Within a few minutes, Chu Zhongtian and the two came back!
Next to the two of them, there was a middle-aged man wearing strange clothes!
"Come on, come on, you soldiers, you finally made it to our Mulian Village, how can you starve and freeze outside!"
The middle-aged man saw the team outside the village and hurriedly came over to say hello!
The man was very enthusiastic and dragged everyone to his home to rest.
The home of this middle-aged man is a house with a civil structure that is not that big!
"My dear, go and get something to eat. I'll boil some water for these soldiers to drink!" the middle-aged man shouted loudly as soon as he entered the yard!
"Okay!" A woman responded from the room.
"Hey, old man, there is no need to prepare food. We brought food and just drank water!" Chu Zhongtian quickly grabbed the middle-aged man and said.
As he spoke, he took out some compressed dry food and other food from the backpack of the person next to him!
It can be seen that this family is actually not rich, so of course we can’t ask for anything from his family!
The middle-aged man was silent for a moment, seeming to be thinking about something.
"It's not that we don't mind that you don't eat well, it's because the army has regulations and we can't ask for any extra money or food from ordinary people!
Let's just drink some water!" Chu Zhongtian looked at the middle-aged man's silence, worried that he was thinking too much, and quickly explained!
"When I see you soldiers, I think of my eldest son. He is a soldier just like you!
I finally came back during the Chinese New Year and asked him to take something with me, that’s what he said!” the middle-aged man said.
"Oh, your child is also a soldier. Which army is he in?" Chu Zhongtian was curious and asked!
"He seemed to have said something last year, and I couldn't remember which army he was in!
Come on, you guys come in and sit down first, while I think about it, I’ll boil some hot water for you first!”
The middle-aged man said casually, and then called everyone into the house!
A middle-aged woman also walked out of the house at this time!
He didn't say anything, but he was equally honest and enthusiastic!
"There are many of us, so it's not convenient to enter the house. Just sit in your yard!" Chu Zhongtian said.
The number of people in the team is not very large, but if they all go to this family's house, it will really be too crowded!
Moreover, except for Zhao Han, everyone else brought their own backpacks and equipment, which was not suitable for entering other people's houses!
The middle-aged man and his wife looked at each other.
Indeed, their house is a bit small, and it is estimated that they cannot accommodate so many people!
"Okay, then you kids wait here and I'll find you some stools!"
After the middle-aged man finished speaking, he immediately went into the house and brought out a few wooden stools!
His wife also followed him out carrying four or five straw sticks!
Two soldiers immediately ran over to help!
Four wooden stools, five grass piers, and a small pile of bamboo stools, probably six or seven!
In total, there are only more than ten!
"Move this, move this out too!" The seats were far from enough. The middle-aged man was a little anxious and pointed to the two benches beside the wall of the room and said!
Two benches with pockets on them!
It’s relatively humid and rainy in the mountains!
Food and other items placed directly on the ground are susceptible to moisture!
So I would put two stools underneath and then put things on top!
With the help of two soldiers, two stools were also taken out!
Originally, everyone said that it would not be a problem to sit on the ground, but this middle-aged man accepted death and refused to let everyone sit on the ground!
"Wait a minute, there's dust on it, let me wipe it off first!"
After the stool was taken out, the two soldiers who came to help were about to take it out when the middle-aged man said quickly.
His wife immediately brought a towel and wiped the dust off the stool!
"Baby, mother, go and bring some firewood and make a fire for these soldiers in the yard to warm themselves up!
I’ll go borrow some stools from the rich man’s house next door!” the middle-aged man said to the woman next to him!
"Okay, boss, I'll go right away!" the middle-aged woman replied!
Then, after saying hello to everyone in the yard, the middle-aged man headed towards the village!
Soon, I heard the voice of the middle-aged man who had just left:
"Agui, Agui, open the door quickly!"
After shouting twice, the shouting stopped. The door must have opened!
After a while, noisy sounds came!
I saw a flickering light not far away, and several approaching voices!
Zhao Han, Chu Zhongtian and the others turned to look!
In addition to the middle-aged man's flashlight, there is also a horse lantern.
Then the light came on, and I saw the middle-aged man who had just gone out, and another man much younger than him, pushing a trolley together!
The cart is filled with wooden benches, straw mounds and other things!
A younger woman was in front holding a lantern to light the way!
There was also a little girl about ten years old, holding a flashlight in her hand to light the way behind.
"Quick, go help!"
The soldiers closest to the courtyard door quickly took out their searchlights from their backpacks and ran over to help!
"No, no, we can just take it!"
Two men pushing carts insisted on carrying stools for everyone themselves!
The soldiers who used to help had no choice but to use flashlights to light their way.
Soon, the group returned to the yard!
After the stools and straw mounds were removed from the cart, the team members soon had a place to sit!
There was also a fire in the yard!
"Thank you for your hard work! By the way, I haven't asked for your name yet!" Chu Zhongtian said to the middle-aged man who first approached this family.
"Hey, it's not hard work, but I can't even be happy that I can do something for you soldiers!
My name is Luo Ping, and this is my daughter-in-law Yang Hongmei!
This is Wang Fugui who lives next door to me, this is his wife, and that is his daughter Yingzi!" the middle-aged man introduced!
Soon, everyone sat down around the fire in the yard!
"Lao Luo, why haven't you seen your Ashan?" Wang Fugui couldn't help but ask after looking at it again.
"Shanzi hasn't come back yet. They are soldiers and they can't just go wherever they say!" Luo Ping said.
"When you knocked on the door and told me just now, I thought Ah Shan was back, and people from their army were here too!" Wang Fugui said.
"They are all soldiers, they are all the same!" Luo Ping said.
Soon, Luo Ping's wife came to the yard carrying a pot of boiling water from the kitchen!
Luo Ping originally wanted to make tea for everyone, but he was refused!
Everyone took out their own water glasses and each of them got some hot water!
At night in the mountains, the temperature is still a bit cold, but the enthusiasm of the simple mountain people in front of them makes everyone feel the real warmth.