After Zhao Huanhuan finished eating and washing up at home that evening, she changed into her pajamas and sat at the table, carefully writing a reply to Lin Yuan.
This was also the first time she had ever written a letter to Lin Yuan.
After hesitating for a while at the beginning, she wrote:
Yuan, may this letter bring you joy!
We have received your letter. Knowing that you are safe and sound is the best news that your parents and I have ever received.
......
I now have a formal job. Our village primary school has been established, and Qiu Yi is the principal. Yan Yan and I both passed the exam and became primary school teachers.
My daily work involves teaching at a primary school. After returning home, I prepare lessons and study. I teach music and math. The children are adorable and very smart!
......
I miss you too. Please take good care of yourself while you're away. I'll be waiting for you to come back!
Wife, Huanhuan!
October 1, 1972, night
After Zhao Huanhuan finished writing, she saw that there was still space under the letter, so she simply drew a picture. The picture depicted her back as she stood on the street corner watching him go to the station that day.
She didn't even look for a pencil; she just drew it with the ballpoint pen she used for writing letters.
The image has a slightly comic book style, but Lin Yuan will definitely know where this is when she sees it.
After checking the three letters one last time to make sure there were no typos or unnecessary words, Zhao Huanhuan folded the letter paper and planned to go to the post office to buy envelopes and mail them.
After a good night's sleep, Zhao Huanhuan woke up a little late the next day. When she got up, the Lin couple had already gone to work. She went to the kitchen and saw breakfast being warmed up for her in a big pot.
Boiled eggs, porridge, and steamed buns.
After finishing the pickled radishes that Aunt Chu had just made, Zhao Huanhuan washed up, packed her things, and went to the educated youth settlement to find Wen Yan and the others.
When she arrived, they had already borrowed bicycles from the nearby villagers. Upon seeing Zhao Huanhuan, Qiu Yi shouted "Let's go!" and the group rode off towards Shanglin.
After the six of them arrived at Shanglin, they went to the post office to mail a letter.
Seeing the thick stack of folded letters Zhao Huanhuan had, Wen Yan asked with a smile, "Sister-in-law, how many sheets of paper did you write to my brother?"
“Three letters. He sent back three letters. I was afraid he would be sad if I wrote two, and I was afraid he would be arrogant if I wrote four.” Zhao Huanhuan said with a smile and began to write the mailing address on the envelope.
"Oh my, Teacher Zhao and Comrade Lin have such a good relationship! You two only knew each other for less than a month before getting married. I thought you two wouldn't have any feelings for each other!" Fang Mei said with a smile, covering her mouth.
Zhao Huanhuan glanced at her and smiled, "Maybe, sometimes, that's just how fate is. Some people see each other every day, but they don't necessarily feel the urge to be together!"
"But perhaps some people, after just one meeting, within just one hour, can know that this is the right person. Sometimes fate is just that wonderful."
"Oh, really?" Fang Mei smiled and also lowered her head to write down her own mailing address.
“Yes, there are many kinds of fate. There is love at first sight, there is love that grows over time, and there is also the deep affection that is only realized after passing each other by!” After saying this with a smile, Zhao Huanhuan stopped talking to her. She finished writing and went to buy stamps to mail the letter.
Fang Mei was stunned when she heard Zhao Huanhuan's last words!
She stared blankly at the envelope in front of her.
After a while, seeing that everyone was going to mail their letters, she suddenly unfolded the letter paper, added a few more words to her family, finished writing the envelope, stuffed the letter paper in, and went to buy stamps and mail her letter.
After they came out of the post office, they heard that the cinemas were open today, so they went to buy some food and went to see a movie together.
Because it's National Day, the movie shown today is a patriotic film, "The Red Detachment of Women".
The people who came to see the show were probably organized by some organizations. They bought their tickets on the spot and only managed to sit in the last row. Although they were sitting higher up, they could still see clearly.
Zhao Huanhuan watched it quite attentively and with great interest. Even in her previous life, Zhao Huanhuan had never seen such high-resolution images and such an old film. Seeing it now, she felt it was quite precious.
After watching the movie, it was 3:30 pm. The six of them strolled around the department store for a while, bought some daily necessities, and then rode their bikes back to the village.
Zhao Huanhuan had meat coupons and bought two jin of pork and a fish for her family.
Aunt Chu loves to eat fish. She noticed this when Lin Yuan bought fish last time she was home. Aunt Chu loves to eat fish and cooks it very well.
They returned to the village at five o'clock in the afternoon. Aunt Chu and the others had not yet finished work, so Zhao Huanhuan quickly changed her clothes and went to prepare the stewed fish.
When Aunt Chu and Uncle Lin returned, they smelled the stewed fish. The two of them grinned, it seemed that Huanhuan had bought fish when she came back.
After Lin Yuan left, his family finished the pork they bought for the wedding and hasn't eaten meat since. It's not that they can't afford it, but they don't have time to go to the city or the commune to buy it.
Zhao Huanhuan went out twice, but she was busy with important matters and didn't have time to buy things for her own use.
Even on the fifteenth of August, the family only ate stewed tofu.
"Mom, I cooked the fish the way you did last time. Take a look at the taste." Zhao Huanhuan first put a large piece of fish on each of the two elders' plates, then said to Aunt Chu with a smile.
Aunt Chu smiled and nodded, "No need to taste it, you can tell it's delicious just by smelling it."
After saying that, she lowered her head, took a bite of the fish, and nodded. "Hmm, it's quite delicious. If I had to nitpick, it's just that I think I put in a little too much vinegar. I could use a little less."
Zhao Huanhuan listened and nodded, noting it down. She also felt that she had poured too much vinegar.
After dinner, Zhao Huanhuan was about to wash the dishes when Uncle Lin told her to go and rest while he did.
Zhao Huanhuan went back and turned on the record player, then brewed a pot of tea. She and Aunt Chu set up a table in the yard and sat down to wait for Uncle Lin to come out so the whole family could drink tea together.
Once the family was seated together, Zhao Huanhuan told them about the new gift she had sent to Lin Yuan that day, and also about the movie they were going to see.
After talking for a while, Aunt Chu whispered to Zhao Huanhuan, "Huanhuan, I saw something today, but I don't dare tell anyone. I'm just telling you quietly. Tell Yan Yan to be careful too. You should all be careful and not run into people."
When Zhao Huanhuan heard that her mother-in-law was going to gossip, she thought...
So I quickly went over, ready to listen carefully.
"In the afternoon, Mom was asked to go with them to the West Hill to harvest corn stalks. Guess what Mom saw in the cornfield?" Aunt Chu said softly.
Zhao Huanhuan's mind raced, and her expression changed slightly.
In the original book, wasn't it after National Day that Aunt Chu and Uncle Lin saw their daughter-in-law Yang Man and Gu Yifeng rolling around together in the cornfield to the west?
She asked instinctively, "Is Dad with Mom today too?"
Uncle Lin nodded.
Zhao Huanhuan thought that now that she was his wife, this matter had nothing to do with her anymore. Yang Man and Gu Yifeng had become a well-known couple. Could it be that they were going to go out and roll around in the wild?
Isn't it uncomfortable to roll around in bed with someone in the dorm?
"So what did you see?" Zhao Huanhuan suppressed her doubts and asked in a low voice.
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