novelraw Chapter 267 Most of the military wives have the right way of thinking.
Chapter 267 Most of the military wives have the right way of thinking.
"I'll make arrangements when I get back, and I'll come back tomorrow to pick up Linlang to help out," Li Chengsong said after they discussed the details.
"Alright, the world is big, eating is the most important thing. Those things have been buried for so many years, a little longer won't make a difference. Let's eat first, don't let my granddaughter go hungry."
"Dad, how did you know it was your granddaughter?" Tong Yuheng actually felt the same way.
"I don't know, I just said it offhand, but I really think my granddaughter is great!"
"I also think it's a daughter, and she should be just like Linlang, clever and mischievous..." Li Chengsong chimed in.
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Tong Yuheng didn't stay home that night; instead, he went back to the military family compound with Li Chengsong. After dinner, he had Xiao Zhang drive them to the mountain near Liujiatun.
"This is where the people were evacuated back then. Linlang and the others ran around everywhere, so this area was probably the only place they were in."
The floodwaters had receded not long ago, and traces of the villagers' past lives remained. After examining the area, Li Chengsong roughly delineated the area where Linlang and her group had been active.
"I'll set up a protective array to keep this place out of the way. Luckily, the two kids didn't find anything dangerous this time."
Tong Yuheng has been putting a lot of effort into studying array formations and barriers lately, with the aim of breaking the trapping array in Feixian City, which is now proving useful.
This was not something that could be revealed in public, so they got out of the car, said they wanted to take a walk, and told Xiao Zhang not to come with them, and went into the mountains to set up their formation.
After Tong Yuheng set up the formation, Li Chensong tried it out. No matter how he tried, he couldn't enter the sealed formation and kept circling around it. This was truly amazing, and he looked at his wife with envy.
"Don't look at me like that. When I have time, I can teach you some basic formations." Tong Yuheng not only wanted to teach him, but also wanted to teach all the sisters in the family. It's always good to have more skills, isn't it?
"Can I learn it too? Isn't that something only people who know magic can learn?"
"Even simple formations can be set up using some mediums and taking advantage of the terrain. This is the most common method of setting up formations."
"Did setting up the formation just now take a toll on your physical and mental strength? Do you feel uncomfortable? You're carrying two people now!" Li Chengsong asked worriedly.
"Our daughter isn't that weak. I'm fine, don't worry!"
Upon returning to his unit, Li Chengsong first reported his conjecture to his direct superior, Brigade Commander Jiang Hengzhi. Commander Jiang took it very seriously and immediately summoned several officers from the brigade headquarters for a meeting to arrange the operation.
Perhaps it wasn't as Li Chengsong guessed; they had simply unearthed some tombs, and the small gold nugget was just a burial object—a false alarm. In that case, they should notify archaeologists to come and take over.
If what we've unearthed is indeed dangerous material hidden by the Japanese before liberation, then we should stop and wait for higher authorities to send professional researchers to handle it.
Send an elite squadron over there under the guise of a training exercise. Now seal off that area to prevent any accidents.
Tomorrow, let Li Chengsong and his wife bring his two sisters-in-law along, under the guise of visiting relatives, to identify the location, and then let the soldiers dig at the designated location.
After Li Chensong finished his meeting and got home, he found that his wife had gone into her spatial dimension again, so he had no choice but to wait. Tong Yuheng had gone to draw talismans; the wisps of resentment on those gold nuggets had to be neutralized, otherwise, they would be harmful to anyone who came into contact with them after being dug out.
After being busy for a while, she came out of the space and found that Li Chengsong had just made a bowl of hot noodles and put it on the table.
A piece of bright green vegetable floated on the white noodles, along with a poached egg. The fragrant aroma immediately whetted her appetite.
"Pregnant women should eat smaller, more frequent meals to ensure they get enough nutrition. Don't worry about gaining weight, eat more!"
"I'm actually hungry, honey, you're so thoughtful! Aren't you hungry? Shall we eat together?" Tong Yuheng was delighted by his thoughtfulness.
"I'm not eating anymore. I ate quite a bit at my father-in-law's house and drank some wine, so I'm not hungry at all. You haven't eaten much, and setting up the formation has taken a toll on your energy. You should eat!"
Tong Yuheng quickly ate the hot noodles, while Li Chengsong went to wash the dishes. They decided to get up early the next day to pick up their two younger sisters and take them to visit relatives!
Nothing was said that night. Before dawn, the two got up, and Xiao Zhang, having received orders, was already waiting outside the door.
After they got on the bus, the car started, and some of the older women who got up early were already busy making breakfast. They curiously went out to watch, and were very envious of Deputy Brigade Commander Li's doting affection for his wife.
"Is Xiao Tong going back to her parents' house again? What urgent matter could she be doing out so early?"
"Who knows? We just shipped out some dried seafood, and we might have to send it back. Her family lives nearby, so she'll benefit a lot from that!" one of the women said enviously.
"I think she's really benefiting from her family's influence. Every time her family comes, they bring her lots of nice things!" Tong Jiahui comes once every month or two, sometimes with Linlang, so she must bring a lot of things for her eldest daughter!
"I heard that Xiao Tong's family is quite powerful. Her father is a son-in-law who married into the family and is also the head of the Public Security Bureau! I have a relative in the county town who knows some things about their family."
"Tell me quickly, what kind of family does Xiao Tong come from? I think this girl Xiao Tong is very capable; she wasn't raised in an ordinary family!"
"Her family is truly remarkable! I heard that her maternal grandfather is a highly skilled traditional Chinese medicine doctor. Even high-ranking officials in Yan City seek his treatment. Wang Xiaonan's miscarriage was cured after taking the medicine he made to prevent miscarriage..."
"We know that, but let me tell you something we don't. How come her dad is a live-in son-in-law? He's the police chief, how come he's still a live-in son-in-law?"
"Why? I heard her biological father died in the line of duty; he was a martyr. This new father was her biological father's comrade-in-arms. He'd never been married and had no children, but he insisted on marrying her mother to take care of a group of orphans and widows. Her stepfather's older brother and sister-in-law objected and went to their house to cause trouble, but they got a good beating from them!"
This woman's family lived in a nearby village. The fact that the men of Liu's brother's family were collectively arrested and sent for "re-education" was big news back then.
"Hehehe, they deserve it. It's better to tear down ten temples than to break up one marriage. They're not their parents, so why shouldn't they let them get married?" It has to be said that most military wives are right in their way of thinking.
"That's only because Xiao Tong's mother has a good temperament and is beautiful. I don't believe that if she were an ugly woman with a bunch of daughters, her stepfather would still insist on marrying her!"
"Xiao Tong's mother is indeed quite good-looking. I heard she's almost fifty, but her face is so fair and smooth without a single wrinkle. She's quiet and refined, clearly a cultured person!"
"How does she maintain her youthful appearance? Look at me, my face is as dark as Bao Gong's (a famous judge in Chinese history), and I'm only twenty-five! I look like I'm fifty-two!"
"Isn't Xiao Tong's maternal grandfather a traditional Chinese medicine doctor? Could he have some secret recipes for whitening and beautifying the skin?"