Chapter 8 A few pieces of thin paper can be used as spirit stones
The captain also sighed, "Yes, but, hey, I don't know if this disease can be cured."
The two just looked at Tang Shengkai with sympathy and didn't say anything to help him. When they heard the captain talk about what happened to his family on the way, they felt that the family was quite miserable.
But they themselves are not having an easy time either.
All they could guarantee was that they would take whatever the organization gave them. Otherwise, they had no way of doing anything else. Most importantly, they had no idea the man was so seriously injured.
Tang Dong was boiling water in the kitchen. Even in the middle of winter, he had to serve some hot water to the visitor.
When Tang Dong was scooping water out with a bowl, Lin Cuicui came back hurriedly with Tang Bei and Tang Nan.
"Mom~"
Lin Cuicui nodded at Tang Dong, took off the scarf on her head and went into the house.
Seeing two well-dressed men in the room, Lin Cuicui felt a little embarrassed.
"Captain, who are these two?"
The captain saw her coming back and pointed at the two of them, "These two were sent by the county government to look after the third brother."
After saying that, he looked at the two of them and the taller man stepped forward and said, "Hello, Comrade Lin, I am a staff member of the county government. My name is Chen Qingshan and this is Wang Jianwen.
We are here to commend Comrade Tang Shengkai for his key role in killing the Xiao Rizi spies."
Everyone in the room was stunned when Chen Qingshan finished speaking. The captain's eyes widened. Lin Cuicui's shock was written all over her face, but she also seemed to have figured out a lot of things.
She asked in a trembling voice, "Excuse me, Comrade Chen, when did this happen?"
Lin Cuicui stared at Chen Qingshan without blinking. Chen Qingshan and Wang Jianwen looked at each other. It seemed that Comrade Tang Shengkai had not told his family at all.
Tang Yue was even more confused. She didn't even know what a spy meant. But her father was quite a man. The word "spy" didn't seem very nice to him.
Chen Qingshan explained solemnly, "On the ninth day of last month, the Xiaozizi spies came to our area for unknown reasons and killed many people in several surrounding counties and villages.
After killing someone in the next town, they took a detour through the mountains. They encountered a group of wild boars in the mountains. There happened to be a few hunters there, and the hunters thought they were fellow villagers and went to help. However, after the secret agents drove the wild boars away, they shot and killed the hunters.
Comrade Tang Shengkai happened to hear the noise and rushed over. When he arrived, he heard them communicating in Japanese. The guns were pointed at the hunters in the mountains. He shot and killed those spies without hesitation.
Lin Cuicui's tears were already falling, and she said that no matter how she asked, the head of the family always said that it was a branch that pierced his leg, and it turned out that it was Xiao Rizi who was killed.
Wang Jianwen explained, "The county was unaware of this. Several other hunters were killed or injured. Only five days ago did the family of one hunter go to the county to report the incident.
The county government took this very seriously and immediately dispatched personnel to the scene, but Xiao Ri's body was gone. Only a few marks remained. The day before yesterday, we went to the hunter's home to learn more about the situation, and only then did we inquire around and find Comrade Tang Shengkai.
I just didn't expect Comrade Tang Shengkai to be so seriously injured."
Chen Qingshan nodded in agreement, then took out a red certificate from the cloth bag he was carrying and handed it to Lin Cuicui.
"This is the certificate the county gave to Comrade Tang Shengkai for his bravery in resisting bandits. Also, here's an 80-yuan bonus."
As soon as Chen Qingshan finished speaking, a few hissing sounds were heard from the door. Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw the captain's face darken.
I was just busy listening to two comrades talking about the deeds of the third brother, and I didn't realize when so many people gathered at the door.
When Chen Qingshan and Wang Jianwen saw the villagers, they just nodded and said, "Let's take Comrade Tang to the county hospital for a check-up." Then they left together.
The certificate and eighty yuan in Lin Cuicui's hands felt as heavy as a thousand pounds. She held them in both hands as she saw the two comrades off.
Tang Bei held Tang Yue's hand and followed behind with Tang Nan and Tang Dong.
The villagers left the Tang family yard early and stood in groups of three or four outside the yard, watching Chen Qingshan and Wang Jianwen leave.
Standing at the gate of the courtyard, Tang Yue suddenly felt an uncomfortable gaze. She turned her head and saw Tang Shengjun staring at the certificate in Lin Cuicui's hand with a gloomy face.
Tang Yue narrowed her eyes slightly. It looked like Tang Shengjun was about to get upset again. Her family was in a weak position now, but she still had to resolve the issue quickly to avoid further complications.
The captain waved his hand towards the villagers and said, "You all heard it, Shengkai is a hero who killed spies. Now he is seriously ill. Please lend a hand if you can."
Suddenly, a discordant voice rang out from the crowd, "Oh, we don't have 80 yuan, and they have so much money, and they still look down on us!"
Tang Yue looked over and saw that the person who was speaking was Tang Shengli's wife Li Yuanzi, and following her in agreement was Tang Shengjun's wife Zhang Erhua.
Tang Dong muttered quietly behind him, "Humph! When you had no money, you were afraid that we would get close to you, and now that you have money, you're jealous. I really don't know what those two are made of."
Tang Nan quickly agreed with what his third brother said.
Tang Yue didn't say anything. She swept her eyes across the crowd. She noted down those who had expressionless faces and those who disagreed. She remembered even more clearly those who were against Li Yuanzi and Zhang Erhua.
The others returned to the house, but the captain didn't leave. Lin Cuicui carefully put the certificate away and turned to look at the captain. "Captain, I have to trouble you again. Can you help me find a donkey cart? I want to take Shengkai to the county hospital for a checkup."
The captain nodded. "It's only right. It was fine before we didn't have the money, but now that we have money, we have to get treatment if we can."
The production team's donkeys have been idle these days, so let Old Li drive you there tomorrow."
Lin Cuicui's face showed joy and she nodded repeatedly to express her gratitude.
The atmosphere in the Tang family had noticeably improved. Lin Cuicui seemed to be more energetic in everything she did.
Tang Yue quietly pulled her second brother to the cabinet. Tang Nan looked puzzled.
"Brother, I was not in good health before, and I have never seen what money looks like. Can you take it out of the cabinet and let me see it?"
Tang Nan smiled innocently and scratched his head, "Sister, mom said you can't touch this. Children who steal money secretly are not good children."
Tang Yue was speechless, but she held Tang Nan's hand and said, "Brother, we didn't take it secretly. We just took a look at the money and then put it back. We don't want to be children who steal money."
Tang Nan thought about it seriously and it seemed that what his sister said made sense.
"Well, shall I take it out and show it to my sister? But I don't know where I put it."
Tang Yue pointed to the cabinet and said, "There's a torn bundle inside. I saw Mom stuff the money into it."
Following Tang Yue's instructions, Tang Nan opened the cabinet lid and leaned in to look for his bag. This was what Tang Bei saw when he entered the room.
Before he could open his mouth, Tang Yue winked at him. Tang Bei was angry that Tang Nan helped his sister do something bad, but at the same time, he felt a little disappointed that his sister didn't look for him when she did something bad.
He is obviously the same age as Tang Nan, and he was even born a few minutes earlier than Tang Nan.
Tang Yue's small hand held Tang Bei's hand, "Big brother, second brother is thick-skinned. If mom finds out, he can take a beating."
Tang Yue's small voice reached Tang Bei's ears, and a smile immediately appeared on Tang Bei's face.
At this time, Tang Nan also took out the money from his bag. When he came out of the cabinet, he saw Tang Bei. Tang Nan was so shocked that he almost shouted out. Tang Bei rolled his eyes at him.
Tang Nan smiled silently at Tang Bei, then stuffed all the money into Tang Yue's hand and lowered his voice, "Sister, look, this is the money."
Tang Yue held a few thin pieces of paper in her hands. She thought to herself, "How can this money be so light? Will it work?"
Taking a closer look, Tang Yue was stunned. What was all that? Were those tiny words? How could she not recognize any of them?
Tang Yue looked up with a silly look on her face. Tang Bei guessed what she was thinking from her expression and burst out laughing.
"Sister, don't you know me?"
Tang Yue nodded in confusion. Although it was embarrassing, she had to admit that she had become illiterate.
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