Chapter 201: Join the army?

When he came back in the afternoon, Gu Cheng said he had something to tell her, and his tone was quite serious.

Liu Yinyin thought it must be something big, so she kept it in mind.

Gu Cheng was silent for a moment, and only told Liu Yinyin: "I have almost completed my mission here, and the army sent me a letter... asking me to return to the army as soon as possible."

Liu Yinyin wasn't too surprised to hear this, as Gu Cheng had mentioned this matter to her before. She just didn't expect... that this day would come so soon.

Liu Yinyin hummed, then asked him, "When are we leaving?"

No matter what, this is Gu Cheng's job, and given his personality, he should also like the life in the army. Therefore, Liu Yinyin couldn't possibly say that she wanted him to stay and didn't want him to leave.

Gu Cheng considered, "We need to take care of the work here... maybe one or two months."

Liu Yinyin nodded, and suddenly thought of something, and asked, "If you don't work at the steel factory anymore, do you have to return the house in the compound?"

If that's the case, it would be quite troublesome. Although they don't often live in the county town, they have bought a lot of things there, and...the food that Gu Cheng exchanged is also kept in the compound.

If the house is returned, all the things must be moved out.

Gu Cheng nodded: "The house must be returned."

It was originally a public house, and since he no longer worked at the steel factory, he naturally could not occupy the house.

Liu Yinyin pondered: "But... there are a lot of things there. If we move them all away, we won't have anywhere to put them."

The furniture, pots, pans, and other items in the workers' compound were all bought by themselves, and they will definitely have to be moved out when the time comes.

There is no place to put things in the county town, so let's move back to the village... There are only three rooms in my house, which is not enough to live in, so where is the extra space to put things?

Besides, they are all leaving, so there is no need to expand the house.

Gu Cheng thought for a moment and said, "I'll go ask around in the factory to see if anyone wants to buy furniture."

There was no other way. If he didn't sell the furniture, he would have nowhere to put it. This place was too far away from the army. Otherwise, he could find a car and move the furniture to the army.

He will apply for a house when he returns to the army, and will definitely have to buy furniture then.

Speaking of this, Gu Cheng subconsciously glanced at Liu Yinyin and said tentatively: "I will apply for a house as soon as I return. After I settle down... you can take Yanyan with you to join the army."

Otherwise, he would be worried about Liu Yinyin leaving the child alone in Liujia Village.

Liu Yinyin blinked and asked him instead of answering, "What kind of place is the military?"

This was her first time to join the army in her two lifetimes, so she was quite curious.

Gu Cheng pondered and said, "It's quite hard. The troops are in the mountain valley, which is even more remote than Liujia Village. They can't leave the mountain many times a month. They have to open up wasteland and farm by themselves, and..."

After a pause, Gu Cheng's eyes flashed with apology: "If I go on a mission, I may not be able to come back for ten days, half a month, or even several months."

By then, Liu Yinyin will have to take care of the child alone.

This is something he cannot change. This is what soldiers are like. Mission is above everything else and everything must be done according to the organization's arrangements.

Liu Yinyin: “…”

Being a military wife is really hard, but fortunately she is not someone who cannot endure hardship.

Liu Yinyin sighed and said, "You know, I can take good care of Yanyan by myself."

Gu Cheng put his big hands around her waist and said with a gentle look, "Yinyin, thank you for being willing to endure the hardships with me."

Liu Yinyin squinted at him and said, "Why do I have to endure this hardship? Others envy me. Because of you, Yanyan and I can have no worries about food and clothing. I should thank you."

Even if Liu Yinyin had the ability to support Gu Yanyan, if Gu Cheng hadn't been there, their life in the village would not have been so peaceful.

Since I have decided to join the army, there are some things at home that I need to deal with in advance.

However, there is no need to rush now. Let's wait until Gu Cheng gets the house from the army.

Gu Cheng also told her some other things in the army, all related to life.

The couple chatted for most of the night before going to sleep.

The next day, Liu Yinyin rubbed her hands and found a cotton jacket for Gu Yanyan to wear.

The temperature has dropped again today, estimated to be less than ten degrees.

It was really cold that day. Liu Yinyin was a person who always planned for the worst. She thought that she had to chop more firewood and store it at home.

When the weather is cold, firewood is essential at home.

If the situation continues like this, Liu Yinyin's family will have to use a fireplace.

It is still several months away from the Chinese New Year.

Due to the locust plague, all the wild vegetables and fruits in the mountains are gone this year.

But firewood was not affected and was plentiful in the mountains.

There is no restriction on cutting firewood in the village, and villagers can cut as much as they want.

There are many people in the village who share the same idea as Liu Yinyin.

Perhaps because we have experienced more disasters in the past two years, everyone’s awareness of prevention has increased a lot.

So, Liu Yinyin saw many people today, all of them taking axes to the mountains to chop firewood.

Jiang Cuihua ran over and told her: "Don't worry about the firewood at home. I'll ask your brothers to chop more firewood for you later."

Now there is no work to do in the fields and no food to be found in the mountains, so the villagers have the leisure to go up the mountain to chop firewood.

The Liu family is large, and Jiang Cuihua thought that her son-in-law was too busy at work to do the work, so she simply helped them chop the firewood, which would not take more than a few days.

Not only country folk need firewood, but city dwellers do too.

Jiang Cuihua had just heard someone mention that some people chopped firewood and took it to the county town to exchange it with wealthy people in the city.

It is also said that a cart of firewood can be exchanged for two white flour steamed buns!

Jiang Cuihua thought that after the family had enough firewood, she would ask her sons to go to the city to fetch some.

Anyway, I'm free and I don't need to spend money to buy firewood from the mountains.

It just takes a bit of effort. The last thing poor people lack is strength. It's not worth the money.

It would be worth it if I could exchange it for a few white flour steamed buns.

Liu Yinyin felt sad after hearing this. After thinking for a while, she said, "If you brothers have any extra firewood, just give it to me. I will reward you."

It’s not like Liu Yinyin can’t afford a few white flour steamed buns.

Moreover, if she followed Gu Cheng to join the army, she wouldn't know when she would be able to come back, and she would have to find a way to deal with the food stored at home.

However, Gu Cheng’s matter has not been finalized yet, and Liu Yinyin did not mention this to Jiang Cuihua.

Jiang Cuihua asked in confusion: "What do you need so much firewood for?"

There are only three people in the lady's family, so even if they want to keep warm, there is no need to store too much firewood.

Liu Yinyin thought for a moment and said, "Mom, I was thinking... see if I can build an earthen stove in the pigsty. If it works, maybe I can grow some vegetables in the pigsty in the future."