After the meal, Mu Ruanruan was not full, and Jiang Heguang probably wasn't full either as he choked on the wine.
The old couple saw it, and in the end they kept silent. They served each of them a large bowl of rice and said they would watch them finish it.
Mu Ruanruan had actually eaten quite a bit, and she couldn't finish such a big bowl of rice, but looking at the determined eyes of the two elders, she couldn't resist.
The rice is sandwiched between grains, and it seems hard to swallow.
Jiang He was eating with big mouthfuls, as if he was extremely hungry.
"Not tasty?" said the old lady.
"Oh, no, it's delicious, but Auntie, I'm really full. I really can't finish such a big bowl."
Finally, the old lady gave in and let her eat half a bowl.
Feeling a little full, Mu Ruanruan stood up to stretch her legs, while Jiang He quickly began to collect the bowls.
"New Year's Day is tomorrow. This year has passed so quickly." Mu Ruanruan said casually.
The meal was so thrilling that she needed to talk about something light to regain her composure.
"Yes, Mu has been here for more than two years."
"Two years and seven months."
She didn't expect that she could make friends here and have the New Year's Eve dinner so happily. Mu Ruanruan just felt that the years were peaceful.
More and more educated youth returned to the city. Uncle Peng asked her if she was ready to leave too, and Mu Ruanruan nodded.
"Are you coming back?" asked the old lady.
Mu Ruanruan couldn't be sure about this, but it was very likely that he would never come back. However, it was difficult to say for sure, so she kept her mouth shut.
"He's not coming back." The old lady sighed softly.
Bang!
A bowl fell to the ground and broke.
Mu Ruanruan turned around to look at the source of the sound. Jiang He was picking up broken tiles on the ground with his back to her, and the old lady also wanted to help.
"Auntie, you take a rest, I'll do it. Sorry for breaking a bowl, I'll go to town and buy two later."
Mu Ruanruan felt that Jiang He's voice was a little hoarse. Did he have a cold?
Although it was difficult to carry an umbrella without a backpack, it was still no problem to get a pack of cold medicine. She would get him a pack later.
Just as she was thinking about it, the old man asked her to come over and look at something, saying that it was something he suddenly remembered.
It should be related to the matter that he was asked to do. Although the old man could not remember who the person in the photo was, Mu Ruanruan still asked him to find out.
Maybe he'd know someone else who could find out something.
"I suddenly remembered that there was indeed such a group of people who came here, but I had already retired from the army by then." The old man took out a gray box and said.
He opened the box and found some yellowed letter envelopes and a few black and white photos inside. Too much time had passed and the black and white photos had begun to become mottled. In one of the photos, the person in it was hardly visible.
The old man took out the photos one by one to identify them. In fact, he had seen them once before, and Mu Ruanruan also helped them restore these photos.
But she couldn't find a reason to give them that she had repaired the photo through space. She didn't even take the original photo, but she could repair the photo. This was too magical.
The old man picked up a photo he had seen before and said, "This is also my comrade-in-arms. He hasn't retired yet. Maybe he knows the person you're looking for."
Mu Ruanruan took the photo, which also showed a young man with a square face and full of heroic spirit, which made people feel good about him.
"Have you any news about him?"
The old man read the letters one by one. He couldn't read, so he needed Mu Ruanruan to help him.
Many of these letters were from Yuemei, and only three were sent by her comrades.
One of the letters was also written by a retired veteran. The letter mentioned some trivial matters in life, such as getting married, who is living well and who is not.
Finally, I asked Uncle Peng how he was doing.
"Who did he say got married?"
"Yuan Qing, he said Yuan Qing got married."
"Yes, Yuan Qing, it's him, it's him!" The old man was very excited, and his hand holding the letter paper kept shaking.
"Who is he?" Mu Ruanruan was a little bit unbelievable and wanted to ask clearly.
"Yuan Qing, Yuan Zaiqing, that's the person in your photo."
Yuan Zai Qing?
Grandma told her that this person's name was Ruan Qing, so why was he called Yuan Zaiqing?
"Are you sure you remember correctly? His name is really Yuan Zaiqing?"
"I can't be mistaken. Back then, their troops passed through our village and camped here for the night. They stopped by my house to rest. They were so disciplined that they even drank a sip of water for free. Early the next morning, they filled my water jar."
"I retired from the army. I had rheumatism at that time, so I retired. I should have persisted a little longer. If I had persisted a little longer, maybe I could have been assigned to his team."
The old man recalled those days and wiped his eyes.
"The person who wrote the letter was a retired soldier like me. We both regretted our decision, so we often wrote to each other to confide in each other."
Mu Ruanruan listened to Uncle Peng reminiscing about the past while thinking about her own affairs.
Ruan, Yuan?
Could it be a typo?
This was not impossible, so she asked the old man if he knew where the veteran was.
The old man gave her an address.
"Master, do you live in the city?"
And he was in the same place as Mu Ruanruan. She was very excited and wanted to fly back immediately to find him and then go home to tell her grandma.
She found this man.
But his name might not be Ruan Qing, it might be Yuan Zaiqing.
The name is not important, what is important is this person. For so many years, the person my grandma has been thinking about finally has news.
"Mu, please walk slower. Come back and visit us when you have time."
Mu Ruanruan went to the room, secretly put the wet clothes back into the space, and took out another identical piece of clothes. The old lady was surprised that the clothes dried so quickly.
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