Chapter 119 Zeng Chen Comes to South Island
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Tang Shengkai stayed at home for only a day and a half before running back to the army. Li Qingyang knew that Tang Shengkai was going back to the army and specially arranged for someone to drive a donkey cart to send him back, but Tang Shengkai refused.
He was used to training, so 50 miles was nothing to him. Furthermore, he had been able to absorb more spiritual energy recently, so his body was naturally different from before. Tang Yue had tested Tang Shengkai's strength at home. She felt that while it wasn't very strong, he could easily defeat five, seven, or six people.
Li Qingyang was primarily responsible for the medicinal material factory, and the army also had a dedicated person to liaise with them. Some time ago, when Tang Yue was away, some soldiers came to teach the villagers of Daobei Village how to identify medicinal herbs. Currently, the entire medicinal material factory is short of workers.
After harvesting the crops, many people took advantage of their free time during the past two days to go up the mountain to collect medicinal herbs.
It's rare for a family like Tang Yue's to have two members working at the herbal medicine factory. The villagers had previously protested, but they eventually learned that the factory was built in Daobei Village because of a condition Tang Yue had proposed to the division commander in the army.
Naturally, some raised doubts, but after hearing that Tang Yue knew a recipe for treating internal organ damage, which she had sold to the army in exchange, the villagers finally calmed down. They then quietly waited for Li Qingyang to allocate quotas.
Lin Cuicui spent many nights cramming her counting and arithmetic skills with Tang Bei and the others, and finally managed to perform well on the job. Old Li also officially became the gatekeeper of the medicinal materials factory.
Neither of them is tired from work every day, and they can do a lot of other work after returning home.
Tang Yue had recently been going up the mountain with Tang Bei and the others every day to collect herbs. She didn't want to go, but none of her three brothers were comfortable with her being home alone. So, every day, she'd just run up the mountain with them.
"My daughter, after the production team finishes farming these days, Mom will take you to the border town."
"Really, Mom? That's great. Mom is the best."
Lin Cuicui smiled and said, "Mom, what about your job?"
"I've already made an appointment with your Aunt Miao to help me with a day's work."
Tang Yue was very happy.
In the army, after Commander Kang and Chang Yin had a conversation last time, Commander Kang also applied to his superiors for a family compound for Tang Yue's family, but there has been no response recently.
Chang Yin went out on a mission these two days and sank a US warship at sea. Before the warship sank to the bottom, they retrieved a black box from the warship.
But it was broken when it was brought back. All the forces from across South Island were mobilized, but in the end, no one could fix the black box.
Zeng Chen had already arrived at South Island. However, he didn't know much about the troops there, so he didn't participate in this mission. On his way there, he also asked Commander Kang about Tang Yue's family.
Teacher Kang knew the relationship between Zeng Chen and Tang Yue's family, but he still had some reservations about the strength of this little girl Tang Yue. Zeng Chen knew that their family was fine, so he didn't ask too much.
Today's meeting was to discuss how to repair the black box. Chang Yin put forward her own views at the meeting and suggested that Tang Yue give it a try.
Some leaders disagreed. The girl was indeed talented. She could fix the radio and even generate a few more channels, proving she was quite capable. However, that didn't mean she should be given such an important black box.
She is just a little girl and has no idea of the importance of these things. If she makes things worse, no one will be able to take the responsibility.
The more Zeng Chen listened, the more confused he became. He couldn't quite figure it out. Were they talking about Tang Yue? Was it the little girl he knew?
Why did it sound so fantastical to him? A little girl had become the focus of their discussion.
Commander Kang: "The United States would not come to China's waters to provoke us for no reason. They must have come here with a purpose. We haven't captured a single prisoner. The current situation is too passive for us.
Therefore, knowing that repairing the black box is the easiest way to understand the US's intentions right now, since we have something to try, I think we can give it a try."
Before anyone could raise any objections, Commander Kang made the final decision, "I'll consult with my superiors on this matter. Let's stop here for today."
Zeng Chen went to Teacher Kang's office and asked, "Teacher Kang, is there anything I don't know about Tang Yue's family?"
Commander Kang asked Zeng Chen to sit down. Zeng Chen was from the Jingdu Military District of China and a staunch supporter of the imperial faction. Commander Kang, on the other hand, was a staunch conservative. The two factions actually had conflicting factions.
However, Tang Yue's family was sent here by Zeng Chen after all. Commander Kang hadn't thought much about it before, but now he had to think more. If Tang Yue was exposed to these pro-royal factions, how would they use her?
"Major General Zeng, I've already reported the matter regarding the black box. Miss Tang Yue has some talent in repairs, but there's no one on South Island who can fix the black box. I'd like her to give it a try."
Zeng Chen raised his eyebrows, realizing that Commander Kang hadn't explained clearly. But if the little girl really had that kind of ability, would their sect let her go?
"Can I meet Tang Yue?"
There was no change on Master Kang's face, but an alarm bell sounded in his heart.
"Major General Zeng, when you recommended Tang Yue and her family to come to South Island, I thought you were just repaying a favor to Dr. Li. I don't want the current internal conflicts in China to be placed on a young girl."
"Haha, Commander Kang, I heard that you're already trying to help the little girl apply for enlistment. Does that mean she hasn't been involved?"
Commander Kang remained calm, "Major General Zeng may not know that Japan has already sent an unknown number of spies again, and the matter of Tang Shengkai and his family on South Island will soon no longer be a secret.
If you want to ensure the safety of Tang Yue and her family, there is no better place in the entire South Island than the military."
Zeng Chen smiled wryly, "I didn't know Commander Kang could go to such lengths for an ordinary family. After all, you can't even protect your own people, right?"
Commander Kang's expression finally changed. "Major General Zeng, I think we are all working hard for a better future for China. Now China is ill..."
"Yeah, so we're all saving her, aren't we?"
The room suddenly fell silent. After a while, Zeng Chen spoke, "Commander Kang, I think those spies will find Nan Dao soon.
Furthermore, there may have always been spies inside South Island. If you want to protect them, you must act quickly."
Commander Kang looked at Zeng Chen, as if wanting to see whether what he said was true or not.
Zeng Chen's face was expressionless. "Master Kang, it wasn't my intention to come here. Just like you said, our purpose is the same, which is for the good of China. I don't think I will stay here for too long, so Master Kang doesn't need to worry too much about me."
Teacher Kang......
In such a period, Commander Kang could not guarantee that anyone was a truly good person, nor could he express his true thoughts. However, the pro-royal faction was different from the pro-Mao and pro-American factions.
After a pause, Commander Kang asked, "Major General Zeng should know that people from above are coming in the next two days. Could you please go with them to the jury when they arrive?"
Zeng Chen looked at Master Kang, "So, what special abilities does Tang Yue have?"
Commander Kang didn't answer directly, but pointed to the black box and said, "I think this thing will give Major General Zeng the answer."
Tang Yue noticed several more people near the cowshed when she went up and down the mountain these past two days. They seemed to be passing by the cowshed intentionally or unintentionally. Tang Yue had to be vigilant.
I heard that Uncle Qian's health has recovered. Lu Zhanheng remembered which herbs Tang Yue had dug. Qian Ming's fever subsided after drinking the herbs that day. After that, Lu Zhanheng continued to boil medicine according to the prescription for Qian Ming to drink for many days.
After Qian Ming recovered, he studied the prescription in detail and marveled at the profoundness of traditional Chinese medicine.
Daobei Village recently built a pharmaceutical factory, and life in the village has clearly improved. Lu Zhanheng and Qian Ming can occasionally go up the mountain to collect some herbs, and Tang Bei and his friends will secretly help sell the herbs to the medicinal herb factory.
Their lives have improved a little and both of them look much better.
At night, there was no light in the cowshed. Lu Zhanheng whispered to Qian Ming while everyone was asleep.
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