Yes, this is national policy and a military system.
Undeniably, it has now become a tool in the hands of certain people.
It cannot be denied that, under such suppression, we are now trying our best to be self-reliant and find ways to save ourselves. In that case, why don't we think about the long term?
Yes or no?
You guys improve the hardware, and we'll lay the foundation here. Don't delay anything. The soldiers can't just go hungry and wait for things to suddenly spring up all over the place. We still have to make a living, don't we?
I think your place is great, but you could be a little bolder.
Build more greenhouses.
Let's raise more livestock, not just pigs, chickens, ducks, geese, we can try it too.
There's land to cultivate, though. It's a bit cold here, but it's not like you can't grow anything. If one year doesn't work, try two. If corn doesn't work, try soybeans, sorghum, potatoes, sweet potatoes—there are so many things you can grow, so just go for it.
Even if we can't grow any of them, those Chinese cabbages are so hardy. I heard from some villagers that they can be harvested even after the first frost. We can take the cabbages out and trade them for other things.
There's such a big mountain, everyone calls it a treasure mountain, can't we find a way to really turn it into a treasure mountain?
Actually, I think our thinking is somewhat limited.
There were no explicit regulations prohibiting land reclamation, animal husbandry, or planting of any particular species. These were requirements imposed on communes and production teams, as the state aimed to unify the economy and allocate resources.
But we are a military unit, a border unit, a single entity. Self-reliance is permitted, even encouraged.
"Why,"
Cheng Chao sighed dryly.
"Is it that we don't want to? You should have heard that we were clearing land a few years ago, but it didn't work out, did it? All the farmers in the vicinity have left. They only grow a few kinds of vegetables that they usually eat, and the yield is extremely low."
That's why they gave up. If they brought it up again, who knows what the veterans would think?
"Then it depends on whether everyone wants to have a full meal?"
"Ha, when they run into a cunning old fox like you, even if they have opinions, they can't argue with you."
Qin Qinghuai shook his head.
"That's not how it works. If you want to eat your fill, you have to work. It's the same in the village. You get work points for your work. That makes sense everywhere."
Moreover, we did not intend to solicit opinions from the entire camp. The reason we asked you to come here is partly to gather these materials and people, but also to discuss the details with you.
Then, issue a notice to call on family members to accompany the military personnel; we'll see what the policies are like then.
We can't let them down.
Cheng Chao took a sip of wine.
"I'm just a company commander, but I'm doing the work of a political commissar. How can you be so shameless?"
"Ha ha,"
Qin Qinghuai raised his wine glass.
"The capable should do more, right? Won't you be a hero from now on?"
"Don't flatter me. You're just a laborer too. I was wondering why my uncle wasn't coming. Turns out he was waiting for me here."
"Alas, I'm just unlucky; I have no power to resist and can only be bullied by others."
"That's enough!"
It's so simple I can't even stand looking at it.
Why don't you just say you're a little cabbage?
Alright, you guys get on with your business, I'm not getting involved. I'm going to sleep.
"By the way, you'll be busy for a few days. Let's go see Uncle when we have time. He's too busy to come out. We only saw him once when we first arrived, and haven't seen him since."
Cheng Chao always included this in his itinerary when he came here, so it wasn't unfamiliar to him.
"Then there's no need to make a special time. It's just that it's inconvenient for me to come out to my second uncle's place. It's not too far from here. Let's see whichever day we finish early, and then we'll go and take a look. Anyway, I can stay for a few days this time, so there's no rush."
"Okay,"
Seeing that he understood, Jian Dan stopped caring and went back to sleep.
The remaining two grown men were facing each other, one of them facing me and the other facing the other.
Drinking until midnight, Cheng Chao finally couldn't resist.
"You noticed it too, didn't you?"
Qin Qinghuai paused for a moment, then smiled bitterly.
“Brother Chao, I’m not stupid. She’s hardly ever kept anything from me. After hanging up the phone last time, she said she could solve the food problem. We were discussing whether to find a cave or another excuse. If someone hadn’t suddenly come, we would have really had to release that food.”
"Sheng Zhiyuan, right?"
"Yes, making a big fuss about it is a good excuse. I thought that since we were going to do this, there was no need to hide it. We took the stuff out. We don't expect them to praise us, but the army should at least show some respect. This is a good deed."
But Sheng Zhiyuan's reasoning was even better: this was his wife's own stuff, and compared to things that came from his wife's hands, it had to be more genuine. This wasn't about taking someone else's things and pretending to be a good person; it was something he was willing to part with himself.
I could tell too; she genuinely didn't care about these things. A few days ago, she led about twenty people up the mountain, and they brought back eight wild boars. She was the one who killed three of them, and she even rescued those soldiers.
Cheng Chao glanced at his expression.
What are you thinking?
What am I thinking?
Qin Qinghuai, on the contrary, showed a strange expression.
"What's there to think about? What, you want my wife to remarry?"
"roll!"
Cheng Chao downed the wine in one gulp.
"Don't try to fool me, you know what I'm asking."
Qin Qinghuai leaned against the wall and remained silent for two seconds.
"Brother Chao, let me tell you this, this is my wife, I asked for her myself, I like her so much, I don't have time to think about those other nonsense."
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