After Commander Lu got into the car arranged by Lu Wei, he headed towards the Wen Family Ancestral Hall.
My warm hometown is not near the train station, but in the next city, which takes two or three hours to drive to.
Lu Wei looked at Commander Lu in the co-pilot seat and asked, "Uncle Lu, are you sure this comrade Wen Nuan is the person you are looking for?"
Lu Mingfei was quite sure before, but after seeing the photo of Wen Nuan's mother, he was not so sure anymore.
Commander Lu said, "Let's go check it out first. I don't believe there is such a coincidence. Moreover, Wen Nuan was born in the same month as my granddaughter, and she and my son-in-law have the same last name."
Hearing this, Lu Wei didn't ask any more questions. Since Commander Lu had come this far, he would definitely make sure to get to the bottom of the matter before giving up.
Lu Wei said, "Uncle Lu, the Wen family has four children, three daughters and one son, and the son is the youngest. The three daughters are already married, and the youngest son is not married yet, but I heard that he already has a girlfriend."
Commander Lu nodded: "I have just seen this in the information."
Lu Weiyi said as he drove: "Before Comrade Wen Nuan married Comrade Gu Qinghan, something happened. Originally, when they were going to work in the countryside, Wen's mother specifically wanted Comrade Wen Nuan to go to the countryside and leave her son in the city. Comrade Wen Nuan refused, so Wen's mother said she wanted to marry Comrade Wen Nuan to a pockmarked man because the pockmarked man could afford a 100 yuan gift, but was later rejected."
Commander Lu's brows were furrowed so tightly that they were almost knotted: "What? Isn't this selling my daughter?"
Lu Wei nodded and continued, "The Wen family values sons over daughters. The husbands of the three daughters who were married off were all carefully selected by Mother Wen. They received a lot of gifts, but the dowry was only two enamel basins, nothing else."
Commander Lu frowned: "What about Wen Nuan?"
Lu Wei: "Same, she also had two basins when she got married."
However, as far as he knew, the gift money that Gu Qinghan gave to the Wen family was 120 yuan, which was not a small amount.
He added: "And after Wen Nuan got married, her mother went to ask for money from her again and again. Shortly before she went to the north city, her mother blocked Wen Nuan and her child at the door of a state-owned restaurant because she failed to get the money. Fortunately, the neighbors came to her rescue and Wen Nuan and her child were not hurt."
Commander Lu's eyes showed a hint of coldness, and he snorted, "Is there such a thing?"
It seems that the Wen family not only favors boys over girls, but is also greedy for money. However, this is not a bad thing. At least it seems that money can make this family tell the truth.
Originally, he was thinking of concealing his identity and going to recognize his relatives first, but now it seems that his identity as the commander will make it easier for the other party to tell the truth.
Commander Lu's eyes flashed with a sharp light, and he said to Lu Wei, "Lu Wei, I plan to stay here for two days. You go to their house and ask for me. Tell them that I want to find my relatives, and then tell them about the circumstances of Wen Nuan's birth. And tell them my identity in a vague way. By the way, tell them that I will reward anyone who has information about the child's whereabouts."
Lu Wei was stunned. He thought that Commander Lu did not bring an assistant with him on this trip because he was planning to conceal his identity.
But on second thought, Commander Lu's behavior was not unreasonable. The Wen family was so greedy, and if there was really something wrong with Wen Nuan's background, they would probably tell it as soon as they heard Commander Lu's identity.
And according to what Wen's mother and the others are thinking, they might not tell the truth the first time they go, because they still have to see whether your identity is true.
Lu Wei followed Commander Lu's instructions, disguised himself as his assistant, and went to the Wen family to look for someone with the photo left by Commander Lu's son.
When I first went there, I met a guy who was sloppy and panting, but he obviously knew nothing.
It was not until the second time that he met Wen's mother. When she saw the photo, she was stunned on the spot, but she did not recognize her on the spot.
Lu Wei was not stupid. He just left fifty cents for the other party, saying that it was a reward for her to keep an eye out for any news about the child, and to call him if there was any.
As expected, this fifty cents made Wen's mother feel uneasy for most of the day.
After her husband and son came home, she told them about Lu Wei coming to look for the child.
"Old Wen, I met a man today who said he was looking for that kid. That kid's family seemed to be very wealthy. He even gave me fifty cents today and asked me to help keep an eye out for him. Look..."
Wen Wenkang squatted on a chair, chewing a guava, and asked, "Mom, what are you talking about? What child? What money?"
But Father Wen understood and stood up from his chair. "What?"
Mother Wen was too lazy to pay attention to Wen Wenkang, so she said, "Really, I saw the photo of that person, and she looks exactly like the woman back then!"
Speaking of those years, Wen's mother couldn't help but recall the past.
When she gave birth to her third baby boy that year, the child died when he was less than two months old.
While burying the child, they encountered a dying woman lying in the woods with a four-month-old baby.
She could still remember that the woman was extremely beautiful, but a little weak. She said that her lungs were infected after the flood and her life was in danger at any time.
Mother Wen no longer remembered the woman's name, but after the woman knew that her child had died, she asked her mother if she could help send the child to the police station and have someone send the child back to her husband's home.
Of course Wen's mother refused. She was not a kind person. Besides, at that time, people had not yet solved the problem of food and clothing. Some families would abandon their extra daughters. How could she possibly meddle in other people's business
But later the woman took out a stack of money, a big gold pendant and a photo that was blurred by the flood. Although they were all stuck together, it could be seen that there were dozens of dollars in total.
That was just a few dozen dollars in 1951!
This was simply a way to get rich, so Wen's mother didn't think twice and directly took the stack of money and agreed. As a result, when she asked the woman to tell her husband's family's name and address, the woman said it several times, and then she realized that she couldn't read, and it was useless to say it, she couldn't remember it at all!
Later, the woman simply passed away, leaving behind a crying child, some money, and blurred photos.
She also had a son who had died young. When she saw that woman's child was well-shaped, she subconsciously thought it was a boy and thought it would be okay to take him home to raise.
Who knew that after returning home, Wen's mother discovered that it was actually a girl. Why did she look so cute at that time
Wen's mother couldn't help but throw the child back into the woods, intending to let her fend for herself.
However, when Wen's father found out about it, he felt bad. After all, the child's mother had passed away, and Wen's mother had taken other people's money. Fearing retribution, he kept the child.
It is the warmth now.
The name was also given by that woman, and her last name also happened to be Wen.
It just so happened that their family had lost another child, and no one knew about it at that time, so Wen Nuan's arrival did not attract anyone's attention.
That's how they raised it at home.
Unexpectedly, Wen Nuan's biological father seems to be quite powerful
Father Wen snorted and looked at Mother Wen: "In that era, that woman could come up with so much money and gold, could she be an ordinary person?"
Mother Wen smiled and said, "No wonder you wanted to keep the child here!"
Father Wen pursed his lips, not wanting to pay attention to her, and said, "Call that man back and tell him the child is at our house."
Mother Wen: "Aren't you talking nonsense? Wen Nuan has gone to North City now, how can she still be in our house? Where can we find a child for him?"
Father Wen smiled and glanced at Mother Wen: "I say you are short-sighted but you are still stubborn. My dear, you must remember this. If that family asks you, you should say that Wen Nuan was able to marry Gu Qinghan because we went through so much trouble to pick a good husband for her. This is all our credit!"
"This matter can only be resolved if Wen Nuan goes to Beicheng. Don't you think about how many letters you have sent to Wen Nuan? Has she ever sent you money?"
Mother Wen thought about it and it made sense. Ever since Wen Nuan went to North City, she seemed to have disappeared. Not only did she not send her money, she even rarely replied to her letters.
Mother Wen nodded: "Okay, I understand this."
Wen Wenkang on the side finally understood the general idea. In fact, he knew that Wen Nuan was not their child when he went to the countryside, but he never mentioned it. He always felt that it was Wen Nuan's duty to help the family. After all, he had raised her for so many years, and it was time for her to subsidize the family and repay the kindness of raising her.
Wen Wenkang asked, "Mom, do you think it's okay for me to go and meet that family?"
Mother Wen slapped her stupid son on the head in annoyance: "If you were a girl, I would have thought of letting you recognize her a long time ago!"
Otherwise, how could such a good portal bring that warmth
But there is nothing I can do. I can only hope that this family is sensible and will give them some money considering that they raised Wen Nuan to adulthood and married her to a pilot...
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When Gu Qinghan arrived at Factory 112, the first snow had already fallen in Shenyang.
He asked someone to put some of the warm meatballs in the cafeteria first, and told him to let the cafeteria staff arrange for them to be processed.
He went directly to Liu Mingfei's office. This time Liu Mingfei called him over and said that the vibration problem from last time had not been solved.
Gu Qinghan walked over quickly and knocked on the door: "Comrade Liu, it's me, Gu Qinghan."
A voice came from behind the door: "Come in."
In addition to Liu Minghua, there was also Vice Principal Yan of the 11th Air Force Aviation School in the office. When they saw Gu Qinghan coming, they waved to him and said, "Deputy Commander Gu, you are finally here."
This time, Liu Minghua specifically called and asked him to come here as soon as possible. Seeing that the two of them were worried, Gu Qinghan asked, "What's wrong?"
Liu Mingfei said, "Last time you tested it, the plane started to vibrate when it accelerated. We added spoilers, but the problem hasn't been solved yet, so I plan to fly with you to observe the airflow and interference."
Gu Qinghan walked in and sat opposite the two of them. He looked at Liu Mingfei and said, "No, your body won't allow it."
Liu Minghua is about 1.75 to 1.78 meters tall, but he is very thin. Years of high-intensity work also make him look a little haggard. He is only 30 years old, but he looks close to 40. With such a physical condition, let alone flying a few laps in the sky, he can't even withstand the acceleration at transonic speed.
Liu Minghua was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "I can't hide it from you. The flight doctor examined me and said I was malnourished. But it's not a solution if the vibration problem remains unsolved. I have to fly a few times to find out the problem."
Gu Qinghan was still unwilling to give in, and just said: "Not now, but you can eat flight attendant meals for a month. After you recover, let the flight doctor take a look at you, and then I will decide whether to take you up."
Gu Qinghan also knew the problems with the new fighter planes, but he also had to be responsible for Liu Minghua's health. Fighter planes were different from ordinary planes. Not to mention that Liu Minghua looked weak, even if he was healthy, he would have to go through a series of physical examinations by the aviation doctor. Only when all the values were up to standard would he let him go with them.
Vice Principal Yan smiled and said, "Old Liu, just listen to Vice Head Gu. Put your plans of going up on hold for now and get your health back in shape this month."
Liu Minghua sighed and said calmly: "It can only be like this."
After the meeting, Gu Qinghan did not rest but went to the training ground.
Vice Principal Yan selected two students from the aviation school to serve as his right-hand men. By the way, he also wanted to train more students who could fly to reduce the burden on Gu Qinghan.
Moreover, they all knew that Gu Qinghan could not stay with them for a long time, and his other tasks were much more important than this test flight.
The last time Gu Qinghan came here, he left his previous flight notes. After a period of exploration, he was finally able to select two relatively outstanding students.
Gu Qinghan had no objection. If he could really train two students who could fly, he wouldn't have to come here so often. So he took them each on a flight, and it was already evening when they came back.
The experts of the test flight team did not dare to let Gu Qinghan fly a third time. Not only were they afraid that he would run out of energy, but they were also afraid that the wind and snow would cause an accident. So they said, "Deputy Captain Gu, let's go finish our meal first."
It was clearly a cold early winter day, but Gu Qinghan's flight suit was already soaked with sweat. Hearing what the comrades from the test flight team said, he went back to the dormitory where he was staying and changed his flight suit.
When he arrived at the cafeteria, Liu Minghua and Shen Bairong were arguing about the data issue again. The couple refused to give in and quarreled in the cafeteria until they were red in the face.
It was not the first time that Gu Qinghan saw them in such a situation. He took his lunch box and packed his dinner first.
Xiao Feng from the cafeteria knew him. When he saw him coming, he smiled and said, "Deputy Captain Gu, I was going to make you meatballs tonight, but I don't know how to make them delicious. And those dried vegetable buns, are they for making soup?"
When someone brought over more than ten kilograms of meatballs today, he was shocked. He thought they were soup balls, but they were actually meatballs. There were also more than a dozen packets of various dried vegetables. He didn't know if they were soup balls or something else.
He put it aside first, planning to wait until he met Gu Qinghan and then ask him how to deal with it.
Gu Qinghan pursed his lips, then remembered the note his wife put in when she packed his things, so he said, "Xiao Feng, go look inside those bags. My wife should have put another note in there with the instructions."
When Xiao Feng heard Gu Qinghan mention his wife, his eyes lit up and he said, "So it was my sister-in-law who did it? That's amazing!"
He thought that the North City troops were afraid that Gu Qinghan would come to their side and the food would not be good enough, so they prepared it specially!
I didn’t expect that it was the loving meal prepared by Deputy Captain Gu’s wife.
Gu Qinghan raised his eyebrows and nodded with satisfaction: "Well, her craftsmanship is not bad."
When Xiao Feng heard this, he smiled and said, "Then Deputy Captain Gu, please wait for five minutes. I'll see how it's done and give you an extra meal."
Gu Qinghan said, "Don't bother, just give me something to eat."
After hearing this, Xiao Feng prepared a large lunch box full of dinner for him first, then went into the storage room, found the things Gu Qinghan had brought, and rummaged through them. Sure enough, there was a note inside, written by a very beautiful female comrade.
The cooking method is also written on it, and it is very simple!
[Comrade, these are meatballs made of minced pork, fish, meat and fresh mushrooms. They can be used to make soup or hot pot ingredients. Just blanch them until they float to the surface. Other seasoning packets can be used as pasta or hot pot soup bases. There are spicy and non-spicy options. Just blanch them in water for three to five minutes. They don’t last long, so please enjoy them together.]
In fact, Wen Nuan was planning to prepare food for Liu Minghua and his wife and Gu Qinghan. After all, there were not many things. However, Gu Qinghan said that Liu Minghua and his wife had no time to cook for themselves, and they ate three meals a day in the cafeteria.
So we just took it to the canteen and let the test flight team eat together. They also have a flight crew kitchen, but not many people eat at the flight crew kitchen.
When Xiao Feng finished reading the note, the people in the cafeteria said, "I didn't expect that Deputy Commander Gu's wife could make such an amazing thing. Is it convenient here?"
"And there are both meat and vegetables, it looks quite rich."
"I've seen those vegetable buns, as well as the vegetables from the summer. I just don't know how she makes them. It's not like us, who can only eat cabbage, potatoes and radishes in the winter."
"It seems I still need to learn from others."
"Why don't we make one for Deputy Captain Gu and the others to try out first?"
Everyone saw that the note was so simple and thought that everything should be ready quickly, because they all took a look and saw that the meatballs seemed to be cooked. If they were raw, they probably wouldn't be so bouncy.
Gu Qinghan on the other end vaguely heard someone praising Wen Nuan and couldn't help but smile, then took the lunch box and went to Liu Minghua and the others.
When Liu Minghua saw Gu Qinghan coming, he started to talk about some data about the new fighter planes, wanting him to judge: "Deputy Commander Gu, you have tested it so many times, can you tell me if what I said is right?"
Gu Qinghan pulled out a chair nearby, sat down, put the lunch box on the table, and said, "Why don't you eat first? Your food is getting cold."
Liu Minghua and Shen Bairong arrived half an hour earlier than him. It snowed in Shenyang today, and the food was indeed cold by now.
Originally, they wanted to just solve the problem like this, but Gu Qinghan said, "Your stomachs are not in good condition to begin with, so don't eat cold food. Let Xiao Feng help you heat up the food."
Liu Minghua didn't want to go at first, but after seeing Gu Qinghan's eyes, he immediately thought of the matter of going to heaven with him, so he compromised immediately, obediently took his food and prepared to go to Xiao Feng's window.
As soon as Shen Bairong saw it, she shouted, "Old Liu, please warm mine up as well."
Although the two had just had an argument, it did not affect Liu Minghua's love for his wife at all, so he took their lunch boxes and walked over to Xiao Feng.
Xiao Feng had just cooked a meatball with a seasoning packet and was about to send it to them, but Liu Minghua came over unexpectedly and said, "Comrade Liu, here are the meatballs and seasoning packets made by Deputy Commander Gu's wife. How do you like them?"
As he spoke, he used a ladle to scoop him a large bowl of steaming hot meatballs.
Liu Minghua was already very hungry when he came to the cafeteria, but he had just argued with his wife and forgot whether he was hungry or not. Now when he saw the steaming bowl of meatballs with fragrant chopped celery and bits of fried garlic floating on top, he couldn't help it and directly took the toothpick beside him, poked one and took a bite.
The hot and spicy meatball juice immediately sprayed into Liu Minghua's mouth. He felt the taste was unprecedented and nodded: "Delicious, delicious!"
These meatballs are much more delicious than fried or boiled pork. Not only do they retain the richness of the gravy, but they also have the deliciousness of the soup.
It suddenly reminded him of the time when he went to the North City Air Force and tasted the dishes cooked by Wen Nuan.
The plump pork trotters and tender chicken made him drool just thinking about them.
Then, Liu Minghua asked: "Is this for us?"
Xiao Feng nodded: "Yes, I saw that Deputy Commander Gu is sitting with you. Comrade Liu, you can just take it over. There is still a little left, I will leave it for other pilots."
Although Wen Nuan wrote that everyone was invited to enjoy it together, there were so many people that if they really wanted to eat it, it would be divided up in one meal, so Xiao Feng made some for the test flight team.
Liu Minghua then brought it directly to Shen Bairong and Gu Qinghan, saying, "Comrade Shen, this is the good stuff Comrade Wen Nuan asked Deputy Head Gu to bring. Come and try it, it's delicious!"
Shen Bairong's eyes lit up: "Really? Ever since I ate the dishes made by Comrade Wen Nuan in Beicheng, I've been thinking about it every day. Let me try it!"
After saying that, he picked up a meatball and couldn't help asking, "What is this? A soup ball?"
Gu Qinghan had a smile on his lips and said, "These are meatballs. This one should be pork and mushroom meatballs. Try it."
Shen Bairong had already taken two bites and was almost splashed by the scalding soup, but after she ate one, she nodded with satisfaction: "It must be Comrade Wen Nuan's cooking, it's delicious!"
Then she looked at the soup again. It was not a clear soup, but one with lots of green leaves, which were the kind of vegetables you can only see in summer. She couldn't help but ask, "Do we have any green leafy vegetables here?"
And some of them are black, they seem to be seaweed
Liu Minghua said with a smile: "No, this was all done by Comrade Wen Nuan."
Shen Bairong smiled, reminiscing about the time when she was in the Beicheng Army, and said, "Old Liu, it would be great if our institute could have someone as good at cooking as Comrade Wen Nuan."
Liu Minghua thought for a moment and said, "Yes, then Lao Liang, Lao Zhao and their people will be able to eat and drink well."
I feel more energetic when working.
Their research institute is not in Shenyang, but in a deep mountain forest more than 70 kilometers away from the north city. Since they are all engaged in research work and need to remain anonymous, the environment there is also very simple to prevent being detected by the enemy from the air.
Everybody was concentrating on studying aerospace technology, and nobody paid much attention to what they ate. They just ate a few bites a day, so most of the people in the institute were pale and thin. Long-term malnutrition made them look gray and dusty. Indeed, no one could tell that they were studying something related to aerospace.
Moreover, before the new fighter planes were developed, they were isolated from the outside world in the research institute. They had no money to spend and no tickets to use. If they wanted to improve their food, there were no conditions nearby, and food and other supplies had to be transported in by trucks.
Everyone in their research institute has some disease to some extent and is involved in the experiments.
Gu Qinghan paused while eating. He originally wanted to eat a meatball made by his wife, but when he looked at Shen Bairong and Liu Minghua, he felt a slight pain in his heart.
They have contributed a lot to the country's space industry. Although they are only in their early thirties, they look much older than their peers.
Soon, he had a preliminary plan in mind.