boyutpedia Chapter 235 The Shocked Zhang Elders
Chapter 235 The Shocked Zhang Elders
Jinan Military Region
Mr. Zhang's guard received a call saying that there was a large package from Commander Zhang, and asked him to pick it up when he had time.
After hanging up the phone, the guard knocked on the door of Mr. Zhang's office.
After getting permission, the guard pushed the door open and reported.
“Commander, I have just been notified that there is a large package for you.
It's up to you whether I should go get it now or later."
When Mr. Zhang heard that there was a package, he thought for a moment and guessed that it was sent by Liu Jingxue.
There must be a letter from Lao Zou inside, so it’s not appropriate to open it in the office.
He looked at the clock on the wall and it was almost four o'clock in the afternoon.
“There’s no rush to take the package. There’s a meeting later, so you should get ready first.
When I get home from get off work, I'll go back there and bring the package back."
"Okay, Chief," the guard agreed and prepared things for the meeting.
In the evening, Mr. Zhang returned home, followed by a guard carrying a large package.
When Mrs. Zhang saw her husband and the guard coming in, she hurriedly greeted them, "You're back. The meal is ready. Wash your hands and eat."
The guard put the package on the ground, and the sound of the heavy object falling to the ground made the old lady notice the package at the guard's feet.
She was surprised and asked, "Who sent such a big package?
Which one is it, the eldest, the second, or the third? "
"Come on, you still expect them to send things to you. It's good enough that they don't call or write to us to ask for things.", Mr. Zhang scolded.
Old Mrs. Zhang rolled her eyes at him and said, "They want to send you something, but you always refuse and ask them to keep it for your grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
They didn't send it to you, and you're complaining here.
You are such a difficult old man to please.”
"You haven't told me who sent it to you."
"My granddaughter," Mr. Zhang replied.
Old Mrs. Zhang said unhappily, "Where did you get your granddaughter?
I don’t know what’s going on with your Zhang family. You have many sons and even more grandsons, but you don’t have a daughter or granddaughter.
I just hope that among my great-grandchildren there will be a great-granddaughter, but I don’t know if I will ever have that fate.”
"I said she is my granddaughter, so she is my granddaughter," said Old Zhang stubbornly.
The guard just smiled and watched the two people bickering without saying anything.
When Mrs. Zhang heard this, she decided to go and check the package. "I am a girl from a different family, but you insisted that she was your granddaughter."
Mr. Zhang quickly grabbed his wife and said, "Okay, the meal is ready, let's eat first.
The package is there and won’t move away. I’ll open it after dinner.”
When the old lady heard this, she felt that the old man was right and there was no need to rush to open the package. "You and Xiao Chen, go wash your hands and have dinner."
After cleaning up after dinner, the old lady took Mr. Zhang and the guard to open the package together.
Seeing the sender's address and name on the package, the old lady asked in confusion, "This is the granddaughter you mentioned. I haven't seen you interact with her before."
“I got in touch recently.
This child is Liu Weiguo's daughter.
You should have an impression of Liu Weiguo, he has always been in my army, the one with natural supernatural powers.", Elder Zhang reminded.
The old lady suddenly realized, "It's him, I remember now.
We even gave him gifts when his child was born.
Didn't he die eight years ago?"
"Yes, eight years have passed in a flash.
Recently, by chance, I got in touch with his daughter. "
The old lady calculated and said, "The little girl is 16 this year.
I remember that her parents died together. How is the little girl doing now?"
“I had been living with my grandparents before, but now they have passed away.
The little girl is now working as an educated youth in the countryside." Mr. Zhang pointed to the sender's address on the package.
The old lady sighed, "What a poor child.
It’s not easy to be a soldier, it’s not easy to be a soldier’s wife, and it’s even harder to be the children of martyrs.”
The old lady looked at Mr. Zhang and said, “Some time ago, you suddenly asked me what the little girl likes.
He also asked me to buy a woolen coat and small leather shoes. I don’t think they are for the little girl.”
Mr. Zhang nodded and admitted, "I asked someone to do something, and accidentally found out that she was Liu Weiguo's child, so I contacted her and sent her some things.
I didn’t expect this kid to be so honest and actually return such a big package.”
"Xiao Chen, quickly open the package and see what's inside.
This child has no intention of living, and he actually sent so many things." The old lady asked the guard to open the package quickly.
After unpacking the package, lay out the items one by one.
Seeing the things all over the floor, especially the large amounts of several dozen kilograms of various bacon, the three people present were stunned.
"Where did this kid get so much meat?" The old lady took a long time to find her voice and asked tremblingly, "She wouldn't make a mistake and go to the black market, right?
If someone catches this, it will be terrible.”
Zhang recalled Xiao Ran's report to him about Liu Jingxue killing six wild boars by herself, and he hurriedly comforted the old lady, "Don't worry, this meat is not from the black market.
I guess this kid got them all when he went into the mountains.
You don't know, this child is just like her father, born with supernatural powers, even more powerful than her father."
Old Zhang told the other two people the story of how she killed six wild boars by herself, and only then did he calm the old lady down.
The old lady was relieved when she heard this, “Those pine nuts, hazelnuts, dried mushrooms, and dried fruits must have been brought by the child in the mountains.
It seems that this child is diligent. I am afraid that he will go to the mountains to search when he has time."
The old lady is also an old revolutionary. She followed Mr. Zhang all the way from south to north and has also been to the Northeast. She is very familiar with the products there.
"Why does this package smell like medicine?" the old lady pointed at the heavy package of medicine.
When Mr. Zhang opened it, he found that there was indeed medicine inside. Each small bag had the medicine's name, efficacy, usage and dosage written in detail.
“That kid can make medicine.
I asked her to send this to me so I could find someone to test the medicine for her."
Picking up the oil paper package on the ground, the old lady began to open it. Three letters fell out first. She picked them up and handed them to her husband.
"This should be for you, but why are there three of them at once?"
Although it seemed a little strange, she didn't look at it carefully and continued to unpack the things in her hands.
After finally unpacking it, the old lady was completely shocked when she looked at the thing in her hand. "Such a big ginseng must have taken at least two hundred years."
Hearing this, Mr. Zhang and the guard looked at what the old lady was holding. "It's quite big."
Looking at the things on the ground and in her hands, the old lady said worriedly, "Old man, you only sent so few things, but you got so much in return.
Those things are not even worth the ginseng I have in my hand, let alone other things.
We should not take advantage of her, she is just an orphan, especially since she is the orphan of your old subordinate."
Although Old Zou was there, Old Zhang believed that these things were prepared by Liu Jingxue.
After all, the transferred personnel are busy working in the fields every day, so they don’t have the time to go up the mountain to deal with these things.
Although ginseng is abundant in the east and west, the ones that have been around for more than two hundred years can only be found in the deep mountains.
With Old Zou's old arms and legs, he is not capable of going into the mountains.
Mr. Zhang nodded in agreement, "You are right, we can't take advantage of others.
But if we return it, people will think we don’t like her and don’t want to associate with her anymore.”
The old lady thought about it and agreed.
“We accept the things, but we can’t take them for free.
This child is in the countryside, where it's not as convenient as in the city. Let's get her some things she needs and send them over.
Give her some more money." The old lady decided.
Glancing at her husband, she tentatively said, "It's not right for a young girl to stay in the countryside all the time.
See if there is any way to get her back to the city.
Didn't you say that her grandparents are gone and she's an orphan now? Why don't we bring her over to our place and keep an eye on her so she doesn't get bullied?"
This old man has never used any backdoors in his life to seek benefits for his descendants. She doesn't know whether he will agree with her suggestion.
As expected, after hearing what she said, the old man shook his head and refused, "She just went down not long ago, it's against the rules to bring her back to the city.
Besides, people won’t be happy about it.”
She went there to take care of her uncle and aunt. How could she be willing to go back to the city if they didn't leave?
Old Madam Zhang glared at him and said, “I knew you had such a stubborn temper.
But this child is honest and helpless. Since you treat her as your granddaughter, you should act like a grandfather and protect her.
If it is possible and there is a chance, it is better to get her back."
Mr. Zhang didn't want to listen to his wife's nagging, so he said perfunctorily, "Okay, I get it, I'll definitely do it when I have the chance.
You should pack these things up quickly. I will go to the study to read and reply to the letters."
As he spoke, he picked up the medicine bag beside him, put the three letters in his pocket, and fled.