Chapter 49 Military Medal
The sky is clear and the wind is gentle, it is another good day.
On this day, Chen Mengsheng did not go back to school, nor did he stay with his parents at home. Instead, he went to visit the director of Hao's Orphanage. Lin Daguo, Shi Pengfei, Long Gu, and Ni Songxin accompanied Chen Mengsheng. Those days were over, after all.
Having learned the lesson from the last incident, Chen Mengsheng selected ten brothers from the ghost killing team to be responsible for the safety of his parents.
The Hao's Orphanage of those days naturally no longer exists. Although the orphanage is no longer there, Hao Liang, the director of the Hao's Orphanage, and the older people in the area still remember it. Chen Mengsheng and others
After asking for directions, we finally found Hao Liang's home.
Three large tile-roofed houses and a large yard are Hao Liang's home. There is a small river winding through outside, and not far away is a flower garden with some ornamental flowers. The environment is not bad, Chen Mengsheng whispered.
Sighing softly, the old man had done good things in his life, but it was rare to find such an elegant place.
When we came to the courtyard gate, the door was not locked, but only ajar. It only needed a slight push to open the door. Although the courtyard door was a large iron gate, the iron gate was rusty.
Seeing this, Chen Mengsheng felt a sudden surge of inexplicable sadness in his heart.
Although the iron door is not locked and you only need to push it gently to enter, but out of politeness, knocking is still necessary and unavoidable. Lin Daguo stepped forward and was about to reach out and knock on the door.
, and was pulled back by Chen Mengsheng. Chen Mengsheng smiled at Lin Daguo and said softly: "I'll do it."
Lin Daguo and others nodded and stood aside one by one. Chen Mengsheng reached out and knocked lightly on the iron door a few times, calling politely, "Is anyone there? Is Grandpa Hao at home?"
After knocking on the iron door a few times and calling out a few times, Chen Mengsheng heard footsteps coming from inside. Soon, with a creaking sound, the iron door was opened, and an old man in his eighties with white hair,
He appeared in the field of vision of Chen Mengsheng and others. Although he was not young, his body was still strong because his complexion was still rosy and bright.
"You...are you okay?" Hao Liang smiled slightly at Chen Mengsheng and the others.
Chen Mengsheng nodded, smiled slightly and said, "Are you Grandpa Hao? I have some questions I would like to ask you, is that okay?"
Hao Liang didn't answer the question. Instead, he smiled faintly at Chen Mengsheng and asked, "Are you asking about the orphans in the orphanage back then?"
Chen Mengsheng had a look of surprise on his face and said, "How did Grandpa Hao know?"
Hao Liang smiled, stretched out his hand to make gestures, and invited Chen Mengsheng and others into the courtyard. He chuckled and said: "Over the years, many young men like you have come to ask me about what happened back then. Hey.
"When he said this, Hao Liang sighed deeply and said: "People have to grow up. Who doesn't care about their own life experience? So, when I heard you say that you have something to ask me,
, I guessed that you must have come here because of your status."
When they came to the yard, Hao Liang moved some chairs and asked Chen Mengsheng and others to sit down. Chen Mengsheng looked around. The yard was not small, but it was not big either. In the northwest corner of the yard, there was a small flower bed.
The flowers in the flower bed are well arranged. I think the old man would enjoy growing flowers when he has nothing to do.
"Grandpa, where are your children?" Chen Mengsheng asked casually.
"Hey, they don't live with me, they just come over to see me every now and then."
Hao Liang looked at Chen Mengsheng and felt that he looked familiar, but it was so old that he didn't dare to confirm. He smiled at Chen Mengsheng and said: "Young man, you sit here first, I will go into the house to get it."
Something comes out."
"Okay." Chen Mengsheng nodded, and then Hao Liang entered the room.
After a while, Hao Liang walked out of the back room. He saw Hao Liang holding a large envelope in his hand. The envelope was bulging as if it contained something. Naturally, Chen Mengsheng and others could not guess what was in the envelope.
What was it packed with? When he sat down, the old man tipped the envelope in his hand, and a dozen photos fell out of the envelope.
Chen Mengsheng took a look and saw that the dozen or so photos were all of young children. Basically, they were photos of children aged one, two or three years old. The old man smiled at Chen Mengsheng and said, "I don't need to ask you, I know you too."
The purpose of your visit this time is to ask me if you were the child in my orphanage back then. If so, you want to know more about it so that you can find your biological parents, right? I said
That’s right, right?”
Chen Mengsheng was simply convinced. He was so impressed that he didn't say anything. The old man could guess why he was here. It was impossible not to admire him. Lin Daguo and others also looked at Hao Liang with incredulous eyes.
"Okay, let's take a look at these photos first. You young people have good eyesight. See if there are any photos of yourself in them." As he said this, he pushed the photos towards Chen Mengsheng.
Hao Liang glanced at Lin Daguo and others again, a look of panic flashed across his face, and then quickly regained his composure, and said to Lin Daguo and others: "You are not all orphans, right?"
Lin Daguo and others laughed. They were afraid that the old man regarded them as orphans, so they quickly shook their heads and said: "No, no, we came with him."
As he said that, he pointed at Chen Mengsheng. Hao Liang breathed a sigh of relief and thought, that's good, otherwise, I would be a little scared if so many people came at once. Hao Liang smiled at Lin Daguo and others, and then glanced at Chen Mengsheng,
He said: "You guys shouldn't be idle anymore. Help him look for it and see which of the photos here belongs to him."
Lin Daguo and others took a closer look, and all of them suddenly showed bitterness and helplessness on their faces. Before anyone else could say anything, Lin Daguo was the first to complain, "Grandpa, it's impossible to look at this. These photos are all
It’s a photo of a two- or three-year-old child. Now he is a teenager, almost 20 years old. After all, more than ten years have passed. It’s impossible to compare it with the photo.”
Chen Mengsheng nodded quickly. When he saw it just now, those photos were all of children, and they couldn't be seen at all.
Looking at the dozen or so photos, Chen Mengsheng's head got bigger, while Lin Daguo and others beside him were also dumbfounded. They all thought to themselves, is this old man obviously playing tricks on people? Seeing the distress and helplessness on the faces of Chen Mengsheng and others,
Hao Liang couldn't help but smile lightly.
Chen Mengsheng was startled and asked Hao Liang in confusion: "Why is Grandpa Hao laughing?"
Hao Liang shook his head and sighed: "I'm laughing at myself. You may not have been here before, but I took out all these photos for you to recognize. It's a bit redundant."
Chen Mengsheng was speechless. He looked at Hao Liang and didn't know what to say for a while. After a while, Hao Liang said something and asked: "Young man, let me ask you a question."
"Grandpa Hao, just ask."
"Do you really want to know your life experience?" Hao Liang asked slowly but seriously.
"Of course I have." After a pause, Chen Mengsheng continued: "I think as long as it can be confirmed that I grew up in my grandfather's orphanage, then Grandpa Hao will definitely know some information about my life experience, right?"
Hao Mingliang nodded and said, "Yes, in that case, then come with me."
As he spoke, Hao Liang stood up and walked towards the back room. Chen Mengsheng followed closely and also walked towards the back room. Lin Daguo and others also stood up and wanted to follow, but were stopped by Hao Liang.
Stopped. Lin Daguo opened his big eyes, looked at Hao Liang, and then at Chen Mengsheng, with an expression of puzzlement and confusion on his face.
Chen Mengsheng laughed and said to Lin Daguo and others: "Just wait outside and help guard the door."
After saying that, Chen Mengsheng followed Hao Liang into the house. Once inside, Hao Liang closed the door, closed the windows, and drew the curtains, but the lights inside the house were turned on.
Lin Daguo and others were stunned. Even Long Gu, who didn't speak much, couldn't help it at this time. He muttered dissatisfiedly, "What are you doing? It's okay to not let us in. Why do you have to close the door?"
Windows, for real!”
"Hey, stop complaining, let's wait. No matter what, we can't take over the host." Lin Daguo looked away.
Everyone waited outside for nearly twenty minutes, and then Chen Mengsheng and Hao Liang walked out of the room. When they arrived outside, Chen Mengsheng stood up straight, bowed to Hao Liang, and said respectfully:
"Thank you, Grandpa Hao. I will come see you again when I have time."
Hao Mingliang nodded, smiled, waved his hand towards Chen Mengsheng, and said: "Okay, okay, I'll help you with everything I can, and I'll tell you everything I know. As for whether you can find your biological parents, that's up to you.
Good luck."
"Goodbye Grandpa!"
Yiyi said goodbye, but still left. On the way back, Lin Daguo was the first to ask, "Brother Sheng, the old man called you into the house alone, closed the door, and turned on the light. What on earth did you do?"
What's going on?"
Chen Mengsheng smiled and said, "Tell me to take off my clothes and check my body."
"Ah? No way?" When the brothers heard this, none of them could believe it.
Chen Mengsheng continued: "No need to be surprised about this. In the past, Grandpa Hao wrote down the special physical characteristics of every baby in the orphanage, so he asked me to take off my clothes for inspection."
Lin Daguo smiled again and asked: "Brother Sheng, have you found anything?"
Chen Mengsheng smiled and said: "Of course I found it." As he spoke, he took out something from his pocket.
Everyone's eyes lit up. Long Gu reached out to take the thing, put it in front of his eyes and looked at it carefully. He said in surprise: "Oh, Brother Sheng, this is a medal, a military medal."
Yes, this is indeed a medal, with a five-pointed star on the outside. The color is a bit old, but the words on the medal can still be seen clearly. It says "Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China".
"Brother Sheng, what's going on with this medal?" everyone asked.
Chen Mengsheng said: "I heard from Grandpa Hao that he picked me up on the roadside at that time. This medal was in my swaddling clothes and hung on my clothes."
Shi Pengfei said: "Brother Sheng, it seems that your biological parents must have something to do with the army, at least one of them has something to do with the army."
Chen Mengsheng nodded and said: "I think so too, and Grandpa Hao thinks so too, but if that's the case, it's really hard to find."
Everyone was silent for a while, and then Ni Songxin frowned and said: "Brother Sheng, I feel a little strange. Since you are from the army, with the strength of the army, logically speaking, uncle and the others should have found you long ago.
That’s right.”
Chen Mengsheng sighed and said: "But if they are junior officials in the army and have no power or influence, how easy is it?"
"That's right."
Although he did not find out his life experience, Chen Mengsheng's trip was not in vain. After all, he received a military medal. This medal was related to his life experience and played a huge role in the years to come.
Chapter completed!