In a difficult environment, joy and happiness are everywhere, and the key is how you discover and find...

Fujian is located in the south of the motherland, and the temperature in winter is still pleasant. People in Fujian can hardly see ice and snow in winter, but the winter in Boulder Mountain is very cold and cold......

After the weather in Boulder Mountain turned cold, it was basically difficult to see other outsiders except for the occasional troops who would send people to inspect and guide the work.

Around the Spring Festival, there were several snowfalls on and off on Boulder Mountain. When it snows, the road is sand and gravel, and when you step down, you can see a deep and clear footprint, and you can hear the crunch sound of "squeaking". The terrible thing is that when the fog and snow go together, the road surface will form a thick ice surface. On the way to or from duty, the road becomes extremely difficult to walk, comrades often need to support each other or carry a wooden stick to make it difficult, and even then, some people often fall......

The most troublesome thing is that the water pipe outside the cooking class is frozen. Therefore, the company commander arranged for everyone to use a basin to carry water to ensure their daily needs.

The water is served in a depression on the side of the restaurant, where there are only two or three tiny water surfaces, and when the water is served, there are many dead weeds floating......

The distance between the end of the water is not far, only more than 300 meters, but there is a steep slope of nearly 100 meters on the way up and down the depression. Because the road is steep and there is ice, and because there are basins in both hands, in this case, the limbs and body of the person lose their due elasticity, so many comrades-in-arms often fall. But as long as everyone didn't fall and hurt themselves, they would pick up the basin and go back to the water, if the water was poured on the face, body, and feet, it would be biting cold......

The comrades-in-arms who are also soldiers in Fujian rarely need to wear cotton clothes, cotton pants and military coats, but the comrades-in-arms in Boulder Mountain are fully armed, and the troops also distribute electric blankets to everyone.

Because of the cold winter, the comrades-in-arms had cold limbs and stiff bodies, and because of the fog and heavy humidity in spring...... Think about it: under the circumstances at that time, what kind of happiness it would be to be able to get into the warm quilt before going to bed, so the electric blanket is really a good thing.

On cold and lonely days, it is possible to concentrate on work without distractions when there are combat readiness tasks. In their leisure time, everyone will feel cold and numb, very similar to the "cold bird" described in primary school textbooks......

Wang Linlin remembers his favorite thing at that time: At the end of the combat preparation mission, he would get into the diesel engine generator that had just been shut down, and although the car was filled with the strong smell of diesel, it was unusually warm......

Because the company has no power supply, it relies on diesel engines to generate electricity, but diesel fuel is a war material and cannot be used at will. During the day, there will be electricity only when there is a combat readiness mission, and the lighting time at night can only be turned on for about two hours.

In the cold season, bathing comrades-in-arms is a big problem. When you take a bath, you generally need to have two conditions: first, the weather is still good, and second, the oil engine must have been turned on for a long time, so that the outdoor circulating pool will have a comfortable temperature.

The bathers first hung up the clean clothes in the oil locomotive, then took off the dirty clothes on their bodies, leaving only a pair of shorts, and then ran to the outdoor pool at a speed of 100 meters. But I saw that the pool was steaming, and there were shallow traces of engine oil floating on the surface of the water, and I saw basins of hot water poured down from the head, rubbing my body desperately until it was hot and red, and then watered......

After washing, he poured the last basin of water and ran back into the oil locomotive like a smoke. First quickly dry yourself, and then hurriedly put on clean clothes that have already been dried and warmed...... After everything is dressed, everyone who takes a shower is comfortable and refreshing!

After taking a bath, people usually wash their dirty clothes by the pool and then take them to the oil locomotive for baking. Because of the special climate of the company, the clothes, shoes, socks, etc. washed by everyone at that time were also taken to the oil engine room for baking, so every comrade-in-arms had a strong smell of diesel fuel on their bodies.

Because the company had a long way to go to the county seat and township, it often went down the mountain every other week to buy vegetables. Sometimes in case of bad weather or vehicle breakdown, it takes more than ten days to buy groceries.

In the warehouse of the cooking class, the most often stocked are: chicken and duck eggs, peanuts, pickled small sea fish, mustard and so on. At this time, it is also the most bitter and gluttonous day for comrades-in-arms, and every dream is a satisfying delicacy. If any of the comrades-in-arms happen to return from a family visit, the food they bring from home is where their happiness lies!

The environment is not terrible, as long as you have a good attitude and faith, you are full of warmth and hope.

The environment of the company is very difficult, but this is an excellent steel collective. There are many comrades-in-arms who face it together, so Wang Forest and his comrades-in-arms are working hard and living a peaceful life!

On New Year's Day and Spring Festival in 1988, the company organized a variety of cultural and sports activities. As a member of the company, Wang Forest actively participated in various activities and had a lot of benefits and joy.

Before the Spring Festival, there were several things that made Wang Forest feel very good and deeply touched: first, several recruits were assigned to the company, and he and his comrades-in-arms in the same year were all proud - finally removed the "eggs and seeds" behind the recruits. Secondly, Guan Baiqing's old squad leader was rated as an annual "outstanding soldier" and "outstanding veteran", and was awarded a third-class meritorious service.

In addition, the No. 3 commander and several department heads came to the company to inspect the work.

Before the chiefs arrived, the company had been notified. Company Commander Gao gave Wang Forest a task: to organize and command a "squad coach". The so-called "squad instructors" are to test the military appearance, discipline, and mental outlook by taking the squad as a unit, and also include basic military drills. The contents generally include: request for instructions and reports, formation queues, military appearance and instruments, three major steps, combat readiness duty and on-site operations, and so on.

When Wang Linlin accepted the task, he was very excited; he felt that this was the trust of the leaders and a good opportunity for self-training! Therefore, he selected a few soldiers of the same year, plus a few new comrades-in-arms, and began temporary training for more than a day.

Thanks to everyone's hard work, the performance of the whole "class coach" was perfect, and several leaders praised and satisfied after watching it, and gave high praise and praise. Especially the No. 3 chief, he praised Wang Linlin a lot.

Privately, the No. 3 leader quietly asked, "Wang Linlin, how are you doing in the company?"

"Good!"

"I asked the company leaders, and they all said that you were very good. I hope you will keep up the good work and do a good job!"

"Thank you for your concern, I will definitely work hard to do a good job!"

"Wang Linlin, I think you are a good seedling in the army. Do you have any thoughts about applying for a military school?"

Because Wang Forest hadn't thought about this issue before, he was a little hesitant in the face of the chief's encouragement, but he still nodded slightly.

"Okay, Wang Linlin, then you have to hurry up and review ......" The No. 3 leader seemed to be satisfied, and deliberately patted him on the shoulder.

The chief's concern made Wang Forest excited. He thought about it for a long time, and specially asked his sister to send him review materials.