An hour later, Zhao Xin, who said he was thirsty, drank the tea in his hand.
"Master, let me pour you some more water." A Miao watched Zhao Xin drink up every drop of the tea in the cup, then quickly stepped forward to take the tea cup, and turned around to pour the water.
Zhao Xin asked Liu Sheng: "What were you arguing in the tents just now? Li Ji told me that you were quarreling. Many refugees were outside the tents. Those who didn't know better thought you were fighting."
Liu Sheng yawned loudly and said in a confused voice: "Hey, once I finish explaining the situation to them..." He pointed at Ding Guofeng: "This is the one who shouted that he was going to expel the Tartars.
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Then Liu Sheng pointed at Deng Fei and Wang Yuanfang: "Xiao Fei said that he wanted to unite the aboriginal people and cross the sea to destroy Little Japan. Squad leader Lao Wang said that he would go and catch a tongue in two days and come back."
Zhao Xin smiled and asked: "Squad Leader Lao Wang, do you really think so?"
"Alas~~~" Wang Yuanfang sighed helplessly, and then said: "Knowing that you are a wealthy person, at first we thought you were just acting."
Deng Fei, Wu Siyu, Ding Guofeng, and Zhao Liang who were sitting around all nodded in unison, saying to themselves that no wonder Zhao Xin asked them to hand over their mobile phones, cameras, etc. before coming over. Of course, although everyone was unwilling, Liu Sheng
As a guarantee, and with Zhao Xin's sincere tone, everyone agreed.
"But you can see those people outside." Wang Yuanfang said to himself that it is impossible to find a group of such extras now.
Deng Fei concluded: "Now we understand, you are not human."
"What?" Zhao Xinxin asked, "How can you curse someone?"
Deng Fei said: "You are an alien."
"Holy shit!" Zhao Xin suddenly had black lines all over his forehead and almost fell to the ground.
Wu Siyu said with a smile: "To be honest, are you from Mars or Zenith?"
"Okay. I admit that I have overseas connections in Zenith Star." As soon as this statement came out, everyone laughed and knew it was a joke. But no one wanted to offend Zhao Xin, after all, he was here to work; and
If the other party makes another gesture like that, no one knows the consequences.
In order to avoid further entanglement on this issue, Zhao Xin stood up, opened a closet in the car, and took out an assault rifle.
"I'll go! What a guy!" Ding Guofeng's eyes were shining and he was full of praise while holding the HK416. "How about two shots?"
"Mr. Zhao, what did you want us to do here?" Wu Siyu asked, lifting the glasses frame on the bridge of his nose.
"It's the same as what I said at the beginning, please take charge of project safety."
Of course, Zhao Xin couldn't be too straightforward. He invited these people to come here to serve as security guards. The so-called "project" was to dig for gold, and resettling the refugees was just a help. As for those who were against the Qing Shen Code, he had no interest at all; of course
Well, if the Qing army here doesn't let him dig gold, then he doesn't mind teaching him a lesson. That's all.
"If you don't want to, then I will book a flight to take you back. With Liu Sheng guaranteeing this, you should believe him, right?"
The five people looked at Liu Sheng, who nodded with a very serious expression and said: "I lied to you that I am my grandson."
"Tch~~" The five of them pointed their middle fingers at Liu Sheng and said in unison: "When you were in the army, how often did your grandson lie to us?"
Liu Sheng: "..."
Seeing that they were still silent, Zhao Xin knew that they hadn't thought about it clearly yet, so he said: "Don't worry, stay here tonight and think about it. If not, I will send you back tomorrow."
After dinner, the few people and Zhao Xin had to give in to each other for a long time because of the problem of where to sleep at night.
Zhao Xin and Liu Sheng were still guests because Wang Yuanfang and the others hadn't thought about it yet, so Zhao Xin invited Wang Yuanfang and the others to spend the night in the RV. It was warmer and more comfortable than in a tent anyway.
But Wang Yuanfang and the others refused to agree to anything. So Zhao Xin could only ask Li Ji to vacate a tent for the five people and get new bedding. Liu Sheng also wanted to stay with the old squad leader for the night.
After midnight, most people in the camp, except for the refugees on night watch, had gone to bed. At this time, only Zhao Xin's place still had lights on.
Wang Yuanfang lay on the thick cotton mat in the tent, tossing and turning, unable to sleep.
Before going to bed that night, they asked Liu Sheng a lot of questions.
Deng Fei was concerned about the ship's problems. Liu Sheng said with a smile, including the two of us, you can find three or four more people and it will be fine.
Zhao Liang was still thinking about his metal processing factory. Liu Sheng said that in this era, no one would care about you even if you were making steel every day, and the supply was still in short supply.
Wu Siyu asked when he would go to the Qing court for a visit. Liu Sheng told him that he would go as soon as he got a boat next spring.
Ding Guofeng was very happy, saying that my skills were finally put to use and that I no longer had to wait to die. He also said that he would take Zhao Xin with him and go shooting with a gun in the morning.
Wang Yuanfang was also very interested in target shooting. He had not touched a gun for several years since he was discharged from the army. But he did not ask any more questions and just listened to other people chatting with Liu Sheng.
The tent was very warm because of the stove. Liu Sheng and Ding Guofeng were already fast asleep, snoring like cows.
Wang Yuanfang saw that the fire in the stove was a little low, so he lifted the quilt, put on his coat, and stood up to add some firewood to the stove.
"Squad leader, you're not asleep yet." Zhao Liang's voice came in a low voice.
"You two haven't slept at all." Wu Siyu also spoke up.
"I'll add two pieces of firewood." Wang Yuanfang said vaguely, then took two pieces of chopped wood from the neatly stacked firewood pile next to the stove, opened the stove door, gently stuffed it in, and then closed the stove door.
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A cigarette was stretched out from the side. Wang Yuanfang turned around and saw that it was Zhao Liang.
"Squad leader, take a cigarette."
Wang Yuanfang took the cigarette, and Zhao Liang immediately took out a lighter from his jacket pocket and lit it for him, and then lit one himself.
As the fire flickered, Wang Yuanfang took a deep breath of cigarette and slowly exhaled it.
"Squad leader, what do you think?" Zhao Liang asked in a low voice.
Wang Yuanfang did not answer directly, but asked: "What about you? What do you think?"
Zhao Liang took two puffs of cigarette, as if thinking about something, and then said: "I think it's good to stay. As I told Liu Sheng, I'm just making steel now, and no one will care about me. Besides,
, We have been in the army for so many years, and why? Isn’t it just to kill the enemy? But as soon as we retire..."
Zhao Liang stubbed out the cigarette butt on the stove shell, took out another one and lit it. Then he continued: "I couldn't adapt to it in the first few years. When I first came home, my nephew was playing in the yard playing with the whistle, and I
As soon as I heard it, I reflexively ran to the yard and stood at attention to gather..."
While this guy was chattering, a hand from the side stretched out and snatched half the box of cigarettes from Zhao Liang's hand. When the two of them saw it, they saw that it was Deng Fei and Wu Siyu.
Except for the two who slept like dead dogs, the four of them were all asleep, and they got together again when they heard the noise.
"Oh, I've really had enough trips." Deng Fei sighed. "How many years have it been? All day long, apart from eating and sleeping, I just watch the machine, and then I talk to the machine. I feel like I'm going crazy.
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The other three people nodded in unison. With Deng Fei's character, it was really difficult for him to be able to endure such a boring job.
Several people whispered their thoughts. Wang Yuanfang smoked two cigarettes in a row but did not speak.
"I graduated from junior high school and am not as knowledgeable as some of you..."
"Squad leader, are you swearing? Who among us has gone to college? It's just Deng Fei and that dead pig..." Zhao Liang raised his chin to signal Liu Sheng. "...One is the chief engineer and the other is the second officer.
But we are not bad either. Just tell me, squad leader, how many awards you received when you were in the army."
"Those are all old stories, so I won't talk about them anymore." Wang Yuanfang shook his head and smiled bitterly. "I, actually, I have been thinking about it for a while. It was the first time I had dinner with Zhao Xin, and he told me something."
Several people were silent, waiting for Wang Yuanfang to continue.
The first time Wang Yuanfang and Zhao Xin met was after a gathering of comrades on New Year's Day. In fact, Wang Yuanfang didn't want to go to this gathering at all. As a result, Liu Sheng persuaded him, and finally even booked a flight ticket for him in advance before going.
After Liu Sheng's introduction, Wang Yuanfang also started thinking about working abroad. No matter what, it was much better than sifting through the sand and doing odd jobs in China. Moreover, he could be with his old comrades, so as not to be lonely.
When he met Zhao Xin for the first time, when the three of them chatted about the past, Liu Sheng talked about Wang Yuanfang's meritorious service in the army and praised his military skills. Later, he briefly mentioned Wang Yuanfang's life after he retired.
All kinds of dissatisfaction.
Liu Sheng said with emotion, "How come someone like Wang Yuanfang, who has outstanding abilities in the army, has been awarded many meritorious services, and has been praised by his superiors, cannot find a good job after he retires from the army."
At that time, after Zhao Xin listened, he did not express his opinion. Instead, he first talked about an incident around him.
Zhao Xin said that after he graduated from college and started working, he once met a certain friend.
It is said that after graduating from college in the early years, this dear friend was spotted by a well-known multinational company because of his excellent English scores, especially his fluent oral English. He directly joined the international business department and was responsible for the group procurement business. Now he is amazing. He is not the person he deals with every day.
Senior executives of large foreign groups are the persons in charge of domestic government procurement projects.
As a result, this man's perspective on people and things became unusually high. However, after working for seven or eight years, a corruption case broke out within the business department, and this man was innocently implicated. In anger, he resigned and followed
A person starts a business. He thinks that with his experience and ability, it will not be easy to become a sales VP.
However, two years later, this man had not negotiated a single deal. The boss had no choice but to let him leave after having an in-depth talk with him.
A few years later, this man still accomplished nothing. When we met, he opened his mouth and said that he was currently working on a project bigger than Google. Once, he talked to Zhao Xin on the phone for an hour, and Zhao Xin was stunned.
I couldn't get anything to say, I just wanted to throw the phone away and run away.
Finally, Zhao Xin concluded that he felt that the biggest reason why many people perform well in the army is not only because they are excellent themselves, but also because everyone is similar before joining the army.
The key is that the army provides you with an excellent platform for self-expression, just like many large companies today. But when you leave this platform and return to society, many people do not realize that once you leave an excellent
On the platform, I think my personal value is very high, but in the eyes of others, it is actually very little.
"After hearing what Zhao Xin said, I was thinking about myself. I found that for me, the best platform is the army." Wang Yuanfang concluded lightly at the end. "This may be an opportunity."
"Shua~" A bright light shone on the faces of the four people smoking and chatting.
"What are you doing? You're still up at night, so you're going out for a run!"
Several people turned sideways to avoid the flashlight light and looked over. Liu Sheng and Ding Guofeng were covering their mouths and secretly enjoying themselves.
It turned out that these two guys had woken up a long time ago, pretending to snore while secretly listening to a few people talking.
Everyone then laughed and laughed for a while.
Wang Yuanfang stopped talking and went back to lie down in bed.
"How's it going? Monitor, have you figured it out?" Liu Sheng joked with a playful smile.
"What nonsense are you talking about? When you get up tomorrow morning, run around the camp ten times. No breakfast until you finish."
"Ah?!" The other five people were immediately dumbfounded, and this was about to begin.