Chapter 569 567 Belief and Faith

"Abba, can people in Qi eat like this every day?"

Yadan asked blankly.

She picked up a glistening pickle and ate it in her mouth.

The delicious salty taste hit her taste buds.

The wonderful salty and fragrant taste seemed to open a new world to her.

Her father shook his head and said hesitantly, "Maybe it will be better than this?"

The duck egg chewed the rice on the dinner plate carefully. It was not the old rice, but fresh rice. The fragrance of the grain had a hint of sweetness, and then there was a shredded pickle shredded with oil, and it was placed on the duck egg. In your mouth, it feels like the most delicious thing in the world.

“Even a landlord’s family can’t afford such food!”

Yadan thought.

Food can make people happy, not to mention a child who doesn't have enough to eat all year round.

She chewed a peanut. It was fragrant and crunchy, and the smell of oil almost made her bite her tongue.

She picked up the fried peanuts and gave them to her father: "Abba, try it, it smells so good!"

"Um!"

The man nodded heavily.

"Abba, please eat more, you will have to work later."

Yadan gave some of the rice on his plate to his father.

"You should also eat some, Daddy can eat enough."

The man advised.

"Um."

Duck Egg nodded, chewing the sweet meal carefully one bite at a time.

Not far away, some Qi soldiers gathered in groups, sitting on the ground, holding rice bowls, and quickly finishing their lunch.

On the ground in front of them were boxes of cans.

Today, Qi's productivity has increased.

Food benefits in the army have also been steadily improving. According to the standard, when there is no cooking pot, each soldier has a box of canned meat, a canned vegetable, a box of canned fruit, and some candies for each meal.

"The people in the north are living a really hard life. Yesterday when I passed a village, I saw a little boy of eleven or twelve years old. He was only as tall as me. He insisted on following our team to fight on the front line. It was not easy for our squad leader to do so. persuade him to go back."

"What? Doesn't the kid's family care?"

"What the hell, I heard from people in the village that the child's parents are gone and he is an orphan."

"well!"

Several soldiers sighed when they heard this.

"Now that you're full, you should hurry up. Our group will arrive at Wacheng before tonight's evening. The road ahead goes into the mountains and the road is not easy to walk."

The squad leader stood up after eating, went to the water, cleaned the dishes, and sent them back to the cooking class.

Facing the water, he adjusted his military uniform.

Although his skin is tanned due to daily training, he has a tall and straight posture and strong facial features. Coupled with the stiff military uniform, he is very decorative. Anyone who looks at him will praise him as a good boy.

"Little sister, why are you following the transport team?"

When he came back, he saw a little girl who had eaten her dinner plate cleanly and was quietly looking at them. He asked curiously.

In the army, except for the military doctors and military bands, there are very few opportunities to see women.

"I'm following my father."

Yadan was a little scared when he saw that he was caught peeking at someone else's house.

Although these Qi soldiers look different, the people in the north have long been frightened by the troubles caused by the "military masters".

When the old scenery was there, thieves passed by like a comb and soldiers passed by like a grate.

Regardless of whether they were rebels or soldiers, wherever they passed, the people were panicked.

After the Daru people came, they did not regard the common people as human beings. They committed adultery, robbery, murder, and committed all kinds of evil.

"Master Jun..."

Yadan's father was also startled. He quickly licked his smile that could not hide his nervousness and spoke carefully.

"Uncle, don't call me that. If our instructor hears it, he will have to teach me a lesson."

The squad leader waved his hands repeatedly to stop Yadan's father from saying: "Our king has said that our Qi soldiers are soldiers of the common people. They carry guns and fight for the common people. We fight for the people of the country to live a good life. We also fight for the destruction of the country. They fought against the cruel rule of the Daru people and the cruel oppression of the big landowners.

Little sister, I’ll give you this. Then go home and study hard, try to get into college, and be a useful person to the country and the people. "

As the monitor spoke, he took out four or five toffees and a piece of chocolate from his pocket, and stuffed them into the girl's hands.

"Thanks······"

Duck Egg held the candy in his hand, looking at the smiling face in front of him that was as warm and sunny as the morning sun. He felt as thirsty as a desert soul for a moment, as if there was a spring "gurgling" with sweet water coming out. The spring water nourishes the heart.

When she was about to say something, a "beep-beep-" whistle sounded in the distance.

When the soldier in front of him heard this voice, he ran away like a gust of wind.

All the soldiers resting at the transfer station ran towards one place and gathered together.

They stood there in silence while the officer gave him a few words of instruction.

Just like a city wall, it gives people a feeling of thickness, warmth and security.

Soon, they got on the personnel carrier, and the vehicle quickly left the transfer station. Disappeared from people's sight.

"Abba, the country of Qi must be very good, right?"

Yadan looked at the flying dust on the road and asked her father.

"Um."

Her father nodded: "Qi people think highly of us."

Not only Yadan and his people, but all the northern people recruited here have felt the military discipline of the Qi soldiers. This kind of non-violation and gentle attitude when communicating with them simply overturned their understanding of being a soldier.

For the country in the south, the people's hearts are warm and have unprecedented expectations.

The people have eaten their fill.

For many people, this sweet white rice and these oily pickled vegetable strips are better than what they eat during the Chinese New Year, especially the best meal they have eaten in recent years!

With strength, everyone worked enthusiastically.

Boxes of military supplies were loaded onto carts and carts and transported to the front line.

A long transport team with no end in sight was formed.

Yadan followed her father. Gongxi Mountain was a test for them. The mountain road here is not easy to walk on. Even after a simple leveling, it is not very friendly to them.

"Why is there a cave there?"

Before going up the mountain, Yadan pointed to a cave in front of the mountain. There were vehicles going in and out of the cave entrance, pulling out a lot of rocks.

"I don't know."

His father didn't know what those Qi people were fighting with the mountain.

Over the mountains and ridges, Yadan followed the car, and helped his father push the car from behind when going uphill.

When they reached the foot of the mountain, the moon was already high in the sky. Under the command of the Qi people, they took breaks in sections, took out the rice balls given to them by the transfer station when they left at noon, and ate with pickled vegetables.

The cool breeze from the early spring night blew in waves, and because of the sweat on their bodies from pulling goods, they immediately felt cold when the cool breeze blew.

Yadan shrank to her father's side.

Under the moonlight, the mountains and forests on both sides of the road swayed with the peaks, and the shadows were a bit scary.

She didn't know when she fell asleep, she just felt swaying.

When she woke up on the food bag of the bus, it was already the next morning.

The sun shines on her body, the morning breeze blows, and wild flowers have grown on the wilderness, just like her wild child. Although she is not very beautiful, she is not afraid of the wind and frost, and grows tenaciously.

She sat up and looked at the black coat covering her body.

There are the words of the Qi Army on the coat, and there are epaulettes on the shoulders, with three silver beans on them.

"Dad."

Yadan shouted.

The man who was pulling the cart wiped the sweat from his forehead, turned around and smiled at Yadan: "Are you awake? Rest in front for a while, just in time to return the coat to that adult."

Yadan looked at the smile on her father's face. She didn't know how long she hadn't seen such a relaxed smile on his face.

She couldn't tell what it felt like.

But the logistics officer who came towards her knew what kind of smile it was.

He had seen a lot of it. This was a smile after coming out of numbness and having hope for future life.

"The little girl is awake."

He smiled, took the cotton-padded jacket from the car, and put it on.

Although he had practiced martial arts, the temperature at night was still very low, and he would still feel cold without a coat.

"Thank you, sir!"

Yadan said very embarrassedly.

Unconsciously, she no longer felt afraid when facing these Qi soldiers.

"Haha, don't be polite to your uncle. You children are the future of Qi, and you will build the country in the future."

He put on his cotton-padded jacket.

If someone is familiar with the military system of Qi, you can see that he is a captain of the Qi Army.

The captain patted Yadan's head gently and left.

When resting for breakfast, the people in the transport team were very sleepy. Therefore, the rest time was relatively long. After many people had a full stomach, they curled up and sat on the side of the road to rest.

"You fell asleep yesterday, and when the sir saw you, he took off his coat and covered you.

He came to see you several times at night."

While eating rice balls, Yadan's father said to her.

"That uncle is so nice."

Yadan looked at the Qi officer who was resting on the side of the road in the distance.

"Yes, officials can be so good to us. Dad believes that Qi must be as good as what is said on the radio."

When Yadan's father talked about this, his eyes were bright.

When the whistle blew, Yadan's father dragged his tired legs to pull the cart, and a surge of energy surged from his heart again.

"The soldiers on the front line are fighting with those barbarians with real swords and guns. What's the point of me pulling a cart!"

He thought silently, and there was infinite power in his heart.

It was not until noon that they finally arrived at the designated location. When he stopped, he felt his calves cramped and had no strength at all. His whole body was hot and the heat was radiating outward.

Looking back, the transport team was still endless.

"Rumble rumble rumble..."

A rumbling sound, a group of steel monsters in the distance were approaching quickly, bypassing the transport team and rushing towards the front line.

Although the distance was far, Yadan and the others could still see the figures of those steel beasts clearly. Even though they were hundreds of meters away, they could still feel the heavy pressure from those steel beasts!

If they pushed forward all the way, what flesh and blood body could withstand the crushing of such a beast!

"Not far ahead is Wacheng."

The head of Yadan's village hobbled over carrying a kettle.

"Uncle, how are your legs?"

Yadan's father asked concernedly.

The village chief's ancestor was a prison officer who was assigned here. In the previous dynasty, he was not allowed to take the imperial examination.

But he has read books, traveled extensively with people to do business, and is the most knowledgeable person in the village.

"Same as you, tired."

The village chief sat down and asked: "In the morning, I saw the captain coming to your place. What happened?"

"Yu Dan'er fell asleep. The adult took off his coat and put it on Ya Dan'er."

Yadan's father said gratefully.

"What an official!"

The village chief sighed.

"Yes, yes."

Yadan's father also said, "I think the officials in Qi are pretty good."

"Yes, the coming of the Holy King of Qi is different from the previous dynasty."

The village chief also sighed.

"Wacheng is ahead. We have unloaded the goods and will rest here in the back for a while. We will go back tomorrow.

The captain just told me that there are relatively few auxiliary soldiers on the front line here. We may have to help carry some things without going to the front line, and we have money to do so. "

The village chief said.

The army asked him to follow the transportation team because of the consideration of helping to coordinate the people in the village. When something happens, the logistics officer will tell them, the village chiefs, and they will be responsible for notifying and managing the people in the village.

"Still have money?"

Yadan's father asked in surprise.

Yadan also looked at the village chief in surprise.

It’s okay to eat so well, but you’re also being paid!

In the old days, I had never heard of people being drafted, doing corvee labor, or being paid for it.

At that time, even if you were conscripted into corvee service, you had to bring your own dry food. No one would care about what you ate and drank!

Those people will only whip you and scold you when you work slowly.

“That’s what it’s like to be rich.”

The village chief took out a few banknotes and said, "That's it."

"What a beautiful painting!"

Yadan looked at the coins in the village chief's hand.

Some had busts of farmers, workers, and scientists printed on them, and on the back was a black train that she had never seen before, winding through the mountains and rivers.

Some have pictures of humans and demons printed on them, and factories and machines on the back.

"What paintings? These are the money of the State of Qi. This one is worth one penny, and this one is worth ten pence."

The village chief corrected him.

"Money? Are these pieces of paper money? Can you spend it?"

DuckDan asked strangely.

"You don't have a radio at home. I hid a radio before, and I listened to a program about Qi. It mentioned that this kind of banknotes can not only be spent, but are recognized by the whole south, and even those small countries outside." Such money!

Like Wen Yin, it weighs a lot and is very convenient to buy and sell. "

The village chief, who used to be a businessman, pays special attention to Qiguo's economic programs and is very clear about these currencies. (End of chapter)