Read Novel Full Chapter 532: He Chased, and She Ran!
Chapter 532: He Chased, and She Ran!
Shu Xueqing was embarrassed and took another piece of fish cake.
The dog sniffed twice, turned its head away in disdain, and barked at Jiang Ning; it wanted to eat the legs!
Jiang Ning said, “Don’t mind them, they’ll be fine after missing a few meals.”
Then he said to the two, “Go outside!”
The two went out obediently and continued to show their affection in the yard.
Gu Tinglin put down his bowl and chopsticks after eating. “Anning, Xiao Huo, Fengcheng is quite big. Do you need me to arrange someone to take you around?”
Jiang Ning shakes her head. “No need, we’ll go out and walk around on our own later.”
He said with concern, “If you need anything, I will have someone send it to you later.”
“We’re fine. If we need anything, we’ll ask.”
Gu Tinglin left the table. “Your aunt and I have to go to work. If you need anything, just come to the military headquarters directly.”
Jiang Ning nodded and put down her bowl and chopsticks.
Shu Xueqing packed up and said gently, “Anning, what do you want to eat for lunch? I will come back to cook.”
Jiang Ning wasn’t used to the meticulous care of family members. “You can focus on your own things. Don’t worry about us.”
After they left, she finally felt relieved.
Back in the room, she brought the dog and wolf some steaming legs, while the three of them ate another bowl of steaming pork offal noodles.
It was really inconvenient to be in someone else’s territory.
She could feel Gu Tinglin’s care, but she didn’t know how to respond.
Forget it; it’s not too late to make a decision after a walk.
Taking both dogs outside would draw too much attention, so Jiang Ning locked them in the cage and left them in the room. No one would dare steal from the leader’s house.
It was difficult to see clearly at night, and only when they stepped outside did they realize how big Fengcheng was. The view stretched on without end.
The base is surrounded by planting areas on all sides. The military office and living areas are strictly divided. The hospital is still planning to build an outer wall, and the external office is temporarily built with containers.
There were some mud-brick and stone houses, but they were very rare. Most buildings were constructed by the military; civilians either had decent living conditions or were left to live in rundown tents, broken-down cars, or homes made of wood and straw.
Jiang Ning observed the soil on either side of the road. It was still loose and barren.
It took humanity thousands of years to build the prosperity of the past. Starting over now, it’s impossible to make a major breakthrough in just a year or two.
This place was not like the Huacheng base where they had everything prepared for their new home before the land went under. All they needed was to find a good spot and work together to put it together.
The Southern military base’s mission was the Fire Seed Plan, and they’ve packed the supplies into 3,000 submarines.
No matter how capable Gu Tinglin was, at most, he can only load supplies for a few warships and transport ships.
Trying to recover and develop quickly—how easy could that be?
During the day, there aren’t many idle people at the central base. Most of the survivors are in the plantation, and soldiers are either on the front line of construction or in the military planting area, in addition to patrolling and protecting safety.
However, the appearance of the three is particularly eye-catching.
Jiang Ning walked while asking around and made her way to the base service center.
There are more than a dozen red brick houses, divided into different external windows.
Jiang Ning found the lost-and-found office, “Hello, could you help me find a friend?”
The service center was equipped with solar-powered devices. Computers were set up on tables, each displaying a list of everyone currently at the base.
Zhang Chao, Lu Yu, Ding Qi, Zheng Weili.
None of them were listed.
Jiang Ning felt a sense of disbelief and wasn’t ready to give up. She also mentioned the names of Qin Chuan and his son.
“No.”
Jiang Ning didn’t give up, and then gave the name of Grandma Zhong’s family.
Still, no one was found.
Seeing Jiang Ning’s disappointed expression, the staff member comforted her, “Don’t worry too much. The people you’re looking for are likely at the Huacheng base. If we get the chance, we’ll try to contact them.”
Jiang Ning was surprised. “You have contact with Huacheng Base?”
She thought that Gu Tinglin didn’t know the coordinates of Huacheng Base, so he chose to settle down here.
That is the new home of China. Since he knew about it, why didn’t he go?
“We contacted each other accidentally more than a year ago,” the staff explained. “At that time, one of their military ships broke down and drifted along the ocean current. We tried to fix it and moved the scarce fuel to them, so that they could return smoothly.”
The staff registered the information and comforted her. “Huacheng Base is very far away. You may need to wait for a long time, and we will notify you once there is news.”
Jiang Ning thanked them, and the three of them left the service center.
Huo Yishen explained, “Huacheng Base has good conditions, and they’ve sent out ships to look for survivors. Zhang Chao and the others are likely there.”
Jiang Ning hoped so.
It was still early, and the central area was not large, so the three walked to the planting area in the south.
Unexpectedly, the soil in the planting area was good, and they could tell at a glance that it was made by hard work.
On the left was a large area of potatoes, in the middle were sweet potatoes, and on the right were Shanghai greens, Chinese cabbage, and others.
Seeing that the people working in the fields were all wearing military uniforms, Jiang Ning realized that this was the military planting area. They were fertilizing and turning over the sweet potatoes.
The squad leader stood in the field, holding the mixed farm manure and demonstrating in person. “Pay attention, don’t let the fertilizer touch the roots, it could burn the seedlings.”
Wait… What? That voice!
Jiang Ning thought she was hallucinating and looked over subconsciously.
She only saw the side, but the person stood tall, and sweat was running down his face.
Not to mention only seeing half of the face, even if it was burned to ashes, she would recognize it.
Jiang Ning’s face changed instantly, and she turned around and left in fear.
The soldier’s eyes were sharp. “Squad leader, there are people watching us over there.”
The squad leader was still holding the farm manure in his hand, and when he turned around, he saw only three shadows leaving in a hurry.
Their behavior was suspicious—there must be something strange going on.
The squad leader took a closer look and was so shocked that the manure bucket fell over. He quickly ran after them. “Sister!”
He chased, and she ran!
It seemed that there was a ghost chasing behind, and Jiang Ning ran faster than a rabbit.
By the time the squad leader reached the corner, there was no sign of anyone.
Strange, was he seeing things?
Half an hour later, Jiang Ning came out of the rotten wooden shed and was relieved to find that there was indeed no one around.
Damn it, she’d never been this embarrassed before.
It was terrifying.
Leaving the shed, she brushed the grass and dirt from her hair, still shaken as she walked forward.
Not far away, a shadow suddenly jumped out from the mud brick wall and stretched out his hand to block her way. “Sister!”
Jiang Ning quickly covered her nose and kicked him.
But Rong Sanshao avoid easily and said with a smile, “Sister, why are you hiding from me?”
Jiang Ning was extremely disgusted. “You are covered in manure, stay away from me!”
Rong Sanshao patted the dust off his body. “What are you afraid of? This is wood ash from urine fertilizer, not feces.”
Jiang Ning rolled her eyes at him. “Why are you here?”
“I missed my sister, so I came across the ocean to find you.”
Even while being playful, he still greeted Huo Yishen, “Brother-in-law.”
He also smiled brightly at Doudou. “Little Doudou, you’ve grown more beautiful.”
The three stood together and gave him a look of shared disdain.
As expected of Rong Sanshao, every time they meet, he is more miserable than the last time.
Last time he was hauling bricks; this time, he was handling manure with his bare hands.
Rong Sanshao was very hurt. “Sister, I’m your brother, how can you look down on people’s soldiers?”
Heh, what a crown he put on himself.
Jiang Ning was impatient. “Stop talking nonsense, what’s going on?”