Chapter 199 The Old Squad Leader
"Really? Who is he? Where is he?" Lu Yi looked over anxiously.
Yan Wu smiled smugly, "He's in the back! The old man has trouble walking, Liu Qi is helping him."
"Really? Lu Yi, quickly bring a stool over so the old man has a place to sit. Yan Wu, go pour a cup of tea!" Lu Tian directed the two young men.
Lu Yi and Yan Wu immediately got to work. They had just finished brewing the tea and set out the stools when they saw Liu Qi helping a frail old man into the room.
Lu Tian and Yan Ning were leisurely sitting on the stools waiting for this person to come in, thinking about how to ask questions later.
The moment they saw this person walk in, they were so shocked that they immediately stood up. "Old Squad Leader?!"
The old man strained to open his cloudy eyes and looked in the direction from which the voice came. "You...who are you?"
Lu Tian and Yan Ning quickly stepped forward, each taking one hand to help the old man up. "It's us! I'm Lu Tian, and this is Yan Ning. Old squad leader, do you still remember us?"
“Lu Tian? Yan Ning? Oh… it’s you two! It’s been so many years, how have you been?” Yu Qiang trembled as he reached out his hands, which looked like old tree bark, and tightly grasped the hands of the two men.
Lu Tian and Yan Ning were also moved to tears by this unexpected reunion. "Old squad leader!"
Lu Yi and the others were stunned by this unexpected turn of events. Yan Wu was even more confused. Was the old man he had met by chance really that important?
Seeing the confused looks on the younger generation's faces, Lu Tian rubbed his eyes and said, "Kids, this grandpa is no ordinary person. He was the first squad leader I met when Old Man Yan and I first joined the army."
They took such good care of us during those two years! I still remember it to this day. When we were moving, there was no food. The only thing we had was potatoes, which were hard to come by.
The potatoes back then were different from the ones we have now. They were called potato eggs, and they were incredibly hard, and you couldn't even eat them hot.
We often cook it in advance and put it in our pockets, only daring to take it out and take a small bite when we are starving.
Even with such food, the old squad leader was reluctant to eat it. He would often secretly share his portion with us and go to peel tree bark and grass roots to eat himself.
She usually takes care of us like an old mother, sewing clothes and making straw sandals for us..."
When talking about the past, both of them looked emotional. Yan Ning choked up and covered her eyes, "It's because the old squad leader always thought of us, but never thought of himself."
His health quickly deteriorated, and he had no choice but to leave the team. For years, Lao Lu and I have been searching for him, but we just couldn't find him. I never expected…
We will see you again someday!
Recalling what happened back then, Yu Qiang sighed, "I'm not as great as you all say. I just did what I was supposed to do..."
There were so many people in the army who did better than me back then! How could I dare to take credit? I only did what little I could for the army, but the army gave me so much more in return.
That period was indeed the most difficult time, but it was also the happiest time for me. Back then, fighting side by side with my comrades was such a happy and joyful thing!
After I was discharged from the army, I thought about it every day. I wish I were still in the army. Actually, the regimental commander asked me at that time if I wanted to stay in the army.
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