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When Li Tiezhu heard the old woman say that their company commander was unwilling, he immediately agreed.
"Hey, ma'am, how can you talk like that? It's one thing if you wronged me, but our company commander didn't say a word. How can you just accuse her like that?"
"So what if she's young? Our company commander may be young, but she's incredibly capable; we're all no match for her. Auntie, watch your words; you need evidence to wrongly accuse someone."
Tang Yue's eyes lit up. This Li Tieniu was interesting. When the old lady wronged him just now, he was so angry that his face turned red and he didn't know how to fight back.
But now that he's talking about her, his tongue is working again.
The old woman carrying the steamer basket got even angrier after Li Tiezhu said that. "What? Did I say something wrong? You're a steamed bun thief, and I haven't even reported you yet, but you're already acting arrogant."
besides..."
As she spoke, the old woman tucked the steamer basket into her arms, pointing a finger at Tang Yue with her free hand, "Company commander, huh? Look how old this girl is, and she thinks she's got the skills? Has she been weaned yet?"
Upon hearing this, anger flashed across the faces of the others who had come with her, and Chang Yin stepped forward to block Tang Yue.
“Auntie, it was indeed wrong of Li Tieniu to reach for the buns without asking the price, and we have already apologized to you. But our company commander did not offend you, so it is inappropriate for you to speak like this.”
The appointment of any officer in the military undergoes rigorous review at each level; you can't just casually label someone as unworthy of their position.
When this old woman confronted Li Tiezhu, she was in the right and quite assertive, genuinely believing these people weren't good people. Otherwise, why would they steal steamed buns from their state-run restaurant?
But she had been so focused on being right that she hadn't noticed the cold-faced officer in front of her. Now, hearing his words with such a cold expression, she suddenly felt a little weak-willed.
"I... I didn't say anything wrong. At such a young age..."
“Being young is not a reason for you to attack her.”
The old woman knew she had said the wrong thing, but she didn't want to admit it, so she turned her anger towards Li Tieniu.
When they passed through this county town, they were thinking that they were almost at the Qinling Mountains and wondered if there were any places to resupply near the Qinling Mountains, so they decided to come here first to make sure they had enough supplies.
They had traveled all the way from the South Island without seeing a single person. Chen Erniu and the others were carrying the talisman given to them by Tang Yue, and they instinctively felt that no one was paying attention to them.
They had just entered the street when they encountered this old woman. Chen Erniu and his companions hadn't spoken to anyone along the way, and the thrill of being invisible hadn't quite worn off. This led Chen Erniu to try picking up a steamed bun, wondering if the old woman could see him. In fact, he regretted it as soon as he picked it up and immediately wanted to put it back.
But at that moment, the old lady became relentless.
Chang Yin didn't want to waste any more time. He reached for his money while saying, "Auntie, it's not right that our teammate took your buns to check them, but he just wanted to see how they were. He really didn't mean to steal anything from you."
We soldiers would never take even a needle or thread from the people.
The old woman was still pouting and muttering under her breath, "They've already taken it, why are they trying to make up for it? This is for the garment factory; the factory manager specifically asked for it."
The sound was very soft; most people with hearing problems wouldn't hear it, but Chang Yin and the others did. However, since they were in the military, they had no say in the affairs of this county and didn't intend to interfere.
Just then, a thin, elderly woman with patched-up clothes, faded from washing, slowly walked over. "Comrade," she said, "I just saw this soldier pick it up to look at it. He seemed quite satisfied and wanted to put it down to pay, but this woman wouldn't allow him to put it down."
A chorus of exclamations arose around them, and some onlookers whispered among themselves, "I knew it! How could soldiers steal anything? They're all good people."
"That's right, we almost misunderstood these soldiers just now."
......
The old woman serving the steamed buns was furious. She glared at the thin old woman and said fiercely, "Qin Diao, why are you everywhere? It seems you haven't learned a lesson and are still so nosy."
Although old Mrs. Qin was frail, her back was ramrod straight. "Ah, no matter what, we mustn't wrong an innocent person. This world..."
"Grandma, thank you for your help."
Tang Yue quickly spoke up to stop Qin Diao from continuing. She clearly remembered the madness of those people in Daobei Village. It seemed that the world was the same everywhere. This old lady was obviously in trouble, and it seemed that she was being suppressed by others. She couldn't let the old lady's life get worse.
Qin Diao looked down at the little girl holding her hand, her eyes instantly reddening. If, if her grandsons were still alive, wouldn't her youngest granddaughter be this age by now?
Tang Yue could tell from the old woman's eyes that she had a story.
Tang Yue overheard the discussions about Qin Diao among those around her.
"Sigh, I really don't know what this old lady is insisting on every day? A capitalist's daughter, and she's always thinking about fighting for justice. Where does she get the nerve?"
"That's for sure. But to be fair, this guy really didn't do anything wrong..."
The person next to him quickly nudged him, "Hey, what nonsense are you talking about? Be careful you don't get..."
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