When I joined the army in 1980, I was bullied by the city soldiers, and when I saw him again 30 year

Wen Chunsheng.

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According to the convention, although we enlisted in the army in '79, we still belong to the '80 army. Today, I am an old man in my 60s, living a life of retiring and having a successful career with my children. Looking back, all of this is inseparable from my three-year military experience.

In those days, although the conditions for being a soldier were relatively relaxed, it was not possible to go if you wanted to. The first condition is to get the consent of the brigade before you can sign up for the army (there is no limit to the number of applicants here).

In the year I enlisted, more than 30 young people in our commune signed up, and only about a dozen went for physical examination.

Speaking of which, I am still relatively lucky, among the many young people who signed up to join the army, my conditions were not outstanding, so I had the opportunity to enlist in the army, thanks to my honest father.

My father is a well-known "good man" in all parts of the country, and he is naturally warm-hearted, as long as there is a problem in anyone's family, as long as there are conditions, my father will definitely roll up his sleeves and go up to help.

I still remember one year when we had a sudden rainstorm here, and the heavy precipitation for several days in a row caused serious water accumulation in the crops. The situation is very critical, and if the water is not drained in time, the crops in the field will be completely destroyed.

In order not to let everyone's hard work for a year go to waste, the secretary of the commune called a meeting of the secretaries of the major brigades and decided to do the work from house to house. Although these are all crops that everyone has worked hard to plant, there are always some narrow-minded people who are unwilling to do more than others.

After summoning more than a dozen young and middle-aged laborers (the elderly, those in poor health, and female comrades naturally could not participate), the secretary of the commune personally led the team, and the group set off to the low-lying land.

After arriving at the destination, the secretary of the commune found a busy figure, only to see him covered in muddy water, desperately digging a ditch to drain the water.

When I got closer, it turned out to be my father.

It stands to reason that there is no need for my father to participate in this operation, after all, he is already in his 50s, and his physical strength is naturally inferior to those young strong guys.

Sure enough, the next day my father had a high fever. After learning about this, the secretary of the commune also came to visit my father in person, and after my father recovered from his illness, he arranged for my father to work at an agricultural machinery station to learn to drive a tractor.

Although my father is honest and doesn't like to talk, he still understands the world, and our family and the commune secretary's family are very close.

It was precisely because of the foundation laid by my father that when I enlisted in the army, the secretary of the commune gave me this precious place to enlist.

When I was very young, my father taught me that what is lost is a blessing, do more and talk less, and before leaving, my father once again instructed me to be obedient in the army. I listened to my father's words, but I didn't expect that it was precisely because of listening to my father's words that I and my children had a chance to counterattack in life.

After three months of living in the recruit company, I and two other recruits were assigned to 2 platoons and 5 squads. On the way back to the dormitory, the squad leader (surnamed Zhang, a 77-year-old soldier) asked us about the basic situation of the three recruits, and when I learned that I graduated from junior high school, a smile suddenly rose on my face.

And when asked about Xiao Zhang (city soldier), although his face was still happy, there was a trace of worry in his eyes.

According to Xiao Zhang's own account, the conditions in his family are very good, he lives in a big city, and his parents are cadres. The reason why he came to the army was that on the one hand, his parents were worried that Xiao Zhang would learn badly with other children, and on the other hand, he hoped that after the "gilding" of the army, his father would arrange a good job for Xiao Zhang.

The squad leader's worries were not unfounded. The difference in origin affects the usual performance to a certain extent. Xiao Zhang is usually not good at uniting with his comrades in the class, and most of the time he is alone, giving people a feeling of "no one is close".

For some of Lianli's activities, Xiao Zhang was also not active. Fortunately, in other aspects, Xiao Zhang did not drop the chain.

Although Xiao Zhang and I are bunk beds (I'm in the top bunk. In fact, at first I was assigned to the lower bunk, but Xiao Zhang disagreed, so I changed with him), probably out of inferiority complex, I rarely talk to Xiao Zhang, and when I accidentally touch his bed, I will carefully make it up.

Unexpectedly, an incident happened later, which made us get acquainted, and Xiao Zhang also became a noble person of our family.

On a rest day, my comrades-in-arms went out in groups to do activities, and I stayed in the dormitory because I planned to write a letter to my family.

After I finished writing the letter, it was about ten o'clock, and Xiao Zhang hadn't gotten up yet. I didn't plan to call him, I just went to the bed, ready to tidy up and go out.

casually glanced at Xiao Zhang, good guy, I saw that Xiao Zhang's eyes were closed, and his face was like a boiled red apple, it was bad, Xiao Zhang had a fever.

After I inquired about Xiao Zhang's condition, I helped Xiao Zhang get dressed and carried him to the company health team.

It's not a big deal, it's just that the fever makes Xiao Zhang sore, and after an injection, Xiao Zhang's body temperature has not come down, which makes me a little worried.

According to the requirements of the hygienist, I took Xiao Zhang's body temperature every hour, and if the body temperature rose, I wiped my neck and back with warm water, and I was sweating after a while of busyness.

In the afternoon, Xiao Zhang's health finally improved, and after confirming that he could leave, Xiao Zhang and I prepared to go back to the dormitory. Actually, I planned to carry Xiao Zhang back again, but Xiao Zhang refused.

After returning to the dormitory, Xiao Zhang asked me to pour him a cup of hot water and then said thank you to me. Originally, I was going to go out and play again, but then I decided to stay and chat with Xiao Zhang.

At the beginning, we chatted with each other, but when I talked about how to go down to the dragon and how to build a "stuffy kiln", Xiao Zhang was obviously interested, and he had been living in the city, how could he understand the happiness of our rural children?

In this way, we became good friends who talked about everything, and slowly Xiao Zhang was also "unkind" to me, and from time to time when he asked me to wash his clothes, he also washed his clothes by the way, and when he received hot water, he also helped him pick up ...... by the wayI don't get tired of it.

Of course, as a reward, I ate White Rabbit toffee for the first time, saw a lot of things I had never seen before, and even drank malt milk essence for the first time.

Once, Xiao Zhang told me to let me drink a good drink. I'm also looking forward to that. I saw Xiao Zhang fumbling in his backpack for a long time, and finally took out a red and yellow tin can, and before he opened it, he vaguely smelled a sweetness coming out of it.

I took a closer look and pointed to the words on it and couldn't help but read, "Malt Milk Essence"!I believe that in the seventies and eighties, everyone will be familiar with malt milk essence, which is a proper luxury, not a rare thing that ordinary families can drink.

I wasn't polite to Xiao Zhang, and directly took our cups. Xiao Zhang opened the lid of malt milk essence, scooped out two large full spoons with a spoon, and put them into my cup, I couldn't help but smell the sweetness in the air, but I saw Xiao Zhang scoop out another spoonful and send it directly into his mouth.

This guy really doesn't know how to cherish!I secretly scolded Xiao Zhang in my heart.

Three years have passed in a flash, and it's retirement season again. Xiao Zhang was the first batch to be discharged from the army, and on the day of farewell, Xiao Zhang seemed a little emotional, found a piece of paper, wrote down his home address on it, and instructed me to write to him. I nodded vigorously and folded the note carefully and placed it in my underwear pocket.

The next day, Xiao Zhang left, I didn't go to see him off, looking at the empty bunk, I still couldn't hold back my tears.

Because Xiao Zhang's grief of retiring from the army is not over yet, new grief is coming one after another, and I am also going to be discharged from the army.

The night before departure, I silently packed my luggage, there was not much to do, just two old military uniforms, and the rest were all put into my memory.

After I was discharged from the army, I returned to my hometown and prepared to be a farmer for the rest of my life. After 82 years, the countryside has undergone earth-shaking changes, and I am just in time for a good time.

When I first left the army, I did not forget the agreement I made with Xiao Zhang, and wrote several letters to the address that Xiao Zhang gave me, but I never received a reply. But I understand that after all, our lifestyles are very different.

I followed the trajectory of most people's lives, married a girl from a neighboring village, and a year later my daughter was born, and two years later, my son was born.

Relying on the hard work of my wife and me, our family's living standards are getting better and better, and what makes us even happier is that our children are obedient and sensible, have excellent academic performance, and have been successfully admitted to university.

Until one day, my mobile phone suddenly rang, clicked on the message, the familiar name came into view, and the memories of the past came flooding all at once, it was Xiao Zhang.

Xiao Zhang called me ** and talked about his recent situation. After being discharged from the army, with the help of his father, Xiao Zhang successfully went to a hotel run by a tobacco company, and is now the head of the hotel.

When I heard about Xiao Zhang's current achievements, I was really happy for him.

Xiao Zhang then said: "Brother, you are my only friend in the army, what is the use of my place in the future, you can just say." ”

I quipped, "It just so happens that my son and daughter are about to graduate from college and are worried about not having a job, so you can arrange it." ”

You give me the child's basic information," Xiao Zhang said on the other end of the **.

I didn't think much about it at the time, so I gave Xiao Zhang's information about the two children, and then we chatted a few more words, and then hung up**.

In the days that followed, we would occasionally keep in touch, but I asked Xiao Zhang to help me find a job for my children, and I left it behind.

To my surprise, Xiao Zhang learned that after his daughter graduated, he let his daughter enter the tobacco system through a relationship, and then my son also entered the tobacco system smoothly.

I am just an ordinary farmer, but I didn't expect that the experience of being a soldier would directly change my life and my children's lives.

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