Chapter 113
Chen Shengqing took a look and saw that his baby daughter was excitedly using her little hands to pick at a cracked mound of dirt, from which she pulled out a tender white mushroom the size of a baby's fist. Her little skirt was covered in sand, and her hair and face were black and gray, looking very dirty.
Chen Shengqing felt a headache when he saw this. "Qiu Jin, I'm afraid our daughter won't be as obedient as Song Yue."
"No, your daughter is very opinionated."
Since little Tianxing was one year old, Yang Qiujin noticed that this girl had a bad temper, was opinionated, and was very stubborn. Her personality was completely different from the soft, cute, gentle and well-behaved girl in her ideal. Tianxing's personality was more like a replica of her brother's childhood.
Yang Qiujin's heart was bleeding because of this. Tianyou had tortured her a lot when she was a child, and now another Tianxing had come. How would she live in the future?
"Dad, mushrooms, look." Chen Tianxing realized belatedly that Chen Shengqing had returned. He was so happy to see him dragging half a basket of mushrooms with great effort to present them in front of him.
In the small basket, there were white mushrooms of different sizes covered with mud and sand. They looked nothing special, but they were picked out by my little daughter, which made them look different.
Chen Shengqing picked up little Tianxing, gently wiped the dirt off her face and said, "Dad saw that Tianxing found so many mushrooms, it's amazing, dad will make mushroom soup for you when I get home tonight, okay?"
"Not good." Xiao Tianxing rubbed his hands full of sand and said, "Dad's cooking is not tasty, but mom's cooking is delicious."
From the time Tianxing was born until now, Chen Shengqing has spent most of his time on missions outside or busy in the army barracks. He only goes home for a few days every half a month or a month. At first, little Tianxing was a little shy. As soon as he came back and hugged her, she would cry non-stop.
Later, under Yang Qiujin's persistent brainwashing, she was told that that was her father, who was a soldier and had to go out often to patrol the border, guard the border, and protect the safety of the people. Her father missed her and loved her very much, and she could not refuse her father's hug, as that would make her father sad, and so on.
Now, little Tianxing has clearly memorized her father's appearance. No matter how long Chen Shengqing has been away from home, the father and daughter are still very close when they meet again.
Xiao Tianxing is almost one and a half years old. She has grown more than ten little teeth now. She is fully adapted to eating all kinds of food. Her requirements for food are getting higher and higher. She can distinguish which ones are delicious and which ones are not.
She had eaten Chen Shengqing's cooking once two months ago and she hated it so much that when she heard her father wanted to cook, she immediately refused.
Chen Shengqing didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He stretched out his hand to scratch her nose and said, "Girl, it's rare that I want to cook a meal for you, but you still refuse it."
Just as Xiao Tianxing was about to speak, there were several loud gunshots that rang out throughout Zaozilin. She was so frightened that she trembled all over. She hugged Chen Shengqing's neck tightly with her little hands and started crying in fear.
"What's going on?" Secretary Zhai and several officers nearby were shocked.
"It must be our border guards who discovered the escaped criminals." Chen Shengqing put Xiao Tianxing in Yang Qiujin's hands with a serious face, "You don't have to wait for me for dinner. I will be back after I finish my work."
"Be careful." Yang Qiujin held Xiao Tianxing in her arms, looking worried.
Chen Shengqing strode out with his long legs, quickly jumped onto the horse's back, held the reins with one hand, and rode down to look at Yang Qiujin and her daughter who were staring at him eagerly. His heart softened, and he waved to Yang Qiujin and said, "I'll be back soon, don't worry."
Before leaving, he added: "Qiu Jin, you are dressed very beautifully today. When I see you from afar, it's like seeing a hemp flower growing in the desert. It's so beautiful that it makes people's eyes light up."
Yang Qiujin was stunned, looking at his tall figure riding away on his horse, and smiled half-silently.
What a joke this guy is. How can one compliment someone by comparing them to Lobu Mahua? Why not compare her to the snow lotus on the Tianshan Mountains, which is noble and beautiful?
Although Luobu Mahua is also very beautiful and looks pink and tender like a string of small bells when in bloom, she still feels that it lacks a little bit compared to the snow lotus.
As soon as Chen Shengqing left, Secretary Zhai walked up to Yang Qiujin and said, "Little Yang, the textile factory will be built in two months, and your child will be one and a half years old. It's time for you to go to the Capital Party School to study."
The several officials standing behind him all showed envious expressions.
Go to the Capital Party School to study. When you come back, you will be guaranteed a promotion, and the position will not be low.
Yang Qiujin put Xiao Tianxing, who was clamoring to continue picking mushrooms, on the ground and smiled, "Secretary Zhai, that's exactly what I was thinking. I'll hand over my work in the next few days and go to the capital to study at the latest next week."
Secretary Zhai nodded and said, "It's a good thing to go to the Party School for further studies. It's better to do it sooner rather than later. You must perform well after you arrive at the Party School and try to let those Party School students see the demeanor of our frontier cadres. Don't let them look down on you."
Yang Qiujin said: "Secretary Zhai, rest assured. I will study hard at the Party School, accept the Party's influence and knowledge, and fight for the development of our frontier cause."
Secretary Zhai laughed and said, "There's no need to say more about the situation. Xiao Yang, I trust you to do the job. It's getting late, so just do whatever you need to do."
After Secretary Zhai finished speaking, he led a group of officials in the direction where Chen Shengqing had left.
Luo Daiyu followed behind him and muttered, "Secretary Zhai, at this time, Comrade Yang Qiujin, as the director of the farm, is not working at the farm, but came to our farm to dig mushrooms. Is this appropriate for her to leave her post without permission?"
"Xiao Luo, let me ask you, when you were working in the capital, did you always stick to your post? You came to our frontier as an officer. In the past month, except for today, I have not seen you anywhere else on the farm. Why did you keep holding on to Comrade Xiao Yang?"
Secretary Zhai stopped and said impatiently, "Comrade Xiao Yang has been actively trying to get close to the organization and has very progressive ideas. She was originally an employee of our farm. Why couldn't she come to the farm to pick mushrooms at noon? These years have been difficult for everyone. Don't rush to attack us over a disagreement. You're new here, so you'd better keep a low profile. If you offend everyone, no matter how powerful your background is, no one can protect you if you commit a crime."
Luo Daiyu was embarrassed again and felt very aggrieved. She just came to the border to make gold. She didn't say anything. She was just discussing the matter. Why did everyone give her a cold look?
She couldn't stay in this shabby place at the border for even a second!
Yang Qiujin left the jujube forest and went directly to the Fan family behind the farm headquarters.
Didn't her mother come to the border two days ago, and her father came with her. After Yang Qiuyue told her that her parents were coming to the border, she deliberately delayed visiting them for two days.
In the Fan family's courtyard, Wu Shulian was carrying Xiao Guangming on her back, walking back and forth in the yard, trying to coax Xiao Guangming to sleep.
Her father Yang Chenghua stood under the eaves, gesticulating and talking to Yang Qiuyue, who was rushing home after get off work to feed her child.
Seeing her coming with Xiao Tianxing, Yang Qiuyue came forward and said, "Sister, you are here."
Yang Qiujin hummed, handed her the basket and said, "These are the mushrooms Tianxing and I dug. Take half of them."
"Wow, our little Tianxing is so capable." Yang Qiuyue took the basket, squatted down and touched little Tianxing's face, teasing her, "Little Tianxing worked hard to dig mushrooms, and mom gave half to auntie. Isn't little Tianxing distressed?"
"It doesn't hurt, let auntie take it." Xiao Tianxing grabbed the mushroom and stuffed it into Yang Qiuyue's hand.
Yang Qiuyue was very kind to her two nephews and nieces. Before Xiao Tianxing was weaned, Yang Qiujin brought her to work every day. When Li Xiu'e was too busy, Yang Qiuyue helped take care of her.
Xiao Tianxing likes this aunt who looks very similar to her mother and is very generous to her.
Yang Qiuyue was amused and smiled slightly. She whispered in Xiao Tianxing's ear, "When your mother is not around, come to see your aunt. Your aunt will give you some candy. Your grandmother brought a lot of peanut candy from her hometown."
Xiao Tianxing's eyes lit up and he gave her a kiss on the cheek: "Thank you, auntie, I love you the most."
"You have such a sweet mouth. No wonder your mother is reluctant to take you out to play, fearing that you might be kidnapped. Come on, follow your aunt into the house." Yang Qiuyue led Xiao Tianxing into the house and said to Wu Shulian, "Mom, put Xiao Guangming down. If he doesn't want to sleep, don't force him."
Yang Qiujin called out "Mom" and said, "Mom, it's so hot, and you're still carrying Xiao Guangming in a cloth bag. He's getting even hotter and can't sleep. It's better to put him down and let him play by himself in the cooler living room. Maybe he'll fall asleep while playing."
Wu Shulian reluctantly carried Xiao Guangming into the living room and put him down. "I carried you here like this when you were little, and I didn't see anything wrong with you. You've grown up well, haven't you?"
The mother and her two daughters, including little Tianxing, ignored Yang Chenghua who was standing under the eaves of the living room from beginning to end.
Yang Chenghua was so angry that he blew his beard and glared, and deliberately coughed twice and said: "Daya, I haven't seen you for so many years, and you can't even call me dad? You are getting more lively as you grow older!"
Yang Qiujin rolled her eyes and said, "What kind of father are you? Have you forgotten how you treated us sisters in the past? Don't put on airs in front of me."
Xiao Tianxing asked curiously, "Mom, who is he?"
"An unimportant stranger." Yang Qiujin said: "Children should not talk to strangers, or they will be kidnapped and sold by strangers, and they will never see their parents again in their lives."
When Xiao Tianxing heard this, he ran into the living room as if he had seen a ghost, and stayed away from Yang Chenghua.
Yang Chenghua was so angry that he pointed at Yang Qiujin and cursed: "You are an unfilial daughter who eats at home and betrays others. Do you think that you can disown me now that you have grown up and become independent? I tell you, even if you ignore me, you still have to pay me to support me. Otherwise, I will go to your farm and make trouble to let your leaders and colleagues see what kind of person you are! You are not worthy of being the director of a farm!"
Yang Qiujin also got angry. She put her hands on her waist and stood at the door of the living room and said, "Go ahead. Do you think I am still the little girl who let you beat, scold and abuse me? If you dare to make trouble, I will expose all the dirty things you have done one by one and let everyone judge. By then, do you think you can still stay in the frontier?"
The reason why she has been helping the Xu Tao sisters is because she sees the shadow of herself and her sister in them. They both have similar experiences of being mistreated by their father.
The difference is that she has a mother who loves her sisters, and her life is a little better than that of Xu Tao and her sister. However, the harm caused by her father is hard for her to let go even though she is now middle-aged.
After being scolded by her, Yang Chenghua immediately lost his arrogance and domineering attitude. He stared at the gate of Fan's courtyard, afraid that Yang Qiujin would lose her temper, and was ready to run away at any time.
The more dishonest he was when he was young, the more guilty he felt when he got older. His two daughters were treated harshly by him since they were young. Now that they have grown up and become independent, they hate him and are unwilling to pay any attention to him.
He originally thought that they would have a hard life in the frontier and had never thought of coming to visit them. But this year Wu Shulian let it slip, and he learned that one of his two daughters had become the director of a farm, and the other the accountant of the farm. Both were cadres with good salaries, which made him very angry.
You have to know that after the two daughters grew up, the money they brought home was only three or five yuan. After arriving at the border, the money was given directly to Wu Shulian. He could not touch any of it and could only coax and deceive Wu Shulian into giving him the money.
Wu Shulian, who used to be always fooled by him or became extremely weak and obedient after being beaten and scolded by him, seemed like a different person after returning from her first trip to the border. After returning home, she and her two daughters ignored him. When he beat and scolded her, she dared to resist and even said she wanted to divorce him.
This made him very anxious. If he left Wu Shulian, who would be willing to support him, a lazy man who didn't want to do anything? He also coaxed Wu Shulian shamelessly and took the train to the border with her, just to get benefits from his two daughters.
But after two days at the border, he found that although the house where his second daughter lived was indeed nice and she was indeed a cadre, the couple did not welcome him at all and would not even let him into the house.
The second son-in-law was as strong as a bear. He couldn't scold or beat him. He could only take the letter of introduction and spend the little money he had to live in the farm's guesthouse and take care of his own meals.
Now that his eldest daughter had finally come to see him, she was even more aggressive than before. He tried to use her father's airs to bully her, but he couldn't. He was so angry that he almost vomited blood.
Yang Qiujin finished her speech and without even looking at him, she walked straight into the living room.
Fan Sui walked out of the cottage and stood in the living room, looking coldly at the father whom his wife hated. With him around, the so-called father-in-law would never be able to set foot in his home.
After Yang Qiujin entered the house, she got straight to the point: "Mom, I'm going to the Capital Party School next week to study for half a year. Why don't you come with us and play in the capital for a week before coming back?"
"I'm going to the capital. Who will take care of little Guangming?" Wu Shulian said hesitantly while holding her little grandson in her arms.
Yang Qiuyue was in the master bedroom, secretly stuffing a handful of peanut candy into Xiao Tianxing's hands, and walked out and said, "Mom, just go. Haven't you always wanted to go to the capital to see Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City and the Great Man? This is a rare opportunity, so don't worry and go with your sister and the others. I can take care of Xiao Guangming myself. I asked you to come and help take care of Xiao Guangming because I want you to live a good life with us, and not have to stay in my hometown and work like a slave for my dad all your life, and still get nothing good."
Xiao Tianxing followed Yang Qiuyue into the living room happily, his eyes were evasive, his hands were behind his back, and he didn't dare to look at Yang Qiujin.
Yang Qiujin pretended not to see the candy in her hand and said to Wu Shulian, "Mom, Shengqing and Tianyou will go to the capital to play and will be back in a week. You can come back with them then. You don't have to worry about the long journey. We will take care of your food and accommodation. This is a good opportunity to avoid our father who is always haunting you."
Wu Shulian sighed and said, "Qiu'er, Yue'er, I'm sorry for not being able to firmly reject your father and letting him come along and cause trouble."
"It's okay, Mom. You are willing to come to the border to help your sister take care of her children and start a new life. This is a great progress compared to before," said Yang Qiujin.
"Yes, Mom, you don't have to feel guilty. There's an evil spirit in the house. With him around, Dad doesn't dare to come into our house and make trouble. He can't get any good here and will go back in shame soon." Yang Qiuyue said while holding little Tianming who was crawling around everywhere.
Both daughters sincerely hoped to live a good life, which made Wu Shulian feel touched. She agreed, "Okay, Mom will follow Qiu'er to the capital to broaden your horizons and enjoy a good life. Leave your dad here. Let him bully us three when he is young. Damn it! I have to live for myself in the future."
Yang Qiujin and her sisters smiled at each other. They were sincerely happy for their mother, who had toiled all her life, suffered humiliation and was extremely humble and cowardly, and now she could think clearly at this age and want to live for herself.
In a wide body of water on the border, Chen Shengqing was sitting on a military Dongfeng speedboat, holding a gun in his hand, looking seriously at the approaching border line.
A few hours ago, a drug lord they were chasing in Tianshan Farm ran away on a horse under the cover of some gangsters, and they chased him all the way to this water area.
He didn't expect that there was a boat parked in this area to pick him up. Chen Shengqing immediately mobilized boats from the nearby border outposts to give chase. They have been chasing him in the water for almost an hour.
The border is so large that it includes most of the country's landforms. There are not only deserts, plateaus, and snow-capped mountains, but also large lakes, rivers, and water bodies. It is adjacent to the Soviet Union.
The borders guarded by border guard patrols also include these waters.
The accompanying guard said, "Deputy Commander Chen, we are only five kilometers away from the Soviet border. What should we do?"
The place where they are now is located in a canyon, with high mountains on both sides. There are some tall trees growing on the mountains, which obscure the appearance of the mountains. However, as border guards who often patrol the border, they can still calculate the distance of the border at a glance from the topography and map.
Chen Shengqing looked at a Soviet assault boat less than 500 meters away from them, frowned and said, "This man is related to a huge drug manufacturing and trafficking chain, and he is responsible for several lives. We must not let him escape to the Soviet Union. Increase the horsepower and leave no one alive. Kill him and eliminate the harm to the people."
The guard was startled and said hesitantly, "Deputy Captain Chen, this is probably against the rules. According to the regulations, we cannot execute criminals at will unless it is absolutely necessary."
"Extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures. The drug trafficking chain that man started has harmed so many families, and so many police officers and border guards have been injured and killed because of him. If we let him escape, how can we explain to those compatriots who died? I will take full responsibility for what happens next."
Chen Shengqing said this with a serious face, loaded the rifle in his hands, thought for a while, put the rifle on his shoulder, and pulled out an old model Type 54 pistol from his back. This gun was collected by Chen Tianyou after it was modified, and he always carried it with him.
The Dongfeng speedboat they were riding on was the latest military speedboat developed by Dongfeng City this year. It is small in size, light in weight, and uses a gasoline engine. It solves the problems of traditional man-rowed boats, heavy canvas wind-powered boats and slow-moving concrete boats. The first batch of boats was deployed to the Border Defense Department to facilitate border guards to patrol the border lines between lakes and waters.
The boat that was escaping in front was also a speedboat, but its speed was obviously slower than the Dongfeng speedboat. Seeing the border guards' boat getting closer and closer, the leader on the Soviet boat became anxious and shouted to his men: "Shoot, destroy their boat!"
His men immediately opened fire, and the bullets hit the border guards' boat, creating a shower of sparks but causing no damage to the boat itself.
The border guards who were driving the boat were very skilled. When they opened fire, the boat made a sharp turn on the water at an extremely fast speed, perfectly avoiding most of their bullets. The six border guards on the boat were unharmed.
The leader was furious: "Don't attack the boats, kill those border guards. If I fall into their hands, my life will be over."
A small leader hesitated and said, "Boss, if we kill the border guards, it will be a serious crime. We will not be able to return to China in the future."
The big boss slapped him on the head and said, "You dare to commit murder, arson, drug manufacturing and trafficking. Killing two border guards is nothing. There are plenty of beautiful women and cigarettes in the Soviet Union waiting for us to enjoy. Why do you still come back to this poor country?"
The young leader thought this made sense. If he hadn't been so poor, he wouldn't have embarked on this criminal path. Without hesitation, he raised his gun and fired wildly at the border guards' boat.
Chen Shengqing and others would naturally not sit and wait for death. The soldier driving the boat turned the steering wheel quickly and drifted and sped across the vast waters. Under Chen Shengqing's orders, the others covered, dodged, and occasionally poked their heads out to shoot. The distance between the two ships not only did not widen, but became closer and closer.
Chen Shengqing half-crouched behind a specially built baffle in the cockpit, closed his eyes and listened to the sound of bullets hitting him. Amid the sound of the rushing wind, he heard that the bullets on the left side were obviously less than those on the right side. He held the pistol modified by Chen Tianyou, silently calculated the distance between the two ships, seized the opportunity, suddenly turned his head, aimed the muzzle of the gun at the head of a vicious-looking man on the Soviet-made ship, and then pulled the trigger.
"Bang!" The sound of gunfire exploded. The leader, who thought he was safe hiding behind his men, never expected that he would be hit accurately in the head.
He didn't even utter a scream. His eyes were wide open, and there was a hole on the left side of his head, with blood gushing out. He fell straight back.
His men heard the noise, turned around and saw that he was dead. They were all panicked and shouted at a loss: "The boss is dead, fuck him, what should we do now?"
"What can we do? The arrow has been put on the string and has to be shot. Let's fight those border guards!"
A great battle was about to break out. When everything returned to calm, the clear water surface was gradually dyed red with blood.
The guard covered his bleeding arm and looked at the unharmed Chen Shengqing. He kept looking at the old Type 54 pistol in his hand and asked curiously, "Deputy Commander Chen, you used this gun to kill the fleeing leader. Why does this gun feel longer in range and more lethal than the ordinary Type 54? Is it my illusion?"
Chen Shengqing smiled slightly, "This is a Type 54 pistol modified by my son. It is stronger than the ordinary Type 54."
The guard was so shocked that his jaw dropped, thinking he had heard wrongly, "Your son, a modified pistol?"
Chen Shengqing hummed, put the gun on his back, stood on the boat, and confronted a few Soviet soldiers who were vaguely visible in the forest opposite for a few seconds, then said, "Pick up the body, and we will retreat."
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