As Chen Shao steadily walked down the mountain, he replied, "Don't worry, I'll make sure you get back safely."
"You little rascal, all you do is talk a good game. Slow down already!" Doctor Gu felt like his internal organs had shifted from being jostled around so much that he was both anxious and angry.
"Okay, okay, I'll slow down, slow down..." Chen Shao replied, and his steps did indeed slow down a little.
Dr. Gu was speechless. Well, he had wasted his breath. But now he was worried about something else. "Chen Shao, where will all those wounded stay tonight?"
Some of the injuries were very serious, and it's a mystery how they managed to survive in the mountains until now. If they don't find a place to recuperate soon, they might die at any time.
Chen Shao laughed and said, "Of course we'll stay in our village! If every family squeezes in, we can make up dozens of beds."
Dr. Gu gasped, "The villagers are willing to take in these wounded soldiers? That can't be, can it?"
“What’s wrong with that? They were all brought back by Brother Zheng, so they’re practically part of the village. The people in our village are very united, so no one will object at a time like this,” Chen Shao explained. “Besides, Brother Zheng and Sister-in-law Lu won’t let them work for nothing, and Uncle Village Chief will also give everyone some compensation.”
Doctor Gu seemed to be deep in thought.
He had interacted with the villagers in the past two days, and the people of Dingshui Village were indeed more cheerful and generous than outsiders. They not only kept their word, but were also truly united.
Just like that night when he treated their injuries, everyone was declining and no one wanted him to treat them.
It seems that the young woman from Dingshui Village that his eldest niece met that day was indeed telling the truth; there is not only a water source here, but the people are also very simple and kind.
At that moment, Dr. Gu made a decision.
...
When the wounded soldiers entered the village, Village Chief Li led the supervisory team to knock on doors from house to house, hoping that everyone could help Lu Yanzheng and his men get through their difficulties.
I thought I would have to talk a lot, but to my surprise, every household agreed and quickly cleaned up a house to take in the wounded soldiers.
Even Wang Pozi's family tidied up Wang Bo's room and took in the two wounded soldiers.
Needless to say, the Lu family's situation was even worse. Their two rooms were practically empty, so Old Man Lu set up two wooden plank beds overnight, covered them with thick straw and mattresses, and took in four wounded soldiers.
At Lu Yancai's home, Madam Ma was extremely unhappy about having outsiders in the house, and she glared at Lu Yancai as he busied himself with chores.
"We only have a few rooms in our house, where would we find extra space for others to live?" Ma said angrily.
Lu Yancai didn't even turn his head. "You better shut up and don't say anything out of line. My older brother is even fiercer than before. Every family in the village has taken someone in. If we don't, I'm afraid he'll beat me up."
The memory of being beaten by Lu Yanzheng when he was a child is still vivid in his mind, so he really doesn't dare to provoke him!
"Are you that afraid of him? If we give up Tianbao's room, Tianbao will have to sleep with us. Aren't you worried about it being too crowded?" Ma said indignantly.
Her aunt had once chosen Lu Yanzheng for her, but Lu Yanzheng was conscripted by the government, so she had no choice but to choose Lu Yancai. After being married for several years, she found that Lu Yancai was also a good man, so she settled down and lived a peaceful life.
But now everything has changed. Lu Yancai is no longer obedient, and Lu Yanzheng has returned, and he's some kind of great general.
He became a general, so wouldn't that bitch Jiang Qinyu be the general's wife? How can that be allowed?
If Lu Yanzheng hadn't been conscripted by the government back then, she would be the general's wife!
In short, she now disapproves of everything related to Jiang Qinyu and Lu Yanzheng.
"How could I not be afraid?" Lu Yancai turned around, lowering his voice with lingering fear, "If you anger my older brother, he'll kill you!"
Ma's eyes widened. "Murder? You're his own brother, would he kill you?"
"Really, I remember once when I was a kid, I made a mess of the village chief's pigsty, leaving pig manure everywhere. My older brother caught me, and he was about to chop off my hand with a knife, but luckily my dad stopped him," Lu Yancai said with lingering fear.
Ma pursed her lips, "But I didn't kill you, did I?"
"That's not all! Another time I hung Aunt Qin's cow from a tree, and my older brother hung my head down with a rope too. Is that enough?" Lu Yancai glared at her.
That wretched woman, she doesn't care about him at all.
Mrs. Ma said awkwardly, "But you're still alive and well, aren't you? Don't worry, he won't do anything to you."
"I really can't talk to you. Anyway, when the wounded soldiers are brought over, you better take good care of them. If anything goes wrong, you'll be sorry!" Lu Yancai said impatiently to Madam Ma.
Mrs. Ma was startled and dared not say another word, but she was quite disapproving of it.
She wouldn't take care of any wounded soldiers. Who told them to come to her house? If they die from illness, they deserve it!
...
Meanwhile, Jiang Qinyu's family also arranged for two wounded soldiers to stay at home.
It wasn't that Jiang Qinyu wanted two strangers to come to her home, but Lu Yanzheng brought them home directly, leaving her with no choice but to accept them!
After settling everyone into Shufan and Pan'er's room with a smile, Jiang Qinyu pulled Lu Yanzheng to her bedroom and asked speechlessly, "General, our house is only this big. Now that the next room has been taken over by them, where will you stay?"
Tonight, every household in the village is making room to accommodate the soldiers who came down from the mountain. Lu Yanzheng has nowhere to sleep right now. He can't very well squeeze in with Old Man Lu and Chen Shi, can he?
Lu Yanzheng naturally knew what she was thinking. He wanted to laugh, but on the surface he said in a matter-of-fact manner, "Of course I will sleep with you, taking care of Shufan and Pan'er."
"Huh?" Jiang Qinyu was stunned. "You want to sleep with us? But we..."
She turned to look at the large kang bed that had only been built two months ago, and she just couldn't bring herself to say, "The bed is too small to sleep on."
Lu Yanzheng looked at her, raising an eyebrow slightly. "I've already considered these things. I know there's room for two people in the house, so Qinqin, what are you worried about?"
Jiang Qinyu: "..." I wish I hadn't built the kang!
The weather wasn't particularly cold this year. She had someone build this kang (heated brick bed) based on the original owner's memories from previous years, just in case, so that the two children wouldn't get cold again.
Now it's much better, making things convenient for Lu Yanzheng.
But...wouldn't he mind sleeping in the same bed with her?
In fact, Lu Yanzheng was also a little uneasy, afraid that Jiang Qinyu would reject him without any mercy.
Unexpectedly, she didn't say much and quickly took out a new quilt and placed it at the other end of the bed.
“Let’s sleep sideways. You can sleep at the end of the kang, I’ll sleep at the head, and Shufan and Pan’er can sleep in the middle,” Jiang Qinyu said, pointing to the end of the kang. “It’s getting late, let’s go to sleep.”
At this hour, the two children were already asleep, sleeping soundly in the middle of the kang (heated brick bed).
Lu Yanzheng got up. "I'm going to wash up. You go to sleep first."
As soon as she saw him leave, Jiang Qinyu's forced composure vanished.
She's actually going to share a bed with a complete stranger!
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