Chapter 148: Dividing the Meat
Aunt Li and Aunt Xu knew that Lin Yue was worried about the things outside, so they didn't want to stay any longer and simply asked everyone in the room to leave.
No one took this matter seriously, but Lin Yue had just arrived and was afraid that Zhang Yuandong had violated military discipline as soon as he arrived. He was worried and would often hold Sisi in his arms and look at the door.
She didn't see Zhang Yuandong, but she saw Tao Laixiang and a tall and burly man. Tao Laixiang pinched the man's ear with one hand and dragged him forward, cursing: "You are the only one who can cause trouble all day long. Even your son is not as capable of causing trouble as you! I wonder if the leader will remove you from your post one day, and then you will know how to use your brain!"
Tao Laixiang kept on complaining, and the tall and strong man under her kept shouting. The two of them turned a corner and quickly disappeared from Lin Yue's sight.
Zhang Yuandong came back with a few children. Lin Yue had been waiting at the door for a long time. She didn't see anything on his face. Seeing that he was so calm, she couldn't help but ask, "What happened just now? I heard from Dabao that you and Captain Shen had a fight?"
Before Zhang Yuandong could say anything, Wanli interrupted, "Captain Shen made a surprise attack, and my father knocked him down in one go. He was pinned to the ground by my father, and he even called my father a useless gigolo, and my father beat him up severely!"
Zhang Yuandong quickly explained: "Don't listen to his nonsense, I hit the ground and didn't hit anyone, I just wanted to scare him!"
Lin Yue couldn't help but felt a little puzzled, and asked, "Why did you get into a fight with someone on the street?"
Zhang Yuandong was also somewhat helpless when talking about this. He said aggrievedly: "Wife, this is really not my fault. They look down on me, saying that I am an embroidered porter from a large military region, and that my hollow radish embroidered robe is good-looking but useless. Even the new recruits talked about me, saying that I am delicate and tender, and it is obvious that I can't bear the hardships here. I am just here to get a job and will be transferred soon. I have been enduring them for several days!"
Lin Yue burst out laughing. Zhang Yuandong had been rough before, but in recent years, except for his skin color, he has become more and more delicate.
Zhang Yuandong was unhappy and said unhappily: "Why are you laughing too! This is the first time in my life that someone calls me a gigolo. I even wonder if there is something wrong with their eyes!"
Lin Yue laughed even more happily. Only a few leaders knew the reason for Zhang Yuandong's transfer. There had been a lot of discussions about it in private in the past few days, but Captain Shen was the first one to speak so directly and forcefully.
When she finally stopped laughing, she comforted Zhang Yuandong and said, "Well, this is good. Captain Shen has used himself to clear your name. Now that you can beat Captain Shen, no one will say that you are just a show-off in the future!"
Zhang Yuandong curled his lips and whispered to the man behind his back, "Wife, don't be fooled by his muscular appearance. He only looks strong and powerful. If he really gets into it, he might not even be able to beat Ma Fangdong in front of him!"
Lin Yue laughed again. It seemed that he was really annoyed and was making up stories behind her back. But she was not too worried. Although Zhang Yuandong said that, he had been in a good mood during this period. It was as if he had unloaded a burden and relaxed. So Lin Yue knew that he just said that and he definitely didn't take it to heart.
Today was their first day living in their new home. Lin Yue had originally thought that they would have to prepare a banquet with heated kangs, and had ordered a lot of ingredients from the canteen in advance. However, since there was no such requirement here, she simply made a more sumptuous dinner at home as a celebration.
The camp is far from the town, and the life here is more like that of a small village. Vegetables and food are basically grown by the family and eaten by the family. There is rarely any need to buy them outside. However, after observing for a few days, she found that there is really no shortage of meat here. They have been here for four days and have already eaten three meals of meat.
Lin Yue knew that the army had a special farm that raised a lot of livestock, but even in the previous military region, there were no such good conditions.
But she soon found out where the main source of meat was.
Behind the camp is an endless forest, which is also the main training ground for the soldiers. Sometimes the family members would go out from the back door to the forest to collect some firewood, or to find some wild vegetables and mushrooms to improve their lives. However, it is winter now, and there is white snow everywhere. The family members can't find any supplies in the back mountain, so only the soldiers are training in the forest.
Lingling and Wanli both went to the red-raising class, and even Xiao Mushroom was sent to the nursery here. Lin Yue had just arrived and there was not much firewood at home, so she often took Sisi to the back mountain to pick up some small branches. However, the snow in the mountains was heavy, and for the safety of herself and her children, she never dared to go too deep and only moved around near the camp.
That day, she had just picked up less than half a basket of firewood with Sisi when she heard a series of gunshots. The orderly at the back gate ran over to remind her: "Sister Lin, it may not be safe in the mountains now, you should go back to the camp first!"
Although Lin Yue was very curious, he listened to the advice and quickly followed back to the camp.
Not long after I got home, Zhou Aixiang came to my house. As soon as she entered, she squinted her eyes and asked mysteriously, "Did you hear the gunshot? Guess what it was this time?"
Lin Yue looked confused. Before she could figure out what was going on, Zhou Aixiang saw the backpack she had placed at the door. She came up to her and asked, "Did you go to the back hill just now? How was it? Did you see anything?"
Lin Yue shook his head. "I just heard gunshots, and soon the orderly called me back to the camp. I didn't ask any more questions. Why, do you know why the gunshots happened?"
Zhou Aixiang was a little disappointed, but soon she smiled again and said, "Anyway, just wait for the extra meal!"
She wanted to keep it a secret, but she heard Aunt Hua's powerful voice from the other side of the door. "Is Xiaolin home? I brought you some carrots and potatoes. I'll leave them at the door for you!"
Lin Yue hurried out and said with a smile: "Auntie, what are you doing? Why are you sending me so many dishes again?"
"Hey, these are all grown by ourselves, they are not worth much, you can just keep them and eat them. You may have meat to eat tonight, so you can stew them together."
Lin Yue asked with a smile: "Auntie, did the logistics staff go out shopping today? Didn't they say it would take a few days? I asked them to bring back a lot of things!"
Aunt Hua laughed and said, "That's not logistics! They can't bring back much meat even if they go out to buy. I just heard a few gunshots. I guess they killed some wild animals. Your captain Zhang will have to bring back some meat tonight!"
Zhou Aixiang smiled and said, "Auntie, I just said I wanted to give her a surprise tonight, and you said it so quickly!"
Auntie Hua laughed and said, "I just don't understand the thoughts of you young people."
Lin Yue was surprised. Did they encounter prey when the gun went off? Hunting was forbidden at that time, but she thought of the hunting organized by Uncle Zhang's village, so she stopped and didn't ask any more questions.
Sure enough, when it was time to get off work, Lin Yue saw Zhang Yuandong carrying meat back. The men who were walking home with him were also carrying meat, but it was obvious that the meat carried by some of them was much smaller than Zhang Yuandong's, probably divided according to their rank.
However, she also saw that Captain Chen, who lived next door to Aunt Hua, had quite a bit of meat in his hands, and two pieces in total. Captain Chen was obviously very happy. Seeing that he was almost home, he said hello to Zhang Yuandong and the others, and ran back home happily.
Zhang Yuandong saw Lin Yue holding Sisi at the door of the house, so he hurried over and asked, "Why don't you go inside? Isn't it cold here?"
Lin Yue smiled and said, "Lingling and the other naughty kids have gone off to play with Dabao somewhere. It's almost time for dinner, so I was just about to go out and look for them. Where did you get this meat?"
Zhang Yuandong walked into the house with his wife in his arms, and said with a smile: "Today we were training in the mountains behind the farm. We walked a little further into the mountains and cleared out the wolves there. We also shot a few roe deer and pheasants. You take care of the roe deer meat first, and I'll go find those three little bastards."
Lin Yue wanted to ask him about hunting, but Zhang Yuandong left quickly.
When Zhang Yuandong returned with the three children, Lin Yue had already served the meal. She was still very curious about hunting and couldn't help but bring up the topic again during the meal.
"Can you hunt on the hills here? If you hunt wolves, won't it attract a pack of wolves?"
Zhang Yuandong didn't think much of it and said with a smile, "Live by the mountain, eat by the mountain; live by the sea, eat by the sea. There are so many wild animals here. If we don't clean them up regularly, it will be dangerous for people living here. Besides, wolf fur is the warmest in winter. There will be more and more family members accompanying the army in the future. We still think that these few wolf furs are not enough."
Lin Yue couldn't help but laugh at him: "I think you've had enough of your gun addiction! You seem to be living quite comfortably here!"
Zhang Yuandong smiled, and then he heard Lingling saying, "Mom, I like this place too. This is the first time I've seen such heavy snow and such tall pine trees. Even the pine cones are so big. It's amazing!"
Little Mushroom nodded frantically: "Yes, it's amazing! Sister ate a super big ice cream!"
Lin Yue turned his head to Lingling and asked, "Super big ice cream? Where did you go just now?"
Lingling shrank her neck and just giggled, not daring to say anything.
Lin Yue's face was very dark, and he endured it before saying: "Eat first, and then we can talk properly after dinner."
Now not only Lingling, but even Wanli didn't dare to say anything. They just lowered their heads and ate obediently, not even daring to raise their heads.
However, the education did not go well this time. Just after finishing the meal, a young girl in her twenties asked at the door with a smile: "Is this Captain Zhang's home?"
Lingling jumped up, glanced at her mother secretly, ran out and answered, "It's Captain Zhang's house, who are you?"
The girl walked in lightly. When she smiled, two dimples appeared on her face. She looked young and energetic. She said with a smile, "My name is Liu Ying. I'm a nurse at the military hospital. I received a call today and left a message for Captain Zhang. I don't know if it's something important, so I rushed over to inform you as soon as I got off work."
The girl was wearing a fitted floral cotton jacket that didn't make her look bulky at all, but it showed off her slender curves. She was full of youth and vitality, and Lin Yue would take a second look at her.
Lin Yue was still wondering who would call Zhang Yuandong and call the military hospital, when he heard Zhang Yuandong say, "Was it Wang Tingting who called?
A flash of surprise flashed across the girl's face, as if she had not expected Zhang Yuandong to say that in front of Lin Yue. But she quickly regained her coquettish look and said with a smile, "Captain Zhang is so smart, he guessed it right away! By the way, she told you to call her back when you are free, do you want to call her now?"
Lin Yue stood up at once and said excitedly, "It was really Tingting's call. Did she say something? Why is she so anxious that she called the hospital! Comrade Liu Ying, I'll go with you. I wonder if she can still answer my call now."
The girl couldn't hide her surprise anymore, she stammered, "Hey, hey, that female comrade is looking for Captain Zhang..."
Lin Yue smiled and said, "Oh, it's okay. She was probably afraid that you wouldn't be able to find me if she said my name, so she just said my partner's name. Thank you for coming all the way here. I'll go with you!"
Liu Ying smiled awkwardly, and then looked at Zhang Yuandong steadily. She followed Lin Yue unwillingly and walked out the door. Before she even left the yard, she heard Ling Ling ask doubtfully, "Dad, does this aunt have something else to ask you? I see she keeps looking at you and doesn't want to go with my mother."
Liu Ying's body froze, and she pretended not to hear the child's words, and hurried out with her head down. Lin Yue fell behind her instead. She suppressed her laughter, and her shoulders shook suspiciously. She gave her good lady a thumbs up in her heart, and hurried out the door.
It was dark and cold outside. Liu Ying was running ahead, and Lin Yue was chasing after her. She acted like a good sister and kept chatting with her. "Comrade Liu Ying, how old are you this year? Are you a local?"
"Comrade Liu Ying, please walk slower. I can hardly catch up with you. You are so beautiful. You must be dating someone, right?"
Liu Ying said a few perfunctory words, obviously not taking it seriously, but she didn't dare to show Lin Yue a cold face, so she could only keep it to herself. After finally reaching the hospital, she gave Lin Yue the notebook with the phone numbers recorded, and hurried away, making an excuse that she had something to do.
Lin Yue laughed secretly in his heart and silently memorized the name of this beautiful female nurse.
When she got through to Wang Tingting on the phone, she heard the other end complaining, "Sister, why did you call me back just now? I've been waiting for you all afternoon. If you don't call me back, I'll have to go back to the dormitory!"
Lin Yue quickly apologized and said with a smile: "That's because you said you wanted to find Captain Zhang. The female nurse who answered the phone had to wait until Captain Zhang got off work and returned home before she could find him!"
Wang Tingting shouted, "Who said I was looking for Captain Zhang? I didn't know he was at work at that time. I was looking for 'the wife of Captain Zhang Yuandong who had just been transferred over'! Besides, the person who answered the phone was clearly a male doctor. When did it become a female nurse?"
Lin Yue was silent for a moment, knowing that something was wrong. However, she did not want to discuss the matter of the pretty nurse with Wang Tingting on the phone, so she immediately changed the subject, "What are you so anxious about? I wrote you a letter as soon as I was settled, and the date should be approaching soon. It contained the contact information here, but I didn't expect you to call the hospital first."
Wang Tingting's voice suddenly became a little hoarse. She tried hard to control her emotions and said slowly: "I received a transfer order today. I will be transferred to the military hospital near you. I don't know what's going on. I applied for the transfer for so long before, but there was no result. I didn't expect it to be finalized now. I can't contact my father, so I want to ask if you know anything."
Lin Yue actually had this guess a long time ago. Commander Wang had hinted at this idea last time. However, Lin Yue did not expect that under such circumstances, he could get this done with just one phone call.
She could only say, "Isn't it better to come here? It's closer to me. Uncle Wang is actually doing well in Xiaotian Village. We went to see him on the way here. He is in good health now. No one will deliberately make things difficult for him in the future. But you are about to give birth, so it's not safe for you to go on the road now. How about I take the train to pick you up!"
Wang Tingting choked up and said, "I guessed it too. This must be my father's idea. He is the only person who can speak for him. Instead of thinking about himself, he wastes favors on such a small matter. You still have four children to take care of. How can I let you take the train to pick me up! I will call you when the time comes, and you can pick me up at the station."
Lin Yue responded repeatedly.
It’s not easy to make a phone call. The two didn’t talk for too long. After agreeing on a rough time, they hung up the phone.
The happiest person about this was Lingling. She was close to Wang Tingting, and after practicing dancing with her for a while, they became even closer. Before they parted, they hugged each other for a long time, reluctant to part. Now, she heard that Aunt Tingting would be here soon, and she almost jumped for joy. She would clean up Aunt Tingting's room that night.
The package they sent before leaving was just delivered yesterday, and now it has been turned into a mess. All the sheets, quilts, water jars and lunch boxes have been turned out and are to be given to Aunt Tingting.
Lin Yue felt helpless but did not stop her and just let her do whatever she wanted.
The next day, Lingling and Wanli had just taken their brother to school when Zhou Aixiang from next door came over. She came to ask for gossip, and without hesitation, she got straight to the point: "I heard you calling Liu Ying's name last night. Could it be that little nurse in the hospital? How are you related to her?"
Lin Yue looked at her with amusement and said with a smile: "You came to my house so early in the morning just for this?"
Zhou Aixiang was anxious, "Don't take it lightly. That Liu Ying has a criminal record. The battalion commander Wang in the front row lost his wife last year and was about to marry his new fiancée, but he was seduced by her and insisted on canceling the marriage with his hometown. The army originally wanted him to choose between retirement and demotion, but his mother and fiancée came over from his hometown very soon, and forced Battalion Commander Wang to get married in the army, so he was only given a serious demerit."
Lin Yue was a little bit unbelievable, "Doesn't she know that Captain Wang has a fiancée in his hometown? Otherwise, the hospital wouldn't let her go like this!"
Although this was in the house, Zhou Aixiang still looked around and whispered, "That little bitch is really vicious. She has done this more than once or twice. But she reported it last year and made a contribution. The higher-ups can't do anything to her for a while. Otherwise, how can she, the biggest evildoer in this camp, be caught!"
She leaned towards Lin Yue again, her voice even lower: "You know Captain Shen, right? Don't think he is so afraid of his wife now. He was very close to Liu Ying for a while, but no one caught him. But Tao Laixiang is not a pushover. She almost beat Captain Shen into the hospital. Look, he is so honest now!"
Lin Yue opened his mouth in shock: "Is it the Captain Shen who had a fight with my family?"
Seeing Zhou Aixiang nod, Lin Yue thought that one should not judge a person by his appearance. She gave Liu Ying a thumbs up in her heart, secretly praising her. This girl looked gentle, but she was unexpectedly so courageous! However, Lin Yue couldn't figure out what she was after. She was pretty and had a good job. It shouldn't be difficult for her to find a partner, right?
Zhou Aixiang continued, "Alas, this Liu Ying is also very picky. It's not like someone hasn't introduced a company commander to her before, but she just didn't like him!"
Lin Yue nodded, and then thought that Wang Tingting would be here soon, and wondered if there would be any problems staying in the same hospital with such a person.
That night, she told Zhang Yuandong about her worries and frowned, "I don't know if she still remembers what happened last night. If Wang Tingting is upset because of this, it will be troublesome."
Zhang Yuandong said calmly: "If she is really the kind of person Zhou Aixiang said, it would be easy to deal with. The army will not tolerate such unhealthy practices."
Lin Yue knew this, but she was afraid that this person would have a chance to climb up. Given her personality, she was much more difficult to deal with than Sun Xiuli.
Time passed quickly, and on the day of the Dragon's Head on February 2, Wang Tingting finally arrived. She was already seven months pregnant, and even if she was wearing thick clothes, she could still be seen as a pregnant woman. The bumpy journey was not easy for her, and when Lin Yue picked her up, she couldn't hide the fatigue on her face.
Lingling and Wanli followed and took the luggage from Aunt Tingting, while showing her the way. When they got out of the train station, they pointed forward happily and shouted, "Aunt Tingting, look what this is!"
Wang Tingting looked forward along the line of sight of the two children and saw several horses tied under trees on the roadside. Most of them were tall and strong, with shiny manes. She was surprised and said, "Wow, so many horses! I haven't seen them for a long time."
She had been with Commander Wang in many places before and had a wide range of knowledge. When she was a child, she had not only seen horses but also learned how to ride one. Now seeing so many tall and strong horses, she couldn't help but think of the past.
But she didn't feel sad for long. Two children pulled her forward, one on each side, and asked happily, "Guess which one is ours?"
Wang Tingting was really shocked. She looked at Lin Yue in disbelief, with a very obvious questioning look in her eyes. Lin Yue smiled and said nothing, just following them forward.
As they got closer, Wang Tingting finally understood that each horse was pulling a cart, but the cart had no wheels, only two rows of long wooden boards wrapped with iron sheets. She took a step back, looked at Lin Yue in confusion, and asked, "What are so many carts here for?"
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