Chapter 189 Return to the End of the World 17
Seeing that he was as comfortable as he was at home, Lin Xing did not ask any more questions. He knew that this was a good thing. He waited for him to finish drinking the hot water, then Lin Xing hurriedly bent down and took out the kettle to refill it for him.
Gao Lang clicked his tongue and said, "Not bad, you have good sense."
He placed the glass on the red square table, the bottom of the glass made a crisp clinking sound, and he put away the interested smile on his face, it was time to get down to business.
"Captain Shen is staying in Qingcheng Mountain and won't come back."
Lin Xing was shocked.
"The boss's target is Mr. Tang, whom he has been looking for for more than ten years. A large number of his subordinates are unwilling to come to the base. The base has also accepted a lot of foreign populations during this period. If a few hundred more people come, their food will really become a problem in this cold winter." It is not easy to manage such a large group of people. "The higher-ups want to let Captain Shen stay there temporarily, and sent a team of soldiers to help manage it together with a small team in our team."
Gao Lang took a sip of water and said, "But we have to find someone to manage our mercenary corps. After some internal discussion, we decided to let me be the branch leader of the War Blade Mercenary Corps."
It was a coincidence that there were five people who were captains with him. He didn't have much advantage, but he was good at doing good things. This time he accidentally saved the wife and future children of Major General Chu. The Chu family owed him a big favor. After discussing with the brothers, they decided to let him be the head of the sub-group. After all, with the support of the Chu family, their mercenary group could develop better.
After becoming the branch leader, Gao Lang was in a state of confusion. In terms of seniority, he was not the oldest, in terms of martial arts, he was not the strongest, and in terms of management ability, he... He felt guilty, but the pie in the sky fell on his head!
After moving to the new residence, the more he thought about it at home, the more he felt that Lin Xing and his wife were his benefactors and would bring him good luck!
If it weren't for Lin Xing's invitation, they would not have gone to that mountain that day. Later, they were thinking of chasing wild deer to make tanned deerskin boots for Chen Qian that they found Tang Yun under the cliff. As a result, the favor of the Chu family fell into his hands. Captain Shen's pursuit of love for thousands of miles failed, and he became the head of the branch team.
Thinking carefully, it seems that Captain Shen also received news about his long-missing lover after meeting Lin Xing's family...
So after dealing with the mercenary group, he packed two baskets of food and rushed over, but, "Isn't your sister-in-law at home?"
Lin Xing, who had received a lot of information, answered subconsciously: "She, she made an appointment with her friends to go to the city today."
"Well," Gao Lang pondered for a while, then put down the cup, "That's really unfortunate. I came here in a hurry today. There are still many things waiting for me to deal with in the mercenary corps. Then I won't wait any longer."
As he said this, he pulled out his cell phone from his trouser pocket and shook it: "Anyway, it's convenient to contact me now. If you two encounter any difficulties, just give me a call. Okay, it's not far away, it's just a matter of stepping on the accelerator."
Lin Xing nodded, stood up and took out a few strips of smoked mutton from the kitchen: "Your brother and sister-in-law and I smoked this two days ago. You can take it home and put it in a ventilated place. You can eat it fresh."
Gao Lang accepted it, patted the person in front of him on the shoulder, turned around, got into the car, started the engine and drove away.
When Chen Qian came back, she saw Lin Xing standing in the yard digging a hole with a shovel he had found from somewhere.
Seeing her coming back, he stuck the shovel into the small pile of dirt beside him: "You're back? How's Tang Yun?"
"It was a wasted trip. I went to the hospital in the outer city to inquire, and the nurse said that the patient was transferred to the inner city military hospital after he woke up." Chen Qian brought back the gifts she had taken away in the morning. "So Yanyan and I walked around the market. It happened that the rice and noodles in the grocery store arrived today. There was a long line on the street, so we followed the line and used up this month's ration of food."
Then he asked, "What are you doing?"
Lin Xing pointed to the kitchen and said, "Brother Gao came early this morning and brought two large baskets of vegetables. I was thinking of digging a cellar in the yard to store some fresh fruits and vegetables."
Chen Qian took a look into the kitchen and saw two large baskets of fresh vegetables. They definitely couldn't be eaten all in a short time as they would easily freeze in this cold weather.
"Okay, you dig first." She poured the newly bought rice and flour into the rice jar and the flour jar respectively, "I'll make you lunch first."
"What do you want to eat for lunch? Brother Gao sent a lot of dishes."
Lin Xing dug again: "You do as you see fit. By the way, I took out three strips of smoked lamb as a gift to Brother Gao before he left."
"Of course." Chen Qian responded in the kitchen. She took out a handful of leeks and an egg from the bamboo basket. The egg was as big as her palm. She prepared to make scrambled eggs with leeks first, and then stir-fry half a flat rice. She cut some of the rabbit meat that was pickled last time and stir-fried it over high heat, adding some dried peppers bought from the market. A pungent spicy smell spread.
While eating, Lin Xing told them about Gao Lang's promotion to the head of the group. He picked up a piece of rabbit meat and hissed from the spiciness while talking about his plans: "Since Brother Gao can send so many vegetables, it shows that he must have a way to get vegetables. I want to go to the mercenary group in a few days, first to congratulate him on his promotion, and second to see if I can spend more credit points to buy more vegetables."
He smiled foolishly and looked at his wife's belly with a gentle look: "If you get pregnant on a snowy day, you have to supplement your nutrition. After all, there will be one more mouth to feed at home..."
But it was hard to find any greenery in the snowy sky, so he had to prepare early.
Chen Qian twitched her lips. Her silly look was really hurtful to the eyes. She picked up a piece of the noodle with chopsticks and started eating in silence.
Lin Xing finished digging the cellar in the afternoon. After flattening the inside of the cellar with a shovel, he made a few wooden racks and put the sweet potatoes, potatoes, garlic, corn and various vegetables in it. Then he opened a vent on the wooden board at the entrance to keep the air circulating.
At night, after washing up, the couple was about to fall asleep in bed when suddenly a shrill warning sounded from a nearby loudspeaker, followed by a gentle female voice: "Dear residents, dear residents, heavy snow is expected tonight. Please prepare for heating and keep warm. When burning charcoal for heating, make sure to keep the indoor air circulating."
"Dear residents, dear residents..."
The loudspeaker rang for a full fifteen minutes. Not long after, Chen Qian heard a hissing sound outside. She opened the window and saw large snowflakes falling to the ground. The snowflakes were not as dense as she had imagined. Instead, they were dry and hard, hitting the gate of the courtyard with a crisp crackling sound.
As the temperature in the air dropped, the coldness passed through the ground and went straight up to my body, making my body suddenly several degrees colder.
She quickly closed the window and turned around to see Lin Xing adding some dry grass to the pit and lighting the firewood. The orange flames enveloped the entire room, and a wave of warmth spread from the dancing flames.
She stuffed a hot water bottle into the quilt to stop feeling cold. Lin Xing held her in his arms and yawned, saying, "It's late, go to sleep."
Lin Xing didn't dare to sleep soundly that night. Chen Qian felt in a daze that someone beside her got up at night and went back to the bed to add firewood.
She slept soundly in the warmth.
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