At 4:50 p. m., Li Gang returned to the party school. He didn't walk through the gate but waited at the gate. This was his habit because he felt that only by arriving early on a date could he show respect to others. He had planned to arrive five minutes earlier, but he came back early and could not go back. He did not want an old man to wait for him.
At five o'clock sharp, Principal Zhang's car stopped beside Li Gang. The old lady waved at Li Gang."Young man, let's go up first." Li Gang quickly got into the car. He didn't want anyone to see him and think that he had a special relationship with Principal Zhang.
The car sped toward the city. It only took a dozen minutes for the car to arrive at Teacher Zhang's house. This was an exclusive small courtyard. Li Gang was not familiar with the environment of this area. He did not know that this was the residential area of the municipal party committee leader. The old lady led Li Gang into the small courtyard. There were about five main rooms, and the east and west wing rooms were facing south. This was a standard courtyard house. Li Gang saw that the yard was filled with colorful flowers. As soon as the old lady entered, she shouted excitedly into the house,"Old man, look who I brought.”
Hearing the old lady's words, the old man who had fallen to the ground that day walked out of the house. Seeing that the old man was in good spirits, Li Gang quickly bowed to him."Sir, how's your recovery?”
When the old man saw Li Gang, his excitement was beyond words."Young man, what do you think?"
Li Gang was also infected by the old man's spirit. He said happily,"Sir, your body has recovered quite well.”
The old lady said to Li Gang,"You two can chat first. I'll help Auntie cook."”
The two of them sat on the sofa. Li Gang sat cautiously, not knowing what to say. The old man saw that Li Gang was a little nervous, so he asked Li Gang kindly,"Young man, where are you from? Who else is at home?"
"My home is in a small town called Jiliu Town, in Zhangzhuang County, a small county at the junction of the three provinces," replied Li Gang.”
When the old man heard this, he said,"Jiliu Town, there's a Li family in the town.”
Li Gang replied,"My surname is Li. I don't know what the surname Li you're talking about is?" There are a lot of people with the surname Li there."
The old man looked at Li Gang carefully and said thoughtfully,""The old man from that family is called Li Shanzhu. He's about my age. We haven't seen each other for forty years. I wonder if he's still around?"
Li Gang picked up the cup and was about to drink water when he heard the old man's words. The cup in his hand suddenly fell to the ground. "Li Shanzhu is my grandfather," he said in surprise. You…How do you know my grandfather?”
When the old man heard Li Gang's words, he was also shocked."Are you Li Shanzhu's grandson? No wonder they look so alike."
Li Gang nodded vigorously. The old man pulled Li Gang to his side and said to Li Gang,"Back when we were fighting the Japanese in Zhangzhuang County, your grandfather saved my life. It was 1944. I had just turned twenty years old and was the company commander of the Second Company of the Third Division of the New Fourth Army. At that time, your Zhangzhuang County was the center of the anti-Japanese base. At that time, I was leading the 2nd Company in Zhang Zhuang County. We received intelligence that the Japanese had suddenly surrounded our base. At that time, your grandfather was only in his twenties and was the squadron leader of the second squadron of the county brigade. I don't know if there was a mistake in the information or if there was a delay halfway through the delivery of the information. When we received the information, the Japanese had already surrounded us. I led the team to the village entrance to stop the devils. Your grandfather led the soldiers of the second squadron to cover the villagers. There were a lot of Japanese soldiers in that sweep. We only had a company of soldiers, so we couldn't resist the attack of the Japanese soldiers. We were about to be surrounded by the Japanese soldiers. At this time, your grandfather led his men to tear a hole in the Japanese soldiers 'encirclement and killed their way in. When we retreated, I was shot by the Japanese soldiers. Your grandfather desperately carried me on his back and ran. In this way, we successfully broke out without suffering much loss. I also picked up a life. I didn't expect you to save my life again. I can't repay the Li family's kindness. We are really fated."
When Li Gang heard that his grandfather and the old man in front of him had a life-and-death relationship and that he had fought in his hometown, he felt that the old man must have recognized the seal he had just bought. He took out the seal and handed it to the old man.""Grandpa, look at this. I bought it from a street stall. Can you show me if it's real?”
The old man took the seal and looked at it for a while. His hands were trembling. He said excitedly,"This chapter is real. At that time, our three teams established an anti-Japanese base in your county. Our regiment commander will be the first county party secretary. At that time, all departments of the county government needed to engrave seals, but because there were too many seals to engrave, they did not dare to engrave them outside. Coincidentally, the regiment commander knew that I knew how to carve seals, so I carved these seals for all the departments of the county government. When I was about to carve this seal, I suddenly received news that the Japanese had swept the area, so I didn't finish carving the word 'Ke' on this seal before I moved it. When we arrived at the encampment, I continued to carve the words "Official Seal". I forgot the word 'K'."
When Li Gang heard this, he was very excited."Grandpa, I was just worried that I didn't bring you a valuable gift. I think this seal is the best gift. Please accept it.”
When the old man heard this, he could not close his mouth."Good, good, good. Thank you."
As they spoke, Principal Zhang and the auntie laid out the dishes. They called the old and young to the table to eat.
The old man happily pulled Principal Zhang to his side, his face flushed with excitement."Old woman, do you know who you brought back for me? This Li is the grandson of Li Shanzhu, my savior who carried me out of a pile of dead bodies when I was fighting the Japanese. Not only that, he even helped me find a seal that I carved back then. I'm so happy today. No matter what, we have to have a good drink.”
Li Gang was also very happy. He didn't expect to see the people who fought with his grandfather in Jiang City. Hence, the two of them drank one glass after another. Principal Zhang looked at the old and young drinking happily. She smiled and said to Li Gang,"Xiao Li, treat this place as your own home from now on. Come home on the weekend. I'll prepare delicious food for you.”
Li Gang took advantage of the alcohol and agreed,"Alright, alright. From now on, this will be my second home.”
At this moment, Li Gang was happy that he finally had family in Jiang City. However, he didn't know much about Principal Zhang's family. He didn't realize that Principal Zhang's family would become his benefactors. This was really too coincidental.
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