After the opening of our store, business was very stable, and we usually had more than a dozen groups of customers come to the store every day to take photos or retake and wash old photos. On market days, dozens of groups of customers visit our store, so Xiaoda and I can only stay in the store every day.

Of course, when customers need it, we also leave the store with our cameras and take photos of the scenery outside the store, or go to their homes and take family photos for them.

Therefore, our customers are very satisfied with our service, and many of them treat us as children and friends! We are very happy about that!

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After the school holidays, Xiaodong and Xiaoming often drove the jeep we gave them to the town to play.

When they came to town, Xiaoming usually came to our store to play!

Xiaoming likes to chat with us because he also takes pictures, so he also likes to help us with all kinds of work in the store!

And Brother Xiaodong usually goes to the rice noodle shop to chat with our sister Lifen!

Because it was inconvenient to talk at the rice noodle shop, the two of them often went to the river to talk.

Sometimes, Brother Xiaodong and Sister Lifen talk all day, so Sister Lifen often takes Brother Xiaodong to our house for dinner.

Wei's mother told me that my sister and Zhou Xiaodong are in love!

My mother told me that Brother Xiaodong is kind and simple! In the future, my sister will be blessed to marry him!

I think that as long as my sister, Wei's mother and mother are optimistic about things, it must be a good thing!

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One morning at the end of August, Xiaoda and I were taking a family photo of a family in Daling Town.

Suddenly, Brother Xiaodong drove to this house and found us.

Brother Xiaodong hurriedly said, "Ah Cai! Hurry home! Wenchang and Wenjuan's parents have returned to your home from overseas! They are about to take Wenchang and Wenjuan away! ”

So, after Xiaoda and I gave them 10,000 photos, we quickly packed up our things, followed Brother Xiaodong's car, and quickly returned to the courtyard of the Qin family.

When we arrived at Qin's house, we parked the car outside the yard, and after we got out of the car, Xiaoda and I ran into the yard!

In the yard, we saw that there were three military jeeps parked here, and around the yard there were more than a dozen armed men!

Xiaoda and I rushed straight into the living room of the house!

In the living room of the house, I saw a gentleman in his fifties in the uniform of a foreign major general, sitting next to his mother, and another middle-aged woman in her forties in the casual clothes of an overseas lady sitting on the other side of her mother.

Brother Wen Chang and Sister Wen Juan sat in front of their mother, bowing their heads and crying silently!

Mama Wei, Brother Jing Tian, Sister Lifen, Sister Jing Di and Lilan stood behind Brother Wen Chang and Sister Wen Juan!

Our whole family was in tears!

My mother asked me to come forward and introduced me to the two people around her and introduced them to me.

At this time, I learned that the general was Brother Wen Chang and Sister Wen Juan's father, Uncle Ruan Wu!

That middle-aged woman was their mother, Wen Fenghua!

I bow to them as a junior! Say hello!

Uncle Ruan Wu said with tears in his eyes: "Alas! Magnolia! We didn't expect that Brother Tianhao would go like this! What a pity! Over the years, you have raised the two children of Wenchang and Wenjuan, as well as supported the family, you have paid too much! Wait, let's go and pay tribute to Brother Tianhao! Then, we took Wenchang and Wenjuan to live overseas! ”

Sister Wen Juan said with tears in her eyes: "Dad, Mom! I'm not your daughter anymore! I am the daughter of the Qin family! I'm not going to go with you! ”

The mother said, "Wen Juan! You can't talk to your parents like that! Go to Paris with your mother to go to university! With knowledge, you can open your eyes and do great things! Here, you can only be an ordinary mountain dweller! You know? ”

Sister Wen Juan cried and said, "Okay! Now, I'll swear! Wait until I graduate from college! I'm still going to come back here! This is my home! I can't leave you! ”

Aunt Wen said with tears in her eyes: "Okay! Wen Juan, I promise you! When the time comes, I will go back to the mainland with you! This is where the Chinese live! ”

Brother Wen Chang said with tears in his eyes: "Mom! Wei Ma! You have worked hard to raise us! We can't repay your kindness in this life! When I return to China, I will definitely obey my father's arrangement! Study hard! Take part in the battle! Wait for us to win there! I'm going to come back to see you! Repay you for your nurturing kindness! ”

After everyone finished speaking, Mama Wei prepared incense and candles and other offerings for Brother Wenchang, Sister Wenjuan, Brother Jingtian, Sister Lifen and Brother Xiaodong.

Several of them drove the car and accompanied Uncle Ruan Wu and Aunt Wen up the mountain to pay tribute to their father.

After getting into three jeeps, they drove to their father's grave.

I, Xiaoda, Jing Di and Lilan stayed at home with my mother and Wei's mother, and my mother told us about the Ruan family.

The mother said that because Uncle Nguyen Vu believed that Aunt Van had died in a South Vietnamese prison, he remarried his daughter-in-law and started a family.

Aunt Wen was rescued from prison, and after she learned about the situation, she went to Paris to work underground!

Therefore, this time, Brother Wen Chang returned to North Vietnam with Uncle Nguyen Vu to work and live, and Sister Wen Juan followed Aunt Wen to live and study in Paris.

After we finished talking, we prepared lunch for everyone!

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At noon, Uncle Ruan and the others returned home to pay tribute to my father.

After they cleaned, everyone silently ate lunch together.

After lunch, Ruan Wu said, "Magnolia! We're leaving! Let the kids say goodbye! ”

Among the brothers and sisters of our Qin family, Sister Wenjuan and I have the deepest feelings!

Therefore, Sister Wen Juan said goodbye to me; Brother Wen Chang said goodbye to Brother Jingtian and Sister Lifen.

Sister Wenjuan and I went into her bedroom.

Sister Wenjuan hugged me and cried loudly!

I cried too!

I said, "Sister! Don't cry! It's a good thing you're out of here! We'll definitely see each other again in the future! Now, I'll give you a codebook film! It has the channel we contacted and the Chinese character password! From now on, every Saturday from 8 p.m. to 12 p.m., we can contact on the designated channel! ”

I handed a microfilm to Sister Wen Juan, and she hid it in the roots of her shoes.

Sister Wen Juan said with tears in her eyes: "Ah Cai! The store ledger and cash, etc., I have already handed over to Caiyan! In the future, my shares will be given to her! Tell Mom and Mama Wei! Keep what I've used before! I'll be back in the future! You know? ”

I nodded silently to her with tears in my eyes!

I said, "Sister! You're going somewhere else's territory! Your mother is a secret agent! Your living environment must be very dangerous! Be careful! ”

Sister Wen Juan said: "Ah Cai! You can rest assured of this! I won't be involved in their business! Wait until I've learned my skills! I'll run back to you myself! At home, you have to take care of your mom, as well as your younger siblings! You know?! ”

With tears in my eyes, I said, "Good! Sister! I'll help you pack your bags! ”

Sister Wen Juan helped me wipe my tears and said, "Ah Cai! No more! I can't take any of these things with me! Otherwise, your identity may be revealed! Do you understand?! Wait, take a picture of us! ”

After we said goodbye to the living room, Uncle Ruan Wu said to his mother in standard Mandarin, "Sister Yulan, thank you very much for everything you have done to us!" These are the gold bars I have saved up over the years! Please accept it, and let my heart find a little comfort! We're still fighting there! I don't know if I'll ever get a chance to visit you! ”

So, Uncle Ruan Wu handed a small box to his mother, and opened it for his mother to see, it was full of gold bars!

Mother refused to accept such valuables!

Aunt Wen took her mother's hand and said, "Eldest sister! Just take it! Otherwise, today, we can't go! Money is nothing! This is our affection! ”

In this way, the mother accepted the box of gold bars with tears!

After the adults said goodbye, Ruan Wu, Aunt Wen, Brother Wen Chang and Sister Wen Juan were leaving!

Teacher Cen, Mrs. Mao, Uncle Lan, Aunt Lotus, Brother Lan Feng, Sister Caiyan, Sister Caixia and Sister Li'an and other relatives also came to our yard to see them off after knowing the news that Brother Wenchang and Sister Wenjuan were leaving.

Teacher Cen and Uncle Lan gave them the clothes, backpacks, firearms and supplies used by Brother Wenchang and Sister Wenjuan in military training in the past as a souvenir.

Mrs. Mao: They sent a lot of food to them on the way.

Uncle Nguyen Vu asked his entourage to carry souvenirs and gifts to the car!

After Xiaoda and I set up the cameras for everyone, Brother Xiaodong took a family photo of all the people present, and took a group photo of Sister Wen Juan and Brother Wen Chang with our Qin family, Cen family and Lan family.

After taking the photo, Sister Wen Juan and Brother Wen Chang hugged everyone one by one and said goodbye.

After that, they followed Uncle Ruan Wu and Aunt Wen and more than a dozen of them into three jeeps!

They drove out of the courtyard gate, and when the car was open, everyone cried!

Little Sister Lilan cried and said, "You can't snatch it, my brother and my sister!" Brother and sister, you can't go! ”

Wen Juan turned her head and cried out, "Little sister! Listen to Mom! Sister will definitely be back! ”

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In this way, Sister Wen Juan and Brother Wen Chang left our house suddenly and in a hurry!

Everyone's hearts are filled with great grief!

This feeling is the feeling of parting with life and death!

That night, after Jing Di and Lilan went to bed, my mother, Wei Ma, Jing Tiange, Sister Li Fen and I helped them clean up and organize their used clothes and belongings in the room where Brother Wenchang and Sister Wen Juan lived.

We put these clothes and items in two camphor wood boxes.

The mother took the dress that Sister Wenjuan had just worn, and said, "Alas! This is the best piece of clothing Juan'er has ever worn! I hope her mother will buy her a better one when she arrives in Paris. ”

Wei's mother said: "Alas, these two children, this year, Wen Chang is only fourteen years old, and Wen Juan is only twelve years old. Now, we're just getting better! All of a sudden, they were gone again. They didn't have a good life with us for a few days! What a pity! You see, this morning, the clothes they washed were still outside in the sun, and it was so desolate! ”

Li Fenge took Wei's mother's hand and said, "Wei's mother! Mom! Don't think about it! Wenchang and Wenjuan are smart and sensible children! They will definitely be able to adapt to the new environment and grow up quickly! ”

With tears in her eyes, the mother said, "Alas! Don't want them to be fake! They are our children after all! When they go abroad this time, they will inevitably participate in brutal battles! In the future, no one knows if I can see them again! ”

After we packed and sorted out the clothes and belongings for Brother Wenchang and Sister Wenjuan, Mother and Mother Wei let us go back to our room to sleep.

I don't know how my mother, Wei's mother, my brother and my sister fell asleep that night.

I feel empty in my heart, I have the code key used by Sister Wen Juan in my hand!

I seemed to see her slender and immature hand, ticking on the keyboard!

I think, in a dangerous environment full of enemies, will Sister Wenjuan's hands tremble?

Her emaciated body, able to withstand the onslaught of the enemy?

In that shady place, will there be someone to protect her?

The thought of these things makes me feel creepy!

I see, it's what it feels like to lose a loved one!

I fell asleep unconsciously!

That night, I dreamed!

In my dream, I heard Sister Wen Juan and Brother Wen Chang shouting at me, "Help!" ”！

In order to rescue them, Brother Jing Tian and I rushed into the enemy formation desperately, passed through the blockade line, and rescued them who were bloody and dying!

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The next morning, I went to the darkroom of our photo studio to develop a few sets of photos with yesterday's photo film and the film I had taken for Brother Wen Chang and Sister Wen Juan in the past.

Xiaoda and Caiyan were looking at the store in the photo studio, and I didn't talk to them, they knew that I was uncomfortable!

In fact, they are also very uncomfortable!

After developing the photo, I took it home and gave it to my mother, Wei's mother, Jingtiange, Sister Lifen, Jingdi and Lilan!

I said, "Mom! Should these photos be sent to Brother Wen Chang and Sister Wen Juan? ”

The mother said, "No need! Let's keep it for ourselves! We live in a peaceful environment and these photos are no secret! But, in their environment, the photos are a secret! The enemy can know their bottom line through these photos! And put them in danger! Do you understand?! ”

We all nodded silently at our mothers!

The mother held back tears and said, "In the future, when you use the radio to contact Wen Juan and them, you must be very careful!" Minimize reporting time! Otherwise, it's not good for both of you! They have enemy snooping overseas! There's a sniffer here, too! Because, in our mountain town, we once heard the radio signal of the enemy elements! Our family has a background problem! If, let others know that we use the radio! Our family is going to be in a very bad situation! Do you understand? ”

I believe my mother said that my mother was a secret agent, and she must know these situations!

We all nodded silently!

A few days after Brother Wen Chang and Sister Wen Juan left, our family began to return to normal.

My mother goes to work normally every day.

Brother Jing Tian's machine repairs at the machine shop next to his home every day.

Sister Li Fen goes to work in the rice noodle shop every day, and sometimes takes Brother Xiaodong home for dinner.

Wei's mother plays with Lilan at home.

Jing Di and I go to the photo studio every day to help customers take pictures and develop photos.

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One day, Mama Wei took Lilan's little sister, as well as Sister Li'an, Sister Caixia, Sister Lifen and Brother Xiaodong to the living room of our photo studio to chat with me, Xiaoda, Jingdi and Caiyan.

Sister Leanne said, "Alas! Wen Juan, this kid is really cute! Her eyes were swollen from crying that day! Her parents are ruthless enough! I know that there is still a war over there, so I want to take them back! ”

Brother Xiaodong said: "That's not it! Look at the men who came with their fathers! It's like they've just come off the line of fire! I looked at the hand of one of his attendants, and the scars on his hands have not healed yet! ”

Sister Lifen said, "Alas! Their parents can't be blamed for this! It's all our negligence! During the Spring Festival this year, Wenchang wrote a letter to his couple, asking to return to China and reduce the burden on our family! At that time, we just didn't let him send letters! ”

Wei's mother said, "Alas! It's fate! Whether it's a good life or a bad life, I can't tell yet! I hope they will be safe and healthy in the future! ”

Sister Caiyan said: "Mama Wei said it well! Sister Wen Juan and Brother Wen Chang are both good people! They will be safe and healthy! ”

Lilan said angrily: "The most hateful thing is their parents! Took my brother and sister away! ”

Everyone laughed!

Soon after, due to the large amount of work in the machine repair factory and the shortage of manpower, Brother Jing Tian and Brother Lan Feng drove to Guigu Gorge to pick up Uncle Big Tiger, Brother Tie Dan and Brother Shi, and let them work in the machine repair factory.

In this way, Uncle Dahu's family all came to live, work and live in Daling Town.

Sometimes, of course, they also go back to the mountains to hunt or pull some mountain goods to the town and sell them to Sister Caiyan.

Sister Caiyan set up an old door panel next to the door of our photo studio, on which dried foods such as rice, tea oil, bacon, shiitake mushrooms, fungus, and dried chili peppers were put on display, as well as seasonal fruits from the mountains.

Every day, customers have to visit Caiyan's stall, and Sister Caiyan feels that her income is quite good!

Sister Caiyan works very hard, and she often takes the primary school textbooks left by Sister Wenjuan to ask us questions.

Soon after, Sister Caiyan knew a lot of words and learned to keep accounts and settle accounts!

Slowly, we handed over the work of invoicing the photo studio to her, and I also gave her Sister Wenjuan's shares!

After Caiyan found out, she worked harder!

At the beginning of September, our new school year has begun!

I, Xiaoda and Yanfang are in the third grade of primary school, and Jing Di has also started primary school for a year!

Brother Zu Xing came after graduating from high school in the county, he worked as an assistant to the director of the machine repair factory, assisting Mr. Cen and Uncle Lan to work, and now, Brother Zu Xing is the best person among our children, with the best level of education!

Brother Zu Xing felt very sorry when he knew that Brother Wen Chang and Sister Wen Juan went abroad!

Before the start of school, a family of three, including Mr. Tao, Mr. Li and Yanfang, came back from a vacation in the provincial capital.

Yanfang brought a lot of gifts and photos to the photo studio for us!

These photos were taken by them in the downtown area of the provincial capital, tourist attractions, and amusement parks, and the Yanfang in the photos looked particularly happy and cute!

Yanfang also bought me and Xiaoda gifts such as candy, snacks and pens!

Yanfang kept telling us that she had seen new things in the provincial capital!

Some of the things Yanfang talked about are the first time Xiaoda and I have heard of them!

Yanfang's story makes us feel like a countryman!

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