Three lifts, four flips, six sits, seven rolls, eight crawls, and nine supports.

That is, in the month when the children learned to turn over, the brigade started the autumn harvest.

It was during this busy period that Li Lin received a letter from her in-laws.

After she finished reading the letter, her eyes became complicated.

But while the child was crying, I calmed myself down, played with him for a while, and waited until he fell asleep.

She prepared the meal herself, waited for the tired man to come back from work, and handed the letter to him.

Without saying a word, he started to get the bowls and chopsticks, serve the food, and prepare to eat.

Fang Mingyi noticed his wife's abnormality. After opening the letter and reading it, he looked at his wife and seemed to be hesitant to speak.

"Go if you want to. I won't stop you." After Li Lin said that, she asked the man to bring the separate meal from the stove to Zhu Liyan.

Upon hearing this, Fang Mingyi sighed, sent the food over, and remained silent for a long time.

This was the first time that the two of them finished their meal in silence since they met and got married.

After dinner, Fang Mingyi cleaned up, washed up, and then washed the dirty clothes.

Li Lin looked at the busy man and knew that she shouldn't selfishly tie him to her side.

Men should have their own ideals and ambitions.

So she asked: "Your family suddenly asked you to join the army. Have you had this idea for a long time?"

Fang Mingyi paused when he heard this, then nodded slightly and said, "When Zhu Liyan and I first went to the countryside, our families asked us to go out and hide. We agreed to stay in the countryside for a year and then join the army. But no one expected that something would suddenly happen at home, and this matter was delayed."

"Then go ahead. I will take good care of my son." Li Lin heard this and looked at the man and said firmly.

"You don't object? I don't know how many years it will take for me to come back. Besides, as long as I don't become the battalion commander, you can't join the army. The three of us will always be separated."

When Fang Mingyi heard his wife asking him to go, he asked repeatedly with a look of disbelief on his face.

"Then you should strive to become the battalion commander. It doesn't matter if you can't become one. I can take the children to visit relatives in the future."

Since Li Lin had made up her mind, she would not hold the man back and said directly: "I want to be a military wife because it is glorious. You decide for yourself."

This sentence left Fang Mingyi speechless.

The next day I took a leave of absence and went to the commune post office to call home.

Wu Mei received the call, sighed and asked: "Old Four, I know you are worried about Linlin and the child, but Mom wants to ask you, do you want to be a worker in the factory for the rest of your life? Or do you want to go into politics? Are you willing?"

Of course Fang Mingyi was unwilling to do so. His dream since childhood had been to join the army and serve his motherland.

But now I can’t just go away for a few years and abandon my wife and children just because of my ideals, can I?

"Old Four, if you don't say anything, I know you don't want to. If you don't want to, then go."

"I'll find Linlin a temporary job. I'll take good care of Linlin and the child for you then."

When Wu Mei heard her son was silent, she tried to persuade him: "If it really doesn't work, let Linlin take the child to live in her mother's house. Is that okay?"

"Mom, that's not what I meant. If I really want to leave, I can't say for sure how many years it will take for me to come back. By then, Linlin won't be able to follow the army. I'm afraid it will take too long."

Fang Mingyi wanted to join the army, but he was afraid that if he didn't come back for a few years, his wife would have to suffer taking care of the children alone.

After a long time, you will feel resentful.

My wife is so young and beautiful, what if someone really takes advantage of her?

What should he do then?

Wu Mei immediately understood what her son meant when he said, "I'm afraid."