"Jianguo, let's go to bed!" Li Mancang said.
"Uncle, wait a moment!" Xu Jianguo said as he put the things in his hand on the ground. Then he pushed open the door of the main hall and shouted into the yard: "Xiao Hei!"
After a while, a big black dog with a cloth bag on its back rushed in from outside.
"Jianguo, is this Xiaohei? How did you bring him back?" Li Mancang asked in surprise.
"The army issued the necessary paperwork and brought it back according to the treatment of a military dog," Xu Jianguo lied.
Li Mancang nodded without dwelling on this issue. He just stood aside and watched Xu Jianguo busy alone.
After a long while, Xu Jianguo finally sorted out the things he brought back. Then he picked up two cloth bags and placed them on the kang table. He said, "Uncle, this is what my wife and I brought for you and aunt. Brother Jinzi, this bag is for you, sister-in-law, and Shitou."
"Kid, what are you bringing back home? Isn't this a waste of money?" Li Mancang complained, but his face was full of relief and pride.
At this time, Li Xin, who was standing aside, said, "Jianguo, this, this is inappropriate!"
"Brother Jinzi, there's no need to be polite between us. Take it away quickly, otherwise I will be angry!" Xu Jianguo said.
After hearing this, Li Xin didn't know what to do for a moment, so he turned to look at his father.
"Gold, Jianguo is not an outsider, keep it!" Li Mancang said.
"Okay, Jianguo, thank you!"
Xu Jianguo smiled and waved his hand to indicate that you're welcome.
"Brother Jianguo, what did you bring me?" Xiao Shitou ran to Xu Jianguo and asked.
"Little brat, how could I leave you behind? Everything is with your brother. Ask your brother later!" Xu Jianguo touched Shitou's head and said with a smile.
"Okay, thank you, Brother Jianguo!"
After packing up everything, Xu Jianguo led the three maids to the kang in slippers and waited for Wen Sitian and the others.
Twenty minutes later, Zhang Meijuan came back from outside with Wen Sitian and Wang Erni.
"Hey, why haven't you eaten?" Zhang Meijuan asked.
"Jianguo said he would wait for you. Come on, get on the kang and let's eat!" Li Mancang said with a smile.
"Kid, why are you waiting for us? Eat quickly, the food is getting cold." Zhang Meijuan said, complaining on her face but with a smile in her eyes.
Children get hungry quickly. It was already past five o'clock in the evening, and the three girls were already hungry.
This was the situation when a few people had lunch, not to mention Li Mancang's family who had two meals a day. With the help of the adults, the two families happily had a reunion dinner.
Due to the hasty preparations today and the fact that they had to go see Mr. Li Dashan soon, no one drank alcohol during dinner.
After clearing away the dishes, Xu Jianguo checked the time and said, "Uncle Mancang, let's go see Grandpa Dashan!"
"Okay, let's go!" Li Mancang agreed, then got off the kang, took the flashlight from the windowsill, and walked out first.
Xu Jianguo followed closely behind, carrying the things for Li Erniu and Li Dashan, and followed Wen Sitian and the three girls out.
At this time, Wenwen had been coaxed to sleep by Wen Sitian. Due to the low temperature in the mountains, they did not take the little one with them, but left the child to Zhang Meijuan and Wang Erni for care.
Xiao Hei didn't follow either. Since the little guy was born, he has never left his little master's side, just like when Wen Sitian was pregnant, acting as a loyal bodyguard.
If we count according to seniority, this brat Wenwen should really call it "Uncle Xiaohei".
As the group walked along the small path in the village, Xu Jianguo's heart was full of memories.
On the way, Li Mancang and Xu Jianguo briefly talked about Li Dashan's situation.
Not long after Xu Jianguo helped Li Dashan find the descendants of his comrades, the old man's health deteriorated and he became thinner day by day.
According to Li Mancang's guess, the old man probably has nothing to worry about. Simply put, he is no longer energetic.
After all, Li Dashan is already over seventy years old this year. Although he has been on the battlefield before and his physical fitness is better than his peers, he still has many old hidden injuries and diseases. When he has no worries, these old injuries will come back.
After listening to Li Mancang's words, Xu Jianguo nodded, thinking that what he said made sense.
But he was not worried. After all, with his abilities and the help of the space well water, it should not be a problem for him to let the old man live another ten or eight years.
The few of them talked as they walked, and soon arrived at the gate of Li Dashan's yard.
Li Mancang pushed open the gate and walked in first. Since Sandaliang Village had no electricity yet, the whole yard was pitch black. Only in the house was there a faint light, which was emitted by a kerosene lamp.
Li Erniu heard the noise in the yard and walked out of the house with a flashlight. When he saw that the people coming were Li Mancang and Xu Jianguo, a smile appeared on his face.
"Captain, Jianguo, you're here. Come on, go inside! The old man is waiting for you!"
"Hey, Uncle Erniu, where is my aunt?" Xu Jianguo asked.
"Inside the house, I heard that you and Xiaowen are back, I'm so happy!"
Xu Jianguo followed Li Erniu into the main hall, and was greeted by a strong smell of Chinese medicine. It was obvious that the old man was indeed in serious trouble with his health.
When the group entered the east room, Xu Jianguo saw Li Dashan lying on the kang at a glance, and his eyes immediately became red.
He still remembers the scene when several families celebrated the Spring Festival together two years ago. At that time, Li Dashan had a ruddy complexion and spoke with full energy. Although he didn't have much flesh on his body, he looked energetic.
But now, if Xu Jianguo hadn't known in advance that the person lying on the kang was Li Dashan, he would not have been able to recognize him.
At this time, Li Dashan could be described as haggard. He had a head full of silver hair, sunken eye sockets, and was so thin that he looked unrecognizable.
Xu Jianguo quickly walked to the kang, put the things in his hand aside, shook the old man's hand, and said in a trembling voice: "Grandpa Dashan, I am Jianguo, I came back to see you!"
Wen Sitian, who followed Xu Jianguo in, also saw Li Dashan's current appearance. She immediately raised her hand to cover her mouth, and tears rolled down her eyes.
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