When they had made enough noise, Chu Dai said, "Boss, some water."
Gu Qinglie quickly turned his attention to him, serving him, pouring water and peeling oranges for him.
Chu Dai was covered with a thin army green blanket. Maybe it was because it was pressed too hard, but no matter how hard he pulled it, it didn't budge at all and there wasn't a wrinkle at all.
He leaned against the head of the bed, holding a military green enamel cup in his right hand, and stretched out his left hand. Gu Qinglie immediately handed him the peeled orange segments. This usually careless and sloppy man even peeled his white silk neatly.
Gu Qingqing was amazed.
This is a treatment she has never enjoyed before!
Seeing her staring blankly at the side, Chu Dai handed the orange slices in his hand to her and said lazily, "Do you want to eat it, sister?"
Gu Qingqing blinked, took it, and sat down next to her second brother. She showed her white teeth and smiled brightly: "Eat, thank you brother!"
"I peeled it off!" Gu Qinglie was dissatisfied.
"You're not peeling it for me to eat."
They won this battle cleanly and beautifully.
No one from the neighboring countries would dare to provoke them before the end of the year. Chu Dai and Gu Qinglie were both in a very relaxed mood, and the smile on Gu Qinglie's brows never disappeared.
The war was won, the vegetable seedlings grew, and Lao Chu seemed to have become closer to his sister. These were all good things.
He is now thinking about going to the southern military region with Chu Dai to visit Gousheng during his year-end vacation. After all, Gousheng is alone there spending the New Year.
The subsidized meals are so good, I would feel bad if I don’t eat at a rich restaurant.
I heard that there are palm-sized shrimps in the Southern Military Region, and you can be full after eating two. The biggest shrimps he has ever seen in his life are the small shrimps in the river at the entrance of their Datunzi Village. After coming to the Construction Corps, let alone shrimps, fish is only a snack during the New Year and other festivals.
"Old Chu." Gu Qinglie glanced at the girl who was eating oranges obediently next to him and said "tsk". How could I not know your temper? Chu Dai is his brother. Before Gu Qingqing came, he often talked to him about this fearless girl.
Who knows what Chu Dai is thinking right now.
It seems that you all can take care of your family members with ease.
But he didn't dare tell his sister, as he had already revealed all her secrets to Chu Dai.
Chu Dai looked at him in confusion and raised his chin slightly to signal him to speak frankly.
"Well," Gu Qinglie threw the green orange peel on the table and scratched his head: "Are you going to the Southern Military Region for the New Year?"
Chu Dai lowered his eyes, and after a while, he said calmly, "It's too lazy to go back."
The man placed his slender white fingers on the army green wall of the cup, tapping them lightly and rhythmically. The pinholes and blue veins on the back of his hand were clearly visible.
Gu Qingqing stared at his hand for a long time before she heard her brother say with regret: "That's such a pity. I was thinking of taking Qingqing to visit my brother's relatives."
Now Gu Qingqing is not in a hurry to go back. She has to stay here to grow vegetables. This is exactly what Gu Qinglie wants. It allows her to spend more time with Chu Dai.
This brother of his is really a very good person, honest and upright, loyal and righteous. Although he is a little arrogant, after getting to know him for a long time, you will find that he is very easy to get along with, and he will always stand in front of you if there is anything.
Gu Qinglie only has this one precious sister, and the only person he can trust to hand her over is Chu Dai.
Gu Qingqing was spoiled by his family since he was young. His personality is sometimes a little spoiled and too patriarchal. It is estimated that there will be chaos every day when he is with his sister.
Chu Dai is pretty good and can subdue her.
As soon as this sister saw Chu Dai, her eyes widened. There was no trace of coquettishness, willfulness or shamelessness on her face. She just looked like a good kid.
Look at her now, her small body is straight and straight, eating oranges in small bites. If Gousheng saw this, he would question his life.
Chu Dai leaned back, and Gu Qinglie quickly put another pillow under him.
"We'll talk about it later." The man closed his eyes slightly, his eyelashes trembling, and it was obvious that he didn't want to say more about this topic.
Gu Qinglie pulled the quilt over him, covering his chest and below, "Okay, it's still early, there's still more than three months."
"Qingqing." He grabbed the girl's collar, "Take me to see the vegetables you planted and see if you can pick some for dinner tonight to give your brother Chu Dai a snack."
Gu Qingqing, who was originally reluctant, immediately stood up and said softly, "Okay, brother, you have a good rest. My brother and I will bring you dinner in the evening."
"Yeah." The man responded indifferently without blinking.
Gu Qingqing ran on the playground with her brother in high spirits. Gu Qinglie walked a little forward to block the sun for her, letting his sister walk in his shadow.
It was already dark enough, and now he had to carry bamboo and cut bamboo bows with the corps people every day. He could also carry an aluminum lunch box and cross most of the corps camp to deliver meals to Chu Dai on time.
Gu Qinglie really didn't know where this girl got so much energy from. Maybe she was a spinning top in her previous life.
"Goudan, let me tell you, the seeds only sprouted a few days ago. You couldn't see them unless you looked carefully. I watered the plants every day, and Uncle Yu used eggshells to wash rice. The vegetable fields are now fertile, with seedlings as long as fingers!"
Gu Qinglie was very supportive: "Wow, I didn't expect that our Qingqing is so good at growing vegetables and even got praised by the team leader. It's incredible."
Gu Qingqing was flying so fast that his tail was almost reaching the sky.
After a while, she said, "Brother, our letter has been sent out for several days. Dad and Mom should have seen it, right? Will they write back to us?"
"Of course I will." Gu Qinglie rubbed her little head, knowing what she was thinking: "Do you want to send another letter home to tell your grandparents that you have grown vegetables in the Corps?"
"Yes." Gu Qingqing admitted frankly: "I want them to know that I have not been idle since I came to the Corps, just eating my brother's allowance."
"What are you talking about?" Gu Qinglie laughed out loud: "When did our dear have such an awareness? But even if you can't grow vegetables, it's your duty to support you."
"Don't think too much. By the way, you've been out for so long, what are you going to do about the timekeeping?"
"I'll let Xiaoyu help me get on top. She'll be fine." Gu Qingqing stood on tiptoe and patted his shoulder: "Comrade Gu Qinglie, we'll be at the vegetable garden of the military compound soon. Be prepared."
Gu Qinglie: "It's not like I haven't seen it before. Your shit was made by Chu Dai and I."
Gu Qingqing didn't respond to him. She lifted the plastic door and pulled him in. She put one hand on her waist and pointed at the green vegetable seedlings with the other hand. "Comrade Gu Qinglie, see? This is the kingdom that your sister, I, have built for you!"
Gu Qinglie squatted down and gently brushed his fingers over the vegetable seedlings. The joy in his eyes was obvious, but he still pursed his lips and said, "No, Comrade Gu Qingqing, this is the Corps' land, it cannot be occupied by private individuals."
Gu Qingqing snorted and took out a small bamboo basket from somewhere: "Pick the vegetables that are growing deep. I'll send them to the cafeteria later and ask Uncle Yu to cook him some vegetable and lean meat porridge."
"Who?" Gu Qinglie asked knowingly, glancing at her: "Who are you cooking for?"
"Give it to my second brother and Chu Dai." Gu Qingqing saw the wound on his right arm and quickly changed her words, saying in a flattering manner, "I will eat less meat during this period and save it all for you."
After saying this, she thought of the tickets and money she brought with her, and her eyes lit up: "Brother! I still have meat tickets. I will go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy some big bones later and ask Aunt Yu to stew them for me to replenish you!"
"I thought you, a heartless little thing, had forgotten me. You kept asking me to pick vegetables."
Gu Qingqing was silent for a moment before she said softly, "He blocked the bullet for my brother, and I am very grateful to him. If anything happened to you, I would not want to live anymore."
Although she knew that dying on the battlefield was a soldier's fate, she was still afraid and panicked.
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Gu Qinglie took the bamboo basket from her hand, and his heart warmed: "You don't have only one brother. If I die and you can't live, what will happen to your parents? What about your eldest brother? What about your grandfather, grandmother, uncle, aunt, and brothers? You were raised by us like a jewel, how can you let them live?"
"Don't say such stupid things anymore. No matter what, our brothers will protect you, so you have to live well."
Gu Qinglie suddenly smiled, picked a handful of tender spinach and threw it into the basket: "Conquer more empires for my brother."
The border town is really too desolate.
The situation in the city is relatively good, but the further north you go, the less vegetation there is, and there is almost no green.
Being able to eat a bite of green vegetables is the lifelong hope of many people in border towns. However, the high prices of vegetables make the transported vegetables wilted and not crisp and sweet.
Gu Qinglie, a native of Yancheng who grew up eating radishes and cabbages, only realized what it meant to not be able to afford a single bite of vegetables in his entire life after arriving here.
"Qingqing," Gu Qinglie said, "I'll go to the supply and marketing cooperative with you later to buy some more bones and give your brother Chu Dai some soup. Also, you have a skinny face, you should eat some more, otherwise your parents will think I'm not good to you."
"Huh?" Gu Qingqing was delighted and said sweetly, "Second brother treats me the best!"
Gu Qinglie: “…” He couldn’t help but laugh out loud.
Gu Qingqing had said similar words to everyone in the family. The young soldiers who came to the Corps' kitchen team, as well as Yu Fugui and Sun Shufen, also enjoyed this treatment.
In order to make some nutritious meals for Chu Dai, she almost raised pigs from the pig farm.
The brother and sister chatted and laughed as they picked a basket of spinach. Gu Qingqing was still proud: "The vegetables I grow are good. The tender ones are so tender that water comes out of them."
Gu Qinglie took her to the cafeteria with a basket and replied casually, "Of course not. You didn't even look at who planted it. But Qingqing, you pinched it just after it sprouted. It's hard not to be tender."
Gu Qingqing stuck out her tongue at him and said, "You should be happy that you have something to eat."
She planted this crop early, but it is not the right time to eat it now. The new greenhouse built by the Corps has been piled with fertilizer, and the seeds were sown yesterday.
But it will definitely take about ten days later than what she grows before we can eat it. Anyway... the brothers in the Corps are used to eating pumpkins and potatoes every day, so can we just bear with it?
That should be possible.
"Qingqing!" Yu Fugui saw her coming and patted the flour on his hands. His remaining eyes fell on the basket in Gu Qinglie's hand: "Oh, the vegetables are edible now?"
"Pinch some for Brother Chu Dai to taste first." Gu Qingqing looked at the people in the kitchen who were kneading dough with curiosity: "Uncle Yu, are we having dumplings tonight? Is there something good going on?"
Yu Fugui grinned and said, "Winning the battle is definitely a good thing! The commander ordered us to kill two pigs to celebrate the victory for the soldiers."
The young soldier who was kneading dough next to her whispered in her ear, "Sister, tonight we are going to have pork dumplings, pumpkin dumplings, and potato dumplings. The old squad leader said to mix them all together and let the comrades serve themselves. Each person will have 20 dumplings. It depends on luck which dumpling you get."
"You'd better be careful when the time comes. The ones with color showing through the dough are either pumpkins or potatoes. Just avoid them." Because she was sweet-talking and grew vegetables, everyone in the Corps liked this girl.
What kind of girl is this, platoon leader Gu’s girl? This is their girl!
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