"There's a lot of work to do here, but it's not a bad place to live and sleep in the open. I'll come visit you when I have free time."
Ruyi's nose became sore and tears rolled out of her eyes. She threw herself on the ground, knelt down, and kowtowed loudly to Brother Li.
Her knock was so sudden that Brother Li didn't even react, so he quickly pulled her up from the ground and put her in his arms.
For a time, this vicissitudes of life veteran was full of emotions. He had fought in wars, killed people, experienced the edge of death, and seen flattery. Those adults with noses and eyes outside really couldn't keep up with the courageous and grateful person in front of him.
good boy.
I really saw the right person, Brother Li thought to himself.
Brother Li took out a few copper coins from his waistband and stuffed them into Ruyi: "Haosheng, take it. Brother Li is a poor man and usually doesn't have much money, so I can't give you more. You should keep it and save some money."
Ruyi counted five copper coins in total. When the widow was alive, five copper coins were enough for the two of them to live for several months.
She pushed back and shook her head and said: "Brother Li, you are so good to me and found a place for me to stay. How can I still take your money? My mother said you can't take other people's things randomly. As you wish.
He is a good boy, he will listen to his mother's words as he wishes."
Brother Li felt hot and put the money into Ruyi's palm, then tightly wrapped her small hand with a pair of big hands: "Take it as long as you are told. You must also listen to Brother Li."
The soldier standing at the door of the munitions department, waiting to take Ruyi to join the job, looked impatient: "How long do you want to talk? Do you want me to make you a pot of tea and serve two side dishes?"
Brother Li chuckled, cupped his fists and said, "I'm sorry, little brother. That's fine. Just take him in."
Ruyi looked at Brother Li reluctantly, and was dragged into the military supplies department by the soldiers.
Brother Li watched them go in, and kept saying in his heart: Ruyi Ruyi, I really hope you live up to your name, and everything will be smooth sailing and good luck in the future.
There is a large courtyard inside the military quarters office, surrounded by a circle of houses. There probably was no layout design, just to make the place spacious enough.
People are working in the yard, washing clothes, mending, washing dishes and picking vegetables, and so on. The people who work are not old, usually children in their teens and a half.
Ruyi discovered that these people were all boys.
She became more determined not to expose her identity.
The soldier handed Ruyi over to Old Yutou, who was in charge of the courtyard, and complained: "These days, everyone is crowding into our military supplies department, including beggars. What kind of place do we think this is!"
Ruyi raised her head and said, "I'm not a beggar."
Mr. Yu snorted and said, "You look even dirtier than a beggar. We beggars in Jimo can at least see their faces clearly. Please take a look at you again..."
Ruyi touched her dirty face and fell silent.
"Go, take this kid to take a bath and change his clothes." Halfway through what he said, Ruyi's stomach let out an unsatisfactory growl. Old Yutou said, "Go to the kitchen for another meal, and then send him to work.
Bar."
When recruit Wang Dali first came to the military camp, he had ambitions and ideals. He also expected to sacrifice his life for the country and go to the front line to shed his blood. Even if he was wrapped in horse leather, he would at least be heroic.
Unexpectedly, fate was bad, and the relationship with the Military Service Department was not well managed. As soon as I came in, I was assigned to the Military Supplies Department. The people in the Military Supplies Department have a low status, and they only do so-called "women's work", and they have no ambition at all.
Opportunity.
Wang Dali took out his anger on the soldiers who were newer than him, including Ruyi, who had just arrived.