Day 4, Day 5, Day 6...... Every day was an ordeal, every day seemed like a year, and she would open the door almost every five minutes to look, sometimes walking up the long, narrow stone steps and looking out, disappointed, disappointed, disappointed.

She didn't know what had happened to him, she became more and more cranky, and even had some symptoms of mental confusion, her face turned pale again, and the days of not being able to eat and sleep returned.

It wasn't until the morning of the seventh day that there was a knock on the door of the cabin, and her heart beat with the knock, almost rushing to the door, and when she opened the door, it was Ding Xiaohui standing at the door, her shining eyes and excited face suddenly darkened.

"Xiaohui." She squeezed out a smile and turned to walk inside.

Ding Xiaohui saw his disappointed face, and smiled self-deprecatingly: "What? Seeing me so disappointed? ”

"No, no, no." She quickly turned around and explained, "How so? I'm glad you came to see me. ”

Ding Xiaohui shook his head with a smile and said, "Today there are many offerings in the temple, and the abbot gave me a bag of pastries and fruits, you see." ”

He said happily as he picked up a bulging bag, put it on the table, and showed her apples, pears, and pastries.

"Thank you, Xiaohui, why don't you keep it for yourself?" She smiled and looked at the food on the table, having no appetite at all.

"What I have in the temple to eat." He looked up at her, and then at the cabin, where the air of loneliness and loneliness flowed through the air.

He immediately understood, "How long has it been since he came?" The corners of his mouth hooked up a helpless expression, and asked lightly.

She sighed lightly, frowned, looked out the window, and said sadly, "Today is the seventh day. ”

He was silent, not knowing what to say.

"Xiaohui, do you think something happened to him? In the past few days, the Japanese bombers have been flying day and night, I heard the explosion, I heard Aunt He say, the city was bombed again, many people died, do you think he will ......" Fear suddenly hit her heart, she opened her eyes in horror and grabbed his arm tightly.

"Don't be cranky, it won't." He comforted her.

"No, I'd like to go to town." She said.

"No, it's very chaotic in the city now, Ruojun, he'll be fine, don't worry, you see your face is pale again. I'll give you a pulse. He tried to pull her wrist, but she refused, she could almost see Ruikang lying on the dusty street, she could see him lying in a pool of blood, ah, how sluggish he was, he must have been injured.

"No, something must have happened to him, otherwise he wouldn't have come." She became a little nervous and kept shaking her head: "I'll go find him." With that, he casually took a small handbag and walked out the door.

"Okay, I'll go with you." He sighed, knowing he couldn't stop her.

She gave him a grateful look.

With the long stone steps and the crooked mountain road, he took her hand and hurried to the foot of the mountain, found a donkey cart in the village, and drove to the city of Chongqing.

The city of Chongqing was devastated by the bombing, there were ruins and rubbles everywhere, there were many people on the streets, the living and the dead mixed together, some were crying and rummaging in the ruins for signs of the lives of their relatives, some were digging up the buried valuable things, some were shouting on the side of the street to unite and fight against the Japanese invaders, some gathered together in confusion to watch the procession on the street, and some were full of fear and stood aside in a daze.

Most of them were disgraced and terrified, looking at their destroyed homes and not knowing where to go.

Ding Xiaohui pulled Mei Ruojun and lamented the country's disaster as he walked. What kind of hell is this, the cry of children, the tears of relatives fill the streets and alleys, the two of them stepped on the gravel and broken tiles with a heavy heart, found a team of officers and soldiers who were rushing to repair the road, and hurriedly stepped forward to inquire about Zhou Ruikang's news.

"Colonel Zhou? He was still in command here, but he was called back to the meeting. A soldier with a filthy face replied.

Ding Xiaohui pulled Mei Ruojun to the troop camp again, and the door was heavily guarded, so they could only stand under the big tree far away and watch.

"I'll go find him." Ding Xiaohui said.

"No, no, no, you also saw the situation just now, he must be busy, let's not bother him, I have nothing to do, since he is safe. I'm just a little gasped, let me stand here for a while, and we'll go back. She smiled at him, feeling her heart pound.

He sighed and smiled helplessly: "This Zhou Ruikang doesn't know which life is a blessing that he has cultivated, and an infatuated woman like you loves him deeply." ”

She looked down and smiled, turned her head to look at the gate of the garrison in the distance, and sighed in her heart, she really wished he could come out of it and let herself see him.

After about a quarter of an hour, the two were about to leave, but they didn't expect a few people to come out of the door and attract their attention again, a few officer-like people walked out quickly, talking about something, Ruikang was also among them, he was holding a briefcase in his hand, his face was dirty, his face was full of sorrow, anxiety, and kept saying something excitedly to the chief next to him, waving his hands in the air.

The officers around him seemed to be very dissatisfied with him, and they had a posture of blaming and criticizing, and one of them even pointed a finger at his nose and was severely accusing him.

She was anxious for him, worried about him, entangled for him, she didn't know what would happen to her so rushing into the chief, but she couldn't do anything, at this time, a woman's figure walked out behind them, Cheng Jiaqi actually followed out in a military uniform, after she put on the military uniform, she was so heroic and good-looking, carrying several bags of paper bags in her hand, holding his arm with one hand, and smiling and wrestling a few words between her and those chiefs, the chiefs relaxed the expression on their faces.

"Jiaqi, if it weren't for your face, he would have been punished for colliding with his superiors like this." A commander with the rank of general said with a serious face.

"Yes, Commander Bai, he didn't sleep well in the past few days because he was worried about the future of the country, he was too tired to control his emotions, thank you for your magnanimity. Oh, you see that this is the tea that your third aunt asked me to buy, saying that you love to drink Mengding nectar, as well as Emei Peak, this Bitan Drifting Snow is my private tea for my third aunt, you can't drink it secretly. Cheng Jiaqi said with a smile.

"Hmm...... Hehehe, not bad, hahaha, it's really hard for you, I know it's not easy to get some good tea in this world now. The general laughed.

"How come, our family has dealings with these tea farmers all year round, and the price is very favorable, you can drink it with confidence."

At this time, several other commanders also came over and said with a smile: "Hey, don't you have our share?" ”

"How so? I have been ready for a long time, this is Staff Officer Wu, and this is Vice General Cui. ”

After getting the fragrant and refreshing tea, several chiefs were smiling on their faces, and after a while, a black car stopped at the door, and several people politely waved their hands and got into the car and left, leaving only Ruikang with an angry face and Cheng Jiaqi who shook his head helplessly at the gate.

He frowned and squinted at her, and said in a mocking tone, "Are you planning to open a tea house here?" He knew that she was doing it for his good, saving him, but he didn't flatter the powerful at all.

"Ruikang, they are your superiors. You are a soldier, you just need to obey orders. ”

He looked at her in surprise, shook his head and said, "Yes, I am a soldier, but my duty is to defend the country, not to be a powerful dog." If they want to punish me, let them punish me, I'm telling the truth. ”

"Ruikang, I naturally support you, but you must ensure your own safety in order to realize your dreams. If you are punished and locked up, then how are you going to defend your country? ”

In order to be able to be with Ruikang often, she has been transferred from the field hospital to work in the propaganda department of the station. He sighed heavily, he was very tired and annoying, he didn't want to argue with her, she was right, she was protecting herself, she worked hard to get closer to the families of those high-ranking officials, and even learned to play mahjong.

This is one of the reasons why Ruikang can no longer go to the cabin, because his whereabouts are under Jiaqi's control. He is irritable, he is depressed, and he can either tell Jiaqi about things, or he can only continue to play the role of a good husband. And his daily workload has long been overloaded, he sometimes only sleeps three or four hours a day, although he has been thinking about Ruojun in his heart, but he can't take care of his time and energy.

He nodded and stopped talking, he had to rush back to the city to continue working, Jiaqi gently took out a handkerchief and wiped the stains on his face for him, he smiled slightly, and took her hand: "Okay, you go back to work." I went to town. ”

"Okay" she smiled softly, and said affectionately: "Come back early in the evening, I asked Sister-in-law Liu to make something delicious." ”

He opened his mouth, wanting to say that he was eating out, but when he thought about it, he closed it again, he was really tired, he didn't want to say a word, nodded and turned to leave. She stood in the doorway and watched his car disappear into the street before turning back.

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Ding Xiaohui frowned and looked at the demented Mei Ruojun beside her, she was shocked by the scene at the gate and couldn't speak, everything was so clear, wasn't it? He's alive, it's good, he has a shrewd and capable wife, and even better, he's in harmony with his wife, Chinse, it's just wonderful.

Her own worries, worries are simply superfluous, even stupid, the difference between herself and Cheng Jiaqi is more than 108,000 miles, she is so beautiful and smart, she knows how to help him, achieve him, protect him, and herself? If he is Ruikang's wife, what can he do for him? She is almost good at everything except cooking and embroidering, and she finally understands the gap between herself and Jiaqi.

In the past, people around her always said how Jiaqi and Ruikang matched, she always felt that it was in terms of family background, appearance, and education, and at this moment she understood the essential difference between herself and Jiaqi.

I don't know how long she stood there, she turned her head and glanced at Ding Xiaohui, her eyes were already full of tears, Ding Xiaohui frowned deeply, her hands were twisted in front of her chest, her head was lowered, and she looked at her fixedly, and she already knew what she was thinking.

She reluctantly squeezed out a smile, looked at him, and said softly, "I think, we can go." ”

He didn't speak, just gently wrapped his arms around her shoulders and left.