"Secretary Jiang, wake up quickly. There's a call from headquarters."
Someone called her softly in her ear. Jiang Ningning opened her eyes dazedly, feeling weak all over.
Seeing her lying listlessly in the sleeping bag with a miserable look on her face, Lin Xiaoyan reached out and touched her forehead.
"You seem to have a slight fever, but it's not a big problem. I'll go to the military doctor and get you two pills later."
Jiang Ningning smiled shyly, took out a handful of pork jerky from her backpack and put it in her palm, "Thank you, Secretary Xiaolin, if it weren't for you, I really don't know what I would do."
Lin Xiaoyan suddenly felt complicated.
These were just things within my ability, but I didn't expect Secretary Xiao Jiang to thank me so solemnly.
Because she was strong, other female comrades living in the same dormitory naturally assigned the dirty work such as carrying water and wringing sheets to her, and running errands was commonplace.
This is the first time I feel that doing good things is rewarded.
Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Jiang Ningning pick up the cooled ginger soup on the table to drink, and Lin Xiaoyan took it and put it on the charcoal basin.
"I'll heat up the ginger soup for you. Go to the temporary command post and answer the phone. It's said to be related to your two children."
When she heard that it was related to the cubs, Jiang Ningning felt a surge of strength in her heart, and her mind became clear.
He decisively put the ginger in his pocket into the fire and put on his clothes one by one. When everything is dressed neatly, the ginger slices are sizzling and juicy.
She quickly threw it out with tongs, opened the simple first aid kit, tore off a piece of gauze, wrapped the ginger, and placed it under the sole of her foot and on her right wrist.
"What are you doing?" Lin Xiaoyan widened her eyes in surprise.
Jiang Ningning blinked her eyes and said, "This is a method from my hometown. Applying ginger slices to the Yongquan acupoint on the soles of the feet can help dispel cold and reduce fever."
Finally, he put on his military coat, opened the tent and went out.
The rain has become much lighter.
The roaring sound of the waves could not drown out the endless sound of telegrams in the temporary command post, and ashtrays made from military cans had piled up into a small mountain.
"Team Three needs people? I've even taken off my belt to stop the pipe leak!" Deputy Company Commander Wang stepped on the tangled telephone wires, and every word he shouted into the microphone could produce sparks.
"What shall I use to fill it?" He seemed to be so angry that he laughed, "Use someone else to fill it! Or use me to fill it!"
After hanging up the phone, Deputy Captain Wang became more and more angry. Just as he was about to take a puff of cigarette, he realized that the cigarette was burnt out.
A pair of slender, white fingers handed over a newly rolled cigarette.
He looked up and saw Jiang Ningning's smiling face.
Deputy Company Commander Wang was startled.
The anger in my heart unconsciously dissipated a lot. "Go ahead and make the call. The area code is on the notebook. Transfer to the Third Institute to ask for Chief Xue."
He took the cigarette and put it to his lips to bite it, but because of the presence of female comrades, he did not light it on the spot.
His attitude was definitely not gentle, but it was enough to shock others. Everyone knows that Deputy Company Commander Wang is a powder keg, and anyone who gets close to him will be blown up.
However, if they were in his place, they would not be able to get angry in the face of the clever and perceptive Xiao Jiang.
"Thank you, boss." Jiang Ningning bowed politely before walking to the side and picking up the phone to dial.
After waiting for half an hour, the call was successfully connected.
"This is the 3rd Research Institute."
"Hello, comrade. I'm Jiang Ningning from the Propaganda Department. I have something urgent to discuss with Chief Xue."
At this moment, Mr. Xue had been waiting by the phone. As soon as the operator transferred him to the office, he picked up the phone immediately.
The first thing he said was, "Don't be anxious, Xiao Jiang. Listen to me slowly. Manman and Xiaxia took a military truck loaded with supplies to the front line to find you half an hour ago."
"What?"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Ningning felt as if her heart was pricked by a needle and she could hardly stand.
How can we not be urgent?
Her two cubs were the most well-behaved when they were young. They didn’t stay well in the base, so they must have suffered a lot!
But Mr. Xue had taken good care of them when he was young. He was still old, an old man in his eighties, and he was also his immediate superior, so he could not be blamed in any way.
Jiang Ningning took a deep breath, forced herself to calm down, and took a step back to advance: "Manman, you have a big idea, and I'm really sorry for making you worry."
Xue Lao was depressed. He had been prepared to accept Jiang Ningning's blame, but he didn't expect that she would comfort him instead.
I felt even more guilty.
"It's my fault that I'm too busy to take good care of them, Xiao Jiang, there's one more thing I haven't told you, about Huo Donglin..."
beep! Beep! !
Thirteen trucks loaded with supplies drove into the temporary rescue point. As soon as the wheels stopped, two glutinous rice balls emerged from under the tarpaulin.
The ground is a bit high.
It was thrilling and I didn't feel anything when I was climbing, but I found it was a bit difficult when I got off the car.
Manman bravely climbed down the wall of the car, stretched out one toe to reach the ground, and found that he could reach it. Two pairs of feet fluttered in the air and slowly landed on the ground.
Then he stretched out his hands and looked up, "Don't be afraid, sister, jump down and I will catch you."
Although Xia Xia was timid, she trusted her brother more than twelve times and jumped into his arms with her eyes closed.
The two little guys rolled into the mud, cold water poured down their necks, and their calves were shivering when they got up.
Beep——
A sharp whistle suddenly sounded, and a group of people in camouflage uniforms rushed out of the tent to unload the goods.
The situation became chaotic.
The adults' legs were shaking like trees as they carried the sandbags, and Manman was running around holding her sister's hand.
The camouflage trouser legs, the Liberation shoelaces, and the dripping tassels of the straw raincoat brushed against the little face, and the raindrops made it impossible to open one's eyes.
"Whose child is this?"
"Danger, kids, get out of the way!"
Manman was suddenly tripped by a flying hemp rope, and the flashlight rolled under the tracks of the bulldozer. No one noticed the crisp sound of the glass cover exploding amid the thunder.
"Stupid brother!" Xia Xia turned back with her short legs, but her rubber shoes also sank into the gutter.
She stuck her butt out and tried to pull her legs out, but no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't.
So angry!
Xia Xia put her hands on her hips, her cheeks puffed up with anger.
Just then, a pair of hands suddenly picked them up, and a grass-green raincoat wrapped around the two shivering little bodies—Mom!
Xia Xia looked up in surprise.
She was obviously very happy, and she promised her brother not to cry.
Looking at Jiang Ningning's familiar features and her mother's gentle and distressed gaze, tears began to fall uncontrollably.
Her little face turned red from crying and her voice became hoarse.
Manman saw his sister crying, and his uneasy heartstrings could no longer be restrained, and he cried out "Wow" and burst into tears too.
Even though they didn't say a word, Jiang Ningning could already feel how wronged and helpless the cubs were from their crying, and her heart ached.
She kissed each of them on the cheek, and the two boys were soaked, so she quickly carried them back to the tent.
Lin Xiaoyan saw her come back with a pair of twins in her arms. She was so scared that she stuttered, "Where did you pick them up?"
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