Chapter 24
"Shang Nanchen, please sit down first." The political commissar spoke.
Shang Nanchen looked at the expressions of Captain Li and the division commander without changing his expression: "You make my heart beat fast, you should stand firm."
The political commissar made him laugh.
"Why are you so nervous? I called you here to tell you..." Before the political commissar finished his words, someone knocked on the door again.
The commissar said, "Come in!"
Shang Nanchen wanted to see who it was, but he didn't expect that there were not one but two people coming in. They were both old acquaintances and neighbors.
"Are you all here? That's great, sit down and talk." After the political commissar said this, Shang Nanchen sat down.
But the face is not that pretty, it looks like a big block of ice with full aura.
Zhang Liansheng was also quite embarrassed. Only Wu Zhanfu looked puzzled. He didn't understand why the political commissar and the division commander asked him to come over.
The political commissar said, "I called you here this time mainly to tell you about Comrade Jing Xian's affairs."
Wu Zhanfu asked doubtfully: "Political Commissar, Comrade Jing Xian has nothing to do with me, right? Shouldn't we just ask Shang Nanchen to handle this matter?"
"It has something to do with you. To be more precise, it has something to do with your wife, Comrade Zhao Xiuzhi." The political commissar said sternly, "More than half a month ago, your wife, Comrade Zhao Xiuzhi, reported to Comrade Shang Nanchen that Comrade Jing Xian was a spy and hoped that Comrade Shang Nanchen would handle it. Shang Nanchen reported the matter to the organization, and we sent people to investigate. The results of the investigation showed that Comrade Jing Xian was innocent."
Zhang Liansheng's face turned pale and he didn't dare to look up at anyone.
"Although Comrade Jingxian is a lesbian, she is a very good lesbian. She is also an excellent pharmacist. She is currently working in our military hospital. She learned her skills from her second uncle. Her second uncle, Comrade Jingfeng, is also our comrade-in-arms."
Shang Nanchen knew about this, so he ran to the political commissar yesterday to explain the matter clearly.
Wu Zhanfu's face flushed with anger after hearing this, and veins on his forehead were throbbing. He knew that the old woman who was a spendthrift had done nothing good, and she was always holding him back.
"I will send Comrade Zhao Xiuzhi back to her hometown." Wu Zhanfu said with gritted teeth.
The political commissar smiled and said, "Comrade Zhao Xiuzhi didn't make any big mistakes. She was just doing it for the good of the organization. But next time, you must provide real evidence for such things. You can't just rely on your mouth."
Wu Zhanfu felt even more ashamed.
The political commissar said to Zhang Liansheng: "Comrade Zhang Liansheng is also worthy of praise. He is very vigilant. As I said before, you can have doubts, but you must have absolute evidence. Let's speak with evidence."
Zhang Liansheng didn't even dare to look at Shang Nanchen.
"Okay, you three can go back and do your work." After the political commissar said this, the three of them stood up, saluted, turned around and left the office.
Shang Nanchen walked in front, ignoring Wu Zhanfu and Zhang Liansheng. Wu Zhanfu felt ashamed, but he knew it was his wife's fault, so he gritted his teeth and ran after them.
"Shang Nanchen, I'll ask your sister-in-law to apologize to your sister-in-law when I get back."
"We can't bear to be called sister-in-law." Shang Nanchen said coldly.
Wu Zhanfu froze, knowing how serious the matter was: "I know you will think I am hypocritical no matter what I say. I can't send her back home. The child is here, and I need someone to take care of my home. I will send a telegram to ask my mother to come over. With my mother here, she will definitely behave herself."
Wu Zhanfu wanted to bring his mother over at first, but Zhao Xiuzhi told him that his mother wanted to stay in her hometown, so she didn't come. Even if his mother was reluctant to leave her hometown, it didn't matter. As long as he told Zhao Xiuzhi that he might have to change his job, she would definitely come.
Shang Nanchen said in a deep voice: "It's no use for you to tell me about this, you have to tell Jing Xian."
"Yes, yes, I'll ask that spendthrift woman to apologize to Comrade Jing Xian when I get back." Wu Zhanfu had been to the battlefield and was older than Shang Nanchen. Even if he changed his job in the future, he would return to the local area.
Shang Nanchen is different.
He is young, capable, and full of hope.
Those who can rise to the position of battalion commander rely not only on their ability to kill on the battlefield.
Wu Zhanfu left after saying this.
Zhang Liansheng then stepped forward to apologize to Shang Nanchen: "This
The thing is that I wrongly blamed Comrade Jing Xian. I mentioned it to the political commissar because I heard last night that Comrade Jing Xian was quite skilled. "
"As it should be, my wife is not only frugal and a good cook, but also an excellent pharmacist. Even her martial arts skills are as good as those of us." Shang Nanchen knew that this matter would not end.
After dinner last night, the two of them gestured a few times in the yard.
He was caught off guard and was almost slashed in the throat by Jing Xian. If Jing Xian had a weapon, he might have been killed. He immediately realized that Jing Xian was learning the means of killing people to save his life.
I have some basic knowledge, but most of it is something I have figured out on my own.
Shang Nanchen was very curious about what she had been through to have such skills.
Jing Xian was quite strong, but he was also born strong. He had crawled out of the battlefield. At the end of the battle, when there were no bullets left, they had to fight the enemy with bayonets. And when they couldn't shoot, they wanted to kill the enemy silently, which also relied on their strong skills.
Originally this matter needed to be kept secret and not shown off to others, but I didn't expect someone would bring it right into my sight.
It would be strange if he didn't try hard to show off.
Zhang Liansheng originally felt quite embarrassed, but now he stared at Shang Nanchen in astonishment, and was so angry at his words that he wanted to vomit blood.
"Then why didn't you tell me earlier? He misunderstood me."
Shang Nanchen thought he was interesting: "Why would I tell you about my wife? I'll just go over and tell you, Lao Zhang, my wife is pretty good at fighting. Are you sure you don't think I'm crazy? Besides, when you suspected that my wife had a problem and reported it to me, I didn't see you tell me."
Isn't he worried that Shang Nanchen is unreliable?
Zhang Liansheng swore that if he dared to say this, Shang Nanchen would definitely pull him aside and give him a beating.
"Let's go and have a competition, otherwise I won't be able to swallow this anger." Shang Nanchen also knew that, in principle, there was nothing wrong with Zhang Liansheng reporting and expressing his doubts.
But he was angry.
Zhang Liansheng also felt that he was wronged, so he followed him.
noon.
Zhang Liansheng returned home and lay on the kang without saying a word. Even when he was eating, his hands were shaking.
Ma Shufen asked in surprise: "What's wrong with you? Is there something wrong with your brain that makes your hands shake so badly? No, I'll go ask Jingxian and ask her to come over and take a look at you."
"Why are you going? Come back quickly to eat!" Zhang Liansheng yelled. He shouldn't have come back to eat.
Ma Shufen was so anxious that she wanted to cry: "Why are you like this? If you are sick, we should go to the doctor. You can't avoid it just for the sake of face, right? Lao Zhang, if you are afraid of getting sick, you must change your career. Then let's go home. If we go home and farm, I can also support you and the children."
Zhang Liansheng was originally full of anger, but now he couldn't say anything. He put down the chopsticks and said in a muffled voice: "Nothing, I just had a few exchanges with others today, and I just need to take a rest."
"Oh, it's okay!" Ma Shufen breathed a sigh of relief and poked Zhang Liansheng in the lungs again, "You are old and can't beat the soldiers under you, so you are like this?"
Zhang Liansheng really wanted to vomit blood, and immediately said with a dark face: "Hurry up and eat!"
Ma Shufen was really curious, but seeing Zhang Liansheng's unhappy expression, she had to swallow her words.
People are eating next door too.
Shang Nanchen told Jing Xian about this. Jing Xian tutted her tongue and sneered, "What's wrong with women being good at fighting? I don't believe there are no female soldiers."
"Yes, there are. There are not many people as skilled as you." Shang Nanchen was also one of the best fighters, but Jing Xian was not much inferior to him, not to mention a draw.
If it comes to killing people on the battlefield, Jing Xian is definitely better than him.
Every time she attacks, she hits the enemy's vital point directly.
Either death or disability.
Besides, she doesn't look like someone who knows Kung Fu. Moreover, the situation is so tense, and the other side has sent many spies. Their military should be more alert.
Jing Xian also knew this, so she was not angry.
Her problems are not small in themselves.
But when she told others, no one believed her and some even thought she was crazy.
"Captain Zhang is quite sharp." Jing Xian was not angry with Zhang Liansheng, she just felt that this guy was something.
Shang Nanchen looked at her: "I'm not sharp?"
"You agreed to get married with me on the first day we met." Jing Xian teased with a smile in her eyes.
"Doesn't this prove that I'm more perceptive and have better vision?"
Shang Nanchen stood up and went to clean up the dishes after he finished speaking.
The two children looked at each other, and then at Jingxian, like two little kittens peeking their heads out, sneaky and cute.
"Let's go, it's time to go to the hospital."
Working hours in winter are different from those in summer. In summer, we start work at 2pm, but in winter, we start work at 1pm. The working hours are also one hour earlier than in winter. We can go home at 5pm.
After dinner, it’s time to go back to work.
"Are you done so quickly? Shall we go together?" Jing Xian asked Shang Nanchen.
Shang Nanchen also wanted to go to the army, so he put on his military coat and went out with his two sons. Jing Xian locked the door at the back, and turned around to see Zhao Xiuzhi just coming out of the house. Wu Zhanfu followed behind with a dark face, and when he saw this scene, he reached out to pull Zhao Xiuzhi, but Zhao Xiuzhi walked away so fast.
Wu Zhanfu's face flushed red, and he nodded stiffly to Shang Nanchen without even looking at Jing Xian. He raised his feet and quickly chased after Zhao Xiuzhi.
The two probably had an argument.
Zhao Xiuzhi wiped her face twice with her sleeve and trotted towards the school.
Jing Xian and the others also walked to the intersection: "We are going to the hospital."
"Well, call me if you have anything."
The two separated at the intersection and walked in different directions.
Shang Nanchen saw Wu Zhanfu go to the post office and guessed that he was probably going to call his mother.
In the evening, Shang Nanchen said to Jing Xian: "I thought he was just talking, but I didn't expect that he actually took his mother home."
"What will happen if she comes?" Jing Xian didn't think that Wu Zhanfu bringing her mother here would change anything.
Two days later, Wu Zhanfu took a leave of absence and drove to pick up his mother in person.
When Jingxian came home from get off work, she saw an old lady with bound feet. She was wearing a navy blue blouse with a large front and pants of the same color, tied with a cloth strip. She was wearing a pair of black cotton shoes. She had a hat on her head, no wrinkles on her face, and a very kind look. Her back was very straight, and it was obvious that she was a very particular old lady.
"Are you Comrade Jing Xian?" When Jing Xian approached, the old lady took the initiative to greet her.
Jing Xian immediately understood why Zhao Xiuzhi didn't allow the old lady to come.
She smiled and greeted the old lady: "You are the aunt of Captain Wu, right? When did you come here?"
"I just arrived today." Mrs. Wu replied with a smile.
"How long does it take for you to get here? Is it convenient?"
Jing Xian knew that the old lady had something to say, but that matter had nothing to do with the old lady, so she didn't need to be angry with her. Besides, she thought the old lady was a nice person and had a good face, so she asked with concern.
Mrs. Wu said, "It's convenient. There are buses. It takes more than an hour to get to the train station for two yuan. Then take the train to Sheng City, which takes about nine hours. I arrived in Sheng City in the late night, and took the earliest train, which took about seven hours. As soon as I got off the train, my eldest son came to pick me up, so I got here without any hardship."
"Then you must have a good rest these days." Jing Xian thought the old lady was quite powerful.
An old lady with bound feet walks slowly, but she can still travel thousands of miles to find her son. This is not something that ordinary people can do.
"When you get older, if you sleep during the day, you can't fall asleep at night." The old lady looked at the Fusheng brothers and said in surprise, "These two boys are a perfect match! They are so handsome and well-bred!"
Jing Xian touched the two children's heads and said, "Call me grandma. This is Gou Sheng'er's grandma."
"Hello, grandma. I'm Tiedan. This is my younger brother, Fusheng." Tiedan greeted everyone generously and introduced himself. He not only said his own name, but also Fusheng's.
Fusheng then said slowly, "Hello, grandma."
"Okay! Okay!" As people get older, they feel happy when they see children. "Come to grandma's house some other day and play with Goushengzi."
"OK!"
Tiedan's smile was very innocent.
When I got home, I told Jing Xian, "Mom, I think Gousheng'er's grandmother must not know that we bullied Gousheng'er. If she knew, she would definitely not let us play with Gousheng'er."
Fusheng nodded vigorously: "That's right! But he looks pretty good."
Jing Xian was amused by this boy.
She said, "Gousheng'er's grandmother is a nice person. You should say hello to her when you meet her in the future."
"That's for sure." Tiedan said, "I don't hate Gousheng'er's grandmother either. It's really a waste of time!"
Fusheng also sighed and said, "Why isn't she my grandma?"
"Idiot, if he was our grandmother, he would have died long ago. How could he be alive?" Tiedan thought his younger brother was a little stupid.
"Yes, our grandmother died a long time ago."
Fusheng sat on the small stool again with a sad look on his face, sighing from time to time.
Jing Xian couldn't help laughing when she heard the conversation between the two brothers. She hurried to get firewood. When she got to the room, she started laughing.
These two kids are kind of fun.
Shang Nanchen entered the room and saw Jing Xian and asked, "Wu Zhanfu's mother is here, did you see her?"
"Well, when I came back from the hospital, the old lady was standing at the door. She saw me, said a few words, and then went in. I guess she was waiting for me on purpose." Jing Xian talked while cooking.
Shang Nanchen was surprised: "From your tone, is the old lady okay?"
"Not just okay, it's extremely okay. It's beyond my expectation." Jing Xian really has a good impression of the old lady.
She is like my grandma.
She had a hard life when she was a child and her family couldn't afford to support her so they gave her away.
After finally getting married, she lived a hard life. Her previous husband died, so she had to take her son to find a live-in son-in-law. The live-in son-in-law also brought a son who was older than her own son.
It was fine when the son-in-law was alive, but after he died, the eldest son never came back.
If she hadn't given birth to a girl, I wouldn't have thrown it back to her.
She may not even remember that she has a stepson.
The second son joined the army and his whereabouts were unknown. She never saw him before he died. The old lady was miserable and suffered all her life. When she was alive, she was strong-willed. No matter how poor or miserable her life was, her clothes were always clean.
That was her last bit of dignity.
She saw the shadow of her own grandmother in the old lady of the Wu family.
The next day was the weekend.
No need to go to work on weekends.
Jing Xian was lazy and didn't get up early. She waited until eight o'clock before she got up slowly. Shang Nanchen had already prepared dinner and was waiting for the three of them to eat.
I had just finished breakfast when someone called out from outside.
Tiedan leaned on the window and looked out: "Mom, it's Grandma Wu."
"Grandma Wu?"
Jing Xian was frightened and hurried to put on her shoes.
When I went outside, I saw that it was indeed the old lady of the Wu family. Not only was there the old lady herself, but there was also someone familiar standing next to her. Who else could it be but Zhao Xiuzhi?
When Mrs. Wu saw Jingxian, she smiled before she spoke: "Jingxian, you are not busy now, right?"
"Auntie, don't rush. Please come in and sit down." Jing Xian was not a person who did not bear grudges, so she pretended not to see Zhao Xiuzhi.
Old Mrs. Wu handed the thing in her hand to Jing Xian: "This is not a good thing, it's just a big sour pear from our hometown. This sour pear was picked and placed in the vegetable cellar for a winter. It tastes good now. Otherwise, it's too thick and only tastes sour, which is not delicious."
"Just come over, what do you want?" Jing Xian hurriedly welcomed the person in.
Old Mrs. Wu walked inside and looked back at Zhao Xiuzhi. Zhao Xiuzhi followed her obediently like a cat, not daring to say a word.
After entering the house, Mrs. Wu smiled and said, "Jingxian, I know you are a good child, but there are some things we can't
Because the neighbors lived nearby and didn’t care about it. ”
After Mrs. Wu finished speaking, she called out to her daughter-in-law, "Xiuzhi."
Zhao Xiuzhi didn't move.
Old Mrs. Wu's face darkened slightly, and she said calmly but intimidatingly, "Do you remember what I said to you at home? If you remember, explain this matter clearly to Jing Xian."
When Zhao Xiuzhi thought of what her mother-in-law had said at home, she quickly got off the kang and said to Jingxian shyly, "I'm sorry! I shouldn't have slandered you without any evidence."
Jing Xian could tell at a glance that Zhao Xiuzhi was reluctant, and she was too lazy to think about it.
The conflicts between her and Zhao Xiuzhi were not just one or two things.
She wasn't going to just let it go like this.
"Zhao Xiuzhi, I told you I would report you. You haven't forgotten it, have you?" After Jing Xian said this, Zhao Xiuzhi immediately looked up and glared at her.
"Yes, I suspect you have a problem. Besides, you seem to have a lot of problems. I have no evidence, only suspicion, so I just talked to Captain Shang and didn't really report you. I've come to apologize to you, what else do you want? Are you going to destroy my job?" Zhao Xiuzhi had a hot temper and got irritated easily.
Old Mrs. Wu looked unhappy and was about to speak when Jing Xian spoke first.
She said: "So I reported your problem to the school. I think people like you are not worthy of being a teacher."
"You..." Zhao Xiuzhi's eyes turned red with anger.
Old Mrs. Wu said loudly, "Xiao Jing is right. If someone like you becomes a teacher for others, you will only ruin their children. Go talk to the school leaders tomorrow and try to get a job change. You can do logistics or something, but don't be a teacher and ruin other people's children."
Zhao Xiuzhi was so angry that she vomited blood. She turned around and looked at Old Lady Wu, but she couldn't say anything.
When it was pointed out that the old lady didn't like this marriage in the first place.
After finally getting married, the old lady never said a harsh word to her. If she did something wrong, she would calmly ask her to do it again. If she didn't know how to cook, she would let her do it on her own, and the wasted food would be eaten by her and Wu Zhanfu.
She hadn't had a child at the time, and when she finally got pregnant she didn't even know it.
After work, she rode her bike to the street.
When I came back, the child was already Xiaoyue.
The old lady looked at her with even colder eyes, but she still didn't say a single harsh word. Xiaoyuezi also asked her to do her job well and didn't let her suffer any grievances. But she was just afraid of the old lady and could never raise her head in front of her.
Wu Zhanfu wanted to join the army and gave the job to his eldest sister.
After serving in the army for fifteen years, she immediately left to join the army. Wu Zhanfu was well-educated and had worked as a teacher. After serving in the army, he made contributions and was recommended to study in a military academy for a few months. When he returned, he became a battalion commander.
Her good days are coming.
In the past few years, she has a son and a daughter, and is the lover of the battalion commander. Although she is not pampered in the army, there are people who are willing to pamper her. If the old lady hadn't been around, I don't know how comfortable her life would have been.
As a result, the old lady came suddenly yesterday.
She felt like she was struck by lightning and wished the old lady would go back tomorrow.
But after the conversation last night, she knew that this was impossible. She had been afraid of the old lady for half her life, and she would follow them until she died.
"Mom, I'm your daughter-in-law and we are a family. Why are you speaking for outsiders?" Zhao Xiuzhi finally couldn't control herself and yelled at the old lady.
Old Mrs. Wu seemed to be very sober, and the look in her eyes was not one of contempt, but it definitely showed that she looked down on her.
“Zhao Xiuzhi, if you were not my daughter-in-law, I would go talk to the principal myself and ask him to expel you.” Old Mrs. Wu could not read, but she could recite the Thousand Character Classic. Later, she learned to read by following the Thousand Character Classic, and slowly she knew quite a few characters.
In the team's anti-blindness class, Mrs. Wu was the oldest student.
She knows some things clearly.
Zhao Xiuzhi said in a rage: "What good will it do you if I change jobs? Don't you think it's an honor for you to be a teacher?"
"My son is the battalion commander. If no one holds him back, he can continue to move up. Even if he can't move up, his transfer
Those who are engaged in the industry can also go to good factories to be led by the Party. They have a bright future. "
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