Counterattack in the chronology

After the Gerbers left, the room fell silent.

Meng Ancheng stared intently at Gu Lichun's face, and after a long time, he slowly said in a hoarse and dry voice: "Two days ago, I received a notice saying that I can go out for treatment, and I have been thinking about who it is Helping me. This morning, when Lao Ge revealed the answer to the mystery, I was in a daze for a long time. You see, only novels speak of logic, and reality has no logic at all. I never thought that you are still alive, and you can still meet Your second uncle and Nianqun can still save me."

Gu Lichun listened quietly, and handed over the water bottle he was carrying with him, letting him drink some water to moisten his throat.

Meng Ancheng took the kettle, took a sip, and said, "This water is delicious and sweet."

The two began to chat slowly. Although Meng Ancheng had heard a lot about Gu Lichun from Lao Ge and his son, he still felt that it was not enough.He wants to know more about his son's growth story.

Gu Lichun made a very simple statement about his experience in the first 14 years, without complaining or complaining, only a calm statement.

When Meng Ancheng was listening, he suddenly covered his face with his hands and did not speak for a long time.

Gu Lichun comforted him with a relaxed and peaceful voice: "I was lucky. When I was thrown away, I happened to meet my adoptive mother. She happened to be married for several years and had no children. She took me home and raised me like my own son. Me. Although my family is very poor, she did her best. I studied until I graduated from junior high school, which is considered acceptable in the countryside. The family who adopted my adoptive father is also very good. I have a very good grandma and a good Aunt. My uncle introduced me to work on the farm. After I went to the farm, the situation began to improve. I also met a good leader, a group of good colleagues, and good friends.”

Meng Ancheng wiped the corners of his eyes indiscriminately, and listened with a smile on his face.

When Gu Lichun said this, he paused for a moment, and continued: "Next, Erbo and Nianqun will appear. Their appearance is also very dramatic, and it is also black humorous."

Gu Lichun told the story of his struggle with Wang Youcheng, and how he went out of his way to find Er Bo and Meng Nianqun, and Meng Ancheng couldn't help but laugh.

Gu Lichun couldn't help but sigh with emotion, how much joy this Wang Youcheng has brought to everyone, and he must be mentioned at family gatherings in the future.

"You said it's so interesting. If he didn't come to Nianqun, I might not be able to get married with my second uncle. So, you see, many difficulties and trials in life are actually opportunities and gifts."

Hearing this, Meng Ancheng suddenly asked, "Do you like philosophy?"

Gu Lichun shook his head and said, "I haven't had much contact with it. This is my philosophy of life."

Meng Ancheng nodded: "You have a kind of wisdom that doesn't match your age, similar to the temperament of a philosopher: transparent, wise and open-minded."

Gu Lichun was secretly surprised, he didn't expect his father to have such a high opinion of him, he readily accepted: "You are really astute, I didn't realize this advantage myself."

Meng Anran smiled slightly, and suddenly asked: "When you were growing up, your adoptive father and family should have seldom given you affirmation, right?"

Gu Lichun's heart trembled, and he asked quickly, "How did you find out?"

Meng Ancheng looked at Gu Lichun gently with those bright eyes, and sighed softly: "Probably based on intuition, you seem to accept all the affirmation and praise from others, but in fact you didn't get distracted. I guess You may have rarely received the affirmation of adults since you were a child, so you no longer look forward to it?"

Gu Lichun thought of his parents in his previous life and his childhood experience, he was in a trance for a moment, and then he returned to normal: "This is also normal, in our place, most of the education of parents is to suppress criticism, and their parents also treat them like this. And they have tried their best just to survive, how can they care about the spiritual world of their children?"

Meng Ancheng sighed: "You are right. Your mother and I probably won't be able to give you material help for quite a long time. What we can do is to give you spiritual support and compensation."

Gu Lichun smiled and said: "Mental support is enough. I am now a field-level cadre with a salary of 120 yuan, which is considered rich."

Meng Ancheng said happily: "It's really good, it's higher than my previous salary."

The two chatted for a while, Gu Lichun counted the time, in a few hours, he had to go back to the city, so he hurriedly explained what he could explain.

"Dad, I'll arrange it next time. You can see if it works." His natural address made Meng Ancheng stunned for a while.

After a while, he returned to normal: "Well, I'm listening, you go on."

Gu Lichun continued: "I want to find a better guest house for you first, and you can rest for a few days before returning to the provincial capital. Otherwise, you will suffer a great crime due to bumps on the road due to your physical condition. After returning to the provincial capital, let mom and Gerber and the others will take you to the hospital to see a doctor. We will discuss the other matters at home after you get well."

Meng Ancheng said: "Don't worry about other family matters, especially your uncle's affairs. You don't know the depth and scale of it. I didn't know it before, but now I understand it. I will deal with it in the future. You What you have to do with your second uncle and Nian Qun is to hibernate. Go back and tell your second uncle that he must take good care of his health, and that they are the greatest support for their relatives if they live well."

Gu Lichun added: "Dad, I have noticed that the situation has stabilized in the past two years, and I have a feeling that it will become more and more stable in the future. Until now, everyone has gradually understood some truths, and some people have begun to calm down. So, Don’t worry about uncle’s matter, let’s wait for a while, slowly find out about his situation, and try to make his life as easy as possible.” After more than a year, he will be rehabilitated, as long as uncle is in this period As long as the body and mind don't break down in time, it's fine.

The father and son chatted in the room for more than an hour. Meng Ancheng was very talkative and uplifted, but

Considering his physical condition, Gu Lichun forcibly interrupted the conversation and told him to rest well.

Meng Ancheng was indeed tired, he managed to support himself for a while, and then fell asleep.

Gu Lichun stood in front of the bed and looked at it for a while, and found that his clothes were worn out, so he decided to go back to the city to buy clothes for him.

He left the guest house, and Gerber and his son were enjoying the sun outside.

He walked over and asked, "Ge Hui, how many days have you asked for leave?"

Ge Hui sighed regretfully: "I only invited you for one day, and I have to go back tonight."

Lao Ge hurriedly said, "It's enough for me to stay alone."

Gu Lichun said: "In a moment, I will buy a train ticket for Xiaohui. Gerber, stay and take care of my dad. Let's change to a guest house. Let my dad rest for a few days before you go back."

Lao Ge looked confused. He thought it was reasonable to do so, but he also felt sorry for the money to live in the guest house. The crappy guest house they lived in cost 2 yuan a day. If it was changed to the city, wouldn’t it cost 5 yuan a night?If you stay for a week, you will lose a month's wages, as well as meals and other expenses.When his wife was ill, he owed a lot of debts, and he had no job. It was Gu Lichun's blessing that Ge Hui entered the dairy farm as a temporary worker. The family was always tight. Before leaving, Yu Tianlan pooled 3 yuan I gave him money, but he didn't dare to spend it recklessly.After all, Meng Ancheng had to go to the hospital to see a doctor when he went back.In order to save fare money, the two came by coal car.

Gu Lichun saw Gerber's embarrassment, so he smiled and said, "Gerber don't worry, I have enough money. You and my dad share a room, and it won't cost you much."

Lao Ge said unnaturally: "I am an elder, and our two families have this kind of friendship. It stands to reason that I should contribute money and effort, instead of just letting you one and a half older children bear the burden."

Gu Lichun said seriously: "Ge Bo, I feel embarrassed when you say that. You and Ge Hui did a lot of hard work. On the other hand, as a son, I only contributed a little money."

Ge Hui hurriedly said: "Lichun, you can't help it. You have done well enough. Without your plan, we big guys are still suffering now."

He turned his head and said to his father, "Dad, don't worry about this. Now, what we have to do is to contribute money with money, contribute with strength, and everyone will do their best to tide over the difficulties together."

Gu Lichun praised: "Xiao Hun is right, that's the reason."

Lao Ge listened to it and didn't bother anymore.

Next, the three decided to split up.

"Xiao Hui and I went to the city to buy train tickets and find a hostel. In addition, we had to prepare some clothes for my dad."

Lao Ge hurriedly said: "There is no need to prepare clothes, we have some, that's all. His body is so swollen that he can't wear the clothes he brought."

Everyone mentioned Meng Ancheng's physical condition, and the atmosphere couldn't help becoming dull.

Gu Lichun took Ge Hui into the city, and the two of them walked for an hour as usual, and took two buses before returning to the city.

They went to buy tickets first, and got the train tickets for 8:[-] pm.

The next thing was to find a hostel. Gu Lichun thought it over and finally opened a room for the two of them at the People's Hotel. The room was small, sunny, ventilated, and clean. It cost 3 yuan a night.The main reason is that the transportation is convenient, not far from the train station, bus station and aunt's house.

After opening the room, the two hurried back to pick up the person.Gu Lichun considered that the road would be too much trouble, so he found a donkey cart nearby. The driver was from the production team in the nearby suburbs. Gu Lichun negotiated the price with him, and the driver agreed to take the people into the city.

When the two returned to the hostel, Gerber heard that the two prodigal sons had opened all the hotel rooms, and beat his chest with distress: "Didn't you two say to go to the hostel? Why are they all opened? This room is not open yet." As for living, if people don’t refund the money, wouldn’t it be a big loss?”

Gu Lichun realized that he really hadn't considered this issue just now, he smiled wryly and said: "But the room over there has already been reserved, and if you don't want to live in it, you have to pay."

Hearing their conversation, the coachman also felt distressed. Finally, he had an idea and said: "Do you think this is okay? I have been to the city so many times, and I have never been willing to stay in a hostel once. You let me stay overnight, and the car fee will be paid." I want less."

As soon as Gerber heard that this method would work.In the end, the coachman agreed to charge them only [-] cents for the fare, and he would stay in a hostel at night, so he could live in a hostel in the city without paying any money, and he would be able to play for a long time when he returned home.

Gerber felt that he had saved the fare, and the driver felt that he had taken advantage of it. Both parties were happy.

When Meng Ancheng got out of bed, Gu Lichun couldn't help feeling heavy when he saw the two swollen elephant legs.

Meng Ancheng himself could see it, and joked: "Do you think my feet look like freshly baked bread? It's fluffy and soft, and every time I press a hole, I sometimes get so hungry that I look down at my bread. My feet can also satisfy my appetite. I told others about this discovery, and they looked at my feet and said they don’t want to eat bread anymore.”

Except for the coachman, Gu Lichun and Ge Hui, none of them could laugh.

After tossing about two hours, they finally returned to the People's Hotel smoothly, and it was almost dark at this time.

Gu Lichun went to buy some cooked food and steamed buns, and ordered a bowl of porridge for Meng Ancheng.Ge Hui was going to the train station after dinner, and Ge Bo stayed behind to take care of Meng Ancheng.

Although Meng Ancheng still had a lot to say to Gu Lichun, but thinking about his other matters, he took the initiative to say: "Go back to your aunt's house first, so as not to go back late and make people worry."

Gu Lichun nodded: "Then I'll go back and come back tomorrow."

Meng Ancheng smiled and waved: "Hurry up, I won't see you off."

When Gu Lichun returned to Yang's house, Gu Hongyu had already prepared dinner and was waiting for him.

He said that he had eaten outside, but he still ate a little with them.

On the way back, he kept thinking whether he should tell his aunt's family the truth or not.But he remembered Zhao Zhijun's words and decided to tell them.

After dinner, Gu Lichun waited for Zhuzhu to go back to sleep before saying seriously: "Auntie, Uncle, I have something to tell you."

Seeing his solemn expression, the two also became serious.

Gu Lichun organized his language, and succinctly described his process of recognizing relatives.

Yang Aiguo and Gu Hongyu were dumbfounded, they didn't know that so many things happened during this period.

Gu Hongyu felt distressed and complained at the same time: "You are a real kid, you take care of everything by yourself, why didn't you tell me and your uncle?"

Gu Lichun said: "It's not that I don't trust you, I was just afraid that you would be worried. After the farm incident, Uncle Zhao also taught me a lesson, and I decided to tell you all."

Yang Aiguo's reaction was slower than Gu Hongyu's. After digesting for a while, he asked in a tentative tone: "Lichun, then you will go back to your biological parents' house in the future?"

Gu Lichun said: "I feel that the kindness of being born is not as important as the kindness of raising. Even if I recognize my biological parents, I will not leave my mother and younger siblings alone."

Gu Hongyu took over the words: "Your mother treats you really well, no different from your biological one. But your biological parents are not easy. What happened back then was a blunder, it wasn't that they abandoned you. My suggestion is that both of you Recognize, where do you want to go?"

Gu Lichun said, "That's what it means."

Gu Hongyu asked again: "Then your father is at the People's Hotel? Can your uncle and I go and see him?"

Gu Lichun thought for a while, then declined: "You will have a chance to meet in the future, it's not convenient at this time."

Gu Hongyu sighed regretfully, and then said: "It's fine if we don't see you, then I'll prepare some food and drink for him."

Gu Hongyu was a man of action, so she stood up and rummaged through boxes and chests to find things. Malted milk, canned food, and biscuits were all stuffed into the luggage bag. She even found two pieces of Yang Aiguo's clothes and stuffed them in.

In the early morning of the next day, Gu Hongyu took the family's meat tickets to buy pork ribs early in the morning, and then went back to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy red beans, mung beans, barley and kelp, because she heard that these would reduce swelling.

After shopping, she hurried back home: "Lichun, you make it at home and send it to your dad. I have to go back to work."

"Okay, aunt, you go quickly."

Gu Lichun cooked a pot of eight-treasure porridge at home, stewed kelp ribs, and added a few fried vegetables, packed it in a lunch box, and took the lunch box and a large bag of food to the hotel.Fortunately, the People's Hotel is not too far from my aunt's house, and it takes about ten minutes to walk there.

Gu Lichun carried his things into the room, and Meng Ancheng's energy was better than yesterday. As soon as he saw Gu Lichun, he said with a smile, "Don't open it first, let me guess what's in the lunch box."

Gu Lichun smiled and said, "Okay, you guess."

Meng Ancheng sniffed, sniffed carefully for a while, and said, "I smell red dates and rock sugar, that pot should be porridge; there is a faint smell of sea fish and meat in that lunch box, it should be pork ribs stewed with seaweed. "

Meng Ancheng made eight or nine guesses, Gu Lichun sincerely praised: "You have such a good nose, you are basically right." He opened the lunch boxes one by one.

Meng Ancheng's eyes were shining brightly, like a gourmet, he tasted and commented one by one.

Lao Ge is much simpler, he just bury his head and eat.

Gu Lichun put the things he brought in the bedside table, and said while putting them away: "I told my aunt about our family, she wanted to see you, but I didn't think the time came, so I didn't let her come."

Meng Ancheng also agreed with this decision: "See you later."

Having said that, he asked worriedly: "Is it dangerous for you to go in and out?"

Gu Lichun smiled nonchalantly: "Look at the current you, how do you resemble me?"

Meng Ancheng sighed softly: "Don't look at me like this now, your father and I were a flower in Dongda."

Gu Lichun burst out laughing. Lao Ge was drinking water and coughed several times due to choking.

Under the careful care of Gu Lichun and Lao Ge, Meng Ancheng's health gradually improved.By the fourth day, the edema on his body had subsided a lot. Part of his edema was caused by illness, and it had a lot to do with long-term malnutrition.He has been eating well these past few days, and he is in a good mood. In addition, Gu Lichun used a little space spirit spring, so he recovered quickly.

Seeing Meng Ancheng getting better day by day, Lao Ge was very happy.

That night, Meng Ancheng proposed to go back to the provincial capital. He has no problem traveling by car now, he just walks more slowly.

There are still a few days left for Gu Lichun's vacation, so he can send them back to the provincial capital.But Meng Ancheng resolutely refused: "It's enough to have Gerber with you, and you should go back to the farm as soon as you finish your work."

Gu Lichun gave Meng Ancheng 300 yuan, but Meng Ancheng didn't want it: "Don't worry about the money. As soon as my illness is cured, I will find a way to find a job. If it doesn't work, I will go back to Dongda to work as a cleaner. Many of my old friends are also doing this, and I can't be left behind."

Gu Lichun smiled bitterly: "Don't be in a hurry to sweep the floor, it's important to take care of your body quickly, take time to read more books, and pick up your old skills. Don't when the order is restored, your professional ability will be rusty."

Meng Ancheng said confidently: "Professional ability can never be unfamiliar. I will recall the books I have read when I have nothing to do. You should read more books when you have time. Remember to read them secretly. The British writer Maugham once said that reading is a treasure that you carry with you. The shelter. The years of my solitary confinement were all supported by the previous stockpile."

Gu Lichun deeply agreed: "You are right, I think so too."

As he said that, he stuffed the money into Meng Ancheng's pocket: "You take this money, my mother's salary is not much, and she has to support two children. Uncle's affairs also need to be taken care of. I am the whole family now. The one with the highest salary will help you first, and when you have money in the future, I will eat you."

Meng Ancheng readily accepted it this time, and he said loudly, "Okay, I will accept it."

Everything was explained almost, and it was time for the two to say goodbye.

Meng Ancheng suddenly hugged Gu Lichun gently, and said in a warm voice: "Although we will be far apart in the future, we will gradually get better, don't worry."