Chapter 43 The Engagement Must Be Annulled as Soon as Possible
Liang Dazhuang happily followed Old Man Liang, Zhou Xiye, and Zhang Zhao to move things.
Jiang Zhizhi couldn't help them, so she saw them off at the gate and then turned back.
As Yang Fengmei cleared the dishes, she muttered, "Captain Zhou and the others were so polite. I saw that he only picked up a piece of chili pepper and didn't eat a single bite of egg. Company Commander Zhang was the same; he only ate two bites of chili pepper."
Jiang Zhizhi didn't think anything of it: "They're probably just embarrassed."
Yang Fengmei sighed: "Their station is near us, so we benefit from it too. Before, our family was very poor, and Dazhuang would go and ask people for food. There's food everywhere, and the army always provides food. It's a pity that Dazhuang is our only son, otherwise we would have sent him to join the army too."
Jiang Zhizhi was quite surprised: "Can't one son join the army?"
Yang Fengmei nodded: "Yes, Dazhuang went several times, but they wouldn't accept him. He even came back and got angry with me, asking why I couldn't have another son? Was it because I didn't want to have one? I couldn't have one either."
What was originally a serious topic became strangely funny when Yang Fengmei brought it up.
Now that Yang Fengmei is certain that Zhou Xiye is married and has a wife, she has completely given up on trying to match him up with Jiang Zhizhi.
However, she still couldn't give up on playing matchmaker: "Xiao Jiang, what do you think of Company Commander Zhang? He may not be as good-looking as Captain Zhou, but he has a baby face that makes him look quite approachable."
Jiang Zhizhi looked at Yang Fengmei in horror: "Auntie, you're not thinking of playing matchmaker, are you? I don't want to find someone yet, I'll talk about it later."
Yang Fengmei, however, thought differently: "You'll be twenty after the New Year. When I was twenty, my eldest daughter was already two years old! And if we wait any longer, all the good young men will have already been taken."
Jiang Zhizhi grinned and stopped responding to Yang Fengmei, knowing that Yang Fengmei wouldn't listen to anything she said.
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After unloading their belongings, Zhang drove back to the campsite on the mountain with Zhou Xiye.
Once outside Qingquan Village, Zhang Zhao couldn't help but exclaim, "I never expected Comrade Xiao Jiang to have such interesting ideas..."
Now, who dares to say these things so boldly?
Jiang Zhizhi not only dared to sing, but also dared to sing it out loud. Her cheerful and carefree manner was a stark contrast to her usual serious and mature demeanor.
Zhou Xiye declined to comment, he really hadn't expected Jiang Zhizhi to have such a lively side.
Zhang Zhao thought for a moment and then laughed: "She's a very interesting little girl. Why did she cut her hair so short? But it makes her look very young. At first glance, I thought she was a handsome boy."
Zhou Xiye remained silent, gazing out the window. He asked the political commissar, "Where did Jiang Zhizhi go?"
The political commissar didn't know, saying he was going to contact Jiang Zhenhua, who had already been transferred to a lower-level position, but there's still no news.
Did something happen on the way?
He wanted to talk to Jiang Zhizhi about marriage, but he didn't want anything to happen to her.
All we could do was urge the political commissar to go find someone as soon as possible!
Zhang Zhao, oblivious to the danger, spoke up again: "Boss, wasn't the wife your family arranged supposed to arrive? It's been over a month, why haven't we seen her yet?"
Zhou Xiye ignored him, and Zhang Zhao didn't care either, continuing to say, "I really hope she's lost and doesn't show up for a while, then your marriage can be considered null and void."
Zhou Xiye frowned: "She's innocent too. We'll have the political commissar look for her again later."
Zhang Zhao said with disdain, "She definitely doesn't want to break off the engagement, so she's dragging her feet on seeing you."
Zhou Xiye gave him a cold look: "Just drive properly, why are you talking so much!"
Zhang Zhao was silent for two minutes, then suddenly remembered: "Boss, should we go to the Armed Forces Department first, or go back to the camp?"
Zhou Xiye checked the time: "Let's go to the Armed Forces Department first."
Zhang Zhao gave a "Okay!" and quickly turned the car around, heading towards the commune.
They had originally planned to go to the commune early in the morning, but they were delayed at Old Man Liang's house and arrived at the armed forces department quite late. By the time Zhou Xiye finished his business and came out, it was already noon. They wouldn't be able to make it back in time for lunch, so they simply took Zhang Zhao to eat something at the state-run canteen.
The two went into the shop and ordered two bowls of ramen. While waiting for the noodles, Zhang Zhao ran to the kitchen and asked for a head of garlic: "Boss, do you want a head of garlic?"
Zhou Xiye refused and went about pouring tea himself.
Zhang Zhao peeled garlic, muttering about how perfunctory the people in the armed forces department were.
Zhou Xiye didn't say anything, but was drawn to the conversation between the two people at the next table because they mentioned Jiang Zhizhi's name!
One of the men said gloomily, "How can Jiang Zhizhi be so fierce? Damn it, she's really had a lot of bad luck."
The other one gestured for him to keep his voice down: "Alright, let's hurry back. Don't worry, I'll let you sleep with this woman sooner or later."
Then the two of them whispered about other things.
Zhou Xiye frowned and put down his teacup. The two men's tone was full of disdain for Jiang Zhizhi, but their words also implied that they had some kind of connection with her.
After thinking for a moment, he put down his teacup and walked towards the two of them: "The Jiang Zhizhi you just mentioned is from Beijing."
The two men were stunned for a moment, but the taller one reacted quickly: "Yes, Jiang Zhizhi is my buddy's girlfriend. She swindled all of my buddy's money and food stamps, and now she's disappeared. She said she came here, but we've searched everywhere and haven't found her."
The short man immediately chimed in, "Oh, don't even mention it! That was my whole family's food supply, and she swindled it all away. Comrade PLA soldier, you know Jiang Zhizhi too? Yes, yes, her family is from Xiangshan Compound."
Seeing that the short man's eyes were red and his brows were furrowed, Zhou Xiye thought he could get information about Jiang Zhizhi's whereabouts from the two of them.
Unexpectedly, he also came looking for Jiang Zhizhi, who had cheated the man out of his money.
"I don't recognize it, but the name sounds familiar."
The short man, engrossed in his performance, rubbed his eyes and said, "If I can't find Jiang Zhizhi, I don't know how I'll explain it to my mother when I get home."
Zhou Xiye glanced at him twice, then silently turned and went back to his seat.
Zhang Zhao was astonished: "Boss, is this Jiang Zhizhi so promiscuous and so wicked?"
Just as the food arrived, Zhou Xiye picked up his chopsticks and said, "Alright, hurry up and eat."
The two men's eyes flickered, and their words were unreliable. Jiang Zhizhi might know them and have some connection with them.
We need to find Jiang Zhizhi as soon as possible!
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With money and food coupons in hand, Jiang Zhizhi planned to go to the commune to buy cloth and cotton after finishing her work for the next two days.
Liang Dazhuang was also going, and he repeatedly assured Jiang Zhizhi, "This time, I will definitely not forget you. I will do everything I can to bring you there and bring you back."
Jiang Zhizhi laughed and said, "Okay, I believe you."
Yang Fengmei said she would also go: "Mid-Autumn Festival is in a couple of days. I'll go with you to buy some white sugar, peanuts and sesame seeds, and make some mooncakes. We'll deliver them to Captain Zhou and the others later. They've brought so many things over, we can't just take them for nothing."
After thinking for a moment, he looked at Jiang Zhizhi and said, "Xiao Jiang, you'll come with me then. There are plenty of outstanding single young men in the army. I'll show you around and see if there's anyone suitable."
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