Chapter 18: Cooking Ginger Sugar Soup for the First Battalion
Not long after Cheng Jinghao left, it began to rain outside, and it was getting heavier.
Lin Momo didn't have much appetite to eat, so she cleaned up the food, washed up, and sat on the bed, reading a book while waiting for Cheng Jinghao.
After thinking for a while, he took out another piece of ginger from the space and boiled some brown sugar ginger water, which Cheng Jinghao could drink to drive away the cold when he came back.
In the nearby villages, villagers began to rush to harvest barley.
Zhao Zhigang found Cheng Jinghao who was working in the fields. When Cheng Jinghao left the house just now, he asked him to go to the military region to find everyone in their camp.
"Old Cheng, get everyone from our camp here. Three companies are going to these three nearby villages."
"Okay, let's hurry up and finish the harvest before the rainstorm comes." Cheng Jinghao nodded, without stopping his movements.
"good!"
"Captain Cheng, thank you so much!" The village chief was so excited when he saw the soldiers helping with the harvest that he didn't know how to express his gratitude.
"Village chief, please don't say that. This is what our people's soldiers should do. Let's get to work quickly."
"Okay, okay." The village chief did not dare to delay and organized the villagers to speed up.
Cheng Jinghao was rushing to harvest while checking the barley. In fact, it would be best to harvest the barley in a few days, but the rain came too suddenly. If the barley was not harvested by now, there would be nothing to harvest.
With the participation of the entire battalion of soldiers, the harvest in the three villages was quickly completed. Cheng Jinghao asked the soldiers to help the villagers store all the food into the warehouse, and then organized everyone to return to the military area.
As soon as Cheng Jinghao entered the yard, Lin Momo heard the noise and ran over immediately.
"How is it? Has the grain been harvested?" Lin Momo asked.
"It's already been put away." Cheng Jinghao was about to take off his raincoat.
"I made some ginger and sugar water for you, drink some." Lin Momo went to the kitchen to pour him some ginger and sugar water.
"Momo." Cheng Jinghao stopped taking off his raincoat, "I want to trouble you for something."
"What's wrong?"
"Give them some brown sugar. The brothers in our camp just went with us to harvest the crops. This is not a military mission. We went alone. I want to go to the military cafeteria to make some ginger sugar water for them."
"Okay." Lin Momo nodded, took a lot of brown sugar and a lot of old ginger.
Lin Momo took another raincoat and hat from the wall and said, "You can go with me."
"No, Momo, the rain is too heavy." Cheng Jinghao quickly grabbed her.
"Cheng Jinghao, you are a military dependent now, and you also want to do something within your ability." Lin Momo insisted.
There was no other way. Cheng Jinghao couldn't convince her, so he had to take her with him. Before leaving, he asked Zhao Zhigang to go to their house and drink a bowl of ginger sugar water.
When Zhao Zhigang heard that they were going to the cafeteria, he put on his straw raincoat and hat, asked Li He to stay at home to look after the children, and followed the couple.
In the evening, the lights in the cafeteria were turned off. Cheng Jinghao went to the kitchen to get the cafeteria key, and the three of them started getting busy in the cafeteria.
After boiling a pot, Cheng Jinghao and Zhao Zhigang carried the ginger and sugar water to the soldiers' dormitories and distributed it to them, while Lin Momo continued to boil the water in the cafeteria.
Gradually, more and more soldiers got the news, and they spontaneously went to the canteen to wait, and no longer needed Cheng Jinghao and others to send them.
The soldiers drank the warm ginger sugar water. Looking at their satisfied smiles, Lin Momo's lips also curled up.
"Commander, political commissar, look at their entire battalion. They are not sleeping at night, working in the military area and cooking." A male voice sounded outside the door.
Lin Momo, who was pouring ginger sugar water for the soldiers, stopped and the soldiers stood straight.
"Commander, political commissar." Led by Cheng Jinghao and Zhao Zhigang, the soldiers saluted in unison.
"Commander, Political Commissar, this must be severely punished." The man continued.
The commander glanced at the man and then looked at Cheng Jinghao.
"What did you do with everyone?"
"Commander, the battalion commander..." The soldiers were about to speak, but Cheng Jinghao raised his hand and the soldiers fell silent instantly.
"놖 took them to help the villagers harvest the crops. It was 놖's idea. 놖 is willing to accept any punishment from the organization." Cheng Jinghao stood straight.
"And, we are partners, don't think you can take on the responsibility alone." Zhao Zhigang stood up.
"And you guys, you guys are all volunteers."
"And you..." The soldiers stood up one by one.
Lin Momo had never seen such an occasion before, and she felt her blood boiling.
"Are you Cheng Jinghao's wife?" Political Commissar Cao walked in front of Lin Momo and looked at the pot of ginger sugar water in front of her. Miss 께 is quite generous in adding things, and the ginger syrup looks very thick.
"Yes." Lin Momo looked up at the five-year-old man in front of her. He was majestic, but gave Lin Momo a kind feeling.
"Why did you come to the cafeteria?" asked Political Commissar Cao.
"Cheng Jinghao wanted to cook ginger sugar water for everyone. You are here. Brown sugar is your dowry, and the ginger is also brought by you from Beijing." Lin Momo's voice became softer and softer.
"Haha." Political Commissar Cao and Army Commander Chen both laughed.
Then Commander Chen looked at the man who was coming towards him with a stern look, "Liu Shuanggui, you are a soldier of the people and the leader of a battalion, but you are not even as good as a military wife."
"What do the people's soldiers do? They serve the people. Cheng Jinghao went to the entire battalion to help the villagers. Several hours have passed. A battalion of people left the military region. Doesn't Political Commissar Cao know about this?"
"Commander, they clearly..."
"Even if Cheng Jinghao didn't send the entire battalion to harvest the crops today, the commander would have made arrangements. Everyone in the first battalion did a great job." Political Commissar Cao looked at the soldiers.
"This matter will be reported to the commander, and the first battalion should be commended."
"Of course, we can't let our military wives pay for their own dowries." Commander Chen looked at Lin Momo with a smile.
This made Lin Momo feel a little embarrassed. She just wanted to explain the point of the thing.
"No, no, I brought it voluntarily." Lin Momo's face became redder as she spoke.
"Ginger is a good thing in Tibet, but you can't use it for nothing," said Political Commissar Cao with a smile.
"Son, you found a good wife." Commander Chen patted Cheng Jinghao on the shoulder.
"Okay, drink the ginger and sugar water. We're leaving. The first battalion will take a half-day break tomorrow. Don't really catch a cold."
Commander Chen and Political Commissar Cao left without paying any attention to Liu Shuanggui.
"You can't lose more than you steal." Zhao Zhigang walked in front of Liu Shuanggui and glanced at him.
"Liu Shuanggui, see you at the training ground tomorrow afternoon." Cheng Jinghao threw out a word.
He walked in front of Lin Momo, looked at her red face, and raised the corners of his lips. "Are you scared?"
Lin Momo shook her head. She wasn't scared, but she was a little embarrassed.
"You, you guys..." Liu Shuanggui looked at Cheng Jinghao and Zhao Zhigang, extremely angry.
"Aren't you leaving yet?" Zhao Zhigang looked at him.
"Just you wait." Liu Shuanggui was so angry that he threw his sleeves and left.
"I'll wait for you at the training ground tomorrow." Cheng Jinghao shouted behind him.
This caused a burst of laughter from the soldiers in the first battalion. Who doesn't know that Battalion Commander Cheng is invincible in the Southwest Military Region?
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