Chapter 289: Fate
As soon as Zhou Chen entered the yard, he smiled at Zhou Wanwan, Zhou Wanwan's eyes lit up, and he jumped up and ran over to rummage through his satchel, "It's Brother Dunzi, right?!" ”
Zhou Chen smiled and didn't speak, and stood there and let his sister turn it over by herself, and sure enough, after a while, the little girl cried out in surprise, "And Sister Ringing!" It's a great day! ”
Zhou Wanwan took the two letters and ran to the swing under the flower stand, looked left and right happily, and first dismantled the letter on the pier.
"Brother Shen! Come here! Brother Dunzi has a letter! Zhou Wanwan carefully opened the envelope and called out to Shen Guodong, who didn't know what he was doing in the house.
Shen Guodong went to Grandpa Shen's yesterday, and when he came back, he felt that something was even more wrong with him. Maybe his abnormality these days is all because of Grandpa Shen's side, right?
Shen Guodong didn't dare to ask casually about Grandpa Shen's side if he didn't say anything about Zhou Wanwan, they were all very confidential things, and she knew everything about him when she asked, and she really didn't dare to know.
As long as Grandpa Shen's health is not in trouble, she will pretend not to know.
Shen Guodong ran out immediately, still holding a glass of water in his hand, and when he saw Zhou Chen, he remembered something, and Gu Dong first dried up a full glass of water by himself.
"You're sick to your stomach!" Zhou Chen rolled his eyes angrily, "You just get used to her!" ”
Shen Guodong sent back the cup that still had a layer of sugar bottom, and then trotted out.
Zhou Wanwan first read the letter at a glance, and then reported to Shen Guodong and Zhou Chen, who were sitting over, "It's all good news!" ”
As long as the piers don't have to go to the battlefield anymore, it's all good news for them.
Dunzi only stayed in the battlefield to resist US aggression and aid Vietnam for ten months. Before the end of the war, he was seriously injured, and when he was carried down, only white bones remained below the knees of his legs, and half of his body was scorched black. Barely humanoid.
Everyone thought he was dead, but they didn't expect that after only lying in the field hospital for more than a month, he would be able to get out of bed and walk on his own.
"Actually, I'll be basically fine in three days." Dunzi came back to visit relatives and secretly told his younger brothers and sisters. "Afraid of suspicion, I lay down for more than a month, and my whole body was stiff. Later, the medic who went with our special service team was transferred. No matter how bad I was, I had to ask the people from the field hospital to change the dressing, so I hurried up. ”
Dunzi got up from the hospital bed, and the war was basically over. He also happened to be returning with the retreating army.
How cruel the war is. Dunzi didn't say a word about how tragic the battlefield was, he only told his younger brothers and sisters that the mountains in the south were verdant all year round, and that the huge tropical trees were a forest. The monkeys swing back and forth through the vines of the forest. The locals also swam around in the air like monkeys.
There is also an endless sugarcane field, a huge jackfruit, sweet dragon fruit, of course, we can't forget the smelly and ugly durian, and he even learned the sweet and sour Vietnamese fried rice from the locals, and came back to make it for his younger brothers and sisters, which was loved by the whole family.
It's as if he didn't go to a war of death. Just went out on a trip.
He didn't mention it, but the four of them could think of it completely. Promoted in the line of fire. Promoted directly from deputy company commander to regimental commander. What a tragic battlefield that is, Zhou Yang has been so close to Grandpa Shen over the years, he won't know it.
The platoon commander died on top of the squad leader, the battalion commander died on the top of the deputy battalion commander, and in that battle, there were almost no people left in the entire position, and the pier could jump from a deputy company to the main battalion by five levels.
When Dunzi came back from his injury to visit his relatives, the brothers and sisters kept silent about his promotion.
This incident represents the life of Dunzi and the blood and lives lost by many PLA soldiers, who would rather Dunzi slowly go through his qualifications one by one than let him and his comrades go through this.
They can't mention it with elation and rejoicing, that would be disrespectful to the hero.
"Brother Dunzi's life is yours." When Dunzi talked to Zhou Wanwan about this matter alone, he solemnly handed her his military merit medal, "At that time, without your medicine, I would definitely not be able to go to the battlefield." I'm not a hero, I'm just lucky. You are the biggest and biggest luck in Brother Dunzi's life. ”
Zhou Wanwan pinned the military merit medal to Dunzi's chest, looked at Dunzi's eyes, solemn and serious, "Brother Dunzi, you are a hero." You've always been my hero, since you were a child, and you were my hero before you went to war.
In our family, the luckiest person is me, and all of you can be by my side, which is the luck that I will not change anything in my life. ”
"Brother Dunzi, I accepted this military merit medal, and now I will give it to you again, and give it to the eternal hero in my heart!"
"Brother Dunzi's greatest wish in this life is to be your hero." Dunzi took the military medal and solemnly saluted Zhou Wanwan with a military salute.
Dunzi is now the captain of the Sixth Brigade of the Special Service Battalion, and he adheres to his usual tough style, and is known for leading troops with stern and ruthless attitudes.
When Shen Guodong told Zhou Wanwan the story, Zhou Wanwan couldn't imagine it at all, how could such a gentle and temperamental Dunzi brother take such an iron-blooded route? Did she feel wrong or did Shen Guodong get it wrong?
"Brother Dunzi invited me to see him during the summer vacation!" Zhou Wanwan read a few lines and reported to Zhou Chen and the others.
"Don't go, let him come back!" Shen Guodong is very dissatisfied with Dunzi, the little girl has a summer vacation, and it is okay to return to Yangtun, isn't he even more unsightly when he runs so far? Resolutely not going.
When it was Shen Guodong's turn to read the letter, he read it for a long time and asked Zhou Wanwan suspiciously, "Didn't Dunzi say that you should go to see him?" ”
Zhou Wanwan pointed to a paragraph to show him, "Brother Dunzi said that he didn't arrange a mission in July and August, and said that it was cool in the mountains at that time, look here," Zhou Wanwan pointed and read it to Shen Guodong:
"'A lot of wildflowers are blooming, I can accompany you to pick a handful in the morning and put them in the house, it will smell all day', and here, 'In the afternoon, go to the river to catch small fish, the river is warm, you can play a little longer'."
Zhou Chen laughed while listening, and Shen Guodong was so angry that he slapped the table. "This kid is too cunning!"
"At home, you can pick flowers and catch fish in the river! Brother Shen can also take you to fishing, I have set the fishing rod for you, and let them make a small one for you! "To talk about temptation. Shen Guodong is not afraid of anyone.
What he thinks about the most every day now is to lure Zhou Wanwan and let her stay under his nose honestly and not go anywhere.
"Let's wait until I'm done with the exam!" Zhou Wanwan didn't make a decision right away, "I'll go to whoever has fun at that time." ”
Shen Guodong began to gear up. Zhou Chen gently poked his sister's head, "Little villain!" ”
Sister Ringing's letter was a big document bag, sent two months ago, and I didn't know how to get to them on the way.
all these years. They're all used to it. Sister Ringing went to the most remote and difficult county in northern Tibet, with inconvenient transportation and harsh climate.
At that time, when the area was allocated. Asking for personal opinions, Ringbell offered to go to this place where everyone was hiding after looking at the map and statistics.
"Since you have gone, you have suffered sin, so find a place where you cannot let yourself suffer in vain." Sister Ringing explained to Zhou Wanwan like this.
It takes four days to get from Lhasa to Lhasa. You have to go through the leech area. After climbing the 5,000-meter mountain pass, it is impossible for motor vehicles to go up for a long distance, so they can only rely on foot.
Therefore, the letter that rings will always be delayed for a long time to be received. Later, Ringing also had experience, not one by one, but to save a few, sent out together, anyway, the mail route is difficult, all the mail on their side is enough to be sent out at one time.
As for how long it takes to save up. That's really hard to say, it depends on the season and the conditions on the road. In case the postman accidentally crosses the ropeway, and all the mail that has been saved for more than a month falls into the river, then no one can do anything.
Zhou Wanwan took out a newspaper in all Tibetan from the large file bag, and at a glance saw the photo of Sister Ling wearing traditional Tibetan clothes and singing and dancing with a group of Tibetans.
The newspaper mimeograph is a little blurry, the photo effect is very poor, but it can make people feel the joy of everyone at a glance, Sister Bell stands in the middle of a group of Tibetans, and dances the most traditional pot village dance with them, with a slender figure, a standard posture, and a happy expression.
Zhou Wanwan read it for a long time before he was willing to put it down and read the letter. Sister Ringing also wrote a line of words very thoughtfully next to the photo, "Look at number four." ”
Zhou Wanwan found the letter number four, and immediately saw the content of the report.
In fact, this is an image project carried out by the cadres and regiments assisting Tibet in the locality. As the most prominent and beautiful female comrade with the most outstanding political achievements, Ringbell has made an image spokesperson for the cadres who have aided Tibet.
"Originally, I was going to post a formal photo, but I discussed it with the leaders and replaced it with this one, and the effect was very good, and now I am dealing with Tibetans and Tibetan cadres here, and they are very recognized."
Sister Ringing joked with them again, "Sister is the 'Flower of the Plateau' here now, that is, this flower is tanned so black and red, and it has to be used as a potato when it goes down!" ”
Ringing the bell can open up the situation and achieve such good political results, not just by being beautiful and dealing with people. After half a year in Tibet, she was able to communicate fluently with the locals in Tibetan.
This is a miracle in the cadre corps. Many people have been there for five or six years, and they still can't speak a few words of everyday language.
"Practice more and learn more, what can you do if you can endure hardships?" Sister Ringing told Zhou Wanwan lightly.
Zhou Wanwan couldn't imagine that under such difficult conditions, Sister Ringing had to deal with the ethnic issues on thin ice, do a good job in daily work, fight altitude sickness, and deal with difficulties such as food and housing, and still be able to learn the local language so quickly.
She never told others how much hardship she had paid, even if it was a few nights and evenings, she always reported good news and not bad news.
But Zhou Wanwan knew that she had to face not only environmental difficulties, but also psychological pain. Before entering Tibet, Grandma Sun had just died, and her marriage to Zhao Zhigang was in a desperate situation.
Everyone said that Ringing was smart, beautiful, lucky, and could do things, and that he would be able to mingle with the Tibetans on his next trip.
But no one knew that this female cadre with a hearty and bright smile, with her mother's ashes in her duffel bag, only slept four or five hours a day.
After reading Sister Ringing's letter, Zhou Wanwan was happy for her, and she also felt sorry for her, and the whole person was a little stunned.
Shen Guodong gave Zhou Chen a hard look, you have to think of a way!
Zhou Chen despised him, he was usually more tolerant than anyone else when he was used to it, but when it came to a critical moment, he was a bear!
"Nannan, do you know that the girl who went on a blind date with your eldest brother is her sister in your classmate? And guess who? Zhou Chen began to change the topic to attract his sister's attention.
Zhou Wanwan was shocked, "He Hongmei! ”
"You know what?" Zhou Chen was also a little surprised, he only found out this afternoon.
"Isn't it called Zhang Lixiang? lives in the same tun as He Hongmei, how can she be her sister? It's not pro, is it? "Zhou Wanwan is a little anxious.
Why didn't she directly ask her grandmother if this girl cared about He Hongmei?! But the second brother is so shrewd, as soon as she asks, he must know that there is something in it, and it is not a good thing.
She didn't want her brothers to worry about her at school anymore. This is contrary to her goal of slowly fading out of their lives, and she hopes that they will not always focus on themselves and live their own lives.
In order for them to live their lives with peace of mind, they must have confidence in her, confirm that she can handle everything on her own, and that she can live well alone.
So Zhou Wanwan has been working hard lately, and she doesn't want them to feel like they are being bullied by their classmates at school.
"That He Hongmei grew up in her aunt's house, and her aunt never gave birth to a child, so she took her away. This year, her aunt gave birth to a son, so she didn't want her, so her parents took her back. This is not a good thing, I guess she loves face, so I didn't tell your classmates. ”
Zhou Wanwan stood up after a while, "Second brother, I want to go home!" Go back now! She had to tell Zhou Yang about it immediately, no matter what, Zhou Yang had the right to know about it before the blind date.
"What's so urgent? I haven't eaten dinner yet! Shen Guodong looked at his watch, "You will definitely not be hungry when you get home and eat again." After dinner, this girl doesn't like to eat even more, Shen Guodong starts eating on time every day, just to let her eat a few more bites.
"Why are you in such a hurry? I'll see you the day after tomorrow when I go home. Zhou Chen stood up and pressed his sister to the swing and sat down, "Uncle told me today, eldest brother asked us to go back and meet on the weekend." ”
Zhou Wanwan sighed, things are already like this, and it is useless to go back now, so I can only go back and see.
"What's wrong, you tell the second brother first. The second brother will help you come up with ideas. Zhou Chen saw that something must be wrong with his sister.
"I just, I want to ask my eldest brother if he thinks of it." Now that they have all looked at each other, then everything in the future can only be judged by Zhou Yang himself. (To be continued......)