He Siwei did not choose to continue lying, but directly told the truth. Zhang Yufang was worried that the other party would kick them out for lying and take the blame on himself.
"Comrade, it was my fault. Comrade He was trying to save me. Just drive me out of the car. She is a good person. Please save her."
The soldier sitting in the front passenger seat also turned around at this time and stared at He Siwei. He was waiting for the woman to give the order and was ready to ask the driver to stop at any time.
It was dark outside and there was no light in the car. The woman turned sideways and looked at He Siwei. Although she was close, He Siwei could not clearly see the woman's expression and wondered if she was angry.
The woman asked, "Aren't you afraid that I will send you back?"
When the other party was willing to speak, He Siwei put her mind at ease and said, "When we parked the car, you heard us talking to the People's Liberation Army comrades in front of us, and let us get in the car without asking any questions. You are a good person, so I can't lie to you. "
The woman smiled, "Thank you for your trust. The People's Liberation Army is also a good person, why did you lie to him?"
He Siwei thought that of course it was just to get on the bus and not to suffer misfortune. What if the other party didn't help?
But then I thought about it, yes, the other party is the People's Liberation Army, how could they see others in need of help and refuse?
The woman said, "There are many bad people in the world, but the comrades of the People's Liberation Army must not be bad people. If you encounter danger in the future, you don't need to lie, just tell the comrades of the People's Liberation Army."
He Siwei apologized in shame.
The woman said, "It's okay and understandable to be vigilant when you are in danger. However, we are not going to Luobei Farm, but to other battalion headquarters to do business, and we cannot be transferred, so you can only go there with us. I will send you back after finishing the work. Now let’s talk about your situation.”
Why did He Si ask someone to send them to wherever they wanted to? As long as they could escape from here, she came back and stayed in the Eighth Company by chance. Then she found out about Zhang Yufang and told them in detail. She also told what she heard from Zhang Yufang. Pick up the important information and tell it to the other party.
The woman said, "What age is it? There are still people doing this. Fortunately, you met them, otherwise I am afraid that my life will be cut off in their hands."
He Siwei was not flattering the other party, but really thanked the other party, "Speaking of which, Comrade Zhang Yufang and I are lucky to meet you. Otherwise, we would have to rely on our two legs. I don't know how many days we would have to go and how long we would be able to travel." Can’t walk to the floor.”
The woman asked, "You two haven't eaten, have you?"
He Siwei said, “I’ve eaten something, but I haven’t had any water to drink.”
The woman said to the front, "Secretary Luo, do you have water there?"
Luo Shuliang, who was sitting in the passenger seat, replied that he had, and at the same time handed over a military kettle. He Siwei took it with both hands and thanked him. She did not drink directly from the kettle, but took out the teapot from her bag. He poured the water and drank it himself, and finally poured it for Zhang Yufang to drink.
She didn't care if the people in the car would misunderstand her if they saw her drinking first, but Zhang Yufang might have tuberculosis. In order to avoid the risk of infection, He Siwei could only do this even if he was misunderstood.
After returning the kettle, she asked if she could open the window a bit. The excuse was that she was motion sick, but in fact she was worried that the air in the car was not circulating, which would increase the chance of infection.
Riding in the car very quickly, He Siwei saw the intersection of Eighth Route and the intersection, and then walked forward. He didn't know how long he walked, and the car turned to the north intersection again, heading all the way north.
The car stopped at around eleven o'clock in the evening. When he got out of the car and saw where he was, He Siwei was surprised, and someone was even more surprised to see her at this time.
"Xiao He educated youth?"
Deng Shiqing came over and after getting closer, he confirmed that it was He Siwei and said, "After Quan Changshui returned to the camp, he said that you were embarrassed on the road. After that, I arranged for someone to inquire about you. Where have you been?"
He Siwei was also very excited, "Battle Commander Deng, it's great to see you. Something unexpected happened in the past two days."
Deng Shiqing nodded, "We have a guest, we will talk about your business later."
Then he walked up to the woman He Si gave them a ride and stretched out her hand, "Comrade Xu Pei, thank you for your hard work along the way."
Xu Pei smiled and said, "Battle Commander Deng is so polite."
Then he looked at He Siwei, "I didn't expect that the person I picked up on the road turned out to be Xiao He, an educated youth."
He Siwei looked at Xu Pei in surprise. Xu Pei also looked at He Siwei and explained with a smile, "I am Wang Jianguo's mother."
He Siwei opened his mouth wide, and then said hello immediately, "Hello, aunt."
Xu Pei let go of Deng Shiqing's hand and walked to He Siwei, "I haven't thanked you properly for my family's founding of the country. The doctor said that his legs should be treated in time, otherwise he would be easily infected with septicemia, aunt." Thank you."
He Siwei scratched his head, "Auntie, I just did what I should do. Director Wang also took good care of me at the farm. Moreover, you gave me so many things, so there is no need to thank me anymore."
Content, grateful, and kind-hearted, Xu Pei liked the little girl in front of him even more.
Deng Shiqing said, "Comrade Xu Pei, let's go into the room and talk."
The group moved to the office and sat down to talk. He Siwei told Zhang Yufang before Deng Yingqing took the initiative to ask.
In front of so many people, she couldn't hide Zhang Yufang's illness. She said it might be tuberculosis, "As long as you are in good health and won't be infected, you don't have to worry."
Deng Shiqing said, "Tuberculosis is difficult to treat, but it's not incurable. We don't care about this, so you don't have to worry."
The little girl stood up bravely. How could they not even have this awareness?
Xu Pei recalled He Siwei's behavior in the car and understood at this time that he didn't blame the little girl for hiding her illness, and she appreciated it a little more.
Courageous, kind, and responsible, he looks delicate and frail, but he never flinches when facing difficulties with the light in his eyes.
Zhang Yufang's matter is easy to handle. She is a persecuted person. She can report this matter to the superiors and come forward. Deng Shiqing asked He Siwei to take her to rest first. The specific matters will be discussed tomorrow.
When He Siwei stood up to leave and said goodbye to Xu Pei, he also asked about Wang Jianguo's situation.
Xu Pei said, "He is being raised in the hospital. The doctor said he can be discharged after another ten to eight days. If I hadn't held him down, he would have returned to the farm long ago."
Then he asked about He Siwei's return, "I remember you had half a month's leave, why are you back so soon?"
Although she didn't read her son's letter at the time, she peeked at it later.
He Siwei smiled, Xu Pei understood without her having to say, "We'll talk about it tomorrow, you go back and rest first."
That's when the conversation ended.
He Siwei was happy to live in the dormitory, and Zhang Yufang was also happy. The two of them were not sleepy at all. They were so happy that by chance, they met the car and came to the battalion headquarters where He Siwei was located. They finally let go of their worries.
Zhang Yufang said, "Siwei, it would be great if I could share a farm with you."
He Siwei said, "You should cure your disease first and take good care of yourself. Our farm is newly built and the conditions are not good. It will not be good for your health if you come here. We know each other now. We can write letters in the future. We are not far away. If you have time, You can come see me too."
Zhang Yufang responded happily, closed her eyes, sleepiness came over her, and she murmured, "Siwei, can I survive?"
