There was only a short sentence on the letter: All is well, return date is delayed.
There is an island base seal printed on the lower right corner, indicating that Huo Donglin has returned to the base safely.
It's good that the things have been delivered. There must be a lot of things for him to do later. It's normal for him to come back a few days late.
Jiang Ningning put down the big piece of paper completely and folded the letter and put it back in her pocket.
Everyone's eyes were shining.
"Ningning, what exactly does the telegram say?"
Second Auntie was impatient. When she finished reading, she immediately asked anxiously, "What happened to the mother and daughter? Did Donglin rescue them?"
I realized it so late, oh no, I was too obsessed with acting!
It turns out that there is still a long way to go before I can be as flexible as my mother.
Little Tuanzi admired his mother immensely, but at the same time he felt a little guilty. He blinked desperately at Jiang Ningning, hoping that his mother could have a spiritual connection with him.
"There's definitely nothing wrong with Dad stepping in, right, Mom?"
I don’t know whether my mother accepted him or not, but Hu Zi must have accepted the wrong thing.
"Manman, you are too sentimental, that's why you cried until your eyes cramped!"
“…”
The little girl was dumbfounded.
I froze in place, trying to argue, but couldn't find any words.
It was the first time that Jiang Ningning saw her son scratching his head anxiously. She cleared her throat and coughed twice to attract everyone's attention.
"Donglin said he successfully met the mother and daughter, but things are a bit tricky, and he will have to wait for a few more days before coming back. Sigh!"
It was this “Alas” that brought all the worries back to the forefront.
Jiang Ningning seemed to casually glance at the thick documents in Captain Luo's hand, then looked at Bai Man's excited expression, and she probably had an idea.
Her beautiful eyebrows knitted together as she sighed, "It turns out that the reason this mother and daughter were eaten up and exterminated was because they were illiterate."
The second aunt was confused: "What does this have to do with literacy? Didn't that group of wicked relatives team up to harm them?"
"Relatives used the excuse of borrowing money and writing IOUs to coax the mother and daughter out of their compensation. But the mother and daughter are illiterate and have no idea that the IOUs are actually IOUs. It is estimated that the hundreds of dollars in compensation will never be returned."
There is only one word difference between a promissory note and an IOU, but there is a world of difference between them.
Everyone was speechless at this sudden development.
"The price of being illiterate is really high! It's several hundred dollars in compensation. If they could read, they would definitely not be deceived." Jiang Ningning pretended to wipe away tears, rubbing her eyes until they turned red.
"Even if they can read, will they still be eaten up by their relatives?"
"No!" Bai Man clenched his fists in anger.
And suddenly I realized that I was doing something great, something that could really change the fate of female compatriots like the mother and daughter in the story.
"Captain, the village must call on all girls to go to school. Since we want to be a model village, we should start with the first brigade!"
Captain Luo's mouth clicked, what a coincidence, he had just returned from a meeting in the county, and in his arms was a document calling for school-age girls to go to school.
The county stated that the establishment of a sideline business was led by Jiang Ningning, assisted by the educated youth Bai Man, to support the development of the first brigade as an important project.
Ask him to cooperate with Jiang Ningning unconditionally.
Just then, Captain Luo rode his bike back to the village and met Bai Man on the way. The two of them came together and happened to hear about the tragedy caused by this illiterate person at Lao Jiang's house.
He couldn't help but look at Jiang Ningning.
The expression on that bright little face was one of indignation and sadness, and it was genuine and heartfelt, without any trace of acting.
She couldn't possibly predict the future and guess that he would suddenly appear at this time, right?
What's more, Huo Donglin specifically mentioned this matter in the telegram.
So there really was such a poor mother and daughter who suffered a tragedy because of illiteracy.
This case came at the right time. Captain Luo was worrying about how to call on villagers to send their daughters to school. Isn't this a current example?
"Yes, now that we have the conditions, we must send our daughter to school."
Captain Luo could hardly conceal the excitement in his voice: "Ningning, you come to my house next time to discuss the issue of weaving to generate income and promoting enrollment."
Captain Luo came in a hurry and left in a hurry.
The information points that remained aroused everyone's curiosity.
Cai Jinhua knew that her granddaughter had been busy with educational matters these days, so she stayed in the county town for one night.
But now, from what Captain Luo said, it seemed that her granddaughter had done something serious again.
"Ningning, take Bai Zhiqing to your room and sit for a while."
The old lady spoke, and immediately cut off other people's thoughts of inquiring about the news.
However, they were already satisfied after hearing such explosive gossip today. Under Cai Jinhua's high-pressure management, the Jiang family was very easy to be content.
Of course, there are a lot of little thoughts like that.
While cleaning up her husband, the second grandson's wife, Sun Ping, ran out of the yard and headed straight for her parents' home at the other end of the village.
The Sun family's conditions are comparable to those of the Jiang family, and their conditions are among the best.
Seeing his daughter come back, the grandson's father knew that his daughter's investigation had yielded some results. He smiled and invited her into the room of the two elders, and asked the child's mother to make a cup of malted milk.
"Have Captain Huo and Jiang Ningning divorced?" he asked impatiently.
Sun Hong drank malted milk slowly, enjoying the hospitality of her mother's family, and answered: "No, Captain Huo went on a mission to rescue a mother and daughter who were defrauded of their allowance at his comrade's home..."
When she told the whole story, her mother's eyes were red from crying. How could there be such a wolfish relative in the world?
Father Sun always felt that something was strange, but since Huo Donglin had specially sent a telegram to tell him about it, it must be true.
"Dad, cousin Ningning won't divorce, so she won't stay at home this time." Sun Hong looked at the south wing for a long time. The room was spacious and bright.
I really don't understand why Cai Jinhua's house has been left empty. Can't it be left to the grandchildren in need?
"dad?"
Sun Hong complained for a long time, but seeing that his father didn't react, she had to shout a few more times.
Mother Sun hit him twice with her arm. "Hong'er asked you about the textile factory's arrangement for your son-in-law to be a security guard. How is it going? Are you sure it's going to work?"
Sun's father patted his chest and assured: "Your third uncle introduced me, I'm sure he'll be reliable. But it will cost 30 yuan as an introduction fee, go back to your husband's house and discuss it with your husband."
"Thirty yuan!" Sun Hong opened her mouth wide.
Sun's father was calm and composed: "Being a security guard earns 25 yuan a month. I can make my money back in two months. But since I have a relationship with your third uncle, can I get a son-in-law?"
Sun Hong did some calculations and felt that what his father said made a lot of sense.
But thirty yuan is an astronomical sum, and an ordinary country girl may not be able to save it in a lifetime.
Although the Jiang family had split up a long time ago, they were young and spent a lot of money and couldn't control their money, so Sun Hong had only a little over one yuan in her hands at most.
"Isn't Jiang Ningning rich? Ask her to borrow some. We are all family, and it's not like she won't pay it back." Father Sun gave her advice.
After sending his daughter away, he changed into a decent outfit and planned to go to the third brother's house to tell him about Huo Donglin's absence and to inquire about his job as a security guard.
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