As soon as Gu Mingzhou and Lin Sisi appeared, Lin Qingyan and Lu Zhengting both frowned.

Before Lu Zhengting and Lin Qingyan could even speak up to drive them away, Gu Mingzhou spoke first.

“Old Lu, Qingyan. I brought Sisi to sign up for the herb gathering activity. I saw that other women had signed up with Qingyan, so I brought Sisi along. Sisi also wants to contribute to making hemostatic medicine.”

Lin Qingyan didn't speak, but handed the flashlight to Lu Zhengting, took out a notebook and pen from her bag, and said to Lu Zhengting.

"Please take a look for me, and I'll write her name down."

Lin Sisi came to sign up for collecting medicinal herbs, so she had no reason to refuse.

After she finished writing, she said to the two men, "The names are written, you can go back now."

"good."

Gu Mingzhou agreed and, quite tactfully, left with Lin Sisi.

Afterwards, Lu Zhengting and Lin Qingyan also went out and went to their division commander's house.

The division commander was sitting in the living room reading a newspaper when he saw Lu Zhengting and Lin Qingyan, and quickly put down the newspaper.

"You've come to see me at this hour, it must still be about the hemostatic medicine, right?" He pointed to the sofa next to him: "Please sit down."

He then asked his wife to pour tea for Lu Zhengting and Lin Qingyan.

Lin Qingyan and Lu Zhengting quickly refused.

"Auntie, you don't need to bother anymore, we'll be leaving in a bit."

"You should also have some water. You don't usually come here, so sit for a while."

Lin Qingyan and Lu Zhengting couldn't resist the other person's politeness and both nodded.

Lin Qingyan took out her notebook from her bag, opened the page where she registered the military wives who had signed up to collect medicinal herbs, and showed it to the division commander.

"Commander, I have good news for you. After I returned to the family compound, several of the women in our compound learned that some soldiers were going up the mountain to collect medicinal herbs. They all told me that they wanted to participate in our herb-collecting operation and contribute their own strength."

"Oh, really?" The division commander was clearly very pleased to hear the news. "The women in our family compound are also very proactive."

Lin Qingyan handed him the notebook and showed him the list.

"These are the women who came to me to sign up. When they came to me, I didn't know if you could agree to let me write down their names and let them wait for news at home."

Later, I felt there were already enough people above, so I wanted to come and ask you for your permission as soon as possible. If you approve, they can go up the mountain with the soldiers tomorrow morning.

"How could I not approve the women's enthusiasm? Although it's a bit dangerous up in the mountains, with our soldiers protecting us, there won't be any problems."

He handed the notebook back to Lin Qingyan: "I'll have to trouble you to inform them when you get back that they should gather at the family compound at 8:30 tomorrow morning, and then meet up with our soldiers to go up the mountain together."

However, our military spouses are truly supportive of the military's work, and I will apply to my superiors for appropriate rewards for them; their efforts will not be in vain.

"Then I'll thank you on their behalf."

The division commander laughed heartily: "Actually, you deserve the most credit for this. You developed the hemostatic drug yourself, handed it over unconditionally, and now you're busy with the collection of herbs. Comrade Xiao Lin, I should thank you on behalf of the soldiers."

Lin Qingyan smiled and said, "No need for thanks."

She took the notebook, stood up, and together with Lu Zhengting, said goodbye to their teacher.

When they returned to the family compound, it was only a little after eight o'clock, and most people were still awake.

Lin Qingyan and Lu Zhengting went to notify the military wives who had signed up, according to the names on the list, that they could go to collect herbs the next morning.

As they went through the notification process, military spouses who hadn't registered before also came to Lin Qingyan to sign up. After Lin Qingyan and Lu Zhengting finished notifying them, three more military spouses' names were added to Lin Qingyan's notebook.

The next day, around 8 a.m., the military wives automatically gathered at the designated location without Lin Qingyan needing to notify them again.

Lin Qingyan counted the number of people, and it matched the number she had registered yesterday.

Eleven people stood there in a row, with Sister Yang standing at the very edge, her face looking rather pale.

She originally thought that she would go with the soldiers to collect herbs by herself. As the only family member to participate in the herb collection, she would show that she was more aware and had a spirit of selfless dedication than other military wives. Who knew that so many more people would appear overnight.

If more than a dozen people go to help the army collect herbs, how can she stand out?

Were these people the same as her who actively sought out Lin Qingyan to participate, or were they specifically encouraged by Lin Qingyan after seeing her participation?

Feeling disappointed and confused, she was determined to find Lin Qingyan and get the answers.

She walked up to Lin Qingyan, pulled Lin Qingyan aside to make sure no one could hear their conversation, and then asked Lin Qingyan.

"Dr. Lin, did these military spouses also go voluntarily?"

“Yes, they all signed up with me on their own initiative, just like you.” Lin Qingyan noticed that Sister Yang looked a little disappointed. “Sister-in-law, if you don’t believe me, you can ask them yourself.”

"Oh dear, why wouldn't I believe it? So many people are voluntarily helping our soldiers gather herbs, which proves that the women in our family compound are very open-minded. Isn't that a good thing? With the front and rear forces united, there is no battle we can't win."

Lin Qingyan smiled and nodded, "Sister-in-law is right. Sister-in-law, you should stand in line first. We'll line up and then go to meet up with the soldiers."

"Okay, okay."

Sister Yang wiggled her big buttocks and stood back in the group. She was sure she couldn't be the only one. When they got to the herb-gathering place, she had to do her best and gather more herbs than the other military wives.

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