With Zhou Jie finally making a decision, everyone in the process has been given their own task, even Eliza has to take her students to do a good job in the inventory of new residents.
When the new decree was issued, there was an uproar among the ordinary people in Alashan. More men and strong women were sent out to join the transport force. The workload of the truck factory increased again. Generators were specially approved to allow them to work 24-hour shifts. The ammunition reloading factory expanded again. As trucks of empty shells and warheads were sent back, Ammunition on the front line has begun to deplete the stockpile.
The new settlement is on the left side of Alxa, where there used to be a huge orchard. After all the fruit trees died, it became an abandoned wasteland, because it was neither easy to cultivate nor to graze. The edge became the edge, and now it has become the foundation of the new settlement.
Just after Lin Dongliang and Bayan worked together in the front line to prepare for the migration of tens of thousands of people, Alashan's donation work began. One by one, the working groups went to the street and called on the civilians to donate their final property.
"Did you lose the battle? How did this happen? Even we have to donate. We have to work hard all day. At most, we can only have enough to eat. What good is there? Do you really regard us as migrant workers who can be squeezed at will? "
In a street, Jiang Hao, who just got off work, said strange things to his companions. In front of them were several beautiful girls with high pitched speakers, calling on the civilians to donate their reserved materials.
Jiang Hao is surrounded by a man in his thirties with a full face of vicissitudes. Although the man is only in his thirties, he seems to have experienced more suffering than the oldest old man in his life. Under his messy and yellow hair are a pair of eyes that have gone through the wind and frost, which contains too much pain and despair. The occasional flash of light shows the hope in despair.
The withered cheeks are the same as most civilians in Alashan, with wrinkled corners of eyes, dirty black collars, gunpowder smell overflowing on the gray clothes, and dry hands. The dense cracks are like smashed car windshields, and a small canvas package is tightly pulled between the skinny fingers.
"No matter what the front is like, as long as those soldiers are in the front, we can survive. What? Just after a few days of full meal, do you want to enjoy it? Do you forget how your woman was eaten before? "
The middle-aged man made his companions speechless. Looking down at the canvas bag in his hand, he was surprised and said:
"Brother Chen, aren't you? Are you going to donate the dowry to your sister-in-law? That's two tins of canned beef. It's a reward for you to work hard and get twice as much as others. No matter who wants to marry her, you have to use canned meat... How can you marry her without canned beef? "
When the man heard this, his fingers suddenly tightened. The so-called sister-in-law, whom he knew before the end of the world, was a county announcer and one of the best beauties. He was just watching from a distance, because he had his own family. At most, he had YY in his heart. Unexpectedly, in the end of the world, he had nothing and saw her among the women put back by the Mongols.
He didn't dislike this tortured and immature woman and wanted to take care of her for the rest of her life, but this woman was numb to everything and only focused on the materials that could make her live a good life. As more and more people wanted to marry her, she marked her price.
In order to marry her, the man worked overtime in the factory day and night, and got the title of production first. With twice the amount of tasks than others, he got the reward that everyone coveted.
Originally, the man took his best friend to ask for marriage. Unexpectedly, on the way, the little girl from the propaganda team arrived, which made him feel very confused. The soldiers in the front line fought for them, but they couldn't get a bite of good food. However, in the rear, he was able to marry the beauty in his heart, which made him feel uneasy. He felt that what he had done, It's a blasphemy to the soldiers in front.
"Brother Chen, don't be silly. At the beginning, you told me that your sister-in-law is the beauty you used to miss so much. You can sleep together tonight. Once you hand it over, you'll have nothing. Although I'm Jiang Hao, I'm not a good thing, but my life is given by you. I'm all for you..."
"Don't mention it. People are playing with their heads in the front line. We hide behind and eat a lot every day. I'm not at ease. If I have a choice, I'd rather go to the front with my rifle on my back and kill zombies. What's two cans worth, and what's a woman worth? So many women have not been married, so I'll find one who looks ordinary and works steadfastly. "
While persuading Jiang Hao, brother Chen is also persuading himself. He doesn't hesitate any more. He opens up groups of onlookers and arrives at the donation site. He grits his teeth and hands in his bag.
Just in the surprised eyes of several little girls, Jiang Hao rushed forward like a tiger, held brother Chen's right hand and cried, "brother Chen, don't be confused. That's your wife Ben. You said that it's worth marrying her in your life, even if you die. Now she's watching over there. I told her yesterday and she agreed. Today, I've been waiting for you, She doesn't eat canned meat either. It's to keep some nutrition for her children. She's a housekeeper. You can't be stupid! "Jiang Hao then took brother Chen's arm and pointed to the former announcer standing in the middle of the crowd. There were heads all around him. But brother Chen could see the inconspicuous woman standing in the crowd. The woman's face was yellow and thin, not as plump and plump as before, and her two eyes were not as clear as before, but it could be seen from her face, She looks better than most of the women present.
The woman gazed at him deeply, which made him feel ups and downs. He never thought that one day, he would get the woman's gaze. Excited, his left hands squeezed together and decided to go to the woman.
All the people present were aroused by the sudden excitement. All the focus was on the man and the woman. Several little girls stopped the mobilization broadcast and looked at the couple who were going to form a new family with great interest.
The crowd separated automatically and let the woman stand alone in the street. The woman was not excited when she looked at the man who came to him. She always responded with a cold expression.
"I want to marry you. No matter before or now, in order to marry you, I worked alone for two people. I don't feel pain when my hands are worn through. I also got the capital to marry you. But today, the soldiers in front are killing the enemy with blood. They give us enough food. Now they can't even eat a bite of meat. I feel guilty, I want to ask you, if I hand over the canned meat, will you marry me? "
The man stood in front of the woman and lifted the cloth bag with his fingers tightly. He gazed into the woman's eyes and spewed out a flame that seemed to melt people. The woman still had no expression. She carefully looked at the unfamiliar man in front of her. In the noise of the crowd around her, she shook her head, while the man's heart sank, The woman said:
"I know you're right, but I can't be as great as you. I'm just a very ordinary woman. I don't want my man to be a hero, and I don't want to take care of others in my own family. Maybe you think I'm selfish. I don't want to explain anything. I just want a man who can love me and understand me, He gave me shelter, I gave him a baby to cook, I just want to live the next life peacefully, so
Without waiting for the woman to finish, the man really wants to hand the can to the woman, and then tightly embrace the injured woman and give her a lifelong commitment.
Finally, the man had no seat, closed his eyes, looked up and took a deep breath. When he opened his eyes again, the flame in his eyes had turned to ashes. He said to the woman with a smile:
"I wish I could be ten years younger and become the most ordinary soldier to kill the enemy in the front line. At least, I feel very comfortable thinking that you are protected by me in the rear, Since I can't be a soldier, let those young people kill the enemy for me. "
With that, brother Chen turned and walked firmly to the three little girls. In the eyes of Jiang Hao who hated him, and in the eyes of the people around him who despised him or admired him, he handed out the can that related to his happiness all his life. The girl took it blankly and wanted to leave his name, but the man didn't want to stay much longer. He turned around with a staggering step, Jiang Hao helped the man to walk out together.
ps ; Until today, the essay solicitation activity has officially ended and the selection activity has officially started. Readers can refer to the National Day essay solicitation festival in my book, and I will send out the rest tomorrow. Welcome to the post bar to vote for your favorite works