Chapter 359 The Work of Veterans

Fang Xiaochen was full of enthusiasm, thinking that he could get the latest information about Cheng Zhichao from Lao Jiang, but he didn't expect Lao Jiang not only did not bring the latest information about Cheng Zhichao, but also said that he had something to ask for, and the disappointment in his heart can be imagined. The little face immediately fell, and he asked wistfully, "Uncle Jiang, do you have anything you want us to help with?" ”

The change in her attitude before and after, Lao Jiang naturally saw it clearly in her eyes, and couldn't help laughing: "You stinky girl, when you got along with Cheng Zhichao, I didn't help a lot." Now as soon as I say that I want to ask you for help, I will immediately throw my face, isn't it begging? ”

Fang Xiaochen hurriedly put on a smiling face: "Uncle Jiang, look at what you said, isn't it that people haven't gotten useful news from you, and they're disappointed, this is human nature, and you're also angry?" ”

"Angry, why not angry? It's human nature for you, and in my opinion, it's just throwing me face. ”

"Then I won't give you a face, will I give you a smile? Hey, hey, hey. Fang Xiaochen grinned, squeezed his eyebrows and said a few times to Lao Jiang.

Liu Xin has been sitting quietly next to him, watching the big and the small arguing there, smiling silently. It wasn't until the two of them had finished talking about it that they opened their mouths and asked, "Uncle Jiang, you said that you want us to help you with something, what are you busy with?" ”

"Oops, let Xiaochen interrupt and almost forgot. Xiao Xing, you get up, I'll introduce you. ”

The young man who had come with him heard his words and immediately stood up.

Lao Jiang introduced Fang Xiaochen and Liu Xin to him first: "Xiao Xing, you may know these two beautiful girls." These two are amazing, they are now famous in our headquarters, don't look at their age, none of the leaders who live in the family courtyard of the headquarters don't know the two of them. ”

Xiao Xing had a solemn expression on his face, and gave Fang Xiaochen and Liu Xin a courtesy salute quite politely.

Lao Jiang continued: "The reason for this is actually very simple. This girl, who is thin and weak, and her eyes are three points fiercer than the commander of the female soldier company of the communication station, her name is Fang Xiaochen, and she is the quasi-daughter-in-law of the chief of staff of our hospital, and she is Cheng Zhichao's girlfriend. Chief of Staff Cheng and Director Shan are now recognized, and when Cheng Zhichao returns from serving as a soldier, he will graduate from college, and the two will get married. Of course, if Cheng Zhichao can't come back, staying in the army for development will not delay the two of them getting married. ”

"As for this Miss Liu, she is Fang Xiaochen's good sister, in today's words, what is it called 'girlfriend', right?"

"Hehe, I can't see it, Uncle Jiang is also quite trendy."

"That's it, keeping up with the times." Lao Jiang's noun is useless, and he can't help but feel a little proud.

"I heard Uncle Jiang say, this eldest brother is also from the headquarters, why have we never seen each other?"

"The commander of the guard company, a first-class non-commissioned officer, the rank of squad leader, but I was discharged from the army two years ago, and it is normal that you have not seen it."

"Ah, veteran." Fang Xiaochen and Liu Xin nodded in unison, suddenly realized, and nodded slightly to the veteran surnamed Xing, and the old soldier Xing's face immediately turned red again, avoiding the gaze of the two.

But until now, Lao Jiang didn't say what he wanted Fang Xiaochen to help her, the two girls looked at each other, and couldn't help but guess in their hearts, this veteran, who was like a fish in water even in the headquarters, what did he need help from these two yellow-haired girls. Liu Xin's thinking was more careful than Fang Xiaochen's, and he thought more long-term, and suddenly a thought popped up, and his heart suddenly tightened: "Could it be that those aunts in the headquarters failed to introduce me to someone in the courtyard, and instead hit the idea on the veterans?" ”

But after thinking about it, I always felt that this idea was too ridiculous, but I really couldn't rule out this possibility, so I couldn't help but feel apprehensive, and peeked at the old soldier Xing, not to mention, this old soldier Xing really looked more pleasing to the eye than the aunts introduced to him before, and the degree of pleasing to the eye was just a little worse than Cheng Zhichao.

As soon as she thought of Cheng Zhichao, Miss Liu's face felt a little hot, and her heartbeat couldn't help but speed up.

After Lao Jiang finished introducing the two parties, he still didn't explain what he wanted Fang Xiaochen to help him with. His squeaky attitude deepened Liu Xin's previous thoughts, and he became more and more uneasy in his heart, coughed twice, and asked in a low voice: "Uncle Jiang, now that the introduction is over, can you tell us what you want to help us?" ”,

"Ah, that's what happened." Lao Jiang raised his eyelids and looked around, revealing a satisfied look: "I said, you two girls are okay, this shop is quite high-grade." At the beginning, I thought you two just got a small beauty shop or something, at most you just put on your face and paint double eyelids or something, I really didn't expect it to be so big, I said, this store is doing a good business, right? ”

"It's okay, now where the economy is sluggish, our store is barely maintaining, except for rent, water and electricity, there will be a maximum of 20,000 or 30,000 yuan left a month, which will be enough for me and Xiaochen to live, deal with it, anyway, now our store is just on the right track, and the days to come will be long, how can we expect to make money now?"

"Obediently, twenty or thirty thousand yuan, it is still enough for the two of you to live, I said, you are much more nourished than me, a colonel officer who has been a soldier for decades." Lao Jiang gasped.

"Uncle Jiang, you really don't know, in the provincial capital, a store of our size, it's normal to have 20,000 or 30,000 a day, and we only have 20,000 or 30,000 a month, in the eyes of others, it's losing money." Fang Xiaochen pouted on the side and said, "Don't look at the amount of twenty or thirty thousand a month, which is not small, but in the early stage, millions were invested at once, and it won't take long for the things you buy to be replaced, and you will have to spend a good amount of money at that time." If it continues like this, the next time we update our equipment, I'm afraid the two of us will have pickles and porridge. ”

Lao Jiang fought a cold war, and said in his mouth: "It's amazing, it's amazing, when I was outside the door just now, I was taken aback by the scale of your store." ”

"Hehe, when I first came to the headquarters, I saw so many senior generals up close, and I was scared that my legs went weak."

", I don't see that you have the slightest fear, don't say nice things there."

After Lao Jiang finished speaking, he took out a cigarette case from his pocket: "Your office is so elegantly furnished, I won't destroy the environment here if I smoke a cigarette, right?" ”

"Whatever you want." Liu Xin immediately handed over an ashtray.

Lao Jiang was just polite to them, even if Liu Xin didn't hand over the ashtray, he had already decided to ignore the thirty-seven twenty-one, and light the cigarette first, Liu Xin's ashtray can only be regarded as icing on the cake, not charcoal in the snow. But he just smoked it himself, and he didn't think about giving it to Xing Veteran, and Xing Veteran's behavior didn't show disgust to him, it seems that he either doesn't smoke, or he was deeply poisoned under Lao Jiang's hands, and he didn't dare to show the slightest dissatisfaction.

After taking a few puffs of a cigarette, Lao Jiang said slowly: "I'll say first, I'm here to find you today, but what Chief of Staff Cheng meant, I myself didn't expect this." ”

"Ah, what Uncle Cheng meant." Liu Xin couldn't help but glance at Old Soldier Xing again, the small drum in his heart beat up quickly, and hurriedly said, "Didn't you say just now that Uncle Cheng went to Beijing again?" How can I still assign you to us? "My brain was running at high speed, thinking about how I would refuse if Lao Jiang really proposed to introduce this veteran Xing to himself for a while.

"I went to Beijing, but before I entered Beijing, they specially found me at their home and explained this matter, so that I could handle it properly no matter what."

"That's the case...... Fang Xiaochen blinked, "Nacheng, what do you want us to help with, you can say it." As long as we can help, we must be obligatory. But we can't help it, you can't force us. ”

"How do you speak?" Lao Jiang's face was displeased, "Who is Chief of Staff Cheng?" Is it possible that you can't do what he has told you? ”

"......" Liu Xin and Fang Xiaochen immediately closed their mouths.

"That's the case, two years ago, the army retired a group of veterans, and these veterans have been following the chief of staff for several years, and they have deep feelings."

Fang Xiaochen and Liu Xin both nodded, expressing their understanding.

"But you must also know that in the year they were discharged, the troops carried out large-scale disarmament, and many second-line troops were reduced, including cadres and soldiers, hundreds of thousands of people."

Fang Xiaochen and Liu Xin also know that since the founding of the People's Republic of China, the People's Liberation Army (PLA) has carried out several disarmaments, and the total number of troops has been reduced from five or six million at the beginning to more than two million now, but there are only a few times when the scale can really be called. Every time we disarm, we have to lay off hundreds of thousands, if not millions. The most impressive thing is that in the 80s, when Comrade Xiaoping stretched out a finger, the number of soldiers in the People's Liberation Army was reduced by 1 million. Fang Xiaochen and Liu Xin now regard themselves as military family members in their hearts, and of course they have a certain understanding of these things. ,

I only heard Lao Jiang say again: "The hundreds of thousands of people who have been laid off, plus those who were normally discharged from the army back then, have suddenly put a lot of pressure on the local civil affairs departments. It's better to talk about rural soldiers, where they come and go, it's a big deal to go home and farm. However, urban soldiers, according to the requirements of their superiors, must arrange work. What if there are so many jobs and the number of people has increased by six figures? can only rely on those veterans and eight immortals to cross the sea, those who have relationships to find relationships, and those who have the back door to go through the back door, in short, whoever has a hard door can hold a certificate to work. ”

"I'm afraid that's the only way to go." Fang Xiaochen sighed, "But even in that case, there must be a large number of veterans whose work problems remain unsolved." ”

"That's the problem." Lao Jiang patted his thigh and said angrily: "You said that these veterans joined the army at the age of seventeen or eighteen and dedicated the best years of their lives to the country, but in the end, the work problem was not well solved, which is really unpleasant." ”

Fang Xiaochen nodded and agreed with Lao Jiang's statement, in short, she made up her mind, no matter what Lao Jiang said, she nodded and that's right. Liu Xin listened to it on the side, but she was relieved, not only relieved, but also more and more relieved. Listening to Lao Jiang's tone, it seems that he is not to introduce her to someone, but to let them help solve the employment problem of some veterans.

Solving the employment problem of veterans is not an easy task for the two of them. But compared with introducing Liu Xin to the object, it is easier to accept.

As soon as the psychological pressure was reduced, Liu Xin's brain immediately became active: "Uncle Jiang, after talking for a long time, don't you want the two of us to help and arrange a job for this Comrade Xing?" ”

"What Comrade Xing? It sounds weird, you just call him Xing Dan. ”

"Xing Dan?" When Fang Xiaochen and Liu Xin heard this name at first glance, they were all surprised: "How can such a masculine man take the name that seems to be the name of a little girl?" ”

But in front of Lao Jiang, he couldn't laugh at people's names being too feminine, Liu Xin and Fang Xiaochen could still grasp the proportion, although the two girls felt strange in their hearts, they didn't show too much surprise on their faces, they just said "um".

Lao Jiang said with a smile: "Don't underestimate him, this person is one of the best squad leaders in the guard company, and even Chief of Staff Cheng has a very good impression of him." If it weren't for the fact that something happened at home, he would not be discharged from the army and go home to take care of him, and the army would be reluctant to let him go home. ”

"It can be seen that he stands like a pine, sits like a clock, has been retired from the army for two years, and still has a flat head, he looks like a good soldier, and it is estimated that he is much stronger than Cheng Zhichao."

"Don't mention that muddy boy, I've been gone for more than two months, and I've written several letters to you and Chief of Staff Cheng, right? Everyone greeted me, but they forgot about me, who was a master, and Lao Tzu was angry when he mentioned it. The atmosphere was originally very good, but because of Liu Xin's casual words, Lao Jiang's anger was aroused, and he directly spoke foul language. After finishing speaking, he was still angry, and added: "Cheng Zhichao is this bear-like, Zhao Jiyong is also that flavor, I can see it through, I have taught a pair of white-eyed wolves in the past ten years." ”

Fang Xiaochen and Liu Xin both laughed, thinking that you and the old man of the Cheng family teamed up to arrest their strong men, even if they didn't scold you behind your back, they respected the teacher enough, and still expected them to write to greet you? I don't ask if I change it.

"What are you two laughing at? Isn't it funny? Lao Jiang's eyes widened again. Usually Fang Xiaochen and Liu Xin looked at Lao Jiang with a kind look, but now that he stared at him, he was really a little imposing, but Fang Xiaochen and Liu Xin's mentality was quite relaxed at the moment, and they laughed again.

Lao Jiang stared at him for a while, and couldn't help laughing: "You guys should be happy now, sooner or later, one day, Chief of Staff Cheng will be tired of being happy, you see how he will clean you up then." ”

"Uncle Jiang, you don't understand this, do you? I'm his old man's daughter-in-law, it's too late for him to like me, how can he clean me up? Fang Xiaochen ignored his threat, and instead retorted.

After Liu Xin heard this, he didn't laugh anymore, pursed his lips and laughed for a while, put away his smile, and said: "Uncle Jiang, according to what I said, after the veterans of the army are discharged, they will be arranged by the local government, and they will no longer have anything to do with the army, why did Uncle Cheng suddenly remember to let us help Xing...... What about Comrade Xing Dan's work arrangement? ”,

"Indeed, after the veterans are discharged, they have nothing to do with the army. But after all, he is an old comrade of his own army, even if he takes off his military uniform and goes home after being discharged from the army, his feelings still exist. Especially a good soldier like Xing Dan, who is quite favored by the leader, if they are not settled well, the leaders are still very worried when they think about it occasionally. ”

"Let me say a word, don't be angry, especially Comrade Xing Dan." Liu Xin smiled, "You also said just now, when Comrade Xing Dan was in the army, he was definitely a good soldier, and even a leader as big as Uncle Cheng valued him. Normally, such a soldier should have received a lot of commendations during his time in the army. ”

"A must." Lao Jiang said categorically: "I have been a soldier for five years, a third-class meritorious service, five outstanding soldiers, and three excellent squad leaders. In addition, he was awarded twice in a row and twice in the battalion. ”

Fang Xiaochen and Liu Xin were both speechless: "Oh my God, it's amazing, if Cheng Zhichao gets more than half of the rewards in the army, then thank God." ”

Lao Jiang pursed his lips: "If Cheng Zhichao goes alone, maybe he can make two excellent soldiers come back, and the third-class merit will definitely be hopeless." The problem is that he and Zhao Jiyong went together, these two boys got together, and if they didn't come back with a few big punishments, it would be considered to burn high incense. ”

Fang Xiaochen and Liu Xin didn't know that Cheng Zhichao and Zhao Jiyong had a big demerit in the army, and after listening to Lao Jiang's words, they were a little unhappy. If they knew that Cheng Zhichao had already been punished, they would definitely admire Lao Jiang's foresight.

Liu Xin frowned and said, "Since I have received so many awards, I will definitely write them into the archives." It stands to reason that if such an excellent soldier exerts a little effort, the local units will definitely rush to ask for it, and it is not a problem to find a good job, so why do you want us to help arrange the work? ”

"That's exactly the problem." Lao Jiang sighed, "A soldier is a good soldier, and a person is a good person, but he is a rural household registration, and no matter how many military merit medals there are, after he retires from the army and goes home, he can only come and go wherever he goes, and according to the policy, it is impossible to arrange a job for him." ”

Fang Xiaochen and Liu Xin said "oh" at the same time, and when they looked at Xing Dan again, the two girls had a little more sympathy in their eyes. Since China has a distinction between agricultural and urban hukou, there has always been a huge difference between rural hukou and urban hukou in terms of production and life. Taking serving as a soldier as an example, after serving as a soldier for a few years, those with rural hukou have to go home to farm after being discharged from the army, while those with urban hukou will be arranged to work after returning even if they are mixed for two years.

Lao Jiang said: "With him, there are more than a dozen veterans with rural household registration, who did a very good job in the army, but when they returned home, they could only live on two acres of land. After learning about this situation, I don't know what others think in their hearts, but Chief of Staff Cheng is very uneasy. I remembered you and wanted to ask you to help me solve it. By the way, the chief of staff specially explained to me that this is a request made to you by a veteran who has been a veteran for decades, but it is not a task given to you by Cheng Zhichao's father. ”

After Fang Xiaochen and Liu Xin heard this, their faces were as pale as earth: "What? Dozen? ”。