"No, no, I put in the effort and even bled, so naturally the best outcome is the one that gets the best results. Your thinking is correct; I was just underthinking it."
This is a time to witness the true nature of people; how can we waste it like this?
Ling Weidong breathed a soft sigh of relief.
"but,"
Lin Dongfang frowned.
"When I called last time, I remember you said that the military was also short of supplies, right?"
With such a large-scale conscription, can logistical support keep up?
Ling Weidong and the others were fully aware of his relationship with Jian Dan and the military, so there was nothing to hide.
"Should we call and ask?"
Call up?
Just think about those people from the village office earlier.
"I'd rather not. If the outside is under control, I'd like to go and take a look myself. Some things are easier to say in person than over the phone."
"The troops and armed forces are maintaining order, so it shouldn't be too chaotic, but you'd better not go."
"Didn't we say we were going to send grain to the commune? I'll go find Liu Jianshe later and go with him. See if you can find my uncle or my younger uncle; they probably don't have much of a chance. I'll see if I can run into Brother Chao and ask him to come over."
I thought about it again and again.
"I'll go instead. I'm capable of protecting myself with my own strength."
The two children went along too. My uncle said it would give them some exercise, but I was a little worried and wanted to see for myself.
Ling Weidong paused for a moment,
"Given the current situation, the villagers probably won't, and wouldn't dare to, rush out. Why don't we talk to Liu Jianshe and have a few of us go together? He knows our skills, and he'd trust us more than others, wouldn't he?"
"Okay, then,"
“The three of us are with Jian Dan. I also need to make a phone call. You're at home, so I can rest assured if anything happens here.”
In just a few words, the itinerary for the group was finalized. Liu Jianshe was naturally pleased, as the safety of these educated youths was now guaranteed.
After all, the purpose was to check on the children, so they simply packed a basket of things, mostly dry food that could be heated up and eaten. With so many people around, it wasn't appropriate to pack anything too conspicuous.
The oxcart was full of grain, and Liu Sanye carried a simple basket on his back, with the others following beside him.
Once outside the village, it was as quiet as usual. All the way to the entrance of the commune, they only saw patrolling soldiers and did not see any suspected refugees. Only then did the group of people feel a little relieved.
"Is everything under control? More than 700 people, all crammed into a middle school?"
Qian Cheng was very curious, but Yuan Ye rolled his eyes at him.
"You still want to go see it?"
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