When Xu Jianguo arrived at the brigade headquarters, several women in the village had already prepared dinner.
Wild vegetable and mushroom soup with a little lard in it, and two steamed buns per person.
The wild vegetables and mushrooms were picked by the villagers from the mountains. They were very fresh. Although there was no meat, they were also extremely delicious.
Xu Jianguo was very satisfied with today's dinner. Except that the steamed cornbread still irritated his throat, there was nothing wrong with it.
"Jianguo!" Xu Jianguo looked in the direction of the voice and found that it was Li Erniu calling him.
Xu Jianguo walked over with the bowl in hand and said, "Uncle Erniu, what's going on? Where's Uncle Mancang?"
"Your uncle Mancang has brought people up the mountain. He said he wants to check to see if there is any grain left on the ground."
"Uncle, Uncle Mancang told you, right? Go home and have a good sleep tonight. I'll keep watch for you."
"Well, you told me!" Li Erniu pointed at Xu Jianguo with his hand, with a hint of relief in his eyes.
"Hey, it's only the first day of the autumn harvest. You're the backbone of our militia. If you don't get enough rest, your combat effectiveness will drop immediately. Wouldn't that be considered non-combat casualties? Don't you agree?"
"Get out! Am I as fragile as you say?" Li Erniu scolded with a smile.
"Haha, this is called a vaccination, so that you don't forget to take care of your body." Xu Jianguo said.
"Okay, you're the only one with a lot of crooked ideas! But I still have to warn you. Those who come to our mountain valley to steal food are all starving people. Just like wolf cubs, they would rather die than take a bite of meat. So you must pay attention to safety at night. If you find something wrong, don't act rashly. Send a signal to others. Do you understand?"
"Well, uncle, don't worry, I know the seriousness of the matter!" Seeing Li Erniu's serious expression, Xu Jianguo also answered seriously.
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