Chapter 80 Losing the Pancake
At the entrance of the Armed Forces Department, Wei Yang, having regained his senses, looked at Xiao Liu, who was chuckling to the side, and asked awkwardly, "What are you laughing at?"
Xiao Liu, with his shifty eyes, said, "Brother Yang, I can tell you have feelings for that girl that go beyond revolutionary motives."
Earlier, we picked mulberries on the way. There weren't many ripe ones on the tree yet, and Yang Ge himself was reluctant to eat them. He carefully picked them one by one, choosing the plump, white ones that looked particularly round, and carefully put them into his handkerchief, afraid of crushing them.
It turns out it was given to a girl to eat.
Wei Yang coughed lightly.
He had feelings for Song Lubai. Whenever he saw her, he wanted to look at her more. When he saw the plump, milky-white mulberries on the tree, he wanted to pick them for her and send them to her.
After working so hard for so many days, eating something sweet will definitely make her feel much better.
He did it as soon as he had the idea.
Song Lubai's act of giving him money just now made him a little embarrassed.
"Then what do you think she meant by giving me money?"
Xiao Liu patted Wei Yang on the shoulder, "They don't want to take advantage of you for nothing. Didn't I tell you to bring meat buns? Why think so much? You should take the initiative when it's time to take the initiative."
"You know, most of the men here are single. Many officers in the unit and team haven't found wives yet. Someone like that woman from earlier would definitely be in high demand."
“Brother Yang, if you don’t take the initiative, she might marry someone else in less than two years, or maybe even just one year.”
Wei Yang waved his hand away, "Go away, what are you talking about? Why are you getting married?"
He and Song Lubai weren't even that close yet, so he hadn't thought that far ahead.
Song Lubai is not a member of the company; she belongs to the commercial department, and it's uncertain where she will be assigned in the future.
It's too early to say anything about these things now.
Xiao Liu shook his head and said, "Dating someone without the intention of marriage is just being a scoundrel. You gave her gifts, which clearly shows you have feelings for her, but you haven't thought about the future. Are you trying to be a scoundrel?"
Wei Yang looked at this young man who was exceptionally good with words.
Even though the other person was younger than him, he spoke eloquently and persuasively.
“I have my own plans, so don’t spread rumors and ruin my reputation.”
Xiao Liu stood at attention and solemnly assured, "Don't worry, I promise to keep my mouth shut."
After talking to Xiao Liu, Wei Yang felt that he had acted impulsively today. If he hadn't considered the future, his current behavior would indeed be no different from that of a hooligan.
On the truck, Song Lubai was sitting in a corner sharing milky white mulberries from a handkerchief with Feng Ying.
The mulberry bursts with sweet juice in your mouth, and your fingers become sticky from the sweet juice.
The bunk beds were placed across the truck bed, and people were not sitting or standing close together.
This also saved Song Lubai the trouble of giving away all the few mulberries she had.
Today is truly a wonderful day. Not only did I get to eat rabbit meat and apricots, but I also got to eat such sweet mulberries.
Song Lubai squinted at the wind, her hair flying in the breeze, feeling delighted.
After finishing her meal, Feng Ying whispered in her ear to remind her, "Comrade Song, our destination is still undecided. Be careful of the sweet talk that others might throw at us. Our current task is to make unwavering contributions to the revolution and construction."
Song Lubai rolled her eyes. "Don't worry, we're not going to be bought off by these mulberries."
She just paid.
It was already dark when we returned to the camp, which is the time when mosquitoes are most rampant.
"We won't cook dinner tonight. Everyone will come and collect their pancakes according to the rations given this morning."
As soon as Lu Shuangshuang finished speaking, everyone went to line up under the tent.
If you're not enthusiastic about eating, there's definitely something wrong with your brain.
Song Lubai had eaten a very large meal at noon and wasn't hungry yet, but that didn't stop her from queuing up to get the pancakes with the things she had bought during the day.
I won't eat these two pancakes tonight. I can take them with me to work tomorrow morning and have them as a snack when I get hungry at lunchtime.
She deeply understands the torment and pain of working when both hungry and hot, and the importance of food reserves is self-evident.
Each person received two cakes, and Song Lubai quickly got hers.
They put the things into the dugout, and as soon as they came up, they heard Lu Shuangshuang shouting under the shed that there weren't enough pancakes and that someone had stolen them.
The company commander and political instructor were alarmed.
"What are you yelling about? What do you mean there's not enough?"
Lu Shuangshuang said, "We made the dough for these pancakes last night and got up at five this morning to bake them. We figured we wouldn't be working today, so as usual, we made enough for four pancakes for everyone in the camp. But now there are still over forty people who haven't received theirs, and we only have about ten pancakes left. Someone must have stolen them, otherwise how could there be seventy or eighty pancakes missing? This has never happened before; these newcomers have been losing things since they arrived!"
While working, we ate three meals a day without fail. Although the food wasn't good, we had something to eat at every meal.
On the three days of rest each month, as usual, only four pancakes are given out each day.
Since the physical exertion is not that great, there is naturally no need to eat that much.
It wasn't just the 25th Company that was like this; almost all the companies were.
Because food is really scarce.
Lu Shuangshuang's words angered the newcomers, but because the company commander and his team were investigating, they had to keep quiet for the time being.
The instructor and company commander looked at the crowd and said, "Everyone, confess yourselves. If you stayed at the camp today and ate, that's fine. It will be deducted from your food allowance. If someone reports you, you will have one yuan deducted from your wages this month."
They only receive five yuan a month, which is pitifully small, but it's what everyone relies on each month. If they lose even one yuan, it would be a disaster for most people.
A few people confessed, but after the count, only twenty pancakes were accounted for, leaving a large shortfall.
But we really couldn't get any more information out of them.
None of the staff who remained at the camp today seemed to be lying.
Before the company commander could say anything, Lu Shuangshuang started cursing: "Some people eat food that doesn't belong to them and don't even care if their mouths rot. This is our collective food. If you eat one more bite, others will go hungry. How can you be so despicable? And you're from the city, aren't you ashamed to do such a thing?"
Wang Qun couldn't help but retort, "Stop talking about the newcomers. What did we new city folks do to you? Whoever stole the pancake and won't admit it is a coward. Don't just point fingers at us newcomers and start cursing."
The other newcomers echoed her sentiments, all looking at Lu Shuangshuang with ill intent.
Lu Shuangshuang wanted to say something harsh, but the girl next to her pulled her back.
"Everyone, please don't be angry. Shuangshuang was just anxious and didn't mean to target anyone."
Wang Qun spat, "Who do you think is stupid?"
The company commander frowned slightly.
If only a small amount had been stolen, he wouldn't have found it so strange, but the gap was quite large, and it didn't seem like it was stolen by anyone who stayed behind at the camp today.
"Everyone, think carefully, did you see any unfamiliar people around our camp today?"
Song Lubai recalled the news that Liu Fengshou had heard from Tulu Hong.
Thanks, the ex-convict escaped.
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