"Son! You are a soldier. I cannot ask you to retreat and become a deserter, but you must cherish your life in the future.

Your parents are old, your children are still young, and your wife is worried about you day and night. You must be safe and sound."

Zhang Xiangnan spoke with great emotion, and the whole family was horrified and filled with fear.

"Mom, I know. I will definitely be careful."

"Oh, Dad, I heard Shouye has been found. Just now on the way back, I said it was time to build a house for Xiaoguang. Xiaohong said it would be a waste of effort, so why not build Shouye's house as well."

After telling his own experience, Zhang Xiangnan did not forget the business that the couple had discussed in the car.

"Xiaoguang and Shouye have been close since childhood. Building a house together will allow them to help each other in the future.

It’s just that Xiaoguang has just started working, and you just came back from northern Myanmar. Isn’t it too hasty to build a house now?

I'm an old man with no talent. I work my ass off all year round, but I can't even support my family. All we have is the 100 yuan Xiaoguang earns from selling wild boar meat."

The old man knew that his eldest grandson had sold an elk and two wild boars to the machinery factory, so he had no shortage of money.

But the old man felt bad that his sixteen-year-old grandson had to pay for the house construction.

"Dad, you don't have to worry about money. Although I'm undercover in northern Myanmar, the army has saved my allowance for the past three years.

This time when I came back, I brought back everything, a total of 5,000 yuan.

Building a house is no small matter. We are also moving the soil once, so we might as well build the small part at the same time to save the trouble later."

When he came back this time, Zhang Xiangnan clearly felt that his two sons were alienated from him, not to mention his little daughter, who had never called him "Dad" until now and always called him a big bad guy.

Knowing that he owed a lot to his family, Zhang Xiangnan was eager to make amends in order to change the impression he had on his children.

"Okay, since we haven't harvested yet and the fields are not busy, and you're home, let's build it. I'll start digging the soil and making bricks tomorrow."

The old man couldn't help much with the money, so he decided to do more.

"Dad, please stop working so hard. I'm going to go to the county town someday and look for my comrades to help me with some bricks, tiles, and cement.

It is true that adobe houses save money and are warm in winter and cool in summer, but they are not as sturdy as blue brick houses.

Xiaoli is still young, so we can build him a mud house now. When he gets married, we will probably tear it down.”

Since he had enough money, Zhang Xiangnan wanted to get it done in one go.

"Dad, do you know the government is in charge of building materials? Bricks, tiles, and cement are not easy to come by these days."

If he could build a brick house, Zhang Shuguang certainly wouldn't want to live in a mud house.

"How many of today's cadres aren't military transferees? During major battles, almost all the troops worked together. They were all part of the same system, so there were always connections."

It's a rare opportunity for me to feel superior in front of my eldest son.

"Then let's build a brick house."

The old man nodded, and the smile on his face became even wider.

"Okay, I'll go find Brother Xiangyang and ask him to come over for a drink tonight and find me a bigger piece of land for the house."

Zhang Xiangnan has a military style and has always been decisive and resolute. He stood up and was about to go out, but stopped when he saw his daughter.

"My daughter, Daddy wants to go out for a walk. Do you want to go? Daddy can carry you along."

He wants to improve his relationship with his daughter.

"No, Panpan wants to follow mom."

The little girl who was eating watermelon slipped and hid behind Su Hong.

"Go by yourself. She's not familiar with you yet. Take your time and don't scare her."

Su Hong quickly reached out and supported her frightened daughter.

"All right!"

Zhang Xiangnan also knew that this matter could not be rushed.

"Xiangnan, why are you here at the brigade headquarters? What's going on?"

"Xiangnan, I heard you made a great contribution. Congratulations!"

…

As soon as he arrived at the brigade headquarters, Zhang Xiangnan was surrounded.

"I'm fine, just want to chat with Xiangyang."

Zhang Xiangnan had a faint smile on his face, polite and distant.

"Then let's go. I just want to go to the fields and see how the members are working and producing."

Zhang Xiangyang could see that there were some things Zhang Xiangnan didn't want to say to his face.

After the two men walked out of the brigade headquarters, the other brigade cadres just stood there awkwardly.

"People! You should always value friendship and loyalty."

The old branch secretary sighed and sat back down in his seat.

"Yes! The captain has helped Xiangnan's family a lot in the past few years. Xiangnan is so loyal, we must not forget him."

Several people sat down, and the atmosphere fell into silence for a while...

Some of them had borrowed money from Zhang Xiangnan before, and although they paid it back quickly, they still owed Zhang Xiangnan a favor.

Later, someone from the commune came and said that Zhang Xiangnan had become a traitor, and the villagers were outraged for a while.

Although they did not add insult to injury, in order to avoid getting into trouble, they never said a word for Zhang Xiangnan.

There was no time to hide, let alone have any contact with Zhang Xiangnan's family.

Now that I know that he has done a great job, it is too late to post it on me.

"Xiangnan, is there anything you can't tell me at the brigade headquarters?"

Two people were walking on the road.

"Why can't I find you if I have nothing to do? Come to my house for a drink tonight and we can have a good chat."

Zhang Xiangnan didn't say thank you. They were true friends, and being too polite would seem awkward.

"Okay, let's not go home until we're drunk today. Firstly, it's to welcome you, and secondly, it's to celebrate for you.

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