Chapter 70 The Goose Letter Finally Arrives
After dinner, Song Yanzhou boiled water and Ye Mu took a bath. She had sweated a lot yesterday and she couldn't stand not taking a bath, let alone sweating today.
She read for a while before going to bed. After she fell asleep, Song Yanzhou looked at the time, took the pistol she gave him and went downstairs.
After finding the right bullet for this gun, Song Yanzhou went to the shooting range. The moment the bullet was loaded, he felt the difference of this gun. After firing the gun, he became even more clear whether Ye Mu's modification of the gun was positive or negative.
If he had other guesses in his mind before, then the answer he came to at this moment was undoubtedly that this gun was better than the guns in the military zone.
He came up with the idea of immediately handing the gun over to the research institute, and then having the institute study it thoroughly and put it into mass production.
If all soldiers can use such weapons, their chances of winning when fighting the enemy will naturally increase a lot.
The backwardness of weapons was also the reason why many soldiers of Xiazhou Kingdom died.
Song Yanzhou's heart was filled with emotion, but he immediately suppressed his thoughts.
Since he has already promised Ye Mu, he cannot make a decision on his own now. Besides, this is also Ye Mu's invention and modification, so he should ask her first, and he can also use this to gain some benefits for Ye Mu.
Everything will wait until after this mission.
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Summer nights are short. The bright moon in the sky has not yet disappeared, but the horizon has already begun to turn white.
Smoke was emanating from the chimneys of the farmers' houses early in the morning, and the dim kerosene lamps in the kitchen illuminated the busy figures in front of the stove.
A big pot was cooking breakfast for the whole family this morning.
A total of six families of relocated people lived in the house built around the cowshed. This was where the relocated people from the fourth and eighth brigades of Yangshan Village lived together.
Among them, Ye Wansheng's family has the largest population, a total of five people.
But now there are only four people in this somewhat cramped room.
Ye Wansheng and his mother cooked breakfast early in the morning. They shared the stove with two other families, so they had to work quickly.
The breakfast was watery and there was not much rice porridge to go down. I could only drink more soup to fill my stomach and reduce hunger.
Grandpa Ye looked at Ye Wansheng and said:
"Jun Gui is still in the hospital. I have two cents here. You can take it to the village and buy two buns for Jun Gui to eat. They will help him replenish his body."
As he spoke, he took out two dimes and handed it to Ye Wansheng. Ye Wansheng took it, nodded, and then looked at the elderly woman who was drinking soup next to Grandpa Ye and said:
"Grandma, don't worry about Dad. The hospital bills have been paid."
The old woman's hands were clearly shaking. Grandpa Ye patted her hands and said:
"Yang Ying, Jun Gui's leg can be cured. Don't worry about it or cry. Be careful with your eyes."
Grandpa Ye’s name is Ye Heshan, and Yang Ying is his wife, who is a few years older than him. She cried a lot in the past, which affected her eyesight and she often can’t see clearly.
One ear can't hear very well either.
Ye Jungui was the name Ye Heshan gave to the baby in the cradle that the soldier handed to him.
Just by taking the literal meaning, you can understand the intention of his name.
Ye Jungui's wife Zhu Yuting, also known as Ye's mother, is a teacher like Ye Jungui. The two fell in love after a long period of free love.
Originally, in order not to drag down the two elders, Ye Jungui and Zhu Yuting wanted to sever their relationship with Ye Heshan and Yang Ying.
But Ye Heshan wouldn't allow it. How could family members sever their ties? No matter how big the storm was, they had to get through it together.
But after going on stage once, Ye Heshan felt sorry for his two children at home.
Ye Wansheng was young, but he was a son, so it was difficult for him to sever ties with the Ye family. However, since Ye Mu was a daughter, it was easier to deal with. So they severed ties with Ye Mu and handed her over to a trusted neighbor before being sent down to the countryside.
At that time, half of the family's wealth was given, and in recent years, they have also sent food to the city every year.
It cannot be said to be a lot, but together with the money and property given at the beginning, it is enough for Ye Mu to eat and drink alone over the years.
Knowing that she had not received any reply from the city, Yang Ying asked Ye Wansheng:
"Are you going to town to read the letter today?"
Her voice sounded a bit old. Ye Wansheng thought about it and nodded:
"Don't worry, grandma. I'll go to the town today. Lin Dan also said he would go to the city to help us see if there are any letters sent to us."
“…Okay.” Yang Ying heard him speak and listened carefully before she could hear clearly. Then she nodded and said, “Send more money next time and ask them to take a photo of Mumu and send it to me.”
She mentioned this matter again, and Zhu Yuting said to Yang Ying:
"Mom, Mumu doesn't like having her picture taken. I wrote to you before and told you that she doesn't want to be photographed or seen by anyone. ...Alas."
Yang Ying was stunned for a moment, then she remembered that she had mentioned this matter last year, but there were no photos yet:
"I wonder how old Twilight has grown."
She said this sadly and finished the soup in the bowl.
Ye Wansheng washed the dishes before leaving, went to the village, bought some buns and sent them to Ye Jungui.
Ye Jungui refused to take it and said to Ye Wansheng:
"Eat it yourself."
"Dad, I've had breakfast. You can rest and recover in the hospital. I'm going to town to see if there's any letter from Province H."
After saying that, he put the bun down, turned around and ran out of the hospital without waiting for Ye Jungui to speak.
At this time, the sun had just emerged from behind the distant mountains. He had to walk to the town, which would take more than an hour. When Ye Wansheng arrived in the town, the morning mist had completely dissipated.
He went to the post office, and the employee there remembered him and said to him:
"No, no, come back next time. Didn't you just come to ask me a few days ago?"
Ye Wansheng had no choice but to smile awkwardly, said thank you to the employee, and turned to leave.
As expected, he wasn't that surprised.
I even have a hunch that maybe I won’t receive any letters this year.
This made him more determined to go back to H Province during the New Year. No matter what, he must seize the opportunity.
Just as he was thinking this, Lin Dan's voice came from afar:
"Ye Wansheng——Letter!!!"
Ye Wansheng immediately turned around and ran towards Lin Dan. Lin Dan ran for a while, panting. He rested for a while and continued to run towards Ye Wansheng. When he got in front of him, he almost fell on him.
"I brought it back for you from the city."
He hadn't slept all night. The city was quite far from the town and the road was difficult to walk on at night. He received the letter yesterday afternoon.
but……
Ye Wansheng helped him sit down on the street. Lin Dan half-lay on the ground and said to Ye Wansheng:
"I checked the address. It's not from Province H. The words on it are not from the person who wrote to you before."
"But... the recipient of the letter was indeed you, so I brought it back."
"The sender of the letter is named Ye Mu."
"Who is it, your relative?"
Ye Wansheng looked at the letter in his hand. The handwriting was something he had never seen before, but the two words "Ye Mu" at the bottom made him dare not open the letter.
After a while without a reply, Lin Dan could not help but nudge Ye Wansheng with his knee, then sat up and leaned against him, saying, "Let me ask you, who is Ye Mu?"
Ye Wansheng glanced at him, then came back to his senses: "My sister."
His hands trembled slightly as he opened the letter, and Lin Dan fell silent.
He himself has brothers and sisters, and can understand Ye Wansheng's feelings. Besides, he has not been in contact with Ye Wansheng's sister for so many years, and the letters were all sent by those relatives.
Suddenly, it was Ye Wansheng's sister who was sending the letter. Maybe something went wrong.
Ye Wansheng thought similarly to him.
Lin Dan said: "How about I take it down for you?"
Ye Wansheng hesitated for a moment and was about to refuse, but Lin Dan snatched the letter from his hand, tore it open in a few seconds, and instead of pouring it out directly, he looked inside first.
He just took a glance and his eyes widened immediately. Then he quickly closed the envelope, pulled Ye Wansheng up and ran away.
Ye Wansheng was frightened by his reaction and asked:
"What's in it?"
"Don't ask, you'll know when you see it yourself!"
It was not until they reached a place with few people that Lin Dan handed him the letter and said:
"Hurry and watch. I'll be guarding here for you."
Ye Wansheng opened it nervously and his reaction was similar to Lin Dan's.
He took out the money in shock and looked at the amount: one hundred and twenty?
Lin Dan looked back and saw him taking the money out of the envelope. He was startled and quickly stepped forward to stuff it back and said:
"We're not in the house. What if someone sees us? Don't you want the money?!"
"I just saw some letter paper inside. Take a look at what's going on. It seems like your sister is...very rich?"
He spoke the last three words very quietly, for fear that someone might hear him.
Ye Wansheng also became alert. He took out the letter, put the money and the envelope into the inner pocket of his clothes, unfolded the letter and read its contents carefully.
My first reaction was that Mumu’s handwriting was really unique and had her own style, although I didn’t know how she learned to write these words over the years.
But it is highly recognizable and has an extremely strong personal style. You will never forget the words after taking a look at them.
After reading it word by word, Ye Wansheng fell silent.
Although it was not written or mentioned in the letter, Ye Wansheng's intuition told him that Ye Mu's marriage should not be as simple as being found by the Ye family.
His sister, who is only eighteen years old this year, is getting married just like that?
Married a man her whole family had never met.
Ye Wansheng quietly clenched his fists.
"I'm going back to the village now, what about you?"
Lin Dan said: "I'll go with you, let's go."
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