red art soldier

Chapter 13 The Small Village on Weishan Lake

"Friends from the audience, good evening everyone, welcome to Donglu TV's "News 06:30". Today is June 1995, 6, the thirteenth day of the fifth month in the lunar calendar. I am the host Xia Ding! First of all, I would like to introduce you to this main content of the news."

"The province's secondary normal education work conference was fully launched. The meeting proposed to speed up the construction of standardized secondary schools and realize the modernization goal of secondary normal education in Donglu Province."

"Zhao Wenzhong, a senior official from Donglu Province, visited Dezhou No. [-] Vocational Technical Secondary School and put forward important opinions on vigorously developing vocational and technical education."

"Jining Academy of Agricultural Sciences has successfully developed a new variety of white-skinned garlic. The experimental field has been planned and will be officially put into production in the next cultivation season."

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"News 06:30" is a program broadcast by Donglu Satellite TV about related events and people's livelihood issues in Donglu Province before the CCTV news broadcast. Because it is on the meal, the ratings are still good.

In the courtyard of a small village in Weishan County, a black and white TV was broadcasting the program "News 06:30".

There were a lot of people in the yard, which filled a small courtyard of twenty square meters. Many people, young and old, were shirtless, chatting and laughing while watching the news broadcast.

Some people held the flatbread in one hand and green onions in the other, and there was a crackling sound from time to time, and they ate with relish.

Some people held a large porcelain bowl, and with chopsticks, a few noodles squeaked into their mouths, and the sound was very rhythmic.

Some people hold steamed buns in their left hand and hold a small bowl or plate on the other side, break off a piece of steamed buns with their right hands, dip them in the vegetable juice in the bowl, and stuff them into their mouths. The aftertaste is endless.

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It can be said that a small courtyard is like countless worlds, each with its own splendor, and there are also sighs from time to time.

"Look, old man Li, didn't your son just pass the entrance examination this year? Tsk tsk, he's promising. Even the provincial government officials are paying attention to this area. You will be blessed in the future!"

"Old grandson, you still talk about me, look, even the provincial officials have gone to Dezhou Vocational Technical Secondary School to inspect, but your kid went there, now I heard that there is a craft that is much better than going to Laoshizi University Yes, your son is not bad either!"

"No, I have to let Xiaoguang go to these schools after he is admitted to the original intention. The government has paid attention to it. After he proves it, there will be more opportunities for employment."

"Yes! Yes! Yes! I thought so too, that Brother Ye, how is your son doing outside now?"

"Hey, Xiaochen's kid can send 1000 yuan every month. I don't know how he is doing now. I haven't called him for more than a month. I can't get in touch with him. It's really worrying, but yesterday Another 1000 yuan was sent."

Everyone sighed for a while. In their eyes, 1000 yuan a month is more than they can earn by pulling rocks. What kind of work do they have to do to earn so much money!

At the end of a month, a middle-aged man in his forties was wearing a patched jacket. He leaned against a tree on one side, looked up at the village road leading to the east, and sighed.

"Brother Ye, don't sigh. Xiaochen is a good boy. Although his stuttering is a bit serious, he is only so old. He earns more money than us every month, which proves that this kid is promising. I haven't returned for three years. Family, maybe it’s to make a lot of money, I heard that there are many people going to the south during this period, your Xiaochen may have made a lot of money there.”

A middle-aged man leaning on the other side of the small tree looked at the man in the patched coat and smiled.

"As long as he is safe and sound, and don't expect him to do big things, we rural people should just farm the land according to our duties."

After the middle-aged man in the patch coat finished speaking, an old man with white hair sitting next to the black and white TV turned his head and said, "You boy, is my grandson that bad with this little talent?"

The middle-aged man in the patched coat stopped talking with a smile and continued to eat. The old man in his family didn't like others to speak ill of his grandson.

"Now urgently insert the latest news provided by Zhang Meili, our special correspondent and editor of "Donglu Evening News". Falling into the ancient canal, our special correspondent Zhang Meili captured the whole process of the incident because of the nearby scene, please watch the broadcast now."

People in the village put down their bowls and chopsticks one after another when they heard the news. This "News 06:30" rarely inserts content, unless there is an emergency?
As soon as the screen changed, a small bus was driving from the north, and the speed was not fast, and the screen was normal.

But at a place less than 100 meters away from the intersection, suddenly in the picture, a retrograde car broke into it, and it went on a rampage, because there was no vehicle in front of the bus, but the speed of the car was very fast, and it could be faintly heard. I shouted inside to avoid the voice, but I couldn't hear it clearly.

Just when the car was about to hit the bus, the bus turned sharply to the right. Due to the speed of the car, it broke the guardrail by the river, and the car finally hit the buttocks of the bus. , All of a sudden, the speed of the bus was increased a lot, and it rushed directly into the river, slowly sinking.

"what!"

"Mom!"

"The driver is crazy!"

"Why didn't you go to save people, who is this guy taking pictures?"

"That's right, it can't be Zhang Meili! I've seen Zhang Meili on TV before, and she used to have a positive image. She's a pretty little girl, why is she so ignorant!"

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Just as everyone in the small courtyard was discussing this incident, a voice came from the screen.

"Brother Ping, Brother Chao, I don't know how to swim, so hurry up and save people!" A cry-like voice rang out, and then said in surprise: "Ah, a soldier jumped down, you guys also rushed to save people!" , I must let the people know that there are still many good people around us, and I must record this moment!"

The old man with slightly white hair looked at the screen and was very nervous. Not only him, but everyone in the courtyard was shocked by the picture.
At this moment, the screen suddenly moved, and the distant picture got closer, and the diving PLA soldier suddenly appeared on the screen.

"Ah, Xiaochen, that's Xiaochen, uncle's, Xiaochen can't swim!"

The old man suddenly yelled loudly, startling everyone, a few people took a closer look, not to mention the real resemblance!

The middle-aged man in the patch coat also came closer and looked at the PLA soldier on the screen who was taken aback, he jumped a few times, and then sank.

"Father, no, I want to call Donglu Guards. When I taught my son to swim, I used this posture, and with this face, this soldier is my son! When did he become a soldier? He stuttered." , What kind of soldier are you going to be, if you have nothing to do, find trouble for me!"

The man in the patch coat was angry, and the porcelain bowl in his hand fell to the ground. He went out regardless, because only the village committee had a phone.

The other people in the courtyard were also shocked. This kid really looks like Ye Chen, the stuttering boy in their village.

"Xiaochen, don't worry about it. Although I want you to be a hero, I don't want you to risk your life! My precious grandson, come out quickly, come back, I will tell you about the railway guerrilla , teach you Kung Fu well, and then you will give me a big fat grandson. Xiaochen, come out quickly!"

Following the old man's nagging, Ye Chen finally appeared not far away, but the position was far away from the school bus, and then he was seen swimming towards the school bus in a half-baked swimming posture.

(End of this chapter)