Zhu Xiangjun was very happy to be praised by the company commander's instructor, but he didn't expect to go to the vegetable field the next day and be surprised to find that he had lost a few particularly large tomatoes for no reason.

"Squad leader! Did someone steal this tomato? Zhu Xiangjun looked at the tomatoes with only a few petals left, and he was very angry, thinking to himself, why is this so lacking in morality, he is still a soldier, and he has no moral quality at all.

"Hey! Needless to say, someone must have stolen it."

"That! Who could that be! ”

"I don't think it will be from our company, because it is impossible for people from the company to come out casually! Our vegetable plot is quite close to the Chief's Courtyard. It must be some family members of the House of Chiefs. Li Chengming looked at the Chief's Courtyard, which was close at hand, and first listed it as the object of suspicion.

"It turned out to be the leader's family! Then forget it, even if it is given to them by us soldiers! Zhu Xiangjun thought that since he was the leader. Then what else do you have to be angry about?

"Hey! Zhu Xiangjun! If they say they want to try it in front of us, then it doesn't matter if we give them some. But they carry it behind their backs. It's stealing. Can the family members of the leaders steal other people's things at will! Li Chengming doesn't seem to take these family members seriously.

"That! So what to do! They've already eaten it! Do you still have to report it to the chief! Zhu Xiangjun felt that Li Chengming was also making a big fuss. Isn't it just a few tomatoes! Is it necessary to be so serious!

"No! We have worked so hard to grow it ourselves, how can we let others eat it casually! From this day onwards, when we return to the company in the evening and morning, you will look at this vegetable field for a while, or we will be stolen before we can pick them. Li Chengming took a closer look at the tempting tomatoes. Then he returned to the company.

From today on, Zhu Xiangjun will go out early and return late every day for these tomatoes, and when these tomatoes are ripe, he will pick them and take them to the service department of the army to sell them at a good price.

In this way, after Zhu Xiangjun looked at it for a few days, he didn't find anyone to pick it, and once some family members of the Chief's House passed by their vegetable patch after work. Several middle-aged women stood there and looked at Zhu Xiangjun, and then left again.

Zhu Xiangjun thought, it seems that the squad leader guessed well, it must have been stolen by some people. Now that they see someone watching, they don't come.

In this way, after a few more days, Zhu Xiangjun saw that more tomatoes were ripe, and the vegetable field of the entire company was the most conspicuous of the tomatoes planted by Zhu Xiangjun. You can see a piece of red and bright from afar. The tomatoes like small watermelons are really mouth-watering.

This morning, Zhu Xiangjun and Li Chengming came to the vegetable field as usual. The company commander walked over and looked at the tempting tomatoes and said, "Zhu Xiangjun!" Isn't it time to pick this tomato. Now our company is going to make a fortune. This will definitely sell for a lot of money! ”

Zhu Xiangjun smiled and said, "Company commander! These tomatoes are time to be picked, but some of them are not too red. Why don't you wait for tomorrow! Pick it again tomorrow and it'll all be red. ”

"Oh well! Since you planted it, you have the final say! Let's pick it again tomorrow! The company commander smiled at Zhu Xiangjun and went to see the vegetable field of the third class.

In fact, Zhu Xiangjun said that he would pick tomorrow, not that he really had to pick tomorrow, but how much change he would expect from these tomatoes in one night. At this time, he suddenly had some nostalgia for these special tomatoes that he had worked so hard to grow. Now it's time to pick these beautiful and tempting tomatoes. He was really reluctant. So he told the company commander that there were still some immature. In fact, Zhu Xiangjun just wants to appreciate the fruits of his labor one day later.

Li Chengming also knew Zhu Xiangjun's thoughts, so he smiled at him: "Hurry up and watch!" Tomorrow these tomatoes will go to the service department, and soon they will be on the table of the whole regiment company. ”

Zhu Xiangjun smiled: "Hi! What is reluctant, don't you just want to eat it after planting! He said this, but his eyes did not take off his tomato babies, as if he was afraid that they would all fly.

Zhu Xiangjun is now admiring his tomatoes at the end of his life. At this time, I heard Li Chengming suddenly exclaim: "Oops! How did the regiment commander and commissar accompany a general over. Could it be the military commander? ”

As soon as Zhu Xiangjun heard Li Chengming, the army commander was coming. He was also taken aback. He quickly knocked his eyes on his tomatoes, and then looked over to the side of the road not far from the vegetable patch. ,

Zhu Xiangjun was surprised to see the regiment commander and political commissar walking over to their company's vegetable patch with a middle-aged man of moderate figure and wearing a general's uniform.

Zhu Xiangjun was still hesitating and didn't know what to do. At this time, I saw Li Chengming quickly running to the company commander and said loudly: "Company commander! Hurry up! The commander came to our vegetable patch. ”

Hu Qiang was squatting in the vegetable field of the third class, looking at the tomatoes they planted like small cherries. It can't be compared with Zhu Xiangjun's at all.

Hu Qiang is getting more and more angry, he is trying to train the third squad leader! This is when he heard Li Chengming come to his side and nervously say that the army commander is here.

Hu Qiang was stunned when he heard it. He didn't think he had misheard. How could the commander come to the vegetable field! Not to mention the army commander, the division commander has never come to their vegetable field!

Hu Qiang just wanted to say Li Chengming, what nonsense are you talking about. However, he had already seen the regiment commander and political commissar accompanying a majestic major general to their company's vegetable patch.

Hu Qiang looked at it and was shocked. Isn't this Zhu Xinfa, the commander of the First Army!

Hu Qiang's surprise is not trivial. He quickly wiped off the sleeve he was still holding just now, and then buttoned his own discipline button. Run to the commander with a standard running motion.

"Report to the Commander! All the personnel of the command company of the 4th Battalion of the 1st Division Artillery Regiment are working in the vegetable field, please instruct, company commander Hu Qiang. Hu Qiang stood upright now, saluted a standard military salute, puffed up his confidence, and reported loudly to the army commander.

"Good! Keep working! The commander raised his hand slightly and returned the salute.

After the commander returned the salute, he came over and shook Hu Qiang's hand: "Hello! You are the commander of the command company. ”

Hu Qiang said: "Yes! I'm Hu Qiang! ”

"Good! Look at your vegetable patches! I just saw from afar what your vegetable patch is growing, a piece of red and bright. ”

"Commander! It's the tomatoes we planted in a row! ”

"Are tomatoes so red! Take me to see it. ”

"Yes," Hu Qiang hurriedly led the way in front and came to the front of the vegetable field of the fourth class with the army commander. The regimental commander and political commissar also followed.

Zhu Xiangjun and Li Chengming were looking at his beautiful tomatoes in the vegetable field, when they saw a major general and a company commander and a political commissar come to their vegetable field.

Li Chengming and Zhu Xiangjun hurriedly stood upright, saluted the commander with a standard military salute, and said loudly: "Good chief!" ”

The army commander did not return the salute, after all, Zhu Xiangjun and Li Chengming were just ordinary soldiers. He just smiled at the two of them; "Hello two little warriors!"