91: How could she become the laughing stock of the reconnaissance battalion?

Xiao Niannian spotted a loquat tree, and seeing the loquats growing on it, she set her sack aside and immediately climbed the tree to pick them.

After picking for a while, Xiao Niannian put half of the loquats into her Space, carried the rest in her clothing, and headed toward the woodcutting area, carrying the sack.

“comrades, you all worked hard today...”

Platoon Leader Tang was talking to the Soldiers.

When Xiao Niannian walked over carrying the items, Platoon Leader Tang saw her and quickly approached.

“Comrade Xiao Niannian, you worked hard today.”

Platoon Leader Tang had been thoroughly impressed when he saw the King Rat Snake and the Wild Chickens and rabbits earlier.

“I just dug up a few more Wild Chicken and rabbit nests.”

Xiao Niannian handed over the second sack.

Platoon Leader Tang took the sack; it was very heavy. He looked at Xiao Niannian in surprise, and feeling the animals moving inside, he said:

“Comrade Xiao Niannian, thank you very much today. We're in for a treat now.”

He had originally thought the first large sack was already a lot, but the one in his hand was even heavier than the previous one.

Now, everyone could have a few extra bites.

“Comrade Xiao Niannian, when we return to the camp, I will talk to the Logistics Department about purchasing these Wild Chickens and rabbits.”

Platoon Leader Tang estimated that the previous haul was already several dozen catties, and now there were another twenty or thirty catties. Fifty to sixty catties of Wild Chickens and rabbits could fetch a large sum of money. A new recruit's monthly allowance was only six yuan, so thirty or forty yuan was more than half a year's allowance for Xiao Niannian.

Although this was the Reconnaissance Battalion's defense zone, the animals in the mountains were not specifically claimed by the Reconnaissance Battalion. Villagers in the surrounding areas had also been hunting in the mountains for years.

Except for large game like Wild Boar, which had to be brought back to the camp for consumption, there was no requirement that other catches must be handed over to the camp.

“No need. I said I would contribute them for an extra meal for the camp.”

Hearing Xiao Niannian's refusal, Platoon Leader Tang tried to persuade her a few more times. Seeing Xiao Niannian's firm attitude, Platoon Leader Tang stopped insisting.

Xiao Niannian went over to her squad.

Squad Leader Xu and the comrades-in-arms all saw Xiao Niannian carrying another large sack and asked one after another.

“Niannian, did you catch more Wild Chickens and rabbits?”

Xiao Niannian nodded.

“Niannian, you are truly amazing! What method did you use to catch them? Can you teach us?”

“That's right, we want to learn.”

“Niannian, please teach us.”

Xiao Niannian smiled and nodded upon hearing their requests.

“Okay, the next time we come to the mountains, I will teach you.”

Hearing Xiao Niannian agree, Zhao You and Cao Huan cheered.

Squad Leader Xu looked at Xiao Niannian, her smile widening.

These three new recruits were much easier to manage than she had expected. She felt that their squad was more united than before. These three new recruits were not afraid of hardship or exhaustion. Even when cleaning the Pigsty, they weren't as affected as the female Soldiers of the Signal Platoon, who were squeamish, shirking heavy work and causing such a scene.

Fortunately, they weren't in her squad; otherwise, the leaders would have chewed her out severely.

She even felt sorry for the squad leader of that squad, who was a Soldier from the same cohort as her. They must be having a miserable time these days.

Her life now, however, couldn't be better.

As long as they kept this up, the Rotating Red Flag would definitely belong to their squad.

Xiao Niannian and her comrades-in-arms each carried a small bundle of firewood and walked down the mountain.

When passing the Pigsty, Xiao Niannian saw Hu Ping and the others carrying pig manure out.

When enemies meet, their eyes burn red with hatred. Of course, this referred to Hu Ping and Yang Fang. They saw Xiao Niannian carrying a bundle of firewood, while the two of them were carrying a basket of pig manure, and they still had to clean the Pigsty for an entire month.

A whole month! They were already miserable after just one day. Cleaning it for a month—the stench was unimaginable.

Every day after they finished their work, when they went to the bathhouse, they were shunned by the female Soldiers from other platoons. Those female Soldiers would pinch their noses from a distance when they saw them and make unpleasant remarks.

Hu Ping dared to bully Xiao Niannian, but now, she truly didn't dare to confront the female Soldiers from other squads.

Her father called yesterday, telling her to work hard in the Military Unit and even warning her.

She didn't understand why her father would warn her like this. Had she done something wrong again?

It was all Xiao Niannian's fault! If it weren't for Xiao Niannian, how could she have become the joke of the Reconnaissance Battalion?

Xiao Niannian sensed Hu Ping's hatred. She didn't care at all whether Hu Ping hated her or not. Hu Ping's scheme against her failed and backfired spectacularly. Now she still had the nerve to blame her.

As for Hu Ping's family scheming against her, she guessed it was Hu Pings Mother. Currently, she didn't have the ability to deal with Hu Pings Mother. She would keep this small score noted for now.

Xiao Niannian carried the firewood to the Storage Room.

Looking at the half-full Storage Room of firewood, Xiao Niannian felt a great sense of accomplishment.

Today, the First Platoon and the others cut down some large trees and carried them down. Some comrades-in-arms sawed the wood into small segments and stacked them neatly.

After Squad Leader Xu put down the firewood, she said with a smile.

“Niannian, let's go help out in the mess hall.”

“Okay.”

When they arrived at the mess hall, they saw many people slaughtering chickens and rabbits there.

“Comrade Xiao Niannian.”

The Soldiers of the First Platoon all knew Xiao Niannian now.

Everyone greeted Xiao Niannian when they saw her.

“Hello everyone.”

Xiao Niannian was greeted by dozens of people, and seeing their beaming faces, she nodded in response.

The comrades-in-arms of the Cooking Squad were also busy.

Today, the Soldiers of the First Platoon brought back two sacks of Wild Chickens and rabbits, claiming Comrade Xiao Niannian had caught them. They were utterly shocked.

Their Cooking Squad usually went into the mountains to catch Wild Chickens and rabbits, setting traps and snares, but their haul was never much.

Comrade Xiao Niannian caught so many all by herself. That was truly amazing.

“Comrade Xiao Niannian, you are incredibly capable.”

Steward Tan happily ran over. He truly hadn't expected Comrade Xiao Niannian to catch so much game by herself today. They had tried many methods to provide extra meals for the Soldiers, but they usually only caught two or three animals at a time, sometimes slightly more.

Later, they started raising the rabbits they caught. Rabbits reproduced quickly, but sometimes they got sick and died.

If they raised these rabbits, would they produce a huge litter of bunnies in a few months?

“I am Steward Tan...”

“Comrade Xiao Niannian, the next time we go hunting in the mountains, could we borrow you to come along?”

With Comrade Xiao Niannian, they would surely catch much more next time.

Hearing Steward Tan's words, Xiao Niannian replied.

“If the Platoon Leader agrees, I have no objection.”

Hearing Xiao Niannian agree, Steward Tan said happily.

“I will go talk to Platoon Leader Feng.”

That was wonderful.

If they could catch game two or three times a month, they could provide extra meals for the Soldiers two or three times!

If they raised more rabbits then, they could breed many more in just a few months.