In the small yard south of Wuyi Highway, Sister Yang and Han Fang cleaned up the snow. Han Fang went to set up the stove, and Sister Yang held two letters and hesitated whether to open them.
Compared with the large courtyard in the north of the city, Sister Yang and Han Fang still prefer to call this small courtyard their home.
Of course, the small yard is not their own, they know this.
After the most difficult time passed, they continued to live here, so every once in a while, they would come over to clean the place and set up the stove.
Sister Yang feels that she will stay back in the future.
She went to the post office to get these two letters. It turned out that when I lived in this small courtyard, I used the address of this small courtyard when sending telegrams to my hometown.
Later I moved to the big yard. I was worried that I couldn’t pick up the telegrams or letters sent from my hometown, so I specifically told the postman that if I had the letters or telegrams from this yard, I would leave them at the post office. She went to get it herself.
Sister Yang was more cautious at that time and did not leave the address of the courtyard, so as not to cause any trouble to Li Long and others.
After Han Fang set up the stove, she quietly sat at the desk and read.
Although they have lived in this courtyard for a long time, the mother and daughter have always lived in the east room, which is the guest room. They only clean the main room in the West House, but never live in it.
The mother and daughter couldn't bear to throw away the various books and magazines they had cleaned out of the house, so they kept them all. Han Fang would read them if they had nothing to do.
The two letters were written by Sister Yang’s mother-in-law, Han Fang’s grandmother, and the village party committee member.
Seeing that the time difference between the two letters being sent was only two days, I wonder if the things they said were the same or different.
The village party secretary’s letter was obviously thicker, and the mother-in-law’s letter was obviously ghostwritten by my brother-in-law.
After hesitating for a moment, Sister Yang opened the letter from her mother-in-law first.
What if the letter contains information about my husband?
The letter is only one page. Sister Yang has finished elementary school and although she only attended junior high school for one year, there is no problem in reading the letter.
Han Fang heard the sound of her mother tearing the envelope, turned her head and took a look, then continued reading.
Sister Yang did not let Han Fang read the letters from her hometown, nor did she let her take care of these things. She just asked her to study hard.
Even if Han Fang wanted to help her mother share some things, she couldn't do it.
The children of the poor were born early, and Han Fang had already experienced a lot of hardships in the world and matured early, but she knew that it would be more worry-free for her mother if she didn't speak at the moment.
She stood up and went to the yard to take the cooking pot to the original kitchen, ready to wash it.
Sister Yang glanced up, then lowered her head to continue reading the letter.
There is only more than half a page of content, and the first half talks about the situation in my hometown. This year's harvest is not good, the fields are damaged, and there is not enough food to eat. Ask Sister Yang to send some money back.
The second half said that some people in the village went out to work in the south to earn money, and asked Sister Yang to go back as soon as possible, saying that it was bitterly cold in the northwest, and it would be uncomfortable for the two of them to stay there. When they returned, Han Fang was given to her grandma to take care of, and Yang The eldest sister goes to work to earn money, and life is easier.
After Sister Yang finished reading the letter, she read it again from the beginning. From beginning to end, there was not a single mention of Han Fang and her father, Han Bin.
Sister Yang sighed.
In fact, she has saved a lot of money. If she really wants to take it back, she will be able to amaze the people in her hometown.
However, Sister Yang did not feel safe. I came to Northern Xinjiang to find Han Fang's father and live a good life together as a family.
Her hope is to find Han Fang's father. Even if Han Bin's job is really not good by then, she will still have the confidence to say to Han Bin, "We can live well on our own."
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However, despite making money, I still haven’t found the person I want to talk to.
Sister Yang had a vague feeling of ominous premonition.
This made her a little afraid to open the letter written by the village party committee.
The village party secretary and Han Bin's father are childhood friends, but they are younger than Han Bin's father. Han Bin's father, Han Fang's grandfather, was injured while participating in water conservancy construction and passed away a few years ago.
My mother-in-law is partial to her brother-in-law, otherwise Sister Yang would not be able to take Han Fang to Northern Xinjiang.
In the end, Sister Yang tore the letter open.
She carefully tore off a small strip along the edge of the envelope to avoid tearing the letter paper.
The village director’s surname is Wu, and his name is Wu Yongfu.
Zhishu Wu’s letter has three pages. The characters are large and the pen is sharp. The paper is scratched in some places.
In the letter was a wad of money, some odd and some round, totaling thirty yuan.
This surprised Sister Yang.
The reason why we approached Party Secretary Wu was that he was an upright man and had an old relationship with Han Bin’s father. After Han Bin arrived in northern Xinjiang, Wu Yongfu told Sister Yang about the situation there.
When Han Bin first arrived at his unit in Beijiang, he wrote a letter here and issued a certificate. The letter was written directly to Wu Yongfu. The certificate issued by Wu Yongfu should contain information about Han Bin's unit. .
At the beginning of the letter, he told Sister Yang that he understood the situation between Sister Yang and Han Fang. Although it was not easy to interfere in the Han family's family affairs, he still knew something about Han Bin.
First of all, it is Han Bin’s unit, the Hongqi Farm of the Sixth Agricultural Division in Northern Xinjiang. The specific address is JMSE County, Beiting Prefecture. As for the specific address, Wu Yongfu doesn't know it, but he should be able to find out if he finds it.
Wu Yongfu is very concerned about Sister Yang's life in Northern Xinjiang. What he means is that if Han Bin can't be found or is difficult to find, he should collect some money and come back. With him here, Sister Yang and Han Fang won't be troubled. No food to eat.
Finally, I wrote a paragraph about Wu Yongfu’s speculation. When I saw this paragraph, Sister Yang’s heart suddenly lifted.
Wu Zhishu said that in the second half of the year, Northern Xinjiang sent a large package of things to the Han family, as well as letters and remittance orders, and there were wire transfers of fifteen yuan every month. .
The money order first arrived at the village office secretary Wu. He saw that the remittance unit was not Han Bin personally, but the Hongqi Farm.
So this is quite suspicious, and I don’t know if something happened to Han Bin.
Wu Yongfu said that after receiving Sister Yang's letter, he went to Han's house to ask. Han Fang's grandmother hesitated and said that Han Bin was fine, and he couldn't ask further.
Finally, Wu Yongfu left a message. If Sister Yang needs him for anything, write him a letter or send a telegram directly. If you find Han Bin here, send him a telegram as well.
Sister Yang read the letter again, her heart was very high, and she ran out of ideas for a while.
Han Fang washed the pot outside and brought it back to the car. Seeing that the fire in the stove on the car had been extinguished, he looked at the sky again, entered the house and asked:
"Mom, it's getting late. Should we go back and make dinner?"
Sister Yang trembled when she heard that, then she raised her head and said to Han Fang with a forced smile:
"Okay, let's go now."
Sister Yang stood up and tilted her body. Han Fang hurriedly came over to support her. Concernedly asked:
"Mom, what's wrong with you? Are you feeling uncomfortable?"
"No, no." Sister Yang calmed down and said, "It's okay, let's go. Go back and cook.”
After folding the two letters and putting them in her pocket, Sister Yang tied up her headscarf and pushed the car. Han Fang locked the door and then opened it. When Sister Yang pushed the car out, she locked the door from the outside and helped her mother push the car forward.
On the way back, Sister Yang silently remembered the address - no wonder she remembered it wrong. That was the Sixth Agricultural Division. She only wrote down the last word, and she also remembered the division as Si. There is Hongqi Farm, and here is Hongqi Commune.
No wonder I went wrong.
I just don’t know if it’s far away or how long it will take to get there.
I will ask Uncle Li when I go back to see if it is easy to leave. If you want to go easily, you have to go there yourself.
No matter what, I have to go see where Han Fang's father is.
Although she had an ominous premonition, Sister Yang still hoped for a miracle and could see Han Fang's father.
After the two returned to the compound, Han Fang went to put down the car. Sister Yang went into the house to change clothes, hid the letter, and then went to wash her hands and prepare for cooking.
When Li Long and the others drove their tractor back to the county town, the sun was almost setting. There was a red piano on the back of the tractor that kept looking around curiously.
When they arrived at the county, Li Long asked his eldest brother and his father to go to the compound. Li Jianguo and Li Qingxia did not want to go, but went home quickly. For the money from selling the fish, Li Long only got back the capital and didn't ask for more. Li Jianguo and Li Qingxia disagreed, so Li Long said he still had more money and asked his eldest brother and father to keep it.
The jobs he gets money from are all big jobs, so the money will not be divided. It's like giving some subsidies to the elder brother. After all, the eldest brother raises his father and mother, and he still eats the food grown by his eldest brother.
So the tractor sent Li Long to the door, and then went back without stopping.
At this time, it was still more than an hour before Gu Xiaoxia got off work. Li Long returned to the yard and planned to take a rest before picking up his wife.
Han Fang was doing her homework. She opened the door for Li Long and then continued to do her homework.
What a well-behaved child.
Seeing that Li Long was back, Sister Yang endured it and waited until Li Long changed his clothes and came out to tinker with the jeep before asking:
"Uncle Li, do you know about farmers?" Where is the Hongqi Farm of the Sixth Agricultural Division? What Sal..."
After reading the letter twice, Sister Yang wrote down the Hongqi Farm of the Sixth Agricultural Division. Although she remembered Jimusal, she still didn't remember it. Complete.
"Jimusar, right? It's more than two hundred kilometers away from here, which is about five hundred miles." Li Long thought for a moment and said, "What? Did Xiaofang's father's unit find out?"< br>
Sister Yang didn't expect that Li Long could figure out the reason from a sentence she asked. She said with some embarrassment:
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"Yes Yes, my hometown... The village party secretary wrote a letter, saying that Xiaofang’s father’s old work unit was there, so I was thinking...”
"Looking for it? Okay." Li Long thought about it and said, "There are still about ten days before the Chinese New Year. Let's talk about it when Xiaoxia comes back. I will discuss it with her, and I will drive you to find it tomorrow and the day after tomorrow!"
< br>"That's a miss!" Sister Yang hurriedly shook her head: "No, no, I can go alone. Xiaofang also stays at home..."
"You can go by yourself, that's definitely not possible." Li Long smiled, "You were looking for the wrong place before. What will you do if you get lost this time?
The road is not that far. It’s more than a hundred kilometers away. To be honest, if you live there, I can go back and forth every day.”
To be honest, Sister Yang and Han Fang live in the big courtyard. Li Long is sincere. Save a lot of trouble.
It saves trouble, but you can't just keep them. After all, they still have a husband, and Han Fang has a father, so they have to be reunited.
Sister Yang took good care of Gu Xiaoxia and was sincere in exchange for true love. Li Long could not be indifferent to their affairs.
It was nothing more than a jeep ride, and Gu Xiaoxia would definitely agree to it.
As for Gu Xiaoxia and Gu Boyuan's lunch, it should be okay to deal with them outside occasionally.
"Okay, Sister Yang, this matter is settled." Li Long said, "After dinner, you guys pack your things - I'm not driving you away. There was someone there this year There is time, there will be time after the New Year, you see when it will pass..."
"The sooner the better, that is, Xiaofang will stay here first..." Sister Yang said.
"I won't stay! Mom, I'll go with you!" I don't know when Han Fang ran out and said with a cry, "Mother, I'll go with you!"
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It turned out that Han Fang was already eavesdropping when Sister Yang was talking to Li Long.
"What are you..." Sister Yang was a little angry, but seeing Han Fang's eyes turning red and hugging herself, she was reluctant to scold her.
"Let Xiaofang go together." Li Long said, "It's not cold in the jeep, and Xiaofang won't worry if you go alone."
"Then... okay. "Sister Yang originally thought that she would go and explore first. It would be best if she found Han Bin. If she couldn't find him, she wouldn't say anything when she came back. At least she wouldn't disappoint Han Fang.
She was almost disappointed, and she didn't want Han Fang to bear this feeling.
But Han Fang didn't want to leave her mother.
"Okay, it's settled. Don't cry, Xiaofang. I'll take you with me when I leave." Li Long smiled, "I'll pack your things when I have time. Be happy. "
He has heard of Dongsan County, and has never been to it in his previous life or this life. But he didn't go beyond the Beiting state boundary, and there was a mouth under his nose, so he asked about it anyway.
The matter was settled like this. Sister Yang did not expect that Li Long would take them there in a jeep.
This solved a big problem for her. She was cooking there in excitement until Li Long took Gu Xiaoxia back.
Han Fang was packing her things in the house. She was quite conflicted. If she found her father, where would she go to school? Should he stay with his father or come back? She actually likes it here, but...
In fact, Han Fang has a very weak impression of her father, Han Bin. Han Bin left the village and went to northern Xinjiang when Han Fang was three years old. He came back once a year, and the total time he spent with Han Fang was less than one month each year.
To be honest, Li Long is not familiar with the impression of his father Han Bin.
After all, I didn’t remember things when I was younger.
Li Long told Gu Xiaoxia about this on the road.
Gu Xiaoxia was quite happy for Sister Yang. It is naturally a great thing to find relatives.
Although she was a little reluctant to give up, she supported Li Long's idea. After returning, Gu Xiaoxia went to the kitchen to congratulate Sister Yang.
When Gu Xiaoxia returned to the house to change clothes and wash her hands, she whispered to Li Long:
"Sister Yang doesn't seem particularly happy."
"Could it be in the letter? Is there anything else she didn't tell us?" Li Long guessed.
"Then if something happens to Han Fang's father over there, you have to support Sister Yang!" Gu Xiaoxia didn't know what she thought of, and immediately said to Li Long seriously.
"What can I do?" Li Long was still a little confused, "I'm sick or injured? Then how can I support you?"
"No, I'm talking about that kind of thing..." Gu Xiaoxia looked at Li Long didn't want to understand, glared at him, and explained, "We just received a report letter two days ago, reporting a male senior from a middle school below. Master, you have a wife and you are having an affair with someone else..."
Li Long understood immediately, he shook his head and said:
"I think this is unlikely, but when the time comes Let’s see. Don’t worry, I won’t let Sister Yang and the others suffer.”
"Do we still need to bring something over there?" Gu Xiaoxia asked and then thought, "If Sister Yang and the others stay there, do we have to express it? Sister Yang is here with us and has such a good relationship with us..."
"That's easy, I'll just bring some fish and some meat."
Meat was considered hard currency at this time and was welcomed everywhere.
This matter was agreed upon.
When Gu Boyuan came over for dinner, Li Long told him the matter again in private, and Gu Boyuan immediately said:
"Yes, yes, we should send it off. They are kind to us and take good care of Xiaoxia. We can't treat them badly.
Go ahead and forget about lunch. Xiaoxia and I are eating outside. Don't rush when you are on your way, safety first, just It’s okay even if you can’t come back in a day, just be sure to be safe!”
It was agreed that we would leave the next day. Sister Yang felt anxious, but she said it was not good to be so anxious. Both Li Long and Gu Xiaoxia He said that the sooner the family is reunited, the better.
Breakfast was earlier the next day. In fact, Sister Yang hardly slept well all night.
Li Long got up early to fix the stove, boiled water in the house, and then went to set up the stove in the glass room at the back.
Half of the green vegetables in the glass house have been eaten, and the celery has also grown. Even the leek is still very thin. Li Long regretted a little. He shouldn't have planted leeks. He should have waited for spring to get some leek roots from the team.
Fortunately, after he asked Li Jianguo, Li Jianguo asked him to cut the thin leeks as they grow. If you cut them a few times, the leeks will become thicker.
After breakfast, Li Long filled the jeep with hot water, filled up the gas, and put the Type 56 rifle and gun set into the car.
If you don’t take this with you when traveling to a strange place, you won’t feel at ease.
Although it has only passed in 1983, who can guarantee that someone without eyes or a brain will come out of the wilderness?
After sending Gu Xiaoxia to the unit, Li Long loaded meat and fish into the car when he came back.
Sister Yang and Han Fang have already packed up their bags and put them in the passenger seat. The two mothers are sitting in the back seat.
Li Long drove the jeep out of the compound, got out of the car, locked the gate, and then drove east.
“It takes us two hours to walk one hundred kilometers from our county to Beiting Prefecture. We shouldn’t be hungry by then. Let’s go east again, pass Wucheng, and go northeast. There is another It’s a hundred and fifty to sixty kilometers away. Let’s eat in Fukang in the middle.”
Li Long just planned according to the route in his memory. Many people don’t know the name Fukang, but Tianshan Tianchi should be very famous. , Tianchi is in FK City.
"Okay, uncle, you can leave as you say." Sister Yang had no objection to Li Long's plan. She didn't know how to get there, but she trusted Li Long.
The jeep quickly drove out of the county town, and the sun did not show its head until it passed the plain forest farm. (End of this chapter)