The letter He Siwei received was from Siyi Factory. The letter told her about the return of her stepmother and brother.
The originally good atmosphere suddenly fell silent because He Siwei was reading the letter.
He Siwei read the letter from beginning to end twice, closed it and put it in her pocket. Faced with Lao Shen and Duan Chunrong's worries, she briefly explained the situation.
"You also know that my house was rented to Company Commander Shen. My stepmother came back from her hometown with her younger brother. They had no place to live, so they forced them to move in. The people at the Siyi Factory couldn't find Company Commander Shen's contact information, so they Try writing to me."
Duan Chunrong frowned, "What should we do?"
He Siwei said, "I have to go back. After collecting the rent, I can't still occupy the house."
After Shen Hongwen finished smoking, he knocked out the ash from the pot of his pipe, "Company Commander Shen is a soldier and stays in the army all year round. Your stepmother and brother will have no place to live when they go back. He knows this situation and doesn't care."
He Siwei said, "If it's just the two of them, I won't say anything. The worst I can do is find Company Commander Shen, talk to him about the situation and refund the rent to him. Company Commander Shen is a nice person and will definitely understand. But with my stepmother, Also returning was her current husband, who remarried, and the letter said she was pregnant."
He Siwei also understood what he meant. It was okay for the stepmother to live with her brother, but not with a man.
Shen Hongwen understood and said, "I'm pregnant. This is difficult to handle."
Duan Chunrong said, "Your stepmother remarried so soon?"
He Siwei thought that before her father passed away, she was already looking for a man. However, this matter has not been verified yet, and she can't say much, but it does not prevent her from slowly beginning to penetrate her stepmother's nature now.
She said, "It's quite strange to me. When I went to the countryside, Aunt Lin said she was taking her younger brother back to her hometown. If it hadn't been for the letter from the factory and hearing it from other people, I wouldn't have believed that it was true that she had remarried and was pregnant. .”
Duan Chunrong regarded He Siwei as a friend and spoke without any scruples, "There are some good stepmothers out there, so you have to keep an eye on them. This time I can approve the leave. When you get back, check what's going on first. Don't be blind and soft-hearted."
He Siwei said don't worry.
After being delayed for a while, I still had to catch fish. With Duan Chunrong's help, I was able to catch fish faster than usual today. Back to the mountain, Duan Chunrong carried a bamboo basket of fish and a bag for He Siwei.
In the evening, we still had grilled fish, and tomorrow we will switch to another group to look for food. When Duan Chunrong saw Wang Jianguo, he said he came to see He Siwei, and at the same time gave Wang Jianguo a stack of letters.
After Wang Jianguo returned, he handed the letter to Guo Zhensheng and asked him to share it with everyone.
A letter came, and the atmosphere in the camp tonight was very good. Everyone took the fish and found their own places to read the letter.
He Siwei took the opportunity to tell Wang Jianguo about asking for family leave and about the return of his stepmother and brother.
Wang Jianguo approved it without hesitation, "But if you persist for one more month, you can finish gathering all the wood needed in the camp, and then you can go home."
He Siwei understood Wang Jianguo's decision and readily agreed.
After taking leave, He Siwei returned to the shack and slowly ate the fish. The fish bones were very hard and had not softened even though they were grilled, so you had to pay special attention when eating.
There was a kerosene lamp hanging in the shack. When He Siwei came in, the shack was quite quiet. Everyone had received letters from home and were reading the letters quietly. He Siwei walked back to his bed and sat down, picked up his lunch box, and slowly Pick fish and eat them.
Teng Fengqin put away the letter and looked at He Siwei, "Siwei, why did you come back so late? My mother sent me a letter, saying that everything was fine at home. By the way, Aunt Lin and Xiao Feng also went back. "
He Siwei was not in a hurry to speak and swallowed the fish in his mouth before saying, "Oh, Aunt Lin and Xiao Feng have gone back? Are they okay at home?"
He Siwei answered, and Teng Fengqin was flattered. The previous pride was unknowingly revealed in her brows.
She said, "My mother said it's very good, and she also asked me to tell you to feel at ease here."
He Siwei said "Oh", Teng Fengqin waited for a while, but when she saw that she didn't speak, she felt a little disappointed. Her eyes once again glanced meaningfully at He Siwei's face, and then she ate quietly.
At this time, the other four people had also read the letter.
I have been in the countryside for a long time, and the letters from home contain less good news and more bad news, so there is no happy look on everyone's face.
Sun Xianghong kept eating the fish while saying that she didn't know how many days it would take to drive out the wood.
Zhao Yongmei said, "The news brought back by the camp director is that in mid-April, the camp sent trucks to pull the wood. Ten trucks of wood may not be enough to build two barracks."
Sun Xianghong said, "Now that we have a chain saw, it is easier than before, and the weather is good. We should be able to complete the task. I think what we are worried about is food. This is the big problem."
Zhao Yongmei said, "The day after tomorrow we will switch to another group to find food. Let's discuss it and see who will be paired with whom next."
Sun Xianghong said, "If there is anything to discuss, except He Siwei, the five of us girls happen to be in a group of two. It is impossible for us to be in a group. Teng Fengqin and I will be in a group, and you and Hu Juan will be in a group."
Tang Shuang said, "What about me?"
Sun Xianghong said, "Just wait until the end. The number of employees is odd. When it's the last turn, you and He Si will be in a group. That's okay."
In this way, Tang Shuang worked one week less than everyone else. Everyone had no objections. Tang Shuang had nothing to disagree with.
After the meal, everyone washed and rested. Sun Xianghong came in from outside with a basin and asked He Siwei directly, "Are you taking leave to go back to visit relatives?"
He Siwei was making the bed, and Duan Chunrong put the things he took directly next to his legs. She was only half full of the fish she had eaten at night. She planned to wait until the cleaning was finished and eat two pieces of cake to fill her stomach before brushing her teeth. The kerosene lamp in the shack It was out, and everything was pitch dark. Everyone had snacks in private, most of them lying on the bed to eat at night, or taking them to the logging site at noon.
It was tacitly understood by everyone, and it was only the first time for everyone to share it with the good friends. After that, they all ate by themselves. It was just a small amount of food. You couldn't share it and starve yourself.
So He Siwei had just taken out the biscuits when Sun Xianghong came in and rushed at her. She was so frightened that she almost threw the biscuits in her hand.
He Siwei was so frightened that he just stabilized his hand when Sun Xianghong asked again, "He Siwei, have you asked for family leave?"
Teng Fengqin, who was sleeping inside, also sat up, "Who asked for family leave?"
Sun Xianghong said, "I just heard from them outside that He Siwei asked for family leave from the director at night."
After explaining to everyone, she said to He Siwei, "He Siwei, the work here is tight now, and there are only a few people. If you want to leave, don't be in a hurry. You can go home to visit relatives after completing the work."
He Siwei said, "Sun Zhiqing, the farm director and I asked for leave, but we also waited for the wood to be collected before leaving."
In her heart, He Siwei was also very unhappy. Why was Sun Xianghong everywhere? Why should she make a fuss when others asked for leave?
Sun Xianghong breathed a sigh of relief, "That's good."
She also said that she was thinking about the collective, and this time she even praised He Siwei, saying that He Siwei was aware and knew how to think about the situation.
He Siwei didn't answer, and took the biscuits to the outside of the shack. He stood under the tree and bit into the biscuits, venting all his unhappiness on the biscuits. When he heard someone coming out from behind, he didn't think much at first, but when he heard footsteps It was coming towards her, she frowned and turned back.
