Wei Jianguo said he wanted to go to Xiucai's hometown and took action quickly.
It was icy and snowy, and they went out alone, without their two children.
Looking at her parents packing up, An An Le Le hugged her mother's legs, reluctant to leave. "Mom, can you take An An with you? I'm very good."
Song Shuqian took him to feel the cold air outside, "If the weather is warm, mom will take you with her, and we can also go shopping around the area.
But in this weather, it's easy to catch a cold and get sick if you and your brother go out.
Moreover, if they go out at this time and encounter danger, it is easy for Dad to protect Mom alone. It's a bit difficult to protect the three of us.
You and your brother go to Aunt Tiantian's house and play with Sihu for three days, and we will be back after we finish our business."
An An Le Le knew that if her mother clearly said no and explained the reason to them, then it was definitely not allowed.
They might act like a spoiled brat and pester their dad for a while, and then he would think they are annoying and agree.
There's no point in saying anything to my mother.
After being clearly rejected, An An Le Le gave up and reluctantly saw her parents off.
"You must remember to come back. Three days, just three days."
The two children kept telling Wei Jianguo to take good care of their mother and remember to bring her back.
Wei Jianguo patted the two kids' little heads and said, "I know. You can't get lost. Go back quickly."
It's also strange. He has always taught his two children to take care of their mother and be nice to her, but now he is actually a little envious.
In the car, Song Shuxi wrapped herself in an extra-large coat, wearing a thick hat and a scarf, leaving only a pair of eyes exposed.
It's too cold.
The thermal insulation performance of cars at that time was not that good, and only new cars like Beijing 212 had heating devices. But it can't compare with modern heating.
Some older cars are relatively backward and basically rely on shaking to keep warm.
As the car started moving, the wind was strong and Song Shuqian could only feel the wind blowing straight into the soles of her feet.
Wei Jianguo taught her, "Wife, lift your legs up and sit cross-legged, like sitting on a kang. Then wrap your legs with your jacket."
Song Shuqian tried it and found it was indeed much warmer.
Wei Jianguo told her, "The old lady didn't know that Xiucai had passed away. Xiucai was the only relative she had in this world. He was worried that the old lady wouldn't be able to bear knowing the truth, so he didn't tell her directly.
Pensions and the like were also sent under other names. The local village chief and public security chief are both our own people, and they all take good care of the old lady.
This time I went there because the village chief called and said that the old lady was not feeling well. I was worried, so I wanted to go and take a look.
Even if something happens, I can still show my filial piety to the scholar. "
Song Shuqian asked, "Have you contacted the military hospital? If he is sick, we can send him to a better hospital. If the money is not enough, our family can pay for it."
Wei Jianguo squeezed his wife's hand and said, "Thank you, my dear."
His wife is really nice. She says she only cares about herself and won't meddle in other people's affairs.
In fact, Wei Jianguo sponsored the children of two of his comrades, giving each child 5 yuan per month, which was remitted by Song Shuqian. Married for 5 years, every month.
There is also Xiucai's mother. During the holidays, Song Shuxi would always prepare various things and send them to her, including clothes, shoes and socks.
Wei Jianguo was not oblivious to what was happening outside. He also knew about the various farces going on between his sisters-in-law and his husband's family in the family compound.
They fought each other to get a few more dollars every month.
Every time this happened, Wei Jianguo would be especially grateful to Song Shuxi, as she would never stop him from helping his comrades.
Xiucai’s home is not far away, and it only takes 7 hours to drive there.
Wei Jianguo took Song Shuxi to a guesthouse in the county town and stayed there for one night.
After sitting in the car for 7 hours, Song Shuxi felt uncomfortable all over and her calves were sore and swollen.
Wei Jianguo squatted down and put her legs on his legs, "Don't move, let me massage you. You've been sitting for a long time, and the blood has been stagnating in your calves. You'll feel better if you massage it."
Wei Jianguo's hands were very strong, and Song Shuqian felt extremely painful whenever he moved.
He kept groaning in pain, and in that cold weather, he made Wei Jianguo sweat.
Unable to bear it any longer, I slapped her on the butt and said, "Stop making that noise."
Song Shuqian didn't realize it at first, but when she was hit, she understood what it looked like. Her face turned red all of a sudden, like a freshly cooked shrimp.
This time, she let Wei Jianguo press on her, gritting her teeth, without making a sound.
Wei Jianguo looked at the time and said, "It's time for dinner. Should we go to the state-owned restaurant or should I buy some food to eat?"
"Let's go out and eat. I want to take a walk."
The county town is not big, and the state-owned restaurant is only seven or eight minutes' walk away.
It was lunchtime, so there were quite a lot of people inside. The two found a seat in a corner against the wall.
"Wife, I'll go order some food, what do you want to eat?"
"Whatever, just eat something hot, it's really too cold."
Song Shuqian sat there observing the people around her boredly. People who could come out to eat were generally not in bad condition and their clothes were decent too.
Her attention was drawn to the mother and son next to her.
The child looked to be about seven or eight years old. He was very sensible and picked up some braised meat and gave it to his mother next to him.
The child's mother reacted strongly. She picked up the meat and put it back into the child's bowl, complaining, "Mom is already an adult. It's useless to eat those good things. You keep them for yourself. All the good things in our house are yours."
The child obviously didn't react, "Mom, you eat too."
The woman picked up the meat and stuffed it into the child's mouth. "Silly child, your mother won't eat it, so you should eat it quickly. Don't worry about your father and grandmother. Even if they don't like to eat it, it's all yours."
Song Shuqian...on the one hand, she felt that her mother was truly great. She saw the mother swallowed several times and wiped the plate clean with the steamed bread. On the other hand, I also feel that a child raised like this will take her mother's words seriously and will really ignore her in the future. Anyway, she will not like to eat anything good.
She was too lazy to think about it anymore. Anyway, she had to have a share of the delicious food in their family because she liked to eat it.
Wei Jianguo was very quick and soon came back with two bowls of noodles and a plate of braised bones.
"Their noodles are handmade, very similar to the stretched noodles in Northeast China. Try it and see if you like it. I asked someone to add a little chili to make it taste like you like."
Song Shuqian gave a thumbs up. It was delicious. It was a soup made with mushrooms and very fresh.
The braised bones are also very flavorful, and there is still a lot of meat on them.
Song Shuqian enjoyed her meal happily, taking a bite of meat and a bite of noodles.
"Wife, after dinner, we have to go for a walk. You have been sitting in the car all day, you need to move around. We will go to see Auntie tomorrow morning."
Song Shuqian had no objection.
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