Chapter 141 Chapter 141 Commander Wang

Lin Yue and Zhang Yuandong came out of Zhang Zhiqiang's house, it was already very late. After they walked a long way, Aunt Su was still behind them, saying, "Xiao Yue'er, I'll make you some dry food on the way tomorrow, just have a good rest and don't worry!"

Lin Yue agreed straightforwardly. She had had some rifts with Aunt Su and her husband because of Zhang Xiaoxi's matter. Although both sides tried to mend the relationship later, they still had different perspectives. Until she joined the army, they didn't get along very naturally.

After she joined the army, there was a distance in time and space, and the gap gradually disappeared. Lin Yue knew that the old couple really treated her and Zhang Yuandong as their own children.

The two of them walked slowly in the night with their four children until they arrived at the dilapidated hut where Lin Yue had lived for three years.

Coincidentally, this is also where Commander Wang lives now.

Tonight, Zhang Yuandong talked to Zhang Zhiqiang alone for a while, told him about Commander Wang's situation, and asked him to take care of him.

Zhang Zhiqiang sighed at the time: "The temperament of that old man is different. I felt that he was unusual when he came. And not long after he came, two educated youth came to the village. As soon as they arrived, they started to target him and mentioned to the brigade several times that they wanted to let the old man live in the cowshed. I was very unhappy at the time. There were only a few cows in our village, and they were all very valuable. I didn't know where the old man came from. I couldn't let him live with the cows every day! I didn't expect that he was your old leader."

At this point, he looked at Zhang Yuandong sharply and said, "I remember you said before that you were lucky to have an old leader in the army who gave you advice along the way. This person must be him, right? Your transfer this time, could it be related to this matter?"

Zhang Zhiqiang is a man of insight, and he is very experienced. He can't hide many things. However, Zhang Yuandong still only reports good news and not worries. "That's not it. I'm transferred to another place and I'm still the head of the group. There's no change. This is just an ordinary job transfer."

Zhang Zhiqiang looked at him deeply and didn't ask any more questions.

At this time, they were standing outside the courtyard wall, looking at an old man squatting on the ground in the yard, busy with something in his hands. The old man had a hunched back and looked no different from an ordinary old farmer.

The hut had been uninhabited for a long time, and many places had fallen into disrepair. After the outer wall collapsed, no one had ever repaired it. After Commander Wang came, he would take some time every day to repair the house, and would also use his spare time at night to repair the wall.

Lin Yue and the others approached and finally saw clearly what he was doing with his hands. It turned out that he was using the moonlight to make clay blocks. He saw someone walking this way, but at first he didn't pay much attention. People in the village generally wouldn't talk to him, and he didn't need to waste his energy interacting with people.

It was not until Zhang Yuandong walked up to him that he looked up and took a closer look. He was very surprised to find that it was really Zhang Yuandong.

"I was wondering why I heard people talking today about the gray dog ​​who went to the village to serve as a soldier coming back. It turns out it was you!"

Zhang Yuandong smiled sheepishly, didn't say anything more, and stretched out his hand to help with the work.

Commander Wang stood up, his aura still undiminished, totally different from the lonely old man just now. He grabbed Zhang Yuandong's hand and stopped him, saying, "Hey, you guys come to see an old man like me, and they are guests. Come in quickly, why don't you do this little job anytime soon!"

As the group entered the house, Lin Yue felt that the house was even more dilapidated than before. When she lived here before, many people often came to visit, and she didn't think it was too crowded, but now that their family came in, Lin Yue obviously felt that the space in the house was not enough.

Lingling and Wanli had apparently forgotten that they had ever lived here. They looked around curiously and asked, "Mom, the prince's house is so small, can't we let him live in our house?"

"Then you may have forgotten that you lived here when you were young, and then you moved to the new home when you were a little older."

It was the first time that Commander Wang heard about this. No one in the village wanted to talk to him, so naturally no one told him about it. After he moved in, he thought it was an old house abandoned by someone else, but he didn't expect it to be such a coincidence.

This was the first time he had formally met Lin Yue. After observing her carefully for a while, he suddenly asked, "Is your father Xu Enyuan?"

Lin Yue was shocked. She had not yet forgotten the report, and was considering how to start the conversation when she heard Commander Wang continue, "Don't be nervous. I actually knew about this a long time ago. When you first joined the army, someone told me to take care of you."

Lin Yue asked in surprise: "Commander, do you know my father? Did my father ask you to take care of me?"

Commander Wang waved his hand, "I'm no longer the commander. From now on, you and Yuandong should call me Uncle Wang! I don't know your father very well. The person who called should be your father's good friend. But one of my former good friends has a good relationship with your father, and I often hear about your father from him." As he spoke, his eyes moved to Zhang Yuandong involuntarily, as if he was looking through him at someone's shadow. "Speaking of which, it has been almost 20 years. If it weren't for him, I wouldn't be able to live peacefully until now. I owe him my life."

Lin Yue had a vague guess and was about to ask, but Zhang Yuandong grabbed his wrist. He changed the subject and said, "Uncle Si... Uncle Wang, how are you doing here? I asked the captain to take care of you and at least make your life easier. I heard from the captain that the two new educated youth have been targeting you. Do you know who they are?"

Commander Wang smiled and said, "Life is bearable. This little bit of fatigue is nothing. Compared with the days before liberation, life is already better than I dare not think too much about." He paused and then continued, "I know those two people and can guess who their relatives are. You don't need to worry about this matter. They dare not do anything to me."

Zhang Yuandong looked at the sharpness in his eyes and felt relieved when he knew that he really had a solution.

Seeing the two chatting, Lin Yue stood up and looked around the room while watching over the naughty kids. It was dim inside. The room was small to begin with, and now there was not even any old furniture, making it feel even more shabby and run-down.

She was thinking about something when she heard Commander Wang suddenly ask, "When you came, was Tingting okay? She was pregnant, and I wonder if she could take care of herself. How is her health now?"

Zhang Yuandong looked at Lin Yue, who quickly pulled out a letter from his pocket and replied, "She's fine, but she's worried about you. She's been applying to be transferred here, but her previous application was not approved, but before we left, she said there was some progress."

Commander Wang's eyes were a little wet. His daughter had grown up smoothly since she was a child, but now she has encountered unexpected changes and divorced Gu Qingping. She is pregnant and he doesn't know how she is getting through the day.

He knew his daughter's temper and knew that she would do her best if she was transferred over. He also wanted to be closer to his daughter, but if he really got too close, he was afraid that he would become a burden to her.

Commander Wang thought for a long time and finally made up his mind. He looked at Lin Yue and said sincerely, "If Tingting can be transferred to your military hospital, can I ask you to take care of her?"

Lin Yue nodded quickly: "Tingting and I get along very well, so it's my duty to take care of her. But..." But it's not that easy to be transferred, let alone go wherever you want.

Commander Wang breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "Just your words are enough. I'll take care of the rest. I just need to trouble Yuandong to take me to make a phone call tomorrow."

Zhang Yuandong quickly agreed. It was getting late, so Zhang Yuandong and Lin Yue said goodbye to Commander Wang and left the hut with their children.

Before leaving, Lin Yue handed Commander Wang a package: "Uncle Wang, there are a few books in here. You can read them for entertainment in your spare time. There is also a small medicine bottle. My father left it to me before he left. He said it can save my life. Please keep it. Take one pill a day to strengthen your body. Keep the big one for emergencies."

Commander Wang was born in a grassroots family. When he was a child, he often heard that the wealthy families in the past had many magical things. As soon as he heard this, he knew that this medicine was very precious, and he refused to accept it no matter what.

Lin Yue insisted, "Uncle Wang, you are good to Yuandong and almost treat him as your own son, so you should give us a chance and let us do our best!"

Commander Wang was touched, but he still declined, saying, "Good medicine is hard to find. You keep this. I am an old man half buried in the ground, and I don't need it. Besides, if you give me these things, I have nowhere to hide them. They will be searched out soon."

Lin Yue smiled and said, "You don't need to worry about that. There is a stone on the wall in the cellar that can be moved. I dug a secret compartment behind it before, and there is a small wooden box inside. You can put the things in there." She stuffed the package into Commander Wang's arms again, "This prescription was left by the former palace physician. It is said to be precious, but the raw materials are not easy to find. When we get there, the raw materials will not be so precious. I can find someone to make another bottle."

Commander Wang stopped refusing and instead said, "When you are out, don't mention your background casually. If someone asks, Yuan Dong is a native of Xiaotian Village, and you, just say that you were raised by your adoptive parents and don't know who your relatives are. Do you understand?"

Seeing that he was speaking seriously, the two of them nodded in agreement.

On the way back, they passed by the former ancestral hall, which had been smashed and the windows had fallen down. From the outside, it looked even more dilapidated than Commander Wang's current residence.

Lin Yue couldn't explain how she felt. She remembered that Ling Ling had once asked her why boys could go to the ancestral temple to worship their ancestors, but girls were not allowed to go. Lin Yue's answer at that time was: "Those are all feudal dregs. They are wrong. One day everyone will understand that there is no difference between giving birth to a boy and a girl."

These conversations seemed to have just happened yesterday, however, looking at the dilapidated scene here, Lin Yue felt a sense of absurdity for no reason. These objects, which carried both historical heritage and feudal ideas, were like the witch Liu in the next village. They were washed away by the torrent of history and suddenly withdrew from the stage of history and became taboos.