Scholars in the courtyard

These past events are like a knife, opening up the scars in her heart at any time.

Seeing this, Ran Qiuye took out the jade pendant from his pocket and handed it to Yang Xiaotao.

Seeing the jade pendant, the old man took it tremblingly, and then Zhang Qing handed over the other half.

Lao Jin held half of the jade pendant, and the two of them tried to put the two halves of the jade pendant together.

After a while, the woman lay in Lao Jin's arms, crying happily.

"Lao Jin, I found it, I found it."

"I know I know."

The two hugged each other, and Yang Xiaotao and others felt uncomfortable watching it.

The pain of losing a child cannot be understood by those who have not experienced it.

This kind of self-blame will only become more profound as time goes by, until it becomes a deep regret.

Fortunately, this regret has been made up for a little bit.

After waiting for a while, everyone began to talk about what happened over the years.

"I heard from dad that when mom came to Sijiu City, she was alone."

"Later, the root cause of the disease fell into the body, and he passed away not long after."

"Later, dad was responsible for rescuing the machine."

"Later on, I had a family, and now I have children."

Yang Xiaotao spoke slowly, from the low tone at the beginning to the high self-confidence at the end. As everyone listened, they seemed to see a sensible and strong young man walking step by step, stepping on all the hardships and difficulties under his feet.

Next to her, Ran Qiuye raised a proud smile. This was his lover and her lifelong pride.

During dinner, there was a large put together table with people sitting around it.

The two old men sat at the head. Yang Xiaotao and Ran Qiuye were pulled close to the old man, followed by Zhang Wu and his wife. There were more than ten people on the men's side, women and children on the other side.

The meals are all prepared, including fish, meat, and specially made noodles.

There are two old people here, and there are rules and no rules at the table.

Yang Xiaotao sat next to Lao Jin. The old man didn't talk much, and he didn't know what to say. He simply used a man's way of expressing his feelings.

"Grandpa, grandma."

Yang Xiaotao picked up the wine glass, "My grandson didn't expect that this day would come."

"I would like to propose a toast to you two. I wish you good health, happiness like the East China Sea, and longevity as long as the Southern Mountains."

After hearing this, Lao Jin picked up the wine glass, and his wife beside him also picked up the glass.

"Xiao Tao, your grandma and I have made up for the regrets of this life."

"In the future, you should come and see us more often."

"Definitely, definitely come often."

The three of them drank and opened up the conversation, and with the noise of the children, it quickly became lively.

After a while, Ran Qiuye and the others led the children to the back room, leaving the scene to Yang Xiaotao and the others.

"Grandpa, this is Erguotou from Sijiucheng."

"Uncle, this is Lao Baigan."

"Big brother and second brother, try this. I brought it back from the northwest."

…

After the wine table dispersed, Yang Xiaotao returned to the arranged room.

Everyone has work, and today is not a day off, so they all took time off.

Especially the two brothers Zhang Kangzhan, Yang Xiaotao finally knew why the two brothers had dark skin.

It's no surprise that I've been on the boat in the wind and sun all day.

In addition, the current ones are all larger gunboats, so everyone knows what the living conditions are like.

The only thing that can persist on the ship, apart from faith, is the love in my heart!

The reason why I was able to come to meet him was because of the reputation of Zhang Wu as the "leader".

Fortunately, their homes are not far away.

Of course, the two of them were helped into the car and slept on the seats.

Their wives are also workers and have to return to work.

So we went back together, and there was someone to take care of us.

Back in the house, Yang Xiaotao saw that the three children had fallen asleep, and Ran Qiuye was sitting aside combing his hair.

After getting off the train, I haven’t tidied up yet.

Yang Xiaotao stepped forward and took the comb, standing behind Ran Qiuye and gently combing it, "You must be tired!"

"good!"

"By the way, this is a gift from grandma and the others!"

Ran Qiuye said and opened a small box in front of him. There were two watches and a pair of silver bracelets inside.

"My aunt gave me the watch. I said we all have it, but she said it was a benefit in the factory and she insisted on giving it to me!"

Yang Xiaotao took a look at the watch. It was a shock-proof watch in Shanghai. He knew that his aunt worked in a watch factory, so these things were relatively easy.

Of course, the industrial coupons and money spent will not be saved.

"The silver bracelet was given to me by my grandma, she said yes, mother!"

Yang Xiaotao was stunned for a moment, and then looked at the small bracelet. It was simple in style, and the surface was a little gray due to oxidation. It should be an old item.

"Since it's my mother's, just keep it away!"

Ran Qiuye nodded.

Then the two of them discussed the next arrangements and went to bed to rest.

…

"If you can't drink, don't show off!"

On the other side, Jin Pingping helped Zhang Wu stagger through the door, and then fell down on the bed.

Looking at his man who was lying on the bed unable to open his eyes, he was cursing, but he was concerned in his heart.

"Are all northern men so good at drinking?"

Zhang Wu was a little drunk and couldn't remember how much he drank.

I just remember that Yang Xiaotao picked up the wine glass. As an elder, he naturally had to put on airs, and he was also a bit strong-willed and could not lose face.

People struggle to breathe, let alone in today's situation.

In the army, this is especially important.

Otherwise, how could those two boys of ours get drunk?

If not, my father-in-law could pull off his collar and sigh?

Those are all forcible!

But looking at Yang Xiaotao, he was "killed" one after another. Although he smelled of alcohol, he could still stand and walk in a straight line, which made him doubt his life.

"Well, boy, there is a reason why you are able to reach this point!"

Zhang Wu drank some water and felt his throat felt better. Jin Pingping sat on the bed beside him and nodded sadly.

"Children from poor families have already become parents!"

"As a young man, he lost his mother and his father at a very young age. How can he survive in society without any experience?"

"This is all the result of hard work and suffering!"

"Look, in comparison, these two anti-war brothers are not as stable as him."

Zhang Wu nodded. Although his two boys did not grow crooked under their sticks, they were still a little worse than Yang Xiaotao.

"Everyone has his own way. We can't control that much."

Zhang Wu leaned on the bed and hugged his wife.

"However, with Xiaotao's connection, at least these two brothers have more opportunities."

"Bah, you are not stupid anymore!"

"Hehe, this is called great wisdom and foolishness..."

…

Shanghai, hospital!

After Zheng Chaoyang left the community where the Jin family lived, he took Bai Ling and Director Yu to the hospital without stopping and met Zheng Chaoshan who had recovered well.

"Brother, what do you think?"

Zheng Chaoyang was concerned, Zheng Chaoshan shook his head, "Nothing's wrong!"

"real?"

"You forgot, I am also an excellent doctor. I know how to treat myself!"

"That's good!"

Zheng Chaoyang breathed a sigh of relief, and then he saw Yu Zecheng on the side and introduced, "This is a comrade from Sijiucheng, Director Yu!"

Zheng Chaoshan looked at Yu Zecheng, and their eyes collided, both tightening, giving each other a familiar feeling.

"Hello, Comrade Zheng Chaoshan."

Yu Zecheng had read Zheng Chaoshan's information, so he took the initiative to speak.

"Hello, have we met somewhere? I feel familiar!"

Yu Zecheng laughed after hearing this, "You must have remembered wrongly, we have never met!"

"However, I also have a feeling that we are the same kind of people!"

Zheng Chaoshan looked at Yu Zecheng seriously, then nodded, and then both laughed, which made Zheng Chaoyang and Bai Ling focus on Yu Zecheng.

After everyone saw it, Zheng Chaoshan leaned on the bed, and then his expression darkened, "What happened to the migratory bird? Why was it suddenly stabbed?"

"The migratory birds received the news and went to join them, and then something unexpected happened!"

Zheng Chaoyang sat aside, full of annoyance.

Although the value of migratory birds has been almost drained, who says that the other party won't have some reservations?

These people will always use their cards at the last moment.

"Who was the last person he saw?"

Yu Zecheng asked from the side, Zheng Chaoyang shook his head, "I don't know, I just received the contact code from the other party, saying that he asked to meet and provide help!"

"Then he was killed when we met again!"

"Did Migratory Bird explain anything?"

Zheng Chaoshan asked, and Bai Ling said, "The migratory bird only had time to say the word "high yield" in the end. We suspect..."

And speaking out his judgment, Zheng Chaoshan was not in a hurry to talk. He generally did not express opinions on things he did not understand!

"Brother, what's going on there?"

Zheng Chaoshan rubbed his eyebrows before talking about what happened that day.

"In the past two days, I went to pick Xiaofeng up from school. Every time I passed by the migratory bird residence, I could see a person wandering around."

“I’ve seen it a few times and it just felt like something wasn’t right.”

“I don’t know what’s wrong, but I just have a feeling!”

"You also know that sometimes our feelings are better than our eyes, so I paid attention."

"I originally thought it was one of ours, but the other party's behavior was obviously that he was visiting places, and he was still avoiding people. This looked wrong."

"Just when I was about to find out, the other party suddenly attacked me. Fortunately, I hid quickly and there were many people around, so I saved my life."

"He's a master with ruthless attacks!"

"Can you see clearly?"

"Forty years old, about 1.7 meters tall, stout body, wearing gray short sleeves and shorts..."

As he spoke, Zheng Chaoshan pulled out a piece of paper beside his pillow, "This is what I drew based on my memories, but the other party must have disguised himself!"

Zheng Chaoyang looked at the sketch on the paper, then handed it to Bai Ling, then frowned and said, "The other party appeared around with weapons, probably to attack the migratory birds, but why did they tell the migratory birds in advance about the mission?"

"Could it be that you are deliberately confusing us?"

"What confuses us?"

Yu Zecheng listened and asked curiously.

Zheng Chaoyang explained, “The other party used false news to mislead us and lead us in the wrong direction!”

"In fact, there is another goal!"

Yu Zecheng nodded, "It's possible!"

"But how do you explain Yang Xiaotao's coming to Shanghai? This time is just right. Is it a coincidence?"

"Besides, there is another goal. What is this goal?"

Hearing this, Zheng Chaoyang fell silent.

"Is this Comrade Migratory Bird trustworthy?"

Zheng Chaoyang looked at Bai Ling and Zheng Chaoshan, but Zheng Chaoshan nodded.

"It's credible! The other party has already proven it. Moreover, he knows the situation in the country very well. There is no hope at all."

Yu Zecheng nodded, "In this case, either the other party is trying to spread suspicion and want to assassinate the migratory birds to distract us and achieve other goals."

"Either the migratory bird discovered something on his own, and the other party had no choice but to silence him!"

Zheng Chaoyang nodded, "Based on my understanding of migratory birds!"

"Migratory birds have gained rich experience and are cautious over the years. They will be cautious if there is any disturbance."

Zheng Chaoshan was sure that if Migratory Bird hadn't contacted him in the end and exposed his identity, they wouldn't have caught him and instigated him to rebel!

Zheng Chaoyang nodded, but he always felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't tell what was wrong.

Yu Zecheng also saw it, but his primary goal during this trip was to protect Yang Xiaotao.

As for capturing the enemy, it's not that he doesn't want to, but he doesn't force it.

Catch them if they can, but if they can’t, nothing will happen to Yang Xiaotao and the others.

"No matter what, we must first ensure the safety of Comrade Yang Xiaotao and his family."

"Secondly, find this person. Only by finding him can the truth be revealed!"

Everyone nodded.