Scarlet Romance

Chapter 9
On the only street in the county town, a strange-shaped begging team came. This strange team aroused the curiosity of the county residents, and many spectators surrounded it.In fact, this area is a poor area. It has long been a common practice for farmers to go out to beg collectively during the lean season every year, and it has become commonplace for residents of the county town. There are educated youths in Beijing, especially female educated youths, which is something new.Also, in the past, the farmers begging were very quiet. When they begged, they begged softly and never made any noise, but today the begging team was noisy and very lively.The residents of the county town couldn't understand how it was possible to be so strong and arrogant when begging for food, as if they deserved it.

Zhong Yuemin and Zheng Tong were wearing borrowed tattered padded jackets with exposed cotton everywhere, straw ropes tied around their waists, a broken bowl in one hand, and a dog-beating stick in the other.Behind them was a begging team composed of old people and children from Shichuan Village, with Cao Gang, Qian Zhimin, Jiang Biyun and other educated youths among them.

The eyes behind Zheng Tong's glasses are rolling around, and he will squeeze in wherever there are many people. He holds a rough porcelain bowl with jagged edges and tries his best to join the crowd, and he is still chanting loudly: "Mr. Ladies, uncles and aunts, brothers and sisters, comrades-in-arms of the revolution, please pity us, we have not eaten for 3 days, we are almost unable to bear it, please give us a stutter..."

The crowd scattered and avoided like the plague. Zheng Tong held up a broken bowl and chased after him. Even Cao Gang, Qian Zhimin and others couldn't stand it anymore.
Cao Gang criticized: "Zheng Tong, what the hell are you doing chasing after the big girl? Look, you scare her, are you begging for food or robbing her?"

Zheng Tong smirked: "You don't understand that. Most big girls are kind-hearted. Seeing how pitiful the buddies are, they took out their wallets if they couldn't keep them all."

Qian Zhimin scolded with a smile: "Take it easy, you won't have a good meal, and you'll treat us like hooligans."

Zhong Yuemin clasped his fists to the crowd of onlookers: "Fathers and folks, grandpas and ladies, I, Zhong Yuemin, first came here to beg for food to make a living. Please forgive me, folks. If you have money, you can support the money market. If you don't have money, you can support the personal market... "

Zheng Tong laughed and said, "Yuemin, you're going the wrong way. How the hell are you begging for food? This is Tianqiao selling Daliwan."

Zhong Yuemin was disturbed by Zheng Tong as soon as he was in a good mood, so he was annoyed: "Go, go, beg for food, you want yours, what do you want me to do? Everyone has their own way, don't care about white cats and black ones. Cat, it’s a good cat if it wants to eat. Oh, fuck, why am I itchy all over? It’s broken, it’s broken, there are lice on this padded jacket, Zheng Tong, please help me scratch my back.”

Zheng Tong gloated and said with a gleeful smile: "You just discovered it? I understood it as soon as I put it on. Where is this cotton-padded jacket? The whole zoo is a zoo, and this louse is too grandson. You can just walk around on your back." 'Go there too, so I don't dare to scratch."

Zheng Tong reached into Zhong Yuemin's back to tickle.

Zhong Yuemin was so comfortable that he half-closed his eyes and said to everyone: "Everyone should disperse, move separately, and don't gather together. Jiang Biyun, you support Aunt Zhang and walk alone. The educated youths will find an old man or a child to take them with them. Cao Just now, don’t you look like a beggar, does this look like a beggar? You are better than other benefactors. Zheng Tong, take off your broken glasses, you don’t look like a beggar, you are a rightist with your hat off.”

Everyone acquiesced to Zhong Yuemin's authority, and they really regarded him as the person in charge, and the begging team dispersed and walked away.

Zhong Yuemin called Zheng Tong: "Zheng Tong, don't go, my back is still itchy, scratch me again."

Zheng Tong was in a hurry to leave: "Yuemin, we are doing business here, don't delay my begging."

"If you can't delay, just come with me, and get your pockets ready, lest you won't be able to fit them in a while."

Zheng Tong was dubious: "Yuemin, before your father joined the revolution, was he a leader of the beggar gang? Why are you so familiar with beggars?"

Jiang Biyun helped Aunt Zhang, who was in her 70s, from Shichuan Village to beg at the door of a house facing the street. A middle-aged woman walked out of the door facing the street and looked at them strangely.Jiang Biyun opened her mouth, but said nothing, she really couldn't open her mouth.

The middle-aged woman asked: "Girl, what do you do?"

Jiang Biyun blushed, and said with difficulty: "We... are beggars." Before she could finish speaking, tears dripped down her chest.

The eye circles of the middle-aged woman were also red, and she asked sympathetically, "Is it an educated youth who jumped in line?"

Jiang Biyun nodded.

Aunt Zhang stretched out her hand tremblingly: "Auntie, have pity on my old lady, the village is at a standstill."

The middle-aged woman sighed, and took out a steamed bun when she entered the door: "Oh, what a crime. Girl, take it."

Jiang Biyun took the bun, and bowed again and again with tears in her eyes: "Thank you, aunt, thank you, aunt."

She broke the bun in half and handed half to Aunt Zhang. The gray-haired Aunt Zhang took the bun and couldn't wait to chew on it.Jiang Biyun took a bite, and tears welled up again. She couldn't bear it anymore, and finally burst into tears.She felt a kind of humiliation that she had never experienced before. Why would an upright person be reduced to begging? Could this be re-education from the poor and lower-middle peasants?
Aunt Zhang didn’t feel like Jiang Biyun. She gnawed on the steamed buns and persuaded, “Girl, why are you crying when you have steamed buns? You’re not used to it. Just get used to it in the future. I wasn’t used to it when I first married in Shichuan Village.” To beg for food. I just gave birth that year, and the family ran out of food. If I refused to beg for food, my man beat me, and I had to go if I didn’t go. This is how we farmers are. My man beats people very hard, but It really scared me, I went there with my baby in my arms, and then I got used to it. For more than 50 years, I have been begging every year. I only remember that there were two years when the crops were good and I didn’t beg for food. This has been the case for generations in Ishikawa Village. came."

Jiang Biyun was taken aback: "Only two years in more than 50 years have I not begged for food?"

"Isn't it? I remember very clearly that it was a year with good rain. There was neither drought nor flood. There are too few years like this." Aunt Zhang had already eaten half of the bun when she spoke.

Jiang Biyun felt a strong shock, but she couldn't say anything, she couldn't express her feelings, she just stared blankly at Aunt Zhang.She was thinking about what the old man said, just get used to it, is this my fate?
Zhong Yuemin and Zheng Tong don't have the sense of humiliation that Jiang Biyun has. Both of them are good at playing life as a game, and they can always find new fun in the game. They are having fun at the moment.

Zhong Yuemin stood on a high step facing the street, shook his torn padded jacket, held a broken bowl with both hands, and posed like Li Yuhe from the Peking Opera "Red Lantern" and shouted:
Thanks-thank-mom.

Drink a bowl of wine before leaving,

full of courage,
Hatoyama hosted a banquet and made friends with me,
Thousands of cups and thousands of lamps will entertain

…………

"Okay!" There was booing and applause from the crowd watching the excitement.

"One more time."

Zhong Yuemin arched his hands and said: "Whoever gives me something to eat first, I don't have any food in my stomach, so I can't sing anymore."

A young man threw two biscuits: "Go on."

"Thank you." Zhong Yuemin took the biscuits and gave one to Zheng Tong, and the two devoured it.

Someone shouted: "Hurry up and eat."

Zhong Yuemin was so choked that he rolled his eyes: "Just... finish..."

Zheng Tong gnawed sesame seed cakes and begged from the crowd with his pockets, and the crowd dispersed one after another.He chased the crowd angrily, cursing uncleanly: "I just wanted to run away after listening to the play, why do you people always want to get something for nothing, what's the matter with playing for nothing? Stop the fuck, A bunch of heartless things."

The residents of the small county town have never seen such a beggar. Seeing what he means, if he doesn't give, he will beat him. The beggar gang back then was not so unreasonable.Besides, Zheng Tong's dog-beating stick is also very eye-catching. It's not the kind of thin jujube stick used by ordinary beggars, but a pick handle with a thick head and a thin tail, which looks very scary.Residents ran away one after another. Zheng Tong followed closely behind a middle-aged man in a Chinese tunic with his pockets in his hands. The middle-aged man finally ran away.The more Zheng Tong thought about it, the angrier he became. He decided that this man was a cheapskate who would risk his life and money. He really wanted to hit him with a pickaxe. He chased the middle-aged man several hundred meters away before returning with an empty bag.

Zheng Tong cursed and returned to the original place, and saw Zhong Yuemin approaching a young woman with a playful smile.

The woman ran into a yard, Zhong Yuemin chased to the gate of the yard and looked inside.

A man came out of the yard aggressively with a rolling pin. Zhong Yuemin immediately turned and fled. The man pinched his waist and cursed loudly.

Zheng Tong sat down on the steps happily.

Zhong Yuemin came back with disheveled brows, and explained: "That guy probably thought I was taking pictures of my mother-in-law. What the hell is wrong with me? Why did I go to a place where rabbits don't shit? That woman bared her face. Huang Chengcheng's big die looks like ivory. I thought to myself, I think it should be better if I don't look good, but I don't have a good heart, and I don't have any sympathy. It's fine if you don't give it, and you still instigate a man to copy a rolling pin, is there anyone who bullies the poor like that?"

Zheng Tong was so happy that he couldn't straighten up: "Who knows whether you are begging for food or molesting women, even I can't tell, no wonder her husband is in a hurry with you."

Zhong Yuemin sighed: "It seems that the people in this small county are not easy to fool, so we have to think of something else."

Zheng Tong shook his empty pocket and sneered, "You seem to be serious, bring a pocket. You probably want to eat a full stomach, and then carry a pocket back. What are you dreaming about?"

Zhong Yuemin scratched his scalp and said: "It seems that you have to learn some skills to beg for food, and you have to mobilize people's sympathy. We are strong and strong, and we are not weak. No matter how shabby we are dressed, it is useless. People regard us as rural people. It's a bum."

Zheng Tong slapped his forehead: "Yes, we brought many children from the village, all dressed like beggars, how about we find a child to sell children and daughters? I will find a piece of paper and write 'Life' on it." Forced to sell it with pain, put a straw mark on the child's head and auction it on the street, we just need to sit down against the wall and pretend to be hungry and cold."

Zhong Yuemin shook his head: "Bad idea, the police will arrest us as human traffickers if you make a fuss. With your image as a rightist, it is easy for people to talk about politics. Not to mention that you are attacking the party rampantly, at least you are deliberately discrediting socialism. , have you ever seen a few beggars wearing glasses begging for food? I said, why can’t they ask for food, it’s all because of your image.”

"Damn it, you didn't say that your begging skills are too trendy, it's because of my bad image. When you stand there, your eyes turn around, and you look like a cunning, it's easy for people to suspect that you are a chemical A Taiwan spy in disguise."

Zhong Yuemin picked up a dog-beating stick to beat Zheng Tong, Zheng Tong hurriedly parried with a dog-beating stick, the two seemed to forget their hunger, and started fighting on the street.

Cao Gang rushed over, and he yelled from a long distance: "Yuemin, it's not good, something happened to Guo Jie and Qian Zhimin."

Zhong Yuemin asked in surprise: "What's going on?"

"Guo Jie shunned a piece of bacon, and Qian Zhimin covered him, but he was caught and beaten."

Zhong Yuemin picked up the pickaxe handle and said, "Quickly ask our people to bring sticks and snatch Guo Jie and the others back."

Cao Gang was so anxious that he turned his head and ran away.

Zhong Yuemin tightened the hemp rope around his waist, and said to Zheng Tong: "It's been a long time since I've fought, it's time to practice today, can you?"

"No problem, buddy's hands are itching, copy guy, let's go!"

Qian Zhimin and Guo Jie stood by the road, across the street was a butcher shop, a meat chopping board was placed in front of the shop, with a few pieces of bacon hanging on it.The bacon is very attractive, the lean part is purple-red, the fat part is waxy yellow, dripping with oil.Two salesmen in oilskin aprons stood chatting behind the meat case.

Qian Zhimin and Guo Jie stared straight at the bacon. They didn't want anything just now, and their eyes were starved from hunger. Only then did they realize that begging for food is not so easy.They went to a restaurant, wanting to pick up some leftover food from customers, but people in this small county are used to thrift, and they don't have the habit of leftovers at all, and they even drank the noodle soup before leaving.Local beggars never go to such restaurants, because it is useless to go there.Qian Zhimin and Guo Jie observed at the entrance of the restaurant for an hour, and found that after the diners left, their bowls were so clean that there was no need to wash them. They walked away disappointed.

At this time, Qian Zhimin and Guo Jie looked at the piece of bacon and had hallucinations. They seemed to see a small hand growing out of the piece of bacon. stomach sac.Qian Zhimin and Guo Jie felt that the little hand was very gentle, not only stroking their stomachs, but even hooking their souls, so they developed a certain attachment to that piece of bacon.

Qian Zhimin stared intently at the bacon, and murmured, "The piece of bacon in the middle is the biggest, weighing seven to eight catties. You can bounce, right?"

Guo Jie visually measured the angle and distance of the run-up and said: "No problem, the rebounds are only so high when playing basketball. My buddy is the main force of our school's basketball team."

Qian Zhimin made up his mind: "Pick it off and run away, I'll cut it off for you."

"Look at me." Guo Jie started to run, he crossed the road diagonally, his speed was getting faster and faster, he rushed to the meat table in a blink of an eye, jumped up, a standard slam dunk action, the biggest piece of bacon was picked After getting it, Guo Jie ran desperately carrying the bacon.

The two salesmen behind the meat case were stunned for a moment, then they chased after them shouting.

At the right time, Qian Zhimin overturned a table selling food on the side of the road. Two salesmen tripped over. Qian Zhimin turned around and ran.

Qian Zhimin made a very serious mistake. In order to prevent the salesman from chasing after him, he kept creating obstacles for the pursuers. In front of a grocery store, Qian Zhimin covered Guo Jie and ran past with bacon.Two salesmen ran and shouted after him.

Qian Zhimin overturned a stack of wattle baskets, and countless wattle baskets rolled on the ground.The chaser kicked away the thorn basket and continued to chase angrily.The move angered grocery store clerks, who joined the chase.

Qian Zhimin and Guo Jie ran past the entrance of a snack bar. There were several tables in front of the store, and several local residents were eating noodles with large bowls.The guy at the snack bar skillfully pulls the noodles on the chopping board and throws the pulled noodles into the pot.Guo Jie sprinted through the crowd like a rabbit carrying meat, and Qian Zhimin then overturned 3 tables one after another.The dishes and food on the table fell to the ground one after another, the debris splashed, and the soup splashed everywhere...

The guys at the snack bar were furious, and they picked up the guys one after another and chased after him.

Qian Zhimin's blocking tactics had little effect, but instead aroused public outrage.Residents in the county town have never seen such a rampant thief. According to their past experience, thieves who steal things usually know that they are wrong and will just run away. How can there be such a thief who steals things so vigorously.

Panicked, Guo Jie got into an alley and Qian Zhimin followed.They didn't pay attention to the "this alley is closed" sign hanging at the entrance of the alley.

The chaotic crowd stopped at the entrance of the alley, and walked into the alley in a calm manner.

Guo Jie and Qian Zhimin turned back in despair in front of a wall at the end of the alley.

A group of pursuers approached step by step, their faces twisted by anger...

Guo Jie and Qian Zhimin were tied up and escorted back to the door of the butcher shop. Several local youths were beating them, and their faces were covered with bruises.

A group of onlookers shouted vigorously: "Fight, kill these thieves!"

"Give them a sign and parade through the streets!"

Suddenly, the crowd of onlookers became chaotic and fled one after another... It turned out that Zhong Yuemin led several male educated youths, each holding a stick, and swung them across the crowd regardless of indiscriminate or indiscriminate.Several local youths who were beating Guo Jie and Qian Zhimin were beaten with sticks so that they ran away with their heads covered.

Zhong Yuemin cut the ropes on Guo Jie and Qian Zhimin. With red eyes, they armed themselves with the meat cleaver on the meat table. The educated youths covered each other and fled.

The locals who had fled in all directions gathered together again, picked up their weapons and chased after the educated youths.

This was the most exciting day for Zhong Yuemin since he went to the countryside. At this time, he was filled with a desire to destroy, wishing to turn the county town upside down, and let out a bird's breath that had been depressed for many days.If he had a dynamite bag in his hand at this time, he would dare to ignite it and throw it out.

The educated youths fled to the only intersection in the county and stopped. They found that there were dark crowds coming from different directions.This time the incident became serious, and the residents of the county were red-eyed. It would be too late to surrender obediently at this moment. They would be beaten to death by the angry crowd, and there would be no way out.

Zhong Yuemin took the lead and broke into a restaurant at the intersection, followed by the educated youths who retreated into the restaurant, blocking the gate with tables, benches and other sundries.

Furious, the chasing crowd dismantled the obstacles in an attempt to break into the restaurant.The educated youths took out the dishes from the kitchen and rained down on the attackers.

The attacker finally removed the barrier at the door and rushed into the restaurant. The educated youths retreated while fighting, and retreated along the stairs to the second floor.Several local lads rushed up the stairs, and were beaten by Zhong Yuemin and Zheng Tong so that they rolled down the stairs.The attackers rushed up one after another, Zhong Yuemin and Zheng Tong were in a hurry, and they were about to be unable to resist.At this time, Cao Gang took a foam fire extinguisher and sprayed the attacker head-on.The attacker was sprayed with foam and had no choice but to retreat.Zheng Tong was overjoyed, and hurriedly pulled out the fire hose, opened the valve, and the water gun sprayed out a powerful water column, and sprayed it directly at the attacker.Several locals on the stairs were sprayed down the stairs by a powerful jet of water.The attacker threw broken bricks and stones upstairs like raindrops...

On another street in the county seat, Li Kuiyong was wandering with seven or eight educated youths.

Li Kuyong is the second batch of educated youths who came to northern Shaanxi to join the team, and there was a one-month difference in time between Zhong Yuemin and the others.As soon as he arrived, he asked everywhere about Zhong Yuemin, but he never found out that there were thousands of educated youths in Beijing who jumped into the queue in northern Shaanxi.Today is a day to go to the market, and it is the first time for Li Kuiyong and a few educated youths to come to the county.

Two male educated youths ran towards each other: "Kui Yong, a group of Beijing educated youths are fighting with the locals, let's take care of it?"

Li Kuiyong waved his hand: "Go, go and have a look."

The educated youths ran to the accident site one after another.

At this time, Zhong Yuemin and other educated youths had retreated to the roof of the restaurant. The locals brought in two ladders and were climbing up the roof. Zhong Yuemin and Zheng Tong worked together to overturn the ladder with sticks. The ladder fell down and halfway through the climb. The two locals fell on their backs.

The educated youths on the roof lifted the tiles and threw them down, and the onlookers all over the street ran away.The attacking side also responded with stones and bricks to the educated youths on the roof.For a while, bricks and tiles flew all over the intersection, and even the adjacent shops and houses suffered, and the glass on the windows was shattered.

At this time, Li Kuiyong rushed over with his people, and he saw Zhong Yuemin who was busy standing on the roof at a glance. He was taken aback immediately. He realized that Zhong Yuemin and his gang had caused a big mess today. Without official intervention, I am afraid it would not be accepted today. field.

Li Kuiyong shouted to an educated youth beside him: "Go to the county educated youth office and tell them to come quickly, otherwise something serious will happen."

The educated youth nodded and was about to leave when Li Kuiyong thought of something again: "Come back, there are quite a few educated youths from Beijing who came to the county today. Whenever you meet them, tell them to come here. The more people, the better."

The educated youth who reported the letter ran away.

Li Kuiyong made a trumpet with both hands and shouted: "Zhong Yuemin, I am Li Kuiyong."

Zhong Yuemin found Li Kuiyong on the roof, and he shouted happily: "Kuiyong, which commune are you assigned to?"

Li Kuiyong shouted: "Baidian Village, Hongwei Commune, how about you?"

"I'm in Shichuan Village, Tucheng Commune. Come and play with me when you have time."

"Yuemin, hold on for a while, and people from the County Educated Youth Office will come right away."

Zhong Yuemin said nonchalantly: "It's okay, it's okay for my buddies to persist until dark, if they have the ability, they will set fire to the house."

An educated youth from the same village as Li Kuiyong shouted to the roof: "Dude, are you an educated youth from Beijing? Which school?"

Zheng Tong replied: "Yuying, Haidian, and Petroleum Middle School, what about you?"

"We are from the High School Attached to Teachers College. We are not outsiders. We are all from Haidian District. Don't worry, buddy. We will help you."

Zheng Tong shouted while throwing tiles: "How many of you are here?"

"Don't worry, there are plenty of people. There are hundreds of Beijing educated youths from various communes today, and they are all rushing here."

Zhong Yuemin stood on the roof and looked around, and sure enough, he found that there were educated youths flocking here from different directions at the intersection.More and more educated youths in Beijing gathered together.

Li Kuiyong snatched a shoulder pole from a local and yelled, "Beijing educated youths, all copy you guys, follow me!" ...The locals who besieged the restaurant became timid and retreated one after another, and the two sides formed a confrontation...

An educated youth shouted: "Director Ma of the County Educated Youth Office is here." The crowd gave way one after another.

Director Ma of the County Educated Youth Resettlement Office led several police officers into the crowd.

This is a middle-aged man in his 50s. He is not tall, but he looks very capable. He raised his arms and shouted: "Comrades and folks, I am Ma Guiping from the County Educated Youth Office. The county party committee attaches great importance to what happened today." , sent me to handle this matter, comrades, please believe that the county party committee will handle this matter properly."

A local yelled: "No, the educated youths in Beijing stole things and beat others. We can't spare them. We have to let them parade around the streets with signs."

The locals were uproarious and angry.

Li Kuiyong was furious: "Fuck you, Beijing educated youths stole things and paraded through the streets with signs? You want to bully us Beijing educated youths, you try to move? You have to flatten your county town."

The man raised an axe: "You curse, do you dare to curse again?"

Li Kuiyong raised his shoulder pole: "It's easy to scold you, and I'll beat you." Hundreds of Beijing educated youths behind him started to commotion and approached one after another...

Director Ma saw that the situation was difficult to control, so he decisively ordered the police around him: "Director Zhang, fire a warning shot."

"Bang! Bang!" The police fired into the sky.The crowd fell silent.

Director Ma shouted sharply: "On behalf of the county committee, I'll say it again. Today's matter will definitely be properly resolved by the county committee. Whoever dares to instigate trouble, whoever makes a move again, will bear all consequences at his own risk."

There was a burst of applause.On the roof, Zhong Yuemin and his gang raised their arms loudly and shouted: "Resolutely support the correct decision of the county party committee..."

Director Ma looked up and saw the educated youths on the roof, and suddenly burst into anger: "You all, come down for me..."

Zhong Yuemin and the other educated youths who caused the accident sat in the conference room of the County Educated Youth Office.Director Ma and two staff members sat across from them.

Director Ma glanced back and forth at the several educated youths involved in the accident. The faces of the educated youths were not ashamed, and they even looked proud. His eyes finally fell on Guo Jie, and he asked sternly, "Say, why are you stealing?"

Guo Jie replied nonchalantly, "Because I'm hungry."

"Hungry, that's the reason? If I'm hungry too, shouldn't I also steal something?"

"That's your own business. Maybe you are more enlightened than us and won't steal. But aren't we less enlightened and only have the skill of stealing things?"

Director Ma was about to explode, when Zhong Yuemin said: "Director Ma, calm down, don't be as knowledgeable as us, in terms of age, you are our elder, you should be our uncle, right? Brothers, let's shout together' Uncle Ma'."

The educated youths shouted in confusion: "Uncle Ma."

"Uncle Ma."

"Master Ma."

Director Ma was annoyed: "If I want you trouble-making nephews, I have to lose a few years of my life."

Zhong Yuemin said kindly: "In terms of status, you are an official and we are grassroots. Why are you an official? Because you are more enlightened than us, and those of us who are not enlightened should be grassroots. If we have your awareness, don't we all Have you become an official? Besides, we are not good people in the first place, why else are we here?"

Director Ma didn't listen well: "Did I say that you are not good people? According to what you mean, only bad people are worthy of our place in northern Shaanxi, right? Tell me clearly."

Zhong Yuemin: "Uncle Ma, don't misunderstand me. I said that those of us who come here are not because of bad background, or because of our bad performance. In short, people in Beijing call us hooligans, and those of good background are soldiers. They went, and those who were selected were dispatched to northern Shaanxi. If you insist that northern Shaanxi is good and that it is an honor to come to northern Shaanxi, then you should let those who have a good background and good performance come to northern Shaanxi and let us serve as soldiers. So Let us occupy all the glorious things, and we are really sorry, don’t you, how many brothers?”

The educated youths echoed one after another: "That's right, that's right."

Director Ma stared at Zhong Yuemin and said: "Well, I can see it. When I entered the door just now, I noticed that your eyes were rolling around. You have a lot of evil ideas. It seems that you are the leader here. What is your name?"

Zhong Yuemin rolled his eyes and said, "My name is... Zheng Tong."

Zheng Tong jumped up: "Fuck, I figured it out. If there is something wrong, you must be called Zheng Tong. Director Ma, I will expose it. I want to fight back. This kid is called Zheng Tong." Zhong Yuemin, don't let him go, this kid is really bad, he was not a good bird when he was in Beijing."

The educated youths burst into laughter.

Director Ma narrowed his eyes and stared at Zhong Yuemin...

Zhong Yuemin also smiled and looked at him, his eyes full of provocation...

Zheng Tong interrupted again: "Uncle Ma, is the Educated Youth Office going to hold a study class for us today? Will our study class take care of the meals?"

Qian Zhimin echoed, "We won't leave if we have to take care of the food."

Cao Gang also booed: "Uncle Ma, what time do we serve dinner here?"

Guo Jie asked: "What do we eat at home today?"

Director Ma stood up: "Zhong Yuemin, come with me for a while, the rest of the people sit here and reflect."

Zhong Yuemin walked into the office with Director Ma, and he said with a playful smile: "Director Ma, did you call me here to cook a small stove for me? Don't be too polite, I will be satisfied with eating a big stove with everyone."

Director Ma stared at him and said, "You're right, I'm here to make a small stove for you." He took out a pack of pastries from the drawer and pushed it in front of Zhong Yuemin, got up and poured a glass of boiling water, "Eat slowly , not enough and more.”

Zhong Yuemin was stunned, staring at Director Ma suspiciously.

Director Ma looked at Zhong Yuemin with a kind smile on his face.

Zhong Yuemin immediately returned to normal, showing a cynical expression: "Director Ma, you still have something to say, I have never been praised so much when I grow up, if this happens a few times, I will definitely have a heart attack No."

Director Ma smiled and said: "Boy, don't talk to me, if you bother me, I will beat you, because I have the right to beat you, do you know who I am?"

Zhong Yuemin said glibly, "You are my Uncle Ma."

Director Ma nodded: "Boy, you're right. You didn't suffer at all from calling me uncle. I hugged you when you were only a few months old. Let me ask you, your hometown is Hunan, right?"

"Yes."

"Changsha?"

"Correct."

"Your father's name is Zhong Shanyue?"

"You know my dad?"

"It's not just about knowing each other. We didn't know you before. During the Liaoshen Campaign, I was your father's bodyguard. Son, you and your father look so much alike. When I heard your surname Zhong just now, I immediately understood. "

Zhong Yuemin stood up and grabbed his hand excitedly: "You are Uncle Ma Guiping? I heard my dad talk about you, you saved his life."

Director Ma hugged Zhong Yuemin lovingly, and Zhong Yuemin suddenly had the feeling of seeing his relatives.

This world is so small, I didn't expect to meet my father's old guard in this remote northern Shaanxi.Zhong Yuemin had heard Ma Guiping from his father more than once since he was a child.When the Liao Yaoxiang Corps was besieged and wiped out on the Liaoxi Plain, hundreds of thousands of troops from both the Kuomintang and the Communist Party were twisted together on the narrow Liaoxi Plain, making a mess of porridge.The organizational systems of the two sides were completely in chaos, and they fought all night. Even the senior generals of both sides went into battle with their guns in hand.In that battle, Ma Guiping blocked two machine gun bullets with his body for his division commander Zhong Shanyue and was seriously injured.After the founding of New China, Zhong Shanyue was afraid of delaying Ma Guiping's future, so he sent him to the training team. After the training, Ma Guiping became the company commander. Later, Ma Guiping went to North Korea with the army. In 1953, Ma Guiping returned to China from North Korea to study. He also made a special trip to visit the old chief Zhong Shanyue. At that time, Zhong Yuemin was less than 1 year old and was crying in the arms of his nanny.After Ma Guiping finished his studies, he returned to North Korea, and later lost contact with Zhong Shanyue.Zhong Yuemin remembered that his father had a lot of affection for this old subordinate, and mentioned him many times, saying that this Ma Guiping was a man of affection and righteousness, and there are not many such people now.

Director Ma stroked Zhong Yuemin's shoulder and asked, "Son, is your dad okay?"

Zhong Yuemin said in a low voice: "It's still in isolation for more than a year."

Director Ma said sadly: "Stop talking, this is not about your family, I believe my old chief, he will come back sooner or later."

Zhong Yuemin asked: "Uncle Ma, why did you come to northern Shaanxi?"

"At the end of 1953, I was injured in North Korea. When I recovered from my injury, I changed my job here. Son, let me ask you, how did what happened today?"

"We came to the county to beg for food, and those two educated youths begged for a long time but couldn't get anything to eat, so they robbed someone of their bacon."

Ma Guiping asked in surprise: "You have run out of food, aren't you? The County Educated Youth Office gave each of you half a year's ration, so you can't finish eating now?"

Zhong Yuemin said: "Ten of us gave 10 catties of food, and we can only eat for 800 months if we save food."

Ma Guiping complained: "It's outrageous, your food has been withheld, I want to investigate this matter."

Zhong Yuemin said indifferently: "Forget it, the fellow villagers in the village can't help it. They are too poor. Now is the time when they are out of money. Let's beg for food. Anyway, this area also has this tradition."

"Yuemin, I'll settle today's matter. There is a reason for it. When you go back, don't tell outsiders about our relationship, and don't cause trouble anymore. Regarding the food issue, I will find a solution for you. Remember that ?”

"Remember, thank you, Uncle Ma."

Director Ma gave Zhong Yuemin a loving punch: "Why are you talking about the same thing? Your father can't talk to you. But, he was already the deputy head when he was your age. Your boy is still Going to the house to uncover the tiles, bad boy..."

Zheng Tong and others were still joking with the staff in the meeting room: "Uncle, we are hungry."

A staff member said: "Don't call me uncle, I'm not a few years older than you, but I can't bear it."

Zheng Tong made a statement of sincerity: "You are modest, we have to be ignorant, that is too small, we come to northern Shaanxi, we are unaccompanied, just like children without father and mother, whoever catches you We all want to be bullied. The Educated Youth Office is our natal family, and you are our uncle. When we are bullied, we can only shed tears to our relatives. When we have difficulties, we can only talk to them. Uncle, I will call you again , we are hungry."

The educated youths said in unison: "We are hungry."

The staff member spread his hands and said, "I can't do anything about it. If all the educated youths in the county come to the Educated Youth Office to beg for food, they can't help but eat us."

Zheng Tong enlightened: "Then you should have some stock, right? For example, there is a bag of biscuits in the drawer, and there is half a cornbread left in the lunch box. Take it out first and fill it up. As for the dinner, we will wait for Director Ma to arrange it." .”

"Sorry, I don't have anything."

"Uncle, you have the heart to watch us starve, isn't it appropriate? Mr. Lu Xun once said, 'Save the children'. Uncle, we beg you, please save us."

The staff member said helplessly: "Wait for Director Ma to come later, please be quiet."

Qian Zhimin said: "Director Ma is interrogating Zhong Yuemin. Why did the interrogation take so long?"

Guo Jie joked: "Comrade Zhong Yuemin is probably undergoing severe torture."

Zheng Tong didn't miss any opportunity to slander Zhong Yuemin: "This grandson, maybe he is a traitor, Fu Zhigao, who betrayed our party organization without two whips. Uncle, you go in and tell Director Ma, what is wrong with this grandson Zhong Yuemin?" , don’t be soft-hearted, first pour him two pots of chili water, then sit him on a tiger stool, and put 8 bricks on it at once, just don’t be tricked by beauty, then the grandson will definitely use his tricks..."

"Okay, okay, you Beijing students are so good at speaking one by one, can you just sit down for a while?"

Zheng Tong yelled to the back room: "Zhong Yuemin, you have to grit your teeth and hold on, the entrustment of the people and the secrets of the party are all on your mouth..."

The door of the office in the back room opened, Zhong Yuemin and Director Ma came out, everyone was quiet, waiting for Zhong Yuemin to say something.

Zhong Yuemin just said: "Let's go, I'm fine now."

Zheng Tong and others were very disappointed: "It's over, it's over? We are still waiting to be detained, where should we go for dinner now..."

The waiting corridor of the hospital was full of soldiers waiting to see a doctor. Zhou Xiaobai came out of the internal medicine clinic wearing a white nursing uniform.She took the registration slip and began to read the name: "Xu Guangli."

A soldier stood up: "Here."

"You go to the first consultation room. The next one is Yuan Jun."

Yuan Jun stood up from the chair at the end of the corridor: "Here."

Zhou Xiaobai smiled and said, "It's really you. I thought it was the same name. What's the matter with you?"

Yuan Jun held a water jar and replied feebly: "Headache, I'm tired, Xiaobai, can you give me some hot water?"

Zhou Xiaobai led Yuan Jun into the duty room, poured boiling water from a thermos bottle and handed it to Yuan Jun.

Zhou Xiaobai touched his forehead and said, "Yuan Jun, drink water first, I'll go and sort out the sick numbers, and I'll take you to see a doctor later."

Yuan Jun hummed weakly: "You are busy with your work, I will sit down for a while."

As soon as Zhou Xiaobai went out, Yuan Jun immediately looked refreshed. He rushed to the door to have a look, then turned around and took the water tank under the faucet, put some cold water in it and shook it, and took out another thing from his coat pocket—an empty eye drops bottle.Yuan Jun quickly filled the eye drops bottle with water, put the cap on the bottle, put the eye drops bottle under his armpit, and sat down again with a weak look.

Zhou Xiaobai wanted to help him when he came back after assigning numbers: "Yuan Jun, can you go? Shall I help you?"

"No, it's okay." He bent down and walked out of the duty room slowly.

Zhou Xiaobai led Yuan Jun into the No. [-] consultation room. Yuan Jun sat down weakly and lowered his head, looking very painful.

Today's No. [-] consultation room is for Director Jiang of the Department of Internal Medicine. Director Jiang is a senior veteran military doctor and the most experienced physician in the hospital. Zhou Xiaobai specially arranged Yuan Jun for Director Jiang, purely for the convenience of acquaintances.

Director Jiang listened to Yuan Jun's heart with a stethoscope, and felt that his heart was beating like a drum without any noise, and the heart rate was normal. He took off the stethoscope and asked, "What's wrong with you?"

"Have a headache, I'm tired, and I haven't eaten two meals."

Director Jiang ordered: "Xiao Zhou, take his temperature first."

Zhou Xiaobai shook the thermometer and put it under Yuan Jun's armpit.

Yuan Jun quickly took the thermometer and put it under his armpit: "Thank you, I will come by myself. I haven't showered in two months and my body is quite dirty. Don't get your hands dirty."

Zhou Xiaobai gave him a surprised look.

Yuan Jun stood up: "Doctor, you are very busy here, I will wait in the corridor."

Director Jiang nodded.

In the hospital corridor, Yuan Jun sat on a bench with his head down, as if enduring great pain.Zhou Xiaobai came out of the consultation room: "Come on, let me check your temperature."

Yuan Jun took out the thermometer from his armpit and handed it to Zhou Xiaobai.Zhou Xiaobai looked carefully at the thermometer against the light. Suddenly, she opened her mouth wide in surprise, quickly turned around and stared at Yuan Jun and whispered, "What the hell are you pretending? The mercury column is all over the head."

Yuan Jun jumped up: "Oh, I'm wearing a gang, I..."

Director Jiang shouted in the consulting room: "Xiao Zhou, what's his temperature?"

Zhou Xiaobai replied in a panic: "6...No, his body temperature is normal and he doesn't have a fever."

"Let him in."

Yuan Jun stared at Zhou Xiaobai angrily, and walked into the consultation room.

Director Jiang took Yuan Jun's blood pressure and said, "Your heart and blood pressure are normal, and you don't have a fever. Are you really feeling bad?"

Yuan Jun said weakly: "Doctor, according to your opinion, I am pretending to be sick?"

"I didn't say that. I meant that I didn't find any symptoms. Well, I'll prescribe some medicine for you. If you don't feel better after taking it, you can come back."

Zhou Xiaobai covered his mouth behind the doctor and secretly laughed.

Yuan Jun was reluctant and left like this. He dawdled without words: "Doctor, I'm afraid I have a strange disease. Our regiment health team couldn't detect it, so they pushed me here. You see, I can't find it here, but I am really uncomfortable, what do you think should I do?"

Director Jiang looked at Yuan Jun: "What do you think should be done?"

"Why don't you give me a few days off, maybe I'll take care of you for a few days."

Director Jiang took off his glasses and looked at Yuan Jun carefully: "Which unit are you from?"

"The tank regiment."

Director Jiang smiled: "I am very familiar with your team leader, do you want me to call him and ask for a few days off for you?"

Yuan Jun stood up: "Oh, this is too troublesome. Don't bother the leader with such trivial matters. He is very busy. Well, I can overcome it by myself. 'You can't go to the fire line for minor injuries, and you can't go to the hospital for serious injuries'. This is our responsibility. It's an old tradition of the regiment. Sorry for your trouble, doctor, goodbye! Goodbye!" Yuan Jun slipped away while buttoning up his military uniform.

Director Jiang looked at Yuan Jun's back, shook his head and smiled, and said to himself: "This soldier is really disgusting..."

Zhou Xiaobai and Yuan Jun walked side by side in the garden of the hospital's recuperation area.Yuan Jun looked a little downcast, and Zhou Xiaobai teased, "It's a brilliant idea, who taught you? Use eyedrops to put hot water in a bottle, but you should add more cold water. Who have you seen with a body temperature of over 60 degrees Celsius?"

Yuan Jun beat his chest and said, "Oh, I'm afraid I've added too much cold water and it's over 20 degrees Celsius. Have you ever seen a person with a body temperature of over 20 degrees Celsius? Doesn't that come from the Arctic Ocean? Oh, this temperature is too difficult to control."

The more Zhou Xiaobai thought about it, the more amusing she became, and she bent down happily: "Looking at the way you were sitting in the corridor just now, I was taken aback, as if you were suffering from an incurable disease. It seems that you will be alive for a few days, why did you die again in the blink of an eye? So energetic?"

Yuan Jun complained bitterly: "That doctor in your department is so fucking boring. It's fine if you don't give a false note for trivial matters. You have to call the head of the team every now and then. Doesn't that mean you need to give me an injection? It's enough for my grandson." , Who are you scaring?"

"Then why are you running? No matter what you do, you have to start well and end well. When you came here, you looked sick. You can't be fooled by the false note. You run faster than a rabbit."

Yuan Jun complained: "You are not mean enough. You have a thermometer in your hand, and you just report it at 39 or 40 degrees Celsius. What are you afraid of? The doctor can check it himself?"

"Bah! I'm not going to lie to you. Besides, I didn't expose you at the time, and I already gave you a step down. You should thank me."

Yuan Jun frowned and said: "Our regiment is about to practice. I fainted when I saw the map. It's all mountain roads, more than 1000 miles. Isn't this killing my old man?"

"Okay, walking a little longer won't kill you, what about it? Let me tell you, I've heard that there are a few thorny leaders in the tank regiment, all of whom are soft and hard hob meat. The leader is Call Yuan Jun."

"Who praised me so much, I have such a big reputation, even you have heard of it? To be honest, I know that this is the army, and I can't let my temper toss, so after joining the army, I always behave like a little daughter-in-law, with low eyebrows and pleasing to the eye. Our squad leader is a rustic old man from the countryside, and the soil is so scumbag, even this kid dares to point fingers in front of me. If I had to follow my previous temper, he would have made him find his teeth all over the place."

Zhou Xiaobai persuaded softly: "Yuan Jun, you can't cause trouble, we are not students now, don't bring that hooliganism of Beijing into the army."

Yuan Jun didn't like to hear it anymore: "Hey, now you think we are hooligans, so don't fall in love with hooligans."

Zhou Xiaobai was so frightened that he put his finger on his mouth: "Hush! Keep your voice down, damn Yuan Jun, what are you yelling about?"

Yuan Jun threatened: "Are you afraid? Well, you, Zhou Xiaobai, have a lot of face, go talk to that shit doctor, give me a week of sick leave, and I can consider letting this matter rot in my stomach."

"Fuck you, can the doctor listen to my little soldier? Stop dreaming."

"Why do I think he glanced at you every now and then? Is this doctor married? Maybe he's plotting something wrong?"

"Don't talk nonsense, the children are all in middle school."

A beautiful female soldier walked by, Yuan Jun unabashedly followed the female soldier's back with his eyes.Zhou Xiaobai teased: "Hey, hey, why are your eyes so straight? Be careful, the drool is coming down."

Yuan Jun asked: "This little girl looks good, is she a Beijing soldier?"

"Don't inquire, do you want to recognize kindergarten children again? This trick is too vulgar, can you change a new one?"

"Really, Xiaobai, what department does this female soldier belong to?"

"If I tell you which department she is in, within three days, you must be pretending to be sick again, right? Then let me tell you, she is from the department of neurology. If you pretend to be sick, you have to pretend to be mentally ill."

Yuan Jun sighed: "It seems to be a bit more difficult to pretend to be sick."

Zhou Xiaobai laughed loudly: "Do it well, Yuan Jun, when this military uniform is replaced with four pockets, you are qualified to consider this issue."

"That's not necessarily the case. Zhong Yuemin didn't even have two pockets. Isn't there someone who is thinking about it?"

Zhou Xiaobai suddenly turned his face: "Yuan Jun, if you play this kind of joke with me again, you will get lost..."

Yuan Jun smiled and said, "Hey, are you in a hurry? Boring, boring."

Zhou Xiaobai dropped Yuan Jun and left without looking back.

Yuan Jun looked at her back and said to himself: "Hey, what a fucking young lady has a temper. If you say you turn your back on it, you will turn your back on it. In the future, it will be enough for Zhong Yuemin to drink a pot."

Zhou Xiaobai left Yuan Jun and went back to the dormitory, his anger was half gone.She somewhat regretted losing her temper with Yuan Jun. She knew that she was in a bad mood recently and often had unexplained anger. She also wanted to restrain herself, but sometimes she just couldn't control it.In fact, what else could be the reason, isn't it because of Zhong Yuemin?This heartless guy has nothing to say since he sent a letter. During this period, Zhou Xiaobai has written three letters to him in a row.Zhou Xiaobai was puzzled, what was this Zhong Yuemin thinking?Why is he so indifferent to her?Zhou Xiaobai thought about it countless times, what is so great about this Zhong Yuemin, she simply made up her mind to pretend that she never knew him, Zhou Xiaobai has made this determination many times, but she never persisted for a day, and finally she finally gave up on this kind of decision. After trying it, she fully understood in her heart that she really didn't want to give up Zhong Yuemin, and would rather wait endlessly like this.Zhou Xiaobai is so stubborn.

Every night after the lights were turned off, Zhou Xiaobai would lie on the bed and think carefully about the days she spent with Zhong Yuemin, not letting go of every word and detail.Whenever she thinks of these things, she has to admit disheartenedly that Zhong Yuemin did not promise her anything. Since he did not promise anything, it is Zhou Xiaobai himself who is in unrequited love and cannot blame Zhong Yuemin.Thinking of this, Zhou Xiaobai felt a strong sense of shame. Since he was a child, he had never been angered like this. When did he become so submissive?Zhou Xiaobai stared at the ceiling in the dark, and couldn't help but want to yell: Zhong Yuemin, you bastard.

After scolding, Zhou Xiaobai got out of bed, put on her clothes, and turned on the lamp to write a letter to Zhong Yuemin. While she was writing, she secretly scolded herself: Zhou Xiaobai, you bastard.

Another thing is to find Yuan Jun another day and apologize to him. This guy's current situation is not very good, and he is also to blame.

Yuan Jun is indeed in a bad situation right now. The troops are about to go to training. The regiment held a mobilization meeting in the morning, and the political commissar of the regiment gave a mobilization report. Now Yuan Jun's row is holding a discussion meeting.The recruits all sat on the horses properly, with their backs straight and their hands on their knees.Veterans are more casual, this is the privilege of veterans.Since the leader of the first platoon went home to visit relatives, Duan Tiezhu, the leader of the second squad, was temporarily in charge of the work in the platoon.Yuan Jun thinks this is a disaster. This kid has lost his way as a squad leader. He often uses chicken feathers as arrows. Now let him act as the platoon leader. Will he still have a good life?
Duan Tiezhu was speaking: "Today, the political commissar of the regiment made a political mobilization for the whole regiment about camping and training. I think this mobilization is of great significance. It gave a vivid political lesson to every cadre and soldier of our regiment. Just now I When I went to the company headquarters, I saw the leader of the second platoon and the leader of the third platoon expressing determination on behalf of the whole platoon. When I saw it, I thought, "It's bad, the other platoons are ahead of us, and our first platoon is behind, let them take the lead." .I discussed it with several squad leaders. We have to catch up in the first row. How can we catch up? Write a blood letter to express our determination to the party.”

Yuan Junchao, the acting platoon leader, rolled his eyes with a contemptuous expression on his face.

Duan Tiezhu continued: "The political commissar has already explained the political significance of this camping training very clearly, so I won't repeat it. I just want to talk about my personal understanding of the camping training. Comrades can also discuss it with me. Yuan Jun, sit down, how many times have I told you, soldier, to stand upright, sit upright, what kind of baggy look should you look like?"

Yuan Jun squinted at him, and straightened his back reluctantly.

Duan Tiezhu said reluctantly: "Why are you squinting at me? Are you not convinced? You recruits have just entered the barracks, and you have to correct your previous bad habits. What is an army? It is a melting pot. Don't worry about what you did before. When you enter the barracks, if it’s a dragon, you have to coil up, if it’s a tiger, you have to lie down, and you should listen to the advice of the old comrades, and don’t be unconvinced, do you hear that?”

"Squad leader, I didn't say anything, why did you make you talk so much? I'm convinced, I'm afraid you won't make it."

"What do I have to be afraid of? I just wear a few more military uniforms than you. If you want to behave righteously, you don't have to be afraid of me."

Yuan Jun half-closed his eyes and remained silent.

"Let's continue to say that marching on foot is a glorious tradition of our army. I heard from old comrades that the magic weapon of our army's victory, in addition to millet and rifles, is to rely on two iron feet. Well, our army has come here with iron feet, and every battle is sure to win. In the future war to eliminate the 'revolutionary emperor', we will still have to rely on the old tradition to compete with the enemy. I don't believe those Young Master Bing has this ability, let them try to march 180 miles day and night, if they get tired, I won’t give my surname Duan..."

Yuan Jun couldn't help but speak: "Squad leader, what if those 'Dixiu Fans' don't compete with us? Their tanks and armored vehicles must be faster than ours."

"What's so great about that, can their tanks and armored vehicles climb mountains? It's not that they can't leave the road. Once we drill into the ravine, he has no idea."

"They have helicopter battle groups and airborne troops, which are best suited for mountain warfare."

Duan Tiezhu said dismissively: "Bullshit, I believe one thing, no matter how many tanks and cannons he has, the final solution to the battle depends on hard work within 200 meters. ..."

"Squad leader, if bayonets can deal with tanks, we can all change to infantry."

"What do you mean?"

"Listening to your tone, you don't seem to think of yourself as a tank soldier, but as an infantry soldier. You are going to be the commander of the regiment tomorrow, so why not send all the tanks of our regiment to the steel factory for remelting. Let's form a marine regiment and use rifles. , hand grenades, if it doesn’t work, just kick the tank of the ‘Dixiu Rebellion’ with iron feet.”

Duan Tiezhu roared: "Yuan Jun, why are you talking so much? I think you have a problem with your position, and you only speak for the 'Emperor Xiufan'. It is very dangerous for you to continue like this."

Yuan Jun stood up: "Squad leader, this is your fault. You asked everyone to participate in the discussion. I have something I don't understand. Of course, I have to ask you for advice. You can't label me indiscriminately. According to what you mean, I am an 'emperor'." A spy sent by Xiufan?"

"I don't know if you are a spy or not. Anyway, among our urban soldiers, you are the only one who has a lot of weird words, and you use your skills in your mouth. When you were assigned to the second squad, I didn't Agreed to ask you, a city soldier like you can only drag the second squad back."

Yuan Jun became angry: "Who cares about coming to the second class, you fucking ask the instructor to send me back!"

"Yuan Jun, are you swearing? How dare you swear again..."

"Calling you? Listen carefully, you're a sorghum-headed old brat, I'm being polite when I scold you, and I'll whip you if I get in a hurry!"

Duan Tiezhu stood up abruptly: "You... are you still rebelling? Come on, follow me to the company headquarters and let the instructor evaluate the reasoning."

Yuan Jun picked up the Mazha and raised it high to smash Duan Tiezhu, but his comrades embraced him...

Yuan Jun stood in the middle of the company's room, looking nonchalant, while the company commander, Ji Changhe, paced back and forth with his hands behind his back angrily.The instructor Wu Yunguo was whispering something to Duan Tiezhu on the side.

The company commander turned around a few times and turned around: "Okay, Yuan Jun, you have set a record. Since the day our company was established, we have never seen a recruit dare to beat the squad leader. Today is a good day for me. Open your eyes. Hit it, why don’t you hit it? Don’t stop him, second squad leader, put your head over there and let him do it, I want to see how bold he is.”

Yuan Jun said coldly: "Company commander, don't hit me. If he really dares to stick his head over, I'll hit him."

The company commander rushed over furiously and was stopped by the instructor.

The instructor said calmly: "Yuan Jun, you are already out of the circle. You beat the squad leader and contradicted the company commander. When you got to the company headquarters, you are still so arrogant. This is not that you are a student in Beijing. This is the army. You You are a soldier of the People's Liberation Army, have you considered the consequences of doing this?"

Yuan Jun sneered: "Consequences? I haven't thought about it. I just want to beat up that bastard Duan Tiezhu. As for how to deal with it, it's your business. I can't afford to think about it. The worst thing is to go to a military court."

The company commander roared furiously: "Yuan Jun, you are still a dead pig, you are not afraid of being scalded by boiling water. If I can't get rid of you today, I won't be Ji."

"Company commander, can you stop barking so loudly? People say that barking dogs don't bite people, and I'm not a 3-year-old child, so this can't scare me."

The company commander unbuttoned his clothes impulsively, and took off his jacket: "Instructor, Duan Tiezhu, you all testify to me, this kid is swearing, I'm going to risk my life as a company commander, I must punish him today."

The instructor hurriedly stopped the company commander.

Yuan Jun added fuel to the fire and said: "Company Commander, I find that you are quite boring. If you really want to practice solo with me, don't make a fuss. Let's secretly find a place where no one is around to practice. If you lose a tooth, you secretly swallow it into your stomach. When you see others, you have to say that you knocked it accidentally. This is a man. What do you call it? Because you are the company commander, if others dare not hit you, you just rub your arm Rolling up your sleeves to bully new recruits is detrimental to your company commander status."

The company commander was too angry to speak.

The instructor said nonchalantly: "Yuan Jun, your behavior must be dealt with seriously. Before dealing with you, I would like to hear your own explanation. Tell me, why did you beat your squad leader?"

"Duan Tiezhu insulted my personality."

"Even if your squad leader insulted your personality, you can report it to the company. Is this also the reason for you to beat someone?"

"What's the use of reporting? You are all from Shandong. I heard that the company commander's family and Duan Tiezhu's family are in the same commune, less than 30 miles apart. Your instructor is also from Shandong. If you come to an official to protect each other, who can I ask to report? "

The instructor also became angry: "Why are you such a mess? There are more than 20 people from Shandong in Lianli. What basis do you have to say that our officials protect each other?"

"Anyway, you rural soldiers have a natural prejudice against urban soldiers."

The company commander pointed to Yuan Jun and said, "Instructor, you heard me, he will answer what you say, I think he has to be confined today."

Yuan Jun smiled: "Whatever! It's very comfortable to live in the confinement room. You can eat and drink, and you don't have to go out to exercise. It's similar to recuperation. You'd better confine me for a few more days."

The instructor was furious: "Okay, I'll help you. Correspondent, send him to the confinement room, and give me a good reflection. I don't believe I can't cure you..."

Zhou Xiaobai was sitting in the duty room writing a letter, when Luo Yun walked in and asked, "Xiaobai, what are you writing?"

Zhou Xiaobai quickly hid the letter: "I'm writing a letter to my family."

"Who are you hiding? Look at your sneaky appearance, isn't it just writing to Zhong Yuemin? What are you hiding?"

"Don't yell at me. I'm afraid that others don't know what's going on. What's the matter with you? Tell me quickly."

Luo Yun said seriously: "Have you heard? Yuan Jun was locked up."

Zhou Xiaobai was startled: "What's wrong with him again? I don't know at all."

Luo Yun said: "A soldier from the tank regiment came to get medicine in the afternoon. I asked him if he knew Yuan Jun, and he said that he and Yuan Jun belonged to the same company. "

Zhou Xiaobai shook his head: "This Yuan Jun is really lawless and courageous. Is his problem serious this time?"

"It is said that their company has reported to the regiment and is going to give him a punishment. The soldier said that Yuan Jun's attitude is very bad now, and he even made sarcastic remarks in the confinement room, saying that he gave himself a recuperation leave. When will he want to rest in the future? It’s enough to beat someone who doesn’t like it.”

Zhou Xiaobai laughed out loud: "That means Yuan Jun can say such bastard words."

Luo Yun thought for a while, then suddenly laughed out loud: "I thought about it just now, fortunately the two bad guys Zhong Yuemin and Zheng Tong didn't come, if these three live treasures were all in one company, it would be a disaster. Zhong Yuemin is scheming, Zheng Tong is full of bad things, and Yuan Jun is full of demon kings, these three bad boys can break up a company."

Zhou Xiaobai laughed loudly: "Really, if these three live treasures get together, someone should be unlucky."

Luo Yun said: "Don't tell me, Yuan Jun has a personality, a bit of a maverick. I dare say that our army can't find another guy who is not afraid of anything."

Zhou Xiaobai glanced at her sideways: "Hey, Luo Yun, from your tone, it seems that you admire Yuan Jun quite a bit. Frankly, do you mean that to Yuan Jun?"

"Fuck you, who would like him? He has a rough look, not much better than Zhong Yuemin."

Zhou Xiaobai immediately put on a serious face: "Luo Yun, don't talk about Zhong Yuemin, I don't like to hear it."

"Okay, okay, don't say it, it's your darling, you can't move it. Xiaobai, shall we go and see Yuan Jun? I'd like to see his unlucky face in confinement."

Zhou Xiaobai said nonchalantly: "What do you mean 'we'? I didn't say I wanted to see him, but I wanted you to. Why did you drag me?"

"Aren't we all friends? He is in a difficult time and needs help, even mentally. Let's pool some money and buy him some food."

Zhou Xiaobai shook his head: "I don't have any money, my allowance is still being saved and sent to Zhong Yuemin."

"Look, just remember your Zhong Yuemin, Yuan Jun is also Zhong Yuemin's friend, so what if you go to see it for Zhong Yuemin?"

"No, no, no, no."

Luo Yun said helplessly: "Why are you so unfriendly? Hmph, if Zhong Yuemin was put in confinement, you would have run away crying and shouting."

Zhou Xiaobai's complexion changed suddenly, and he bit his lip.

Luo Yun didn't pay attention to Zhou Xiaobai, and just went on talking to herself: "Xiaobai, I have made an agreement with you. If you dare not go, I will ignore you again. Yo, Xiaobai, what's the matter with you? Xiaobai... ..."

Zhou Xiaobai suddenly burst into tears, she sobbed and whispered, "Luo Yun, I miss Zhong Yuemin, Luo Yun... I don't know how he is now."

(End of this chapter)