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As a person who turned a passionate military life into a farming life, Xiao Li, in addition to daily training and other tasks, likes to go outside the army, walk to places he is not familiar with, and chat with old people he is familiar with.
They say age makes one wiser, and the older generation is very experienced in life. Although Xiao Li has integrated into this world, he sometimes feels a little out of touch with this era. As a result, he likes to take his children to chat with experienced elders and listen to their stories. Although he is obviously a thirty-year-old man, he will still be as startled as a child when listening to stories about the past.
One day, he went out and saw a group of old men sitting leisurely and chatting under a big tree at the entrance of the village. He walked over curiously and asked, "Uncle, have you eaten?"
"Eat it, Xiaoxiao, have you eaten it?"
"Have you eaten?" "Have you eaten?" is a colloquialism used by locals when they go out to greet others. It is a polite phrase used by people when they go out to greet others.
"Uncle, it's autumn harvest time now. I see the farmers haven't harvested the crops yet. Why is it so late this year?" Farmers have attached great importance to autumn harvest since ancient times. But now, except for a few sparsely populated fields where people are harvesting crops, many other fields are empty.
This is a phenomenon that has never occurred during the autumn harvest before.
"Ah~~" The old man closest to Xiao Li licked his cigarette with his saliva, then slowly rolled one with trembling hands. He smacked his lips and put the cigarette between his ears. Then he said, "The young ones have all gone to the steel mills. Those who stay at home are just lazy old men who don't work. They think that since they'll all eat in the canteen and be supported by the government, it doesn't matter if they don't collect the grain."
"It's difficult for us old men to walk, let alone work in the fields. We can't even get anyone to do anything, so we can only sit at the entrance of the village and watch the crops rot in the fields."
The old man frowned as he looked at the ripe crops in the field, and said with a wry smile, "This year, God was angry and there was little rain. The crops didn't grow well, and the harvest was not good either. And then there was the Great Steel Production Campaign, so no one is harvesting the crops."
Xiao Li was harvesting crops now, and he knew the importance of food in recent years. Seeing so much food lying in the fields with no one to harvest it, he thought for a moment and said, "We have quite a few people in our army."
Can you help collect it?
The old man clearly saw what Xiao Li was thinking, but they still waved their hands, signaling Xiao Li not to get involved: "Whether the grain in our fields is harvested or rots in the fields is our own business. You guys just do your own thing and don't get involved too much with the local people. It won't be good for you if you get involved too much."
"These young people will regret abandoning the farmland sooner or later. This time we can teach them a lesson." The old man thought simply. Now everyone eats in the cafeteria and is supported by the government. Although it is a pity to waste food, it will not cause a big problem for the time being. So waste it and it will be wasted.
Just consider it as a lesson for everyone.
Xiao Li didn't insist. He just felt it was a shame to waste the crops in the fields. He said goodbye to the old men and left. As he left, he could hear them chatting: "Hey~~ We ordinary people have relied on the crops in the fields for generations. Who would have thought that one day we would have to throw away the crops!"
"What a sin! I think the weather is abnormal this year. I should let the children come back for the autumn harvest in a few days."
"become!"
The winter of 1958 was much colder than in previous years. Despite the cold weather, no snow had fallen since the beginning of winter. Many elderly people began to look at the sky in worry, while the younger ones calmly advised: "Sir, please stop looking at it and go upstairs to rest. What you are worried about will not happen."
"I heard that the commune canteen will slaughter several pigs this year to share with us. You can just stay home and wait for the meat."
Now the members of the people's commune are so lucky. Food is calculated based on the number of people in each family. They have food to eat whether they work or not. They can eat until their stomachs are full every day, and they can even eat braised pork every now and then. Compared with the past when they had to get up early and work late to earn enough to eat, their life now is like living in heaven. Such policies have directly made some people lazy.
The old man was helped into the house. "You don't understand, you don't understand. Eating without restraint like this will cause big problems sooner or later. How can you eat like this!"
Will starving ghosts be reincarnated?
No matter what the elders at home said, everyone ate and drank as usual, and no one took those words to heart.
Time flies, and the new year is here in the blink of an eye.
In the new year, the members ate from the big pot in the commune cafeteria, patted their bulging bellies and wished each other: "I wish everyone a full and satisfying new year, just like today, with their belts full and full!"
While fellow villagers were celebrating the New Year, Xiao Lizheng led a group of people and moved forward carefully on the back mountain. The group of people, holding guns, dispersed in an orderly manner and kept searching around for their comrades.
Xiao Li kept glancing around as he slowly moved forward, saying in a voice everyone could hear: "Pay attention to your surroundings, and be careful not to get separated from the group. If you get separated, you don't need to find the main group and quickly retreat back to the group!"
"yes!"
The 8147th Regiment is backed by the mountains, and it is very common to hear wolves howling at night. However, since the beginning of winter this year, the howling of wolves at night has become more and more frequent, and as the weather gets colder, the sounds seem to be getting closer.
At first Xiaoli didn't take it seriously, but later every night when the wolves howled, the children in the compound would cry too. It was only when Xiaonuo ran to Xiaoli and their bedroom crying with his baby in his arms at night that he realized the seriousness of the matter.
After Wang Xuemei coaxed the child to sleep, Xiao Li sat in the yard for half the night in the cold wind wearing a coat. Finally, he came to the conclusion: food was scarce and the animals had to go down the mountain to find food.
Weather conditions can affect the survival of animals in the mountains. Rain, heavy snow, and even the absence of snow can freeze people to death in winter. As a result, food on the mountain decreases, and animals that cannot find food will risk going down the mountain to find food.
Today's animals are not kept in zoos or as pets by humans. They come in many varieties and are all extremely ferocious and wild. If they were to go down the mountain en masse, it would cause panic among the people, resulting in casualties and unimaginable consequences.
The cold wind woke Xiao Li up, and also awakened Xiao Li's remaining bear gall. At that moment, his mind suddenly went crazy and he called Dong Shiyi from next door in the yard. He hurriedly dragged Dong Shiyi back to the group, thinking that something had happened, and organized a "8147 Group Hunting Competition" in the dark.
Taking advantage of the heat on his forehead, Xiao Li even led a team of people himself. This was also Xiao Li's first mission since he became the team leader. When he came to his senses, he had already led his people to the halfway point of the mountain. Looking at the surrounding environment, he wanted to slap his head and ask himself if he had been cursed by his subordinates, which made him do such a dangerous thing.
Since the thing has already happened, there is no point in regretting it. He can only bite the bullet and move forward. Many large animals are accustomed to coming out to find food at night. The woods in the dark are very dangerous. Xiao Li kept paying attention to his surroundings while instructing his teammates and continued to go deeper.
"Awoo~~" A wolf howl suddenly sounded in the woods, followed by several other long howls that shook the surroundings, making Xiao Li's hair stand on end.
This was the first time he had heard a wolf howl so close to him, as if it were right next to his ear. With his gun loaded and aimed forward, Xiao Li said seriously, "Everyone, be careful and stay safe!"
In the dim night, green light flickered like fireflies and slowly approached them. They knew that these were the eyes of wolves, and the wolves were approaching them. The battle-hardened men were not afraid. They turned their backs to their comrades, loaded their bullets, and prepared to fight.
They say wolves are incredibly clever. Xiao Li might not have believed it before, but this time he finally saw it for himself. The two sides remained locked in a stalemate until the wolf in front bent its hind legs slightly, stretched its front legs forward, and, poised to swoop down, its eyes gleaming with a fierce glint, it lunged at them with a roar.
"Bang~Bang~Bang~"
Gunshots rang out, followed by screams.
After a fierce fight, another wolf howl was heard from behind. The wolves that had been surrounding Xiao Li and his men desperately began to retreat slowly. Xiao Li did not foolishly chase them, but silently watched the wolf pack, which had been reduced by two-thirds, leave. When the wolf pack was about to disappear from his sight, the wolf king who was giving orders turned around and roared at Xiao Li with bared teeth.
Xiao Li had excellent night vision. Looking at the wolf king roaring at them not far away, he raised his gun again and shouted, "As long as you don't go down the mountain, I won't bring anyone up here again."
"You'd better take your wolf and leave quickly, otherwise I'll be merciless and kill you!"
The Wolf King and his people turned and left, and Xiao Li's tense nerves finally relaxed a little. He looked at the wolf corpses around him with a sense of pity, "Take care of the wounded and let's go. As for these wolf corpses, take them if you can, otherwise leave them here and come back at daybreak."
Being besieged by a pack of wolves, even though they had guns in their hands, they were more or less injured. With a group of wounded people and the strong smell of blood in this place, it was even more unsuitable for them to stay here. Xiao Li could only arrange for everyone to retreat quickly.
Everyone took care of each other, and those who were not seriously injured did not forget to carry a dead wolf when they left. "Wolf meat! I have never eaten wolf meat before, and I don't know what it tastes like!"
"I heard wolf fur is very warm. Captain, can I apply for a wolf skin? My wife is very afraid of the cold and I want to make her a fur coat and send it back home."
"Okay, you can divide the spoils among yourselves. But before we do that, we'd better go back first. Why do I feel like this place is getting colder and colder?" The sky gradually brightened, and the temperature became even darker than when it was pitch black. Xiao Li wrapped himself in his military coat, waved his hand, picked up a dead wolf, and ran forward without looking back.
After running out of the back mountain and counting the number of people, Xiao Li gasped, "Damn it, I'm never going to come up to the mountain at night to get killed again! Brothers, I'm sorry to have made you suffer with me!"
Isn't it painful? The August 1st Hospital was particularly busy that day. Forty or fifty soldiers went to the hospital for treatment of external injuries at the same time. Fortunately, they were only skin injuries, otherwise Xiao Li would be in big trouble. Xiao Li was also among this group of people.
"Wife, please take a look at my arm. I think I was bitten by a wolf." Xiao Li closed the door of Wang Xuemei's office, took off his coat, and stretched out his arm for Wang Xuemei to check.
"No problem, your arm is fine." Wang Xuemei touched the deep bite marks on Xiao Li's arm and pressed hard on the bones. There was no broken bone as she had imagined, but the bones were intact. She asked calmly, "I heard that you went hunting in the mountains tonight. Were the bite marks on your arm caused by wolves?"
"Well, that's right." Xiao Li's arm was bitten by a wolf in the chaos. At that time, he seemed to hear the sound of his bones breaking. Now when he heard Wang Xuemei say that his arm was intact and there was no problem, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, my golden finger is still there.
Thank God, I am indeed God’s biological son!
Wang Xuemei looked at Xiao Li, who was putting on his coat, with a twinkle in her eyes. She remembered something, but she had almost calmed down and asked, "Is everyone okay? How was the harvest?"
"Hey, we have a squad of over thirty people, all veterans with rich experience in combat, and everyone has a gun. Apart from some minor injuries, no one is in serious trouble. We also had a good harvest. Dong Shiyi and his team even brought back a few wild boars. Once the kitchen team cleans up, we'll be able to share the pork."
"I'm glad everyone is okay. Don't be so impulsive in the future. It's too dangerous at night. You won't be able to bear the consequences if something happens." She was scared when she thought about Xiao Li's impulsiveness. If she had known that he was going up the mountain last night, she would have stopped him. Now that everyone is okay, Wang Xuemei also breathed a sigh of relief.
Although it was a bit fantastical, Wang Xuemei felt that she had discovered her husband's unknown physical condition because of this incident, and finally understood how this fool had survived the battlefield unscathed.
Wang Xuemei looked at Xiao Li and nodded as if nothing had happened. "Okay, I won't do it again."
She sighed deeply, what a fool!
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