Chapter 136 The First Recruit
"What's the matter?" Luo Jiu asked as he walked.
Cheng Yaoyao smiled helplessly, "You'll know when you get there."
When the four of them entered the room, they saw that grandma had spent a lot of effort in the morning to prepare freshly fried golden and crispy dough sticks, homemade steamed dumplings with fresh meat, thick century egg and lean meat porridge, and juicy salted duck eggs.
There are also grandma’s secret recipes for rice, stir-fried wild pigeon with salted cucumber cubes, braised beef in soy sauce, and steamed pork elbow.
Grandma was seasick and had been staying in space the whole time. They usually ate with the soldiers and it had been a long time since they had such a fine and rich meal.
Luo Jiu smiled and said, "Grandma, this isn't the Hongmen Banquet, is it?"
Grandma was all smiles. "What Hongmen Banquet? It's just a reward for your hard work in fighting the Japanese. I'll make you a big meal at noon, you can enjoy it."
Grandma considerately put the chopsticks in their hands. Feng Qi looked around and asked, "Where's Fubao?"
"Fubao will be here soon." Grandma sat down with a smile and started talking, "I heard from my ninth sister that you are recruiting soldiers. Have you recruited any?"
Zhong Jialing answered honestly: "Not yet."
Luo Jiu couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth, "Grandma wants to recommend someone for us?"
Grandma's eyes lit up, "That's exactly what I meant. I thought that on the battlefield, it would be more reassuring if our own people used them.
Fubao grew up under our eyes, she is obedient and smart, you can assign her any job, light work is best, she is also willing to do hard and tiring work."
Luo Jiu raised his eyes, "Grandma, we are going to fight the enemy, not to work in the factory. There is no difference between light and heavy, only dangerous and more dangerous.
You are asking us to open a backdoor. The whole army knows that Fubao is our child. Everyone will keep an eye on her. She cannot be lazy when she goes into battle. She must rush to the front."
Grandma lowered her head guiltily, "Then let her go to the front. The child is willing, I have nothing to say."
The four of them were stunned. Zhong Jialing asked in surprise, "Aren't you afraid that something might happen to her? People can die on the battlefield."
Grandma curled her lips and said, "Our Fubao will not die."
Feng Qi had just stuffed half a dough stick into her mouth when she nearly choked to death when she heard this. She asked vaguely, "How did you know?"
"I raised this child, how could I not know?" Grandma whispered, "I knew it when she was little, but I didn't dare tell you because I was afraid you would think she was a monster.
Once when I was sewing a quilt, I forgot to take the scissors with me. When I turned around, I saw her using the scissors to cut her own flesh for fun. Fortunately, she couldn't hurt herself, but I was scared to death.
Just think about it, if this child went to the battlefield, the enemy would think she had an immortal body, wouldn't that scare the foreign devils into becoming real devils?
Just let her go. She cried for half the night last night. It hurt me to see her like that."
Luo Jiu smiled. It turned out that since she didn't agree last night, Fubao had to act out his sad drama in front of his grandma.
Feng Qi had long wanted to try out the effect of Fu Bao on the battlefield. She touched Luo Jiu's arm and said, "I have no objection. What about you?"
Luo Jiu bit his lip and shouted, "Fubao!"
"Here!" Fubao, who had been eavesdropping in the next room, immediately marched out in a heroic and high-spirited manner.
When everyone looked, they saw that she was wearing a small military uniform that she got from somewhere, and the buttons were tied tightly.
With his chubby face, he pretended to be mature and saluted everyone.
"Reporting to the leaders, I promise to perform actively after joining the army, endure hardships and work hard, dare to fight and dare to do things, and never embarrass grandma and all the mothers."
Everyone looked at Luo Jiu with suppressed laughter. Luo Jiu looked at Fu Bao's military posture and asked, "Whose uniform is it?"
"Reporting to the commander, I borrowed it from Meng Hu."
Luo Jiu frowned, "Take it off quickly."
"Oh." Fubao's face was like a deflated ball, and his lips were pouting so much that an oil bottle could be hung on them.
She was just thinking about whether to cry again when she heard Luo Jiu say, "There are large-sized military uniforms at the Quartermaster's Office. Director Zhong will give them to you after you register for enlistment."
Fu Bao turned from sadness to joy, "Thank you, Commander!"
Luo Jiu smiled and shook his head, "Hurry up and sit down to eat. I'll register you as the first recruit."
While the family was having a great time, newsboys who got up early in the morning got the newspapers and stood at train stations, intersections and other crowded places, preparing to sell newspapers.
The little newsboy rubbed his sleepy eyes and read as he spoke: "Selling newspapers! Selling newspapers! The National Salvation Army fought bloody battles all night, annihilated 50,000 Japanese troops, and recaptured..."
He suddenly stopped, wondering if he hadn't woken up yet.
The lady selling pancakes nearby asked hurriedly, "What did you take back? Read it out quickly!"
The little newsboy murmured, "We have won the battle to take back Hongdao? Auntie, 50,000 Japanese soldiers died, and the National Salvation Army won the battle!"
The old lady snatched the newspaper, but she couldn't read, so she pointed at the photo and asked, "Is this... is this the dead Japanese soldier?"
"Yes!" The little newsboy excitedly read the words below the photo loudly, "Our National Salvation Army has declared war on the garrisons of various countries in our country, and ordered the foreigners to evacuate our country within seven days. Otherwise, our army will take back our territory with the force of thunder and kill all the invaders from various countries."
"Good! Good!" The rickshaw driver cheered and took out the change from his pocket. "Give me a copy, let me see it."
The newsboy hurriedly read both sides of the newspaper, his face full of joy, and he couldn't help running on the street, summarizing the contents of the newspaper into exciting news and shouting to sell them.
"Extra! The National Salvation Army won a great victory on Hongdao Island, annihilating 50,000 Japanese troops. Commander Luo Jiu sent a telegram to the Japanese Emperor, officially declaring war on the little Japanese country!
Breaking news! The National Salvation Army declares war on invaders from all countries, giving them seven days to withdraw from our country!
"Extraordinary! The National Salvation Army fought fiercely all night to recapture Red Island. All 50,000 Japanese soldiers were annihilated. Their deaths were horrible. There are photos in the newspapers!"
As he ran, he was constantly stopped by people, whether they were going to work, school, or laboring, they all stopped to shout, "Give me a newspaper."
A staff officer working for the Beiyang government was sitting in a car. He had just asked the driver to get out of the car to buy a newspaper. He had just read the article about the Red Island victory when he heard a newspaper boy excitedly shouting, "The National Salvation Army is recruiting soldiers from all over the country. The monthly salary is 20 dollars. Both men and women are welcome!"
"What?" He turned to the other side in panic, and saw the National Salvation Army's recruitment proclamation written in big bold letters on it.
He held the newspaper in both hands and saw the following words written on it: "Our National Salvation Army has the primary goal of expelling foreign enemies and the ultimate goal of establishing a country where the people are the masters.
We sincerely invite people with lofty ideals from all over the country to join us and work with us to defeat the foreign powers and rebuild China."
Attached below are the various benefits of the National Salvation Army, which mainly include: a monthly salary of 20 yuan, paid on time and never in arrears.
Any soldier who died on the battlefield can receive a minimum pension of one thousand dollars.
The National Salvation Army will provide financial assistance to the children of fallen soldiers to complete their studies.
Requirements: Age between 18 and 40, healthy, male or female.
"No restrictions on gender?" Yuan Datou looked at the four bold words and laughed, "Do they really think women dare to join the army?"
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