Chapter 609 Self-sacrifice 5

Lu Jiang packed up the warm clothes and did not send them directly to Zhu Rong's home. Instead, he called Zhu Rong out the next day after the transfer order came down and stuffed the bundle into his hands. "These are the winter clothes that Xibao's mother asked me to pack. They are for you and your eldest niece. They are made of cashmere yarn that she got at home with great difficulty. They have very good warmth retention performance. Xibao's mother asked me to say sorry to you. I feel that I didn't give you face that day, but I don't want to say sorry. In my heart, my wife and children are more important than my life."

Zhu Rong smiled bitterly and said, "Commander, I am satisfied if you don't blame me. How dare you blame my sister-in-law? My sister-in-law did nothing wrong. It was all my fault that I didn't react in time and didn't stop them. I should have apologized to my sister-in-law, but now I am guarding them closely, afraid that they will cause trouble, so I didn't take the time to see my sister-in-law."

"She didn't take it to heart. Instead, she admired your choice and said that there are not many good soldiers, husbands, and fathers in the world who are as responsible as you." Lu Jiang patted his shoulder and said, "Zhu Rong, we are down there. If you need us, send a message down."

"Yes, Brigade Commander!" Zhu Rong saluted.

When they were parting, Lu Jiang suddenly remembered and whispered, "There are some nutritional supplements in the bag for your daughter. Xibao's mother said your daughter has edema. She is lacking protein or some other nutrition. I don't remember exactly. Anyway, watch her eat some nutritional supplements every day. The swelling will go down after a while. Don't starve her anymore."

Zhu Rong's eyes sparkled with tears, "Thank you, Brigade Commander, and thank you, sister-in-law, for your concern!"

Feng Qingxue was not the only person who noticed Zhu Hongling's edema, but she was the first person to show kindness and did not vent her anger on Zhu Hongling because of what Wang Baozhu and her son did.

Zhu Rong was very grateful in his heart.

Just after two days of not having to worry about food, Zhu Rong was about to be transferred to another post. Although she didn't know where he would be transferred to, Wang Baozhu felt that no place was better than here. Otherwise, why would so many military leaders live here? Looking outside the camp, there were cattle and sheep everywhere. Killing a cow and a sheep would be enough to eat for a year. She and her mother had been drooling for a long time.

"I'm not going. If you want to go, go by yourself. I'll live here with the kids!" Wang Baozhu sat down on the kang. "I've lived like this for more than ten years when you were not at home. What's more, the conditions here are ten or a hundred times better than at home. We have enough food to eat, and we don't have to work! Don't you think this is right? We should be rich and powerful?"

The two boys squatted on the ground playing with stones, without even looking up, but said in unison: "Yes, yes, yes! Only a fool would leave if he could have a full meal and not have to work!"

Zhu Hongling, leaning against the wall in the corner and pretending to be invisible, remained silent.

She glanced secretly at her parents, only to see a flash of anger in her father's eyes. Like the elders of the clan, she slowly lowered her head. No matter where her mother and brothers were, she would always follow her father.

Only after having a father did she know what it felt like to have a full meal. She no longer had to drink water to fill her stomach due to hunger, and she no longer had to compete with cattle and sheep for grass.

Zhu Rong exhaled slowly and said, "Here, many leaders are my superiors. I am like a soldier in front of them and have to obey their orders no matter what. It's different at the outpost. When I get there, I am the biggest leader. No one will object to what you want to do. Moreover, the army will provide food, clothing and shelter for you, and they will arrange special people to deliver them to you."

(End of this chapter)