"Zhentang, what's wrong?"
Shi Weimin noticed that Shi Zhentang looked shocked after reading the letter, and his heart suddenly began to lift.
I don’t know what grandma said. What if there is something hurtful in the letter? What should I do then?
But he couldn't think of anything big that had happened in the family recently that would cause his grandmother to write a letter to complain.
Shi Zhentang suppressed his emotions and said, "Brother, did grandma tell you the contents of the letter?"
Shi Weimin shook his head: "No, why don't you tell me about it."
"It's nothing, actually. I just introduced my uncle's situation. Brother, pour yourself some water. I'll take a rest."
"……good."
Shi Weimin could see that the second brother didn't want to tell him what was in the letter.
He thought that the matter about that uncle actually had nothing to do with him, so he could just forget about it. He could understand.
He quickly stood up, removed the pillow from behind Shi Zhentang, and helped him lie down.
As for the letter, Shi Zhentang stuffed it under his pillow.
…
After coming out of the People's Canteen, Tian Yuzhu took Shi Weiqiang to the post office to make a phone call.
Before the call, she repeatedly told him, "No matter who answers the phone later, you must report good news, not bad news. Just say that your second brother is fine and tell grandma not to worry."
Shi Weiqiang stiffened his neck and said, "Then I'm lying just like the army officers!"
Tian Yuzhu was so angry that she wanted to punch him: "Third brother, let me ask you, have you seen your second brother? Is he conscious now? Is his condition not as serious as grandma imagined? Do you know what a white lie is? Grandma can't see anything, she just heard you say this. If something happens to his body, can you bear the consequences?"
Shi Weiqiang was a little dumbfounded: "Second sister-in-law, I just said this, and you scolded me so much."
"I not only want to scold you, I also want to beat you..."
He raised his hand, frightening the straight-laced man so much that he shrank his neck: "Okay, okay, okay, is it not okay for me to lie?"
“…”
The call was made directly to the Quanshui Village Commune Office, and the person who answered the phone was the village party secretary.
Shi Weiqiang struggled several times before he finally held the phone properly, and immediately opened his voice: "Uncle, I'm the third child, please tell my grandma that my second brother is fine and nothing happened, so that she can rest assured."
The village party secretary was startled by the voice on the phone and was confused: "Shi Weiqiang? Where are you calling me from?"
"I'm in my second brother's unit."
"ah?"
The village party secretary was shocked. Someone who usually seldom even went to the town was suddenly thousands of miles away.
Shi Weiqiang was still there, laughing happily, "Uncle, so this is how making a phone call works. It's funny. I can actually hear you talking from such a distance, as if you were right in front of me..."
Tian Yuzhu was so upset that she didn't talk about the serious matters but just kept talking nonsense.
She waved and took the microphone: "Uncle, this is Yuzhu..."
"Jade beads?"
This time the village party secretary finally believed it and exclaimed, "Good boy, the third brother really went to the second brother's unit."
"Yes, uncle, that's it..."
Tian Yuzhu systematically told the village party secretary what had happened and also told him about Shi Zhentang's current condition. She did not mention his injury, but only said that he had indeed been carrying out a mission a few days ago to reassure his grandmother.
After saying what needed to be said, I hung up the phone.
Shi Weiqiang looked disappointed: "Second sister-in-law, I still want to chat with my uncle for a while!"
Did he think the call was free?
Tian Yuzhu took out two yuan and asked him to pay: "Come, go and pay the phone bill we made."
"so much?"
Shi Weiqiang was shocked.
"Yes, that's all."
“…”
Shi Weiqiang calculated it and found that there were only a few sentences in total, and each sentence cost about 20 cents, which was too expensive.
He now completely gave up the idea of calling the village party secretary again tomorrow.
I was originally thinking of bringing my big brother here to fight tomorrow, and let him experience the thousand-mile sound transmission, but now it seems... forget it!
…
Li Shengli arrived at the ward earlier than Tian Yuzhu and the others.
After interrogating those thugs, he is now restless and has many questions.
When I walked into the ward, I saw Shi Weimin was there too.
Li Shengli had seen the insensitive eldest brother of the Shi family once before, but he didn't expect him to suddenly appear here.
"Big brother."
Li Shengli cried out in surprise.
Shi Weimin stood up quickly and nervously, nodded, rubbed his hands, and smiled, not knowing what to say.
Shi Zhentang opened his eyes when he heard the noise. He was not asleep. He just closed his eyes and pretended to take a nap. In fact, he was just thinking about something.
At this time, he said, "Shengli, my brother and my younger brother are coming to visit me from my hometown. Please go to the guesthouse and get a room for them to stay in tonight."
Li Shengli readily agreed: "Okay, no problem."
Seeing someone was there, he swallowed everything he wanted to say and instead offered hospitality enthusiastically: "I'll go make a cup of tea for you, big brother."
"No, no." Shi Weimin shook his hand quickly.
What kind of tea did he drink? That was for cadres only. When he was thirsty at home, a bucket of cold water would do the trick.
Li Shengli said, "You're welcome," and then he quickly went to the nurse's station to ask for hot water.
Seeing Shi Weimin like this, Shi Zhentang comforted him kindly: "It's okay, brother. Shengli and I are comrades-in-arms and good brothers. It's just like us. Don't be nervous."
Shi Weimin nodded honestly: "Hey!"
After he finished speaking, he sat down, feeling awkward.
He didn't know what to say. He always felt uncomfortable when facing this brother.
Seeing him like this, Shi Zhentang asked about Chengcheng and Doudou's academic progress.
This finally opened Shi Weimin's mouth, and he said happily, "Uncle Xu said these two kids are very smart. Chengcheng is learning characters very quickly and can now write several characters. Doudou, although only three years old, has also learned to write his own name and can count to one, two, three, and can even count to one hundred."
"That's a good thing. Our Shi family's is right."
It can be seen that the eldest brother is really proud of the two children, and Shi Zhentang also feels relieved.
At this time, Tian Yuzhu and Shi Weiqiang came back.
On the way, Shi Weiqiang talked about his experience of delivering money to the second commune, which he did in two batches. The last time, he accompanied Tian Ying directly to Tianjia Village.
Moreover, the money was directly handed over to Tian's mother, Yang Xiu.
As for Yang Xiu, he was wiping away tears while holding the money in his hand.
Speaking of Yuzhu, she didn't even see her once when she went to join the army. She was worried about her and felt uncomfortable.
After hearing this, Tian Yuzhu felt heavy in her heart.
When she left Quanshui Village, she did not have the chance to return to Tianjia Village to see her mother.
Although Yang Xiu is the original owner's mother, for her, in order to thank the original owner for this body, it is only natural to be good to her mother.
I don’t know if it was because of the original owner’s physical condition, but when Tian Yuzhu heard Yang Xiu crying, she became very depressed.
This was also the first time she had a strong desire to go see Yang Xiu...
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