Scarlet Romance

Chapter 14
Since Zhong Yuemin and Zhang Haiyang saw Ning Wei for the first time, they believed that this guy was an extraordinary soldier.No one is more suitable to be a soldier than Ning Wei. At that time, he attacked the veteran who insulted him with a wine bottle. His quick strikes and fierce aura left a deep impression on Zhong Yuemin and Zhang Haiyang.In particular, his psychological quality is absolutely top-notch. Before the attack, there is no warning, he is drinking wine in a peaceful manner, his whole body is in a relaxed state, and his sudden action is like a lightning strike, and the situation changes suddenly. He is simply a natural killer.You must know that he was just a recruit without any professional training at that time.Zhong Yuemin and Zhang Haiyang believe that if a soldier with this quality is given strict training and has mastered various military skills, once he goes to the battlefield in the future, he will definitely be a fearsome warrior.

Ning Wei's appearance is inconspicuous, with a medium build and a thin body, which seems a bit thin.He doesn't talk much, and his mouth is a little clumsy, and he rarely speaks during class meetings.His education is a high school graduate, but those years were a time of chaos, high school education was useless, and Ning Wei's actual education level was not even in junior high school.But it was this unremarkable guy who surprised the cadres of the whole company when he first started training.He participated in the 5-kilometer cross-country training for the first time, and he ran very easily. In addition to carrying his own equipment, he also took over two submachine guns from recruits in the same class and carried them on his back. After running the whole 5 kilometers, the other recruits collapsed to the ground from exhaustion, but Ning Wei was neither blushing nor out of breath. No one could tell how great his physical potential was.

The No. 1.85 strongman in the company is a Shandong soldier named Zhang Dazhu. He is 83 meters tall and weighs 100 kilograms. He is muscular and stretches out his palm like a fan.When helping the people to carry rice, the veterans challenged each other to compare who was the strongest in the whole company. Zhang Dazhu overwhelmed all the heroes, and he carried 4 bags of 400 kilograms of sacks, a total of 5 kilograms.It was this Zhang Dazhu who had an arm wrestle with Ning Wei one day, and the two confronted each other for [-] minutes regardless of the outcome.When Zhong Yuemin watched the match, he was secretly surprised that this unattractive Ning Wei was so powerful, he really missed it before.

Ning Wei was born to be a soldier, he was obsessed with all kinds of military technology, he didn't need the squad leader to supervise him during training, he even took the initiative to increase the size of himself.One of the training subjects of the reconnaissance unit was to break bricks with bare hands. Ning Wei was eager for success when he first practiced.After Ning Wei recovered from his injury, he secretly practiced quietly. No one knew how he practiced it. Three months later, during the assessment, Ning Wei smashed 3 bricks with one palm, and all the cadres and soldiers of the company Only then did I realize that Ning Wei was definitely a guy not to be underestimated.

Recently Ning Wei got involved with Zhong Yuemin and Zhang Haiyang, and he asked the two platoon leaders to teach him a little bit about training.

Ning Wei stood on the shooting line of the shooting range, with his legs slightly apart, and a quick gun holster tied around his waist.

Zhang Haiyang was doing a demonstration action. He pulled out the pistol very quickly, swiped his left hand backwards, and opened the safety on the pistol machine head. The gunshots exploded almost at the same time, and two bottles 25 meters away were smashed to pieces. …His movements flowed smoothly, in one go, like a cowboy in a western.

Ning Wei imitated Zhang Haiyang's technique and repeatedly practiced drawing the gun...

Zhang Haiyang said: "The speed of drawing the gun must be fast, and there must be absolutely no invalid movements. Your right hand holding the gun stretches forward, and your left hand brushes the front sight and notch of the pistol, and gently shift the nose of the gun back from the safety gear. For the waiting gear at the bottom, the technique should be light and the landing point should be accurate, otherwise the shooting accuracy will be affected. When your left hand releases the safety, the index finger of your right hand should fire decisively. Remember, after the left hand releases the safety, you should keep away from the gun The rear part, otherwise under the action of the pistol re-entry machine, the recoil force will hit the sleeve back and hurt your hand. This is only the shooting method of the 54-type pistol, because its safety design is on the nose. Use other models Pistol tactics are different from that."

Ning Wei muttered to himself: "Speed ​​comes first, besides speed, it's still speed..."

"Yes, when encountering the enemy suddenly and fighting hand-to-hand, you can't hesitate at all. When you pull out the gun, the bullet will be discharged. If you want to kill with one shot, the bullet must hit the enemy's forehead. Then quickly capture the second target, spaced No longer than 1 second until all 8 rounds in the magazine are empty. The faster you fire the gun, the more invincible you will be."

Zhang Haiyang made various demonstration actions. He put his hands in his trouser pockets, and seemed to be taking a leisurely walk. Then he suddenly drew his gun, turned around and shot... The gunshots rang out non-stop, and the rows of bottles placed on the target were blown one by one. smash...

Zhong Yuemin couldn't help Ning Wei's entanglement, so he had no choice but to recognize this apprentice. Before the Sanda training started, Zhong Yuemin and Ning Wei had a conversation on the training ground.

Zhong Yuemin asked: "Ning Wei, your military skills are already excellent. Why do you have such a strong interest in unarmed combat and shooting? I need to clarify what you are thinking first."

Ning Wei said: "Paichang Zhong, I like these two skills, especially fighting. When I was young and fighting with others, I found that I was different from others. Other children were frightened when they saw blood, but I When I was in middle school, there was a famous stubborn man in our area. One day he stood at the gate of our school, and I just came out of school after school. We opened our mouths, and we started fighting. Then he pulled out a knife, and I grabbed his blade without even thinking, and my blood gushed out like a fountain. When he saw The blood softened and let go of my hand, but when I saw the blood, I became more courageous, snatched the knife and gave it to him, and since then this stubborn master never dared to show his face in that area again."

Zhong Yuemin narrowed his eyes and stared at Ning Wei: "It seems that you are a dangerous person. There is something bloodthirsty in your personality, and you have a strong tendency to violence. To be honest, I am really not sure whether to recognize you as an apprentice."

Ning Wei begged: "Platoon leader Zhong, I'm not a born robber, which time someone else recruited me first? I never take the initiative to attack others. Besides, we are a special army, you don't want your soldiers to be all Bear bag, right?"

Zhong Yuemin thought for a while: "That's true. Soldiers are professional killers when they go to the battlefield. In theory, that's the case. But Ning Wei, I found that your murderous intent is too strong, and your attacks are too dark. This is very dangerous."

"Yes! Platoon Leader Zhong, I remember your words."

"Ning Wei, of course I hope that all of my soldiers are masters, and that they will be super-class killers on the battlefield in the future. But you have to understand that the battlefield is a special environment. Once you make a move, you must kill the enemy. That is a life-and-death fight." In the environment outside the battlefield, you must understand that self-defense and killing are two concepts. When you defend yourself, you can use the grappling technique to subdue the opponent. It's the end of life."

"Yes!"

"Also, your cultural foundation is too poor, so you need to spend more time reading books. What a person is most afraid of is a simple mind and well-developed limbs. If your mind is simple, no matter how strong your kung fu is, you will still be a low-level character. Sooner or later we must If you leave the army, you can’t support yourself by fighting and killing, you have to learn some skills to make a living.”

"Yes! I remember."

Zhong Yuemin and Ning Wei were wearing protective gear and practicing Sanda. Ning Wei was knocked down with a punch. His face was covered in blood, and he lay on the ground panting and unable to get up.

Zhong Yuemin kicked him viciously and ordered him to get up.

Ning Wei struggled to stand up and put on a fighting posture. Zhong Yuemin turned around and kicked Ning Wei in the chest. Ning Wei was kicked more than 3 meters away and fell on his back... Ning Wei wiped the blood from his nose, gritted his teeth and crawled Get up and jump on it.

Zhong Yuemin stared fiercely at Ning Wei, he moved left and right, and punched frequently: "Ning Wei, don't you get excited when you see blood? I'll let you see blood, and you can use it to knock me down as much as you can. You are the only one who is a teacher..."

Ning Wei rushed forward fiercely, and received another heavy punch in the nose, his vision gradually blurred...

Zhou Xiaobai was finally recommended to go to the Fourth Military Medical University. On the day she left, Yuan Jun insisted on sending her off.

In a small train station near the army station, the simple platform was empty and there was almost no one there. Zhou Xiaobai was carrying a backpack, looking like he was about to travel far, and Yuan Jun carried the travel bag for her.

Yuan Jun warned: "Xiaobai, don't forget to write to me when you arrive at the Military Medical University."

Zhou Xiaobai said with a melancholy look: "I will write to you, you have to take care of yourself, after all, you are a seriously injured person, and it is not as good as before."

Yuan Jun reluctantly said: "Xiaobai, we have known each other for several years, right? A lot of things happened during this, it's like a dream when I think about it."

"You think of Luo Yun again, do you still communicate?"

"She has sent several letters, but I have not answered them."

Zhou Xiaobai said, "Do you feel a sense of loss?"

"No, the time I spent with her was very short, and it was over before I found the feeling. I seem to have lost the initiative at the beginning. Whether we are together or separated, the initiative is in Luo Yun's hands, but I should still thank her .”

"why?"

"She pushed you to my side unintentionally, you know? I liked you a long time ago. At that time, I couldn't show it because of your relationship with Yuemin. Now I think there should be no more obstacles between us." .”

"Yuan Jun, do you want me to tell the truth?"

"of course."

"You are my best friend and my most trusted friend, but if you want me to love you, I'm afraid I have to wait a little longer. I don't want to hide it from you. Even if Zhong Yuemin hurt me like this, I still have him in my heart. Forget Not him. But don't worry, I won't wait for him to pity me, I have my self-esteem, I don't want things that don't belong to me. "

Yuan Jun said: "I understand this, I hope you can live according to your own ideas, and don't force yourself to do things you don't want to do."

Zhou Xiaobai sighed: "This time when I return to Beijing on vacation, I wanted to talk to Zhong Yuemin alone, but when I saw him, I couldn't say anything, and he was very busy, so I really couldn't find a chance to talk to Zhong Yuemin." He talked. Yuan Jun, give me some more time, okay?"

"No problem, I can wait."

The whistle sounded, and a passenger train pulled into the station.

Zhou Xiaobai stretched out his hand: "Yuan Jun, goodbye, I will miss you."

Yuan Jun held her hand: "Goodbye, take care."

The train started, and Zhou Xiaobai leaned out of the window to wave goodbye to Yuan Jun.

Yuan Jun stood on the platform, looking thoughtfully at the passing train...

Those who are familiar with Yuan Jun say that since he got rid of the Squib injury that year, he looks like a different person, as if he has matured suddenly.Company commander Ji Changhe, instructor Wu Yunguo, and squad leader Duan Tiezhu felt that Yuan Jun was not normal. They even suspected that Yuan Jun was injured and had sequelae. Good soldier, his performance can be reported to the Political Department as a model, is this true or false?Don't tell me what this kid is holding back, right?They watched Yuan Jun closely for a long time and found nothing unusual, so they were relieved.

In fact, Yuan Jun is still Yuan Jun, there is not much change, he is just in love, he is in love with Zhou Xiaobai.He thought that the short time with Luo Yun was nothing more than fooling around, anyway, he didn't have much feeling at that time.After Luo Yun went to school, he never missed her. Luo Yun sent him a few letters, but Yuan Jun tore them up without even reading them. Yuan Jun didn't want to associate with her anymore. From the behavior of this woman, he and her It is impossible to even be an ordinary friend. Yuan Jun's principle of making friends is to show loyalty, and this Luo Yun obviously doesn't know what loyalty is.

As for Zhou Xiaobai, Yuan Jun felt differently. Zhou Xiaobai was taking care of him during the whole recovery period. Yuan Jun had already had a lot of thoughts in his mind, but because of Zhong Yuemin's relationship, he had no choice but to keep silent.In fact, when Zhong Yuemin and Zhou Xiaobai first started dating, he expected that they would break up sooner or later.He and Zhong Yuemin grew up together, and they know him too well. This is a guy who starts to rebel and abandons. As for getting married and starting a family, he probably never even thought about it. If someone forces him to marry a wife and go home to live a happy life, Then you might as well kill him.Yuan Jun held a tolerant attitude towards Zhong Yuemin's lifestyle. From the standpoint of a man, he didn't think Zhong Yuemin had anything to blame, so when he learned that Zhong Yuemin and Zhou Xiaobai broke up, Yuan Jun was quite relieved.Fortunately for him, Zhong Yuemin finally changed his interest, and he probably wanted to play a new game again.That's right, you Zhong Yuemin are willing to play games with life, that's your business, but don't occupy your seat and make a fuss, so that others can't remember it.No matter how you look at it, Zhou Xiaobai is a good girl. If you, Zhong Yuemin, don't want it, you can speak up early. Yuan Jun thinks he is a person who is easy to satisfy. He is willing to marry Zhou Xiaobai as his wife and live a peaceful life.

Yuan Jun believes that when a person is really in a relationship, he should be a mature person. If you make troubles every day, then the person you love will lack a sense of security. What woman doesn’t like a man who makes herself feel safe? Woolen cloth?
It should be said that women made Yuan Jun mature.He started as a squad leader and was promoted to be a platoon leader. Two years later, he became the deputy company commander. Wu Yunguo, the instructor at that time, became the deputy political commissar of the tank regiment. The company commander Ji Changhe was transferred to the army headquarters to take charge of training. , Duan Tiezhu, the squad leader at that time, is the current company commander, and he still partners with Yuan Jun.Yuan Jun no longer has any other thoughts about his life. Apart from being in the army, he doesn't know what else he can do.

Yuan Jun was wearing overalls and was overhauling tank tracks in the tank depot with several soldiers.

A soldier hurried over: "Deputy company commander, someone is looking for you."

Yuan Jun wiped his oily hands with cotton wool and asked, "Who is looking for me?"

The soldier said: "A woman is waiting in your dormitory."

"Women?" Yuan Jun couldn't think of any woman who would come to him.

The soldiers booed together: "Is the deputy company commander's girlfriend here?"

"Deputy company commander, it's time for you to treat me."

Yuan Jun laughed and said, "Go, what are you trying to coax? I have too many girlfriends, one of whom comes every day, and I treat guests every day? Shut up."

The soldiers laughed.

Yuan Jun opened the door and walked into the dormitory and asked loudly, "Who is looking for me?" After speaking, he was suddenly stunned.

Luo Yun was standing in the room, smiling at him.I haven't seen her in a few years. Luo Yun's figure is a bit plump than before. She is wearing a newly-renewed women's dress, and her long, wavy hair falls from under the beanie cap to her shoulders. She smiles and says, "Yuan Jun , didn’t expect it to be me, did you?”

Yuan Jun was stunned for a moment and said, "I didn't expect that, why are you here?"

"After graduation, of course I have to come back."

"are you looking for me?"

"Yuan Jun, what are you talking about? Have you forgotten our relationship?"

Yuan Jun said coldly: "I'm sorry, I really forgot what our relationship is, can you remind me?"

Luo Yun came over and stroked Yuan Jun's face and said softly: "Don't do this, I know you are angry with me, but do you know? I did have difficulties at the time, not to mention that I also asked Zhou Xiaobai to tell you what I meant. I believe you will understand. Look, I have graduated now, so I am looking for you again. Really, Yuan Jun, I have not changed my mind."

Yuan Jun remained silent.

"I wrote you a letter, but you never replied. Yuan Jun, you shouldn't have treated me like this. I didn't do anything wrong to you."

Yuan Jun looked at Luo Yun and shook his head gently: "Luo Yun, I'm afraid we are not suitable, I am not a narrow-minded person, I will not care about such trivial matters, I just think you are too scheming, I am not your opponent. It sucks to always be on the defensive when dealing with a woman."

Luo Yun said in surprise: "You actually look at me like this, did I do something wrong to you?"

"There's no need to mention the previous things. Although they are all small things, they give me a feeling that your friendship is unreliable when it comes to critical moments."

Luo Yun was irritated: "These views were probably instilled in you by Zhou Xiaobai, right? Yuan Jun, I didn't come to you to pray for anything. It's not that I, Luo Yun, can't find a boyfriend. Hang yourself, don't feel too good about yourself."

Yuan Jun put on a rascal face: "Don't be so excited, if it's not worth it for me, you should know who I am, if I didn't meet you at the Shichahai Ice Rink back then, Zhong Yuemin and I would have to shoot other girls, The key is the process, it doesn't matter who is photographed, anyway, there are plenty of chicks who are taken in."

Luo Yun sneered: "Yuan Jun, you still look like a gangster back then."

"Then you should be lucky. You have been with me for such a long time, and I didn't take advantage of it. To be honest, I have always wanted to do this, but I just didn't find the opportunity. Today you came to the door yourself. an opportunity."

Yuan Jun approached Luo Yun step by step.

Luo Yun stood up in panic: "What are you doing? I'm going to call someone."

Yuan Jun smiled: "Everyone in the company knows that my girlfriend is here, and this is my dormitory again. What am I afraid of? It's a joke at most. I'm in a hurry..."

Luo Yun opened the door violently and jumped out: "Yuan Jun, you are playing a hooligan, I will sue you to your political commissar."

Yuan Jun made a gesture of catching up: "Let's get things done first, and you can sue wherever you like..."

Luo Yun ran away in fright.

Yuan Jun shouted: "Commissioner, catch her, don't let her get away..."

The company correspondent hurried over: "Deputy company commander, what's the matter?"

Yuan Jun smiled and waved his hands: "It's okay, you can go back."

Duan Tiezhu, the company commander, opened the door and came in: "Deputy company commander Yuan, I saw your girlfriend running very fast just now, as if there was a ghost chasing her behind, you probably have a hand with someone, right?"

Yuan Jun laughed loudly: "What's the point? I invited her to sleep with me for a while, but she ran away in fright."

Duan Tiezhu said: "What, sleeping with you, is that plausible? Tell me clearly, have you already succeeded? Have you got the fucking certificate? How dare you do it so boldly..."

At this time, at the educated youth spot in Shichuan Village in northern Shaanxi, the educated youths gathered in the yard beamingly, and everyone surrounded Cao Gang who had just returned from the county.They have long heard rumors that the state will recruit educated youths on a large scale, and the educated youths are very excited.These years, the educated youths have hardly any income. No matter how hard they work every year, they still have to owe the village ration money at the end of the year. Their lives are miserable. So when they heard the news that the country wanted to recruit workers, the educated youths were so excited Indescribable.

Cao Gang shouted loudly: "Brothers, good news, I just came back from the county. According to reliable information, the scope of recruitment this time is the educated youth who have been sent to the countryside for more than 3 years. That is to say, those of us educated youth should It's [-] percent entertaining."

Jiang Biyun asked: "What units are there?"

Cao Gang said: "The best units are military enterprises that have moved from the mainland to the third line. They are all owned by the whole people. Our first choice is of course state-owned enterprises. There are also county-owned enterprises and commercial systems. By the way, Zheng Tong ?”

Jiang Biyun said, "He's reading in the cave."

"Call him out quickly, why is this kid indifferent to recruiting?"

Jiang Biyun shouted: "Zheng Tong, come out quickly, there is good news."

Zheng Tong lazily walked out of the cave dwelling with a book in his hand, and said nonchalantly, "Isn't it just recruitment, I've heard about it a long time ago."

Cao Gang asked strangely: "Dude, you don't seem to be interested."

"It's because I don't have much interest. Anyway, I'm doing work. It's different where I do it."

"It's so different. If you work in the village for a year, you may still owe the rations of the team. The work value of a strong laborer is less than 5 cents. If you become a state-owned enterprise employee, you will be paid 40 yuan a month. That's pretty rich."

Zheng Tong said indifferently: "I don't care. I didn't starve to death as an educated youth in the village, and I won't get rich if I earn tens of yuan in a factory. I can do whatever I want, and it doesn't matter where I get assigned."

Guo Jie said: "Zheng Tong, are you stupid for reading? You can't eat by reading. Recruiting is a major event in our educated youth's life. If you delay it, you will regret it for the rest of your life."

Zheng Tong replied while flipping through the book: "I won't fight with you, if you have a good unit, you can go to it, and I can sweep the streets."

Cao Gang said: "Jiang Biyun, what's the matter with Zheng Tong recently, he looks like a fool, is he mentally ill? You don't seem to be in a hurry at all."

Zheng Tong raised his head: "You're the one who's sick, I'm just too lazy to be a commoner."

Jiang Biyun smiled and said: "Don't look at you who usually sleep on a kang, in fact, none of you know him."

Cao Gang said: "I don't think you may understand him. Do you know what he is thinking all day long?"

"Of course I know him. Otherwise, can I fall in love with him? Zheng Tong, there is another good news. Maybe you are more interested. The County Education Bureau is recruiting primary and secondary school teachers. Educated youths who have been in the team for more than 3 years can sign up, but Candidates must pass a unified examination and interview.

Zheng Tong's eyes suddenly burst into light: "Really? This is good news."

Jiang Biyun proudly said to the educated youths: "Look, is this a sick person? Or do I know him well? He is a person with his own ideas, which is different from you ordinary people."

Guo Jie said disapprovingly: "Fuck, we are ordinary people, what is he? A saint?"

Jiang Biyun said loudly: "I'm afraid there is still some distance from a saint, but he must be an extraordinary person..."

At dusk, Zheng Tong and Jiang Biyun sat side by side on the mountain ridge behind Shichuan Village. This was the place where Zhong Yuemin and Qin Ling met. After Zhong Yuemin left, this became the place where Zheng Tong and Jiang Biyun had a tryst.

The Loess Plateau in the twilight looks dignified and desolate, and the blood-like setting sun slantly shines on the undulating hills. Looking around, the sky and the earth are one.On the hillside not far away, Old Man Du, a sheep herder, sang Xintianyou's "Shandandan Flowers Blooming Red and Brilliantly" at the top of his voice:
Shandandan is blooming,

Bright red.

Our brother is going home,
brother go home

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Zheng Tong and Jiang Biyun don't have too many quiet conversations each time, and most of the time they spend together sit in silence.These years, Zheng Tong has been reading crazily. In the eyes of outsiders, Zheng Tong has become a veritable nerd. This kind of nerd has a common characteristic, that is, he is indifferent to what happens around him, and seems to have entered a state of dementia. It's easy to be mistaken for a mentally ill person.Once during Chinese New Year, the educated youths were making dumplings, but Zheng Tong was sitting in the yard reading a book. Cao Gang and others wanted to play tricks on this nerd, so they ate all the dumplings, leaving nothing for him.Zheng Tong read until it was dark, and suddenly felt hungry, so he went into the kitchen to look for something to eat. Cao Gang said, "Didn't you just finish eating dumplings?" Zheng Tong was taken aback, and immediately said, "Oh, I'm sorry, I Forget." After saying that, he went to bed on the kang.This incident became a classic joke among the educated youth.At that time, Jiang Biyun was not at the educated youth spot when she went to the commune to do business. When she came back and heard about it, she and Cao Gang had a big fight.

Jiang Biyun feels that Zheng Tong's books have not been read in vain these years. He is thinking about something. His thoughts are undergoing a profound, almost nirvana-like transformation. Sparks of thought flash in his mind from time to time. Fate produced a profound feeling.Faced with this change in Zheng Tong, Jiang Biyun was both relieved and frightened. She didn't know whether it was a good thing or a bad thing for Zheng Tong.

Zheng Tong finally broke the silence: "Biyun, I want to try at the county education bureau, do you agree?"

Jiang Biyun gently straightened his collar and said, "I'll go with you, I think I can still be a primary school teacher."

Zheng Tong said: "I want to teach middle school, Chinese, history, geography, I have no problem teaching these subjects."

"After so many years of self-study, you finally have a place to use. I'm so happy for you."

Zheng Tong looked into the distance and said in thought: "Knowledge... is really a good thing. It can make people sober and enlightened. It is like a torch in the long night, giving you light and warmth; when you enter a After reaching this state, worldly things are less important, and you have no time to think about the abundance and poverty of material life, and you acquire knowledge for a kind of thinking and a kind of self-improvement."

"So what are you thinking about and what are you perfecting? In short, what kind of person do you want to be? What is your ultimate goal?"

"Back then, Chen Yinke mentioned the spirit of independence and the thought of freedom in his eulogy for Mr. Wang Guowei. This is really a very high level, which is admirable."

"Zheng Tong, it's no wonder they say you're weird, I don't even know you anymore, what's the specific thing in the question you're thinking about?"

Zheng Tong closed his eyes and muttered to himself: "Take history as a mirror. History is a mirror. Everything in reality can be referenced in history. I was thinking that human beings are probably the animal with the shortest memory. That evening, I am sitting here reading a book, I was watching "The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich", I looked up and suddenly raised my head, and found that the sun was setting, and the hills to the west were covered with the afterglow of the setting sun, and the sky and the earth were It was golden, as if it was burning. Facing such a brilliant sunset, I felt cold all over my body, like falling into ice water. The historical picture is so similar, I think of the "Red August" in 1966, that memory In August, what left the deepest impression on me was a bright red hue, which was not the color of red flags, red armbands, or red quotations, but the blood of the victims... That scorching August, reflected In front of my eyes, there is blood everywhere. Why is this happening? What is the reason for everything that happened? Is it that our nation is born to take pleasure in killing? In this short period of one month, the rationality of the entire nation has been Where did it go, a person who is crazy can be forgiven, but a nation that is crazy and irrational is unforgivable..."

Jiang Biyun hugged Zheng Tong in shock: "Oh my God, you're thinking too much, stop thinking about it, your wild thinking is too dangerous, don't you want to express something profound on purpose?"

Zheng Tong seemed to be immersed in a kind of artistic conception. He stared into the distance with blurred eyes and muttered to himself:

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I am the poet of the flesh,
Also a poet of the soul.

I possess the joys of heaven,

Possesses the pain of hell too.

The former I grafted upon myself to multiply,
The latter I translated it into a new language
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Jiang Biyun recognized that it was Whitman's poem.Zheng Tong once said that poets like Xu Zhimo and Dai Wangshu bothered him the most. Their verses were sweet and greasy, and they could easily make men impotent.He likes Whitman's "Leaves of Grass", which is a poem full of reason and a man's poem.

Zheng Tong seems to be talking in sleep:
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O my soul,

We found our own home in the quiet coolness of dawn.

My voice pursues where my sight cannot reach,
My tongue accepts a thousand worlds

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Zheng Tong stared at the twilight of the Loess Plateau. On the sapphire blue sky, a waning moon had already risen, where the singing of Xintianyou drifted away, and the decaying grass was mesmerizing...

Jiang Biyun looked at the rolling hills in the distance in a daze, and Zheng Tong's deep voice came from his ear:
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I surrender myself to the dirt,

let it grow in my beloved grass,

If you need me again,

look for me under your boots

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(End of this chapter)