Chapter 212 Letter
Zhao Shu came to the door early the next morning with a small box.
Lin Qi had just squeezed a bucket of deer milk when she ran into Xu Hexiao leading someone in.
"Where is the deer? Can I go and see?" Zhao Shu asked.
"In that shed, watch from the door, don't scare them." Xu Hexiao pointed to the thatched shed behind the house.
"Okay, I'll just take a look." Zhao Shu said as he strode towards the straw hut. Although his steps were big, they were light, and it was obvious that he had practiced this.
Lin Qi went to boil the deer milk while Xu Hexiao went to prepare breakfast. After Lin Qi boiled the deer milk, Zhao Shucai walked into the living room with a complicated look on his face, carrying his small box.
"There are five deer, all of them are strong and healthy. You have taken good care of them." He saw the deer eating grass. The grass was very green and lush. It was winter, and he didn't know where the couple got the grass.
"The children need to drink deer milk, so we raise them more carefully." We inject a small amount of supernatural power into them every day, for fear that they will die.
Zhao Shu nodded, "It does need to be more detailed."
The four children had no idea what the adults were talking about. When they saw the milk, they started babbling like hungry baby birds.
"It's still hot, there's no need to rush." Zhao Shu comforted the four children, "Come, look at the good stuff grandpa brought for you."
Zhao Shu opened the small wooden box he brought with him, which contained wooden pistols of different sizes and models. The surface of these pistols was smooth, which showed that the owner had played with them a lot.
In addition to the pistol, there were several smooth walnuts and balls.
The eldest brother Xu Boxi took a fancy to the pistol at first sight, and took one, so he went to get the other two. The second, third, and fourth brothers were different, they were more interested in the ball than the pistol.
"Oh, you are the old uncle Xiyatou, right?" Zhao Shu was a little hesitant to confirm.
"Yes, she is the eldest." Lin Qi was also a little surprised, but the children are young and liking her now may not mean anything.
Zhao Shu and Lin Qi had a different opinion. He saw that the eldest brother liked guns, and it was clear that he liked it from the bottom of his heart. The way he looked at the eldest brother changed, and he admired and was pleased. "When you grow up, grandpa will teach you how to shoot a gun."
"You can't even touch the gun now." Xu Hexiao hit him mercilessly, put down the buns and soy milk, and urged him, "Wash your hands and have breakfast."
"I can't teach you, I will ask someone else to teach you. Don't be reluctant to let you two go when the time comes." Zhao Shu said.
"If she likes it, we won't interfere." Lin Qi said.
Xu Hexiao frowned, looked at Lin Qi, and said hesitantly, "Isn't it inappropriate for a girl to wield a spear or a stick?"
He likes his daughter who is delicate and soft.
Lin Qi disagreed, "You are being sexist."
"No." Xu Hexiao shook his head violently and immediately changed his words, "She wants to learn, no matter what it is, I support her."
Zhao Shu, who was standing by, rolled his eyes and thought, judging from the current situation, the daughter-in-law is the one who makes the decision at home. Does that mean that if he has any requests in the future, he can just ask his daughter-in-law directly, bypassing his godson?
Just after breakfast, Cao Zheng came to the door.
"Hanshuang also wants to come, but she has to sweep the streets and can't leave," Cao Zheng explained.
"Sister-in-law, it's thoughtful. But we should have gone to your house to wish you a happy new year." Xu Hexiao said.
"It's cold outside, and my nephew and niece are too young, so it's better for them not to go out." Cao Zheng handed the woven bag in his hand to Xu Hexiao, "It contains frozen pears, which grow on old pear trees. The fruits are not big. The fresh ones are a bit astringent, but the frozen ones are okay, and the juice is very sweet."
"Where did you get it? Did you go to the black market again?" Xu Hexiao asked.
Cao Zheng laughed dryly and said, "I was gone for two nights. The weather is cold now and it's the New Year holiday. It's a little safer. I went there to earn a few dollars for the New Year."
After saying that, Cao Zheng strode inside, "Where are the children?"
"Living room." Xu Hexiao pointed to the living room.
Cao Zheng gave the child a red envelope, then looked at Zhao Shu standing beside him, "Who is this?"
Zhao Shu didn't say anything and looked at Xu Hexiao.
"He's the godfather I just recognized, and the children's godfather." Xu Hexiao said in a natural tone.
His words made Zhao Shu feel at ease, as if everything had been settled. He finally put his mind at ease.
"Hello, uncle." Cao Zheng extended his hand to Zhao Shu, "I am Cao Zheng."
Zhao Shu held Cao Zheng's hand and said, "Hello."
After Cao Zheng, people from the Chu family also came. There were six people in the family, including Chu Guoan, whose arm had not healed.
With so many more people in the house all of a sudden, there were not enough chairs.
"I'll go to the study and move some chairs over." Lin Qi said.
Xu Hexiao raised his eyes and looked at her. He knew that she was going to make some chairs, so he stopped Chu Wei and Chu Jing who wanted to help, "You stay here, I'll go."
Lin Qi made four rattan chairs in the study room with rattan. Xu Hexiao pressed them down and said, "They are strong enough, comfortable and ornamental, better than those sold outside."
"When the market is liberalized in the future, I can make a living by selling this," said Lin Qi.
"No need, I will support you." Xu Hexiao replied.
Lin Qi thought about it carefully and said, "I think it's feasible."
Chu Congjun didn't expect that although he was the one who knew Xu Hexiao first, now it is Zhao Shu and Xu Hexiao's family that have a closer relationship.
"He Xiao, if you want to recognize a godfather, you can recognize me. Am I no better than Zhao Shu, the taciturn man?" Chu Congjun said indignantly.
Chu Guoan thought his father's suggestion was good, "Yes, you recognize my dad as your godfather, and we will be brothers in the future. I will protect you."
Zhao Shu glared at Chu Congjun and said, "You don't need a son, why are you meddling in this?"
"I need a son like He Xiao." Chu Congjun said seriously, "He Xiao, don't you really consider adopting another one?"
Xu Hexiao: “….”
"Yes, it was obviously us who knew each other first, you can't deny me." Chu Guoan pulled Xu Hexiao's arm, and a grown man actually acted like a coquettish person.
Xu Hexiao felt a chill and goose bumps all over his body. He looked at Lin Qi for help, but Lin Qi turned her face away and pretended not to see it.
"Hehe, I think even if we don't recognize each other as godparents, our relationship is close enough." Xu Hexiao said.
"Hexiao, you hurt my heart." Chu Guoan looked at Xu Hexiao with accusing eyes.
Xu Hexiao held his forehead with his hand, "Even if you don't recognize us as godparents, we can still treat each other as relatives on weekdays."
"Just say this, and we'll treat each other like relatives from now on." Chu Guoan was satisfied.
Cao Zheng in the corner watched this scene, feeling a little envious, but couldn't help but feel happy for Xu Hexiao and Lin Qi.
During these days of the New Year, Zhao Shu went to Lin Qi and Xu Hexiao every day. He ate three meals a day at Lin Qi's place, played with the children when they were awake, and told them about his past wars, regardless of whether the children understood or not, and would talk for several days.
When the children were asleep, he and Xu Hexiao did carpentry work, mainly carving small toys, small animals and the like for the children.
It was not until the day before the holiday that he reluctantly said, "I will come to see you when grandpa is on holiday."
On the tenth day of the Lunar New Year, Lin Qi received letters from the Anliang Brigade and Zhoucheng.
There were three letters from the Anliang Brigade. One was written by the captain, who not only greeted Lin Qi and the children, but also reminded her not to forget the seeds for next year. One was written by Jian Yitong, who also showed concern for Lin Qi and the children, and asked Lin Qi to tell him about what she saw and heard in the capital. Another was written by the three old Yis. In addition to showing concern for Lin Qi's family of six, they mentioned two names in the letter, saying that they were their friends and asked them to go to these two people for help if they had any difficulties. Even if they didn't have any difficulties, they could still go and visit them. These two people had a certain status in the literary world, and it would not hurt to make friends with them.
There were also two letters from Zhoucheng. One was written by Lin Mo, mainly relaying Lin Ma's words. Lin Ma was worried about their life in the capital and said that she had sent them money and asked them to tell their family if they had any difficulties. The other was written by Lin Miaomiao. In the letter, Lin Miaomiao praised the person she married, mentioned her work and her children, and emphasized that if Lin Qi could not afford to eat, she could lend her some money.
Lin Qi felt mixed emotions after reading the letter. Her elder sister, tsk, really didn't wish her well at all.
In addition to the letter, there was also a remittance slip, which was given to Lin Qi by Lin's mother and father, saying it was her dowry.
"Write a letter today and tell your parents that I have a job and a spacious place to live, so they don't have to worry." Xu Hexiao said.
"No rush. Let's take some photos one day, develop them, and then mail the letter and the photos back together." Lin Qi said. His family didn't know what Xu Hexiao and the child looked like yet, so it was time to let them see them.
"That's fine. Let's do it tomorrow. We'll take a family photo at noon tomorrow." The snow had melted, and although the weather was cold, it should be fine as long as the children were dressed more.
"Call godfather along." Lin Qi reminded.
"good."
The next morning, when Zhao Shu learned that they were going to take a family photo at noon, he took a special leave and went back to change into his military uniform.
"Aren't you cold?" Xu Hexiao frowned.
Zhao Shu gritted his teeth and said, "It's not cold."
Xu Hexiao's mouth twitched. "If you can hold back your trembling, your words will be more credible. Okay, put on your cotton-padded jacket first. It won't be too late to change into your military uniform after we get to the photo studio."
Zhao Shu thought so too, and immediately took off his military uniform and changed back into his cotton jacket.
On that day, their family of seven took a lot of photos, including photos of all seven people together, photos of Lin Qi and Xu Hexiao alone, photos of the children alone, and photos of Zhao Shu and the children together.
Lin Qi and Xu Hexiao replied to everyone's letters one by one. As for Lin Miaomiao's letter, Lin Qi selectively ignored it.
After discussing with each other, Lin Qi and Xu Hexiao decided not to visit the two names mentioned by Lao Yi and the other two in the letter. Now that their lives were stable and their children were still young, they did not want to make friends with anyone too famous for the time being.
I’m afraid that if something happens, I’ll be affected.
Besides, coming with a purpose is not something they are capable of doing.
However, some people are destined to meet, in some unexpected way.
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