Qiao Hongzhi packed his luggage, participated in the farewell party, and embarked on the journey home with the rest of his comrades.

Originally, the downsizing of the troops was only on a small scale, but after the leader's speech in March this year, it was finally implemented on a large scale.

Most people are actually confused in their hearts, what should they do after they return to their hometowns? They have no idea in their hearts.

Especially those who come from poor areas, their families are counting on their monthly allowance to get by, but what to do now?

Qiao Hongzhi knew the situation of his comrades-in-arms, even though he was very happy that he could retire from the army and go home, but in such a sluggish atmosphere, he didn't dare to show it at all.

He squinted his eyes as if he was sleeping, but he was actually thinking about what to buy for his family.

In fact, he didn't leave much of his allowance over the years, and a large part of it was subsidized to the families of those injured comrades-in-arms or comrades-in-arms who were buried forever.

Although the family conditions are not rich, Qiao Hongzhi has never taken money very seriously, in his eyes, his comrades-in-arms are obviously more important, money, if there is no money, it will be earned again.

When they arrived at the train station, most of their comrades-in-arms went to buy train tickets and prepared to return to their hometowns, only Qiao Hongzhi and a few people came out for a walk.

Some people are purely distracted, and some are holding the same idea as Qiao Hongzhi and bringing something to their families.

It's a pity that although the place they are in is the provincial capital, there are nothing new, and there are very few things that can be brought to the family, but Qiao Hongzhi still looked at and picked a few things.

Qiao Hongzhi had to transfer three trains to return to Quanshi, and at first he still had his comrades-in-arms, but gradually, he was the only one left on the car.

However, Qiao Hongzhi was originally a cheerful person, and he gave full play to his advantages on the train, and soon mingled with the passengers in the carriage, and also heard a lot of news.

For example, recent policy changes, cities that have received special preferential treatment, factories that are about to be built, and more trucks on the road.

Qiao Hongzhi chatted with everyone, but quickly analyzed the news in his heart, he was surprised and a little happy to hear that Xia'an City was also one of the special zones.

He will not be like other comrades-in-arms, after returning from the army, he will obediently stay at home to farm or wait for the arrangement from above.

He wasn't the one who could sit still, and with this opportunity, how could he allow himself to nest in that place of the Alpine Brigade?

Qiao Hongzhi tossed back to Quanshi, he looked at the somewhat unfamiliar train station, and saw a lot of people with baskets on their shoulders and a little cowering to sell things to others.

He pursed his lips and got on the bus to Jin'an County, when he was about to arrive at the county seat of Jin'an County, he passed by a construction site, and the people in the car looked out of the car window and discussed.

"I heard that there is going to be a factory there, and I don't know what it is producing, but the factory looks very big? I don't know when to recruit foreign workers, so I have to let my children review early so that they can go to the exam. ”

"I have a cousin's nephew who helped build the house there, which is said to be a five-story building, and there are dormitory areas, each with a bathroom. ”

"Oh my God, is this true? It's not a public restroom?" said someone in amazement.

"It's true. I heard that there is also a cafeteria, and it is spacious and bright, I don't know if there is an age limit, or I really have to take the exam. ”

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There were endless discussions in the carriage, and Qiao Hongzhi followed everyone's words and looked out the window.

When the car arrived here, it seemed that in order to let everyone see the factory clearly, it deliberately slowed down.

The factory is built on the outskirts of the city, near either farmland or wasteland, or even the village is some distance away, so this five-storey building is particularly conspicuous and firmly attracts everyone's attention.

Qiao Hongzhi looked at the factory that was gradually getting smaller behind the car, his eyes narrowed slightly, it seems that there are not many forward-looking people!

Qiao Hongzhi took a tractor from the county seat to the commune, and from the commune to the brigade, and it was almost dark.

He basically ate dry food along the way, and he hadn't eaten a serious meal, and with a large amount of food, he was already hungry.

"Auntie, Abba I'm back. Before he reached the door, Qiao Hongzhi shouted loudly.

Qiao's mother had just finished feeding the family's poultry and was busy with dinner in the kitchen, when she heard a familiar voice, and her hand movements couldn't help but be paused.

She heard her right, was the eldest son shouting about himself just now?

Qiao's mother quickly stuffed a handful of firewood into the stove, and then went out to check, and saw Qiao Hongzhi, who was dressed in a green military uniform, striding towards home.

She couldn't help but rub her eyes, raised her hand and waved at Qiao Hongzhi.

Her son is back, and she has to stir-fry two more dishes.

As soon as Qiao Hongzhi stepped into the hall, he threw his luggage on the ground and went to the kitchen to find Qiao's mother, "A-Niang, I'm back." ”

"If you're hungry, drink a bowl of porridge to pad your stomach first, and then I'll fry a sweet potato powder, and it will be fine soon." ”

Qiao Hongzhi immediately filled a bowl of porridge with sun-dried sweet potato strips in it, and he drank a bowl without stopping before sitting on the stove to help Qiao's mother light the fire.

"A-Niang, where is Abba?" Qiao Hongzhi asked strangely, at this time, basically no one will be in the field.

Qiao's mother kept moving, "Your father has been busy these days, and he won't come back, so we are at home." ”

Qiao Hongzhi raised his eyebrows and asked strangely, "What is Abba busy with?" Why didn't he come back?"

Qiao's mother heated the oil pot, threw a few slices of ginger and garlic into the pot, a fragrance came to her nose, she poured a scoop of cold water, then turned around to get sweet potato powder, and explained to Qiao Hongzhi at the same time: "Did you see a factory on the way back, and your father was supervising the work there." ”

"What? really?" Qiao Hongzhi's hand shook, and when he sent firewood into the stove, he was accidentally burned by the fire, but the burning sensation in his hand was not at all comparable to the shock he was when he heard the news.

"Of course it's true. Qiao's mother saw that the water in the pot was boiling, so she threw the sweet potato vermicelli into it, and covered the pot again, so she was free and explained the matter to Qiao Hongzhi.

Qiao Hongzhi was dumbfounded, he didn't expect the speed at home to be so fast, he saw that the factory had been almost built, and now the fence was being repaired.

He touched his pocket, he was shy in his pocket, and he couldn't help with a penny, a little ashamed!

"It's you, are you really discharged from the army?" asked Qiao's mother.

"That's right, I'm discharged from the army, and I'm going to go to the county seat to register the information in the next two days, and see the arrangement. If I don't have a position for the time being, I can only eat at home. ”

"It's okay if you're out of the army, you're outside, we're all worried. Qiao's mother nodded in affirmation, and did not mention Lan Xiangbin or Xu Yu.

The three of them joined the army together, but as a result, only Qiao Hongzhi retired from the army alone, and the others would inevitably gossip.

Qiao's mother didn't think there was anything about it, but she was afraid that Qiao Hongzhi would be compared to others, and she felt uncomfortable.

"I'm going to take care of you and Abba. Qiao Hongzhi looked at Qiao's mother, who had a lot of wrinkles on her face, and secretly swore in his heart that he would definitely let his parents live a good life.