Chapter 466 Whatever You Fear Will Come
The young soldier who came to report the news couldn't help but tear up when he saw the sisters-in-law crying.
After wiping away his tears, he named more than a dozen military wives in one breath.
"Sisters-in-law, the car is ready, pack up and follow me."
"Little comrade, what about us?" The sisters-in-law whose names were not called were panicked and anxious, and they surrounded the young soldier to inquire about the situation.
"Aifang, Chunni, don't be anxious, just listen to me."
The person who spoke was a woman in her forties. She had neat short hair and was wearing a light yellow Lenin suit. She exuded a refreshing energy from head to toe.
At this time, Lin Siqiao didn't know that the person who was speaking was Political Commissar Luo's lover, Tian Yiping.
Tian Yiping first pulled up several sisters-in-law who were slumped on the ground, then bent down to brush off the snow stains on their bodies.
Tian Yiping didn't know the current situation outside, but her husband Lao Luo reminded her several times before he left that no matter what happened, there must be no chaos in the family compound.
After calming herself down, Tian Yiping glanced at everyone and said.
"We are all old people in the family compound. What kind of storms and waves haven't we experienced over the years?"
"During the most difficult time, we didn't hear from them for more than half a year, but we managed to get through it."
"Sister-in-law, we are just anxious."
My sister-in-law named Aifang said, "Can I go with you to see my old man Zhang? I'll just take a look and come back."
Her right eye has been twitching non-stop these past few days, and she couldn't help but go and see it with her own eyes.
"Aifang, I'm not saying anything bad to you, but think about how many people can fit in our army's supply trucks? And look at how many people are in our family compound? If everyone goes together, even ten trucks won't be enough."
Seeing that the other party wanted to say something, Tian Yiping took her hand and spoke to her from the heart.
"Do you think I'm not anxious? Look at the big bubble at the corner of my mouth, but what's the point of being anxious at this time?"
"Since that's the arrangement, we just need to relax and wait."
"As military wives, what we need to do at this time is to stabilize the rear and not cause trouble for the people in the front. Do you think I am right?"
Liu Aifang felt a little embarrassed, "Sister-in-law, I understand what you said. I was just too worried just now."
"What are you worried about? This is Beijing!"
After all, she was someone who was used to doing ideological work, so after hearing what Tian Yiping said, everyone felt much calmer.
Seeing this, Tian Yiping struck while the iron was hot and said, "The car is still waiting. You should go back quickly to pack two sets of clothes and daily necessities. You don't have to worry about the family compound. We are watching over it."
"Thank you, sister-in-law." Everyone was busy expressing their gratitude.
Tian Yiping pretended to be unhappy and waved her hands, "We have been together for so many years, so don't say such polite words. Now go ahead."
The sisters-in-law nodded and hurried back home.
A few minutes later, the car set off.
Seeing that other people were still wandering around the family compound in a daze, Tian Yiping sighed.
"Okay, if you don't want to go back for the time being, come to my house and sit down..."
Before she could finish her words, Tian Yiping suddenly froze.
She was not well-educated and didn't know how to describe the other person's appearance, so she just subconsciously asked the person next to her.
"Whose beautiful girl is that? I have never seen her before."
After hearing this, the other sisters-in-law also looked over.
He looked unfamiliar, and someone asked, "Could he be new to the art troupe?"
"That shouldn't be the case. The military art troupe hasn't performed for several months. How could they suddenly recruit new people?"
It’s no wonder that the sisters-in-law didn’t recognize Lin Siqiao. Last time, Lin Siqiao only stayed in the staff quarters for one night.
In addition, the courtyard chosen by Lu Jianchuan is relatively remote, and she has never met the sisters-in-law in the family compound until now.
Seeing that everyone was staring at her, Lin Siqiao walked over with ease. Although she didn't live here, she was still a member of the family compound.
Moreover, she really likes the atmosphere of mutual help in the family compound.
When he came to him, Lin Siqiao introduced himself with a smile.
"Hello, sisters-in-law. My name is Lin Siqiao, and I am Lu Jianchuan's lover."
"You...you are Captain Lu's lover?"
Now the sisters-in-law were even more surprised, because they knew that Captain Lu was married.
Of course, they had also heard from the sentry at the door that Captain Lu’s wife was not only beautiful, but also an outstanding talent from Peking University.
Seeing this today, I can only say that the rumors were too low-key.
Look at her pretty little face and her glowing white skin. Not to mention the mainstays of the art troupe, even the actresses in the model operas are not half as beautiful as her.
Tian Yiping was the first to react and quickly greeted her, "Sister Qiao, it's very cold outside today, come to my house and warm up. I can introduce you to someone new."
"Okay, thank you, sister-in-law."
Lin Siqiao smiled and nodded. She had the same idea.
The group entered the main hall. On weekdays, these sisters-in-law often walked around in the family compound, so there was no such thing as serving tea or water. If they wanted to drink, they could just do it themselves.
This was Lin Siqiao's first visit, and Tian Yiping was still very polite.
After more than ten cups of sugar water were brought to the table, she took the key to open the chest of drawers, grabbed a lot of peanuts, melon seeds and candies from it, and piled them up on a full plate.
"Sister Qiao, come and get whatever you want to eat, but don't be polite."
"Sister-in-law, stop working and sit down too."
Lin Siqiao said this as he moved towards the end of the bench to make an empty seat for Tian Yiping.
Tian Yiping responded happily. Afraid that Lin Siqiao would not be able to let go, she took the lead and grabbed a handful of melon seeds, and introduced them to Lin Siqiao while eating them.
There are many sisters-in-law in the family compound, but less than one-tenth of them came today.
Fortunately, here you don’t have to call out the other person’s full name when greeting.
Call those who are older than you sister-in-law, call those who are younger than you sister, and if that doesn’t work, then call them comrade.
However, according to Tian Yiping, there is no other military wife younger than Lin Siqiao in the Manchurian family compound.
After all, there are conditions for joining the army these days. In Beijing, one must be in a position at the battalion level or above, be at least 35 years old or have 15 years of military service. Only if one of the three conditions is met can one join the army.
There are not many people in the country who are as young as Captain Lu and can serve as the head of a regiment.
Moreover, she also heard from her husband Lao Luo that with the military merits accumulated by Captain Lu in recent years, he might not be able to stay in this regimental position for long.
After chatting for a while, the topic turned to what happened just now.
Upon learning that Lin Siqiao had just returned from another place last night, Tian Yiping briefly explained the situation to her so that she would have a general idea.
"In fact, we don't know exactly what happened. At first, the Security Department said they didn't have enough manpower, and not long after, all the people here were transferred over there."
They thought he would be back in a week or so at most, but they waited for almost a month.
The second battalion commander's wife, Liu Aifang, sighed.
"In fact, we are not afraid of how long we wait. We are just afraid that something bad will happen to them outside. I didn't expect that the more you fear something, the more it will happen."
"When I heard Comrade Xiao say that my Baoping was shot twice, I was stunned."
"Who said it wasn't? Touch my hand, it's still shaking."
As they were talking, the wives of the soldiers began to panic again. At this time, Mrs. Ma from the Third Battalion asked a question.
"Have you read today's newspaper? Logically speaking, such a big event should be reported in the newspaper."
As soon as he finished speaking, several sisters-in-law shook their heads in unison.
"We've already read the newspaper, and there's nothing in it."
These days, information is blocked and the only way to learn about national affairs is in newspapers or on television, but there are not many TV programs nowadays.
There are only two news programs, namely "News and Newspaper Digest" (1955) and "National Television News Program Network" which was just broadcast on July 1 this year (this is the predecessor of the News Network).
It’s a pity that no one in the family compound has installed a TV yet, so if you want to watch it, you can only wait until 8 o’clock in the evening and go to the small auditorium of the army.
"How about we go over there and take a look together tonight?"
"Okay, go ahead. There's nothing to do at home anyway."
Several sisters-in-law discussed and decided the matter. Seeing that Lin Siqiao was holding the cup for a long time without saying anything, Tian Yiping patted her hand and comforted her.
"Sister Qiao, don't worry too much. They may be back in less than two days."
She still said the same thing, "This is Kyoto after all, how chaotic can it get?"
Lin Siqiao came back to his senses, smiled slightly and nodded.
The sisters-in-law might not understand what happened, but Lin Siqiao put these fragmentary details together, and with the memories of later generations, she roughly knew it in her heart.
Even though the matter had ended several months ago, these people were used to bullying others. How could they be willing to give up the power in their hands?
And these things...are only briefly mentioned in the book.
No one knows what happened in the end or how much blood was shed.
The days passed one by one, and as more and more sisters-in-law were taken away, Lin Siqiao gradually realized that this matter was far more difficult than she had imagined.
But now, the family compound has been under complete martial law, and she has no other choice but to wait.
On the last day of the month, not long after Lin Siqiao turned off the lights, he heard the courtyard door creaking.
When Lin Siqiao heard Comrade Jiang Da's slightly panicked voice, she knew that the thing she was most worried about had happened.
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