In December 1972, I resolutely embarked on a military career. After the recruit training, I was assigned to the sixth squad of the second platoon of the 1st Communications Company and became a young soldier. Actually, I was a soldier in '73. In the army, I always took the opportunity of my day off to put my head down in writing. At a time when material and cultural life was relatively scarce, I devoted all my body and soul to writing. In the beginning, writing was just a hobby, a kind of sustenance. But as I became more and more comfortable writing, I began to have the idea of submitting articles to the army newspapers. Although no one cared about it at the beginning of the submission, I was a person who refused to admit defeat. That's why I keep writing and contributing. Slowly, my articles began to appear in the army press. The first time I read my article in the newspaper, I was so excited that I couldn't describe it. Since then, I've been writing and occasionally making a face in the press. Fast forward to May 1976, and my military career took a small turn. Because of my insistence on writing, I was transferred to the creative group by the leaders of the division's propaganda department, so that I could concentrate on writing and prepare for the next big performance in the army. When I heard the news, I was stunned.
When the company commander told me the news, I stood stupidly in place for a moment. I didn't expect that I would have such an opportunity to go to the creative team and devote myself to writing. Soon after I arrived at the creative team, I learned that the person who highly recommended me to join the creative group was a publicity officer surnamed Qu. It was precisely because of the opportunity provided to me by this "Bole" that I was able to leave the grassroots company and go to the creative team and enjoy a good time. Therefore, I have always been very grateful to Officer Qu, so when I went home to visit my relatives later, I brought him two catties of Tianjin's specialty, red sausage. I was writing comfortably and comfortably in the creative group, and in a blink of an eye it was the beginning of July 1976. At that time, in the creative group, the leader had this arrangement: let each of us take turns to go home to visit relatives once. It just so happened that my family leave was scheduled for July. So, stepping on the tail of June and facing the morning sun of July, I packed my luggage, took the gifts for my parents and younger siblings, and set out on the way home to visit my family. After a bumpy ride, when I got home, my father, mother, younger brother and sister were very happy to see me, and our family sat together for a long time and began to chat heartily, enjoying this hard-won reunion.
During my half-month home leave, except for a few days when I visited my classmates and friends, I spent the rest of my days at the urging of my mother. At that time, I was 22 years old, and I planned to leave the army and go home in March next year. Therefore, my mother hopes that I will find a partner while I am still wearing a military uniform, and settle the marriage first. You know, at that time, there was a widespread saying, "If you don't love red clothes, you love green clothes". Military uniforms were the mainstream clothing in the seventies, and everyone was proud to wear a military uniform. If you wear a military cap, a military uniform, a pair of liberation shoes, and then walk down the street with a green canvas satchel embroidered with the words "serve the people" embroidered with red silk thread on your shoulder, the rate of turning back is 100 percent. You know, it was the most fashionable outfit of the time. Therefore, in the seventies, whether it was a girl or a young man, they wanted to find someone to wear a military uniform. My mother didn't know who she was looking for, and she asked her third aunt to introduce me to a female soldier surnamed Ge. Xiaoge is about 1.63 meters tall, has a pair of big eyes, a round face, and two thick braids, although her ** is not very white, but she looks particularly young and healthy.
You know, there were a few female soldiers at that time (I didn't see them a few times in the army). Therefore, a female soldier wearing a military skirt and walking on the street will really attract everyone's attention. may be equipped with that military uniform, Xiao Ge's whole person looks quite a bit like a literary soldier. When we first met, I thought she was also doing literary creation in the army, but after asking, I learned that she was actually working as a surgeon in a military hospital. Xiaoge has a cheerful personality, does not twist, loves to talk and laugh, and is a very pleasing girl. After meeting for the first time, we had a good chat, and we got along. So my mother later arranged a lot of time and space for the two of us to be alone, and we went to the cinema hall to watch two movies together. But after getting along, our relationship is still not too deep. Since my family leave is only half a month, the time to return to the team is also very close. Therefore, we left each other's addresses and agreed that when I returned to the army, we would be friends and keep in touch with each other. In this way, a blind date specially arranged for me by my family, although it was fruitless, also allowed me to meet a female soldier and make a cheerful friend. Although my initial impression of Xiaoge at that time was very good, I said that there was no result, and there was a reason.
I'm just an ordinary fighter, although Xiao Ge is only a surgeon. But at that time, most of the female soldiers in the army, they were basically looking for cadres. Besides, our company is located deep in the mountains, and the hospital is in the city, and we work in a big city, and the gap between them is really too big. And, most importantly, I have decided to be discharged and demobilized in March next year. When the time comes, I will take off my military uniform, and the distance will only get farther and farther away. That's why I say there is no result. Today, I am nearly 70 years old, but looking back on the past, I still remember the bits and pieces of my five-year military career. See all kinds of things in the world. —ENDS—.