"Sister Mu Lan, my sister has long been envious of you, but she worked the night shift yesterday and is sleeping now. Please wait for me, I will wake her up now!"
As soon as Qing Mulan finished speaking, a seven or eight-year-old boy turned around and ran towards the village.
"I attended!"
"I attended!"
"I'll join in too!"
Perhaps because of the boy's infection, three women or girls immediately asked to join the female army.
Some women also showed signs of interest, but did not express their opinions immediately. They probably had to go back and discuss it with their families first.
"Okay, you all will go to the back mountain with Ape tomorrow morning."
Qing Mulan answered with a smile.
The few women who expressed their opinions immediately all had no men at home, or the living conditions at home were very difficult.
Coming from such a family, they basically have to work the same as men, and their physical fitness is not too bad.
"By the way, you go back and prepare a thirty-pound package each for tomorrow."
Qing Mulan reminded.
"knew."
Several women smiled and agreed.
They have long known that female soldiers have to run to the opposite mountain and come back every morning carrying thirty kilograms of packages.
"Miss Mu Lan, I also want to join the women's army, but I have to discuss it with my mother-in-law. Is it okay to meet you tomorrow?"
a woman asked.
Her husband also died on the battlefield, and her mother-in-law made the decision at home.
"It's possible, but if someone else comes first and the fifty places are full, there's nothing we can do."
Qing Mulan replied.
"Then I'll go back and ask now, and I'll come over and give you an answer later."
The woman turned around and ran home.
There were several other women who were just like her, fearing that their spots would be taken away by others if they were late.
Because they knew very well that the women present basically lived near the entrance of the village. Only a few came out to watch the excitement after hearing the noise of Xiaoyu and her family. Most of the women were now working in textile factories, or
After working the night shift, I went to sleep at home.
With just such a small number of people, there were five or six people who expressed their intention to join the female army on the spot. When the news spreads, there will definitely be more people who want to join the female army.
At that time, you won’t be able to participate if you want to sign up.
"Xiaoyu, have you thought about it?"
Qing Mulan looked at Xiaoyu.
"Think about it!"
Xiaoyu nodded without hesitation.
When the bandits came that day, other old, weak, women and children were hiding in the back hill, but Xiaoyu sneaked out and hid behind to watch.
The scene of the female soldiers, led by Qing Mulan, walking out of the threshing floor covered in blood, was immediately printed in Xiaoyu's mind.
It was from that moment that Xiaoyu made the decision to join the women's military team.
"If you think about it, come with me. There are still two items of training today that are not over yet, so you just happen to come along."
Qing Mulan returned to the back mountain with the female soldiers without even looking at the old village chief.
The village chief, who had been categorically opposed just now, lowered his head and allowed Xiaoyu to follow Qing Mulan away.
People are like this. When a new industry or new thing appears, they will instinctively resist it. However, when everyone flocks to the new industry, they will immediately follow the trend for fear of falling behind others.
"Okay, it's none of our business anymore."
Jin Feng left with a smile.
He came back because he was afraid of a conflict between Qing Mulan and the old village chief, but Qing Mulan handled the matter much better than he expected.
Dakang already has more women than men, and Qing Mulan's female army is just a spark. Although it is inconspicuous now, as soon as the east wind comes, it will quickly ignite into a prairie fire!
This is what Jin Feng hopes to see.
The protagonists all left, and the women who were watching also left.
News of the expansion of the female military force also spread.
That night, there were more than twenty women who went to the back mountain to find Qing Mulan to sign up.
The next day there were more than a dozen.
But on the third day, only two people signed up, and they were kicked out of the first level of cross-country with weights before they passed the assessment.
Some people like to eat chili peppers and think that other people should also like to eat chili peppers.
Qing Mulan herself longed for the military, and unconsciously thought that there would be many women like her in the world.
Coupled with the fact that so many women responded to the announcement, Qing Mulan thought it would be easy to recruit fifty people, but the current results shocked her.
Qing Mulan understood that if he was really attracted to the female army, he should think about it in three days.
It's been three days since I made a decision. Either my willpower is weak or my family's opposition is fierce, so I can't make it.
Sure enough, on the fourth day, not even one person came to sign up.
"Sir, what should I do?"
Qing Mulan ran to Jin Feng early in the morning to complain: "I said in front of so many people that I would recruit fifty people, and now there are still so many shortcomings. It's so embarrassing.
Sir, you are smart, help me think of a solution."
"How many people have you hired now?"
Jin Feng put down his rice bowl and asked with a smile.
"A total of forty-three people signed up, and twenty-seven of them passed the examination."
Qing Mulan said: "It's a long way from my original goal."
"Is your elimination rate quite high?"
Jin Feng glanced at Qing Mulan.
The women who dared to sign up were basically relatively confident in their own conditions and at least had some strength. As a result, only twenty-seven of the forty-three were left, and the elimination rate was almost half.
"Although I want to expand the number of female soldiers, not everyone wants it."
Qing Mulan said proudly: "The assessment standards are much lower than the usual training intensity. If they still fail, they are not qualified to join us."
"It's better to be lacking than to overdo it, it's quite good."
Jin Feng nodded in agreement: "Don't worry, there are only twenty-three people left. I promise to recruit enough for you tomorrow."
"real?"
"Of course it's true. If you don't have enough recruits, I'll ask Tie Hammer and the others to put on skirts and serve as female soldiers for you."
Jin Feng said with a smile.
Hammer standing aside: "???"
"Okay, I'll wait!"
Qing Mulan was made to laugh by Jin Feng, glanced at the hammer, and ran away happily.
She didn't know whether she was waiting for Jin Feng to find someone for her, or whether she was waiting to see Tie Shui wearing a skirt.
"Sir, why are you talking to Miss Mu Lan and involving me?"
Iron Hammer said with a sad face.
He is a pure man. If he really puts on a skirt and joins the female army, how will he be able to see others in the future?
"Don't worry, I won't let you wear a skirt."
Jin Feng smiled and said, "Go and call Brother Tiezi over later."
"Okay, I'll go now."
Iron Hammer turned around and ran away.
That morning, the news that the women's army was recruiting people spread in several surrounding villages.
Textile factories, brick kilns, and construction sites currently only recruit workers in Xihewan and Guanjiacun. The surrounding villages such as Tianjiacun, Zhoujiacun, and Chenjiacun are still as difficult as before.
As soon as they heard that those who joined the female army had the same wages and benefits as male soldiers, and could also be assigned a brick house, women from several surrounding villages who could no longer survive suddenly flocked to Xihewan.
The next morning, when Qing Mulan and the female soldiers arrived at the back mountain, they saw a dense group of women standing at the foot of the mountain, each of them carrying a package on their back.