Kai Fu Han

Chapter 102: Preface to the Family Book Reporting Peace

April [-]th, Liujiabao construction site in Baishiwan.

From a tent isolated on the periphery of the construction site, first a man who was working came out, and then a young man of thirteen or fourteen years old came out. This young man was wearing a blue cotton jacket, with an upright posture and a clean face. The hair is neatly done.

It gives people a completely different feeling from the people working on the construction site next to them.

I saw him look at the list on the paper in his hand, and then shouted to the construction site:
"Chai Gou! Chai Gou! Chai Gou! It's your turn, come in quickly, don't waste time."

Following the young man's shout, a response immediately came from the construction site in the distance.

"I'm coming!"

I saw a short middle-aged man in his 40s jumping down from the wall being built in the distance and running towards this side.

The man was wearing a linen short coat and linen trousers. Although the clothes were rotten by mud and sweat, they looked neat and unpatched.

"You kid, you are so rude, you should call me Uncle Chai."

The middle-aged man approached and said to the young man, obviously he was a little bothered by the young man calling him by his first name.

His name is indeed very ambiguous.

"You are called by your name. Also, you have to clean the clothes that are given to you. Each person has two sets. Come here with a change. Look at how dirty your clothes are." The young man's face showed a slight trace of filth. With disdain.

"You kid, after a long day of work, I'm so tired that I can fall asleep just by lying down. I don't have time to do laundry." The middle-aged man replied with a playful smile.

After hearing this, the young man looked at the middle-aged man with much kinder eyes.The two walked towards the tent while chatting.

"Although you work a lot and get a lot of rewards, you have to take it easy. Your body is your capital, and it won't be worth it if you are exhausted."

"I have lived for most of my life, and I have only encountered such good things and met so many kind people in your Liujiapu. I heard that at the end of the year, Chief Liu will let us go home, and then we will have to work for those landlords in vain. Take advantage of this. With this opportunity, it’s worth earning a little more.”

The middle-aged man's tone revealed a heavy sense of vicissitudes of life.

The boy was obviously not used to this kind of topic, so he changed the topic back to business.

"Have you thought about what you want to say to your family?"

"I've been thinking about it these past few days. After much deliberation, I still think it's good to report that I'm safe. I guess my family won't believe me if I say I'm doing well." "Well, I'll write it if you want."

The young man picked up his pen and prepared to record what the middle-aged man said.

"Madam, I am living a good life now. I have enough food and warm clothes."

He said that his family would not believe him, but he still said in the letter that he was doing well.

After a pause, when the boy finished writing, the middle-aged man continued:
"I have been building a house for Liujiapu this month. Patriarch Liu promised to let us go home before the Chinese New Year."

"The patriarch is a kind man. He will not let us work in vain and promises to pay us wages."

"I know that my family will definitely not be able to open the pot, so I begged the supervisor to give me two hundred catties of food stamps on credit. You can take the food stamps to Liu's Grain Store in the county and exchange them for brown rice..."

The young man interrupted the middle-aged man:
"The person who sent the letter will explain what you said to your family."

"It's okay, I don't know what to say, and it's written in a letter, so I'm relieved."

"Okay then, you continue."

"Take good care of your mother and children, and I will send food stamps back later."

"I'm fine, don't worry about it."

……

After recording everything the man wanted to say, the young man began to pack the envelope and fill in the address and recipient.

"Let the messenger read the letter to my wife. No one in the family can read."

"Don't worry, every letter will be read as long as the family asks."

"Then read it a few more times."

(End of this chapter)