Scarlet Romance

Chapter 12
Zhou Xiaobai was sitting on a bench by the pond in the garden of the convalescent area. She was holding a photo in her hand, and she was looking at it carefully. It was a group photo of her and Zhong Yuemin in front of Yunshui Cave in Fangshan, Beijing. Both of them had youthful smiles on their faces.

Zhou Xiaobai's vision blurred again, she took out her handkerchief to wipe away her tears...she carefully put the photo into a notebook, and raised her head.

Yuan Jun was standing in front of her: "Xiaobai, someone brought me a letter saying that you are looking for me."

Zhou Xiaobai showed a smile: "I'm so sorry, I made you walk another 5 kilometers. Please sit down. I don't have anything serious. I just want to chat with you. Don't think I'm annoying."

"Where is it? Aren't we friends, don't be so polite."

Zhou Xiaobai asked: "Have you received Zhong Yuemin's letter recently?"

Yuan Jun said defensively, "Why are you asking these things? Xiaobai, listen to me, the matter is over, so don't think about these unpleasant things anymore."

"Yuan Jun, please answer me, how is he doing now?"

"pretty good……"

Zhou Xiaobai emphasized his tone: "If you still treat me as a friend, just tell me the truth, otherwise, I won't have you as a friend, you can figure it out."

"Don't be in a hurry, okay? I didn't say I won't tell you. I just received a letter from Zhong Yuemin. He has left Northern Shaanxi to join the C Army. I was afraid that you would be sad, so I didn't tell Luo Yun. "

Zhou Xiaobai said to himself: "He has really left Northern Shaanxi, it seems that my feeling is correct."

Yuan Jun said cautiously: "Yeah, you are amazing. I just received the letter the day before yesterday. The second platoon leader of our company told me yesterday, 'Xiao Yuan, there is a female soldier named Zhou in the hospital calling you.' , I was taken aback at that time, and thought to myself, this Zhou Xiaobai is simply a spy, why did she know it just after I received the letter."

"It's probably a telepathy."

"Xiaobai, forget it when the matter is over, don't think about him anymore, why bother yourself?"

Zhou Xiaobai said proudly: "Forget it? It's not that easy. I want him to say to me personally, 'Zhou Xiaobai, I don't love you anymore', hmph, I think he is embarrassed, Zhong Yuemin, let me see where you can hide .”

Yuan Jun was shocked: "Why, you still plan to find him."

Zhou Xiaobai snorted: "It's not easy to find him. The army he went to, from the army commander to the division commander, are all my father's old subordinates."

Yuan Jun immediately beat his chest and stamped his feet: "Oh, it's over, it's over, why did I tell you the unit number? This will put Yuemin in a trap. Xiaobai, you can't take revenge on him. I only told you as a friend. Yes, I beg you, will you make it?"

Zhou Xiaobai showed a victor's expression: "Then you tell him that he hurt me and must apologize to me. Hmph, I'll give him a chance, and it depends on whether he behaves or not."

"Aren't you letting me be scolded? He must think that I betrayed him. This is not jumping into the Yellow River..."

"I don't care about that, didn't you tell me?"

"Xiaobai, you can't cross the river and tear down the bridge, it makes me unable to be a human being."

"You deserve it. Who told you to be buddies, who told you to do bad things on the ice rink, who chased me back then, do you want to admit it now? There is no way."

Yuan Jun begged humbly: "Let's discuss it again..."

Zhou Xiaobai refused straight away: "No discussion, anyway, if I don't receive his letter within one month, I will write to their army commander and tell him to give up and return this bastard to northern Shaanxi."

Yuan Jun stood up and left angrily.

Looking at Yuan Jun's back, Zhou Xiaobai suddenly covered his mouth with his hands and smiled.

Zhong Yuemin spent a difficult three-month training period in the recruit company, and he was assigned to the first company of the army reconnaissance battalion.

On the day when Yilian reported for duty, he was tidying up the internal affairs with two recruits, when two more recruits with backpacks walked in the door.

A recruit asked: "Excuse me, is this the fifth squad?"

Zhong Yuemin didn't raise his head: "It's Class Five."

The recruit was stunned, and blurted out, "Yuemin?"

Zhong Yuemin suddenly raised his head: "Oh, it's you, Zhang Haiyang."

Zhang Haiyang threw his backpack away and opened his arms: "It's really you? What a coincidence, are you fucking still alive?"

The two embraced warmly.

Zhong Yuemin asked: "Where did you join the army?"

"Beijing, I joined a team in Yunnan for a year. After calculation, it was almost time for conscription. I bought a bus ticket and went back to Beijing. My dad asked me, 'Which team do you want to go to?' I said of course it was the C Army Yes, Ace Squad."

Zhong Yuemin said: "Where were you during the recruit training, why didn't I see you?"

"Our army has more than 3000 recruits this year, divided into several training areas. I was in the South Camp area. When I arrived, the recruit company had already been training for a month. How about you, where did you join the army?"

"I joined the army in northern Shaanxi."

Zhang Haiyang said excitedly: "Brother, this time we will have to hang out together for a few years."

The recruit who came with Zhang Haiyang fetched a basin of washing water and said courteously, "Old Zhang, wash your face."

Zhong Yuemin took a careful look at the recruit. He was a short, unattractive man who seemed to always bow his waist. It looked like he had joined the army from the countryside.

Zhang Haiyang wiped his face with a towel: "Mantun, there is a buddy here."

The recruit nodded and bowed and said, "I'll go right away, you wait a while." He picked up Zhong Yuemin's washbasin and walked out.

Zhong Yuemin looked at his back strangely: "This man is quite diligent."

"His name is Wu Mantun. He is from Yimeng Mountain. He is a fool. He just likes to work."

"This name is quite strange. Originally it was Mandun, but with the surname Wu, it would be over. Wu Mandun became dissatisfied."

Zhang Haiyang said with a smile: "This kid grew up in the deep mountains. It's the first time he came out of the mountains, and everything he saw was fresh. The recruits even ate buns last time. This kid has never seen buns for such a long time. He is reluctant to eat, so he hides the buns." , Said that he wanted to take it to his parents, but in the end it was covered up."

Zhong Yuemin was so happy that he sat down on the bed.

"There are a lot of things about Coke. When I first arrived at the recruit company, this kid was running around the barracks with his pants in his hands. I asked him what he was looking for, and he said he was looking for dirt. Why did I say looking for dirt? Guess what he said? He said , Wipe your ass."

Zhong Yuemin and several recruits burst out laughing.

Zhang Haiyang regained his spirit: "I'll imitate his speech at the first class meeting for you: 'Thanks to Chairman Mao's blessing, I have also worked on the eighth road, and my mother said before leaving the house, I won't beat you to death." Don’t come back to see me if you’re a Japanese devil.” At that time, I was dumbfounded and thought, is this grandson sick? The War of Resistance Against Japan has been over for more than 20 years, where did the Eighth Route Army and the Japanese devils come from?

Zhong Yuemin and the others were so happy that they couldn't straighten up.

Mantun came in with a washbasin and put it in front of Zhong Yuemin: "Brother, the water is here, let's wash."

Zhang Haiyang began to have fun with Mandun: "Mandun, who do you use to beat devils in your village?"

Man Tun said in a low voice: "I heard from the elders that it is land mines."

"Then why didn't you bring two land mines? You don't know that you have to bring your own guy when you are on the eighth road? What do you use to fight devils?"

Man Tunhan smiled: "Don't tease me, the instructor said the devils had already been beaten away."

The recruits laughed.

In the early morning, all the soldiers in the squad were sleeping soundly, and Mandun sat up and put on his clothes lightly.

Zhong Yuemin woke up, he looked at his watch, the hands of the watch pointed to 5 o'clock.

Mandun has gone out.

Zhong Yuemin looked out the window and saw that Mandun was cleaning the yard hard in the dim morning light. Zhong Yuemin shook his head doubtfully, and fell back to sleep.

While eating breakfast, Zhong Yuemin poked Zhang Haiyang and whispered, "Mantun gets up early every day to clean the yard?"

Zhang Haiyang said: "Don't talk about sweeping the yard, he also takes care of cleaning the toilet, and even helps the cooking class on rest days."

"Is this kid really sick?"

"Don't underestimate him. He's full of ideas. He plans to strive for a good performance so that he can be promoted in the future and stay in the army."

Zhong Yuemin spat out a mouthful of porridge: "Is this how you do it?"

"What else can he rely on? After three months of training, this buddy can't even react to turning left and right. The last time he shot a target, let alone the number of rings, the bullets all missed the target. In terms of education level, he only studied for a year. Elementary school, almost illiterate."

Zhong Yuemin asked puzzledly: "You stock up on long and short things all day long, and you seem to be very affectionate. Why are you talking to this old-fashioned brat?"

Zhang Haiyang blinked and said, "You don't understand that. Doesn't he like to work? In the future, he will be the best candidate for washing clothes and unraveling quilts."

Zhong Yuemin suddenly realized: "Yo, why didn't I think of it, this is really a training object."

"What kind of brains are we buddies? I thought of this long ago."

Zhong Yuemin said: "Looks like I have to have a good talk with him too. If you want to get promoted, you can't just do Zhang Haiyang's laundry. You have to take care of Zhong Yuemin's clothes too. He can't divide comrades into different classes. How can this be done?" He can improve. By the way, does he know Lei Feng? Should I tell him the story of Comrade Lei Feng?"

"Brother, can I relax in this kind of ideological education class? Let me tell you, the first class I taught him was the story of Lei Feng. I said, when Comrade Lei Feng was a soldier, he covered all the clothes of the class."

Zhong Yuemin laughed and said, "You are really a grandson."

Zhong Yuemin and Zhang Haiyang decided to carry out heart-to-heart activities with Wu Mantun because they urgently needed Wu Mantun's friendship.

Zhong Yuemin, Zhang Haiyang, and Wu Mandun were walking on the playground of the military camp. Zhang Haiyang put his hand on Mandun's shoulder affectionately and said: "Mandun, there are three of us, counting your age, we plan to recognize you as the eldest brother. We two are brothers. To be honest, I don’t like anyone in our group of recruits except you two. If you two think highly of me, we will be brothers from now on.”

Zhong Yuemin also made a statement of sincerity: "Ocean, let's think of something together. I can see that you are a very righteous person, and Man Tun is also a very real person. You can see that you are a reliable person. No need to say, we will be brothers in the future."

Man Tun was a little flattered: "The two brothers think highly of me so much. From now on, if there is anything I need my brother to do, the brothers can talk about it. If I don't do it, I will fuck my eighteen generations of ancestors."

Zhong Yuemin said: "In the future, if we are brothers, we have to ask the eldest brother to take care of us."

Man Tun was so excited that he fumbled all over.

Zhong Yuemin asked: "Brother, what are you looking for?"

Man Tun said: "I still have two yuan here, the two brothers wait a while, and my brother will buy a bottle of wine."

Zhang Haiyang asked: "Why do you buy wine?"

"According to the rules of my hometown, worshipers have to burn incense and cut their wrists to drink blood wine. If you don't drink blood wine, you don't count. Once the blood wine is drunk, the posts are changed. Brothers don't want to be born in the same year, the same month, the same day, but to die in the same year, the same month, and the same day..."

Zhong Yuemin didn't expect Man Tun to be so serious, he quickly persuaded: "Big Brother, Big Brother, listen to me, we just need to understand it, and drink blood wine. Once we burn incense here and then cut our wrists, we must call in the instructor .”

Zhang Haiyang tried his best to hold back his smile and said, "Brother, the army is not allowed to ask for help. We must not tell others that we recognize you as a big brother. Once it gets out, all your hard work will be in vain. Don't you still want to mention it? "

Mantun nodded desperately: "I understand, I understand, I don't talk about this matter. Two brothers, brother, go first, the company's toilet hasn't been cleaned yet." Mantun left in a hurry.

Zhong Yuemin and Zhang Haiyang looked at each other and laughed.

In the early morning, sharp whistles pierced the tranquility of the camp.The platoon leader on duty yelled in the courtyard: "The whole company must gather urgently."

Soldiers jump up from the bed, put on clothes, pack backpacks, and put on weapons at an extremely fast speed... This kind of emergency assembly is a routine subject of the whole training company, and each soldier must jump out of bed within 5 minutes , pack a backpack, put on guns and ammunition, water bottles, and satchels, and then rush into the playground and stand in line.

Mantun, who had already woken up, helped Zhong Yuemin and Zhang Haiyang, who were in a hurry, pack their backpacks and handed them the weapons. Zhong Yuemin ran out of the house without his military cap, and Mantun picked up his hat and chased them out.

This is a routine training subject for the reconnaissance battalion, 5 kilometers of armed cross-country.The company ran out of the barracks in a four-way column and onto the road. The running speed of the company was gradually accelerating.

The company commander shouted: "All squads pay attention to the formation and keep up."

Zhong Yuemin in the queue gasped for breath and struggled to run forward.Zhang Haiyang fell behind out of breath.Wu Mandun, who grew up in the mountains since he was a child, is physically stronger than them all. Panting heavily, he took Zhang Haiyang's submachine gun and carried it on his back. Zhu Zhang Haiyang ran forward.

After the training, Zhong Yuemin heard from the squad leader that he had been a soldier for 5 years in this 3km armed cross-country subject, and it was like this every day. Except for family visits and rest days, he had never seen any exceptions.Zhong Yuemin was taken aback, my God, how have you been these few years?

Zhou Xiaobai is making duty records in the duty room of the ward.

Luo Yun pushed the door angrily and entered.

Zhou Xiaobai greeted: "Luo Yun, sit down, I'll be fine soon."

Luo Yun asked angrily: "My eldest lady, what did you do? You messed things up completely."

Zhou Xiaobai became nervous: "He...he has news?"

"Well, he wrote a letter to Yuan Jun, and his words were very unpleasant."

Zhou Xiaobai asked repeatedly: "What did he say? Luo Yun, tell me quickly."

"Zhong Yuemin said that he was never afraid of threats, let alone a small army commander, even the commander of the military region, he didn't pay attention to him. If he had the ability, he would return him to northern Shaanxi and apologize? There was no way."

Zhou Xiaobai sat down weakly: "Luo Yun, you know, I just wanted to scare him and make him change his mind. I still love him. Now the fake is real. He must hate me. Tell me, how could I kill him."

Zhou Xiaobai cried in despair.

Luo Yunxun said: "Didn't I say you, are you the one who scares people like this? You should know him. His self-esteem is so strong that he can scare you? You, this young lady needs to change her temper."

Zhou Xiaobai sobbed and said, "Luo Yun, what should I do, there is really no room for redemption?"

Luo Yun sighed: "It's hard, you silly girl, you offended Yuan Jun, and Yuan Jun even blamed me, saying that we can't associate with women like us."

Zhou Xiaobai said in a low voice, "Then why don't I apologize to him? I'll go tomorrow."

"Let me talk to Yuan Jun, he is easy to handle, but Zhong Yuemin..."

Zhou Xiaobai couldn't help crying: "I did it myself, I...I admit it..."

Mantun was washing clothes in the water room of the company, Zhong Yuemin and Zhang Haiyang came in with washbasins, pretending to wash clothes, Zhang Haiyang asked Mantun to roll up his sleeves as if it was real, Mantun didn't say anything They snatched the dirty clothes from their washbasin and threw them into their own washbasin, Zhong Yuemin and Zhang Haiyang pretended to give way...

Mantun pushed them out of the water room.

Zhong Yuemin and Zhang Haiyang thought that they should be polite too much, and seemed to have fulfilled their responsibilities, so they rushed into the basketball court with peace of mind and played basketball with a group of fighters.

Man Hoon finished washing his clothes, and returned to the Class [-] dormitory. He spread a freshly unwashed quilt on the bed and sewed it up carefully. This is Zhong Yuemin's quilt, and Zhang Haiyang's quilt will be washed on the next rest day. up.

Fang Hong, the head of the cooking class, opened the door and came in: "Mantun, why didn't you go to the cooking class to help the cook today? I'm still waiting for you."

Man Tun smiled and said, "Squad Leader Fang, I'll go as soon as I sew the quilt, and it'll be over in a while."

As soon as Fang Hong got angry, he stopped calling: "It's Zhong Yuemin and Zhang Haiyang again, right? Where did they go?"

"Playing basketball."

"I said Mandun, how do you look like their old mother? They play basketball, you sew them a quilt, you deserve them, isn't this bullying?"

Man Tunhan said with a smile: "Squad Leader Fang, you can't say that. The three of us came together. They are all good comrades in arms. I am the oldest and I am a brother. They are younger. They are my brothers. Brother to brother." How about some work?"

Fang Hong said: "Okay, okay, I'm a fucking talkative, money can't buy happiness, you kid will continue to do it. Hmph, today is sewing a quilt, tomorrow you should feed these two boys?"

Fang Hong is not a fuel-efficient lamp either. He has made it easy for the unpaid labor of Mandun. When he does not see Mandun to help the cook on the rest day, he feels abnormal, because he has counted the extra labor of Mandun as part of the work. Fang Hong suddenly felt offended that Mandun actually went to help others with the work of the cooking class.He thought for a while, then turned around and went to the company headquarters to complain to the instructor.

In the evening, the soldiers of the whole company lined up for a late roll call. After the roll call, the company commander talked about a few small things about training.At this time, the instructor took over the words: "The company commander has just said what should be said. I would like to add one thing. Recently, I heard some feedback and would like to share it with you here. A few recruits engaged in some serious problems in the company. Vulgar activities, calling each other brothers and sisters, big brother and brother, never calling comrades, what kind of place is this? This is a company of the People's Liberation Army, not the Qinghong Gang of the old society, nor is it a bandit den sitting on mountain sculptures. , there is someone who is also very problematic in life, I won't name them, anyway, it's just a word, lazy. How lazy is it? Too lazy..."

Laughter erupted in the queue.Zhong Yuemin and Zhang Haiyang looked at each other and smiled.

The instructor continued: "I don't wash my own clothes, but push them all to others. For this kind of person, I would like to ask, what is your background? If you are not from a landlord or capitalist, how can you have such a stinky problem? Take another Is it plausible for my comrade-in-arms to be a servant? I hope that someone who has this kind of behavior will take the initiative to talk to me, and I would like to hear his explanation, so I will stop here and disband."

After the team disbanded, Zhong Yuemin, Zhang Haiyang, and Wu Mantun met on the playground, and they planned to discuss countermeasures.

Man Tun said: "Leave them alone, we can say whatever we like, and we can still stop them? Our brothers can live, what's the matter? If I am the big brother, if I don't take care of the brothers, who will take care of them? What should we do in the future? What?"

Zhang Haiyang began to point out Mandun: "Brother, the instructor has ordered us, so we should save some face for the instructor, right? Let's do this in the future. We throw the dirty clothes under the bed. When you take them, you have to check if there are any No one, if there is someone, don't move."

Zhong Yuemin added: "If the instructor asks you again, you will say that you are bored and stole our clothes to wash. We disagree with life and death, and you are in a hurry with us."

Man Tun patted his chest and said: "Don't worry, brother, brother will not betray you."

Zhong Yuemin and Zhang Haiyang came to the company headquarters after they had settled the manhun. Seeing that the instructor was waiting for them, the two explained in accordance with the pre-unified caliber.

Zhong Yuemin seemed very aggrieved: "Instructor, Mandun has washed our clothes for us. The three of us came together, and we usually get along well. Mandun has a problem, that is, he can't be idle, and he feels uncomfortable when he is idle. , we have to find some work to do. We don’t want him to do the laundry. Zhang Haiyang and I are both very clean people. The stockpile is full and can’t be washed clean. If there is trouble, we have to wash it again. This is not a waste of money Is it? We hide the dirty clothes, but no matter how we hide them, he can find them out, and he is in a hurry with us."

Zhang Haiyang added: "That's right, last time he took my clothes away, I begged him straight at that time, and I said, 'I'll accept your wishes, but this influence is too bad, and those who know know that you are too idle. Uncomfortable, those who don’t know think I’m lazy and let you do the laundry on purpose, I beg you’, but guess what he said? He stared at me and said, ‘Why are you so annoying, don’t you just A few rags? I’m bored, I’d like to wash it, and no one else cares about it’. Instructor, tell me, what else can I say?”

The instructor looked at the two of them and said: "According to what you said, Mantun is a bit of a scumbag, isn't it? You can't be idle, you feel uncomfortable when you are idle. You can't bear to see him feel uncomfortable, so you reluctantly let him do the laundry. Is that so?"

Zhong Yuemin said without changing his face: "It's true. To tell you the truth, there is nowhere to hide our clothes. He can dig them out wherever they are hidden. Once my clothes were clean after being worn for a day. Well, I accidentally went to the toilet, and when I come back, well, everyone has finished washing and hanging it up.”

The instructor sneered: "It seems that you are quite wronged, as if you have been bullied by Mandun. Well, after all, you are educated Beijing soldiers, and your mouth is good. I really admire your mouth, good mouth, damn it It can be said to be alive.”

Zhong Yuemin said something in his words: "Instructor, don't believe me, Man Tun is such a person. He goes to the cooking class to help the cook every day when he is off, and he spoils the people in the cooking class. Last time I saw it with my own eyes, Fang As soon as the squad leader saw that Manhun had left, he stopped working immediately, moved a chair to sit in a cool place, crossed his legs, smoked a cigarette, and hummed a little song. I couldn't stand it anymore , is there such a bossy person? You should really criticize the cooking class..."

The instructor became serious: "Take a break, both of you, and talk about your own business first. Don't talk about the cooking class. These are two different things. Helping the cook is working for the company, for the public, and doing laundry for you is for personal reasons, because of you. Lazy. You two have been talking nonsense here for a long time, and even dragged Fang Hong from the cooking class as a backstop. I think you are about to become smart, and you regard me as an instructor for nothing? I solemnly remind you, pay attention, I want to see Do you hear about your future performance?"

"I heard it." Zhong Yuemin and Zhang Haiyang stood at attention and replied.

Zhong Yuemin and Zhang Haiyang found a group of chickens looking for food on the hill behind the barracks. Zhong Yuemin stared at the chickens, his eyes were a little straight.Recently, the food in the company is very bad. I have been eating boiled cabbage in clear water for two months.

Seeing his eyes straightened, Zhang Haiyang asked strangely, "What are you looking at?"

Zhong Yuemin pointed to the chickens and said, "What is this?"

"Chicken, why haven't I seen it before?"

"You're wrong, this is roast chicken."

"what do you mean……"

Zhong Yuemin shot like lightning and grabbed a hen by the neck. The hen's neck was broken before it could croak.

Zhang Haiyang didn't expect him to do this, and he was a little dumbfounded.

While plucking the hair, Zhong Yuemin ordered: "Go and tell Mandun to get some seasoning."

Zhong Yuemin and Zhang Haiyang lit a bonfire on the hill behind the barracks. Zhong Yuemin used mud to paste the chicken and kept turning it on top of the fire. It is very simple to make this kind of beggar chicken, and it will be tempting after a while. The scent wafted out.

Mantun climbed up from below with a bottle of soy sauce in his hand. He took out a pack of seasonings from his trouser pocket and handed it to Zhong Yuemin, telling him, "Brother, make sure you bake it thoroughly. Don't spoil your stomach. I have to go to the cooking class to help the cook." , go back early after eating."

Zhang Haiyang gave way hypocritically: "Brother, you can't leave, it will be cooked in a while, and leave after eating."

Man Tun said: "What is a chicken? You can eat it. I eat it in the cooking class. Brother wants to show a good performance, right?"

Zhong Yuemin responded: "That's true, brother, you have been sweeping the yard and helping the kitchen for so long every day, you can't give up halfway, we have to persevere."

"Brother is right, I'm leaving."

After Mandun left, Zhong Yuemin and Zhang Haiyang laughed out loud.

Zhong Yuemin pulled the roasted chicken out of the fire and said: "You are really a grandson, it's a fake show to invite someone to eat chicken, if he really won't leave with his heart, you must be in a hurry. "

Zhang Haiyang said with a smile: "It's true, why do I feel that it's unnecessary for you to stay here, do you also go to the cooking class to help the cook?"

"Go to your uncle, what are you thinking?"

The two couldn't wait to peel off the mud, tear off the chicken thighs, dipped in the seasoning and devoured it.

Zhong Yuemin and Zhang Haiyang didn't expect that a chicken could cause such a big problem. In their opinion, if a chicken occasionally loses a chicken in a group, it will not attract the attention of the owner at all. Who is free to count the chickens every day?Besides, even if one is missing, it is normal, and the owner may think that it was taken away by a weasel.In any case, fighting over a chicken is never worth it.

They were wrong. This is a mistake of judging others by themselves. If they raise chickens, they may lose a few without knowing. But this chicken is raised by the wife of Deputy Director Yu of the Political Department. overcounted.This is a hen laying eggs. Deputy Director Yu's wife came from the countryside to join the army. In her eyes, a hen weighs more than a millstone.What's more, Deputy Director Yu is notoriously afraid of internal affairs, and his wife decides all the major and minor matters in the family.His wife reacted very quickly when she found out that the chicken was missing, and even reported this trivial matter to the security department.Officers from the Army Security Office found chicken feathers, chicken bones, and traces of fire on the hill behind the barracks.The security office preliminarily determined that the incident was done by people from the reconnaissance battalion.Instructor Sun of the reconnaissance battalion called the instructors of the three companies below to find out the situation. At this time, Dong Ming, the instructor of the company, suddenly remembered that someone in the cooking class told him that Wu Mantun had gone to the cooking class to get the seasoning, so he understood eight or nine points in his heart. .

Dong Ming has led troops for seven or eight years. He knows soldiers like Wu Mantun who enlisted from the countryside very well. Cautious and cautious, trembling during his service, for fear of delaying his career by offending the leader.Dong Ming thought, with Wu Mantun's courage, he wouldn't dare to steal a chicken even if he was killed. The key to the problem was the two bad boys around Wu Mantun.In all fairness, Zhong Yuemin and Zhang Haiyang usually perform well in military training, but they look like young masters and are too lazy to deal with internal affairs. Everyone in the company can see that the friendship between them and Wu Mantun is full. Utilitarian colors.According to someone's report, these three people even worshiped brothers in private, and usually called each other brothers and sisters. Zhong Yuemin and Zhang Haiyang's purpose was very clear, just to find a servant in the barracks, although they thought they were doing it very secretly, especially Zhong Yuemin. When he saw Wu Mandun, it was as if honey had been smeared on Wu Mandun's mouth. When he boasted about Mandun, it made others feel nasty, but these things could not be hidden from Dong Ming's eyes.He wanted to find a chance to solve this problem, but he didn't expect that something happened this time.Dong Ming believed [-]% that Zhong Yuemin and Zhang Haiyang did this.

After the late roll call, Dong Ming clarified the matter to Quanlian. When he spoke, his attitude was very peaceful: "Comrades, the training has been very hard these days, and everyone is very tired. I don't want to take up too much of your time. Now I just want to say one thing. Yesterday, the Deputy Director of the Political Department lost a laying hen at the house of the deputy director. We have preliminarily concluded that this incident was done by a few people from our company. I will not name the person, but I will save him some face. I hope that the person who did this will come to me or the company on his own initiative. Commander, explain the matter clearly. The company commander and I are waiting at the company headquarters at any time. We need to see his attitude of admitting mistakes. He has a good attitude and can deal with it lightly. If he doesn’t take the initiative to come to us, I’m sorry, I should come to you Already, at that time, this matter must be dealt with seriously. Okay, I'll stop here, disband!"

The soldiers' discussions dispersed one after another, Zhong Yuemin winked at Zhang Haiyang, and the two walked towards the playground one after the other.

Next to the parallel bars on the playground, Zhang Haiyang whispered, "Did the news leak? The instructor seems to have pointed it out."

Zhong Yuemin said: "If the news really leaked out, I will be full of this kid, I am afraid that this kid will not be able to stand the instructor's deceit."

Zhang Haiyang was a little worried: "Instead of letting him throw us out, why don't we turn ourselves in, anyway, isn't it just a chicken? At most, we will be criticized and lose money."

Zhong Yuemin disagreed: "If the instructor doesn't know who it is at all, and it's just a scam, don't we throw ourselves out? Let me tell you, we can do whatever we want, as long as we are full and don't open our mouths, we won't be beaten to death." admit."

"What if Mantun admits it?"

Zhong Yuemin said coldly: "Then we can't spare him."

After Dong Ming finished his speech, he went back to the company headquarters and opened the newspaper. The company commander Liu Yonghua disassembled the pistol and wiped it carefully. They were waiting for the perpetrator to surrender himself. Consider how to deal with them lightly.

Half an hour later, Dong Ming browsed through several pages of the newspaper, and the pistol of the company commander Liu Yonghua was polished and put in the holster. The person who surrendered did not come, which greatly surprised Dong Ming. expected.He looked at his watch, suddenly slapped the newspaper on the table, and cursed angrily: "Damn, no one came to admit it? We've been waiting for half an hour, it's too shameful."

Liu Yonghua roared: "Commissioner."

The company correspondent walked in.

The company commander Liu Yonghua ordered: "Go to the fifth squad to see if Zhong Yuemin and Zhang Haiyang have slept."

The correspondent came back in less than 3 minutes: "Report, Zhong Yuemin and Zhang Haiyang have fallen asleep, and Zhong Yuemin is still snoring."

Dong Ming and Liu Yonghua were furious immediately, these two bastards were so annoying, they waited for half an hour in vain, but they had already fallen asleep, they just thought you were farting and didn't care at all.

Liu Yonghua ordered the correspondent: "Go and call Wu Mandun from Class Five."

Dong Ming said: "Don't be so angry. When he comes, I'll ask him first. He's an honest man. Don't scare him."

After a while, Mandun walked in timidly: "Instructor, company commander, are you looking for me?"

Dong Ming said calmly, "Well, sit down."

Mantun nodded and refused to sit down: "Instructor, you sit down, I can just stand."

Dong Ming said: "Mantun, since you have been in Yilian, you have been performing well, and I have a lot of praises for you in our meetings with the company commander."

Man Tun hurriedly replied: "I know this, you and the company commander are cultivating me, I know it well, and I know how to be grateful."

Dong Ming really couldn't bear to scare him, so he simply made it clear: "Okay, I won't go around with you anymore, just tell me, do you know who did the chicken that was lost at Deputy Director Yu's house?"

Man Tun's face immediately turned pale: "This...instructor, I don't know."

Dong Ming enlightened with a pleasant face: "Mantun, you are an honest man. We neither want to deceive you nor scare you. We just want you to tell the truth. I assure you that as long as you tell the truth, the company commander and I will never will embarrass you."

Man Tun insisted and said: "Instructor, I really don't know."

The company commander got angry, and slapped the table with his hand. The water tank on the table jumped up, and Man Tun trembled in fright. He looked at the instructor and the company commander in panic.

The company commander said angrily: "Well, you are an honest man who has learned to lie, right? You are really quick to learn bad things. Let me ask you, why do you need seasonings in the cooking class?"

"This……"

The company commander Liu Yonghua showed his trump card, which was the most lethal to Mantun. He uttered a sentence coldly: "You don't need to say these things, I just ask you a word, listen to me, Do you still want to join the army?"

Mantun burst into tears: "Company commander, instructor, I say, I say everything, please, don't let me leave the army..."

The decision to deal with Zhong Yuemin and Zhang Haiyang was quickly approved, and each was given a warning.When the instructor Dong Ming stood in front of the queue and read out the handling decision, Zhong Yuemin, who was standing in the queue, had no expression on his face.Zhang Haiyang squinted at Wu Mandun viciously.

Wu Mandun glanced at Zhong Yuemin secretly, his face full of panic.

After the queue was disbanded, Zhong Yuemin and Zhang Haiyang came to the parallel bars next to the playground one after the other. Zhang Haiyang gritted his teeth and cursed: "Damn it, just because the stock is full, each of us will be given a warning, you bastard, I have to get rid of him."

Zhong Yuemin smoked a cigarette as if nothing had happened: "Isn't it just a warning, what's the big deal? You take this too seriously."

Zhang Haiyang was still angry: "I'm so fucking angry. It's called playing with an eagle all my life, and the eagle pecked my eyes. We are so smart, how did we fall into the hands of a bumpkin? This matter can't just end like this."

Wu Mantun came here timidly, he really wanted to explain to the two brothers.

Zhong Yuemin and Zhang Haiyang stared at him covetously, without saying a word.

Man Tun stopped hesitantly: "Brother... Brother, listen to me..."

Zhong Yuemin said kindly: "Mantun, don't say it, you are right in exposing us, we should really thank you, if it weren't for you, we would slip further and further down the wrong road, you should help us more in the future. "

Zhang Haiyang clenched his fists, gritted his teeth and took a step forward.

Mantun took a step back in fright, Zhong Yuemin pressed Zhang Haiyang's shoulder and asked Mantun: "Are you still busy?"

Man Tun was speechless and walked away silently.

Zhong Yuemin stared at Mandun's back and suddenly smiled: "Haiyang, what are the training subjects for next week?"

"Sanda, the most tiring subject."

Zhong Yuemin sneered and said, "How about pairing up with Mandun during Sanda duel practice?"

Zhang Haiyang slapped the back of his head, and shouted in surprise: "Good idea, this kid is so bearish, I can take him down with one punch. Yuemin, you're so wicked."

Zhong Yuemin smiled lightly: "My buddy, how can you say that? This is training. Isn't the superior always saying that you sweat more and bleed less in battle. If you bleed a little in normal times, wouldn't it be more beneficial for training?"

Hand-to-hand combat training is the main training subject of the reconnaissance troops. After a recruit has undergone routine training such as capturing the enemy boxing and capturing the enemy boxing, he begins to enter Sanda training.Veteran scouts who have served for more than two years all think that the Catch the Prisoner Fist and the Catch the Enemy Fist are child's play. Those moves are dazzling and can scare the layman for a moment, but the actual combat effect is not. not so good.And the real kung fu is in Sanda. It's like martial arts figures fighting in a ring.

The training ground was roaring and dust was flying.The scouts were all doing Sanda sparring one-on-one, and the fighters moved around and fought together.

Zhang Haiyang and Mandun were standing face to face to prepare for a duel, Mandun looked at Zhang Haiyang at a loss, he already felt a kind of fear.

Zhang Haiyang said sincerely: "Comrade Wu Mantun, compared with yours, my military technology is still far behind. You should help me well."

These insincere words were obviously meant for others to listen to, Man Tun seemed to feel a little uncomfortable, he looked around hesitantly.

Zhong Yuemin was sparring with a fighter on the side. He threw the sparring fighter out with a back-and-slung movement, then turned around, and stared at Mandun with his hands on his hips.

His gaze met Mantun's gaze asking for help, and a sneer appeared on the corner of Zhong Yuemin's mouth...

Zhang Haiyang squatted down in a fighting posture, and raised his fists in a defensive posture.Zhang Haiyang suddenly kicked Mandun's abdomen with a kick, and Mandun dodged quickly, but Zhang Haiyang used a false move, he retracted his leg suddenly, his left arm was like lightning, and a beautiful left hook hit Mandun There was a muffled sound from Mandun's nose, and Mandun fell on his back... Zhong Yuemin, who was watching, was taken aback for a moment, and hurriedly rushed over to help Mandun's head up, and the blood sprayed from Mandun's nasal cavity splashed Zhong Yuemin's face.

Zhong Yuemin yelled at Zhang Haiyang: "Hurry up, help me, and send me to the hospital."

Zhong Yuemin rushed out of the training ground with his back full.

In the emergency room of the hospital, Zhong Yuemin and Zhang Haiyang stood aside, watching several medical staff busy around the injured man.

Company commander Liu Yonghua and instructor Dong Ming hurried over.

Liu Yonghua glared at the two of them fiercely, then turned his head and asked the doctor, "Doctor, is his injury serious?"

A middle-aged doctor said: "Fracture of the nasal bone, it would be dangerous if the force of the blow was greater, and the broken bone could easily injure the motor nerves. However, the problem is not serious now."

Dong Ming looked at Zhong Yuemin and Zhang Haiyang.

Zhang Haiyang said in a low voice: "Instructor, I am to blame for this matter. I made a mistake. I ask for punishment."

Dong Ming said with something in his words: "Why are you two again? What a coincidence."

Liu Yonghua also stared at Zhang Haiyang and said, "Punishment, who is the punishment? Logically speaking, I should praise him for practicing military skills so hard, but...is there some other reason for this?"

Zhong Yuemin seemed aggrieved: "Company commander, if you say that, we will be wronged. It is common to miss in Sanda practice. If the reason is investigated, we will not be able to practice in the future."

Mantun propped himself up from the hospital bed and testified: "Company commander, instructor, Zhang Haiyang did miss. He even called out when he punched, asking me to pay attention. My movements were slow and I didn't dodge."

Dong Ming waved his hand: "I'll talk about this matter later, you go back first, Mandun won't participate in training soon, and heal your injury first."

In the evening, Zhong Yuemin and Zhang Haiyang sat beside the parallel bars on the playground with dejected expressions. They smoked in silence and neither spoke.

Zhang Haiyang let out a long breath: "Yuemin, am I going too far? I feel... very uncomfortable."

Zhong Yuemin also sighed: "Ocean, don't blame yourself. I'm the one who blamed me for this matter. It's my idea. Sigh, this matter has gone too far."

Zhang Haiyang's voice was a little trembling: "Thinking about it carefully, Man Tun is quite a good person, I really shouldn't do something wrong."

The two fell silent again.

On the evening of the second day, the soldiers of the company were covered in mud and returned from the training ground exhausted. Zhong Yuemin and Zhang Haiyang finally walked into the yard of the camp.

The two of them froze suddenly as soon as they entered the yard, as if they were greatly shocked...

They saw Wu Mandun with gauze wrapped around his face drying the wet military uniforms on the rope...

Zhong Yuemin and Zhang Haiyang recognized it, it was the military uniform they changed yesterday, and their eyes were filled with tears...

That night, Zhong Yuemin, Zhang Haiyang, and Wu Mandun sat together on the playground again, and they reconciled before the lights were blown.

Mantun came to the playground at the appointment, and he cried when he saw Zhong Yuemin and Zhang Haiyang. He felt that he was sorry for his brothers. As soon as the company commander slapped the table, he sold the two brothers. He was really ashamed .

When he cried, Zhong Yuemin and Zhang Haiyang's noses also became sore.

Zhang Haiyang grabbed Mandun's hand and said ashamedly: "Mandun, I'm sorry for you, I did something wrong that day, you... don't hate me, I'm so fucking mean."

Zhong Yuemin also said in a low voice: "Mantun, it was my idea, I apologize to you, can you forgive brother?"

Man Tun covered his face with his hands and cried bitterly: "I'm sorry brothers. The company commander said that if I don't tell the truth, I will be discharged from the army and go back to my hometown. Brother, I can't go back. You have never tasted the taste of poverty. I have grown up so big. I didn’t even dare to eat stick noodles. I have 6 younger siblings who serve as soldiers for me. My father insisted on doing 3 years of work for the branch secretary’s family, chopping firewood, carrying water, and cooking pig food. 3 years, one day I didn’t dare to delay. The branch secretary was quite conscientious and went to the commune’s Armed Forces Department to ask for a place for me. On the day I received the enlistment notice, my father knelt in the branch school’s courtyard and bled his forehead..."

Zhong Yuemin hugged Mandun sadly: "Mandun, don't talk about it...why didn't you say these things earlier..."

"When I arrived in the army, I felt like I had entered heaven. I had clothes to wear and food to eat. I'm not afraid of your jokes. I'm afraid of eating wild vegetables, so I hope to work hard in the army and get a job as an official. Parents and younger siblings also have something to look forward to in the future. I have no family and no education, but I have strength and can do work. Didn’t Lei Feng do it just like that... Brother, I can’t forget the day I left the village. The folks from all over the country all saw me off at the entrance of the village, and I turned around and kowtowed three times after I walked one way, and kowtowed after another way..."

Man Tun cried too much to speak.

Zhang Haiyang couldn't help crying too.

Zhong Yuemin didn't cry, but for the first time in his life, he felt that he had done something wrong, and it was also the first time he learned to repent.

At the beginning of 1969, the Sino-Soviet border war broke out in the Zhenbao Island area on the northeast border, and the eyes of the whole world were turned to this small town of only 0.74 square kilometers in Hulin County, Heilongjiang, on the Chinese side of the central line of the main channel of the Ussuri River. island.The armies of the two once-close-knit socialist countries fought a limited border war in the region, with soldiers from both sides fighting with a high degree of patriotism and fearless sacrifice.Despite the disparity in the equipment of the two armies, the Chinese soldiers' desperate combat posture really surprised the Soviet soldiers.After the war, a Soviet major who participated in the battle on Zhenbao Island said in shock that he saw a Chinese rocket launcher firing at a distance of seven or eight meters from a Soviet tank. .In the Chinese army with a total strength of more than 500 million, even if only 1/10 of such desperate soldiers is only [-]/[-], it is a terrible number.

Although this limited border war has temporarily ended, on the long border between the two countries, the Soviet Army has 55 motorized infantry divisions, 12 battle rocket divisions, 10 tank divisions, and 4 air force corps, with a total strength of 100. Wan, is staring at the border of Chen Bing, and the shadow of war hangs over the border.

China in 1969 had turned into a huge barracks. Military spending in that year had soared by 38%. China had no choice but to switch to a wartime economic system.The Chinese army, with a total strength of 500 million, is completely ready for battle.All active-duty soldiers have canceled their vacations, the No. [-] and No. [-] heads of troops at all levels have entered the combat duty room, and ammunition has been delivered according to the prepared base.According to the order, the Strategic Missile Force entered peer-to-peer preparations with the Soviet Army, and all the ground guidance stations established to control the flight direction of the missiles were also opened.

This year, almost all arms and services of the entire army have launched combat preparations, and 60% of the troops have become "engineers."The reason is very simple. The professional engineering troops are really overwhelmed, because all the troops need to have their own air defense shelters and assembly fortifications. Digging tunnels has become the main job of Chinese soldiers this year.

A tunnel under construction leads to the depths of the mountain, and railroad tracks are laid in the center of the tunnel.Some fighters wearing hard hats pushed out a dump truck full of gravel from the depths of the tunnel, and a carload of gravel was dumped in the valley.This is a construction site for a certain field army, where Yuan Jun's tank regiment is working.

On the excavation surface in the tunnel, Yuan Jun, wearing a safety helmet and covered in mud and water, was withdrawing from the excavation surface with a jackhammer in his arms. Behind him was a row of boreholes. Go, the detonators and wires are being installed... The security officer blew his whistle, and the soldiers ran out from the depths of the tunnel and retreated to a safe place.

Yuan Jun and a few soldiers who had just withdrawn from the tunnel were sitting and resting near the entrance of the tunnel. He took out cigarettes and distributed them to everyone, and while lighting them, he complained: "Damn, aren't we tank soldiers? Why are we changing to engineers? Tunnel competition, almost 3 months?"

Wang Daming, who was in the same platoon as him, said: "It's too early, and it won't be finished in another three months. I heard that this is the fortification of our regiment. Once a war breaks out, the whole regiment can withdraw people and equipment."

A Henan soldier named Wang Baocheng said: "Do you think our regiment is the only one digging tunnels? Tell you, the whole army is digging tunnels. This is called 'digging deep holes and accumulating grain widely'. My brother was a soldier in the Northeast. He wrote that they They are also digging tunnels."

Yuan Jun said: "Let's change the whole army, don't call it the People's Liberation Army anymore, call it the Engineering Army."

Squad leader Duan Tiezhu said: "Yuan Jun, you're here again? You'll feel bad if you don't say a few strange words, don't you?"

"I said class monitor, why do you always pick on me? If you always look down on me, ask the instructor to adjust the class for me."

The instructor Wu Yunguo just came over: "Yuan Jun, where are you going to transfer?"

"Instructor, you'd better change me to another place. Our squad leader doesn't like me anyway."

Duan Tiezhu stared: "Yuan Jun, don't make trouble for nothing, why do I think you don't like it?"

Wu Yunguo asked: "Yuan Jun, where do you think the transfer is more suitable for you? Tell me."

"Why don't you just let me raise pigs? How come the few pigs we raise are getting thinner and thinner? Last time a pig ran away, good guy, the 1.5-meter-high pen wall, the pig jumped over it, Absolutely agile, but is that called a pig? It’s more like a weasel. If you want me to raise pigs, I guarantee that within two months those pigs will be raised like elephants.”

Wu Yunguo smiled: "Let me ask you, what is the purpose of your insistence on raising pigs?"

"Look at what you said, what purpose can I have? I have liked animals since I was a child, and I think pigs are also a cute animal."

Wu Yunguo said with a smile: "Hey, we even have an animal lover. It is said that people who like animals are generally kind. Do you mean that you think you are kind?"

"Instructor, you still know me."

"Of course I understand you. You think raising pigs is a good job. You don't need to dig tunnels, and you don't even need to participate in morning exercises, don't you? Tunnel."

Just as they were talking, there were continuous explosions from the depths of the tunnel, and the soldiers were silently counting the number of explosions.

The explosion stopped.Yuan Jun stood up: "It's broken, there are two holes that didn't fire."

Duan Tiezhu put on his hard hat and said: "You all wait here, I will go in and eliminate the squib."

Yuan Jun stopped the squad leader: "I was also there when the explosives were installed. I understand the situation, so I should go."

Duan Tiezhu said: "Listen to you or to me? You stay away."

Yuan Jun stubbornly blocked him and said, "It's not a matter of who is a big official or a small official. Whoever understands the situation will go."

Duan Tiezhu stared again: "Yuan Jun, you are rebellious, dare to disobey the order? Get out of the way..."

"I said monitor, let me go. Anyway, you don't like me. If you blow me up, don't you worry about it? Besides, if I become a martyr, our class will be messed up if we don't make trouble." The title of 'Yuan Jun Squad'. As the squad leader of 'Yuan Jun Squad', you will have something to do this time, such as going to various parts of the country to give reports and talk about how you cultivated a hero. By then, you will definitely There are many young women presenting flowers to you and expressing their love for you, so you just pick and choose..."

Duan Tiezhu couldn't laugh or cry, Yuan Jun's harsh words were hurtful enough, he took such a serious and life-and-death matter as a joke, and never forgot to make the squad leader happy.But... this boy Yuan Jun is still very courageous at the critical moment, maybe he had underestimated him before, Duan Tiezhu said fiercely: "Yuan Jun, you boy wait, I will settle accounts with you at the class meeting tonight..."

Instructor Wu Yunguo stood up and said, "Second squad leader, I think Yuan Jun can be sent. He was present when charging the medicine and was familiar with the situation. Another point, this is very important. Yuan Jun's performance just now made me change my usual view of him. He can show a heroic and fearless spirit at critical moments, he is a man, and deserves the respect of every one of us."

All the officers and soldiers present fell silent with solemn expressions.

Duan Tiezhu hugged Yuan Jun lightly, he was emotionally moved: "Good brother, be careful, don't take the bumps and bumps in the past to your heart."

The comrades-in-arms rushed forward, hugged Yuan Jun one by one, and repeatedly urged Yuan Jun to bid farewell to the comrades one by one, and walked into the tunnel step by step...

The instructor looked at his watch nervously, and the soldiers also stared at the entrance of the tunnel intently.

Suddenly, there was a dull explosion sound from the depths of the tunnel, and a puff of smoke and dust gushed out of the tunnel mouth.

Duan Tiezhu, the leader of the second squad, shouted heartbreakingly: "Yuan Jun..." He led the soldiers into the tunnel through thick smoke.

Zhou Xiaobai had just pushed a hospitalized patient to the inpatient area that day. When she pushed the wheelchair back to the main building of the hospital, she saw a Jiefang truck driving into the hospital at high speed and braking in front of the main building, making a harsh noise. The muddy fighter rushed to the emergency room carrying a stretcher.

Zhou Xiaobai saw drops of blood dripping from the stretcher onto the corridor...

People who work in the hospital are used to this kind of seriously injured people, Zhou Xiaobai didn't care, she pushed the cart back to the internal medicine clinic.

In the injection room, there were several patients waiting for Zhou Xiaobai to hang up the hanging bottle. Without taking a breath, she was busy disinfecting and injecting the patients.

At this time Luo Yun rushed into the injection room: "Xiaobai, something happened to Yuan Jun!"

Zhou Xiaobai's heart was shocked, and the syringe in her hand fell to the ground. She grabbed Luo Yun and said, "What happened? Tell me quickly."

Luo Yun's face was pale: "I heard that the squib was removed during the construction, and he was seriously injured. He is currently being rescued in the operating room. Doctor Zhang is the surgeon. Xiaobai, do you think he will die?"

Zhou Xiaobai comforted: "Don't worry, Doctor Zhang is the best surgeon in our hospital."

"Xiaobai, will he be disabled?"

Zhou Xiaobai was in a hurry: "Oh, why are you asking these things now? You have to save your life first, why do you think so far? Come on, let's go and have a look."

Luo Yun and Zhou Xiaobai stopped at the door.

Zhou Xiaobai asked strangely: "What's the matter with you?"

Luo Yun hesitated: "No, I can't go, I'm afraid I won't be able to control myself, if others find out about my relationship with Yuan Jun, it will be over for me to join the party."

Zhou Xiaobai stomped her feet angrily: "Luo Yun, what time is it, you still care about this? If you don't go, I will go, I'm not afraid of being told." She slammed the door and left.

Zhou Xiaobai came to the door of the operating room impatiently. She saw the comrades in Yuan Jun's company standing quietly in the corridor, silently looking at the door of the operating room.

The door of the operating room opened, a nurse came out, and the soldiers gathered around to inquire.

The nurse shouted: "The spare plasma is used up. The wounded have lost too much blood and need blood transfusion urgently. Who has type O blood? Please follow me."

Zhou Xiaobai blurted out, "I have blood type O."

The second squad leader, Duan Tiezhu, also raised his hand: "I'm also type O blood."

The nurse asked loudly, "Just these two? Are there any more?"

The soldiers looked at each other and shook their heads anxiously.

Instructor Wu Yunguo stomped his feet anxiously: "Hurry up, drive back to the regiment and bring all the people with blood type O."

A soldier ran away quickly.

The nurse said helplessly: "Two people are too few, please help first."

Lying on the bed in the blood collection room, Zhou Xiaobai watched as the thick needle pierced his blood vessel, and the bright red blood was drawn into the needle tube...

A nurse in the operating room pushed the door anxiously and came in: "Hurry up, the blood pressure of the wounded is almost undetectable, hurry... hurry..."

Zhou Xiaobai asked, "Xiao Zhang, is 400 milliliters of blood enough?"

"It's far away, and we have to find a way. The dean has already sent someone to the local hospital for help, and I'm afraid it will be too late."

Zhou Xiaobai asked Duan Tiezhu again: "Second squad leader, are you okay?"

Duan Tiezhu replied bluntly: "No problem, pump me another 400ml."

Zhou Xiaobai stretched out his arm again: "Quick, pump me another 400ml."

Xiao Zhang opened his eyes wide and said, "Xiaobai, are you desperate? It would be dangerous to draw 600ml of blood at once."

"It's okay, smoke it quickly, I can't die."

Duan Tiezhu, the leader of the second squad, couldn't bear it, and hesitantly said to Zhou Xiaobai: "Why don't you smoke all of them for me alone, and use 800ml, and I can withstand it."

"Puff another 800ml? You can't figure it out? Add the 200ml just now, that's 1000ml, it's going to kill you."

Nurse Xiao Zhang didn't dare to do it: "Xiaobai, I can't do this, I have to ask for instructions."

Zhou Xiaobai stomped his feet and shouted: "Hurry up, the wounded man is dying, you're going to delay his life, hurry up..."

Xiao Zhang made up his mind, gritted his teeth and pierced the needle into Zhou Xiaobai's blood vessel again... Another 400ml of blood was drawn into the blood collection bottle, which gradually became full.

Zhou Xiaobai felt dizzy for a while, and the surrounding scenery gradually turned and blurred...

Outside the window, a truck full of soldiers was parked in front of the main building, and the soldiers who donated blood jumped out of the truck one after another.

Zhou Xiaobai's vision became even more blurred...

At this time, in the educated youth spot of Shichuan Village in northern Shaanxi, Zheng Tong was sitting under a tree reading a book. Now that it is slack, he has a lot of time to read.

There is not much farm work in the village, because there is a habit of relying on the sky for food. As long as the seeds are planted, the villagers will not care.If there is a lot of rain this year, they will be able to harvest in autumn. As for how to increase the yield of crops, the villagers are too lazy to think about it. Anyway, if there is not enough food to eat, there is still a way to go out to beg for food.

When Jiang Biyun came out of the cave, she found Zheng Tong reading a book, so she said hello: "Zheng Tong, are you still reading "General History of China"?"

Zheng Tong raised his head and said: "I have finished reading "General History of China" a long time ago, and now I am watching "Ming Tong Jian". I find Ming History very interesting and not boring at all."

Jiang Biyun said: "I found that since Zhong Yuemin left, you seemed to be a different person. You spent all your spare time on reading. I don't understand. When did you start to learn well?"

Zheng Tong showed a rare seriousness: "You don't know, I was depressed for a long time after Zhong Yuemin left. , I found that I really like reading, and reading has become a need of life."

"Have you ever thought about going to college in the future?"

"Think about it, but it's useless to think about it. The current system of recommending workers, peasants, and soldiers to college actually pushes out all those who have no connections, and those who have connections are often recommended. I really don't know what it is This method that people came up with is unique in the whole world.”

Jiang Biyun urged: "I think we still have to find a way. Opportunities will never fall from the sky. We all need to try."

"You want to go to college too?"

"Who doesn't want to? This is probably our only chance, otherwise we will stay here forever in this life. Zheng Tong, let's study together from today on, okay?"

But Zheng Tong refused straight away: "No, I won't study with you."

Jiang Biyun was surprised: "Why?"

Zheng Tong smirked: "I'm afraid of being tempted. You are always dangling in front of my eyes. I will inevitably be distracted. When the time comes, my studies will be delayed and I will make mistakes."

Jiang Biyun smiled and said: "Look, your hooligan nature is revealed again. It's only been a few days after you've learned it well, and you're making old mistakes again."

"Then can I make a suggestion?"

"You talk about it first."

Zheng Tong regained his energy. He closed the book, moved the bench and approached Jiang Biyun and said, "It's too monotonous to just study with a partner. Let's have an all-round partner and spend our days together. How about it?"

"You mean studying together, eating together, and anything else?"

"This is too superficial. Our cooperation can be deeper and wider. Life seems to be more than studying and eating, right?"

Jiang Biyun said calmly: "You don't need to inspire my intelligence anymore, just say it clearly. Is there any more specific cooperation?"

"Isn't there an abandoned cave dwelling at the east end of the village? Let's clean it up, you and I move in, how about experiencing the lives of men farming and women weaving?"

Jiang Biyun said kindly: "You have been around for a long time, and finally you have spoken your mind. This idea is quite good, and it is very warm to look forward to. Zheng Tong, you are an imaginative guy, and you even have a bit of poetic romance. You Want to hear my take on this suggestion? Come and I'll tell you."

Zheng Tong moved his head closer, Jiang Biyun slapped Zheng Tong on the face, turned and left.

Zheng Tong covered his face and was taken aback.

In a coma, Yuan Jun was lying on a bed in the intensive care unit covered in bandages.Luo Yun and Zhou Xiaobai sat on the side and looked at Yuan Jun. Zhou Xiaobai looked pale and weak.

Luo Yun said in a low voice: "Doctor Zhang said that Yuan Jun's life is saved, but whether he will be disabled depends on his recovery."

Zhou Xiaobai's voice was very weak: "Luo Yun, if he becomes disabled, will you still be with him? Are you mentally prepared for this?"

Luo Yun whispered: "No, I can only take one step at a time."

"Then it's time for you to think about it, but no matter what happens to you in the future, you should take good care of him while he is recuperating."

Luo Yun looked at Zhou Xiaobai and said hesitantly: "Xiaobai, I was just about to discuss with you. I have just solved the problem of joining the party, but there is still a one-year preparatory period. During this period, there must be no problems, otherwise when I become a regular There will be trouble."

"What do you mean?"

"I can't let others know about my relationship with Yuan Jun, can you help me?"

Zhou Xiaobai asked in surprise: "You mean to let me take care of him instead of you, and you want to pretend like a normal friend?"

Luo Yun blushed: "I can't come here often, otherwise people will be suspicious."

"But if I take care of him, others will also doubt me. Have you considered this?"

"Of course I have considered it, but compared with me, you have many advantages. With your father's status in the army, your future is always guaranteed. Anyway, it’s the same, you don’t need to worry about joining the party, being promoted, and being recommended to go to college. My situation is different. I have to work hard on my own, because my father is only a division-level cadre. There are as many as a cow's hair in the army."

"Luo Yun, you are really considerate. I only discovered this after knowing you for so many years. What can I say about you... Well, I promise you, I will often come to take care of him."

"Thank you, I knew you would help me."

"However, Yuan Jun won't see you after waking up. What will he think? He needs you most now."

Luo Yun said: "You explain it to him. He will understand."

Zhou Xiaobai stood up: "I can help you, but I don't like your way of dealing with the world, making you sneaky. You, you want to occupy everything, and you don't want to give up everything. Hmph, what can I say about you. "

"Okay, okay, my eldest lady, you have already promised, why bother to say these things? You are just like this, good things have already been done and are not yet done."

Zhou Xiaobai suddenly shouted in surprise, "Luo Yun, he's awake."

Yuan Jun opened his eyes and was looking at the ceiling, as if thinking about where this is.

Luo Yun touched his face and said, "Yuan Jun, thank God, you finally woke up. You have been in a coma for three days and three nights."

Zhou Xiaobai tucked the quilt to Yuan Jun and said softly: "Yuan Jun, Luo Yun's application for joining the party has just been passed, and now it's the probationary period, so it's inconvenient for her to come and take care of you often, so I'll take care of you in the future, okay?"

Yuan Jun was noncommittal, and closed his eyes tiredly.

Secretary Chang Gui sat cross-legged on the kang, thinking about something with a cigarette pouch in his mouth.

Zheng Tong's voice came from outside: "Is Secretary Chang at home?" Zheng Tong came in with a bag.

Chang Gui seemed very enthusiastic: "Zheng Tong, come on, sit on the kang, have you eaten yet?"

"Eat, are you resting?"

Chang Gui asked, "Is there something wrong? You educated youths, you don't come to me if you have nothing to do."

"Secretary Chang, according to what you said, I'll be fine today, didn't I also come to see you?"

"If you have something to say, just talk about it, don't talk nonsense with me, I don't know you yet, you are the one who has a lot of money in the educated youth."

Zheng Tong opened the bag, took out two bottles of Erguotou and a pack of Daqianmen cigarettes and put them on the kang table, and said nonsense: "This is just from my family. This Erguotou is a famous wine. There are eight famous wines in China. Xifeng from Shaanxi counts One, Erguotou in Beijing counts as one, and you can’t buy this kind of wine in Beijing, you have to have a relationship, Secretary Chang, try it.”

Chang Gui squinted at Zheng Tong, and began to think about it. Since Zhong Yuemin and Zheng Tong threatened him last time, Chang Gui found that these two boys were the ones who were bad among the educated youths, especially Zhong Yuemin, who was so bad. , As soon as the eyeballs turn, bad thoughts follow up.After Zhong Yuemin left, Chang Gui felt that a stone had fallen to the ground, only Zheng Tong was left.He smoked a pipe, and said calmly: "Well, you have something to do with me, why don't you give me famous wine for no reason? Tell me, what are you doing?"

Zheng Tong said straight to the point: "Secretary, you are going straight. I wanted to go around for a while. Since you are so happy, then I will say it clearly. Secretary Chang, I want to go to college. I hope you can help."

Chang Gui didn't realize it for a while: "What are you doing in college?"

"Learn something."

Chang Gui knocked on his cigarette bag and said, "I think you have enough knowledge. Why don't you just come to northern Shaanxi to farm the land, and the land is not doing well? I think it's all caused by knowledge. Where do you go to learn?"

Zheng Tong was anxious: "Hey, I can't tell you clearly, anyway, I want to go to school, you have to recommend me to the commune."

"What do I say to the commune?"

"After I went to the countryside, I tried my best to receive re-education from the poor and lower-middle peasants, actively transformed my worldview, worked hard, endured hardships and stood hard work, led the villagers to carry out production to save themselves when food ran out, did not reach out to the country, and even held literacy classes in the village. Help the poor and lower-middle peasants to eradicate illiteracy..."

Chang Gui snorted: "You performed so well, why didn't I know that you even led the villagers to save themselves in production? You did all the good things, so why should I do this book?"

Zheng Tong enlightened: "Then you can add a line in front, 'under the leadership of the village party branch'. I said branch secretary, this is not a meritorious service award ceremony, afraid that I will steal your merit? This is for school."

Chang Gui muttered: "Anyway, it's a good thing, why don't you come to me with a drink?"

"Hey, why can't you understand? Let me tell you this, if I go to school, it will not cause any harm to you or the village. On the contrary, it will be beneficial. You just need to recommend me to the commune."

"I have to think about this matter carefully. You have too many tricks, you have 36 minds and 72 axes. Going around is afraid that you will get me involved."

Zheng Tong patiently helped Chang Gui analyze: "You still don't understand such a simple matter? Let's do the math. Isn't our village more populated and less landed? There were originally 417 people, plus our 10 educated youths. 427 people, Zhong Yuemin left, now there are 426 people, right? But has the grain output increased? No. That is to say, the original rations of 417 people are now eaten by 426 people. After doing this calculation, the problem arises , This means that we educated youths have robbed you of your rations. You can’t eat enough and our consciences are also disturbed. Jiang Biyun was kicked out to go to college, so that he could save hundreds of catties of food every year, and if there is a chance, such as recruiting workers, you can kick Cao Gang and the others out. In short, every time you take away one, you can save hundreds of catties of food , you can always settle this account, right?"

Chang Gui bowed his head and thought for a while, then agreed: "That's true."

"Secretary, you finally figured it out, then this wine..."

"You can put it there, I will mention it to you next time I go to the club for a meeting."

"Thank you, Secretary Chang."

Yuan Jun was lying on the bed in the intensive care unit, his body was covered with bandages, and the nurse was feeding him with a spoon.

Zhou Xiaobai came in with some fruits and food, and she said to Xiaoyu, "Young Yu, you rest for a while, and I'll feed him."

Yu Yu said, "Xiaobai, let me do it. Director Zhang of the Political Department asked me yesterday, what is the relationship between Zhou Xiaobai and this wounded man?"

"He likes to ask or not, I'm not afraid, just give me the spoon." Zhou Xiaobai took the spoon and continued to feed Yuan Jun.

Yuan Jun said apologetically in a low voice: "Xiaobai, don't come, this is enough to bother you, and it will be even worse if you cause any misunderstandings."

Zhou Xiaobai said angrily, "Yuan Jun, shut up and eat as soon as I feed you. Don't annoy me."

Yuan Jun's temper also came up: "You still annoy me, who asked you to come, did I invite you?"

Zhou Xiaobai said loudly: "You're still annoying, am I being too affectionate, I rushed to serve you? If not... forget it, don't talk, just open your mouth."

Yuan Jun closed his eyes and refused to eat.

Zhou Xiaobai said angrily: "Yuan Jun, are you still motivated? Do you want to eat? If you dare to say no, I will put the bowl on your face."

Yuan Jun said to the nurse: "Yu Yu, please go out for a while, I have something to say with Zhou Xiaobai, I'm sorry."

Yu Yu nodded and walked out the door.

Yuan Jun sighed and said, "Xiaobai, do you have to change your temper? No wonder Zhong Yuemin..."

Zhou Xiaobai immediately jumped up: "What's wrong with Zhong Yuemin? You don't mention him, don't ask me to scold you."

Yuan Jun smiled wryly: "If you are upset, you can scold me a few words if you want, as long as you can feel better."

Zhou Xiaobai fell silent.

Yuan Jun said: "Actually, I know that you are not here for me. You are angry with Zhong Yuemin, right? Why are you bothering? You have not been together for a long time, and you have no promises to each other. The matter has passed Don't think about it any more."

Zhou Xiaobai whispered: "I'm sorry, Yuan Jun, I shouldn't get angry with you, I apologize to you, you don't know, I feel very... sad..." Zhou Xiaobai burst into tears, "I tried, I wanted to forget him completely, but I can not do it."

Yuan Jun looked at her sympathetically: "This is not like you. In my eyes, you are an arrogant person. You have to grit your teeth and cheer up."

Zhou Xiaobai raised his head with tears in his eyes and said, "Yuan Jun, you are Zhong Yuemin's friend, you know him well, tell me, is our relationship really over?"

Yuan Jun sighed deeply and did not speak.

Director Chen of the political department of the hospital was sitting at his desk looking through documents, Luo Yun walked in and saluted, "Director Chen, are you looking for me?"

Director Chen took off his glasses and said, "Oh, Xiao Luo, why don't you sit down."

Luo Yun sat down properly.

Director Chen said: "Xiao Luo, you have done a good job. You are the first to join the party in this group of soldiers. You have a bright future."

"Director Chen, I thank the organization for training me and your help and education for me."

"The main reason is that you performed well. The organization has always been clear about everyone's performance, and will never bury your achievements. By the way, Deputy Political Commissar Shao in the army is your father's old comrade-in-arms, right?"

Luo Yun lowered her head and said, "Yes, Deputy Political Commissar Shao and my father worked in the same regiment. That was when Jinzhou was fought, and I was not born at that time."

Director Chen said: "Deputy Political Commissar Shao greeted me and asked me to care about you more politically and cultivate you. Deputy Political Commissar Shao is my old superior, and I have followed everything he told me. The problem is that our hospital There are too many cadres and children, so we should be more cautious about some things, lest others gossip."

"Don't worry, I understand."

Director Chen said embarrassingly: "This year, our hospital has only one quota for recommending workers, peasants and soldiers. The competition is very fierce. There are people from the military, the military region, and even the Beijing headquarters. There are no outsiders here. Let me tell you clearly, Zhou Xiaobai from the internal medicine department. is your main competitor."

"But... Zhou Xiaobai hasn't even solved the problem of joining the party. If I'm recommended based on my performance, I should be more qualified than her."

"But do you know her father's position in the army? Not to mention the chief of our army, even the current chief of the military region has several subordinates who have served as her father."

Luo Yun stood up nervously: "Director Chen, this opportunity to go to college is very important to me. Zhou Xiaobai will have many opportunities in the future, but this is the only time for me. I heard that Deputy Political Commissar Shao is about to retire, and I will not have it once he leaves." Any chance, please help me."

Director Chen said: "Recently, someone reported that Zhou Xiaobai has a special relationship with a wounded person who was hospitalized. Do you know about this?"

"I...know, that's Yuan Jun from the Tank Regiment. They had a good relationship before they joined the army."

"Are they dating?"

"I don't know. Anyway, I know that Zhou Xiaobai goes to take care of Yuan Jun every day."

Director Chen said dissatisfiedly: "There is a problem here. The seriously injured have special care. Why does she have to go every day? I'm afraid this is not a normal relationship?"

Luo Yun whispered, "Director Chen, I don't know about her."

Director Chen said: "Soldiers are not allowed to fall in love during their service. This is clearly stipulated by the army. As the child of a leading cadre, Zhou Xiaobai should lead by example instead of being special. I still need to investigate her problem."

Luo Yun said, "Director Chen, can I go?"

"Okay, do it well, Ronaldinho, you are very hopeful. Be cautious during this time, and don't make any problems."

"Yes, Director Chen, I remember."

(End of this chapter)