Qian Duoduo and Liang Kun immediately looked admiring as they listened to Professor Yuan's words. Professor Yuan said, "Little Yuan, tell Battalion Commander Lu that the first batch of vegetables should be ready in about ten days, and we'll be preparing to leave."
Yuan Quan nodded immediately, indicating that she understood.
Sure enough, ten days later, the chives that had been planted had reached harvestable length, and even the rapeseed next to them had grown tall. When the cooks saw the green vegetables, tears welled up in their eyes, and they happily made dumplings with chive and rapeseed fillings.
The soldiers' delight at eating dumplings and the cheers from the entire mess hall carried far and wide, even reaching Professor Yuan, Qian Duoduo, Liang Kun, and others who were eating dumplings in the guesthouse.
While eating dumplings, Yuan Quan said with a smile, "These chive dumplings are so delicious! I've been here for several years, and this is the first time I've had vegetable dumplings after a heavy snowfall. If this were in the cafeteria, I would definitely shout it out loud!"
Professor Yuan smiled and said with emotion, "Things will get better and better in the future, and our country will get better and better. We will no longer be bullied like we were fifty years ago. It is thanks to young men like you that our country is protected. Thank you for your hard work!"
Upon hearing Professor Yuan's words, Yuan Quan, Yang Bin, Du Lang, Xie Jun, Zhou Zhuang, and Wang Xiaotian immediately stood up, saluted the three stunned men, and shouted, "Serve the people!"
Suddenly, Professor Yuan and Liang Kun's eyes reddened, and Qian Duoduo's tears fell! Looking at the six upright figures in front of him, what echoed in Qian Duoduo's mind was: "For the new China, charge!" Then came the sound of bugles, stirring people's hearts!
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