It has been a month and a half since Ming Zheng left.
The war in the south is severe and the situation is not very clear. Ming Zheng's safety letter was sent back when he first arrived there. It has been a month since then.
Su Nianjin looked forward to the arrival of letters every day, but every day her hopes failed.
The situation at Mingzheng is unknown, but there is other news coming, that is, there is a shortage of supplies on the front line, especially in terms of medicines. Many injured patients cannot receive timely treatment, resulting in extremely high death and disability rates.
The two families discussed this and each spent some money to buy some medicines and send them to the front line.
Ming's father happened to know someone in this area and could transport him there.
In doing so, in addition to wanting to do my part, do what I can for the country and those who are fighting on the front lines.
Of course, part of Ming Zheng's reason was that he didn't want him to face such a situation.
Send more medicine there so that if Ming Zheng is injured, he will not be left without treatment.
Of course, it is best not to get injured.
When Su Nianjin heard that she could go to the front line, she had an idea. Since Ming Zheng couldn't send a message back, she would send it there.
He quickly wrote a letter, but the content was actually simple. It was nothing more than saying that everything was safe at home, asking him not to worry too much, and that he must, must, protect himself, be healthy and safe, and come back soon.
Now that the medicines purchased by Xinjia have been delivered, the whole family feels more at ease, and Su Nianjin feels much better.
Thinking that the day after tomorrow is her aunt's birthday, she likes those exquisite little ornaments, so she went to the street to look around today and buy one as a birthday gift.
This one went very smoothly. Within an hour of walking, I found one that I liked and bought it.
However, on the way home, something unfair happened.
A little girl who looked to be thirteen or fourteen years old was being pulled by two rough men. The girl was obviously unwilling and her face was wet with tears. However, due to the disparity in strength, the two of them could not break away at all.
She tried to ask for help from the passers-by around her, but most of the passers-by pretended not to see her. There were two kind-hearted ones, but as soon as they stepped forward, they were violently beaten back by the two men. The rest of the people were even more afraid to step forward after seeing her.
Seeing that there was no hope for help, the little girl struggled harder, but the result was a beating and kicking. Her little body curled up together, feeling so helpless.
Su Nianjin really couldn't stand it, but she also knew that she, a weak woman, could not defeat those two men, and the result might be the same as that of the good-hearted people before.
After thinking for a moment, he glanced out of the corner of his eye and saw a patrolling police officer over there, and immediately raised his voice to call him over.
With them around, the two men restrained themselves a lot and asked why this was happening. They said that the little girl's family owed them money and if they couldn't pay it back, they would use her to pay off the debt.
The little girl on the ground calmed down a little and said in a weak voice,
"No, I don't know them. I'm from a foreign country. When they saw me alone, they grabbed me and said they wanted to sell me for money and sell me to a place like that!"
The little girl's voice was filled with sobs, and she didn't know whether it was pain or fear.
The two men didn't recognize her, so Su Nianjin asked them the simplest questions, namely, what was the little girl's name, how old was she, and where did she live?
The two of them looked at each other, and they didn't agree at all. Everyone knew what was going on.
The patrol police officers took the two away, while Su Nianjin took the little girl home and called a doctor to examine her injuries.
Through chatting, we learned that the little girl’s name was Chunxi. She had no relatives at home, and bandits often made trouble nearby. She was a little girl with no one to rely on, so she had no choice but to come out.
In today's troubled times, it is already very difficult to survive, but I didn't expect that I would encounter bad people when I arrived here and almost be sold.
In that kind of place, no one who goes in can come out, and life is worse than death.
Thinking of this, Chunxi once again thanked Su Nianjin for saving her life. This was her great benefactor!
When Su Nianjin and Ming's mother saw Chunxi, they felt that it was too difficult for this child. If she was left alone again, she might encounter something similar one day. It would be too dangerous.
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law asked Chunxi to stay at home.
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In this way, another month has passed. Due to the war, people's daily lives have become increasingly difficult, the economy is depressed, and livelihoods are hard to find.
The Su and Ming governments began to save money. Fortunately, they were not the ones who were extravagant and wasteful.
In addition to these, there is also good news. Medicines have been sent to the front line. Su Nianjin's letter has also been sent to Ming Zheng, and a reply has been brought back.
The letter said he was safe, that he missed his family and that everything was fine, so that they didn't have to worry.
Of course, there was still a separate letter to Su Nianjin, expressing his longing for her and expressing his gratitude at the end of the letter.
Su Nianjin's tears began to well up in her eyes from the moment she got the letter, and she couldn't control them anymore.
There is also a hibiscus flower in the letter, which has dried up and has a broken corner.
Su Nianjin carefully put it together and carefully stored it away.
This hibiscus flower became a consolation for Su Nianjin in missing Mingzheng in the future.
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Su Nianjin wrote several more letters to Ming Zheng, but none of the letters from Ming Zheng came back by mail. I don't know whether it was because he didn't receive it or because he didn't have the chance to reply.
The fighting situation on the front line was not very good, and several wars of varying degrees occurred in nearby cities, causing many people to be displaced and flee to other places.
A lot of them came here, and although they set up temporary shelters, they still couldn't solve the problem.
When Su Nianjin went out with the two mothers, she saw that many people still had not enough to eat and no warmth to live in. Especially when she saw that there were many children and even babies, the bursts of crying were very disturbing. Especially worrying.
The three of them looked at each other and made the same decision in unison.
He also used some funds to buy some food and bedding and sent them there.
However, just when they felt very satisfied after completing their good deeds, they received shocking news that Ming Zheng had sacrificed his life for the country!
Their entire regiment fought with the enemy for three days and three nights, and finally died together with the enemy. Although the battle was victorious, it was at the cost of their lives and flesh and blood.
Upon hearing the news, Su Nianjin and Ming's mother fainted on the spot, while Ming's father felt his blood rush to his throat and swallowed it back. He couldn't fall!
In the following days, Ming's mother shed tears every day, while Su Nianjin looked at the blood-stained photo, still not believing it was true.
The photos were taken by the two of them in a photo studio before they got married, and they were going to be placed in their new house.
Ming Zheng left that day, thinking that he was not sure when he would come back, so he took it and put it in his luggage.
This photo was always kept in his chest pocket. When he had time, he would take it out and look at it to relieve his lovesickness.
At the same time, I also told myself that I would win the battle as soon as possible and go home as soon as possible.
But war is cruel, and the situation that he least expected to happen happened. When he had only the last remaining consciousness left, the only thing that came to his mind was:
"Jin'er, I can't go back! I owe you in this life, I can only live in the next life..."
At this point, his consciousness completely dissipated. And that photo was found when the backup troops arrived and were cleaning up the battlefield. It was mainly to confirm their identity, because there was a big explosion in the end, leaving many people with no bones left or being beyond recognition.
There is no other choice but to bury these martyrs who sacrificed their lives for the country and erect a monument to let the world know what they paid for peace.
As for the photo, it was brought back specially by the person who came back to deliver the news. It can be regarded as a relic, and it is still placed in such an important position. Especially after seeing the content of the photo, I thought that I must take it back and return it to his family.
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Su Nianjin had been depressed for more than half a month. In fact, the entire Ming family, including the Su family, had been in a state of low pressure.
Ming's mother cried all day long, her mental state was extremely bad, and her body soon collapsed.
Ming's father has been suppressing his sad emotions. This has caused him to become increasingly trance-like. One day at work, an accidental operation caused his left leg to be injured by a machine.
The injury was so serious that the doctor directly performed amputation during treatment.
With so many things happening at home all of a sudden, Su Nianjin told herself that she could no longer be depressed.
She has to shoulder the burden of the family. Ming Zheng is no longer here, so nothing can happen to her father-in-law and mother-in-law. Otherwise, how will she explain to Ming Zheng's brother? He will also be uneasy in heaven!
However, the current situation is that after buying medicines for the front line and rescuing people, the family's funds are not too rich. Now it costs a lot of money to treat Ming's father's leg, and there will be a lot of follow-up treatment later. The expense is not small, and Ming's mother's health has become worse after experiencing this incident, and she has to drink medicine every day to recuperate. As a result, the family's expenses are suddenly beyond their means.
After all, most of the family's financial resources come from Ming's father. Now that he has injured his leg, it is still due to his own fault. Not only has he not been compensated, but he has also lost his job.
The most important thing to do now is to save money and consider it for the future.
Su Nianjin discussed with Ming's father and mother, and first dismissed several servants at home and gave them a severance package. They were all elderly people in the family for many years.
But this does not include Chunxi. This child will not leave no matter what, even if he finds her a secure job.
She said that she would do her job seriously and give all the money she earned to them, but they would not let her leave.
Her life was saved by Miss Su, and now was the time to repay the favor. All the servants in the house happened to be dismissed. Someone had to help, and she could do anything!
Su Nianjin thought about it carefully and didn't care whether she would repay the favor or not. The child was indeed too young and it would be unsafe to let her live alone outside, so he agreed to let her stay.
The servants could save some expenses, but it was not enough. Su Nianjin also sold some items in the house.
Su's father and Su's mother couldn't bear the hardship for their daughter, so they subsidized her a little. Although her family was not very wealthy at the moment, it was still better than the Ming family. Together, these were enough to last for a while.
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Life goes by like this, and Su Nianjin is also trying to find a job. The family must have a fixed source of income, and cannot just sit back and have nothing.
She asked Chunxi to stay at home to take care of Ming's father and mother, while she went out to find a job.
But she has been searching for several days without success. There are not many jobs she can do, and many places that recruit people have gender thresholds.
Su Nianjin, who had never worked before, became increasingly depressed. She had been pampered since she was a child, but after running around for the past few days, she had so many blisters on her soles that she couldn't bear the pain.
But thinking about the situation at home, I could only grit my teeth and persist.
However, when she was alone at night, looking at the photo with Ming Zheng, she felt uncomfortable and couldn't help but shed tears.
"Brother Mingzheng...I miss you so much!"
Then she took out the letters Ming Zheng had written to her that she had read countless times, and read them from the beginning again until she fell asleep.
Wake up the next day, pack your mind, and continue looking for a job. It was at this time that she met Wu Sheng, whom she had not seen for a long time.
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When Wu Sheng returned home, he first accepted his mentor's request for help and found a stable job. Then he agreed to his mother's request to get married as soon as possible.
But unexpectedly, his father's condition suddenly worsened and he passed away. As a son, how could he talk about marriage at this time?
In fact, when he said it, he felt relieved. Although it was not a good thing to say, it was true.
Although he promised his mother and told himself that he should let go, he found that he couldn't do it, especially when he learned that the person in his heart was not doing well at the moment.
He learned from his cousin that the sweetheart he thought should be extremely happy at the moment was struggling to find a job.
Without hesitation, he entered the city the next day and found the place where he worked before, hoping that the newspaper owner could provide Su Nianjin with a job.
The boss was reluctant at first. He still wanted Wu Sheng to come back and continue his previous work. It was not until Wu Sheng repeatedly assured that Su Nianjin's abilities were equal to his own that he agreed.
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Su Nianjin did not expect to meet Wu Sheng again and help him find a job.
"Thank you so much, Brother Sheng!"
"You are so polite to me. You can say anything you want at any time!"
I will definitely help those who can, and I will find a way to help those who cannot, as long as you live well!
He didn't say these words, but he did it one by one with practical actions.
For many years to come, Su Nianjin's affairs would be his business. He would think of everything first and consider it thoroughly, without Su Nianjin having to say anything.
Su Nianjin talked to him and decided to handle his own affairs. But with Wu Sheng, how could he bear to let Su Nianjin suffer a little bit?
In his heart, Su Nianjin was always delicate and beautiful, and needed to be cared for and cared for.
As time passed, Su Nianjin couldn't tell Wu Sheng's thoughts. At first, she thought Wu Sheng was kind-hearted and loved to help others.
After knowing this, he further distanced himself and revealed in a subtle way that he only had Ming Zheng in his heart, even though he was no longer there.
But Wu Sheng didn't care about this at all. He didn't expect Su Nianjin to repay her, and he didn't expect her to like him. He just wanted to be good to her.
But at the same time, because all his thoughts were on Su Nianjin, he had no plans to get married. He felt that this was unfair to the other party.
Furthermore, if I get married, I can no longer be so close to Su Nianjin, let alone help her unconditionally.
He had made up his mind, but Mother Wu refused.
She had been looking forward to Wu Sheng's marriage for a long time. Besides, he was the only male in the old Wu family, so they expected him to continue the family line!
But he either pushed back or used the excuse that he was busy with work. Later, he directly stated that he would never marry in this life.
How can this be done?
At first, Wu's mother wanted to force Wu Sheng to get married through a hunger strike, but unfortunately it had no effect at all. Later, she said something like severing the relationship between mother and son. Wu Sheng didn't even return home, and Wu's mother was so angry that she lay in bed for several days.
She also knew that the reason why Wu Sheng was like this was because of Su Nianjin, the young lady from his previous employer.
I also found out that she was married, but her husband went to the battlefield on the wedding day and later died in the battle.
She then thought that since her son was attracted to her and the reason why he said he would not marry in this life was because he did not want to marry anyone else, then let Su Nianjin marry him.
But after finding someone to talk to, she still only has her deceased husband in her heart and has no intention of getting married again.
Mother Wu loved her son so much, and when she saw that she had fallen in love with the lovely and charming Su Nianjin, she felt that only such a woman could be worthy of her outstanding son, especially when her son was still fighting for this Su Nianjin. Paid so much.
But Su Nianjin was resolute and said that he would repay Wu Sheng's kindness in other ways.
Mother Wu suddenly became angry and even felt that Su Nianjin was too ignorant. As time went by, she disliked her very much.
If this Su Nianjin hadn't seduced her son's soul and was so stubborn, his son would treat her like this and not even know how to commit himself to her, and even make him never marry for the rest of his life. What a disaster. .
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But this is destined to be a fruitless ending. Su Nianjin knows that she owes Wu Sheng a lot in this life, but she really can't let go of anyone other than brother Ming Zheng.
Moreover, for Wu Sheng, there is only the feeling of brother and sister, no matter how much it is, it is kindness.
Time flies, the elders of the two families have passed away, and they are the only ones left.
There was another Chunxi who never left her, and Su Nianjin was very grateful for what they had done for her.
If she can't repay her in this life, then she will do it in the next life.
Due to years of hard work and yearning for Ming Zheng, Su Nianjin reached the end of her life before she reached the age of destiny.
Before leaving, she told Chunxi to live a good life, don't make yourself miserable, find someone who knows both cold and hot, and enjoy the rest of your life.
Following myself, too many beautiful years have been wasted, and I can no longer let them down.
Then there is Wu Sheng. I owe him more in this life.
"Brother Sheng, I can't respond to your thoughts in this life, and I can't repay your kindness. If we meet in the next life, I will repay you with true love and stay together for the rest of our lives!"
Su Nianjin ended her short life like this. She experienced luck and misfortune, joys and sorrows.
At the last moment of her life, she held tightly all the letters Ming Zheng wrote to her, as well as the blood-stained photo.
"Brother Mingzheng, I'm here to reunite with you!"
