Siheyuan: Grassroots Counterattack

As someone who had lived together for decades, Shen Qingshan certainly knew his wife's handwriting, but it was precisely because of this that he was so shocked.

His wife should be in the old city taking care of his elderly father, so how could she appear in a remote mountain village in the Northeast?

Although Shen Qingshan couldn't believe it at all, he still treated his injuries according to the contents of the paper.

Afterwards, Shen Qingshan walked out of the house. In the yard, an old man was weaving straw ropes. Shen Qingshan walked up to him and said, "Hello, uncle."

Old Man Su looked up at him and said, "Are you awake? Are you still having a fever?"

"Thank you, sir. It's no longer burning."

"I'm glad you're alright. You can still take a break today and start working tomorrow."

"I know, sir. I want to ask, who gave you the medicine in the room?"

"I borrowed it from the village." Old Man Su answered Shen Qingshan's question while busy with his work.

"Besides you, there are two other people here. They are a couple. You will follow them to work. They will tell you what to do and how to do it."

Shen Qingshan thanked him quickly, but Old Man Su ignored him and went about his own business.

In the evening, Qin Yang and his wife came back from work and saw that Shen Qingshan was able to get out of bed. Qin Yang happily introduced himself to Shen Qingshan, and then told him a lot of precautions, which Shen Qingshan kept in mind.

At this time, Captain Su led his men carrying some coarse grains into the cowshed. After handing the grains to Shen Qingshan, he instructed Shen Qingshan to reform himself well, and then led his men away.

These grains were loaned to them by the brigade and had to be repaid in centimeters. Although they were reform elements, they also had centimeters, but they were very little.

Qin Yang also told Shen Qingshan about this matter. During dinner, Old Man Su suddenly said, "Don't go to bed too early tonight."

The other three people didn't understand what was going on, but they didn't dare to take Old Man Su's words lightly. The three of them stayed in a room and talked about their own situations. Old Man Su left the door ajar and went back to the room to rest.

At about 9 o'clock in the evening, the door of the cowshed was suddenly pushed open, and Mr. Shen and Aunt Shen walked into the cowshed carrying things.

They didn't dare bring a flashlight for fear of being seen, and there was no moonlight tonight, so they could only move forward slowly by the light of candles in the house.

The three people in the room also heard the sound. Qin Yang motioned to his wife to wait in the room, then he and Shen Qingshan walked out of the room, while Old Man Su came out holding a lantern.

Elder Shen was the first to see Elder Su, so he whispered, "Brother."

Old Man Su waved his hand, signaling him not to speak, and he walked to the gate with a lantern in his hand. He looked on both sides of the gate, and seeing that there was no one, he closed the gate.

When Mr. Shen opened his mouth, Shen Qingshan seemed to be frozen. Was he hallucinating? How could he hear his father's voice here?

Just when he couldn't believe it, Old Man Su approached with a lantern, allowing everyone around to see the other person clearly.

Shen Qingshang saw his wife and father, and hurried forward, shouting in disbelief: "Xiuying? Dad, why are you here?"

Old Mr. Shen didn't say anything, but looked at Old Man Su. Old Man Su pointed into the house. Old Mr. Shen understood and walked into the house with his things in his arms. Aunt Shen hurriedly followed, and Shen Qingshan also followed him into the house.

Qin Yang's wife was worried about her husband, so she also stood at the door and watched the scene. Who would have thought that she could see her wife and father at the place where they were exiled?

In this day and age, it is common for many people to report on each other and sever ties in the newspaper after something happens. But I didn’t expect that there would be people who would chase their husbands into the village!

Qin Yang and his wife were both very moved.

In the room, Aunt Shen looked at her husband who had lost a lot of weight and her tears never stopped. Shen Qingshan held his wife's hand, not knowing how to comfort her.

Mr. Shen said at this time: "Okay, stop crying. We don't have much time now. Let's make things clear."

Aunt Shen quickly wiped away her tears, and then told her about how Shen Qingshan was quarantined, how she wrote a letter to Xiaoxue, how Li Tianyi helped to intercede, and how she arranged for Shen Qingshan to be here.

Only then did Shen Qingshan realize how lucky he was, and he also realized how important Xiaoxue's husband Li Tianyi was to his superiors.

When Shen Qingshan learned that Xiaoxue was in the military area three or four miles away from here, he was completely relieved. His wife and old father were both old, and to be honest, Shen Qingshan would have been worried if he left them alone in this village. Now, with Xiaoxue and Li Tianyi taking care of them, he was relieved.

Seeing that the matter was finished, Mr. Shen brought over a clay pot and said, "This is the noodles your wife made. Go call Qin Yang and his wife and Brother Su. You guys eat the noodles, otherwise they will be embarrassing."

"Okay, Dad. I'll go right away." Shen Qingshan said and ran out of the house.

After a while, Old Man Su and Qin Yang and his wife came over with bowls. Qin Yang was a little embarrassed when he came over, "Uncle Shen, I didn't expect you to be Brother Shen's father. You came to see Brother Shen and brought us food."

"Xiao Qin, don't be embarrassed. You and Shen Qingshan will have a long time to get along with each other in the future. I will take good care of you."

Qin Yang and his wife looked to be in their forties. They were professors at Shanghai University and had two children. They were demoted because they were reported by their students, and their children were entrusted to relatives.

Shen Qingshan was already around fifty years old, so the two of them started treating each other like brothers as soon as they met.

After everyone had eaten the noodles, Qin Yang's wife cleaned the pottery jar. Seeing that it was getting late, Mr. Shen took Aunt Shen away.

Shen Qingshan lay on the bedding made by his niece, and his originally gloomy mood suddenly became cheerful.

The pain in his body felt much better, and Shen Qingshan slept the most soundly in these days.

The next morning, Shen Qingshan heard some noise outside, so he got up, tidied his house, and went to the yard to wash up. Qin Yang's wife was making breakfast, and Shen Qingshan also gave them yesterday's food.

After breakfast, Qin Yang and his wife led Shen Qingshan to the field to gather. The team leader looked at Shen Qingshan without saying anything. When everyone arrived, the team leader began to assign today's tasks.

As for Shen Qingshan, the captain arranged him to be in a group with Qin Yang and his wife, and asked Qin Yang to guide him.

Although Shen Qingshan had done farm work before, he hadn't done it for more than 20 years, so his hands were a little unfamiliar, so he could only follow Qin Yang to slowly get familiar with it.

While doing farm work, Shen Qingshan saw his father walking slowly towards the village with his hands behind his back. Then, he saw the old man coming back holding a child, followed by Xiaoxue.

Xiaoxue also saw her uncle, but neither of them recognized each other.