July was a very gray and tragic month in 1976.
In early July, the second founding father of the country passed away.
His death made Shen Xiaobei no longer dare to harbor any hope. She had a particularly strong premonition that the great disaster in July would come as expected.
Sure enough, one day at the end of July, the radio in the compound reported that a strong earthquake had occurred in the Yanshan area of a northern province, and the disaster was very serious.
On that day, Duan Xichuan and Chen Guohua went to the army not long after and then hurried back to pack their luggage and rush to the disaster area to participate in earthquake relief work.
"Girl, when I'm not here, you have to take good care of yourself and the children, eat well every day, go to bed on time, and don't let me worry. Do you hear me?"
"I know. Don't worry about me and the child. I will take good care of us. As for you, disaster relief is important, but your own safety is also important. You must come back safely!"
"Don't worry, girl. I know you and the child are waiting for me here. I will definitely come back safely."
"Well, take care of yourself then!"
"Take care of yourself and the child, too."
In disaster relief, every second counts.
If rescue workers can arrive at the disaster area sooner, some victims will have a better chance of survival.
This time, Shen Xiaobei did not cry. Although she felt reluctant, she did not express it so strongly.
The couple said goodbye in a hurry. After Duan Xichuan kissed his wife and child on the cheek, he got in a car and left the compound with Old Chen next door and some officers in the compound.
Some family members watched them leave with worried looks on their faces.
Shen Xiaobei was the one who felt the most solemn among them.
Because she knew that the Yanshan earthquake would kill more than 200,000 people and injure tens of thousands of people.
Behind such a huge number lies the broken and disappearing families.
Shen Xiaobei still clearly remembered at this moment that before she traveled through time, she couldn't control her tears when she watched the movie adapted from this earthquake.
How many people will be heartbroken for the rest of their lives by such a massive natural disaster?
She couldn't imagine it.
She just felt a little sad that humans are so insignificant in front of nature, so small that they can be destroyed by nature in an instant.
Seeing that Duan Xichuan and his friends' car had gone far away, Shen Xiaobei was still standing there in a daze.
Wang Yishan forced a smile and asked her, "Why, you can't bear to leave your man again?"
"Can you bear to give up your man?"
"Of course I'm reluctant. But as Lao Chen said, soldiers go wherever they are needed. As long as the country gives the order, they will go there. This is their mission, so we have to be willing to leave even if we are reluctant!"
"Shanshan, Lao Chen is a good soldier."
"Isn't your Xichuan the same? Xiaobei, we all have good taste in marrying men, but to marry good soldiers like them, we are destined to endure more than others."
"Who says it's not true? But think about those who lost their loved ones in the earthquake, Shanshan, we are already so much happier..."
"Well, so, let's both cherish the happiness in front of us."
"Um."
The two women had a heartwarming chat, comforting each other and silently keeping their worries about their men in their hearts.
Because I was worried about Duan Xichuan and the disaster.
It was difficult to calm down every day, and Shen Xiaobei had to suspend his writing work.
I spent more than half a month in the compound with my two children. Duan Xichuan and Chen Guohua had not returned yet, and I had not received any news from them.
Shen Xiaobei and Wang Yishan all felt a little worried and anxious.
"Xiaobei, why don't you go find your godmother and ask her to ask Commander Guan to find out how Old Chen and your Xichuan are doing in the disaster area? We haven't heard from them in ages. I hope nothing has happened to them."
"Bah, bah, bah, what a crow's mouth! They are all so powerful, how could anything possibly happen to them? No news is the best news!"
"Oh, just go and ask! I've been with the army for so long, and I've never been separated from Lao Chen for such a long time, and he has never been out of touch with me for such a long time!"
"Look at you. You said before that you didn't love your old Chen that much, but you're already so anxious after not contacting him for just over half a month. You're even worse than me! Okay, okay, I'll go over and ask in the evening."
"You stinky woman, you only know how to laugh at me. I don't believe you don't want to find out more!"
"Even if I wanted to, I wouldn't want it as much as you do."
"Okay, okay, I think deeply, you think shallowly, and you are more noble towards your man than I am, okay?"
Wang Yishan angrily retorted to Shen Xiaobei for a few words, then left with a satisfied smile.
It's already this time, why is she still being so noble? She is just worried about her husband Chen, so what? She doesn't feel ashamed!
Since he had promised Wang Yishan, Shen Xiaobei had no choice but to bite the bullet and ask Lin Aili.
In fact, she felt that it was rather narrow-minded of her to be so impatient to ask the chief about her man's news.
If Duan Xichuan and the others complete their mission, they will definitely come back.
Since they haven't come back, it means they haven't completed their mission yet. It's likely that after the rescue, they will continue to help with reconstruction work in the disaster area and resettle the victims.
Sure enough, I stayed at Lin Aili's house for more than half an hour until Commander Guan came back.
Commander Guan told Shen Xiaobei that the officers and soldiers sent by their troops had not yet received any casualty information.
They may have to stay in the disaster area for at least one or two months, helping the victims build simple houses and assisting the local government in solving the victims' wintering problems before they can return to the army.
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