When Gong Linglong and the others came to work in the afternoon, there was a quarrel within the art troupe. The two teams were arguing fiercely, and even if they worked overtime at noon, they had not yet completed half of the work in total.
"What's going on? Why are they arguing again?" Jiang Yaping stood on a high place and watched.
The wives of the soldiers from the first regiment arrived a little later, while those from the second regiment next door arrived earlier. They were all standing by the edge of the field watching the fun.
The military wife who was on good terms with them told them with a smile, "The art troupe is divided into two factions, one led by Meng Xiaoying and the other led by Cheng Susu. Deputy Director Li assigned them tasks this morning. Cheng Susu's team did a good job during the lunch rush, but Meng Xiaoying's team was slacking off, seriously slowing down progress. Cheng Susu wasn't happy with their attitude and speed, so she said a few words to them, and then an argument broke out."
After just a short while, they started arguing among themselves. Gong Linglong whispered to Yang Xiaolan, "I think there will be some exciting things to watch every day from now on."
"A leader will come to inspect in the afternoon. Sister Ximei just told me." Yang Xiaolan smiled slyly.
"If the leader came now, it would be more lively..."
Before Gong Linglong could finish her words, she saw a group of men in military uniforms climbing up from the other side of the hillside. Leading them was Commander Zhu, Political Commissar Zhao and several other senior leaders were also there.
She immediately pulled the arms of Yang Xiaolan and other sisters-in-law, winked at them, and then everyone rushed to pick up their hoes and went to work.
The families of the first and second troupes started working immediately, but the families of the third troupe had not arrived yet, and the people in the art troupe were still arguing loudly, completely unaware that their leader was standing on the hillside behind them.
As one can imagine, in the end, the entire art troupe was scolded.
The team led by Meng Xiaoying was the one that was scolded the most severely. Everyone was scolded until they cried. Crying in the army is the most useless thing and it also makes the leaders dislike the most. In the end, Commander Zhu left people on the scene to focus on supervising the work of the art troupe.
Compared to the miserable situation in the art troupe, the atmosphere in the family quarters is much more harmonious.
Although the third regiment arrived a little late, they did not delay their farm work. The family members of the three regiments all worked diligently and steadily. Commander Zhu came over and took a look and praised everyone.
After receiving praise from their leaders, the military wives felt like they were given a shot of chicken blood, and they were obviously more motivated in the afternoon than in the morning.
By the time they finished work in the evening, the second and third regiments had completed five acres of land. With the help of Gong Linglong, the tireless perpetual motion machine, the first regiment had completed two-thirds of the task.
"Deputy Captain Lu's young wife looks cute and lovely, but she's really energetic when it comes to work."
"That's true. I'm a hard worker back home. I earn ten work points a day working in the fields, which is as much as a man, but it's still a lot less than her."
"I saw her working with her head down, focused on the work, and rushing forward. She worked quickly and well. She only drank water a few times and never took a break. She didn't seem tired at all."
"She's pretty, and I heard she's a well-educated high school student. She's also efficient at work, and I heard she cooks delicious food. No wonder Deputy Captain Lu likes a girl like her. If she were in my hometown in the countryside, her door would have been trampled by matchmakers long ago."
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The wives of the soldiers from the second regiment next door were talking on their way back, and the protagonist they were talking about had already rushed home with a hoe on his shoulder.
After a day of farm work, Gong Linglong was exhausted, her arms were numb, but there was still a lot of work to do in the space. The piglets were crying with hunger, so she had to go back quickly to feed them.
As soon as she got home, she immediately slipped into the space and filled herself with a large bowl of well water.
"call..."
After drinking a bowl of well water, Gong Linglong felt relaxed all over.
The effect of this well water is really amazing. Just drink three or five sips and half of the fatigue and numbness in the body will be relieved.
After feeding the pigs and cooking the pig food, I chopped a bag of cabbage and hurried to prepare dinner.
I worked very hard today, so the dinner was simple: a bowl of spicy fish and shrimp, a plate of shredded cabbage, and an egg soup.
Lu Jingchuan came back at dusk. He was not covered in mud today, but he was exhausted and his lips were dry and wrinkled. It seemed that he had not drunk any water all day.
As soon as he got home, he drank two large bowls of warm water and asked her with concern: "Linglong, was your work hard today?"
"It's okay. I'm used to it at home."
Seeing that he was very thirsty, Gong Linglong asked, "You were so busy today, didn't you drink any water?"
"I went on an emergency mission today and went to the nearby city. I was in a hurry on the way and didn't eat or drink anything."
Lu Jingchuan had only eaten breakfast in the cafeteria that morning and was already hungry. Seeing that the food was ready, he immediately served the dishes to the table.
The couple had been busy all day and were both hungry. Gong Linglong drank two bowls of sweet potato rice, and Lu Jingchuan ate more than three bowls, finishing all the rice in the pot.
"Is it enough?"
Gong Linglong had put down her chopsticks long ago and sat aside to watch him finish all the rice and vegetables, and even drank every drop of the egg soup.
Lu Jingchuan put down his chopsticks, leaned forward, and gave her a quick kiss: "I'm full."
The corners of Gong Linglong's mouth widened, and the smile in her eyes spread outward. He usually had a very serious and sharp expression outside, but at home he restrained his aura, did not bring his professional habits back, and clearly separated work and family. This made her very satisfied and happy.
She always felt that home was a warm harbor and nothing from the outside should be brought back, especially negative emotions.
Negative emotions are easily contagious to others. If you keep complaining at home and bring all the unpleasantness and annoyance at work back home to vent, it will seriously affect the harmonious atmosphere of the family and the emotions of other people in the family. Over time, it will also affect the harmonious coexistence of the family.
Gong Linglong was not clear about the work situation in the army, but she was sure that it was not just a simple training. There would definitely be confusion and negative pressure in his work that she could not imagine.
But he never brought her home. As soon as he entered the house, he would put on a gentle expression and show the warmest side of his heart. She was deeply moved, and their married life was always immersed in warmth and happiness.
After finishing their housework at home, the couple boiled water for a bath and foot soak, read a book together for nearly two hours, and then turned off the lights and exercised at 9:30.
The art troupe worked overtime under the moonlight until this hour. Everyone was so tired that they couldn't even lift their hands. On the way back, they looked as listless as eggplants hit by frost.
When I passed by the family compound, I saw that they had all turned off the lights and gone to bed. Some of them felt wronged and angry, and couldn't help sobbing and crying.
They were the ones who started the trouble. There's no point crying. Today is only the first day, and there will be many days of hard work ahead.
However, with the overtime punishment tonight, they were obviously much more motivated to work the next day. Each of their fingers was wrapped in gauze, and it was very painful, but they gritted their teeth and endured the pain to work.
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