As soon as he got home, Yuan Fangtai couldn't wait to ask his grandmother and fourth sister why they didn't see his third brother.
Grandma Qin Mingzhen narrowed her eyes and smiled as she told him that the third child was taking extra classes.
Make up lessons? When the two brothers heard this, they couldn't help but look at each other.
Seeing the complicated expressions on her two brothers' faces, the fourth sister thought they missed their third brother. She continued, "Third brother said that their school vacation ended early, and there wasn't much to do when they came back, so he took extra classes with the teachers at home."
The fourth sister's words immediately cleared up their doubts, and Yuan Fangtai was even more convinced that the figure he saw this afternoon was the third brother.
"Where does he live then?"
"They live in a house rented for them by their teachers. I heard that there are more than ten students there."
"When did this guy become so studious?" Yuan Fangtai couldn't help laughing.
Half an hour after the two brothers came back, their parents returned home one after another.
They were not sure about the time of their two sons' return, but they roughly knew that they would be back soon. After seeing each other, Yuan Chengzhu and Chen Yongying couldn't help but laugh.
"Dad, my second brother has been admitted to the military academy and will be an officer in the future." Fourth sister Yuan Fangan picked up her second brother's admission letter and came to her parents with a happy face.
"Really?" Yuan Chengzhu and Chen Yongying were both overjoyed. They knew that their second son was going to apply for military academy this year, but they didn't know the results of his exam. Yuan Fangtai and Yuan Fangguo had not told them before, so they were ready to tell their parents after returning today.
Yuan Fangan handed the glittering golden admission letter to Yuan Chengzhu. Yuan Chengzhu had attended elementary school for a few years and could recognize some words.
His wife Chen Yongying and mother Qin Mingzhen could not read a single word. They excitedly asked Yuan Chengzhu to read to them what was written on the paper.
Yuan Chengzhu gave the admission letter to his daughter and asked her to read it.
"Admission letter, Comrade Yuan Fangtai, you have been accepted by our school..."
"What major?" Yuan Chengzhu couldn't help but ask another question.
"Communications major."
"What is the communications major for?" The man from the mountains had little knowledge and had no idea what the communications major was for.
"It is responsible for ensuring smooth communications such as telephones and telegraphs for the troops. In the future, our country will also build a huge network system. These are the majors that the second child will study. This major is very popular." Yuan Fangguo explained to his parents with a smile.
The easy-to-understand explanation helped grandma and her parents understand what major Yuan Fangtai was going to study in the military academy.
Yuan Chengzhu was very happy because his second son was admitted to the military academy. During dinner, he asked his wife to fry a plate of peanuts and took the two brothers to sit in the yard to drink.
The temperature in the mountainous area dropped rapidly at night in summer. The three of them couldn't help but put on an extra layer of clothing when they were drinking outside. Except for a few dim lights on in a few nearby farmhouses, everything around them was shrouded in the vast darkness.
Sister Yuan Fangan also brought a small stool and sat next to them.
She held her cheeks with both hands and said with a look of longing: "Brother, what do you think is beyond this mountain? Is it the sea?"
Yuan Fangguo smiled and said, "Fourth sister, beyond these mountains are hills and plains. We are still far from the sea."
"What are hills?"
This somewhat unfamiliar question from the fourth sister seemed to have stumped Yuan Fangguo. He thought about it and then told the fourth sister that hills are terrains with small ups and downs, gentle slopes, and rugged ground, consisting of continuous low hills.
Yuan Fangan also looked confused, but she didn't yearn for hills or plains. She still yearned for the sea.
“Is the ocean water salty?”
"What's at the end of the ocean?"
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In her eyes, her two brothers were like encyclopedias, knowing everything about astronomy and geography.
Yuan Fangguo and Yuan Fangtai also tried their best to answer the various questions raised by the fourth sister.
"I'm going to go to college by the sea in the future." Yuan Fangan said seriously at last.
Her serious look made everyone in the family burst into laughter.
While drinking with his father, Yuan Fangguo suddenly asked about Erzhu's situation again.
This time, Yuan Chengzhu's facial expression suddenly became a little stiff.
He couldn't help but sigh, picked up the wine glass, drank it all, and then told Yuan Fangguo that Erzhu should be dead.
Dead?
Yuan Fangguo was surprised and seemed a little bit unbelievable about the result.
Yuan Chengzhu nodded. "At the time, there was a young man from the next village who went out to work with him. They got lost in Ya City. Later, the young man heard that Erzhu was thrown off a cliff."
"Someone threw him off the cliff?" Yuan Fangguo was shocked.
Yuan Chengzhu nodded. "That's what the young man said. He just came back two months ago. Last month, Erzhu's father built a new grave for him. Isn't the Mid-Autumn Festival coming soon? We'll definitely have to burn some paper money for Erzhu then."
After hearing his father's words, Yuan Fangguo suddenly felt extremely uncomfortable in his heart, a feeling that could not be described in words.
Yuan Chengzhu and Yuan Fangtai also noticed the sad expression on his face.
"Boss, your mother and I will visit Erzhu's family often to see if your uncle Zhang's family needs any help."
Yuan Fangtai took over his father's words and said, "Brother, I know you have a good relationship with Brother Erzhu. The dead cannot be resurrected, so don't be too sad."
Yuan Fangguo was sad for a long time before he raised his head from between his legs. Looking at the dark sky above his head, he couldn't help but let out a sigh. Because the temperature was lower at night, the hot air condensed in the dark and turned into water vapor in the air.
After a long while, he finally said to his father, "Dad, I will pay for Erzhu and his two children's schooling from now on."
Yuan Chengzhu was stunned, then nodded.
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Because Yuan Fangguo learned of Erzhu's death, he lost interest in drinking. After hurriedly drinking one last glass with his father and second brother, he found an excuse to leave.
There was no signal on the mobile phone in the mountainous area, and there was no reply to the message sent to Liu Wenbo last night. However, Yuan Fangguo seemed unwilling to give up. He kept changing directions around his hometown house, trying to find the source of the signal.
However, he still didn't receive any signal.
Liu Wenbo and Senior Brother Tian Ying are both in Ya City right now. Yuan Fangguo hopes that if possible, they can help find out the cause of Erzhu's death. Who did he offend and was thrown off the cliff alive?
He secretly swore that if he knew who it was, he would definitely avenge Erzhu.
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