed voice: "I'll go back and think of a way, don't be impulsive, take care of yourself." The old lady heard that Zhang Qiao was willing to help, looked at Zhang Qiao with hope and pleading eyes, took Zhang Qiao's hand, and thanked Zhang Qiao vigorously.

After leaving the Qi family, Zhang Qiao and Tong Yan didn't speak, and everyone knew in their hearts that Doctor Qi had a hard time. Tong Yan's illness was not seen, when she got home, Lu Jinzhi hadn't come back yet, and Lu Jinzhi had been running out recently, and she didn't know what she was busy with.

Today, Lu Xinian came back a little earlier, everyone got together for dinner, Zhang Qiao told everyone about Dr. Qi, Lu Xinian and Lu Jinzhi glanced at each other, Lu Xinian only said one word to know. The atmosphere at the dinner table was depressed, and no one spoke again until the end of the dinner.

At night, after washing, Tong Yan leaned on the bed and thought about her thoughts. Lu Jinyi walked in while wiping his hair, saw Tong Yan's wilting expression, and handed her the towel, "Help me wipe my hair." Tong Yan took the towel and wiped it on Lu Jinzhi's head a few times, Lu Jinyi dragged the towel over, and pretended to be angry and said, "Be careful!"

Tong Yan lowered her head and did not speak. Lu Jinzhi approached Tong Yan and asked, "Worried about Doctor Qi?" Tong Yan nodded, and Lu Jinzhi touched her head, "My dad will go to inquire about the situation and try to think of a way." Don't think about it too much, Old Man Qi's medical skills are famous, and those people will always be a little scruples. Tong Yan also understood that her worries were useless, but the discomfort in her heart was real.

Lu Jinzhi changed the topic and asked, "How are the things packed?" "It's almost." ”

"Tomorrow I will go to Lihua Hutong once, and receive the things there into your space, and the things prepared at home must be placed on the bright side, and we will go all the way, maybe someone will be staring, and you can not use your space, try not to use it." Got it?"

Tong Yan raised her head and looked at Lu Jinzhi, a little puzzled: "Will someone stare at us?" Lu Jinzhi patted her on the shoulder: "Don't be afraid of 10,000, just in case." It's always a good idea to be cautious. ”

Finally, it was time to separate. Lu Xinian and Zhang Qiao personally sent Tong Yan and Lu Jinzhi to the train station, and all the words to be instructed have been said many times, but they always feel that they have not finished speaking. At this moment, I don't know when we can get together, maybe it's a year, maybe three or five years, and when we meet again, can you and I be the same as before?

When the whistle sounded, they could only wave their hands and cherish each other. Tong Yan sat in the carriage and wept silently. Lu Jinzhi also felt uncomfortable, he left home many times, and this time was the most difficult. In the carriage, Lu Jinzhi couldn't say anything, just secretly held Tong Yan's hand to show comfort. When Tong Yan's mood stabilized, Lu Jinzhi went to wash the towel and wiped Tong Yan's face.

Tong Yan smiled reluctantly, and Lu Jinzhi muttered in a low voice: "It's really ugly." Tong Yan heard this, gave Lu Jinzhi a roll of his eyes, and then turned his head and stared out the window. Lu Jinzhi also came over and chatted with Tong Yan.

The province they are going to Z this time is not a wealthy province. The place they are going to is worse than Lin'an Town, it is a small village, and the most important thing is that the transportation is inconvenient, although it is not too far from City B, but it will take more time on the road. Moreover, you can't go home in the first year, so you can only spend the New Year with two people this year. Tong Yan listened, and only whispered to Lu Jinzhi: "Lu Jinzhi, from now on, we will celebrate the New Year together every year." ”

When Lu Jinzhi heard this, his heart warmed, if he wasn't in the carriage, he would have kissed her fiercely. Now, only her hand can be held. The two quietly looked at the scenery passing by outside the window, yes, no matter how difficult the road ahead is, both of them will be together through thick and thin.

After getting off the train, Lu Jinzhi and Tong Yan changed to two cars. After getting out of the car, the two waited for someone to pick them up on the side of a dirt road, Tong Yan was already very tired, so she simply sat on the duffel bag and waited. Lu Jinzhi looked at Tong Yan's tired appearance and felt a little distressed. "Can you still hold on?" Tong Yan looked at Lu Jinzhi's slightly frowning brows and gave a smile: "It's okay, this time I have too much luggage, so I'm a little tired." Lu Jinzhi looked at the four bulging travel bags placed on the ground, all of which were prepared by Zhang Qiao, and he couldn't refuse. Along the way, he was a little tired. After waiting for more than half an hour, Tong Yan saw an ox cart coming in the distance, and thought: I don't want to take this car!

The ox cart was driven by a man, dressed in standard peasant attire, dressed in coarse cloth with several patches on his clothes, rolled up trouser legs, and a pair of cloth shoes on his feet, the color of which was no longer visible. When the old man saw Tong Yan and Lu Jinzhi, he parked the car in front of them and asked, "Is it Comrade Lu, who went to Shiwan Village?"

Lu Jin took a step forward and greeted warmly: "Yes, I am Lu Jinzhi, this is Tong Yan, my love." We're going to Shiwan Village. ”

The man jumped out of the car and introduced himself: "My surname is Zhou, just call me Uncle Zhou." ”

Uncle Zhou helped Tong Yan put the luggage on the car, let the two sit on the wooden board covered with straw, and with a whip, the ox cart set off leisurely. Uncle Zhou is a chatterbox, and he walked with Lu Jin all the way, chatting all the way. Tong Yan was so tired that she didn't want to speak, so she listened to Lu Jinzhi chatting with Uncle Zhou. In the chat, Lu Jinzhi learned about the affairs of Shiwan Village.

The ox cart walked for more than half an hour, the road became narrower and narrower, almost no one could be seen, and there were small hills in front of him, Uncle Zhou was very happy and said to Lu Jinzhi: "It's almost there, let's walk along the mountain road, it is Shiwan Village." The mountain road twisted and turned, and as the ox cart advanced, Tong Yan saw the sparse fields on both sides of the road, and Uncle Zhou sighed: "We are poor and can't grow good things." At a bend, a big river appeared in front of Tong Yan, and Uncle Zhou said: "We people here all rely on this river to live." However, there is a big flood every few years, and when there is a big flood, the crops are flooded, and life is even more difficult. ”

Tong Yan suddenly remembered, and sent a big water and Shiwan Village. When I just walked through, I met the kind-hearted Aunt Zhou's family, which was from Shiwan Village, no wonder I felt that this place was familiar.