After reading the letter, Zhuang Xingzhou felt increasingly distressed and suggested to Hao Caiyun, "I can't put my mind at ease. Why don't we go to the Northeast to see Yaya and also check out that young man?"
"Yaya is still young, don't be fooled. We've lived most of our lives, we should at least have some discernment."
“I definitely can’t go anytime soon. You’re the factory director, and you can use the excuse of going to the Northeast for a business trip. But it’s not easy for me to take leave from my job. Our hospital is very busy.”
"Then let's start making arrangements now. It will take at least 10 days, or at least 7 days if necessary."
"Okay! I'll talk to my supervisor beforehand when I get to the office and see if I can get some time off!"
Zhuang Zhimeng had no idea that her parents were coming to visit her; she was currently preparing meat strips.
This time, An Qingbai caught a small wild boar, weighing about 100 jin (50 catties).
The last time I made some meat strips, An Qingbai took them home but didn't manage to get many himself. Recently, he's been craving them, so he asked Zhuang Zhimeng to make some more. Of course, he did the cooking himself, while Zhuang Zhimeng gave instructions.
I caught a wild boar, and this time I used 50 jin of meat to make 30 jin of meat strips. I sent 10 jin of meat to my second brother.
I gave An Qingbai a few kilograms, and left the rest with Zhuang Zhimeng, so we can use it when we need to do favors.
The remaining wild boar meat was left for An Qingbai to store at his secret base, to be eaten slowly.
Liaoning Provincial Military Region.
"Platoon Leader Zhuang, there's a package for you!" the soldier on duty said to Zhuang Zhiwu, who was about to return to his dormitory.
Zhuang Zhiwu, Zhuang Zhimeng's second elder brother, is currently a platoon leader. He is 23 years old and has been in the army for 5 years.
Zhuang Zhiwu thanked the soldier, picked up the package, and returned to his dormitory.
"Platoon leader, who sent you this package? It's quite big!" asked Zhou Kangcheng, Zhuang Zhiwu's roommate.
"It should be my younger sister. Judging from the address, it was sent from the local area. She's working in a rural area in this province!"
"Oh? It's from my sister! Quick, open it and see what she sent you!"
"What do you mean 'our sister'? That's my sister!"
"Hey! What's yours and mine? What's yours is mine, and what's mine is yours!"
"roll!"
"Hehe! Come see what good stuff my sister sent over!"
Zhuang Zhiwu was speechless when faced with such a rogue, and had no choice but to open the package.
Inside were 10 jin of pork strips, 10 jars of wild honey, a large bag each of pine nuts and walnuts, and a sweater.
"Platoon leader, quickly open this meat strip and try it! I can smell it! It smells so good! Hurry! My mouth is watering!"
Zhuang Zhiwu rolled his eyes, grabbed a few for Zhou Kangcheng, and sent him aside to eat slowly, as he was in a hurry to read the letter!
Zhuang Zhiwu was relieved to learn that Zhuang Zhimeng was doing well, had not suffered in the village, and had adapted to life in the countryside.
It turned out I had let my guard down too early; Ya Ya had actually gotten a boyfriend!
Because Zhuang Zhimeng didn't go into detail about An Qingbai, she only said that they were dating.
Zhuang Zhiwu decided to take advantage of this holiday opportunity to visit Ya Ya so he could truly feel at ease.
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The brigade leader notified Zhuang Zhimeng and An Qingbai to come to the brigade headquarters.
The two arrived at the brigade headquarters, where they learned that their application for a reward for rescuing An Baojin had been approved. Each received a certificate, 10 yuan, and an enamel mug.
“I knew you two were great, you’ve really brought honor to our village. When I was at the commune meeting, I mentioned this and the commune secretary kept praising our brigade for its spirit of Lei Feng and encouraging us to learn from you! The other brigade leaders are all so envious of me, because their villages don’t have such good young men.”
"Uncle Baogen, it's all thanks to your excellent teaching; we all learned from you!"
"Haha, you little educated youth, you have such a sweet tongue! We must guard against arrogance and impetuosity and continue to work hard."
"Don't worry, Uncle Baogen. We'll do whatever you say!"
The two left the brigade headquarters and headed home.
An Qingbai handed 10 yuan to Zhuang Zhimeng: "Zhizhi, you keep it. You're in charge of the money in our family."
"Take this, consider it your pocket money. A man should always carry some money with him; he can't be completely penniless."
An Qingbai put it away himself, thinking he would buy something for Zhizhi later.
When the villagers learned that they had gone to the brigade headquarters to receive rewards, they all congratulated them, and no one was jealous of them.
If it weren't for the two of them that day, An Baojin definitely wouldn't have survived.
The villagers have all told their children to stay away from the river. Anyone who disobeys will inevitably get a beating with bamboo shoots and meat when they get home. The children were also frightened by An Baojin's condition before, and they all promised to be obedient and stay away from the water.
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