Guo Zhensheng looked indifferent, but he was there along the way, and someone helped carry He Siwei's two bags of books, so she felt a lot more relaxed.
A few days later, when the three of them were hitching a ride at Luobei Farm, they met Shen Hongwen, who was also about to hitchhike back.
He Siwei hadn't seen him for a month. He didn't care where he was. He happily held his arm and whispered to Lao Shen everything that had happened these days.
Shen Hongwen seemed to be in good spirits, and his usual intermittent coughing had disappeared. He listened amiably to the little girl complaining to him, frowning and laughing at times.
After waiting for more than half an hour, there was a truck from the battalion headquarters. Coincidentally, it turned out to be full of water again.
The last time I met him, He Siwei almost had an accident, but luckily he jumped out of the car, but looking back at Quan Changshui, nothing happened.
He Siwei understood that her skills were inferior to others, and faced the full-length Shui who came up to greet her, as if nothing had happened.
He Siwei smiled and said, "Long time no see."
She stared at Quan Changshui's face and slowly looked away. No matter how ordinary the action was, Quan Changshui couldn't help but think about it.
Guo Zhensheng climbed into the truck first, then pulled Sun Xianghong and Tang Shuang up, Tang Shuang pulled He Siwei, Guo Zhensheng pulled Lao Shen, and a few other hitchhikers, most of whom were sitting in the back of the truck.
When we arrived at the battalion headquarters, it was already afternoon. Quan Changshui came down from the front and said to He Siwei and the others, "Don't come down. I'll take you back directly."
It’s a good thing that you don’t have to walk.
Guo Zhensheng thanked him.
Before dark, several people returned to the farm.
Xiao Shougen and the others happened to have finished work. They were cooking at the construction site. Guo Zhensheng directly asked Xiao Shougen to come over to talk. Shen Hongwen had nothing except the messenger bag on his body, so he returned to the tent first.
He Siwei had two bags here. Zhao Yongmei came over to help. When he mentioned that they were heavy, he couldn't help showing a surprised look on his face.
He Siwei said, "They are all old books I bought."
Hu Juan also came to help. After hearing that it was an old book, she asked, "Is it a medical book?"
He Siwei said yes, and added that there were still some textbooks, and by the way, he said that he wanted to make up for his father's regrets.
Everyone was afraid that she would bring up these sorrows, so Zhao Yongmei immediately changed the subject, "You said you would bring the seeds back this time? Are you here?"
She didn't mention it, but Tang Shuang suddenly let out a low voice. Everyone turned to look at her, and Tang Shuang said with a bitter face, "I was in a hurry to get back with you, and I forgot to go to my eldest brother's place."
He Siwei was stunned for a moment, thinking that this time Tang Shuang went out mainly for a blind date and had forgotten about it.
She turned around and pulled her, "I see the truck hasn't left yet, please follow it back quickly."
Tang Shuang hesitated.
Zhao Yongmei also came over and advised her, "If you ask for leave this time, Director Xiao has approved it. Don't worry, it's still too late."
Tang Shuang nodded.
After leaving the tent, Zhao Yongmei ran to the truck first, shouting at the same time to wait. Teng Fengqin was cooking on the fire outside. When she saw He Siwei coming out for them, she looked over curiously.
He Siwei thought about Quan Changshui's character, gritted his teeth and asked Tang Shuang to wait, then turned around and ran back to the tent. Within a minute, he ran out again, grabbed Tang Shuang who was waiting on the spot, and walked to the truck.
At the same time, she whispered, "Keep this packet of powder. If there is any danger on the road, sprinkle it on the other person's face."
Seeing that he was only a few steps away from the truck, he finally warned, "Quan Changshui is not a good person."
Tang Shuang nodded solemnly, "Don't worry."
Watching Tang Shuang leave in the car, He Siwei felt uneasy.
Zhao Yongmei saw her worry and advised, "Don't worry, Quan Changshui doesn't dare to mess around."
He Siwei looked at Zhao Yongmei in surprise.
Zhao Yongmei said, "You put your worries on your face. Everyone is watching. Although Quan Changshui didn't get out of the car, he must have seen it. It's better that he doesn't have bad thoughts. If he does, he won't have bad thoughts after you do this." Dare to mess around."
He Siwei smiled and didn't say anything, but he was thinking about Quan Changshui's past life because of his wife's affairs. He had always acted very extreme. It was obvious from the few times he had troubled her. He really hoped it wouldn't be because of her. And let something happen to Tang Shuang.
When the two came back, they explained to Xiao Shougen that Tang Shuang had not gone on a blind date yet, but Xiao Shougen didn't say anything.
After eating well outside, when we returned to the farm, what we ate became wild vegetable soup again, with no corn noodles in it.
He Siwei left in a hurry this time and didn't see Aunt Xu before leaving. Even if he wanted to buy some more things, he didn't have time.
Fortunately, all the important things were bought first, and the mosquito net was hung up that night.
Her quilt came back too late in the afternoon and she didn't have time to dry it. It was a bit damp. He Siwei put the quilt aside. The weather had become much warmer in June, so she covered herself with a cotton coat at night.
As for the blanket he brought back, He Siwei gave it to Old Shen before going to bed at night. For fear that Old Shen wouldn't want it, He Siwei stuffed the blanket into his arms, turned around and left.
Before going to bed at night, Zhao Yongmei reminded her to get up and cook tomorrow morning. Now that she and Lao Shen are back, the cooking task falls back on them.
Lying in the tent at night, Zhao Yongmei said, "They say cooking is easy, but so many people don't even have anything to eat, so it's not easy to cook."
She also talked about how after He Siwei and the three of them left for the past few days, she took Hu Juan and Teng Fengqin to dig wild vegetables, which left everyone unable to eat.
He Siwei said, "You are not hungry for wild vegetables. No matter how much you dig, everyone will be hungry after a while."
Zhao Yongmei said, "I can tell you a thousand things, but without personal experience, I always think it is easy for the other party. Nothing is easy in the world."
He Siwei understood what he said. When she and Lao Shen took over the cooking job, Hu Juan was the first to stand up and say that everyone would take turns. After that, no one objected, and they all felt that He Siwei had taken advantage.
After that, I was slapped in the face by reality. Going out to find food and ensuring that everyone has something to eat for every meal is a big problem. It seems easy, but it also requires a lot of energy.
The controversy that He Si caused by cooking for them was gone.
The next day, He Siwei woke up just after dawn. When she got up and went outside, she saw that Lao Shen had lit the fire on the stove.
It was still dark, and the temperature was a little low. I went to the fire and roasted for a few times to warm myself up.
He Siwei put his teapot and thermos aside, "Grandpa, please watch carefully. I put malted milk in the teapot. After a while, the water boils, and you drink it."
Shen Hongwen knew that it was useless to refuse, so he said with a smile that he understood. He Siwei found the steamer placed in the grass. There were picked wild vegetables in it, which had been washed. He Siwei fetched well water and washed it again. Once, he filled a small pot of water and put the steamer on the stove, and then sat down next to Shen Hongwen.
Shen Hongwen only listened to the little girl yesterday and had no time to ask more questions. At this time, there were only two of them, so he asked in detail, "Company Commander Shen didn't make things difficult for you, right?"
