There was jubilation in the courtyard, and the hustle and bustle of the past was restored again.

And the people in the surrounding compounds who got the news are also waiting for the return of their families.

Eighteen mile slopes.

Director Ji put away the stethoscope and smiled at the old man in front of him, "Grandma, your body is fine." ”

"What? What's wrong with my body? ”

Director Ji knew that the old man was behind his ear, so he gestured with his hand and stretched out two thumbs, the old man immediately laughed when he saw it, and then pulled his grandson next to him, "Show him." ”

"Come on, Auntie try."

"No more fever, alright."

People from the village lined up at their desks to be checked.

A doctor and nurse, like Director Ji, patiently examined every villager.

After the inspection, the men followed the instructions and left the village.

Leave the place where their ancestors have lived for generations, leave the place that has brought them fear.

They will be assigned to a new village, where there will be a lot of daily necessities, there will be farm tools, there will be seeds, there will be government subsidies.

With these things, they will quickly take root and then integrate into the collective.

When the last villager was checked, the guards on the perimeter began to enter the village for a final search.

By the end of the evening, all the villagers had been sent away.

The whole village was bathed in flames, and all the sins in it were burned away.

"Chief, the work here is over, we should go back."

Director Ji looked at the red in front of him and said to the old man beside him.

"Let's go back, this time out, we have to go back and see, what's going on at home?"

"Well, though, the chief has one thing for you."

"You say, as long as you can do it, you will do it."

Director Ji nodded, "I want to go to the Red Star Machinery Factory to have a look and thank people in person." ”

"It's easy."

The old man agreed without thinking about it, "Wait for tomorrow, I will ask my life to send you over." ”

"See the sky, let's go back to the city and spend the Lantern Festival."

"Eat rice balls."

Yang Xiaotao brought the glutinous rice balls that took an afternoon to the table, and Mrs. Yang first took chopsticks in front of the table, blocked them in the Dragon Boat Festival bowl, and did not forget to blow hard.

The Dragon Boat Festival looked at the round white Lantern Festival, holding a fork in his hand and constantly forking, he couldn't hit it after a few hits, and his little face was suddenly gloomy.

It's just that in addition to Ran Qiuye, who is a mother, there is also a father who dares to spank him, and he doesn't dare to be too presumptuous.

Ran Qiuye put the child aside, and the two daughters leaned on the quilt, sitting there, one laughing and the other laughing, especially when she saw Yang Xiaotao, who was excited after not seeing her for many days, she was still eager to try.

On the other side, it is the old road that came back from the steel mill.

The machinery factories were lifted, and the situation in the steel factories was also improving, so they followed closely and let the workers leave.

Of course, you should also wear a mask when you go home, pay attention to protection, and do not go to crowded places.

"Master, old way, and autumn leaves. This New Year's wine was made up today. ”

Yang Xiaotao held the wine glass, "I wish you all good health, no illness and no disaster, and a long life." ”

Mrs. Yang smiled, "It's not the New Year, it's the New Year, it's not too late." ”

Zhang Laodao also nodded, "Immeasurable Heavenly Venerable." It's a good thing that there is no illness or disaster. ”

Ran Qiuye followed, "Yes, as long as we are safe and sound, it is the greatest blessing." ”

"!"

The four of them touched the wine cup and drank it in one gulp.

"Eat, eat, you don't know, these days in the factory, it's restless, uncomfortable, and there are a lot of things in my heart, even if I sleep, I have to be awake, for fear that I won't be able to answer a phone call in the middle of the night."

Yang Xiaotao complained there, but the people at the table picked up chopsticks and kept eating.

Ran Qiuye swallowed the pork belly in his mouth, "There are also a lot of things in the courtyard, and everyone is also worried, they don't know what happened, so they were suddenly left at home." ”

"In the beginning, everyone said that the flu was very bad, and it scared us out."

"Later, there were infected people in the hospital, and everyone was even more panicked, and they didn't even dare to go out."

A few people were eating at the table and talking about the things of the past half a month.

And the same scene, in the courtyard, is constantly staged.

In the simple courtyard, an iron kettle sits on the stove, which is steaming at the moment.

Around the stove, four or five people were sitting, leaning, leaning back, or sitting upright.

Several people stared at the stove, but no one spoke.

It wasn't until the door was pushed open and four people walked in one after another that everyone stood up and nodded at them.

The door was then gently closed by the guards.

"Long time no see. Mister. ”

"Haha, I almost couldn't get up this time."

The leading old man greeted everyone, and several people were not outside, joking.

"If you want me to say, this time it's thanks to our timely life-saving medicine, otherwise we would have gone to see Marx together."

The funny voice made everyone in the room laugh.

Behind him, he let out the white old man and waved his hand hurriedly, "It's not my credit, I also walked around the ghost gate, but Marx saw me and said, your work is not finished yet, give me back." ”

"So, I'll be back."

Hahaha

The crowd laughed again.

But everyone knows in their hearts that what they can rely on to get out of danger this time.

Everyone has a scale in their hearts, knowing this favor, they don't have to pay it back, but if they really want to meet, they can't help it.

"Let's stop gossiping, let's talk about business first."

The old man said, while habitually touching the cigarette case, only to find that he did not have it in his pocket.

Only then did I remember that the attending physician had deliberately taken away his cigarettes.

"Well, who's bringing a cigarette?"

The old man looked embarrassedly to the left and right, stretched out his scissor hand, and gestured.

As a result, he was so disappointed that no one took it out.

This group of old comrades is also too revolutionary.

"I know, I've seen the box in your pocket, there's no outsider here, let's have one."

The bearded old man hurriedly covered his pocket with his hand, "What's the matter, you read it wrong, I didn't." ”

"Hey, you old Dong."

"Ahem, everyone is just right, don't poison it."

Suddenly, a gentle female voice sounded, and the old man immediately withdrew his hand when he heard it, "What Mr. said is that I forgot, forgot." ”

The crowd laughed again.

At this time, the thin old man came out to play a round, "There is no smoke, this pipe can be given to you, can you not smoke it?" ”

As he spoke, he handed over a wooden pipe, and the old man put it in his mouth without disgust, and the familiar feeling suddenly came.

"Everyone knows the cause of this flu, and the losses are clear, so I won't say more."

The old man's expression was solemn, "Now, we need to discuss the current international situation. ”

When they heard this, they all straightened their attitudes.

The thin old man next to him took out a document, "According to the information collected by our comrades, there has been a large-scale outbreak in the Japanese country, and even several bases have broken out of influenza. ”

"Now, the country is in a mess, with more than one million infected people, tens of thousands of deaths, direct economic losses of more than 10 million US dollars, and incalculable indirect losses."

"There is even a tendency to erupt in quite a few garrison bases, and even spread to other countries."

"So far, we have not found a way for the Japanese state to control it."

"What we're going to talk about is, whether we want to help."

After the thin old man finished speaking, everyone was silent.

Emotionally, the crowd refused.

They have all experienced the cruelty of war and know each other's sins in this land.

There are many evil deeds, and it is difficult to write about them.

But intellectually, the last thing they can have is to be emotional.

How to gain the upper hand in the game between countries is what they should consider.

The crowd remained silent.

Even the old man with his pipe in his mouth was solemn.

After a long time, an old man in an old military uniform looked left and right, got up directly and said very stiffly, "Help, you can, take money to buy." ”

Three words that indicate attitude.

I want free assistance, dreaming.

This is not the time to be wronged.

"Not bad. It's not buying and selling that catches up. Our stuff didn't come for nothing. ”

Some people around him agreed, and some people nodded yes.

At this time, an old man wearing a military uniform, but buttoned all the buttons and wrapped them tightly, leaned in front of the stove, felt the temperature of the furnace, but his eyes avoided the light of the fire under the stove, and his face was much soothed, and then he spoke, "Has our medicine been researched?" ”

When everyone heard this, they looked at the middle-aged man at the back.

"Nope!"

The middle-aged man replied simply, "Although we have found a way to control the disease, we have not yet found out the key." ”

"Why is it so slow? Go up fast! ”

"Yes. We have mobilized expert personnel, organized and worked to overcome it as soon as possible. ”

The good man wiped the fine sweat on his head and said seriously.

So, the old man who spoke just now looked up at the old man by the stove, "I don't think it's appropriate to support until the antidote is researched!" ”

Ahem

The old man covered his mouth and coughed twice, then continued, "Even if you want to block the news, even if the other party learns about it, you have to delay it as much as possible!" ”

When everyone heard this, their hearts were full of joy.

Thinking of this person's past, from Pingxingguan but Northeast, that success has his calmness and coldness.

If he had been in better health, he might have been able to take on the heavy responsibility.

It's a pity that this time I was infected again, and my body was even weaker.

It was also because of this infection that he must come to the meeting, presumably, just to "take revenge"!

"Agreed!"

Someone next to him immediately seconded the proposal and said his reasons, "It is irresponsible to give away these things before we have fully grasped the control methods." ”

"I think that with the scientific research and technology of the other party, it is very likely to find a way to control it. When the time comes, the offensive and defensive forces will change positions, and the initiative will not be in our hands. ”

"Yes, yes."

A group of people once again expressed their opinion, and now most of the people in the room are in favor of not aiding, even if the aid is paid, it is still a prerequisite for mastery.

The old man bit his pipe and did not make up his mind.

Seeing this, the lady who had spoken again spoke, "But sooner or later our situation here will be known." ”

"Even, I think, there is already news going out."

"Moreover, if the other party researches the antidote in advance, we will lose this opportunity."

"So, we have to get the timing right."

The first four listened to everyone's opinions, made eye contact, and then nodded.

The leading old man put down his pipe, "I think the opinions of the comrades are good!" ”

"We can't let go of the great opportunity and not make money."

The people around laughed, "Yes, the money from selling soap and medicine is not a big profit." ”

The old man habitually picked up the cigarette holder, "But you can't ignore it!" After all, this paper can't hold the fire, and the ugly daughter-in-law will have to see her in-laws sooner or later. ”

"It's not that we can't see anyone, so we might as well take this opportunity to stir up this troubled water."

The old man took the pipe and swiped it twice on his chest, and in the curious eyes of everyone, he tapped it, "Now, we are facing more than one!" ”

"This, in all directions."

"Surrounded by jackals!"

"I think we can take this opportunity to open a window and make some noise, so that the guests can see that our new stove has been set up and we can treat guests."

"I agree with that, clean the house, put tea on the table, and let the guests see our attitude."

The thin old man agreed, and at the same time took out a document, "Now, many third world countries are looking at us, this is a powerful force!" ”

A few people around listened to it, and they were all in good spirits.

Now, the international situation is tense, and we also need to find some small partners in China!

"In this case, we will clean up and release invitations at the right time to see if any guests are willing to knock on the door!"

"Agreed!"

"Yes!"

In the end, at the suggestion of the leading elder, everyone voted by a show of hands and unanimously agreed.

(End of chapter)