The educated youth was reborn and wanted to disappear, but he was locked into a military marriage.

"What?" Zhu Xiaomin was surprised.

Miao Shiwen heard this when he came back and frowned: "They were talking about Teacher Luo."

Xie Chengzhi laughed angrily: "That's why Daniel came to rescue that day, so he spoke so righteously."

In other words, in the past years, Luo Tingyuan and his son were responsible for cleaning all the bullpens of the third brigade, and they also did the work of keeping warm. Once they left, no one in the entire brigade took care of this work. Now that the lambs are sick, they have to rely on At the head of a large group of them.

Lu Mingzheng also had a serious look on his face, and said to several people: "You guys have a good rest today, and I will go take a look with you tomorrow."

Zhao Zheng agreed and smiled at the two of them: "It's okay if we come. You missed the wedding, so now is the time to congratulate you in person." After saying that, he took an envelope out of his pocket and handed it to Zhu Xiaomin, "This is what Lao Meng and I A congratulatory gift."

Zhu Xiaomin hurriedly said politely: "Comrade Zhao, how is this good?"

It’s not a good time to give gifts this year.

Zhao Zhengxiao: "Not much, just a little care."

Lu Mingzheng signaled: "Old Zhao and Lao Meng are not outsiders, take it."

Zhu Xiaomin looked at him and had no choice but to take it and thank him.

After lunch, the three of them were arranged to have a rest. Zhu Xiaomin returned to her new house and opened the envelope. She saw a stack of cloth tickets inside, which was three meters long.

Lu Mingzheng hugged her, looked at the stack of cloth tickets, and said with a smile: "It's okay in the village. When we return to the city, we will need all these things. Old Zhao and Old Meng are thoughtful."

Zhu Xiaomin nodded and put the things away carefully.

Early the next morning, Lu Mingzheng, Xie Chengzhi, and Chen Xudong went to the Third Brigade with Zhao Zheng and did not return until the evening.

Zhu Xiaomin saw that several people had bad expressions, so she didn't ask much, and was busy greeting everyone to warm up the fire and serve the mutton soup that had been cooked long ago.

After a few mouthfuls of hot soup, it was Lu Mingzheng who spoke first: "I have to go back to the city tomorrow, and then I have to report to the army. Old Zhao and the others will stay for a few more days, so please take care of me."

Xie Chengzhi was helpless: "We will arrange this, why are you so polite?"

Lu Mingzheng looked at Zhao Zheng again: "I will inform the city about the third brigade. There may be other arrangements after the seventh day of the Lunar New Year. You and the county will press for the results later."

Zhao Zheng nodded: "Don't worry."

Zhu Xiaomin finally couldn't help but ask: "Why did they still not take measures even though you said it yesterday?"

Lu Mingzheng said "Hey" and was so angry that he couldn't speak.

Xie Chengzhicai said: "Their method was to kill the lambs and eat them before they were infected with the disease. When we arrived, their entire team was dividing the lambs."

"What?" This time, everyone was shocked, and several people shouted.

Chen Xudong was helpless: "We raised questions, and what else did they say? If the lamb is given to them, it belongs to them. We can divide the lamb, why can't they?"

Miao Shiwen was angry: "This... can this be the same?"

Chen Xudong shook his head and no longer wanted to speak.

Zhu Xiaomin asked Zhao Zheng: "What should we do now? Is this the end?"

Zhao Zheng also had a breath in his chest and shook his head repeatedly: "Of a hundred lambs, there are only more than 20 left. We originally said we would bring them back, but they refused."

Of the one hundred lambs, twenty or thirty died. So, they killed at least fifty in one go.

Zhu Xiaomin could hardly breathe and felt unspeakably distressed.

Xie Chengzhi smiled bitterly: "The lamb just got sick that day, and they were eager to push it to us. The idea was that if it died, we would pay for it. If it didn't die, we would fatten it up when the weather warmed up. Take it back again.”

Zhu Xiaomin asked: "They don't even make silage, right?"

Xie Chengzhi sighed: "It was done, but mixed with the cattle, it would be fine if it were adult sheep, but they are just lambs."

Song Zhian asked: "What should we do now? If this continues, I'm afraid I won't be able to keep those twenty."

Zhao Zheng smiled bitterly: "Now we can only go there and take a look every day." He said and looked at Lu Mingzheng.

Lu Mingzheng nodded: "I will do it as soon as possible."

Because he had to travel the next day, after dinner, Zhu Xiaomin followed Lu Mingzheng back to his new house in the inner courtyard early. While helping him pack his luggage, he told him: "Although it hasn't snowed again in the past few days, the road is not easy to walk on tomorrow." Bring an extra coat and wrap it up in the car."

"When you get there, remember to write me a letter. Don't leave without hearing anything for another month."

"I don't know if the food in the army is good or not. If it's not good, you can go out and get food by yourself during the holidays."

"It's better to send your salary to me, and keep the food stamps for yourself, so you don't have to use them to please some little girl. With your face, it should be the little girl who spends money to please you."

Lu Mingzheng listened to her words and agreed to himself. When he heard the last sentence, he couldn't help laughing. He reached out and pulled her into his arms, buried his face in her neck and took a deep sniff. He sighed helplessly: "Xiaomin, I can't wait to do it now." Take you away."

Zhu Xiaomin let him be gentle for a while, then patted him on the back and said softly: "Our life is much better now, you don't have to worry too much."

Lu Mingzheng responded, hugging her for a while before slowly letting go, and said seriously: "You should discuss your return to the city with your family as soon as possible. After it is decided, I can report it."

Zhu Xiaomin nodded: "It will be a while before spring plowing after the New Year, so I will ask for leave with my team to go home."

The two of them discussed endlessly, talking over and over again, as if they had endless things to say and endless arrangements to do, and finally ended in the entanglement of their lips and teeth.

The next day, before dawn, Zhu Xiaomin felt a slight chill around him. He subconsciously reached out to touch it, but it was empty. Just as he was about to get up, someone held his shoulder, and Lu Mingzheng's voice said softly: "You don't have to get up, I will." Let’s go now.”

Zhu Xiaomin's sleepiness disappeared all of a sudden, and she quickly grabbed his hand, propped her up and looked at him: "So early?"

"Well, the road is difficult, I have to be early." Lu Mingzheng said.

Zhu Xiaomin said hurriedly: "No, you have to eat something."

"Yesterday's porridge was warm on the stove, and there were also boiled eggs. I ate some." Lu Mingzheng replied, tucking the quilt for her again, and then carried her bag and went out.

Zhu Xiaomin hurriedly got up, opened the straw curtain on the window and looked outside, but there was a straw curtain blocking the outside, and no one could be seen. She could only hear the footsteps all the way out of the inner courtyard and gradually disappeared.

The straw curtain was lowered, and Zhu Xiaomin slowly sat back, looking around the whole room in the darkness, and suddenly felt empty.

Obviously, there is just one person missing.

In the next few days, Zhao Zheng and the others still went to the Third Brigade every day. Fortunately, with their persistence, the twenty lambs were left behind and they urged the people there to keep the lambs warm.

On the sixth day of the new year, Xie Chengzhi and Chen Xudong went to town again. Seeing that Lao Chen's injury was almost healed, they sent him back to the third brigade.