Traveling through Xueba is full of blessings

Chapter 43 Letters to Grandparents

Xia Aiguo, it's the same as usual these days, even after finishing the work in the field, he can't rest when he returns home.Relying on his youth and strength, Xia Qiu plunged into the yard when he got home, and repaired the fence for himself. If any piece was not strong, he had to fix it again, and the vegetable garden in the yard had to be gathered up.

Xia Aiguo took Xia Dong with him, one was in charge of cooking, the other was chopping chicken food, and there was the sound of chopping and chopping vegetables in the kitchen outside.

And Su Meili, who should be the best at cooking, is lying on the kang at this time, holding a piece of dark blue cloth in her hand, spreading it flat on the kang, drawing a few strokes with chalk with her buttocks pouted, holding her hand. With scissors ready to start.She is making a Chinese tunic suit for her eldest son to wear when he shows up in autumn.

Just as I knew how to save fabric by cutting with scissors, I heard the gate of the courtyard ring.Li straightened his body and leaned over to take a look outside, oops, it's so late, and they just came back from the earth, and they can't rest for a while, why is this old man and old lady here?

Xia Mutou, the old man Xia and the old lady entered the house one after the other.

Old man Xia opened the door and entered the room and saw Xia Aiguo and Xia Dong were cooking there, and quickly added: "Bring me and your mother something to eat, this guy, I forgot that we didn't eat, what about Qiu? Hurry up and call Wu, his sister has sent a letter, one or two, let him hurry up and read it."

As soon as Xia Dong heard her sister's letter, he didn't have the heart to chop chicken food, so he rushed into the room in a panic.Old man Xia happily entered the room while talking.The old lady also smiled and hugged Xia Dong who was entering the house, and followed the old man Xia to wait on the kang in the big house.

When Su Meili heard the voices outside, she rolled the cloth on the kang and stuffed it into the kang cabinet. She threw on her clothes and put on her shoes. She had to take over the cooking. The old man and the old lady were eating here. You can't be fooled, the men outside don't know where to put things.

As soon as Xia Aiguo heard the letter from his daughter, he opened the door of the outer room to the yard and shouted: "Qiu, go back to the house, your sister has a letter!" Then he handed the kitchen knife to Su Meili, and said: "Make two hard dishes, today I will give you a letter!" In the evening, I appointed to have two cups with dad."

Su Meili happily responded, and went to fetch the newly bought pig from the cellar in the yard, went to the garden to pull a handful of small peppers, went to the warehouse to pick up five eggs, and quickly walked to the kitchen of the outhouse.When I got to the door, I saw the eldest son Xia Qiu, who was shirtless and scrubbing with cold water, and said: "You throw away the Mai Tai clothes, and mother will wash them for you later, and you go in and read your sister's letter. "Xia Qiu remained silent, and when it came time to think about it, afraid that his grandpa would be in a hurry, he soaked his dirty clothes in the basin and went back to the house shirtless.

Old man Xia and the old lady sat cross-legged on the kang and waited.As soon as the old lady saw Xia Qiu enter the room, she greeted: "Hurry up, put on some clothes so you don't catch cold, sit here and read to us, there are two." The old lady waved cheerfully and called her second grandson.

Su Meili was anxious while soaking the pig intestines, she also wanted to hear it, but they can survive the hunger, so they can't make the two old people hungry too.Come on, let Qiu'er read it to her again in the evening.

"Read the letter for me and your grandma first, and then read the letter from your house after your mother has finished cooking and arrives." Old man Xia was very considerate, knowing that Su Meili must be in a hurry. Worry!He also yelled to the outer room, the whole process is fast and simple, and only two dishes are needed!Xia Aiguo and Xia Dong also sat on the Kang and waited to read.

"Grandpa and grandma, I guess when you received this letter from me, I have been in the army for at least half a month or almost a month. When I first separated from you, I was in a very low mood. It was the first time I sat on a green skin Train, I don’t feel so fresh and happy like other comrades-in-arms. I just think, from leaving home, bicycles, big trucks, to green leather trains, so many means of transportation take turns, which means that the distance between me and you is getting more and more Far away. I wonder if my grandma will suddenly think of looking for Tiantian, and when I turn around to find me, I find that I have left home to serve as a soldier, and then sighs in disappointment. I even imagine that if the army does not have a holiday, I will I can't go home for a long time. Will my grandfather smoke a dry cigarette alone, sitting on the big rock at the entrance of the village and looking forward to my figure? The more I think about it, the more sad I become.

But I know how difficult it is to be a soldier this time. Without my aunt and uncle, I might not have the worries and sorrows mentioned above in summer, but with my physique, my grandparents would worry more in our village.Not being able to work means that I may not have enough to eat.

Seeing all kinds of postures outside, and new shoots growing on the big green trees, I know that I want to cherish my blessings and grow up.

Grandpa and grandma, this green leather train runs really fast.It is the speed that dozens of cows in the village can't catch up with a cart pulled together.

It was my uncle who tried his best to ride a bicycle all day, which was not as fast as others could run in two hours.Grandparents can go to the old people and old friends in the village to talk about this.Let's talk about the new things that the granddaughter told you, and let's show off.

Grandpa and grandma, do you believe in Tiantian?I will work very hard, and I will take you out as soon as possible to have a look, and take you to sit on the green leather train that is only mentioned in the broadcast of the brigade.

Grandpa and grandma, it's only now that Tiantian realizes that I'm not too far away from you, which made me sad for a long time.Maybe you can go home without waiting for two years. Our troops also belong to the three northeastern provinces, and our troops are very big!
The lights are going to be turned off, and I have just arrived. I haven't figured out the specific situation of the troops, so I will write here first.When I discover something new, I will immediately write a letter to report to the head of the old Xia family - my grandfather and the head's wife, my grandmother.

Xia Qiu handed the two pieces of paper to Old Man Xia.Feeling in my heart, no wonder grandpa and grandma are always thinking about my sister, she is still caring, if he helps to read this letter, when he is gone, he will write a letter to his home and specify that he can't think of it. The situation fell apart.

The old man carefully folded the letter and put it in his pocket.Hearing the sobs next to her, she teased and said a few words: "Look at you, old woman, Tiantian knew to write to us as soon as she left. She probably wrote it in the dark on her first day in the army. Look, Don’t be afraid of wasting, write it for the two of us alone, and you still shed tears with this.”

"What do you know? I just want to cry when I think about my child being homesick. Don't worry about me. I'll cry for me." The old lady got awkward.

Xia Aiguo didn't know whether to laugh or cry, why at such an advanced age, he started to fight in front of the younger generation.

"Okay, you cry, the good days are beginning, you can't cry anymore!" Old man Xia threatened the old lady, you said that you were at your youngest son's house at night, your eyes were red from crying, and you will go out and come home later. It's not winter outside now, and some people in the village have a full meal and then go out to chat and talk about the mountains. Those who don't know think that your daughter-in-law is mad at you.

"Bah, bah, bastard, what are you talking about? I won't cry, I'll help Meili clean up the food." After the old lady finished speaking, she got off the kang, just in time to see her little grandson Xia Dong staring at her with round eyes. Looking at her, he laughed first, touched Xia Dong's head and went to help Su Meili.

(End of this chapter)