"Smack."
"Li Dajun, wait till you get back, I'll teach you a lesson."
Gao Dajiang felt extremely frustrated, and he slammed the receiver down.
"Xiao Zhang, have the motorcade send two cars to the county train station to pick up... pick up Li Dajun."
"yes."
The guard ran out quickly.
Gao Dajiang paced back and forth in the room, still furious. "That bastard! He sent half of the regiment's cars at once. How much stuff is that to load?"
"No, I have to go check on it later."
It was noon soon, and Gao Dajiang put down his pen, got up and walked outside.
Seeing the guard following him closely, he turned around and said, "I'm going to the family compound, so you don't need to follow me."
After saying that, Gao Dajiang strode away.
...
"Oh? Commander? What brings you here?"
"Commander, is there any news about my job?"
As soon as Gao Dajiang entered the family compound, he was spotted by the women in front of the first row of houses.
The women immediately ran over and surrounded the regimental commander.
So many women in the family compound are idle, except for some who are taking care of their children, the rest are because they can't find work.
The troupe's residence was too remote. The only places the women could work, besides the troupe's residence, were a nearby state-run farm.
There are very few job opportunities, even in the county. And some of them are not suitable for military spouses.
There's nothing we can do; the unemployed women have nowhere else to go but sunbathe in the family compound.
"It'll be soon, it'll be soon. We'll let you know as soon as we have any news."
Gao Dajiang regretted coming over.
Looking back, I wondered when that bastard Li Dajun would arrive.
"Commander, isn't Sister-in-law Shuhua in the cultural troupe? Do you think I could work there?"
"You're going to the performing arts troupe?"
"Um."
The long-faced woman nodded quickly.
Seeing the commander looking her over, she stood at attention and gave a big smile.
Gao Dajiang: "..."
And you know what? The long-faced woman, with her braided hair and a pretty pink long shirt, doesn't look like she's in her thirties at all.
Even within the performing arts troupe, she would be considered quite handsome.
However, the performing arts troupe doesn't care about these things.
"Comrade Xiuhong, the cultural troupe only accepts young girls. Besides, your education level is not high enough. Why don't you let your daughter give it a try in a few years?"
Gao Dajiang realized he had gone too far, and quickly added, "Don't worry, I'll let you know as soon as there are some easy jobs available at the farm next door."
"Pfft."
The women around them were all amused.
Xiuhong's sister-in-law was a little embarrassed. "Commander, I... I've been studying all along, and my education level is at least high school. Please let Shuhua's sister-in-law reconsider."
"high school?"
Gao Dajiang glanced at Jiang Xiuhong, who wasn't even holding a book. He didn't believe she could study to high school on her own. "You memorize one..."
“Recite Zhuge Liang’s ‘Memorial on Dispatching the Troops’ and let me hear it.”
Jiang Xiuhong: "..."
The women around her all looked at her expectantly.
...
"Pfft, Xiuhong, you've got to come up with this. If you can't recite it, then forget it."
The sisters-in-law were overjoyed.
Jiang Xiuhong's face flushed red. "I...I haven't learned this yet."
Gao Dajiang shook his head and ignored her.
Looking up at the entrance of the family compound, he suddenly saw Lu Fangfang carrying a basin of clothes as she walked in, and he quickly waved to her.
"Comrade Xiao Lu? Come here for a moment."
Me?
Lu Fangfang pointed to herself, somewhat puzzled.
She slept in late today, not getting up until almost noon. Since she wasn't going to clear land today and had nothing to do, she went to the river to wash her clothes and clean her shoes.
"Why is this guy hanging out with a bunch of women?"
She muttered to herself, but Lu Fangfang still went over.
Gao Dajiang asked with a smile, "Comrade Xiao Lu, is it true that you taught yourself junior high and high school knowledge?"
Seeing that her sisters-in-law were all looking at her, Lu Fangfang nodded.
In her previous life, she didn't attend a top university, but she was still considered a college student, and she understood the knowledge from junior high and high school.
"Alright, have you studied Zhuge Liang's 'Memorial on Dispatching the Troops'?"
Upon hearing this, even Jiang Xiuhong couldn't help but look at Lu Fangfang.
"The late emperor passed away before completing his great undertaking, and now the empire is divided into three, with Yizhou exhausted..."
Lu Fangfang spoke fluently without hesitation.
When she first learned it, she memorized the entire text, and now it's as if it's engraved in her mind; she can recite it without having to think about it.
Hearing Lu Fangfang recite it, Jiang Xiuhong blushed even more.
The women next to them were all stunned.
I heard that this Comrade Lu didn't even graduate from elementary school. Is this what it looks like to not graduate from elementary school?
"Alright, alright, it seems Comrade Lu has really taught himself."
Gao Dajiang's eyes gleamed with interest. He waved his hand, signaling Lu Fangfang to stop.
It seems I'll have to talk to Shuhua about this next time; this Comrade Lu is quite something.
Jiang Xiuhong was a little embarrassed and couldn't help but say, "No, that doesn't count. Maybe she just happens to know this one."
Gao Dajiang glanced at her, then shook his head.
"Comrade Xiao Lu, have you learned anything else? Memorize a few more passages so that Comrade Xiu Hong will be convinced."
Lu Fangfang glanced at her long-faced sister-in-law, then at Gao Dajiang.
After thinking for a moment, she found a few passages that she remembered well and recited them: "The six states were destroyed not because their soldiers were weak or their strategies were poor, but because they bribed Qin..."
"In the spring of the fourth year of the Qingli era, Teng Zijing was demoted to the position of prefect of Baling County. The following year, the government was efficient and the people were harmonious, and all neglected matters were revived..."
"In the ninth year of Yonghe, the year of Guichou, at the beginning of late spring..."
"Wow...that's amazing."
The sisters-in-law were astonished.
Some of the women, who were high school graduates, blushed slightly. They had mostly forgotten what Lu Fangfang had recited and couldn't catch up.
Beside her, Jiang Xiuhong's chest heaved violently.
Every sentence Lu Fangfang recited felt like a slap across her face.
She finally couldn't listen anymore and opened her mouth to say loudly, "We all come from different parts of the country, for a common goal..."
"Our cadres must care about every soldier and their families..."
When the word "family members" was mentioned, Jiang Xiuhong glanced at Gao Dajiang.
Gao Dajiang opened his mouth, but didn't dare to interrupt Jiang Xiuhong.
Lu Fangfang stopped reciting and stood to the side, listening quietly.
The women around her all looked at Jiang Xiuhong, listening intently to what she was saying.
"...we should all care for each other, love each other, and help each other."
Jiang Xiuhong was very proud, and she was still a little reluctant to finish reading it.
"Volume 3, page 103, paragraph 2."
"What?"
Jiang Xiuhong was taken aback and looked at Lu Fangfang, puzzled.
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