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Chapter 10 Beacon and "Peace"

"What are you doing in a daze, sit down and eat." Mother Lin smiled, and asked the maid to bring the dishes in the middle to where Li Chong could reach, "I like young people to eat more delicious food." Yes, by following, our appetite seems to improve. Come, come, eat more vegetables, just like being at home."

After getting the news confirmed by her husband, Lin's mother entertained Li Chong more enthusiastically at the table, which made the aunt next to her feel a little unhappy.As her son and niece Lin Wanru grew older, it became the aunt's main task to facilitate the in-laws.

But neither the sister-in-law nor my elder brother had a clear response to the "kissing and kissing" proposed by me, and they always declined with the reason that "the child is still young and it is too hasty".

"Thank you." Li Chong thanked and sat down.

Seeing Li Chong sit down with another bowl of rice, Lin Wanru who was sitting next to her couldn't help stretching out her hand and pinching Li Chong's arm.

"Huh? Xiaoru, what are you doing, eating." Lin's father, who was sitting at the top, reprimanded Lin Wanru.

Lin Wanru put down her chopsticks, "I wonder if his arms are thick." Lin Wanru tried to spread her thumb and index finger as wide as possible, but in the end they could only wrap around a small circle.Then she gestured on her own arm, and it was immediately circled. This kind of reality contrast made Lin Wanru lower her head in frustration, and took two mouthfuls of rice hard.

Mother Lin patted Lin Wanru's head affectionately, "Eat slowly, I'm envious now, I'll let you eat more in normal times, you are like a kitten eating."

"Hmph, I'm small. He's a bit taller than me. If I were this tall, I would be able to eat so much. Huh?" At the end, he raised his chin to demonstrate to Li Chong.

Adhering to the principle of "This is your home, what you said is right", Li Chong said "Mmm" twice and continued to sit down and eat.

After a meal, the host and guests had a great time, except of course my aunt and cousin who didn't talk much at the dinner table.

After eating and resting for a while, the butler Liu Bo walked into the living room.

"Mr. Li, the ship is ready. The grain ship will enter the Zhenjiang-Yangzhou section of the canal from Nanjing, and then get off the canal and continue to travel by water to enter Xinghua."

Li Chong stood up and bowed slightly to Lin's father and Lin's mother, "I am really grateful for the help you have given me. I will repay this kindness when I have the opportunity in the future."

Father Lin nodded, "Uncle Liu, you can drive me off."

Turning around the intersection, the car was driving on Hanzhong Road, which is the most prosperous area in Nanjing City. Under the night, the lights on both sides were bright, and the beautiful girl with curly hair was wearing a leather bag and kicking high heels, twisting and twisting on the road.Leaning against the window, Li Chong could smell the aroma of food floating in the air from a distance.
At this moment, in Wanping City, a thousand kilometers away.

The dark night seems to be flowing with black ink, and the deep tree branches in the distance make "咵咵" sounds in the night wind. This is the sound of the branches being bumped by the wind. Listening to this sound, you can know that the leaves on the tree are still intact. There is no bird chirping in the surrounding air, and the quietness makes one's heart chill.

The bleak moonlight shone on the city wall, and there were incomplete scars everywhere, and the air was still filled with a burnt smell.

Under the city, there were figures curled up, and the tattered clothes also smelled of burnt.Although they huddled together to resist the coolness of the night, their shiny eyes and the fact that they held their spears tightly proved that they could still fight. For these city guards, they could only pant for breath and shoot, and they would not go down the line of fire. As far as the dead are concerned, only the dead lie on the ground and let the body stink.

The arms of these soldiers defending the city were as black as their clothes, only the steamed buns they held in their palms were emitting a little white light.

The steamed buns were steamed overnight by the people of Beiping City to support the front-line soldiers. When the quilt was lifted and taken out of the basket, it was still warm and soft, but now it is full of crumbs, without any soft feeling.The spittle secreted from the mouth was not enough to moisten the dry steamed buns that were cracked and without any moisture. With the food in the kettle, the soldiers on the city wall barely had enough to eat, and sometimes coughed because of the choking of the steamed buns.

There was only one crisp cough that spread into the night, and then the choking soldier hurriedly covered his mouth, leaving waves of dull coughing and some low-pitched conversations.

"Company commander, do you think the little devil dares to come after being beaten by us?"

"I was taught a lesson by our big sword team. They must not have the guts in a short time." Although they are called company commanders, there is still a faint "platoon" on the half-black label on the chest of their clothes. "Word, now he is the biggest officer of this company.

"Remember, we are not fighting for others, the land under our feet is our own land, we can't back down no matter what!"

In a barely intact house under the tower.

A middle-aged man in a dark green officer's uniform was sitting with three bricks under his buttocks as a bench. The table in front of him had a leg that was lame and was made more stable with bricks. There was an oil lamp on the table. Looking at the officer's resolute face.

Quite a few soldiers with painted coats were sitting next to each other in front of this lame table. Relying on the starlight, the middle-aged man flicked a pen to write on the paper from time to time.

The officer turned over a new page and said without lifting it, "Next."

"Oh, sir, it's my turn." The soldier with a scar on his face and a gun moved forward.

"Think about it, think about it and talk about it."

"For this sake, my wife and children are all in Beiping City in the back, so there is nothing to say, sir, you can just write like this: Xiu'er takes good care of Dongzi, as long as your man is still on the front line, he will definitely not let you go." Guizibing let me go. If I die, you will weigh two catties of Erguotou, and then I will be content."

The soldier opened his mouth to say something, opened his mouth for a long time, and finally picked up his gun, "That's it, don't say anything."

"Next." The officer turned to the next page.

"When I came out, I still owed two buckets of rice to the old Zhaotou's family in the east of the village. After the autumn harvest, my old lady will pay it back. If it is honorable, I can report to Lord Yan with no debts. As for the child bride-in-law, let others Let's go, don't delay others."

"next."

"..."

The evening wind blows into this room from time to time through the transparent windows, and the notebook written by the officer is opened in bursts, and the "No. 20 Ninth Army Broadsword Squad Family Letter" is revealed on the sweaty title page!
From Wanping to Peiping, the sky above is overcast.Thousands of miles away in the city of Nanjing, the lights of Wanjia are shining white in the sky above the city.

The car stopped in front of Yuanfeng Wharf, which is one of the three wharves owned by the Lin family. The word "Yuan" was taken from Lin's father's name, the word "Yuan" in "Lin Yuan".

In front of the pier, Uncle Liu, the housekeeper, sent Li Chong to the pier, "Young Master Li, you can reach Xinghua in at most two days after boarding this grain ship, so I wish you a smooth journey."

Li Chong stepped onto the bow of the boat and cupped his fists, "Thank you very much."

After boarding the boat, the boatman tidied up a place in the cabin for Li Chong to lie down on.The cabin is empty, and when we arrive at the granary in Xinghua, we can return with a full load. The draft of the empty boat is not deep and the speed is brisk. You can clearly hear the sound of water splashing at the bottom of the boat. At this moment, Li Chong knows that he is on his way home.

(End of this chapter)