Of course, Gu Biao also noticed Xiao Sui's heart knot.

He saw that the girl was so heartfelt, and it was not good for him not to be praised at all, so he took the initiative to ask:

"Then you should tell me, why do you have to refuse when Liang Kuan pulled you to transfer units just now? And what happened to the revocation of the art troupe that he said? It is really not necessary to pass the university entrance examination, you must be mentally prepared and don't be impulsive. ”

This question just hit Xiao Sui's desire to talk, and she immediately sighed and explained: "Isn't it a problem exposed by this battle, it is said that there are too few troops on the front line, and they are all redundant personnel who are not on the front line, so it should be streamlined."

In particular, the establishment of the art troupe at the army and division levels has been abolished, the backbone of the cadres with a good level has been transferred to the general regiment of the military region, and the rest of the personnel have all been dismissed and transferred to other jobs. ”

Gu Biao listened very carefully, and after a little thought, he knew that this was the prelude to the disarmament of millions of people in history.

Historically, the disarmament of one million people presided over by great men was only carried out in 84 years, but this does not mean that it has not been tried before.

As a matter of fact, as soon as the war against Vietnam ended, the contradiction between redundant personnel in the rear and insufficient combat effectiveness in the front line was fully exposed. It's a pity that in the end, it is intertwined, and the social security and economy are not very good, and the country does not have so many industrialized jobs, so it cannot rashly push a large number of unstable factors into the society. It didn't cut until YD '83.

With the current situation of 79 years, the ratio of officers and soldiers in the army is less than 1:3, which is twice as high as that of the Soviet Union and three times higher than that of West Germany. Taking Xiao Sui's unit before the war as an example, even a division had its own "regiment" of literary workers, which shows the large number of civilian personnel.

And the opportunity that Liang Kuan gave Xiao Sui just now should be to let her transfer to the Yuezhou Military Region and enter the General Regiment of the Military Region as a meritorious cadre.

But she gave up, preferring to go back to her original unit to prepare for the exam while waiting for dismissal.

A war has more or less changed the fate of many people who had nothing to do with military affairs.

"It seems that you are really tired of it, and you won't be engaged in related work again after graduation, right?" Gu Biao finally realized that Xiao Sui had changed a lot of low-level views because of the cruelty of the war.

"You still understand me," Xiao Sui sighed, "There have been many ups and downs, I have seen through it, and I don't want to work for the national propaganda machine in the future." In this life, I only write about the human nature I see, and write about things that can be easily modified and will not be burdened with heavy baggage, which should be regarded as the guilt of redeeming my conscience. ”

"If you don't do a good job, why do you feel guilty about your conscience. Gu Biao was puzzled.

Xiao Sui sat on the hospital bed and burst into tears without a sound.

She hesitated for a while, embarrassed to say loudly, and patted the quilt: "Come here, sit on the bed." ”

Gu Biao sat on the bed as he said.

Xiao Sui bit his lip, leaned into his ear and whispered: "I'm ashamed, when I conquered Langshan that day, I was injured, in order to prevent the report from being taken away, I relied on my own memories to piece together a text report in the field hospital, and there was no interview to verify."

Who knows, because there are some discrepancies in the report, a few comrades-in-arms have been harmed and have received less compensation and honor. Afterwards, I asked the editor to correct and clarify, but it said that it had already been sent out, and the correction would hurt morale and trust, so I will wait for the limelight to pass. ”

Gu Biao didn't understand for a while: "What the hell is going on? Don't jump if you talk well." ”

Xiao Sui should have been holding this in his heart for the past few days, and he didn't dare to tell anyone.

After all, this is a stain on a heroic female journalist.

After pouring out some incoherent outlines at this moment, she seemed to suddenly feel a lot more relaxed. After a few more breaths of relief, she continued to explain slowly:

"Before I was wounded that day, I hastily asked for the names of several heroic deedmen on the battlefield. When I woke up in the hospital, I wrote directly from memory. A few days later, when I cleaned up the battlefield, I found that two comrades-in-arms I wrote as martyrs were not actually dead, and they were rescued from the mound of ashes.

However, the honor of rushing to Lang Son in the first place is certainly not counted on their heads. In addition, until this matter is clarified in the future, there will be no war disability benefits - only sacrifice pensions. They are left with disabilities, they can no longer serve, they will definitely be demobilized, and I don't know if they will have a difficult life in the future......"

Gu Biao didn't understand the policy, so he asked: "Isn't the pension as high as the disability allowance?

Xiao Sui explained: "The algorithm is different, the war disability allowance is 20 yuan of living expenses every month in the future, and the state will stick to you for a lifetime."

The death pension policy is a one-time payment of 300 yuan to buy out this life. In the short term, it is a lot more abundant, but if you buy nutrition for a long time, you will be nervous in the future. ”

When Gu Biao heard this, he was in a trance that some criminal law teachers in later generations preached the sense of immediacy that "disability caused by traffic accidents is better than death" in the law popularization class.

"So, I want to ask you to borrow some money. Xiao Sui looked at Gu Biao and fell into deep thought, and mustered up the courage to speak.

Gu Biao asked rhetorically: "Do you want to subsidize them first? Alleviate the guilt of your conscience? Are you really sure that this is 'borrowing', and you can afford it in the future?"

"I'm going to pay it back with the manuscript fee in the future, at most one year, and I'm sure I'll pay it off. Xiao Sui actually came prepared, and replied very thoughtfully,

"Because of this meritorious service, I am familiar with many predecessors of the propaganda mouth. Even with my essays and short stories published in local military districts and local literature and art last year, they have read them and say that my foundation is actually very good. In the future, they will also support me to write some military literature, battlefield memories, and publish them in national literary magazines. ”

In the early 80s, manuscript fees were a high income - the billing system at that time was almost always based on how much money per thousand words, which was equivalent to buying out writers in later generations.

The maximum manuscript fee stipulated in the policy can reach 80 yuan per 1,000 words (if exceeded, it will be approved on a case-by-case basis). If a person serializes a novella of tens of thousands of words in a national literary magazine, can't he earn thousands?

So Xiao Sui's algorithm is theoretically fine.

Gu Biao said briskly: "Okay, then I'll help you." But I want you to understand that this is not just about giving money, but ultimately about restoring their normal identity and reputation. ”

These are warriors, but they donate money in their own names, and some of them overstep their bounds. It's like Shen Wansan repairing the Jinling city wall to Zhu Baba, committing a taboo.

At the moment, it is just because the war is not over yet, and I am afraid that it will affect morale, so the typical must not be moved. After two years, the rumors have loosened, and they must be corrected and resolved.

Xiao Sui didn't speak: "Then I want a thousand...... Or 600 or 500 each, enough for each of the two warriors to nurse their wounds for two more years. ”

Gu Biao naturally couldn't have a thousand yuan on him, so he said that he would bring it to her tomorrow.

At this moment, Xiao Sui was embarrassed: "I've met you for three days, and I asked you to borrow a thousand yuan, do you think I'm out of tune." ”

Gu Biao patted her on the shoulder: "Relax, read people and don't meet." Before I met you, I had read the reports you had written, and you had seen interviews with me. I believe that we all have the ability to see that the text is like what it is. Meeting is just seeing more faces, superficial. ”

Deep in Xiao Sui's heart, it was as if he was shocked by Huang Zhongdalu.

These days, there are actually a lot of young men who come to her to ask for warmth, but she can see that they all take a fancy to her appearance.

Gu Biao said this so naturally, he actually pretended to be forced into an invisible place, indifferent to beauty.

"Well, it's ironic to think about. When I was a female hooligan, everyone walked around me, but I had a clear conscience, and you regarded me as an ordinary person.

When I became a hero, so many boys came to show me, but I felt guilty myself, and you still treated me like an ordinary person. If a person like you lived in ancient times, it must be a character like Xu Shao. ”

Anyone who has seen the Three Kingdoms should know the name Xu Shao, that's right, he is the guy who engaged in the "Yuedan Commentary" and said that Cao Cao was "a capable minister who rules the world and a traitor in troubled times".

Xiao Sui felt that his inner character had been thoroughly seen through by Gu Ao.

……

The next day, Gu Biao took enough 1,000 yuan and went to the military hospital to visit Xiao Sui.

And Xiao Sui is also ready to go through the discharge procedures and take the train back to Shudu.

Unexpectedly, he bumped into Liang Kuan again in the ward.

But only Liang Kuan, Editor Shi and his wife didn't come - Yesterday, Editor Shi should have been an introducer and matchmaker, so there is no need to come again today.

It can be seen that Liang Kuan has been grinding and soaking there for a long time, and he has never left, so he was bumped into by Gu Biao.

"Why are you again?" almost all of them reacted in their hearts.

Liang Kuan is almost convinced: Gu Biao is just in love with Reporter Xiao! Definitely not an ordinary friend!

Otherwise, how can there be a "business trip passing through Yuezhou, missing the train back to Beijing" and being stranded for two days at once! The number of trains is every day, and if you missed a little yesterday, can you miss it today?

In this case, he did not hesitate to show his muscles: "Hmph, let this kid see, what can I do for Xiaosui, and how incompetent he can only watch!"

Although the people at the Foreign Affairs Academy are very good, Gu Biao is only a student after all, and he is not yet an official diplomat. When it comes to the one-third of an acre of land in eastern Guangdong, the energy is definitely far inferior to that of the ground snake.

It's a pity that the person concerned, Xiao Sui, is already disgusted with the hypocrisy of Liang Kuan, a "tall and complete" propaganda worker, so he doesn't want to give him a chance.

It's like after getting tired of watching the brave anti-Japanese drama, people who have really experienced the bloody death on the battlefield will feel disgusted.

Xiao Sui showed a sweet, even deliberately flattering smile, got out of bed and gently pulled Gu Ao's arm, and said bluntly in a volume that Liang Kuan could also hear: "Did you bring the money? You said you would give me a thousand yuan." ”

Gu Biao didn't know what she wanted to do, but she still took out the money.

Liang Kuan was stunned, looked at Gu Wei, and then pointed at Xiao Sui: "You...... You, Xiao Sui, I didn't expect you to be such a woman! Are you corrupted and degraded by money? Even if you lack money, can't you tell me? What qualifications do people like you have to talk about it, it's simply an insult to a hero!"

Xiao Sui walked firmly to Liang Kuan a meter in front of him, stared at the other party's pupils, and said without flinching: "That's right, I'm corrupt and degenerate, what do you want to think." I was discharged from the hospital, returned to my original unit to be unemployed, and said goodbye. ”

As she spoke, she put her arm around Gu Biao, left the ward, and completed the discharge procedures.

Gu Biao: "You don't have to be like this. ”

Xiao Sui: "Then I'll apologize to you - I'm using you as a shield again." ”

Gu Biao: "It's not a problem of shielding!"

Xiao Sui: "The Tao is different, why should my sister care about what those people I don't care about what I think of me." ”