Chapter 178

"The backer in the provincial capital, who exactly does it refer to?" A cold light flashed in Gu Chenghuai's eyes.

Yang Junzhi smiled. "Although it's tricky, it's not a big problem. My old man and my father-in-law can handle it."

He added: "The military region sent a telegram saying they would send someone; so what if those people have backers, they can't compare to our backer being hard."

The matter was of great importance, the military region telegram was sent directly to Elder Jiang, who was still in office, had strategy, and a proper background. Even the most arrogant... those people had to give him a few points of face.

Knowing his comrade-in-arms was reliable, Gu Chenghuai didn't say much more and asked: "Who is the one coming from the military region?"

Yang Junzhi actually knew. "Heard the surname is Ning. Are you familiar?"

Commander Ning?

Didn't expect it to be him.

Gu Chenghuai narrowed his eyes slightly. "... Didn't say a few words."

He was about to return to the troops, so he probably wouldn't wait for this person to arrive.

"How is this person?" Yang Junzhi inquired.

He was a retired soldier, and a retired soldier due to injury, so it was impossible for him not to have regrets in his heart.

After that "miracle drug" appeared, he always thought, if that drug had appeared when he was injured, would... would he still be fighting side-by-side with his comrades-in-arms now?

It was also because of this that Yang Junzhi valued this drug, which hadn't been named yet, more than anyone.

He hoped his comrades-in-arms wouldn't have regrets like him.

"A hero who is forbearing and has a firm will." Gu Chenghuai said.

Rarely heard his comrade-in-arms evaluate someone like this. Yang Junzhi was a bit surprised. "It seems very extraordinary. Chenghuai, don't worry, with me watching, before that hero arrives, no one should think about picking our peach. Picking it secretly won't work, picking it openly won't work even more."

Yes, their peach.

Such a drug that benefits the people and benefits the country, one could benefit infinitely just by passing it through one's hands.

"I'm at ease with you watching." Gu Chenghuai said.

Here the Yang family and Jiang family were watching, and once the drug was sent up, with the Yun family protecting it, it was secure.

Yang Junzhi patted his chest.

"If there's anything you can't handle, send me a message in time." Gu Chenghuai exhorted again; this matter concerned his fourth brother-in-law's big event, so he couldn't help but be concerned.

"Don't worry, it's still within the controllable range." Yang Junzhi felt it wasn't a big problem.

He also raised the bag in his hand; this was the mushroom meat sauce his comrade-in-arms gave him. "Really not coming up to sit? Invite you to eat a meal."

Gu Chenghuai had eaten enough of the cafeteria food and waved his hand. "No, my wife is waiting at home."

Once the words fell, he got on his bicycle, slid out, and disappeared from Yang Junzhi's sight before long.

It was time to get off work, and Yang Junzhi didn't return to his unit, going straight home.

Jiang Huiqiao saw what her husband was holding and asked: "What are you holding?"

"Mushroom meat sauce." Yang Junzhi answered. "Chenghuai sent it, made by his wife personally."

Thinking of the four cubs she saw when they ate together last time, Jiang Huiqiao smiled.

Before meeting them, she thought they would be... black-faced, simple country girls, and country children who were tanned black and had long snot running; she only knew after meeting them that that family had nothing to do with black, and were more like city people than her, a city person who hadn't suffered any hardships since she was little.

Jiang Huiqiao didn't have children yet, and was just at the time when her maternal love was bursting, liking the soft-handed, soft-footed twins the most.

The children were white and tender, sitting obediently in her arms, cute to death.

"Your comrade-in-arms is truly lucky, don't know when our family will add a newcomer."

She wasn't in a hurry before, but seeing the cute Gu family cubs, she really wanted children.

Yang Junzhi: "Can't be in a hurry, when the fate arrives, there will naturally be one. Our bodies have no problems, and our feelings haven't broken, it's just a matter of time."

"Eat first, sleep for a while after eating, you still have to go to work in the afternoon."

Pulled his wife to the water room to wash her hands, and the couple sat back at the dining table.

As usual, they ordered two dishes in the cafeteria and made do with a meal. For the two of them, it was making do, but it was also something countless people didn't even dream of.

Jiang Huiqiao opened that bottle of meat sauce, and the majestic spicy fragrance spread. "Oh, this taste, Dad will definitely like it."

She was talking about her own father.

Elder Jiang liked heavy flavors when he was young, and it hadn't changed when he was old. This sauce had meat, mushrooms, and was spicy; he wouldn't dislike the heavy flavor.

"Chenghuai sent two bottles, I'll go send one to Dad later." Yang Junzhi was very close to the Jiang family, and he and his wife were well-matched in social status, and they happened to develop feelings, living a sweet life, and the two families got along like one family.

"Alright, let Dad pay more attention to that matter." Jiang Huiqiao said.

"Dad is very attentive." Yang Junzhi laughed, broke open a coarse grain bun, and used a spoon to scoop meat sauce into it; the bun absorbed the oil, pressed lightly, and the oil-soaked coarse grain bun made people drool.

He handed it to his wife casually.

"Taste it, absolutely fragrant!"

Jiang Huiqiao wasn't polite, took a bite, and the fragrance of the meat and mushrooms fused and exploded in her mouth, her eyes brightening.

"Delicious!"

"I can eat it for a year!"

She said.

Yang Junzhi looked at her with a smile. "Is it that exaggerated...?"

Before the words fell, a meat-sauce-filled bun was stuffed into his mouth.

He bit down subconsciously.

Then his tiger body shook.

"It's not bad!" He chewed quickly and swallowed.

His stomach was even hungrier.

Unexpectedly, Chenghuai's wife, who looked like she was pampered, had this skill; his tone had both astonishment and emotion. "Didn't see it, sister-in-law has such good skills."

Jiang Huiqiao: "Yes."

Seeing Yang Junzhi clip a thick layer into the bun, a look of heartache appeared on her elegant face.

"Clip less, if you clip it all, there won't be any left to eat."

Yang Junzhi didn't care. "Thick is fragrant."

"..."

Facing Jiang Huiqiao's dissatisfied gaze, the man held back his laughter. "Don't worry, I'll go exchange for more from sister-in-law after eating."

"Can exchange?"

"Can." Yang Junzhi nodded, he heard his comrade-in-arms mention it.

"Too great!"

Gu Chenghuai returned to the village, finished sending the thank-you gifts to every family, and secretly inquired about Zhang Manyue's whereabouts in the past month.

Because this person had little presence and didn't have any close friends in the village, the investigation work progressed slowly.

The things investigated weren't of much use.

This matter was useless to be anxious about, so he walked home unhurriedly.

Just walking.

Suddenly a child talked about the Li Ergou family's matter.

His movements stalled slightly, greatly inspired.

He beckoned to the child who was speaking.

The child looked around, confirmed that the twins' father was calling him, and walked over nervously.

"Uncle, are you looking for me?"

The twins' father was the most promising person in the brigade, every household used him as an example when educating their children, and he was also an honorable soldier, having high prestige in the village; all the children worshipped him and liked him...

Being suddenly called this time, the few particularly naughty boys instantly became obedient, tugging at the patches on their hemp shirts, approaching slowly.

Gu Chenghuai handed over a few candies, his cold, hard brows and eyes softening slightly, and spoke: "What were you saying just now? Say it again."

Staring at the candy in his hand, the naughty boy with a lively gaze swallowed his saliva a few times, subconsciously wanting to put all the candy in his pocket, but he restrained himself, reluctantly and with difficulty sharing it with the other children.

He didn't look anymore.

Stood upright.

Answered Gu Chenghuai's question.

"... We were saying that no one should hide in the stone nest later, there's a new ghost there, it's Ergou Uncle's wife..."

Gu Chenghuai asked coaxingly: "Why do you say that?"

The soldier uncle's attitude was so friendly, the naughty boy unconsciously let down his guard and became a spirited young man again.

"Because I saw her go there. My grandma said, after a person dies, the ghost won't leave for at least seven days; Ergou Uncle's wife hasn't been dead for seven days, she's a new ghost, she must be there, anyone who goes will be entangled!"

The child spoke with certainty and believed it firmly.

Gu Chenghuai: "..." Where did this little superstition come from.

"She went there, was anyone with her?"

The naughty boy said: "She was with Diao Tuozi, talking about some child, someone waiting for something..."

He scratched his head, very embarrassed. "I was asleep at the time, my brain wasn't clear, I only heard these few sentences."

"Diao Tuozi..." Gu Chenghuai frowned and muttered.

The Diao family moved into the village before the famine, had little presence, worked honestly, lived earnestly, never had conflicts with people in the village, and the whole family were transparent people.

Diao Tuozi was the head of the Diao family, didn't talk much, was a hunchback, and people in the village called him Diao Tuozi.

Such a person, he couldn't imagine how he would have any connection with Zhang Manyue.

Exhorting the naughty boy not to shout everywhere, Gu Chenghuai turned and left.

The boy put his legs together, chest out, head high, his voice sonorous and powerful. "Guarantee to complete the mission!"

Gu Chenghuai, who had walked a few steps, stopped, his face clearing slightly, and returned a salute.

This time he truly left.

In place, the little boy imitated Gu Chenghuai's appearance, stood, saluted, felt his hand wasn't straight, and adjusted his movements earnestly.

After a while, he hopped and skipped home.

Gu Chenghuai had doubts in his heart, so he would pay attention to investigating.

Investigating this, he discovered that the Diao family was strange.

Diao Pozi's identity proof materials from back then seemed to have traces of alteration.

This was very wrong.

A layer of black gloom covered the bottom of Gu Chenghuai's eyes, and he concluded in his heart that Diao was not proper, and contacted the place that stamped the materials.

The news he got made his jaw drop.

As it turned out.

The other party did issue a relocation certificate, but the Diao family went halfway and went back; the staff remembered very clearly, Diao Pozi was hit by a donkey cart, the superstitious old man stubbornly believed this was a warning from Heaven, so he didn't leave and stayed, and now the family of three were workers, living very comfortably.

Listening like this, the Diao Tuozi of the Fengshou Brigade... was not the Diao Tuozi written on the relocation certificate.

Then who were they?

Infiltrators from the other side, or dogs of the Japanese?

Gu Chenghuai's expression changed, the muscles of his smooth jaw tightening bit by bit.

After hanging up the phone, he reported this matter.

Specialized matters were managed by specialized people; he was still on vacation and was a soldier, so it wasn't good for him to intervene in local matters.

Regarding the Diao family's matter, the local public security bureau attached great importance to it, sending a few people to monitor them day and night, and they really found some clues.

The "Diao family," who were so poor they drank swill, actually had a courtyard in the county, and an old deaf-mute woman lived in that courtyard.

The more they looked, the stranger it was, and the public security comrades raised the level of importance again.

These were all later stories.

Gu family.

Learning from Gu Chenghuai that the military region was sending leaders over and there would be a conclusion in at most half a month, Lin Zhao was incredibly happy.

"So, the troops value it very much?" Lin Zhao's tone was light, her eyes looking over expectantly. "The possibility of Fourth Brother taking off his hat is still quite big, right?"

Gu Chenghuai nodded. "Yes! The possibility is very big."

Lin Zhao rushed over and hugged his strong waist tightly. "Chenghuai, you're truly good, you're the best in the world."

Even knowing his wife was feeding him sweet talk, Gu Chenghuai couldn't suppress the corners of his mouth.

After praising her man, Lin Zhao disliked the heat on him and hurriedly pulled away to look at the four cubs.

Gu Chenghuai felt a sense of loss, but didn't care. It was normal for Zhao Zhao to dislike being too close to him in the summer because of the heat; she would stick to him again when the weather got cold.

Ever since Qian Bao was lost once, the twins watched their younger brother and sister very closely; if they didn't see them for a moment, they would look everywhere.

"Qian Bao? Qian Bao? Where did you go?"

This wasn't it, Gu Hangbao's loud voice rang out again.

The milky voice rang out in the toilet. "Peeing."

"Why didn't you call me, don't fall in, if you fall in you'll become a stinky treasure!" Gu Hangbao ran toward the toilet.

Xiang Yubao followed with a small bucket; there was water in the bucket, used to flush the toilet; this bucket was made for them by their father, specifically used to flush the toilet after finishing.

Lin Zhao loved cleanliness, and the two little children were taught to love cleanliness too.

"... Qian Bao peed his pants!" Gu Hangbao said loudly. "Brother, go find Qian Bao a new pair of pants, his crotch is wet."

Qian Bao could understand words and also knew it was shameful, instantly blushing.

His white, tender little face was like it had been dyed with rouge, his eyes also wet, full of shyness.

Xiang Yubao scolded his younger brother. "Gu Hangbao, keep your voice down, Qian Bao will be embarrassed. If I shout loudly that you peed your pants, are you happy? Qian Bao is still small, so what if he peed his pants? Grandma said you peed the bed until you were three."

Gu Hangbao defended loudly. "... I, I peed the bed because I was cold. Grandma said when people are cold, they will pee!"

Xiang Yubao helped Qian Bao take off his wet pants, but didn't take off his little underwear embroidered with small ducks; Mama said children should have a sense of shame and couldn't run around naked.

"Qian Bao, if you want to go to the toilet again, call your brother, Mama said you're too small and can't do many things, when you grow as tall as me, you can do anything." The big brother coaxed his youngest brother.

Qian Bao was coaxed by his brother, buried his little face in his brother's arms, and was taken out.

"Gu Hangbao, I punish you to flush the toilet."

Gu Hangbao had no opinion and obediently started flushing.

The second son's voice was loud; Lin Zhao heard it and went into the room to get pants for the third cub, not forgetting to wash his butt before putting on clean pants.

Qian Bao was obedient the whole time, letting them lift his arms, letting them sit him down, letting them lift his legs...

After changing his pants, he was a clean little cute treasure again.

Lin Zhao hugged her son and couldn't help but kiss him *pop, pop*. "You're still small, you have to know to call people for everything, we have so many people at home."

"Mm-hmm." Qian Bao looked at the wet pants and nodded his little head earnestly.

Xiang Yubao carried the basin to the sink, stepped on a small stool to wash his brother's pants, and Gu Hangbao scooped water and found soap.

"Qian Bao, look at how good your brothers are to you, when you grow up, you have to be good to your brothers, you know?"

"Mm."

Qian Bao just answered when Seeing Yaobao gave her milk bottle to her second brother, making a gesture of drinking milk.

Gu Hangbao grinned. "Little sister wants me to drink milk powder."

After laughing, he touched Seeing Yaobao's fine, soft hair and said: "Brother won't drink, you drink it yourself, drink it and Grandma will let you grow tall."

Seeing Yaobao saw her brother didn't drink and started drinking it herself.

The brothers were friendly and the sister respectful, the scene was very beautiful, making people feel calm.

Lin Zhao said: "Xiang Yubao and Gu Hangbao are both good brothers, you two helped your younger brother wash his pants, what reward do you want?"

Xiang Yubao liked Mama praising him, a bright smile rising on his face.

"Mama, I want to eat the kind of meat Grandma fried for New Year, can I?"

Last New Year, he and his younger brother were still children lacking oil in their bellies, especially craving meat; Gu Mother gave them each a fried meat strip, Xiang Yubao remembered it vividly, suddenly remembered it, so he proposed wanting to eat it.

"Can do, I'll make it tomorrow." Lin Zhao agreed in one breath.

Gu Hangbao said: "Mama, I want to eat fish."

"Alright, I'll have your father take you to catch fish tomorrow, if you catch them, I'll make them."

"Great!" Gu Hangbao jumped up, his voice full of happiness, not asking for his father's opinion either; he knew that as long as Mama said it, Father would definitely agree.

Gu Chenghuai, who was chopping wood: "..."

That night it started to rain, raindrops hitting the window, making a *pat, pat, pat* sound.

Lin Zhao was afraid the children would be scared, so she slept in the children's room again.

Just as she was sleeping, a few knocks on the door accompanied the sound of rain, vaguely entering the room.