Chapter Fifteen: The Women of Germany

  A new week, a new start.

  I'm back home!

  ……

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  The horse-drawn carriage moved slowly along the rural path, having been away from the hustle and bustle of city life for too long. Accustomed to the crowded streets, it was a rare treat to come to the countryside where the heavy ears of grain swayed in the breeze, enjoying the gentle caress of the wind, lounging half-reclined in the carriage, gazing out the small window at the white clouds drifting lazily by, sometimes becoming an extravagant form of entertainment.

  The beautiful countryside, a German woman wearing farm clothes, walking along the edge of the field, with happiness visible on her face. In spring, the wheat seedlings in the fields are green and oily. Waiting for autumn, it will be another harvest season, they will push the carts, loaded with golden wheat, rushing home.

  The men have all gone to work in the factories, and the farm work has been taken over by the women. Every German is gathering strength, waiting...

  The green shade is beautiful, in the woods beside the carriage road, birds are jumping and singing songs, they chirp and compete to perform for passersby!

  They work hard during the day and return home in the evening to prepare a simple but hearty dinner for their husbands and children who are about to come back. After dinner, they will read stories from books with their families, yearning for a better life together. Under the clear moonlight, these down-to-earth and hardworking people enjoy the natural blessings of this land.

  The moonlight filters through the tree shadows, casting a dappled glow on the ground, shimmering and flickering. The sound of the moonlight rustling through the forest is like a gentle chime, as the fields nearby stir with soft ripples. From afar, the chirping of insects rises like a tidal wave, filling the air with an ethereal music. As I listen intently to these heavenly sounds, I feel the depth and beauty of the countryside under the moonlight, until late into the night, life is full of rhythm.

  Wenliang Ma drove the horse-drawn carriage forward and soon left the rural village far behind.

  "Ah......" Xuyang stretched his waist and lay directly on Lily's thigh, "It's been a long time since I've done this. It feels so comfortable!"

  Lily smiled slightly and picked up a piece of fruit cake from the plate beside her, slowly putting it into his mouth, letting her man feel her tenderness.

  Beyond the woods, in front of them stood chimneys spewing gray smoke, and a dozen or so factories appeared, where workers were busy with work. Workers pushed carts back and forth in the steel-reinforced concrete buildings, occasionally making a hissing sound that carried far away.

  The carriage stopped at the only entrance surrounded by stone walls.

  Xu Yang jumped down from the horse cart, today he didn't wear the uniform of the National Defense Army, but instead wore a casual outfit. As soon as he came, a soldier wearing the uniform of the National Defense Army approached him. The soldier grabbed the rifle on his shoulder and held it in his hand, maintaining an attitude of vigilance: "Please show your ID!"

  This is a secret factory in Hanover, jointly established by Stade and Krupp, Essen, with the invitation of Swedish Lansverk military industrial consultants.

  "Oh! ID? ID......" Xuyang searched his body, he turned over all the pockets on his body and couldn't find the prepared pass, "Yaan, help me see if the ID is in the car?"

  The young soldier's face showed a somewhat strange expression, he wasn't unfamiliar with the person in front of him; Kahn-von-Stark, the shareholder who owned 38% of this munitions factory! But necessary formalities still had to be followed.

  Lily stuck her head out of the trunk, "I can't find it..." She seemed a bit anxious.

  Xu Yang personally got on the carriage to search, and after searching every corner, he really didn't find any trace of the documents. He jumped down from the horse carriage again and walked towards the soldier who was guarding the station, "You see... I left my documents at home, is there anything that can replace a pass?" He pointed to his own face, with an expression that couldn't be described as embarrassing.

  The soldier hesitated, and dryly said: "You wait here for a moment. Shiro, come over and help me, I'll go call Lieutenant Misu." The latter half of the sentence was shouted to a companion inside the sentry box.

  Lily got down from the carriage in her long skirt and walked up to Xu Yang. "It's all my fault, you asked me to bring it, but..."

  Xu Yang nodded, indicating that he didn't blame her. He turned to the soldier who came to replace the guard and asked: "There should be a phone inside, can I make a call?"

  "Shuo Luo, a man in his 30s, shook his head with a stern face. 'You can't get close to the gate, please step back a few steps. The internal phone doesn't connect to the outside, your request is invalid.'"

  Xu Yang felt a bit disheartened, it seemed that this munitions factory only had one phone line that could connect to the outside world, and all the other phones were internal lines. He didn't go ask the soldier if he knew who he was, asking like that would be too foolish, he didn't have any special privileges here.

  Soon, the soldier who had come before led over a lieutenant in uniform.

  The lieutenant saluted first and said, "Lieutenant Colonel Strack, I'm sorry, without a pass, you can't go in." He emphasized, "Even if you are the largest shareholder of this arsenal, you cannot enter. This is a written regulation of the General Command. Sorry."

  "What a pity......" Xu Yang's face was filled with regret, he didn't return the military salute, but instead gave a gentlemanly bow, turned around and walked away.

  "Second Lieutenant Xu Yang," the lieutenant shouted, "I just received a call. Your family's butler, Foster, is on his way here and will arrive in about 45 minutes."

  "Oh?" Xuyang originally wanted to carry Lily onto the carriage, but he stopped in his tracks upon hearing this. "Really? Great! Thanks for telling me this good news." He continued to hold Lily, who buried her head into Xuyang's chest, an action that was overly intimate.

  The lieutenant didn't invite Xu Yang into the sentry post, but instead let two soldiers continue to stand guard and stayed where he was to chat with Xu Yang.

  Lily took out some pastries from the carriage and wanted to offer some refreshments to the two talkative gentlemen.

  The lieutenant declined the lady's kindness by saying he was on duty, and smiled, "Your wife is really virtuous."

  Xu Yang nodded slightly, took the plate of pastries handed over by Lily, "She is a good wife." As he said that, he put the pastry on his fork into his mouth.

  Those golden cream puffs are really visually stimulating, and the lieutenant can't help but swallow his saliva, staring at the puffs with his eyes fixed on them. "It's obvious that you're truly happy."

  "Aren't you coming over?" Xu Yang teased, he really didn't know how to pass the waiting time.

  The lieutenant's expression changed, he puffed out his chest and shifted his gaze to the gentle horse, "What a fine horse, it's luxurious to use it for pulling carriages!"

  Xu Yang felt that he couldn't eat anymore, so he handed the plate to Lily and said with a sigh: "It can only be used for pulling carts. The international community restricts us from building cavalry troops. Good horses... horse-drawn carriages..."

  It wasn't long before 45 minutes were up. Soon, Xu Yang heard the sound of a car engine coming from the road. He turned his head to look and saw Foster sticking half his body out of the window, waving at him.

  The car brought a cloud of dust, Lily's pure white long dress was dyed into light yellow, she covered her mouth and returned to the carriage, soon closing all the windows.

  The men present laughed, knowing that beautiful ladies are always concerned about their image, and guessed that Lily is now in the carriage worrying about what to wear.

  Foster opened the car door and got out, in his hand was Xu Yang's forgotten pass, "Young Master, you are really too careless. Look...," he raised the pass, "such an important thing you can forget in your own bedroom."

  Xu Yang took advantage of the lieutenant's inspection of the pass to pat Foster on the shoulder and say in a tone that only men could understand, "You know? When men are too tired, I was exhausted all last night."

  Foster's thin body couldn't withstand Xu Yang's forceful slap, he retreated two steps, "Your elegant mood is acting up again, now no one wants to use a slow carriage."

  "No!" Xu Yang's face was stern, "Only then can I understand how great the women of Germany are. They have taken over the hard work that men should do, carefully taking care of the farmland, 'German women, German wine', our German women are as great as the women of that ancient Eastern country!"

  Foster didn't understand why his young master suddenly had such a feeling, perhaps... he always knew; German women have always been great women.

  ……

  The lieutenant checked the pass and let the sentry raise the iron gate, with a mysterious tone: "Welcome to the Type I tank production base..."

  Yes, Germany's first tank will roll out from here and be transported to Berlin to equip the armored troops. Later... it will be used to make the enemy understand what is - a song of iron and fire!