Life on the mountain was relatively peaceful and passed quickly.
Before they knew it, it was 1973, and Yuan Gungun was almost seventeen years old.
That day, he solemnly told Xiaoxiao and Yuan Shitou that he was going to join the army.
Yuan Ping'an has already made arrangements for him.
It was only then that everyone realized that he had been secretly in contact with Yuan Ping'an all along.
Although Xiaoxiao was very reluctant, she did not stop them.
In this day and age, joining the army is indeed the best way to train a person.
Besides, joining the army has always been his dream.
She couldn't possibly prevent her child from fulfilling their dream.
Yuan Shitou listens to Xiao Xiao in everything; as long as Xiao Xin agrees, Yuan Shitou will not stop her.
Mr. and Mrs. Yuan are old and don't manage things much anymore.
They would not interfere, especially with the future of their children.
Xiao Xiao has a broader perspective than them and won't harm her own child.
Seeing that none of her family members objected, Yuan Gungun was overjoyed.
Every day I'm like a busy little bee, always busy with this and that.
I wanted to help with more chores at home before he left.
She also patiently taught her younger siblings.
He doesn't know when he'll be back, so he wants to enjoy the time he has with his family.
Fan Tiesheng's twins also went to join the army along with Yuan Gungun.
Yuan Min couldn't bear to let her child be too far away from her, and she cried several times.
Neither of them could change the twins' minds.
Fan Tiesheng was quite supportive, since none of his children were suited for farm work.
Whenever you ask them for help with anything, they always pass the buck, one to you and the other to you.
Or they simply don't do it.
He was good at hunting in the mountains, fishing in the river, and fighting with other children.
He was quite strict, but it just didn't work.
After the beatings and scoldings, he went back to his thuggish ways.
He was always worried that if things continued like this, his child might become a good-for-nothing.
Now they have volunteered to join the army with Yuan Gungun.
He'll definitely agree.
As far as he knew, discipline in the military was quite strict.
We have to train every day.
Let them go.
Aren't they full of energy?
Since you have so much energy, use it wisely.
So when they brought it up, he agreed without even thinking.
Yuan Min almost got into an argument with him because of this.
He had to explain his thoughts before Yuan Min agreed.
After that, she did nothing but stay at home making clothes and shoes for the children.
Fan Tiesheng wanted her to stop doing it, because the children had gone to the army, and she would never have a chance to wear what she was making.
There are standardized military uniforms in the army; you can't wear these.
But he held back.
Just do it, as long as you don't cry.
Compared to Yuan Min's approach, Xiao Xiao's was much simpler.
She didn't make anything for Yuan Gungun, but she kept making him different kinds of food.
In just two months, Yuan Gungun gained a lot of weight.
He also grew quite a bit taller.
He already resembled Yuan Shitou, and now he looks even more like him.
Yuan Gungun knew that her mother was expressing her reluctance to part with her, and accepted everything.
On the day they left, Yuan Min cried her eyes out.
Xiao Xiao, of course, also saw her child off in tears.
Yuan Min spends every day in tears.
There was nothing she could do; the twins had never left her side.
I don't know when we'll see each other again after he joins the army.
Just look at Yuan Ping'an; he's never come back all these years.
If it weren't for the letters that came back, I wouldn't know if it was still there.
Fan Tiesheng felt sorry for her, so he told her to come and talk to Xiaoxiao.
I want Xiaoxiao to help comfort me.
Xiao Xiao certainly lived up to his expectations, always using various analogies to comfort Yuan Min.
Yuan Min, who initially cried every day, gradually calmed down.
Now, she can still talk with a smile when the topic of twins comes up.
Two years after Yuan Gungun and the others left, Tuantuan, who had just turned seventeen, also joined the army.
The places they went to were different from those Yuan Gungun's.
Xiao Xiao isn't worried about him at all.
Tuantuan has been calm and methodical since childhood.
In addition, even as a teenager, he still liked to play in the mud.
They were playing games where the generals and soldiers were the main characters.
The villagers couldn't understand what this small family was thinking.
Wouldn't it be better to have your healthy child right beside you?
Why send them all to the army?
Some people say that the girl is heartless and can't stand having her child around.
Some even said that Xiaoxiao and her family were afraid of spending money to get their children married, so they let them find wives themselves.
No matter what the villagers said, Xiao Xiao just laughed it off.
Everyone has different ideas, and she won't interfere with her child's choices.
For example, the third brother, Tiantian, likes to stay in the countryside.
Little one wouldn't say anything.
On the contrary, I feel that being like her every day isn't so bad.
As for her two daughters, Xiaoxiao also adopts a hands-off approach to raising them.
Other people's daughters are all at home doing housework and learning needlework.
Their children, on the other hand, learned boxing from their older brothers from a young age.
They would also go hunting in the mountains.
We won't interfere with these minor matters.
He believes that children should be happy during their childhood and do whatever they want.
Yuan Shitou is a doting father who spoils his daughters. He not only doesn't interfere with what they do, but he also claps his hands in support.
What left Xiaoxiao speechless was that once, his youngest daughter got into a fight with a boy in the village and lost.
She ran back crying to complain to him, and this unreliable man immediately wanted to go and get revenge.
If his mother hadn't scolded him, he really would have gone to help in the fight.
He didn't go himself, but instead persuaded his eldest daughter to go and help.
The eldest daughter was quite fierce; she dragged her younger sister over and gave the boy a good beating.
He beat them so badly their noses bled, and then apologized to them.
Fortunately, the child's parents are very understanding; otherwise, they would definitely have come knocking on our door.
When Xiaoxiao found out, she gave Yuan Shitou a lecture and also sent twenty eggs to the boy's family.
They said it was to give the child some supplements.
The boy's mother was quite embarrassed.
Boys should be taught not to bully girls.
The boys in the countryside are all mischievous; even if they get their faces covered in blood, they'll be jumping around like crazy the next day.
I don't know if it's because her daughter is too spoiled, but her fierceness is no less than that of a man.
The eldest daughter, in particular, spends every day with Fan Tiesheng's twins and they've become inseparable.
One day, the twins came to her house to play, and the third brother, Fan Ming, said to Yuan Shitou:
When he grows up, he will marry Sisi, the eldest daughter of his family.
He spoke with such confidence and assurance.
This angered Yuan Shitou so much that he almost hit him.
His daughter is so young, and he's already thinking about her? What kind of pipe dream is he having?
Fan Tiesheng did not stop Fan Ming, and even thought it was a good thing.
Yuan Shitou immediately cursed: "What a load of rubbish! My daughter is so young, and you're already eyeing her? How can you be so indecent?"
Fan Tiesheng wasn't angry. Instead, he analyzed for him, "It's definitely better for Sisi to marry into our family than to marry into someone else's."
We all live in the same team, so we see each other every day.
If Ming dares to bully Sisi, you can help her get revenge.
Don't worry, I won't cover for anyone. Disciplinary them however you like.
Yuan Shitou thought the idea was pretty good and actually started to consider it.
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