It has been more than a month since my mother went to the provincial capital, and she has not returned home yet, and there is no news, so the brothers and sisters are in a hurry.

One night, after I took care of Jingdi and Lilan to sleep, my brothers and sisters asked me to discuss with them what to do in the future.

Sister Lifen said: "Brother Jingtian! It's been so long since Mom went to the provincial capital! Could something be wrong? ”

Jingtian Brother said: "Alas! Don't be foolish! Mommy is an old agent! She can handle all kinds of situations! ”

Sister Wen Juan said: "Brothers and sisters! What should I do if my mom doesn't come back? Now, they don't let us go to school! In the future, will they still arrange jobs for us?! If, without a job, where does our income come from? Are we going to starve to death? ”

I said, "Sister Wenjuan! In fact, reading is just a way to grow your skills! They don't give us readings, we can learn on our own! They don't give us jobs, we can do small business to make money, I feel like we can make money doing a lot of things! Uncle Lan, they are all from the mountains, don't they have no jobs?! Aren't they able to feed themselves too?! ”

Brother Wen Chang said: "Alas! Ah Cai is right! If Mom doesn't come back, we have to find a way, we can't wait for death at home! My dad should be an official in North Vietnam, and if we can find him, he will be able to arrange a job for us! In this way, won't we have a problem of eating?! ”

The eldest brother said, "Wenchang! It's definitely not okay to go to your father! It's being bombed by planes every day, and even if your dad gives us a job, it's an errand to fight with a gun! Plus, my younger brothers and sisters are still so young, and going there is just looking for death! ”

Sister Lifen said, "It's not as good as that! Let's go to the capital! Let's go to my father's good friend in the capital, Chief Li Shaochang, Chief Li is warm and sincere, and he will definitely be able to help us through the current difficulties! ”

Jingtian Brother said: "Alas! I feel like everyone's hearts are too chaotic right now! Believe in Mom! She's going to be fine! Mom must have encountered some tricky problems in the process of running errands! When Mom takes care of these things, he'll definitely be back! Besides, the family has no money now, and we can't even afford to go there! ”

After everyone finished the discussion, they washed up, turned off the lights and went back to their rooms to rest.

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At night, while I go to bed, I am reminiscing about some of the things that have passed in my home.

My mother once told me that Brother Wen Chang and Sister Wen Juan's parents were classmates of her and her father when they were studying in France, and their mother's surname was Wen Fenghua; His father's surname is Ruan, and his name is Ruan Wu. They are overseas Chinese in South Vietnam.

After the end of World War II in Europe, Aunt Van and Uncle Nguyen Vu returned to Saigon, Vietnam, to do business, and at the same time, worked as agents for North Vietnam.

In the autumn of 1961, due to the betrayal of a traitor, Aunt Wen was arrested and imprisoned, and Uncle Nguyen Vu escaped by luck due to a business trip in other places.

After that, Ruan Wu secretly returned home, took 7-year-old Brother Wenchang and 5-year-old Sister Wenjuan, and fled by sea to a port city in the southwest of the mainland.

Uncle Nguyen Vu found our father and mother through the liaison station where their secret service headquarters were located.

Uncle Ruan Wu entrusted Brother Wen Chang and Sister Wen Juan to my parents to raise.

After Nguyen Vu entrusted his children, he went to North Vietnam to continue fighting.

In order to facilitate Brother Wenchang and Sister Wenjuan to study, as well as their future employment, their parents applied for a household registration for them, and changed their names with our family names. Wenchang was originally called Ruan Wenchang, but it was changed to Qin Wenchang; The second sister's original name was Ruan Wenjuan, but it was changed to Qin Wenjuan. Since then, everyone has become a family.

Li Shaochang is a good friend of my father's study abroad in France, and he is also my parents' chief in secret service, and their relationship is very close!

After graduating from university in 1946, they returned to China from Europe together, Uncle Li Shaochang went to work in the north of the mainland, and his father and mother stayed in their hometown in the southwest of the mainland to work.

I vividly remember that one day a few months before my father went to the provincial capital for a meeting, Li Shaochang's father came to our house from the provincial capital and visited my parents and us.

That afternoon, a jeep drove into the front yard of our house, and my father, mother, and my brothers and sisters, me, Jingdi, and Lilan were all waiting for them in the yard.

After they got out of the car, Uncle Li hugged his father tightly.

Uncle Li's eyes flashed with tears and said, "Lao Qin! Are you all right? We haven't seen each other for twenty-one years! ”

The father said, "Lao Li! We're good! Let's talk inside! ”

Father led Uncle Lee to his study, where they talked for a long time.

They talked about having dinner before they came out of their study and ate with everyone.

During the meal, Uncle Li praised Wei's mother and mother for making delicious food!

Father happily drank a few glasses of wine with Lieber. Mother asked us children to toast Uncle Lee.

That was my first time drinking, and I thought it was spicy, bitter, and heartburning!

After dinner, Li Bo said to his father, "Old Qin, we have to rush back to the provincial capital!" We've investigated the fight here! We have to rush back to the capital immediately and report to Shangfeng! Now, the situation is very serious! The enemy has infiltrated us, and the operation has begun in full swing! You must protect yourselves! ”

The father held Uncle Li's hand and said, "Old Li! Be careful yourself! Now the situation is complicated, anything can happen! ”

Li Bo said to his adjutant, "You give me official business." ”

Li Bo took the adjutant's briefcase, took out a few hundred yuan from it and handed it to his mother.

Uncle Li said, "Magnolia! This is the organization's condolence money for you! You have a lot of people! Let's use it to supplement the family! ”

Then, Li Bo took out a few pens, girls' earrings and other gifts from his official bag and gave them to us.

We were so happy to get the gift!

When Uncle Li and the others left, our family walked and sent Uncle Li and them to the intersection of our town.

Finally, Uncle Lee shook his father's hand and said, "All right! Lao Qin, don't send it again! If you send it again, it will be dawn! ”

After the father and Uncle Li hugged again, they got in the car and left!

In the deep darkness of the night, when their remote headlights suddenly turned on, the intense light seemed to tear a long crack in the night!

After the car roared and started, it sped away!

We watched it disappear from sight!

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In fact, the parents had a premonition about the murder of their father.

One evening shortly after Lieber left, I saw my father and mother discussing issues.

The father said to the mother, "O Magnolia! I might be targeted by the bad guys! Although, I've been disarmed and returned to the field! However, someone blacklisted me! ”

The mother said in fear, "Oh my God! So, what should we do? ”

The father calmly said, "Alas! It's hundreds of kilometers from the provincial capital! No matter how bold they are, they won't dare come here to arrest me! ”

The mother said with tears in her eyes: "Tianhao! However, they will definitely find other ways to deal with you! Why don't we go to the countryside as a family to hide for a while! We don't want this public office! Let's go to the wasteland and farm the land and do a small business! I can also feed these children! ”

The father was silent for a moment and then said, "Magnolia! We should trust the organization and be able to handle everything! Now, it is not the time for us to retreat, our cause has always been bloodshed and sacrificed! If something happens to me, you help me raise the children and let them continue our business! Avenge me! ”

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I still vividly remember the night before my father went to the provincial capital for a meeting, my father had a conversation with my mother.

With tears in her eyes, my mother said, "Oh my God! You can't open this meeting! They're obviously setting up a trap to catch you! ”

The father said, "Magnolia! They've already calculated! If I don't go to the meeting! They will also come to the house to arrest me for the crime of confronting my superiors! I have been faithful all my life! I don't believe they can do anything to me? Big deal, they put me in prison for a few years on trumped-up charges! When the time comes, you go to the capital to find Li Shaochang to rescue me! ”

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The night before my father's departure, it was dark and cold! It's snowing heavily!

Mom said that there had never been such a heavy snow in our town!

Early in the morning when my father left home for a meeting in the provincial capital, there was a thick layer of snow in the yard of our house!

My father took me, my brother and my sister to collect snow in the yard and put it in an empty thermos.

I said, "Daddy! What am I collecting all these snowflakes for? ”

My father smiled and said, "Ah Cai! The thermos is insulated! If you put the snow inside, it won't melt! When summer comes, I'll make you ice cream and cold drinks! ”

After we had collected a thermos full of snowflakes, my father put the thermos on the bookshelf in his study.

He smiled and said to us, "Kids! Don't mess with this thermos! Otherwise, there would be no ice cream and cold drinks this summer! ”

Soon after my father put the thermos away, a jeep drove into the front yard of our house, and several armed men got out of the car and took my father away!

Mother and we, the children, cried and chased after our father's vehicle!

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After my father left home, we went to the side of the road at the intersection of the town's main road every day and waited for my father's return.

Sometimes, our family waits on the side of the road for a day!

During this time, I saw my mother's frowns furrowed every day, and she became more and more emaciated!

In my memory, my mother's gray hair began to turn gray from that time!

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