Counterattack in the chronology

After Chen Yu's family left, the labor camp was completely empty.

The place was quickly used by the staff of Wuchang. They removed the upper and lower bunks inside, built a batch of simple bookcases, moved in the books from the library, and placed more than a dozen old tables and chairs in the room. .The labor camp was transformed into a small library, much larger than the original library.

Now that the movement has ended, although the social atmosphere has not been completely reversed, it is much more relaxed than before.People no longer have to live in fear, and the culture is relatively free, but books are still lacking.

Gu Lichun put all the books he had read and decided not to use in the library, and other people followed suit. You read one by one, and slowly gathered a batch of books.

After those people in the labor reform institute went back, they mailed things to Gu Lichun one after another, all kinds of things.Local specialties, fabrics, clothes, snacks, and most of all books.Professor Lin and Professor Guan sent a large box alone.

Gu Lichun picked out some of them to keep, and put the rest in the library for everyone to read.In order to facilitate management, the library has also set up two administrators, both of whom are retired employees. Students can work part-time during the winter and summer vacations. At present, there is no salary. Everyone feels sorry and will bring some food and drink to the administrators.

The library soon became a well-known landmark in Wuchang. Not only the youths and educated youths in Wuchang liked to read books, but young people from other branches also came to join in the fun.On Sundays, the library is overcrowded.

Gu Lichun didn't go to the library to join in the fun on Sunday, and stayed at home to reply to everyone.There are parents, Meng Nianqun, second cousin, Meng Qingyang, and old acquaintances from all over the country, like Professor Lin, Lao Yuan and others.

There were too many letters, and his wrist was sore from writing. Xiaoman read it beside him and said distressedly: "Brother, why don't I reply for you, I can imitate your handwriting."

Gu Lichun readily agreed: "Okay, you can reply a few letters for me."

Xiaoman sat down confidently, picked up a pen and wrote. With Xiaoman's help, Gu Lichun's workload was reduced by half.

After replying to the letter, he prepared some special products for them to send back.Lixia and Lidong took the initiative to take over this task, responsible for packing and running the post office. Gu Lichun also gave them fifty cents each for running errands, and the two were overjoyed.

After mailing the things, Gu Lichun received a notice from the head office that he needed to go out to study for a month. In previous years, this job was done by Deng Chang, but now it was his turn.

Before leaving, Gu Lichun sent a telegram to his father, saying that he would not be able to go to the provincial capital this year for the New Year.My father quickly telegraphed back and said, it's okay, we will get together again next year, because my uncle has resumed work and is very busy, so he doesn't have time to come back for reunion.

Gu Lichun went out to study for a month, and finally returned to the farm the day before the Chinese New Year.

As soon as he got home, Gu Lichun found a thick pile of letters accumulated on the table, from all over the country, so he read them one by one.

Chen Yu wrote three letters to him, saying that he had already returned to Beijing, that he was going back to his house, that his aunt had resumed work, and that he had returned to school and entered high school.After reading it, Gu Lichun put the letter aside, and went on to read other people's.

Meng Nianqun's letter said that he had already returned to the capital with his parents, and that Chen Jie had also taken annual leave to return early. Chen Jie's father wanted to see him, and he was very nervous.

Gu Lichun really wanted to know how they met, but it was a pity that he didn't write it in this letter, and he probably won't know the follow-up until the next year.

When Gu Lichun was seriously reading the letter, he suddenly heard the sound of footsteps coming from the door. Needless to say, it was the little sister who came.

Ming Bao stood at the door, looking through the crack with his head stretched out.

Gu Lichun pretended not to notice her, and continued to read the letter with his head down.

Mingbao finally couldn't help it, and made a sound by himself: "Quack, meow——"

Gu Lichun replied with a smile: "Meow——"

With a smile, Xiao Mingbao ran in and threw himself into his arms, wrapping his two fat arms around his neck, opening a pair of round eyes, and said in a childish voice: "Quack, you ran away."

For Ming Bao, Gu Lichun brought his own translator, which meant that he ran out to play without taking her with him before accusing him.

Gu Lichun explained in words Mingbao could understand: "Work, money, sugar."

Ming Bao blinked his eyes, nodded slowly, and said "um", indicating that he understood.It turned out that my brother didn't sneak out to play, but went to work to earn money to buy candy for her, and she generously stopped thinking about it.

Gu Lichun had a very difficult time communicating with Ming Bao, but this little guy was still a chatterbox, he couldn't understand many things, but he was still willing to chat.Xiaoman heard the movement, ran up and hugged her down.Gu Lichun continued to read the letter, and replied a few letters casually.

The next day is New Year's Eve.This year's home is more lively than in previous years, and the New Year's goods are more abundant than ever.Not only the chicken, duck and fish prepared by themselves, but also special products from all over the country, such as luncheon meat and canned anchovies from Haicheng, white rabbit toffee, dried meat, and pastries from the capital, and The storage cabinets at home are full of preserved fruits, dried fish and so on.

The eyes of several children were shining, and they often wandered around Tian Sanhong and Gu Lichun, because the two would give them some snacks from time to time.

Mingbao is over 2 years old, has deciduous teeth and can eat.This little guy is also a foodie, and he is also very clever.

Whoever has a little bulge in his pocket will move his lips, and she will come up to eat.But she couldn't eat a lot of snacks.Everyone would turn their backs on her while eating, and the more this happened, the more closely she would watch.Since having this little inspector in the family, there have been a lot of jokes in everyone's life, but they are not as comfortable as before.Zhao Zhijun could only respond to everyone's request and take Mingbao out to visit more people.

The eight-day holiday of the Spring Festival passed by in a flash. After the start of work, Gu Lichun intentionally put the high school textbooks collected before in the library.

He knows that the college entrance examination will resume in October this year, and these textbooks and materials are well prepared.Because the news hasn't come out yet, he can't say too much.

Sometimes he would look through high school textbooks in the library, and some people would ask strangely after reading them: "Brother Gu, didn't you get your evening school diploma? Why are you still reading textbooks?"

Gu Lichun said with a smile: "I have never been to high school, and the evening school is very shallow. I want to systematically study the high school courses by myself."

Some people admire his diligence and studious, some people don't think so, think it is not necessary, and some people follow him to learn.

Many people on the farm were curious about why Gu Lichun didn't recognize his ancestors after he recognized his relatives. After all, his biological parents had urban hukou, so maybe he could go to the city because of this, instead of staying in the small place of the farm.

Gu Lichun uniformly explained to the outside world that he likes to stay on the farm, and he is used to using this name, so he is too lazy to change it.

In fact, he almost thinks so. The name Gu Lichun has been with him for two lifetimes. Although the name is very popular, he is really used to it. Changing his name suddenly, let alone others, even he himself has to adapt for a long time , simply don't change it, anyway, the name is just a code name.

Meng Ancheng and Yu Tianlan fully respected his decision and did not ask him to change it back.As far as they are concerned, it is great luck to find their son back, so they don't care about these details.

Soon after the start of work, Chen Jie returned to the farm from the capital.As soon as she came back, she took two big bags to Gu Lichun's house.Now her relationship with Meng Nianqun is considered public. After everyone knows the truth, they all say that Chen Jie has a good eye. Meng Nianqun is handsome and skilled. No more, let alone Gu Lichun, who is such a smart and capable cousin, he is really an excellent candidate.

As soon as Chen Jie arrived, she was warmly welcomed by the Gu family. Ming Bao was the youngest, but ran ahead.

Chen Jie smiled and handed the burden to Gu Lichun, bent down to pick up Mingbao and kissed him several times.

"Lichun, one of these gifts is from your first aunt, the other is from your second aunt, and the things in the net bag are from me."

Gu Lichun smiled and said, "Thank you for your hard work. How is your year going?"

While teasing Ming Bao, Chen Jie replied, "It's pretty good."

Gu Lichun suddenly remembered Meng Nianqun's letter about meeting his parents, and asked curiously, "Did Nianqun go to see your father? How's the situation?"

When Chen Jie thought of this, the corners of her mouth turned up unconsciously: "Don't mention it, that idiot. You said my dad is not a scourge, so why is he so nervous? He can't speak well when he meets people. What's the matter with him?" I said, it would be great if you were here, he will definitely bring you, and then let you make my dad faint, and he will follow up. Listen, what is this called?"

Gu Lichun: "..." This idea is really unique.

He asked unwillingly: "It's normal for a son-in-law to be nervous when he sees his father-in-law for the first time, so the final result should be pretty good, right?"

Chen Jie smiled helplessly: "That's it, my dad also said that it is inevitable to be nervous when you come to the house for the first time. But he also said that I suggest that your brother learn from you, saying that you can fool you thousands of miles away. people."

Gu Lichun was speechless when he heard this comment.

He remembered that he didn't seem to be fooling Chen Jie's father back then.

He hurriedly spoke for his brother: "Actually, it's good for a man not to know how to talk sweetly. After all, people can't help but want to use more of a certain ability. People like Nianqun are just right. They can be brought back when they go out. ; Some people, you can take them out, but you may not be able to bring them back.”

Chen Jie pursed her lips and smiled: "Oh, you're fooling me again, and I didn't say your brother is bad."

Chen Jie only stayed for a while, Tian Sanhong and Second Mistress kept her for dinner, she said that someone invited her to dinner at the educated youth point, and she would come back next time.

Tian Sanhong had no choice but to pack a bag full of food for her, but Chen Jie didn't refuse, and accepted it openly.

As soon as Chen Jie left, Li Xia and Li Dong began to stare at the two bundles expectantly.

Gu Lichun opened them one by one and found that the gifts from the second aunt were all practical things, including clothes, scarves, books, and more food.

The things my aunt gave were quite expensive, including a Haicheng brand watch, a Peony brand radio, a white Dacron shirt, and the rest were some books and snacks.

Every time he opened a gift, there was a "wow" around him.

The children looked at these rare objects with curious eyes, and Gu Lichun generously let them pass them one by one, and said: "In the future, you study hard, and I will give a whole set of gifts to anyone who is admitted to university in the future: bicycles, watches , three-piece radio set."

Li Xia asked: "But brother, I don't want to go to college now."

Gu Lichun said: "Although you study hard, you may be able to take the exam when you come. Even if you can't take the exam, you can still rely on recommendation to go to university, and the rewards are the same."

Everyone got excited immediately, except for Lidong, who felt that it was impossible for him to get a reward in this life. He wanted something practical, so he was the first to ask: "Brother, I don't want a reward, can you give me your old watch?" No?"

All the children looked at each other in blank dismay, they felt that Lidong hadn't always been stupid.

Gu Lichun finally asked his younger brothers and sisters to draw lots to decide, whoever catches it will get the old watch.After all, as the big brother, he deserves a bowl of water, and he can't treat one more favorably than another.

Ming Bao didn't understand what they were going to do, but she also wanted to get in the way, and she would arrest others if they were arrested.Unexpectedly, Mingbao actually caught the watch, and everyone was dumbfounded.Before everyone could react, Xiaoman acted preemptively, using a pack of white rabbit candies to replace the watch.

The others couldn't help beating their chests and stamping their feet, regretful.

Xiaoman was very excited when she got the watch, and she walked with wind. After all, she was the first among her friends to have a watch. She likes to look at her wrist when she has nothing to do.Lidong Lixia and others also wanted to make others envious, so they borrowed a watch from Xiaoman, and finally the two parties reached an agreement in private: Xiaoman rented out the watch for ten cents a day, and the lessor had to pay a deposit. If it is not refunded, she has to give her one yuan a month, paid in installments, and settled in three years.

When this matter got to the adults' ears, Zhao Zhijun said: "There are so many children in the family, but Xiaoman's mind can turn quickly."

Tian Sanhong frowned slightly: "Isn't it good for Xiaoman to do this? How can I collect money from my family?"

Zhao Zhijun smiled and said, "It's okay, let them go."

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After a few days, Chen Jie came over to ask Gu Lichun about the quota of the Workers, Peasants and Soldiers University. She hadn't competed much for this quota before, but now that Meng Nianqun had returned to the city, it was not a problem for the two to stay in different places, so Chen Jie moved This thought.

Gu Lichun pondered for a moment, and said: "It stands to reason that you also meet the application requirements, but my personal suggestion is that you wait a little longer, maybe you will have a better chance to return to the city in the future."

Chen Jie asked sharply: "You mean the resumption of the college entrance examination? I discussed this issue with Nian Qun, but I don't think there is much hope. After all, the college entrance examination has been suspended for 11 years."

Gu Lichun said: "The turmoil is over, the whole country is starting to set things right, and everything is moving towards the right track. I don't think it's impossible."

Gu Lichun thought for a while and then instructed: "Let's just talk about this in private, don't spread it to the outside world."

Chen Jie nodded quickly: "I understand."

Chen Jie was skeptical about Gu Lichun's words, and she exchanged opinions with Meng Nian, but Meng Nianqun firmly believed: "Lichun's words are basically correct, anyway, I believe him. I am reviewing my homework now, I suggest you start reviewing, even if So what if you don’t take the test in the end? Knowledge will not be learned in vain, and no one can take it away from your mind.”

Chen Jie said: "You are right."

Chen Jie also began to review seriously with Gu Lichun. She didn't spread the word, but everyone saw that both of them started to review high school textbooks, and soon some people thought of their life experiences, and some people thought: Maybe these two people have a relationship. What inside information.So some people followed suit and borrowed textbooks to review their homework.

Gu Lichun also wanted to let Sun Houyu, Zhao Gao and others study together. Sun Houyu is not bad, and his brain is quite smart. Wu Fat, would rather carry sacks than read a book.Gu Lichun no longer insisted.Among the others, Guo Hongmei and Zhang Pan both graduated from high school and have a relatively good foundation. If they review carefully, they should be able to take the university entrance examination.As for the blonde, he didn't want to study at first, but when he watched his wife learn, he gritted his teeth and kept up.

Every day after work, Gu Lichun carefully reads manuscripts, reviews homework, and sometimes writes work plans, and writes down the plans for the fifth session next year or even the next three to five years.

Time flies, and it is August in a blink of an eye. This summer, Meng Ancheng failed to come to the farm. He will go to the capital to attend a symposium with his colleagues.

Not long after he arrived in the capital, Gu Lichun received a large package of books, three complete sets of high school textbooks and two sets of review materials.

Meng Ancheng also wrote a very brief letter: "Everything is still under discussion, and there is no conclusion yet. But I feel this is the general trend. You should prepare first, and opportunities are reserved for those who are prepared."

Gu Lichun gave Chen Jie a set of review materials, and the two continued to study carefully.

On October 10 of this year, the farm radio station broadcast the central government's news about the resumption of the college entrance examination.