Xiao An's sensitivity is undeniable, while Cheng Rui might be a little less perceptive, but how bad could a child raised in such a family be?
Cheng Rui, who thought he had finally come to his senses, immediately began to despise his past self.
"Xiao An, I understand. I won't cause you any trouble."
He has a clear understanding of himself. He may not be smart enough, but he makes up for it with physical strength. He is also prone to impulsiveness. Although he has not had many opportunities to be impulsive in the army these past few years, he always remembers what his parents said. This is his weakness. In this situation, he listens to his younger brother in everything.
Cheng An was also somewhat speechless.
"Brother, you're not the reckless kid who always caused trouble anymore, don't keep saying that."
We have different strengths. My physical strength is weak, while your physical strength and fighting ability are stronger. We complement each other.
"Let's go, I've already gone far."
Xu Qiang led his men along as usual, and they were all discussing what they had just heard. Jian Dan walked quietly to the side, occasionally answering a few questions when someone asked her something, and playing with the grass by the roadside when no one asked, while occasionally turning back to look at them.
The two quickened their pace and caught up.
"sister!"
"Hey! Have you two finished whispering to each other?"
"Hey sis, aren't we going hunting today?"
With a simple shrug,
"I'm not going to fight. I'm just here to have fun. If you want to fight, then fight. I'll keep things quiet for you."
"Alright then, sis, with you saying that, I'll really let loose now."
"By the way, sis, where are Little Grey and Lucky Charm? Haven't they come down yet?"
He glanced around briefly, then lowered his voice.
“They came down once, at night, and were almost discovered by the old man’s bodyguards. I was so scared that I repeatedly told them not to come down again.”
"It really is true. The villagers in Liujiatun have all seen those four dogs, except for a little gray one. Apart from the elderly or hunters, others might not recognize it as a wolf. But it's different here. They are very vigilant. If anything seems a little off, they will be taken back for investigation. That day, time was tight, the arrival was sudden, and the light was dim. Otherwise, someone would definitely have become suspicious."
"I don't know if I'll be able to see them today. I've missed them so much. It's been so long."
"Sister, do you think they'll run back to the forest they used to live in?"
"I don't know that. We think all the mountains are pretty much the same, but maybe they have their own preferred and habitual territories. Besides, Little Grey is a wolf after all. Wolves are social animals, and they live with their own kind."
Before they knew it, they had walked quite far when a burst of cheers erupted ahead. They wondered if they had caught some prey; from their position, they could clearly see the excitement on the faces of the people behind them.
"Let's go take a look!"
As they approached, the atmosphere was lively, filled with laughter and chatter. Not far ahead, it seemed someone had just made a move; they had barely withdrawn their arm when someone else ran after them.
"Did you hit it? Did you hit it?"
A short while later, someone returned carrying a small roe deer.
"Holy crap! It actually hit!"
"Platoon leader, your technique is impressive!"
"Wow, is this move really that powerful? Platoon leader, platoon leader, platoon leader, tell us, is it difficult?"
Xu Qiang was more senior than them and had some hunting experience, but it was clearly inappropriate to say that. He vaguely understood what the commander meant.
"It's not difficult in a way, but it's not easy either."
We've been up the mountain before, haven't we? Some of you have fought here a few times, right?
"Let me put it this way: of the key points your sister-in-law just mentioned, who among you paid attention to them?"
"It seems not,"
"But that old intellectual seemed to have said the other day that we should be careful about our surroundings or something,"
Xu Qiang's face hardened, and the man sheepishly changed his tune.
"Teacher, teacher,"
"Hmph, good that you know. We are soldiers, and such an insulting word should not come out of our mouths."
"Not platoon leader, that's what they call them, right? Otherwise, how could they have been sent down to the countryside?"
Before Xu Qiang could say anything, he heard a cold snort.
"snort!"
Even though it was simple, the volume wasn't lowered.
"Can't distinguish right from wrong and just parrot what others say? Is this the prevailing atmosphere in the border military region? I've truly witnessed it firsthand."
No wonder. Even the leaders here respect this professor from Peking University, but we don't even dare to raise our voices here. We have to coax and beg to teach him this life-saving knowledge, and we still have to endure your ridicule. Don't call him some kind of intellectual; whatever he may be, he's a teacher invited back by the military region, a guest of honor there. His knowledge is genuine. He's qualified to teach you, them, and me, to be everyone's theoretical instructor.
"It's just that they're going through a tough time right now. Otherwise, in this remote corner of our border region—cold, dilapidated, and with people starving—we might not have been able to bring them back."
Cheng An paused for a moment, then quickly picked up the conversation.
"Sister, I think you don't need to worry about their lives. This little forest is nothing to them."
You guys, after all that planning and effort, going to great lengths to bring him back, only to find him sitting on the sidelines.
With this kind of atmosphere and this attitude towards respecting teachers, sister, I think your school has wasted its efforts. If parents have this attitude, how can you expect your children to respect teachers?
"Sister, why don't you talk to your brother-in-law and the regimental commander and see if you can send them to the garrison? We definitely won't do that."
"Yes, sister, let's go back. I was quite happy when we came here, but my uncle said we don't know enough and that illiterate people will be eliminated in the future. If this is the atmosphere here, and everyone looks down on teachers, I don't think I will learn anything useful. I'm afraid he will lead me astray."
The incident happened rather suddenly, and Xu Qiang wanted to explain, but the three sisters acted almost seamlessly. By the time he realized what was happening, he was dumbfounded. However, he wasn't stupid and guessed that they probably did it on purpose, since they had all heard about the situation of this halfway class during this period.
These roughnecks were disgusted by these things; they thought they were normal, so they didn't react at all. However, after hearing what the two kids said, they were a little, well, embarrassed.
As for the person who had spoken earlier, he had wanted to retort for a while, but he hadn't gotten a word in edgewise. After they had all finished speaking, he suddenly realized that they hadn't focused on him, but rather extended their statement to the entire border military region. Even if he were bold, he wouldn't dare say that this represented the attitude of the entire military region.
Even if he looked down on intellectuals, he knew that those things weren't entirely useless. His mother and wife said that those professors were really capable, and their family's life had improved a lot, thanks to them. Also, the autumn harvest hadn't been distributed yet, but that was only a matter of time, and those work points were real money.
Moreover, this means it will affect the children's schooling, which is a serious matter.
Having figured it out, Xu Qiang was willing to cooperate. He wasn't in a hurry anymore, but it was easy to guess that many people were probably sweating bullets.
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