Chapter 39 Meeting.

In the car, He Susu recalled what she had seen and asked, "Sister-in-law, why didn't I see you buying vegetables?"

Su Yu explained: "Mrs. Chen said that she has a lot of vegetables in her field. Before we can eat the vegetables we grow, we should go to her house and pick them. It's better than buying ten days' worth of them from the grocery store and then leaving them there."

Green vegetables are not long-lasting, so of course you can’t take them for free. You can pay for them according to the market price later.

He Susu nodded to show that she understood.

Soon the car returned to the military area, and everyone lined up to get off at the get-off point. He Susu and Su Yu carried a bunch of things home.

Mrs. Chen also returned home. Dabao and Erbao knew that their mother and aunt had returned, so they stopped playing and hurried home.

They looked at the large and small bags on the ground and asked, "Mom, what delicious food did you buy?"

"Pork and fish, both have to be fried before they can be eaten." Su Yu said. She took out a bag of White Rabbit candies from the package, took two of them and gave them a handful of candies. "Each of you can eat one of these two candies, and take this handful to the brothers and sisters next door."

It seemed that the children of the two families were playing together. The children of Mrs. Chen's family were older and helped to look after the eldest and second children. Naturally, she couldn't play dumb, so she bought some candies and shared them.

Dabao and Erbao took it, tore off the candy wrapper and ate their own candy first, then happily went to the other side holding a handful of candy.

Su Yu was tidying up the things she had bought in the kitchen. She had picked the vegetables for today's meal from Mrs. Chen's field in the morning, and the area in the kitchen where food was placed was immediately filled up again.

He Susu came in carrying her backpack and took out the things inside: "Sister-in-law, I was lucky enough to see someone selling dried shrimps that had been dried and pickled, so I bought some. I also bought two kilograms of apples to eat together."

Su Yu looked at the two kilograms of dried shrimps. Each one was large, so they must be fresh. Then she looked at the apples, which were also large, with intact red skin, which was particularly pleasing to the eye.

This place is not near the sea, but the next city is near the sea, so it is normal for people to bring dried shrimps here to sell. I guess my aunt bought them on the black market.

Su Yu said, "I think these dried shrimps are good. They can be used for cooking or heated up and eaten directly. They can also be considered meat. The apples look fresh, and everyone can eat some fruit. How much did you spend on these? I'll give you the money later."

He Susu refused: "Sister-in-law, what are you talking about? There's no need to be so polite. I haven't even paid the grain yet. It's normal to buy some delicious food and eat together. Don't worry, I just got the manuscript fee, I have money."

Su Yu felt relieved after hearing this, and she smiled and agreed: "Okay, then I won't be polite."

She took the dried shrimps and apples and put them away.

It was getting late, so Su Yu washed the rice and cooked it. Then she thought about it and decided to fry some dried shrimps while they were still fresh and add some vegetables to make the dish.

He Lianzhou came back from his training and asked, "Did you guys go shopping in the county town smoothly today?"

Su Yu nodded: "It went smoothly. I bought everything I needed. I also bought vegetable seeds and hoes. I can sow seeds and plant vegetables tomorrow."

He Lianzhou nodded: "That's good. I'll go to the vegetable garden early tomorrow to help. I'll come back to have breakfast and go to training after I'm done."

Su Yuying agreed. She felt sorry for her husband's hard work and would not take on all the responsibilities for him. She had to let him participate in some things so that he would understand her hard work.

He Susu waited for her to finish speaking before adding, "Brother San, I bought some apples today. Wash one this afternoon and bring it to the troops. You can eat it when you're hungry."

Su Yu nodded: "Yes, the apples my aunt bought are very fresh, and she also bought some dried shrimps that I can try later."

"Okay." He Lianzhou took a shower and changed his sweaty clothes before coming to eat.

The dried shrimps are simply heated up and the seafood flavor comes out. The dried shrimp shells are a bit crispy and they fall off with a bite. Because they are not small, the shrimps are still big after removing the head, tail and shell. They are also very tasty. They are marinated and very salty and fragrant. You can eat two bites of them with rice.

He Susu enjoyed the meal very much and was very satisfied with the dried shrimps she bought this time.

Su Yu and He Lianzhou also loved to eat it. Dabao and Erbao finished a bowl of rice very quickly. They were not afraid of the saltiness and peeled some dried shrimps to eat separately.

After eating and sitting for a while, He Susu went back to her room for a nap. It was really tiring to go to the county town in the morning.

When she woke up, she found out that her third brother had gone to the army for training. He Susu asked her third sister-in-law and found out that he had brought an apple with him, so she didn't care.

She went to the kitchen to get an apple, washed it, and also washed the apples for her third sister-in-law and two children. She was too lazy to peel the apples and just took them out to the living room to eat.

Su Yu saw that the apple was big and it would be a waste if Dabao and Erbao couldn't finish it, so she simply took a knife and cut the apple into two halves for them to share.

He Susu took a bite of the apple with the skin. The apple was very crisp and juice oozes out. The crunchy flesh had a very good texture.

She ate it bite by bite, and felt that it was good to eat some fruit from time to time. It could quench thirst and replenish nutrition. Otherwise, why is fruit the best gift to visit patients in the hospital these days?

Su Yu couldn't help but praise while eating: "This apple is delicious, sweeter than the ones I bought before, and quite crisp."

Dabao and Erbao didn't care about that. They ate half of the apple in no time and asked for more. Su Yu refused directly, saying that if they ate too much, they would not be able to eat dinner.

At the Qinghe Production Team, the He family was busy working in the fields.

Except when she was at work, He's mother was always thinking about her little girl. She loved Susu very much when she was at home, but she couldn't get used to it after she followed the third son's wife to the army.

I always want to save breakfast for her in the morning, go to her room to talk to her when I have nothing to do, and the first thing I want to do when I get home from work is to call Susu to open the door...

At first she was worried about whether Susu and the others had arrived at the army safely. Fortunately, she soon received a telegram saying that everything was fine at the army. Only then did He's mother feel relieved.

Then she started to worry about whether her daughter could adapt to the life in the army.

As a mother, she knows her daughter best. He's mother knows that her daughter is not a hard worker and will have to wash her own clothes when she goes there. If she is lazy and does nothing every day, the third daughter-in-law is not something she can tolerate as a mother. She will have some opinions in her heart. If they don't get along well and quarrel, it will be over.

As she thought about it, He's mother began to regret letting her daughter follow the army. It would have been better for her to wait here for Xiuxiu to introduce her to a guy in the county.

She wanted to send a telegram to ask her daughter to come back, but when she told the old man about it, she was rejected.

He's father analyzed: "Since she has already gone to the army, let's not mention coming back unless she says she is not used to the place. We can talk about it later when we find a suitable partner. The boys in the army are better than those in the county anyway, so we have to take a long-term view."

He's mother had no choice but to give up the idea, but she couldn't help thinking about her daughter every day, and her mood was up and down.

God knows how happy she was when she received the letter from the postman saying there was a letter from home. She knew without a doubt that it was sent by her daughter.

He's mother opened the envelope, but she couldn't understand what was written on it because she couldn't read. Her son and daughter-in-law couldn't read well, so she had to wait for Guifang to come back from school and read it to her.

Otherwise, why do they say that each generation is stronger than the previous one? My husband and I are illiterate, my son can recognize a few words, and my daughter is the best. When it comes to my grandchildren's generation, they are all among the top students in the class. Guifang can recognize a lot of words, so reading books is not a problem for her, and naturally she can also read letters.

He's mother lost the mood to go to work, so she simply asked for leave to cook and wait at home. After finally waiting for Guifang to come back, she quickly took the envelope and handed it to her: "Guifang, your aunt sent a letter, read it to grandma quickly."

It happened that the He family came back from work. Although He's father didn't say it, he was still thinking about his daughter. He walked over and listened quietly. Even He's elder brother and his family were concerned about how his younger sister was doing in the army. For a while, no one cared about eating.

Guifang was a little nervous being watched by so many people. She unfolded the letter and read it clearly: "Mom and Dad, I'm Susu. You must be thinking about me, and I'm thinking about you too. I'm doing very well in the army, don't worry. My third brother and sister-in-law take good care of me, and I'm basically doing the same as at home. There's a great place here with electricity, so it's bright at night, and I don't have to worry about hurting my eyes when I want to write..."

It took a full five minutes to finish reading the letter from my aunt. Guifang took a breath and continued, "The next is the letter from my uncle. Dad and Mom, I'm from Lianzhou. I'll take care of Xiaoyu and my little sister when they arrive at the army. Don't worry. Everything is ready at home, and it's lively now. I'm no longer alone when I go home. Here..."

In fact, most of what He Susu and He Lianzhou wrote overlapped, only their feelings were different. But the He family listened to it twice and still didn't get tired of it, and they were very happy.

He's mother was completely relieved: "Susu will get used to it when she gets there. It is indeed much more convenient to have electricity in the army. She should not have to worry about food and drink if she can go out and buy things every ten days."

What made her even more relieved was that her daughter said in the letter that the third brother and his wife were very good to her, and Susu would not tell lies to make her happy.

Of course, the content of the third brother’s letter also made her happy. Just as he said, she would no longer be alone after returning home, and the family would finally be reunited.

Father He nodded: "They are well in the army, and we can rest assured here."

Brother He nodded and said, "Yes, I'll just have to get used to it once I get there."

He Erge smiled and said, "My little sister is still thinking about us when she got there. There are two kilograms of meat coupons in this letter. I guess it was sent by the third brother."

After my younger sister joined the army, there were some changes in our family. We had less meat to eat. Fortunately, we all had lived through hard times, so we were used to eating less meat. Now we would occasionally have some pork jerky to taste the meat.

"Even if I send you the meat coupons, I don't know if they have enough." Mother He muttered. She put away the two kilograms of meat coupons and said, "In a few days, my second son, you can get up early and go to the county town to buy a kilogram of pork to enjoy."

Everyone was excited after hearing this and started looking forward to it.

He's mother was also thinking that when the second son went to the county town to buy pork, she should ask him to take the opportunity to tell Xiuxiu and tell her the news that Susu was living well in the army.

The two sisters have a good relationship, and Xiuxiu must be as concerned about Susu's situation as I am.

Back at the army, He Susu had nothing to do at home, so after indulging herself in a few days of rest, she began to stay in her room writing articles.

The magazine also has an agreed upon latest submission time. She calculated that the distance from the army to the magazine would be farther than submitting from home, so she would have to mail it one or two days in advance.

Fortunately, she brought a pen and writing paper with her. She had all the necessary tools, and there was a desk in the room. As long as she calmed down, inspiration would soon come to her, and she could start writing the main text according to the story outline she had conceived in advance.

Su Yu knew that her aunt had started to get busy with writing, so she specifically told the eldest and second child to keep their voices down when playing so as not to disturb her aunt.

She has recently gotten to know many people in the family compound. Mrs. Du from the next building is the director of the Women's Federation of the family compound. She enthusiastically took her to the street to register her information. If there is a suitable job, she will be introduced to an interview. If she passes the interview, she will have the job.

The vegetable plot allocated to the family has been tilled and the seeds sown. It only needs to be watered every morning. The family only needs three meals a day, and Su Yu also wants to find a job to earn money.

With her memories of the afterlife, she understood better than anyone that no matter what a person is, he or she must have a job to earn money so that he or she can speak and act with confidence. Even though her husband now gave her all his monthly allowance and bonus, minus the 15 yuan he sent back to his in-laws' home, Su Yu still wanted to find a decent job.

As for the child, we can send him to Mrs. Chen's house to ask her to take care of him. In a year, Dabao will be able to go to elementary school.

He Susu wrote the last sentence on the letter paper, put down the paper and pen and breathed a sigh of relief. She was particular about writing in one go, and she had not stopped writing since she started writing until now. She would not rest until she finished writing this plot point.

Of course, this doesn't mean she has completed the task. She hasn't finished the 5,000 words required for the submission. There are only 3,000 words on the letter paper at most. She will write the rest tomorrow.

He Susu drank the last two sips of water in the cup, stood up, opened the door, and planned to go to the kitchen to get another glass of water.

Dabao and Erbao were playing the sticky note game in the living room and didn't dare to speak loudly. When they saw their aunt come out, they asked happily, "Aunt, have you finally finished writing?"

He Susu nodded: "Today's is finished."

Dabao took the initiative to invite: "Then, little aunt, would you like to accompany us downstairs to play?"

Erbao's eyes were full of stars: "Go ahead, go ahead."

He Susu thought that it was not good for her to stay at home all day. In her hometown, she would occasionally walk around the village in the evening. After sitting and writing for an entire afternoon, she needed to stretch her muscles, so she nodded: "Okay, let's go down and walk together."

She went to the kitchen to get some water and asked casually, "Third sister-in-law, Dabao and Erbao and I are going downstairs to play. Do you want to come with us?"

Su Yu shook her head: "Forget it, you guys go ahead, I have to prepare dinner."

"Oh well."

Su Yu took Dabao and Erbao out, and she felt like she had done some exercise just by going down the stairs.

The stairs are not narrow, so it is easy to run into neighbors at this spot, and everyone greets you with a smile.

"Little sister, this is the first time I see you. Are you from Captain He's family?"

"Yes, we just moved here a while ago."

"Girls, why don't you go downstairs and take a walk?"

"Well, take the two children down to play."

"You look hardworking, my sister. With your help in looking after the children, your sister-in-law will have an easier time."

"Dabao and Erbao are very well behaved."

Most of the women in this building are in their 30s and 40s. They are warm, kind and talkative. He Susu can only smile and respond. Fortunately, the three-story staircase is not long, and she quickly reaches the first floor.

The sun had not yet set, but it was not as strong as it would be at 2 or 3 in the afternoon. Dabao and Erbao were very familiar with the area around the second family housing estate, and they led Xiaogu directly to the place where they usually played.

At this time, there were already quite a few children of similar age playing together. Dabao, Erbao and Xiaogu greeted each other and then jumped and joined them.

He Susu took a look and saw that the children were playing hopscotch. They had probably used the chalk crumbs they had brought from school to mark out squares on the ground that were barely big enough for them to play.

The eldest and second child were huddled together, and could accurately call out the names of their playmates in front, behind, and around them. They must have become familiar with them from before, and were having a lot of fun.

She simply walked to the stone bench under the big tree and sat down. The bench was made of polished stone, and although it was not very flat, it was not uncomfortable to sit on. The cool breeze blew over her, making her feel very comfortable.

He Susu watched the children play for a while, then called up the shopping system screen. If someone passed by at this time, the commander would think she was engrossed in watching the children play.

The family bought pork and fish, and half of the meat was air-dried into bacon, so they could have at least one meat meal a day, and she didn't have to redeem it from the shopping system.

The apples I brought home last time were very popular. They finished two kilograms of apples in just a few days. Next time I go to the county town, I can exchange some apples to bring back. Pears and oranges are also good.

The two kilograms of dried shrimps I exchanged before are also very delicious, salty and fragrant, and go well with rice. It is also very good to pair them with white porridge or corn steamed buns in the morning.

There are probably about half a pound of dried shrimps left at home now. He Susu looked at the dried shrimps in the shopping system, but unfortunately there is no special offer now. The original price is a bit expensive. She can only continue to observe and see when there will be a special offer again.

"ah!"

“There is a car!”

He Susu quickly turned off the shopping system screen and looked over. It turned out that Erbao was jumping on the grid and was about to reach the edge of the path, but before he could stand firmly, the next child jumped over and knocked him off the steps and onto the road.

Just at this moment, a military vehicle drove by...

He Susu's heart skipped a beat, she stood up and ran over to save Erbao, but the distance was too far and she was too late.

At this time, the children were shocked, and Erbao also stood on the road in a daze, motionless.

At the critical moment, an olive green figure flashed by and carried Erbao to the path.

He Susu ran over and hugged Erbao, looking at him carefully: "Erbao, are you okay?"

Erbao shook his head: "Aunt, I'm fine, but I'm scared..." As he spoke, tears welled up in his eyes and he began to sob.

"It's okay, it's okay." He Susu hugged him and coaxed him comfortingly.

Only then did she look at the hero who saved lives. His olive green military uniform made him look tall and slender, his eyebrows were cool, his nose was high, and his facial features were deep and strong. He looked particularly refreshing and handsome.

For a moment, He Xiuxiu actually felt that he was even more handsome than the immortals and generals in the heaven in her memory, and perfectly blended the temperament of both.

She came back to her senses a little and smiled brightly, saying thank you: "Thank you comrade for saving Erbao."

Cheng Shi looked at the woman in front of him and was a little surprised. Her beautiful willow-shaped eyebrows and round almond eyes were pure and bright. Her small nose made her cherry-like lips look very rosy. Her face was white and clean, and her one-sided braid was slightly swung, which made her look very energetic.

He quickly came back to his senses, his eyes were cold again, and he just said lightly: "You're welcome."

The military vehicle pulled over and the young soldier hurried over to ask, "Is the child okay?"

He was driving normally, and never expected that a child would suddenly fall out. He stepped on the brakes but it was too late. Fortunately, Cheng Shi suddenly rushed out and took the child away.

He Susu patted Erbao on the shoulder: "Tell uncle if you are okay?"

Erbao had recovered a little, his eyes were red from crying, and he could still speak coherently. He shook his head and said, "I'm fine."

The young soldier breathed a sigh of relief: "I'm glad you're okay."

Cheng Shi couldn't help but remind him: "Next time you pass these roads with a lot of kids, you have to slow down. It's better to be safe than sorry."

The young soldier took note of it: "I understand. Thank you, Captain Cheng, for your help."

Seeing that there was nothing wrong and it was not convenient to leave the car here, he apologized again and drove away.

Seeing this, Cheng Shi turned around and was about to leave.

Erbao came to his senses and shouted, "Thank you, uncle, for saving me."

Seeing the other party looking back at her, He Susu subconsciously smiled and expressed her gratitude again.

"You're welcome." Cheng Shi said these three words, turned around and left quickly.

Dabao rushed over and hugged his younger brother: "I was scared to death just now, Erbao, we won't play hopscotch anymore."

Erbao nodded heavily: "I won't play it again."

He hated this game.

The boy who bumped into Erbao just now also plucked up the courage to come over and apologize: "I'm sorry, Erbao, I didn't mean to bump into you, I was just too impatient."

As he said this, he took out a piece of fruit candy from his pocket, looked at it again and again, and reluctantly handed it over, "I'll give you my candy, please forgive me."

Erbao couldn't help but take it and said generously: "I forgive you. Next time you have to wait until others have finished and are standing firmly before you continue to dance. Got it?"

The boy nodded: "I understand."

He Susu stood aside and watched the two children finish their negotiation. Seeing that they had no intention of playing games anymore, she simply said, "Let's go home."

The eldest and second child responded obediently. They were instinctively afraid to cross the road and held their aunt's hands tightly on both sides before they dared to take a step forward.

He Susu could vaguely sense their fear, so she softened her voice and said, "Be careful when you go out. When crossing these roads, look left and right to see if there are any dangerous cars or bicycles. Make sure there is no danger before crossing. As long as you pay more attention, there is nothing to be afraid of."

"Today was just an accident. With a hero like your father saving Erbao, everything will be fine after this."

As Dabao and Erbao listened to their aunt's words, their fear slowly dissipated, but their faces still looked unhappy, and Erbao's eyes were still red from crying for a while.

As soon as she got home, Su Yu noticed something was wrong: "What happened to you two?"

He Susu briefly explained what had just happened, and then said, "I'm sorry, Third Sister-in-law. I took Dabao and Erbao out and almost got into an accident. I wasn't able to take good care of them."

Su Yu was still frightened, but she was also reasonable and shook her head: "Who could have predicted such an unexpected thing? Fortunately, someone showed up and saved Erbao in time. Do you know who that person is? I can also ask Lianzhou to thank him in person when I get back."

He Susu shook her head: "I don't know, but the soldier driving the car called him 'Captain Cheng'."

Su Yu nodded: "Okay, I'll ask your third brother later."

Then, she couldn't help but educate her two sons, telling them to be careful when going downstairs to play in the future, and not to always focus on the games they were playing.

As a mother educating her children, He Susu naturally would not interrupt, but just sit aside and watch.

At this time, He Lianzhou didn't know that his second son was almost in trouble but was rescued. After finishing the training, he walked out of the training ground and was about to go home for dinner when he heard the political commissar and instructor of the 8th Regiment talking in front of him.

"Cheng Shi is already an adult, and he hasn't solved his personal problems. He doesn't care about them. My wife said she would help introduce him to a partner."

"It's useless. My wife has introduced them to some people, but she either refused directly or refused after meeting them. She seems to be clueless."

"Try again. You'll have to trick him into coming over to meet you. Do you have a suitable candidate?"

He Lianzhou listened and thought, isn't this an opportunity? He was just thinking of finding a chance to introduce his younger sister to Cheng Shi.

So I walked over shamelessly and greeted him.