After leaving, Song Shuqian felt a little depressed.
She was lamenting the impermanence of the world, and that no one, regardless of wealth or status, could escape the cycle of life and death.
An An Le Le sensed her mother's emotions and asked, "Mom, is there anything we can do to help?"
"I'm sorry for ignoring you. Mom is fine, I just got a little emotional all of a sudden."
An An and Lele grew up in the family compound. Although Song Shuqian tried to avoid it, they still knew about it and even witnessed life and death.
The father of my playmate never came back after going on a mission. The mother of a classmate who was in the same class with me accidentally fell and passed away along with the little brother in her belly.
An An asked a very profound question, "Mom, when a person dies, is there nothing left?"
“Well… let me think about how to put it. Some people are dead but they are still alive, such as the authors of the books we read.
Many of them lived hundreds of years ago, but today we remember their names, know their works, and learn their thoughts.
Mom feels that being forgotten is the real death.
We cannot control life and death, but we can seize the time we have, do what we like, care for the people around us, and pursue our dreams.
Let yourself live without regrets. "
These words left a deep impression on the two children.
"Being forgotten is the real death," An An whispered softly.
Song Shuqian has an advantage: sadness only lasts for a moment, and she knows very well that being controlled by emotions is not good for her.
Interrupting the two children's thoughts, "Now we have time. We haven't eaten at the state-owned restaurant nearby yet. Let's go and try the food in this restaurant to see if it's delicious."
This is the time when there are many people.
Song Shuqian saw two soldiers eating and walked over with the two children, "Hello, is there anyone here?"
"No, sit anywhere."
Song Shuqian asked again, "Do you mind if we bring a dog? It's a retired military dog, it won't bite people."
Only then did the two young men notice the two dogs at the door.
Soldiers are naturally close to military dogs.
"It's okay, just sit down."
Only then did Song Shuxi let An Anlele bring Lightning and Mo Ying over. The two dogs were very well behaved. They nestled right at An An Lele's feet and let them put their legs on them.
They are so well-behaved that most people will just be curious but not afraid when they see them.
Song Shuqian told them, "Mom will go order the food, you two take care of the food."
An An nodded and watched her mother leave.
The two soldiers now realized that it was the military wives who brought their children out to purchase.
When An An Le Le saw the soldiers, she instinctively wanted to get close to them and asked them, "Brother, are you new soldiers? I haven't seen you in Dad's regiment."
"Yes, we were just transferred here from another military region. How old are you?"
When Song Shuxi came over after buying food, An An Lele was already chatting with the two military brothers.
She placed two bowls in front of An An Lele.
"This is called yam meatballs, they are said to be a local specialty. This is braised noodles, I don't know if it tastes good or not, you two can choose."
She also ordered a dish of shredded pork with fish flavor and a plate of stir-fried sauerkraut.
An An and Le Le were not sure whether it tasted good or not, so they said in unison, "Half each."
Then I saw the two of them tacitly draw a line in the middle of the bowl and only eat the side closer to them when eating.
Exchange after eating.
The two soldiers were stunned.
How old did these two children say they were just now? Six years old.
Are six-year-old children so sensible nowadays? Could it be that their nephew is pretending to be six years old?
Song Shuqian asked the two soldiers, "Are you also from this military district?"
"Yes, sister-in-law. We have just been transferred here and are out to purchase goods."
Song Shuqian could sense the two people's vigilance. She said, "My husband is Wei Jianguo. We came here with the purchasing vehicle and will be back at three in the afternoon.
There is no direct bus to Cuiyuan City. You can take the bus to the commune below and then take a ox cart back. "
When the two soldiers heard Wei Jianguo, they put away all their vigilance.
Wei Jianguo is their group leader. They had also heard that the team leader had a beautiful wife and two pairs of twin children.
The two of them hurriedly thanked Song Shuxi. They had just arrived and didn't know how to go back.
Song Shuxi also told them about the situation in Cuiyuan City, including where they could go if they wanted to have a bite to eat and where they should go if they wanted to buy things.
We separated temporarily after dinner.
Song Shuxi took the children to Xinhua Bookstore.
She is always generous when buying books, and the children can choose any one they want as long as they have book tickets.
But book tickets are hard to come by, and exchanging them with others is not easy.
So they are still very cautious when choosing. For some thinner books, An An Lele would choose to write them down and then copy them out when she got home.
In the end, they chose two books on mechanics and a book on architecture, all of which had been in the bottom of the box for a long time and no one bought them.
I also bought two magazines, "Popular Science" and "Astronomy Knowledge".
"Hello, comrade. Can I pre-order these two publications? How many copies are there per year?"
Song Shuqian felt that it would be easier to be direct.
It was the first time that the bookstore clerk had heard of such a request. "I don't know about that. We don't have it every month. We usually only get new books when the ones we have are sold out."
"How about this, I'll order it directly from your bookstore, and as long as you have the book, you can help me mail it, and I'll pay for it."
The clerk thought he had met a rich fool, "Just come and have a look every month, I'll keep the new books for you."
This guy is pretty nice.
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Song Shuqian could only play the victim, "I am a military wife who came here to accompany the troops. Our residence is a bit far away, so we have to take the supply truck to go out. In order to let every military wife have the opportunity to go to the city, we take turns.
So I don’t know how often I can come. The children usually don’t have any books to read. "
People at that time had a special admiration for soldiers. When the clerk heard that Song Shuxi was a soldier's wife, he immediately said that he would help.
I shouted to the back, "Second Uncle, no, it's the manager, this lady wants to subscribe to this publication."
The manager knew that this could be done, so he helped Song Shuxi register and would send her the publication as soon as it became available.
Song Shuqian gave one month's money in one lump sum.
After leaving the bookstore, they came to the place where they were waiting for the bus.
The two soldiers also came over.
The two of them then officially got to know Lightning and Moying, and their eyes were filled with love that could not be contained.
Lightning and Moying have become accustomed to being stared at in this way and don't feel uncomfortable at all.
The car is here, let's get on together.
Share with each other the things you came across today that are worth buying.
Song Shuqian and her mother had no chance of getting involved at all, and it felt like they were visiting a fake supply and marketing cooperative.
What has pastry crumbs? They don't know.
Any defective fabric? Sorry they didn't see it.
Are there new nice little leather boots? Where, they didn't know.
Song Shuqian smiled and patted the two children's heads. "These good things are not meant for us. Since we are not destined to have them, we won't force it. It's also good for us to buy things ourselves, right?"
"Yes, mother. Can you make me new clothes for the New Year first? I want to embroider a little sister."
"You can embroider a little figure, but it doesn't have to be a sister."
"Thank you, Mom. You are the best."
The mother and her two children chatted and laughed along the way.
Maybe it was because they were shocked when they came here, or maybe it was because the people they met were nice, but the journey back was very smooth and no one picked trouble.
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