activa-t Chapter 235: Don’t Let the Hero Bleed and Cry
Chapter 235: Don’t Let the Hero Bleed and Cry
Some of the passengers on the train were from Yunnan Province. Because there was a war in their hometown, they packed their bags and took their families to seek refuge with relatives and friends in other places for fear of being affected.
A few days ago, I heard that the country had won a victory, so I packed up and returned to my hometown to continue development.
They actually treated the children of their hometown like this, who had risked their lives to protect them. They were immediately blushing with shame and felt guilty!
"Does anyone on our train have formula, milk, or malted milk? Or even breast milk will do. Feed the child. This is the child of our hero. We cannot let the hero bleed and cry, and we cannot let the hero's child go hungry again."
"Oh, what a coincidence! I just got weaned. I shouldn't have stopped breastfeeding so early."
"The hero protected my home, and just now he chased them away. I, I really deserve to die. I'm sorry to my aunt and sister-in-law..." The man was so excited that he raised his hand and slapped himself, "Pa!"
After asking around, I found no milk powder or malted milk. Milk powder and malted milk are very expensive these days and I wouldn't buy them unless I really needed them.
"There's none. I'll go ask the crew or the comrades in other carriages if they have any so I can buy some." A comrade stood up and was about to walk towards the crew lounge.
The grandmother raised her hand to stop him, "Comrade, please don't. Milk powder is expensive and we don't have money..."
He sighed helplessly before he could finish his words.
Last year, the old man fell seriously ill and spent all the family savings and went into debt. Even the money for the train ticket was borrowed from the villagers. Xiao An's fellow villagers kindly said that he didn't have to pay it back.
But they all remember it, so they have to pay it back.
Other people’s money is hard-earned and cannot be taken for free.
"It's okay. I didn't spend much money when I came out before. Even if I don't eat, I have to make sure the hero's child is well fed."
A penny can make a hero fall, let alone the three of them, the elderly, the weak, women and children.
The military wife cried and blamed herself, "Mom, it's all my fault that I'm useless and can't breastfeed the child."
"Sister-in-law, don't cry, don't cry,"
"Hero's mother and his wife, please don't postpone it. The child is weak and cannot stand being hungry."
Shen Ye Ning was listening to the conversation of everyone with a dazed look on her face. Suddenly, she remembered that when Shen Huaqiang handed her the package, he seemed to have said that there was malted milk in the package.
She rummaged through the package and finally found a box of malted milk.
"I have malted milk here."
The military wife took a look. She had gone to school when she was young, and that’s when she saw the words “Shanghai Brand Malted Milk” written in big letters on the box of malted milk.
She had only heard of this brand but had never seen it. She heard people say it was very valuable.
She waved her hands quickly, "Comrade, this is too expensive..."
Because she owed too much money, she was afraid that she would not be able to pay back the debt and would have to ask her son to pay it back.
Shen Ye Ning tore open the lid with force, and the fragrance of malt and frankincense soon filled the entire carriage. The child stopped crying when he smelled the fragrance, and looked over here with his round eyes.
"Hurry up and take it. I am also a military wife and I have two two-month-old children. I know you have backbone and you won't take other people's things for nothing, but the children are weak and it's not worth it to starve them and go to the hospital and spend more money."
She was very excited, not only because she thought of her own children at home, but also because she remembered the news media in her previous life reporting:
There were three military dependents, namely the martyr's mother, daughter-in-law and four-month-old son, who walked 100 kilometers along the train to the company's base. They experienced trekking through mountains and rivers, sleeping in the open air, and it happened to rain for several days, making the mountain roads muddy. They stumbled all the way and didn't know how many times they fell.
Although the child was well protected, he developed a high fever due to his injuries and no one treated him in time, so he died of the fever.
The child's grandmother blamed herself and couldn't bear it, so she drank pesticide and committed suicide.
The military wife named Wang Xiuqing became mentally ill and went crazy.
This news caused a sensation, and those who heard it were sad and those who listened to it cried.
Everyone hurriedly followed suit and said, "This military wife is right. If anyone has hot water, please give it to the child. Don't let the child starve."
Everyone had noticed that Shen Ye Ning's outfit was different from everyone else's. Her family must be well off, and she was generous. She was also a military wife, so everyone didn't bother to be polite with her. Saving lives was the most important thing.
The young and middle-aged comrades who had seats in the carriage hurriedly gave them up.
After this sudden incident, everyone lost their sleepiness. The child stopped crying after drinking the malted milk and drank it quietly. After drinking two bowls, the child was barely full.
Because you can't drink too much at once, feed the child some later.
"Thank you, thank you, you are our family's great benefactor..." The mother-in-law and the military wife kept thanking her, and all their gratitude was expressed in their words.
"You don't have to thank me. I'm also a military wife. If we are in trouble, we should help each other."
The mother-in-law asked Shen Ye Ning, "Girl, you were also a military wife? Are you going to look for your husband too?"
The mother-in-law wanted to find out which military region her husband was in or where she was from, so that she could find her benefactor and pay back the money.
"Yes, I want to go find him too. He is the commander of the first regiment of the island troops."
"What a coincidence, my dog is also in a group."
The daughter-in-law said, "Gouzi went home for vacation last year to get married. He mentioned his team leader and had great respect for him. In the past, Gouzi would not listen to anyone except his brother. The team leader was the second person he could admire and listen to."
The mother-in-law asked with concern, "How is the leader?"
"I heard that the situation was not good, so I went to see him for the last time." Shen Ye Ning's voice was choked with sobs and she shed tears silently.
"I'm sorry, my daughter. It's all my fault that an old woman like me asked too many questions..." The mother-in-law panicked when she saw him crying, and quickly waved her hands to wipe her tears.
It's all her fault for being old and confused and not thinking things through.
If the person was still alive, why would this girl leave her two young children at home and travel thousands of miles to go there?
"Thank you, grandma. I'm fine."
The tears have long been shed.
After talking and introducing each other's names, Shen Ye Ning learned that the military wife was called Wang Xiuqing, and the name and general situation matched.
……
The next morning, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law took out a hard steamed bun from the package and shared it. In order to save money, they hardly bought anything on the train.
Shen Ye Ning distributed chocolate, biscuits and milk to them, "Sister-in-law, here!"
Because the other person is the same age as her, but a few months older than her, she calls her sister-in-law.
Wang Xiuqing shook her head and declined, "Sister Ye Ning, we have already eaten your malted milk, we can't take advantage of you anymore."
If they didn't consider the children's health, they wouldn't have accepted the expensive malted milk. They couldn't afford to take too much.
"My family runs a small business, and we can make a decent living. We don't lack food. Filling our stomachs is the most important thing. Take it, Granny Zhang, you take it."
She was not showing off her wealth, she just wanted them to feel at ease taking it.
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law looked at each other, shook their heads at the same time, and finally did not take it.
During the conversation, Shen Ye Ning also felt that the other party wanted to return the money for the malted milk to her.
She also refused, but the other party still insisted on returning the money.
……
The next day, the conductor dragged the train through the aisle, sold a round of food, and then pushed it back. When passing by them, he stopped and took two boxes from the dining car for Grandma Zhang and Wang Xiuqing.
"Aunt, sister-in-law, I just sold two boxes and I'm giving them to you. It's hot in this weather and they'll go bad by noon. It would be a waste if you don't eat them."
Wang Xiuqing smelled the tempting aroma emanating from the box in front of him, swallowed his saliva, and finally held back and asked curiously, "Why...was this given to us?"
They had taken the train before, but had never heard of the train providing free lunch boxes.
Everyone in the carriage looked over at the same time, without a trace of jealousy in their eyes, only eager anticipation.
"Because you are lucky. Eat it quickly. It won't taste good if it gets cold."
"Yes, eat quickly. The train has arrived and you still have to keep going. You won't be able to hold on without food."
"That's right. Auntie is old and needs to eat. If my sister-in-law doesn't eat, it won't be nutritious and she won't have milk to feed the child, which is not good for the child."
……
I took a quick glance inside the car and instantly understood what was going on.
I was afraid that they would feel burdened, so I deliberately said it was a gift for them.
Granny Zhang waved her hands, "We can't have it..."
"Man is made of iron and food is made of steel. We cannot live without food." The flight attendant opened lunch boxes for them. This lunch box was different from ordinary lunch boxes. It was filled with meat and vegetables, more than two ordinary lunch boxes.
Most people of this era were simple and kind-hearted. Although they themselves did not live well, they could not bear to see others suffer.
When people in their carriage and the carriages ahead learned that they were the families of martyrs, they regretted driving them away and scolding them, and they all rushed to donate money to buy them food.
Wang Xiuqing thanked them with red eyes, "Thank you! Thank you! How much is this meal? I will definitely pay you back when I have money."
They did the math and found that if they used the pension to pay off their debts, they would have more than ten dollars left, so they could still afford to pay it off.
"No, you don't have to pay it back. This is what we should do. If you don't eat it, we will all feel guilty."
……
The train arrived at the station and I got off the train.
Shen Ye Ning asked them how they planned to get to the company’s base.
She insisted on not letting them walk, because just like in the previous life, the child might die of a high fever, and they would blame themselves and regret it, and would not be able to survive.
"If you must walk, I will go with you."
Granny Zhang said, "No, my girl. You've only been out of confinement for a month and you're very weak. How can you walk with us?"
Shen Ye Ning has fair skin. She is a child raised in wealth. Unlike those rural people, she cannot endure hardships.
"The child is even weaker. Granny Zhang, Sister Xiuqing, please don't refuse. I have already bought the tickets. The time will come soon. If you don't get on the bus, you can't refund it. It will be a waste of money. Also, if my husband and my comrades in the army knew that I didn't persuade you to get on the bus, I'm afraid they would blame me."
Shen Ye Ning half persuaded and half forced them onto the train, and they rushed to the base together.
Zhou Huaijin and Zhao Yongcheng learned the news early in the morning and rushed to the door to greet people. One of them had gauze wrapped around his head and the other had gauze wrapped around his arm and hung around his neck. The exposed scars alone were shocking. They had difficulty moving and one could tell at a glance that they had quite a few injuries on their bodies.
They insisted on coming out to greet her, and they also learned that Shen Ye Ning had given birth to two sons, and the children were only two months old. If Captain Lu really went, Shen Ye Ning was still so young, how would she live in the future...
"Sister-in-law, I'm sorry. We failed to protect the leader..."