Leaving aside Zhang Hongmei who was behind, Wang Ying arrived at the temporary military headquarters at 11 p.m.
The guards spotted the car lights in the distance and immediately stopped it. Wang Ying jumped out of the car, saying, "It's transporting supplies."
The guard recognized Wang Ying and knew she was one of the leaders' people. He simply walked around the truck twice, scanning it up and down with a flashlight, and then let it pass. The six men on duty today were incredibly excited about the truckload of supplies.
On the battlefield, you might get about 70% full, but when it comes to logistics, you won't even get half a full. The feeling of being hungry is truly unbearable.
One of the bolder ones nudged his comrade next to him and said, "I heard that this batch of supplies was prepared by General Gu and two other leaders for our soldiers on the front lines."
"I've heard that too. It's still General Gu who cares about us. We're new recruits and haven't experienced General Gu's leadership before, but I heard that our unit used to be directly under his command."
The four people next to him also gathered around, saying, "Yes, I know that too. Our division's undefeated record was achieved under General Gu's leadership."
"Hey! Someone is thinking of us, missing us."
"Now we can have enough to eat, but I wonder how much? It's no small amount for an entire division to eat."
"I don't think there will be fewer than that. There should be at least two cars. Two cars went out yesterday, and one just came back."
"Hehe. At least those who have to go to the battlefield can eat their fill. We'd be willing to go hungry even if we didn't eat."
Several new recruits sighed, feeling wronged at the thought of having to work so hard on an empty stomach.
The squad leader on duty tonight coughed and said, "Everyone to your positions, do your duty diligently, we have to live up to the leaders' concern."
Wang Ying drove the car directly to the warehouse that Wang Xiaoshun had told her about. The soldiers who had been arranged in advance got up as soon as they heard the car, came out, shone their flashlights on the warehouse, and laughed.
At the squad leader's command, two soldiers from the responsible squad excitedly climbed onto the vehicle. The remaining eight carried it from below.
Wang Ying also wanted to help, but was refused by several people.
"Comrade, you should go back and rest. You've worked hard."
Wang Ying was indeed exhausted. Because she was worried about Zhang Hongmei, she hadn't slept while waiting. Now that they had finally arrived, she felt relieved and realized she was both tired and hungry.
Back at my place, I quickly washed up, lay down on the bed, and fell asleep instantly.
Zhang Hongmei arrived at 5 a.m. and was only allowed to drive her car to the warehouse after passing the guard's inspection.
The soldiers who had just finished unloading the truck hadn't even been out for two hours when they heard the sound of a car again, and they all excitedly ran out.
We just unloaded the truck and realized it was a whole truckload of flour; you could smell the flour even through the bags. We were so excited! Now we can eat big white steamed buns!
They refused Zhang Hongmei's help, and the group didn't feel tired at all; on the contrary, they were very excited.
I quietly entered the room and found Wang Ying fast asleep. I smiled, then lay down on the bed myself. I was so tired; I felt like my back was about to give way. Sigh, I have to go out again tomorrow.
Zhang Hongmei was increasingly exhausted and unable to sleep. She thought about the at least one hundred tons of grain still in her storage space, and felt she could leave two more truckloads before she left. That way, even if a division of ten thousand men was fed, it would last for quite some time, until the national supplies arrived.
Zhang Hongmei remembered learning a text before, "The Most Lovable People"—yes, these are the most respectable and lovable people.
They were half asleep when the reveille woke them both up.
Zhang Hongmei turned over and glanced at Wang Ying. "Go back to sleep. We'll leave this afternoon." Then she closed her eyes again.
When Zhang Xingguo returned and heard his subordinates' report that both truckloads of supplies had been delivered, he finally felt relieved.
He didn't disturb their sleep, but instructed the cafeteria to save food for them before going back to work.
Zhang Hongmei woke up at one o'clock, feeling dizzy. Wang Ying was no longer in bed; she had gotten up earlier than her.
There was no one else in the room. He drank a cup of spiritual spring water before getting up.
A refreshed Wang Ying brought over the food and saw Zhang Hongmei going to wash up. She put the lunchbox on the table and waited for Zhang Hongmei to eat together.
"You can eat first, no need to wait for me." When Zhang Hongmei came back from washing up, she saw Wang Ying sitting to the side with her lunchbox untouched, so they were going to eat together.
"I'm not hungry yet. Hongmei, shall we go again this afternoon?"
"Go ahead, leave after you finish eating. Thank you for your hard work."
“Hongmei, don’t be so polite with me. Besides, no matter how tired I am, I’m willing to contribute to the soldiers.”
"Yes, they have had it so tough. We are all one family. They risked their lives for us, and all we can do is our meager strength."
"The commander just instructed that you should go see him after you finish eating."
Zhang Hongmei nodded. The food in the cafeteria today was good: rice, stewed kelp strips, and you could even see two pieces of meat.
Wang Ying knew Zhang Hongmei's appetite; in fact, there was only one bowl of rice and half a bowl of vegetables in the lunchbox, and she couldn't eat more than that.
When Zhang Hongmei found Zhang Xingguo, he was on the phone and sat obediently to the side waiting. She poured water from her kettle into a cup and handed it to Zhang Xingguo, indicating that he should drink it.
Adding a drop of spiritual spring water to the kettle greatly improved Zhang Xingguo's health. Since I couldn't do anything else, I could only do my best to help him improve his health.
Zhang Xingguo hung up the phone. "Hongmei, are you going out again today?"
"Yes, we'll bring back two more truckloads tomorrow. Also, the supplier is a patriot, and two more truckloads of donated grain will be delivered in a few days."
"I don't ask about these things. I'm just worried that you might be in danger or suffer."
"No, Uncle Zhang, you're all risking your lives, what's a little fatigue to me? Don't worry, I'll be fine."
“Okay, if you don’t have enough money, just use your Brother Zhang’s things and have him make up the difference later.”
"Hehe, Brother Zhang gave me a lot of good things again."
"Hehe, they're all yours."
"I'll be going if there's nothing else. There's still salt, baking soda, and oil left today."
"This solves a big problem. The troops are really short of salt. They can eat less rice, but they have no energy if they don't eat salt."
"I understand. I'll get everything I can. I'm off."
This time, the cafeteria prepared pancakes for Wang Ying and her friend again, which was already the best meal they could get.
Moreover, Wang Xiaoshun had someone check the car again. If the car really had a problem when two girls drove out together, it would be troublesome.
Zhang Hongmei patted Wang Xiaoshun on the shoulder. "Brother Xiaoshun, I'll definitely stew meat and fish for you when I have the chance. You're so thoughtful."
"That's right, I want to eat pickled fish."
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