Chapter 234 Seems to have a guess
Lingxi directly dragged Pei Xuan into the house: "I'll take you to see my little nephew. Well, you can call me little nephew... They are super cute now."

The old man obviously seemed to be allergic to enthusiasm, so it would be better for the third brother to calm down a little before coming over.

Pei Xuan was dragged away by Ling Xi. Gu Si thought that they might need some private space, so he simply followed them back to the house.

The old man was visibly more relaxed.

He has always been a loner, with no relatives or younger relatives around him. He really can't adapt to this sudden situation.

The two brothers looked at each other and wanted to laugh, but they held it back.

This meal was eaten here after all. Pei Xuan went back and brought some of the food made by Second Aunt Pei over, saying that he had guests here and couldn't leave, and he also brought Pei Jin over.
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In the afternoon, Gu Si and Ling Xi packed up and went to the old Gu's house.

This year was a bad year, so the gifts they prepared for the Gu family were of similar value to last year, but the amount of cigarettes, alcohol, pastries, etc. was halved and replaced with fine grains, which made them more affordable overall.

Gu Si was not in good health, and Lingxi was worried about her going out alone, so she decided to go with her.

At this time, two unfamiliar boys, about five or six years old, and six or seven years old, were sweeping the yard with brooms. At the open door of the kitchen, Gu Dachuan and the eldest and second brothers of the Gu family could be seen weaving straw mats.

It seemed like no one else was at home, so it was quite quiet.

Lingxi looked at the two children curiously, and remembered what Pei Jin and her second uncle said some time ago, that these two might be from Gu Qingbei's uncle's family!

The two men entered the house, and Gu Si handed the things to Gu Dachuan.

Gu Dachuan smiled when he saw them coming over: "I told you to come back. Your mother went to the back slope with others to get food."

Ever since those kids dug up more than ten kilograms of grain on the back slope, the old women in the village seemed to smell something and started digging everywhere in the woods and on the slopes. Every now and then, they could actually get some harvest, so they dug even harder.

The ground is frozen hard now, so it's not easy to dig.

As soon as he opened his mouth, he saw Gu Si's face and was shocked.

"The last time the third brother came back, he said you were sick. What happened? Are you not fully recovered yet?" Gu Dachuan couldn't care about anything else at this moment.

Gu Si waved his hand, "It's not a big problem. I didn't notice that there was a cold wind blowing in the past two days."

He coughed, looking like he had a cold.

Lingxi: “…”

Gu Si changed the subject.

"You have to have a plan for those few. You can't tell what the weather will be like next year." The famine will last for three years. Leaving these people behind will only be a burden to the Gu family.

Gu Dachuan's attention was diverted.

He glanced at the two little kids who were sweeping the yard, busy as they were afraid of being driven away, and sighed.

"You know your uncle's family, there are a lot of people working in the mines, and they had a lot of trouble recently. The harvest in the fields with coal dust floating around was not very good to begin with, and it got even worse after that incident. After the recent rain, there was really no way to make a living.

Their mother remarried, and they begged for food all the way here...

On the way, I met a PLA comrade who gave me a ride, so I got here safely. You also know how your mother treats her brothers..."

Gu Dachuan is not a good person, but the comrades who sent people here are kind-hearted.

Not to mention——

Wang Dongni had always been thinking about the children left behind by her brothers from her mother's family. Now that they were here in this state, she would definitely not ignore them. What else could she do?
No matter how worried he was, he had to keep the person.

However, everyone has a fixed amount of food, and it is definitely unrealistic to keep it like this for a long time. The family took the opportunity to sell vegetables and tried their best to bring back some food. They even planted sweet potatoes in the house...

Gu Si knew that he knew what was going on, so he didn't say anything more.

He was originally cold-hearted, and he said these few words only because his original body was Gu Qingbei, and he reminded him of what he should remind. As for how to do it...

They are all old and don't need others to teach them how to do things.

At the same time——

While the old man, whose daily routine had remained the same for decades, was taking a nap, Pei Yanning and his second uncle Pei talked privately about things they had not had time to talk about.

The task of digging up one's father's grave can be cancelled, but the task of repairing the ancestral tomb must continue.

Pei Yanning doesn't need to be present all the time, but he still has to show up.

Fortunately, only the two brothers knew that they wanted to dig up their father's tomb, so they only needed to follow the procedures and not do anything extra.

It's not a big deal.

The problem is with the old lady.

Gu Si saved the old lady's life. Although she needed good medicine to take care of herself, her life was no longer in danger. Under such circumstances, the old lady still wanted to die, so this matter had to be resolved.

In fact, when they saw the old man's face and thought about the old lady's appearance, they had a vague guess in their hearts that the old lady was seeking death.

According to what Uncle Pei had lied to her some time ago, the old lady knew that the old man was still alive, and at least had seen him for a short time. Her husband, whom she loved unrequitedly, was still young, but she...

It's hard to accept, and it's normal to not want to live anymore.

However, this problem is difficult to solve.

It stands to reason that the person who tied the bell should be the one to untie it, but Pei Yanning and Pei Ershu, the two sons, know the old man very well, and it is simply unrealistic to ask them to coax or comfort the old lady.

He has no idea about that and can't even say a nice word.

If you do that, the old lady will be really upset.

They had no choice but to drag it on, since the old man had not originally planned to show up in the village anyway.
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The circumstances of the New Year this year were a little special. With the old man around, they couldn't go and reunite with the old lady and the family and leave him behind. Therefore, Pei Yanning and the others rushed to prepare the Pei family's New Year's Eve dinner earlier, and then had a meal with the old man after that.

The old man actually didn't mind these things at all, but seeing that Pei Yanning and Uncle Pei insisted, he didn't care too much.

The night watch was still in the Pei family's room, the difference was that they brought the old man here while others were not paying attention.

The old man was very quiet, watching the kids playing cards, chess, and joking around. His usually cold and aloof expression seemed to be given a layer of softening light. He held the small purse in his hand, and his eyes became softer.

This is Lingxi's New Year gift to him——

The space storage bag is twelve square meters and contains the things their family prepared for the old man.

Pei Yanning was a little bit arrogant, and acted as if he was still angry with his biological father. However, it was New Year's Day, and Pei Yanning didn't want to be lacking in the proper filial piety, so he simply discussed it with Lingxi and took out a storage bag.

In fact, the old man still doesn’t know what this thing is, but he is still very happy holding it.