In the letter, his grandfather, apart from proclaiming what a bright future he would have in the army, described in gory detail the exploits of bandits in Liuyang and warned him not to return home lest he meet with personal disaster.
信中，祖父除了大力宣揚從軍的「前途無量」外，更活生生描述瀏陽土匪橫行的慘況，要他千萬不要回家，以免惹禍上身。