Chapter 95
Almost a month after the fish-eating incident, Meng Yinyin was exhausted by the hard work almost every day. She only wanted to rest early and no longer had the extra energy to pay attention to anything else.
But one day, she suddenly heard Yu Xiaoyu and others say that a soldier in the brigade had returned, but he had to be discharged from the army because he injured his legs while on a mission. He looked very miserable.
Besides, his wife is sick, his two children are still young, and now there is a lame father. So many things are piling up at once.
Everyone was lamenting the misfortune of the Dou family, but Meng Yinyin's attention quickly fell on Dou Zhengrong's identity.
He is a soldier, so which unit did he serve in before? Would he happen to be in the same place as her brother Meng Xuan?
Since the accident, Meng Yinyin has lost track of how long it has been since she last contacted her family, let alone received any news from them.
So when she heard that Dou Zhengrong was also a soldier, even though she thought it might not be such a coincidence, she still couldn't help but go to Dou's house.
She just wanted to ask Dou Zhengrong, what if he was really in the same unit as her brother.
When she arrived at the Dou family, the situation was indeed as bad as everyone else said.
She had seen the two children of the Dou family once or twice before. Although they were not as plump and white as those raised in the city, they were well-behaved and cute, and would greet everyone they met.
But now, both children have gloomy faces and are no longer as neat and tidy as before.
Meng Yinyin stepped into the Dou family hesitantly. When the two children saw her, although they were still crying, they asked her who she was looking for obediently.
Meng Yinyin immediately explained in a low voice: "I am, I came to see your father, I want to ask him..."
Before she could finish her words, a heart-wrenching cough was heard from inside the room.
The voice sounded like a female voice, it should be Lin Xiuzhi.
Meng Yinyin was not familiar with her and they had never even spoken to each other, but when she heard Yu Xiaoyu and the others say that Lin Xiuzhi had also been sick recently, she guessed that the person coughing at this moment must be her.
When the two children heard this, they immediately became nervous and said quickly, "Sister, let's go see mom first and come out to talk to you later."
After saying that, they quickly walked into the house on their short legs.
Meng Yinyin could only wait patiently in the yard.
Fortunately, a figure walked out of another room slowly and with every step, there was the sound of something hitting the ground.
Meng Yinyin looked back and saw a man walking out of the house with difficulty, leaning on a cane.
This person must be Dou Zhengrong!
The moment she saw him, Meng Yinyin's eyes lit up and she walked towards him almost instantly.
"Hello, you must be Comrade Dou Zhengrong!"
Dou Zhengrong was stunned when he saw the strange female comrade with sparkling eyes in front of him.
"I am Dou Zhengrong, you are..."
He was sure that he did not know Meng Yinyin in front of him, but from her appearance and dress, he quickly guessed that she was an educated youth.
But Dou Zhengrong still had doubts as to why she came to see him.
Fortunately, Meng Yinyin was concerned about her brother at the moment, and quickly told him her identity and the purpose of her visit.
Dou Zhengrong then realized that she was asking him which unit he had served in before retiring. If he had been in service, it would not have been convenient to tell outsiders so directly, but now he had left the unit and became a retired soldier, so there was no possibility of leaking secrets.
So Dou Zhengrong told Meng Yinyin the approximate address of the unit where he had previously served.
When Meng Yinyin heard this, she was immediately disappointed.
Because the area where Dou Zhengrong served was obviously not the area where her brother was, which meant that he could not have known her brother.
Seeing Meng Yinyin's expression suddenly dim, Dou Zhengrong became more and more confused and asked a question.
"Meng Zhiqing, why are you asking this question?"
Perhaps it was because her brother was also a soldier, or perhaps she was feeling too depressed at the moment, so when Dou Zhengrong asked her, she whispered that her brother was also a soldier, but she hadn't contacted him for a long time and hadn't received any news from him.
"I thought you might be in the same military district as him, so I came to ask if you knew him..."
It turned out that God did not hear her voice.
When Dou Zhengrong heard it, he immediately understood.
It turned out that she was just a little girl who had left home and missed her brother.
Seeing that Meng Yinyin was really sad, he asked another question.
"What's your brother's name? Maybe I've heard of him."
Their military regions would occasionally conduct joint exercises, and he had been to many military regions and met many comrades from other places. Perhaps he had really met Meng Yinyin's brother.
Upon hearing this, Meng Yinyin felt a last glimmer of hope in her heart, and then she spoke out the name of her brother Meng Xuan.
Unexpectedly, when Dou Zhengrong heard it, he actually realized that he had heard this name before.
There had been joint exercises between Meng Xuan's troops and Dou Zhengrong's troops, and in fact Meng Xuan was very famous in their troops. Although the two did not know each other, Dou Zhengrong had heard a lot of rumors about him and knew that he was a very outstanding soldier.
"I heard from my comrades about your brother."
"Really?"
Meng Yinyin was stunned for a moment, then looked at him in surprise.
"Can you tell me about it?"
Even if she heard other people talking about Meng Xuan's passing, she would feel a sense of satisfaction and security, as if her brother was always by her side.
Dou Zhengrong did not refuse and told Meng Yinyin everything he had heard from his comrades about how outstanding and brave Meng Xuan was.
Fortunately, these are not confidential matters, so they can be discussed.
Meng Yinyin just stood in the yard of Dou Zhengrong's house, listening attentively to Dou Zhengrong's story about his brother, with a satisfied and happy smile on her face.
The two were clearly talking about another man, and they were doing it in broad daylight in the yard, but someone saw this scene, and eventually the rumor spread that Meng Yinyin and Dou Zhengrong had an affair.
When Meng Yinyin heard Yu Xiaoyu telling her this rumor, she didn't take the gossip seriously at all.
After all, she and Dou Zhengrong are of upright character and have nothing to fear. They are innocent and those people are simply talking nonsense!
And she has always been a somewhat rebellious person. If others tell her to do something, she will insist on doing it.
Everyone said that she and Dou Zhengrong had a catfight, and everyone was waiting to see them quarrel, but she refused to do so!
Moreover, the last time she chatted with Dou Zhengrong, she didn't spend particularly long, because Dou Zhengrong's wife Lin Xiuzhi was not feeling well at the time. After talking to her for a few words, Dou Zhengrong went into the house to take care of his wife.
Meng Yinyin left, but she still had a lot to find out about her brother, so she went to Dou Zhengrong's house again a few days later.
However, this time when she went to Dou Zhengrong's house, she met another person at his house. That person turned out to be the one who carelessly dropped the fish on the ground before.
Meng Yinyin saw his back and recognized him at a glance. She said in surprise, "It's you!"
After being surprised, Meng Yinyin felt inexplicably embarrassed when she thought about the fact that she had secretly taken the fish back and eaten it.
She glanced at the tall man in front of her, her eyes flickering as she whispered, "By the way, I picked up the fish you didn't want last time and ate it..."
It was the first time for her to do such a thing, so she felt a little embarrassed, but she was really greedy at the time, so she shamelessly took back the fish that the other person didn't want.
Fortunately, when she told the man what happened that day, he did not show any disgust or contempt. He just glanced at her indifferently, put down the things, and left.
Meng Yinyin watched his series of actions and her brows gradually wrinkled.
What's wrong with this guy? I was talking to him, but he ignored me!
She was angry and her cheeks puffed up unconsciously. She looked at the man angrily as he turned and left.
"Hey, where's Lu Chen? Why did you leave so soon?"
Dou Zhengrong's voice came from behind. He had just planned to give Lu Chen some things he brought back from the city to thank him, but unfortunately, he had only been in for a while, and when he came out, he had already left.
The pile of vegetables that Lu Chen brought over, with a piece of meat underneath the vegetables, were placed in the yard.
Dou Zhengrong was filled with emotion when he saw this.
This boy is a man of loyalty and affection. After his grandmother passed away, he was tortured by his uncle and aunt, not only did he have to work hard every day, but the couple even denied him food behind everyone's back.
It just so happened that Lu Chen was a tough guy. He didn't say a word and didn't beg Lu Dashan and his wife for food. He would never give in even if he was starving.
It was his wife, Lin Xiuzhi, who couldn't stand it, and would occasionally secretly take some food from home to help him. After a few times, the two became familiar with each other.
Although Lin Xiuzhi later found out that although Lu Chen could not eat full meals at Lu Dashan's house, he would go up the mountain to pick wild fruits or secretly catch fish and rabbits and roast them to eat. Although it was troublesome, he would not starve to death.
However, Lin Xiuzhi's assistance naturally also helped Lu Chen, and then he kept this kindness in his heart and would help her whenever she was in trouble.
Like this time, his legs were injured and his wife Lin Xiuzhi was also sick. Even picking vegetables and buying meat was a difficult task. Lu Chen would come over from time to time to bring them some food.
There was plenty of fish and meat among them, which moved Dou Zhengrong and Lin Xiuzhi deeply.
Meng Yinyin didn't know all this. She only knew that she had just talked to Lu Chen, but not only did he ignore her, he even turned around and walked away.
She thought he was so rude!
Dou Zhengrong probably saw Meng Yinyin's dissatisfaction, so he smiled and explained: "Lu Chen's temper is like this. He won't say a word to people he doesn't know. He is not deliberately targeting you, Meng Zhiqing. Besides, he has experienced a lot of bad things in the past, so he gradually doesn't like to interact with people."
"Anyway, don't blame him. He has his reasons."
Although Dou Zhengrong said this, Meng Yinyin still felt a little uncomfortable.
Fortunately, she knew his identity and name, so when she has the chance in the future, she will be able to find someone to repay the fish.
A few days passed like this, and Meng Yinyin came to Dou Zhengrong's house to chat whenever she was free. At first, she came to inquire about her brother's affairs, but later she made friends with the two children, Dabao and Xiaobao. They didn't despise Meng Yinyin for being useless, nor did they despise her for being a drag. They even took her to the mountains to look for wild vegetables and mushrooms. Meng Yinyin had a great time playing with the two of them!
However, other people saw her coming to the Dou family many times to look for the two children, and they thought more and more that she was deliberately taking advantage of Lin Xiuzhi's poor health to get close to Dou Zhengrong. Maybe she saw that Dou Zhengrong was a handsome man and a retired soldier, so she wanted to replace Lin Xiuzhi while she was sick?
Such rumors became more and more rampant, and even the people at the educated youth site looked at Meng Yinyin with a strange look in their eyes.
After being urged again and again by others, the captain finally found Meng Yinyin and reminded her to pay attention to her personal behavior.
Meng Yinyin had never expected that within such a short period of time, everyone would think that her contact with the Dou family was her attempt to "seduce" Dou Zhengrong. She found it absurd, but was more panicked.
It feels terrible that the whole world doesn't believe in her and is standing against her.
She herself did not feel very safe when she came to this place, but because of her stubborn nature, she refused to break off contact with the Dou family. In this way, wasn't she admitting that she had evil intentions?
Fortunately, she spoke firmly and expressed that there was really no improper relationship between her and Dou Zhengrong, so the team leader did not say anything else. However, other people in the team did not think so. Even the local members looked at Meng Yinyin with more disgust and contempt, and their attitude towards the educated youth became even worse.
Yu Xiaoyu is okay. She believes in Meng Yinyin's character and will continue to stay with her and be friends with her in the educated youth center.
But other educated youth, especially the female ones, kept their distance from Meng Yinyin.
One day, when Yu Xiaoyu was not in the dormitory, a female educated youth named Lin Xiaoxia came to Meng Yinyin and criticized her harshly, saying that she had tarnished the reputation of their educated youth, that people like her should not continue to live in the educated youth site, and that a shameless woman like her should find a place to commit suicide by jumping into the river.
Meng Yinyin couldn't scold her, and she was angry and anxious. In the end, the other female educated youth stood by and watched. Even though they felt that Lin Xiaoxia's scolding was a bit too much, they did not stand up to stop her.
In the end, Meng Yinyin was so angry that she cursed at Lin Xiaoxia, and then ran out of the educated youth center crying.
It was already dark by then, and it was pitch black outside and looked very scary, but she didn't want to go back to the educated youth site.
She stumbled along the path outside, walking aimlessly in the moonlight, crying as she walked, and accidentally stepped on a hard stone.
And that place was actually a steep slope at least three meters high. If she really fell down like that, she would be seriously injured if not killed.
Meng Yinyin screamed in fear and her face turned pale. At this moment, a force suddenly came from behind and grabbed her firmly, then pulled her back.
Meng Yinyin covered her heart which was about to jump out of her throat and slowly turned around, and saw Lu Chen standing behind her.
The man with a bad temper who doesn't even know basic manners.
After making sure that she was safe, Meng Yinyin began to feel doubtful.
"You, why are you here......?"
At this time everyone should have gone home and prepared to eat, so why was he here, right behind me.
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