Chapter 215 Chapter 215 Report

Zhang Yuandong was transferred to the eastern defense line in April, and Wang Tingting has also moved to the hospital staff dormitory. She just sends Xixi over in the morning and picks her up after get off work in the evening.

The family compound has been unusually quiet recently. Only Aunt Hua and her daughter-in-law and Zhou Aixiang would come over occasionally to gossip for a while. Even Tang Sisi, who used to be always hanging around with a few children, seemed to have quieted down. If it weren't for the radio broadcast that sounded on time every morning, Lin Yue would have almost forgotten about such a person.

The black market in May had just entered the spring planting stage, and the fields were bustling with activity. There were not so many oxen for plowing, so they put bridles on mules and some horses from the transport team, and their efficiency was no less than that of oxen. Occasionally, there were a few disobedient ones that would run around in the fields, causing the person controlling the plow to fall flat on his face, which often made everyone laugh.

Lin Yue has been in this world for many years and is not unfamiliar with farming. The only one in the family who needs her care is Xixi. Wang Tingting doesn't want her to work so hard, so she takes two fresh big fish to Captain Ma's house and asks Aunt Hua to help take care of her for a while.

Auntie Hua has a little granddaughter who is only a few months older than Xixi and needs to be taken care of. She took over the task readily and said with a laugh, "If you hadn't come, I would have gone to look for you. Your sister-in-law Zhou came to see me last night and said she wanted to send her little boy over. I can take care of one or a group of them anyway, so I thought I would ask you if you would send yours over as well. It just so happens that you came today!"

Wang Tingting felt a little embarrassed at first, but when she saw Aunt Hua was so straightforward, she finally felt relieved.

Lin Yue found it strange that Zhang Yulan had been allocated a lot of land last year, but now it was all empty and almost a wasteland. According to her personality, she should not leave the land to such a wasteland.

Zhou Aixiang came over and gossiped, "Don't look at it. Her family secretly rented out the land to someone else this year. The other person has to wait until all his own land is planted before he can plant hers."

Lin Yue glanced over and Zhou Aixiang immediately understood. She came over and gossiped, "She got pregnant some time ago, but she didn't know it and accidentally got pregnant. When you were visiting relatives, many people in the family compound went to see her, but later they thought it was not a good thing, so they didn't tell anyone."

Zhang Yulan had been longing to have a child of her own for so long. She finally had one, but lost it. She became depressed all of a sudden and now she can’t even leave the house.

Lin Yue and her did not have much hatred. They could just regard the previous events as her momentary misunderstanding, and it was not a deep hatred. Neither Wang Tingting nor she thought of holding on to this matter, so after hearing this, they could not help but sigh.

But she was more concerned about something else, "Is her sister still living here? Why can't I see her?"

"Yes, of course she is! But she stays at home every day and hardly goes out. It's normal that you don't see her."

Lin Yue nodded thoughtfully: "Oh, I was just thinking that her sister is not very capable. Her sister is sick, so why doesn't she help to farm?"

Zhou Aixiang couldn't help laughing out loud, "With her delicate skin and adorable appearance, how could she possibly farm?"

Lin Yue asked in confusion: "Didn't they say that Zhang's sister's hometown is also in the countryside, and her sister suffered a lot after getting married, how come she can't even farm?"

Zhou Aixiang was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and said, "Who knows? Maybe her family loves this little girl. She has only been married for more than a year, so maybe she hasn't learned it yet."

This reason was too far-fetched, but after all, it was someone else's family affair, and Zhou Aixiang couldn't know everything, so Lin Yue didn't ask any more questions.

The busy spring ploughing season was over quickly, and life returned to peace. Occasionally, people in the family courtyard would talk about the constant conflict between the two countries. It seemed that a war was about to break out, but the next day was still calm. Gradually, everyone stopped worrying, and almost no one thought that a war would really break out.

Lin Yue thought the days would pass peacefully like this, but she didn't expect that she would be suddenly called to the office by the political commissar.

Lin Yue has been at the border for more than a year. She has met Commander Jiang and Political Commissar Liu before, but this is her first time to have face-to-face contact with the two leaders.

Even in the office, Political Commissar Liu still wore his iconic hat. The office was not big. In addition to Political Commissar Liu, there was also a young recorder sitting a little to the side. Except for the time when Lin Yue just walked in and raised his head to greet him, he kept his head down the whole time, recording something in a notebook.

Outside the office, there were two soldiers with guns standing upright at the door.

It was the first time that Lin Yue saw such a big battle. He was nervous and just said hello and stood still, not daring to say a word.

Political Commissar Liu's office is not usually of such high standards. Seeing that this show of power was quite effective, his expression softened a little and he said, "Xiao Lin, sit down! I asked you to come here today because I have something to ask you. Don't be nervous, just treat it as a casual chat."

Lin Yue glanced around and didn't find any extra chairs. She was in no mood to find a chair to sit on. She just forced a smile on her face and stammered, "Political Commissar, please ask me anything you want!"

Political Commissar Liu asked her some questions in a casual manner, all about her background and her situation in Xiaotian Village. Lin Yue was a little confused and answered cautiously.

Political Commissar Liu suddenly changed the subject and asked about the relationship between Zhang Yuandong and his parents.

Lin Yue's already highly nervous brain suddenly moved, and he immediately described with deep emotion how Zhang Yuandong had lacked love since childhood but had always longed for maternal love, and how he saved money after joining the army, built a brick and tile house for his family, and sent his younger brothers and sisters to school. He also talked about the fact that his mother, when she was terminally ill, revealed that she had abducted the young Lin Yue.

Although these words have been artistically processed, they are all based on reality, so she said them with great sincerity. In the end, Zhang Yuandong couldn't bear to see his parents continue to make such mistakes and corrupt his youngest sister, so he had no choice but to break off relations with his parents. Even she was moved.

Political Commissar Liu did not show much emotion, but comforted him: "Don't be nervous, it's not a big deal. We have already understood the situation. Today we are just going to find the person involved to understand it again."

"The person involved?" Although Lin Yue had some guesses, he was still shocked when he actually heard the word "person involved".

This scene is very similar to the time when the turmoil just started a few years ago. At that time, someone also made an anonymous report and someone from the military region came to investigate. However, it was Liu Xiuqin who asked her privately, and at most there was an uninvited Sun Xiuli. Compared with the situation now, it was far worse.

Political Commissar Liu pulled out a letter from the drawer and handed it to Lin Yue, trying to calm her down. He said, "The troops received a letter of accusation about you. We were afraid of wrongly accusing a good comrade, so we sent someone to investigate. But today we still want to hear your own story."

Lin Yue opened the letter and quickly read it. The content of the letter was nothing more than the relationship between her and Xu's father, the fact that Zhang Yuandong severed ties with his parents, and the fact that she and her husband took in Commander Wang and his family who were sent to labor reform.

The date of the report was probably when his family went to the Luohe Brigade, which was a long time ago.

She calmed herself down and thought about her answer again. She was about to add something when Political Commissar Liu spoke before her: "You have made it very clear just now. The investigation results are also out, and they are roughly consistent with what you said. The content of this letter is basically nonsense without factual basis. We all believe that you and Zhang Yuandong are good comrades, but after returning this time, you must fulfill your duties and don't give the villains any chance to take advantage of you!"

It was not until she left the office that Lin Yue's tense nerves finally relaxed. Her mind was blank and confused, and she only wanted to walk out.

The recorder caught up with me from behind and said with a smile, "Sister-in-law, let me see you off!"

Lin Yue knew that he must have something to say, so he nodded stiffly.

The recorder took out the envelope from her hand and said with a smile, "Sister-in-law, I can't give you this letter. I have to keep it on file. But don't worry, it won't have any impact on you and Zhang Tuan. Look, it has been marked above. It's a false report. But the words look familiar to me, but I can't remember who wrote it."

Lin Yue's confused mind cleared up for a moment. Before she could think of anything, she heard the other party continue, "Speaking of which, our Division Commander Jiang and Political Commissar Liu are both good leaders who love their subordinates. They have suppressed this letter of accusation for more than a month and did not deal with it until they found out the cause and Zhang Tuan was praised and valued by the Eastern Defense Zone. Alas, they are really good leaders who protect their soldiers so much!"

Lin Yue nodded stiffly, and halfway through nodding, he suddenly realized the meaning of his words. He was conveying a message for Commander Jiang and Political Commissar Liu, and it was also meant to be a gesture of goodwill.

She looked up at the young recorder with a sincere smile on her face, "Who said it wasn't true? Yuandong often said that he met a good boss here and was given an important position. He has always been grateful in his heart."

The recorder's smile became more sincere. He stood still and waved, saying, "Sister-in-law, I won't send you off any longer. By the way, congratulations to Zhang Tuan for receiving another commendation."

Lin Yue thanked him, turned around and left, wondering in her heart when Zhang Yuandong would be able to come back. She missed him and wanted to discuss today's events with him.

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The situation on the eastern defense line was tense. After Zhang Yuandong was transferred there, he had not been home for a long time. When he came back again, it was almost Mid-Autumn Festival.

Lin Yue discovered that Lingling and Wanli had a serious aversion to school and even didn't want to go to school, thinking that going to school was useless.

Lin Yue looked through their textbooks and found the contents were indeed too simple for them, and they did not like to memorize quotations or learn ideas.

Lingling and Wanli pestered Lin Yue to skip a grade. Skipping a grade was actually easy, as long as they could pass the exam. However, in senior primary school, students had to learn about industry and agriculture, and only had half-day classes in the morning. They had to work in the fields in the afternoon. The two children were still too young, so Lin Yue did not agree.

She made individual study plans for her children, using up almost all of her brain cells to search her memory for the knowledge she had learned in school. She compiled simple knowledge points in literature, history, science and engineering into a popular science book, and taught her two children through stories and interesting experiments.

It was already evening when Zhang Yuandong came back. It was raining heavily outside, like the Milky Way pouring back, and the rumbling thunder echoed through the sky. He was wearing a raincoat, like a traveler who had not returned home for a long time, and he knocked on the door of his courtyard tiredly in the heavy rain.

Lin Yue was doing a non-Newtonian fluid experiment with the children. The four children chattered and used the starch liquid as a toy, grabbing it with their hands. Lin Yue faintly heard a knock on the door outside. She had a vague guess in her mind, so she put on her raincoat and strode to the door.

She opened the door and met the eyes of the person standing outside.

Zhang Yuandong gave her a silly smile and opened his arms to hug her, but Lin Yue grabbed him and dragged him into the house.

The lights were on in the house, and when the children saw their father suddenly appear, they all jumped up in surprise and stretched out their sticky little paws to pounce on their father.

Zhang Yuandong took off his raincoat and put it in front of the door. The clothes inside were still a little damp. He couldn't resist and said, "Wait a minute, I'll go change and wash, and then I'll hug you later!"

Several children looked at his face and laughed. Little Mushroom stood on the kang and reached out to pull the messy stubble on Zhang Yuandong's face, but unfortunately the beard was too short and he couldn't pull it.

Zhang Yuandong helplessly looked at Lin Yue for help, and Lin Yue came over, smiled and took the little mushroom away.

She said to the children, "Your father has just come back. Don't bother him. Let him take a bath and change his clothes first!"

She led Zhang Yuandong out, and when the children were out of sight, she reached out and touched his chin, saying with a smile, "Didn't you go to compete with the Russians? Why do you make yourself look like a savage?"

Zhang Yuandong touched his chin twice and said with a smile, "I'm too busy. I don't have time to shave."

There are disciplines in the army and they have to keep their appearance neat and tidy. Lin Yue guessed that he was sent somewhere to carry out a mission again. She couldn't ask too much about this, so she simply stopped talking and talked about something else.

"How long can you stay this time? Is the matter over there settled?"

Zhang Yuandong shook his head. "The army is currently recruiting more soldiers. We need to recruit more people who are good at martial arts and are tall and strong."

This is no secret. This expansion is nationwide and has been announced via radio and newspapers. It shouldn't be long before everyone receives the news.

Lin Yue was a little nervous. "So, is there really going to be a war? I heard from Sister Zhou and the others that the border has not been peaceful in recent years, but generally there are no wars..."

Zhang Yuandong held a bucket of hot water in one hand and patted her shoulder with his other hand, soothing her: "Don't worry, this is all nonsense. We are recruiting soldiers now only because the Russians are a little stronger. We have no advantage in fighting them alone. It has nothing to do with war!"

Lin Yue was really worried. Now the gap in military strength between the two countries was huge. A war at this time would be very disadvantageous to our side. She had lived here for so many years. She was not only worried about Zhang Yuandong, but also about the soldiers and civilians on the border.