A husband found in the village? I bought a regent for a penny!

As Gu Xixi explained in detail, Aunt Lin listened attentively and nodded repeatedly.

When Gu Xixi stopped, Aunt Lin bowed to her with a solemn expression.

"If Boss Gu can put himself in the shoes of the family members' village so considerately, how can I refuse?"

Gu Xixi waved for He Jinglan to come over.

He Jinglan looked up blankly, "Huh?"

Just as Gu Xixi had predicted, her schedule today consisted of writing endless words.

When He Jinglan came up, she brought with her an ink bag and a brush, and was responsible for writing words on each tree.

The name of the person who claims the item is used to distinguish them.

Once everyone is familiar with their tree, it won't matter if the writing gets lost.

He Jinglan ran over holding a calligraphy brush, "Xixi, what's wrong? I haven't finished writing yet!"

Gu Xixi and Aunt Lin exchanged smiles and announced the good news.

"Women's team leader?" He Jinglan smiled and enunciated each word slowly, as if savoring the meaning.

"Isn't this equivalent to sending out a squad leader in the military?"

"Great news! Our dependents' village has a team leader now! I have to tell everyone this good news right away!"

The good news spread quickly throughout the orchard, and all the women congratulated Aunt Lin.

They all expressed their determination to follow Aunt Lin and work hard together!

"If men can be generals, then we women can elect a captain. That's great!"

"From now on, I'll be Sister Lin's soldier!"

"If Aunt Lin is the team leader, then Boss Gu and Miss He must be two strategists, one on the left and one on the right."

Gu Xixi watched the scene before her with a smile, her heart surging with emotion.

Yesterday, Gu Xixi actually proposed the concept of establishing a large rear area to Huo Jiang.

This means involving women from military dependents' villages in production, using this as a starting point to unite all military dependents and work together as one.

Firstly, the soldiers can feel at ease fighting on the front lines with such a solid rear base behind them.

Secondly, when the war becomes intense, this rear area may serve as a shield to support those behind the scenes.

For example, the preparation of the herb for epilepsy this time relied entirely on the efforts of women.

At the time, Huo Jiang said, "Originally, all they needed to do was behave themselves and fulfill their duty of companionship."

"But now, you've convinced me on their behalf."

On the way back to the village, apart from the two women holding their babies, the youngest wife couldn't quite manage a smile.

The other women chatted and laughed as usual, completely losing the heaviness they felt when they first saw the Northern Army camp.

These are the wives of veteran soldiers. They have all seen their husbands off to the battlefield and know all too well that looking gloomy at this time is the most useless thing to do.

Instead, let's happily take care of the house and wait for their safe return.

Two days later, on the morning of the third day, the oat fields were divided up as scheduled.

Each person received one acre of land, but the allocation wasn't based on the words of their husbands in the army. Instead, it was calculated based on the number of women in each household.

This means that every military dependent in the village now has an extra piece of property of their own: an acre of land and oats.

Everyone was eager to leave the village and check the fields.

They first thanked Gu Xixi and He Jinglan repeatedly with great joy.

At the same time, we must express our deepest gratitude to the general who performed this great feat.

Looking at the deserted village path, He Jinglan nudged Gu Xixi with her elbow, "This is the first time I've felt so at ease. How about you?"

Gu Xixi smiled and said, "It's alright."

The oats are still in the seedling stage and have been fertilized and watered recently, so no further treatment is needed for now.

In the afternoon, Gu Xixi taught Aunt Lin how to weed, and then decided to return to Huachidu Village for breakfast the next morning.

After dinner, Gu Xixi and He Jinglan packed their luggage together.

As He Jinglan packed her bags, she sighed, "Xixi, don't you have anything else to do? Is this how it ends?"

Gu Xixi brought very little stuff and had already packed it all.

She straightened up and looked at He Jinglan, "It's not over yet, I'll be back in half a month."

Although the newly grafted Pinellia ternata trees will not flower this year, the newly sprouted leaf buds and branches still need to be pruned in time.

He Jinglan felt even more discouraged after hearing this, "That's right, you can come anytime you want."

"But after I'm gone, I'm afraid my life will be..."

Gu Xixi gave an awkward laugh and comforted her, "Your brother hasn't decided whether you'll get married yet, has he?"

He Jinglan haphazardly tied her bundle into a tight knot and said angrily, "That's right, my brother hasn't even said anything yet, and that blockhead surnamed Meng has already disappeared from my sight!"

"Men are all the same. I shouldn't have trusted him in the first place!"

Thinking of the situation in the military camp yesterday, Gu Xixi said thoughtfully, "Perhaps he has something to do since he didn't come?"

"He holds an important position under the general, and once he gets busy, he naturally has no choice but to take charge."

He Jinglan didn't listen and was still angry. "If he comes to see me off tomorrow, I'll be a dog if I pay any attention to him!"

Gu Xixi waved her hand helplessly, "Hey, hey, don't say things so definitively."

Otherwise you'll regret it!

He Jinglan was reluctant to part with her sisters, so she still slept in the same bed with Gu Xixi at night.

The chatterbox seemed to have endless things to say, and Gu Xixi kept yawning and her eyelids were drooping.

"Child, go to sleep. We have to travel tomorrow morning."

He Jinglan's eyes were wide open like copper bells, showing no signs of sleepiness. "Oh dear, what's there to sleep for? You're not an old person."

Looking at Gu Xixi again, her eyes had already closed uncontrollably.

He Jinglan quickly came up with another topic, "Hey, did you see Mu Nanzhao when you went to the military camp this time?"

"Is he hiding too?"

"Hmm..." Gu Xixi mumbled in response, "Who cares?"

Just as He Jinglan was about to launch into a tirade against all men, she suddenly heard a loud rumbling sound.

The sound wasn't loud, like the rumble of thunder that had just started from a great distance before a summer thunderstorm.

Gu Xixi suddenly opened her eyes, "Did you hear anything?"

No sooner had he finished speaking than another loud bang was heard.

It sounded like thunder, but it wasn't.

The two looked at each other, sat up, and were fully awake.

Then they heard a growing commotion outside the courtyard.

Has war broken out?

"They've really started fighting? Why so suddenly this time?"

Gu Xixi and He Jinglan quickly dressed and ran outside.

As soon as they stepped outside, they encountered Aunt Lin and others.

Everyone looked up and gazed towards the northwest border.

Occasionally, you can see a burning fireball flying in an arc in that direction.

He Jinglan asked, "What is this? And why is there a fire? Is it a meteorite?"

Aunt Lin said, "It's not a meteorite."

"This is a rock-falling machine that our Northwest Army has set up with kerosene!"

Another woman said, "I heard my husband say that when rock-falling machines are used, either the vanguard succeeds, and our side strikes while the iron is hot, causing extensive damage to the enemy's camp, and then launches a fierce attack."

"Or..."

She abruptly stopped talking, "Never mind, let's not talk about that unlucky thing."

Gu Xixi thought to herself that the ominous sign must be the moment when our side is being pressed forward and crushed by the enemy, and we can only use rock-falling machines to fight in the chaos to protect ourselves and delay the enemy's attack.

That night, all the women in the village stood on the path, none of them going home to sleep.