Chapter 644 A relative came looking for me
The military had a strict hierarchy. Although there was no direct superior-subordinate relationship between Li Dalang and Guo Tuanlianshi, the Tuanlianshi was still of higher rank than the squad leader.
Therefore, Li Dalang naturally greeted Shijiu and Sun Yijian before going to see Commander Guo with the soldiers who came to call for him.
Before meeting Commander Guo, Li Dalang carefully recalled every single thing that had happened since he joined the army.
But he really couldn't figure out what Guo Tuanlian wanted to see him about.
"Captain Li, the militia commander is inside."
After straightening his clothes outside the tent, Li Dalang called out loudly, "Li Hu, Special Forces Team One of the Imperial Guards, requests an audience."
"Enter."
Upon entering the tent, Li Dalang saw a burly warrior with a full beard sitting at the head of the table; this was Commander Guo.
To the right of Commander Guo was a small table, behind which sat a rather thin man, who was Commander Guo's deputy, Vice Commander Wan.
After Li Dalang entered, he stood still, first bowing to Commander Guo at the head of the table, and then turning around to bow to Vice Commander Wan.
The way martial artists communicate is not as refined as that of scholars. After Li Dalang bowed, Commander Guo looked up at Li Dalang with his long sword and said, "It was my own selfish reason to call Captain Li here so abruptly today."
Li Dalang rolled his eyes, said nothing, and remained standing straight, listening to the words of Commander Guo at the head of the table.
Commander Guo stood up and walked down from the head of the table to Li Dalang. He stared intently at Li Dalang's face, which aroused Li Dalang's suspicion, but Li Dalang remained silent.
"Captain Li, did you go to the border city with your teammates Tian Mancang and Qi Wu half a month ago?"
In a flash, Li Dalang recalled the day he had agreed to go to the newly opened market with his teammates Tian Mancang and Qi Wu to trade with nearby tribes.
During peacetime, soldiers are not allowed to leave their local area, but if they obey orders, they will have days off.
On days off, soldiers are allowed to leave the barracks, as long as they return on the same day.
So, when Tian Mancang invited him to the market, Li Dalang thought that he would be able to go home next year, so he wanted to see if there were any good things he could buy and take home.
Therefore, Li Dalang went to the border market with Tian Mancang and Qi Wu that day.
Furthermore, Li Dalang recalled that nothing special happened at the market that day. The three of them just strolled around casually, ate at a stall selling mutton soup and pancakes, bought two bunches of grapes, and then returned to the military camp.
After being questioned by Commander Guo, Li Dalang did not answer immediately. Instead, he paused for two breaths before speaking: "Yes, that day I went to the border market with Tian Mancang and Qi Wu."
"Good!" Commander Guo slapped Li Dalang on the shoulder. Luckily, Li Dalang's physique resembled that of his elder brother Li. Although Li Dalang was still young, he was already a tall and mighty man.
Therefore, after Guo Tuanlian slapped him, Li Dalang didn't budge an inch, remaining rooted to the ground like a nail.
When Commander Guo saw this, he was even happier and slapped his hands down twice more.
Li Dalang started to mutter to himself: "This Commander Guo's attitude doesn't seem like he's trying to cause me any trouble. In fact, he's acting like this right from the start, which makes him seem quite friendly."
And right now, judging from his expression, he seems quite satisfied that I didn't do anything.
What is he satisfied with?
Commander Guo hadn't noticed the questioning look in Li Dalang's eyes, but Vice Commander Wan, who was sitting to the side, did. Vice Commander Wan coughed twice, and only then did Commander Guo remove his hand from Li Dalang's shoulder.
Turning around, Commander Guo very kindly dragged a stool from the corner of the tent and pulled Li Dalang to sit down.
Li Dalang didn't hesitate, he just thanked him in a low voice and sat down.
After seeing Li Dalang sit down, Commander Guo pulled up another stool and sat down next to him.
Li Dalang's mind was racing with thoughts, but in just a few breaths, he couldn't think of anything he possessed that would make Commander Guo treat him this way.
"Is Captain Li's home in Chang'an?"
"Yes, it's in Chang'an."
How many people are in your family?
Li Dalang glanced at Vice Envoy Wan, who had been sitting next to him, and then looked up at Commander Guo, who was trying his best to be friendly to him. He wondered to himself, "Could it be that the Commander Guo has a daughter and wants to play matchmaker for me?"
Regardless of his thoughts, Li Dalang still answered Guo Tuanlianshi's question.
“I have grandparents at home, my father has a younger brother and sister-in-law, and I have a younger brother.”
"Oh, great, great, lots of people are good."
"Captain Li, could you tell me your father's age?"
Li Dalang raised his head and looked sharply at Commander Guo, who had a bitter smile on his face.
“Captain Li, I told you as soon as you came in that I had my own reasons for calling you here today.”
To be honest, my son happened to be at the market that day when Captain Li and his comrades were there, and he happened to see Captain Li.
Li Dalang still didn't understand. He cautiously looked at Commander Guo and asked, "This is my first time in this city, and today is the first time I've met Commander Guo. I don't know anyone from Commander Guo's family."
"I wonder what Commander Guo means?"
With a "smack," it was the sound of Commander Guo slapping his thigh. "Alright, I won't beat around the bush with you, I'll just tell you directly."
My wife grew up in this city. When she was young, her mother fell ill and passed away. Because my father-in-law was a military household, there was no one to take care of the child, so my wife was sent to his maternal family.
Later, my father-in-law remarried and had children, but thirty years ago, during a war in the border region, he died on the battlefield.
Li Dalang frowned deeply. After listening to what Commander Guo had said, he already had a guess in his mind.
However, Li Dalang remained silent, only listening to Commander Guo continue speaking.
"But my mother-in-law was already pregnant at the time, and my father-in-law had also told my wife's family about it earlier."
After the war was won, the world became more stable. My wife's family came to visit, but there was no one at home. When we asked the neighbors, none of them knew where my mother-in-law had gone.
There was no other way but to put it aside at the time.
Li Dalang's eyes widened in disbelief; he knew this must be true.
“My wife spent a few years with my father-in-law when she was young, so she remembers what he looks like. Later, she was worried about him, so she spent a lot of money to hire an artist to paint a portrait of him.”
At this moment, Vice Envoy Wan walked over with a scroll in his hand. Commander Guo took it and opened it in front of Li Dalang.
The painting depicts a man with a full beard, a high nose bridge, and a square face, who bears a striking resemblance to Brother Li.
Li Dalang and Li Dage bear a resemblance of about five or six points.
So, Li Dalang looked up at Commander Guo, whose face was now tinged with sadness, and thought to himself, "This is family."
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