Lin Gao Qiming

Chapter 159

The new army has been training for half a month. Seeing that Wei Aiwen has no intention of starting political training, Ma Qianju is a little anxious: "I said, Xiao Wei, when are you going to give us political training? You only have two weeks to go down. That's it, the other companies have already taken action, you are the benchmark company of the training camp, you must take the lead!"

Wei Aiwen smiled slightly, looking confident: "President Ma, put your heart in your stomach! We will have a meeting tonight, and I promise to satisfy you!"

"Really? You have to do it well!" Ma Qianju was dubious and stopped asking.

In fact, these days, Wei Aiwen has not been idle.In order to carry out his work well, he racked his brains.Not only went deep into the company to understand the situation of the soldiers, but also did "reconnaissance" work, watching other companies conduct political training.He found that the political training in the New Army was nothing more than the following methods: speeches, leaders' speeches, political reports; lectures, literacy campaigns... Wei Aiwen had a flash of inspiration: Why don't I do something old-fashioned and innovative?

It was getting dark and the stars were twinkling in the night.Here, unlike cities in the 21st century, even at night, the street lights are on, and in high-rise buildings, every household is lit with electric lights and TVs, reflecting the sky white, and only the brightest stars can be seen; air pollution It's also very serious. The sky is always foggy, which makes people feel a kind of oppressiveness. Sometimes at night, looking at the industrial area, the sky is a little red.No one in the resident was willing to turn on the lights, which consumes expensive electricity. The main reason is that there is nothing to do except watch AV, and the farmers go to bed early.The surrounding area was pitch black, half of the moon had just emerged from the east, emitting a silver radiance, and the Milky Way running east-west above the head was a large white and bright strip, with countless stars densely packed, most of which were concentrated in the Milky Way, one could actually see a A sense of hierarchy.Wei Aiwen looked up at the starry sky, very amazed, children who grew up in the city had never seen such a sight!

The recruits have all assembled, and they are sitting together in the open air tremblingly.Lingao is located in a subtropical climate zone, and the temperature in winter is above [-] degrees Celsius. It was a little hot to light a bonfire, so I put a kerosene lamp in the middle.The red flame danced on the cotton wick, and the gray-black smoke rose up, making the copper handle more black and shiny.

The flames reflected on the faces of the soldiers. Everyone was very curious. Today, the new "chief" was notified that he would give everyone political training. What would be the content?

Wei Aiwen stood up, looked around, and said, "We have gathered everyone here today for political training and a themed meeting. The theme is yesterday, today, and tomorrow. Please tell the truth, speak freely, and talk about yourself. Talk about the past, talk about the present situation, and imagine the future.

Everyone looked at each other, what is this?Everyone didn't know what to do, and no one spoke. The scene suddenly became deserted and very quiet.

Wei Aiwen expected this kind of situation. It takes a process for new things to be accepted!Immediately he said: "Then start with me." Wei Aiwen had already thought about it, and took this opportunity to make up a piece of past experience and spread it to eliminate the gap between him and the soldiers.

"Let me sing a song for everyone first!" After speaking, Wei Aiwen raised his head slightly, looked at the moon in the eastern sky, took a deep breath, brewed up his feelings, and then sang softly:

"The sky is full of stars, and the crescent moon is shining brightly. We have a meeting in the company to complain and avenge our grievances. The wicked landlord owes blood and tears to the poor. Thousands of thoughts, thousands of thoughts flooded my heart. I can't stop it I will never forget that year, when the north wind was bitterly cold. The landlord broke into my house, and a bunch of thugs said that we owed him debts, and that we owed him food. The landlord pressed for debts, the landlord Debt debt is like a living hell. I will not forget that year, my father was sick in bed. The landlord forced him to do a long-term job, and he vomited blood from tears. He was skinny and sick, and his face was yellow. The landlord’s black heart, the landlord’s black heart forced my parents to death Don't forget that year, suffering without end. Desperate into the tiger's mouth, to the landlord to herd cattle. I got up in the middle of the night and returned to the sunset. Pity me, an orphan, who to call for help?"

The deep voice, coupled with the trembling singing voice with a weeping voice, made it sound like weeping, complaining, and mourning.The soldiers couldn't help but sympathize, some of them remembered their life experiences, their eyes turned red, and some even sobbed softly.

Wei Aiwen himself also felt the shock in his soul.This situation, this scene filled him with a sense of oppressive heaviness.Back then, when I saw this song on the Internet, I thought the lyrics were fun, so I learned to sing along, but I didn’t expect it to come in handy now.Alas, I didn't feel the sadness, misery, and resentment expressed in this song when I sang it at that time. Looking at everyone's reactions, I know that these brothers did not learn Mandarin in vain.

Someone held Wei Aiwen's hand, and they came together to cross Wang Tao. He is a northerner, tall and tall, and he looks majestic among a group of short natives. Because this person is a trainer, he is especially good at telling stories. .It is specially arranged for coordination in the team.He said softly: "Company commander, don't be sad, our company is your home, everyone is your brother and your relatives."

Wang Tao was so choked up that he couldn't continue. He sniffled and talked about the past: "My family used to have about ten acres of land. The land is good. The land is enough for my family of four to live for a year. The photo of my family If you won our land, you have to buy it. My father said that he would not sell anything, it is the lifeblood of the whole family! The landlord always wanted to find opportunities to occupy my land. One year, my cattle did not see I gnawed a few mouthfuls of grass in the cemetery of the landlord’s house. The landlord insisted that his family’s Feng Shui was broken, so he arrested my father and gave him a severe beating. My father was too old and couldn’t bear it, so he carried him home for three days Just above the head—" Wang Tao said, his throat seemed to be blocked by something, he couldn't continue, his expression was sad, and his eyes seemed to be about to shed tears.It took him a long time to recover, "My mother is not in good health, she was frightened, and she also went with my father in two days!" He finally couldn't help it, tears flowed down his dark cheeks Rolling down, Wei Aiwen was stunned, brother, you can't be from Nortel or Chinese opera, right?

"Not long after, one day his house caught fire. He falsely accused me of setting it on fire, and wanted to arrest me and sue the government. How did the poor family win the lawsuit against the landlord?! I was so anxious that I ran away overnight. When I arrived at the county seat, I asked someone to go home. Look, I found out that my field was taken by Zhang Juren, and my little sister was taken away by him, and she became a maid, claiming to compensate him for the loss, and then I don’t know where she was sold by this bastard. My little sister , she..." Wang Tao broke down in tears.

powerful!Watching Wang Tao's performance, Wei Aiwen secretly admired it.

A little soldier couldn't bear it any longer, and said angrily: "It's really devoid of conscience!"

"I used to work as a long-term worker for Chen Yunkai in our township, releasing ducks. This black-hearted guy! A little duck was taken by a weasel. He beat me hard with a leather whip, and even lost a big duck to him. I recorded it. On weekdays, I ate the leftovers from his family, and I was not full, but he recorded all the good food. If it is cold, I will not be able to work for him if I am sick. He pretended to take two worn-out shirts and trousers that no one wears for me, and later he billed them as new shirts and trousers. Sometimes when I was very sick and had a fever, I gritted my teeth and gave them to him. Let the ducks go, but he recorded all absences due to illness! The end of the year came, and when he opened the account book, I owed him money! I argued with him, but he didn't listen; Leave me? Then do it next year. I’m so pissed off!!” The little soldier gritted his teeth, his eyes reflected the light of the oil lamp, as if he was about to spew fire.

With the beginning, the soldiers also let go, stood up one after another, scrambling to pour out the bitterness in their hearts.One match one.

"I'm a military family. Speaking of which, my ancestors are still a small flag. But for several generations, they have been free servants for the military officer! How can there be any love for robes? Don't say that you are negligent in your work, even if you move slowly. Beat to death, dragged out after beating to death, no one asked, and no one dared to ask. A dead person outside has to be reported to an official, and the guard is like a dead dog. People say that the county government is black, no I don’t know how much darker it is inside the guardhouse than outside!”

Wei Aiwen knew that he was from a military family, and because he wanted to eliminate the fear of these ordinary people towards the officers and soldiers, he deliberately asked: "Will the war be good?"

"War?" The military household smiled wryly, "Just us military households, who show our buttocks in our trousers, and fight with others? We are worse than ordinary people. The ordinary people in the town can afford some money and rice. All the money and food for the An family were swallowed up by thousands of households, and they only ate a bowl of rice when they went to the town, and they were not as good as soldiers and servants, and even died of starvation." He spat, "Ghost son Only then did you sacrifice your life for the officials!"

He talked more and more vigorously: "Officers and soldiers, it sounds good to lead an officer, which is worse than bandits. It is more ruthless to harm the people than anyone else, and it is better than anyone else to fight."

"Yes, yes, I escaped from the north." Wang Tao hastened to take eye drops, "I heard that Liaodong was fighting with the Tartars. Thousands of people fought against hundreds of Tartars. The worst thing is that ten A few Tartars chased hundreds of officers and soldiers, and those who escaped were chased to death. With this appearance, this battle is a fart. A brother of mine couldn’t survive a few years ago, so he went to vote for Liaozhen , I don’t know if it’s dead or alive.” She said and wiped away a few tears.

"Oh, which one is not like this? If the government hadn't been so tight and forced us poor people to have no way out, who would be willing to take risks. Our family came to Qiongzhou from thousands of miles away. I thought there was a lot of wasteland here, and we could always get enough food and clothing, but who would know? The fields here are not easy to grow, and there is no water to irrigate the fields, so the landlords have to buy water, which is several times more difficult than farming in my hometown! The whole family was wiped out alive. I became a bachelor!"

"It's better to be the master here." Wang Tao took the opportunity to play again, "I escaped here to do the work for the masters, eat enough and wear warm clothes. The masters also pay wages. All the brothers who have done a good job in our commune live here. Building!"

"Building? Is it the kind of brick building that short-haired men live in? Talk nonsense." Someone expressed disbelief.

"Nonsense? Go to the commune with me tomorrow!"

"It would be great if it was real. I don't want any buildings. I'm satisfied with a small house that can shelter from the wind and rain." A recruit said with a look of fascination.

"It's true." This is a soldier who joined the army from the commune, "but you have to be qualified as an employee. That's why I joined the army. Once I become a soldier, I'm an employee."

"There is still private plots for farming." The soldiers in the commune were particularly interested in private plots.

"Can we have these too?" Someone asked timidly.

Note: The plot of this chapter is provided by Wei Aiwen of SB Forum.Slightly expanded and modified.

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