After four years of marriage, the military officer husband came back

Lu Jingzhe has been out for a long time. Xia Qingning felt a little uneasy. Although Lu Jingzhe was a little cold, he was very sensible. If he was going to visit someone or do something, he would not hide it from everyone.

He was not in a good mood this time when he came back, especially after entering the village. Xia Qingning noticed several times that there was something wrong with his expression, but he kept silent. She was afraid that if she asked him something rashly, he would be unhappy, so she did not speak.

Seeing that he had not come back for a long time, Xia Qingning decided to go out to look for him. Just as she was leaving the yard, Guo Yumei stopped her and asked her where she was going.

Guo Yumei was not an outsider, so Xia Qingning told her her concerns.

After listening to this, Guo Yumei thought about it, and her expression suddenly became enlightened. She said to Xia Qingning:

"Oh, he should be there." Then he looked at Xia Qingning: "I'll take you there to have a look."

Xia Qingning was a little curious about the "place" she mentioned, but she didn't ask Guo Yumei where it was. She just followed her out the door.

The mountain roads in the countryside are difficult to walk on. The roads are narrow and winding. Along the way, Guo Yumei reminded her daughter to be careful with her steps, and if she encountered branches blocking the road, she would immediately clear them away.

She had completely forgotten that her daughter had lived in this poor mountain village since she was a child and had walked this road countless times.

Xia Qingning followed Guo Yumei and told her that she didn't need to clean up deliberately, as she would get used to it. Guo Yumei responded happily, but her hands were busy.

As they walked, Guo Yumei broke off the branches that blocked the road and said unintentionally:

"Alas, Jingzhe was so pitiful when he was little. If he hadn't married you, he probably wouldn't have wanted to come back here for the rest of his life."

Although it was an unintentional remark, Xia Qingning sensed something unusual in it and asked hurriedly what was going on.

"You were still young at that time, so you may not remember it clearly. Your Uncle Lu..." After saying this, Guo Yumei realized that this address was not correct now, so she changed her words and continued

"Your father Lu had a bad background at that time and often had to undergo re-education. Every time I went to his house, I would see Sister Su crying while holding the two little ones."

Although Guo Yumei didn't say much emotion in just a few words, Xia Qingning was shocked. Before she could digest the content of the words, she heard Guo Yumei continue:

"I remember one time, it was already late at night, a group of people suddenly rushed into their house, dragged Brother Lu out of bed and took him away.

When we arrived, all his belongings were smashed, and Sister Su followed with Lidong in her arms.

No one was taking care of Jingzhe, so he only wore a single layer of clothing and stood barefoot on the ridge of the field. He didn't dare to cry or shout. When I found him, he was so cold that he couldn't speak. There were ice chips on his hair and eyebrows. I covered him with a quilt for a long time before he warmed up. After he regained consciousness, the first thing he asked me was, "Are my parents okay?"

He was only eight or nine years old at that time! I wonder how desperate he must have felt when he saw his mother carrying his brother away and leaving him behind.

At this point, Guo Yumei shook her head unconsciously and sighed:

"Oh! Thinking back to that time, it was such a sin!"

Xia Qingning never knew that Lu Jingzhe had experienced all this. Firstly, the book did not describe his childhood experiences, and secondly, he was several years older than his original self, and his original self had no memory of that time.

"Jingzhe was a smart kid with a tough personality, but after a few misfortunes, he suddenly stopped talking.

At that time, we saw that their family was in such a miserable state, so we asked Sister Su to leave the two children in our house to be raised for a while. The Beginning of Winter came, but the Waking of Insects refused to come.

Shouting and killing, smashing things, which child would not be afraid of that scene? He refused to come here for refuge because he felt sorry for his mother and wanted to be with her. Alas, something happened at home, all the things were taken away, and there was no food at all. Once I went there to deliver steamed bread, and saw the mother and daughter eating Guanyin soil.

Oh, I cry every time I think of that scene. Can any country kid eat Guanyin? It will kill you! Someone ate that before and was bloated to death.

I guess he was really hungry and had no choice but to do it. He was also afraid of getting close to other people and causing trouble for them, so...

Sister Su was also a miserable person. She was such a loyal person. She should have enjoyed her life back in the city, but she was gone suddenly. Jingzhe felt the most sorry for his mother. I don’t know how he managed to get through it without her.”

After hearing these words, Xia Qingning suddenly felt as if her legs were filled with lead, and her steps became heavier and heavier. She didn't expect Lu Jingzhe's childhood would be like this. Thinking back to the last time she applied medicine to him, he didn't seem to feel any pain. Perhaps he had suffered so much growing up that he was used to the pain and didn't feel anything anymore!

The two turned a hillside, Guo Yumei pointed down and said to Xia Qingning:

"Look, he's there." Then he turned to Xia Qingning and said, "Do you remember? That's where they lived when they were in the village."

Xia Qingning looked in the direction she was directed and saw the familiar figure. He was wearing a crisp military uniform, standing alone and calmly in the mountains. Against the backdrop of green, he looked as lush as a tall pine tree.

The house in front of him had collapsed because no one had lived in it for a long time, leaving only desolate ruins, covered with plants, as if to erase all traces of human life.

"I'm going back first. You stay here and look after him." Guo Yumei was very considerate. She knew it was inconvenient to disturb him at this time. She felt relieved to leave her daughter to look after him. She turned around and prepared to go back. Before leaving, whether intentionally or unintentionally, she said in a very low voice:

"My girl, it's better for you to marry Jingzhe than Lidong!"

After Guo Yumei left, Xia Qingning did not go downstairs. She knew that he needed some alone space, so she just stood in the distance and watched over him quietly.

Just like those years, he stood at the sentry post, silently guarding our territory.

After listening to Guo Yumei's words, Xia Qingning seemed to get to know Lu Jingzhe all over again. No wonder he had such a cold personality and didn't like to get close to others. If it were someone else, with such an upbringing, they would probably have left incurable traumas both physically and mentally.

But he never mentioned it, never complained, and walked alone, bravely.

At this moment, she suddenly understood why Lu Jingzhe had specially changed into a military uniform:

All those knots in his heart that he couldn't let go of, couldn't protect, couldn't change when he was a child... should have been redeemed under this military uniform.

After standing there for an unknown amount of time, Lu Jingzhe finally turned around. All the past events were left behind at this moment. He strode forward, his steps were the same as yesterday, and the sky was still bright.

As he walked to the intersection and turned a corner, he saw Xia Qingning standing there. The beautiful girl seemed to have fallen from the sky and appeared in front of him without any warning. Her hair was as black as ink, her eyes were as bright as stars, and she was looking at him with a smile.

Lu Jingzhe was stunned for a moment and asked doubtfully:

"How did you come."

Xia Qingning smiled warmly and brightly, as if to help him dispel all the haze, and replied softly:

"I'll take you home."