Chapter 340 - 0340 Anbang Establishes the Nation 4_1
The enemy forces set up dozens of invasion bases on our national territory, continuing the ill-relationships between the two countries.
Despite no official declaration of war, concurrent with the enemy’s incessant encroachments and the failure of peace talks after several dislodgings of their armed factions, the nation, following instructions from above, moved towards war readiness. Heightening vigilance and fortifying border defenses, Lu Jiang then joined the border patrol. Under the commands of Commander Ye, they drew up troops and engaged in intense pre-war preparations.
These national affairs hardly trickled down to the common folks, who were lost in daily oblivion, hustling and bustling for their subsistence.
In their eyes, having enough to eat and wear was of utmost importance.
Feng Qingxue was still having her confinement period. The Wanglou Brigade started their rush harvest.
This year’s crops looked promising. The heavy spikes of wheat bowed the stalks down. Under the calls of the production team leaders, one man to a row, those with sickles were cutting the wheat while those without resorted to their bare hands to pull out the wheat from the roots.
Amid the bustling, faces beamed with smile.
According to Wang Zhengguo’s estimate, this season’s grain harvest could greatly alleviate the country’s grain shortage.
During the summer harvest, everyone, adults, and children alike, joined the fray. Schools scheduled a fortnight farm-holiday for it.
Their slogan was to get all the wheat harvested before the looming rain. The wheat was already fully ripened. If left in the rain, it would sprout. Nobody wanted to taste flour made from sprouted wheat, which was even worse than that from sweet potato.