Chapter 4 Another Blueprint Flying Warehouse Network

  A small mountain village with only a dozen or so households, and the houses were just simple shacks made of wood and thatch. The four girls had already searched everywhere by the time Chang Lin and A Juan went down.

  "A'juan, no food was found, but there are iron pots and bowls. The needles and threads you wanted are also available, unfortunately, there is no salt or soda." A'hua spoke up for the first time, not daring to face Changlin's cold and ruthless gaze, reporting softly to A'juan.

  In a poor mountain village, when a family flees in distress, they take all their daily necessities with them. It's wishful thinking for them to find quilts and blankets here. Fortunately, they finally got a broken pot, so they can at least have one hot meal.

  Several girls were divided into different tasks, some went to dig wild vegetables, and others used bamboo tubes to fetch water and start a fire. Chang Lin lay on the wooden board, watching Xiao Xue at the door sewing clothes with needle and thread. The quick-fingered girl who was sewing, happened to also sneak a glance inside the room, their eyes met, and she hastily turned back to her work.

  "Is there no one else at home?" Chang Lin asked warmly about her family, seeing the girl's shy appearance.

  "What the Viet Minh wants is us. Our parents at home told us to hide, how dare we go back and take a look?" Xiaoxue put down the needle and thread in her hand, sighing sadly.

  "Have you ever thought about what's going to happen in the future?" Chang Lin sympathized with the girl's experience, but when would the war end and how long could they hide?

  "Is it useful to think about it?" Xiaoxue brushed a strand of hair behind her ear and let out a long sigh, saying: "Just marry a suitable man when you meet one. That's just how life is - suffering while alive, and once dead, everything will be over."

  "Bang!" A dull gunshot came from afar, and Chang Lin alertly flipped down from the wooden bed. He walked to the door and listened in the direction of the gunshot, as if there was also the sound of a car engine.

  "Go, we can't stay here!" Changlin yelled at Xiaoxue who was packing things up, telling Ah Yin who was cooking in the yard to quickly pour out the water, extinguish the fire and bring the iron pot to evacuate.

  Three people with packs on their backs and things in hand ran westward, colliding head-on with Ah Juan and the others. The little girl wiped away cold sweat and said: "I saw someone coming over from the mountain and fired a shot to remind you."

  "How many people?" Chang Lin asked while walking along the edge of the forest. The situation was extremely serious; otherwise, Ah Juan wouldn't be so tense.

  "There are estimated to be over three hundred!"

  "What's going on here?!" Chang Lin exclaimed, so many people came here to do what? Are they going to fight with the Chinese here? But this is not a strategic military location or a prosperous city, who would come to occupy this place?

  They ran very fast, but the cars behind had already become clearly audible. The five girls and Chang Lin could only go up the mountain, using the trees and wild grass as cover to move westward. In front of them was a man-made rubber plantation, where they leaned against the trees to rest.

  Chang Lin picked up the binoculars and carefully watched the troops advancing on the road at the foot of the mountain. The cars were carrying flour, rice and other supplies, while the infantry had stopped advancing and stayed in the small village where they had rested earlier.

  "It's strange, there's only a driver and an escort in the car. Are they not going far from here?" Chang Lin stared at the route they were taking, puzzled as to what these people were doing here.

  "I understand!" Ah Juan suddenly exclaimed in a low voice, pointing to the southwest and saying: "Thirty more miles ahead is Hong Ada's home!"

  "What's wrong with Hong Ah Da?" Chang Lin looked at A Juan, wanting her to clarify things.

  Hong Ada is the owner of this rubber plantation, a family that controls several large mountains of rubber plantations, banana gardens, and thousands of hectares of good fields, planting pumpkins and rice. It's said that he has an older brother who was the commander of the 345th Division of the Vietnamese army, these things might be a Hong family transport.

  Ajiao is a local, and because he often goes out hunting, to the town and county seat to sell game and animal hides, news naturally spreads. Chang Lin quietly listened, starting to move his feet forward in pursuit. He wants to figure out where these supplies will go, and after the Yu army leaves, go find trouble for the Hong family!

  When the sun sets, the mountain valley is not dyed red by the sunset. A strong gust of mountain wind blows over, and it's cool all over, but the thing in his pants is unbearably itchy. He can't help but reach out to touch it, but is stopped by a little girl who laughs and says: "You can't scratch, even if you pick at it, it won't work."

  Those who have not lived in the tropical rainforest will be enchanted by the coolness after the sultry heat. Perhaps the body feels a little more comfortable, but the wounds and physiological parts have undergone strange changes. Itchy. The more you scratch, the itchier it gets, and you can't help but want to scrape off the man's "balls"!

  Xiaoxue handed over a bamboo tube of clear water, smiled and retreated to the back. Ajuan giggled and said: "Pour it on top and wash it once, blow it with a strong wind and it will be very refreshing."

  Chang Lin looked at the bold girl and said strangely, "You're really not simple, good at swimming, shooting guns without missing a shot, and even healing wounds and treating illnesses you're very skilled!"

  "Our family has been traditional Chinese medicine practitioners for generations, of course we know how to treat injuries and illnesses. As hunters, we often deal with the wilderness and rivers, if you don't learn how to survive in the forest, you'll get lost." Ah Juan explained, turning her head to glance at Chang Lin.

  "You——" The girl's face turned red, and after Changlin washed with water, his left hand pulled on the "skirt", and the little brother below who had been cleaned by him raised his head high.

  "It's so comfortable." Chang Lin continued walking like this, tossing the bamboo tube to Xiao Xue and picking up the binoculars to gaze into the distance.

  It was very difficult for the people on the mountain to walk, but the convoy below the mountain was not fast either. They had to detour along the mountain road and did not arrive at Hong Ada's manor before the people on the mountain.

  There are many places in the mountains, and through the forest, you can notice that this is a fortress-style mansion built on a mountain. Ah Juan said in a weak voice: "The wall is made of mountain rocks, and the houses inside are reinforced with cement. There are some guards living outside, and only the inner courtyard is the residence of the Hong family."

  "Get lost!" Chang Lin turned around fiercely, releasing the corner of her skirt that she had been gripping, and said calmly: "You can't follow me forever. Taking down this place will give us a rare chance to settle down."

  Ajiao's eyes flashed as she thought for a moment, nodding and saying: "The Hong family is also a group of evil people who bully men and women, getting rid of them won't be a big deal. But his older brother is our superior, what if he comes back to take revenge?"

  "You're really stupid!" Chang Lin flicked the girl's forehead with his finger, pointing to the mountain forest and saying: "As long as you often leave a scout behind, he'll come and you'll leave. Even with thousands of troops, it's useless in these vast mountains!"

  "What if he blows up the house?"

  "Even if the house is blown up, you can't take away the rubber plantation, banana garden and this land. After a long time, he will naturally roll away, and this place will become your home. Besides, our country has mobilized tens of thousands of people to attack this time, I don't know if his life can be preserved."

  Chang Lin analyzed the situation and thought that this was indeed a crucial point for the girls. A Juan and several girls whispered to each other for a long time, then came back to say to the man in front of them: "What you said can be done, but it's hard to get into the villa, and a strong attack is difficult to take down."

  "Let's move forward a bit and observe first, opportunities will arise!" Chang Lin was unfamiliar with the place, so he decided to go to the front to observe. There were over a dozen cars, unloading would take a long time.

  Hiding in the banana garden, Changlin's stomach growled with hunger as he picked one and put it to his mouth. Perhaps unable to see if it was ripe, the bitter taste was hard to swallow. Xiaoxue handed over a few, he took them and ate them sweetly.

  The weather suddenly changed, and the sunny afternoon was suddenly hit by a torrential downpour. The people in the car hurriedly covered the things on the car with canvas and swarmed towards the villa.

  Dà de cháng lín duì ā juān shuō: "Hùn jìn qù, wǒ zài wài biān bǎ zhòng, děng suǒ yǒu jūn rén lí kāi, zán men lǐ wài jiā gōng!"

  "I'll take Xiaoxue and Ahua in," said Ajuan, "Ahong and Aying will stay here." As she spoke, she was about to act when Changlin grabbed her arm.

  "No. The two of them won't understand what I'm saying, so it's better to leave Ah Hong here. After you go in, find a place to hide and wait until the middle of the night when people are quiet, then come out and open the door."

  "Alright, leave the rifle behind, you two follow me!" Ajiao took the short gun handed over by Changlin, hid it in her body and ran towards the crowd with the two girls.

  The stormy weather is like an abnormal person, it was fiery just a moment ago, and now it's all smiles. After an hour of heavy rain, the sky is starry and cloudless.

  People in the courtyard began to unload the car, the noise and flashing lights intertwined, busy for a long time. However, the people who finished unloading did not seem to want to leave, which surprised Changlin quite a bit.

  "Ajuan and the others are inside, if these people don't leave by dawn, they might be exposed!" Zhonglin's mood was heavy, he wished he could throw a hand grenade to destroy the car and lure everyone over so the girls would have a chance to escape!

  "They will leave!" Ah Hong whispered in Chang Lin's ear, gently blowing a fragrance.

  "How did you figure it out?" Chang Lin was surprised, this girl's judgment ability is even better than his own?

  "The driver in the car didn't leave, and the official had to go in and have some fun." Ah Hong said this at night, her trembling voice filled with shyness and panic.

  "It's like this!" Chang Lin nodded and asked with concern: "Your clothes are wet, aren't you a bit cold?"

  "No." Ah Hong moved a little to the side in the muddy field, sighing and saying: "I don't know how many sisters were ruined by this group of beasts!"

  The girl thinks a lot, and Lin has come to understand her sentimental personality. However, from ancient times to the present, it has always been this way: the wealthy and official families can do as they please, while the poor have no choice. Either they comply or are forced into submission, leading to the end of their lives.

  The beauty and gentleness of Vietnamese girls are famous, virtuous and gentle women can be bought with money in such a country, and can also be bullied as playthings. Especially the mountain girls, simple-minded, still have the traditional virtue of marrying out to follow their husbands like ancient women.

  Chang Lin, who had been coming and going here for almost a year, asked Ah Hong in a low voice: "Have you ever been to the county town?"

  "My home is in the county town." Ah Hong said with a choked voice: "Since I was born, I don't know who my father is. My mother abandoned me and ran away with an Englishman."

  "Ah!" Chang Lin almost shouted out loud, this girl had suffered so much pain, no wonder she refused to have contact with men.

  "They're leaving!" Ah Hong said in a low voice, looking at the chaotic entrance of the manor.

  Three people crouched in the bushes, not daring to make a sound again. The distance was too close, and they were afraid of being heard by the person who came out. However, an unsteady military officer walked towards them, unbuttoning his pants as he walked. The three people hid their heads in the bushes and heard a rustling sound coming from not far above their heads.

  "Damn it, I'll cut off your head with one knife!" Chang Lin was splashed with dirty water and hated to take out his knife to deal with the opponent. However, he couldn't seek temporary pleasure and send the five girls to a dead end!

  "Get out, finally got rid of him!" Listening to the footsteps and car sounds, Changlin wiped his face with his hand, he found that Ah Hong was even more miserable, her beautiful hair completely wet.