After packing her luggage, she carried the small bamboo basket she brought with her and went to see Commander Deng to tell him that she wanted to go back by train.
"How can this be done? It's too dangerous for a female comrade like you to ride in a car alone," Commander Deng refused without mercy upon hearing this. Tian Cai was a pretty girl of seventeen or eighteen. They borrowed her to save others, and now that they have retired, they let her go back alone. This is totally unacceptable. If Old Yu finds out, he will definitely kill him.
"I took the bus with them before, and it was so painful along the way. I want to take the train back. At least I can get up and walk around when I get tired."
Commander Deng explained, "We came here because we were in a hurry, but we won't be in a hurry this time. If you want to take the train, I'll ask them to take you back by train!"
Tian Cai disagreed and bargained with him. Finally, under the temptation of a bag of hemostatic powder, Commander Deng gave in.
Speaking of hemostatic powder, it is something that every unit would fight for. However, Tian Cai usually supplies too little, and only gives them a little bit each time it is their turn. There are so many soldiers who have fought and died on the border, and he wishes that everyone could come back safe and sound. More hemostatic powder can also give them more chances of survival, right?
Ever since Tian Cai agreed to prepare hemostatic powder for them separately, Commander Deng cleared out a tent for her in the camp and sent his own orderly to help, so that Tian Cai could concentrate on preparing the powder.
Tian Cai told him the medicinal materials he needed. Of course, not all of them were used to make hemostatic powder. Because of the relationship with the hospital, the required medicinal materials were delivered quickly.
The orderly called a few young soldiers to help Tian Cai grind them into powder.
Next, Tian Cai locked herself in the tent and rarely went out except to eat and go to the toilet. She spent three days preparing a bag of hemostatic powder, and also made a lot of detoxification pills and anthelmintic powder. She packed these powders into different cloth bags and stacked them together, filling half a sack.
When Commander Deng saw the powder, he smiled so hard that his mouth was crooked.
The several regimental commanders in the camp were even more excited when they heard the news. They rushed over one after another, holding on to the sacks and refusing to let go, "Give me some, give me some!"
"Division Commander, our regiment has made great efforts in this battle. You should at least give me some points, right?" A man with oil paint on his face came in last. Seeing that the pile of people had pressed down the sacks and they couldn't grab them at all, he started shouting first.
"We've also contributed a lot, so we deserve a bigger share!" another man was unwilling to be outdone.
The rest of the people started arguing, "You're saying that as if someone has done less work!"
"Commander, please give me some advice!"
"Yes, Commander, you see, we don't ask for much. Just give us one-fifth of it!"
"One-fifth is still enough. Our group isn't that greedy. One-tenth will do for us!"
"We're not greedy, just give us a little!"
A group of men who were arm in arm just now are now turning against each other just for some medicine powder.
However, no matter how much these people quarrel and make a fuss, they have no selfish motives at all. They all want to get such good things into the hands of the soldiers on the front line, so that they can be used where they are most needed.
Commander Deng's face darkened. He walked over and kicked each of them, "All of you, get out of here! Stop embarrassing yourself here."
The men then got up from the sacks, laughing and standing aside with an attitude of "you poke me and I punch you", waiting for Commander Deng's instructions.
Tian Cai found it funny, but the medicine powder had already been delivered, so how it was divided next had nothing to do with her, and she also had to prepare to return.
"Xiao Tian, just rest in the tent for one more night. I'll ask someone to buy you a ticket tomorrow morning." Commander Deng sent a few people out and said kindly to Tian Cai with a smile on his face.
"good."
After everyone left, Commander Deng and Political Commissar Lao Sun discussed the distribution of the medicine powder.
"Is it okay to let a little girl go back alone?" Political Commissar Sun asked worriedly. The girl was too eye-catching.
Commander Deng shook his head. "If she wants to go on her own, then let her go. Girls her age don't like to be supervised. My daughter is the same. When the time comes, let the railway staff know and find someone to take care of her on the way. Then tell Old Yu the time to arrive at the station, and he will definitely send someone to pick her up."
Political Commissar Sun thought about it and felt that the problem was not serious. He nodded and said nothing more. Speaking of Tian Cai, he couldn't help but think of the purpose of her visit this time. "I went to see today, and Battalion Commander Tao is already able to get out of bed. I heard that he will be able to resume training soon. The most important thing is that this poisoning will not affect him in the future."
"Yeah, I heard about it too," Commander Deng sighed with a long sigh. "Doctor Oda has really helped me this time. Otherwise, this promising young man would have been wasted. The higher-ups are planning to set up a special team. They're going to select the best soldiers from each camp, and then go through layers of selection to find the best of the best. With Tao Liang's ability, it's a sure thing he'll go there."
Political Commissar Sun also highly recognized Tao Liang's strength, and the more talents sent to such places, the more it would prove the strength of their troops.
"I'll go see Dr. Oda off tomorrow."
Commander Deng nodded and said, "Prepare more food."
"good."
The next day, after talking with Commander Yu, Tian Cai took the things he gave him and boarded the green train heading north alone.
"If you're hungry, take some food from inside. This is a token of our appreciation, so don't refuse. It's hot here, so it'll only last for two days. Don't skimp on the rest of the trip. Buy whatever you want. If you're short of money, I have more. If you need anything, go find the flight attendants. I've already told them, and they'll take care of your order."
Political Commissar Sun helped her put the bamboo backpack and the big bag of food on the luggage rack above. He chatted with Tian Cai for a long time. Before getting off the bus, he stuffed a small cloth bag into Tian Cai's hand and repeatedly reminded her to be careful when she was alone.
By the time Tian Cai realized that the car was filled with money, Political Commissar Sun had already gotten out of the car.
Soon the train started moving. Tian Cai stuck her head out and the sunshine from Yunnan Province shone on her fair and tender face. She looked at Political Commissar Sun and others on the platform, clenched the cloth bag in her hand and waved at them vigorously.
Tian Cai originally wanted to throw the cloth bag back, but she didn't have much money on her and needed it quite a bit, so she finally decided to accept it. At worst, she could go back and make some more medicine powder and mail it over.
The green train clanged on and on, and only then did Tian Cai have the mood to study the route.
She was not in a hurry at all. After all, going from Yun Province to Liao Province would pass through He Province. She would get off there and inquire about the destination when she arrived.
After thinking about it, I finally felt like taking a look at the green trains of this era.
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