In the evening, Zhang Tie put on his clothes and drove a military vehicle left by the Iron-Blood Camp to leave the hospital. As his left hand was still inconvenient to move, Zhang Tie drove the vehicle with his right hand. After putting on his clothes, nobody could see that he had been injured.
This kind of vehicle driven by a steam engine was very convenient to drive. It only had one neutral gear, one front gear, one back gear, one brake, and one gas pedal. Of course, the gas pedal was what it was called before the Catastrophe. According to the current professional terminology, it was just a pressure changing pedal of the boiler. This pedal controlled the output power of the steam engine at the front of the vehicle.
It was easy to drive a steam-powered car. It could reach a speed of over 100 km/h in the city. The only shortcoming of this kind of car was that it would take at least half an hour to start and ignite the car every day. After the boiler of the car was ignited, the pressure of the boiler had to rise to a certain degree before the car could be started. Thankfully, the car only needed to be ignited once a day. The rest was to add coal and water to the charging bin and the water injection port and pour out the ashes from the automatic ash discharge box of the car every day.
The Iron-Blood Camp was the most mechanized camp in No. 39 Division. The 3rd Platoon, 5th Company of the Iron-Blood Camp, where Zhang Tie was in, had five vehicles. Three of them were semi-covered wheeled armored personnel carriers, while the other two were five-seater military open SUVs. As the platoon leader of the 3rd Platoon, Zhang Tie was also assigned an exclusive SUV. Because he was in the hospital, the Iron-Blood Camp left the vehicle in the hospital for Zhang Tie's convenience.
Zhang Tie, who was driving the military vehicle, directly drove to a rice shop in Blackhot City with the gold coins that he had taken from Samira's purse. After buying two bags of rice from the rice shop, Zhang Tie had someone put them on the back seat of the vehicle. After paying the money, Zhang Tie drove back to the entrance of his house.
On the way back home, Zhang Tie really felt very cool driving the car. Zhang Tie's vanity was satisfied once again.
Zhang Tie guessed that they were having dinner at home at this moment. After pressing the horn twice, Zhang Tie didn't get off the vehicle; instead, he shouted, "Elder brother, hurry up, open the door!"
His elder brother, who had long negotiated with Zhang Tie, opened the door and walked out the moment Zhang Tie called out. He pretended to be amazed. "Aiya, you've learned how to drive. Come in, we're eating!"
"No, I've already eaten. I happened to have something to do today, so I brought two bags of rice back home. Brother, you don't have to buy it again. Brother, you can take the rice out of the car first. I still have something to do, so I won't be coming in! "
"Alright!" As the two brothers talked, they winked at each other. Zhang Yang then took two bags of rice off the cart. Hearing the noise, Zhang Tie's dad and mom walked out of the door.
Zhang Tie revealed a brilliant smile as he forcefully waved his right hand towards his parents. "Dad, mom, I've brought you food! How was it? I, your son, am amazing, right? I even learned how to drive! "
At the sight of Zhang Tie standing at the entrance of their home safe and sound with a smile on his face, Zhang Tie's dad and mom revealed a relieved smile.
"Let's go home and eat!"
"It's okay, Dad. I'll take you for a ride another day. I've already eaten. Today, I'll go out to work and buy two bags of rice for you!"
"Guoguo, are you okay?" Saying this, his mom prepared to walk towards him. "I heard that you had an accident during the duel today!"
Putting his left hand on the steering wheel, Zhang Tie forcefully pounded his chest with his right hand. "I'm fine. How could I have an accident? There were too many people at school that day, so there was a small riot. I'm fine, but I was almost swallowed by a group of girls. Someone had a conflict with the soldiers dispatched by the Military Administration to maintain the order there. Later on, they were arrested. Mom, you can go back now. I have something to do today.
I'll come back to see you another day! "Saying this, Zhang Tie was afraid that his mom would notice something. Thus, he waved his hand and stepped on the accelerator, driving away.
Seeing that his son was fine, Zhang Tie's mom let out a long sigh. These days, Zhang Tie's mom had been staying at home. When Zhang Yang said that Zhang Tie was fine, she believed him. However, when she went out to buy vegetables today, she was startled when she heard someone mention that Zhang Tie had been stabbed. Not many people had witnessed what had happened at school that day. Therefore, there were many versions. Some said that the military officer of the Norman Empire had a conflict with the onlookers during the duel; some said that the military officer of the Norman Empire had been assassinated; some said that the soldiers of No. 39 Division had started a massacre in the Seventh National Middle School; some even said that the Gregory family had hatched a conspiracy, which led to the siege of the family castle by No. 39 Division, which led to the curfew in Blackhot City. Zhang Tie's mom and dad had heard a lot of rumors these days, but they didn't know which one was true and which one was false. They could only worry about Zhang Tie inside.
Seeing Zhang Tie driving back safe and sound, the two people finally became reassured.
Zhang Tie didn't want his parents to worry about him.
After finishing his performance at home, Zhang Tie prepared to return to the hospital as he had to change his dressing in the evening.
...
As it was supper time, there were few pedestrians on the road. Therefore, Zhang Tie felt pretty comfortable driving. The roadside sceneries flashed past him, and he seemed to have found the feeling of running in the wind again. While enjoying this pleasant feeling, Zhang Tie caught sight of Grandma Teresa, who was standing on the roadside in a green nun's uniform with a group of kids beside her. As Zhang Tie was driving, the two of them passed by each other in a split second. In a split second, Zhang Tie drove more than 20 meters away.
With a 'zhi' sound, Zhang Tie stepped on the brake, causing the car's tires to draw a 7-8 m long black tire mark on the cement road of Blackhot City. Zhang Tie then reversed the car and retreated 30 m back.
It was really Grandma Teresa!
On the way, there were more than ten children standing by the roadside. One of them was holding a donation box in his hands, while the others were holding pots of flowers and plants. There was even one child holding up a card with words written on it — We are very hungry!
Grandma Teresa was standing in the middle of the group of kids, leading them to collect donations from passers-by. Kind-Hearted people would receive a pot of flowers and plants from those kids.
At this moment, the lamplighters of Blackhot City were about to come out. There were very few pedestrians on the road, making the group of people who were collecting donations on the roadside look pretty miserable.
Zhang Tie immediately jumped off the car and walked towards them. Those kids watched him, even though Zhang Tie was wearing
Although Zhang Tie was wearing a military uniform, all the kids had already recognized him.
He was the elder brother Rice Soup, who used to send delicious rice soup to the orphanage every week...
"Elder brother Rice Soup …" Zhang Tie was immediately surrounded by a group of kids. Looking at these kids who looked up with pale faces, Zhang Tie found that the oldest one was only 8 or 9 years old while the youngest one was only 4 or 5 years old. Looking at the "We are very hungry" board, Zhang Tie couldn't help but feel sad. After the price of grains in the entire Blackhot City surged, even the rice brew business of Zhang Tie's family couldn't run well. Zhang Tie could definitely imagine the situation of Grandma Teresa's orphanage at this moment.
At the sight of Zhang Tie, Grandma Teresa's smile was still the same as before. However, after two months, Zhang Tie felt that Grandma Teresa was much more haggard than before.
"Elder brother Rice Soup, can you send us rice soup again? We haven't had tasty rice soup for over a month!" A 6-7 years old girl said timidly as she pulled the corner of Zhang Tie's military uniform. Hearing the word "rice soup", all the kids around Zhang Tie forcefully swallowed their saliva as they stared at Zhang Tie with sparkling eyes.
"Good girl, elder brother will send you tasty food after a while!" Zhang Tie gently stroked the little girl's head.
Grandma Teresa walked over. Different from these kids, Grandma Teresa clearly understood the meaning of Zhang Tie's military uniform. After over two months, she had not imagined that the juvenile who had sent rice soup to the orphanage had already become a second lieutenant of the Norman Empire. Even Zhang Tie's temperament had changed a lot.
"Grandma Teresa!" Zhang Tie greeted Grandma Teresa who was walking towards him.
"It seems that God's will has started to appear on you!" Grandma Teresa walked over and gave Zhang Tie a warm hug.
"How many days have these kids not eaten enough food?"
"In the past month, the daily food expenses of these children could barely fill their stomachs, and the orphanage has changed from three meals to two meals a day. I have no choice but to take them out to collect donations. If it goes on like this, these children will have health problems. The children I took care of are all in good health. Now there are still some children in the orphanage who don't even have the strength to walk!" Granny Teresa said sadly.
"What does the orphanage need most now?"
"Food, salt, preferably a bit sugar and alcohol!"
"Grandma, do you believe in me?" Zhang Tie stared at Grandma Teresa seriously.
"Of course, kid!"
"Then, you can go back to the orphanage with these kids. Boil water and clean the warehouse. I will bring these things here after a while!"
After casting a deep glance at Zhang Tie, Grandma Teresa kissed Zhang Tie's forehead once again. She didn't say anything, but her eyes became slightly moist. Grandma Teresa knew that the kids in the orphanage could finally be saved …
Touching the heads of the surrounding kids, Zhang Tie smiled. "You go back to the orphanage with me first. Tell the kids in the orphanage to be ready. This elder brother will bring you delicious food right now, okay?"
"Okay!" The kids all nodded with gleaming eyes.
Zhang Tie didn't say anything more. He waved his hands towards them, turned around, and jumped into the car. He then stepped on the accelerator and drove away …
Seeing Zhang Tie disappearing at the end of the road, Grandma Teresa called out to the little guys who had been standing outside for almost a day and then returned to the orphanage. (To be continued, please search? Astronomy? Novels are better and updated faster!
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