Chapter 204: Protect our border! Not an inch of land will be given up!
"We in Chengdu also use smoke to fumigate with cypress leaves! There are a lot of leaves here! When we fumigate in two days, it will take two days!" Li Li said with a smile.
"Sister-in-law Li, can this sausage be eaten immediately after being smoked?" Sister-in-law only came to the army this year, so naturally she didn't know how to make it. She asked Li Li curiously.
"You can eat it right away! But the taste won't be as good as after drying it for a few days! The sausage needs to be dried for a few more days, then the taste will be better! After drying it for a few days, you need to use a toothpick to drill a few more holes for ventilation, otherwise it may change its taste."
"Oh, is that so? When the day comes, we will all learn from you!"
"There are about ten iron barrels. Each of our families will have one barrel. If we smoke a lot, each family will have one! When smoking, we have to watch it all the time. If we are not careful, oil will drip and it may cause a fire! The bacon and sausages will all be burned!"
"I understand! Thank you, Sister Li Li!"
The other sisters-in-law listened to Li Li's answer and took note of it secretly.
Fan Linlin naturally discussed with Sunuo that they should smoke together. They each had to get an iron bucket. Otherwise, it would take two or three days to finish.
The next morning, the things that Su Nuo and Fan Linlin had ordered arrived. They packed them up and hung them on the balcony.
Fan Linlin looked at the things hanging on the balcony and laughed.
"I never thought I would get involved in these things before. Now I feel pretty good! Eating something I made myself gives me a completely different feeling of happiness!"
"You're right! You can eat this stuff over and over again without getting tired of it! I used to eat steamed and fried bacon for more than two months straight. Even though my mouth was full of blisters, I put a lot of chili peppers at home! It was very spicy! But I still couldn't help eating it every day! Because it's really delicious!"
"I like to eat this, too! Actually, this is not enough for a year. But if you eat it sparingly, it will be enough!" Fan Linlin said with a smile. "Yeah!" Su Nuo also felt that this was not enough. But if you eat it sparingly, it will be enough.
"I feel like I bought too little beef. I should have bought more! Forget it. The weather here is colder than inland areas anyway. If it's really not enough, I can make some more after the New Year!" Fan Linlin said with some regret.
"Yeah. The temperature here is very low until February or March. If it's not enough, let's get some more!"
At this time, Lu Hongxuan and others were standing in front of a tombstone. Everyone was feeling a little sad. This was the tombstone of the old squad leader who died a few years ago. At that time, Lu Hongxuan had just arrived and had only been on patrol a few times. Although he was responsible for leading the patrol, the person who really taught them was the old squad leader. The old squad leader had been in charge of patrolling this line for more than ten years since he joined the army. He always acted as a vanguard. He led the way when there was a road, and cut a way when there was no road. It can be said that the old squad leader was the stabilizing force in the patrol team. With him around, everyone would feel much more at ease.
On the way back that time, it was raining heavily, and when passing the slope, a soldier suddenly slipped. The old squad leader was behind him and immediately reached out to pull him up.
The man was able to hold on, but another rock came crashing down and hit the old squad leader, who rolled four or five meters down.
"Old squad leader!"
"Old squad leader!"
Everyone ran to save the old squad leader, but by the time they reached the bottom of the slope, the old squad leader was already somewhat fuzzy.
Before he died, he said to Lu Hongxuan, "Captain Lu, I am dying! I hope you can lead our company well and protect our border! Not an inch of land will be given up!"
In fact, I felt very sad when writing this chapter. The hardships on the patrol road are much more difficult than reported. Every time we patrol, our border guards risk their lives. It is common to get injured on the patrol road.
(End of this chapter)
