Four people came and they were getting closer and closer.

Zhan Xinyue's ears twitched and she whispered, "There are strangers approaching, and they are deliberately walking lightly. There is danger."

Sheng Tuannan just smiled and said, "It's okay."

As soon as he finished speaking, a burst of "Pilibala" sounded, and Sheng Tunan covered Zhan Xinyue's ears. He led the man to the yard to prevent the firecrackers from exploding on his wife.

"My comrades are here. I knew it was them as soon as I heard the footsteps." Sheng Tunan explained with a smile.

In the 70s, firecrackers were a planned commodity, and ordinary people could not buy them, and the price was not low. This string of firecrackers lasted more than five minutes.

The villagers all came over to watch the fun, and the brave children looked for small firecrackers that had not exploded among the fireworks to save for later play.

"Reporting to the regiment commander, Li Hu, Li Erhu, Wang Xinyi, and Hu Shengli are reporting in. We are representing the Ace 1 Regiment to attend the regiment commander's wedding."

The sound of firecrackers stopped, and four soldiers in green uniforms stood upright at the gate of the courtyard.

Zhan Xinyue looked over and saw that the four men were about the same height, like four young poplar trees standing tall and straight. There was also a female soldier among them, with very short hair, and she was as tall as the male soldiers, at least 1.75 meters tall, with a neutral temperament, and she looked very capable in fighting.

"Why are you here?" Sheng Tunan walked over with Zhan Xinyue by the hand, with surprise in his tone.

"Come in and sit down." Grandma Sheng came out of the house and handed each of them a pack of cigarettes.

The four people declined, and Sheng Tunan said, "Take it."

"Thank you, grandma." The team leader spoke, and the four of them thanked him and accepted it, then went into the house with Sheng Tunan.

After sitting down in the main hall, the aunt who came to help had already prepared the lei cha. She brought a big bowl to each person and said, "Try the specialties of our hometown. You can get more after you finish it."

"Thank you." The four of them thanked them. Seeing that Sheng Tunan and Zhan Xinyue had already sat down, they also sat down according to the rules and did not drink tea immediately.

Li Erhu was carefree and spoke first: "Boss, you haven't introduced your sister-in-law to us yet."

"My love, Zhan Xinyue." Sheng Tunan held Zhan Xinyue's hand and smiled sweetly: "My grandfather arranged the marriage for me, and it's also the person I chose. We have known each other since we were young."

Zhan Xinyue glared at him, then turned to the four soldiers and said, "Hello. Thank you for coming all the way to attend the wedding."

"Sister-in-law, you're welcome. We came here after completing our mission ahead of time. It's not a special trip." Hu Shengli said straightforwardly.

"Hahaha." Sheng Tunan laughed and whispered to Zhan Xinyue, "The four of them are all top soldiers. They are now affiliated with the special operations platoon of the Ace First Regiment. They mainly carry out relatively confidential missions. They usually can't go out."

Zhan Xinyue nodded, "Yeah, I think it's good for them to talk like this, without beating around the bush."

"Thank you very much. Let's have some tea first." Zhan Xinyue pointed to the lei cha on the table.

"Is this tea?" Wang Xinyi was a little surprised: "It's a bit like porridge, but it's very fragrant and smells delicious."

Lei cha is made with raw tea, raw rice and ginger pounded into a paste and then cooked. Peanuts, sesame seeds and soybeans can also be added to the paste. Add some table salt and cook before drinking. It has a rich and long-lasting taste and can also fill the stomach.

"It smells so good." Wang Xinyi took two big gulps and gave a thumbs up.

After they finished drinking, they ordered two more bowls. When they were about to drink more, Zhan Xinyue stopped them and told them to save room for the main meal.

It's already past ten o'clock and guests are arriving one after another.

Li Hu is Li Erhu's eldest brother. He is the most stable and has the strongest sense of security among the four. He arranged Li Erhu and Hu Shengli to patrol outside, while he and Wang Xinyi helped to welcome guests in the yard and prevent people from drinking and causing trouble.

Sheng Tunan did not stop him. Every mission of the special operations platoon was a life-threatening one, so they were used to being cautious.

Ten minutes later, the banquet officially began. Li Erhu and Hu Shengli came in from outside. Li Erhu ran to Li Hu and whispered, "It's a good thing we were sent there. We had just walked a few dozen meters when we saw a couple coming with two large baskets of vegetables, cursing and saying they wanted to fill the baskets with meat, cigarettes and alcohol from the regiment commander's family. They were foul-mouthed and were not going to do anything good. We tied them up and threw them back."

"It will take them a while to untie the knot I tied. I promise they won't come and cause trouble again."

Hu Shengli also reported: "I walked around the brigade and checked everything. There is no problem."

Sheng Tunan came over with a glass of wine: "Okay, the Changhong Brigade is still safe, come and have a drink."

Zhan Xinyue specially arranged a separate table for the four soldiers. They had big appetites, so one table of food was just right for four people.

The banquet officially began. Sheng Tunan and Zhan Xinyue toasted at each table. Everyone was very happy and praised the food in unison, saying it was the best banquet they had ever had.

The villagers did not eat for free, as giving gifts was not popular in those days. Those who had eggs gave eggs, and those who did not have eggs gave some melons, cucumbers, apricots, etc. grown in their own plots. Grandma Sheng took the initiative to wash all the fruits and gave them to everyone as after-meal fruits.

Everyone enjoyed the delicious food and all the guests had a great time.

Grandma Sheng also drank a lot of wine and her face turned red with joy.

A lot of meat and dishes were prepared, and they had another meal in the evening. The four comrades were going to return to the army with Sheng Tunan tomorrow. Zhan Xinyue prepared two guest rooms, one for Wang Xinyi and one for the three male soldiers.

The moon was rising over the branches, and the guests and helpers had all gone home. Only Wang Xiumei, the director of women's affairs, the accountant's wife, and the platoon leader's mother stayed until the end to clean up the mess before preparing to go home.

Zhan Xinyue quickly stuffed 30 yuan into each person's pocket. There were two meals today, and with so many people, everyone was really working hard.

The aunts refused a few times, then left happily with the money.

"Aunt Xiumei, these are the wine and food left for Secretary Liu." Sheng Tunan came out carrying a basket. Secretary Liu sent Li Jian and others to the commune to take a bus, and for some reason, he hasn't come back yet.

"Go back and check first. If you're not back by 9 o'clock, come and tell me. I'll drive to the commune to look for her."

Wang Xiumei took the basket and shook her head: "It's okay, Lao Liu is an adult, nothing will happen to him."

She knows her man well. Secretary Liu is cautious and careful, so nothing unexpected will happen.

Zhan Xinyue nodded and walked Wang Xiumei out of the yard.

The four comrades were drunk and had gone into the room long ago. They were now fast asleep, and the whole courtyard had returned to its former tranquility.

At this moment, Grandma Sheng walked out of the house and sat on the stool under the pomelo tree, holding a piece of cloth in her hand. She had drunk too much today and was very excited. She kept thinking about the past and couldn't sleep. Finally, she decided to tell Sheng Tunan's true life experience.

"Tunan, Xinyue, come here. Grandma has something important to tell you."

Sheng Tunan took Zhan Xinyue's hand and sat next to her grandmother.

"Tunan, you are not my biological grandson. It was your grandfather who picked you up from the edge of the cliff."

Grandma Sheng shook out the cloth in her hand and handed it to Sheng Tuanan. It was a swaddling cloth with the word "Tuanan" embroidered on the lower right corner with needle and thread.

"Tunan, I don't know if your biological parents are still alive, but I still think it's necessary to tell you that your name also comes from this swaddling cloth. At that time, your grandfather and I were thinking that if your parents were still alive and named you Tunan, maybe when they hear your name, they will remember that they once lost a child."

"Maybe you can even meet your parents, if they are still around."

The year Grandpa picked up Sheng Tunan, the country was not at peace, and perhaps his parents had already been killed.

Grandma Sheng had drunk some wine, so her speech was a little unclear, but her meaning was clear.

Sheng Tunan is not from the Sheng family, he was picked up by his grandfather.

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