Chapter 26 Who told you you can't eat meat?
This time, Xie Hongchao sided with his mother, saying, "Shut up, who gave you the right to speak?"
"Did you raise these chickens?"
"You sit around in the city all day with your head held high, eating and drinking as if nothing's wrong, and you're not happy about it?"
"If you're not happy, go back to your parents' house."
The phrase "going back to my parents' home" made Wei Guihua feel like a chicken with its neck being choked.
In those days, families had many members but little production. Although reform and opening up had begun, life in the countryside was still difficult, and no one wanted to have more mouths to feed.
Therefore, Wei Guihua had no family home to return to.
So she could only lower her head in embarrassment and remain silent.
Seeing this, Xie Lanlan felt relieved.
In this family, in terms of status, she is much higher than Xie Zhizhi and Wei Guihua, hmph.
Wei Guihua fell silent. The rest of them were all family, so they stopped blaming each other. Tian Fang asked Xie Hongchao, "How do we get to the army?"
Xie Hongchao then led them to the bus stop.
After another hour of bumpy travel, they arrived at the military base.
Upon arriving at the military base, Xie Hongchao knelt in the communications room and said in a polite tone, "Comrade, comrade, we are the family members of Regiment Commander Zhou. We are here to see Regiment Commander Zhou."
The comrade in the communications room glanced at him and said, "Regimental Commander Zhou is on a mission and is not in the unit."
"On a mission?" Xie Hongchao turned to look at Tian Fang and the others.
What he didn't know, Tian Fang and Xie Lanlan, who had just come from their hometown, knew even less about.
Xie Hongchao turned his head again and asked, "What about his family?"
"Thank you, Zhizhi!"
"I am Xie Zhizhi's brother!"
"Commander Zhou's sister-in-law?" The comrade in the communications room sized up Xie Hongchao, who was peeking out, but didn't speak immediately.
Instead, they began to scrutinize Xie Hongchao.
Tian Fang realized that these people were biased towards Xie Zhizhi.
So when Tian Fang sat down on the ground with a "thud," it immediately stirred up a whole "smoke cloud."
She patted her legs in the dust, crying out, "The leaders have to stand up for us!"
"My life is so miserable!"
"I raised a girl with all my love and care, and she's not filial to me..."
She sat on the ground and started wailing. The comrades in the communications room had no choice but to call the regimental political commissar.
The political commissar answered the phone and arrived quickly.
Upon seeing the military leaders, Tian Fang wailed even louder, "What a miserable life! I've raised such an unfilial daughter!"
The forty-year-old political commissar quickly ran over and reached out to help her up, saying, "Auntie, Auntie, let's talk about it together, let's talk about it together."
Tian Fang wouldn't get up, she held onto the other person's hand and continued wailing, "Leader, are you a military leader?"
"You have to stand up for me!"
The political commissar was at his wit's end and could only respond repeatedly.
Tian Fang was finally satisfied.
The political commissar then persuaded the person to go to his office.
Then pour tea for them, allowing them to speak slowly.
Then Xie Hongchao spoke, Wei Guihua spoke, and Xie Lanlan also spoke.
In short, Xie Zhizhi is unfilial.
She was struck by lightning; disregarding her seriously ill mother in the countryside, she secretly ran away to the city to enjoy a life of luxury.
After listening, the political commissar didn't immediately offer his opinion, but simply asked, "Is it Commander Zhou's wife?"
Xie Hongchao nodded immediately.
The political commissar then sent someone to find Xie Zhizhi.
The person who went returned quickly and told the political commissar, "Commander Zhou's wife is not here. I heard she took the children out early this morning."
Upon hearing this, Wei Guihua immediately gritted her teeth and asked, "If she won't let Xiao Xie go to school, what did she take Xiao Xie to do?"
She didn't know, and neither did anyone else.
Upon hearing the reply, the political commissar said to Tian Fang, "Auntie, you see, the regimental commander's wife isn't here this week." He immediately added, "Don't worry, as soon as she returns, I'll call someone over right away."
Don't worry!
Tian Fang originally wanted to open her mouth and continue howling, but the political commissar's words made her look like a chicken with its neck being choked.
She opened and closed her mouth several times, but ultimately didn't make a sound.
After that, the political commissar left them in the office and went to attend to his own business.
Just as Tian Fang herself thought, these people in the army were biased towards Xie Zhizhi.
It's not that she's biased towards Xie Zhizhi; Xie Zhizhi is Zhou Lin's family member, so strictly speaking, she's biased towards Zhou Lin.
Everyone in the military knows Zhou Lin's situation.
A soldier who was injured in his private parts during a self-defense counterattack.
The military is known for protecting its own, and they were even more protective of Zhou Lin.
Perhaps when someone else is bullied, the other soldiers will jokingly say, "Are you not good enough?"
But Zhou Lin, a soldier wounded in battle and whose dignity as a man was violated, would only be met with unity against a common enemy.
If he or his family members are bullied, none of the soldiers will stand idly by.
So the political commissar simply left Tian Fang and the others waiting in the office.
Tian Fang and the others didn't dare to move around in the political commissar's office and sat there obediently.
As the sun outside turned a warm orange, Xie Hongchao couldn't help but mutter, "Hasn't that good-for-nothing come back yet?"
Tian Fang, looking at the sky outside, urged him upon hearing this, "Go and ask someone!"
Xie Hongchao looked outside the office and said, "There's nobody here!"
Tian Fang kept a sullen face and stopped talking.
When Xie Zhizhi led Zhou Xie back from outside, it was already 5:30.
Zhou Xie performed better today than yesterday, and he sold the scraps he collected for a total of 93 cents.
Xie Zhizhi also decided to reward him, saying, "I'll get you a plate of stir-fried cabbage and tofu tonight, so you can have some nourishment."
She sighed as she spoke, "It's because you can't eat meat!"
Zhou Xie, who was as dirty as a beggar, glanced at her and said, "You actually believe what you're saying?"
When exactly did I stop being able to eat meat?
When can't we eat meat anymore?
Zhou Xie wanted to roar and ask Xie Zhizhi a question, but he didn't dare.
Xie Zhizhi is a very wicked woman.
Now they not only dare to hit him, but they also dare not give him food.
He only ate one sesame seed cake for lunch, and he really didn't want to eat just vegetables for dinner.
Although there's not much difference between tofu and green vegetables.
Zhou Xie thought of his miserable state, and tears welled up in his eyes.
Xie Zhizhi ignored it.
She had just led Zhou Xie to the dormitory building when a guard came and knocked on the door.
After she opened the door, the guard told her that the regimental political commissar was looking for her.
Xie Zhizhi asked curiously, "Political Commissar?"
"Did the political commissar need something?" she asked with a smile.
The young guard's ears turned red. "I heard that your sister-in-law's family came looking for you and went to the political commissar."
Xie Zhizhi immediately understood the reason. "Okay, I understand. Thank you. I'll be right there."
Once she realized who had come looking for her, Xie Zhizhi, who had originally intended to wash her face and change her clothes, decided against it.
They wouldn't let Zhou Xie wash either.
"Let's go!" she called back, and Zhou Xie slumped onto the sofa.
Zhou Xie was so tired that he hung his head and didn't want to get up at all.
Upon hearing this, he reluctantly looked at her.
Xie Zhizhi's smile faded. "Are you coming or not?"
Zhou Xie jolted awake and obediently got up.
Xie Zhizhi smiled again, "That's a good girl!"
The two went downstairs one after the other and followed the guards to find the political commissar.
The political commissar was waiting outside in advance, and as soon as Xie Zhizhi arrived, he asked her about the situation.
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