Simple's facial expressions shifted, and Lin Zhengde, being a professional, had an instinct for reading people; he could almost instantly tell what she was thinking. Although he felt she was a bit childish, he still gave her a gentle reminder.
"According to Jian Zhiqing, there should still be people of theirs in other places. Our operation cannot be guaranteed to be foolproof. You need to be careful."
In the future, if you encounter something like this, try not to put yourself in danger; your own safety is the most important thing.
Besides, who can guarantee that the next person you encounter won't be some utterly deranged monster? What do you think?
Simple can tell good from bad, and nodded repeatedly.
"Yes, Captain Lin, don't worry, I'll be careful."
Liu Weimin finally arrived, panting heavily, and it took him a while to straighten up, his hands on his knees.
"Captain Lin, you've come all this way in this heavy snow. Is there something you need? How can we cooperate with you?"
For the first time, Lin Zhengde felt that the village chief was too diligent, and he hadn't even finished speaking yet.
However, glancing back, thankfully it was cold and no villagers followed. Only their people were there: the village chief, Jian Zhiqing, and oh, a few little kids.
Upon seeing this look, Liu Weimin knew something was wrong, so he quickly waved for Hu Zi to take the child away.
Tiger looked around. With his uncle around, he figured his sister couldn't be bullied. After dawdling for a while, he led his friends and ran off first. He was going back to find someone to rescue his sister.
Before leaving, she glared at Liu Weimin several times, believing that she had clearly conveyed the meaning of "protecting her sister".
Liu Weimin looked puzzled. When did he offend the child? Did he do something wrong or did his third uncle say something?
"Village Chief Liu, as you know, after the mountain was closed last time, Jian Zhiqing helped us catch a suspect. The things he confessed to were very serious, and it can be said that she saved many lives. We came here specifically to thank her."
For her safety, they decided to keep a low profile.
Now that you're here, you should know that if there's anything about the educated youth that's difficult to resolve or if you encounter any difficulties, you can come directly to my post. As long as it doesn't harm national interests or undermine unity, we won't stand idly by.
Liu Weimin's first reaction was that Xiao Jian, the educated youth, was a lucky star!
They already consider Jian Dan a treasure of the village, so they readily agreed.
"Don't worry about that. Now that Jian Zhiqing is also one of our Liujiatun people, how could we not care if something happens to her?"
"We can't do it, and we definitely can't force ourselves. Don't worry, she's like our own child; we'll take good care of her."
What I was really thinking was, you obviously don't know what kind of person Jian Zhiqing is. You've got it all backwards. Who's taking care of whom?
They didn't say a single word; they just took turns talking until they finished.
Then Lin Zhengde handed over a rather large bundle, a piece of paper, and an envelope.
"Jian Zhiqing, this certificate is an award from the army for your bravery. It's not much, but it's a token of our gratitude."
Our duty is to protect our country. While we hope that acts of heroism will be passed down, from my personal perspective, I still hope you will ensure your personal safety first before doing anything else.
"Yes, yes, I will. I want to keep my life so I can contribute to the development of the countryside."
Lin Zhengde's lips twitched subtly, and it was unclear what he was thinking.
"Did you come all this way just to bring me this?"
It's not surprising that it was simple; she wasn't even given a chance to speak. People were still standing outside, and in this temperature, her toes and heels were already frozen. Her hands were tucked into her sleeves, which made her a little better, but it didn't look very good.
“We were just about to go out for training, so I brought it over to you on the way.”
"Come inside and have some water to warm up."
In this freezing weather, they're not made of wood. Apart from Lin Zhengde, who's about to enter middle age, many of the soldiers are actually sixteen or seventeen-year-old lads. They can't just let them leave without even a sip of water; that's not how you treat guests.
Not to mention, they also share a bond forged in battle together.
Lin Zhengde didn't want to go in, but when he looked through the open gate, he saw several figures inside already working hard to clear the snow from the yard. Well, they weren't finished yet.
I immediately sensed something was off about his gaze, so I turned my head in the direction of his eyes, and... wait a minute?
When did these people go in?
"Oh, brothers, you've worked so hard. You're our guests, how can you start working before even coming inside? Come on in and warm up."
The young men were very honest; in just a few minutes of talking, they had almost completely cleared her small yard, leaving only a few corners to be cleaned.
It's simple, but I feel inexplicably ashamed.
She spent half the morning clearing a path, while others with long arms and legs finished almost half the yard in such a short time.
Can you let me go?
Why don't you give them some hot water? Didn't you see that those two have frostbite on their hands?
Liu Weimin didn't stand on ceremony with her and kept greeting Lin Zhengde the whole way.
"This girl is right, we should at least have some hot water. Come in, come in."
She took a liking to this little house as soon as she arrived in the village. Look at it, isn't it alright?
They said they were invited inside, but in reality, they could only sit in the kitchen to warm themselves by the fire. The place was really small, and the two grown men felt embarrassed to go inside and sit on the kang (heated brick bed). The main problem was that the room was even smaller, and it would be too cramped for the two of them to go in. It was better to just sit by the stove and warm themselves by the fire.
She added more firewood before leaving, and now she's back inside with two more, along with brown sugar and ginger slices. The water in the pot quickly started to boil, steam rising from it, and the small kitchen felt cozy.
After drinking a bowl of sweet ginger water, the two of them immediately felt warm, and even broke out in a thin layer of sweat on their foreheads.
Liu Weimin felt a little distressed. Ginger wasn't grown here, but brown sugar was even rarer. It was a good thing that they sometimes couldn't see for years, let alone buy. His children had never even drunk brown sugar water.
"You silly girl, adding ginger is already a good thing, but adding so much brown sugar is such a waste!"
A simple and straightforward rebuttal.
"So drinking it is considered a waste? Isn't good health more important than anything else?"
He opened the door and called the people outside over for water. He then briefly inquired upon returning.
"Captain Lin, where is everyone else? I cooked a huge pot of this!"
She remembered that a group of people had entered the village earlier, so why were there only a few of them?
Lin Zhengde stared at the pot, somewhat speechless. He had been wondering why there was so much of it, only to find out that he had brought theirs with him.
"They went up the mountain."
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