Even though Zhao Laohan had injuries on his body, it did not affect his eating at all.

He ate half of a piece of wolf meat and four eggs. Even so, he still said he was only eight-tenths full.

In that era, everyone had enough food and drink. Even though Zhao Laohan was a hunter, he did not have the ability like Li Yuemin to make sure his family had meat for every meal.

Director Zhao only earned 20 to 30 yuan a month, and his life was very tight. It was rare for him to eat such a big bite of meat.

Therefore, the meal was particularly satisfying.

After burping and drinking some boiled snow water, he started talking:

"Yuemin, I have been secretly observing you all this time.

I see that the bag on your shoulders must weigh at least 40 or 50 kilograms, yet wading through the snow doesn't seem to be effortless at all.

And he stood straight, and you can tell at a glance that he was a soldier. You said you had never been a soldier, but I doubt that.”

Li Yuemin laughed:

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"Director Zhao, even if you haven't been a soldier, you still have the qualities of a soldier.

I have had an inexplicable admiration for soldiers since I was a child, so I like to imitate their every move.

After a while, no matter if you know me or not, everyone will notice what’s going on.”

"Well, I'm really optimistic about you, young man. You're capable, but not ostentatious.

Are you willing to join the army?"

"Join the army? I've never thought about that. I don't know why Director Zhao asked this?"

"Oh, what I mean is, if you want to be one, I can talk to the commune's armed forces department and ask them to find you a spot.

He was sent to the most difficult place to train for two years, and then he went to work at the county public security bureau when he came back.

I will train you well and you will be my successor in the future."

Li Yuemin's attentiveness and consideration along the way deeply moved the old revolutionary, and he wanted to do something for him from the bottom of his heart.

Li Yuemin had the deepest feelings for the army. After he married Song Mengyao in his previous life, his father-in-law Song Rensong didn't even look at him.

Therefore, as soon as Li Yuemin joined the army, he took the initiative to ask to go to the Great Northern Wilderness Farm.

I suffered a lot there for two years and developed great perseverance.

Later, he relied on his own efforts and step by step became the king of special forces. Only then did Song Rensong start to look at him differently.

After leaving the army, he started doing business, and with his keen business acumen, he eventually topped the list of the richest people in the world.

Now, although Song Mengyao is married to Li Guolin, he is no longer Song Rensong's son-in-law.

However, Song Rensong's position in the army did not change after his rehabilitation.

If the current tense relationship between him and Li Guolin continued, Song Rensong would definitely make things difficult for him in the army.

Instead of living in fear of being punished all day long, it is better to be a businessman and live a free and easy life.

Li Yuemin planned to accumulate some capital first, buy the mountain under his feet, turn the countless wild game and inexhaustible precious medicinal materials into cash, and enter the real estate industry.

Thinking of this, he waved his hand and said:

"Director Zhao, thank you very much for your kindness.

My wife is pregnant and my brother is still young. Mainly, my mother is blind and needs someone to take care of her.

I really couldn't leave alone for my own future. However, I really wanted to send my younger brother Li Yuejin to the army to gain some experience.

If you are still willing to help me next year, I would be very happy to do so.

"Well, I didn't expect you to be so responsible. Well, for your cotton coat today, I promise you.

When your brother reaches the age to join the army, I promise to send him to the army.

Minister Zeng of the Armed Forces and I crawled out of the same trench together, and he would always agree to whatever I said. "

Li Yuemin had inadvertently paved a way out for his brother, and gratefully thanked Director Zhao:

"Director Zhao, it gets dark early in the forest. You two must be tired after walking for most of the day.

The snow nest has been covered with branches and weeds, you can go to bed early.

This place is in the heart of a dense forest, and there might be wild animals roaming around at night. My second brother and I will take turns guarding, and you just need to sleep well."

When Zhao Laohan heard this, he was delighted. He pulled Director Zhao into the snow cave, and the two old brothers went to chat.

"Brother, the first half of the night is easy to guard, but the second half is exhausting. You guard the first half, and I'll guard the second half."

Zhuzi took the initiative to speak.

"Second brother, you haven't walked in the woods for two or three months since you were injured. I think you are a little exhausted today.

Don't argue about this night watch. If you do, don't say I don't recognize you as my brother."

Upon hearing this, Zhuzi had no choice but to nod, stand up, prepare enough dry branches for Li Yuemin, and crawl into the snow cave.

As a result, he started snoring just a few minutes after lying down.

Li Yuemin smiled and used a thick tree trunk to suppress the flames.

Since he became a mountain ranger, he has never hunted seriously and is not very familiar with the old forest.

But his years of military experience taught him that he couldn’t just stare at the campfire while on night watch.

If you stare for too long, your pupils will dilate. If there is any movement in the dark or a strong flame, it will affect your vision.

If you can't adjust yourself in an instant, you will become blind and wait to be punished.

Li Yuemin held the gun in his hands, wearing thin chipmunk leather gloves, and remained in this position until the second half of the night.

Others saw him sitting, but in fact he had already fallen asleep.

This was a special habit he developed when he was a special forces soldier in his previous life, sleeping while sitting down.

Moreover, his ears are naturally different from ordinary people and have a keen hearing, similar to the "Shunfenger" in ancient mythology.

Any disturbance within 500 meters would not escape him. Otherwise, he would not have taken on such a big responsibility and asked himself to keep watch.

Maybe the bonfire scared away the wild animals, or maybe there were no big creatures in this valley.

Li Yuemin didn't realize how he could sleep, as the first ray of sunlight had already shone partially into the old forest.

When the three people woke up one after another, Li Yuemin had already prepared the food that Zhuzi brought.

Seeing that Li Yuemin was still energetic after staying up all night, and even more energetic than yesterday, Zhuzi couldn't help but admire him:

"Brother, if I was a little bit unconvinced before, I am now completely convinced by you."

Li Yuemin rolled his eyes at him and handed him half a bowl of mixed flour cake:

"Don't try to sugarcoat me. I won't fall for it. Just eat your fill. You'll be in need of your skills later."

After Li Yuemin finished speaking, he turned around and asked Zhao Laohan:

"Uncle, after dinner, please take a look at the direction.

If we really can't recognize the road, we will have to return the same way we came."

Zhao Laohan swallowed the biscuit in his mouth, drank some water, pointed to the way they came and said:

"I didn't look carefully yesterday, and I did walk over the oil. But it wasn't far.

From the crooked tree in front, turn left and walk about a mile or two to get there."

"Then what are we waiting for, let's go quickly.

I left He Qiang alone in the car yesterday. It was so cold, he must have gotten sick from the cold."

Director Zhao said with some concern.