Shen Rusong took back the gloves from the short-legged workhorse assigned to him. He was not afraid of the smell. He lay on the railing with great interest and watched the infrastructure soldiers mixing feed. Not to mention war horses, it was just ordinary workhorses and food. The cost is not lower than that of a big-headed soldier. It ensures one meal of concentrated feed every two days, with highland barley, bran, wheat, black beans, corn, vegetable cakes, etc. mixed together. Don’t be disdainful that these are all staple food residues. Many surface fortress villages and towns eat oats and black beans during lean times.
Shen Rusong watched for a while, held up his military hat and was about to leave. As soon as he turned around, he saw Chen Xiaoxiang from the cavalry squad in the distance, standing in front of a tall gray horse in the stable, stroking its mane.
Shen Rusong approached to say hello, and then saw Chen Xiaoxiang tying and unbraiding her horse's mane, with a faint tone floating across the twilight sky, floating in the cold yet slightly warm air. in the air.
"The song gently ripples on the dusk water,
The factory in the twilight has glowed~
The train is running fast, and the lights are bright in the windows
Under the hawthorn tree, two young people are looking forward to me
Ah, the dense hawthorn trees, full of white flowers.
Ah, hawthorn tree, hawthorn tree, why are you sad~"
The sunset illuminated her face softly. As she sang, she pressed her face against the long neck of the horse, while brushing her forehead hair and tying it with the horse's mane, and entwined her fingers with the raven-colored hair. , wrapped in gray-white horsehair, like a two-color fishbone braid.
Shen Rusong stopped unconsciously and squinted his eyes slightly. The girl from the cavalry class took out a flat wine flask, took a sip herself, sprinkled some more into the horse's trough, and continued singing:
"When the loud whistle just stopped,
I walked along the path to the tree
The breeze blows constantly, under the dense hawthorn trees
Under the hawthorn tree, two young people are looking forward to me~"
The horse turned its head and gently licked her smooth forehead, as if it tickled her. She chuckled and pulled up the horse's ears. The horse then lowered its head obediently, and she looked at the horse. After blowing into his ears, the horse paved its front hooves and shook its head. Its gray-white mane was like white flowers spreading out, covering Chen Xiaoxiang.
"The song gently ripples on the dusk water,
The factory in the twilight has glowed~
The train is running fast, and the lights are bright in the windows
Under the hawthorn tree, two young people are looking forward to me
Ah, the dense hawthorn trees, full of white flowers.
Ah, hawthorn tree, hawthorn tree, why are you sad~"
At the end of the song, Shen Rusong, who had his head lowered, raised his eyes and met Chen Xiaoxiang's eyes. His almond eyes met his red and phoenix eyes, which seemed a bit like big eyes staring at small eyes.
"Ah, Squad Leader Shen." Chen Xiaoxiang was the first to break the silence and nodded in greeting.
Shen Rusong walked over and responded, not looking at Chen Xiaoxiang, but looking carefully at her horse.
Ah, this is a purebred horse! It has no genetic selection, and its shoulder height is higher than that of Chen Xiaoxiang, who is 1.75 meters tall!
This horse is a handsome white-faced horse with an arched mane on its neck and a mane that twists like silk, making it look extremely beautiful. Looking closer, it is not difficult to find that there are circles of tiger stripes on the horse's feet, which means that it has the ancient Andalusian horse bloodline from the Moslos Empire.
When a stranger approached, the horse purred softly, and then Ren Shen Rusong stroked its mane.
"What a good horse." Shen Rusong praised it.
"Squad leader Chen, what's its name?"
"Xunka." Chen Xiaoxiang said a strange name.
Shen Rusong huffed, thinking he heard it wrong. When he asked again, he heard clearly that it was "Xunka". He was a little confused as a monk, what was this name? It's not the more common names like "Tornado" and "Heavy Truck".
"Does it have any special meaning?" Shen Rusong asked, but he felt a little embarrassed as soon as he said the words. Normally, it's okay to ask this, but Shen Rusong just felt a little abrupt.
As expected, Chen Xiaoxiang gave him a neutral look and said slowly: "It doesn't mean anything, it just means running fast."
"It's good, it's good, it's really good." Shen Rusong said awkwardly. He felt like he had nothing to say at this moment.
The cavalry's horses are all taken care of by themselves. Unlike other branches of the army, the infrastructure soldiers take care of them. Shen Rusong continued to ask, even if he was asking about someone's privacy. Besides, you have to take care of what name someone chooses?
"See you later." Chen Xiaoxiang obviously didn't want to say more, so she dropped the sentence, put away the wine bottle, slightly pressed the brim of her hat, and left holding her Xunka.
Shen Rusong watched Chen Xiaoxiang disappear from the stables and thought to himself that you are more arrogant than your horse.
As the sun set over the horizon, the wind lantern gradually lit up, giving Shen Rusong a crooked silhouette. He looked at his watch, licked his lips, and said to himself: "Forget it, it's still early, let's go relax and have a bottle of wine."
He put his hands on the back of his head and remembered an old song, so he hummed "Prairie, Prairie" as he walked, and walked towards the night market in a skip or two.
After leaving the stables, Shen Rusong looked at the time. It was only after six o'clock, and it was still early before the lights were turned off at nine-thirty and the call was called. Today is the weekend again, and the base night market is only open on this night a week. It would be a pity not to go shopping.
The night at the end of March was still cold. When the night wind blew, Shen Rusong felt chilly even though he was wearing a plush leather military coat. He rubbed his hands and breathed out all the way. When he saw a car passing by, he wanted to rub the exhaust fumes to keep warm. Fortunately, the roads at the base are all hardened asphalt, so you won't get stuck in the mud while walking.
To be honest, Shen Rusong didn't know the way to the night market yet, but when he got on the main road, he saw the sign clearly stating "The Second Military and Civilian Market of the Base", which saved him the trouble of asking for directions. , otherwise it would be too embarrassing to ask for directions after staying at the base for more than a month.
In less than two quarters of an hour, Shen Rusong arrived at the second market, commonly known as the "Night Market". But this is not the noisy and noisy business district that ordinary people imagine. It is located in a tightly managed military base. Even if you enter the night market, you must queue up and check your ID before entering.
There was a long line of people entering the night market. Shen Rusong looked around. The three-story Fuxing Building and the half-domed factory building were exactly the same. The only difference was that they were surrounded by iron fences, leaving an entrance and exit for pedestrians only. No one would think there was anything special about this place unless they noticed the little vegetable basket sign.
After all, this is the military, and there will never be any special requirements in any place. They should be universal and reliable. It is best to use the same type of parts that come out of the factory assembly line. If they are broken, just replace them.
After checking his ID, the military policeman glanced at Shen Rusong and let him in. This is not over yet. After crossing the iron gate, you still have to exchange supply coupons with the quartermaster. To ensure management, night markets are not allowed to buy goods directly with money. You must first report what you want to buy and how much you want to buy, and then redeem the corresponding special market coupons with banknotes and ration certificates.
