Chapter 348 Received a Letter
Wan Laoer was sitting on a chair under the window. Upon hearing this, he quickly stood up and walked out.
"Second brother, what's wrong?" Old Mrs. Wan was talking to Old Master Wan when she saw Old Second Wan go out.
"Mom, why do I hear someone shouting outside? I'll go check it out."
Wan Laoer raised his voice and said something to the inner room, then walked out.
Arriving at the gate, Wan Laoer opened it and saw a soldier in military uniform standing at the gate leading a horse. On the chest of his uniform, there was a circular pattern with black letters on a white background, with the word "Translation" written on it.
Wan Lao Er looked at the visitor in confusion and hurried out to ask, "Sir, who are you looking for?"
"Are you from the Wan family?"
"Exactly. I am Wan Jinzhu, the second son of the Wan family."
"That's right. Here is a letter for you. It's been a while, and it was almost lost in the mail. Our master recently found it and asked me to deliver it to you as soon as possible."
"Thank you very much, sir. Please come in and have some tea."
"No, I have to rush to the next house to deliver the letters. These are sent from the battlefield. My family is waiting for them."
After saying this, the officer turned over, mounted his horse, and rode away.
Wan Laoer pinched the envelope, which contained a thick stack of papers. He looked down at the envelope, which had his name and address written on it.
But the handwriting was still a little immature. Wan Laoer knew immediately that it must have been sent by Wan Quan.
But how come this letter arrived later than the imperial edict? Now they received the imperial edict, but only then did they receive the letter. It was obvious that the people at these post stations did not sort out these letters in time, so that it was delayed until now. If they hadn't heard that Quan'er had become a general, I'm afraid this letter would not have reached them now, right?
Wan Laoer felt a little emotional, then he closed the door and went into the house.
"Second brother, who is that?" When the eldest brother Wan saw the second brother Wan come in, he looked unhappy and stood up and asked.
"A messenger has brought a letter, saying it was sent from the battlefield. I see that the handwriting seems to be complete, but it has only just been sent. Our imperial edict has arrived."
Wan Laoer muttered as he handed the letter to Wan Laotai.
"You young fool, you didn't say that in front of the messenger, did you?" Old Mrs. Wan glared at her second son.
"Mom, of course not. I'm not stupid. I only thought of it after he left."
Wan Laoer licked his face and laughed.
"I can't read, why did you give me the letter? Read it to everyone."
Even though she already knew that Wan Quan had become a general, Old Lady Wan still wanted to know what her eldest grandson was thinking.
Wan Laoer has almost forgotten all the words he knew, and he rarely comes into contact with anything related to words. Now the most educated person in the room is Wan Laosi.
"Old Four, you come and read it."
Wan Laoer directly passed the letter to Wan Laosi.
Wan Laosi opened the letter and first glanced at the signature. Sure enough, it was Wan Quan’s name written on it, and the date was the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month last year.
"Mom, this is from Wanquan. It was written on the twenty-eighth of last year. It's been seven months now."
Old Mrs. Wan thought that her dream was about the same time, but she still wanted to listen to what her eldest grandson wrote in the letter first.
"Okay, read it to me quickly. I was always uneasy during that period. I dreamed that Quan'er was covered in blood and called for his grandmother. I had a premonition that my eldest grandson would be in trouble. The imperial edict said that he went deep into the enemy's rear alone and burned their food supplies. Isn't that snatching food from the tiger's mouth? Can they spare him?"
Mrs. Wan's words made Mr. Wan feel ashamed. He seemed to have never cared whether his son suffered or not, but cared about why his son was not close to him. This was probably the reason.
Wan Laosi began to read the letter. At the beginning, Wan Quan wrote about some trivial matters of his life at the border, and did not mention his injury. As he read on, Tong Rui and his group began to appear in the letter, and then it was about Xiao Fubao.
Wan Laosi paused for a moment and quickly read through the rest. He was extremely shocked but did not dare to read any more.
He just perfunctorily read out the part about how Wan Quan attacked the enemy camp and concealed the part about Xiao Fubao.
After finishing reading the letter, Wan Laosi was a little absent-minded. He folded the letter and stuffed it into the envelope.
"Second brother, this letter is written by Quan'er to you. Please keep it first and make sure you keep it well."
Wan Laosi gave some special instructions.
Wan Lao Er did not doubt him and said with a smile: "Of course I will keep it. This is the first letter Quan Er has written to our family."
Wan Laoer didn't understand Wan Laosi's profound meaning at all and was just happy.
After Wan Lao Er received the letter, Wan Lao San and Wan Lao Da all suggested that it was time to leave.
"Mom, the shop has been closed for four days. We won't be eating at home at noon. Go to the shop and clean it up so that we can open it tomorrow. We also need to order meat and other things. It's quite a lot."
"Okay, all of you go now. The eldest brother has some work to do at the government office, and he can't take such a long leave. You should go back too. There's nothing to do at home. It's just that we'll be harvesting potatoes in a few days, and the family will be busy. When the time comes, the fourth brother, you have to come back and help your second brother with the accounts."
Just as Wan Lao Si was about to agree, he heard Wan Shuang whisper, "Grandma, I want to come back to help Second Uncle. The shop can't do without Fourth Uncle. Now that I have learned how to keep accounts, I can definitely help Second Uncle keep them well."
Grandma Wan didn't expect her second grandson to be so successful, so she smiled and said, "Okay, if you are willing to help your second uncle at home, of course grandma is happy."
Wan Laosi also patted Wan Shuang on the shoulder.
"Do your best and don't embarrass me, your master."
"Don't worry, Fourth Uncle, it won't happen." There was a confident light in Wan's eyes. He worked twice as hard as others every day. During the day, he studied with Wan Laosi. At night, he secretly recalled everything he had learned during the day in his mind. He wrote down the things he couldn't figure out, and asked Wan Laosi early the next morning until he figured it out.
So it only took him more than a year to learn all of Wan Laosi's skills.
In addition, he has a quick mind and learns things quickly, so Wan Laosi had long anticipated that he would be able to take on the leading responsibility.
It was the eldest son Wan who was a little surprised. He had always thought that his second son was just helping out in the shop and running errands, but he didn't expect that he had learned how to keep accounts. The accounts for the buffet this time were prepared by him and the fourth son Wan. It seemed that his son had been growing up quietly without him being able to see.
"Shuang'er, can you really do this? Your uncle is doing a big business. It's not the silver you earn every day in your shop. It's tens of thousands of kilograms of potatoes. Don't cause trouble for your uncle."
"Brother, don't discourage the child. I believe Shuang'er can do it." Wan Laoer pulled Wan Shuang to his side and patted Wan Shuang's shoulder with a smile.
"This child was raised by his second aunt. We know him best. He is calm and smart. Don't worry, brother. Just go back when you should."
The eldest son Wan felt very unhappy after hearing this. He had three sons, but two of them were not close to him. However, he was close to the second son Wan. But what could he do?
"Okay, you keep an eye on him. The child is still young. Don't let him get away with whatever he wants."
Boss Wan was still worried and warned the second boss Wan.
"Uncle, don't worry. Second brother is very capable. I believe he can do it." Xiao Fubao also came over to join in the fun. She felt that second brother seemed to be in a bad mood. It was probably because of what her uncle said. Xiao Fubao was a protective person, so of course she would protect her own brother.
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