Traveling through the Korean War: I am He Yuzhu

Chapter 112: Jia Zhang's swagger

When Xu Damao's parents read about their son Xu Damao's life-threatening experience in the letter, their tears gradually wet the letter and blocked their vision.

Xu Fugui took out a pink handkerchief from the drawer. The couple wiped their tears and continued reading the letter.

When they saw Xu Damao said that he was almost frozen to death in the mountains and then rescued by He Yuzhu, the couple were stunned for two seconds. On the huge battlefield of the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea, Xu Damao actually met He Yuzhu. It is true that life is full of encounters. As they continued to read on, they found that He Yuzhu rescued Xu Damao many times and even promoted Xu Damao to be the squad leader. In addition, Xu Damao had Jia Dongxu under his command. The couple were stunned again. Several soldiers in the courtyard gathered together.

"Our son is actually the class monitor, and he's even better than Jia Dongxu. This is rare."

"Jia Dongxu has always been ahead of our son."

Xu Fugui showed a relieved smile like an old father.

Xu Damao's mother: "I think our son has made a lot of progress on the battlefield, and between the lines, I can feel that he misses home and respects us. He has become filial and responsible. And you see, our son only mentioned in passing that he was suppressing Jia Dongxu. In the past, he would have had to write 800 words specifically for this. Our son has become humble and cautious."

"Our son is getting better."

"Yes, my son has made great progress."

Xu Fugui and his wife smiled with relief.

At the end of the letter, Xu Damao also mentioned Qin Huairu. He said that he had a crush on Qin Huairu, who was a heroine, and that he would confess his love to her after the war was over.

"Qin Huairu...this name...sounds a little familiar." Xu Fugui muttered Qin Huairu's name and then said.

"I remembered."

"Isn't Qin Huairu the blind date that Jia Dongxu rejected before? She is so pretty and charming."

Xu Damao's mother slapped her forehead and figured out who Qin Huairu was.

Xu Fugui said: "I am looking forward to the day when the war ends. By then, our son may become a platoon leader or company commander, and bring home a beautiful daughter-in-law..."

When Xu Fugui thought about his family's happy life in the future, a smile appeared on his face.

"We should mainly thank He Yuzhu. It was he who helped our Xu Damao to reform himself and saved our Xu Damao many times." Xu Damao's mother said seriously.

"Yes, He Yuzhu is a very good person. This boy has really good character."

"Tomorrow, let's buy some chickens and ducks and go to the Lou family to visit He Yushui. If He Yushui is willing, we and the Lou family can take turns to take care of He Yushui."

"He Yuzhu's kindness to our family is as great as the sky."

Xu Fugui nodded, deeply agreeing with his wife's point of view, and determined to repay the favor.

Xu Damao's parents have always been kind.

Otherwise, it would have been impossible for him to pamper Xu Damao so much, and decades later, he would even spend all his fortune to support Xu Damao's career.

They don't have any bad intentions.

He is almost invisible in the courtyard.

They just want the best for their son, nothing more, and they won't harm anyone.

Suddenly, Xu Fugui and his wife heard bursts of noisy noises coming from the central courtyard.

"Our good son, Dongxu, has a letter!"

"A letter from the battlefield of the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea!"

"There's a letter from our Dongxu!"

"Come and have a look. Our good son Jia Dongxu must be doing very well on the battlefield now."

"Our Dongxu must be the most promising one in our courtyard."

Jia Zhang was originally eating melon seeds at home. When the postman handed the envelope to her, Jia Zhang suddenly became like a hedgehog with its fur standing on end. She started chattering and shouting, fearing that the residents of the courtyard did not know that her son had joined the army and was on the battlefield to resist U.S. aggression and aid Korea.

After Jia Zhang's commotion, the three courtyards, with hundreds of people, all gathered in the central courtyard.

Yi Zhonghai, who originally lived in the central courtyard, was the first to come to Jia Zhang.

The second one is an old lady.

Afterwards, Liu Haizhong's family who lived in the backyard, Yan Bugui's family in the front yard, the deaf old lady in the backyard, and Xu Fugui and his wife, etc., all arrived.

Yan Bugui said sarcastically, "Hey, look at them. They think it's great that their son is a soldier. They made such a big fuss just by sending a letter home. I think the fuss is not big enough. They should go to the Temple of Heaven or the streets of Wangfujing. It's such an honorable thing. More people should know about it. Jia Zhang is still too modest."

"It's okay." Old Jia waved his hand politely after hearing what Yan Bugui said.

"Pa!" Jia Zhang slapped Old Jia directly.

Jia Zhang said to Old Jia angrily, "You don't understand what I'm saying. They're insulting you and saying it in a sarcastic way."

Old Jia was slapped in the face by Jia Zhang in front of hundreds of people in the courtyard, and he didn't dare to fart.

Everyone in the courtyard was speechless.

I feel that Lao Jia is such a coward.

Jia Zhang said to Yan Bugui: "My son is a soldier on the battlefield. I am proud. If you have the ability, let your son join the army. Your son is a coward, so don't envy the excellence of other people's sons."

"you……"

Yan Bugui pointed at Jia Zhang's nose and wanted to curse at her, but when he thought about the fact that Jia Zhang was a soldier's family member, and especially the war in Korea was in full swing, he really couldn't offend Jia Zhang too much. So Yan Bugui held back the curse words.

"cut."

Jia Zhang rolled her eyes at Yan Bugui with a look of disdain.

Yan Jiecheng, the eldest son behind Yan Bugui, was as angry as his father, but he could do nothing about it.

"Made."

"If pressed to the limit, I'll join the army too."

Yan Jiecheng said indignantly.

The speaker may not have meant it, but the listener took it seriously. Yan Bugui's eyes lit up.

Yan Bugui's second son, Yan Jiefang, was still young, only three years old, and just stood by and watched.

Looking at his second son Liu Guangtian through his bangs, he thought that his eldest son's life was precious and that his eldest son had already started working, so why not... let his second son Liu Guangtian join the army as well?

He Yuzhu joined the army, Xu Damao joined the army, Jia Dongxu joined the army, and everyone told others about it to make the whole family proud and show off. Liu Haizhong realized at this time that it would be a good idea to have a son join the army.

"dad."

"Why are you looking at me like that?"

"Are you going to hit me again?"

"I am afraid."

Liu Guangtian got goose bumps all over his body when Liu Haizhong stared at him.

He was so frightened by being hit by Liu Haizhong that his voice was trembling.

In Liu Haizhong's family, he and his wife, Second Aunt, only favored their eldest son, Liu Guangqi, and as for the second son, Liu Guangtian, they beat and scolded him at will.

Liu Haizhong looked at Liu Guangtian and smiled: "My dear son, how could I hit you? We are all family."

In Liu Guangtian's eyes, Liu Haizhong's smile was so sinister that it would be better to slap him twice.

I'm sure he has bad intentions...

Yi Zhonghai said to Jia Zhang: "Read the letter quickly."

The deaf old lady also said, "Read quickly, there's rice cooking on the honeycomb coal stove."

Jia Zhang cleared her throat and opened the envelope.

She looked at the letter for a long time.

"I don't know the words."

"You come."

Jia Zhang gave the task of reading the letter to Old Jia.

The residents of the courtyard looked at him with disdain and asked, "Why were you reading the letter just now if you can't read?"

"Dad, Mom, I have now become the deputy squad leader of the 96st Squad of the 50th Company, 8th Battalion, 1th Division of the Wansui Army." Lao Jia began to read the letter.

"My son has only been in the army for a short time, and he is already the deputy squad leader."

"Well done!"

"I said my son is a good soldier."

"It must be no worse than Xu Damao and He Yuzhu."

When Jia Zhang heard a sentence in the letter, she laughed so hard that she almost jumped out of the house.