Wang Jianguo didn't say much, and He Siwei also knew what was interesting and didn't ask in depth.
Hearing about Captain Shen, He Siwei also thought this was good, "Captain Shen should be able to know what's going on."
Wang Jianguo glanced at her, and He Siwei looked back in confusion, not understanding what Wang Jianguo meant at all.
Wang Jianguo smiled, "Okay, then I'll go back first."
However, Wang Jianguo did not let He Siwei leave. He returned to the truck and came back with a bag in his hand, which he handed to He Siwei.
He Siwei took it and asked, "What's inside?"
Wang Jianguo said, "These are the things I brought back. I don't know if you can use them, but I have brought them here for you. You can use them."
After saying that, he added, "My mother installed it for me when I came back. I didn't see what was in it. You can read it later."
He Siwei blushed slightly, "This is what Aunt Xu gave you, take it back quickly."
For He Siwei, these things bear full maternal love and are no longer things.
Wang Jianguo saw her red face and eager look, and smiled, "Okay, there are a lot of things to do at the battalion headquarters. You take care of yourself."
After giving the little girl a deep look, Wang Jianguo left without looking back.
He was very tall and had long steps. He quickly walked to the truck and got on the truck. He Siwei raised her head and saw Wang Jianguo waving to her through the glass. Then he reversed, turned around, and the truck drove away.
He Siwei returned to the bullock cart with the bag. Time passed little by little. It was not until Lao Shen came back that He Siwei took her eyes away from the bag. She did not open it from the beginning to the end.
There was a bit of heaviness in the excitement.
He Siwei felt that in her current situation, she was not qualified to receive this heavy gift.
When Shen Hongwen sat on the bullock cart, he was not surprised to find an extra bag. When he was getting on the cart at the battalion headquarters, Wang Jianguo left briefly, and when he came back, he had an extra bag in his hand.
When I went to pick up the bag at that time, I knew it was for this girl without having to guess.
"Girl, write a letter to your brother. When another truck passes by, have someone help you mail the letter away."
elder brother?
He Siwei was stunned for a moment, and then she realized who Lao Shen was talking about. She scratched her ears in embarrassment, "I'll write it now."
Just calling me brother is a bit awkward, right?
Lao Shen recognized her as his goddaughter, and now he asked her to call her that, so the other party should know it.
Under the scorching sun, He Siwei took out his notebook and pen from his bag. After getting everything ready, he asked, "Old Shen, what do you want to write?"
Shen Hongwen was lying on his side with his back to her, his head resting on one arm, and he said in a low voice, "Tell him we went to the bullpen so he doesn't have to worry about it."
Just this sentence?
After waiting for a while, Lao Shen didn't speak.
He Siwei understood, and that was all what Lao Shen wanted to say.
But He Siwei can't write like this.
If it weren't for her, Lao Shen wouldn't have returned to the bullpen.
The old man was put into a difficult environment because of her, and He Siwei couldn't just pretend it never happened.
After thinking about it, she already knew how to write it.
elder brother:
Hello.
I hope I don't feel awkward calling you this boldly. I don’t know where to start, but because of my incident, my grandfather returned to the breeding farm.
I am writing to you under such circumstances, firstly because grandpa asked me to tell you where we are going, and secondly because I want to explain it to you.
Please forgive me, but don't worry, I will take good care of grandpa.
Brother is in the army, and you have to take care of yourself even if you are alone. Grandpa misses you very much and hopes to reunite soon.
Sincerely.
A revolutionary salute.
June 23, 1972. Sister: Siwei.
After checking it once, He Siwei did not read it to Lao Shen as usual. It was actually this title, and she was a little shy for the first time.
She also understood that these letters would be reviewed by the army before they would be handed over to Shen Guoping. He Siwei added 'mei' at the end because he did not want people to misunderstand that it was another relationship.
Nowadays, when men and women are friends, or between husband and wife, many people write letters and call them brother.
After stuffing the letter into the envelope and sealing it, Duan Chunrong and Zhang Hong also came back. The four of them drove the ox cart and walked for a while. After that, Duan Chunrong and Zhang Hong went to drive the cattle, while He Siwei and Lao Shen drove the ox cart. Go forward, then choose a suitable place to spend the night, drive the ox cart down, and prepare to set up camp.
During this period, he encountered a passing truck. He Siwei stopped the truck and asked the truck to help him mail the letter away.
The envelope has already been stamped and all you need to do is drop it into the mailbox.
He Siwei brought all of his things over, and there was some food in her bag. The four of them didn't have to eat steamed buns at night. Each of them ate two biscuits, especially the kettle. Duan Chunrong brought over some dry firewood. , everyone filled the teapot with water and put it on top to heat it, so that everyone could drink hot water.
Duan Chunrong took advantage of the fact that the fire was not extinguished, so he boiled hot water in a teapot and poured it into a kettle. After filling more than half of the pot, the fire was also extinguished.
The bucket pulled on the bullock cart was mostly filled with water. Before going to sleep, Duan Chunrong said that he would have to find water tomorrow.
All the way to the north, there are barren meadows, and there are few rivers to see. The water that is there is just blisters, or the water in the swamp. This kind of water is stagnant and cannot be drunk at all.
On the third day, we walked all day and still couldn't find the creek, but there was still water to hold on. On the fourth day, there was no drinkable water, and at noon, we still couldn't find the creek.
He Siwei could only target the passing trucks and stopped a few trucks. The truck drivers brought water, which was also filled with their own military kettles. Knowing their situation, he generously poured all the water in the kettles to them. them.
We stopped four trucks and it was the same. Some drivers only had half a jug of water, so the total amount of water they asked for was just over two jugs.
Walking and stopping along the way, in the next few days, the four people drank water like this. Finally, at the fork of the road that separated from the new farm, a river appeared in front of them.
Duan Chunrong looked at He Siwei in surprise, "Siwei, you are really right."
In the past few days, Duan Chunrong had been relying on begging for water. Duan Chunrong had discussed asking He Siwei to drive forward first, find a place with water and bring it back to them, and then meet them. However, He Siwei rejected it and said that they should go ahead. There will be a river.
He Siwei said, "Guess."
In fact, she knew that there was a river here, and there was more than one river.
The place where the new farm was built is surrounded by four rivers, one of which is the Songhua River. As a result, the groundwater level is 2-3 meters, and the water level also changes with the rise and fall of the water levels of the four rivers. In spring and autumn every year, the four rivers The river overflowed, and the wasteland was filled with swamp blisters. Most of the weeds were submerged in the water. There were many wild fish and waterfowl, but very few wild animals.
The closer we are to the new farm, the more natural water will be available.
Where there are rivers, the land is fertile, but it also brings a lot of floods. He Siwei remembers that there will be a flood on the farm next spring, and Nie Zhaoyou also lost his life in that flood.
