The people of Zhang Family each went off to attend to their own affairs; friends and relatives gradually arrived, and comrades were also on their way. Li Yifei, Zheng Mingrui, and Zhang Tianxing sat in the empty space behind the house, near a pile of firewood. Originally, someone was invited to chop wood, but Li Yifei sent them away. The three sat there, chatting while chopping wood, and Zhang Tianxing, having undergone a change in mindset, confided in the two of them about the truth.
Only then did Li Yifei and Zheng Mingrui come to understand what exactly had happened to Zhang Tianxing after he was discharged from the army that led to such a significant change in him.
Zhang Tianxing was discharged due to injury. The compensation he received wasn't small, but it was less than what Li Yifei managed to secure, as some of it was intercepted. The money wasn't the main issue—Zhang Tianxing was in good health, and the army treatments were timely, so he recovered quite well.
