The second class meeting since the establishment of Class 9 was held in the Dabei Village confinement room. Because Class 9 currently has no fixed residence, the meeting place was temporarily chosen here. Perhaps, for Class 9, the feng shui here in the confinement room is not bad. Hu Yi sat half leaning on the quilt at the head of the bed, playing with the pocket watch, Xiao Hongying sat at the foot of the bed with her legs crossed, fiddling with something in her bag from time to time, Ma Liang leaned against the door with his arms folded and looked at the ceiling, and Luo Fugui stood in the middle of the floor and was whining.
"I've been screwed by you. What kind of ninth squad is this? There's not even a place to sleep. I'm so big, but I have to squeeze into the recruit company. Not only do everyone give me the cold shoulder, but I can't even get a good night's sleep. As soon as I fall asleep, someone kicks me. As soon as I fall asleep, someone kicks me. Look at what I've become."
Xiao Hongying said, "If they kick you, can't you kick them back? Is your strength for nothing?"
"How would I know who kicked me? They always attack me when I'm asleep. What can I do? If I knew who it was, I would..."
Xiao Hongying curled her lips and said, "Tsk, you are just a big idiot, what excuses are you making?"
Ma Liang also interrupted: "Mule, your snoring is too... I can hear it from two rooms away. Sometimes I want to go over and kick you!"
"Hey, I mean, you guys begged me to join Class Nine, and now you're throwing me away? Boss Hu, you're the class leader now, you have to make the decision for me!"
The independent regiment had just arrived here, and the dormitories had not been built yet. They were all borrowed from fellow villagers, and the living conditions were tight. The political commissar only paid lip service and gave himself the title of squad leader, but left without caring about anything else. I didn't even know where I should live. However, Hu Yi was not Liu Jianqiang after all. Even if he was unwilling to be the squad leader, he would not be a hands-off boss.
Hu Yi closed the pocket watch in his hand and said, "You're right. We need a place to live. Ma Liang, get this done for me this afternoon."
Ma Liang glared and said, "My dear brother, there is only so much space in the whole group, where can we find any houses? What should I do?"
Hu Yi said without even raising his eyelids, "We need money to do it. Let's rent it. It would be best if we could find a place with two rooms with a separate entrance and yard. We can have one room, and the girl and her precious belongings can have a separate room." Then he looked at Luo Fugui and said, "Mule, you pay for it."
"What? I joined the Eighth Route Army, do I have to pay for sleeping? Is this fair? Why should I..." Luo Fugui was about to firmly object, but suddenly he found Hu Yi's eyes looking at him thoughtfully. He shuddered and hurriedly said with a bitter face: "I'll pay, I'll pay."
Ma Liang's frown relaxed. The squad leader's idea was good. They had a place to live, the little girl's problem was solved, and Luo Fugui didn't have to complain anymore. The conditions were better than those of other units. He nodded immediately: "Brother, no problem, I promise to get it done for you." He paused and said: "But what about those things buried in the valley? Are we really hiding it? This is no small matter. It's considered a false report of military intelligence."
When the little girl heard this, she immediately jumped off the bed and said, "Don't talk nonsense. How could I lie about military intelligence? I have already reported it truthfully. It was the commander who didn't believe it. What can I do? Who can I blame?"
Ma Liang frowned at her and said, "You silly girl, you are young and you are not afraid of getting into trouble. If this matter gets out, we will be in big trouble. Just do it!"
Hu Yi looked at the little girl and had a different idea from Ma Liang. Things had already come to this, how much worse could it get? It wouldn't be necessary to drag all the members of Class 9 out and execute them. As long as the little girl was happy, it didn't matter. So he said, "Let's bury them first, and we'll talk about it when we have a solution. Come on, let's go eat."
Gao Yidao did have a good body and a strong will. His wounds had not healed yet, but he refused the medical staff's dissuasion and insisted on walking. He was the backbone, the mainstay, and the soul of the Second Company. He gritted his teeth and stood up, returning to the Second Company with his wounds, and finally helped the dozen or so surviving Second Company soldiers to clear the haze of the nameless village and regain their spirits.
With a clang, the gate of the kitchen compound was pushed open. The two soldiers from the second company in front held the door open and stood on both sides. Then a tall and strong soldier stepped in, with blood-stained bandages wrapped around his head, shoulders and arms. Although he was a wounded soldier, he entered the yard with a fierce momentum. Behind him, more than a dozen soldiers from the second company followed in, many of them were also wrapped in bandages, but they seemed more high-spirited.
This momentum made the new soldiers who were eating lunch in the yard ashamed, and they suddenly became quiet without daring to breathe. Wang Xiaosan took a look and saw that it was the second company that had arrived. He couldn't be vague and quickly called out to the new soldiers at the long table next to him: "The second company is here, you guys should make room for them." Then he quickly walked to Gao Yidao and said: "Captain Gao, why are you out here when your injury is not healed yet? Come and sit down, I will prepare food for you."
When the new soldiers at the table heard this, they stood up and moved away without saying a word. They had heard about the incident in Wuming Village. In order to buy time for the people, the Second Company fought resolutely, fiercely, and miserably, and was worthy of the title of the Independent Regiment's Sharp Knife Company. Now, witnessing the bloody momentum of the Second Company in this kitchen compound, it was awesome! Who dared not to accept it
Gao Yidao was not one to be pretentious. Without saying a word, he sat down in the middle. A dozen soldiers gathered around him, just enough to fill up the table.
Erlian had just sat down when the door rang again. With a creak, the guy with black eyebrows and narrow eyes pushed the door open and walked in coldly, as if no one was around. The wicked little girl followed closely behind him, followed by the big idiot and the clever Ma Liang.
Hu Yi noticed Gao Yidao and the people from the second company, but pretended not to see them and was too lazy to pay attention to them. Xiao Hongying saw Gao Yidao and the people from the second company, and deliberately winked at them as she walked, hoping to piss them off to death. Luo Fugui didn't know the second company, and the air passed by. Ma Liang wanted to say hello at first, but suddenly remembered that he had joined the ninth squad, so he had to change his gaze.
When the four of them stopped at a table next to the Second Company, the new recruits at the table left without waiting for anyone to speak. This wicked Ninth Class is the mother of the Kitchen Class. If you can't afford to offend them, why not hide from them? It just so happens that the Second Company is here today. We have heard about all the bad things you and the Second Company have done, so we will give you this good place so that you can look at each other properly. No need to urge them, we will give you this place on our own initiative.
Hu Yi did not say anything, and the four men sat down without hesitation.
The yard was full of people, and it was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop. The midday sun was shining down from above, but Luo Fugui always felt that something was wrong, and he was shivering. What the hell is going on? What's going on? Are all the people in the yard possessed by ghosts