When Duofu and the others came back from school, they saw Shen Yan and even sparred with him.
Shen Yan is quite strong, and sparring with the younger members has been a great help to them.
Shen Yan has over twenty years of combat experience, while the oldest among the children, Duo Fu, is only a little over ten years old and has been practicing martial arts for six or seven years. Even without using internal energy, Duo Fu still struggles against Shen Yan.
However, Duofu and his men were strong, and Shen Yan suffered a lot.
Another day of martial arts training ended. Shen Yan casually pulled a towel to wipe the sweat off his body. He found practicing martial arts with the Yu family kids more enjoyable than practicing with his soldiers.
Shen Yan said, "How did you raise this child? He's so young and he's already almost overshadowing me, an old soldier. If the staff in the institute find out, I'll lose all face."
Back then, his skills were among the best in the military region; otherwise, he wouldn't have received so many missions. But because of an injury, he had to leave the army.
Now that he can't even control a ten-year-old, how could Shen Yan not have some thoughts in his mind?
Moreover, after fighting Duofu multiple times, Shen Yan clearly sensed that Duofu was holding back. If Duofu went all out, Shen Yan would definitely be the one to lose, which was what frustrated Shen Yan the most.
Gao Shujing: "It's not that they're good, it's that you're getting old, almost forty, no longer an energetic young person."
Some men in the countryside are already grandfathers by the age of forty, but they remain stubborn and unwilling to admit defeat.
Shen Yan glared at him with a dark face. "Can't you speak properly? If you can't speak, then don't speak at all."
He came here to get married. If he admits he's old, wouldn't that be saying he's shameless?
Shen Yan said, "Who's old? I'm only in my thirties, still young." Thirty-nine years old is still in your thirties.
Gao Shujing replied perfunctorily, "Yes, yes, you're not old, you're in your prime."
Shen Yan's complexion improved somewhat.
Dorje ran back from outside, stopped in front of Shen Yan, called him "Uncle Shen," and started making faces.
Shen Yan immediately realized what was happening, tossed the towel aside, and happily followed Dorje out.
Although the two only exchanged one word, "Uncle Shen," and "Let's go," everyone in the Yu family knew what they were going to do.
It was simply that Zhang Pandi came out and asked Shen Yan to go out and have a 'chance encounter' with someone.
Zhang Pandi usually works in the fields or does chores at home, and only goes out once every few days to collect firewood or wild game.
Shen Yan couldn't go to the fields to "bump into" people.
There was a well in the educated youth compound. Zhang Pandi lived in Zhang Zhaodi's house, which was separated from the Lü family's house by only one house. She usually went to the educated youth compound to fetch water, which was only a few steps away. Shen Yan couldn't go there and pretend to have a 'chance encounter' with her.
That would be tantamount to telling everyone that he was pursuing Zhang Pandi.
Shen Yan didn't care what others said about him, but she was worried that Zhang Pandi's rejection of her would damage her reputation.
So Shen Yan could only 'bump into' Zhang Pandi when she came out to collect firewood or wild game.
Having been successfully bribed by Shen Yan, Dorje became his informant, keeping a close eye on Zhang Pandi. Whenever she went out, Dorje would come to report.
Duolu wiped the sweat from his face and onto the ground, then nudged Duoshou, who was standing to the side: "Will Uncle Shen succeed this time?"
Duoshou: "It's not that easy."
Yu Rujia reminded him, "Remember not to talk about this outside, okay?"
Shen Yan is sensible and won't act recklessly. If things don't go well, it won't affect Zhang Pandi.
They thought it wouldn't be easy for Shen Yan to win Zhang Pandi's favor, but they never expected that even God was on his side.
As it was getting dark, before Dorje even entered the yard, his loud voice rang out from outside: "Mom, Mom, come out quickly! Aunt Zhang has been bitten by a snake!"
Yu Rujia came out when she heard the shouts and saw Duoji rushing in, with Shen Yan carrying Zhang Pandi on his back and following behind.
Yu Rujia: "What kind of snake bit Comrade Zhang?"
Shen Yan put the person down: "It's a rat snake. I brought it back. Take a look."
They brought bags with them when they went out. It was a chance encounter on the mountain. If you don't bring a container to put your things, who would believe you went up the mountain on business?
Yu Rujia opened the bag, and inside lay a rat snake weighing over a pound. The snake's head was smashed, and it was clearly dead.
Although the rat snake itself is not venomous, it feeds on venomous snakes and rats, so there is no guarantee that its mouth does not contain the venom of its food.
Yu Rujia gave Zhang Pandi an antidote pill and applied medicine to her wound.
Yu Rujia: "The rat snake is non-venomous, Comrade Zhang, there's no need to worry. It's just that your foot is injured, making it difficult for you to walk. How about you take two days off?"
When Shen Yan carried Zhang Pandi in, she was conscious, but she was terrified. Hearing Yu Rujia's diagnosis made her feel a little better.
Zhang Pandi moved her slightly aching foot and felt that it was within her tolerance.
When she lived with her ex-husband, she was covered in injuries every day, which were much more painful than this, but she still went to work every single day without fail.
It was only after I arrived at Shangfen Brigade that I began to live a good life; I hadn't experienced this kind of pain in a long time.
Zhang Pandi: "It doesn't hurt much. It will be almost gone after one night's sleep. I don't need to take a day off."
Zhang Pandi is a hardworking and thrifty person. Even now that Zhang Zhaodi is helping her, Zhou Beifa is a good-natured person and has never argued with her.
But she still worked hard and earned more than seven work points every day.
Zhang Pandi felt a little reluctant to lose work points if she missed a day of work, thinking it was not worth the trouble.
Shen Yan immediately said, "How can I not ask for leave after being bitten by a snake? What if I get infected in the fields? Please, you absolutely must ask for leave."
“I know your captain. He’s a reasonable man. If he knew about your situation, he would definitely grant you leave.”
If he weren't worried about ruining Zhang Pandi's reputation, he would have loved to go straight to Captain Huang and ask him to grant him a leave of ten days or half a month.
Zhang Pandi: "It's really alright. I haven't even thanked Comrade Shen yet. If you hadn't been there, I might have collapsed on the mountain and no one would have known."
Rat snakes are non-venomous, but after being bitten, she was so frightened that she felt weak all over and couldn't even stand up. She is still terrified when she thinks about it now.
Shen Yan waved his hand repeatedly: "No need to be so polite, no need to be so polite."
Having finally managed to speak to someone, Shen Yan panicked again, unsure of what to say, his face turning a dark red with anxiety.
Gao Shujing thought of how he had pursued Yu Rujia back then, and felt a sense of empathy, so he spoke up to ease the atmosphere.
Gao Shujing: "Rujia, why don't you write two days' worth of medical records for Comrade Zhang? Comrade Zhang can decide whether to take leave depending on the situation."
Shen Yan hurriedly said, "Two days is not enough. Our former comrade was bitten by a snake and he only took a week or two off. This medical record should be for at least two weeks."
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