The Frontier Years Chapter 37 Writing a Letter
"What are you doing?" shouted the sergeant next to him, and as soon as he raised the leather whip in his hand, he swung it towards Lei Shaoxuan.
"Stop. The fat girl hurriedly stopped the sergeant.
The sergeant glanced at the fat girl and said stupidly, "Boy, stay and clean the ground in a while." β
After eating, the dining shed was empty, and Lei Shaoxuan was left alone to clean the ground.
"Huh? β
Lei Shaoxuan suddenly found a letter on the ground, the envelope was not opened, Lei Shaoxuan thought about it, picked it up and put it in his arms.
After cleaning the floor of the canteen, Lei Shaoxuan sat on a piece of wood in the corner in a daze, thinking about the situation on the battlefield, and his mood couldn't calm down for a long time.
When he was in a daze, he felt someone approaching, and when he looked up, he saw the fat girl standing in front of him.
"Sister. Lei Shaoxuan shouted in a low voice, like an injured child seeing his relatives, a warm current surged into his heart, and the grievances made Lei Shaoxuan tear slightly.
"Give. The fat girl squatted down and handed Lei Shaoxuan two zongzi.
"Eat. The fat aunt said: "The first time I went to the battlefield, many people couldn't eat, and they vomited after eating. This is specially prepared for you, and if you die on the battlefield and cannot return, this is your sacrifice. β
"Huh?" Hearing this, Lei Shaoxuan's heart was a little more relaxed.
Suddenly, Lei Shaoxuan said embarrassedly: "Thank you, sister, why are you so good to me?" I called my sister, at first, I actually wanted to give you a good impression and cheat on some food, I was so hungry. β
Lei Shaoxuan decided to tell the truth.
"Hmph, I knew you weren't that good. The fat aunt said angrily, "Your treacherous and cunning are also a little famous in the death row camp, and today you are honest." β
The fat aunt breathed a sigh of relief, and then said: "I have a younger brother, the only younger brother, who is about the same age as you, and the same size, in the past, he was also treacherous and cunning and did not learn well. β
The fat girl's eyes suddenly welled up with tears, and she said in a low voice: "But I really miss him, and I don't know what happened to him." β
The fat aunt smiled: "It's not really good to you, isn't it just a few spoonfuls of vegetables, it's for anyone, don't take it to heart." β
"How did you get here?" asked Lei Shaoxuan.
"I'm Miss Xiangyang Thorn Shi's handmaid. My young lady was forced to marry an ugly young master of a sect, and the young lady swore to die, eloped with a talented man, and was slandered and colluded with a cult. Fortunately, my younger brother was studying in a private school in a foreign country and escaped the catastrophe. β
Talking about her younger brother, a smile appeared on the fat aunt's face: "He just sent me a letter a few days ago, hey, where is the letter?"
The fat girl's face changed greatly, and the letter in her pocket was gone.
"Is this yours? Lei Shaoxuan took out the letter.
"This is the letter. The fat girl breathed a sigh of relief, "I'm waiting for my husband to come back and read it to me, and write a reply for me." β
"Wait, sir, brother-in-law?" asked Lei Shaoxuan puzzled.
"No," said the fat aunt embarrassedly, "although I have followed Miss since I was a child, I am illiterate. There was a literate gentleman in the camp, and I asked him to help read the letter and write a reply for me, but he was not in the camp for the past few days, so I had to wait for him to come back. β
Lei Shaoxuan thought for a while and said, "I am literate, or I will help you read and write a reply for you." β
"You're literate? You come with me, I have pen and paper. The fat girl picked up Lei Shaoxuan and left.
"Sister Ci has not communicated for a long time, and I miss it. Receiving the message of peace, ecstatic. The Assassin's Mansion was copied, my sister was not spared, I was grief-stricken, and I begged Mr. Private School to inquire, but there was no news, and I was terrified, but fortunately my wife took it in, and now I am safe. Sister Lai Ci left five acres of thin fields, life is worry-free, and she can continue to study, and she will take the children's life test in the autumn of the next year, everything is safe, don't read. I miss Sister Ci all the time, and I cry every time, when can I see Sister Ci when I am pitiful?
The fat girl listened to the letter read by Lei Shaoxuan, and immediately cried.
Looking at the sad appearance of the fat girl, Lei Shaoxuan felt sad in his heart, thinking of his sister, younger brother and mother, he couldn't help but feel sad and burst into tears.
Brother:
Sister is all right, don't worry.
When living alone, you must take care of yourself and obey your husband in everything. Study hard, and don't cause trouble as you did in the past. Quit laziness and greed, be diligent and thrifty, and don't spend ......
"Sister, you talk so much, you tell you a lot. Lei Shaoxuan read the written letter, "How can you write so much in one letter." β
"Huh, you're going to write?" suddenly a man outside the room snorted.
The door flashed, and a figure flashed in.
"Is this called a letter? It's all vernacular, and it doesn't make people laugh to death when it gets out. β
Lei Shaoxuan looked up and saw a sergeant standing at the door.
Square face, round forehead, thick eyebrows, hair knotted with a square scarf, wearing dark red leather armor, hands pressed on the handle of the knife, like a shrimp general.
"Where did the shrimp general come from?" Lei Shaoxuan said dissatisfied.
"This is Captain Wang Haifeng, who is a fellow villager of mine and has known him since childhood. The fat girl said.
He said angrily: "It's good to write the letter clearly, why do you have to write it." Brother, I've seen Captain Wang. β
"I've seen Captain Wang. Lei Shaoxuan said in a weird manner, "Sister, I'm leaving." β
Lei Shaoxuan was about to leave, but Wang Haifeng stopped him.
"Captain Wang, what are you doing?" asked Lei Shaoxuan.
"Write a letter for me. Captain Wang said, "To the family, to my son." β
Lei Shaoxuan looked at the fat girl and said nothing.
Captain Wang was a little annoyed and said, "Man, who doesn't have three wives and four concubines?
Lei Shaoxuan wrote the letter, handed it to him, looked at the fat aunt and suddenly said, "Sister, do you want me to help you find a pack of rat poison?"
"What are you doing?" the fat girl was puzzled.
"Medicine him?" Lei Shaoxuan raised his voice and asked.
"Huh?" the fat girl looked at Wang Haifeng's somewhat annoyed face and said, "It's too cheap to kill him with medicine, and it will be better for me to cut off his roots one day." β
The fat girl finally couldn't help it, with tears in her eyes, and laughed.
Wang Haifeng looked at the fat girl, then at Lei Shaoxuan, and sighed lightly.
"Listen to the fact that you asked someone to entrust the camp management department and let the servants go to the death row camp to follow you?"
"Yes, but not to send people in. The family was sentenced to be raided, and he had no money and could not afford to entrust someone to do things, so the old servant came in voluntarily. The affairs of the camp keeper were done voluntarily by the officers who escorted the prisoners, and I had no close friendship with him, and I did not know about these things beforehand. β
Wang Haifeng raised his eyebrows, there can be servants who repay each other, and there are people who volunteer to help, it seems that this family treated people well in the past.
"In the past, there were also people who sent people into the camp to protect their own disciples, but even so, death row prisoners did not live long. β
Wang Haifeng said: "The battlefield situation is complex and changeable, accidents are frequent, no matter how many people protect them, they will one day die on the battlefield, and they will be sent to the camp for protection, but they will die a little later." If you want to really live, you can't get away with it. However, the exile of death row prisoners has gone through the sentences of the state, county, provincial, criminal and military departments, and it is not easy to clear the charges, and it is estimated that you will not be able to wait for that day. β
The fat girl hurriedly said: "What should I do then? Is there a way to get him not to go to the battlefield?"
Wang Haifeng shook his head and said, "It's impossible." The death row camp is under the direct jurisdiction of the Northwest Army, and fornicating with death row prisoners is a capital crime! Can you let a sergeant not go to the battlefield at will? The death row camp is a sergeant waiting for death. β
Wang Haifeng looked at Lei Shaoxuan and said: "If you want to leave the death row camp, there is only one way, which is to accumulate combat merits and be selected into the forward camp." After killing 10 enemies or serving on death row for three years, they are eligible to be selected into the Forward Battalion as soldiers, and can be discharged and returned to their hometowns after the completion of their service. β
Wang Haifeng hesitated a little and said, "The forward battalion is a special military camp, which can be regarded as a place for military distribution. Most of them are disobedient to discipline, violate military rules, and stab their heads, and those who offend their superiors in the army are often sent to the forward battalion. Special tasks such as charging into battle, storming and breaking cities, and attacking fortified positions are mostly carried out by the forward battalion, so it is very easy for the forward battalion to obtain combat merits. There are often arrogant generals' disciples, or those who are strong in martial arts, go to the forward battalion to experience and seek military merits. The forward battalion often falls into the place of death, but it is a matter of exchanging their lives for war exploits. β
Wang Haifeng continued: "Although it is said that if you kill ten enemies or be placed on death row for three years, you can choose to enter the forward battalion, but after years of fighting, the number of soldiers has expanded, so even if the forward battalion is lacking, people are selected from other armies first, and there have been no death row prisoners selected into the forward battalion for many years. β
"What should I do then?" The fat girl was a little worried, and it was also dangerous to be selected into the forward battalion.
Wang Haifeng said: "Although there is a person who is a death row prisoner, he never goes to the battlefield, he camps alone, eats alone, and as long as he does not go out of the death row camp, everything is free. If this person wants to help, he can choose to enter the forward battalion, and even go to the forward battalion to take care of it. β
"You mean Mr. Yuan?" said the fat aunt in surprise, "So my brother is saved?"
"Don't be too happy. Mr. Yuan's surname is Wenbo, the word is too clear, it is a great Confucian in the former dynasty, and the official is a product. However, because he offended the current emperor, he was assigned to the bitter sea. Although he was a prisoner, he was ordered to take care of him and never allow accidents. This person has protΓ©gΓ©s all over the court, and he can talk to the marshal, but he has different political views from the marshal back then, and the marshal doesn't want to see him. β
"Sister, are you familiar with him?" asked Lei Shaoxuan.
"Yes, I will take care of his food and daily life in the camp. The fat aunt said, "I originally wanted him to write a letter for me, and I begged him to go." β
Lei Shaoxuan thought for a while and said, "No." β
The fat girl was a little puzzled.
Lei Shaoxuan said: "Taking care of food and living is just a small favor, life and death are important things, and if you ask for it directly, you will inevitably be rejected if you are not close to you, and once the major event is rejected, you will completely cut off hope, and there is no room for turnaround." β
"What should I do then?" said the fat aunt Hu Ping a little anxiously.
"Don't worry, if you talk about treachery and cunning, we are not the match of this kid combined. Just listen to him. Wang Haifeng said.
Note: If there is something in these two days, you can only change it once a day and make up for it the day after tomorrow.