Perhaps the little lama was lucky to be able to find those matsutake mushrooms.

But along the way, he also noticed that there were traces of digging up the soil at the roots of many pine trees.

Even the little lama's hands had many fine scratches, and the gaps between his fingernails were filled with mud. Obviously, it was not easy to find those matsutake mushrooms.

Just...why would he do this?

Wei Ran couldn't help but become more and more curious about the little lama's thoughts, and wanted to complete the language task as soon as possible and find an opportunity to have a good chat with him.

Seeing that the other party was already kneeling under a pine tree that had also been peeled off and started digging, Wei Ran also found a tree and gently peeled away the soil with his hands, looking for mushrooms that could feed his stomach. At the same time, he also paid attention to

Looking around, I hope to find some small animals.

As the two of them were busy in silence, the area under the tree was dug up to become larger and larger, but they only found a pitiful four or five matsutake mushrooms.

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The harvest simply cannot make up for the energy they consume.

Although he didn't find a few to eat, Wei Ran dug up a lot of slender, soft and tough tree roots, which were just right for making straw sandals.

As the sky gradually darkened and hailstones the size of fingertips began to fall once again, the two of them did not dare to delay. They held the modest harvest in one hand and ran back holding their bamboo hats in the other hand.

Returning to the camp again, Squad Leader Liu and the others had cut down another small tree, cut it into suitable sizes and placed it around the campfire for baking.

Not only that, the three of them also used tree branches and hemp ropes to tie up a simple back frame each, and put the dried and even carbonized firewood on the back frame, as if they were ready to carry it on their backs at any time.

appearance.

Not only these three racks, the three bamboo baskets also contained a lot of carbonized firewood. The difference was that these firewoods were deliberately covered with more or less pine brightness.

In addition to fuel, Squad Leader Liu also used a copper ladle to dry the hard-collected bark, crushed it as much as possible with the handle of the knife, and stuffed it into a piece of dry food sewn with coarse cloth, which was slimmer than the bagged instant noodles of later generations.

In the bag.

"In addition to these bark powder, we also have so much meat skin and beef jerky."

As Squad Leader Liu spoke, he opened another dry food bag of the same size. This dry food bag contained the pieces of leather that had been cooked all day and the beef jerky donated by Weiran.

"And these"

As Nurse Ji spoke, she opened the third dry food bag. This dry food bag contained all the highland barley grains they had, the last few dried chili peppers, and the last small piece of ginger.

"comrades"

Squad leader Liu said with confidence, "Although there is still not much food, at least there is no shortage of firewood. Have a good rest tonight, and we will set off early in the morning!"

"yes!"

Everyone responded in unison. In their respective enamel jars, Nurse Ji filled an equal amount of bark mushroom soup, a small piece of leather that had been boiled all day, and only a small piece of mushroom.

.

Different from the past, this dinner did not have any salty taste. Apparently, Squad Leader Liu saved a small amount of coarse salt when cooking the dinner.

After finishing the food in the enamel jar with his eyes closed and expressionless, which was not much and definitely not delicious, Wei Ran took off his already soaked "cloth shoes" and put them on the firewood beside the campfire. Then he put them on the firewood.

After my feet were dried, I lay down in the simple tent.

"The road tomorrow will be difficult"

Monitor Liu said to himself, "I took Li Zhuang and Erwa to the top of the mountain to see a large swamp and a river."

After a pause, Squad Leader Liu continued to talk to himself, "Comrades, no matter what happens tomorrow, first, ensure that the little lama crosses the river safely, secondly, ensure that Comrade Ji Chunlan crosses the river safely, and thirdly... thirdly, ensure that Comrade Wei Ran crosses the river safely.

river."

"yes!"

Before Nurse Ji and Wei Ran could say anything, Li Zhuang and Zhang Erwa had already responded decisively.

Wei Ran opened his mouth, but didn't say anything, just sighed silently.

That night, Li Zhuang, Zhang Erwa and the little lama slept very soundly. Just like last night, Squad Leader Liu got up from time to time to add firewood to the bonfire and water for the boiled bark. Only Wei Ran and Nurse Ji were the only ones who

I tossed and turned all night and couldn't sleep at all.

"Squad leader, what are you going to do after we defeat the invaders and liberate the oppressed people?" Wei Ran, who couldn't sleep, asked as if he was muttering to himself as squad leader Liu got up to add firewood again.

After a moment of silence, Squad Leader Liu smiled and replied softly, "If I were still alive at that time, I would go back to my hometown, raise children with my house, let them read and read, and let them join the army and join the party, so as not to be like me and struggle with big words."

I can’t recognize a basket.”

"What else?" Wei Ran continued to ask.

"There's more"

After finishing adding firewood, Squad Leader Liu turned over and lay down, looking at the cold night sky that had been raining above his head, and murmured to himself, "I don't know, how can I live until then? I can watch the two children grow up. I

That’s enough!”

After a moment of silence, Wei Ran, who was also looking at the night sky, asked someone else, "Nurse Ji, what about you?"

"I have no idea"

Nurse Ji, who also suffered from insomnia, smiled and replied, "I never thought about it."

"Think about it now?"

"Now that I think about it..."

Nurse Ji calmed down, and soon said with a smile, "I want to find Comrade Zhao Wanya's child and raise him."

"What about yourself? Don't you have any arrangements for yourself?" Wei Ran asked relentlessly.

"My own arrangements..."

The young nurse Ji thought for a while and replied with great certainty, "I want to study medicine and treat the people. Since joining the army, we have met so many sick folks along the way. They...

"

"I mean yourself"

Wei Ran interrupted the other party's murmuring, "Don't you have any hobbies or dreams? For example, be a singer or something."

"That's not a dream. I didn't join the revolution to become a singer and performer in the future."

Nurse Ji fell silent after speaking. Perhaps, this young girl had never thought about so much, let alone any dreams related to herself. Even the word "dream", to her, maybe

It's all too far away and unfamiliar.

Just when the sleepless Wei Ran was about to ask more questions, Nurse Ji said firmly, "I just want to study medicine and treat people. This is my... my dream.

Wei Ran, do you know? When I was a young lady from a landlord's family, all I thought about every day was to find a good man to marry and become a wealthy wife with no worries about food and clothing.

At that time, that was my biggest thought, but now I don’t think so.”

"What do you think now?"

“I don’t want to be a caged bird attached to a man, what’s the point of living like a plaything?

I want to become a doctor like an instructor, to save lives and heal the wounded, and to treat poor people!"

"And you?"

Squad Leader Liu, who had been listening quietly, suddenly asked Wei Ran the question, "Wei Ran, what are you going to do after the invaders are defeated?"

"I don't know either"

Wei Ran was silent for a moment and said firmly, "I don't know what will happen to me in the future, but I am sure that we will be able to drive away the invaders and overthrow the three mountains that are pressing on us!"

"How wonderful..." Squad Leader Liu couldn't help but sigh.

"Can we really drive away the invaders?"

Nurse Ji asked in a low voice, "Can you really overturn the three mountains pressing on you?"

"Yes! Why not!"
Chapter completed!