PFC Chapter 248 Recruiting People at the Border
Chapter 248 Recruiting People at the Border
Dongfang Jin stayed there until nightfall before bidding farewell to the white tiger and the black bear and leaving the Medicine Valley.
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When Dongfang Jin arrived at Feihu Pass, it was snowing heavily, and the north wind was howling. Occasionally, a whistling sound could be heard passing by, as if it wanted to devour everything in this world.
I could vaguely see the soldiers, wrapped tightly in thick cotton-padded clothes, holding long spears, standing in this cold and biting place, like the proud pine trees in the snow, standing firm and not daring to slacken in the slightest.
Dongfang Jin had only been outside for less than a minute when she felt as if she were in an ice cellar.
Once inside the space, she felt alive again, and at that moment, she had immense admiration for these soldiers.
"It's so cold. How do you think those soldiers get through each day, year after year?"
Ruyi paused in her hand holding the meat: "There's nothing we can do. They'll get used to it eventually."
This time, Dongfang Jin didn't argue with it. She silently walked to the balcony, took the quilt, and pulled it over to spread it under the refrigerator.
Open both the top and bottom doors of the refrigerator and reach in to pull it out.
As one wishes……
They really are a couple.
Without saying a word, it quickly took out the mutton, trying to take out as much as possible.
Dongfang Jin kept opening and closing the door several times, and each time she rummaged through it, she put these things into her Qiankun bag.
When you get tired, sit there and rest for a while. Pick up a piece of cake and a cup of hot milk, and eat while watching Ruyi still waving her little arms.
"Take a break and see if Gu Chenglin is still there."
"Yes," Ruyi replied quickly without stopping what she was doing.
However, what it didn't say was that your man seems to be injured.
It was afraid that if it spoke out, the master would worry that if it rushed out again, things would get bad.
"That's good," Dongfang Jin said after finishing her food. She continued to eat, but when she saw that she had eaten enough, she stopped taking any more.
Although it wasn't enough for all the soldiers, they could still have a bowl of broth.
These days, Dongju and the others have made a lot of cotton hats, and with the military overcoats copied from the space, there are enough for hundreds of thousands of soldiers to wear.
Ruyi held an egg tart in one hand and a glass of milk in the other: "Jin'er, your man told that General Helian Lu that he's coming home first thing tomorrow morning."
"Do you want us to go back later, or would you like to bring your man in late at night, and then we can leave directly?"
Without even thinking, Dongfang Jin asked, "Wait a minute, is anyone staying where he is now?"
"I don't know, right now only that guy named Helian Lu is here."
"Let's talk about it later. Have you chosen a place to put those things?"
Ruyi looked around the camp and shook her head: "Not yet, there isn't a single empty space. The places that used to be there are now filled with people and horses."
"If all else fails, we'll put it in the training ground."
"That person has left. Do you want to go out? Your man is in the tent by himself now."
Dongfang Jin thought about the time outside; it was only seven o'clock at night: "Let's wait a little longer."
He then walked towards his room.
"Why are you going?"
"Draw water for Gu Chenglin to take a bath." In this cold border region, that guy must be filthy. We need to draw some water for him to soak in.
Okay, I'll make another pot of purple ginseng soup later and pour it in to help him dispel the cold.
Ruyi pouted and muttered to herself, "He keeps calling me an old man, but he's actually feeling sorry for me. He's just saying that."
Alas, a woman's heart is like a needle at the bottom of the sea, impossible to fathom.
Dongfang Jin went into the bathroom, turned on the tap, adjusted the water temperature, and sat there in a daze.
She wasn't too bothered by his absence, but the most depressed one was Gu Jingye.
That little guy was very thoughtful. Several times when he was around her, he seemed to want to say something but then stopped, and in the end, he didn't ask anything and just went about his own business.
She was caught in a dilemma, unsure whether to ask or not. Sometimes when she spoke to him, he seemed distracted.
She also found the child sitting there alone in a daze several times, probably missing his father.
Unlike Gu Caiwei, that child wouldn't run into Aunt Hui's arms to act cute or snuggle into Sister Yumei's arms to be adorable.
Every day, he either learned to read with Jun Qixian or did handicrafts with Dongju and the others, making his days very fulfilling.
She didn't care at all whether her father was home or when he would come back; as long as she was full, she was content and would go to sleep as soon as she lay down.
It seems that boys still need their fathers' guidance, which is true. No wonder the old folks always say that sons should avoid their mothers and daughters should avoid their fathers as they grow up.
It seems she needs to have a serious talk with Gu Chenglin; Gu Jingye is the kind of kid who's completely insecure.
She felt helpless and could only watch with a heavy heart.
And the sadness in the child's eyes every time he saw Shen Qihui and Gu Yumei interacting, even though he hid it very well, she always caught it.
She could provide him with money, food, clothing, and everything else, but she, as his stepmother, could never give him the love that comes from a biological mother.
Gu Jingye is not like Caiwei; he doesn't have the memory of his biological mother and hasn't experienced that kind of sadness.
But he was different; he already had the memory and knew what had happened.
Abandoned at a young age, she then watched her baby sister grow up alone.
Although staying at my maternal grandfather's house was different from staying at the Gu family's house, the suffering I endured was no better than that at the Gu family's house.
Remembering what Aunt Gu had revealed, that Gu Jingye's biological mother was also a person with an eccentric temper.
His biological mother suffered grievances in the Gu family and sometimes took her anger out on Gu Jingye.
Sometimes she would scold him lightly, and sometimes she would beat Gu Jingye severely. She also sometimes treated Gu Caiwei, who was only a few days old, the same way.
Gu Jingye had always been cautious and timid since he was a child. Sometimes he would get up earlier than his mother to help the family with chores.
I always had to be very careful when dealing with that family every day.
But in her opinion, no matter how badly Tian Xiaocao treated Gu Jingye, she was still his biological mother, and there was always something different about her, his stepmother.
It wasn't until Ruyi called her that she learned Gu Chenglin was packing his things, seemingly about to leave without saying goodbye.
Dongfang Jincai snapped out of her reverie, looked at the bathtub full of water that had already spilled onto the floor, and gave a wry smile.
She hopes her efforts will be rewarded, and even if she doesn't raise an ungrateful child, she doesn't like being disgusted by others.
This is also why she has never crossed that line with Gu Chenglin, because his ex-wife is still alive.
They have a child together, but as for having a child with him, she still sticks to her principles.
There is a difference between first marriages and second marriages; the only way to prove it is through comparison.
When she came out, Ruyi was still eating, which made her frown: "Aren't you uncomfortable eating like that?"
This guy is either eating egg tarts or on his way to eat egg tarts. Doesn't he get tired of it?
Ruyi shook her head: "It's not uncomfortable, it has no energy anyway."
She's no longer bothered by her height; her only goal now is to build a good relationship with her master and avoid losing her trust again.
As for pills and the like, they're no different to it now than egg tarts; it's better to save them for its master to save people.
It can just eat egg tarts, since there will be a constant supply of them, whereas the pills are becoming increasingly rare.
Who knows when that window will appear? Let's not count on it for now.
Dongfang Jin shook her head speechlessly; she couldn't possibly eat like that: "He's packing his things?"
Ruyi closed her eyes and glanced at him: "Hmm, everything's packed. He's standing in the room looking around. I think he's trying to see if there's anything he forgot to bring."
Dongfang Jin found its words somewhat amusing. How could it guess that?
Where is his tent located?
Ruyi looked at her and advised, "You'd better not go in. I suggest you wait a while until he comes out."