Chapter 395 The Retreating Soldiers
Neither Shen Hanxing nor Wen Zhenyi went in to disturb him, but sat on the stone steps at the door of the room.
"Grandpa, there are a lot of things in my heart."
Chen Hanxing nodded gently: “He always felt that he was the one who killed my father, which made me a child without parents.”
"This has nothing to do with him."
"I advised him the same thing, but he just couldn't let it go."
"I think after today, he will let it go." Wen Zhenyi turned his head and looked at the house behind him.
Shen Hanxing smiled and nodded: "I also plan to teach in the private school, what are your plans?"
"I'm going to sell my ham and see if there's a market for it."
"Is there still a lack of market for the food you make?"
Wen Zhenyi smiled and leaned on his shoulder: "Feng Chengyun is going back."
"Well, it's time for him to go back."
Three months is not too long, but not too short either.
Wen Yongnan and Ma Yushun are both going to take up their posts, and County Magistrate Lei and Town Mayor Meng are also going back to Beijing with Feng Chengyun.
Shen Hanxing and the others came to the dock to see a few people off.
Magistrate Lei and Mayor Meng looked at the county town where they had worked for most of their lives and were reluctant to leave.
Lei Yingying and the others were also about to return: "Yi Yi, come to Beijing to see us when you have time."
Wen Zhenyi gave them a hug and said, "I will."
Several children pulled her skirt: “Mrs. Shen, will we be able to eat what you cook in the future?”
"I think I will in the future."
Lei Yingying rubbed their heads and said, "They are all little greedy cats."
Wen Zhenyi watched them board the ship, and those on the deck kept waving at them.
She raised her hand and waved at them until they could no longer see each other.
Shen Hanxing patted her shoulder: "Let's go, it's time for us to go back."
Wen Zhen nodded, and everything seemed to be back on track.
Shen Hanxing entered the academy to teach the children who came to the private school, and occasionally told them about what happened in the military camp.
The dry goods made by Wen Zhenyi appeared on the market again, and this time they were also sold out.
She also deliberately increased production so that these things could be shipped to farther places.
Wen Zhenyi would occasionally go to the school to attend classes, and she would also listen to Shen Hanxing telling the children about what happened on the battlefield.
After class, Shen Hanxing saw her sitting still, deep in thought, and walked over to sit next to her: "One by one."
Wen Zhenyi came back to his senses and looked around. There were no children around. "Is get out of class over?"
"Yeah, what am I thinking about."
“I wonder what happens to the soldiers who survived the injuries on the battlefield?”
"Most of them will leave the military camps and return to their registered places of residence."
"Will there be money?"
"Yes, but not much. Soldiers who died will receive pensions. After the war, they will be registered and distributed to their families."
"What about those without family?"
"Those without families will not receive pensions."
Wen Zhenyi raised his head and looked at Shen Hanxing: "Are you afraid?"
"Yes, at first. The first time I saw a corpse, I vomited for a long time and couldn't eat anything. But after seeing it more often, I gradually got used to it."
"Where are their bodies?"
"After every battle, soldiers would go to collect the bodies. Deep pits were dug behind the camp before the battle. The dead soldiers would be sent here to be cremated."
“I really can’t keep anything.”
Chen Hanxing held her hand. He remembered that when he first passed away, he couldn't fall asleep at all. Every time he closed his eyes, he saw their dead faces.
Wen Zhenyi reached out and hugged him: "Everything will be fine."
Shen Hanxing gently hugged her in his arms: "Well, everything will be fine. Why are you asking this?"
"I was just thinking about how these disabled soldiers would live in the future."
"They will all receive some compensation, so buying a few acres of land shouldn't be a problem."
“Is there anyone with mobility issues as well?”
Chen Hanxing nodded: "Yes, there are many such soldiers. They can no longer go to the battlefield, nor can they stay in the barracks. If they have families, they may still take care of them, but for those who don't, it's hard to say."
"That's not good."
"Are you planning to do something again?"
"I do have such an idea, but I still need to think about it."
Shen Hanxing stood up and took her hand: "Let's talk when we get back. It's very late now."
Wen Zhenyi looked at the sky outside which was getting dark, and took his hand and walked out of the school together.
The children in the private school were all eating. When they saw the two of them, they all shouted happily, "Master, Master's wife, will you eat with us?"
"No, we have to go back."
"That's such a shame. There's braised pork in the cafeteria today."
"Then you should eat more."
"good."
Shen Hanxing held her hand without letting go and walked back from the school with her.
The family was already waiting for them: "Why are you so late today? We've been waiting for you two to have dinner."
"We'll come over after we wash our hands."
Wen Yongman sat next to Wen Zhenyi: "Sister, the orders for instant noodles have increased a lot now, I want to add a few more noodle machines."
"If we add more noodle machines, will we need to increase the number of staff in the workshop?"
"We need to increase the number of staff. Now the noodle workshop also needs to increase staff, as well as the dim sum workshop and the meat workshop."
"That's a lot of additional manpower."
“Well, so I want to recruit people.”
"We've already recruited almost all the workers around Wenxia Town. If you want to recruit more, you'll have to look further afield."
"What should we do? Should we buy some people?" Wen Yongman made a suggestion.
"Don't be in a hurry, let me think about it."
"Can't you two siblings just eat your meal properly? Let's talk later." Old Mrs. Wen saw that the two were busy talking about things and hadn't eaten many bites of the food.
Wen Zhen stuck out his tongue: "Okay."
Granny Wen and her family rarely get involved in the family business now. Most of the time, they chat with the old men and women of the same age in the village and talk about this year's harvest.
After dinner, Shen Hanxing and his wife and Wen Yongman discussed things in the yard.
Wen Yongman just heard that she had other ideas: "Sister, aren't you going to hire the local people?"
"Nowadays, the people living nearby all have a lot of good farmland. Haven't you noticed that fewer people are willing to work here?"
Wen Yongman thought about it. This situation seemed to have occurred two years ago, but he didn't pay much attention to it at the time. "Why is this happening?"
"Although they bought this place, have you noticed that they are living a pretty good life?"
Wen Yongman nodded: "It seems to be better than before."
Shen Hanxing smiled and said, “You are harvesting more crops now.”
"So they can live well by planting and breeding?"
Wen Zhenyi smiled and nodded: "That's right. As long as we can sell our products now, they don't have to worry about their future lives."
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