Chapter 64: Take her to Beijing to meet him
Xia Juanjuan's heart was beating uncontrollably, but she suppressed her excitement and took the telegram tremblingly.
The telegram was concise and to the point, but it was obviously not sent by Li Zhan. It was signed by Bai Zihan.
"Li Zhan is fine. He told you not to worry."
Xia Juanjuan was a little unsure whether to believe the telegram or not.
After all, everything happened last night, but a telegram, although faster than a letter, would still take a day or two, or three to arrive.
This telegram arrived the next day, how timely it was!
Secretary Zhao had not read the contents of the telegram in advance and asked, "What did Li Zhan say in the telegram? I didn't realize that this boy, who was so quiet when he was young, missed his wife so much! This is an urgent telegram from the army, using a special channel, and it was specially delivered by a comrade from the army telegraph station!"
After hearing this, Xia Juanjuan no longer doubted the authenticity of the telegram.
But she became even more worried.
If Li Zhan was fine, why didn't he send this telegram himself? Now the telegram was sent in someone else's voice, which means Li Zhan's current condition is probably very bad!
Thinking of this, Xia Juanjuan anxiously asked Secretary Zhao: "Secretary Zhao, is the comrade who delivered the telegram still here? Can you tell me where this telegram came from? I want to... I want to go over and take a look."
Secretary Zhao was also a little worried when he saw this. "What's going on? Did something really happen to Li Zhan? That comrade just left, he probably didn't go far! But he was riding a bicycle, we have to chase him quickly, otherwise we won't be able to catch up! Go! Go!"
Xia Juanjuan was touched when she saw that Secretary Zhao was so enthusiastic and concerned about her.
He immediately followed Secretary Zhao and chased out of the village.
Her mind was in a mess. From last night when Li Zhan appeared in her personal space, seriously injured and in critical condition, to facing vicious bandits in the barren mountains ravaged by wind and snow, everything seemed like a dream.
She didn't even have time to think, and now she rushed over rashly, how was she going to explain it?
Do you want to explain that she used space teleportation to get there? That's definitely not possible. Even if I tell others, no one will believe it!
Or should I just lie and say I had a nightmare and was worried because I received a telegram?
Xia Juanjuan secretly made up her mind.
When I reached the village entrance, I caught up with the postman who had just delivered another telegram to the village and was about to get on his bicycle to leave.
The postman told Xia Juanjuan that the telegram was sent from a military contact point in a county several hundred miles away, but he didn't know the specific details.
Xia Juanjuan was at a loss as to how to get there.
After all, although she married a soldier, her household registration was still in the countryside. Even if the village gave her a letter of introduction, she would probably be blocked from leaving the county where Qingshui Village was located! Not to mention the counties under the jurisdiction of other cities?
At this moment, a camouflage green jeep drove up from a distance and stopped beside them. The driver was a burly and upright warrior in camouflage uniform. He stuck his head out of the car and asked, "Fellow villagers, are you from Qingshui Village? How do I get to Lijia in the village?"
Secretary Zhao and Xia Juanjuan were both stunned for a moment: "Comrade, what do you want to do with the Li family?"
The soldier did not hide it and said, "Li Zhan is from your village, right? Our leader asked me to pick up Li Zhan's new wife and take her to see Li Zhan immediately. It's urgent, fellow villager, please show me the way right away."
Xia Juanjuan was stunned.
In her impression, Lizhan was just an ordinary soldier, so why did someone come to pick her up?
Secretary Zhao, who had some experience, asked, "Comrade, can you show me your ID and letter of introduction?"
When the soldier heard this, he took out his identity documents and letter of introduction without delay.
After reading it, Secretary Zhao pointed at Xia Juanjuan beside him and said, "What a coincidence. This is Li Zhan's new wife." He then asked anxiously, "Comrade, has something happened to Li Zhan? Why did you come in person to pick up his wife?"
When the warrior heard this, he turned around and took a closer look at Xia Juanjuan. It was not a big deal, but he was a little stunned.
Xia Juanjuan was dressed in the clothes of a rural woman. He didn't look at her carefully just now, but now he saw that he didn't expect that there could be such a beautiful girl in the countryside! No wonder Li Zhan couldn't forget his wife even though he was home for a long time on the wedding night!
However, he quickly came to his senses, looked at Xia Juanjuan with a serious expression, and then introduced himself: "Sister-in-law! I am Bai Zihan! A comrade-in-arms of Li Zhan! You should have received that telegram, right? I sent it to you!"
Xia Juanjuan blushed a little when she was called by this person.
Then she couldn't help wondering, if this person was just going to drive over to pick her up, why would he have to send a telegram in advance?
Bai Zihan stopped talking nonsense and said, "Sister-in-law, the situation is urgent. Get in the car and we'll talk on the way. Li Zhan is now in the Union Hospital in Beijing..."
Xia Juanjuan's heart trembled. Union Hospital.
As Bai Zihan spoke, he took out a photo of himself and Li Zhan and handed it to Xia Juanjuan in order to prove his identity.
Lizhan in the photo is only eighteen or nineteen years old and looks very young. He is wearing a military uniform, looking handsome and heroic, and is recognizable at a glance.
After Xia Juanjuan read it, and considering that Secretary Zhao had already checked the man's identity, she no longer had any doubts.
Without any hesitation, she took out ten yuan from her pocket, handed it to Secretary Zhao, and asked Secretary Zhao to pass the money to Zhou Qiuhe, asking her to help look after the three kids for a few days, and then got on the jeep.
Even if Bai Zihan was lying and the photos were fake, she would not be afraid. She could just jump out of the car and enter the space, and come out when it was safe.
But this is the worst option.
On the way, Bai Zihan briefly told Xia Juanjuan the whole story.
It turned out that they had led people to a deserted mountain last night and found the confused Li Zhan. They immediately carried him down the mountain and took him to the county hospital for treatment.
Li Zhan woke up on the way, and the first thing he said was to ask him to send a telegram to Xia Juanjuan to report that he was safe, and then he fainted again.
After receiving emergency treatment at the hospital, the head of the army gave a direct order and sent a special car to transfer Li Zhan to the Union Hospital in Beijing overnight.
On the other hand, he was sent to pick up Li Zhan's family.
After hearing these words, Xia Juanjuan's heart sank, and she felt as if something was stuck in her throat. After a long while, she asked, "Li Zhan... will he be okay?"
While driving, Bai Zihan said seriously, "Don't worry, he will be fine!"
But even though he said this, there was still a slight tremor in Bai Zihan's voice at the end of his words.
In fact, he had no idea.
Last night, when he saw Lizhan lying alone on the ground with snow all over his body, he almost couldn't help but kill Fang Yunrou who almost killed Lizhan!
But to be honest, Li Zhan had no idea where he got the animal skin. If it hadn't kept him warm and his wounds hadn't been bandaged well, he probably wouldn't have been able to hold on until they caught up.
Fang Yunrou said that she had left the animal skin for Lizhan and she was the one who bandaged the wound, but Bai Zihan didn't believe a word of it!