Chapter 66: Rice Porridge Fills the Belly

  Koizumi Takehiro was furious, even though he was sweeping horizontally without any obstacles, but the disturbance caused by You Fei's sudden movement still made Koizumi Takehiro feel extremely resentful. This kind of harassment was just enough to make the 9th Brigade itch, but this former subordinate who had been defeated by himself was so annoying that he had actually gone around to his own back and caused destruction, which made Koizumi Takehiro angry to the extreme.

  Kohei Ozawa couldn't care less about the commotion in front of him, several strongholds guarding the transportation hub were extremely important, if something went wrong, not to mention that he alone could not bear the responsibility, even all the soldiers in the entire brigade could not afford to take on this responsibility.

  When Ozawa Tadahiro was withdrawing with a hum, You Fei had already returned home with his spoils of war. When Ozawa saw the defeated Dongzhang Village and Xizhang Village, he couldn't hold back his anger, drew out his sword and slashed wildly in the air to vent his rage. He shouted at the sky: "You Fei, I will definitely cut you down with my sword!"

  At this time, You Fei couldn't hear the shouting of Ozawa Takehiro anymore. He was now happily hugging Lin Yu Rui who had come to welcome him. Lin Yu Rui's delicate face turned bright red, she didn't have a thick skin like You Fei, and after letting out a soft cry, she quickly escaped from You Fei's arms and ran back to the camp without looking back. You Fei burst into loud laughter, he grabbed Wang Lie and shouted: "Haha, Wang Lie, these days are really comfortable, comfortable, damn it, we've been well taken care of!"

  "It's not bad, we didn't suffer any losses and still got some benefits, all thanks to the efforts of General Gu's troops! Haha!" Wang Lie replied with a hearty laugh.

  He Tianhao said at this time with a concentrated expression: "This time we are just taking advantage of the situation, if we were to clash head-on, I'm afraid we would not be a match for the enemy."

  "You're right, Tianhao," said You Fei with a sigh. "Alas, if we weren't so overbearing, we wouldn't have to hide in this desolate Black Valley. But one day, we'll be able to walk freely too." A fierce and determined glint flashed in You Fei's eyes, infecting the people around him with an inexplicable sense of excitement.

  "Big brother, it's been a day and night since we last ate. I think it's better to fill our stomachs first before talking." Jiang Zhuang had a bitter face, he was eager to finally return to Hei Ya Gou, but You Fei was chatting with others nonstop. If You Fei wasn't his superior, he would have gone up and grabbed You Fei's neck, telling him to hurry up and serve dinner already.

  When several people sat down laughing and chatting, the dishes for these few people quickly came up. Except for Gao Yongtai who was still busy outside, all the high-ranking officials of the 259th Brigade were sitting at this table. Jiang Zhuang saw that each person had a bowl of plain porridge brought up, and he jumped up from his stool, pointing at the large octagonal bowl in front of him with eyes wide open like bronze bells, shouting: "What is this thing? I haven't eaten anything for a day and night, just one bowl of plain porridge. This won't let people live!"

  Just as Jiang's words had fallen, Lin Yurui stepped forward and said in a crisp tone: "The reserve food is insufficient, now all the soldiers of the whole regiment are eating plain porridge. As high-ranking officers of the regiment headquarters, you should set an example for others. Regiment Commander, don't you think so?" You Fei was unable to respond with either yes or no, and could only stammer and repeatedly call out: "Everyone eats porridge, everyone eats porridge..."

  Others might be fine, but Chiang couldn't take it anymore. He rushed over and wailed: "Big brother, you have to say something! This can't go on like this! In the past, you said that officers weren't allowed to enjoy special treatment or eat meat, and that their food had to be the same as the soldiers', which was fine. But now it's become too ridiculous - we can't even get a decent meal? These rice porridge and water aren't even enough to moisten our intestines! Big brother, sister-in-law is going to starve me, Chiang, to death!"

  Lin Yuru's face turned red, and she felt both happy and shy. She stomped her foot on the ground and scolded in a soft voice: "Jiang Pangzi, you should not talk nonsense! Who is your sister-in-law? Hmph, anyway, everyone's food is like this. I know you have a big appetite, so your octagonal bowl is half larger than others. You should be grateful for my kindness instead of complaining without reason!"

  Overwhelmed? Jiang Zhuang cried with a sad face, staring at the large bowl in front of him. The bowl was bigger than others, but if he were to scoop out all the rice grains from the rice porridge and shape them into a ball, he would have no doubt that he could swallow it in one gulp. Jiang Zhuang, who had never known fear before, also had a hint of tears in his eyes at this moment. Helpless, he could only gaze pitifully at You Fei's face.

  You Fei was also very hungry, he drank a few mouthfuls of hot porridge to warm his stomach and then said with a smile to Lin Yu Rui: "Yu Rui, didn't we just get some food from the bandits in Hei Ya Gou and those traitors like Yao Shi Ren? It shouldn't be that tense, right?"

  Lin Yuru's head twisted, and he replied: "It's just that tense, the rice we planted won't be harvested until June, there are still more than 4 months to go. Based on the current total amount of food, supplying two thousand people is already quite good, having porridge to eat is already very good, some people can't even eat porridge, they have to gnaw on tree bark and tighten their belts to survive, what right do you have to shout here?" Lin Yuru's loud and clear voice completely suppressed the crowd's arrogance.

  Jiang's expression changed to one of sorrow and pleading, but he quickly shifted his target and walked over to Lin Yurui with a big smile on his face. He bowed and pleaded, looking at Jiang's chubby face scrunched up like a steamed bun, Lin Yurui couldn't help but burst out laughing. She laughed and said: "Alright, Big Fatty Jiang, I'll let you have two big bowls of hot congee."

  Originally thought that seeing Lin Yurui would be able to get a free meal, but unexpectedly only got a big bowl of porridge water, which was not enough to fill his stomach even if he drank a whole bucket. Jiang Zhuang felt depressed and wanted to smash a piece of tofu on his own head, lamenting as he sat back in his seat, putting some pickled beans into the hot white porridge. Although the porridge was steaming hot and the sour taste of the beans could stimulate one's appetite, at this moment Jiang Zhuang still felt that his stomach was full of bitter water churning.

  He Tianhao burst out laughing: "Jiang Zhuang, you dead fatty, one person eating four people's worth of food, and still sighing and complaining, what's the point? Haven't you seen that your sister-in-law is on your side?"

  Jiang Zhuang reluctantly ate the porridge, at this time he didn't even have the desire to quarrel with He Tianhao. As he ate, Jiang Zhuang felt a wave of heat rising up to his eyes, and suddenly felt a surge of sadness that made him want to cry. He forcibly held back his tears.

  You Fei, who was sitting next to Jiang Zhuang, saw him like this and wanted to laugh but couldn't, so he could only gently pat Jiang Zhuang's back to comfort him.