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Chapter 4: Smoke and Clouds in the World (2)

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After Zhao Zhenzhong and others arrived at the mountain farm west of the Ladder Stone, it took nearly a month, and it was already early September 1918. On this day, Li Shiqing said to Zhao Zhenzhong and the other two: "You have made rapid progress during this period, and I am very happy. I have something to take Zhenjue away for a few days. You guys still have to practice as usual and not to slack off."

After the three of them agreed, Li Shiqing took Kuang Zhenjue to clean up and left.

After Li Shiqing and Kuang Zhenjue went down the mountain, there were only three left here.

Although Zhao Zhenzhong and the other two were still exercising step by step, practicing martial arts and calligraphy, at least no one was urging him to guard against accidentally saying something that shouldn't be said.

As noon approached this day, on the rugged mountain road, Zhao Zhenzhong carried two bamboo baskets filled with harvest from the sea on his shoulder with a shoulder pole and walked towards several houses near the mountainside. Zhou Hao followed behind with each hand, holding a string of fish and shrimps that were threaded into a string of threads, while happily talking to Zhao Zhenzhong about the harvest after the tide and how to make these delicious foods. Zhou Tian held a bamboo basket in his hand, which contained rolled fishing lines, hooks, baits and other items, and followed with a smile.

This is the third time that Zhao Zhenzhong and others have gone to the nearby Qingliuhe Bay to catch the sea. Now it is August of the lunar calendar. As the autumn wind gradually rises, it is the time when shrimps, shellfish and crabs are beginning to be plump. Today, the harvest is rich, and I can enjoy the food after going back to clean up.

When they returned to the house, the three of them were busy cleaning the various seafood they had harvested. Some fish that they couldn't finish for the time being, shrimps were marinated with salt, and the rest of the food they prepared for lunch and evening were prepared with prepared seasonings.

When the day passed, Zhou Hao was already touching his slightly round belly and burping on the stone slab under the shade under the trees outside the house.

Zhao Zhenzhong and Zhou Tian packed the remaining food and sat on the stone slabs with a pottery bowl of water after they were packed with.

"Old Zhao, how did you and my sister know each other before?" Since eavesdropping on the conversation between the two in the lifesaving cabin, this question has been kept in Zhou Hao's mind. Today, he saw no one else everywhere, and finally couldn't help but take the opportunity to ask.

"A somewhat clichéd story of saving beauty," Zhao Zhenzhong answered lightly.

"If you don't take this, you are not authentic, Lao Zhao!" After protesting, Zhou Hao turned around and said, "Why, sister, please tell me?"

Zhou Tian gave him a blank look and ignored him.

"It's true that there's nothing to say," Zhao Zhenzhong explained: "Twelve years ago, on the summer back to my base, I went to Xi'an to deal with something. In a military restaurant, I was in a bad mood and drank some wine. It was already a little late that day, about 10:30 in the evening. The restaurant service staff came over to urge the checkout and the restaurant was about to close. After paying the money, I continued to eat and drink, but I heard the waiter argue with the few at a table next to me. The scumbags were so drunk that they couldn't bear it. I couldn't bear it and tried to persuade them. They all lay on the ground and admitted their mistakes. The waiter was a student working in the summer vacation, your sister."

Zhou Tian listened to Zhao Zhenzhong's explanation of the plot that he still underestimated but concealed many plots for her. He remembered that when he was stopped by those scumbags nearby after he came out of the hotel, he was almost raped. Zhao Zhenzhong appeared with a ferocious face, and then made the scumbags break their limbs and bodies break; he remembered that he had let the scumbags suffer; he remembered that he was forced to leave the army and interrupted his smooth military career; he remembered that he had interrupted contact and had no news... He couldn't help but cry in his eyes and said, "Thank you!"

"Xiaohao, get up! You must also thank Brother Zhao." Zhou Tian grabbed Zhou Hao and said.

"What the hell is going on?" Zhou Hao got up and looked at his crying sister in confusion.

Wiping my tears, Zhou Tian said, "Let me say it. In the summer twelve years ago, I was only over 17 years old and just finished the college entrance examination. You were only 13 years old. That year, my mother was sick. You know, since my father died on a mission six years ago, my mother was overly sad and her health was not good. Later, my mother transferred to a public institution in Xi'an, but because of her poor health, she gradually faced unemployment in the unit. That year, my mother fell ill and the doctor said it was because of organ failure and needed a large amount of medical expenses. At that time, my family had no source of income.

My mother's unit can only solve part of the medical expenses, and the remaining part is still a huge gap for us. I carried my mother and took out all the pension and resettlement fees for my mother, but it was still not enough. I was ready to give up going to college at that time. By chance, I met a comrade-in-arms from my father. After he learned about our situation, he mobilized some of my father's comrade-in-arms from that year to donate, but it was still a drop in the bucket. Through that father's comrade-in-arms, I found a summer vacation job in a hotel outside the army. It was there that I met Brother Zhao."

"After what happened that night, Brother Zhao learned about the situation at our home, gave me a card, told me the bank password and left. Since then, I have not met him. Until I saw the photos of you with your colleagues in the company, I realized that one of your colleagues is probably Brother Zhao."

"Later, when I went to the bank to check, I knew how much money it was inside. It was almost an astronomical figure for me. At that time, I thought I must find Brother Zhao, although I didn't know what his name was. It was not until a few days later that several staff members of the army, the procuratorate and the court asked me to investigate and inquire that I knew. I also knew that he had caused great trouble. The forces in the scumbag's family came forward to put pressure on him, and Brother Zhao was forced to interrupt his military career. I heard that he had to be sentenced to him, but his direct superiors firmly resisted it in the name of "being brave and brave." More than ten days later, a lawyer came to me and said that there was a house to be transferred to my name and asked me to sign it."

"I was stunned at that time. My parents were only children, and my grandparents and grandparents passed away again. Who would transfer me a sky-high house in Xi'an? I couldn't figure it out, so I asked the lawyer, and the lawyer said that he would protect the client's information and could not be disclosed. The lawyer promised me that there would definitely be no adverse reasons. In the end, I signed for the house."

"You know, our previous housing was provided by my father's unit and did not belong to our family. After my father died, although the unit did not propose to take back the house, we could not stay there all the time. In addition, my mother was sick, and I worked in a restaurant and had such a thing again. It would be good to have a place to change the environment."

"Although my mother died in the end two years later when the treatment failed, she was not unable to afford the medical expenses and stopped the treatment. Moreover, she left with a smile when she left. Because I told her mother that the medical expenses and that house were paid by my boyfriend. He was very outstanding and was a lieutenant colonel in her twenties. I also chose the Military Medical University after getting the college entrance examination scores, because the cost of studying for the Military Medical University is basically borne by the state, and the school is in Xi'an, which can be convenient for you. I also hope to get some news about Brother Zhao through the Military Medical University."

"Later, I found out about the original owner and related information through a comrade-in-arms who transferred to the local police through my father's death. I found out that the house belonged to Brother Zhao's grandparents. They had passed away for more than ten years before, and Brother Zhao was their only heir."

"Since then, I wanted to find Brother Zhao, but I never got my wish. It was not until I met Brother Zhao's former comrade-in-arms and got Brother Zhao's online email that I started writing letters to Brother Zhao thank him..."

"But after many letters, Brother Zhao did not respond. I didn't give up. In the end, Brother Zhao couldn't resist and replied only one letter, saying that all he did was to help us as martyrs with his ability, without any other thoughts. If I had to insist, I would wait for everything in the future. Then it would take more than twelve years until we met again on the ship."

After hearing Zhou Tian’s words in tears, Zhou Hao almost burst into tears. He stood up and bowed deeply to Zhao Zhenzhong as seriously and solemn as ever before: "Old Zhao, thank you!"

"Okay, okay, everything has happened in the past, why are you so sad?" Zhao Zhenzhong comforted him casually.

"Then do you still want to shirk it now?" Zhou Tian asked.

"Before this era, I just helped a military straitor when I was able to do it. I was also a soldier and a survivor. There was nothing to boast about doing these things, and I couldn't have any unfair ideas. But you never gave up. At that time, you were still a little girl. In order to allow you to concentrate on completing your studies, I refused and said to wait for you to talk about it later. I didn't expect you to stick to it until now."

"You are excellent, but I really had no other thoughts before seeing you again. Zhou Hao knew that my life in the unit was a bit monotonous like a Puritan. I had no other social engagements every day, and I had no bad habits. Because I was afraid that one day I would be discovered and implicated others, but I don't regret it. Even if I asked me to make a new choice, I would still make the same choice."
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