Chapter 158: Can't Leave
It was not until dawn that the sound of falling rocks stopped.
Aunt Lin said, "Based on my experience, if we launch a night attack, the fighting will end at dawn. There should be no movement during the day, so everyone should go back and rest."
A young woman asked nervously, "Can we know whether we were attacked or we attacked the other side?"
Aunt Lin looked at her deeply and shook her head. "I don't know, but no matter which one it is, our men will have to fight with the Beili people, and all we can do is wait at home."
A gentle smile appeared in Aunt Lin's eyes, and her tone was gentle, yet firm.
"Don't think too much at a time like this. Eat, sleep, and take good care of our child. Just believe that he will come home as usual, just like he did every time before."
The young woman's eyes turned red, but she gritted her teeth to hold back her tears and nodded resolutely, "Yes!!"
After everyone left, Gu Xixi and He Jinglan also returned to the courtyard.
He Jinglan entered the room and began to open the package fiercely.
Unfortunately, she was angry when she was packing last night and tied the bag into a knot that she couldn't untie after trying for a long time.
He Jinglan tore it a few times angrily, then turned around and got a pair of scissors.
Gu Xixi was drinking tea and watching calmly. When she saw He Jinglan was about to cut the bundle, she quickly stood up and stopped her.
"Hey, such fine pomegranate silk is quite expensive. It would be a shame if it was damaged!"
"Besides, if you cut it, what will you do when you return home and have no place to put your stuff?"
He Jinglan slammed the scissors back on the table and sat down next to it. "You blockhead surnamed Meng! You are a bad blockhead, a stinky blockhead, a rotten blockhead! Go to the battlefield! You didn't even come to see me on the battlefield!!"
Gu Xixi sighed, "I knew you were worried about him."
He Jinglan immediately retorted, "Who's worried about him! Even if he can't come back from the battlefield this time..."
Gu Xixi suddenly grabbed He Jinglan's hand.
He Jinglan felt pain and suddenly stopped talking. She opened her eyes in confusion and saw Gu Xixi with a serious expression on her face.
"Xixi, why are you pinching me!"
Gu Xixi said, "I told you to be careful with your words. Don't say anything you shouldn't say when you're angry."
He Jinglan calmed down at this moment, and felt a little regretful after being reminded.
"I...I didn't mean to curse him."
Gu Xixi's eyebrows curved slightly, "Anyway, you didn't say everything, so you avoided the prophecy."
He Jinglan was startled, then smiled, "Xixi, I thought you were fearless and never believed in these things."
Gu Xixi smiled but said nothing.
She was a staunch atheist who had sworn an oath under the red flag, and she really did not believe in these things.
So her understanding of avoiding prophecies means not to say anything that may make you regret in the future.
Swords and knives are merciless on the battlefield. If something unexpected happens, the person who uttered the curse will blame himself even if he does not believe in ghosts and gods, and will inevitably spend the rest of his life in regret.
Now that the war has begun, the situation outside is still unknown.
Gu Xixi decided not to act rashly and stayed here to wait for any notification from the Northwest Army.
It was almost noon, and the two women who couldn't cook were too embarrassed to wait for the army's kitchen battalion to deliver meals.
They could only go to the kitchen and think about how to do it themselves.
While they were busy, someone ran into the yard and asked, "Is Boss Gu still home?"
Gu Xixi glanced at He Jinglan, motioning her to keep quiet, then walked to the door, opened the curtain a little, and looked outside.
Standing in the yard was a young soldier dressed in Northwest Army uniform. He looked very familiar. He had served as a guard on duty in the village before and had come to the yard to deliver a meal once.
Gu Xixi breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that it was an acquaintance. She pushed open the curtain and went out, asking, "Is there anything the higher-ups have to tell us?"
The young soldier clasped his fists and said, "The general asked me to tell you two distinguished guests that things are not peaceful outside. I am afraid that a small group of bandits may take advantage of the chaos to cause trouble."
"The army really doesn't have the manpower to accompany and protect you two, so since you haven't left yet, you should stay for a few more days. But the noise outside might scare the little girl, so there's really no other way, just treat it as a test of your courage."
Gu Xixi listened quite seriously at the beginning, but her face gradually turned dark when she heard the last two sentences.
"Excuse me, little brother, are these last words that we were told to practice our courage the original words of the general?"
The young soldier sweatdropped, "...Yes."
Gu Xixi returned the greeting and said, "Then please also convey my original message. Girls are just as brave as men. I am sorry to trouble you, General, to take the time out of your busy schedule to take care of me."
The young soldier lowered his head, his face flushed, and he seemed to be trying to hold back a laugh.
He Jinglan said politely, "Go ahead and do your work. It's troublesome for you to make this trip during lunch time. Don't go back too late or they will eat all the meat."
The young soldier agreed, turned around and ran out of the yard.
He Jinglan then came close to Gu Xixi and said, "Look, he can still laugh. I guess we didn't lose the battle last night."
Gu Xixi nodded, "I think so too."
No matter how worried they were, they did not ask the young soldier about the military situation.
As the people who are protected in the rear, we should try to cause them as little trouble as possible at this time.
Gu Xixi walked back towards the kitchen, her back looking resolute, like a soldier about to go into battle.
"Come on, keep cooking!"
Half an hour later, a pot of vegetable, meat, corn and rice was finally ready.
Gu Xixi said weakly, "I made this flavor based on my memory. How about you try it?"
He Jinglan took a bite, and her expression gradually became complicated, "Hmm... a little salty, and a little sweet, the taste is quite rich."
She paused, trying to find something to praise.
"But the meat is cooked, and the vegetables are steamed to perfection!"
Gu Xixi: "...There is nothing to brag about, so you don't have to force it."
He Jinglan was silent for a moment, then smiled and said, "Forget it, let's eat!"
The two men filled their stomachs in a hurry and cleaned up the kitchen which looked like it had been devastated by war.
After all this trouble, when I looked at the sun outside, it was already mid-afternoon.
Gu Xixi said optimistically, "I can't do anything here anyway. I'm just sitting there doing nothing. If I have something to do, I'll feel time passing faster."
He Jinglan held her lower back and nodded, "That's right, but I feel like I've never done so much housework in my life."
Gu Xixi suggested, "How about we sweep the yard?"
He Jinglan refused to admit defeat, "Just sweep it, who's afraid of who?"
As the two walked into the yard, a woman ran in, her voice anxious, "Boss Gu! Miss He! The Zhou family's wife is having a difficult delivery! You guys go and take a look!"
Gu Xixi was shocked. She remembered the only pregnant young lady in the dependents village.
Considering that she still needed to recover after giving birth, she was the only one who did not claim the fruit trees at that time.
He Jinglan was so shocked that she stammered, "Difficult labor? This is a big deal, what should we do? Ask us to come over, but we don't know how to help deliver babies."
"It's time to find a midwife or a doctor!"
The woman who delivered the message stamped her feet anxiously, "But during wartime, no one is allowed to leave the village!"
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