Take the Li family in Lingao County. Their family has been able to sit on the entire dung section of Chengguan Town and collect money for hundreds of years. It is not because their ancestors followed the old Zhu family to conquer the world. Besides, they
These cadres who go north do not have to fight for their careers on the battlefield like the big-head soldiers.
Tan Xiaoqin is a little confused. She is a woman who will get married sooner or later. Who should get this wealth? Is it from the Tan family or from the future husband's family who doesn't know where he is at the moment?
Forget it, don't worry about it for now, let's think about the preparations for the past few days.
On the bed are newly issued clothes. The weather in Guangdong is several degrees cooler than that in Hainan. The extreme temperature in Guangdong during the Little Ice Age can be as low as ℃, so you must prepare clothes to keep out the cold. There are many clothes distributed to the cadres going north.
A waterproof and cold-proof woolen short coat - it is the military version without all kinds of decorations; it is also equipped with oilcloth short boots, wool socks, hat, and gloves.
These are rare items that are rarely seen in Hainan. Although Hainan today is much colder than when her parents were children, and it occasionally snows, most of the time in winter, a jacket with a thin layer of cotton is needed.
A coat is enough. As for boots, only soldiers wear them in Hainan.
A thin military blanket and a dog-skin mattress - spread on the ground to keep out the cold and moisture, a gift for those who need to sleep outdoors - were bundled in a canvas roll bag, and a canvas backpack contained personal changes.
Clothing. A canvas satchel contains emergency rations, first aid kit and a full set of stationery: dip pen, ink bottle, pen nib, specially issued special notebook and note paper with the letterhead of the Guangdong Military Control Commission of the Senate. Everyone has their own engraved
Round name stamp, packed in an integrated stamp box with matching ink pad.
Because they were going to a battlefield, the cadres going north were issued a new type of revolver and twenty rounds of ammunition. The gun holster and ammunition bag were hung on the canvas armed belt, and a bamboo water bottle was hung on it.
The equipment distributed was comprehensive, including toilet paper, and sanitary products were also distributed to female cadres. After counting all the items according to the list, Tan Xiaoqin couldn't help but secretly sigh: "The leaders are so attentive."
"What are you writing?" Lu Cheng asked when he saw the pen and paper spread out on her desk.
“Didn’t the chief ask everyone to write a letter home?”
Although the reason for writing the letter is "I will be away for a long time, if there is anything important, I will tell my family about anything important." But everyone knows that the so-called "If it is important, tell me everything important" is a euphemism for writing a suicide note.
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"You didn't write a word."
"I can't think of anything good to write about." Tan Xiaoqin was a little upset. She had become a little alienated from her family in the past few years. It seemed that things at home had little to do with her - in fact, she was not discussed with her about anything at home, only those things that were necessary
She would only tell her things when she was helping. In recent years, girls have gotten married, brothers have married, and new houses have been built... She has paid for them all. But the specific details of what to do don't seem to have much to do with her.
"Write a few sentences at least. It will take a year and a half to go there." Lu Cheng advised her, "There is a holiday, and it will take several days to go back and forth."
Tan Xiaoqin asked: "Have you written it?"
"I've written a few sentences a long time ago." Lu Cheng looked relaxed. "I'm more worried about how to carry out work in a new place. It's all a new area."
"Well, I'd better think about the same thing as you." Tan Xiaoqin sighed, "I'll just write that everything is fine, don't think about it."
In a barracks dormitory not far from their barracks, Tian Liang, the new commander of the 3rd company of the 1st Infantry Battalion, was sitting in front of the table blankly, biting the end of a pencil in his mouth, scribbling on the paper in front of him.
Erase, I don’t know how many times I wrote it.
He was still wearing the old-fashioned uniform of the first year of the year, and the new uniform of the fifth year was hung on the wall behind him. The orderly had just painted it. The newly issued uniforms were also spread out on the bed.
Although Tian Liang has low education and poor military quality, he has not performed well in many years of combat service, which can be regarded as a collection of mediocrity. However, relying on his always being cautious and making no mistakes even though he is inconspicuous, he has accumulated seniority until now, as a
The senior lieutenant of the 1st Battalion, Dong Feng, took advantage of the expansion of the army and became the captain and company commander. Although it was a little late, he could become a battalion first-level officer. There are still only a few naturalized civilian officers at the major level. Although Tian Liang is a fool,
Those who broke the car and hurried slowly could be considered as catching up with most of the same people at the same time.
Tian Liang was promoted. Tian Liang's mind began to move again when he was proud of the spring breeze. He could never let go of Guo Fu. But he and Guo Fu had lost contact for a long time. During this period, he went to Bairen General Hospital to look for her but could not find her. The concierge said, "
"Nurse Guo" has been transferred to Sanya. Later, I wrote several letters to Guo Fu. Because I didn't know the specific address, the letters either disappeared or were returned with the postmark of "name and address unknown." This time he expanded the army.
Before being promoted to company commander, he joined the officer training team and met a naturalized civilian officer who had served in Sanya. From him, he learned the whereabouts of Guo Fu.
It turned out that Guo Fu was no longer in Sanya - she had returned to Lingao and said she was continuing her studies. Tian Liang wrote a letter to Bairen General Hospital and got a reply from Guo Fu very quickly.
Brother Liang, seeing words is like meeting:
I have received the letter. I have not heard from Hongyan for many years. I am very relieved to know that everything is going well with you.
You mentioned the past in your letter, and recalling that time was like a nightmare. Now that I think about it, the debt of gratitude between the Senate and us is still greater than that of our parents. We can only repay it by studying hard, working hard, and doing our best to serve the Senate.
As for the meeting that Brother Liang proposed, I am very busy with work in the hospital and I am still continuing my studies and have no free time. If there is a chance, we will meet again in the future.
Everything is fine with me, don't miss me.
The operation was about to start. I went to take a shower and change clothes, so I stopped writing.
Rong'an
Guo Fu
Although there were only a few words in the reply and he did not agree to meet him, for Tian Liang, who had always admired Guo Fu, these few lines were like rain after a long drought. There were some words that he did not understand, but he was unwilling to read the letter.
Show it to others, copy it and ask people.
He hid the letter in his military ID wallet and carried it close to his body. When there was no one around, he would take it out and look at it from time to time. He would caress the wrinkled and shapeless picture with the gentle touch of a girl's skin.
The note on the head of "Baren General Hospital" made a giggle.
Now, what is spread out in front of him is the letter to Guo Fu. He has no relatives in this world, and the leaders take care of writing letters to relatives, but he has no one to write to. After thinking about it, it is only Guo Fu.
However, compared to Guo Fu's beautiful pen calligraphy dipped in water, Tian Liang's calligraphy is really incompetent. His cultural studies have always been stumbling, and he has to write a letter - on this occasion of parting that may never come back,
He had too much to say - it was too difficult for Tian Liang to convey his thoughts to Guo Fu in pen and ink. At first, he didn't dare to write with a dip pen, so he used a pencil to scribble on the draft, and finally managed to get it together.
became a letter.
Fumei Daan:
We received a formal order today and are about to mobilize. The leader asked us to write letters to our families and tell them all the important things. After much thought, you are the only one who can write.
Sister Fu, we are both orphans. When we first fled, we walked together, had food to eat together, and drank water together. When it rained, we picked up a broken umbrella. You gave me a shoulder, and I gave you a shoulder.
, everyone can only hide.
You said it was a hungry (nightmare) dream, but in retrospect there were many happy things. Do you still remember the time we caught grasshoppers in the fields and roasted them in the ruined temple?
Although we were in hardship at that time, we were dependent on each other and helped each other survive along the way.
When we arrived in Hainan, you were in the hospital and I was in the army. We never had the chance to meet each other. After many years of separation, I still miss you often. You should know my thoughts.
When I write a letter, I always think of you. I don’t know what you have become now, but you must be more beautiful than before.
We are not young anymore, and we don’t have the Changbei (generation) in the family to make the decision. If you are willing, I would like to meet you and talk about our life-long events when we come back from this expedition.
You know who I am. I am stupid and not smart. My ability to become a company commander depends entirely on the training of my commander. However, I have no bad intentions and am a responsible person. I will never do it.
I will bully you, and I won't mess around with women outside. If I can continue to work in the army, the salary will be enough for me to support my family; if I get injured and can't serve in the army, I can retire and return home.
He will give you a way out, no matter how bad he is, he will still be a local cadre.
If I can't come back, don't be too sad. People always die in wars. The leader also said that everyone will die. If you hadn't removed the sores and cleaned the wounds, I would have probably
I died on the road a long time ago. I could not meet the commander and could no longer be the company commander. I have earned a living by living till now. Speaking of repaying the kindness of the commander, even repaying it with my life is not enough. But Yuan (hope)
If you can live a few more years, contribute more to the leader's wars, and keep the senate in the world.
In case I can't come back, I have already written a suicide note and left you the military salary and several military uniforms I saved. You will always need money when you get married in the future. Although the clothes are old, they are all made of good materials. I give them to you.
From now on, men can wear it too.
That's it for now. I'm going to the company to check the preparations. My military mail number is 9417. Write to me when you have time.
Tian Liang
Tian Liang used a dip pen to copy the last word crookedly, and then read it carefully. He dried the letter, put it into an envelope stamped with "military mail", and wrote the address of Bairen General Hospital, and finally "Guo Fu"