In addition to caring about their family's life, Zhou's father was also concerned about whether Zhou Ya was getting used to living here.
The letter to Mrs. Zhou was written by Zhou Xiaoai, and focused on telling her about their learning situation and the progress they had made this semester.
Later, he asked about the situation on Shen Chuning's side, and his words were full of yearning for the big city.
The letter to Zhou Laoer's family was also written by Zhou Hongjun, the eldest son.
However, compared with Zhou Xiaoai's beautiful handwriting, Zhou Hongjun's handwriting is not only large, but also as sloppy as a dog's crawling.
In the letter, Zhou Hongjun mainly asked their third uncle about life in the army, and in the second half he also wrote about his yearning for military life.
Shen Chu Ning could tell when she read the letter that the first half of the letter was the child's true words, because boys are naturally curious about military life regardless of whether they want to join the army or not.
But the second half, in which the children talk about how much they yearn for military life, was probably written under the guidance of their fathers.
Shen Chuning wrote back to them one by one.
After this matter was done, Shen Chuning was completely free. He stayed at home every day to read books and teach Xiao Ruirui.
Apart from the fact that the house was too quiet, which made her always unconsciously think of men and her third brother, it could be said that her life was very comfortable.
The pleasant days passed quickly, and the New Year was here in the blink of an eye.
Compared with the lively New Year celebrations they had in Liaobei last year, this year's home seemed particularly deserted.
But fortunately, there is still a happy-go-lucky little Ruirui.
The little guy will celebrate the New Year this year.
He took the enamel basin for washing his face, placed it in front of Lin Shulan, and knocked it down with a "dong".
In a baby voice, he said, "Happy New Year, Grandma. May you be blessed as vast as the East Sea and live as long as the Southern Mountains!"
Lin Shulan was so happy that her teeth were exposed. She quickly handed a red envelope to the little one, "Oh, grandma's good granddaughter is really good at talking. Take the red envelope and buy some candy."
"Thank you, grandma." The little guy smiled and put the red envelope into his pocket.
He held the enamel plate in both hands, ran to Zhou Ya with his short legs and knelt down.
The little head knocked on the enamel basin with a "dong" sound. After getting up, he rubbed his red forehead before starting to say auspicious words to wish a happy new year.
The little guy took the red envelope from his aunt and ran to wish Shen Chuning a happy new year.
After that, she would happily follow the other children in the compound, holding her enamel basin, to visit their elders from house to house to wish them a happy new year.
When he returned home, the little guy's pockets were already filled with red envelopes, banknotes, candies, peanuts and melon seeds.
As soon as he got home, the little guy took out all the red envelopes, candies, peanuts and melon seeds he had received and put them on the table, wanting to share them with his grandma, aunt and mother.
Lin Shulan, Zhou Ya and Shen Chuning were all laughing so hard that they couldn't stop.
Lin Shulan held down the little girl's hand that was about to share the money with them and said, "My dear granddaughter, save your own New Year's money. Grandma, aunt and mother can help you eat the candies, peanuts and melon seeds."
Little Ruirui blinked her big watery eyes and looked at her grandmother.
He looked at Shen Chuning again.
After seeing Shen Chuning nod, she gathered all the New Year's money she had received from visiting relatives and friends in front of her.
Shen Chu Ning thought that the little guy would take the money and hide it himself.
Unexpectedly, the little guy sorted out the money one by one, held it in both hands and handed it to her, and said in a crisp voice: "Mom, this is for you, household expenses."
Shen Chuning: …
Not only Shen Chuning was stunned for a moment, but even Lin Shulan and Zhou Ya were stunned for a moment and then burst into laughter.
Chen Chu Ning originally planned to let his daughter hold her own money and cultivate some sense of money.
But now that her daughter's money is going to be handed over to her, she will help her save it first, and then return it to her when she is older, and teach her how to use the money reasonably.
Although most soldiers are not in the military area for the New Year this year, the celebration is still just as lively.
There are open-air movies, model opera performances, and song and dance performances by the art troupe in the military district compound.
The model operas here are different from those in Zufeng City and Liaobei City. Lin Shulan, Zhou Ya, Shen Chuning and little Ruirui also watched them with great interest.
But once the excitement of the New Year's Day was over, Shen Chu Ning began to feel uneasy and anxious.
By mid-February 1979, she could hardly control herself, and her mind was filled with thoughts about the man and her third brother.
Because she remembered that dream, she later saw reports about the war, which lasted almost a whole month from February 17 to March 16.
"Ningning, my wife..."
On the night of February 17, Shen Chuning had just fallen asleep when he heard someone calling him.
She opened her eyes and saw Zhou Yubai standing beside the bed.
Her eyes instantly lit up with surprise, and she hugged the man excitedly, "Brother Yubai, you're back!"
Zhou Yubai also hugged her, "Yeah, I'm back."
Shen Chu Ning didn't know why, she just felt that although the man was right in front of her and was holding her, she not only didn't feel at ease at all, but became even more flustered.
She subconsciously asked: "Brother Yubai, where is my third brother? Has he come back..."
Before she could finish her words, she suddenly felt something cool falling on her neck.
She looked up and saw blood dripping from the corner of the man's mouth.
At the same time, blood spread on the man's clothes.
Shen Chu Ning stood there in a daze, her eyes turned red, and tears rolled down.
"No - Brother Yubai, no, you don't want to die..."
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