Gu Yahui held the fence gate and looked into the yard, "Why isn't grandpa here?"
"Did you go to the fields?"
The two of them stood at the door and looked around. Aunt Wang next door saw the two young men standing at the gate of the fence on the other side of the low earth wall. She ran over enthusiastically.
"Are you here to see Mr. Lu?"
Gu Yahui replied politely, "Auntie, let's see Grandpa Lu. His door is locked. Do you know where he went?"
Aunt Wang said, "Grandpa Lu Hao should be at Huifang's house, which is Aunt Lu Hao's house."
Gu Yahui asked politely, "Auntie, can you give us some directions? Let's go to my aunt's house to find him."
"No problem, let's go, I'll take you there."
Aunt Wang enthusiastically took them to Lu Huifang's house.
When they arrived at the door, Aunt Wang shouted into the yard, "Is Huifang at home? There are guests at home."
At this moment, Fang Guoping was peeling corn husks in the yard. When he heard the sound, he got up and walked over.
When Gu Yahui saw Fang Guoping walking towards the door as usual, he exclaimed, "Uncle, your legs are so good?"
Fang Guoping was stunned for two seconds before he recognized this young man as Lu Hao's friend in the city.
I came to see Lu Hao from the city a few months ago, and they had dumplings together in the old house.
Fang Guoping looked at him and confirmed, "Are you Xiao Gu?"
"Uncle, do you still remember me?"
Gu Yahui held Chen Ruolin's hand and introduced, "This is my partner."
Fang Guoping greeted him warmly, "Bring your partner in quickly."
Gu Yahui's attention was all on Fang Guoping's legs. He couldn't help but confirm, "Is your leg really cured by the medicine Nannan prescribed?"
It's one thing to see the changes on the film, but it's another feeling to actually see the patient standing in front of him.
This is so unbelievable to them.
Fang Guoping smiled and nodded, "Yes, the external application and internal administration are very effective. Now, except that I can't squat or do heavy work, there is no problem with my work at home."
Aunt Wang said at the door, "Lao Wu, my relatives have arrived, so I'm leaving."
"His aunt, thank you."
Fang Guoping welcomed Gu Yahui and Chen Ruolin into the courtyard.
There is a large pile of corn in the yard.
The corn husks are all dry.
"Uncle, where are you Bao Gu?"
Fang Guoping said, "Yes, other people's corn has already been harvested. Our family has been too busy recently to take care of it. We just came back from the fields. I can't go to the fields to do heavy work, so I just pick corn at home."
"Where's Grandpa Lu?" Gu Yahui looked around the yard. The house was quiet, and he only saw two old hens foraging in the yard.
"He, your aunt, and the officials from the Bureau of Agriculture went to the fields to plant medicinal materials."
Fang Guoping said, "The cadres of the County Agricultural Bureau set up an experimental field for medicinal materials in our village. Many people in the village disagreed. When Nannan and Xiaohao left, they said that this experimental field was very good. If it succeeds, we can develop traditional Chinese medicine here.
The material is ready, so I’ll plant part of it in the fall, and there are two other medicinal materials, which I’ll plant in the spring next year.”
"Let's go and sit in the house." Fang Guoping pulled off the corn silk on his body and invited them into the house.
Gu Yahui said, "It's okay, just stay in the yard and I'll help you dig the corn."
Gu Yahui brought Chen Ruolin a bench for her to sit on.
He sat down in front of the pile of corns and casually picked them with Fang Guoping while chatting.
He followed Fang Guoping's example and did not peel off all the corn husk, leaving only two skewers.
"Uncle, our director was incredible after seeing your films. The treatment effect is so good."
Fang Guoping's overall mental state was better than before, "Yeah, I didn't expect to be able to throw away the crutches. Last year, Lu Hao said he wanted me to wait for the operation. I was desperate. How could I have so much money for the operation?
Ah, besides, I heard you say that at my age, I am not yet qualified for surgery. I watch your aunt support a large family all day long, and Qingqing cannot even go to school. I am really worried to death."
When he said this, he exhaled, and his weathered cheeks were full of hope for life, "It's better now. Although I can't do heavy work yet, I can do trivial things at home. The children also go to school. These days, there are
Looking forward to it.”
"By the way, Xiao Gu, how are Xiao Hao and Nan Nan? Xiao Hao wrote back and said that his face is almost good?" Fang Guoping asked.
"Yeah, it's basically not obvious now."
"Then what... I also heard that Nan Nan is your cousin?"
When his father-in-law told them the news, all of them were in disbelief.
I never expected that Gu Nan's life experience would undergo such a dramatic change.
Gu Yahui happily replied, "Yes, my cousin, my second uncle's daughter, we are all one family."
Chen Ruolin sat quietly aside, watching Gu Yahui's green and slender fingers, picking up the corn peel quickly, chatting with Lu Hao's uncle about home affairs naturally, and her understanding of Gu Yahui deepened.
He obviously looks like the least down-to-earth urban fashionable guy, but his behavior is the most down-to-earth.
She was really glad that he had never changed. He had always been the kind, cheerful young man who understood the sufferings of the world.
When Gu Yahui talked about Gu Nan's life experience, he suddenly thought of Gu Yajie.
The day Gu Yahui left the Gu family, Gu Nan lied to him that there was a treasure in their hometown, and then Gu Yajie ran away happily.
He should have returned to the countryside now?
Gu Yahui wanted to go to Gu Yajie's village and have a look. What is that boy doing now?
He asked, "Uncle, is this far from the village where Nan Nan lived before?"
Fang Guoping replied, "It's not far, but it takes more than half an hour to walk."
He looked at Gu Yahui, "Are you going?"
Gu Yahui shook his head, "I won't go."
Chen Ruolin was injured and the mountain road was difficult to walk.
Tomorrow he would wait for Qin Feng to come back from selling goods and ask Qin Feng to borrow a motorcycle to take him to have a look.
Gu Yahui and Fang Guoping chatted, picked up a lot of corns, and tied them all into strings. Two strong logs had already been erected in the yard, specifically for hanging corns.
Gu Yahui said, "Uncle, let me hang these up first."
Fang Guoping smiled and responded, "Okay, originally I was waiting for Xiaoyu to come back."
When Gu Yahui hung all the bunches of corn in the yard on wooden stakes, footsteps came from the door.
Lu Huifang, Mr. Lu, and a young man walked in, chatting and laughing.
Mr. Lu was wearing green rubber shoes with his trouser legs rolled up to his calves. His feet were covered in dirt, but he had a bright smile on his face.
As soon as he entered the yard, he saw Gu Yahui who was helping to hang corn, with a look of surprise on his face, "Yahui, why are you here?"
Gu Yahui hung up the two bunches of corn in his hand, walked over to Mr. Lu and said, "Grandpa, we came to Longshan to do business and came here to see you."