Chapter 36 You are trying to force us to death
As the villagers saw Tang Shengkai approaching step by step, their voices became lower and lower. Tang Shengkai stopped and his eyes swept across everyone's faces.
"Yes, I do want to join the army. No matter what everyone thinks, my idea remains unchanged."
Before everyone could shout again, Tang Shengkai continued.
"Everyone heard the gunshots on the mountain a few days ago. Although we didn't find anything on the mountain, I'm sure half of those gunshots were from the spies.
Although those spies did not touch people from other villages, who can guarantee that they would not touch people from Qiligou?
To be honest, I don’t want to die, and I don’t want to watch my wife and children die, so I have to get out.
There's no place safer than the military, so I want to join. I don't think I'm doing anything wrong to protect my wife and children."
"What if you leave and the secret agents just kill everyone in Qiligou?"
Li Yuanzi's loud voice suddenly woke everyone up. The villagers were enlightened. Yes, if they left, what if the spies couldn't find anyone and killed everyone in Qiligou out of anger?
Seeing the horrified expressions on the villagers' faces, Tang Shengkai laughed sarcastically, "Li Yuanzi, if you say so, I should just wait at home and let the secret agents shoot us to death, right?
You are forcing us to death."
The villagers all looked a little embarrassed. Yeah, nothing had happened yet, and they were already imagining things. This wasn't fair to Tang San's family either.
"Now is a peaceful time. If spies kill one or two people out of anger, it may not cause a war between the two countries. But if those spies dare to directly massacre an entire village, China will definitely not agree.
So don't worry, folks. If we leave, no one will die. But if we don't leave, my family will have troubles in the future, and everyone might suffer at any time."
The villagers thought that it made sense, and the team leader stood up and said, "Shengkai is right. He is very thoughtful and has everyone's best interests at heart."
Now that the world is better, who doesn't want to live a good life? Let's stop thinking about things for no reason.
If Shengkai can join the army, that's his ability.
If he couldn't go, he could still continue working in the production team. Don't say he didn't want to work. Shengkai usually earned work points in the production team, and he was famous throughout the commune. Who didn't know that?
Okay, it’s time to go home and cook. Let’s all go home and cook.”
After saying that, the captain led the way towards Tang Shengkai's house.
Old Li was also very angry just now, and almost swung the whip in his hand at Li Yuanzi. Now seeing the team leader heading towards the third brother's house, he drove the donkey cart to follow him.
Tang Shengkai followed closely behind. Some villagers were suspicious of Tang Shengkai's nimble steps.
Isn't Tang Shengkai's leg lame? When did it get better?
The hospital in this county town is quite good. My leg was cured right away. It seems that if I have any problems in the future, I still have to go to the hospital for treatment. Is that safe?
"Old Three, what are you thinking now?"
Tang Shengkai didn't understand what the team leader meant. Lin Cuicui poured two bowls of water from the thermos, handed one bowl to Old Li and another bowl to the team leader.
The team leader sat on the kang and put the bowl on the cabinet beside him.
"I heard from Li Yuanzi that you failed to apply for the military service today. Now the spies are keeping an eye on your house. It's okay if you can avoid them once or twice, but what if you get caught by chance some other time?
This application didn't go through. Do you have any other ideas?
It's not necessarily safer outside now than in the village, so we need to think carefully about where to go."
Tang Shengkai and Lin Cuicui looked at each other, and they both understood what the captain meant.
Tang Shengkai smiled and said, "Uncle Xu, I've been recruited."
The captain was still thinking to himself, "If this doesn't work out, I'll go find a job in the county town. After all, it's close to the Public Security Bureau..."
What? What did you say? He was recruited? Didn’t Li Yuanzi say he wasn’t recruited?
The captain was a little confused. Who was telling the truth? He looked at Tang Shengkai, eager to get the answer from him.
Tang Shengkai didn't let him worry. "Yes, I didn't get drafted when I was queuing outside. The person in charge of registration thought I was too old and too thin after just recovering from an illness. They were worried that I wouldn't be able to withstand the military training."
The captain nodded in agreement. Tang Shengkai's current situation was indeed such that he would probably be held back if he joined the army for training.
"But you know how strong I am, Uncle Xu. Although I am older than those guys in the army, I have gained more life experience over the years.
I figured if I joined the army, I wouldn't be any worse than those guys. Anyway, I just had to work harder.
After that, I explained the situation to them, and after some consideration, they agreed to let me join the army again.”
The captain couldn't close his mouth. This was a bit...
Anyway, his heart was in a state of ups and downs. How could he still breathe heavily while talking? This Li Yuanzi was too unreliable to ask for information.
He originally thought that Tang Shengkai really didn't get the job, but he didn't expect it to be successful.
Looking at Tang Shengkai, the captain sighed, "I don't know when I'll be back once I leave.
When are you going to leave?"
The captain's sigh made Tang Shengkai feel a sudden warmth in his eyes. He had been desperate to leave, but he had no real attachment to this place.
Especially when he was in the village just now, he heard the words coming out of the villagers' mouths, which made him feel that there are not many good people in Qiligou.
But among these few good people, they were truly sincere to him.
"Uncle Xu, I've relied on you to take care of me for so many years. I don't know what the situation is like outside when I go out, and I'm not sure when I can come back.
These spies come in waves quite frequently, I think I can deal with them in two or three days and then leave."
"Okay, when you leave one day, just let us know and let the villagers see you off."
Tang Shengkai wanted to say that there was no need for that, but the captain must have some idea, so he couldn't stop him.
"Old Xu, and me."
"What? What's wrong with you? Do you still want to join the army?"
"Haha, I definitely can't be a soldier. At my age, if I go to light the fire and cook for others, no one will want me.
I want to go with Shengkai and the others."
"What did you say, Old Li? Are you crazy? You're already so old, why are you still running out?
No matter how bad this Qiligou is, it is not our roots."
"Old Xu, I don't have any roots. Ah, no, no, no, I have them now. But if my roots want to leave, don't I have to follow them? Hahaha."
The captain was a little slow to react for a moment. He looked at Old Li, then at Tang Shengkai, and finally asked with trembling lips,
"Shengkai, are you recognizing Old Li as your father?"
Tang Shengkai nodded without hesitation. The captain was really surprised, and in the end he was all filled with emotion.
"Hey, this is a good thing. If it weren't for this incident, I would have set up a few tables in the village to let everyone know.
Lao Li, you kept this a secret so well that I had no idea about it. Congratulations, you will have a family now.
Old Li was also very emotional, "Yeah, I didn't expect that the third brother and his family would be so fond of an old man like me. I will be blessed in the future."
"That's right. Shengkai and Cuicui are both good people, and these four children are sensible. From now on, you can just follow them and enjoy a good life.
But Shengkai and Cuicui are the only two laborers in this family. You are not too old to be useless yet, so you should do what you should do."
"You don't need to tell me that. Don't worry, Old Xu. These are my own sons and grandsons. If I don't do it for them, who will I do it for?
I, Old Li, also have a share in this business, so I will definitely take it to heart.”
"That's good, that's good. Okay, then pack whatever you need to pack. Go back and ask your aunt to make you some pancakes to eat on the way."
Tang Shengkai and Lin Cuicui immediately became anxious when they heard this. Lin Cuicui quickly spoke up.
"Uncle, that's really not necessary. I'll go to the county town tomorrow to buy some more food and come back to cook it myself. No one is rich these days, so please don't waste it all on us."
The captain slapped his thigh in anger. "You want to buy it? Do you have a ticket? Even if you have some money, you can't buy food without a ticket.
Okay, I don't know when I'll be back, how about having a few cakes from my house? "
Lin Cuicui wanted to say something in rebuttal, but Tang Yue pulled her sleeve.
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