Professor Gu's daily life in the countryside after his rebirth

Chapter 153 Negative Li Chuanzhong

After it was completely dark, Gu Zhan told Liu Xiaoxi that he would go out for a while, and then he went to the west end of the village along the village path.

He is going to see Li Chuanzhong.

At the collective residence for relocated personnel at the west end of the village, Li Chuanzhong listened to the sound of the chilly wind blowing on the roof and looked hesitantly at his wife lying on the kang.

Seeing his wife's eyelids flutter, Li Chuanzhong excitedly stood up and walked to the kang, holding Liu Xuehua's dry hand and asked anxiously: "Xuehua, how do you feel now?"

Liu Xuehua opened her eyes with difficulty, and said while suppressing the headache: "I'm fine. I'll get up and cook for you after I lie down for a while and stop feeling dizzy."

There was an unsuppressible discomfort in Liu Xuehua's voice, which made Li Chuanzhong feel very uncomfortable.

"You lie down first. I made some porridge and it's now drying. I'll bring it to you when it's cold." Li Chuanzhong held back the tears in his eyes and comforted his wife.

"Okay, have porridge today. I'll cook for you tomorrow when I feel better."

"Yeah!" Li Chuanzhong agreed. He stroked his wife's skinny hand and thought for a long time before saying, "Xuehua, I've let you down over the years. It's me who has implicated you. If it weren't for me, you would definitely be staying comfortably in Beijing now."

Liu Xuehua forced a pale smile and said softly, "Old Li, we've been married for most of our lives. Let's stop talking about who is getting in trouble. Wherever you are, I'll be there."

Li Chuanzhong turned away, holding back the tears in his eyes, then turned back and said carefully, "Xuehua, I plan to write to my friends in Beijing again and try to see if I can find a way to send you there for treatment."

"In our current situation, who would want to have any contact with us? Even if we write a letter, it will only add to other people's gossip. Old Li, forget it!" Liu Xuehua struggled to get up and refused.

"I know what you're thinking, but your body can't take it any longer."

"Let's leave it to fate. It's pretty good here." Liu Xuehua said.

"Oh!" Li Chuanzhong sighed, stood up and walked to the table, intending to bring the prepared porridge to feed his wife.

Suddenly, there was a knock on the door.

Li Chuanzhong initially thought he had misheard and was hesitating whether to open the door to take a look when the sound came from the wooden door again.

The knock on the door was not loud, probably because he was afraid that others would hear it.

"Who?" Li Chuanzhong walked to the door and asked in a low voice.

"It's me, Gu Zhan from Shanghe Village."

Gu Zhan? There was indeed a young man named Gu Zhan in the village, and he was quite famous.

But I have always been cautious and don't have much contact with people in the village. Why would he come to find me?

Li Chuanzhong was confused and continued to ask Gu Zhan: "Is there anything you want to ask?"

Gu Zhan thought for a moment and said, "I need your help with something."

"Help? I don't know how to do anything now, please leave!"

Listening to Li Chuanzhong's words, Gu Zhan continued helplessly: "Let me in first."

Seeing that Gu Zhan was determined not to leave unless Li Chuanzhong opened the door, he opened the door with a dark face.

Inside the simple adobe house, there was no light except the faint glow from the kerosene lamp.

The interior furnishings were simple, with only some furniture that might have been made of wood by himself, and half a bag of what looked like food piled in the corner. There was nothing else.

This was the first time in Gu Zhan's past and present life that he entered the residence of the demoted personnel, and he was shocked by the simplicity of the house.

"Hello, I'm Gu Zhan from Shanghe Village."

Gu Zhan was the first to introduce himself.

Li Chuanzhong looked at the young man standing calmly in his house with a sullen face and asked him coldly, "What did you come here for? If you said you wanted to get something, you saw that I don't have a penny."

Li Chuanzhong said this, but he still felt resentful towards Shanghe Village. Although they were sent down to the countryside at that time, they were still living a decent life and still held hope for this place. They thought that as long as they could live in peace, it would be the same everywhere.

Who knew that when they arrived in Shanghe Village, they were troubled and oppressed by the cadres in the brigade. This went on for several years until the current brigade leader took office, and the situation gradually improved.

Facing Li Chuanzhong's completely dark face, Gu Zhan ignored it and continued, "It's like this. I've also learned that you are a surgical expert in Jing City, so I want to ask you for help."

Hearing the young man in front of him accurately describe his past events, Li Chuanzhong immediately felt defensive. He stared intently into Gu Zhan's eyes and asked coldly, "What do you want to do?"

Looking at Li Chuanzhong's expression, Gu Zhan smiled easily. He took the initiative to pull over a lame chair on the ground and sat down, allowing Li Chuanzhong to look down at him.

"Mr. Li, you can trust me completely. I have no ill intentions in coming here." Gu Zhan said frankly.

Li Chuanzhong's tension finally eased a little, and he looked at Gu Zhan without the previous defensive look.

"Mr. Li, I'm going to be honest with you. I came here to ask for your help."

Upon hearing Gu Zhan's words, Li Chuanzhongtai was silent for a long moment before giving a wry smile. He stretched out his hands, which had become dry from years of hard work, and said to Gu Zhan, "Once upon a time, these hands held scalpels to save lives and heal the wounded. Now... now I can't even handle my own problems, so I don't know how I can help you."

Hearing the old man say this, Gu Zhan knew that the old man in front of him had already accepted him to a certain extent. He stood up, pulled another wooden stool and placed it in front of Li Chuanzhong, and said respectfully: "Please sit down first, and we will talk slowly."

Upon hearing this, Li Chuanzhong glanced at his wife, who was lying drowsy on the kang, then turned his gaze back to the stool in front of him, sat down silently and said, "Young man, tell me, is there anything else I can help you with?"

Gu Zhan raised the corner of his mouth slightly and said slowly: "This can be considered a good thing for you. Look, didn't we build a cattle farm in Shanghe Village?"

"Yeah, I heard."

The news of building a cattle farm in Shanghe Village has spread widely around. Some of the people who were sent down with them said that this is a good direction, which shows that the current situation is gradually improving. Maybe in the near future, they can return to their previous jobs that were full of glory.

However, Li Chuanzhong could no longer have such overly optimistic hopes. He was exhausted from repeated hopes and disappointments.