Niu Bao rushed to say: "For me, I think simply. My father is dead and I don't have any relatives anymore. The scholar and Brother Shanzi are my relatives. Wherever they go, I will follow them." He said the circles in his eyes.
It's red.
Sun Dazhu stepped forward and hugged Niu Bao's neck and said: "What Dabao said makes sense, and it is what I want to say. Wherever they go, we will follow them."
Li Hu is relatively introverted and doesn't talk much. His short and squat body squatted on the ground for a long time without breathing. Sun Dazhu was so angry that he kicked him with his foot. He rolled his eyes at Sun Dazhu and said in a muffled voice: "I'm going to
Follow Brother Shanzi."
Uncle Ma said with a smile: "Shanzi's father saved me, and the scholar made me a useful person again. What do you think I would choose?"
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Zhou Wen didn't know that the team members were actually discussing the issue of staying or leaving in an organized manner. What he didn't expect was that Uncle Wu and the others were leaving.
Zhou Wen originally wanted to have a good talk with Old Uncle Wu, but when he entered the kitchen, Old Uncle Wu stunned him with just one sentence, "Scholar, this is the last meal that we old uncles will cook for you. Let's discuss it."
Okay, I’ll go to Ertan Village tomorrow. Someone needs to take care of those orphans and widows. You don’t need to give too much money, as too much will be a disaster.”
Zhou Wen didn't react for a long time, what's going on? What he said outside just now made Old Uncle Wu sad?
He quickly explained: "Old Uncle Wu, what I just said was not directed at you, it was mainly for..." He stated his thoughts exactly.
Old Uncle Wu sighed and said: "Scholar, I know your good intentions. It has nothing to do with us leaving. The main reason is that we are all old, we can't fight anymore, and we are tired of it. We just want to find a place to relax."
To live a good life. Plus they are all gone, so their family members must be taken care of."
Zhou Wen became anxious and raised his voice: "Uncle Wu, didn't I tell you before? All family members will go to Shanxi in the future, and I will take care of them. Not only must I take care of them, but I must also let them live a good life."
Life. Let’s put it this way, Henan is located in the Central Plains, a place where four wars took place. In these troubled times, as long as there is a war, Henan cannot escape. Do you want to live a stable life, can you live a stable life? After we leave, bandits and soldiers will be in danger
What will you do if you come? Who will protect you?"
Zhou Wen paused for a moment, stabilized his emotions, and then said emotionally: "Uncle Wu, you and Uncle Hu are my closest relatives besides family. Without your care and attention all the way, we would not be able to get where we are today.
As the saying goes: 'Having an elder in the family is like having a treasure.' You are our treasure!
Now we are about to have a brighter future and realize our original dream, but you want to leave, can I agree? Can you rest assured that we will have smooth sailing in the future? There will be no detours? "
At this time, Gao Xiaoshan also heard the sound and came in. After understanding the situation, he complained: "Uncle Wu, please stop causing trouble to the scholar. Why are you leaving? I will not let you go in the first place. I promised you
My father wants to provide for the regiment leader and you to take care of him until he is old. If the regiment leader is gone and you leave, how will I feel at ease in the future? How will I explain to my father?"
At this time, the old brother named Zhang blurted out: "Old Wu actually doesn't want to be a burden to you, and he doesn't want to hold you back."
Zhou Wen also complained: "Old Uncle Wu, what are you doing? What's the drag, you don't know your role? In the future, we will set up a mercenary group, and Brother Shanzi and I will lead the team to do the mission. Who will own our property?"
To take care of it? Who will take care of it for us? As long as you can name a suitable person, I have nothing to say."
Zhou Wen and Gao Xiaoshan watched in silence as Old Uncle Wu stopped talking. Old Uncle Wu smiled a little awkwardly, then immediately changed his face and said: "Isn't it that your uncle thinks too much? You don't want to be let go.
Is it a mistake or something? You are not a scholar yet, did you let me misunderstand you when you talked outside?"
Hey! It’s all my fault, can’t you keep your face? You didn’t learn this from Wang Huzi. Zhou Wen secretly laughed. He quickly said: “Yes, yes, it’s my fault. Uncle Wu, please calm down, I’ll eat later.”
I’ll give you a fine drink to make amends.”
After appeasing a few old uncles, Zhou Wen and Gao Xiaoshan looked at each other, walked out and sighed. It's true that the speaker is unintentional, but the listener is intentional. These old and young people are not easy to worry about.
At the dinner in the evening, Zhou Wen looked at the team members with strange expressions on their faces. They all said nothing and lowered their heads to eat. The scene was not lively. Only Ti Jing and Tieniu sat at the table by themselves, eating heartily and heartily.
dripping with tears. Zhou Wen just thought that the brothers were still worried and confused about how to choose. He didn't care. After drinking a few glasses of wine with Old Uncle Wu, he went upstairs to take care of Hongxiu.
He didn't let Feng Tianpei and Zhou Yongbin come down for dinner. Zhang Xiaoping brought the food up. He wanted to wait until all the team members were confirmed tomorrow before letting them officially join the team.
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The next day, Zhou Wen woke up on time at 5:30 in the morning. Listening to the sound of rain outside, he felt a little heavy. Although he was confident that most of the team members would follow him, after more than a year of life and death with the team members, the brotherly relationship had already faded.
It goes deep into the bone marrow. No matter who leaves, I feel reluctant to leave.
After washing my face with cold water, I dressed neatly, put on my raincoat, and walked out of the house.
As soon as I went out, I felt something was wrong. In the heavy rain, a neat team, dark and silent, stood in the middle of the yard. They were brothers.
Looking at the young faces letting the rain flow on their faces, the bodies that were soaked but still standing upright, and the bright eyes that were still wide open despite the heavy rain. Zhou Wen felt a rush of heat.
Welling up all over my body, I strode forward.
I saw the familiar figure of Gao Xiaoshan running from the queue, stood at attention, saluted, and shouted loudly: "Report to the captain, there are forty-eight people in the transportation team. In fact, there are forty-eight people. The whole team has assembled."
Looking at the scene in front of him, Zhou Wen's throat seemed to be blocked by something, and he could not speak for a long time. He just felt that his whole body was heating up, as if a blazing fire was burning in his body. He subconsciously pulled off his raincoat and let
Heavy rain comes to water my burning heart.
Then I heard Gao Xiaoshan say loudly: "Everyone is here, ready to start."
"Scholar, don't underestimate me!" A neat roar broke through the rain curtain and the night sky, blasting and echoing in Zhou Wen's ears.
Zhou Wen knew that his brothers were blaming him, but he was happy and moved from the bottom of his heart. The tears mixed with the rain flowed down his cheeks and into his mouth. He didn't feel any bitterness, only a stream of sweetness emerging from the bottom of his heart.
Zhou Wen laughed heartily and silently, standing in the heavy rain and looking at his brothers. The brothers also looked at him, regardless of whether the tears or rain falling on their faces, they all laughed happily. This smile seemed to be coming from the clear sky.
The sun instantly broke through the dark night sky and the pouring rain, illuminating every tall body and warming every young heart...