Chapter 147 Take it, this is the resettlement fee
Sitting in the car, the moment the jeep starts.
Zhai Qingsong sat sideways in the back seat, and saw his mother coming out of the living room with red eyes from a distance. Tears suddenly burst out, "Mom..."
"You heartless thing, are you really going to the army with the third brother? I have raised you for decades in vain!" Liu Xiulan just went to the third brother's side room at the back of the house and took a look. All the valuable things in the room had been moved to the army, leaving only a broken bed and a rotten cabinet.
At this moment, she hated the third brother and his wife so much. They were both so cruel. They knew that she loved the eldest brother the most, but as soon as she came back, they took her most beloved son to such a far place to suffer.
Originally, she wanted to secretly give some money to her eldest son as living expenses while the third son and his wife were gone.
Wang Ziru held the child in her arms and turned to look at her mother-in-law outside the car window. She watched her eldest son go on a long journey with her eyes swollen with blisters from crying.
"Mom, will we come back in the future?" Baoer suddenly looked up and asked.
Zhai Ximo sat in the front passenger seat and said, "This is our root. We will definitely come back in the future."
"Well, your father is right. When you grow up, come back and see if the two plots of land that the Zhai family gave you are still there."
"Why are you telling your child this?"
The couple had a few words in the car.
During the time that Zhai Ximo returned home to visit his relatives, he saw with his own eyes that his mother lived a comfortable life every day, with enough food and drink, eggs and meat in the pot, and money in the box.
So I didn't deliberately say any sentimental farewell words to my mother.
When the jeep drove out of Hongmei Village, most of the villagers knew that the third son of the Zhai family and his family were taking his eldest brother back to the army. Everyone came out of their homes and stood on the side of the road waving.
Captain Tang drove the family straight to the long-distance bus station in the county seat.
"This is the gathering point we have set up. All long-distance buses going out today are temporarily suspended. They will not resume operation until the warriors set out."
There were already many warriors at the assembly point, having arrived earlier than them.
Zhai Ximo asked his family to get off the car, and then followed Captain Tang to the courtyard of the armed forces to learn about the latest situation of the troops.
"Sister-in-law, I brought two pony horses. You and Baoer can sit on them for a while." Zhai Qingsong took out two pony horses from the sack and placed them on the ground.
Baoer quickly ran over and sat down.
After a while, he felt that sitting there was boring, so he asked his mother to hold him and look around.
Inside the small long-distance bus station, most of the warriors were standing, while some simply sat on green coarse cloth luggage bags to chat.
Soon cars picked up the soldiers and took them to the meeting point at the station.
Suddenly, a jeep slowly drove into the station.
Wang Ziru was standing there playing with her child and saw the car stop at the small square at the station.
The driver in the car was a familiar face, it was Han Dixing, the third son of the Han family.
Han Dixing also saw the familiar figure, still wearing the same simple and beautiful red floral cotton jacket and blue cloth pants.
He hurriedly jumped out of the cab, helped his comrades in the car take down all the luggage, turned around and walked quickly towards the crowd waiting at the assembly point at the station.
"Sister Ziru! I didn't expect you to join the army so soon."
It was still a little chilly outside that day, and Wang Ziru had a nylon scarf around her neck, which gave her the appearance of a pretty young country wife.
Holding the skinny baby in her arms, Wang Ziru smiled and greeted Han Dixing when she saw him walking towards them. "When we entered the city this morning, Captain Tang told me that you were also helping to pick someone up."
"I'm free anyway. Besides, it's more urgent for the soldiers to return to the army. It can't be considered as helping, but it's what we should do." Han Dixing had a warm smile on his face.
Baoer saw her handsome uncle again, and looked at him with her clear eyes without blinking.
"Bao'er, you met your uncle again? This time, you went to the army with your parents, so you must study hard." Han Dixing smiled and reached out to hold the little boy's hand. Suddenly, he fumbled in his pocket for a while, took out a handful of money and bills, and stuffed them into Wang Ziru's pockets. "Sister Ziru, I know you have settled down in the army this time. This is a little gift from me. Please accept it."
"No, what are you doing?" Wang Ziru didn't have the nerve to take other people's money again.
But Han Dixing insisted on giving it to them and directly stuffed the bills into Baoer's hands, "These bills are valid all over the country, you can use them when you join the army."
Wang Ziru hadn't thought of what to say to express her gratitude, but she heard the little guy in her arms suddenly say with a smile: "Thank you, uncle."
“…Baoer, you are really polite.” Wang Ziru said embarrassedly.
Han Dixing also smiled and said, "I still have to go to the village to pick someone up. You guys just rest here."
The thin figure quickly returned to the car and slowly drove away from the station.
Zhai Qingsong, who was standing at the assembly point, was full of suspicion. He had never seen this person before. Could he be a relative of the Wang family?
He is so generous that he even gives money to his brother and sister-in-law.
Wang Ziru blushed and counted the handful of bills in Baoer's hand. There were a total of five brand new big reunion bills!
There are also four general purpose tickets.
The Han family has done her such a big favor. If they happen to meet Han Suijing when they arrive at the army in the future, where will she put her face?
"If I happen to meet that man, I will pretend not to know him."
Zhai Ximo and his comrades went to the Armed Forces Department and returned, and happened to pass by Han Dixing's car.
From a distance, I saw the young man waving colorful bills in his hands. He strode over and asked in surprise, "Where did this come from?"
"Oh, it's the third son of the Han family. He insisted that we needed money to settle down in the army. Tsk, he gave us 50 yuan and a few general bills." Wang Ziru felt her cheeks burning, as if she had done something wrong and was discovered by her husband.
Although they were indeed short of money, Wang Ziru also knew that the Han family was wealthy, but how could a man not become suspicious when she gave them money again and again?
Zhai Qingsong came over and asked, "Is the comrade just now a relative that your sister-in-law knows?"
“…It’s the brother-in-law from whose marriage she broke off before.” Zhai Ximo replied expressionlessly.
Wang Ziru lowered her eyelashes slightly. She felt really sorry that her uncle had seen this.
Just at this time, Zhu Yan and Zhang Kang also came into the city and arrived at the station meeting point.
From a distance, Zhang Kang's fat face popped out of the car window and waved, "Old Zhai."
Wang Ziru took the opportunity to put the money and bills in the boy's hand into her pocket. Zhang Kang and his wife saw it and had to explain again why someone was giving us money.
The couple, who had just gotten married the day before, had not yet consummated their marriage. They felt a little uncomfortable when they got out of the car. When Zhu Yan walked over with her luggage, her face was full of shyness.
"Zhang Kang, come here." Zhai Ximo called Zhang Kang to a quiet corner of the waiting room to talk.
Tell Zhang Kang, "In the late night of last night, the artillery fire of the border troops successively hit the four towns of Baishan and Heshuo, but a large number of our warriors in Xiong District have returned home..."
"Oh no! Our superior will definitely be reported and criticized this time." Zhang Kang was also a deputy battalion commander after all, and he immediately realized the importance of this matter.
The responsibility for guarding the conflict area was originally assigned to the closest stronghold.
For daily defense, all the troops under the Xiong District take turns to station troops there.
Zhu Yan took off the cloth bag on her shoulder and placed it on the sack containing the new bedding. She smiled and said, "Sister Ziru, did you guys get up and prepare without sleeping last night?"
"Yes, Captain Tang came to our house to inform Zhai Ximo, and he followed Captain Tang out. We also quickly started making dry food at home."
"What kind of food did you make?"
Zhu Yan was surprised. She didn't do anything dry, so she packed a big bag of wedding candy.
Besides, Zhang Kang didn't tell her what kind of dry food she needed to prepare for the journey.
"We may have to get on the train tonight, and we can only eat dry food on the train. I guessed that you would definitely bring wedding candy, and it's not good to always eat the wedding candy you brought, so my brother and I made pancakes overnight. But don't worry, we made a big pot, enough for all of us."
"I'm sorry, Sister Ziru, I didn't know I had to make pancakes before taking the train..." Zhu Yan looked frustrated. She didn't expect that the first time she went on a long trip with her husband, it would be so embarrassing. She even had to eat dry food brought by others.
"It's okay. By the way, I still have a few potatoes left at home. I put them all in the stove and roasted them this morning. Now it's time for lunch. Let's eat two roasted potatoes together." Wang Ziru turned around and asked her uncle to take out the roasted potatoes. They had lunch with the hot water in the kettle.
Zhai Qingsong took out a bag of roasted potatoes from his cloth bag and opened the thick layer of clothes wrapped around it. After covering it for a long time, it was still a little warm.
The two women sat down, folded their ponytails, and ate their lunch as if no one was around.
Seeing this, some soldiers nearby also felt a little hungry, and they all took out the few dry food they brought with them.
Just after lunch, a very cool military green Dongfeng slowly drove into the station.
"Although we are in a hurry to get back to the army this time, there are also advantages. The army has arranged cars for us throughout the city, which saves us from the crowded waiting."
When getting on the train, everyone passed their luggage and parcels into the carriage like an assembly line.
Zhai Qingsong's left arm had been recuperating for more than a month, and the wound had long since healed, but he still could not exert any force, so he helped carry some of the lighter luggage.
In addition, there were only two military wives and a child on this trip, so everyone took turns to look after the weaker one.
"We have a pony, so we'll sit inside the carriage." Wang Ziru declined the privilege of sitting in the front driver's seat and handed the child to the warrior in the carriage first, letting the man hold the child and climb into the carriage.
Half of these comrades had been to Zhang Kang's house for the wedding banquet yesterday and knew the bride, Zhu Yan.
Seeing that Zhu Yan was a little shy, everyone joked, "Don't be shy, bride. Take a ride with us. We will definitely keep you safe."
Zhu Yan smiled and nodded. These warriors were quite cute.
She had never thought about taking a small stool with her on the journey. Yesterday, she brought eight new pieces of furniture from her parents' home as a dowry, including two stools.
Fortunately, Zhai Qingsong brought two folding pony horses from home.
Zhang Kang and Zhai Ximo sat in the front driver's seat, and could see the rear carriage through the glass window.
The Dongfeng train set off.
The muddy roads of that era were very bumpy, and the shaking made the child drowsy. Finally, the little guy fell directly into his mother's arms and fell asleep.
When he opened his eyes again, he saw the bright incandescent light hanging above his head. It was quite dazzling. His surroundings seemed unfamiliar, with hustle and bustle everywhere and his ears filled with noise.
"Mom, where are we? There seem to be a lot of people outside."
Wang Ziru held the child in her arms and put a thick adult coat on him. Seeing the child wake up, she said, "You have been sleeping all the way. We have already arrived at the train station and will be on the train soon."