The next day,
Six o'clock in the morning.
Yun Jin reappeared on the artificial lake without her noticing.
Yesterday, the sister-in-law who was specifically asked to come to the artificial lake to see Yun Jin's dreamland discovered that when she arrived, there was almost no room left for her by the artificial lake.
"Wait... why are you all here? Aren't you all sleeping?"
"I've heard of sleepwalking before, but I've never seen it. I've come to see what's going on."
The others also looked on with expressions of enjoyment.
Li Aiguo watched as he was almost pushed into the artificial lake, unsure of what to say.
I never realized that people in the compound liked to join in the fun so much.
As soon as Yun Jin appeared, everyone present looked over excitedly.
Some people even acted strangely, deliberately running around in front of her.
Yun Jin walked towards the artificial lake with a blank expression and vacant eyes, as if her soul had been ripped out. If someone blocked her way, she would even walk around them.
There's something wrong with her expression.
Those who thought Yun Jin was dressed up now believe it.
Just as Yun Jin walked to the artificial lake, there happened to be a gap there, making it easy to jump down.
As soon as Li Aiguo saw her standing there, he immediately stepped forward and grabbed her: "Sister-in-law, wake up, wake up! It's dawn, time to get up and have breakfast! We'll have braised pig's trotters for breakfast!"
Whether it was the braised pig's trotters or the noise that woke her up, Yun Jin regained consciousness.
Seeing Li Aiguo's face, you don't need to ask, he's definitely sleepwalking again.
The next second, she was stared at by pairs of eyes around her, and everyone looked at her with a mixture of surprise and amusement: "Wow, there are so many people here, what's everyone doing here?"
Li Aiguo was both amused and exasperated: "They're all just here to watch the show."
Yun Jin was speechless. How boring were these people?
Soon, everyone started asking Yun Jin all sorts of questions: why was she sleepwalking, how did she end up here in her sleepwalking state, and what does it feel like to sleepwalk?
Yun Jin answered one by one: "I don't know why I sleepwalk. The doctor has no solution either. I'll see if taking some calming medicine after I give birth will help. I can't take any medicine while I'm pregnant."
"I don't know why I sleepwalked here. Could you help me look into it?"
"As for the feeling of sleepwalking, to be honest, I didn't feel anything. I felt like I was sleeping. What you feel when you sleep is what I feel."
It feels like I've answered everything, yet it also feels like I haven't answered anything at all.
As they were talking, the political commissar arrived. Seeing a bunch of people crowded around the artificial lake, he felt it was indeed dangerous. There were so many children in the compound, and the kids were disobedient and just liked to play in the water.
I heard that in other military dependents' compounds, a child fell into an artificial lake and drowned.
As the political commissar watched the children chasing and playing, he felt more and more that He Tingchuan was right.
Safety is the top priority.
The political commissar stopped Li Aiguo: "Today, I brought your battalion here to drain the artificial lake, catch the fish, and then someone will bring mud and other materials to fill this area."
"The land will be divided into plots and given to the residents of the compound as a reward for their private plots where they can grow vegetables."
Upon hearing that they could grow vegetables, the older women stopped objecting.
Life is so hard these days. If we could secretly grow some corn, sweet potatoes, and potatoes—crops that provide enough to eat—our families wouldn't be starving!
Some people are wondering: "Why did they flatten the artificial lake when it was perfectly fine?"
God knows how exhausted they were to dig that artificial lake.
It's only been a few years!
The political commissar glanced at Yun Jin and said, "Commander He is considering that there are so many children in the family compound. He is worried that if the children run around and something happens, no one can bear the consequences. It would be better to level the land and make it into a private plot."
"Oh, it's Commander He?"
"Who would believe Commander He's excuse? The kids from the compound don't care about coming here!"
"I didn't realize that Commander He was a man who used his position for personal gain. He was clearly worried about his wife, but he used the children in the compound as an excuse."
"Who said Commander He doesn't care about his wife? I think he cares about her a lot!"
"Yes, the Yun family is very fortunate."
"Oh, if only my husband were half as good as me!"
Yun Jin, who hadn't said a word, became the target of everyone's ridicule. She hadn't expected that it was He Tingchuan who brought this up, since he was supposed to be in solitary confinement.
Yun Jin looked at Li Aiguo.
When Li Aiguo, who was tattling, was seen as a snitch, she turned her face away.
Yun Jin understood; it was all thanks to Li Aiguo.
It seems I have to cook for them myself. When He Tingchuan comes back, I must make them a delicious meal to thank them.
Amidst everyone's sarcastic and sour teasing, Yun Jin blushed with embarrassment.
Everyone in the compound was very happy that day.
The artificial lake, which had been stocked with fish for several years, was thoroughly cleaned. After a busy day, the canteen served braised fish and fish slices with pickled cabbage that evening, allowing everyone in the compound to enjoy a hearty meal.
The leftover fish were transported to another compound as part of a joint supply exchange within the artillery regiment. They went to another regiment that raised pigs and traded them for several pigs.
When the artificial lake is filled in, everyone can eat pork for free in the cafeteria.
In order to get a bite of pork, all the children in the compound went to help, but were eventually chased away by the adults.
Anyway, they were never short of pork when we ate it.
Each family had a bowl of braised pork and a bowl of pork offal soup, just like during the Chinese New Year.
Some children eagerly asked their parents, "Mom, when are we going to fish again? Are there any other artificial lakes in our compound? Should we make another one?"
It made the parents both laugh and cry.
This person is addicted to the food.
Yun Jin thought about He Tingchuan's efforts, and after some thought, she went to the political commissar to speak kindly to him and even slipped him two packs of cigarettes. Only then did he agree to let her see He Tingchuan, giving her only five minutes.
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