Counterattack in the chronology

Brother Xiao is in his 30s, tall and strong, with a square face and thick eyebrows. He looks a bit fierce, but he speaks politely.

After the two parties confirmed their identities, Gu Lichun took Brother Xiao to see the goods. When Brother Xiao saw the appearance of these fruits, his eyes lit up, and Gu Lichun asked him to taste them.

Brother Xiao was also polite, picked up an apple, wiped it with his sleeve, took a few sips of it, and it was quickly resolved.

After Brother Xiao finished eating, he said, "It's crispy, sweet and big, it's a good batch."

Gu Lichun said with a smile: "Our local apples are famous all over the country."

Brother Xiao didn't inquire too much, and said bluntly: "It's all through acquaintances, and I didn't come here. They let me look at the pricing. I'll give you [-] cents a catty for apples, and [-] cents for pears. You can see it." no?"

The price was already higher than the market price, and Gu Lichun didn't negotiate the price, so he said, "The fruit sellers also asked me to look at the price, so I agreed on their behalf."

After negotiating the price, Gu Lichun dragged out a small basket of apples from the bushes and said, "Brother Xiao, this is for you alone, take it back and let the child have a taste." Brother Xiao thanked him and accepted it readily.

Then, Gu Lichun pointed to the other two baskets of fruit and said, "This is for my aunt, please help me carry it."

Brother Xiao nodded in agreement, and took out twenty ten-yuan bills from his wallet, "This is 200 yuan, order it."

Gu Lichun counted the money quickly, then took out one and returned it to him: "One hundred and nineteen is enough."

Brother Xiao said with a smile: "These ten yuan is a benefit fee. It's not easy for you kid to do this job."

Gu Lichun shook his head: "The benefit fee has already been paid. We don't have to be so polite."

Brother Xiao didn't give up when he heard it. Through this transaction, he has a good impression of Gu Lichun. Although he is young, he is very good at handling things, smart and sensible, and he can cooperate for a long time in the future.

This is not a place to talk, and they didn't stay long. Gu Lichun asked him if he wanted to help carry the fruit. Brother Xiao shook his head: "Someone will help later, so you avoid the truck." For this kind of thing, the fewer people there are, the safer it is .

Gu Lichun said goodbye to Brother Xiao, pushed his bicycle, and prepared to leave by another path.

Brother Xiao was worried after all, and before leaving, he warned: "You have money on you, so be careful."

Gu Lichun nodded, "Xie Xiaoge reminded me, I will pay attention."

Gu Lichun put the money in the farm space, got on his bicycle and ran home.

I haven't been back for a month, and I don't know what's going on at home.

Riding a bicycle was much faster, and Gu Lichun arrived at Gujia Village around 2 pm.As soon as he appeared, he caused a sensation.

He rode a bicycle and carried a cart full of things.

As soon as Gu Lichun entered the village, he was surrounded by villagers and asked questions.

"Oh, Lichun, you bought a bicycle in the first month after you entered the farm. It's amazing."

"So many quilts, were they distributed or bought?"

"It's a lot of money for so many things, right?"

"I see that you have grown taller. The food on the farm must be good, right?"

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Countless questions were thrown at Gu Lichun, and Gu Lichun had no choice but to patiently pick out the questions and answer them.

"I borrowed this bicycle from a friend, but I can't afford it now. I bought old bedding from someone else, and I can't afford new ones. The food on the farm is okay, and the portions are big enough to fill you up."

In the end, it was a few younger brothers and sisters who rescued him, and the four rushed over together, screaming, and the crowd dispersed.

Gu Lichun finally broke out from the encirclement of the villagers, and was surrounded by younger brothers and sisters again.

"Big brother, who owns this bicycle? Did you buy it or borrow it?"

"Brother, is this quilt for our family?"

"Brother, why did it take you so long to come back?"

"Big Brother, Big Brother..."

It was as if six hundred ducks were making noise, and Gu Lichun's brain was about to explode.He had no choice but to say: "Let me take a rest, I'm exhausted. Some of you help me push off the bicycle." As soon as he finished speaking, several children began to fight for the bicycle.

In the end, Lixia won the right to push the bicycle with a slight advantage, and Lidong pushed the bicycle behind.

Li Xia's eyes sparkled, "Brother, can I learn to bike?"

Lidong also looked at him expectantly, and Gu Lichun looked at the dilapidated bicycle, thinking about how bad it could go, so he agreed: "Let's learn, you two should pay attention, and one will help you in the back." Come on, one rides ahead. Be careful not to fall."

Li Xia thought his brother said don't fall the bicycle, and quickly expressed his determination: "Brother, don't worry, even if I fall, I can't let the bicycle fall."

Gu Lichun gave him a blank look: "I mean, don't fall. It doesn't matter if the bicycle fell, let's fix it for him."

Gu Lichun thought that since there is a tool shed in the farm space, it should be no problem to repair a bicycle.He is going to wait for his two younger brothers to learn, and then he will repair the car.

As soon as they heard that they could learn to bike, Lixia and Lidong howled like little wolves. Xiaoman also wanted to learn, and Gu Lichun agreed. Xiaoyu saw that everyone was going to learn, and wanted to follow suit.Gu Lichun glanced at her small body, and cruelly refused: "You can learn after you grow to the height of a bicycle."

Xiao Yu pouted pitifully and remained silent.

The other three laughed unkindly.

Back home, Second Grandma and Tian Sanhong greeted her at the door.

Gu Lichun pushed his bicycle into the yard and began to unload things. Sure enough, a group of adults and children came from outside to watch the fun. Gu Lichun didn't avoid them this time. They didn't have any valuable things anyway, so just watch them.

He first unloaded the quilt and cotton coat and handed them to Tian Sanhong: "Mother, this is a second-hand item replaced by workers on the farm. You take it apart, wash it, and sew the cotton back on."

Tian Sanhong took it and touched it, and felt it was quite thick, and the cotton inside was not too hard, so she was very satisfied. This child really knows how to buy things, and the second grandma agreed after touching it.

After unloading the quilt and clothes, there is some food, fried peanuts, fried jelly beans, and small persimmons. These things are not expensive on the farm, and the quantity is large.Gu Lichun bought a lot, so he used some of it to entertain the villagers. The children present each got a handful of jelly beans and a persimmon cake, and the adults also got a handful of peanuts. Everyone chatted while eating peanuts.

Gu Lichun handed over the meals brought from the canteen directly to Tian Sanhong, asked her to mention the kitchen, and invited the second grandma: "Grandma, you will eat at my house today."

Second Mistress smiled and agreed: "Okay, I happen to miss my eldest grandson too."

As soon as the things on the bicycle were unloaded, Lixia and Lidong couldn't wait to learn how to ride a bicycle. They grabbed a handful of snacks and put them in their pockets. They pushed the bicycle and ran outside, and the others followed suit.Gu Lichun tossed and tossed for most of the day, was very tired, and didn't bother to care about them.Anyway, the boy has a solid skin, so it's okay to fall a few times.

The folks watched the excitement for a while, and then dispersed one after another, and the house was finally clean.

Tian Sanhong poured a cup of warm tea for the elder son, while Gu Lichun drank the tea and told them about the farm.

What Gu Lichun said was like chatting with his family when he was working outside. Anyway, it was good news but not bad news. Whatever went well at work, colleagues liked it, and the food was good. Anyway, everything was good.The two nodded frequently.

Gu Lichun mentioned the aunt's matter to the second grandma again, "I wrote a letter to my aunt half a month ago, and I just received a reply a few days ago, and she said that everything is fine there. The letter was received first, and the package was delivered a few days ago The genius is here, I will give you something in a while."

Second Mistress was even more satisfied when she heard that Gu Lichun did not forget to write to Hongyu, this child is really thoughtful.

Speaking of aunt, Gu Lichun mentioned his uncle's classmate Li Guangtian, "Uncle's classmate Uncle Li is a good man, and his wife is also very good. He has a son who is about my age, and we get along very well. This month, their family invited me to dinner." I was a little embarrassed after eating three times."

The second grandmother and Tian Sanhong both lamented that this man is a good man, and even a nephew of a classmate took care of him like this.

Both of them thought that they had to bring something for them when they went back to Lichun this time.

Tian Sanhong suddenly remembered something, patted his head, and said: "By the way, Lichun, after you left, I went to your grandma's house. Your grandma and the others were very happy to hear that you became a temporary worker. Your grandma's house I love to grow sunflower seeds, she packed a big bag for me, I fried some, it was delicious. When you leave, take half a bag with you, you can give it away, it’s not worth much, it’s our intention.”

Gu Lichun casually asked about his grandmother's affairs. He found from the memory of the original owner that the situation of his grandmother's house is not very good. His uncle is disabled, and his aunt is not bad. There are four children in the family, two cousins ​​and two cousins. cousin.

Tian Sanhong didn't say anything, she brought a lot of things back this time, and she didn't come to the door empty-handed like before, especially compared with Tian Guiying from the same village, she was so embarrassed every time.Although her mother never said anything, she couldn't stop the villagers from talking. In addition, her life was not good, and she was afraid that her mother would worry and her brother would blame herself. In these years, except for the New Year, she hardly returned to her mother's house.

Going back this time, Tian Sanhong felt that her back was much straighter.She is no longer beaten and pissed off like before, and Gu Dajiang no longer stares at her, for fear that she will go to her mother's house to steal things. She still has money from her son on hand, and there is a lot of stock at home. Tian Sanhong brought fruits and snacks to her mother's house. And a small half bag of food, her natal family used to subsidize her, now it's time for her to return it.The four children followed, wearing new clothes, happily and generously visiting relatives.Tian Sanhong's only regret is that her eldest son did not follow her.

Tian Sanhong was in a good mood, with a smile on her face unconsciously, she grabbed a plate of melon seeds and gave them to Gu Lichun to taste as she spoke. There are few bad kernels, and the taste of frying is suitable for saltiness.

Gu Lichun said: "Mother, these melon seeds can be fried in several flavors. You can fry one with five spices and one with caramel flavor. I will tell you how to fry it later."

Tian Sanhong said: "I also know that five spices are delicious, but isn't that a waste of ingredients? Just this salty taste, it's quite a waste of salt."

Gu Lichun took out ten yuan and gave it to Tian Sanhong, "Mother, this is the rest of my salary for this month. Here it is for you. You can buy whatever you need at home."

Tian Sanhong was surprised: "You only have 18 yuan in total, and you have to deduct the meal ticket, and you bought so many things, why do you have so much left?"

Gu Lichun panicked, "I owe the money for the shopping first, and I will pay it back after the salary is paid next month."

The second grandmother said: "The workers on your farm are really nice, and they are willing to let you owe it."

Gu Lichun replied: "They are not short of this little money, not to mention they all know where I am, so they can still run away."

Tian Sanhong wanted to get back five yuan, but Gu Lichun pushed it back: "I have food and a place to live on the farm. There is less money to spend, and more money to spend at home. You keep it." In fact, he only sells fruits. He sold it for 200 yuan, but for safety reasons, he couldn't tell his family.It's good to make a lot of money in silence, but it's a bit depressing to be so bored that you can't even spend flowers.Fortunately, there are farm work in the way now, and there is a valid reason to take things out.

Lixia and Lidong have been learning how to ride a bicycle. They learned it very quickly, and they learned it in less than an afternoon. Their legs are too short, and they can't reach the pedals when they sit on the seat, so they ride on the front. Standing on the bars, stepping on the pedals, and riding crookedly, it is frightening to watch.Xiaoman was still studying, and was supported by two elder brothers, but he didn't fall down.But her legs are too short, and she can only walk half a circle with her body slanted, but she can barely get on the road.

The three children were so happy that they rode and ran all over the village. Other children also wanted to ride, but Li Xia refused to let them, saying that they were afraid they would break it.

The rejected child was very upset, and began to make sarcastic remarks: "What are you dragging, it's not bought by your family, but borrowed from someone else."

Li Xia went back directly: "If you have the ability, you can borrow it. You will crook your mouth and say bad things, and you will not be allowed to ride, and you will be mad at you."

The two quarreled while talking.

In the end, Xiao Man persuaded him, "Second brother, let's learn to ride a bicycle quickly. If you don't have the same knowledge as these people, you can't look down on them."

The little girl is getting more and more imposing now, talking like a little adult, and the three brothers and sisters continue to practice driving.

At dinner, the three of them finally went home sweating profusely.Tian Sanhong said to the three of them, "I even forgot to go home when I have a car." The three laughed and didn't reply.

When it was time to eat, the four children shouted excitedly: "Wow, there is braised pork, and the meat buns are so big."

The portion of braised pork in the cafeteria is large, cut into small pieces, and each person can share two pieces. Each person has one meat bun, and there are two left over.

The whole family was full, with satisfied smiles on their faces. Even Gu Dajiang didn't say any sarcastic remarks in a panic, and even took the initiative to call the second grandma a mother. The second grandma was surprised and agreed.

Without knowing it, Gu Lichun went in and looked at Tian Sanhong. Could it be that this father also changed his core?Li Xia quietly blinked at Gu Lichun, indicating that he would talk to him later.

After dinner, Lidong took the big bag to send the second grandma home. Gu Lichun was going to deliver it, but was stopped by the second grandma, saying that he was too tired and went back to the house to rest first.This errand came to Lidong's head, and Lidong also likes to run errands.The things in the package were sent by Gu Hongyu, and some were bought by Gu Lichun from the farm.

After the second mistress left, Gu Lichun greeted everyone and went back to the house to rest.Lixia also came in, and he graciously helped Gu Lichun clean up the house, telling him what happened in the village recently while working.

"Uncle's verdict came down, food and antiques were confiscated, he and his aunt went to the frontier farm for 15 years of labor reform, brother Dahan lost his job." Gu Dahan is Gu Jingzhe's elder brother.

"What about the others?" Gu Lichun asked.

"Uncle and aunt said that the antiques were hidden by themselves, and there was nothing wrong with Gu Jingzhe. Grandma was going to renovate, because she was old and seriously ill, so she came back. Jingzhe dropped out of school and came back to work, and took care of grandma at home. Grandma also said that she would be hanged in front of our house."

Speaking of this, Li Xia was a little worried: "Brother, you said that if our grandma really hanged himself at our door, what shall we do?"

Gu Lichun smiled: "If there is nothing to do, let her hang herself." This old lady came and went like this.

Li Xia opened his mouth wide in surprise: "She, what if she is really dead? The villagers still scold us to death."

Gu Lichun calmly said, "Don't worry, people like our grandma are not willing to die. Anyone who wants to die with great fanfare is to attract the attention of others. People who really want to die will die in the dead of night. Die quietly, no one will be disturbed." Li Xia suddenly realized.

Gu Lichun then asked Gu Dajiang why such a big change had taken place.Li Xia scratched his head: "I also thought about why this is so. After thinking about it, I only guessed one thing: Dad now has face when he goes out. No one looked down on him before, but now when he goes out, there are still people fawning on him, and he is called Da Jiang Brother, Uncle Dajiang yelled, and there were people offering cigarettes for dinner. Ye Chao’s father invited him once, Uncle Fu once invited him, and others invited him. I guess he was happy outside and went home. I'm not so angry. Besides, you earned him this face, brother, so he has the nerve to be cold-nosed and cold-faced to you?"

Gu Lichun thought about it, his change was reasonable.It's just that the country is easy to change, but the nature is hard to change. Gu Lichun doesn't expect his scumbag father to be transformed into a good man all of a sudden, as long as he looks like a person on the surface.

However, Gu Lichun didn't think that Gu Dajiang could be indulged from now on. He told Lixia: "People like our father, when life is bad, break the cans; when life is better, it is inevitable that the villain will be proud. Pay attention to your mother, keep an eye on him, and find a way to tell me if you find something wrong. If I can't come back, you can go to Honghe Farm to send a message to the gatekeeper, Uncle Lu, and just say my name."

Li Xia nodded again and again: "Brother, don't worry, I will definitely supervise Dad. Let's treat him as reforming."

The next morning, after breakfast, Gu Lichun rode a bicycle to the town for a stroll, bought a bunch of seasonings, a few catties of salt, a catty of sugar, and a catty of meat, which made Tian Sanhong's heart ache, she complained: : "Can't you keep some money in your hand?"

Gu Lichun smiled and said: "Mom, I came here with a mission. Last night, the meat bun was given by a friend from the farm. They like to eat the tempeh you made. I didn't eat enough last time. This time I took the meat bun with me." Change, I'm a kind person, you can add some meat to the soy beans, don't be afraid of waste of ingredients. Next time, that guy may exchange meat buns with me."

Tian Sanhong said: "We have soy beans at home, people like to eat them, you can just take them home, why do you still use meat buns in exchange?"

Gu Lichun explained to him that gifts are mutual, and people are not willing to owe him.Only when there is coming and going can it last for a long time.

Tian Sanhong didn't say much, and hurried to work. She had to fry melon seeds, make tempeh, and pack a bunch of things. Anyway, she was busy enough.Fortunately, the second grandma came to help her, and the speed of the two of them was much faster.

Gu Lichun went to Ye's house again before lunch and gave them some snacks from the farm.Tian Guiying insisted on staying with Gu Lichun for dinner, but Gu Lichun politely declined: "I have to go back to the farm in the afternoon, I don't have time, I will eat when I come back during the Chinese New Year."

Ye Chao patted him on the shoulder and said, "You have to keep what you say." The two looked at each other and smiled.

After lunch, Gu Lichun took his two younger brothers to repair the bicycle. Wu Fatty's bicycle is not too broken, but he ruined it too much, and he doesn't know how to ride it.

Gu Lichun took out the rust remover from the farm space, sprayed it on the car body, asked Lixia Lidong to wipe off the rust, cleaned it, and then put some lubricating oil on the chain, and tied two strong bamboo baskets to the back seat of the car , It is very convenient to pack things, Tian Sanhong sewed a blue cloth cushion for the car seat, with a layer of old cotton wrapped inside, it is much more comfortable to sit on.

After such a toss, the bicycle seemed to have changed. It used to be [-]% new, but now it is [-]% to [-]% new. Gu Lichun looked quite satisfied.

They were washing their bicycles in the yard, while Tian Sanhong and Second Mistress were busy frying soybeans with soy sauce and melon seeds in the kitchen, and the scent wafted out, piercing people's noses.Gu Lichun couldn't hold it back, he sneezed because of the spicy fermented soybean meal, that guy Wu Pang must be very happy now.

Tian Sanhong fried the melon seeds, put them to dry, wrapped them in cloth, put them in a basket, and put them in the basket on the side of the back seat of the bicycle.The fermented soya bean is packed in canned bottles. Tian Sanhong was afraid that it would be damaged by bumps on the road, so she made a shell with thatch and put it on. It can also be carried by hand, which is very convenient.

A total of six bottles of fermented soybeans were made. This time, the ingredients were quite sufficient. Needless to say, onion, ginger, garlic, and pepper, the key point is that there are still pieces of meat. Although it is chopped very finely, it is still meat.Dried radish and pickles are also essential.The second grandma also brought food, she sent a small basket of pork chops that she fried herself and five scallion pancakes, Gu Lichun hurriedly said: "Second grandma, these things take a lot of oil and white flour, don't do this in the future .”

Second Mistress smiled and said, "You come back once a month to make up for you."

Of the five scallion pancakes, Gu Lichun left two for his younger siblings. He has no shortage of white noodles on the farm.

Gu Lichun rode his bicycle back to the farm, Lixia Lidong and the other four followed him all the time.

Gu Lichun suddenly remembered something, and gave each of the four people [-] cents pocket money.The four children were all taken aback when they received such a huge sum of money. Although they wanted it very much, they all rejected it sensibly.

Gu Lichun said: "Take it all, this is pocket money for you. But there is one thing, don't spend it indiscriminately, buy what is most needed and useful. If I know who is spending indiscriminately, I will cancel it next time."

Li Xia took the lead and said: "Brother, I will never spend money indiscriminately."

Others also spoke up.

Gu Lichun said again: "The final exam is coming soon, you all study hard for me, and the one who improves the most will be rewarded." He didn't say that the grade is the best, if that is the case, Lidong will be eliminated directly.

The three older children were all smiling, and they were all ready to work hard.

When we arrived at the entrance of the village, we found a group of people surrounded there. Gu Lichun couldn't ride his bicycle, so he could only continue to push the bicycle.

The big guys greeted Gu Lichun one after another:

"Lichun, are you going back to the farm now?"

"Lichun, your bicycle has changed a lot, why is it new?"

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Gu Lichun responded to them with a smile: "The farm only has two days off, and I have to go to work tomorrow, and the bicycle has been scrubbed."

At this moment, Gu Jingzhe was seen squeezing out from the crowd.

When everyone saw Gu Jingzhe, they unconsciously quieted down and stared at the two of them with piercing eyes.

I haven't seen her for a month, but Gu Jingzhe's changes are a bit big, she has become much darker and thinner, her face is haggard, her eyes are gloomy, and there is a hint of hostility.

He just stood there, looking at Gu Lichun with gloomy eyes, Gu Lichun asked concisely: "What's the matter?"

Gu Jingzhe said in a heavy tone: "Lichun, grandma is dying, she wants to see you."