148: I heard someone shouting for help.

"Everyone, rest in place. Dismissed..."

Hearing this, Xiao Niannian took out some items from her backpack and handed them to her comrades-in-arms.

"Niannian, what is this?"

Although there was a moon tonight, it was still a bit hard to see clearly.

"Biscuits and pastries. Each of you gets two."

What?

Zhao You and Cao Huan looked at Xiao Niannian in surprise when they heard this.

"Niannian, you are truly too kind."

They had come out carrying military canteens, but they hadn't brought any food. After running for six hours, they were now starving.

"Benefactor, Niannian, you are our benefactor."

The other comrades-in-arms also quickly said thank you.

Xiao Niannian's group was incredibly lively. comrades from other companies heard the commotion and looked over curiously.

Seeing that everyone in their squad was holding and eating biscuits and pastries, they were shocked.

"comrades, where did you get the food?"

"We brought it ourselves."

Xiao Niannian replied.

The things she brought openly were just this much.

She wasn't familiar with the others, so she wouldn't share the rest with them.

Not far away, Squad Leader Li of the Motor Transport Company was being thanked and praised by several soldiers in his squad.

"Squad Leader, you truly have great foresight."

"Thank you, Squad Leader."

"We also have to thank Comrade Xiao. If she hadn't given the Squad Leader the food, how could we have eaten today?"

"Thank you, Squad Leader! Thank you, Comrade Xiao!"

Not far away, Hu Ping heard that Xiao Niannian's group was very lively, so she sent Yang Fang over to investigate.

Yang Fang asked the comrades-in-arms in the neighboring squad. Hearing that Xiao Niannian's group had brought food, she covered her rumbling stomach and returned to Hu Ping.

"Pingping, it's Xiao Niannian's squad. They brought biscuits and pastries, and they're eating them right now."

Hearing this, Hu Ping stood up in anger.

When they received the notice today, they were only focused on packing their gear and didn't think about bringing food. Now, they were starving.

"They actually brought food?"

Could it be that Xiao Niannian knew about the armed march beforehand? So she prepared food in advance?

No, she heard that Xiao Niannian hadn't been seen for days, and nobody knew what she was doing.

She stared hatefully at Xiao Niannian, who was enjoying her meal not far away.

Xiao Niannian noticed someone staring at her. Her gaze swept over, and she saw Hu Ping looking at her from not far away, her face full of jealousy and anger.

Xiao Niannian smiled, took a few steps closer while holding a biscuit, and ate it bite by bite.

"You."

Seeing Xiao Niannian only a dozen steps away, eating with such relish, Hu Ping felt even more hatred in her heart.

She tossed her head and walked away to the side.

Not far away, a loudspeaker was calling out.

"Don't wander far! Watch out for the bushes! After resting for fifteen minutes, we will go to the school nearby to rest..."

Hu Ping stomped her foot in anger.

She realized that nothing good ever happened when she encountered Xiao Niannian.

Xiao Niannian, one day, I will make you pay.

She thought of Xiao Yueyue.

Hu Ping hadn't taken leave these past few days, so naturally, she hadn't seen Xiao Yueyue.

When she gets her leave, she must go find Xiao Yueyue. She couldn't deal with Xiao Niannian herself, but it would be great if she could get Xiao Yueyue to do it.

Xiao Niannian and Xiao Yueyue are cousins; Xiao Niannian definitely wouldn't be on guard.

Soon, the troops headed towards a middle school nearby.

They quickly arrived at the middle school.

At a middle school during this era, there weren't many teachers, and most students were children from the vicinity, with only a very small number boarding.

Xiao Niannian's group stayed in a classroom, where the desks and chairs had all been moved against the walls.

"Niannian, do you need to use the restroom? Let's go to the toilet."

Zhao You and Cao Huan walked up to Xiao Niannian and said.

Hearing this, Xiao Niannian nodded.

The leader had already mentioned where the toilets were located.

Xiao Niannian rarely used the restrooms at her unit; she used the one in her spatial dimension. She didn't need to think twice to know that the school toilet would be more than ten times worse than the one at her unit.

The unit's restrooms were cleaned daily, and although they were very clean, they still had a strong odor in the summer. Unless they were like the restrooms decades later, some still inevitably smelled.

"Niannian, if it weren't for you, we would have gone hungry tonight. Thank you so much."

"So many comrades-in-arms are envious of us."

Zhao You and Cao Huan chattered away.

Listening to them, Xiao Niannian said.

"I heard other comrades-in-arms mention before that you must bring some food for the armed march..."

"You're right. We will remember that in the future."

"We're out in the wilderness here. Even if we wanted to buy something, the Supply and Marketing Cooperative isn't open. It's not like we can go ask the local people to sell us eggs to boil and eat."

Xiao Niannian listened to them speak, a smile on her face.

Outside the restroom, there was a small lamp. They used their flashlights and entered the toilet.

"If I were alone, I would truly be a little scared."

"Let's finish up and head back quickly."

After Xiao Niannian finished, she walked outside the restroom before she dared breathe normally again; it was truly too smelly.

"It smells awful."

Zhao You and Cao Huan also let out a long breath.

Just as they were walking forward, Xiao Niannian seemed to hear a sound.

"Niannian."

Seeing Xiao Niannian stop, Zhao You and Cao Huan looked at her confusedly.

"What is it?"

Xiao Niannian made a shushing gesture, and the two immediately fell silent.

Although the people from the Reconnaissance Battalion were all inside the school, they were very quiet, and no sounds could be heard around the school right now. But Xiao Niannian heard someone shouting for help.

"Help!"

"Let go of me."

Hearing this sound, Xiao Niannian immediately said.

"Follow me."

When Zhao You and Cao Huan heard Xiao Niannian say this, they immediately followed her.

After walking a dozen meters, they saw two people struggling in the distance.

"Let go of me!"

"Bitch, you wear such bright, alluring clothes at school all day and even smile at me—aren't you trying to seduce me?"

"You're talking nonsense! I didn't seduce anyone! Help! Get away from me..."

The woman's strength was clearly no match for the man's; she had already been pinned to the ground.

"You'll be my woman from now on. I must have you today..."

"Once you become my woman, you have to marry me..."

"Let go of me! What you're doing is illegal! I'll report you to the Public Security Bureau..."

Xiao Niannian quickly ran over and kicked the man down.

Xiao Niannian immediately threw a punch. The man had just gotten up, and after being hit, he howled.

"Ah!"

"Who is it?"

Zhao You and Cao Huan also ran over, and seeing the man, they each delivered a few kicks.

"Bastard! How dare you bully a Female Comrade!"

"You scoundrel!"

The man cried out pitifully after being beaten.

"Mercy! Don't hit me!"

Xiao Niannian helped the Female Comrade on the ground stand up.

The Female Comrade's clothes were ripped, and her face was filled with terror.