Yao Yanxin had no idea that someone who looked exactly like her was trying to take her place. At that moment, she was happily sealing the last bit of medicine with her daughter.
The 50 kilograms of medicine have been prepared, and Yao Tongjia has notified the other party to come and pick it up. The military will send someone to pick it up at noon today.
Sure enough, around noon, there was a knock on the door. Xiao Gengwu and Yao Tongxu opened it and welcomed in two young men in military uniforms.
Upon seeing the Yao family mother and daughter, they saluted everyone, and then the more composed one spoke up: "From now on, I'll be the one fetching this medicine from here. My surname is Huang. Are you ready?"
Yao Yanxin nodded: "Hello, Officer Huang, everything is ready, right here!"
The way he was addressed as "officer" made the man blush: "Don't call me officer, my name is Huang Liang, just call me Huang Liang! We'll be seeing each other often in the future, there's no need to be so polite!"
Yao Yanxin looked at Huang Liang and thought he looked young, probably not even twenty yet: "Okay then, these kids will call you Brother Liang from now on, and I'll call you Huang Liang. And what should this gentleman be called?"
Huang Liang explained, "This is my comrade-in-arms, Xue Lang. He'll be coming with me to pick up the medicine. We take turns driving here."
"Drove here? Is your military region not far from here?" Yao Yanxin found it a bit strange.
If the military region is really not far away, Huang Shanshan should visit Grandma Huang often.
But I heard them say before that it shouldn't be close. Could these two people be scammers?
Yao Yanxin was startled by her own thoughts and walked over to block the medicine barrel. She had only paid a 50 yuan deposit for the medicine.
If we don't receive the money, we'll lose money; the cost of the medicine alone is more than 50 yuan.
Xue Lang was about to walk over and test the weight of the bucket when Ms. Yao suddenly blocked his way. He looked at Ms. Yao with some confusion.
Ms. Yao is quite pretty, much prettier than the female soldiers in their barracks.
Female soldier: "......" Who gave you permission to compare us to others?
Yao Tongjia also found it strange: "I signed the contract with Ms. Huang Shanshan and Mr. Chen Zhizhi. Shouldn't it be their military region that comes to pick up the goods?"
Huang Liang shook his head at this: "Their military region is too far away. If they were to bring your medicine back and forth, it would cost too much in shipping fees. It's not worth it!"
"The commander of their military region consulted with the commander of our military region and asked me to pick up the medicine. We will organize personnel to process it and then distribute some of the medicine to them."
Of course, the medicine is given to them for free. In the future, every time they produce medicine, they must provide a portion to them for free. Otherwise, why wouldn't they process it themselves?
Huang Shanshan didn't actually mention this: "But we really don't know. How about we go and ask before you take the goods away?"
Huang Liang patted his head: "Don't make the call, I have the contract here, and I'll show you the original!"
After saying that, Huang Liang took out a letter from his pocket and handed it to Yao Tongjia. Yao Tongjia took it and saw that it was indeed a contract.
The contract is right here, so it must be real. Let them take the goods!
Huang Liang handed 500 yuan to Yao Yanxin: "This is the payment for the goods and a 50 yuan deposit for the next order. Please continue to work hard!"
Yao Yanxin was very excited to receive so much money: "Okay, we will definitely work hard. When can we collect it?"
"No rush, take your time in half a month!"
The two men carried the goods out, and before they could even close the door, several neighbors came over: "What were those two officers doing at your house? What was in those big barrels they took?"
When Yao Yanxin saw someone come in, she quickly turned around and hid the money in her hand in her bosom before putting it back in the house!
The neighbors really were determined to get to the bottom of things.
Yao Tongjia didn't give them a chance: "Aunt Huang introduced us because she needs us to do some things for the military camp. We can't tell anyone else!"
Upon hearing this, everyone's expressions immediately darkened: "What can't be said? It's not like it's anything shameful."
These words displeased Yao Tongjia: "I already said it's something that can't be said, so don't ask. If the military holds you accountable, who will take responsibility, you or us?"
These words silenced everyone. Watching the spectacle was one thing, but who would be willing to take responsibility?
But it was absolutely impossible to make these people realize that it was their problem, so they all gave each other dirty looks: "What's so great about you? You keep the door closed and locked all the time, as if you have some kind of treasure at home."
"It's all old Grandma Huang's furniture. She had the ability to buy this yard, but she didn't have the ability to replace the furniture. She just used other people's old things and thought she was so great!"
They walked and talked until they were no longer audible. Yao Yanxin hurriedly went to close the door, but halfway through, she said, "How about we don't close the door anymore?"
Yao Tongjia slammed the door shut: "Mom, you should have heard the story of the father and son riding a donkey into the city, right?"
Yao Yanxin shook her head, genuinely having never heard of such a story: "What kind of story?"
Even Yao Tongxu came over: "Sister, what kind of story is it? Tell us!"
Yao Tongjia thought such a story should be familiar to everyone, but she didn't expect that even her mother had never heard it. She couldn't help but look at Xiao Gengwu, who also shook his head.
Yao Tongjia was genuinely surprised: "You've really never heard of it?"
With the three people nodding in agreement, she could only begin to tell the story: "A father and son and a donkey went into town together. Originally, the two of them and the donkey were walking."
"When they met the first person, that person said disdainfully, 'You have a donkey but you don't ride it, what a weirdo!' The father and son thought it made sense, so they let the son ride the donkey."
"Then he met a second person, who looked at his son with disapproval, saying that it was unfilial of him to make his father walk while he rode a donkey!"
“Those words were a bit harsh. The son quickly got down and let his father ride the donkey. But then they encountered a third person who pointed at his father and said, ‘Letting such a small child walk while you ride the donkey is so unkind!’”
"What can we do? The father and son are riding the donkey together, and when they meet a fourth person, they shake their heads and sigh, 'The donkey is so thin, and there are two people riding it. Aren't they afraid of crushing the donkey to death!'"
"No matter what they did, it was wrong. The father and son really didn't know what to do, so in the end they just carried the donkey away!"
The story made Yao Tongxu laugh so hard he almost fell over: "It's hilarious! Why care about what others think? Can't we just walk our own path?"
Yao Tongjia patted her younger brother on the shoulder: "What you said is really good! That's how it should be. We'll walk our own path and let others talk. We don't need to pay too much attention to other people's opinions!"
Yao's mother: "......." I suspect you're implying something about me, and I have evidence!
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