Cheng Rushan was talking to Fang Chengguang in the west room. Seeing Jiang Lin's serious expression, he stopped talking and looked at her with concern, "What's wrong?"
Jiang Lin told them about Jiang Min's situation and said, "I want to call the farm over there and ask."
The Beidahuang Farm is under the responsibility of the Construction Corps. They are all military systems, so it is convenient for them to communicate with each other.
Cheng Rushan held her hand and said, "Let's go."
Fang Chengguang wanted to go together, but Cheng Rushan said it was not necessary and it would only take a phone call.
Cheng Rushan took Jiang Lin to the logistics headquarters, where there were people on duty every day and there was a long-distance telephone.
Cheng Rushan asked for the phone number of the Greater Khingan Range Construction Corps and transferred it to the regiment headquarters where Jiang Min was.
The person who answered the phone was a young male operator who was slurping vermicelli. His voice was vague, "Where? Who are you looking for?"
When he heard the other party say it was the military region of Province X, he immediately swallowed the vermicelli in his mouth, stood at attention, and said in a clear and loud voice: "Hello, Commander."
Cheng Rushan: "...Comrade, I'm not the leader, please don't be nervous. We have something to ask Jiang Min, the educated youth, can we contact her?"
When the male correspondent heard that he was looking for Jiang Min, he immediately became nervous, "Who are you to her?"
Cheng Rushan: "My mother's family."
"What do you guys have to say?"
Cheng Rushan covered the microphone and whispered to Jiang Lin, then said, "There is an emergency at home and I need her help. Can I call her tomorrow at noon?"
The male operator said, "Well, I'll have someone send her a message and ask her to answer the phone tomorrow at noon."
Cheng Rushan arranged a call the next day, around 12 noon, when he had more time.
After hanging up the phone, he put his arm around Jiang Lin's shoulders and rubbed them, "Don't worry."
Jiang Lin nodded, "Call me tomorrow." She thought her sister had been sending letters, so she should be fine. Maybe something had happened that caused her not to go to college. The road is long and there is no way to rush, so don't guess blindly.
When they got home, Jiang Xinglei had already told the others about the situation, and they were all very concerned about Jiang Min's situation.
Jiang Lin: "I'll call again tomorrow."
Yan Runzhi told Jiang Lin not to worry, "You must be hungry, let's eat first. No matter what happens, you need to fill your stomach first so that you can have strength."
The hairtail is wrapped in flour and egg liquid and fried in oil, which is golden brown and fragrant. The braised rhubarb flowers also exude the unique deliciousness of fish. The two pots are steaming, and the air is filled with the aroma of meat and the freshness of winter bamboo shoots.
These are all Jiang Lin's favorites, but for some reason, she picked up a piece of hairtail and suddenly felt that she had no appetite, so she put it in Cheng Rushan's bowl and said with a smile: "Brother Shan, eat fish, it smells delicious."
Cheng Rushan glanced at her. She loved fish so much, but she couldn't eat it. It seemed that she was still worried and had lost her appetite.
Yan Runzhi: "Bao'er's mother, why don't you like to eat anymore?"
Jiang Lin smiled and said, "I want to eat the bamboo shoots. They are very fresh."
Cheng Rushan served her a bowl of bamboo shoot soup, and Jiang Lin ate it happily while soaking it in rice.
Xiaobao: "Linlin, when I have something to worry about, I am also so worried that I can't eat, just like you are worried about Auntie."
Dabao: "Your problem is that you hid a bag of candies. When will your mother find out and take it away?"
Wensheng picked up a piece of rhubarb and said, "Wow, this is delicious." He looked at Jiang Lin and said, "Mom, why don't you eat fish?"
Jiang Lin picked up a piece of tender white fish meat, which was very delicious. "Delicious! Eat more." She also asked Lu Hang to eat the dishes and not be embarrassed. There were so many dishes on the table, and you were eating the leftover dumplings so happily. What was the meaning of that?
After dinner, everyone chatted for a while, and then Lu Hang took Jiang Xinglei and left.
It was cold, so Cheng Rushan asked Jiang Lin to stay in the house. He went to see her off, and came back to talk to Fang Chengguang and the others in their room for a while, and told Dabao and Xiaobao to go to bed early at night.
They are full of energy now. It is too cold in winter to jump around outside all day. It is easy to get irritable if you stay indoors. Many times, they stayed up late at night and dragged He Liangwen to play poker, marbles, or slingshot to compete. Fang Chengguang and others were threatened by them not to tell Linlin, otherwise they would not be good brothers.
Cheng Rushan knew about it but didn't tell Jiang Lin, but he wanted to give his two sons a small warning.
When he returned to the room, Jiang Lin had already gotten on the kang and was smelling her clothes.
He smiled and said, "Is my wife going to be a police dog?" She sniffed the clothes and the quilt. What was she doing? "The quilt was just dried the day before yesterday, and the quilt cover was just changed." He knew that Jiang Lin loved cleanliness, so he would wash her clothes, quilt covers and sheets frequently.
Jiang Lin rushed over to smell his hair, and then asked him to smell hers, "You smell it, am I rotten?"
Cheng Rushan: "Nonsense, you just took a shower last night." Your hair was dried on a small charcoal stove, so how could it be rotten?
Jiang Lin didn't believe it, "I always smell something." She looked at the ceiling and the ground vigilantly, "Do you think a mouse died and rotted there?"
Cheng Rushan held her in his arms and kissed her, "Don't let your imagination run wild. We just checked and repaired the house in the fall, and there's nothing wrong."
Jiang Lin smelled the good smell on his body, so she nestled in his arms lazily and didn't want to move. "What do you think happened to my sister?"
Cheng Rushan knew that she didn't necessarily want to ask him for an answer, she just said it so that she wouldn't have any random thoughts in her mind.
He held her in his arms and gently stroked her back, "Let's hear what she says tomorrow."
Jiang Lin felt very comfortable with his touch and she squinted her eyes and acted coquettishly towards him.
…
The next day Jiang Lin still had to go to school, but Cheng Rushan came back from morning exercise and saw that she was still sleeping. He went to the stove to warm his hands, reached into the quilt and touched her, "Wife, are you not going to school?"
Jiang Lin yawned and opened her eyes lazily, "What time is it?"
Cheng Rushan: "It's past seven."
Jiang Lin: "Why don't you have class at nine o'clock?"
Seeing his wife, who was eager to go to class at 7 o'clock, now wanting to be lazy, Cheng Rushan kissed her and asked, "Do you want me to ask for leave?"
Jiang Lin got up and said, "I have one class in the morning. After class, I will go to Jiang Xinglei's school. I will come back at noon and call you."
Cheng Rushan: "Then I'll pick you up."
Jiang Lin: "No, you have to go to work."
Cheng Rushan: "My work is more flexible, it has been arranged, so you don't need to keep an eye on it."
He is familiar with the following team leaders and knows their abilities. Once they are arranged, there will be basically no problem. Even if there is an emergency, Dai Guohua can help out.
Jiang Lin agreed.
The morning class was architectural aesthetics, including hand-drawing. This course was very interesting and Jiang Lin found it easy to learn.
When the get out of class was about to end, Su Xingyun wanted to discuss with her about going sketching as a group.
Jiang Lin: "Class monitor, I have something to do these days, so I won't be attending any school activities for now. Can you help me out?"
She packed her bag and left through the back door as soon as the teacher said the get out of class was over. Jiang Lin left the teaching building with her bag on her back and saw Cheng Rushan waiting for her under a pine tree on one side of the building. "You're here so early."
Cheng Rushan saw her stuffing the woolen hat into her schoolbag, took it out and put it on her, "You just got here."
They drove directly to the school office of the School of Finance and Economics. Cheng Rushan showed his work ID and found the teacher in charge of admissions to ask about Jiang Min.
After listening to the discussion, Mr. Zhou, who was in charge of reception, took out the admission list and registration list of accounting majors in the past two years, and also included statistics of those who had not registered.
She said, "Jiang Min did not report."
Jiang Lin asked, "Teacher Zhou, my sister is sick. Because the distance is too far and the place is too remote, she got into an accident. Can you arrange for her to be admitted late?"
I started school in September and it's already the end of December, which means I've missed almost an entire semester.
Jiang Lin thought that if she could come to take the final exam, she would be fine. Now there is a special situation. Those high school students who graduated in 666768 are all around 30 this year. They have a lot of spouses and children at home, and they are worried about everything. And unless they are formal workers in the factory or formal teachers in the school, most members and educated youth who went to the countryside do not have paid schooling. Even if the school gives subsidies, there is no one to do the work at home and no one to earn work points, so the wife and children can't starve to death.
Therefore, many students, especially male students, would ask their class teachers for leave to go home and work to earn work points during the spring planting, summer busy season, and autumn harvest season. They would come back a month before the final exam and borrow classmates' notes to cram for the exam. As long as they could take the final exam and didn't fail many subjects, there would be basically no problem.
The class teachers basically turned a blind eye. After all, the law does not hold everyone responsible. As long as students can take the exam smoothly, there is no big problem.
Teacher Zhou looked at Jiang Lin and said, "We need to have a meeting to discuss this."
She looked through her work plan and scheduled it for the afternoon when the principal and the academic dean were free to discuss the issue.
Jiang Lin and Cheng Rushan said goodbye to Teacher Zhou and went to find Jiang Xinglei, telling him to pay attention to the discussion meeting in the school office in the afternoon.
Jiang Xinglei: "Sister, do you think this is possible?"
Jiang Lin: "The central government is holding a meeting right now. How can we develop the economy without talents? Every college student who has passed the exam is a rare talent for the country. It will definitely work."
At that time, college students were in great shortage and they could be assigned to good jobs when they graduated. They would be considered cadres and would have very good benefits.
Jiang Lin asked him to pay attention. She and Cheng Rushan went home to have a meal and then went to the office to make a phone call.
This time it was the male operator again, who shouted, "Jiang Min, Jiang Min, your sister's phone number!"
Jiang Lin listened to the sound of running coming from the phone, and even knocked over a stool with a bang, which caused a man to remind her in a rough voice to be careful.
"Hello!"
An anxious voice came from the other end of the phone, panting because of running too fast, "Linlin?"
Jiang Lin didn't find Jiang Min's voice strange at all, "Sister, it's me, you..."
Before she could finish, Jiang Min interrupted her anxiously, "Linlin, what's going on at home? Just tell me if I can help."
Hearing her anxiousness, Jiang Lin quickly said, "It's okay, it's okay. I was afraid that you were too busy at work, so that person didn't pass on the message to you, so I said it on purpose. Sister, how are you?"
Sure enough, a dissatisfied hum of a man was heard from the other side.
Jiang Min breathed a sigh of relief, her voice became lighter as she smiled, "Good, very good. Are you all okay? Are our parents okay? Are our elder brother and sister-in-law, younger brother and younger brother okay?" She asked in a clear voice, one after another, like pearls falling on a jade plate.
Jiang Lin: "Sister, are you really okay?"
Jiang Min laughed even louder, "Of course. Linlin, why do you call if you don't have something urgent? It's expensive. Why don't you write a letter?"
Jiang Lin: "Are you taking the college entrance exam this year?"
Jiang Min: "I took the exam last year, but I didn't pass last year and I didn't pass this year either, haha, taking the college entrance exam also depends on luck."
Hearing her laughing so happily, Jiang Lin wouldn't have thought anything of it if she didn't know about the admission list. But now she felt particularly uncomfortable.
"Sister, I saw your name in the School of Finance and Economics. It's not a duplicate, so it's definitely you." Jiang Lin said slowly.
There was silence on the other end of the phone. Soon, Jiang Min laughed again, and after laughing twice, he seemed to feel that it was not so funny anymore, and said, "How did you know? I thought I didn't pass the exam..." But his voice sounded unconfident.
Jiang Lin: "Sister, didn't you get the admission letter? We have already asked the school to reissue it to you. You just need to come here and catch up with the final exam. You should prepare now and come quickly."
There was silence on the other end of the line. Then a man's voice was heard, but it was muffled, as if the microphone was muted and nothing could be heard.
After a while, Jiang Min's voice came again, "Linlin, actually I received the admission letter. I... just don't want to go. Technical college is boring, and I went to university to get a good job and increase my income. I'm working in the farm headquarters now, it's not bad, there's no need for me to go to university."
From saying that she didn't pass the exam, to thinking that she didn't pass, and then saying that she didn't want to study after receiving the admission letter, Jiang Lin didn't know what her sister was going through, but she was sure that her sister must be in trouble.
She said, "Sister, if you have any difficulties, please tell us. My eldest brother makes a lot of money now, and my eldest sister-in-law is willing to help the family. My younger brother and I have both been admitted to university, and we have also opened a sales outlet with my second brother, so the family is not short of money. Your brother-in-law Cheng Rushan has a job in the military region and knows a lot of people. Don't be afraid that someone will bully you. We can't do anything. Tell us if there is anything."
Jiang Min's voice trembled, and then she laughed again, "...Linlin, it's great that you've grown up. Don't worry, sister... I'm fine. I'm really fine..."
"Sister, we have already told the school that as long as you come before the New Year, you can continue your studies, no problem."
Jiang Min seemed anxious. "Phone calls are expensive. I won't talk any more. I'll go back home tonight and write to you. Bye..."
Jiang Lin wanted to say more, but the caller had already hung up.
When Jiang Lin called again, the other end said Jiang Min had already left.
Cheng Rushan hung up the phone for her and put his arm around her, "Don't worry, let's go over and take a look ourselves."
Jiang Lin nodded. This was the only way.
Jiang Lin went to class in the afternoon, Cheng Rushan went to work, and waited for her to go to the School of Finance and Economics after school. They first went to the school office to ask about the results. Teacher Zhou said that Jiang Min had excellent college entrance examination scores, and she didn't know why she applied for a junior college. The school was very willing to give such students special care. After all, she had a long way to go, and there might be some special circumstances, or there might be problems with the notification letter, etc., so the school approved her to enter school later.
"As long as you can come to take the final exam, it will be fine. There is still a month left, so please hurry up, Jiang Min."
"Thank you, teachers, and thank you for the school's care." Jiang Lin thanked the teachers repeatedly.
After saying goodbye to Teacher Zhou, Jiang Lin and Cheng Rushan picked up Jiang Xinglei and went back to Jiang's house to discuss what to do.
When Jiang Lin and the others arrived, Xu Aimei was preparing to cook, and Jiang Dongjian was strolling in the yard on crutches.
At the beginning of winter, he twisted his waist at work. The doctor told him to stay in bed, but he couldn't lie down for a few days. He was angry at home and insisted on going to work. As a result, his condition worsened after a few days, so he had to rest at home. Now he has almost recovered, but he still can't use force, so Brother Jiang got him a pair of crutches.
"Linlin and Rushan are here, where are Dabao and Xiaobao? Why didn't they come together?" Jiang Dongjian stretched his neck to look outside.
Jiang Lin: "They are at home, Dad, we are here for something."
Jiang Xinglei hasn't told his parents about his eldest sister yet, so they don't know anything about it.
Jiang Dongjian saw that his daughter looked a little serious, and he couldn't help but feel uneasy, "Linlin, what's the matter?"
Jiang Lin: "Let's talk inside."
Xu Aimei was also a little nervous, "Linlin, what's wrong?"
Jiang Lin told them about Jiang Min's situation. "The school agreed that you can come to take the final exams, and there is still a month. But I called you and she didn't sound like she wanted to come back. I think something might have happened. Let's discuss it when she comes back. Should we go and see her?"
Jiang Min hung up before she could finish her words, so Jiang Lin knew something must be wrong. It was impossible for her to tell the truth. It had been so long since the college entrance examination registration period, and Jiang Min must have thought a lot about it. But when she received her call, her first reaction was to lie to deal with it, which showed that she was very conflicted.
Jiang Xinglei said he could go.
Xu Aimei: "What can you do? I'm going to retire early anyway, so why don't I go?"
She wanted to retire and let Brother Jiang take over, and she could help manage the sales outlet.
Jiang Xinglei: "Mom, it's 50 to 60 degrees below zero there now. You're going there? I'm afraid you'll be frozen into a popsicle! Besides, my dad and sister-in-law need your care."
Xu Aimei had never been there, but she had heard of it. "Don't exaggerate. It's just a little colder than ours at most. How much colder can it be? Your dad is fine. Your sister-in-law didn't have to worry about it before. You don't have to worry about the third child."
Jiang Dongjian: "Wait for the eldest and second brothers to come back and discuss it."
Xu Aimei: "Xingye is so busy at work, the factory can't do without him now. He didn't even have time to go out to study last time. Xinglai is just getting better, what if he gets sick from the cold again in the Great Northern Wilderness?"
Cheng Rushan said, "Mom and Dad, let Linlin and I discuss it and we'll go over there. Let's see what the situation is and we can handle it together."
If it is the environment that prevents him from doing so, he will solve it. If it is Jiang Min's inner concerns, Jiang Lin will talk to her.
Jiang Dongjian: "That won't work. Rushan is so busy at work and Linlin is still in school. She has final exams soon. We can't delay them."
Cheng Rushan: "Dad, it's okay. I don't need to drive now. It's okay."
Jiang Lin: "I have no problem at all. Some of my classmates have not been around for a whole semester and come back a month early to review for the final exam. I usually study very well, so I have no problem with the exam."
Jiang Dongjian still felt that it was not appropriate. How could he waste his daughter and son-in-law's time?
Jiang Xinglei: "And me, I can go, right?"
Jiang Lin: "No need to go with too many people..."
"Why not? Just prepare the meal ticket for me. I can handle the money myself!" Jiang Xinglei said proudly, "I'm following my brother-in-law. Even if I'm just running errands, I can still run faster than you, sister, right?"
Cheng Rushan nodded: "Xinglei is an adult now, so we can come together."
Jiang Xinglei was immediately very excited, "Mom, you heard it, my brother-in-law said it's okay."
Xu Aimei thought about it and said, "Then we'll pay. Our family hasn't spent much money in the past two years, so we've saved some money."
Jiang Erge's health improved, and the family basically made money. They didn't get married or buy big things, so they saved some money. Mainly because Jiang Dage's salary increased, the amount he handed in also increased.
Xu Aimei took out the 300 yuan her family had saved and gave it to Jiang Lin, "Take it all. You can't suffer any hardship on the road if you are poor at home."
In fact, the three of them didn't really spend much money on the trip. Cheng Rushan was now in the military, so he said he needed to travel for work and the train ticket was free. Jiang Lin and Jiang Xinglei were students, so the train tickets were half price. The biggest expense was eating, but you have to eat everywhere, so it's a little more expensive on the road.
Jiang Lin asked for 100 yuan and gave the remaining 200 yuan to Xu Aimei: "My family also needs money, we have it."
Xu Aimei knew that if she said no, she meant no, so she took it back without arguing with Jiang Lin.
Cheng Rushan: "Now that we have made the decision, let's not delay any longer. I will go find someone to buy a train ticket and leave early tomorrow morning."
Jiang Xinglei: "Mom, pack my bag quickly, I'm leaving with my brother-in-law."
Seeing how excited he was, Xu Aimei wanted to hit him, but she also thought that the boy was sensible and responsible, as he looked like he was going on a trip.
She said, "Can't you clean up by yourself? I want to cook for your sister and brother-in-law."
Song Lijuan and Jiang's eldest and second brothers also came back one after another. They were very happy to see Jiang Lin and Cheng Rushan, and asked why Dabao, Xiaobao and Wensheng didn't come.
Song Lijuan is now seven months pregnant. Because her life has improved and she eats nutritiously, her belly is much bigger than the last time she was pregnant. Jiang Lin asked her if she was having twins. Song Lijuan said no. She went to the hospital for an ultrasound and the baby was not very big. It was probably because she ate well and gained weight on her body. She looked much rounder than before.
Xu Aimei explained the matter of her eldest daughter to her sons and daughters-in-law, "It's hard to explain over the phone. Your sister and brother-in-law should go and see her."
Brother Jiang said, "I'd better go. Rushan is also busy at work."
Cheng Rushan: "Brother, it's already been arranged, don't argue."
Cheng Rushan's temper is getting milder and milder now, and he is very kind to people, but when he says no, his aura is still oppressive, and Brother Jiang can't stand it at all.
Brother Jiang: "Well... you should bring more money. I heard it's very cold there, so you should not only wear thick cotton-padded jackets and trousers, but it's also best for everyone to wear a military coat. You should also bring a quilt, in case the quilts in the guesthouse are too thin..."
Jiang Lin smiled and said, "Brother, don't worry, we have heating."
Jiang Erge: "You still have to take it with you, just in case." Although he wanted to go, he knew that no one would agree. He was very self-aware and took good care of himself, just to avoid causing trouble for everyone.
Jiang Xinglei was so excited that he quickly packed his clothes. He didn't have a military coat, so he went to borrow one from Lu Hang.
Cheng Rushan told him not to worry and could lend him Cheng Yunzhi's clothes. Cheng Yunzhi hardly left the hospital in the winter and seldom wore such thick clothes because they were too heavy.
While they were eating, Lu Hang drove over and brought a hundred yuan, as well as some canned malted milk and fruit for Jiang Lin to eat on the way. Jiang Lin asked for a few apples to quench her thirst on the way, but didn't want anything else because it was too heavy to carry.
Lu Hang: "Brother Cheng, Linlin, you can go without worry, I will take care of the house."
Cheng Rushan: When will it be your turn?
Jiang Xinglei patted Lu Hang on the shoulder and said, "Please help me send the leave application to school tomorrow."
"I know. Linlin, I'll help you too."
Jiang Lin: “No need, I’ve already asked for leave.” Her class teacher, Liu Jianwu, was very nice. Whenever she had something to do, she just had to let him know and she could decide how long she wanted to take leave for.
Cheng Rushan drove Jiang Lin and Jiang Xinglei back to the military region and let them go home first. He drove directly to the train station to buy tickets. He was in the transportation department and had a lot of dealings with the train station. He also knew a lot of people, so buying train tickets was easy for him.
It took two nights of sleep to get to the city, and then transfer to the farm. Sitting was too much for Cheng Rushan, so he bought a sleeper berth.
At that time, you couldn't just buy a soft sleeper ticket if you wanted to. You needed to be of a certain rank. Since his rank was not high enough, he bought one for Jiang Lin in the name of Director Di.
Director Di gave him a work permit and told Cheng Rushan to do as he pleased if anything happened. He was happy that Cheng Rushan was capable and he didn't have to worry about anything.
The two carriages he bought were next to each other, separated by a door, so it was no big deal.
When he got home it was almost nine o'clock and everyone was talking in Yan Runzhi's room.
Jiang Lin has explained everything to the children. "Dad and Mom are going to the Great Northern Wilderness to pick up Aunt. You should take good care of Grandpa and Grandma at home."
Wensheng: "Mom, don't worry. I'm here." Dabao and Xiaobao also expressed their willingness to study hard and take good care of the family.
Fang Chengguang and others pooled money and gave it to Jiang Lin, asking her to bring more, but Jiang Lin naturally refused.
Fang Chengguang and his people didn't have much subsidy at all. They gave most of it to Yan Runzhi for meals. There wasn't much left, so she naturally didn't want it.
She herself is a wealthy woman, okay? Hehe, she won’t tell them how much money she has, so as not to scare them.
It was getting late, so Yan Runzhi asked them to go to bed quickly because their parents had to get up early tomorrow.
After everyone left, Fang Chengguang came back and handed something to Cheng Rushan.
Cheng Rushan saw that it was a pistol and said, "It won't work. I brought two daggers."
Fang Chengguang: "This is a confiscated black gun. There is no record on it. You can take it with you. I heard there are wolves and tigers there. If there is any danger, you can deal with it."
Cheng Rushan has a gun, which he always carries with him when he goes out in the past, but later on he no longer has to go out in the car, and he is not on guard duty, so naturally he does not carry a gun with him. Moreover, if he uses a gun for work, he needs to explain and report whenever a bullet is fired, which is lengthy and troublesome.
Cheng Rushan accepted it. The bullets for this type of pistol are universal, and he had some spare bullets to take with him.
Jiang Lin washed and wiped her face and went into the house.
Fang Chengguang said goodbye to them, "I have a mission tomorrow, and I will leave before dawn, so I won't see you off."
Jiang Lin smiled and said, "It's okay, go back to sleep."
She watched Cheng Rushan calmly remove the gun barrel and put it in a cloth bag, then put the cloth bag in the interlayer pocket of his large backpack.
Cheng Rushan smiled at her and touched her head, "Bring it with you just in case."
Jiang Lin hugged his sturdy waist and asked, "Have you been there before?"
Cheng Rushan: "I've been there. The Great Northern Wilderness is not barren at all. It is vast, refreshing and rich. There are so many delicious foods, such as stewed roe deer meat, roasted venison, stewed forest frogs, roasted pheasant, old man fish, and various freshwater fish..."
He smiled slightly and looked down at her. As expected, his eyes became brighter and brighter as he spoke, and his original worries were filled by the delicious food.
He lowered his head to kiss her, then carried her onto the kang.
Jiang Lin is still looking forward to those delicious foods, "After I solve my sister's problems, I must have a few good meals before coming back." No matter how big the problem is, you can't let your stomach go unpunished! This is the life motto of the little old lady.
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The next morning, Cheng Rushan went to the train station early in the morning. He took out his military officer certificate and led Jiang Lin and Jiang Xinglei to check their tickets in advance and get on the train. They were in the sleeper car and did not need to crowd.
He and Jiang Xinglei ate egg dumplings and noodles at home, but Jiang Lin couldn't eat because it was too early.
Cheng Rushan took out a hot egg from his pocket and said, "Have some."
Jiang Lin took it, and when she left, she saw Yan Runzhi carrying a small bag of boiled eggs for Cheng Rushan, probably about a dozen. She took the eggs but was not hungry, so she took off her shoes and leaned on the bed to rest.
There are four berths in this carriage, and she is the only one there. She was the only one who got off before, and the others have not gotten on yet.
Jiang Xinglei also ran over and sat opposite them to talk to them.
Soon, a flight attendant came to bring hot water and the service was very thoughtful.
After she left, Jiang Xinglei smiled and said, "This train is really great."
Jiang Lin: "Why don't you try sitting on a hard seat and see if it works." There may not even be hot water on the hard seats.
Because she was worried, Jiang Lin didn't want to play poker with Jiang Xinglei, so she told him to go back and read, or chat with the people in the same compartment. Nowadays, people who can sit in a sleeper are all people of status and ability, and you can learn a lot from talking to them.
She leaned over to read the book for a while but then felt bored and looked at Cheng Rushan. He was not afraid of the cold and had already taken off his coat. He had long legs and a thin waist. It was a feast for the eyes to see him coming in and out.
"Have an apple." Cheng Rushan peeled an apple and handed it to him.
Jiang Lin patted the person beside him and said, "Come on, let me lean on you for a while."
He didn't know why, but these past two days she particularly liked to act coquettishly with him. Her voice became much softer, so gentle and sweet that it made his heart tremble.
Cheng Rushan hesitated for a second and then sat on it, held her in his arms and read to her.
The day passed very quickly as people were talking, and the lights on the train were turned off around 10pm and everyone went to sleep.
The soft sleeper room has a separate door, which is dark and quiet without affecting your sleep.
Although there was heating on the train, it didn't heat up in time at night or the heat transfer was not good, so the further north the train went, the colder it got. When we passed Shanhaiguan, the windows were covered with thick ice, and when it collided with the heat in the room, a slight cold wind blew by itself.
Cheng Rushan took a nap and went downstairs to check on Jiang Lin next door. She was sleeping very soundly, and seemed unable to bear the cold, so she curled up into a ball.
He touched her bed, it was cold, and her feet were cold too, so he took off his shoes and sat on it, holding her feet in his arms to warm them.
Jiang Lin felt the source of heat, and subconsciously rubbed down and leaned against him, as if she would not stop until she was in his arms.
Cheng Rushan felt so soft in his heart when she rubbed him that he simply took off his cotton-padded jacket and lay down on his side in a sweater. The berths in the soft sleeper were more spacious than those in the hard sleeper, and he could barely lie down on his side.
As soon as he lay down, she felt the call of heat and immediately crawled into his arms, her feet placed between his legs to feel warm, her head arched against his chest, her small hands crawled into his sweater to find a comfortable position. The warmth attracted her to get closer, rubbing unconsciously, and finally she made a satisfied sound.
Cheng Rushan's heart was softened by her rubbing, and some part of him was hard and painful, it was simply a sweet pain.
They slept on the train for two nights and got off in the city early on the third morning.
Before getting off the train, someone with experience in the same carriage asked Jiang Lin and Jiang Xinglei to be fully armed.
"My girl, wrap yourself up well, or you'll cry from the cold!"
"Don't rub your nose or your ears if you're frozen, or they'll fall off!" someone teased them.
Finally got off the bus.
While in the car, Jiang Xinglei half-seriously cried out that it was cold, so cold, and why it was getting colder and colder. As a result, when he got out of the car, the cold wind blew outside. The icy air had an extremely overbearing force and broke through his many warm defenses in an instant, freezing him to the bone!
"Oh my God!" He subconsciously turned around and was about to get back on the train.
Cheng Rushan grabbed him back and asked, "Where are you going?"
Jiang Xinglei watched helplessly as his eyelashes and the strands of hair on his forehead were turned white and frozen by his breath at a speed visible to the naked eye. Although he was wearing a cotton hat, his nose immediately protested. It hurt so much that it felt like he wanted to pick it out.
Before Jiang Lin came, Cheng Rushan specially prepared equipment for her. She wore knee pads over her cotton trousers, the thickest cotton tunic issued by the army, a thick cotton-padded jacket with new cotton wadding over it, a military coat on the outside, a woolen collar around her neck, a sheepskin hat on her head, and a cashmere scarf.
A real ball.
Jiang Lin couldn't even take a step.
Looking at Cheng Rushan again, he was still wearing those clothes, but he was wearing a military coat, a cotton military cap and a mask.
She and Jiang Xinglei were wrapped up so tightly that only their eyes were exposed, but the inside of their scarves were wet and cold from their breath, which was really uncomfortable.
Cheng Rushan: "Let's go transfer."
He calculated the time well so he didn't need to wait any longer and could catch the train to the farm directly.
Jiang Lin was wrapped so tightly that she walked very slowly.
In the end, in order to catch the train, Cheng Rushan simply carried her on his back.
Jiang Lin: !!!!
Cheng Rushan was carrying Jiang Lin and a big bag, and Jiang Xinglei was carrying a quilt and lunch box, but none of them could walk as fast as Cheng Rushan. They slipped and fell in the middle. Fortunately, they were wearing thick quilts and did not fall.
Enthusiastic passers-by immediately helped him up and reminded him to be careful with his step.
They have to take another four hours by train to get to the farm, and then change to a car or tractor or something to go to the farm headquarters.
Finally, at noon, they got off the train. There was still some distance from the train station to the regiment headquarters.
There were no tractors or cars to ride in, and it was too cold here. Unless you were a good driver, it would be easy for the car to stall or freeze. In the end, they took a horse carriage.
Beidahuang is actually the entire Heilongjiang agricultural reclamation area, with vast and fertile land, which is the country's major granary and feeds countless people. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, land reclamation began here, and now there are more than 110 large farms.
Looking into the distance, the sky is blue and the land is vast. The land on both sides of the road is covered with endless snow, and large tracts of birch forests are scattered around.
Unfortunately, Jiang Lin was so cold at the moment that she just wanted to go to a room with a heater. She felt like all the blood in her body was frozen.
The old man driving the cart was wearing a sheepskin coat and a sheepskin hat. He was waving a whip and shouting at the two big blue mules in a very rhythmic voice.
There is a copper bell tied around the mule's neck, ding-ling-ling, ding-ling-ling, the crisp sound is particularly pleasant.
Jiang Lin leaned in Cheng Rushan's arms, looking up at the azure sky. Falcons were circling high in the sky, their cries making startling noises.
The sky is high and the birds can fly freely. No matter what ties there are, they cannot be tied at the cost of binding their wings. She hopes that her sister can have the opportunity to choose freely.
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At about 1 p.m., they arrived at the headquarters of the 352nd Regiment. This place was similar to a small county town and was also called the farm headquarters. There were six companies and more than a dozen village brigades under it.
They thanked the old man and said goodbye, and Cheng Rushan casually took out fifty cents and gave it to him.
The old man smiled so hard that his teeth were showing, and said, "What's the matter? Do you look down on me and still want to give me money? No, no, you are a guest in our farm. Let's go!" He drove away in the carriage.
Cheng Rushan asked Jiang Lin to move around a bit first to get her blood circulating, and then led her away to prevent her from falling.
Jiang Xinglei followed silently, feeling abandoned.
When Cheng Rushan arrived at the regiment compound, he saw a man shoveling snow in the yard, so he went over to ask, "Excuse me, does Jiang Min work here?"
"Jiang Min? Who are you?" The man had thick eyebrows and big eyes, and he narrowed his eyes when he heard the word Jiang Min.
Cheng Rushan was about to say that it was her family, but when he caught the unfriendly look in the man's eyes, he immediately changed his words: "We are from the Education Bureau of Province X. She was admitted to the university but did not report. We were ordered to come here to investigate."
The man's face changed. "She hasn't been here these days. She's been staying with the company."
Cheng Rushan: "Which company? Call her and ask her to come back immediately, otherwise she will bear the consequences."
"Consequences?" The man frowned, looking suspicious. "Who are you?"
Cheng Rushan unbuttoned his coat, took out a certificate from the military, and showed the gun and dagger that had been assembled and inserted on his waist. He said calmly: "The special office of the military region of Province X is responsible for investigating and handling fraud, impersonation, and other illegal acts in the college entrance examination."
He put the proof away as soon as he scanned it. The man didn't see it clearly, not to mention that he couldn't recognize many words.
As for whether there is such a special office in the military region of Province X, he has no way to verify it, so he naturally believes this situation.
"You guys... go wait inside. I'll make a phone call." The man threw down the shovel and walked aside.
Cheng Rushan gestured to Jiang Lin and Jiang Xinglei to go into the house to keep warm. He put down his backpack, turned around and followed the man.
The man naturally realized that he was following him, and immediately started to take a detour, making sure to stay away from Jiang Min.
Cheng Rushan saw through him at a glance and quickened his pace to catch up with him, "You are Platoon Leader Liang, right?"
Liang Tiefeng suddenly lowered his body and swept his leg towards Cheng Rushan fiercely.
Cheng Rushan dodged easily and kicked him on the shoulder. Liang Tiefeng tried to block it, but he felt that the opponent's legs were as hard as steel. He could not resist and took two steps back.
Liang Tiefeng stopped and stood still, saying: "As expected, he is from the army, a good fighter."
Cheng Rushan: "I didn't expect it to be such a coincidence. You must be Jiang Min's lover."
If it were someone else, they wouldn't have shown that kind of look when they heard Jiang Min. Even if they knew him, they wouldn't have been suspicious or avoided him, but would have asked what was going on.
"She didn't go to the university to register. Did you interfere?"
Liang Tiefeng: "So what? We are rooted in the Great Northern Wilderness. We don't need to go there to study at university. We have universities here to study at."
Cheng Rushan: "Since she applied to the university in her hometown, it means she longs to go there."
"No, what do you, an outsider, know? We were tricked by the university. We applied for three choices and wanted to go to nearby universities, but your university insisted on admitting her over ours. Of course we won't go!"
Cheng Rushan: "That's called priority admission."
At the regiment office, Jiang Lin and Jiang Xinglei went to the office to say hello to the people there, introduced themselves, and asked them to help find Jiang Min.
The man immediately went to shout.
Soon Jiang Min came running over with someone. She was so excited that she kept asking them to confirm whether they were really her family members. Really? Not a lie? Why were they here? Didn't she say she would write a letter to explain?
When she saw Jiang Lin and Jiang Xinglei, tears suddenly flowed from her eyes, "Linlin, Xiaolei!"
"Sister!" Jiang Lin and Jiang Xinglei shouted and rushed towards her.
The three siblings hugged each other tightly.
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