Chen Jianguo had been lying in bed for two days with a fever and a cold. When he heard the letter from his wife, he suddenly felt better and stronger, and he managed to get out of bed.
Erzhu put the package on the table and handed the letter to the captain.
He asked, "Captain, is your cold feeling better? Call me if anything happens!"
Chen Jianguo responded, "Well, pour me a glass of water first."
Erzhu quickly picked up the thermos on the table and poured water into his cup.
After pouring a cup, he shook it and handed it to Chen Jianguo.
"Captain, there's no water in the water bottle. I'll go get some."
After saying that, Erzhu took the thermos and went to get some hot water.
Chen Jianguo leaned against the head of the bed, took a sip of water, and put the cup back on the table.
Then he tore open the envelope and took out the neatly folded letter paper inside.
When I opened it, I saw three pages of letter paper, all filled with writing.
Chen Jianguo read the letter page by page. His young wife told him all the people and things she met along the way, as well as what she had been doing recently.
After reading the letter, Chen Jianguo took a deep breath. He had been worried about what might have happened to his young wife when she returned home these days, as he had not received any letter. Now it seemed that everything was fine, and he felt relieved.
Chen Jianguo has been a little scared these days. There has been no news from Jiang Baige since she went back. The girl is so young. If she leaves him and meets a better man, he has no chance of winning.
Chen Jianguo lives in this small county town and has no confidence in himself at all.
After reading the letter, he put the paper away carefully, saw the package on the table, put the letter in the drawer, and then took the package and placed it beside the bed.
The sack was sewn together with thread, and he found a dagger and pried open the thread.
Because the distance was far and she was afraid that it might be damaged on the way, Jiang Baige also packed an extra linen bag.
I looked through the things inside and found that they were all food, including candy, meat, and biscuits.
Chen Jianguo had a cold and his mouth had a tasteless taste, so he tore open the plastic bag containing the candy, took out a candy, peeled it and put it in his mouth.
Tasting the sweet and milky candy, I leaned against the headboard, closed my eyes and savored it carefully.
Erzhu came back after getting some water and saw the captain leaning against the head of the bed with a bag in his arms. He seemed to be in good spirits.
I couldn't help but want to joke, "Captain, your cold is so strange, I'm afraid it's lovesickness! You've been missing your sister-in-law so much that you've become sick."
When Chen Jianguo heard him teasing him, he said impatiently, "Get out! The noise is giving me a headache."
Erzhu quickly said, "Okay, I'll leave now."
He muttered, "That's too much. I missed my wife so much that I got sick, and a letter from my sister-in-law cured my illness. That's too much."
But his voice was so soft that Chen Jianguo didn't hear it.
Seeing Erzhu was about to leave, Chen Jianguo called him back.
"etc."
Erzhu thought the captain heard what he said, and was so scared that he quickly came back obediently.
"Captain, anything else?"
Chen Jianguo picked up a bag of White Rabbit milk candy, tore open a hole and fell onto the bed.
He poured half of it onto the bed and then said, "Take these and divide them among everyone."
Erzhu's eyes lit up. It was unbelievable to see so much candy.
He quickly grabbed his pockets and put the candies into them.
He said in a frivolous way, "Captain, thank you! There are other things here, right? Can you give us some too?"
When Chen Jianguo heard his words, he said impatiently, "Get lost."
This kid, after all the candy has been shared, he still wants something else. No way.
After Erzhu finished packing all the candies, he wanted to leave quickly. If he didn't, their captain would be angry.
After going out, he looked back with a smile.
"Captain, thank my sister-in-law for us."
He was afraid that the captain would get angry if he said too much, so he quickly closed the door and ran away.
Chen Jianguo put a bag of candy aside and took out a piece of letter paper from the drawer.
He received the letter and had to reply to his wife quickly.
Two days later, outside the alley of Jiang's house, Chen Yuan brought good news. He picked out two good houses from the many houses.
But the houses in front of him were too dense and messy. He didn't know which house Jiang Baige lived in, so he could only try his luck and wait at the entrance of the alley.
After waiting for a while, I didn't see anyone passing by.
When Jiang's mother went out to throw away the garbage, she saw a strange man lingering at the door and became nervous.
She heard that recently many people's homes had their doors broken into because no one was home during the day. Everything that could be stolen was taken from the houses, and nothing edible or portable was left.
She quickly threw away the garbage, returned to the yard, and locked the gate as soon as she entered.
Chen Yuan saw a woman coming out and wanted to ask her where the Jiang family was. But before he could ask, he saw the woman running back home and closing the door. As soon as he saw the situation, he knew that she would definitely not come out.
There was no way, he could only wait, waiting for the next person to pass by.
After Jiang's mother locked the door, she thought of the bicycle parked downstairs. Although it was old, it was the most valuable thing in their family. Without thinking, she carried the bicycle upstairs.
I climbed up to the second floor in one breath and parked my bike in the aisle at the door.
He sighed and said, "Ouch! I'm so tired."
Jiang Baige was playing chess with her father when she heard her mother sigh and turned around to look.
Seeing her mother carrying the bicycle back, she smiled and asked, "Mom, the bicycle is so heavy! What are you carrying it for?"
Jiang's mother pointed downstairs and spoke in a low voice, then walked into the house.
With a cautious look, he said, “There was a man at the entrance of our alley. I saw him acting sneaky and was afraid he was a thief, so I carried the bicycle back.
Father Jiang said, "If someone wants to steal this broken bicycle, they might as well steal a new one."
Jiang Baige also felt that what his father said made sense. Their bicycles were five or six years old, and thieves might not be interested in them.
Jiang's mother felt that no one stood with her, and said unhappily, "What do you know? Even if they exchanged it for candy, they could have bought two kilograms of candy to eat."
Grandma Meng is picking wild vegetables. She agrees with what Jiang's mother said.
She said, "We have to be on guard. If a thief comes to the village and doesn't steal anything from our house, he'll pluck out all the vegetables at the door before leaving."
Jiang's mother nodded. "You two are too careless. You will suffer the consequences sooner or later."
He secretly glanced downstairs again and saw the man still at the door, so he quickly went over and pulled the girl.
"Come and see, this man is at the door."
Jiang Baige didn't believe it. How brave must this thief be to do this in broad daylight?
I tiptoed to the balcony and took a sneak peek downstairs.
Her eyes suddenly widened. How could the thief her mother was talking about be Chen Yuan?
He breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Mom, I know this person. I asked him for help with something. He should have some news and came to find me."
"I blame myself for not telling them where I live. They probably can't find me!"
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