Without waiting for Lin Wanjun to step forward, Wei Yifu and other leaders of the cadre school hurriedly helped Wu Hongxia up.
"Comrade, don't do that! This isn't allowed in our cadre school!"
Wu Hongxia's face was filled with tears.
"They are my family's saviors. If it weren't for Dr. Lin, Dr. Shi, and Comrade Song, my husband and I would have died on the way, and my child would have become an orphan."
"How can I not repay you for saving my life?"
The director of Hanyang Commune also stepped forward and shook Wei Yifu's hand with a look of gratitude on his face.
"Principal Wei, thank you for the excellent comrades you trained at the cadre school. They are not only highly skilled doctors, but also compassionate. They saved our members' lives without charging a penny!"
The director’s surname is Du, and his name is Du Jianwu.
He sighed, "Cheng Bin is not only a member of our commune, but also my nephew. I thought he had no chance of survival after this serious illness, but who would have thought that three living Bodhisattvas from your cadre school would save his life."
"I can't go unrewarded for saving your life. As soon as I found out about this, I organized the commune to slaughter sheep and prepare a ceremony, beating gongs and drums to express my gratitude."
"Principal Wei, your cadre school must commend these three good comrades!"
Du Jianwu also presented a letter of praise, a large piece of red paper, with words of gratitude written in a brush, which made Wei Yifu look particularly happy.
"Look at what you're saying. The cadre school and the local people are one family. Saving the dying and the wounded is what we should do. No need to be so polite!"
Du Jianwu stepped forward and bowed three times to Lin Wanjun and the other three.
"From now on, the three of you will be our Hanyang Commune's benefactors. No matter what happens, as long as you three give us a heads-up, we, the Hanyang Commune, will do our utmost to help!"
Other members of the Hanyang Commune came forward carrying a whole sheep that had just been slaughtered and was still warm.
"This is Wu Hongxia's sheep. You saved her family's life, and she doesn't know how to repay you. So she can only slaughter this sheep to express her gratitude."
Without giving Lin Wanjun and the other three a chance to refuse, Du Jianwu waved his hand and had the sheep sent into the cafeteria.
"If you don't accept this sheep, you're not giving our Hanyang Commune any respect! You're not treating us as your own family!"
Having said that, we can only accept the sheep.
Then, under Wei Yi-fu's arrangement, Lin Wanjun and three others went on stage and received the letter of thanks from Hanyang Commune amid the loud sound of gongs and drums.
The people in the cadre school also felt very honored because of this.
"Hey, Principal Wei, Xiaolin and Xiaosong don't have to be put in detention anymore, right?"
"That's right. He did a great deed to save lives and heal the wounded. Putting him in solitary confinement would be too inhumane!"
"Humph, even if someone writes a hundred letters of denunciation, it's useless!"
…
Du Jianwu looked at Wei Yifu in shock.
"What? Doctor Lin and Comrade Song were put in solitary confinement because of this? What's going on?"
After hearing the whole story, Du Jianwu thought it was too much.
"Principal Wei, if your cadre school can't accommodate Dr. Lin and Comrade Song, then let them go to our commune! Our commune welcomes them!"
The members of Hanyang Commune shouted loudly.
"Yes! Welcome Dr. Lin and Comrade Song to our commune!"
"We will definitely treat them as honored guests. They will have the first bite of the flour, and we will ensure there is meat during every festival!"
"We will never let anyone who dares to bully Doctor Lin and Comrade Song go!"
…
Du Jianwu let the villagers finish their harsh words before he slowly raised his hand to stop them.
"What are you yelling about? Principal Wei is still here!"
Wei Yifu felt a little embarrassed, but he still maintained a decent smile on his face.
"It's just a misunderstanding! I want to thank our commune for their kindness. Don't worry, Comrade Xiaolin and Comrade Xiaosong will definitely not be put in solitary confinement again!"
After the commendation ceremony, the members of Hanyang Commune went back first, and Wei Yifu invited Du Jianwu to his office for tea and chat.
Lin Wanjun took Wu Hongxia and the child back home.
As soon as she entered the door, Song Lingyi rushed forward and hugged Lin Wanjun.
"Sister, you're finally back!"
Song Zhanjin smiled and pinched Song Lingyi's face.
"Your brother is also locked up, and you're only worried about your sister?"
Li Yuetang then entered the room and pushed Song Zhanjin.
"Why should I worry about you? You're a grown man with thick skin and flesh, what's the harm in enduring a little hardship? Go, Lingyi, quickly pour water for the guests!"
Lin Wanjun asked Wu Hongxia to sit by the stove to warm herself, and handed a pack of biscuits to Wu Hongxia's child.
"Sister, why are you here? How is Brother Du's recovery going?"
Wu Hongxia took out a pink scarf from her bag and handed it to Lin Wanjun.
"You left something at my house!"
She said, "I came to give you a scarf, but they wouldn't let me in. I said I was looking for you, but they said you were locked up and that staying out overnight violated cadre school discipline."
"How could I let you suffer such an injustice? So I returned to the commune and told the director about your heroic deeds."
Wu Hongxia took the initiative to propose slaughtering the only sheep in her family and holding a grand ceremony of commendation and thanksgiving, and the commune director naturally agreed.
She came to express her gratitude with such fanfare, she just didn’t believe that the cadre school wouldn’t release her!
Lin Wanjun thought of the fat sheep she had seen at Wu Hongxia's house before, and felt both moved and regretful.
That sheep is probably the most valuable property in Wu Hongxia's family.
But in order to save her, Wu Hongxia slaughtered the sheep without hesitation, and sent her most precious thing to the commune with drums and gongs.
How could Lin Wanjun not be moved?
Wu Hongxia saw through Lin Wanjun's thoughts and lowered her voice, "I went to the brick kiln. There were two bags of rice and three bags of flour in there. I only carried one bag of rice!"
"Don't worry, I will keep an eye on the things for you. I know this must be the life-saving food you hid!"
Lin Wanjun smiled and shook her head.
"Big sister, those food items are for you. Take them home tonight and have a full winter!"
Wu Hongxia widened her eyes and subconsciously tried to refuse.
"If you don't accept the grain, I won't accept your sheep. You feel bad, and so do I. Let's be polite to each other and have less contact from now on!"
Lin Wanjun pretended to be angry.
Hearing this, Wu Hongxia could only nod.
"Okay, I'll listen to you and bring all the food home tonight."
Thinking of the white rice and flour, Wu Hongxia's face was full of joy.
"That's great! I finally don't have to go hungry!"
Lin Wanjun sighed inwardly, and she comforted him gently, "The hard times will soon pass, and sooner or later we'll have a good life with plenty of food and clothing!"
Before Wu Hongxia left, Lin Wanjun went to the cafeteria.
Several women were cutting up the mutton, and the legs with the most meat had been sent to the cellar for preservation.
Lin Wanjun went straight into the cellar, took out a leg of lamb and handed it to Wu Hongxia.
"I've worked so hard raising this lamb for over a year, I can't let my efforts go to waste. Take this lamb leg home and make some soup with my kid's older brother!"
Wu Hongxia refused to accept it.
"No! This is a gift from me, why would I want to take it back?"
Zhao Shuping, who was standing next to him, looked displeased and snatched the lamb leg fiercely.
"How shameless of you to take something back when it's delivered to your door?"
"Let me tell you, Lin Wan-jun, once this mutton arrives at the cadre school, it becomes our common property. No one can dispose of it privately! Not even you!"
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