happy apocalypse

Chapter 93 The Unexpected Person
We are all a little nervous, who will knock on my door at this time, my first thought is that the murderer is here.Jiang Zhi and I glanced at each other, got up and went to the gate.

Seeing that Jiang Zhi was going to open the door, Li Cheng got up and hid behind the door to attack.

Jiang Zhi looked through the door and said in a low voice, "I don't know this person. He doesn't belong to our building. How did he get to our unit?"

Father Qu heard that the person who came was not a neighbor, so he also got up and went to the door to have a look, but he really didn't recognize him.

While we were looking around, people outside knocked on the door twice more.

Maybe it was because no one of us opened the door, and suddenly said loudly outside, "Hi, I'm An An's father, is An An here?"

As soon as Father Qu heard that it was An An's father, he hurried forward to look again, "Well, this figure looks a bit like Li Shanqing."

An An heard people talking outside at the dining table, and shouted excitedly, "Dad is back, my dad is back."

I saw that An An was anxious, so I led him to the door. Jiang Zhi picked him up and asked him to look through the door to see if the person outside was his father.

An An looked out from the door and shouted, "It's Dad, it's Dad."

The people outside heard An'an's voice at the door, and they also shouted loudly: "Son, Dad is back."

When we saw that this situation should be true, Jiang Zhi opened the door.I thought from the side, even if it wasn't true, with so many of us and only one person outside, we could still deal with him.

As soon as the door opened, a man who looked like a homeless man walked in.

As soon as he came in, he heard Li Cheng and An An calling "Platoon Leader" and "Dad" at the same time.

Just now, Li Cheng had been on guard the whole time, and he didn't see anyone outside the door. When he saw someone coming, it happened to be an acquaintance.

Li Shanqing who came in was about 40 years old, of medium build, very thin, but with broad shoulders.His face is fairly clean, but he hasn't shaved his beard for a long time, and his beard is a little messy and long.

His eyes were very sharp, and when he came in, he saw An An who was protected behind Jiang Zhi.

As soon as An An saw the person coming, she rushed forward and cried, "Dad, Dad, I miss you, why did you come back?"

His eyes were also red: "Son, Dad is back, Dad is back." Then he saw Li Cheng who had jumped in front of him and said excitedly: "Chengzi, you are here too."

Father Qu, Mother Qu, and I all know this person, and this person is An An's father and Grandma Li's grandson Li Shanqing.

Afterwards, our New Year's Eve dinner was interrupted, and Dad Qu and Li Shanqing told about what happened at home during this period.

Li Shanqing looked very dull, and his expression remained unchanged. If you observe carefully, you can still see some emotions in his eyes.

When Dad Qu said that Grandma Li had no rice, no food, no firewood to cook at home, I could see some guilt in his eyes; when he said that An An had a cold and a fever, Grandma Li came to the house to ask for cold medicine and our help to Grandma Li’s family , His eyes showed gratitude; he also said that Grandma Li was killed at home a few days ago, his eyes were a little red, his hands on his knees were tightly clenched into fists, and the veins on his hands They all bulged.Finally, I said that a few days ago, in order to fear that Grandma Li's body would not be peaceful after death, our family held a simple cremation ceremony for her, which can be regarded as allowing Grandma Li to be buried in peace.

Hearing our handling of Grandma Li's death and the investigation of the murderer, Li Shanqing knelt down on our knees without warning, and sincerely said to us: "Thank you, thank you for treating our family, the old and the young. Take care. Thank you for taking care of my grandma's funeral, and thank you for taking my son in."

His move was beyond our expectation, it scared all of us, and we got up quickly to help him up.I helped him and said, "Brother Li, don't be like this, I don't know how to tell you that Grandma Li was killed, and I am also responsible. If it weren't for the things I gave, she wouldn't just be like this... I left like this. In my heart these few days..." I was a little choked up as I spoke, and the guilt that had been piled up in my heart these days suddenly rushed to my heart.Ever since Grandma Li was murdered, I always complained in the dead of night that I couldn't be more considerate in doing things. If I didn't give so many things at once, wouldn't Grandma Li just leave like that, and An An wouldn't be an orphan anymore.

Li Shanqing was helped up by us. Hearing what I said, he said to me seriously: "Quyi, this matter has nothing to do with you. I am very grateful to you. Little help. If it weren't for you, maybe when I came back, I wouldn't see either of them. Your kindness to our family, I will remember it all my life. As for the murderer, I will find it .”

You don’t know why, Jiang Zhi persuaded me many times, I just figured it out at the time, but I still blame myself when I think about it later, it must be that I have always been an ordinary person, the education I have received since childhood is to love the motherland and unite with classmates , Helping others, this sudden person may be killed because of my negligence, I really can't accept it for a while, I can't turn this corner, I always think about it when I am free, and complain Take a look at yourself, always unable to get over the hurdle in your heart.

When Li Shanqing said that it was not my fault, I felt that the guilt on my body was relieved a lot immediately, as if I had been forgiven by the person concerned.

Afterwards, Mother Qu saw Li Shanqing's weathered appearance, and said that today was Chinese New Year anyway, and asked Li Shanqing to come into the house to clean up, and then come to have a team meal together.

Then it was Weiwei who used the hot water that had been sitting on the stove to give Li Shanqing a large bucket of bath water. He changed his dull face and looked at Weiwei busy with a reddish face. I analyzed that it might be rare for a soldier. It was too intimate to see a woman, and she was preparing bath water for him.I found out a whole set of clothes that Jiang Zhi hadn't worn, and handed them to Jiang Zhi for Li Shanqing to replace.

When Li Shanqing went into the bathroom to take a shower and change clothes, An An also followed in. He didn't want to be separated from his father at all times.I thought a little sourly in my heart, it's really good for him for nothing, since I have a real father, I don't want me who almost became his new mother.

When Li Shanqing and An An went in to take a bath, Li Cheng explained to us his relationship with Li Shanqing.

There is such a coincidence in the world that Li Shanqing is also a soldier, and he was also the platoon leader of the special forces before Li Cheng retired from the army. Although there are not many soldiers under him, they are all very capable. Li Shanqing is there with his true talents. As a platoon leader, all the soldiers under him admire him and respect him, including Li Cheng, who is now retired.

Li Cheng is full of praise for Li Shanqing's character, I think this person should be good.

In fact, although our family and Grandma Li’s are neighbors, we rarely see Li Shanqing. My impression of him is that I saw him when I was in school.Maybe he went to serve in the army later, and he didn't come back for a few days a year, so we never met again.So I am still very unfamiliar with this old neighbor for many years.

It didn't take long for Li Shanqing to bring An An back to the dining room. We sat down again and started eating the somewhat late New Year's Eve dinner. Fortunately, there were three competent housewives at home, and they reheated the dishes just now, so It is not cold to eat now.

Li Shanqing was a little surprised to see the rich food on our table, but he didn't say anything, he just told us briefly why he came back late.

It turned out that after he called and said he would come back, he received a notice from above that there was an important task to be carried out immediately, so he failed to complete it. It would be January after he completed the task. If he had stayed in the army, How could he still have enough to eat, but he was worried about the elders and children in the family, so he proposed to his superiors to go home on vacation, and the superiors approved it without further persuasion in this case.

He said a few words about the important tasks he carried out and the long and difficult journey of more than a month. From the analysis of his image and clothes just now, he should have suffered untold hardships, and he was intact after going through hardships I'm back, and that important task is probably a secret, so I can't just say it.

Father Qu said: "No matter what, it's good to be back. When you have time, you can burn some paper for the old lady and tell her, so that she can rest assured."

Li Shanqing nodded silently.

Li Shanqing's return is a surprise to us, a surprise.This year, An An's family can be regarded as reunited.

After eating, the women began to make dumplings, and the men returned to the living room, sat on the sofa and asked Li Shanqing about the road.

I was absent-mindedly making dumplings in the pile of women, and eavesdropped on what they were saying.

Li Shanqing heard that we wanted to go back to Tashan Village after the snow melted, so he said: "If you have to go, I suggest you go before the snow melts. Now it is because of this weather, the snow on the road, put some hearts Unruly people are blocked in the city, and there is no way to come out to rob houses. If you wait until the snow melts before leaving, your chances of encountering human-made dangers will increase a lot. This winter, many cities have run out of food. Thinking about going outside to find opportunities after the snow melts..."

I understand, it’s a matter of choosing between natural and man-made disasters.

Jiang Zhi listened carefully, and then said to him: "We will think about it carefully."

Hearing what Jiang Zhi said, Li Shanqing didn't say anything more.

We have a lot of people, so we finished making dumplings very quickly. If it was normal, we would sit around in front of the TV and prepare to watch the Spring Festival Gala. But this year, there was a power outage on the [-]th and there were no TV programs. I found it on the computer and showed it to everyone on TV. Although they have all seen it, it still has a Chinese New Year atmosphere.

(End of this chapter)