Feng Juan hung up the phone and walked out of the broadcasting room. On her way home, she stopped by the grocery store and bought some green vegetables and a few juicy cucumbers. She planned to go home and make sesame noodles for Yun Qiao. She would cut the cucumbers into thin strips and mix them in. The crisp cucumber strips wrapped around the chewy noodles were refreshing and not greasy at all.
After leaving the grocery store, Feng Juan happened to meet Xiao Yang, who worked as a nanny in Cui Xuezhi's family, coming out of the supply and marketing cooperative next door.
Yang Liu called out to her, "Auntie, have you finished buying groceries?"
Feng Juan nodded: "I've bought it."
"Then let's go back together. I've bought some as well." She waved the soap in her hand and said, "My parents were washing clothes for Liuliu. They were already soaking the clothes when they realized they were out of soap, so they hurried out to buy some."
Feng Juan hummed, and asked her casually, "Is Liuliu's pneumonia better now?"
Cui Xuezhi's child Liuliu was born prematurely and has poor resistance. He gets sick every now and then. He had a fever and a cold a month ago, but it didn't heal completely. After a rain, he developed pneumonia. He stayed in the pediatric department of the military hospital for a week and was discharged a few days ago.
"It's much better than before, but I still feel a little snoring when I breathe. Xuezhi is so anxious that she keeps walking around in circles at home." Yang Liu answered with some worry.
"Pneumonia is difficult to completely eradicate. Premature babies are weak and it is harder for them to recover from illness than other babies. Tell Comrade Cui not to worry and to take care of herself slowly. She will be fine in a few days." Feng Juan comforted her softly.
Yang Liu sighed and said, "I hope so."
Cui Xuezhi has a particularly bad temper. When Liuliu fell ill, she became anxious and angry, and her temper became even worse. She would find fault with her and get angry at her at any time.
If she hadn't given her a raise some time ago, Yang Liu really wouldn't want to work for her for a single day.
The salary I earn is not enough to cover the mental damages.
"Let's not talk about this anymore." Yang Liu changed the subject. "Just now I saw you coming out of the broadcasting room. Did Captain Qin call home?"
Feng Juan smiled and replied, "No, I went to the broadcasting room to call my husband. Qin Zheng hasn't called yet. I wonder if the phone connection hasn't been restored yet, so he only sent a telegram to let me know he's safe."
"It's good to have a telegram sent back. At least we know everyone is safe." Yang Liu said, "Captain Dong of Xuezhi's family has been gone for over a month, and there's been no news at all. Xuezhi's family is worried every day, afraid that something might happen to him. What will happen to this orphan and widow?"
"Maybe the communication hasn't been restored yet where he went." Feng Juan advised her to think positively: "No news is good news. Qin Zheng only called back today."
Yang Liu: "That's true. Although I don't know how the Wu people are doing without any news, at least they are still alive."
A soldier from the first regiment died while rescuing people from disaster. The news came back within two days, and the call was made directly to the office of Commander Liang.
For fear of causing panic among the family members, the news is still concealed from the public. She only learned about it from Cui Jing when she accompanied Cui Xuezhi to Teacher Liang's house with her child last time.
After Yang Liu returned, she had nothing to say during the casual chat, so she brought up this matter with Cui Xuezhi to avoid a dull atmosphere.
Unexpectedly, upon hearing this, Cui Xuezhi walked out of the house, handed the child to Yang Liu, and asked her to hold him: "Sister Yang, please take care of Liuliu. I'll go to Qin Yunqiao's house to ask her."
"Why ask her?" Yang Liu looked confused.
What does it have to do with you if his brother sends a telegram back? Is it your right to ask?
Cui Xuezhi said, "Qin Zheng sent a telegram back. I wonder if he mentioned anyone else. I'll go over and ask him to see if I can get any news about Dingbang."
Dong Dingbang left resolutely. Not only did he not send a single word to his family, he even stopped contacting her aunt, Teacher Liang. From her aunt, Teacher Liang, she could only roughly know that he had gone to Suibin, Suidong and other places along the Songhua River.
She didn't pay attention to where Qin Zheng went, but she remembered her aunt once saying that the place they went was not far away.
Cui Xuezhi also knew that her behavior was a bit abrupt, but she was too panicked. Even though she knew she would not get any useful information, she still wanted to ask in person.
Cui Xuezhi put the child down and walked out. Yang Liu caught the child and followed him for two steps, holding him in her arms. "Would you like me to go with you?"
"No, go home." Cui Xuezhi said, "First, coax the child to sleep. Once she's asleep, you can make lunch when you have time."
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