Gu Yanshu glanced at it accidentally and saw that the words on the letter were still flying.
This wasn't the first time he saw Yuntianjiao's name. The last time was when he went to get the certificate from her.
At that time, he felt that her handwriting was domineering, sharp and powerful, just like her.
Of course, what surprised him even more was that Yun Tianjiao only went to junior high school and didn't even graduate.
But the handwriting is so beautiful, I guess her grades shouldn't be too bad.
Just as he was thinking about it, he saw Yun Tianjiao holding the letter in front of him, "Please show it to me. I haven't written a letter before. Is this okay?"
Yun Tianjiao felt that Chen Shu was a cultured person, but she was a bit rough, and she was afraid that her writing would not be elegant enough and would be a bit impolite.
So she wanted Gu Yanshu to take a look at it. If it didn't work, she would change it and write it again.
Gu Yanshu read it carefully. In fact, Yuntianjiao wrote it very well and the format was correct.
Basically, she was surprised that Chen Shu would write to her. As for the money, she would not ask for it. She looked forward to the next meeting, etc., and finally sent her blessings.
After he finished reading, Yun Tianjiao immediately asked: "How is it? Is it okay?"
"No problem, great!"
With Gu Yanshu's affirmation, Yun Tianjiao became more confident.
"If you say it's okay, that's fine. I'll send it back tomorrow. By the way, she gave me five hundred yuan!"
"I'm thinking it's just a few days' worth of food. I can't accept it, but I'm not worried about sending it in a letter like this. I'd better return it to her next time we meet."
Gu Yanshu had no objection to her plan, but he had other things to say at the moment.
"Well, just do as you say! Five hundred yuan is not a small amount, so you'd better be careful."
Then he took out a folded piece of paper from his coat pocket, opened it and placed it in front of her.
"Jiaojiao, I thought about it. Since you raise so many pigs, cleaning the pig pens will be a laborious job in the future, so I drew a diagram to easily divert water to each pig pen, so that you don't have to carry water."
"Really! Let me take a look." Yun Tianjiao was surprised and immediately looked at the drawings.
Not to mention, Gu Yan's calligraphy and painting of this picture is very detailed, and even the required size is clearly marked.
Seeing that Yuntianjiao was happy, Gu Yanshu was also happy, and he started to explain to her like a treasure.
"You see, the westernmost pigsty is closest to the pond, and we can divert water from it. Then we will build connecting water troughs on the outer walls of each pigsty."
"Ensure that the water tank has a certain inclination so that water can reach each pig pen smoothly. Then leave holes in the walls of each pig pen to allow pigs to drink water and to store water to flush the pig pen."
Yun Tianjiao was a little confused when she saw the picture at first, but after Gu Yanshu's explanation, it became clear.
Although more building materials will be used this way, it will really save a lot of trouble!
"There should also be a small ditch behind the pigsty so that the dirty water after flushing the pigsty can flow out, preferably into the big manure pit you prepared."
Gu Yanshu pointed at the picture and then looked at Yuntianjiao.
"is this okay?"
Yun Tianjiao was so happy that she was about to jump up and took his arm and shook it again and again.
"Why not! This is great! Gu Yanshu, you helped me a lot this time!"
Being pulled by her like this, Gu Yanshu felt sweet in his heart, but his face turned red.
"As long as you find it useful."
With this picture, Yuntianjiao has been extremely excited. You must know that water for raising pigs is a big problem.
Gu Yanshu’s pictures really made her feel more relaxed!
Even while lying on the bed, she was still smiling, but also a little curious.
"Yanshu, how did you come up with this method! And you are a good painter! Did you learn it in college?"
When it came to drawing, Gu Yanshu exhaled, "It's not like I learned it in college. In fact, my mother is very good at drawing. She has drawn a lot before."
Gu Yanshu's mother can actually draw? Yun Tianjiao really didn't expect it.
"Has she read?"
Gu Yanshu nodded, "Well, actually my parents are educated youth who went to the countryside."
(Note: The first batch of educated youth went to the countryside in the 1950s)
This was the first time that Yuntianjiao and Gu Yanshu talked about his parents, and she was a little curious.
"Are they all educated youth? Then why didn't they return to the city later?"
Many educated youths came to Chihe Town at first, but most of them returned to the city.
There are also a few female educated youth who stay, marry local men and have children, but these are a minority.
If Gu Yanshu's parents had returned to the city and had help from family members and relatives, life would certainly not have been as difficult as before.
"Their family background was not good, and they couldn't be contacted later."
"They once took me back to look for my family. Not only were they unable to find me, but my previous house was also confiscated."
"In the city, they had no jobs or livelihood, so they had no choice but to return here, and later settled in Chihe Town."
Hearing this, Yuntianjiao was still a little sad. If Gu's father and his family had returned to the city, the three brothers and sisters of Gu Yanshu would definitely have a different life now.
Of course, he does not need to marry into his own family just to pay off his debts.
Seeing that Yuntianjiao stopped talking after hearing this, Gu Yanshu also felt her regret.
"Actually, isn't it good now? You and I are married, and my younger brothers and sisters are also studying. What's bad about it is... they left too early."
Mentioning the death of his parents, Gu Yanshu's heart became heavier.
Yun Tianjiao understood his mood, stretched out her hand and patted his heart gently through the quilt.
"As long as you three brothers and sisters can be well, your parents will feel at ease."
Hearing the sound, Gu Yanshu turned his head to face Yuntianjiao.
In the dark night, you couldn't actually see anything, but you could hear her shallow breathing.
He thought that Yun Tianjiao must be looking at him with gentle eyes now!
Thinking about it this way, he didn't seem to be immersed in the sadness just now.
"Um."
He responded softly, "You will be busy tomorrow, so go to bed early!"
It was indeed getting late, so Yun Tianjiao didn't say anything more.
After a while, Gu Yanshu heard her even breathing.
But he couldn't sleep.
Yuntianjiao has a habit of spreading out her braided hair during the day when sleeping at night.
Because her hair is so long and abundant, it often covers her entire pillow and spreads to his side.
Sometimes if he accidentally touches her hair, she will scold him.
Of course, he would not be unhappy about it, but would pay special attention to it because of it.
Just like this moment, he was groping in the dark, gathering her hair and putting it where he couldn't press it.
Then he would quietly draw out a strand and wrap it around his fingers.
He won't wrap her around too tightly. As long as Yuntianjiao moves, the hair-twisting girl will slip away quietly.
If he is awake, he will wrap another strand around his fingers; if he is asleep, he will just smooth his hair and slip away...
When it gets dark next time, he will hook up another thread...
