Led by Li Tiejun, Guo Liren and Zhou Dagang successfully arrived at the Xiao family's residence.
The three of them had just reached the door when they bumped into Xiao Yuanshan, who was about to come out.
"Tie Jun, this is..."
Instead of seeing his third son, two soldiers came to his door. Xiao Yuanshan's heart skipped a beat, and he had a bad feeling.
"Brother Xiao, these two are from the military, here to take you to the hospital. Your third son is injured, but don't worry, he's not in any danger!"
With a loud thud, the hoe in his hand fell to the ground.
"Honey, what's wrong?"
Zhang Guizhi walked out of the courtyard carrying a water bottle. Because Xiao Yuanshan was blocking her way, she did not see Li Tiejun and the other two.
"Old woman..."
Xiao Yuanshan choked up for a moment before finding his voice. As soon as he spoke, Zhang Guizhi immediately sensed something was wrong and stepped forward.
"Master!"
"Tiejun, what happened?!"
"Sister-in-law! Don't get agitated, listen to me..."
"Has something happened to my third child?"
Before Li Tiejun could finish speaking, Zhang Guizhi interrupted and asked a question.
Li Tiejun had no choice but to nod helplessly, as he couldn't use the prepared remarks he had prepared.
At this moment, Guo Liren stepped out from behind Li Tiejun, first saluted, and then spoke:
"Uncle Xiao, Aunt Xiao, hello, I am Guo Liren, and I have been ordered to pick you up to go to the hospital."
Rest assured, Battalion Commander Xiao is out of danger, but he is injured in his right leg and needs time to recover.
"The leader only sent me to pick you two up to comfort Battalion Commander Xiao!"
Hearing that their son had only injured his leg, Xiao Yuanshan and Zhang Guizhi were heartbroken, but they managed to calm themselves down.
"Okay, okay, we'll go with you, we'll go with you!"
After Zhang Guizhi finished speaking, she looked at Li Tiejun.
"Tiejun, thank you for your trouble. Could you please write a letter of introduction for us, the two of us? We'll both go together, but we'll need to ask for leave from the team!"
"Sister-in-law, it's all the best we can do. I'm right here, so what are you worried about? I'll go back and write the letter of introduction for you right away."
"You're going to the hospital, so you'll need to pack something. You should bring two sets of clothes, and also, what about Chengze and Chengyu? Should I send someone to let them know?"
“We’ll talk to Chengze. We’ll pass through the commune anyway on our way to Tiancheng. We can have him inform Chengze when the time comes.”
"Okay, I understand. Don't worry about things at home, sister-in-law. I'll have my wife help take care of things!"
"Then I'll have to trouble Fengxia. I don't have much else at home, but could you please feed those two laying hens for me? If Chengyi comes back to recover from his injuries, these eggs can help him recover!"
"Don't worry, sister-in-law, I'll make sure she takes good care of her!"
After Li Tiejun finished speaking, he turned and went to the brigade headquarters. The letter of introduction needed to be stamped, and these things were all locked in the drawer of the brigade headquarters.
Guo Liren and Zhou Dagang were invited into the courtyard by Xiao Yuanshan, and Zhang Guizhi also hurriedly went to pack her things.
Money and tickets are essential, as are the household registration booklets for both of us. These days, not only do you need a letter of introduction to go out, but a household registration booklet is also indispensable.
After taking all of these, she packed two more sets of clothes into her handbag. Looking at the military green handbag, Zhang Guizhi couldn't hold back her tears.
This bag was given to Zhang Guizhi by Xiao Chengyi during his family visit last year. Who would have thought that this would happen in less than a year?
The youngest son and the eldest grandson, the lifeblood of his grandparents, Xiao Chengyi is none other than Zhang Guizhi's youngest son.
If her youngest son gets injured, it could be the death of Zhang Guizhi; just thinking about it makes her heart ache.
Before long, Zhang Guizhi had packed her things. Her three sons were away from home most of the year, so the Xiao family's courtyard was very quiet, with only the two hens in the chicken coop looking a little irritable.
"Honey, I've finished packing. Where are the two young comrades?"
"I told them to rest in the main room. Did they bring the money and tickets?"
“I brought it with me, and I also brought my bankbook. Cheng Yi’s previous stipends are all in there. I figured it would be convenient to have it in case I needed the money.”
Xiao Yuanshan nodded.
"Take it, let's go, don't waste any time!"
"Um!"
Xiao Yuanshan took the handbag from Zhang Guizhi and then helped the two of them walk towards the main room.
"Uncle Xiao, Aunt Xiao, are you all done packing?"
"Comrade Guo, we're all packed up, let's go!"
"Okay, the car will stop at the village entrance. Uncle Xiao and Aunt Xiao, please walk the rest of the way!"
"What's the trouble? We're all farmers, what's a few steps?"
As soon as they stepped out the door, they saw Li Tiejun rushing over.
"Sister-in-law, let's set off now! Luckily I walked fast and didn't cause any delays. Please keep this letter of introduction safe."
"We can only operate for a maximum of half a month. If you can't come back by then, please let me know, and I'll prepare the letter of introduction and mail it to you!"
"I understand, thank you very much, Tie Jun!"
"Don't mention it. We've known each other for so many years. If there's anything I can do to help, just send me a message!"
"Um!"
The group walked toward the village entrance while talking.
At that time, cars were extremely rare, whether in the commune or the county town.
Sure enough, one of the cars finally arrived, and it was immediately surrounded by children from all the families.
More than twenty children of all ages surrounded the car, and some of the bolder ones were even touching things inside it.
Seeing this, Li Tiejun felt a little embarrassed and looked at Guo Liren, saying:
"The village kids love to watch the excitement, please excuse my poor performance!"
"It's nothing, it's normal, but we should be going now!"
The car was surrounded by children, and since Guo Liren and Zhou Dagang were in military uniforms, they couldn't be scolded, so the task naturally fell to Li Tiejun.
Li Tiejun didn't hesitate either. Knowing that Xiao Yuanshan and Zhang Guizhi were anxious, he immediately shouted:
"Ergou, Sandan, lead them back. The People's Liberation Army comrades are leaving. Don't keep circling around the vehicle!"
Upon hearing the captain's call, Li Ergou and Wang Sandan, who were in the lead, immediately left the car.
"Let's all move aside, they're leaving, don't get in the way!"
"The car is about to leave!"
"The car is about to leave!"
The group of furry children scattered and retreated to the side of the road.
Zhou Dagang stepped forward, opened the car door, and sat in the driver's seat. Guo Liren opened the back door, helped Xiao Yuanshan and Zhang Guizhi in, and then got into the passenger seat.
As the car started, the group of four disappeared at the entrance of the Jinbu brigade and headed towards the commune.
"Comrade Guo, my eldest son works at the commune. Could you please stop at the commune gate so my old man can go and deliver a message?"
"Okay, Aunt Xiao, don't worry, I'll let you know when we get to the commune gate!"
"Thank you, thank you so much!"
"You don't need to be so polite."
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