Yang Xingye looked extremely pale as he shrank back after being scolded by the old lady, and the pain from accidentally aggravating his wound made him look very unpleasant.

Yang Xingye couldn't do anything about his mother, but He Chaoyang couldn't remain silent. Seeing that the old lady wasn't just talking, and was about to tear off Yang Xingye's clothes, he quickly turned around to avoid her, and then explained with a smile: "Grandma Yang, you can't do that. Third Brother Yang is injured on his shoulder, and I only managed to bandage it up with great difficulty. The bandage wasn't very secure to begin with, and it would be terrible if you tore it apart."

"Although Brother Yang's injury isn't life-threatening, he's lost quite a bit of blood and needs to be taken to the hospital as soon as possible. So, Grandma Yang, how about we talk about this after we get down the mountain?"

Fearing that the old lady might lunge at him again, He Chaoyang explained Yang Xingye's situation in one breath.

The old lady realized that this made sense and secretly blamed herself for being senile. So she quickly stepped aside and said, "That makes sense. It's all because Grandma is confused. Quickly, let's go down the mountain."

Speaking of how Chen Shuning and his wife address the Yang family members, their generational order is a bit messed up.

Old Yang was unmarried when he left home to join the army in his youth. When he returned, he was already quite old. In addition, all his family members had died in the war. Due to his advanced age and poor family conditions, no girl was willing to marry him.

When he was in his forties, a certain Western country launched a war of aggression against China's neighbor, the purpose and sinister intentions of which were self-evident.

How could the national leaders not see through those people's sinister intentions? They promptly organized and launched the aid campaign.

At that time, Old Man Yang thought that he was always alone anyway, and that participating in the war was a way of contributing to the country. Even if he sacrificed himself, no one would be sad for him. So he signed up to join the war.

When Grandpa Yang signed up for the army, he was determined to sacrifice himself for his country. He never dreamed that his decision would lead him to the love of his life.

Grandma Yang was saved by Old Yang during that war, and he injured his leg while saving her.

Later, to repay her debt of gratitude, Grandma Yang resolutely left her hometown and relatives and married Grandpa Yang, so all three of the old man's sons were born to him in his old age.

Chen Shuning first met Old Yang and called him Grandpa Yang based on his age. But later, seeing that Old Yang's sons were not much older than her, she couldn't bring herself to call them uncles. So in the end, she decided to address them as brothers and called them Yang's brothers "brothers".

The elderly couple in the Yang family were easygoing and didn't care about how they were addressed. The three Yang brothers especially disliked being called "uncle" at such a young age, so they readily followed Chen Shuning's lead and called her "sister."

Later, He Chaoyang naturally followed Chen Shuning's lead and continued to call him that.

The old lady then saw the other two Yang brothers in the group escorting enemy agents behind He Chaoyang. Apart from some bruises on their faces, they were unharmed. Only then did she feel relieved and let her eldest and second daughters-in-law help her slowly down the mountain.

The group arrived at the foot of the mountain in a flurry. Those who had gone down the mountain earlier had already notified Old Yang, so He Chaoyang, who was carrying Yang Xingye, saw Old Yang, who had already hitched up the car and was waiting there, as soon as he arrived at the foot of the mountain.

Knowing in advance that his son was injured and needed to be taken to the county hospital immediately, Old Man Yang had prepared bedding on the oxcart.

He Chaoyang put the person directly on the cart, covered him with a blanket, glanced at the oxcart, and then looked at Grandma Yang to discuss, "Grandma Yang, Yang Sange's injury will probably require hospitalization. Do you think you should go home and pack some change of clothes or something?"

After He Chaoyang's reminder, without the old lady needing to make any arrangements, Yang Sansao turned around and ran towards home.

He Chaoyang thought for a moment, took out twenty yuan from his pocket and handed it to Old Yang on the oxcart, saying, "Grandpa Yang, take this money and buy some nutritional supplements for Brother Yang San."

Yang Sange was injured while capturing enemy agents. I will report this to the military leaders when I get back, and the military should give him some kind of commendation.

As for the hospital, I will contact the military leadership later. You can just drive directly to the town; the military will arrange transportation to the military hospital in the county for the rest of the journey.

He Chaoyang's arrangement was not for personal gain, but because the military had a precedent for this: heroes injured while capturing enemy agents were naturally entitled to receive treatment at military hospitals.

Moreover, according to He Chaoyang's observation, the enemy agents must be hiding a big secret right now, otherwise they would never have risked bringing so many strong laborers with them to cross the border.

Upon hearing He Chaoyang's arrangement, the Yang family was naturally extremely grateful.

Then He Chaoyang looked at the captain and asked if there was a place in the village that could hold so many people, as they needed to be temporarily detained in the village until the troops arrived.

Fortunately, telephones have now been installed in the village, making it easier for him to report to his superiors.

After learning that they could first lock the man in a side room of the brigade headquarters, the group split into two. One group, led by the village accountant and Old Yang, drove a cart to take Yang Xingye to the hospital in the county town.

One group consisted of the brigade leader leading a team that escorted more than a dozen enemy agents back to the brigade headquarters for detention. He Chaoyang, needing to report the situation to his superiors, went to the brigade headquarters with the team escorting the enemy agents.

First, he checked the safety of the outhouse, and after confirming that the outhouse was safe enough, he went to the office to call and report to his superiors.

During this period, the country cracked down on enemy agents very severely, so much so that many enemy agents were desperate and sought various ways to escape. As a result, small border towns like Wangshan County also became lively.

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