Bright Sword: Japs, times have changed

After leaving part of the team to garrison the Xiaowangzhuang position, Lin Qiang and others returned to the base after many days.

After seeing Lin Qiang return safely, Aunt Pang, Aunt Zhang, the Zhao family mother and daughter and others finally felt relieved.

That afternoon, Lin Qiang held a farewell ceremony for the fallen soldiers.

Even those comrades who died in local troops outside had a cenotaph erected in the Martyrs' Cemetery.

They all have no names, but the same words are engraved on their tombstones.

The team is growing day by day, and new graves are being added to the martyrs' cemetery.

Lin Qiang knew that this was inevitable, but he had a system and unimaginable help, but he still couldn't do it without sacrificing one person.

This was a little hard for him to accept.

This indirectly led to the fact that he couldn't get excited about the various rewards given by the system, and he didn't even notice some of them.

The north wind howls on winter nights, and the biting cold wind feels like a knife scraping against your face.

Lin Qiang walked aimlessly in the base alone, looking at the lighted windows of each household from time to time.

During this period of time, there have been many things to be happy about in the base.

For example, the soldiers who were injured in previous battles have recovered, and the comrades who can no longer fight on the front line have gone to work in arsenals and clothing factories.

Life got better, and with the help of Aunt Zhang and Aunt Pang, many single men and women in the base got married.

The monk said that Lin Qiang’s house was filled with wedding candies.

At the same time, many newborns were added, both boys and girls.

In this turbulent era, even surviving is a problem. Without a stable place to live, no one dares to have children.

Otherwise, you will suffer from birth.

Fortunately, Lin Qiang gave the people such a stable life, so they don’t have to worry about food, clothing, or persecution from the Japanese.

Now it is peaceful.

Planting is not possible in winter, and the people rely on the food stored in the independent camp to survive.

But the people did not just eat and live for free. Those who could help actively helped, working in arsenals and clothing factories, doing whatever work they could.

During the war, smoke never stopped coming out of the chimneys of every household, as everyone was doing their part to fight the Japanese.

After walking around and returning to the door of his house, for some reason, Lin Qiang suddenly felt reluctant to push the door open and go in.

At this time, Zhao Yulin came over wearing a snow-white cotton coat.

"Who?"

Lin Qiang was very alert. He noticed Zhao Yuling's presence when she was still more than ten meters away from him.

Zhao Yuling said softly, "Brother Lin, it's me."

As he spoke, he slowly approached.

So far, there is only one person in the base who calls Lin Qiang this way.

After hearing this address, Lin Qiang relaxed and asked, "What are you doing here so late?"

Zhao Yuling raised her head, her eyes sparkling. "I just finished work and happened to see you standing at the door. I wondered if you were worried about something, so I came over to check on you."

Lin Qiang smiled bitterly: "Was it that obvious? It's nothing, I'm just a little upset and don't want to go into the house."

Zhao Yuling pursed her lips and leaned closer to Lin Qiang: "Brother Lin, don't blame yourself too much. Everyone knows you tried your best. If it weren't for you, we wouldn't have the good life we have now."

Lin Qiang stared into the distance, not noticing the distance between them. "But every life is precious. How can I easily let go of their sacrifice?"

Zhao Yuling, who was lower than Lin Qiang, tugged at his shirt to draw his gaze towards her. Blinking her large eyes, she said, "You've led us to victory after victory, which is already remarkable. And look at us now. The base is full of life, and everyone is alive and well. Isn't that also your credit?"

Lin Qiang nodded silently, feeling a little relieved.

At this moment, a cold wind blew and Zhao Yuling shivered.

Seeing this, Lin Qiang hurriedly said, "It's cold outside, go back quickly."

Zhao Yuling shook her head firmly, "Brother Lin, if you still feel uncomfortable, I will stand with you for a while."

A warm feeling welled up in Lin Qiang's heart, and the two of them stood quietly in the night.

After a while, Zhao Yuling broke the silence again, opened her hands and spun them in front of Lin Qiang, then asked, "Does it look good? This is the dress I made myself!"

"It's quite beautiful."

Lin Qiang reached out and touched the fur on the man's collar, then asked with a smile, "What animal's fur is this?"

The thinking of this era is very conservative. Not to mention any contact between men and women, even if they get too close, they will blush.

Zhao Yuling had already expressed her feelings for Lin Qiang, so she mustered up the courage to approach him. However, that didn't mean she wasn't shy. When Lin Qiang extended his hand, she mistakenly thought it was...

As a result, my face turned red, and I didn’t know if it was because I was embarrassed or what.

This happened at night, so Lin Qiang couldn't see her blushing face. Otherwise, Zhao Yuling would have run away shyly. "This was given to me by Aunt Fatty. I don't know what it is, but I thought it would look better, so I sewed it on."

"nice."

Although the view was dim, Lin Qiang seemed to be able to see the happy expression on the other person's face after being praised. For some reason, he always felt very relaxed when he was with Zhao Yuling.

In his previous life, after Lin Qiang became rich, he was also a hardworking little bee, pollinating colorful flowers every day.

If it were during the time when he just came here, Lin Qiang would definitely spend some time paying attention to Zhao Yulin.

After all, such a girl would be hard to find even with a lantern in the war-torn era of the future.

However, after the team was established, Lin Qiang had only two things in his mind and heart: fighting the Japanese and expanding the team.

He wasn't playing dumb and understood what a girl was thinking.

But the Japanese had not been driven out of the country and the war of resistance had not yet been won, so he didn't want to think about these things for the time being.

Is he going to let the soldiers fight bloody battles on the front line while he, the commander, stays at home safely with his wife and children?

He can't do this.

Lin Qiang withdrew his hand, coughed lightly and said, "It's too late and really cold. You should go back first."

A hint of disappointment flashed across Zhao Yuling's eyes, but she quickly returned to normal: "Brother Lin, if you have anything that makes you unhappy, you can tell me. You will feel much better if you tell me."

"Just like me, I was full of curiosity about life here at the beginning, but later I missed home and my father. I was also very unhappy during that time."

"Later, I met a few friends. After chatting with them, I became much more open-minded and gradually fell in love with life here. Now, in addition to being a nurse in the hospital, I am also a team leader in the clothing factory!"

Lin Qiang smiled and said, "You have indeed grown a lot, but my troubles are different from yours. They can't be dispelled by chatting."

Zhao Yuling gently held Lin Qiang's hand, her eyes firm: "Brother Lin, no matter what happens, I will be with you to face it together. Even if it can only share a little bit of your worries."

"All right!"

Lin Qiang's negative emotions dissipated a lot, and he said to Zhao Yuling, "Thanks to you today. This is only at night. If it were during the day, I would definitely invite you in to sit down."

Zhao Yuling was dissatisfied with this and asked, "What happened last night? What's the big deal? We didn't do anything bad."

"It's late at night, it won't be good for you."

Lin Qiang persuaded: "Tomorrow, no, from now on, as long as it's daytime and I'm here, you can come to me anytime."

"It's nothing to worry about at night. I'm not afraid of gossip..."

Zhao Yuling's voice was so soft, coupled with the howling cold wind, that Lin Qiang had no idea what she was saying. He thought she was unwilling to go back, so he pretended to be angry and said, "If you don't go back, I'll have to stay away from you from now on."

This trick really worked. Zhao Yuling hurriedly said, "Okay, okay, I'll go back."

Zhao Yuling turned and left. Lin Qiang looked at her back, feeling a complicated emotion in his heart. He took a deep breath, opened the door and walked into the house.