Rebirth as an official

The path in the mountains is winding and winding, with one branch extending deep into a lush bamboo forest.

This bamboo forest grows extremely well, and every bamboo is so green and tall.

A beam of sunlight shines on the ground through the gaps in the bamboo leaves, forming mottled light and shadow. A middle-aged man is sitting in a wheelchair.

He is about 40 years old, with some gray hair, a wide forehead, and several deep wrinkles clearly carved on his forehead. Although the clothes on his body are a bit old, they are very clean.

He was holding a carving knife in his hand, staring at the half bamboo tube in his hand intently and deeply, as if thinking about something.

He gently touched the surface of the bamboo with his slender fingers, as if he was feeling the delicate touch transmitted by the bamboo, and seemed to be establishing some kind of connection with the bamboo in his hand.

Suddenly the carving knife in the middle-aged man's hand started to move. He first carefully scraped off the outer layer of the bamboo to expose the yellow inner bark, and then carefully smoothed the surface of the bamboo tube, and a bamboo embryo was completed.

Then the carving knife began to dance in the man's hand. His knife skills were skillful and powerful. Sometimes he pushed the knife gently, and sometimes he dug hard.

Bamboo chips were flying, and his eyes were always watching every detail of the bamboo tube. In a short time, a picture of a shepherd boy sitting astride a buffalo and playing the flute was completed.

The man raised the completed bamboo sculpture above his head and looked at the work presented in front of him, his eyes showing deep satisfaction and pride.

"Clap clap clap."

Li An couldn't help but applaud when he saw the middle-aged man's superb sword skills and his vivid works.

The middle-aged man was startled by the sudden applause. He looked back and saw two young men and a man with thick glasses standing behind him.

"Director Wang, why are you here?" The middle-aged man placed the bamboo carving and carving knife on the stool next to him, and turned the wheelchair to face them.

"Fifth Brother, these are the village cadres and poverty alleviation college students sent by the city. They came here for a visit today." Wang Defu introduced the identities of Li An and Chen Shanhe.

Li An saw that Wang Defu had introduced himself, walked up with a smile and said: "The fifth eldest brother, my name is Li An, his name is Chen Shanhe, we came here specially to visit you today." After speaking, Li An pointed to his side. Chen Shanhe.

Chen Shanhe looked at Li An with a strange look on his face, and thought to himself: "What a special visit, it's obviously just a temporary thing."

Of course, Chen Shanhe would not be stupid enough to say anything to prevent Li An from coming off the stage, and he also said hello with a smile.

"Welcome, welcome, come and sit in the room, I'll make you tea." After the fifth family said this, they pushed the wheelchair into the room.

"Brother No. [-], no need, we can just sit in the yard." Li An quickly waved his hand to stop the No. [-] family from making its next move.

Asking a disabled person to serve him is something he cannot do.

Li An and Chen Shanhe saw a few stools placed at the door of the house, and quickly moved them over and sat opposite the fifth house.

"Fifth eldest brother, are you a veteran?" Li An asked.

"Hey, how did you know that I was a soldier? Did Director Wang say that?" The fifth family was curious about how this young man could tell.

"That's not true. I can tell from your temperament. I noticed just now that although you are sitting in a wheelchair, your waist is always straight. This should be a habit left over from your time in the military." Ang Lee explained.

"Haha, I served as a soldier in the northwest frontier more than ten years ago." When the fifth family said this, their faces were extremely proud.

"Then fifth brother, how did you hurt your leg?" Li An asked.

"You're talking about this leg. A landmine suddenly exploded during demining, and the leg was damaged at that time." The fifth family said disapprovingly.

"Amazing, Fifth Brother, you are a fighting hero." Li An immediately stood in awe of the middle-aged man in front of him.

"What kind of fighting hero? I'm just an ordinary soldier. Officer Li deserves the award." The fifth family waved his hand.

"Fifth eldest brother, as far as I know, you were injured for the country. Logically, you can enter the army's Invalides. The conditions there are so good, why are you here."

Li An suddenly thought that according to the country's treatment of disabled soldiers due to work-related injuries, the fifth one with such disability standards would either enter the Invalids Hospital or be accepted and placed by the local government.

"When I retired from the army, the army gave me a retirement pay. Now I can support myself with my bamboo carving skills. It's great to be self-reliant. Why should I cause trouble to the government." The fifth family said with a smile.

Li An was shocked when he saw the honest smile and simple words of the fifth family.

This is such a pure veteran who relies on his own hands to support himself and is unwilling to increase the burden on the country.

At this time, a middle-aged woman came from a distance with a basket hanging on her. When she saw Li An and the others, she said enthusiastically: "Director Wang is here. Come and sit in the room. Who are these two young men?"

When Li An walked in, he saw the woman's appearance clearly. Her skin was a little rough, and there was a pair of slightly sunken eyes under the light eyebrows. They were not big but energetic, and many fine lines could be seen in the corners of the eyes.

His hair was mixed with a lot of white hair, and he looked like a man who was almost 50 years old. Li An knew that people in rural areas generally look older due to working in the fields for many years.

Wang Defu quickly introduced them again, and Li An and Chen Shanhe also stood up and said, "This is my sister-in-law. I am Li An, the new resident cadre in the village."

But as soon as the word "sister-in-law" came out of Li An's mouth, he realized something was wrong. The fifth family and the woman had an embarrassed expression on their faces, and even Wang Defu had a weird expression on his face.

"That Guiying, you go and pour tea for Cadre Li and Director Wang first." The fifth family said quickly.

"Is this?" Li An noticed something strange about the strange expressions on these people's faces.

Seeing the middle-aged woman hurried back to the house, the fifth family's face turned slightly red and she said with some embarrassment: "I'm not afraid of Cadre Li's jokes. She is the daughter-in-law of my comrade, her name is Chen Guiying."

"How can this be a joke? Brother No. [-] must have a reason." Li An said quickly, and he decided to believe in No. [-] An's character.

The fifth family also began to tell their own story.

The middle-aged woman Li An and the others saw just now was the daughter-in-law of a comrade in the fifth family when he was in the army. Back then, he and his comrades carried out demining operations, but his comrade unfortunately died in order to protect himself.

Before his death, his comrade-in-arms entrusted his wife and one-month-old child to the fifth family.

After the fifth family recovered from their injuries, they came to Fuqiang Village to visit the wives and children of their comrades.

After finding Chen Guiying, mother and son, according to the address left by their comrades, they found that they were crowded in a dilapidated earthen house and living an extremely difficult life.

At that time, the subsidies for ordinary conscripts were very small, which could not significantly improve the lives of mother and son.

The fifth family decided to stay and take care of the mother and son, and used their military service and disability benefits to build a new house.

Although his legs are disabled, relying on his excellent bamboo carving skills to make money allows the mother and son to live comfortably.

"Brother No. [-], you are this one." Li An didn't know how to express himself anymore and gave a thumbs up to the No. [-] family.

Chen Shanhe was also deeply moved and said directly: "Fifth eldest brother, I want to learn from you."

"What I'm studying is a joke for you. In fact, it was Guiying who took care of me these years, and she also received a lot of gossip from the villagers." The fifth family said with more guilt in her eyes.

"Fifth eldest brother, you did the right thing. Don't pay attention to other people's gossip. You are my role model and I want to learn from you." Chen Shanhe stood up and said excitedly.

He was already so moved by the story of the fifth family that tears welled up in his eyes.

"Director Wang, you have tea." Chen Guiying came out with a tea tray. She heard every word of the conversation between them.

At this time, she was not as embarrassed as before, and her expression became much more natural.

"Aunt Chen, I saw you smiling so happily when you came back. Is there any good thing?" Li An's insight is not ordinary.

"Well, I went to the city to set up a stall this morning. The bamboo carvings made by the fifth eldest brother were sold out as soon as I put them up. Do you think you are lucky?" Chen Guiying's face was filled with a happy smile.

"The sales are so good, why don't you buy some ribs? That kid Yongjun is so cute and can eat them." The fifth family also showed a smile.

Chen Guiying also responded with a smile: "Look what you said, I not only bought the ribs but also the fat intestines that you like to eat."

"Oh, this is good." Wu'an smiled like a child.

He quickly said to Li An and the others: "Director Wang, Cadre Li, and Cadre Chen are having lunch here today. The noodles made by Guiying are delicious."

"Okay." Li An didn't refuse. He also wanted to chat more with this fighting hero.