Chapter 216 Heavy Rain

The rain was still falling outside. Zhang Yuandong smiled and said, "Don't forget how the little mushroom got its name. Our country has never been truly afraid of any enemy. Don't worry."

Lin Yue smiled unconsciously. It was true. How could she have forgotten that now was not the time when only Su Mei had the core weapon. Although the Flower Kingdom was still very difficult, it would no longer be easily manipulated. ①

Seeing her smile, Zhang Yuandong threw a towel over his shoulders, picked up the bucket with one hand, and walked over to her and said, "Wife, shall I go take a shower?"

Lin Yue smiled and pushed him, "Don't go to the closet, it's raining outside, just wash up in Wanli's room!"

After Wang Tingting moved out, Lin Yue changed the room she originally lived in into Lingling and Sisi's room, and the middle room was the room for several boys. Zhang Yuandong went in with a bucket, and wanted to simply clean it up, but when he turned around, Lin Yue had already placed a wooden basin on the ground.

As she closed the door, she said, "I made new clothes for you and put them on the kang with your shoes. Remember to change them later."

Zhang Yuandong reached out and held his wife's hand, his voice a little dark, "Can you rub my back for me later?"

Lin Yue was afraid that the children might hear something, so she didn't dare to stay here for long. However, Zhang Yuandong held her tightly and wouldn't let her go. She pretended to be angry and said, "Don't make a fuss. Just wash briefly first. I'll heat some more water in the evening so you can wash properly..."

Zhang Yuandong also knew that the children were there, so he didn't dare to make too much noise. He just held the person in his arms and held him tightly for a while before letting him go.

Lin Yue's face turned a little red. She glared at Zhang Yuandong, turned around and walked out.

As soon as she entered the main room, she saw four children lying on the kang, covering their mouths and laughing. Lin Yue thought of something and her face turned even redder. She said unhappily, "Four little cats, go wash your hands and faces!"

The four children climbed down from the kang with a laugh, put on the straw slippers that Lin Yue had woven for them, and ran towards the door.

Lin Yue leaned forward and shouted, "There is hot water in the thermos, be careful when you pour it..."

The children didn't even wait for her instructions and all ran to the eaves to collect the rain water.

The eaves were not wide, and the four children lined up outside the door, stretching out their hands to catch the rain from under the eaves. A strong wind blew, and the rain poured in diagonally, splashing onto their legs. Several children jumped, screamed, and then laughed together.

Lin Yue shook his head and dragged them in one by one. It happened that Zhang Yuandong had already changed his clothes, so he simply packed up the four children and stuffed them into his arms, then turned around to find clean clothes for them.

Zhang Yuandong shaved off his thick beard, but his hair was still long, each strand had its own temper, and stood up stubbornly on his head. He helplessly fetched water for his sons and daughters to wash their hands, and seeing that Little Mushroom was too wet, he simply took off all his clothes, revealing his round belly.

When Lingling and Wanli saw him, they went over to tease him with a smile, poking him so hard that he almost laughed to the ground.

Sisi also found it amusing, so she lifted up her skirt and tried to pat her belly like her older brothers and sisters. Zhang Yuandong was startled and quickly pushed her clothes back up.

Little Sisi is already three years old, and she has no lack of basic awareness of protection, but she forgets things quickly, especially when she sees others doing something and finds it interesting, she will imitate it. For the first time, Zhang Yuandong thought of a problem: there are both sons and daughters at home, and he must remind himself to be careful all the time in the future, and not let the daughter learn bad things.

Because of the rain, the light in the house was dim, so Lin Yue pulled the light cord. The dim light shone down, making this small family of six lively and warm.

The rain on the border was no less severe than in the family quarters. The soldiers on duty stood upright at their posts in their raincoats, letting the rain continue to hit their faces, but they remained motionless like Songyue.

Farther away, a patrol team of soldiers was struggling to move forward in the heavy rain, their vision blurred by the rain, and they could hardly see the road clearly. The soldiers walked forward in silence, paying more attention to the movements around them.

Suddenly, a tall figure emerged from the woods and rushed towards them. The soldiers reacted quickly, and some even raised their guns.

The man who ran out was not wearing any rain gear. He was soaked by the flood, and his clothes were sticking to his body. He suddenly saw a group of soldiers, but he was not panicked at all. He even showed a silly smile on his face, shouted something incoherently, and happily rushed towards the group.

The soldiers all breathed a sigh of relief when they recognized the person coming. They quickly put away their weapons for fear of hurting anyone. One of them shouted, "Silly, stop! Stop! It's raining so hard, why are you here?"

Silly Egg laughed and shouted incoherently, "Donkey, donkey..."

Several young warriors joked, "Hey, you idiot, you're here to see your brother again! But the donkey isn't here. He's been transferred back to the army and won't be back until next month!"

Shadan didn't understand so much and kept muttering "donkey, donkey" obsessively.

The soldiers had to continue patrolling and couldn't waste time with him any more. They urged him, "Silly boy, hurry home! It's raining so hard, don't hang around outside!"

One of the young warriors took off his raincoat and went over to put it on him, "Come on, I'll take you back."

Shadan was unwilling, and threw his raincoat to the ground, shouting, "Looking for a donkey, looking for a donkey!"

"Hey, you idiot! Xiaoliu was so kind as to give you his raincoat and even offered to take you home. It would have been fine if you didn't appreciate it, but why did you throw the raincoat away? How can you even wear it?"

The leader whispered, "Dalin, come back, why are you arguing with a fool?"

He went over and picked up the raincoat, asked Xiaoliu to hold Shadan down, and tried to force him to put it on.

Shadan hasn't been here for a while. Today he was unusually uncooperative and was very resistant to others approaching him. Xiaoliu couldn't control him and was almost hit in the face by his arm.

The warrior named Dalin laughed and said, "Xiaoliu, can you do it? If not, let your brother do it!"

Xiaoliu ignored him. He grabbed Shadan's arm and asked sternly, "Shadan, who hit you?"

The leader heard it and came over to see. It was raining so hard that his vision was obstructed, so he hadn't seen anything before. Now he looked closer and found that Shadan's arms were covered with bruises and blood scabs, and there were obvious marks on his wrists from being tied with ropes. It was obvious what he had been through.

In just half a month, his face had grown a full beard again, and his hair had grown a lot longer, lying flat on his scalp when wet by the rain. His clothes were particularly tattered, with the hem of his shirt torn beyond recognition, hanging on his body like rags, and at first glance, he looked like a savage.

When his arm was grabbed, Shadan became even more frightened, screaming "Ahhh!" in fear. Although he was tall and strong, the expression on his face was as helpless as a child, and he looked extremely pitiful.

The foreman's face turned very unhappy, and he changed his mind immediately: "Xiao Liu, take him back first, and then go to the village to check after the rain stops."

The other members of the team were very angry, but no one raised any objection. Except for Xiaoliu and Shadan who were walking towards the camp, the others immediately organized the team and continued to move forward in the heavy rain.

It rained heavily for a whole day and didn't stop until the next morning.

The weather in September has started to get cooler, with a big temperature difference between morning and night. I already need to wear a cotton jacket before going out.

Zhang Yuandong sat in the military truck and chatted with the driver. The driver was a veteran of four or five years. Although he was only in his early twenties, he had already become a veteran.

He freed one hand, took out a cigarette box from his pocket, and handed it over carefully. Zhang Yuandong stretched out his hand to refuse. He turned his head and glanced at it, then smiled and said, "Hey, Daqianmen! You are doing well, but be careful. If you are caught by the police, you will suffer the consequences."

The driver laughed: "Zhang Tuan, please don't laugh at me. I can't bear to finish this box for half a year. I just take it out secretly occasionally to satisfy my craving!"

He carefully put away his cigarette, avoided the topic of interrogation, and asked, "Zhang Tuan just came back yesterday, why don't you take a rest today?"

Zhang Yuandong smiled and said, "I'm free anyway, and I just happened to have some information, so I'll go and help deliver it."

The driver was a smart man. He laughed and didn't ask any more questions. He turned a corner and went into a small base. There were only a few rows of low houses and a large training ground in the base. The national flag of the Flower Country was hung high on the flagpole, majestically shocking the border.

At this time, there was a small group of soldiers who were not on a mission and were doing routine training on the training ground. Someone noticed Zhang Yuandong coming over here and ignored the rules, looking over here excitedly.

The platoon leader noticed that someone was distracted. He followed his line of sight and saw Zhang Yuandong. He was very excited, but he still scolded the person first before running quickly to Zhang Yuandong, saluted and greeted him.

Zhang Yuandong nodded, patted the other person on the shoulder, and continued walking towards the office area. The platoon leader asked loudly from behind: "Zhang Tuan, everyone misses you a lot. Did you defeat those old Russians? Are you coming back this time?"

Zhang Yuandong turned around and pointed with his finger: "Train well and stop asking nonsense questions!"

There was a burst of laughter from behind, but the platoon leader was not bothered and shouted: "What are you laughing at? Didn't you hear what Zhang Tuan said? Let's train. Sooner or later, we will go and fuck him!"

Zhang Yuandong walked to the row of low-rise houses. Before he got close, he saw a tall figure sneaking out of the door of a dormitory. The man was burly, and he was wearing someone's clothes, which were obviously ill-fitting and a lot shorter.

Zhang Yuandong shouted, "Who's there?" Before he finished speaking, someone had already chased after him.

It was too late for the soldiers in training to stop him. Zhang Yuandong quickly pinned him to the ground. A middle-aged man in a white coat ran out of the house in a panic, shouting, "Captain Zhang, Captain Zhang, this is all a misunderstanding, he is not a bad guy!"

He ran closer and saw the person being pinned to the ground by Zhang Yuandong. He didn't have time to explain and started to curse: "Stupid, what the hell did you do? I only took two sets of clothes to change and lent them to you, why did you take off my sleeves!"

Shadan raised his face which was pressed in the mud and laughed, looking silly.