After finishing her phone call, An Moxue left three yuan on the table, walked out of the office, greeted Director Li, and went to the hospital. When Director Li returned to his office and saw the money on the table, he smiled with satisfaction. Who wouldn't like a young person with principles and a bottom line?
In the hospital ward, An Moxue sat in front of Huang Zhong's bed and slowly drifted off to sleep. After a day and night of running, even the strongest body couldn't withstand it.
When the military leaders and doctors arrived at the ward, this was what they saw: chickens pecking at rice.
The military leader walked up to An Moxue and gently patted her shoulder. She reflexively grabbed his hand and was about to throw it away, but he stopped her. The two were in a standoff, and An Moxue instantly came to her senses.
Then she naturally let go of the other person, and the other person also let go of her.
"Comrade An Moxue?" the unit leader asked.
An Moxue replied, "Yes."
"Would it be convenient for us to chat?"
"That's convenient. Wu Sicheng also has something for me to pass on to the leader."
"Let's talk in the car then."
An Moxue replied, "Okay."
The leader turned around and instructed the accompanying doctor and soldier to complete the formalities and return to the car before setting off. Then the two of them left the ward together.
Inside the jeep, two people sat in the back seat. The leader spoke first: "Comrade An Moxue, on behalf of the army, I would like to express my gratitude to you for your help to our comrades."
"Sir, soldiers serve the people, and it's only right that the people help soldiers in need. Wu Sicheng asked me to tell you that the intelligence this time was wrong. The enemy wasn't five people, but ten, and two of them knew ancient martial arts. He said he couldn't even defeat two of them. Six enemies have been killed, and one is suspected of being dismembered by wild dogs. Three of them were not found before I came down the mountain. Among those who escaped are two ancient martial arts practitioners, and they are the ones who seriously injured Wu Sicheng. Our soldiers Huang Zhong is seriously injured (found yesterday), Wang Mang and Dong Kun both have superficial wounds and are not serious, Zhao Gang has a bullet graze on his arm with a minor infection, and a knife wound in his leg, and Wu Sicheng has a knife wound in his shoulder blade. His injury is the most serious. If I hadn't found him early, he would have died. He didn't recover well from his previous serious injury, and this time he lost too much blood, which is very dangerous. If he doesn't take good care of himself, it will affect his military career. I hope that after this mission, you won't give him any more missions in the short term. He needs to take good care of himself. The others haven't been found. He suspects from the enemy's route that they might be trying to cross the border. That's all."
"You mean you've saved this kid twice already?"
"Yes, is there a problem?"
Where were you rescued both times?
"The first time was during the autumn harvest when he fell into my yard in the middle of the night, unconscious. I picked him up and took him home. The second time was four days ago in the forest. He was still unconscious, and I picked him up and took him home. When he woke up, he wanted to find his teammates. I was worried about him, so I went into the mountains with him."
"You two are quite destined for each other."
"Is it because of the reason he got injured? It's better not to."
Upon hearing this, the leader let out a hearty laugh that filled the entire carriage. "You're quite an interesting young man," he said.
"Thank you, boss. I'll take that as a compliment."
She was completely at ease in front of her superiors, speaking with ease and confidence, which was quite rare. Even her superiors were impressed by her.
"What Comrade An Moxue does doesn't seem like something a rural person would do."
"I was a sent-down youth, and my parents were all soldiers. They sacrificed their lives, so I went to the countryside."
"I'm sorry, I touched on something that upset you. You still have time to come up the mountain, so it seems you're doing quite well in the countryside."
"It's alright. The villagers are all very nice and have taken good care of me. The countryside is quite interesting too."
"You saved our soldiers. If you need any help, just let us know, and we'll do our best to help you."
"Oh, yes, there really is. It cost me one dollar to hire a carriage to take him, three dollars to call the army, and one hundred dollars to pay the hospital. Just add those up. Also, I can't go back tonight. Could you help me get a room? I came in a hurry and don't have a letter of introduction, so I can't get one."
"These are all as it should be, I have no other requests."
"That's all, boss. I've been traveling non-stop for a day and a night since I came down from the mountain. All I want now is to eat something and get a good night's sleep."
"Okay, we'll go get you a guesthouse later. You can have a good meal and then you'll be able to sleep well."
"Boss, all the state-run restaurants are closed at this hour. Forget it, as long as there's a place to sleep, that's fine."
"You don't need to worry about this, just follow my instructions." He took out a wad of cash from his pocket, counted it, and handed it to An Moxue for 104 yuan.
Since the leader had said so, An Moxue said nothing more, took the money, and put it into her backpack.
The leader's goodwill towards An Moxue continued to rise; the young comrade was poised and unpretentious.
At this moment, the young soldier carried Huang Zhong on his back, and the doctor followed to the front of the vehicle. The two of them got off the vehicle, settled Huang Zhong in it, and then the group got in and left.
At the guesthouse, the leader booked a room for An Moxue and asked the waiter to prepare a meal for her. Before leaving, he also told An Moxue that if she had any difficulties, she could call the military and to keep the number. An Moxue readily agreed and said goodbye to the leader.
After the waiter brought the food, An Moxue finished eating, locked the door, and went into her space. First, she took a nice bath. She felt like she was going to get moldy. She couldn't shower or change clothes for the past few days on the mountain, which was too torturous. After showering, she ate some more, then came out of the space, took out her bedding, changed, and fell asleep instantly.
When An Moxue woke up, she felt refreshed. She left her room, returned the lunchbox to the waiter, and asked about the time. She learned that it was already the afternoon of the next day. She checked out and headed to the state-run restaurant.
In the state-run restaurant, An Moxue ate her meal while sighing, "Life is not easy, so we should cherish every moment. After several days, I can finally have a decent meal."
This carp is really delicious. I'll pack another one to go later. I love the sweet and sour pork every time I eat it, so I'll pack another one to go too.
She ate four ounces of rice, a fish weighing over two pounds, and a plate of sweet and sour pork. An Moxue patted her full stomach, completely satisfied.
I got up and ordered another dish. Seeing that there weren't many people around, I stood in front of the counter and chatted with the waitress. The waitress was a woman in her early thirties with a round face and a blessed look. She seemed very easy to talk to.
"Sister, can our restaurant bring its own ingredients and have the chef cook them for us?"
"Sure, but you'll have to exchange goods for wages, and it has to be when the head chef isn't busy. Comrade, are you a sent-down youth?"
"Big sister, you have a good eye." She said, giving him a thumbs up.
"Oh, this is nothing. You'll get the hang of it once you see it a lot." The older woman laughed after saying that.
"So, ma'am, when is it considered that the chef isn't busy?"
"Now, here we go." As she spoke, she glanced across the hall, gesturing for An Moxue to look.
"I see, when there are no customers. Ma'am, what dishes does the chef specialize in?"
"Oh, all the dishes he makes are delicious, as long as you have the ingredients."
"That's true. I haven't had a bad dish in all this time."
Just then, a voice came from the kitchen calling for the dishes to be served. The eldest sister answered and went inside. An Moxue took out a lunchbox, just as the eldest sister came out with the dishes. An Moxue packed the dishes, said goodbye to the eldest sister, and left the restaurant.
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