She slowly turned back until she could no longer see Su Congwen.
"Why were you so anxious just now?" Qin Ying asked puzzledly.
"It's nothing. I couldn't bear to leave my second brother, so I said a few more words to him." Su Qingyun smiled nonchalantly, as if nothing had happened just now.
"Oh oh." Qin Ying didn't think much about it, "Come inside quickly, it's cold outside."
"good."
The Su family entered the house, looked around, and sighed in unison. It was obvious that only one person was missing, but the house seemed to be much quieter.
After a moment of silence, everyone started talking about other topics to divert their reluctance.
Su Qingyun returned to her room alone and looked at the calendar on the table. She took out a red pen and lightly made a red dot on February 17th. It was only two weeks away from this day.
Listening to the faint voices coming from outside, Su Qingyun sighed heavily.
Time passed day by day, and Su Qingyun became more and more worried. Soon, it was the time she marked on the calendar.
"Yunyun, what are you doing sitting outside? It's cold outside, come in." Qin Ying looked at Su Qingyun sitting alone in the yard, puzzled.
"It's okay, Mom. I'll sit for a while."
Su Qingyun sat in the yard with a silent expression. Today was a rare sunny day in winter. The sun was shining warmly. She could see smoke from cooking fires and green mountains in the distance. Everything was so quiet and beautiful. But she also knew that on the other side of the country, there was gunfire and artillery fire.
Among those brave soldiers who chose to go abroad to fight for the peace and stability of the country, one was her second brother, her young and fearless second brother.
Su Qingyun turned her head and saw her second aunt sewing shoe soles with her eldest aunt in the house. She felt a little sad. At this moment, she was afraid that her family would know, but also afraid that her family would not know.
"I don't know what's going on. My heart's been pounding so fast today." Zhang Xinlan covered her chest, feeling a little puzzled. "Why do I feel so panicked?"
"Why are you panicking?" Li Xiulian laughed. "You're panicking because you don't have any meat in your mouth. You ate three big pieces of meat at noon today. Are you still panicking?"
"Oh, it's not that kind of panic." Zhang Xinlan waved her hands, unable to explain why. "Anyway, I just feel unsure. It's so strange. I've never had this feeling before."
Qin Ying, who was standing by, said, "Do you feel uneasy?"
"What do you mean by uneasy?"
"I just feel like something bad is going to happen." Qin Ying explained.
"Yes, yes, that's exactly what I feel." Zhang Xinlan said quickly, then got startled. "Could something have happened to Ai Dang and the others?"
The three brothers of the Su family went up the mountain together today because the weather was good. They wanted to see if there was any wild game that was out for food because it was extremely hungry. Anyway, there was nothing to do at home, so they might as well go out and try their luck, just to kill time.
"What nonsense are you talking about? Pah! Pah! Pah!" Li Xiulian said quickly. "Aiguo and the others are well aware of the situation on the mountain. What could possibly happen? I think you've been wasting your time."
"Hurry up and sew your soles. Didn't you say you wanted to make two pairs of thick cotton shoes for Congwen and Congwu?"
Zhang Xinlan curled her lips and could only suppress the inexplicable panic in her heart.
"Hello, hello!" Captain Qin Youfu's voice suddenly rang out over the village radio. "Fellow villagers of Luoshui Village, can you hear me? I'm reporting a major news item. I'm reporting a major news item."
Big news? Su Qingyun's heart trembled instantly. No way?
"At 4:30 this morning, my country's self-defense counterattack against Vietnam has begun! According to the news, our first batch of participating troops totaled 7 armies, 22 divisions, and 360,000 troops. There were also over 700,000 militiamen and civilian workers. They had over 800 tanks, self-propelled artillery, and armored vehicles, over 9,000 artillery pieces of various types, and over 30,000 vehicles of various types. All of them launched an attack on Vietnam, which has been constantly provoking our border territories in recent times!"
"This war is a war that our country must fight to protect its hard-earned stability. The deployment of so many troops, tanks, and artillery is enough to prove our country's determination to defend its territorial integrity. It is not easy for China to get to where it is today. There has been too much bloodshed and sacrifice. For the sake of peace, we must fight. As ordinary Chinese people, we must stand united against foreign aggression. Even if we are not soldiers and do not go to the battlefield to charge into battle, we must be their strongest backing in the rear!"
"I hope everyone will stay alert and stay vigilant at all times. Don't let anyone or any force take advantage of you. If you discover anything or anyone acting strangely, report it to the brigade immediately!"
After Qin Youfu finished speaking in a resounding voice, he repeated it twice. He wanted to use the news of the war to encourage the villagers to unite and prevent certain forces with ulterior motives from taking advantage of the situation, because this had happened before. What those Western countries like to do most is to take advantage of the situation to kill them. Even if their village is just a remote one, they have to be vigilant.
After Su Qingyun listened to the broadcast clearly, his heart sank and he frowned.
"Ouch, Xinlan, you pricked your hand?" Li Xiulian exclaimed, looking at Zhang Xinlan's finger, which was bleeding. "How can you prick your hand while sewing a shoe sole? Press it down quickly."
Zhang Xinlan turned a deaf ear to him, as if she didn't feel any pain at all. She asked blankly, "Didn't the captain just say there was a war?"
"Did he say that? I think so." Li Xiu Lian didn't listen much to such a long speech and asked uncertainly.
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