After Black Lotus became a reborn person, he went completely crazy

Old Tong felt better when he saw that Xia Ran answered very seriously. He then began to talk about when the books he had left for him should be exposed to the sun and when they should be ventilated.

Upon seeing this, Xia Ran took notes. She had never dried books before. Maybe she didn't have many books to dry. After hearing what the old man said, she naturally had to write it down.

As well as questions like how to operate the heating system and where the various valves are located.

There was also the question of how to preserve these woods. Old Tong explained it in great detail and it took a while to finish.

After seeing Old Tong off, Xia Ran looked at the empty yard and suddenly felt that the yard was a bit big. With few people at home, it seemed particularly empty and lacking in vitality.

She was wondering whether she should hire a housekeeper to tidy up the yard and help with the cooking.

She studied the walls of the back house again, but couldn't make a decision and couldn't start the renovation. The main reason was that she hadn't thought about how to transform them. She needed a garage, but she couldn't bear to use it as a garage, which was very contradictory.

Think again.

After that, ask professionals for their opinions.

The main house was cleaned and tidied by Old Tongtou and his family, and people could live there directly. However, the necessary parts still needed to be cleaned, otherwise she would not feel comfortable living there.

After opening the window of the main house, Xia Ran went to the unit for training. Although she had only participated in the training for a short time, she made rapid progress and the results were gratifying.

It is improving at a rapid pace.

During this short period of time, she not only mastered the military boxing skills with great force, but also learned some practical killing moves from Master Wei.

Of course, she also got hold of Mu Cang, and with her strong support, she has done quite well in practice, and is currently intensifying her practice.

News came from Yang Dali that he and the local people had collected a lot of wild mushrooms and various Chinese medicinal materials. These things were extremely cheap these days, and as soon as they were told to collect them, the locals went crazy shopping all over the mountains.

Live off the mountain, you have everything you need. The local government also helped out and provided certain conveniences.

However, Xia Ran repeatedly emphasized that they must collect insured and absolutely safe mushrooms, and not collect mushrooms that the locals dare to eat, as the risk is too high and the average person's body cannot withstand it.

What if the customer buys it home and it is not cooked thoroughly, and then it meets the great-grandparents? Wouldn’t that be the end of it? Xia Ran can’t afford to take that risk.

The other people were also busy. They collected whatever was produced locally, and everything was going smoothly at the moment.

Basically, at the very least we call each other every four or five days to keep in touch and ensure that information flows smoothly. When I'm undecided, I'll call and ask.

After we sent everyone out, we found that we were a little short of manpower.

At noon, Xia Ran received a call from Tan Xiangdong and called back.

I was talking about the cars. Unfortunately, I didn't get to grab this batch of retired cars as they were already divided up by others.

The reason is simple, and it is related to the policy that prohibits the military from doing business.

In 400, in view of the country's financial difficulties and the relatively peaceful and stable international situation, it was decided to continue to maintain an army of more than million under such circumstances. Firstly, it was a bit difficult to maintain it, and secondly, it was somewhat of a waste of manpower. It was easy for the army to be idle when there were no wars to fight. We could not just keep it idle like this.

Later, the leaders proposed the idea of ​​trying to let the military do business to reduce the financial burden and improve the military's productivity.

At that time, many people thought that this proposal was good. It could not only reduce military expenditure, but also enable soldiers to master livelihood skills, which was killing two birds with one stone.

During the trial operation, it was found that it could indeed ease the financial pressure, but what followed was "military collapse" and corruption, as well as various collusion of interests, and this evil wind even spread to the battlefield.

How can it be possible that business is even conducted on a bloody battlefield? Isn't it scary that battlefield information and intelligence have become business?

Fortunately, after only a few years of implementation, the authorities discovered various drawbacks and a series of serious consequences, and realized that it was not feasible to continue developing in this way.

Soldiers should do their job as soldiers and defend their country, instead of participating in various social activities, hanging out with businessmen, and entertaining guests.

It was stopped this year. Starting from next year, all business activities will be banned and the affiliated local enterprises will be divested to allow the army to concentrate all its energy on fighting.

Because it not only disrupted the national price system, but more seriously damaged the military's style, causing military morale to be demoralized and military discipline to be relaxed.

Fortunately, our country discovered it early enough and stopped it in time, which nipped the problem in the bud and prevented it from developing endlessly. Otherwise, the consequences would be disastrous.

The actual cases can be seen from the neighboring countries. Ah San and the monkey later noticed the problem and when they wanted to deal with it, it was already too late.

To be precise, as things developed to the point where they wanted to move, they couldn't move at all. The collusion of interests and deep roots led to serious corruption and a decline in combat effectiveness, making them like a pile of loose sand.

As soon as you "move" it, countless people will come out to stop you or even "move" you.

They will never allow any person or organization to disrupt the existing situation that benefits them, resulting in them becoming unable to get out of the quagmire.

After hearing this, Xia Ran was disappointed, but she immediately adjusted her mood.

"It's okay, we've tried our best, just don't regret it. After all, success or failure is up to God, not us, so you don't have to blame yourself," Xia Ran comforted.

She is not a girl in her teens or twenties, so she knows all the twists and turns without the other party explaining them in detail.

It's normal if it's not your turn, but it's abnormal if it is your turn. I just thought of this at the beginning, and tried my best. If it works, it's good, but if it doesn't, it's normal too. Xia Ran can accept it.

Tan Xiangdong on the other end of the phone felt a little sad. He felt that he had not completed the task assigned to him by Sister Xia and felt very sorry.

In the past, retired military cards could be bought as long as the money was sufficient, but who would have known that the policy would suddenly change at the end of the year.

This is a true reflection of the fact that there are countermeasures to every policy.

If you are used to holding money, and suddenly someone tells you that you can no longer touch money, and that you must be honest and remain pure, you will definitely feel somewhat "uncomfortable".

What should we do? If the open approach doesn’t work, then we will resort to covert approaches. There are many ways to do this.

Besides, after being used to eating big fish and meat, who would like to eat porridge with pickles?

Xia Ran listened to Tan Xiangdong, who was extremely self-blaming, and said, "It's really okay. You don't have to blame yourself. This is an uncontrollable factor. It's not something we can decide. It's normal to have this result."

It is impossible to accomplish something without the support of power, no matter which dynasty or era it is, and it has little to do with personal ability.