Reborn as a widow in the 70s

Zhao Xuewen was indeed very successful. Although she only achieved No. 3, according to Teacher Xu, this was already beyond her expectations.

The top two in the competition were both middle school students in Jiang City. They had received instruction from famous teachers before the competition. However, Zhao Xuewen's calligraphy had always been taught by Teacher Xu. Teacher Xu considered himself weak in calligraphy and was only at an entry level, so Zhao Xuewen was able to achieve what he is now. His performance has a lot to do with his own daily efforts.

Coupled with Zhao Xuewen and Yaya's consistently stable academic performance, the entire Lu family was filled with joy during this Spring Festival.

After the Lantern Festival, the children also started school. Sanhong's twins, a twin and a twin, were already over a year old and old enough to run and play.

The elder sister, Xiao Wan'er, is quiet and well-behaved, while the younger brother, Xiao Shao, is lively and active and refuses to be idle for a moment.

The two children like to play with the little sister Miaomiao very much. Except when they go to bed at night, they spend most of their time with Song Xiuxiu.

Although there were many children, adults did not need to worry about them. Sanhong usually watched the three children while doing needlework, while Song Xiuxiu had a lot of time to read and write articles.

Since the chaos was restored last year, writers' royalties have also recovered.

The children's books written by Song Xiuxiu cost eight yuan per thousand words. Although it doesn't seem like much, there have been several new children's magazines and newspapers since last year, all of which have extended olive branches to her, so now Song Xiuxiu earns a good amount of money from royalties every month. A few dozen yuan is enough for a family's living expenses.

Just when Song Xiuxiu was imagining a new story, Sihong hurried into the yard.

"Second sister, is the second brother-in-law here?"

Sihong asked straight to the point as soon as she walked in.

Song Xiuxiu looked at the clock on the cabinet, and then said: "There is still more than an hour before he gets off work. Do you have anything to ask him about?"

Sihong pinched the newspaper in his hand uneasily, and after thinking for a moment, he said: "I remember that my brother-in-law had a map at home!"

"There is one, and it is kept in Xuewen's room. What happened to you!" Song Xiuxiu asked worriedly.

Seeing that Si Hong's eyes were starting to turn red in worry, Song Xiuxiu quickly stood up and said, "Don't be anxious yet. You want a map? I'll get it for you right now!"

After speaking, he walked out quickly.

Sanhong didn't know what happened to her little sister, but it was not difficult to tell from her expression that something big must have happened to her.

Sanhong put down the needle and thread in her hand, took her hands, let Sihong sit on the edge of the kang, and then gently stroked her back, hoping to comfort her.

Sihong just sat there blankly, not knowing what he was thinking, but he kept holding the newspaper in his hand.

Song Xiuxiu came back soon, bringing a magnifying glass along with the map.

Before Song Xiuxiu could open the map, Si Hong couldn't wait to grab it.

I saw her hurriedly untying the rope, and then quickly unfolded the map and spread it on the kang.

Song Xiuxiu picked up Miaomiao, and Sanhong also coaxed the two siblings aside to play, while a few other children stepped forward to cause trouble.

She didn't know what Sihong was looking for, so she searched the map with a magnifying glass until she finally stopped in a small corner.

She stared there blankly without saying a word, and Song Xiuxiu did not dare to disturb her. After more than a minute, Sihong pointed to the small corner and asked in a trembling voice: "Second sister, what is this?" where is it!"

Song Xiuxiu went over to look at it and said, "This is the border between our country and southern Xinjiang."

"Which direction is this!" Sihong asked tremblingly again.

Song Xiuxiu: "It seems to be the southwest!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Sihong collapsed on the ground.

Song Xiuxiu and Sanhong quickly stepped forward to help her, but Sihong waved her hand and refused.

"What happened to you!" Song Xiuxiu shouted anxiously.

Sihong was stunned for a moment before handing over the newspaper he had been holding.

Song Xiuxiu gave the child to Sanhong, then opened the newspaper and found that the front page headline was the central government's official declaration of war on southern Xinjiang.

"He's in the southwest!" Sihong choked with sobs.

Song Xiuxiu naturally knew who the little sister was talking about.

"Isn't Comrade Meng in Weishi?"

"He was transferred to the southwest the year before last."

Sihong is a very independent person and rarely shares her affairs with Song Xiuxiu and Sanhong.

She didn't say anything, and Song Xiuxiu didn't dare to ask more. Otherwise, with Sihong's temper, she would be unwilling to ask too many questions.

So regarding Sihong and Meng Zibin, Song Xiuxiu only roughly knew that the two had exchanged letters intensively in the past two years, and their relationship had become much more stable.

Unexpectedly, the two of them encountered a war as soon as they made some progress.

Song Xiuxiu knelt down, put his hands on her shoulders and comforted her softly: "Relax, he is so good that he will come back safely!"

Sihong covered her face with her hands and sobbed softly: "I received a letter from him a week ago, and there was an extra sentence at the end of the letter."

"He said he hoped I would be happy in the future!"

"I didn't think much about it at the time. It wasn't until I saw the newspaper today that I understood what he meant."

"Do you think he had a premonition of something?"

"No, I heard your second brother-in-law said that their soldiers would write suicide notes in advance before going to the battlefield. This may be just a process!"

Song Xiuxiu didn't know how to comfort her now, so she could only try to put it in the best possible light.

Sihong cried softly for a while, then raised her head suddenly and quickly wiped away the tears on her face with the back of her hand.

"I can't cry, otherwise I'll be so depressed that my crying will cause trouble for him!"

After speaking, Sihong quickly stood up, then patted the dust on his butt, and returned to his usual expression.

"I want to reply to him and tell him that I have finally moved my heart, and he will be responsible to the end, otherwise I..."

"I……"

Sihong couldn't speak anymore.

Because she believes that that man will come back to her as long as he has a breath, but if he really can't come back, then he must be...

Everyone is gone, so what else can I do to him!

When Lu Aiguo came back, Sihong had already left.

It was only in the dead of night that Song Xiuxiu mentioned Meng Zibin's matter to him.

"On the surface, my little sister seems to value interests over feelings, but I know that she values ​​feelings the most."

"If something happens to that Meng Zibin, I'm really afraid that my little sister will not be able to think about it!"

Seeing that his wife was so worried, Lu Aiguo did not want to deceive her. After all, the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment.

"In fact, our soldiers are ready to sacrifice their lives for our country from the moment we put on our military uniforms."

Hearing this, Song Xiuxiu suddenly raised her head, looked at his calm face, and said angrily: "Since you have decided to sacrifice your life for the country, why do you still want to get married and have children? You people can become great on your own, right? Think about us standing behind you!"

Lu Aiguo was speechless. He knew that his wife must have remembered the pain of her previous life again.

After a long while, the man said softly: "Because we are human beings too!"

Some choices are really too painful. I want to stick to my beliefs, but I can't be cold-blooded.

Soldiers are human beings too, and they also want to have a family!

Lu Aiguo now just hopes that boy can live up to his expectations and stop losing his life on the battlefield like he did in his last life!