Fu Lanhua turned around and left. Lu Chunji was angry now, she pointed at Fu Liguo and Ying Zhiming and scolded: "You two old things are full of food!" Say this in front of your child? Aren't you panicking? Is this something you two old men should worry about? And muttered loudly! Two shapeless things! ”

Fu Liguo was scolded by his wife, and he argued: "Don't you scold with a whip in a row, okay?" Anyway, I didn't quarrel about it, and I blamed him. ”

"What's the complaint? I don't think a girl's family should ask her to be a soldier, but ......"

"Listen, what is his name? He is still an old soldier and an old party member, and he actually has this kind of thinking, and he is really an old backward element. Hum! ”

"Yes, brother, what you said is wrong, what's wrong with the girl? In the past, when you were soldiers and fighting, how many girls joined the anti-Japanese team? Don't you just roll among the dead bodies with the male soldiers, crawl in the puddles of blood? Remember when you were injured, wasn't it a female nurse who took care of you? Mrs. Lu asked directly, Ying Zhiming stared at her eyes and couldn't open her mouth.

"Sister-in-law, I didn't mean that, I said that Orchid has always had a good academic performance, why don't you apply for college and become a soldier?"

"That's right." Lu Chunji subconsciously glanced at the orchid's house, and she continued: "Okay, I'll tell you why she has to be a soldier......

The old man Lu Chunji talked eloquently, and the story had to start with his son Fu Min's visit to the house......

That year, Fu Lanhua had just entered the first grade of junior high school, and his eldest son Fu Min had been in the army for five years, he was originally a soldier in a military region in the Central Plains, and it had been nearly two years since his first home visit. At the beginning, the old couple didn't know what the situation was, and they were really taken aback, thinking that their son Fu Min had made some mistake in the army? After the comrades of the People's Armed Forces Department explained, they were relieved.

It turned out that this was a necessary procedure for the promotion of troops. Good guy, my son Fu Min is going to be promoted, this is explosive news in the countryside. This can make the whole family very happy, and Fu Liguo and Lu Chunji are even more happy. The news naturally spread quickly, and within a few days, neighbors, relatives and friends all came to say goodbye, and of course, Ying Zhiming and his wife were indispensable.

"This kid sends a letter to his family every month," Fu Liguo pulled out a letter from under the kang mat, patted the dust on it and said to everyone: "I just received him a few days ago, and this kid didn't say a word about what he did." ”

Ying Zhiming smiled and said: "Fu Min, this kid is smart when he is young, he is stable and promising. In my opinion, this kid probably wants to surprise you, right? Okay, this time my son has been promoted in the army, look at this old guy's beauty, you have to treat him, hahaha......"

Ying Zhiming's joke caused everyone to burst into laughter, and they nodded in unison.

That night, the family slept late, and people talked back and forth until after eleven o'clock in the evening, when it finally quieted down. Fu Lanhua also lost all her sleep, and her mother urged her to say: "It's so late to go to bed, and you have to get up early to go to school tomorrow, go, go." ”

She said, "It's okay, I can get up." I just want to hear about my brother, I don't know how angry my brother is now. ”

Later, she hid in her house and cried, and her mother asked her why? She said, "I miss my brother." ”

…… After many days, the family finally received the first letter from Fu Mintigan, which was addressed to his parents, and included the following paragraph:

…… My sister's letter has been received, and I didn't want to tell the second elder and the family too early about my mention of it, maybe you already knew, I don't think there is anything to show off and show off.

Such a small progress is inseparable from the education and training of the troops and leaders. Second elder, please rest assured, in the future, I will continue to work hard, do my job well, and continue to train and grow in the melting pot of the army.

In addition, I told the second elder that I may have to be transferred to a new position, and the specific toe and job are unknown, so I will not write to my family in the near future, and the family will not write to me according to this toe anymore, and I will tell you in time when I settle down.

Fu Jun and Orchid have to listen to their parents and must complete their studies. Brother is not at home, you must not let the second elder worry about it, do more filial piety for my brother, and help my father and mother do more work when I go home from school, thank you.

After reading her eldest brother's letter, Fu Lanhua burst into tears, her brother's words were deeply imprinted in her mind, every holiday or after returning home from school, she was more diligent than before, in addition to studying, she always helped her parents do what she could. Parents also love this sensible girl even more.

After the elder brother was transferred to work, he only wrote a short letter to his family, telling the family his new address, and saying that he had a very important task in the near future, and he should not write to him at home, so that his parents would not worry about him, and he would write to his parents to explain everything after completing the task. But after a few months, her parents couldn't help but urge Orchid to write a letter to her brother, but the letter was like a stone sinking into the sea, and there was no reply.

No, just after the Spring Festival, I heard that there was a big incident on the border of China in the south, and said that this counterattack was fought very fiercely. Fu Liguo and his wife asked Orchid to compare Fu Min's address in detail, but they almost didn't scare the whole family to death. Because the location of my brother's current army is very close to this hot spot, and looking at my brother's previous letter, their troops have "important tasks" in the near future, and they have not seen my brother's letter for more than three months, so the hearts of my parents and family members are all mentioned in the eyes of the child, and my father holds a radio all day long and does not let go, which means that he wants to hear some news about the battle on the front line or my brother from the daily news reports.

Within a few days, an exciting news came out of the radio: ...... A major victory was achieved in the self-defense counterattack, and our troops participating in the war were ordered to withdraw. However, the whole family is still unable to eat and sleep, and is worried about the safety of Fu Min all the time, which can be described as panicking. Because they heard that there were soldiers who died on the front line in this small county of Liyang, and the most frightening thing was that his son Fu Min once wrote to mention that the person named Song Qingshan had also died, and this matter was spread all over the county.

These days, although Fu Liguo is silent on the surface, he has always been relieved of his eldest son Fu Min. It has been several days since the battle ended, but there is still no news of Fu Min. On two occasions, I finally looked forward to the letter, but it was sent back from school by my second son, Fu Jun.

On this day, Orchid had just left school, Fu Liguo was folding the futon and tidying up the house on the kang, and his wife Lu Chunji nagged while washing the dishes: "After cleaning up the house in a while, you go to the village and the county to inquire, maybe there is any news, or you don't go to the armed forces department to ask, people must know more than us in the countryside." ”

"Well, that's right. After a while, I called Lao Ying, and the two of us went to the county to inquire together, alas, how did you do it. Fu Liguo muttered almost to himself.

"Jingle bell ......" suddenly heard a crisp car bell at the gate, and then a deep male voice shouted into the house: "Is there anyone at home?" Registered! ”

"Old man, registered mail, go and take a look." Lu Chunji shook his hand and urged him.

When Fu Liguo heard this shout, his heart trembled, he knew that this time it must be the letter of his eldest son Fu Min, but he didn't know whether it was joy or sorrow? He put on a cotton coat, pulled his shoes and rushed out, and asked urgently: "Comrade, where did this letter come from?" ”

The postman glanced at the envelope and said very seriously: "Oh, Kunming City, it was sent from the army. Maybe your son sent it again, right? ”

"Well, that's right, this time it was written by the eldest son." He took the letter and signed his name, and just as the postman was about to turn around and leave, he hurriedly stopped and said, "Comrade, I can't read clearly, can you please read it?" ”

The postman turned around and promised, "All right, you open the envelope, and I'll read it to you." ”

While opening the envelope, he said to his wife: "Hurry up and listen, this is really a letter written by our Fu Min." ”

The postman read the contents of the letter carefully, and as he read it, a happy smile appeared on his face. Fu Min's letter began with a report to the two old men about their safety, explaining the reason why they had not written to their families for several months, and telling the general story of their troops' participation in the battle, the fact that his company had been awarded a collective second-class meritorious service, and finally told the second elder that he planned to return to visit his family soon. This is great news! For many days, those who looked forward to the stars and the moon finally came to an end.

When Fu Liguo saw his wife in tears, he muttered: "Hey, hey, hey...... look at you old woman, your son is coming back safely, why are you chirping again?" Hmph, it's really casual, it's not a joke. ”

"I'm so happy." Lu Chunji pouted while wiping his eyes with his sleeves and said, "Don't talk about me, who is coughing and sighing all day long?" Don't you know that little bit of thought? Also laughing at others. ”

"Okay, okay, every time I say a word, you must have ten sentences waiting. Let's go, enter the house, we should be happy today, and we will call the old two children later, and we will have to celebrate and celebrate at noon. Fu Liguo patted the letter, and scolded the letter again: "Mother's kid, I didn't say whether he himself has made meritorious contributions, hmph, I feel that it is impossible for you to disgrace your son." ”

Lu Chunji pouted and smiled: "My son is not like his father, who loves to be public, even if he has made meritorious contributions, he will not tell you, I know that his father loves to brag and brag." ”

"Don't talk about pulling down, whatever. Hehe, I'm going to drink two cups at noon today. After Fu Liguo finished speaking, he walked towards the gate with his hands behind his back.

Lu Chunji hurriedly asked, "Hey, hey?" If you don't go into the house, why are you going out? ”

Fu Liguo raised his arm without looking back and said, "You prepare meals and bars at home, I'll go and call Lao Ying and his family, and I'll be back later!" ”