The letter Wang Jianguo sent to himself was found, but the contents were read by the naughty kids.
Not only that, these half-grown children were all somewhat mature and at an age when they were still ignorant of feelings. They were particularly excited after reading these letters and would recount them to the adults with gusto when they returned home.
Adults also like to listen, and they will ask questions until they get to the bottom of everything.
Within a day, everyone in the village knew the entire content of the letter Wang Jianguo wrote to Huang Yuelan.
At that time, people's thoughts were relatively feudal, especially in rural areas. Few people expressed their feelings openly, and no one said "I miss you" or something like that. They thought those words were shameless and embarrassing to say. Few people expressed their feelings through letters. When people saw Wang Jianguo's letter, it was as if they had caught some big gossip, and everyone talked about it happily.
Fortunately, Wang Jianguo was not at home, otherwise, if this happened to an ordinary person, he would be so embarrassed that he would want to die on the spot, or even find a hole to crawl into.
However, Wang Jianguo is not an ordinary person. He would never take such things to heart, otherwise he would not write such a letter.
He believes that it is natural and justifiable for a husband to express his longing for his wife and his concern for his son.
Huang Yuelan returned home, took out the letter and prepared to read it carefully.
The contents of the letters were similar to the previous ones. He always expressed his longing for and love for me. He also said that he dreamed of me every night and couldn't wait to come back to me and hug me to sleep...
I don’t know if reading is allowed in the army, or if he went to Xinhua Bookstore to borrow books. This time he actually wrote a very charming ancient poem: [The sky is not old, and love is hard to end. The heart is like a double silk net, with thousands of knots in it. ]
Huang Yuelan remembered that this was a line from Zhang Xian's "Qian Qiu Sui", expressing the idea that true love will never die.
Huang Yuelan also replied with an ancient poem in her letter, [If love lasts forever, why should we be together day and night? ]
The people in the village knew that there was a line of poetry in the letter, which said "My heart is like a double silk net." Although they could not understand it, there were always educated people who learned that this line expressed that true love never changes, so they gave Wang Jianguo a nickname called "Double Silk Net" to express his infatuation and sincerity.
After reading the letter, Huang Yuelan discovered that Wang Jianguo had actually been promoted and his salary had increased significantly.
She took out the remittance slip again and looked at it, and found that there was indeed more money than last time.
Wang Jianguo was really honest. When he had a few more dollars, he sent all the money to himself and did not keep any of it.
I didn't expect that he had only been in the army for less than half a year and he had already been promoted to platoon leader. This speed is quite impressive.
However, this was also within Huang Yuelan's expectations. After all, his own abilities were there.
"Sister, I heard that my brother-in-law is now a platoon leader? Is it true?" Huang Yueqiang and his brother also heard about it at school.
After all, if the children tell their parents and the parents tell their relatives and neighbors, within a day or two, everyone in the village will know.
"Really? But who told you that?" Huang Yuelan asked.
Huang Yuehu: "Sister, everyone in our village knows about it. They also say that my brother-in-law is a [Double Wire Mesh] and treats my sister wholeheartedly. What's going on? Why don't we know about it, but everyone else knows it!"
Huang Yuelan thought about the incident of the letter being lost that day. Since the letter was opened and seen by those children, the content of the letter must have become an open secret of the First Production Brigade.
"That day, the postman dropped your brother-in-law's letter when he was delivering the mail, and the children in the village picked it up, so everyone knew about it. But it's no big deal. Your brother-in-law didn't do anything bad, and he didn't say anything bad about anyone, so he's not afraid of knowing it." Huang Yuelan knew that Wang Jianguo was an upright gentleman, and his behavior could withstand rumors.
At school, the Huang Yueqiang brothers were very puzzled as to why they, the brothers, didn't know about their family's affairs, but everyone in the school knew about it. So this is what happened.
"Sister, everyone in our school admires my brother-in-law. They say he is an officer now and has many people under him."
"They also said that they would join the army when they grow up and become platoon leaders like my brother-in-law."
Huang Yuelan smiled. She never expected that she had inadvertently made her husband a positive energy idol for the young people in the village.
"Sister, how can we be like my brother-in-law?" Huang Yueqiang asked.
Huang Yuelan knew that if she wanted to become an officer, she had to go to military school. After graduating from a military academy, she would directly become a platoon leader. To be promoted as an exception like Wang Jianguo, one had to have outstanding abilities.
"You also want to be officers, right?" Huang Yuelan asked.
Huang Yueqiang and Huang Yuehu both nodded, just like chicks pecking at rice, their eyes were very determined, "Yes! We want to! We really want to!"
“Then you must first have a healthy and strong body. Then you have to study hard and wait to be admitted to a military academy. After graduation, you will be a platoon leader directly. Then you can climb up all the way to second lieutenant, lieutenant, major, major general, lieutenant general and so on. General is basically the same as a first-rank official in ancient times.” Huang Yuelan said to her two younger brothers.
The two brothers listened with great interest, "Sister, it's hard to get into high school now, and we're not allowed to take the college entrance exam, so how can we get into a military academy?"
According to the schedule, the college entrance examination will be resumed in a few years. Huang Yuelan replied: "Policies always change according to the situation. Just like before, there were no educated youth going to the countryside, but now there are. Who knows when the college entrance examination will be resumed?" Huang Yuelan persuaded.
Huang Yuehu: "Sister, what you said makes sense. No matter how things change, it won't go wrong to study hard! Even if you can't become an officer in the future, you can still teach cultural knowledge like our teachers. We can't let illiterate people teach."
Huang Yueqiang nodded: "Well, in short, strengthen your exercise and study hard!"
On the weekend, Huang Yuelan took her three sons and two younger brothers to the county post office to withdraw the money that Wang Jianguo had transferred to her.
This is not the first time I’m withdrawing money, so I have to bring all the necessary documents, otherwise I won’t be able to withdraw the money with just the remittance slip.
Huang Yuelan carried Wang Aiguo on her back, Huang Yueqiang carried Wang Aijun on his back, and Huang Yuehu carried Wang Aimin on his back, and they all rushed into the city together.
In order to be able to get on the farm vehicle, Huang Yuelan got up early, had breakfast before daybreak, and took her brother and sons along the main road.
After walking for a while, Huang Yuelan took everyone to sit on the side of the road to rest.
She felt sorry for her two younger brothers who had to endure the hardship of carrying their children, so in order to reduce the burden on them, Huang Yuelan would hold the second or third child in her arms every once in a while.
"Look, isn't that Huang Yuelan from the First Production Team? Why is she going to the county town alone with so many children?"
"I heard that her husband was specially recruited to the army by his superiors. Now she is alone at home, taking care of her three sons and two younger brothers. And I heard that she is pregnant again and is expected to be pregnant for several months now."
When the villagers nearby heard this, they stopped working and looked towards Huang Yuelan who was walking on the road. Seeing that her belly was getting bigger again, they couldn't help but feel confused and envious.
"Before, they said she couldn't have children, but now she gave birth to triplets and is pregnant again. Rumors are killing people!"
"It's really not easy. There's no one to help at home. She has to take care of so many children by herself. She's been pregnant for several months. It's really hard for her."
"That's right, but we don't need to feel sorry for them. Let's feel sorry for ourselves first. They are living a good life. I heard that her husband was promoted to an officer in the army and now earns several dozen yuan a month."
When the other villagers heard the news, their eyes lit up.
A few dozen dollars! It's not a small amount! It's equivalent to the income of an average person for half a year.
Moreover, military officers sound very impressive, especially in rural areas. Basically, everyone has never seen the world. The most common officer they see is the team leader, and the highest-ranking official they see is the village president. No matter how high the platoon leader's rank is, he is definitely a high-ranking official.
Moreover, the military officers are much more valuable than those in remote areas, as they carry guns. If a war breaks out, they have to fight on the battlefield to defend their country.
"Is it true? How do you know?" Although I was very envious, this kind of thing is a family secret and it is difficult for ordinary people to know.
Another villager answered: "One of my relatives was in the first production team. The letter from Wang Jianguo to Huang Yuelan was dropped on the road by the postman and was picked up by some half-baked children. Those children didn't know how to return it directly, so they opened it and read it. Now everyone knows what was inside."
The others nodded, "I see. However, Wang Jianguo was the champion of our commune militia competition before. He has strong personal abilities, so it is not surprising that he was able to become an officer so quickly."
Everyone agreed with it. It was unexpected but reasonable.
Huang Yuelan was walking on the road with her child on her back. She always felt that there were many pairs of eyes looking at her from all directions, as if they were discussing her. But when she looked towards the fields, she found that everyone was working with their heads down, so she continued walking forward: go her own way and let others talk.
Suddenly, they heard the sound of a tractor "beep beep beep" behind them, and Huang Yuelan was standing on the side of the road with her three younger brothers.
Soon, the tractor turned the corner. There were a few bags of grain in the bed. It was not full yet and there was still a lot of space. I was lucky today and could get on the tractor early, so I had to walk less distance.
Huang Yuelan waved desperately at the tractor driver, and her two younger brothers and three sons also followed suit and waved at the tractor driver.
The tractor driver was very experienced and he knew what waving meant. After all, every time he went to the county town or came back from the county town, there would be villagers who would take him for a ride.
"Jianguo's wife, are you going to the county town again? I'm going to deliver food, please come up quickly." The tractor driver stopped in front of Huang Yuelan and the others and greeted them.
"Thank you, Master!"
“Thank you, uncle!”
Huang Yuelan carried all three sons up, while Huang Yueqiang and the other man climbed up nimbly and took the baskets into the truck bed.
Because she often hitchhiked to the county town, most of the tractor drivers in her commune knew her.
And she is also very famous. Previously, she was known as the most beautiful girl in the commune and had some scandals. Later, she became famous for giving birth to triplets. Now, she has a great husband.
Although she is no longer in the world, the legends about her have never stopped.
When they arrived at the county town, Huang Yuelan gave the driver two cents before getting off the tractor, but the driver refused. Huang Yuelan then put the snacks for the children in the basket on the car.
After all, every family has children, and these children should be able to use some snacks.
Although the tractor driver would do voluntary work every time and habitually give a ride to the villagers going into and returning to the city, not many people were willing to give him things and money. The driver had a good impression of Huang Yuelan and the others.
After arriving in the county town, Huang Yuelan went to the post office first. The post office was right next to the department store. This street was the city center of the entire commune. The commune compound, department store, post office and Xinhua Bookstore were all on this street, making it convenient to do business.
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