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Chapter 71 Taking It Out
"This grandson Hu San'er must have been bullied at home. How long has he been training? He came at noon. It must be past four o'clock now, right?"

There is a large open space on the east side of Zhongping Commune, which is covered with a lot of sand. During the slack season, energetic young militiamen would gather on this sandy ground to practice fighting and wrestling.

At this time, Minister of Armed Forces Zhang Cheng, with his hands on his hips, walked to the edge of the open space and looked into the field for a while, then asked Ge Baosheng, the company commander of the armed militia who was sitting next to him, whistling and reading a comic book.

On the sandy ground, Han Hongbing, Chen Daxixi and several other militiamen sat on the ground in a circle, holding their stomachs or buttocks, and grinned at Xie Hushan, who was shirtless in the circle.

At this time, he opened his arms, as if catching a tiger, and faced two opponents alone.

"His grandmother arranged a blind date for him this morning, but he must not have liked the girl. He was very reluctant and was very angry, but he didn't dare to get angry with his grandmother. He could only come here to vent his anger under the pretext of training." When his direct supervisor appeared, Ge Baosheng closed the comic book, raised his head and glanced at the field, and said with a smile:

"This kid is still young. When he grows up, he will understand that no matter what his wife looks like when the lights are turned off at night, it all comes together this way. When I was eighteen, my grandparents fell in love with my wife at first sight. She was nineteen at the time and was the leader of the second team of Nanzheng Village. She was big and strong, about the same size as you, but she didn't have the whiskers on your face."

"Get out of the way! I'll find a chance to tell your wife that you despise her behind her back!" Zhang Cheng sat down next to Ge Baosheng, took out a cigarette box and gave it to the other person, cursing with a smile.

Ge Baosheng laughed and lit a cigarette, looking at the lively Xie Hushan on the field, as if he saw himself back then:
"That's right, it's true. How did my grandfather choose her? He saw my wife carrying grain with the team to our grain depot to pay the public grain. She carried more grain than the young men. At that time, my grandfather thought that if this girl came to the Ge family to be the grandson's wife, my eldest grandson would enjoy a happy life."

"I hadn't joined the army yet. When I saw you, my blood ran cold. I was looking forward to joining the army as soon as possible, preferably in the war, fighting in the north and south. I would not come back if I could. How could a man of great talent and talent for a general spend his whole life with such a big and strong country girl?"

"After serving in the army for a few years, I didn't see any wars and came back. I thought she should have married a long time ago, but I didn't expect she was still waiting for me. The year I left for the army, we got engaged with the approval of both families. We didn't even register and we hadn't met many times. I don't know why she was waiting for me."

"During the years when I was away, she would come to my house every now and then to help my parents with work. When I came back, she clearly felt like an outsider. She, my grandparents, my parents and I were a family. I rolled a cigarette for my grandfather, and she passed by and casually said, "Grandpa, smoke less, it's not good for your health." My grandfather put out the cigarette right away..."

"Then I don't like her either. She's not pretty, not educated, and not as literate as I am. I've made up my mind that she shouldn't try to attack me in a roundabout way. Even if my family agrees, I won't pay any attention to her. I've been back for more than a year, and I haven't even touched my wife's hand, nor have I spoken to her much. All I can think about is that I'd rather be single than eat coarse food. I'd better marry a beauty."

Zhang Cheng was listening with great interest: "Almost the same. I thought so at that time, but later your sister-in-law convinced me. How did your wife convince you?"

"Hey, one time I was doing some work with my dad, and he didn't do it well, but he was unreasonable and blamed me for everything. He scolded me and made me feel so wronged that I ran to the woods and sat there sulking. My wife went there and was just like you sitting next to me now..."

"Look carefully, I have a beard on my face! Stop looking at me and focus on your wife!" Zhang Cheng moved his butt to the side and cursed exaggeratedly. Ge Baosheng also laughed: "After that, she coaxed me and said things I wanted to hear, saying that I should not be angry with my father, because he is the elder and I can't admit my mistakes. After coaxing me to calm down, she stood up and wanted to pull me up to go home, but she failed and fell on me because she didn't stand firmly."

"Men, let me tell you, they are all tough on the outside. Before they touch a woman, they say they don't like women and won't be tempted by women. But once they hug a woman with both hands, and the woman is their wife, they can hug her however they want, their thoughts change immediately."

"At that time, I felt like my brain was buzzing. I wondered why the wife in my arms was so soft and considerate. I tried so hard to find a fairy, but she turned out to be a fairy. Just like that, we had both children the next year."

"My child was already three years old when I realized that my father was deliberately angry with me. It was a plan by the whole family. My mother taught my wife everything. The whole family was plotting against me."

"You see, I'm quite powerful outside now. I can beat up any of these brats I want. In the militia of Bingyang County, Zhongping Baosheng is quite famous. But when I go home, I can't wait to report to my wife. She has already beaten me up. If I dare to disobey her, she will really beat me. My parents act as if they don't see me being beaten."

"After being beaten, I would go sit in the woods by myself. My wife would not even come to comfort me. If she stood at the door and yelled at me, I would run back. If I was a step slower, I would be punished."

"You haven't even tried to reason with me yet. Who made me give in to temptation and sleep in the same bed with someone? If you want to be tough, why didn't you touch her back then?"

"So let Hu San'er show off now and fight as much as he wants, even if he doesn't want to now. Once the girl comes home, he will teach her a few tricks and let the girl find an opportunity to be hugged by this silly boy who has never touched a woman. Hu San will definitely be finished, and his life will be in his hands."

"When the time comes, he will vent his anger on his wife who sleeps in the same bed with him every day. Even if you want him to fight with others as hard as he does now, he won't do it."

After listening to Ge Baosheng talking about how his parents arranged a blind date and marriage for him when he was young, Zhang Cheng also said with emotion:
"It was almost the same for me. My family didn't ask me and arranged an engagement for me. After that, your sister-in-law lived in my house. I didn't like your sister-in-law at the time. I was a lively young man at that time, and I was always popular."

"But your sister-in-law has a trick. Seeing that I always ignored her, I don't know who taught her to be so wicked. It must be my mother. At night, your sister-in-law asked me to rub her back. I asked my mother to go, but my mother either had a sore hand or a headache, so I had to go to help. I was a gentleman at the beginning, but in the second month, my mother went to find my mother-in-law and said she was pregnant. We should hurry up and arrange the marriage for the two children..."

After the two men finished talking about their experiences, they laughed. Xie Hushan, who was on the field, heard their laughter, panted and stood up, letting go of the two men who had been thrown down by him several times. He looked at his two masters on the sidelines and waved at them:
"What are you laughing at? Are you dissatisfied? Come down! It's no problem for me to take on both of you!"

A group of militiamen immediately started to make a noise and shouted, "Company Commander, Minister Zhang, go get him!"

(End of this chapter)