There is also spring for passers-by

After the exchange, she went to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy herself a military coat, new clothes, shoes, and some clothes for all four seasons. Then she went to the post office and sent them to herself in another county under the name of mail, using a fictitious identity here.

After a brief tour, she arrived at the scrapyard of this era. In period novels, this was a must-go place for both male and female protagonists. She came there to buy books, so she had to find a way to make money. Besides hunting and selling herbs, she had to find other ways to earn money. After much thought, she decided that earning royalties and submitting her articles to newspapers was the only viable option.

The next day, she went to the black market again and contacted a ticket exchanger there. She gave him a batch of provincial tickets and asked him to exchange them for money. She filled out more than a dozen bills of exchange and asked the snakehead to send her 20 yuan according to the address on the bills at the beginning of each month, and she would give him 2 yuan of hard-earned money every month.

There is no reason for the snakehead to refuse such a good opportunity.

Wen Wan went back after a trip, and a few days later she received three large packages, which were sent from the neighboring county.

Luo Hongying and the others were very curious: "Wen Wan, do you have relatives in the neighboring county?"

"No, this wasn't the Dragon Boat Festival. I went to visit a friend in the neighboring county. I helped an elderly woman who fell ill on the way. I sent her to the hospital and paid for her medical expenses. I didn't expect her to be so distant and actually send me something."

Two days later, a postman called her to pick up the remittance slip.

Wen Wan said, "It was sent by that old man's grandson. I... it was just a small favor, but he sent me twenty yuan all at once. I feel really embarrassed."

Luo Hongying also felt that the family treated Wen Wan too well.

But because everyone had eaten the White Rabbit milk candies that were sent to them, the other educated youth were very happy for Wen Wan. After being here for so long, everyone else had relatives and friends send them gifts and letters, but Wen Wan didn't. Now she was someone who was missed by others.

Wen Wan took advantage of darkness to visit the three old men in the cowshed of the Xingguang Brigade, and gave them medicine, rice, flour, oil and salt. After packing them, she knocked on the cowshed a few times, and when she saw an old man come out, she went back.

Under the silver moonlight, the old man saw her back and remained silent.

The female professor whispered, "Old Gu, is it the girl named Lu from the educated youth center?"

"It's enough for the three of us to know. This is the second time we've delivered something."

The first time they came to deliver pheasant eggs, rabbit meat, and pheasant meat. They also delivered an aluminum pot made of very good material. The pot was not big, enough for three or four people.

After the three people opened it, they saw pills inside.

Professor Gu said, "If General Xu had these medicines when he was sick, he wouldn't have...died."

"This is all fate..."

This time, Political Commissar Wei fell ill, but because Lu Zhiqing came and secretly sent him food and pills at night, it was the same disease, so Political Commissar Wei did not have to die.

General Xu’s death was a great blow to Political Commissar Wei. It had been half a year since his passing, and he still hadn’t recovered.

From then on, Wen Wan would secretly deliver things to the people in the cowshed every once in a while. The people in the Ai Min Brigade heard that the cowshed was on fire and almost burned people to death. A few days later, the two people in the cowshed were sent to the Xingguang Brigade.

From then on, Wen Wan had two more people to take care of privately.

She just added some more food to the food she had sent before. When winter came, she secretly sent three quilts and two military coats to the cowshed. She even made the military coats look old and put a few patches on them. The quilts were made from rat-bitten cloth bought from the supply and marketing cooperative, and she patched them up to make quilt covers and sent them over.

Every time the new female doctor arrived, she would quietly watch Wenwan's back as she left at night.

Professor Lu is the only female scholar and professor here. Because her husband and children are all abroad, she was labeled a capitalist roader. "Xiao Zhong, the way you look at Xiao Lu is very special."

"The more I look at Lu Wenwan, the more she resembles someone I used to know. She's very similar in appearance, mannerisms, and personality. But... she can't be her daughter. Although her daughter is the same age as Lu Wenwan, she grew up with them."

Political Commissar Wei seemed to be lost in thought. "Now that you mention it, I also feel like Xiao Lu looks familiar, but I can't quite place who he is."

Professor Lu asked, "Who are you talking about?"

Political Commissar Wei was silent for a moment. "Xiao Zhong, who are you talking about?"

"Ye Aihong from the Northern Military Region Art Troupe."

Speaking of this person, everyone has heard of Ye Aihong from the Northern Military Region. She was a singer trained after the founding of the People's Republic of China. She was born with a good voice. Even when the movement came, she was not affected. It was just heard that her husband in the army was suspended. Later, Ye Aihong ran around to intercede, used the relationship of the late General Ye, and met the leader again.

General Ye had five children in his early years, but only his youngest daughter, Ye Aihong, survived. She even called the leader's wife "godmother." The current Queen Mother, the leader's second wife, had been childless for eight years. But she listened to the elders and decided that adopting a child would bring her happiness. Ye Aihong had just lost her mother and was deeply pitiful, so the leader's wife made an exception and raised her as her adopted daughter, both goddaughter and goddaughter.

Ye Aihong got pregnant in the third year after she was raised and gave birth to two lovely daughters.

The leader's wife did not believe the charges that those people had made against Ye Aihong's husband, and she scolded them. It was only because Ye Aihong's husband Xu Cheng was really irritating, and the people from the Military Revolutionary Commission wanted to take action against those people, and he had to plead for them. So he could not be the leader, but he could still be the deputy.

Political Commissar Wei understood very well. "Ye Aihong is General Ye's daughter. Her husband, Xu Cheng, is the division commander of the Northern Military Region. After Xu Cheng was convicted, Ye Aihong interceded for him, and because he had become the leader's wife, he was able to return to his post after less than six months in prison. He was only demoted from division commander to deputy division commander."

Doctor Zhong said, "Ye Aihong and I grew up in the Northern Military Region compound. I know her very well. The first time I saw Lu Wenwan, I thought she looked very familiar. The more we met, the more she resembled Ye Aihong. She was kind, her voice sounded like her, and even her smile, which she accidentally revealed, was very similar to hers..."

Political Commissar Wei fell into deep thought.

Ye Aihong and Xu Cheng had two sons and one daughter. The sons were twins and took their father's surname, while the daughter took her mother's surname, Ye. After giving birth to the twins, Ye Aihong suffered health problems and was unable to conceive again until her sons were almost seven years old.

At that time, Ye Aihong insisted that her youngest son have the surname Ye, and even had an argument with Xu's mother. Xu Cheng agreed, but Xu's mother-in-law refused to agree, and the relationship between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law reached a freezing point.

Political Commissar Wei narrowed his eyes slightly. "When we were in the Northern Military Region, Xu Cheng's mother once came to my office. Because she had an argument with Ye Aihong, she actually suspected that Ye Wenting was not Xu Cheng's child, saying that Ye Aihong had a lover outside..."

A few thought it was ridiculous.