Chapter 60 An Jianjun Returns Home
When An Jianjun and his group arrived home, An's mother looked at her son in disbelief.
"Third brother!"
"What...what's going on!" Mother An couldn't control her tears anymore and went forward to hug her son.
Her son was fine when he left, but when he came back, he was on crutches. Which mother could bear it?
This leg must be seriously injured. It's been so long and he's still using crutches.
"Mom, I don't have a child. Just stay at home and take care of him!" An Jianjun patted his mother's back.
"Jiaojiao, you...what's wrong with your neck?" Mother An had just finished seeing her son, and then she saw the gauze on her daughter-in-law's neck. She was immediately frightened because her daughter-in-law was pregnant.
"Let mother see it!"
"Mom, I...this was an accident. We encountered some trouble on the way back. It's okay, the baby is fine." Feng Jiaojiao touched her belly.
"You scared me to death! I regret it so much! I should have gone instead. One of them is already seriously injured, and now another one is gone." Mother An slapped her thigh anxiously.
She said that her right eyelid was always twitching and it was not a good sign.
An Jianjun quickly introduced Xiao Chen and Xiao Wang to An's mother. "Mom, let me introduce you. These two are my comrades-in-arms, Xiao Chen and Xiao Wang. They specially sent me back."
"Hello, Auntie!"
"Oh, thank you for sending Jianjun back. Auntie will get you some water to wash your faces. You must be hot. Auntie will stew chicken for you." Seeing that everyone was sweating, An's mother knew that the journey must have been very hard.
Ever since the last time the eldest and fourth brother brought back the pheasant, they would bring some food home every once in a while, including pheasant, roe deer meat, and venison.
An's mother pickled them or dried them in the air, making them perfect for entertaining guests.
"Auntie, we can't stew the chicken. We have to go after we send the battalion commander back. We have to catch the train back early the next morning." Xiao Chen didn't have the nerve to let An's mother kill a chicken for food. He knew how precious a chicken was at this time.
"No, you can't come to my aunt's house without eating. Come in quickly!" Mother An pulled the two of them into the house.
An's mother warmly entertained Xiao Chen and Xiao Wang. An Jianjun and Feng Jiaojiao also invited them to have dinner, but they couldn't refuse and decided to leave after dinner.
Mother An skillfully stewed the pickled pheasant, fried eggs, and steamed a pot of rice.
The two of them ate their fill.
"Third brother, tell me the truth, your legs..." After sending the guests away, An's mother quickly pulled her son over to ask what was going on.
Is he coming back to recuperate or is he coming back completely?
It’s not that An’s mother dislikes her son, but that her son can’t make money. But she and the old man are still there. As long as they are alive, her son will never starve.
But her son's leg looked very serious. What she was most worried about was her son's leg, and also...whether Feng Jiaojiao could accept this outcome.
"Mom, I've changed my job, but I still don't know how the higher-ups will arrange it. Don't worry, I have the ability to support the family." An Jianjun knew that his mother was concerned about him, but he only talked about his recent situation in a roundabout way.
"This...that...Does Jiaojiao agree?" An's mother was afraid that her son and daughter-in-law would quarrel.
My son is doing well in the army. He will have to start all over again when he comes back. I don’t know what kind of job he can get.
She heard that many people who had transferred back to civilian jobs didn't have good jobs and ended up having to go back home to farm.
"It would be great if you could find a job. Mom is worried about you... Your leg is so bad, how can you do heavy work?" As long as I can have a stable job, it is better than working in the fields.
"Mom, don't worry, I know my own body, and... I will be able to spend more time with you in the future." I joined the army at the age of 18, and for so many years, I have been away from my parents for most of the time. Now this can be considered another kind of fulfillment.
"Well, okay!" An's mother's eyes turned red.
The An family members came back from work and saw An Jianjun in the yard, "Third brother! You're back!"
The brothers were all very happy to see their younger brothers.
"Brother, you...your legs..." The fourth brother felt a pang in his heart when he saw his fourth brother leaning on a crutch.
"No, I was just injured." An Jianjun didn't want to say anything more.
The eldest and the younger brother also saw their younger brother's legs, which were tied with heavy boards.
Patting his brother's shoulder, he said, "No, my dear, it's good that you're back. Being together as a family is better than anything else!"
They thought their younger brother could no longer serve in the army and had to farm with them.
"Third brother is back." Father An seemed to be greeting his son as usual, but his hand holding the pipe was shaking and a tear flashed in his eyes.
"Dad, I'm back!" The father and son didn't say much.
Life went on as usual at the An family, except that everyone on the team knew that An Jianjun had returned injured.
For a moment, everyone felt that the An family was doomed. Without An Jianjun's allowance, their family was no better off than theirs.
Even worse than them, at least they are nimble and can work.
Both An Jianjun and Feng Jiaojiao are unable to work now and rely entirely on their family for support. Over time, conflicts are bound to arise.
Everyone was waiting to see the An family make a fool of themselves.
"What a pity for the third son of the An family! Tsk tsk!"
"Yeah, how come this healthy person is lame? What will happen to him in the future?"
"Humph, he's been hanging around for so many years, and now he's become a cripple, coming back with his tail between his legs, and he's still trying to steal our food. I think Feng Zhiqing will eventually run away because of the loneliness!"
Several women who were working gathered together to discuss the situation of settling down.
"I ripped your mouths off, and who are you calling the cripple? Who are you calling the runaway? You're just talking nonsense all day long!"
When An's mother heard this, she immediately got angry.
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