Chapter 1687 Opportunities for the Maid and the Guard Class
Yang Mingzhi intended to chat more with this woman.
He stroked his wife's belly and said: "Since you have given birth, you must know how to take care of children. I am a general, and I will be busy with military affairs, and I have to sacrifice my family life for this. To be honest, my wife is better than you.
She is ten years younger. If you take good care of her, it will be a great help to our family."
"Of course! I'd love to do that."
"You are willing to do the best, and I have to express it. How much is your monthly income?"
"This... usually costs three hundred rubles."
Because of the large-scale over-issuance of rubles, prices in state-owned stores have also increased, and accordingly, the salaries of people in all walks of life have also increased.
Three hundred rubles can't buy any "strategic supplies" that are in short supply, and many daily necessities seem to be at their original prices. Three hundred rubles is definitely more than enough for the maid herself, but she still has a family to support.
"Let's do this. You work hard and take good care of my wife in the future. Maybe you can treat her as a sister. In the future, I will give you an extra two hundred rubles as a bonus or other in-kind subsidies. What do you think?
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"Really? Is it really possible?"
Surprise suddenly appeared on the maid's quiet face, her green eyes widened, and wrinkles appeared on her forehead.
"I do what I say, but of course I have to look at my wife's attitude. My dear, what do you think?"
"Me? Okay. Dear Comrade Anne, I will obey my husband's orders and we can be friends. Look, since we are friends, can you help me tie my braids later, just like your hairstyle?"
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"Of course... of course!"
Annie, this name reminds Yang Mingzhi and Yang Tao of the same old friend.
That was a poor young girl who was forcibly conscripted. As a result, she was the first recruit to die in military training in the one-year history of the Guerrilla Republic.
Yang Mingzhi continued to ask: "Comrade Anne, I guess the second floor is the bedroom?"
"Yes. Shall I take you to see it?"
"No need, I want to talk to the guards more."
Her husband is easy-going towards everyone, even German prisoners of war! Star Tao actually hopes that her husband can sometimes deliberately act like a general, so that she, the wife of a general, can take the opportunity to satisfy her vanity.
She followed the maid Annie up the stairs to the second floor, and soon heard her husband and the group of male soldiers talking loudly downstairs.
"Everything has changed now. They are all new guards. And this Annie, if only she were Lilia!"
Star Tao is not the kind of person who gets acquainted by chance. Since it is her husband's order, she must make friends with Anne. Thinking rationally, making friends has great positive significance.
This house and the barracks on the side of the courtyard can accommodate a total of thirteen people. It seems that only Anne can take on the job of cook. What's worse, there are only two women among the thirteen people.
Compared with the first floor, the living space on the second floor is larger. It has six rooms - three bedrooms, a dressing room, a dining room, and a toilet that can also be used for bathing.
Anne led Star Tao directly to the largest room and said proudly: "Comrade Berekova, this is the bedroom for you and the general."
Star Tao scanned everything in the room carefully.
One look at it immediately reminded me of the comfortable big bed, the flat patterned blankets, and the pillows must be stuffed with sponges. The walls are wrapped in patterned wallpaper, and there are eye-catching heating plates on one part of the wall, and metal pipes are laid at the base of the wall.
A small glass chandelier hangs on the top of the room, its soft yellow light is gentle and not dazzling.
There was a hanging clock hanging on the wall opposite the bed. Listening quietly, she heard the soft ticking sound.
There is also a simple square table in the room with some glassware on it. The most surprising thing is a rotary telephone!
Yang Tao has long understood the principle of telephones, and having a private telephone at home is an unexpected surprise.
It is not like the gorgeous interior rooms of the Kremlin, which gives the most direct feeling of star fruit. It is really a peaceful little nest. Stay away from war and say goodbye to poverty. There is nothing better than this!
"Since we want to be friends, just call me Bessika. Sister Anne, I saw there is another door in the room, where is that?" Star Tao pointed to a small door and asked.
"You call me sister? Well, I'm glad. Please come with me."
Following Annie, Carambola touched the big bed again. It was amazing, it was still a huge soft bed.
And when Annie opened the wooden door, a cool breeze blew into the whole room - there was a balcony outside the door.
"This is the balcony. When it gets bright, we can even see the Kremlin in the distance!"
"You shouldn't be able to see it." As he said this, Carambola walked into the railing.
The autumn wind was blowing in the night, and a sense of desolation arose spontaneously. Star Tao was wearing a thick woolen coat, but he couldn't help but shrink his arms.
"Is it cold? Lovely girl?"
"It's okay. I saw the moon here, and that big group of air-raid balloons. Alas, the Kremlin has also put on a disguise. Even in the daytime, I can't see clearly."
"When the war is over, the red star will still be hanging on the palace, and you will be able to see it then."
"Well, that will be three years from now."
Starfruit curled up and yawned involuntarily. She never expected that her casual remarks would arouse great interest in the maid Anne.
The war was so brutal. Who doesn’t want the war to end soon? Of course, the conservative and bullying Soviet people simply hope for revenge, especially this Anne. Her husband died miserably. She can only hope that the Red Army soldiers will fight to Berlin in one go.
Execute the culprits of the war.
"You mean the war will be over in three years?"
Star Tao didn't pay attention to Anne's surprised expression and continued to say casually: "It was my husband who said that by 1945, we won the entire war and the world returned to the peace it deserved."
"Well, there are still three years left. Maybe the general is still optimistic."
"No! I believe this is true. You should know that we are actually Chinese."
"I know, we are allies, and you and I are also friends."
"In the future, we will always be friends." Staring at the moon that appeared and disappeared, Yang Tao showed an intoxicating smile.
Carambola and Anne actually have something in common. Both of them have relatives who died in this war that affected the whole world. Of course, in terms of pain, Carambola's pain is probably more serious.
Anne's initial task was to take care of a general of Eastern descent. She never thought that the experience of the general and his wife would be really rough. And the experience of the general's wife was really sad and touching.
Her husband died in the Rzhev meat grinder, and Anne suffered a nervous breakdown. Just to feed her children, she had to cheer up.
As for this 18-year-old Chinese girl named "Bessika", from what Anne could think of, she was simply the female version of "Paul Korchagin". She kept choosing to fight until she took off her coat, revealing her
When the medals were placed in a row, Anne was so awe-struck that she was actually a hero of the Soviet Union.
Starfruit sat cross-legged on the comfortable soft bed, the extreme comfort making her drowsy. Her long black hair became Annie's plaything, and was skillfully braided into a long Russian braid, and finally tied into a bun behind her head.
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Taking advantage of this time, the two women talked a lot. In addition to talking about their respective lives, they finally came to the key issue.
Yang Tao would like to have one more sister, one more friend and more help. She is a poor person and must struggle to survive in this way.
She revealed her private matters and even revealed her due date.
Since Annie has experience in taking care of children, wouldn't it be good to have an extra nanny for her own children?
What’s more, there are real needs here!
Star Tao guessed that she was not very good at taking care of children, and her future husband was a very busy man. It would be great to have a maid at this time.
She talked about her general plans for tomorrow, which was to go to the hospital to pick up glasses and buy some things in the city.
Anne was interested, and she said: "If it's shopping, I can help. General or if you need anything, just ask me."
"That's... no need for that. I should do my own thing without bothering you."
"It's not a bother." Annie felt that the expectant mother in front of her was as childish as a child. "There are various types of products, some are cheap, some are shockingly high, and they all have the same characteristics. If you want to buy the products, you have to queue up.
There is still a long queue. I don’t think the general will spend an hour queuing up to buy something, not to mention that sometimes he can’t buy it. If the general wants to use his privileges, maybe a German spy who has slipped through the network will take action. I am really worried..."
"Stop talking!" Yang Tao stopped.
The maid's words were very constructive. Yang Tao had already listened to various warnings from Captain Larin along the way, one of which was that there are still enemies in the city. Be yourself, keep a low profile and not be exposed. This is the way for the weak to survive.
My husband was once a strong man, until he lost the real power to command an army. Now, he has only ten soldiers under his command, and they are all new faces.
Star Tao sighed slightly: "You are the one who knows life in Moscow best. My dear sister, I listen to you. I will ask you to buy some things tomorrow and we will split up."
"Okay. My dear sister, your hair has been tied up. If there is nothing else to do next, do you want to go to bed? I will prepare some bath water. Of course, if you insist on taking a bath."
"I... I just want to wash my face, and finally soak my feet. You don't need to help me with these things, just prepare hot water."
A lady should be gentle and elegant, and she should also know how to clean herself.
Whether she is ready or not, she has to accept her new life, which is the so-called "modern life" in her husband's words.
Owning a big house with a courtyard, a "servant" and a "servant", the daughter of an Orion family suddenly became a lady!
Yang Tao deliberately behaved very elegantly. She understood nothing better than a woman from a wealthy family. She tried hard to suppress her inner spontaneity, walked steadily, spoke softly, and spoke with honorifics.
Many things happened upstairs and Yang Mingzhi didn't care much. After all, as a man, he had to be very pragmatic after taking over this room.
Now, Captain Larin finally completed his work, and he threw the baton to Second Lieutenant Grischenko. Like a stone falling to the ground, the captain happily ran to the car, and the two car lights quickly disappeared into the night.
Before leaving, the captain at least briefly explained what was going to happen next:
As a general, Yang Mingzhi is not allowed to leave Moscow city without approval from the National Defense Commission. Next Tuesday, collective arrangements for him will be finalized, and then he will go to his formal work unit.
Within the agreed time, Yang Mingzhi has the right to move in Moscow. The only thing he needs to pay attention to is that his identity should not be exposed. He must be accompanied by security personnel when traveling.
When the formal transfer order is issued, the ownership of the house and the vehicle will remain unchanged.
Yang Mingzhi didn't see the car, but now a big house fell into his pocket.
He entertained his ten guards in the living room. In addition to knowing their names one by one, he also basically understood their origins - they were all orphans, or in other words, they were all Dzerzhinsky's adopted sons.
In the early days of its establishment, the Cheka was responsible for almost all the care of orphans in the Soviet Union. Youdao was a great movement that needed loyal fighters. Hundreds of thousands of orphans joined the NKVD system, and this policy is still implemented.
After some chatting, Yang Mingzhi could feel that his new subordinates were not only confident in the victory of the war, but they would also sacrifice themselves if their superiors asked them to participate in a near-death mission.
Yang Mingzhi tapped Erlang's leg and listened to the standing guards, each of whom spoke what was in his heart.
When the last person finished speaking, he applauded: "I basically understand you. You were once poor people. The Soviet gave you the right to continue living, and you are naturally loyal to the Soviet. Now I can tell you, you must also
Be loyal to me, and I will bring you a greater future."
Yang Mingzhi felt that in Beria's view, the grassroots staff of the Ministry of Internal Affairs were simply expendable tools.
The experience of more than two years made him feel that young Russian soldiers are really submissive most of the time. If a general treats them a little better, the morale of the soldiers below will be through the roof.
Although these orphans raised in the Soviet Union are very grateful to the Alliance for saving their lives, these people have grown up, the Alliance has done its best, and the next path is their own.
The Soviet system determined that it must pursue collectivism. In order to implement this strategy, it did not hesitate to suppress the subjective initiative of individuals.
At least during this period, the communication between the upper and lower levels of the Soviet Union was still smooth, especially in bloody wars. Even the most ordinary farm workers, as long as they were not afraid of death and were lucky, could make meritorious deeds during the war and receive rewards after victory.
With a huge bonus, you can start living a prosperous life instantly.
Listening to the complaints of his new subordinates, they are really pitiful. All of them are in their early twenties and the oldest is only twenty-five years old. If it were not for the garrison of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, I am afraid that they would have died at the beginning of the war last year.
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None of them are married at such a young age, and the eldest is Second Lieutenant Grishenko. He obtained the rank of Second Lieutenant at such a young age. This man must have extraordinary work skills.
It's a pity that this orphan has not yet been assigned his own housing. Since graduating from the military academy, he has been living in a dormitory with his comrades.
Now they have received a brand new job, and the entire class has moved to the courtyard of a villa on the outskirts of the city, becoming the personal soldiers of a "brave general".
Therefore, what do young people with such a life experience need most? Wealth, family, and most importantly, dignity. Yang Mingzhi believes that no matter in any era, a normal man will desperately strive to live and work in peace and contentment.
Ten bouquets of olive branches were thrown down!
Yang Mingzhi leaned back on the sofa, with his legs crossed and even a hint of arrogance. He deliberately faced his new subordinates in a military uniform full of medals to show off his illustrious martial arts.
"The ten of you are very lucky, because I do not intend to treat you as simple guards. Comrades, you must be mentally prepared. Since you will be under my command for a long time, I will teach you many things. In the future big battles
During the counterattack, I will inevitably return to the battlefield. By that time, you will no longer be little guards."
Yang Mingzhi could see the confusion in their eyes, and seizing the opportunity, he specially took out a piece of paper from his pocket, spread it out and showed it to everyone.
The content on the paper was a statement from Stalin. After seeing Stalin's signature at the end, Lieutenant Grishenko truly felt that he was standing at a crossroads in his life.
"I...I am willing to follow you! I am willing to sacrifice for you." The second lieutenant swore loudly, which also attracted the other nine people to swear one after another.
"No, I don't plan for you to sacrifice. The ten of you must live well! I will provide you with the opportunity to establish meritorious deeds. Your success depends on your personal struggle. Remember, always remember your beliefs and never let me down.