Chapter 26: Someone still cares about him
Liu Sanjin did not go home immediately. She covered her chest and cried for a long time. She wanted to wait for Lu Mingyang to come out so that she could say bad things about Shen Meng. No matter whether Lu Mingyang's children were her biological grandchildren, they were all registered in the old Lu family's household registration book. They were the legitimate eldest sons and grandsons, and they had to be filial to her when they grew up. But Shen Meng was different.

She was married from outside and was an outsider. In her heart, she treated Lu Mingyang's children very well, so she firmly believed that as long as she and Shen Meng had a conflict, the children would unconditionally stand by her.

But she waited for a long time and no one came out, so she stomped her feet, turned around and left angrily.

Shen Meng took the letter and the remittance slip back to the main room. There was thirty-five yuan on the remittance slip. Shen Meng was delighted. The money left by the original owner, plus the compensation from Liu Sanjin and the production team, plus the money on the remittance slip, totaled sixty-two yuan. In this era, having such liquid funds on hand was already a lot.

After opening the letter, there was a remittance slip inside. Shen Meng frowned. There was only 18 yuan on it, along with five ten-jin food coupons, eight feet of cloth coupons, and some other miscellaneous coupons.

Shen Meng frowned. What was wrong with Lu Zhenping? Why did he make two remittance slips? And this package collection notice seemed to be sent separately.

While she was stunned, Lu Mingyang walked towards her.

"Mom, did Dad send the letter back?"

After hesitating for a while, Shen Meng said, "Yes, why did your father send two remittance slips, and this package seemed to be sent separately, what's going on?"

"Mom, then, that might have been collected by the uncles in the army and sent to me, Mingliang and Mingfang." He said this with a heavy heart and slowly lowered his head. Only at this moment did he feel that there were still people who cared about him and loved him, those former comrades-in-arms of his father.

Shen Meng was surprised for a moment, looking at the allowance sent back by Lu Zhenping. He had been promoted to deputy head last year, and the allowance should be more than 50 yuan a month. The original owner was very happy when she knew that he had been promoted. She was reserved and did not ask about the allowance, thinking that it would definitely be included. However, Lu Zhenping only sent 18 yuan this month.

She suddenly understood why there was a saying in the past that "serving in the army makes one poor". An ordinary soldier earned only six or seven yuan a month, and their food and accommodation were naturally provided by the army. But for some of those who died, their families had a very difficult life. There must be many families like Lu Mingyang, Lu Mingliang and Lu Mingfang.

Shen Meng was deeply touched. Suddenly, she felt that the letters, package receipts and remittance slips in her hands were so heavy that she could hardly hold them. Shen Meng twitched the corners of her mouth but still couldn't smile.

"Hey, mother knows. I'll take these back home later. Mingyang, come and take a look at this letter and read it to your brothers and sisters."

Lu Mingyang: “.”

Why are you bringing this up? Wasn't it you who said you didn't want to go to school? You are so forgetful when you get older!!!
"Mom, my elder brother can't read, and neither can I, hehe!"

Shen Meng: “.”

Hehehe, you little brat, you are at the age to study, how can you not go to school? Look at how loud your voice is when you speak illiterately, and people who don’t know would think it’s something to be proud of!

"After autumn, I will ask someone and ask Mingyang, Mingliang and Mingfang to all go to school. No one should be left behind. Xiaokai is young, and he must go to school when he grows up." "Mom, didn't you say that going to school is useless? And you see, many educated youth who went to the countryside are there to study or work in the fields." Lu Mingliang said hurriedly. That's why he didn't want to go to school. Daqing is in the third grade this year. He said that the teacher asked him to recite a book, and when he couldn't recite it, he pinched his eyelids, and the pain made him cry. That's why he didn't want to go!

Shen Meng raised the letter in her hand, smiled at the child who was obviously resisting, and said, "If you don't go to school, you can't read. If you can't read, you can't even understand what your father said in the letter. Mom can't read much either, but you still have to put your fingerprints and sign your name when you go to the post office to pick up things. In recent years, educated youth have returned to the city one after another. They are all recruited back and will have stable jobs and salaries in the future. Do you want to farm for the rest of your life? Of course, mom is not saying that farming is bad. The money in mom's hands is collected by the uncles in the army and sent to you. Don't you want to repay them? If you can't read, you don't know where to go when you go out, right?"

Lu Mingliang: “.”

Lu Mingyang: “.”

The other two onlookers: “.”

That makes a lot of sense!!!
"There is no room for negotiation. You all have to go to school after the autumn harvest. I will go back and ask the village chief to help you register your names. It's a headache. Your third aunt seems to know a lot of words. Wait for her to come and ask her to read them to us illiterate people. It's really a headache every day. Wash the dishes in the morning and be patient. Mother is going back to the house."

Lu Mingliang: “.”

Why me? I have to go to school and suffer so much, why do you still let me wash the dishes? ? ?

When Xie Jing came over, she saw the children with sad faces. Her heart skipped a beat and she tightened her grip on Xiaogang's hand. Xiaogang was timid and didn't want to come out from behind her. He had seen his aunt-in-law beating people, and it was very scary.

"Mingyang, what happened to you guys? Where is your mother?"

"Aunt, my father sent me a letter. My mother is illiterate and couldn't understand what he wrote. She got angry and told us to go to school in the fall. She got so angry that she had a headache and went back to her room to lie down."

Lu Mingyang/Lu Mingfang: “.”

You are a good messenger!!!
Xie Jinghao breathed a sigh of relief after hearing Lu Mingliang's words. She thought that her sister-in-law had started to bully the children again!
"It's good to go to school. It's a good thing to be able to read and write. You will have a bright future. Your brother Xiaogang is still young. When he grows up, let him go to school. He can't suffer from lack of education. Xiaogang, you stay here and play with your brothers and sisters. I'm going to go find your aunt."

"it is good."

Lu Mingliang was a little disappointed. He thought Xie Jinghao would be on their side, but he didn't expect that she would also let them study. What's so good about studying? They have to sit in the classroom every day. It's not as good as him going up the mountain to catch birds, going down to the river to catch fish, or stealing sweet potatoes and finding a valley to roast them!
Shen Meng read the letter. The main idea was to ask about the children's well-being, and whether her home visit leave could be approved this year. She was asked to take care of herself, and to ask someone to write to her if she had any questions. She was asked to remember to respect her father-in-law and mother-in-law, give three yuan to Liu Sanjin, and share some customs and practices in southern Yunnan.

Last year, Lu Zhenping gave his home leave to a comrade-in-arms who had not been home for three years. If he does not come back this year, it will be three years since he last returned. Shen Meng sighed. She had only heard that being a military family member was not easy before, but when she was really in this position, she realized that it was an unspeakable grievance and powerlessness. She couldn't put it into words, as she had only been a military family member for two days, but she had mixed feelings in her heart.

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