Now no matter what Gu Qingbei does, even if he makes great contributions, he will lose many opportunities because he has to avoid suspicion because of Gu Zhenhai.
But the credit will only be suppressed, not disappear.
In addition, Gu Qingbei is still young and has just been promoted to brigade commander, so his position will not change in the short term.
But after a few years when Gu Zhenhai is transferred away, Gu Qingbei will be able to rise up, and the military merits that have been suppressed for several years can be utilized. That will be the time for the Qi army to take action.
Jiang Mengxue didn’t quite understand these things, but as long as Gu Qingbei understood what was going on, she would support him no matter what he did.
Gu Qingbei now lives in a single dormitory, the one at the edge of a row, next to Lu Zhengming's room.
The dormitory is very simple, just a row of mud houses. In addition, the climate here is relatively dry, so there is a curtain on the door to keep out the wind and dust.
There is a medium-sized kang in the room, and then a table and a wardrobe. The overall look is very simple.
Especially the quilts on the kang are all folded into tofu blocks.
"Let's get some water from the space to wash. There's no stove in the house, so we can just boil some water.
The climate here is dry and water-scarce year-round, so I can't wash my face or feet every day, let alone take a shower. It's a little better in the winter when there's snow, but the rest of the time I just have to endure it."
Jiang Mengxue had learned about the climate here before coming here, so she naturally knew the situation.
"Can you build a family compound next year? With so many soldiers, it's not a big deal to be separated from their families all year round, right?"
As a leader, Gu Qingbei was naturally aware of this. The soldiers under him often asked when the family quarters would be built and what level of officers' families could accompany the troops.
They submitted reports more than once, but still had to wait for approval from above.
"We're preparing. I guess Qi Jun has this plan too, but he doesn't want to agree so easily. But we don't have to rush. Our conditions aren't quite right right now, and I don't want you to come over now. Pregnancy is hard enough, and the conditions here aren't great either."
With the current conditions in the army, it is no problem to eat enough, but it is not possible to eat well.
It’s not as convenient as at home. If I want to go to town to buy something, it takes an hour or two by car.
"You know I have space and don't need to worry about that."
"Wife, I know, but besides the daily living conditions here, the climate and transportation are not convenient. I just came here, and I plan to build it up in the next two to three years. Then you will feel much more comfortable when you come here."
Jiang Mengxue also knew that no matter what the two of them said now, it would be useless. If Gu Qingbei didn't want her to come, she couldn't come.
"Okay, I'll listen to you. Then you should at least give me some time. Don't you want me to come over?"
Gu Qingbei put down the bed he was making and walked forward to hold Jiang Mengxue in his arms.
His hand gently stroked Jiang Mengxue's head.
"Wife, it's my fault, but I promise, it will be two years at most. We will be reunited after two years, okay?"
Jiang Mengxue rubbed her head against Gu Qingbei's chest.
She has been very independent since she was a child, and she has always been confident that she can be a good military wife.
But if given the chance, she also wants to be able to stay together with Gu Qingbei as often as an ordinary couple. This is not a contradiction.
Jiang Mengxue sat on the kang, and Gu Qingbei squatted below to wash her feet.
Jiang Mengxue's belly was already very obvious while she was lying on the kang. It might be because she was too thin, but her belly was already bulging after three and a half months.
Gu Qingbei was very curious. Jiang Mengxue had no fat on her belly before, but now it was bulging.
"Is the baby starting to grow up now? The birth will be around August next year. Fortunately, the weather in my hometown shouldn't be too hot. If I can take some time off, I'll go back and be with you."
"It's okay. Work is more important. It's the same if I bring it to the space and show it to you later."
"Oh, yes." Gu Qingbei was so excited that he forgot about the space.
Gu Qingbei knew that Jiang Mengxue was pregnant and he couldn't do anything rash, so he was very quiet while holding Jiang Mengxue.
It wasn't until Jiang Mengxue leaned over and whispered a few words in his ear that his eyes lit up instantly.
The next day, Jiang Mengxue was woken up by the wake-up call. Gu Qingbei next to her had already gotten up and put on his clothes.
"Wife, you continue to sleep. I will bring breakfast back later."
Gu Qingbi not only brought breakfast, but also went to the logistics department to get a stove and some simple kitchen utensils, so that if Jiang Mengxue was not used to the food in the cafeteria, they could cook for themselves.
Jiang Mengxue didn't expect this to happen: "Is it okay for us to fire alone in the dormitory? Does this count as using privileges?"
"It's okay. Other comrades' families have also applied for this before when they had someone come to visit. It's only for a few days, it's okay."
In the morning, I have steamed cornbread with multi-grain porridge and some pickles.
Of course, there is more to eating together in the dormitory than this.
Gu Qingbei is a carnivore, so he had a large bowl of beef noodles and a portion of braised beef in soy sauce. Jiang Mengxue had two steamed buns with pork and preserved mustard greens.
They brushed their teeth before going out.
"You're staying with me all the time so I don't have to go to work?"
"It's okay. There's nothing to do these two days anyway. We'll leave the day after tomorrow. Someone will call me if anything happens.
I'll take you around. You were curious about life in the army before."
The two walked for almost half an hour and arrived at the army's planting area.
Now that it is snowing, the land is plowed and left alone so that it can be planted in the spring of next year.
But the grazing area is very lively now, with cattle, sheep and horses strolling around.
There were soldiers patrolling back and forth.
Herding was also the soldiers' duty. Each person was allocated the right number of cattle and sheep, and the livestock that each person was responsible for guarding could not be mixed up.
So basically every sheep has a unique mark to prevent it from being unrecognizable if lost.
"Our brigade now has tens of thousands of sheep, which is very stressful, especially when the grass was plentiful. After training every day, we had to take time out to collect grass, dry it, and save it for winter feed.
In the past, it was a rotation system, with people taking turns collecting fodder and grazing.
But everyone always finds excuses to shirk tasks. Today it's training, tomorrow it's a task. Anyway, you push it to me and I push it to you. Those regiment leaders quarrel every day when they meet, and they all think that others have done less.
Later, I simply assigned tasks to each group. As for how to distribute the tasks within the group, each group decided on its own. I only looked at the final result.
Now they finally stop arguing. Not only that, every time they meet, they brag about how many pups their livestock have given birth to this year, how much weight they've gained, and how much more efficient and productive they are.
It's just like when everyone is digging a piece of land. There is always someone who thinks that he has dug one more hoe and others have dug one less hoe, so everyone wants to slow down and wait for others to do more.
Under the current distribution system, each person is allocated a piece of land and only needs to finish his or her work before he or she can rest. If the work is done well, there will be a reward.
Everyone will naturally work hard and be afraid that they are not doing well enough.
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