Chapter 012 Chen Yuan's mission went wrong
From July 1982 to late January 1983, for more than six months, there was no news about Chen Yuan.
Su Wan, who was almost going crazy making money at the beginning, began to feel anxious when he looked at the calendar.
February 12, 1983 is New Year's Eve. There is still more than half a month left. Can Chen Yuan come back?
She didn't go to the stall today. Early in the morning, she took all the money she earned to the bank and deposited it. She also sent 1,000 yuan back to each family. She also sent a telegram home to inform the two families in advance, telling them that she had made some money selling food here, and she wanted to give 1,000 yuan to each family as a filial gift to their parents for their New Year's expenses.
Over the past six months, she insisted on selling braised meat even when it rained heavily. In more than half a year, she earned more than 30,700 yuan. Together with the more than 2,000 yuan she earned before, she earned a total of nearly 33,000 yuan.
She sent 2,000 yuan to her family and saved 30,000 yuan. With the remaining money, she bought herself a watch worth 120 yuan to tell the time, four new sets of clothes, and three pairs of shoes, spending 200 yuan.
There is no way. After more than seven months of high-intensity life, Su Wanwan, who used to weigh more than 180 pounds, now weighs only 96 pounds. After losing weight, she is fair and tall, with big and bright eyes. Her nose is not small, but it is tall and straight, which does not prevent her facial features from being beautiful, especially her rosy lips, which are very attractive.
These days, the sisters-in-law in the family compound have been watching her lose weight. Although Su Wan was not ugly when she was fat, she looked like a completely different person after losing weight. Even the political commissar and captain Zhao who came to visit her once did not dare to recognize that she was the fat daughter-in-law of Chen Yuan's family.
With a sigh, Su Wan started washing the pig offal again.
She planned to make another thousand or two before the New Year and then stop doing this business.
On February 7, 1983, Su Wan sold the last of her braised meat and told everyone that she would not open the stall. She gave the braised meat she had prepared to the two security guards, thanking them for their help during this period, and waited for Wang Bin and his car with her stainless steel bucket.
The winter in Guangdong Province is not very cold. She wore long pants and a blue coat and sat in front of the factory waiting.
In these fourteen days, she earned more than two thousand, which was enough for her and Chen Yuan to have a good New Year. After today, she planned to take a break and go to Guangzhou to do clothing wholesale business after the New Year. She would try the waters with a small amount first to see if she could make money.
Having made up his mind, Su Wan simply pulled the stainless steel bucket to a nearby store and bought two packs of cigarettes, two packets of White Rabbit candy and two cans of malted milk before returning to his original place.
She didn't have to wait long. Wang Bin and his friends drove back in less than half an hour.
Putting the stainless steel barrel in the back, Su Wan also sat in the front carrying the things.
She handed them the separately packed items and said, "Thank you for helping me for the past six months. This is a small token of my appreciation. Take it home for the New Year."
"Sister-in-law, this is embarrassing. We eat your braised meat every day."
The two were really embarrassed. They had to improve their meals every day, all thanks to their sister-in-law who braised meat for them and occasionally made pig heart soup for them. The two boys grew a few centimeters taller in the past six months, and even their physical fitness improved.
"It's not something very expensive. I'd feel embarrassed if you didn't accept it."
Su Wan insisted, and the two of them did not refuse. After thanking her, they put the things aside.
The car drove quickly towards the army. Su Wan was in a good mood at this time. All she had in her mind was what to buy for the New Year and whether Chen Yuan had returned.
When they arrived at the army, Wang Bin and Xu Weiguo helped her take down the stainless steel barrel. Su Wan thanked them and then pulled the stainless steel barrel back home.
The sisters-in-law in the yard saw her come back without any pig offal, and they murmured, "Finally, we don't have to smell the smell of pig offal today."
"No, it's been so noisy lately that I don't even want to stay in the yard anymore."
Su Wan heard it. She knew that she was not doing a good job, so she staggered the time when her sisters-in-law used water. In the summer when there was a bumper watermelon harvest, she bought many watermelons and knocked on every household's door to deliver watermelons. Later, she also delivered half a pound of White Rabbit milk candy to every household, and braised meat to every household a few times, with a plate for every family. When the sisters-in-law collected the things, they smiled and said it was okay. However, they loved to gossip behind her back, and she could do nothing about it.
Although there is indeed a smell when washing, the yard is spacious and she always waits until no one is using water before washing. After washing, she rinses it with detergent, so there is actually no residual smell.
Anyway, she won't be doing the braised meat business in the future, so they say it's their business.
She washed the stainless steel bucket clean and put it outside to dry in the sun, then watered it. She planted a lot of cabbage, onions, cabbage, choy sum, spinach, lettuce, white radish, carrots, and leeks. They were all lush and green in the vegetable garden, enough for her daily meals.
She took a large broom and bucket, and some laundry detergent, and went to the sink. She cleaned the sink inside and out, and also cleaned the cement floor. Only after all these places were clean did she go back home, take a shower, and wash her clothes.
After drying her hair, Su Wan was just about to cook when she heard a hurried voice outside.
"Sister-in-law, sister-in-law, are you home?"
"At home, what's wrong?"
Su Wan put down the comb and went out. Seeing the unfamiliar face in front of her, she asked, "What's going on?"
"Sister-in-law, please pack up quickly. The chief will take you to the hospital in a while."
Hearing the word "hospital", Su Wan's heart skipped a beat. "What hospital? Did something happen to Chen Yuan?"
The recruit nodded. "The battalion commander was injured during a mission. I don't know the details, but the commander asked you to go to the hospital with Mrs. Zhou. Please pack up quickly, the car will be leaving soon."
Su Wan also wanted to stay calm, but she was very worried at the moment. She quickly took out her luggage bag, put her clothes in it, stuffed all the money in the house into the big backpack she bought, took her passbook, and hurriedly locked the door.
The new recruits outside took her to the door. In the car, Mrs. Zhou's eyes were swollen from crying. Next to her sat a three-year-old child, the daughter of her and Battalion Commander Zhou.
Su Wan got into the car, closed the door, and drove out quickly.
Along the way, no one spoke. Mrs. Zhou sat beside her and kept crying. Su Wan felt very heavy in her heart and kept looking outside.
The car drove onto the provincial road. There was no speed limit at that time. Except for eating and going to the toilet, the car just drove forward.
We drove for twelve hours, and at around eleven o'clock in the evening, the car stopped at a hospital in Ming Province.
The chief got out of the car in front, and Su Wan also got out. Looking at the staggering Mrs. Zhou, she gave her a hand.
The driver picked up the sleeping child and they quickly went to the hospital.
In the intensive care unit of the hospital, Su Wan saw Chen Yuan lying inside with tubes inserted all over his body.
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