Hu Zi trotted into the main room, where Wen Guoer was preparing lunch with Tang's mother.
Hu Zi ran towards Tang's mother with the letter. The postman told him to deliver it to his family, so he had to obey.
"Slow down, watch your feet, don't fall."
Seeing that he was running fast, Tang's mother took the letter from his hand and handed it to Wen Guoer while reminding him:
"Guo'er, take a quick look, what's written?"
Although the Tang family didn't know much else, they knew Wen Guo'er could read. Tang's mother was open-minded. When she first brought her home, she saw that she was always quiet, so she asked her to learn to read and count with Tang Long and the others when she had nothing to do.
"It was sent by my fourth brother." Wen Guoer said to Tang's mother after seeing the address on the envelope.
After reading the letter in a few words, he read what he could say to Tang's mother. The general meaning was:
The team approved his application to accompany the troops and granted him a place to stay, but something unexpected happened within the team, so he didn't have time off to pick her up. He told Tang's mother to have someone else take her to the train station, and he would pick her up after she arrived. Someone else had also bought the train ticket, a sleeper berth for three days later, and he could just pick it up at the station.
"Why is this brat so careless? How can he let you go alone? Guo'er, how about asking your elder brother to take you there?"
Wen Guoer understood Tang's mother's anxiety. She had grown up in the village, and the farthest she had ever been was the county town. Few people in the village had ever ridden in a car, let alone a train.
"Mom, train tickets are hard to buy. Look, Fourth Brother has already arranged everything. I just need to get on the train and I'll be able to see him when I get off. I won't get lost."
Seeing that she seemed to have a plan in mind, Tang's mother had no choice but to go along with her considering the actual situation.
Knowing that Wen Guoer was going to join the army, the atmosphere in the Tang family instantly became depressed.
Every day, Tang's mother would sit in the kitchen thinking about what to bring for her daughter-in-law.
Old Man Tang went to the village party secretary in advance to get letters of introduction for Wen Guoer and Tang Ming.
The other three daughters-in-law stopped laughing and joked while making clothes, and became much quieter.
On the surface, the men didn't seem to have changed much, but they heard their women mention Wen Guoer more and more often.
"Guo'er is going to join the army. Why do I feel so uncomfortable?"
Li Jinhua and Tang Ming were talking in bed.
"Why are you unhappy? Are you afraid that Guo'er will take the money from your clothes and you won't be able to earn any more?" Tang Ming thought he knew his wife very well.
"Guo'er has already explained the method of making clothes to mother. What do I have to be afraid of? I won't tell you anymore. You won't understand even if I tell you."
Li Jinhua turned around and went to sleep.
In the second brother’s house.
"Do you think there are a lot of delicious food in Kyoto?" Zhao Lai Di poked Tang Zhe who was about to fall asleep.
"That's Kyoto, of course there are a lot of good things." Tang Zhe replied in confusion.
"It would be great if we could go to Kyoto. I heard they have roast duck there, it's delicious."
Seeing her drooling, Tang Zhe rolled his eyes at her.
"Go to sleep quickly, there are more delicious dreams."
At this time, the third brother's house was filled with love.
"Wife, I think you have become more and more beautiful recently, and you feel smooth to the touch." Tang Wen praised Zhang Xiaocui while touching her face.
After taking the medicine for about ten days, Zhang Xiaocui noticed noticeable changes in her body. Her period pain subsided, her hands and feet were no longer cold, and her complexion improved significantly.
"I also feel much better. I think the prescription that Fourth Brother and Guo'er gave us is useful. Maybe if we wait a little longer, we can have another son."
"What are you waiting for? We want it now."
Tang Wen hugged the person over...
Before leaving, Wen Guoer sneaked out while everyone was asleep.
She had already prepared rice and flour, and took out a portion of braised pork and a bottle of wine from the space kitchen to visit Mr. Meng. After she left, she didn't know how long it would take for the old man to eat meat again.
"Grandpa Meng, I'm going to join the army tomorrow, so I came to see you."
She spoke directly to the point, otherwise she would have been scolded again. Every time the old man came, he was afraid of getting her into trouble.
"Okay, it's good to be with the army. But being a soldier's wife is hard, you have to take care of yourself."
As a veteran, Mr. Meng knew how difficult it was to be a military wife and couldn't help but feel sorry for the little girl.
"Please keep these medicines. I have written the purpose of each package on it. If you get sick again, you really won't be able to find me to treat you."
She smiled playfully, took out the packaged medicine from her pocket and placed it on the table.
"Don't worry, I have to stay alive to see your grandfather, that old guy!"
How could the old man not understand the little girl's worry, and he also jokingly assured her.
"Grandpa Meng, if you encounter any problems, go to my mother and don't resist."
Wen Guoer explained her relationship with Mr. Meng to Tang's mother and asked her for help.
Wen Guoer felt relieved after hearing Mr. Meng's assurance.
That day, it was snowing lightly outside.
Tang's mother started making pancakes early in the morning. She put a thick stack of them into a cloth bag, heated up the braised pork that she had made last night and put it into the lunch box, filled two large bottles with pickles, and packed 10 tea eggs that she had made long ago.
Tang's mother and three sisters-in-law helped her pack her bedding, clothes and other things that could be taken away.
Looking at the large and small bags piled up on the ox cart, Wen Guoer felt helpless. These were probably the entire assets of a family in that era. If she said no generously at this time, everyone would probably think she was crazy.
Wen Guoer handed the prepared envelope to Tang's mother, which contained the food coupons, meat coupons, sugar coupons, and industrial coupons given to her by Tang Zhan and her elder brother.
"Mom, keep these. Don't be reluctant to spend them."
Seeing that Tang's mother wanted to push it to her, she held Tang's mother's hand and continued:
"Mom, I still have some left, enough for us. Tang Zhan and the others will give us more. But it's hard to get these tickets at home, so please keep them."
Tang's mother's tears streamed down her face, and Wen Guoer's tears also fell when she saw it.
After a while, the women were all infected and wiped away their tears.
"What's wrong with you? It's not like the child won't come back. Look how hard it is for you to take care of the child."
Old Man Tang stepped forward to support Tang's mother's body and persuaded her.
Wen Guoer wiped her face, said goodbye to everyone with a smile, picked up Xiaobai at her feet, got on the ox cart, and Tang Ming followed.
The whole family stood in unison at the gate of the yard until the ox cart disappeared in the snow.
Goodbye, this cold yet warm home.
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