"Let's just say that I was greedy and ate it." Wei Lan's lips hooked up a shallow arc, smoothing and tightening the neckline that Youlan rolled up a little more, "Go quickly, remember quietly." ”

You Lan nodded vigorously, and the person ran to the kitchen door, and turned his head again, "Sister Lan, when I come back to help you work, don't worry, I will definitely make up for these two eggs!" ”

Although she can't make eggs, she can always make up for it by not going out to play and helping out at home.

"Got it." Wei Lan smiled and waved her hand, paced to the table and continued to wash her face.

After Youlan left, Wei Lan thought about this matter carefully in his heart,

Ji Huaiyuan has been locked up on the farm for a few years, and now that he has been sent here, it shows that he still has the ability.

It's a pity that I'm getting older, and I'm sick again......

It's actually quite pitiful.

How many people in this generation have suffered, and most of them have not been able to get the opportunity to be rehabilitated or make meritorious contributions like Ji Huaiyuan's grandfather and grandson.

This kind of old-timer who has the potential to contribute to the country, Wei Lan feels that he can take a hand.

I heard Youlan say just now that Ji Huaiyuan was very sick, and Ji Fengyao was crying at home like something, and asked if he could take two eggs to make up for Ji Huaiyuan's body, Wei Lan agreed without thinking about it.

Ji Fengyao didn't understand anything at the age of seven or eight, if Ji Huaiyuan really had any situation, Ji Fengyao would definitely not be able to handle it.

"Hey......"

Wei Lan sighed softly in a low voice, still feeling uneasy in her heart, planning to wait for Gu Chao to come back later, and then go to the Ji family to see what the situation was.

After putting the cool skin in the basin and buttoning it up, Wei Lan went back to the room and brought the Sumu dyeing liquid at the door to the well, and mixed it with water, and then fished out a ball of cloth with a lot of cashmere threads from the dyeing liquid.

Gu Chao brought back the pure white coarse cloth, Wei Lan pulled a few feet, he had already dyed it once before, and the finished product was still cherry pink, and it was drying on the clothesline at this time.

The pot of boiled sumac dyeing liquid dyed the cashmere thread once, and the cloth again, and there was still two inches of dye left in the basin.

Poured and wasted, Wei Lan remembered that she had seen a tie-dye video on the Internet before, and she had an idea.

Tie-dyeing is to use thread and other tools to assist in dyeing cloth, and choose to tie it tightly in different positions of the cloth, and the tightly tied places cannot be colored, so as to form irregular patterns.

Many folk masters have figured out the rules, tied the cloth tightly, and can dye all kinds of colors.

Wei Lan has no experience, just a little dyeing liquid, the three-foot cloth wants to be dyed evenly, it is estimated that it is no play, if the irregular gradient effect is dyed through tie-dyeing, then even if there is a slight uneven dyeing, it will not be too obvious.

Yesterday I tied the cloth and soaked it all night, and I can see the results immediately.

As soon as he said it, Wei Lan rolled up his sleeves, put the dark cloth into the alum water and rubbed it constantly, and waited until the dye attached to the surface was almost gone, and then untied the tie-dye rope.

"Failed?"

Wei Lanxiu frowned slightly, holding up the fabric that was still dripping and looking through it.

Most of the fabric is cherry pink, and the patterns are not obvious in the places where they are tied, but the color is slightly lighter than other places.

Originally, she was worried that the dye liquid would not be enough to soak all the cloth in, and that there would be uneven dyeing, but now it seems that there is nothing at all, but there is a problem with the place where she ties and smudges.

Wei Lan was speechless, and refused to give up, after rubbing it in the alum water a few times, she re-packed a basin of water to clean the fabric, and then hung it on the clothesline in the backyard, and dried next to the few feet of cloth dyed yesterday.

It's better to wait until it's done and then see, if it doesn't work, you can only go back and dye it again.

After cleaning the battlefield, Wei Lan scrubbed his hands with soap several times, and there were still some red dyes left on his hands.

When dyeing cashmere thread and cloth before, Grandma Gu and Gu Chao scrubbed and washed, and Wei Lan didn't let Wei Lan do it at all.

At that time, Wei Lan thought that they were afraid that she would not understand, and when the time came, there was a mistake in the operation and the fabric was ruined.

Now it seems that Grandma Gu and Gu Chao are all thinking about her.

Wei Lan shook his frozen hands and roasted the fire next to the small stove for a while, and when it was time to ease, he went back to the room and took cashmere thread and knitting needles and sat on the edge of the stove.

When Gu Chao came back in the evening, Wei Lan mixed him a big bowl of cold skin.

After being hungry for an afternoon, Gu Chao sat at the table and ate heavily, and finally looked up at Wei Lan who was knitting a sweater by the stove, "Have you eaten?" ”

"Can I do less than my own share?" Wei Lan glanced at him, lowered his head and flexibly picked up the cashmere thread with the knitting needle in his hand, "Youlan went to Ji's house, and came back and said that Technician Ji is not in a good situation, and I am a little worried......"

As he spoke, he knitted the sweater in his hand several times, and Wei Lan's dark thin eyebrows furrowed, I don't know if it was because of the wrong knitting of the sweater or the Ji family's business.

She stuffed the half-knitted sweater into a bag of cashmere thread, and looked at Gu Chao with her eyes eagerly, "Let's take a look?" ”

"Okay." Gu Chao nodded, thought about it, and shook his head again: "It's snowing outside, you wait at home, I'll go." ”

Gu Chao quickly finished eating the remaining cold skin in the bowl, pushed the bowl away and walked out, Wei Lan got up and followed a few steps, "Brother Chao!" ”

"Huh?"

Gu Chao stood in the path between the hall and the kitchen, turned sideways and looked back at Wei Lan.

The kitchen light was on, and the little girl stood with the backlight of the kitchen door frame, her little face hidden in the shadows, blurred, and a pair of peach blossom eyes dark but surprisingly bright.

As if he had made up a lot of determination, Wei Lan's teeth loosened her lower lip, "Then I'll wait for you to come back at home!" When you get back, I have one more thing to ...... I'll talk to you! ”

Gu Chao's eyebrows twisted slightly, and his expression was slightly serious.

What is it?

would make her so nervous and cautious.

Seeing this situation, Wei Lan became even more nervous, her black eyebrows drooped, and she looked at Gu Chao uneasily, "Okay?" ”

Although his heart was full of doubts, Gu Chao didn't think much about it, "Okay." ”

He nodded, his big hand gently pinched Wei Lan's cheek, his deep eyes softened, and he was about to drip water tenderly, "Whatever you want, do it, I will always support you." ”

So, don't be scared.

Wei Lan's heart rose with a burst of warmth, and her slender black eyebrows flew up, as if injected with life.

"Got it, got it!" She pushed Gu Chao out, muttering quietly, "You go first, and when you come back, we'll talk about it in detail!" ”

"Hmm."

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"Knock knock—"

"Who? Here it comes! ”

The immature child's voice came out, and then the door was opened through a crack, and a swarthy little head poked out of the crack, "Brother Gu......"

"Hmm."

Ji Fengyao was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect it to be Gu Chao, he hurriedly got out of the way and pulled the courtyard door open to let Gu Chao in.

"How's Technician Ji?"

"Grandpa is fine." Ji Fengyao fastened the courtyard door, walked in front and led Gu Chao into the house.

Gu Chao just asked casually, Ji Fengyao was young and didn't understand many things, and he said that it didn't mean anything.

The house of the Ji family was rebuilt from the original old canteen, and the grandfather and grandson lived in the house was quite spacious.

The time for the grandfather and grandson to come was wrong, and they missed the time when the brigade pulled the wires, so the lighting in the house at this time was still kerosene lamps.

Ji Huaiyuan leaned down with a quilt, an old cotton jacket on his shoulders, and leaned crookedly on the bed.

Seeing Gu Chao, Ji Huaiyuan coughed twice, his voice was old and weak, "Comrade Gu Chao is here?" ”

"Technician Ji." Gu Chao bowed his head lightly, and looked at the room quietly.

The daily necessities are neat and tidy, and the cleaning is also proper, but it is cold, and it is not much worse than the outside of the house.

His eyes swept around, and when he saw the stove quietly placed there by the door, Gu Chao's sharp eyebrows frowned slightly, and he understood what was going on.

Gu Chao looked at Ji Fengyao, "Haven't you eaten yet?" ”

Children are innocent, they don't care about others, and they don't lie.

Ji Fengyao nodded first, and after a while, his head shook like a rattle, "Eat, I ate an egg, grandpa didn't eat it." ”

The eggs were delivered by Youlan in the afternoon.

Eggs cost four cents a piece, which is the most expensive ration, Ji Huaiyuan refused to accept it, but Youlan ran fast, and the thing was stuffed on the bed and ran away when he turned his head.

Ji Huaiyuan couldn't get out of bed when he was sick, so he wanted Ji Fengyao to go back, but who knew that Ji Fengyao, who had always been obedient, suddenly became stubborn.

Ji Fengyao insisted that he eat the eggs, saying that he would be fine if he ate them.

Ji Huaiyuan felt bad in his heart, and only thought about waiting for his illness to recover before returning to the Gu family.

But Ji Huaiyuan was reluctant to eat the eggs, so he coaxed Ji Fengyao, who had never been exposed to meat, to eat one, and the other was still sitting in the bowl on the table.

Ji Huaiyuan couldn't get out of bed when he was sick, let alone make a stove, Ji Fengyao wouldn't be able to, even if Ji Fengyao could, Ji Huaiyuan wouldn't worry about him doing it.

So much so that the grandfather and grandson didn't even drink the hot soup after a day.

Gu Chao was silent for a moment, asked where the Ji family's rations were, and made a stove to help boil a pot of gruel.

There wasn't much firewood left for the stove, so Gu Chao brought in a bundle of firewood from the courtyard, sat on the threshold of the room, and slowly chopped it with an axe.

"Hey......"

Ji Huaiyuan sighed, looked at the young man who was busy sitting on the threshold, and said gratefully: "Thanks to you, otherwise I would be an old bone ......"

Ji Huaiyuan didn't continue.

He couldn't get over the hurdles of the farm in his heart, and he still felt that his identity was sensitive, and he didn't want to trouble others, for fear that the harmony in front of him was an illusion.

If this illusion is shattered, what kind of days will it be in the future, Ji Huaiyuan dare not think.

It's just that everyone is more kind and friendly than he imagined.

Ji Huaiyuan had mixed feelings in his heart.

Gu Chao has never been a person who talks a lot, and he is not good at comforting others.

But thinking of Wei Lan, his tough face gradually softened, and he said softly: "Deputy Bureau Yan can do this for you, we are still neighbors, and we are not worth it to help each other." ”

Even if Ji Huaiyuan didn't say it, Gu Chao could understand his mood.

Because they have all experienced that kind of desperate situation, suddenly one day, a person, or a group of people show tenderness and kindness to you, the first thing that comes to mind is not acceptance, but fear and want to escape.

Because it's too good, I'm afraid that the other party will leave when they know that they are unbearable, and no one can bear the pain of the difference between before and after, so you should keep a proper distance from the beginning.

Once Gu Chao met Wei Lan, it was like this.

Now that Ji Huai has met them, the same is true.

Gu Chao put the chopped firewood into the broken basket by the door, and the porridge boiled on the stove was bubbling and just cooked.

Beckoning Ji Fengyao to bring the dishes and chopsticks, Gu Chao moved the table to the side of the bed and filled two bowls of porridge, one bowl was handed to Ji Fengyao, and the other bowl was sent to Ji Huaiyuan.

Ji Huaiyuan felt uncomfortable, and his old eyes turned red and took the bowl.

The atmosphere in the room was depressing, Gu Chao stood still beside the bed, staring at the gray-haired and trembling old man on the bed, and after being silent for a long time, he said in a deep voice: "It has come to this point, the darkness before dawn, if you can't hold on, won't Technician Ji feel a pity?" ”

Ji Huaiyuan was slightly stunned, and suddenly looked up at Gu Chao, but Gu Chao had already turned his back, carried the stove to the center of the room, and pushed the window open a gap.

Gu Chao gently pinched the back of Ji Fengyao's neck, "The old man is not feeling well, he needs you to take care of him, be smart at night, remember to add firewood, huh?" ”

Ji Feng craned his neck and nodded.

Gu Chao didn't say anything more, nodded at Ji Huaiyuan, opened the door and went home.

Li ...... Is it dark before dawn? Ji Huaiyuan choked up, muddy tears dripped into the bowl, and he quickly lowered his head and wiped it.

Hope surged inexplicably in my heart.

Yes, the situation is so much better now than before, such a good day, such a kind neighbor...... What else is there to be afraid of?

"Grandpa?" Ji Fengyao was drinking porridge, and when he saw Ji Huaiyuan suddenly crying, his little eyebrows furrowed, and he approached the bedside worriedly, "Is it uncomfortable there?" ”

"Hehe, no. Grandpa is happy. Ji Huaiyuan patted Ji Fengyao's head and said solemnly: "Your brother Gu's family are all good people, and when you grow up in the future, you will repay ...... They lent a helping hand to us in times of crisis, and this kindness cannot be forgotten. ”

"Remember? Wind Haruka? Ji Huaiyuan stared at Ji Fengyao with a serious expression, and he was bound to hear his satisfactory answer.

Ji Fengyao didn't hesitate, and nodded seriously, "I remember, grandpa." ”

When Gu Chao went home, there were already a few educated youths sitting in the hall, some watching TV and knitting sweaters.

When Wei Lan saw Gu Chao coming back, he said a few words to Lin Qing and them, put the things in his hand on the bamboo bed, and walked ahead and went to the kitchen first.

Dinner has already been eaten at home, and Gu Chao's portion is still warm in the pot.

The rice steamed at night still has so much meat the size of half a palm, and Grandma Gu originally said to fry a shredded sauerkraut and pork.

After eating shredded sauerkraut and pork a few times before, Wei Lan wanted to change her taste, so she turned on the TV and fooled Grandma Gu away, took care of Youlan by herself, boiled a sauce, and made a rice bowl.

Dice the potatoes and soaked mushrooms, chop the lean meat into minced meat, and chop the green onion for later use.

Pour oil into the pot and fry the meat foam, then add diced potatoes and stir-fry together, add half a scoop of water, and mix with salt and soy sauce.

After the water in the pot is boiled, add the diced mushrooms, pour the adjusted water starch, and when the soup becomes viscous after boiling, then remove the firewood and simmer over low heat for five minutes.

Sprinkle a handful of chopped green onions, serve a bowl of rice in a bowl, and pour a large spoonful of fragrant sauce over it, which makes you want to swallow your tongue in your stomach.

Grandma Gu originally thought that the sauce boiled out by Wei Lan was not like soup, and the dishes were not like vegetables, so she picked on the problem and pulled a bite of rice, and when she ate the soft and glutinous potato pieces with the taste of meat, she was speechless.

(End of chapter)