Chapter 228 Breaking News.
Xiao Yiyan confirmed the time for Lin Lan and the others to come that day, and it was set for mid-January 15th. Now it is the end of December, which is only half a month away. In another half a month, the end of January will be the Spring Festival of 1971.
The busy farming season was over, and the entire Corps entered the winter dam-building and dredging phase. The farm had a lot of saline and alkaline soil, and it was no exaggeration to describe it as "white in winter and spring, and watery in summer and autumn."
In order to change this situation of either drought or flood, the soldiers of the Corps and the educated youth had to take advantage of the winter to develop water conservancy projects, divert water from the Yellow River to drain the floodwaters and remove the alkali, in order to reverse the predicament.
So for other farms, winter might be better, after all, they need a winter shelter!
But there was no such thing as winter idleness here. All the soldiers and educated youth had to gather at the Bohai Sea to dredge silt, dig rivers, and build embankments.
Of course, the food in the Corps was better at that time, and the food included the educated youth.
They were guaranteed to have a meaty meal every day, and the source of the meaty meal was naturally provided by Ye Suiwan. Every week the regiment's canteen would go to the warehouse in the town to get supplies, otherwise there would be no meat to eat.
Although there were great improvements in food, with free meals and even some extra financial subsidies, some educated youth, especially some female ones, were still unwilling to participate in this mission. After all, it was really tiring!
The men go down to the ditch to dig river mud and put it into baskets. Then the girls have to work in pairs to carry out the river mud in baskets. They then have to dig ditches one by one, the distance between which can be as short as a dozen meters or as long as several dozen meters.
But the vast majority of soldiers and educated youth still persevered. Even though their shoulders were cushioned with rags or their thick clothes were worn out, no one backed down.
Red and swollen shoulders are normal, and sore waist and legs are also normal.
Finally, with the unremitting efforts of the Corps soldiers, the farm was transformed bit by bit, and a benign ecology with integrated forests, fields, roads, ditches and canals was initially realized. However, if we want to continue to maintain it, we must continue to improve it year after year.
Some military wives who are unemployed and have nothing to do in the winter in the family compound also signed up on their own initiative, but they are not forced to do so, they just give some financial subsidies, so there are still quite a few people who participate.
Since there are military wives participating, some people choose to become military wives in order to escape the mission, such as Liu Miaomiao and Lin Yujie.
Liu Miaomiao has always had a military officer boyfriend, but they haven't gotten married yet. It was not because of this forced mission as an educated youth that she chose to get married before this.
During this period of time, Lin Yujie was looking for a target, so he found a company commander and followed the army to the family compound.
The sudden arrival of two educated youths from the educated youth centers at the Jiayuan Village instantly became explosive news.
Of course, Ye Suiwan was probably the last to know about this, and it was Li Qing who came to tell her specifically.
She is working on a soothing ointment!
As for the dam construction and dredging, Xiao Yiyan would definitely have to personally take part. Although Ye Suiwan had taken good care of his body, bruises and swelling on his shoulders were unavoidable.
So she found some ancient recipes from the space and prepared to make a batch of ointments that would help him recover as soon as possible.
Of course, bathing in spiritual spring water every day is also effective, but there must be some external objects that can be taken out, and it can also be given to other warriors in their group who have serious shoulders.
"Sister Ye, are you home?"
Li Qing came back jogging after get off work!
She heard it from Jiang Yan, Ding Le, and then from the aunties in the family compound. It was definitely first-hand and comprehensive information.
"At home, wait for me."
Ye Suiwan heard Xiaobao's reminder in the space. After coming out, he heard Li Qing's voice sounded a little anxious. Thinking that she had something urgent to do, he shouted towards the door first.
"Okay, don't worry, Sister Ye!"
Li Qing replied again.
Okay, after hearing this, Ye Suiwan probably guessed that he must be here to share gossip.
Li Qing has become Ye Suiwan's clairvoyant.
She was in the late stage of pregnancy, and except for when Shen Si came, she almost never went to the factory or went out. She didn't know many things about the family compound. Of course, she herself was not a person who liked to join in the hustle and bustle or gossip.
"Come in, I just got off work, let's have dinner at home!"
Ye Suiwan smiled faintly and opened the door.
"No need to eat, I'll leave right after I finish talking to you!"
"Sister Ye, do you know that there are two new families in our family compound, both of whom are at the level of company commanders. Who do you think they are?"
Li Qing also sold the lawsuit.
"Hmm? There aren't many company commanders. Who is it?"
Ye Suiwan really couldn't imagine it.
"Well, they are the female educated youths in the educated youths' camp, Lin Yujie, and another one called Liu Miaomiao. Have you seen them?"
"Oh my god, I heard that they got married in a hurry to avoid lifting mud and labor! Tsk tsk, I really don't know what they were thinking."
"But the house they shared was just a one-bedroom apartment in the front building. They wouldn't come behind us unless they wanted to, so don't worry."
Li Qing was still afraid that Lin Yujie was still determined to do it and was now living in the family compound. What should she do if she continued to disturb Sister Ye?
Sister Ye's body has become visibly heavier.
Of course, she couldn't say that.
"Just to avoid this dam construction and dredging? Who said that?"
"I have definitely met Lin Yujie before. Liu Miaomiao seemed to have been there on the day the factory opened. I only took a quick look, but I think she has an impression of me. I won't mistake her if I see her again."
Ye Suiwan thought for a moment and replied.
"That's what they say. It seems like Liu Miaomiao said it herself first. She has been dating that military officer for a long time and has not agreed to get married. Now the mandatory task has come and they need to get the marriage certificate quickly. This way, she can freely choose whether to participate."
"As for Lin Yujie, all we can say is that birds of a feather flock together!"
"The two of them were walking very close to each other. Did I tell you last time that Lin Yujie was walking very close to a military officer? It was Liu Miaomiao's man who introduced them to each other!"
"That's it. Sister Ye, don't be surprised if you see them in the courtyard next time, and don't pay any attention to them, okay?"
"If you want to go somewhere, if Xiao Tuan isn't here, just call me. If I'm not here, just call my grandma. She'll be happy to accompany you!"
Li Qing warned seriously.
Ye Suiwan laughed out loud after hearing this.
"Okay, I get it, why are you nervous?"
"I'm already married, aren't you? Are you still thinking about my man after getting married?"
Ye Suiwan sneered.
However, Ye Suiwan didn't expect that her words would come true.
"Most people wouldn't, but I always felt that Lin Yujie was a little weird, especially the look in her eyes."
"I ran into her several times when I went to look for Sister Ding Le."
Li Qing patted her arms as she spoke.
"Okay, I'll remember that."
Ye Suiwan knew that she meant well, so he naturally agreed.
"Okay, I'm leaving now. It just so happens that Xiao Tuan is back, and my dad is back too!"
After saying this, he disappeared at the door without waiting for Ye Suiwan to answer.