From Cultivator to Widow - Chapter 99

Zhang Baoguo got on the departure train, and there was one person missing from the family.

Zhang Weiguo seemed very unaccustomed.

Originally, he and his eldest brother slept in the same bed together, but now he is alone, and suddenly the bed is empty, turning over and over again, as if it can’t be turned to the end.

Is the bed at home that big?

He had never found out before.

When he got up in the morning, no one asked him to get up with him.

Every morning, he used to ask himself to go to the captain’s uncle to do boxing and training, and then if there was enough time, he would run around the village.

Now he wants to get up by himself, no one will urge him, he has become the one who urges him.

Without his elder brother Zhang Baoguo, Zhang Weiguo has grown up a lot.

This filled the emptiness in Zhang Anguo and Zhang Dingguo after they couldn’t see their big brother.

The saying that the eldest brother is like a father makes sense. In their family, especially for the two younger ones, the eldest brother plays the role of father many times.

A few of them couldn’t adapt for a while. When they were eating, they would subconsciously take out five sets of bowls and chopsticks. When they saw that there was one person missing from their original position, they would shout at the top of their voices, “Brother, it’s time to eat, how are you still? Don’t come.”

It was only after the shouting that he realized that he was no longer at home, eldest brother.

However, their unaccustomed habits will gradually become habits under the erosion of time, and they will become accustomed to the lack of such a person at home.

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Zhang Weiguo wrote a lot.

Every time he thinks of something, he writes it up, and when his eldest brother settles down there and writes to them, he sends it to him in one go.

Lin Jingnan was still in their village. He had been recommended to attend the Workers, Peasants and Soldiers University last year, so he could leave, but his heart softened when the other party knelt down and begged him.

His heart is not hard enough.

There was no way to see him kneeling in front of him, tears streaming down his face.

This is the last time, he said to himself.

If you delay any longer, he will also be getting older.

Seeing that Zhang Weiguo was so uncomfortable with his eldest brother’s departure, he comforted him well.

“I understand that your brothers have a good relationship, but as you get older, separation is inevitable in the future.”

“It’s not a conjoined baby. Sooner or later, they will be separated and go their separate ways.”

“You are the oldest man in your family now. You have to take your responsibilities well, or if you don’t act well, your elder brother will probably laugh at you.”

He deliberately said this, successfully arousing Zhang Weiguo’s unwillingness to admit defeat.

“How could I not be good at it.”

Zhang Weiguo glared at him: “Don’t worry, I will definitely, I will definitely be optimistic about this family!”

“Then have you ever thought about your future? When you start school, you will be a sophomore in high school, and soon, in one year, you will graduate from high school. Do you want to join the army in the future like your big brother? Going to the army is also very good, the treatment is good, There is still your brother, but I hope you decide on your own will, not someone else to decide for you, the treatment of being a soldier is good, but being a soldier, on the other hand, also means danger.” Speaking of this At that time, Lin Jingnan’s eyes were heavy, and he believed that Zhang Weiguo understood.

Zhang Weiguo really understands. There is a clear example here. Their father represents the dangerous side.

This is also where he is most hesitant so far.

He is not as firm as his eldest brother, and his goals are so clear. He is actually a little panicked. He is afraid that if he can’t come back like his father one day, what should he do?

he does not know.

If he can’t come back, what will the family do?

Will it be very sad?

What about yourself?

Will you regret it?

He didn’t know, so he didn’t dare to make a decision lightly.

On the one hand, Zhang Weiguo has become a lot more mature because of his eldest brother’s departure. On the other hand, Zhang Jinhua has a sense of urgency. He doesn’t want to lose, and he doesn’t want to lose to the cousins ​​in the next room.

However, Zhang Baoguo became a soldier. In terms of social status, the soldier is the highest. In this era, the soldier is the most glorious.

He doesn’t have the courage, he doesn’t want to go to the battlefield, he can’t match him in this aspect, but on the one hand, Zhang Jinhua feels that he can beat him, and after such a long “battle” with his parents, He was also a little tired, and wanted to settle the dust quickly and end the quarrel.

It just so happened that Wu Chuchu thought the same, she didn’t want to delay any longer, because as she got older and the color got better, some disgusting eyes were sticking to her more and more frequently, more and more unscrupulous, She was really afraid that one day the other party couldn’t control the accident and her life would be ruined like that.

Both of them were interested, and then Zhao Laidi learned of such a news that her heartbeat almost stopped.

Wu Chuchu has it. It belongs to her son. She is going to hold her grandson.

This, this is a matchless affair, this is a hooligan!

If the defendant tells this, her son will probably be in jail! This

But her only son!

Zhao Laidi gasped, looked at her son, her tears flowed down immediately, and slapped his arm fiercely: “My son, do you know what you are doing? You are trying to kill us, right? I must have owed you in my last life, are you here to collect debts from me in this life, do you know what the consequences will be!”

Zhao Laidi was just crying, but Zhang Quan started using the stick directly. This was the most ruthless fight he had ever hit. When he used to do it, Zhao Laidi would stop him and prevent him from attacking, let alone beating him. It’s serious, but this time, Zhao Laidi just watched and cried and didn’t stop her at all. She also felt that her son should be beaten.

Zhang Gen didn’t do anything, just sighed with his hands behind his back, and when Li Manfen found out, he also beat his eldest grandson a few times.

“Jinhua, you! I don’t even know what to say about you. Are you in such a hurry?”

After crying and making trouble, the matter still needs to be resolved. Could it be true that he committed hooliganism? That would really kill.

How should things be resolved?

Of course, let the two of them get married. If they become a family, they are not hooligans.

Wu Chuchu also thought so, that’s all, she will definitely marry Zhang Jinhua, so there is nothing else to say in his family.

She wants to leave her house as soon as possible and go to Zhang’s house.

This summer vacation, when she got her junior high school diploma, her stepmother was already inquiring about candidates, and that disgusting guy came to her side if he had nothing to do.

However, she wants to get married. Of course, it is not so easy to leave this family well. Her stepmother will not let this money tree go so easily. The one who was older, she married her out. Not only did she add one of the four major items to her family, but she also had more than 200 more savings. This little one was even bigger than the older one. It’s good-looking, she thought that the “betrothed gift” should be higher, otherwise how could she be worthy of her appearance?

Originally, she didn’t want her to go to school, but it was different from the previous one. This one was born to be rebellious and would cry and make trouble. She had to compromise, but she only paid a few dollars. Compared with the big profit that could be obtained, this expenditure was careful. The calculation is very worthwhile. With her higher education, the price of the betrothal gift she receives can also be higher. She will calculate this amount.

So this time, a countryman came to propose a marriage. Her stepmother didn’t ask, she just drove the person away. How could such a poor person marry the golden egg in her hand?

And it’s too close. She has to find a place farther away. Like her sister, she married far away, and she will cut off contact in the future as a matter of course. From time to time to block her, there is still trouble.

She made a plan, but things didn’t turn out the way she imagined.

She never thought that this little boy would be so scheming and take the handle of her brother. If she went out of her way, her brother would definitely be caught.

If her brother was caught, and her mother knew that it was because of her that he sent his brother to jail, she would not even think about it.

Her brother is her mother’s apex.

As far as she is concerned, she is not happy that her brother has an accident. Even if his brother does not study well, it is her brother, her parents’ family. Besides, she has a brother who is in prison. How should others view her in the future? Her son has an uncle who is in prison, how can he keep his head up?

However, she agreed, she didn’t want anything else, except for her own two clothes, not even a quilt and a pair of extra shoes for her.

She was waiting for the day when the stepdaughter regretted it.

Life in the countryside is not so easy, and with the bid of leaving the house, which in-law would be happy, and the shrew in the country scolds people, it is called a fierce, she is waiting to see that she regrets coming to the house to beg her when.

Zhao Laidi felt very inexplicable. She held her breath and accompanied her smiling face to the door. She was humiliated and scolded, but when she turned around, the other party changed her words.

She thought her son was coaxing her, but when she went again, the other party really let go, and the matter between the two was quickly settled. It’s true, but correspondingly, there is no dowry, and the other party asked her to go out of the house.

This stepmother is indeed a stepmother, and I don’t want any face, but this is also in line with Zhao Laidi’s intention. This time can’t be delayed. If you delay it, the belly will get bigger. If there is no dowry, there will be no dowry. Anyway, they also Saved dowry.

Hurry up and take the time to do things for the two of them first, and once it’s settled, pick the nearest one, and do the happy event on a good day more than ten days later.

Zhang Fenghua felt that the world was changing too fast, and the summer vacation was not over yet. Her mother’s disapproval of Wu Chu being her sister-in-law was still echoing in her ears. As a result, when she turned around, her parents, grandparents, and grandparents were already organizing a wedding, and it didn’t take long for the other party to meet her. Entered the house.

Is this too hasty?

And it’s more crowded now.

There are only three rooms in their house. Now that the eldest brother is married, the room for the newlyweds must be squeezed out. She and her two younger sisters squeezed with their parents and grandparents respectively. replace.

Sleeping hard, when will you be able to build a house?

When she asked this, her mother didn’t happily say that it was coming soon, but her face was not very good-looking, and she smiled reluctantly: “Maybe it will be soon.”

What is this answer? Zhang Fenghua was puzzled, but soon she knew why her mother said that.

Because of her sister-in-law, the sister-in-law, who had only been in the house for a month, announced the good news. Of course, she could not break the ground when she was pregnant, which would easily frighten the unborn nephew.

Before he was born, they were going to sleep together like this.

But no matter what, this is a good thing, a big happy event, Tim Ding is imported, but Zhang Fenghua noticed something was wrong, why do you feel that your parents are not very happy?

They wanted to hold their grandson a long time ago, could it be because they didn’t like Wu Chuchu as their daughter-in-law?

They didn’t like it before, but now they enter the door, and the dolls are all pregnant. It’s no use if they don’t like it.

Zhang Fenghua didn’t know, and Zhao Laidi wouldn’t tell her daughter about it.

She was afraid of dirtying her daughter’s ears. Although half of the responsibility was her son’s, this did not prevent Zhao Laidi from despising her daughter-in-law.

Apart from the good-looking hukou in the city, she is nothing but a daughter-in-law who is pregnant with a man without a name. How can she be attracted to her? She was afraid that she would tell her daughter that her studies would be bad.

In any case, even if his daughter-in-law entered the door and the happy event was announced, Zhao Laidi still couldn’t hold back his breath.

Only Zhang Jinhua was completely immersed in joy.

Even Zhang Gen and Li Manfen, who wanted to see the fourth generation born, were not happy.

The four adults knew about this matter, and the others were kept secret. If it was spread, they would be unable to raise their heads. Su An and Zhang Gui didn’t know about it, and they were kept in the dark. Anise knew that, when she was holding the wedding banquet, she noticed something was wrong.

Looking at the body shape of the newlyweds, it is obvious that they are pregnant. This is an unmarried pregnancy. Later generations will see this very lightly, but in this era, when hooliganism and serious crimes can be sentenced to death, this is a very serious crime. .

Seeing it without saying it, Su An didn’t find out what she did, so she went to drink the wedding wine when she asked for it.

The scale of the wedding ceremony is not large, and there are not many people invited. It is my own family, and all the people invited are close relatives. The wedding is very low-key, and others are a little surprised.

Fewer people came from Wu Chuchu’s side. Only her father and her grandmother and uncle came. Her father came empty-handed, but her grandmother and uncle did not empty-handed. They sent a piece of cloth, a basket of eggs, and a box.

Wu Chuchu also knew that when she married like this, the Zhang family would have opinions on her, and she was very well-behaved. She had no choice but to take some extraordinary measures to help herself leave the house.

Now they have a rift with themselves, but when she gives birth to her son and has a child as lubricant, she will be sweeter and more diligent, and she will be accepted by them sooner or later.

After Wu Chuchu got her junior high school diploma, she no longer plans to go to school. Her stepmother originally planned to marry after graduating from junior high school. Now that she is married, she is pregnant with a child, and it is even more impossible to go to school. Zhang Jinhua is starting school. After that, he continued to go to school. He was a sophomore in high school when he started school. It was a pity not to get a high school diploma.

Wu Chuchu’s hukou has not been transferred to the countryside. She has an urban hukou, and she has fixed food to take every month. If she has a child, the child will follow her hukou. She has some understanding of Zhang Jinhua’s family. Although his family is in the countryside, it is definitely on the wealthy floor in the countryside. The house in the family is also a brick house, which is even better than hers.

Although she is from the city, but because she is a girl, her stepmother gave birth to two younger brothers. She really has no status. She doesn’t even have her own bed. If she turned around, she would probably fall to the ground. It was fine in summer, but her hands and feet were frozen red in winter.

Before talking to Zhang Jinhua about someone, she inquired. When she got married to Zhang’s house and came to see the room, Wu Chuchu felt that her choice was correct.

Although the time is short, Zhao Laidi and the others have added everything that should be there. In comparison, she doesn’t even have her own bed, and her personal belongings are only a dilapidated bamboo basket.

This condition is heaven and earth.

She is already very satisfied.

The present day was earned by her, and she would not do nothing.

So even though she was pregnant, she was very diligent. Not only did she help Zhang Fenghua teach her two younger sisters to read and write, but she also did a good job in the housework.

But in cooking, Wu Chuchu did a poor job.

She was at home before, afraid that she would steal food, so she couldn’t enter the kitchen.

After Zhao Laidi scolded her, she also held a sigh of relief and scolded her stepmother fiercely.

This stepmother is too bad, even if she goes out of the house, the girl doesn’t know anything about the necessary kitchen, doesn’t this make it clear that the husband’s family will dislike it after marriage?

Seeing Wu Chuchu being so miserable and seeing her belly getting bigger, Zhao Laidi finally gave Wu Chuchu a good look.

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When Zhang Weiguo knew that Zhang Jinhua got married, he couldn’t look straight. You must know that Zhang Jinhua and him were in the same class. Suddenly, he became married and had children. He felt that his seniority was different. Zhang Weiguo was a little at a loss.

At the same time, he also felt that Zhang Jinhua’s heart was no longer on his studies, and his energy was more on his family. If he hadn’t seen it, he would have the last year left. Zhang Weiguo felt that maybe he might not go to school and go back to work. Earn work points.

He wrote the details of what happened during this period in the letter, and waited for the big brother to write back and sent it to him according to the address. He believed that the big brother would be surprised when he knew about these things.

After Zhang Baoguo got on the train, he saw their shadows getting smaller and smaller until they disappeared completely. Zhang Baoguo was surprised that he had actually shed tears. He quickly wiped away the tears, looked around, and saw To see if others saw his humiliating appearance, only then did he realize that his tears were already very reserved. There was no one around who remained calm. There were so many people humiliating together. The humiliation was not prominent at all, Zhang Baoguo breathed a sigh of relief, quickly “destroyed the corpse and traces”, wiped out the evidence that he had cried, and looked at his companions who were recovering.

Everyone is sitting down to go to the army. In the past, their homes were scattered all over the place, but from this moment on, they all have a common goal.

After slowing down, everyone started talking, introducing themselves to each other, talking and talking, time passed quickly, as if it was time for dinner in the blink of an eye.

When the meal arrives on the train, there will be a set meal, but it will cost money. They all bring luggage on the train, and there are all kinds of food in the luggage.

Zhang Baoguo brought a big box of food. This big box was prepared by his mother. There were six boiled eggs and six pancakes. There was also a full box of soup in his lunch box. This was the first one. What needs to be solved, the weather is hot, and it will go bad soon. With a pack of rice and sauerkraut, the portion is very large, but boys of his age can eat it very well, and his stomach seems to be a bottomless pit. It doesn’t feel saturated at all.

He drank the soup first, then ate two eggs and two cakes, and then finished the meal, which was just right.

In addition to these, his mother also prepared a large pot of rice noodles for him, rinsed with hot water, and filled his stomach at any time.

The trains in this era were slow, and they stayed on the train for more than half a month, because the train had to go to other places to pick up other people.

After more than half a month, they arrived at their destination. After they got off the train, they traveled for a long time to arrive. The troops were in a remote place and it took an hour to drive. If they had to walk or bicycle, it would take longer.

Zhang Baoguo was assigned to a class.

The people in this class are all good seedlings. They have to train for three months first, and they will be re-selection after three months. At that time, people who are good enough from other classes will be selected here, and those who are lagging behind in their class will be selected. They will be transferred to other classes, and those who can stay here are the best talents in the same batch.

They live in a group dormitory with 8 people, 8 people live in one room, and the beds are all allocated.

This is the same as the life in the military camp that Uncle Tanuki said, everything is planned.

They first learned about their class, rested in the unfamiliar bed for a night, and then the next day, as soon as the training started, their instructor gave them a slap in the face.

Ninety percent of the people were lying down. Zhang Baoguo stood up straight from start to finish. This level of training could still hold up for him.

But if someone can still stand, then he will not be able to reach the power of dismounting. If you continue, Zhang Baoguo can’t hold it anymore, but he can be proud. He is the one who fell in the end.

The troops are managed in a unified way, training together, eating together, and bathing together. The time is also very regular, and it is stipulated that what time period is used.

In the cafeteria, the food is full, and they are all children from poor families. Some people see that they can eat as much as they can, and they have to eat in one breath. joke.

He didn’t write the letter until he settled down, and then after consulting the instructors, he handed in the letter. At that time, their letters would be sent out together.

The letter he wrote has an address on it. After receiving his letter, his mother and the others can reply to him. He wrote a lot of letters this time, not only from home, but also to Liu Weizhi, Sun Qiang, Uncle Sun, and civet cats. Uncle… In addition, there is Xie Rui who is far away in the capital, as well as his former boss and comrade-in-arms. In recent years, he has written letters every year. Now that he has settled down in the army, he will also write a letter to explain that he has become a an honorable soldier.

After sending so many letters in one breath, his instructor was a little surprised: “You have quite a wide range of friends.”

The transmission speed of the letter is slow. It is normal for it to take ten days and a half to reach the destination. If there is any situation, it is not uncommon for it to arrive in more than a month. When Su Hui and the others received Zhang Baoguo’s letter, Zhang Baoguo had already relied on his own. The ability to become the monitor of their class.

Zhang Weiguo took the letter from his eldest brother and was very excited.

Big brother said he was very good, the training was very interesting, the instructor was very strict, and his companions were also working hard. Big brother’s life looked very exciting.

Of course, it is also necessary to greet the situation at home and ask how many of them are good? Have you listened to your mother, have you been lazy? When he comes back, he wants to check, let them have the consciousness to wait, and write a lot.

After Su Hui read it, she gave them the letter: “What do you want to tell your elder brother to write by yourself? After three days, send the letter to me, and I will send it out together.”

“Okay.” Three days is enough.

When you receive the letter, you should also talk to Zhang Gen and the others to report safety.

After Li Manfen learned about Zhang Baoguo’s situation, she took the letter and read it over and over again, even if she didn’t understand it.

“Isn’t it said in the letter how much his allowance is? How much can he get every month? It’s so hard to work for nothing, right?”

Su An spread her hands: “I don’t know if it’s not written in the letter.”

The letter from Zhang Baoguo was sent before and after, as well as the letter from Xie Rui.

His letter implies a very strong meaning.

He said that learning is becoming more and more important. Let Zhang Weiguo and the others seize the opportunity to study hard. Maybe soon the importance of study will be different.

Su Hui often turned on the radio and listened to the news, and also noticed the loose tone on the news. It seemed that well-informed people had already received the news.

Lin Jingnan also received a letter from Xie Rui. After he received it, he jumped over to look for Zhang Weiguo. His eyes seemed to have flames burning inside: “Xie Rui, Xie Rui, can I read the letter he sent to you?”

Zhang Weiguo was startled to see him like this.

“Okay, but don’t get too excited. If others see it, they might not think about us.”

He also read Xie Rui’s letter and had some guesses.

“Where’s your letter, show it to me too.”

After exchanging glances with each other, Lin Jingnan held Zhang Weiguo’s shoulder: “He said now that we should study, and you know what? I also saw two words that were erased on this line, and it said college entrance examination, college entrance examination! Do you think he wants to say that the college entrance examination is going to resume? It should be, he also sent us so many study materials, is it true?”

He was so excited that he lost his temper.

Zhang Weiguo patted his hand: “Then you have to seize the opportunity. Maybe it is true. Brother Xie is in the capital, and he may be well informed.”

Zhang Weiguo raised his eyebrows: “How long has it been since you studied? If the opportunity really came, but you didn’t seize it, I think it would be a pity. Unlike you, I study every day.”

It’s a pity.

“If I have any questions, I’ll ask you. Don’t be too arrogant. There are people outside people, and there are mountains outside the mountains. If it really recovers, do you think how many people will participate? How many people can you take the test?”

Lin Jingnan firmly believed that the college entrance examination was about to resume, so he seized every opportunity to start studying. If the college entrance examination did resume, as Zhang Weiguo said, he would regret it for the rest of his life if he did not seize the opportunity.