Chapter 85: Family happiness

After dinner, I greeted Gao Tian and Liu Kehua and said that I wanted to go back to my hometown to see him. Naturally, they agreed. I even thought viciously: The people in the armed forces may wish me not to wander around them. There are always several soldiers involved in the recruitment every year. If I am present, they are not easy to operate.

I politely declined Liu Kehua's kindness to send a car for me. I found a taxi in the county town and drove to the town in my hometown.

It is about 40 minutes' drive from the county town to my hometown. When the taxi drove to the town, it was already dark. I walked in the alleys under the dim street lights. The nights in the countryside towns were very dark and quiet. People went to bed early. There were few shops on the streets with lights on, especially on this cold winter night. The surroundings gave me a little bleak feeling. This formed a strong contrast with the prosperity of Fuzhou.

It was dark at the door of my house. My aunt lived here. Because her son was in junior high school in the town, she moved out of the mountains and helped us take care of the house and the elderly. The flash of the TV screen was printed in the dark window. It seemed that my aunt's family was not sleeping yet. In order to save electricity, rural people usually like to turn off the lights when watching TV.

I skillfully opened the iron door - this iron door has never been locked. Even the "creaking" sound from the iron door is the same as in my memory. The lights in the room suddenly lit up, and someone asked in his hometown dialect:

"Who?"

When I heard this, it was my cousin's voice. This guy hasn't seen him for a year and he has changed his voice. I smiled and said:

"I!"

The door opened suddenly. My cousin and my aunt looked very surprised when they saw me wearing military uniforms. My aunt asked while venting heat.

"Changfeng? Why are you coming back suddenly?"

I smiled and said, "Auntie, I went to the county for business and the matter was almost done, so I came back to take a look."

My aunt hurriedly said, "It's so cold outside, come in quickly!"

After saying that, my aunt welcomed me into the room and said to my cousin:

"Xiaoyu, go upstairs to tidy up the room for my cousin!"

After hearing this, my cousin went upstairs to clean up the room for me. I smiled and said:

"Auntie, Xiaoyu is very well-behaved! He is in the second year of junior high school, how are his academic performance?"

When she talked about her cousin, her aunt showed unconcealed pride on her face, and she said with a smile:

"The results are okay, but I'm so playful. I have to play basketball every day, which makes me sweaty..."

I said, "It's a good thing for kids! It's a good thing to like exercise, as long as it doesn't affect your studies. By the way, is grandpa sleeping?"

My aunt said, "It should be that I'm going to bed. The old man slept early, and the weather was so cold. Why don't I go and ask him to get up? The old man will definitely be very happy to know that you will go home."

I quickly said, "No need! I'll look for him tomorrow!"

My cousin came down soon, and the three of us started chatting in the house. I remember that when we were young, we hated adults having sex the most, and we didn’t finish chatting. Now we feel that chatting with our family is so warm. We talk about everything at home, and there are things in the village. We say whatever we think of. That feeling is really good.

Later, it was too late, so I said good night to my aunt and cousin and went upstairs to go to bed. The room was cleaned up, which was the room I lived in before going to high school in the county town. I lay on the bed, covered with a brand new quilt, looking at the familiar decorations in the room and the star posters on the walls full of the characteristics of the times, as if I had returned to the days when I lived here six or seven years ago.

I slept very peacefully until the sunlight shone into the window, and I woke up in a daze. When I went downstairs to wash, I found that my grandfather had already gotten up - the old man usually got up early. His cataract was already very serious, but the doctor said that it had not completely condensed and the surgery was at risk, so there was no surgery.

I walked to my grandfather, and he couldn't recognize me. According to him, he could only see a vague shadow in front of me. I shouted:

"grandfather!"

Grandpa's turbid eyes lit up significantly. He grabbed my hand tremblingly and asked:

"Is it Changfeng?"

I smiled and said, "Yes, Grandpa! I'm back to see you!"

The old man was undoubtedly very lonely, his eyes couldn't see clearly, and his ears were a little bit back. Although my aunt took good care of him, his grandfather was not by his children after all, and he must have a strong sense of loneliness. Therefore, my appearance really gave him a surprise. He held my hand and kept asking questions. I answered questions and answered questions. Many things the old man didn't understand, and I explained it in annoyed manner.

Happy time is short, and a morning passed quickly. I took out the wild ginseng that my dad asked me to bring back and handed it to my grandfather, saying:

"Grandpa, this is the ginseng that dad brought to you. You have packed it and you will have one or two slices when you are fine."

Then I took out a thousand dollars and handed them to my grandfather together, saying:

"I was on a business trip this time and didn't have time to buy anything. You can collect the money. If you want to eat, let my aunt buy it for you. After a while, our house will be renovated and my dad will come to pick you up and live in Fuzhou!"

Grandpa happily took it over and said:

"Now our little Changfeng will make money, and he knows how to respect his grandfather..."

When I was a child, my parents were transporting and often were not at home. When I was very young, I slept with my grandfather. He took me with me, so my relationship with my grandfather was also very deep.

Then, I took out the five thousand yuan I had prepared long ago and handed it to my aunt and said:

"Auntie, buy Xiaoyu some nutritional supplements for this little money. He is growing up, so don't save the money he should spend."

When I got home yesterday, I saw that my aunt was very frugal in all aspects. She used the lowest power light bulb and bought the cheapest dishes to eat. Her clothes looked like she hadn't been updated for several years.

My aunt quickly pushed it back and said:

"How can I ask for your money? My family is still alive..."

I said seriously: "Auntie, the most important thing in life is to not forget your roots. If you didn't help take care of your grandfather in the past or two years, how could your parents feel at ease to develop in Fuzhou? This money is my little wish, and you must accept it."

After pushing it a few times, my aunt saw that I had a firm opinion and barely took it away.

I picked up my luggage and said goodbye to my grandfather. He already knew that I had taken the time to come to see him, and I had to go to my grandfather's house, so I didn't keep me. I just told me that I would take care of myself or something.

If my family is in the countryside, then my grandfather's family is in the countryside. His family is in a small mountain village where buses are not opened.

I rented a private jeep on the street of the town and asked him to take me to my grandfather's house. There are still many private cars in my hometown that run operations, mainly because many villages do not have buses, so it is not very convenient to enter and exit.

When I was a child, I spent most of my time at my grandfather's house. At that time, my grandmother was still alive and loved me, my eldest nephew, and kept everything for me. Everything here was really full of novelty for me, a child who grew up in a small town. I had many childhood playmates in this village. We climbed trees and dug bird eggs together, fucked fishing together, and chopped wood together...

It can be said that most of the wonderful memories of my childhood have been left here.

My mother's branch is obviously more prosperous than my father's side. I only have one aunt, and I have five aunts and uncles. If you include cousins, most of the people in this village are my relatives. Every time I come back, I will be warmly treated and eat almost every meal at different people's homes.

This time was no exception. When I got off the bus at the entrance of the village, wearing a brand new officer uniform and rank with golden shiny shoulders, I received many warm greetings. I walked towards my grandfather's house all the way. The smile on my face almost never stopped. On average, one person greeted me after walking five steps.

My grandfather was also very surprised when he saw me. After I sat in my grandfather's house for a while, many relatives who heard the news came, and some of them could not even name them. They all took me to their house for dinner. The folk customs here are really simple.

After finally refusing the invitation, I sat with my grandfather in the yard to have dinner and chat. My grandfather's house was relatively high. Looking around in the yard, I could see the entire mountain village. Every household had smoke curling. The food in the fields had been harvested. It became a paradise for chickens and ducks. The green mountains in the distance were like ink and water, pleasing to the eye.

Living in this small mountain village can make people forget all their worries. This place is like a paradise. I talked with the outside world openly. Although my grandfather is an old farmer, he is still of high quality. His words are simple and wise, which often make me feel that I have benefited a lot.

The time for happiness is always short. After I smoked a cigarette quietly in the yard, I announced my goodbye to the outside world. After all, I came out to work this time, and the recruitment matters were not completed, and I always had a heart.

From last night to now, my body and mind have truly relaxed and enjoyed family happiness with my relatives. During this period, I have left all my worries behind, without the pressure of work, the troubles of love, the intrigue, and the intrigue. I have only communicated with my relatives at will, plain and real.

I walked five miles before I reached the main road, where I could wait for two hours to buses to the county town.

The warm winter sun shone lazily on me in the afternoon, and I felt very lazy. One or two cars drove on the sand road from time to time, bringing a piece of smoke and dust. The bus I was waiting for never arrived, and I had a lot of experience in waiting for the bus. When I was a child, my mother often took me to wait for the bus home at this intersection. At that time, there were even fewer buses, and sometimes I had to wait for most of the day. So I was not in a hurry, and took out a cigarette and smoked slowly.

Finally I got on the late bus. As soon as I got on the bus, I found a seat and sat down and closed my eyes to rest. I let the car bump on the rugged and bumpy mountain road. It was not until I entered the county town that I opened my eyes and thought to myself:

"The Armed Forces Department should have done the job almost the same this morning, right?"

With the relaxed mood after returning home, I returned to the hotel. Gao Tian had just gotten up and saw me coming back, so he quickly reported to me about today's work, which was similar to what I imagined. In one morning, they basically did all the work they should do, and there was not much left. In addition to stepping up the procedures for enlistment, they were notified to gather in the county town, and then distributed the quilts to them and announced the discipline. Tomorrow I will lead the recruits on the road, make a short stop at the military sub-district location, and then take the train from the city to Fuzhou.

In the afternoon, we assisted them in the armed forces to do some later work. Before dinner, an armed forces officer told us that this year's recruits had already settled in a hotel in the county town, where they were responsible for their food and accommodation, and we would set off tomorrow morning.

After dinner, I said to Gao Tian:

"Let's go, let's see the future PLA soldiers..."

Accompanied by Liu Zhi, the head of the Political Engineering Department of the Armed Forces Department, we arrived at the hotel where the recruits stayed. When we entered the door, I suddenly asked:

"By the way, Chief Liu, have the two female soldiers arranged it?"

Section Chief Liu said: "Everything is arranged. They both live in the same room, and the other recruits are all in four people."

I nodded and said:

"I'm really troubled you!"

The enlistment procedures for these new recruits have been completed. In a sense, they are already from our unit, so I said thank you to Liu Zhi.

Liu Zhi smiled and said, "This is our duty. Company Commander Lu, don't be polite... Let's go in and take a look!"

We walked into a room, and the recruits were trying on the winter training uniform that had just been sent, and their faces were filled with excited smiles. Seeing these young men who didn't fit very well in the military uniform, I couldn't help but think of the long-sanged military camp folk song "Comrades of the Recruitment":

"Comrades, new recruits, your first military uniform is always fat and big. When you walk into the queue, you can raise your head and chest hard. The general was also a new recruit at first..."

When the recruits saw a few people in military uniforms walking in, they stopped laughing and stood up unevenly, but they didn't know what to say.

Liu Zhi said with a smile:

"Comrades, this is Company Commander Lu, this is Platoon Commander Gao, they are your future leaders. Today they are here to see you!"

I looked at Wang Feng with a smile on his face, and it was a coincidence that I had made a book. When I walked into the first room, I met this kid. I smiled and said:

"Hello everyone! I'm leaving my hometown to join the army tomorrow. Are you reluctant to leave?"

The recruits were all very restrained and no one responded. Liu Zhi was a little embarrassed. At this time, Wang Feng said:

"How great the troops are! We wear military uniforms and can shoot guns. We want to go now..."

"Yes, yes!" The recruits also began to speak when they saw someone talking.

I laughed:

"Okay, I'm very enthusiastic! I hope I don't cry when I get in the car tomorrow!"

After saying that, I said to Section Chief Liu:
Chapter completed!