Zhu Tian: Beginning to Cross the Changjin Lake

Chapter 29: Expose the shortcomings meeting!

Li Guotao quickly returned to his seat, leaned against a big pillar and closed his eyes.

Although he was full of energy and not sleepy at all, he could only pretend to rest to avoid arousing suspicion.

Because the soldiers of the Seventh Company were all exhausted, the entire warehouse was filled with snoring, which made Li Guotao a little upset.

Li Guotao tried hard to calm himself. He didn't know how much time had passed before the warehouse door opened.

Some soldiers carried food into the warehouse, and the leader of the cooking squad shouted with a smile: "Comrades, it's time to eat."

"dinner time?"

The old fellow Lei Gong, who was snoring loudly just now, jumped up from the ground when he heard this and ran over excitedly.

"Hehe~!"

"What good food do you want to eat?"

The kitchen squad leader said with a smile: "Freshly steamed buns, pickles and vegetable soup."

"The conditions are limited, comrades, please make do with what you have."

Lei Gong said with a smile: "That's good. We haven't had a hot meal for several days."

Lei Gong came to the soup bucket, sniffed it, and said with a chuckle, "It smells so good! Is there meat in the soup?"

The cook replied, "There are a few cans of food here. They were captured from the enemy during the Yunshan Campaign."

"A batch of spoils of war was sent up from below. The commander couldn't bear to eat a single bite, so he gave most of them to the wounded. Only these few cans were left. I'm putting them all in there for you today."

"The superiors specifically told us that since you have done a great job in escorting the radio station, we will prepare some delicious food for you."

"It's a pity that even a good cook can't cook without rice! If I have the chance next time, I will definitely make more delicious food for you."

Lei Gong smiled and said, "That's quite good. Thank you very much."

At this time, the soldiers rushed forward like hungry wolves, and began to share the food and eat.

The soldiers enjoyed the steamed buns with pickles and a bowl of hot cabbage and meat soup.

Li Guotao ate while looking at the steamed bun in his hand.

The steamed buns were a bit black and yellow, and they were not made of pure flour. They must have some corn flour, sorghum flour, etc.

Fortunately, it was freshly out of the pot and was still relatively soft, so it was not difficult to eat.

If this had happened in the past, Li Guotao probably wouldn’t have been able to eat a single bite of such food.

However, this time he ate with gusto. He ate two big steamed buns and drank a bowl of vegetable soup while it was hot.

After eating and drinking, I suddenly felt warm all over my body, an indescribable comfort.

After Li Guotao had eaten and drunk his fill, he continued to lean against the pillar with his eyes closed to rest, because he knew that the troops were probably about to set off again.

The wisest choice now is to conserve more energy.

Wu Wanli ate very quickly. After he was full, he secretly ran to a corner, took out a crumpled piece of paper and half a pencil head, and began to write carefully on the paper.

This scene happened to be seen by Yu Congrong who was standing next to him. Yu Congrong stuffed the remaining half of the steamed bun into his mouth and walked over carefully.

While Wu Wanli was not paying attention, he snatched the paper away.

Wu Wanli's face changed drastically. He stood up and was about to grab it, but was hugged by a soldier next to him. No matter how he struggled, he couldn't get free.

"Give it to me~!"

Wu Wanli screamed in anxiety.

Yu Congrong said with a smile: "Comrades, let me read Comrade Wu Wanli's self-criticism to you!"

"Okay~!"

The soldiers followed suit and the whole warehouse suddenly became lively.

Wu Wanli's little face turned red, but he was held there by his comrades and could not move at all.

Yu Congrong waved his hand and said, "No! No!"

"It's a bean asking for a book!"

"I won't listen to the chief thunder!" "I'm going to fuck my brother, I'm fucked! I will definitely change!"

"Ha ha……"

There was a burst of laughter all around.

Yu Congrong took the O-question letter and came to Meisheng, smiling and said, "Instructor, the young comrade has grown up."

Meisheng smiled and said, "This is a good attitude, but it doesn't count without a signature."

Yu Congrong took a look, then walked up to Wu Wanli, handed him the letter of apology, and said with a smile: "Then sign it!"

"If an egg tries to peck open from the inside, it might just turn into a pile of eggs."

"Haha~!"

Lei Gong stood up and kicked Yu Congrong on the butt.

"Get out~!"

"How dare you, a bastard like you, laugh at others?"

"Comrades, when Yu Congrong first went to the battlefield, he was so scared that he wet his pants!"

"I washed his pants."

Yu Congrong rushed over and said, "Dad Lei, you are my real father, don't expose my shortcomings like this."

"Haha~!"

Everyone couldn't help but burst into laughter when they heard this.

An old soldier immediately stood up and shouted: "Yes, I can testify to this."

Yu Congrong was also embarrassed and blushed. He pointed at the old soldier who claimed to testify and shouted, "How dare you say that? Didn't you wet your pants?"

"Speak to me if you want!"

"Haha~!"

The surrounding soldiers burst into laughter.

So, the soldiers who were originally eating well immediately started to expose each other's shortcomings.

The soldiers also relaxed for a rare moment, and laughter was heard everywhere.

Wu Qianli sat in a corner, ignoring the scene in front of him. While chewing a steamed bun, he took out a picture from his arms, placed it on his knees, and slowly opened it.

At this time, Lei Gong came over, took the paper from Wu Qianli, and said with a smile: "Hey! I'm messing with your broken house again."

Wu Qianli said nothing and continued to eat his steamed bun.

Wu Qianli’s biggest wish is to help his parents build such a house so that the family can live a good life.

The original plan was to start construction in the spring, but the war broke out unexpectedly. Wu Qianli followed the troops to the front line, and it was unknown when the plan to build the house would be postponed.

Lei Gong saw an extra line of words on it and read: "If you can't go back, give him to your parents. They can't read, so let the village teacher read it to them."

"This is a taboo, change it quickly."

Wu Qianli smiled slightly, reached out and took the drawing, but had no intention of erasing the words.

Wu Qianli also had a premonition that this war was different from the previous ones. The enemies they faced were stronger and the battle would definitely be more brutal. If there was really no way back in the future.

I can only rely on Wu Wanli to fulfill my wish.

Looking at the drawings in my hand, the house, yard, direction, and dimensions are all clearly marked.

Wu Qianli and his family are all fishermen from Huzhou. The whole family, young and old, float on the boat all year round, like duckweed, with no one to rely on.

A small fishing boat is all they have.

Therefore, Wu Qianli’s biggest wish is to help his parents build such a house so that they don’t have to continue living on the boat for the rest of their lives.

Wu Qianli is also a war hero and a meritorious contributor, but all he wishes for is just that simple.

A few tiled houses can shelter people from wind and rain and provide a place for them to live and work in peace and contentment, and that's all.

(End of this chapter)