This time, Yang Mingtao came in person, and under the protection of the Island Guard, he used 56 elephants to transport a large number of daily necessities, food, munitions and military supplies. Due to Xu Tianyi's foresight and strong business ability, today's Naga group can be described as wealthy, and Yang Mingtao can easily maintain the operation of the Pag camp.

It was also on the day they arrived that Ivanov's Island Guard captured a cigarette smuggler. This is a Khmer who carries a dozen Chao Phraya brand cigarettes from Siam, sneaks into Songgo Mountain, and then sells them at high prices to border people in villages in the mountains. The border people had no money, so they exchanged cardamom and pepper for cigarettes.

Lingyu was careful, which made her heart move suddenly. The villagers of Pag Village now rely on the squad to survive, what will happen when the squad is withdrawn? The war cut off Songo's commercial ties with the outside world, but the underground trade of cigarette vendors was thriving. Wouldn't buying cardamom and pepper be a way out?

Lingyu was originally only a middle school teacher in Luocheng, the capital of Annam, but after arriving in Lancang, she was deeply influenced by Xu Tianyi, so she quickly grasped this business opportunity.

She asked Loya to organize every household in Pag Village and form the Pag Cooperative. The cardamom and peppercorns from each villager's house were then collected and sold by the Island Guard to Chanthaburi, Siam. Then, in exchange for rice, cloth or other household items, you can kill multiple birds with one stone. It only takes a few days to come and go. A month after the establishment of the cooperative, only two trips were completed, and the lives of the villagers were improved.

The island guards also brought a few cages of chickens, ducks and a few puppies from Siam and distributed them to each household for the villagers to breed and raise. Since the military occupation and the outbreak of the Great Famine, the villagers have not seen poultry for a long time.

Cardamom and peppercorns are abundant in Songk Mountain, and the cooperatives in Loya exchange food, cigarettes, and household items for large quantities of cardamom and pepper from villages in Mt. Khango, which are then camelped by the Island Guard to Chanthaburi, Siam. Yang Mingtao's rear base in Chanthaburi was all purchased, and then converted into grain, cloth, daily necessities, etc., and brought back to Pag.

The purchased cardamom and peppercorns were sold by Naga to the world. Half a year later, the brothers withdrew from the Khmer, and the Pag Cooperative became a branch of the Naga company, which continued to operate for nearly a decade. In 1996, civil strife broke out in the People's Republic of China, Song Cheng and his followers were massacred by Pol Pot, the People's Cambodia gradually failed, and the Pag Cooperative lost the protection of the People's Cambodia and disintegrated.

The following year, Loya fled with his family to the city of Junthei in Siam to join his eldest son-in-law, Monkey. The rest of the villagers of Pag also fled to Siam and settled in Chanthaburi to continue their business in cardamom and peppercorns.

Of course, this is also a later story, so let's explain it in advance.

In the early summer of 1985, in the Songgo Mountain Theater, the people of Pag village turned out to be like the whole Khmer country, regardless of men, women, and children, all dressed in black tattered clothes, and the children were directly bare-bottomed. Now, young girls, their clothes have changed a bit. What was once a lifeless small basin has gradually gained a little breath of life.

Huang Jinxiu is ingenious, she taught Niu Rao to change her military uniform into a small skirt, and changed the military yellow shirt into a cardigan worn by girls. Soon, this distinctive dress became popular among the indigenous girls of the Songgo Mountains, and their laughter could be heard in the tent camps like silver bells.

Xiao Xiangyue also has a smiling face, and she will follow Liu Guodong or Lin Zhumin wherever she goes every day. As soon as there is a chance, let Liu Guodong or Lin Zhumin hold her. Of all the people in the team, she was the closest to these two. She hated Lin Tao and never let Lin Tao hug her. "It's a little bit, I really hold a grudge......" Lin Tao tried his best to please her, but he still bumped a few noses and made him very unhappy.

Although the camp began to flourish, changing the living habits of the impoverished Songgeshan people still broke Liu Guodong and Zhuang Yushu's brains. For thousands of years, the Tianzhu people have the custom of wiping their buttocks with their left hand. After the vigorous publicity of Huang Jinxiu, Luo Ya, Niu Rao, and Xiao Niu'er, there has been a gradual improvement. But it was not easy to change the villagers' habit of defecating in the open, and Liu Guodong even had to fire a warning shot.

At noon that day, the three women who were working were in a hurry, and seeing that no one was watching, they crouched down behind a bush next to the hut. With Liu Guodong's acquiescence, the Island Guard soldiers fired several empty rounds into the sky, frightening the three women bare-chested and urinating. I almost ate a gun when I peed everywhere, and since then, no one dares to make it convenient for adults and children anywhere.

During the time when the camp was being built, the three guerrilla units stationed in the camp on the other side of the hill did not send anyone to contact them. However, they set up an observation and cordon around the basin to prevent Annan agents from attacking the camp and ensuring the safety of the "United Nations team".

On the night Yang Mingtao and Lingyu came, Lingyu personally cooked and helped, and the fragrant rice was fried with lard and yellow apricot leaves, which was considered a dinner. After the meal, Huang Jinxiu and Xiao Niu'er made tea again. The headquarters was filled with a strong warmth of "home", and Lin Tao sighed, "Sister, it's good to have a woman, and the team leader is so happy!" ”

"That's it, Sister Lin fell from the sky, and your team leader is happy to sleep with his eyes open every night." Lingyu is not a fuel-efficient lamp, and Xu Tianyi is deeply edified. As soon as she changed her words, she accurately hit their sore spots, "It's only been a few days, you can't think about Xiao Suji, right?" Big man, holding a shelf. It's been hard for a few months, but it's my sister, it's good, it's not someone else? ”

This is a weakness, she stabbed it, and everyone had to giggle.

Huang Jinxiu already roughly understood what it meant, and sat with Xiao Xiangyue in her arms and laughed. Niu Jiao and Xiao Niu Er couldn't understand Chinese, so they asked Lingyu curiously. Lingyu explained in mountain Khmer, and both girls giggled, leaning forward. Xiao Niu'er also used her little hands to scrape the noses of Yu Songyuan and Lin Tao, and everyone had to lower their heads and laugh.

In fact, the jungle Khmer people living in the Cardamom Mountains during the war have a more tolerant attitude towards adult men and women than in the Lancang. Years of famine have led to a sharp decline in the population. Annan's invasion of the Khmer led to a significant reduction in the number of men. The Khmer Rouge, who retreated into the Melai Mountains, did not encourage men and women, but they also turned a blind eye.

The indigenous people here mature early, and girls generally start a family by the age of fifteen or sixteen. The object of the button is a well-known reconnaissance hero of the National Army, nicknamed Monkey, who is equipped with unique skills and is famous far and wide, and is currently carrying out a mission behind enemy lines. And the little little button actually has suitors, and he is still a very remarkable little company commander in the Meilai Mountain base area.

Lingyu said that the war affected Niu Rao's marriage, and she was 17 years old. Lian Xiaoniu'er, whenever he has the opportunity, he lives with the little company commander. People here mature early, and most parents turn a blind eye to the "love" behavior between teenage boys and girls. A little girl like Xiao Niu'er, who is only thirteen or fourteen years old, is already a veteran in the matter of husband and wife......

The logistical problem has been solved, and the strategy of "pushing the boat along the river" has been officially launched. That night, everyone had just sat down around the fire pit to talk and laugh, and there was a "bang", and the crisp sound of gunfire broke the silence here. Xiao Xiangyue was so frightened that she broke free from her mother's arms and threw herself into Lin Zhumin's arms, trembling.

This is a guerrilla zone, and in the past it was not uncommon for the two sides to touch each other's posts. But since the protection of the basin was strengthened, there have been no more sneak attacks. At this moment, although gunshots rang out outside the camp, none of the team moved.

Liu Guodong took Xiao Xiangyue over and kissed her little face, and then she slowly quieted down.

Sure enough, a moment later Ivanov came to report that "two Khmer National Army soldiers who wanted to sneak in and have a tryst with women were caught." Moreover, there are several women who also want to leave the camp......"

"Lay down your arms and keep them at the gate. Rinse the sludge off your legs and you can enter the village. After Li Haichao finished explaining, he added, "Women are not allowed to go out of the village at night, and men with bare feet and mud on their legs will be beaten out with sticks!" ”

Everyone couldn't help but want to laugh, Li Haichao was such a serious person, and this order began to be strange. But it was still effective, and from the next day, the guerrillas in the mountains slowly began to put on straw sandals.

That night, a little after Ivanov went out, Loya came again. There were a few pine sticks lit indoors, and she blushed and explained that the village was full of women and children, and that children had to live. "We only have our own rotten bodies...... Can you ......?"

It was inconvenient for everyone to speak, and Niu Rao and Xiao Niu'er blushed and felt ashamed.

These men come down from the mountains to "step on cracks" (local vernacular, i.e., play with women), and as long as they bring a glutinous rice ball, an old military uniform, or even a small ball of meat worms wrapped in banana leaves, the women will receive them anytime and anywhere......

If you don't want to be a refugee, you can only survive in a group. Of course, there are also rules for receiving people on the mountain, and the rules are set by Luo Ya himself, "Of course, women also want men on the mountain, but let people play for nothing, and they will be punished!" We've got to live...... Besides, some of them are old and good-looking......" Loya lowered her head and spoke incoherently.

Li Haichao, Yu Songyuan and others were shocked but unable to do anything when they heard this.

The war has left the villagers here without dignity. No matter how just a war is, it is always the common people who suffer. From ancient times to the present day, it has been like this!

Seeing that everyone didn't say a word, Luo Ya raised his head, looked at everyone one by one, and stopped talking. Finally, Lingyu broke the silence and said very understandingly, "Luoya, this is ...... No problem. We will go to the countryside as we please, and we will allow you to associate with the men of the mountains. As long as they are inspected, registered, put their weapons at their posts, and do a good job of personal hygiene, people can come in. We do this for your own good. However, women in the village are strictly forbidden to leave the camp after dark! ”

Pag has become a military exclusion zone, women are not allowed to leave the camp, and there are security concerns in the camp. The atmosphere in the room was very dull and awkward, and no one knew what to say for a while.

After the seizure of power in the Khmer Rouge, the supply system was implemented throughout the country. In the collective farms, in order to improve the efficiency of work, it is stipulated that all married men and women should be organized separately and live and work in a unified manner. After the military invasion of Annam, the people retreated into the western mountains, and the harsh war environment also caused the iron-like ruling order to collapse in an instant. The love between men and women, who have been imprisoned for a long time, has also rekindled in the jungles everywhere.

After Luo Ya left, Niuhuan and Xiao Niu'er squatted against the wall in the shadow of the light, and Xiao Niu'er muttered dissatisfiedly, "It's a shame, there is no good person." She also wants a man, and the second sister also wants to ......"