Chapter 26 Letters From Home
Without any explanation, Fang Yuan gave thirty yuan to his second brother, and then opened the bag Xu Yan gave him. There were many things inside, including several bottles of soda, a plate of needles, and a box of snow toothpaste.
There were three bottles of soda, and they were probably given to the three brothers. Fang Yuan was not polite and opened them directly. There was a cut on the bottle mouth, but the bottle was thick, which did not affect the soda inside. This is what is called
Lost.
A plate of needles is a good thing. These days, every household doesn’t make quilts or mend clothes by themselves. Those with sewing machines are wealthy families. Most people still use ordinary quilt needles to do their work. A plate of good needles is not easy to get.
Many families can't bear to change their needles until they can't afford them.
There are more than a dozen needles in this plate, of various sizes. I just need to go back and change them for my mother. What makes Fang Yuan most happy is that there is also a needle hoop in it. Its scientific name is a needle hoop. It is worn on the finger.
The bumpy rings can hold the end of the needle when working hard to prevent injuries to the fingers when using the needle.
This bell is silver and looks very beautiful. It looks like a ring when worn on the finger. My mother, daughter-in-law and second sister-in-law will definitely like it when I get home. The so-called loss is just that the plastic box containing the needle is cracked.
The other box of Snow Toothpaste is even more exaggerated. The outer paper box is soaked in water and is a little yellow. After opening, there is no problem at all inside.
The so-called snow toothpaste, also called Xiangxiang toothpaste, can be applied on the face to prevent the face from getting swollen. Fang Yuan didn't know much about these cosmetics. He probably felt that they were the same thing as future facial creams.
There are not many face creams, facial masks, and foundations these days. The best thing is this snow toothpaste. If any little daughter-in-law can have a box and apply a little when she goes out, the fragrance will make all the little girls and daughters-in-law around her envious to death.
The three brothers opened the soda, and they must have brought a plate of needles home for everyone to use together. The second brother must not have competed with Fang Yuan for the remaining snow toothpaste, it was directly pocketed by Fang Yuan.
Ordinarily, exchanging twenty or thirty kilograms of eels and river shrimp for these things would be a bit of a loss, but the problem is that what Fang Yuan cares about is not this, but building relationships first.
After the three brothers divided the money, they happily went home. As soon as they arrived at the door, they heard Secretary Wei talking in the yard.
"Uncle Wei, you are here. Do you want to use a bicycle? Just tell me if you want to use it and we will send it back to you." Fang Yuan entered the yard and said with a smile. As a result, except for Wei Guomin, father, mother, and the other two
Sister-in-law, third sister, Su Yan, and even the youngest are all here, so the whole family is here.
"No need for a bicycle, I'm just delivering a letter to your house." Wei Guomin said with a smile.
Fang Yuan's mind flashed and he remembered what was going on. This was a letter from Lao Wu from the army. His father said to the three of them, "Put the things over there. Come and take a look at Lao Wu's letter."
The three brothers quickly put down their things and moved stools to form a row. The letter was in the hands of the third sister. At this time, the three of them sat down and opened the letter and slowly read it.
"Dear father, mother, brothers and sisters, everything is fine with me in the army. Some time ago, the Southern Monkeys brazenly tore up the agreement, invaded our borders, and occupied our islands with unprecedented arrogance."
"My unit was ordered to be transferred to the south to prepare for war. The march will be very fast, so I can only inform you through a letter from home!"
"Lao Wu went to the south to fight the monkeys?" I was shocked. Everyone knew about the battle with the monkeys in the south some time ago, but the family didn't know that Lao Wu had also been transferred there.
Fang Yuan didn't panic. He knew that Lao Wu had nothing to do with him and was a member of a second-class group. This letter came late, but it was normal. Lao Wu's was a military operation, so letters and other things must be suppressed.
What should I do if the secret is leaked?
"Mom, don't worry, Lao Wu will be fine for sure." The second brother said quickly.
The third sister's hand holding the letter was shaking a little. Seeing this, Fang Yuan took the letter from the third sister's hand and said solemnly, "My parents have been raising children for nineteen years, and my son cannot fulfill his filial piety. He is already an unfilial son.
Don’t dare to be a disloyal person again.”
"When I go to the southern border, I will fight bravely to kill the enemy. I don't seek outstanding achievements, but only seek to live up to my family and country, kill the Southern Monkey with arrogance, and protect the health of the people."
"If there is no day to return home, I will ask you to wrap your body in horse leather, otherwise you will die... turn your heels!"
"I hope that my parents are in good health, my brothers are in harmony, my children and nephews are strong, and I hope that my unfilial son... Fang Hao sincerely wishes!"
After Fang Yuan finished reading, he slowly put the letter down and flattened it with his palm. The atmosphere in the hospital became extremely low pressure for a moment. Just when his father was about to speak, he suddenly heard a "wow" sound.
"Wow! Fifth brother is dead...!" Before Fang Wen could finish his words, Fang Yuan covered his mouth. Fortunately, he remembered that the sixth brother came like this in his previous life, but he was almost beaten to death by his father.
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"Don't talk nonsense, your fifth brother is very good." Fang Yuan glared at the sixth brother angrily. This letter was said to be a letter from home, but in fact it was also a suicide note before the war. It was prepared to avoid any trouble on the battlefield.
, I didn’t say my last words to my family at that time.
Sure enough, even though Lao Liu only spoke half of his words, Dad was still so angry that the veins on his forehead popped out. If Fang Yuan hadn't been quick, Lao Wu would have been fine, and Lao Liu would have had to go and have a look in front of him.
"Calm down, calm down!" I patted my father on the back, and then said to everyone, "Lao Wu must be fine. I asked someone to read Lao Wu's face, and the fortune teller said he can live to be eighty years old.
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Everyone hurriedly said yes, and Dad finally recovered. He picked up the letter and read it over and over again, and finally said in a deep voice, "What Lao Wu said is wrong."
"Ah?" Everyone was confused and didn't know what dad meant.
The old man said in a deep voice, "What do you mean by an unfilial person? A country, a country. Without a country, where would a family be? To be loyal to the country... is to be filial! The fifth child... is my good son!"
"Yes, yes, Lao Wu is definitely fine. Let me tell you, Lao Wu's second letter is probably on the way. It's about the front and back." Fang Yuan said quickly.
The fight against the Southern Monkeys started on February 17th and ended on March 16th. This letter has been suppressed for a full four months. It has been three months since the war ended. It is said that Lao Wu and the others have reorganized themselves and the secrecy phase has ended.
, Lao Wu must have written a letter to report that he was safe, but he forgot whether the letter arrived at the end of June or the beginning of July.
The father was full of pride at this time, thinking that his son was doing well, and said to Wei Guoguo, "Old Wei, don't be here today. Come and have a drink with me at home at noon."
When Wei Guomin saw this situation, he knew that he would definitely not be able to leave, so he said in a bachelor's manner, "You must drink. Lao Wu has given us the face of the captain. Today at noon... I won't come back until I'm drunk!"
The father nodded with satisfaction, turned around and muttered a few words to his mother. She had no choice but to go back into the house and took out two dollars and gave them to him. The father handed the money to the third sister, and then said, "Go and buy some side dishes or something."
Chapter completed!