In a remote farm primary school in Nova Scotia, the bell has just rung. The students are filing out. The teachers holding books are also joking and laughing as they walk out of the classroom. An old man with gray hair is correcting test papers in the office, looking at everyone The teacher entered the office and said hello with a smile.
"Teacher Wang, you haven't left yet?" the math teacher in the same class as the old man said with a smile.
The old man pointed to the homework book in front of him and said, "I'll go back after correcting this bit of homework."
"You are the first to come and the last to leave every day. You are really serious and responsible for the students."
"As a teacher, of course you will have to pay more attention. These students are still young and must lay a good foundation." Wang Biyun held up his reading glasses and said.
Seeing that her eyes seemed to be a little uncomfortable, the math teacher advised: "If your eyes are uncomfortable, go back early. Today, it won't work if your eyes are damaged."
Wang Biyun blinked her sour eyes. She glanced at the handwriting on the notebook, and there was a faint double image. She thought for a while and said: "Okay, then I will go back today and come back early tomorrow to correct the remaining homework. .”
"That's right." The math teacher smiled happily.
Seeing Wang Biyun walk out of the office, another teacher in the office said to the math teacher: "You tell me, how come such a good teacher ended up teaching here? If Teacher Wang was still in university, how could he train people for the country? How many talents are there?”
"Who says it's not the case? It's not just Teacher Wang. Teacher Wang's lover is also an old hero who retired from the battlefield in the early years. Now he is doing farm work in a remote place like ours. What a trick of God."
The two of them looked at each other and sighed together. They had bad luck and a lot of misfortune. Maybe this sentence was referring to Teacher Wang and his wife, right?
Wang Biyun slowly walked back home. She and her lover Qin Weiguo lived in the house allocated to them on the farm. Because they took care of their status and age, although the house was not big, it was enough for the two of them. .
It was evening, the afterglow was setting, the orange light enveloped the earth, and smoke rose from every house. She didn't walk very fast, quietly enjoying the rare leisure time of the day.
When Wang Biyun walked slowly home, the postman who had been waiting at the door for a long time breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Teacher Wang, you are finally back. I have your letters and packages today. Please collect them."
"Letter?" Wang Biyun's eyes widened, "Where did it come from?"
"It's from the Eastern Province." The postman looked at it and said, "Oh, by the way, there's also a remittance slip."
Eastern Province? Wang Biyun frowned strangely, didn't Xiaoqiu and the others just send something over? Why is it there again? Why is there still a remittance order?
"Okay, thank you." Wang Biyun took the letter and the remittance order, but before she had time to look at it, two more huge packages were placed in front of her.
She tried lifting it, but it was a bit heavy.
The postman said: "Let me take it in for you."
"Thank you then." Wang Biyun said gratefully.
"It's okay!" The postman left the package after placing it at her home.
Wang Biyun looked at the two huge packages. She put the letter on the table aside, untied the package and looked through the contents.
She was stunned when she saw it. Why were there so many things?
Cotton clothes, cotton shoes, malted milk, and all kinds of daily necessities are all available. Is this a department store that has been moved here?
Why did Xiaoqiu and the others send so many things? Can't you do it yourself? Wang Biyun was wondering while looking through things, until she touched a thin photo, which was upside down. She turned the photo over in confusion.
At a glance, Wang Biyun's pupils trembled and her body froze suddenly. She even took off her reading glasses with trembling hands and then put them on again. She couldn't believe what she saw.
This is……
Wang Biyun covered her mouth and looked at the three people in the black and white photo, a man who looked honest and honest, a woman who looked not young but still beautiful and gentle, and between them stood a beautiful and charming girl.
The three of them all had bright smiles, and their smiles seemed to have substance, as if they were looking directly at her through the photo.
Wang Biyun could hardly stand. She held the table and sat down slowly. Her trembling fingers caressed the face of the woman in the photo. For a moment, tears fell like rain. This was her Yingying, her daughter Yingying! And her son-in-law Aimin, granddaughter and so on!
how come? How could it be a photo of them? Wang Biyun suddenly thought of something and grabbed the letter on the table. When she saw the sender's name, her tears flowed more violently.
"Yingying, Yingying." Wang Biyun called her daughter's name. Unable to control her emotions, she clutched her chest and breathed rapidly.
After a while, she finally calmed down a little. She carefully tore open the seal and took out the letter paper inside.
The letter is very long, with three pages in total. The handwriting is not neat, and there are traces of tears on it. It is obvious at a glance that the person who wrote the letter is also very emotional.
Wang Biyun was so excited that she couldn't make any sound. This was her Yingying's handwriting, she recognized it!
"Hello, Mom and Dad, please forgive me for being such an unfilial daughter. It took me so many years to find out about you..."
But after reading the first line, Wang Biyun's heart almost broke. She wiped her face and continued reading.
She read the three pages for more than half an hour. After reading it, her tears almost dried up. She rubbed the letter, carefully folded it and put it back in the envelope.
Thinking of her husband who was still working, she suddenly stood up, took the letter and walked out of the house quickly. It was completely different from the slow pace when she came home just now. She walked almost three steps at a time to where Qin Weiguo was working.
"Teacher Wang, where are you going so fast?" She didn't even care if someone greeted her on the way.
"I am busy."
After saying something hastily, she walked faster, leaving the man standing there in confusion, "What's going on?"
Qin Weiguo was sowing seeds with the locals in the fields. It was now cold in December and most crops could not survive, so they were planting vegetables that were easy to feed.
He basically grows spinach in this area. Spinach has strong cold tolerance and can be sown directly and then covered with a thin layer of soil.
Although Qin Weiguo is older, his work is no worse than that of young people. He moves quickly, and his spreading movements are fast and accurate. He is as efficient as the new army in fighting.
Several young people behind him whispered: "This old man Qin is really getting stronger with age. He works harder than us at such an old age."
"I'm just kidding. Mr. Qin retired from the battlefield. If nothing had happened, he would still be leading the troops. Where would he be growing spinach here like us?"
"Let me tell you, it would be nice to be able to lead the militia, but this old man is too stubborn and won't listen to anyone's advice. He would rather do these menial jobs with us than go."
"I wouldn't be willing to do this. The gap is too big."
"Okay, let's get to work. We're not as good as the old man. When the captain comes to see us, we'll have to be criticized again."
Qin Weiguo seemed not to hear the whispers. He worked tirelessly until a voice called him.
"Old Qin!" Wang Biyun stood on the field ridge and shouted loudly.
Qin Weiguo raised his head and frowned at his anxious wife, "What are you doing?"
Wang Biyun shook the letter in his hand vigorously, "There is a letter! There is a letter from us!"
"What's so exciting about Youxin?" Qin Weiguo muttered and didn't want to pay attention.
"Yingying!" Wang Biyun continued to shout, "It's a letter from Yingying, a letter from Yingying."
"Bang!" The spinach seeds in Qin Weiguo's hand fell to the ground, and he raised his head in shock, "Old woman, who are you talking about? Who wrote the letter?"
"Yingying, it's Yingying!" Wang Biyun cried and laughed.
The name echoed in Qin Weiguo's ears, and his whole body trembled. When he reacted, he stepped onto the field in a few steps, his voice trembling unbelievably, "Is it Yingying? Are you talking about Yingying? Hurry... give it quickly Let me see."
Wang Biyun handed the letter to him. Qin Weiguo's hands were still stained with dirt. He wiped them on his body hurriedly and took the letter impatiently, almost tearing the paper.
He looked at the letter quickly and kept saying: "It's Yingying, yes, it's Yingying!"
Qin Weiguo suffered numerous injuries throughout his life as a soldier and never shed a single tear. But at this moment, he couldn't help but wet his eyes. This is his daughter, his daughter who is as precious as a pearl!
"Yingying and the others also sent something back, and they are at home." Wang Biyun said, "There is also a photo of their family of three. They have grown up and become very beautiful. They look like Yingying when she was young."
The last time they knew such news, she was just a child, and now she is a grown up girl.
"Where are the photos?" Qin Weiguo asked eagerly, "Show me."
"at home."
"Why don't you bring it here?"
"Aren't I in a hurry to find you?"
"Let's go, let's go back!" Qin Weiguo couldn't wait any longer and pulled his wife back home quickly.
The people in the field looked at each other as they watched the couple hurriedly walk home. What's going on? So urgent?
After a while, Qin Weiguo, who finally saw the photo, was even more excited and didn't know what to do. He kept nodding, "Yunyun does look like her mother when she was young. These eyes and eyebrows are carved from the same mold."
Wang Biyun smiled and nodded. After getting excited, she realized that looking at the clothes of the family of three in the photo and the many things they sent, she must have known that Yingying and the others were doing well.
Before, Yingying said she wanted to stay there and marry Ren Aimin, but they were still opposed to it and wanted to find someone to bring Yingying back to the capital. But now the facts have proven that Yingying's choice was correct and she was living a good life there. , live a happy life.
If you return to the capital, you may not know what the situation will be like now.
It's not just Qin Ying who cares about them. Over the years, they have not missed Qin Ying for a moment.
Now, separated by vast distances, news about their troubled daughter finally came, and the couple both smiled.
