Chapter 179 Chapter 179 Scheming

Zhou Aixiang sat on the edge of the kang, put her son next to Xiao Xixi, and said in amazement: "Wow, your little kid is really well raised. Look, he's so white and chubby, and he looks almost the same age as my son!"

She teased the child for a long time before getting to the point: "I was wondering why you and Wang Fang got together. It's rare that she would pay attention to you."

Lin Yue still said the same thing, "No, we were just on the same route. I think she's just not very good at socializing with people, not that she's intentionally ignoring people."

Zhou Aixiang said with a sigh, "She wasn't like this before. She used to have a good personality, but she was a little aloof. She couldn't get along with us peasants. Then her parents got into trouble and were labeled as 'feudal, capitalist, and revisionist'. Her class background changed suddenly. Her brother called her and told her how fierce the commotion was outside. She must have been scared. At first, she was trembling with fear, and the slightest movement would frighten her to death."

Lin Yue was not prepared for her to bring this up. Seeing Wang Tingting's expression change, he quickly changed the subject and said, "Hey, why are you talking about this? I see there are quite a few clouds today. It won't rain again. If so, I won't have worked in vain this morning!"

Zhou Aixiang leaned over to look out the window and said angrily, "I saw that you took good care of your vegetable garden, so I thought you were an expert, but I was wrong! You can't even see this, 'clouds on tiles, the sun is killing people', these few days must be sunny!"

Before she finished speaking, she suddenly realized Lin Yue's intention, but she didn't mean to avoid it at all. Instead, she turned around and patted Wang Tingting's hand, smiling and said, "We know everything about you. We don't understand political affairs, and we won't get involved. But there is one thing you can rest assured about, no one in the camp will say anything extravagant.

Who is Commander Wang? He is a famous war hero! Others may not know him, but how can we who have military members in our families not know him? If you are his child, then others will not dare to say anything about you!

But then again, no matter where you are, there are people who don’t wear the same pants as others. I came to you to tell you this so that you can listen and have an idea in your mind! "

Wang Tingting's lips trembled slightly, and she forced herself to nod.

The same idea was expressed by Aunt Li from Commander Jiang's family and Aunt Xu from Political Commissar Liu's family. Even Commander Zhao once pretended to meet her on the street and comforted her by saying "stay safe".

But she had experienced too much human warmth and coldness in the past year or so, and she no longer dared to believe that what they said was sincere.

But now it was different. When these words came out of the mouth of an ordinary military wife like Zhou Aixiang, her eyes suddenly became sore and she could hardly control her emotions.

Zhou Aixiang didn't notice Wang Tingting's emotions. Although she was a careful person, she was still a carefree person after all. She came here on a mission, otherwise, she wouldn't have thought of reminding Wang Tingting about this.

She then talked about Wang Fang's story. "Speaking of which, I was relatively stable in the army, and there had never been any fighting among my family members. The only time it happened was when Deputy Battalion Commander Xu's eldest son started it."

The eldest son of Deputy Battalion Commander Xu is the older brother of Xu Jianshe, who is a soldier. The two brothers spend most of the year in their hometown, where they have more classmates and friends than here.

After the movement began, a classmate wrote to him, telling him how powerful he was in his hometown. He wore a red armband and a green military uniform, and could kick anyone's door as he pleased. Not only did the adults not dare to say anything, but they also had to smile and flatter him. Even the children living in the military compound could not match his power.

How could young boys of eleven or twelve years old resist such temptation? They quickly gathered a few people and responded to the call from above to launch a vigorous revolution in the military region.

Because of the paralysis of transportation, it took a long time for the letters from his hometown to be forwarded to Xu Weiguo, and it took several months for news from Wang Fang's parents to arrive.

At that time, the army was still mostly made up of militiamen. For a border defense force with only one division, there was no one else to fight except Wang Fang. So this group of half-grown kids broke into someone's house in broad daylight and kidnapped Wang Fang.

Although this matter was quickly suppressed, it also made Kong Dewen and his two sons realize that Wang Fang's background was indeed very problematic, but they did not realize it because of the stable life in the military camp. As long as there is such a wife/mother, Kong Dewen's promotion and the study and life of his two children will be greatly affected in the future.

Especially the eldest son Kong Jianguo, who is at the age of admiring strength, and the object of his admiration is not only his father, but also some soldiers who look so majestic that even adults dare not provoke them.

Wang Fang's life at home became difficult. She also began to be afraid of seeing people and was unwilling to get along with them, truly isolating herself from others.

Zhou Aixiang finished talking about Wang Fang with a dry mouth, took the bowl handed to her by Lin Yue, drank a few mouthfuls, and concluded: "So, you don't have to worry about other people in the family compound, but you have to be careful of those hooligans. They act lawlessly, and even my parents can't control them."

Wang Tingting nodded in agreement. She and Lin Yue looked at each other and both remembered the lonely figure of that person standing in front of the ward window.

It was getting late, so Zhou Aixiang said everything she needed to say, then patted her butt and left without hesitation.

Lin Yue patted Wang Tingting's arm and said with a smile: "Yuan Dong won't be back at noon today, let's have something delicious at home. Think about it, is there anything you want to eat?"

Wang Tingting had seen the darkness of human nature, so she felt much more relaxed. As for those rascals Zhou Aixiang mentioned, they had gone to join the big gang last year, and it was still a long time before they would come back. At least now, she didn't need to worry.

She knew that Lin Yue was taking care of her mood, and couldn't help but smile and said, "That's great. Didn't we just get a rabbit yesterday? You can cook half of it and we can eat it secretly."

Recently, troops have been going into the mountains to search for the tiger. Although they didn't find it, they have hunted a lot of wild animals due to the large-scale search, including rabbits and pheasants. There are also many animals that Lin Yue can't even name, which makes her, the soul of the afterlife, feel heartbroken.

Zhang Yuandong came back yesterday, bringing back a rabbit, two pheasants, and a large piece of roe deer meat. The roe deer meat has been pickled, and Lin Yue plans to make it into bacon. As for the two pheasants, one was cooked last night, and the other is still alive. Because its feathers are beautiful, the children are reluctant to kill it, and want to keep it for a long time to pluck its feathers and make shuttlecocks.

Regardless of whether this idea was cruel or not, Lin Yue really couldn't bear to tell them that the pheasant was injured and had been frightened and stressed, so it would be difficult to keep it alive.

She thought of the rabbit that hadn't been cooked yet, and said to Wang Tingting with a smile, "Okay, today I'll let you taste my cooking skills and make you a fresh pot rabbit!"

The family area was very similar to the village in his hometown. Neighbors could hear each other's voices. If someone spoke a little louder, the people next door could hear it. When Lin Yue went out to get firewood, he heard a burst of children yelling and cursing on the street.

She looked back and saw Wang Fang's two sons walking on the street again. The younger one kept wiping his tears and looked pitiful, while the older one was swearing at no one else but his own mother.

Lin Yue frowned in disgust, not having any good feelings towards the child. But she didn't expect that when the two children saw her, they ran straight towards her.

It was lunchtime, and there were almost no adults on the street except for a few children who didn't go to school. Kong Jianguo and Kong Jianping were driven out by their mother. The two children hadn't eaten since early morning, and now it was noon, but their stomachs were still empty.

Kong Jianguo was surprisingly polite when dealing with others. He pulled his brother and politely greeted Lin Yue: "Hello, Auntie Lin!"

Lin Yue paused, responded, and was about to walk back, but was blocked by two children.

Seeing that they didn't leave, she sighed inwardly, but then she put on a smile and asked, "Why didn't you two go to school today? Why are you still wandering on the street?"

Kong Jianguo clutched the corner of his clothes awkwardly, held his brother tightly with one hand, and said stutteringly: "Auntie, auntie, my brother and I haven't eaten the whole day. My mother didn't cook for us and even kicked us out. Can you, can you..."

It was the first time he did such a thing. He was extremely nervous and ashamed. In the end, he could not continue speaking. He could only raise his head and look at Lin Yue hopefully.

Lin Yue's mind turned several times, and he said: "Oh, you made your mother angry, right? That's okay, a mother won't be angry with children all her life, just go and apologize to your mother and promise not to do it again next time, and everything will be fine!"

Kong Jianguo was a little dumbfounded. This was not what he thought. He came to find Auntie Lin not only to get some food, but also to let others know how his mother abused him and his brother.

He had heard from many people that Auntie Lin was very kind to children and loved all the children in the family, whether they were boys or girls. In his mind, if he told her about his and his brother's affairs, she would definitely feel sorry for him and his brother and think that his mother was irresponsible and abused the children.

But Lin Yue's reaction was beyond his expectations. He stuttered and was a little stuck.

Lin Yue understood and said, "You can't bring yourself to do that, right? It's okay. You wait. I'll go in and put down the firewood and go back with you. Your mother won't be in any trouble as long as I'm here. When the time comes, as long as you apologize, she will definitely forgive you."

Kong Jianguo quickly refused: "No, no, auntie, my mother...she has a bad temper. We dare not go back, or we will be beaten!"

Lin Yue gave him a reproachful look and said with a smile, "What nonsense are you talking about? Everyone knows that your mother has the best temper. She is the most tolerant of children in the family compound! Even the ones in my family have been beaten a lot. Have you two brothers ever been beaten once? Okay, let's go!"

She did not even go into the house to put the firewood. Instead, she put the firewood on the ground and was about to take the two of them back to their home.

Kong Jianguo was anxious and pinched his brother so hard that it hurt him.

Kong Jianping had been staring with his eyes wide open listening to the two people talking non-stop, and he had been holding back his tears a long time ago. But when his brother pinched him, he started crying loudly again, and there was a tendency that he could not bear it any longer.