Chapter 55
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After the time it took to smoke a cigarette, Li Liangshan raised his head and put down his hand. Go and tidy up the documents on my desk. Bring them back and come up with a plan of action for me. Hand them to me by the day after tomorrow at the latest. This plan will require about 15,000 to 8,000 soldiers.
Remember, before I sign the presidential decree, you are not to divulge this information to the outside world.
I understand. Li Xiucai stood up and began to tidy up the documents on his desk. After he was done, he placed the documents into the briefcase he had brought with him. As he walked out of the door, Li Xiucai turned around to look at the president behind him and used American humor to ask if today was April Fool's Day.
However, Li Liangshan was the one who responded to Li Xiucai with a solemn expression. After a long time, he finally heard a stiff reply: Do I look like someone who likes to joke?
In a peaceful village, a cowherd rode on the back of a cow and allowed the cow to walk leisurely on the small path in the fields. On both sides of the paddy fields, a group of men and women, old and young, were harvesting the ripe crops. The saying that the children of the poor take charge of the household at an early age was never wrong.
Children in the countryside were not like children in the city. They had extra time to do what they liked, especially in that special era. For example, there was more work to do, such as taking care of the children. (There were many children in the countryside, and most of them had to take care of the children. It was normal to take care of two or three children, but it wasn't too much to take care of four or five children.) Chopping firewood, cooking, drying grains and raw meat, and even hunting for medicinal herbs in the mountains with their families!
Ah Mu's crops are growing really well this year. A beautiful young girl from the countryside was harvesting the ripe crops. She was dressed in a white and red coarse cloth and wore a bamboo hat unique to Vietnam. Although she was speaking, her movements were not slow at all. She skillfully harvested the ripe crops on the ground.
Ah Mei, hurry up and get to work. The sky looks gray, and something doesn't seem right. Let's try to harvest these few acres of land before dark. The person who spoke was a middle-aged woman. She was busy tying up the harvested crops. Little Shan, Little Hai, hurry up and be nimble. After we're done, we'll drink some water and rest.
Alright, Mom. Two crisp voices of children came from behind the young girl. I say, you old thing, you're ordering these two kids around like cattle! Yesterday, Xiao Shan, Xiao Hai, and I went to the forest to cut firewood and dig for herbs. We were tired yesterday and didn't have a good rest. Today, you called the children out early in the morning to work. Now they have been working for three and a half hours, and they still haven't had a drink of water. Why are you rushing them? The children were still young, they couldn't tire themselves out!
(An hour and a half is three hours, and an hour is two hours)
What do you know? You're the old thing. I used to be one of the three great beauties in the village. After being married to an old thing like you for so many years, I don't even have a few new clothes. It's already good enough that I'm not talking about you, but you're still lecturing me. Why don't you look at the weather? It's grey everywhere, and it's going to rain soon. Who told you not to give birth to more sons earlier? "Humph …"
Being scolded by his wife, the old man did not get angry. He just smiled awkwardly. What are you laughing at? Old thing, hurry up and get to work. The middle-aged woman placed her hands on her hips and scolded like a king, ordering her subjects to work! Mom, Mom, there's a car coming. The child behind the young girl pointed at the car driving over from the village entrance.
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