Siheyuan: Bringing Warehouses to 1959

In fact, the reason why Zeng Wangcai's letter to Zhang Xiuzhi was so thick was that a large part of it was a route map.

In the days without private cars, who would have the luxury of traveling to places farther than the suburbs?

Therefore, Zeng Wangcai wrote in detail in the letter how to get there after arriving at the Miyun Reservoir and what features can be used as reference. In addition to text, there are also simple graphics.

It was thanks to the detailed instructions in the letter that Zhang Xiuzhi and Zeng Youhuo were able to find the Peninsula Camp.

That day, after the first row had lunch, Zeng Wangcai arranged the afternoon's production activities.

Unlike in the past, today Zeng Wangcai arranged for Team One to help Team Three to reclaim wasteland instead of letting all three teams go hunting.

Because of this arrangement, Zheng Yilin had an argument with Zeng Wangcai in the small tent.

"Platoon leader, there are still three days left. After three days, the division headquarters will come to receive the supplies." Zheng Yilin pointed in the direction of the warehouse and said, "But our warehouse only has about 3,000 kilograms of supplies. Now I won't say whether we can complete the task or not, but we have to get a little more, at least more than 5,000 kilograms, so that we can look a little better..."

Zheng Yilin was anxious because the prey in winter was not only fat but also easy to hunt. If he was lucky, he could hunt a wild boar. A smaller one could weigh 100 to 200 kilograms, and a larger one could weigh 300 kilograms.

Even if we can't catch a wild boar, a badger or something will do. A wild rabbit weighs several kilograms. Why open up the land now?

In fact, Zeng Wangcai had his own plans for doing this.

First, don't hunt too much. Although there are no people nearby, there are mountains, but you can't afford to hunt every day. Ten thousand pounds a month, all relying on hunting, will have to move soon. You have to give wild boars and other wild animals a chance to recuperate.

Second, you are doing nothing anyway. It is not advisable to turn over the land in winter, but you can burn it with fire. If you wait until next spring to turn over the land, you will not have enough time to reclaim enough land, which will affect your farming plan.

Third, and most importantly, there are plenty of fish and the gaps can be filled at any time. It’s just that it’s difficult to catch fish now as we have to break the ice.

As for catching fish, Zeng Wangcai has his own ideas. There are plenty of grenades, so why bother breaking the ice?

"Don't worry, I won't delay you. I have made arrangements!" Zeng Wangcai said with a smile, "Da Linzi, don't worry. Let's talk about going to the city for the New Year. Only one of us can go, and the soldiers must leave a squad to guard the camp. What do you think?"

"Are you crazy?" Zheng Yilin said unhappily, "The order from the division headquarters is that if the mission is completed, they will not care and will give rewards. This matter should be discussed after the mission is completed, right? Minister Liu will bring people here the day after tomorrow.

"If you want to go back, go back. I'll be too embarrassed. If I fail to complete the mission, my father will definitely know. Then, don't even think about eating dumplings. The soldiers will be easy to deal with by drawing lots... No, are you sure?"

Zeng Wangcai did gain something from going back to find Chen Hong. He was allowed to go home for the New Year, but he was not allowed to visit his relatives.

"You gave up on your own!" Zeng Wangcai laughed again, "Don't say I didn't give you a chance to go back for the New Year's Eve dinner."

"Don't worry, you completed the task, you deserve to enjoy it!" Zheng Yilin responded very frankly, but asked Zeng Wangcai curiously again how he completed the task.

Just then, platoon leader Lin Fusheng came running over excitedly.

"Platoon leader, there's a girl outside looking for you!"

"Girl? Where did this girl come from?" Zheng Yilin said in confusion, "We are a military base, not a military district..."

"Haha, it's me you're looking for. My wife is here!" Zeng Wangcai stood up and patted his butt. Finally she came and he could start swinging with abandon.

"Your wife? Zhang Xiuzhi?" Zheng Yilin reacted. "So you are waiting for her to come. Is that your plan? No, you said that your uncle and she are the only two of them. Can they get 7,000 kilograms of supplies in three days?"

"Just wait and see, don't make blind guesses. As long as you have something to hand over, it's all over!" Zeng Wangcai patted Zheng Yilin on the shoulder and walked out of the tent.

The inland area of ​​the peninsula camp has been fenced off, and a simple wooden sentry box has been built, where the soldiers usually stand guard.

At this time, Zhang Xiuzhi, who was wearing a flowered cotton jacket, was waiting outside the sentry box with Zeng Youhuo. It was snowing and the two were covered with white snowflakes.

"Second Uncle, Xiuzhi!" Seeing the two people, Zeng Wangcai quickly ran over and let them in.

Zeng Youhuo looked at the furnishings in the camp curiously and said, "Wangcai, how did you get this guy to join the army? The conditions are not very good. By the way, are you really a platoon leader?"

It was lunch time, and except for the soldiers on guard duty, many soldiers came out of their tents to take a look.

"Who is this? This girl is very beautiful."

"I came to see the platoon leader..."

Xiao Bao was a step late. He stopped and introduced her as he passed by: "This is the platoon leader's fiancée!"

"Oh!" The soldiers started to make a noise and when Zhang Xiuzhi came closer, several soldiers stepped forward and shouted, "Hello, Platoon Leader's sister-in-law!"

Now there is no need for Zeng Wangcai to prove his identity as platoon leader.

Zhang Xiuzhi was suddenly enthusiastically called "platoon leader's sister-in-law" and her face turned red, even hotter than when she was reading the letter.

Later, the four of them sat down in the kitchen and canteen which was already not very ventilated.

Even in the cold winter, there is always a fire burning here.

"Lin Fusheng!"

"To!"

"Have someone bring some food over. No need to bother. Just heat up the leftovers and soup from lunch."

"Yes!"

After giving the order, Zeng Wangcai roasted the fire and said, "Let's eat first. I'll introduce the situation and accommodation to you in the afternoon. We have little time here, and there is no special area for family visits..."

Hearing this, Zheng Yilin on the side rolled his eyes.

He had never imagined that this would become a special camp, or even an area for visiting relatives. He felt that this man would give up sooner or later.

In fact, Zeng Wangcai plans to learn from the infrastructure maniac and build this place into a base.

After a while, two soldiers came over with the meal. The meal was the common steamed buns and cornmeal, but the dish was not simple either, it was a grilled fish and a bowl of hot broth.

“Why go through so much trouble just to heat up the leftovers…” Zeng Wangcai said casually when he saw the food.

"Report to the platoon leader!" a soldier said, "The squad leader said that we can eat meat every day because of the platoon leader. The platoon leader's wife is here, so we can't be careless."

This is a very simple truth. If you feed and drink well to your subordinates and meet their core needs, they will respect you.

Zeng Wangcai is in this state now. Except for Zheng Yilin who questions him, everyone in the platoon respects him extremely.

After dinner, Zeng Wangcai told the two that they would have a few days to go back home during the Chinese New Year, and they should go back in advance, so they should prepare some New Year goods for the family before that.

Now all the people in the family who can hunt have come out. If we don’t bring something back from here, it will be difficult to get through the New Year relying on the pickled fish we used to have.

Of course, this is relative to other families.

"By the way, the third brother heard that I was coming to the army and asked me to help get some things back." Zeng Youhuo lit the cigarette given by his nephew with firewood, exhaled a puff of smoke and said, "I replied, but he didn't agree!"

"How is life in the village?" Zeng Wangcai asked.

"It's not easy!" Zeng Youhuo frowned. "The canteen can no longer run. The commune wants too much, and the production team doesn't have enough food left. Now everyone has half a pound of food every day. We cook at home. Our family is fine, but other families are miserable."

Zeng Wangcai could imagine that it was like this in places without natural disasters, and what life would be like in places with natural disasters.

"Okay, grandma is still at home, so let's help as much as we can. But not to the village, but to the commune!" Zeng Wangcai said after thinking about it, "Then bring some meat and fish to Secretary Wang and ask the commune to buy it at the purchase price, so as to leave a token of gratitude."

Hearing this, Zheng Yilin could not help but said, "I object. Our troops have not yet completed the 10,000-jin mission, and we still have extra supplies to give you as a favor? They agreed to come to help, how come it turned out like this..."