Chapter 67

  The captain's sudden "thank you" startled the doctor. What's going on today? The captain had thanked himself, but why was he being so attentive to Little Li?

  After a lot of trouble, Li Tie was sent to the ward and woke up soon after.

  Although I'm still covered in wounds all over my body, lying on the bed feels much better than being on a stretcher.

  There was still a bottle of something hanging from his hand, which was a welfare that only high-ranking cadres could enjoy. Although the medical team in the battalion had a relatively sufficient supply of medicines, in peacetime, ordinary people who were injured would at most be given an injection of penicillin and that was it. There was no possibility of getting an IV infusion. However, even so, it was enough to make soldiers from other troops envy him. If he got injured, he could get an injection of penicillin, have some clean bandages, and apply some herbal medicine - that would be more than good enough. Getting an injection of penicillin? That was a treatment that at least required the rank of battalion commander or regimental commander. As for hanging an IV bottle, it was something that one didn't even dare to think about.

  Looking at the old-fashioned infusion tube in his hand, Li Tie couldn't help but blush at the thought of using these medical devices to make a slingshot when he first saw them.

  While carefully "studying" the infusion tube, the door of the ward opened and the captain appeared at the entrance. Although there was a smile on his face, Li Tie could still feel the concern conveyed from his eyebrows and eyes.

  Two dogs sat in front of the bed, occasionally tucking in the corners of Li Tie's quilt, while reminding Li Tie not to think about anything and to focus on recovering from his injuries first. At the same time, they told Li Tie about the recent events in the big squad, especially mentioning that the food Li Tie had obtained this time was enough for the troops to eat until next year at this time. They also said that they would report to their superiors and request recognition for the entire independent company.

  Two people were talking when the drink service class brought chicken soup.

  The cooking team made special patient meals for the independent regiment: old mother chicken soup, millet porridge, and a special pigeon soup just for Li Tie.

  Two dogs personally picked up a bowl of pigeon soup, and fed Li Tie with small spoonfuls. After three bowls of soup, the stomach that was just drumming and beating immediately became round and smooth. Li Tie couldn't help but let out a satisfied belch, the feeling of being full was really great, especially when there were no worries after eating.

  Seeing Li Tie still looking tired, Er Gouzi tucked in the quilt for him and repeatedly reminded him to rest well before leaving. There were many things in the team that needed this family leader to handle.

  After the team leader left, a wave of drowsiness surged up, and Li Tie soon entered dreamland.

  Two dogs had just walked out the door when they suddenly heard a noise behind them. They stopped in their tracks and listened carefully, only to realize it was Little Li's snores from inside his room. Good grief, the snoring was incredibly loud! And yet, they were at least ten meters away from the hospital room, which was still closed. If they had been inside the room, the noise would have been deafening! It seemed that Little Li was truly exhausted these past few days. After all, he was still just a big kid.

  Two dogs' noses were sour for a moment, and their eyes felt uncomfortable. Afraid of being seen by others in this state, they hastily left the health team.

  This sleep is so sweet. I didn't even have a single dream, how long has it been since I slept so comfortably? The next day, until noon, Li Tie finally woke up slowly, and he didn't even wake up when the nurse came to give him an injection in the morning. After the nurse finished giving him the injection, he still didn't know what was going on, his snoring hadn't stopped at all. Seeing the little nurse made me want to laugh, but thinking that this was also because of my own nutritional problems that I was so tired, I couldn't laugh anymore. She carefully covered him with a quilt and left.

  Li Tie woke up and felt that someone was sitting beside him. He opened his eyes to find at least five or six people in the room, some sitting in the corner, others standing by the door, but no one made a sound. On the small table beside the bed, there was a basket filled with dried red dates, peanuts, walnuts, and persimmon cakes, as well as a large ceramic bowl wrapped in corn husks, which seemed to still be warm.

  Take another look, and the one sitting on the bed is actually her own godmother. Oh my goodness, how did Godmother know that she was injured?

  Through a streak of white on her face, I saw that her eyes were red and sunken, looking like she had cried.

  Li Tie moved, and his mother-in-law appeared.

  He immediately stood up and looked at himself with a kind expression, as if he was about to cry again.

  "Godmother, you've come?"

  "Child, you've suffered so much, these days of being killed by devils."

  "Auntie, it's alright, I'll be fine in a few days." She said, trying to get up.

  "Hurry up and get back in bed."

  "It's alright, auntie, lying down like this all the time is too tiring, I'll get up and stand for a while."

  When Li Tie said that, his mother-in-law helped him put on his shoes and then stood up from the bed. The wound on his buttocks hurt when he moved, but standing on the ground seemed to be less painful.

  The people around him, who were originally sitting or standing, are now all gathered around Li Tie's side, chattering away.

  Li Tie carefully looked around and found that these people were all neighbors of his mother-in-law. There was Zhao Dage, Li Damao, Zhao Dama and Li Dage, who often saw each other and Li Tie also frequently visited their homes.

  Some people brought Li Tie red dates, saying they were for him to supplement his blood. Others brought an old hen, while others brought many dried fruits and the like, saying that he could eat them when he had nothing better to do.

  Li Tie had everyone sit on his bed, then lifted his head and saw that his bag was still bulging at the bedside. He opened it and found that in addition to his own private goods, there were also many sugar cubes inside. These were what Li Tie had picked up from the pockets of the devils on the mountain, and he had put them directly into his bag, thinking that when he met some children, he would give them to eat. Now that these elders had come, let them take them back to the children. In addition to sugar, there were also a few cans, which were also taken out, one for each person. Although these people said they didn't want them with their mouths, their eyes betrayed them. Li Tie could only stuff one into each of their pockets. These things were rare in rural areas and couldn't be seen normally, let alone eaten.

  Look, it's almost time to eat, Li Tie called everyone to prepare for dinner in the cafeteria. As a result, everyone was summoned, and on the pretext that there were still things to do at home, they directly withdrew, leaving only their mother-in-law to take care of herself.

  Seeing everyone had left, Dangniang helped Li Tie back to bed and covered him with a quilt. Then she fed Li Tie the food in the bowl, although he asked to eat by himself, Dangniang insisted on feeding him, so he just lay there and enjoyed it.

  Before finishing dinner, Dry Mother suddenly told Li Tie something, directly making Li Tie's outside crispy and inside tender.

  "Third son, you're not young anymore. I saw a girl from the village ahead the other day, also in our team, and she's quite suitable for you. I'll go talk to her family about it."

  "Ah?" Li Tie was choked directly, a violent coughing fit, scaring his mother-in-law to hurry and pat his back.

  "This, ah, I'm still young now, let's talk about it later."

  "No way, I'll take care of this. Tomorrow I'll go and tell them to leave you alone. You just focus on recovering from your injury, and once you're better, you can go and see for yourself."

  After feeding Li Tie, his mother-in-law walked away with a proud and arrogant attitude to act as a matchmaker. Only Li Tie was left behind, lying on the bed with a worried and bitter face, staring blankly.

  It's not that Li Tie doesn't want to have a girlfriend, but he has something on his mind. However, this thing is currently only known to him, and no one else knows, not even a hint of it has appeared.

  Li Tie secretly fell in love with a girl from the sanitation team.

  What's this girl's name, is she a doctor or nurse, Li Tie still doesn't know.

  Because he had only seen her once or twice at the entrance of the health team before. At that time, when he saw this girl, he was suddenly surprised and didn't think that there would be beauties in this era, and they were just around him (only a few hundred meters away). From then on, he had this figure in his heart.

  Since ancient times, heroes have loved beauties. That's why it's said that heroes can't pass the beauty test. Why is that? It's because they fall in love with beautiful women! If you've fallen for a beauty, what other tests do you need to pass?

  Li Tie thought he was still far from being a hero, but he couldn't get past the beautiful woman barrier, especially this one in front of him, it's simply impossible to pass this beauty, as difficult as ascending to heaven.

  Watching Mother Kang go to be a matchmaker for herself, I don't know which family's daughter Mother Kang has set her eyes on. Is it the kind with big buttocks and a large build that is said to be well-nourished?

  But no one knows that I secretly admire the sanitation team girl, even if I tell my mother-in-law, she will ask what her name is, but I don't know, how embarrassing. Moreover, if my mother-in-law is in front of me, and that girl is nearby, just in a place where I can see her, I tell my mother-in-law, I've taken a liking to that girl over there, would you please go and propose for me? What if my mother-in-law really goes, but the girl directly rejects her with stern words, how can I still stay in the sanitation team? Not to mention the sanitation team, even the entire independent regiment can't be mixed.

  Just as he was daydreaming, a sweet voice came over: "Hello, Captain Li, let me check your temperature."

  No need to turn around, I know he's here, the one I've been thinking about day and night.

  Looking down from the bed, this girl was wearing a pair of small and delicate cloth shoes. Of course, they couldn't be compared to Li Tie's shoes - he wore size 45, with feet as big as a fan, and snow-white socks. Without looking anywhere else, just these beautiful little feet had already made Li Tie dizzy.

  After taking her temperature for a while, the girl left. Li Tie was overjoyed in his heart, but he couldn't explain why he was so happy, he just was.

  Lying on the bed, humming softly to myself the revised "Three Main Rules of Discipline and Eight Points for Attention" that I had secretly modified:

  "Revolutionary soldiers each want a wife, asking superiors for one per person. First, they must have small feet and a gentle face, be soft-spoken and able to manage the household well. Second..."