My originally bad mood became even worse when I saw the person coming over.
It was brighter outside than in the shack, and the moon on the mountain was very big. The two were so close that they could clearly see the expressions on each other's faces.
Teng Fengqin's eyes glanced at the biscuit in He Siwei's hand, and she said, "Siwei, why do you want to invite your relatives back home? Do you miss Xiaofeng?"
He Siwei sneered, "Don't you know best why I went home?"
Teng Fengqin's guilty eyes flickered, and she laughed and said, "Siwei, I don't understand what you are talking about. Can the two of us talk calmly? I really don't understand what I did wrong. You have such a big opinion against me." .”
He Siwei took a bite of the biscuit and said while chewing, "From the moment you said, 'Go to the countryside to take care of me,' our relationship will never be the same as before. You should have figured this out. How straightforward." That's the truth. Don't you know why you went to the countryside? If you don't go to the countryside, your brother will have to go to the countryside. Your brother is the only boy in your family. How can your parents be willing to do so, so someone has to free up the job? Give it to your brother, right?"
Teng Fengqin was eager to explain, "Siwei, that's not the case. I don't have to give him to my brother. I really didn't trust you to go to the countryside alone, so I chose to go to the countryside."
He Siwei interrupted her impatiently, "Do you still think I'm a child, easy to deceive? If my father were alive, would you do this?"
Teng Fengqin said firmly, "I dare."
He Siwei said, "Think carefully. My father might be standing behind you and watching you. If you lie, what will happen if he comes to talk to you at night?"
"Thinking."
Teng Fengqin shouted at the top of her voice, "We are materialists, how can we be superstitious?"
He Siwei chuckled, "Look at you, why are you so scared? You didn't lie. My dad won't look for you. Even if he does, he will thank you."
He Siwei's laughter was very light. She said such words again. Everything was dark. Teng Fengqin only felt a chill running down her spine. "Forget it, I will use time to prove to you that I really care about you."
Teng Fengqin ran away quickly.
The smile on He Siwei's face slowly faded, and he blamed himself for using his father to scare people just to show off his quick words.
She took a deep breath and suppressed the sourness in her nose. Why was she crying? She had to be strong. People who had bullied her in her past life wanted to laugh at her, but she had to work hard to show her excellence and live. better than them.
The sweet biscuits gradually turned into salty ones. He Siwei did not return to the shack until his mood calmed down.
After returning to the shack, the kerosene lamp was on. Duan Chunrong was going back to the camp headquarters tomorrow. He wanted to write a letter to his family, so he asked Duan Chunrong to take it back to the camp headquarters tomorrow to help mail it away.
He Siwei didn't need to reply, but he had to write a reply for the old man.
Her bed was against the door of the shack, and the light was very dim. He Siwei turned over the candle and came out. Tang Shuang was next to her. She asked Tang Shuang if he wanted to write a letter. Tang Shuang said that she didn't need to write, and asked Duan Chunrong to help him deliver a message. Just go down the mountain.
He Siwei dropped some wax oil on the wooden board and sat the candle on it, so that the candle was firmly stuck to the wooden board.
There was no letter paper, so He Siwei opened the notebook directly.
When she was about to write, she hesitated. At Lao Shen's age, his grandson must be quite young. For her to call someone older than herself in Lao Shen's tone, He Siwei couldn't open her mouth even if she was writing a letter.
After careful consideration, she still wrote the letter in her own name and replied to the other party.
Hello, Comrade Shen.
Comrade Lao Shen has received your letter. Due to various circumstances, he cannot write to write to you, so he asked me to reply to the letter on his behalf.
Everything is fine with Lao Shen here, don't miss him. He was very concerned about Comrade Shen's personal life events, and hoped that Comrade Shen would start a family as soon as possible and hope that the whole family would be reunited.
Finally, here is our revolutionary salute.
Sincerely.
A revolutionary salute.
March 24, 1972: Friend: He Siwei.
After He Si finished writing the letter, he read it silently in his mind, folded it after making sure it was OK, blew out the candle and lay down, thinking about how to deal with his stepmother when he returned to his hometown, and fell asleep unknowingly.
The next day, with everyone's letters, the three of them went down the mountain together. Duan Chunrong was going back to the camp, while He Siwei and Lao Shen were carrying fish up the mountain.
When they went to the foot of the mountain to say goodbye, He Siwei showed the letter to Lao Shen and handed it to Duan Chunrong without any problem, asking him to help him mail it away. Lao Shen gave Duan Chunrong money, but Duan Chunrong refused, saying that he just happened to bring a lot of envelopes and stamps when he went home this time. , no need to spend money to buy it.
Shen Hongwen didn't force money on him. He took out a pack of pills from his pocket and said, "These are the pills I prepared myself. I think you are in poor health. These are for body conditioning. Take them three times a day, eight pills each time." .”
Duan Chunrong put the treasure away and happily waved goodbye to the two of them.
After sending the people away, He Siwei and Lao Shen came to the river. The ice was almost shaved, and there were not many fish left. If you look closely, you can see the droppings of wild animals.
Wearing his own gloves, He Siwei picked up the fish, sat down to rest, and talked about the next meal.
"They see us picking up fish easily. That's what we have picked up these days. This is the only area of the nearby river. There are so many fish. If we don't let them experience it, they always feel that we are taking advantage."
This is also the reason why He Siwei still didn't pretend to be tired after hearing Lao Shen's reminder.
It seems simple and easy, but she and Lao Shen have to walk up and down the mountain and back every day, carrying two baskets of frozen fish that look like lumps of ice. The water on the mountain is afraid of being unclean, so she and Lao Shen use well water at the foot of the mountain. Take care of the fish and carry it back to the mountain.
Lao Shen said, "Do you care about this?"
He Siwei said, "It's not about fussing, it's just that I don't want to pay so much and be told that nothing has been done. When they got blood fever, what did we do? As a result, just one day later, when they saw that the work was easy, they immediately I have an opinion. I know human nature is like this, but this time I want to slap them in the face."
Lao Shen said, "Then they say you found it first, so it's easier to find food. What should we do?"
He Siwei looked proud, "The Great Northern Wilderness is so big, why did I eat all the fish after seven days of looking for them? If they dare to say anything, I will dare to fight back and see who is embarrassed."
Shen Hongwen smiled, and the two of them carried the fish back to the well. After handling it, the fish froze hard again, and they put it back into the bamboo basket, and the two of them returned to the mountain.
The next day, it was Sun Xianghong and Teng Fengqin who took over the task of looking for food. Everyone had their own food and kept it with them for lunch.
Before going to bed last night, He Siwei crumbled the noodles, sprinkled some salt in them, and soaked them in water. Before dawn, she put the lunch box on the stove, so that when she went to pick wood, He Siwei would The lunch box is full of cooked noodles.
He Siwei wrapped the lunch box with a scarf and put on the thermos bottle before setting off. He was relieved when Old Shen asked him if he had brought a lunch box and confirmed that he had.
