Cheng Chao smiled bitterly; how could he not know?
For so long, he had avoided the topic, but he knew better than anyone that his father, deep down, was still a tough soldier.
More than anyone else, he longed to be worthy of the identity of a soldier even more than a decade later.
Looking back now, although he has been tricked by reality for more than a decade, his deep-seated faith has not faded in the slightest.
Cheng Chao let out a deep breath, feeling a mix of frustration and unease.
When Lao Mu came out, he could no longer straighten his back, and Lin Dongfang and Ling Weidong, who followed behind him, also had no smiles on their faces.
"How is it?"
"Six stab wounds, all reaching the bone, two of which are in particularly dangerous locations,"
Old Mu rubbed his lower back, sighing as he spoke.
“His health hasn’t been good lately, and now this has happened, and it’s so hot outside. You can tell he’s not doing well even if I don’t say it.”
The group remained silent. Although they were all mentally prepared, hearing these words spoken plainly still made their hearts sink. Cheng Chao's tall figure swayed visibly.
"Isn't there any other way?"
Ginseng, I have ginseng, give him ginseng, ginseng,”
As he spoke, he frantically rummaged through the wrinkled pockets of his casual clothes, and soon pulled out a small package wrapped in a handkerchief. Without even opening it, he shoved it directly into Old Mu's hand.
"Ginseng, this is ginseng, go and give it to him, give it to him now, go!"
Seeing that he was clearly not in a good state, Lao Mu glanced helplessly at the few sober people beside him, but didn't refute him. Instead, he went along with it.
"His body is still severely depleted. Adding a ginseng slice to this chicken soup would be helpful."
Cheng Chao turned to leave.
"I'm going to hunt pheasants!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Jian Dan leaped up and delivered a swift chop to the ground. The tall man paused for a moment, then collapsed limply to the ground.
Lin Dongfang and Ling Weidong, who were standing nearby, reacted quickly and immediately stepped forward to help him up.
"No, you're too daring! Aren't you afraid of making a mistake?"
Besides, couldn't you at least have informed us beforehand?
Oh my, that gave me quite a fright! My heart is still pounding.
Cheng Chao's complexion clearly showed that he hadn't had a proper rest due to the long journey; not only was his stubble obvious, but his dark circles were also very heavy.
Looking at his blank expression, Ling Weidong sighed.
"He's been knocked unconscious now, but he should wake up by tomorrow morning at the latest. Have you thought about how you're going to tell him?"
Jian Dan acted impulsively just now, but she has calmed down now.
"Let's take him to the west room of my house first, so he can get a good night's sleep."
"Tomorrow morning, Dongfang, could you make a trip to the military camp for me? Uncle needs to know about this."
Since there were elders nearby, she decided to let them handle it, as she was genuinely afraid that something else might happen to Cheng Chao.
"Okay, I'll go tomorrow at dawn. I'll be back around the time you all get up and it's almost time to start work."
After Cheng Chao was taken back and the scene was cleaned up, things quieted down again, and the group looked at each other in bewilderment.
In the end, Ming's father couldn't stand them anymore and asked again.
"Old Mu, just tell them the truth, is there any hope?"
Look how scared you've made them!"
Old Mu limped over and reached out to take her pulse.
"To be honest, you should be prepared."
Previously, he was troubled and couldn't let go of his worries, but he was able to persevere.
But look at what happened today. He's unconscious, but he's still smiling. Do you understand now?
This was a knot in my heart, but it's untied now.
Look at those brows, they've all relaxed.
Actually, based on my many years of experience, things are actually worse now than before.
I don't really understand this aspect, but I roughly understand what this means. People have something to care about and something they can't bear to leave behind, which is why they have the will to keep going. It's like the legend of the old people in the countryside who, on their deathbed, can hold on for several days. It's said that they have someone they care about who they haven't seen, or something they're worried about, which is why they can't bear to leave.
Cheng Jia was probably in this situation before, unable to let go of herself from the past ten years or so, which became a knot she couldn't let go of or untie.
However, they are still unclear about the cause of today's incident, but it is clear from the events that Cheng Jia protected the other people in the cowshed. Perhaps this small sense of accomplishment satisfied him?
Could it be that he really doesn't care about his son Cheng Chao at all?
Thinking about it this way, Jian Dan actually felt somewhat indignant for Cheng Chao.
Over the past ten years, Cheng Jia was indeed deceived, but he wronged not only the army, but also many other people, including Cheng Chao, who was just a child at the time, making him an orphan at a young age.
Although he was living a good life by Cheng Jin's side, Cheng Jia was undoubtedly absent and unqualified in fulfilling the role and responsibilities of a father.
Regardless, given the current situation, there's nothing they can do or say. Simple was also somewhat annoyed, which led to her speaking rather bluntly.
"Then what can we do, just wait around?"
The two people next to her exchanged a glance and both reached out to nudge her.
"Don't rush, speak properly."
Old Mu sighed. Over time, these kids had been coming over, secretly bringing things and showing concern for him. He had long since figured it out; there must be a connection.
He's certainly taken a lot of food from others.
"Isn't there ginseng here? If we could get some chicken, we could make some ginseng chicken soup, that would be good too."
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