Chapter 157 Sudden, shocking
While Gu Xixi was explaining the details, Aunt Lin listened attentively and nodded repeatedly.
When Gu Xixi stopped, Aunt Lin bowed to her solemnly.
"Boss Gu can be so considerate of the dependents' village, so why should I not do the same?"
Gu Xixi waved and called He Jinglan over.
He Jinglan looked up blankly, "Ah?"
Her schedule today was just as Gu Xixi had said, with endless things to write.
When He Jinglan came up, she brought an ink bag and a brush with her and was responsible for writing on each tree.
Distinguish by the name of the claimant.
When everyone is familiar with their own trees, it won’t matter if the words are lost.
He Jinglan ran over holding a brush, "Xixi, what's wrong? I haven't finished writing yet!"
Gu Xixi and Aunt Lin looked at each other with smiles and announced the good news.
"Woman, captain?" He Jinglan paused for a moment, as if she was savoring the words.
"Isn't this the equivalent of sending a general to lead a squad in the army?"
"Great! Our dependents' village has a captain too! I have to tell everyone the good news!"
The good news spread throughout the orchard in no time, and all the girls congratulated Aunt Lin.
They also expressed that they would follow Aunt Lin in the future and work hard together!
"If men can be generals, we women can choose a captain, that's great!"
"From now on, I will be Sister Lin's soldier!"
"Mrs. Lin is the team leader, and Boss Gu and Miss He are the two counselors on the left and right, right?"
Gu Xixi watched the scene with a smile on her face, her heart unable to stop surging with excitement.
Yesterday, Gu Xixi actually proposed to Huo Jiang the concept of establishing a rear base.
That is, let the women in the dependents' village participate in production, so as to bring all the military dependents together and work as one.
Firstly, the soldiers can feel at ease when fighting on the battlefield with such a stable rear base behind them.
Secondly, when the war becomes intense, this large rear area may serve as a shield to provide support from behind.
For example, the preparation of the epilepsy grass this time relied entirely on the power of women.
At the time, Huo Jiang said, "They just need to behave themselves and perform their duties as companions."
"But now, you have convinced me for them."
On the way back to the village, except for the two youngest daughters-in-law who were holding babies in their arms, some of them could not smile.
The other women were still chatting and laughing, without any of the heaviness they had felt when they first saw the Beili military camp.
These are the old military wives. They have all sent their husbands to the battlefield and they know very well that looking sad and miserable at this time is useless.
It is better to take care of the house happily and wait for them to return safely.
Two days later, on the third morning, the oat field was divided as scheduled.
Each person was given one acre of land, but it was not divided according to the words of their husbands in the army. Instead, the number of people was calculated based on the head wife of each family.
This is equivalent to every military dependent in the village having their own property, an acre of land and oats.
Everyone was eager to leave the village and check out the fields.
They first thanked Gu Xixi and He Jinglan again and again with great joy.
At the same time, we cannot help but express our gratitude to the general who accomplished this feat.
Looking at the deserted village road, He Jinglan poked Gu Xixi with her elbow and said, "This is the first time I feel so at ease. How about you?"
Gu Xixi raised the corner of her mouth, "It's okay."
The oats are still in the seedling stage and have been fertilized and watered not long ago, so no treatment is needed for the time being.
In the afternoon, Gu Xixi taught Aunt Lin how to weed, and they decided to return to Huachidu Village for breakfast the next morning.
After dinner, Gu Xixi and He Jinglan packed their luggage together.
He Jinglan packed her bag and sighed, "Xixi, don't you have anything else to do? Is this the end?"
Gu Xixi brought very little stuff with her and had already packed it.
She straightened up and looked at He Jinglan, "It's not over yet, I'll come again in half a month."
Although the newly grafted Pinellia fruit trees will not bloom this year, the new leaf buds and branches still need to be pruned in time.
He Jinglan became even more discouraged after hearing this, "Yeah, you can come anytime you want."
"But after I leave, I'm afraid that my life will be ..."
Gu Xixi smiled awkwardly and comforted her, "Isn't your brother still undecided about wanting you to get married?"
He Jinglan tied the bundle into a knot and said angrily, "Yeah, my brother hasn't said anything yet, and that blockhead surnamed Meng is hiding from me. He has completely disappeared!"
"Men are really like this. I shouldn't have believed him in the first place!"
Gu Xixi thought about what happened in the military camp yesterday and said, "He didn't come. Maybe something happened?"
"He holds an important position under the general. Once he gets busy, he will naturally be unable to control himself."
He Jinglan didn't listen and was still angry. "If he comes to see me off tomorrow, I'll be a puppy if I pay attention to him!"
Gu Xixi waved her hands feebly, "Hey, hey, hey, don't say such harsh words."
Otherwise you will regret it!
He Jinglan was reluctant to part with her sister, so she still wanted to sleep in the same bed with Gu Xixi at night.
The chatterbox seemed to have endless things to say. Gu Xixi yawned repeatedly and her eyelids drooped as she kept chattering.
"Go to sleep, kid. We have to travel tomorrow morning."
He Jinglan's eyes were as wide as bells, and she had no desire to sleep. "Hey, why are you sleeping? You are not an old man."
When I looked at Gu Xixi again, her eyes had closed uncontrollably.
He Jinglan quickly thought of another topic, "Hey, did you meet Mu Nanzhao when you entered the military camp this time?"
"Is he hiding too?"
"Well..." Gu Xixi agreed dazedly, "Who cares?"
Just as He Jinglan was about to complain about all men, she suddenly heard a loud bang.
The sound was not loud, like the sound of thunder just starting from a long distance before a summer thunderstorm.
Gu Xixi suddenly opened her eyes, "Did you hear any sound?"
As soon as he finished speaking, another loud bang was heard.
Like thunder, but not really.
The two looked at each other, sat up, and woke up completely.
At this time, I heard a commotion outside the courtyard.
"Has the war started?"
"Did they really fight? Why was it so sudden this time?"
Gu Xixi and He Jinglan quickly put on their clothes and ran out.
As soon as I went out, I met Aunt Lin and others.
Everyone looked up towards the northwest border.
Occasionally you could see a burning fireball arcing toward that direction.
He Jinglan asked, "What is this? Why is there a flame? Is it a meteorite?"
Aunt Lin said, "It's not a meteorite."
"This is a rock-dropping machine filled with kerosene from our Northwest Army!"
Another woman said, "I heard from my husband that when using a rock-dropper, either the vanguard succeeds, and we strike while the iron is hot, causing extensive damage to the enemy camp, and then coordinate a fierce attack."
"Or..."
She suddenly stopped talking and said, "Forget it, let's not talk about that unlucky thing."
Gu Xixi thought to herself that the so-called unlucky moment should be the moment when our side is being pressed step by step and crushed by the enemy, and we can only use the rock-dropping machine to protect ourselves in the melee in order to delay the enemy's attack progress.
That night, all the women in the village stood on the path, and no one went back to sleep.
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