"You kid, how can you behave like this? You are like a white-eyed wolf?" Li Yongnian was angry.
Everyone in the factory knows about this matter, so he doesn’t take any practical actions to express his gratitude and allows the matter to remain unresolved. Isn’t that a criticism?
"Don't make trouble, it's a joke." Luo Chunmei comforted the father and daughter.
Li Yingtong reluctantly followed Li Yongnian.
Li Yongnian borrowed a car and asked the car driver to help take them to Qi'an Commune.
On the roadside, Li Yongnian asked several passers-by: "Comrade, let me ask if there is a young man named Xu in your production team. He is about seventeen or eighteen years old and relatively tall."
The passers-by, carrying backpacks, looked at the black car in front of them.
Mom, there is actually someone in a car looking for Xu.
A young man, who was a classmate of Xu Damin, pointed forward: "You are looking for Xu Damin, right? Go forward to their house, drive under the big locust tree, and then walk past two field ridges, and you will be there."
Subconsciously, they thought they were looking for Xu Damin.
After all, Xu Damin was the first person in the commune to be admitted to college.
Everyone in the commune knew that Xu Damin was very smart and would be promising in the future. He was a person who could write, eat royal food, and sit in an office.
Right now, someone in a black car is looking for me. He must be looking for this person who eats royal food, holds a pen, and sits in an office.
"Okay, thank you." Li Yongnian thanked the person and remembered that the young man named Xu they were looking for was called Xu Damin.
Li Yingtong secretly complained about this real person.
After asking for directions, the driver found the iconic big locust tree.
Li Yongnian opened the car door and got out, looking at the small village behind the two field ridges.
Li Yingtong pouted and reluctantly got out of the car.
Luo Chunmei smiled and pulled her: "Tongtong, get out of the car and come for a walk. The air in this countryside is so good."
Li Yingtong said lazily: "It's so good, the air is full of the smell of cow dung."
Li Yongnian turned around and glared at her: "I don't like to hear what you are saying. Who of your grandparents are not from the countryside? I only have the opportunity to join the factory and become a worker. Otherwise, why wouldn't you be grinding dirt in the countryside now?"
Li Yingtong felt aggrieved.
Luo Chunmei also said to her softly: "Tongtong, you can't say such words again."
She looked around. If she had gone back a few years and said something like this, someone would definitely have her hair pulled. She would be guilty of looking down on the poor and lower-middle peasants.
"I know." Li Yingtong replied in a muffled voice.
In fact, she doesn't dislike the countryside very much.
What she was conflicting about now was that she was afraid of seeing her savior again.
It seems, very awkward and awkward.
"Mrs. Xu, you have a visitor, a distinguished guest." Someone at the entrance of the village listened to Li Yongnian asking about Xu Damin's family. He was quick and ran to Mrs. Xu's house to report the news.
Mrs. Xu picked the millet among the rice.
The rice eaten in rural areas is all processed and threshed by the processing house itself, which is not clean. There is often a lot of millet mixed in the rice grains, and the millet must be picked out.
"What kind of guest?" Mrs. Xu thought.
Their family is considered a migrant here. When they fled here, they basically had no relatives.
"I came here specifically to see your family. Just now at the entrance of the village, I was asking about Xu Damin's family," the messenger said.
While they were talking, Li Yongnian and his three men had already followed the instructions and arrived at Xu Damin's home.
Behind him, followed a group of half-grown boys.
Those little brats just followed behind, looking strange.
Looking at the few people who came, they seemed to be rich people. The clothes they wore were really clean and neat.
The things in the net bag included cigarettes, tea, and apples. The apples were big and red, and even the air passing by was filled with the sweet smell of apples.
Li Yingtong felt disgusted and stayed close to Luo Chunmei, afraid that the snot on these little brats' faces would rub on her clothes.
"Is this Xu Damin's home?" Li Yongnian stood at the gate of Xu's house and asked politely with a smile.
Old Mrs. Xu was stunned as she held the dustpan in her hand.
What a distinguished guest indeed.
Came to see Xu Damin.
After being stunned for a moment, Mrs. Xu became excited.
Sure enough, Damin's grandson was not in vain, but he really gained face for himself. Even people he didn't know came to see him under cover of his name.
"Yes, yes, this is Xu Damin's home." Mrs. Xu wiped her palms and backs on her apron again and again, stood up, and put the dustpan aside.
"Old man, who are you?" Li Yongnian asked with a smile.
"Oh, I am Xu Damin's grandma." Mrs. Xu took the rag and wiped the two long benches again and again, and handed them to Li Yongnian: "Come, please sit down, please sit down."
"Is Xu Damin at home?" Li Yongnian asked.
Mrs. Xu replied: "Damin is not at home now and has gone out. What can I do for you?"
As she answered, she turned around and called Xu Xiaofei: "Why don't you hurry up and call your brother back?"
Xu Xiaofei's eyes were still fixed on the red apple in the net bag, and he had not come back to his senses.
Mrs. Xu was worried, why are you so unsatisfied when this distinguished guest comes to your door?
She stretched out her hand and gave Xu Xiaofei a hand: "Go quickly and ask your brother to come back. An important guest is coming to see him."
At this moment, Li Yongnian was sure that he had found the right person.
He smiled and handed over the net bag in his hand: "I apologize for taking the liberty of visiting my home. Please accept this little thought."
"You are too polite, just come and bring any gifts." Mrs. Xu said politely, but the hand that took the net bag was trembling slightly.
These things are so expensive. They are cigarettes, tea, malted milk, etc., and the other party said they were just being careful?
So what is your intention?
Mrs. Xu's eyes couldn't help but wander on Luo Chunmei and Li Yingtong.
Finally, Mrs. Xu's eyes fell on Li Yingtong.
This girl was wearing a red plaid skirt with puff sleeves, her hair was neatly tied, her head was lowered, and she had a shy expression.
Could it be that this girl has fallen in love with her precious grandson?
Thinking of this, Mrs. Xu couldn't help but become critical in her eyes.
This is not a distinguished guest coming to your door. This is your future granddaughter-in-law coming to your door. You need to take a good look at each other.
Li Yingtong was made to feel uncomfortable when she was looked at by Mrs. Xu repeatedly.
What are you looking at with this look? It's like looking at an animal.
"That's right, a few days ago, Comrade Xiao Xu rescued my girl by the river, so we specially came to thank him." Li Yongnian directly explained the purpose of his visit to save the other party from playing tricks.
"My Damin saved your girl? Why didn't I hear about it?" Mrs. Xu was a little confused.
"Maybe he didn't say anything when he came back," Li Yongnian said, "Later we looked for him but couldn't find him, so we found him at home."
Mrs. Xu couldn't help but said angrily: "This kid spends a lot of time wandering out and never comes back to say anything about what he did. We don't even know that he actually saved people."
"Well, Comrade Xiao Xu does good deeds without leaving his name behind. He is a living Lei Feng in the new era and is worth learning from."