Upon closer inspection, Liu Weimin couldn't help but sigh in surprise.
"Why is it this child again?"
The person next to him asked,
"Village chief, do you recognize this person? I didn't notice him before. Which village is he from?"
"Did you come up here to hunt? You have quite a few injuries. You've only walked a short distance. Look at the sweat on your head. I reckon it's all from the pain, but you haven't uttered a sound."
Sure enough, Cheng Chao, who was still half-dazed on the way, completely passed out again after the person beneath him stepped onto flat ground.
Simple yet sighing.
"Uncle, let's go down the mountain and find him a doctor first. His injuries are quite serious. He had a fever when I went there, and his body was inflamed. He needs to be taken seriously."
Liu Weimin glanced at her and understood.
"Okay, let's go down the mountain first, and take the person to Jian... to my house."
I instinctively thought of delivering it to Jian Dan's house, but then I suddenly realized something was wrong. Last time I had no choice, but this time I'm going down the mountain openly. Why can't I go to any house in the village? Why do I have to go to her house? Isn't this just asking for trouble?
"Okay, all right!"
The two men who had stayed upstairs took over and handed the person over. They shook their hands, then noticed the basket on the side and immediately understood.
"Jian, is this the basket you and Li carried?"
Ah, Li Yan went down the mountain to wait for someone, and Jian Dan almost forgot that they also had baskets on their backs.
Hurry up and go pick it up.
"Ah, right, Li Zhiqing and I came up here to dig for wild vegetables, and we completely forgot about it."
When they reached out to take it, the person simply picked one up and carried it on their back, while the other person easily took the other one.
"Okay, let's go."
Jian Dan had only taken two steps and stretched out her hand when she froze there.
"I,"
"Let them carry it, it won't tire them out. Come over and tell me what happened?"
"ah,"
A simple, hassle-free basket; someone else carries it, saving you the effort.
He lifted his leg to catch up with Liu Weimin, explained what had just happened, and Liu Weimin watched the boy bustling around, laughing heartily.
"It's alright, it's somewhat useful."
"That's right, they're really capable. I'll be counting on them to protect me from now on."
The garrison was quite far from the village, and even though Liu Jianshe had run himself ragged, he couldn't bring the wounded back before they came down the mountain. So, the wounded were sent directly to Liu Weimin's house. Knowing they would leave that night, Wang Guihua didn't say anything and even asked her daughter-in-law to boil water for them.
Old Chen was invited again, but he didn't care much for a moment. He met up with Li Yan at the foot of the mountain, and the two of them got their baskets back. They then prepared to go home. This day was too exciting; it would be too taxing on their brains.
As the saying goes, I made good on my promise. As soon as I got home, I lit a fire and started cooking the meat. In any case, these few were the heroes of today.
The food for the dogs wasn't prepared in a very refined way. It was cooked, deboned, and chopped up. Since the puppies were still small, I was worried that their stomachs wouldn't be able to handle it, so I just mixed it into the porridge. The remaining meat and bones were all big black.
One rabbit was definitely not enough to feed several of them, so Jian Dan added some wild boar meat from his own stash to make sure they were fed.
Let them roam freely in the yard. My dinner is simple: it's hot, and my throat is parched after a long day. There's no other choice but to have cold noodles.
After eating a bowl of sweet and sour, icy cold noodles, I felt like I had come back to life.
Looking outside, the sun has set, its orange glow about to disappear behind the horizon.
Jian Dan slumped on the stool, thinking that she might as well lock the door, go into the base to take a shower and relax, when there was a knock on the door. Jian Dan had just finished eating, so she paused for a moment before standing up, touching her bulging belly as she moved toward the door.
Upon opening the door, what was both expected and somewhat unexpected was that not only was Captain Lin, whom Cheng Chao had specifically mentioned, there was also Cheng Chao's uncle, Political Commissar Cheng Jin, whose eyes were still red.
Simply and decisively open the door.
"Please come in quickly."
Lin Zhengde waved his hand, and Cheng Jin choked up.
“Young Jian, we won’t go in. We’ve remembered your life-saving kindness several times. We’re in a hurry to get back to treat him today, so we’ll come back to thank you another day.”
Lin Zhengde nodded, and Jian Dan then noticed the car behind them.
"It's alright, it was just a coincidence. You should go back and find a doctor to take a look at him."
Oh, by the way, he had a high fever when I saw him, so I gave him fever reducers. Please remember to tell the doctor so it doesn't interfere with the effectiveness of other medications.
The two said their goodbyes solemnly, and only after watching the car disappear from the village entrance did Jian Dan close the gate.
Tidy up the yard, go inside, and lock the door.
As for the younger ones, they've done a good job today, so they're rewarded with a night trip to the base.
Since the next day was another normal workday, Jian Dan didn't dare to linger too late. She quickly washed herself and went to rest. Today had been a little thrilling.
Li Yan's side was much more lively. When she returned, Lin Zhaodi and Tan Yajun had already prepared dinner, and the three of them were waiting for her. Seeing her return, they quickly came to greet her, and Chen Jianguo reached out and took the basket from her.
"Why are you only getting back now? Did you encounter any danger?"
Li Yan's legs were sore from running around so much. She gulped down a whole tub of water before she could speak.
"No, no, it's just that Jixiang and the others picked up a person."
auspicious?
"You mean Jian Zhiqing's puppy found people in the mountains?"
"Yeah, I just got back from seeing the village chief."
Lin Zhaodi had gone through this process before. At that time, Lin Zhaodi was like an errand runner, Tan Yajun was also present, and Li Yan was the catalyst. They were all familiar with each other.
Lin Zhaodi, in particular, knew best what it felt like to run up and down the mountain several times in a row, with her lungs and throat feeling like they were on fire. So she silently poured another tub of water for Li Yao and sent it over.
Li Yan gulped down another mouthful before remembering what she had gained.
"Look what I found!"
The basket remained quietly to one side, unaffected, and her precious fruit lay safely among the wild vegetables.
"Ta-da... Ta-da, look!"
The two girls looked delighted.
"Strawberries! You actually found strawberries?"
Li Yan proudly raised her chin.
"No, I found them! Look, there are also raspberries, they're so sweet!"
"Alas, it's too late to pretend anymore."
Lin Zhaodi's eyes lit up.
"A lot?"
Li Yan thought for a moment
"Not a lot, but not a small amount either. No, I have to go find Third Master's son tomorrow. His family should have those small baskets. I need to prepare two so I can take them with me next time I go up the mountain."
"Yours is fine too. It was made on short notice, but it's not bad for it."
"This was made on the spot by Jian Zhiqing. Except for being a little sturdy, it's pretty good."
"Oh dear, quick, quick, wash up, we need to eat it all tonight. We ate a ton at lunch, thank goodness we got back late, otherwise our teeth would still be throbbing."
Tan Yajun shook her head and sighed.
"Wow, some people can actually eat strawberries all they want, and others are drooling with envy."
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