Chapter 21: Love, Family, and Friendship (I)
This night, Ding Fenghai couldn't sleep after tossing and turning on the bed, his actions woke up Ding Fengjun, who was sleeping in the same bed, Ding Fengjun rubbed his sleepy eyes, and through the moonlight through the window, he saw Ding Fenghai's sad face on his face. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
"Big brother, what's wrong with you, have you encountered something?" Ding Fengjun asked.
Ding Fenghai shook his head and said, "No." ”
Ding Fengjun patted the back of Ding Fenghai's hand and said, "Big brother, something must have happened to you, tell me something, see if I can help." ”
Ding Fenghai smiled, scratched Ding Fengjun's nose with his hand and said, "What can it be, besides, how can you help with what the eldest brother encountered?"
Ding Fengjun was very unconvinced when he heard this, he slowly sat up with his hands on the bed, leaned on the head of the bed, and said, "If you don't say it, how can you know that I can't help." Big brother, we are brothers, if there is something, you must tell it. Let's bear it together, you've sacrificed a lot for this family, I don't want to see you hold things in your heart alone, in case you're going to fall, what are we going to do?"
Ding Fenghai burst out laughing, he also leaned on the head of the bed, and said, "I'm a doctor, how can I fall down so easily, you can sleep in peace, I'm fine." ”
Ding Fengjun obviously didn't believe Ding Fenghai's words, he looked at Ding Fenghai with a questioning look, and said leisurely: "Big brother, I know you best, under normal circumstances, when you can't sleep, it's because you have something on your mind, remember the last time you didn't sleep well because you had to go out the next day but didn't worry about us, say, what is the reason for this time?"
Ding Fenghai smiled bitterly, he did have something on his mind, and he still had a lot on his mind. Of course, his heart is not because he wants to go to the army to be a soldier, he is not afraid of being a soldier, no matter how alarmist Ding Shide's words were, he will not be afraid of those words, what worries him the most is his parents Ding Shide and Wang Yuzhen, Wang Yuzhen's health has always been bad, she can't do heavy work, every time the wheat is busy with the autumn harvest, their family always finishes the harvest last, because they have to wait for the children to free up time and then go to work in the field.
Ding Shide is also busy every day, busy with big and small things in the village, his body is better than Wang Yuzhen, but he also needs to take the medicine Ding Fenghai prepared for him for a long time, as well as his younger brothers and sisters, among these younger brothers and sisters, Ding Fengjun is the most worried about him, this child has a rough personality, and naughty and naughty, three days and two troubles, every time he returns from a fight, he is always scarred, if it weren't for his brother who is a doctor, this Ding Fengjun would have been unrecognizable.
The third Ding Fenghe is still in junior high school, and his studies are not good, but his personality is stable, not as frivolous as Ding Fengjun, he is delicate in his work, and his thinking is comprehensive, as for the two younger sisters, it is okay, but they are still young, and they have not experienced many things, and they will marry in the future, Ding Fenghai doesn't even know if he can come back from the army when his younger siblings get married, how can he tell Ding Fengjun about this heart?
Ding Fenghai sighed, lied to Ding Fengjun and said, "If you want to talk about your heart, I really have a case." I'll have to go far away in a few days, and I'm afraid you'll make some trouble while I'm not at home. ”
Ding Fengjun smiled and said, "Are you afraid that no one will treat me if I am injured?" Don't worry, big brother, I have only one goal now, and that is to go to college, and I will definitely not do anything to worry you about in the remaining time of such a brainstorm. ”
After speaking, Ding Fengjun's eyes flickered, and he said again: "By the way, brother, where are you going, how long will it take to come back?"
Ding Fenghai smiled and said: "Go to study in other places, after all, I am the only doctor in our village now, if I am not good at learning, I can't cure the diseases of the villagers, then I will not live up to their expectations of me." It will probably take a long time to go out this time, and I don't know exactly how long it will take, so don't worry, I'll be back as soon as possible. ”
Ding Fengjun snorted, and then continued to ask, "Does our father and mother know?"
Ding Fenghai shook his head and said hesitantly: "I haven't told them yet, I don't know how to speak now, I'm afraid they will worry too much about me and won't let me go." ”
Ding Fengjun put his arm around Ding Fenghai's shoulders and said, "Don't worry, brother, my father and mother will definitely agree, this is a good thing, besides, they are so optimistic about you." ”
Ding Fenghai nodded and said to Ding Fengjun: "Okay, it's not early, hurry up and go to bed, you still have to go to class tomorrow, you can't be sloppy in this critical period." ”
Today's night is very beautiful, the moonlight as white as snow illuminates the world, people at this time have been sleeping peacefully, but there is a person sitting alone under the jujube tree in the yard unintentionally smoking dry tobacco, looking at the back of this person through the moonlight, giving people a sense of vicissitudes of the times.
The rickety's back was imprinted with the traces of the ruthless crippling of the years, and the deep wrinkles condensed on his frowning forehead, like the hills and ravines, which made people unable to cross, he was Ding Shide.
Ding Shide pretended to be casual during the day, doing his work leisurely, and only in this quiet night did he have time to think about Ding Fengjun. He only hated that he had no ability, seeing that his child was in dire straits but had no way to lend a helping hand, he took a puff of dry smoke, inhaled it deeply into his lungs, and after turning in his guts, he was silently spit out, and the smoke rings were like light blue mist, blocking the light of the moon.
"Dad, haven't you slept yet?" Ding Fenghai got up at night and walked into the yard to see Ding Shide, he called softly, Ding Shide hurriedly wiped away the tears hanging on his eyelids, and nodded lightly.
Ding Shide slowly turned his head and said, "You can't sleep either?"
Ding Fenghai nodded, hesitated for a while and said, "Dad, there are some things I want to talk to you about." ”
Ding Shide did not speak, took a puff of dry cigarette and only listened to Ding Fenghai's story silently.
"Dad, I'm going to be a soldier on my brother's behalf, do you think it's okay?" Ding Fenghai said tentatively. He looked at Ding Shide, and Ding Shide said in a deep voice: "Feng Hai, being a soldier is not a child's play, how can you casually replace others to become a soldier?"
Ding Fenghai retorted: "In ancient times, there was no story of Mulan joining the army on behalf of her father, what if I went to be a soldier for Feng Jun!"
"These two are different, do you know that Zhou Changkun has seen your brothers, and if you replace your brother, he will definitely not be able to pass the level. In addition, Zhou Changkun is Feng Jun and not you, so you still don't think about it so much. Ding Shide sighed, he understood Ding Fenghai's thoughts, and he also knew the form at this time, this method would not work.
"Dad, if I tell you that Zhou Changkun agrees to do this, are you willing?" Ding Fenghai asked without doubt.
Ding Shide was stunned for a moment, he looked at Ding Fenghai's determined eyes, and said: "Then I don't agree, you and Fengjun are my children, and I don't feel good when either of you are forced to be soldiers." ”
"Dad, what if I volunteered?" Ding Fenghai added after him.
"Silly boy, why do you want to do this, even if you want to go, you have to go openly, I don't agree with you going in the name of your brother!" Ding Shide said.
"Dad, I've thought about this matter clearly, so you can agree. I really like to be a soldier, but I just happened to run into something with Feng Jun, since I can fulfill my dream and help Feng Jun, why can't I?" Ding Fenghai begged bitterly.
"The sea, you have to think about it, it's a lifetime thing!" Ding Shide said earnestly. Ding Fenghai nodded firmly, and Ding Shide said helplessly: "Even if it is your own choice, I will no longer stop you, this is my father's fault, and you have been wronged." ”
After speaking, Ding Shide's tears overflowed his eyes, Ding Fenghai hurriedly reached out to wipe away the tears for Ding Shide, he choked and said: "Don't tell Feng Jun about this matter for the time being, wait until he finishes the college entrance examination, I'm afraid it will affect his performance, I don't want him to have pressure because of this matter." ”
Ding Shide nodded and sobbed with tears: "What if he asks about you?"
"You told him that I was going to study medicine in another place, and that's what I told him. ”
Ding Shide nodded in acquiescence, and then he raised his head to look at the night sky, this bright starry sky is so beautiful, but this sad person is secretly sad!
For family affection, Ding Fenghai sees it higher than the sky and thicker than the earth, he wants to do his best to do something for the relatives around him in his short time, he doesn't want to wait until everything is over before he thinks of running over to comfort!
The next day, Ding Fenghai did every inspection carefully and strictly according to the requirements of the troops, and when the inspection report was brought to Zhou Changkun, he was a little dumbfounded, and the inspection report showed that every inspection item was unqualified.
Because Ding Fenghai has been in the dim room for a long time by the faint candlelight to diagnose and treat patients, his eyes have been a little deep, his eyesight is naturally weakened, and his height and weight are extremely uncoordinated, seriously thin, this is caused by malnutrition, as for his heart beat frequency, blood routine and other tests have different degrees of problems, this pile of problems gathered together has become a big problem, Zhou Changkun asked Wang Chaoge to find Ding Fenghai.
"Feng Hai, your test report shows that you don't have the physical fitness of a soldier. Zhou Changkun handed the report to Ding Fenghai and said bluntly.
Zhou Changkun deliberately observed Ding Fenghai's reaction when he spoke, and Ding Fenghai's facial muscles twitched for some reason.
"Battalion Commander Zhou, can I still be a soldier?" Ding Fenghai said with a nervous expression.
"Do you want to be or don't want to be?" Zhou Changkun asked rhetorically.
"Think!" Ding Fenghai said without thinking.
"Feng Hai, tell me the truth, do you want to be a soldier from the bottom of your heart? Are you sure you weren't being persecuted?" Zhou Changkun didn't dare to break this conspiracy that he wasn't sure existed.
"Battalion Commander Zhou, I really want to be a soldier, and I will be a soldier under you. Ding Fenghai's eyes were firm, and Zhou Changkun could see his unswervingness.
"Why? Tell me a reason why you insist on being a soldier. Zhou Changkun still seemed to be a little unwilling, Ding Fenghai looked at Zhou Changkun seriously and said word by word: "You don't need a reason to like it." ”
You don't need a reason to like it!
Zhou Changkun chewed this sentence carefully, Ding Fenghai's statement was a little ambiguous, whether he really liked to be a soldier, or because he cared about his younger brother and "liked" being a soldier, Zhou Changkun did not know. He deliberately observed Ding Fenghai's every movement and his expression when he spoke, and there was only one information that was fed back to Zhou Changkun from Ding Fenghai's gestures, that is, he was going to be a soldier!
"Feng Hai, you tell me the truth, did Ge Yuqing look for you, did he give you this method of joining the army on behalf of your brother, Feng Hai, I want you to tell the truth. Zhou Changkun's tone was extremely cold, and his attitude had never been so serious. Zhou Changkun hoped that Ding Fenghai would come to the army to be a soldier, but after the events of the past few days, he also realized a truth, if he wants to recruit people who can be soldiers in the army in a down-to-earth manner, he must be people who really like this profession, and he doesn't want anyone to fool or force a person who doesn't like to be a soldier to his troops in any way.
Ding Fenghai was not timid because of Zhou Changkun's seriousness, his eyes collided with Zhou Changkun's gloomy eyes, stemming from the unyielding spirit in Ding Fenghai's heart, and his thoughts had been transmitted from the delivery of his eyes to Zhou Changkun's heart. Even if Ding Fenghai didn't speak, Zhou Changkun already knew the answer, but Zhou Changkun, who was unwilling, just wanted to hear Ding Fenghai say it in person.
"If Camp Commander Zhou is willing to give me this opportunity to win glory for the country, I will be very grateful to you, if Camp Commander Zhou is unwilling to give me this opportunity, I will go home immediately, of course I will not hate you. When we meet again, you are still my respected Camp Commander Zhou, but, no matter what the outcome is, I don't want Camp Commander Zhou to involve irrelevant people. ”
"Well, since you have this determination, then I will accept you. Zhou Changkun felt a sense of relief, but it felt weird, and he couldn't tell what was going on.
"Battalion Commander Zhou, but Ding Fenghai's inspection results do not meet the requirements, how can he come to the army to be a soldier?" Wang Chaoge, who was standing on the side, said with some concern.
"You go and bring Ding Fengjun's inspection report and change it to Ding Fenghai's name, so it's not done. Zhou Changkun reminded.
"Thank you, Battalion Commander Zhou, but I don't know when Battalion Commander Zhou plans to return to the army?" Ding Fenghai asked.
"The day after tomorrow, you go home first and get ready, and if you can't get to the army tomorrow night, you must come over the morning after tomorrow, and then you recruits will hurry back to the city early. Zhou Changkun said.
"What about the battalion commander Zhou, why don't you go together?"
"Oh, I'm a little later than you, I'll meet with the headmaster the next morning, and I'll go back when I'm done with this business. Zhou Changkun said slowly. Ding Fenghai nodded, and after saying goodbye to Zhou Changkun, he rushed home to clean up.
In Ping'an Town Middle School, in the office of the head teacher Yu Qing, Ding Fengjun was chatting with Yu Qing about the college entrance examination.
Chen Shan's eyes flashed with uneasiness, she didn't want to tell Ding Fengjun about this, but she really felt sorry for Ding Fengjun, in Chen Shan's opinion, Ding Fengjun was a very smart child, she didn't want Ding Fengjun to be kept in the dark in the end.
"Ding Fengjun, this is the list of this year's college entrance examination, the notice from the county party committee has just come down today, you can take a look. Chen Shan handed the list to Ding Fengjun, and Ding Fengjun was very excited to take it, and couldn't wait to find his name in the list.
Once, twice, three times......
Time seems to freeze, and the world stands still. The hustle and bustle outside could no longer pass through the barrier in his heart, and Ding Fengjun felt that the world had darkened for a moment.
He put the list on the table, without any expression, and only said coldly, "Why?"
Chen Shan's eyes moistened at this moment, she tried her best to stabilize her emotions, and said softly: "The list was handed over by Director Ge, and I don't know what the reason is. ”
Ding Fengjun smiled bitterly, he understood, this Ge Yuqing really has this way of going to heaven and earth, either as a soldier or farming at home, Ge Yuqing turned an alarmist word into a reality.
"Don't worry, the teacher will go to Director Ge, I don't believe he can really do such a great job!" Chen Shan said angrily.
Ding Fengjun only sighed softly and shook his head, without words, and turned to leave.
Soon, the whole class knew that Ding Fengjun could not take the college entrance examination, and as soon as the list was posted, the news spread to the corners of the school like rain in summer.
Ding Fengjun sat in the shade of the playground, he was thinking, thinking about his own way, to be a soldier, to be a soldier, to be a soldier, is it really necessary to be a soldier? Ding Fengjun smiled bitterly, he had to do things he had always disliked in the end, could it be that this was the arrangement of fate?
Ding Fengjun never believes in fate, whether it is a love line or a career line, even a lifeline is in his own hands, the clear veins and lines, why should someone else be in charge, close the palm of his hand, who can see my future?
"Second brother, don't be sad, Teacher Yu said, she will find a way for you again. I don't know when, Ma Shiyu appeared in front of Ding Fengjun, she didn't know how to comfort Ding Fengjun.
Ding Fengjun wiped the tears hanging on his cheeks with the back of his hand, and said coldly: "It doesn't matter, I can live well without taking the university entrance examination." ”
"Second brother, don't say that, there will definitely be a way, no matter what, I will be by someone's side. Ma Shiyu said.
Ding Fengjun smiled bitterly and said coldly: "Don't waste your energy on me, I am destined to become a mediocre person in this life, your future will be very good, you have to find your own happiness." ”
"No, second brother, you are my happiness, I won't take the university entrance exam, I want to stay with you. Ma Shiyu said with a determined look.
"Why bother, we can't be together, we will never be together!" Ding Fengjun said resolutely.
"Why?"
"Because I don't like you!"