Xiu'er's brother said with a bitter face: "Captain, I didn't know that there was no food today, and I didn't bring anything.
It’s so cold, you can’t let me work on an empty stomach.”
He originally thought that Dachao would give him a pancake as a cushion because of their past friendship.
At least we can get through today. Now, Captain Liu said this.
Xiu'er's brother could only look at the multi-grain and vegetable pancake in Captain Liu's hand.
Captain Liu subconsciously put the vegetable pancake behind his back, then noticed that everyone's eyes were on him, and took it out as if nothing had happened.
"Hey, why didn't you say so earlier? Come, I'll give you one of my cakes."
He handed over the cake pretending to be generous, but his heart was bleeding.
Xiu'er's brother happily took the mixed grain and vegetable pancake and said, "Thank you, Captain Liu. Captain Liu is always thinking about the villagers."
This sentence praised Captain Liu highly and for a moment also soothed his dissatisfaction.
Who knew that the next second, Xiu'er's brother's words would make Captain Liu so angry that he almost vomited blood.
"Captain, my pancakes are a little short.
How can you have the energy to do hard labor by eating so little?
Can you see if...?”
His eyes were fixed on the bulge in Liu Qingshan's arms.
Liu Qingshan was about to refuse when he saw Lao Du coming over.
"What's going on?"
“Oh, I forgot to bring my rations today, so the captain of our brigade specially distributed some rations to me.
They were afraid that I wouldn’t have enough to eat, so they gave me some more. ”
Xiu'er's brother looked at Captain Liu with admiration.
Lao Du also looked at Liu Qingshan with appreciation: "I can't tell, Captain Liu."
Liu Qingshan subconsciously straightened his back and spoke faster than his brain: "That's right, as the leader of a brigade, I can't just watch my members go hungry.
Here, I'll give you this vegetable pancake too. Eat well and work hard!"
The swallowing of saliva by the people around him finally calmed Captain Liu's inflated mind!
Oh my god, you’re not going to ask him for everything, are you?
"Okay, okay, everything has been resolved. Let's go eat. It's so cold, and you need to drink some hot water to warm yourself up."
Captain Liu quickly waved his hands and shouted at his team members to leave.
If he said a few more words, he would not even be able to keep the black-floured pancake in his arms.
Lu Zhiye did not join in the fun. Wen Sihe gave him more pear porridge, so he gave some to Captain Lu and Ye San as well.
Captain Lu looked at the pear porridge in the bowl and felt relieved.
"Dachuan, didn't your mother cook some eggs for you? Bring two to Xiaoye."
Dachuan hurriedly took out two eggs from the cloth bag and handed them over.
Lu Zhiye did not refuse. Hearing a cough in the corner not far away, he turned his eyes and spoke softly to Captain Lu.
"Captain Lu, what do you think about these people in the bullpen?"
Captain Lu looked around nervously and said, "You kid, discussing this matter here, it will be terrible if others hear it."
"There's no one around us. I just want to ask your opinion.
I think that we have already rehabilitated two people in the bullpen. There is no guarantee that the next few may also be...”
Lu Zhiye didn't finish his words, he believed that Captain Lu could understand.
"What do you mean?"
“Look at those people who are coughing. They won’t make it through the winter.
If their family members come to find them later, it will be troublesome for everyone.
There is still some porridge here. I will add some snow water to boil it and give it to them."
After Lu Zhiye said this, Captain Lu also turned his gaze to the corner.
The people in the cowshed didn't fit in with the people in the brigade. They all huddled cautiously at the edge, holding black cakes in their hands.
It's so cold and I don't even know how to light a fire to warm myself up.
Several people in their thirties kept coughing, not to mention those who were older.
"Oh, it's really frustrating."
Captain Lu sighed heavily. For the villagers, they could get 70 cents as salary for building the cannery.
But for the guys in the bullpen, there’s a chance they won’t get a dime.
Thinking of this, Captain Lu also felt compassion.
He picked up the smoking pot and walked to the corner.
"Each of you should bring a bowl and share some. Don't you think of using your brains? You are coughing so badly, why don't you boil some snow water to drink?"
Captain Lu's tone revealed impatience, but the movements of his hands made the people in the bullpen's eyes light up.
They came up one after another with broken bowls in their hands. There was not much rice left in them, and with a lot of snow mixed in, one could barely taste a little bit of the rice flavor.
When Captain Lu walked over with the empty pot, he happened to meet Liu Qingshan.
Liu Qingshan sneered: "Captain Lu, you are quite nice to the people in the bullpen."
Captain Lu's heart tightened. If word got out that he was involved with the people in the bullpen, he might be taken away and reprimanded.
"What do you mean by good? The leaders just said they should be sent down to be reformed.
But I didn't say I would grind them to death. They have no salary and no work points. I'm afraid they can't stand it and will die here.
If the superiors come to question me, will you be responsible?"
Captain Lu was quick-witted and blocked Captain Liu's question with just one sentence.
Several team leaders around also understood, and their eyes changed when they looked at the people in the cowshed in their own team.
In the end, I don’t know who took the initiative to boil some hot water and bring it to the people in the cowshed.
"Captain Lu is right. If our superiors hold us accountable, we can easily explain our fault."
Liu Qingshan didn't expect that so many people agreed with Captain Lu's approach. For a moment, he became the bad guy.
His face turned red under the hat, and he angrily said, "You, you are simply outrageous."
After saying that, he walked towards his team with a sullen face.
When Captain Lu sat next to Lu Zhiye, he let out a heavy breath: "Oh, luckily I have a quick mind!"
Lu Zhiye gave Captain Lu a thumbs up and said, "You are becoming more and more imposing."
Captain Lu raised his chin proudly, picked up the egg beside him and soaked it in the porridge and started eating.
This work lasted for two months. Some people from Dahe Village felt that the salary for building the cannery was too low, so they turned around and started repairing the river dam.
Lu Zhiye and Lu Yong did not go to transport grain this time. They stayed in the commune and built a cannery.
"Brother Ye, where do you think I should build my house?"
During this period, Lu Yong also learned some house-building techniques from the village masters.
Seeing that the cannery was about to be completed, he secretly planned to build his own house.
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