Nanjing was very lively during the period of the Three Meetings. Nearly 10,000 representatives and accompanying staff from 50 provinces arrived in Nanjing. In theory, it was not a big deal for Nanjing with a population of 5 million, but in fact, it had a great impact.
In Wei Xiu's opinion, Nanjing was not more lively, but much more deserted. Her eldest brother, Wei Rui, went to North America again. It seemed that they would not be able to see each other for a few years. Her second brother, third brother, and fourth brother were not at home in the past few years, but they often went home. Now, the second and third brothers had brought their books and clothes out of the house, leaving only the furniture in the empty room. Her sister, Wei Xue, who used to go home every day, was busy with decoration all day. After following her sister to see the new house, Wei Xiu had to admit the fact that her sister was also moving out.
The original family of nine people was suddenly reduced to five. Excluding Wei Li, who was currently doing his internship in the hospital, and probably because he was surrounded by beautiful female doctors and young nurses, the Wei family, which had always been very lively, was now left with an empty room and four people who were not lively at all. This change made Wei Xiu feel very uncomfortable.
Not only Wei Xiu was in a bad mood, but the two mothers also seemed to be a lot of stimulation. But at this time, they did not want to have someone at home to accompany them. As soon as they saw Wei Xiu, they unanimously talked about her marriage. "I was less than 20 years old when I married your father," "How old was I when I gave birth to you …"
Wei Xiu thought, "My father was the Prince Of Qi when he got married, and he was a famous big shot during the civil war. What were your identities at that time? Especially my mother, Li Yifang, was married to Huishang Group and Vézé. She had to marry him even if she didn't want to. Now I am regarded as the Princess Royal. Why am I so anxious to find a man to marry?
Since she could not stay at home, Wei Xiu could only find her best friend, Yue Lin, to eat and go shopping. However, Wei Xiu found that Yue Lin did not seem to be short of money recently. Wei Xiu did not dare to ask this question. Best friends could say a lot of things to each other. Best friends were different from those men's brotherly love. The words brothers said to each other were just an immature way to express their friendship. But best friends were best friends after all. They had to take each other's self-esteem as much as possible.
However, Yue Lin was not a timid woman. She talked about the changes in her family. "My wife's fourth brother has already gone to North America. When he wrote to me, he kept saying that he should have gone to North America a long time ago. There were plenty of job opportunities there, and as long as one had the skills, the income was not a problem at all. He set up a farm with some new friends who had some skills and sent over ten thousand yuan to his family in a few months. "
"Oh? That's quite a lot! "Wei Xiu was also surprised. In Nanjing, the average annual income of a technical staff was more than 10,000 yuan. If the unit was better, including the year-end bonus, it would be 20,000 yuan. Nanjing Imperial Capital, Bai Ju was not easy. He didn't expect the income in North America, which was considered desolate, to be so high.
"Your brother is right. The price of cheese has dropped a lot. My wife's fourth younger brother said that they had a lot of cows on their farm, and now they had to rely on machines to milk them. To make the milking machine work, he spent ten days with the cows. Now I feel dizzy when I smell the milk. "Yue Lin said with a smile while stabbing a piece of peach into the hot pot with a fork.
"My brother, a soldier, actually knows about economics." Wei Xiu couldn't help but smile.
"I also told my two younger brothers about this, and I didn't expect them to go to North America." While eating the peach wrapped in a thick layer of cheese, Yue Lin didn't forget to talk about the new changes in her family. "I didn't expect them to be smart. They are engaged in machinery production and have no shortage of work. In the last two months, they have sent 600 yuan to my sister every month. I haven't told my parents yet. I just told my sister to go home and take care of my parents. My sister's salary was less than 800 yuan. Now that she has money, she has talked to my brother-in-law about buying a house together. So she can go back to my parents' house often. Alas! My sister can't hold it in! "
"That means if your sister buys a house in half a year, your two younger brothers can help her?" Wei Xiu was also quite surprised. She couldn't say some words directly. Yue Lin wasn't a strong person, but she was a person with a lot of pride. Wei Xiu could only use this statement to confirm the possibility of Yue Lin and her husband being freed from the heavy family pressure.
Yue Lin frowned slightly, "I really hope so. As long as the house for these people can be solved, life is not a problem now. I heard from my brothers on both sides that the food in North America can't be finished. After the food is harvested, it is transported to the port by train and shipped to Asia by ship. The food is getting cheaper and cheaper. They have their own house, a decent job, and can save some money. Life is always good. They are better, and I don't have so much pressure. But now that North America is at war, I can't help but worry about them. "
"What's there to be afraid of?" Wei Xiu chuckled. The Battle of Foshan, which broke out before Wei Xiu was born, had changed from a pyrrhic victory to a great victory in the propaganda. After that, China won every battle against the foreign devils, including the current North America, which was also obtained from the foreign devils. The war against the foreign devils had never been a problem, not to mention that the girls didn't really care about the war. That kind of bloody battlefield was too far away and unimaginable for women.
"I'm not afraid. But I always feel uncomfortable. "Yue Lin sighed.
"My brother is in North America. If he hadn't been heartbroken, I think he would still be in high spirits when he left." Wei Xiu laughed.
"Heartbroken?" Yue Lin couldn't help but widen her eyes. Someone actually rejected the prince. This was too surprising.
"It's nothing. My brother is very stupid when it comes to this kind of thing. I think his mind has never been on this kind of thing. That girl is about the same age as my brother. I can't always wait for him to understand. "Wei Xiu didn't have any special preference for her brother.
"But …" Yue Lin still couldn't understand why someone would reject Wei Rui.
"You also worked with my brother. He is usually like that. My brother is not willing to put anything in his heart except for himself. In fact, I think it's not easy for him to like someone else. "Wei Xiu didn't feel any pressure when she complained about her brother.
Although he didn't hate working with Qi Rui, when Wei Rui quietly listened to Yue Lin's mathematical model, all the muscles on his face were completely relaxed, revealing a kind of coldness that was quite similar to Wei Xiu's. People couldn't figure out his thoughts at all. Yue Lin put this attitude on her husband. Then she imagined her husband being like this every day … Yue Lin couldn't help but shiver. If life became like this, it would be too scary.
"Achoo!" Qi Rui sneezed loudly. The cold rain was falling from the sky. The thick smoke mixed with the rain couldn't help but irritate the nasal membranes.
Casually wiping his nose with the back of his hand, Qi Rui continued to direct the unloading of the trucks. At this time, the city of Portland was already in a sea of fire. With the tradition of wooden houses in the UA, under the fierce artillery bombardment of the Liberation Army, the city was already burning.
It didn't take long for the Liberation Army to seize the port of Portland. The transport ships carrying soldiers had already left, and the ships transporting heavy equipment docked to unload the equipment. The crane rotated the boom and unloaded the trucks from the ships one by one. This was also thanks to the experience of transporting trucks from Asia to North America, and the efficiency was quite good.
In the last few days of the drill in Asia, they finally came up with a regiment-sized motorized troop attack. Although more than half of the officers at that time did not participate, Shen Xin was generous and formed an enhanced motorized infantry regiment with the 36 people who went to North America as the core. Naturally, there was no shortage of trucks. The ones directly transferred from the construction site could arm at least two divisions. There was also no shortage of drivers. In addition to the three battalions of the motorized infantry regiment, there was also an additional cavalry battalion.
Ma Xiaoming was the regimental commander, and Qi Rui was the regimental political commissar. In accordance with the glorious tradition of the Liberation Army, a command system with the party committee as the core was quickly established. Qi Rui found that the wisdom of the people was infinite. At least the trucks in North America were equipped with canvas canopies. At this time, it should be snowing in Xinxiang City. On the other hand, the temperature in Portland was only below 10 degrees. Canopies could provide very effective shelter. This thing was useless against bullets, but it was very useful for shelter from the wind and rain. The bad weather had a significant impact on the Liberation Army, and the impact was even greater for the Americans who did not have this equipment. The first battle of the motorized infantry would take place in Oregon in winter.
The telegram quickly crossed thousands of miles and arrived in Nanjing. Vézé took the telegram handed over by the secretary and glanced at it. "Our army has taken control of the port of Portland and will soon launch an attack on the enemy."
Picking up the pen, Vézé commented, "Keep up the good work." The secretary took the telegram and quickly replied.
This news was not told to the provincial representatives who were making the government summary report. Vézé did not want to complicate the issue at the meeting. At the government work summary meeting, the government leaders who did a good job looked as usual, and the average performance was indifferent. The government leaders of several provinces did not look good. Using the news of the war to affect the summary meeting was not the result that Vézé wanted to see.
In the distant Washington, the Senate of the United States Congress was in full swing to discuss how to fight a war with China. Whether to carry out a national mobilization, how many troops to mobilize. How much military expenditure would the states bear and how many troops would be mobilized. These issues represented the interests of the states. The feudal lords who divided the spoils hoped that other states would bear more and their own states would work less. The two senators from Oregon were more excited. China had specifically stated that it would attack Oregon. The two naturally hoped that the strength of the entire United States of America could be gathered to rescue their state.
The senators from the southern states were quite indifferent. If it were not for the basic interests of the United States, they would actually question Oregon for causing trouble for everyone.
The senators from Washington were obviously in a state of anger. Oregon challenged China across the border, but Washington had no such intention. As a result, when the war started, Washington bore the brunt. This was simply an undeserved disaster.
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