Chapter 352 Yang Cheng's Letter
Shen Shuyu felt so happy when she saw these two heartwarming children.
However, Shen Shuyu declined the offer of eating the big goose. It was good for Jinbao to have three geese accompany him all the time.
Jin Bao lowered his head and felt a little depressed. "Sister Shu Yu, don't you like Jin Yi, Jin Er, and Jin San?"
Shen Shuyu touched his head and said, "No, Sister Shuyu likes Jin Bao's Jin Yi, Jin Er, and Jin San very much. It's just that Sister Shuyu is pregnant now. She wants to vomit when she smells meat and fish, so she can't eat geese."
"Well, I'll continue to raise Jin Yi, Jin Er, and Jin San, and I'll eat them when Sister Shu Yu is able to eat them."
Shen Shuyu hadn't had breakfast yet. After washing up, she went to the kitchen to have breakfast. Jinbao, Goudan and others were playing in the snow in the yard.
After Shen Shuyu had eaten her fill, she took out some dried shrimps and shared them with them. "Thank you, Sister Shuyu."
They had eaten this dried shrimp before. When they came over, Old Lady Shen would take some out and share it with them. Knowing that this was delicious, they were so happy to hold the dried shrimp in their hands, "Sister Shu Yu, this is delicious. This is the most delicious thing we have ever eaten."
"If Sister Shu Yu comes across anything good in the army, she will buy it back and share it with you."
They are all good children who know how to be grateful. When Shen Shuyu gives them food, they thank him happily. If Shen Shuyu doesn't give them anything, no child will ask for it.
Shen Shuyu wanted to be nicer to such good children.
Jin Bao took a bite but couldn't bear to finish it, so he put it in his pocket. Shen Shuyu knew that the child probably wanted to leave the delicious food for his nephew.
"Jinbao, you eat it. Your sister has some. I sent it to her. Your sister and nephew both eat it."
"Sister Shu Yu, I know. My sister even gave me a bag. I want to save this dried shrimp for my parents. They have never eaten it before, and I want them to have a taste too."
Shen Shuyu gave him another one, "Then you eat this."
Shen Shuyu gave each child two dried shrimps, put on gloves and started playing with them to make snowmen.
Old Mrs. Shen was afraid that her eldest granddaughter would catch a cold, so she cooked ginger and sugar water in the pot. When she was tired of playing, Old Mrs. Shen let her drink two large bowls of it.
The children had endless energy and built two snowmen. They also wanted to ride a dog sled. Shen Shuyu pulled out the dog sled from home, put it around Bai Luobo's neck, and let Bai Luobo take them for a run. Shen Shuyu also accompanied them for a long circle.
Taotao rarely comes out of the cowshed in winter. Liang Jun is afraid that his grandson will fall into the ice hole if he goes to play on the river, so he rarely lets him out to play. Today, Taotao acted coquettishly and promised, and Liang Jun finally let him out to play.
When he saw Shen Shuyu, his eyes sparkled and he said that his sister was back, but his grandparents didn't believe it.
Shen Shuyu also saw Taotao. The child had grown a little taller.
"Taotao, let's ride on a dog sled. White Radish runs really fast. It feels like flying when you sit on it. Do you want to ride on it?"
Before Shen Shuyu called them over, Goudan and his group of kids had already greeted their friends.
Shen Shuyu nodded at him and asked him to come over. Shen Shuyu took him for a walk. Taotao was very happy. "Sister Shuyu, I missed you so much."
Outside, Taotao and Goudan both call Shen Shuyu "Sister Shuyu". Because there are many children, Shen Shuyu doesn't want to talk much to Taotao, so she lets him play with Goudan and the others.
Shen Shuyu walked around slowly, and when she came to the cowshed and saw that there was no one around, she went into the cowshed.
"Grandpa, Grandma Liang, I'm back."
Yang Zhen and Liang Jun were stunned for a while when they saw her, and then Liang Jun stood up happily. "Yesterday Taotao said he saw a big black dog and said it was you who came back. Old Yang and I didn't believe it. When did you come back?"
"I just came back yesterday at noon. My cousin and I slept in the same room at night so I didn't come over."
"It's the same if you come here during the day. It's dark and cold at night. Grandma Liang is worried about you coming here."
Liang Jun held her hand and looked at her carefully. "You have gained some weight since joining the army, and you look good."
"I am always hungry and eat several meals a day. I eat too much and gain weight."
The couple sat next to her, concerned about her situation in the army. Although the in-laws would also talk about their granddaughter's situation in the army, Liang Jun and the others still wanted to ask.
Shen Shuyu told them everything they wanted to know, so that they could rest assured.
After chatting for a while, Shen Shuyu took out a letter and said, "Grandpa, Grandma Liang, I went to the northwest to visit my parents-in-law. I met an uncle named Yang Cheng. He wrote a letter and asked me to bring it to you."
"Yang... Yang Cheng?" When they heard their son's name, their voices trembled a little.
"Yes, Yang Cheng."
Liang Jun was anxious to know the news about his son, and did not care about his own emotions. He took the letter, opened it and began to read ten lines quickly. Yang Zhen appeared calm on the surface, but he was actually not at all calm. Finally there was news about his son, how could he, as a father, be calm?
The couple quickly read the letter. After reading to the end, Yang Zhen's uneasy heart settled down. His son and daughter-in-law were fine. This was the best news.
In the letter, Yang Cheng did not mention how difficult the conditions here were. He only told his parents that he was safe and asked them to take care of themselves and not to worry about them.
Of course, after much difficulty, Yang Cheng was able to write a letter to his parents. He wrote quite a lot, as many as three pages, but it was all just nagging them to take good care of themselves and not to worry too much about them.
Liang Jun couldn't help crying when she saw her son's letter. Yang Zhen wiped her tears and said, "Why are you crying? They said everything is fine. Shu Yu is still here. Don't let the children laugh at you."
Their family was sent down to the countryside, and their son and daughter-in-law were not like her and Lao Yang, who were in Shenjiaba Brigade and had their granddaughter's family to take care of them. How could their son and daughter-in-law be any better off?
How could a mother not understand her son? She definitely didn’t want them to worry too much, so she said everything was fine.
Liang Jun tried his best to control his emotions, "Shu Yu, are Yang Cheng and his wife okay?"
Shen Shuyu didn't mention how she saved her uncle. She picked out some things to say, "The conditions over there are a little tougher, but they are not bullied or looked down upon because of their background. Everyone over there works together and works diligently to build the city.
Food and water are not as abundant as here, so we need to save them, but everything else is fine."
After hearing this, Liang Jun was not so worried anymore.
Yang Zhen asked her how she knew Yang Cheng. The granddaughter looked very much like his daughter when she was young. Yang Zhen suspected that his son recognized the granddaughter. He didn't know whether they recognized each other. If they did, he and his wife...
"Uncle Yang and my father-in-law have a good relationship. I got to know Uncle Yang when he came to our house for dinner and my father-in-law introduced us to him. As soon as I told him that his family was from Shenjiaba Brigade, Uncle Yang asked me to help carry a letter."