Chapter 216 Letter from the Comrade's Widow
The weather was getting colder, and Chen Tang was planning to go to the city with He Xu to buy some winter clothes.
As soon as she walked out the door, she heard that there was a letter from He Xu at the post office asking her to go and pick it up.
After reading the letter, He Xu's face looked a little gloomy.
"What's wrong?" Chen Tang asked.
He Xu handed her the letter and read: "She is the widow of one of my comrades-in-arms, Dai Sheng. He died in a mission that year. We and the squad leader collected some money for her and told her to write to the military region if she has any problems. We will help in any way we can. But later she remarried and took away a little girl. She also lost contact with us.
After so many years, our squad leader has been transferred to the border. On weekdays, we would collect money to help the soldiers passing by their hometown to take care of the elderly at home.
I didn’t expect that this sister-in-law still remembered us. From what she wrote in the letter, it seemed that something had happened and she wanted to entrust the child to us.”
He thought for a moment and said, "I think I'm not the only one who received this letter. I may not go to the city today. I'll go ask Hao Yun and the others."
After Chen Tang finished reading the letter, the handwriting was crooked and there were tears on it. He didn't say anything else, just that he hoped they could come over.
Neither she nor He Xu had any doubts. After all, there were very few educated people in that era, and most women's handwriting was crooked like this.
She nodded: "You go ahead, I'll just go to the city, I've remembered everything you need to buy."
He Xu: "Okay, then I'll let Xiao Li drive you there. The quilt and clothes are quite heavy."
After they finished talking, they went their separate ways.
He Xu went to find Hao Yun and other comrades, but only Hao Yun and he received the letter.
Although he and Dai Sheng have a good relationship, there is another person who is even closer to him. The two are from the same hometown. Normally, He Xu, Hao Yun and others would collect money from him and take it to Dai Sheng's parents.
But the other party has changed his job.
He Xu felt something was wrong and called to inquire.
The other person looked puzzled. In recent years, he would visit his comrades' homes to see the elderly, but he didn't pay much attention to his friend's widow. But logically, the other person would come to him for help.
After all, the other party had his address after he changed his job.
But before he could wonder for long, he probably knew the reason.
He had a jealous wife at home, and the letter didn't explain the matter clearly. His wife might have thought that he had someone else outside, so she hid the letter.
No wonder he said his wife had a cold face these days.
He Xu: "Then I'll scrape together some money, and you go over to see Dai Sheng's ex-wife, make sure nothing really happens to her."
"No need to collect money, I'll take leave and go there right away."
Dai Sheng's widow married in the next city, which was close to him, so he could just take two or three days off to go and visit her.
He Xu chatted with him for a while, asked about his recent situation, and then hung up the phone.
He thought the problem should be easy to solve, so after picking up Chen Tang, he thought he still had to collect money to send to Dai Sheng's parents. He discussed it with his comrades and each of them contributed around five yuan, so they collected more than thirty yuan and sent it over together.
But before he could send the money, another call came.
When his wife at home learned that he was going to visit the widow of his comrade-in-arms and would be gone for several days, she made a big fuss. Plus, he happened to sprain his foot while catching a thief, so he was afraid he couldn't go.
He Xu originally planned to go by himself, but he had already used up all his leave, and the division commander had another task for him, so he had to find someone else to go.
Although the other party was a martyr's widow, she had remarried after all, and the military district could not control her anymore.
Chen Tang knew that He Xu was concerned about the child who was taken away from her, so she discussed with He Xu and helped him make the trip.
There is no need to worry about safety. Su Xiaoxiao has been on leave recently. Chen Tang helped her take care of the child for several days. When she heard Chen Tang ask her to accompany him to Su City, she immediately agreed.
Chen Tang finished the work for the past week ahead of schedule, and told Xiao Hezhi that he would be back in a few days.
Xiao Hezhi pulled her sleeve pitifully: "Come back soon."
Seeing how obedient he was, Chen Tang couldn’t help but kiss him: “Mom will be back in a week at most.”
Xiao Hezhi had never left her since he was born, and she felt reluctant to let Chen Tang go even before he left.
Fortunately, Jiangnan and Chen Shu came back to accompany him, and the three children slept and played together, which was a great experience.
It was no secret in the army that Su Xiaoxiao could repair cars and drive. Chen Tang borrowed a military vehicle from the division commander, and the two of them drove directly there. It took about two full days to reach Su City.
It was already evening when they arrived. They stayed in a guesthouse and went to a department store to buy some clothes for children and women, as well as malted milk and candy.
Chen Tang's butt was sore from the bumpy ride, so he rested for a night, and the next morning they went to the mountain village where the widow had remarried.
It is really difficult to drive on the bumpy road, but Su Xiaoxiao has good driving skills. Although the car is shaky, she drives steadily.
On the road, they encountered a bullock cart and educated youth. When the five educated youth saw that Su Xiaoxiao could actually drive, they exclaimed, "Is this a female soldier? Is there a military district near Su City?"
The old man driving the car frowned and said, "There are no troops stationed near us. Are they going to Hong Xiu's house?"
I had heard before that the man in front of Hong Xiu was a martyr. No soldier had come to see them for so many years. Everyone in Dahe Village who knew the news thought it was fake.
If these two female soldiers go to find her, there will be something interesting to watch.
The old man wished he could drive the ox cart faster so he could go and watch the fun.
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