Spring in the north is snowy everywhere. Jingshi, outside Liu Shuai's apartment, is also silver. Originally, the guards wanted to clean up, but they were stopped by the old handsome. The snow in the sky stopped, and he could no longer see with his eyes, thinking only of the yard, stepping on the snow, listening to the creaking sound.

Was that still at the age of four or five? In the winter of Kai County, the mountains are covered with snow. A large group of friends, bare-assed, barefoot, running through the snow.

In Kai County, and even in China, Zhang Wang Li is a big surname. The old man's hometown is in Zhangjiaba Bird's Nest Pond in Kai County. In Kai County, there are four in Zhangjiaba. Legend has it that there are many swallows in the bird's nest pond, and this is not the bird's nest in the tonic, but I have never seen many swallows circling around my home since I was a child.

"Chief, the guests are coming, let's go back to the house first." The guard Xiao Li reminded softly.

The old handsome shook his head and couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart, is he really old? I actually began to reminisce and start to feel homesick. However, since the founding of the People's Republic of China, he and the great man have agreed not to return to their hometown. As a revolutionary from the countryside, he knew very well that even if he just said hello, the local government would definitely support him after he returned, so why bother to waste money and people?

Although he was still a little nostalgic for the ice and snow world outside, Lao Shuai still walked into the house step by step.

He never needed help, and the apartment he had lived in for decades was really walking with his eyes closed. Mrs. Liu, Ms. Wang, stood in the room, watching her husband still be so strong, and walked forward in small steps. Suddenly, his body slipped, and the old lady covered her mouth in surprise. Fortunately, Liu Shuai did not fall and walked in slowly.

The old lady took off her scarf for him, and said angrily: "It's strange cold outside, and there's nothing to do to go out for a walk." ”

The old man didn't say anything, just smiled.

By less than eight o'clock, all the guests in the living room had arrived.

Originally, the heating burned very well, and Liu's house, which was usually deserted, seemed lively.

"Big brother, why did you decide to let the two troops start to go out the day before the military exercise?" Nie Shuai always spoke so gently.

According to the usual practice, the troops must go to their designated positions for 10 days and half a month before the military exercises.

The great man smiled on the side: "Old Nie, you are now fascinated by scientific research. The words of that kid in Wushan can sometimes make us feel bypassed. Isn't there a lot of uncertainty in modern warfare, or even in the battles we have experienced before? ”

Seeing that the people in the Bashu department were not unified internally, Ye Shuai was also very happy: "Lao Nie, it's really like the great man said, you are now going farther and farther in the field of scientific research." The plan we have drawn up is to look at the troops' rapid response capability. ”

Wushan actually thought wrongly, almost all the troops in the brigade headquarters were moving out overnight. Because it was the first time he had experienced a battle, let's call it a battle, and I didn't know how this military exercise was different from the others.

"Commander, aren't you coming with me?" Liu Taimeng was about to get in the car, and saw that General Xu Shiyou was still there.

The old man waved his hand: "Old man, what am I going to do?" Don't go. I'm very happy to see your reactions. I didn't spend any time with my wife on Chinese New Year's Eve, so I'll go back now. ”

Actually, the old general didn't say a word, he was ready to go with the old marshals from Beijing. When I returned to Huacheng, I also went to greet them. Otherwise, everyone will laugh at themselves again when they find out that he is so tight.

The brigade headquarters is almost empty, and those who should leave are gone.

"Xiao Gu, let's go too." The old man didn't know when he took off his military hat and put it on.

A soldier's duty is to obey. Although Gu Mingzhen was a little surprised, he still went to arrange it immediately.

Juzi Point, at the junction of the upstream and midstream of the Cotton Beach Reservoir. In fact, the battle is most likely to start here. Because the middle and downstream, because they are too wide, there are no bridges. If it is carried out downstream, if you accidentally damage the facilities of the power station, it will be a big deal. Therefore, when Wushan assigned the task, he had already left the most dangerous task to himself.

In the winter in the south, there is occasional snow, but when the snowflakes fall in the air, it turns into light rain. For example, tonight's drizzle may be due to light snow melting in mid-air.

Originally, Wushan wanted to rest in Juzijiao tonight. Early tomorrow morning, ask your fellow villagers for directions. After all, a map is a map, and you have to inquire about the specific route. If there are fellow villagers leading the way, then it will be better to be sad, and it will be more certain to reconnoiter on the other side.

In Juzijiao at night, it looks like there are only five or six families. The buildings near the water are the first to get the moon, and every household has electric lights.

"Instructor, look?" Although Ou Xujiang became the squad leader, in front of the old squad leader, he still asked for advice first.

"Death construction!" Wu Shan didn't answer, and called people directly.

"Here!"

"You take someone to ask the fellow if there is a cave or something around here, and everyone will spend the night in it." Wu Shan took off his military hat, and the water on his hat began to drip down, and he was drenched.

"Yes!"

The active young man immediately puffed up his chest and disappeared into the night.

"Instructor, why don't we sing a song?" Ou Xujiang's voice trembled a little, it seemed that this kid was freezing uncomfortably.

"Or something else," Wu Shan shook his head: "There are fellow villagers here, and the New Year's Eve is so noisy that they are uneasy." ”

In the dark, I couldn't see his expression, I should be nodding silently.

"Comrades," Wushan didn't want everyone to stand in the drizzle and do nothing: "I'll tell you a story." My hometown is very poor. There, most people don't have electric lights. ”

At this point, he paused deliberately. The soldiers started talking in a big voice, and at first the voice was still very small, but seeing that the leader did not stop it, the voice gradually became louder.

One said, "Huh? Squad leader, no, the instructor's hometown is the same? We have the same there, I don't have electric lights in my house. ”

The other said, "Yes, we don't have it there, but the captain and the secretary of the brigade have their homes installed." ”

"Can that be unsettling?" It could be heard that it was Zhong Dayou's voice, and the father of the secretary of the brigade at home naturally wanted to defend: "The leader of the brigade gets up earlier than anyone else, sleeps later than anyone else, and shouts on the radio." ”

For a while, no one answered. In this era, the vast majority of officials are dedicated to the public and the people. Therefore, no one objected to Zhong Dayou's words.

"On the hill where we are, there is a family surnamed Zhang." Wu Shan went on to tell the story: "The old Zhang family has been extremely poor for generations, and the first child is a son, named Zhang Facai. It's a pity that the family background has not changed in the slightest because of the name of the child. When Zhang Facai was six years old, he fell seriously ill and his family had no money for treatment. Finally, the child is about to go. He had only one wish, to see the legendary electric light. Of course, Lao Zhang's family eats corn and potatoes all year round, and he also wants to taste what rice soup tastes like. ”

Speaking of this, Wushan's mood was very heavy. Isn't that the case in many places right now?

He sighed, and then said: "The child's grandfather, Lao Zhangtou, went to the commune overnight and found the commune secretary. The secretary gave the old man his waste bulb and grabbed a handful of rice from his pocket. Old Zhang Tou rushed home overnight, and he didn't know how many falls he had on the way, but he always carried the light bulb and the handful of rice in his arms. When I got home, I started to boil porridge. The electric light was hung from a mosquito net with a piece of twine, and the rice soup was boiled. By the time the family brought the rice soup, the child had stopped breathing. His eyes were wide open, staring at the light bulb. ”

Stories happen everywhere in this day and age. The warriors were silent, not knowing what Lu Dao was thinking.

"Comrades," Wushan's voice became calm and powerful: "We came out to be soldiers, not just to defend the motherland. One day, we changed jobs and went home. Be sure to use what you learn outside to change the face of your hometown. Do you remember that? ”

"Remember!"

This neat shout provoked the villagers to open the door and look at it. Several dogs also kept barking in this direction. It's really like what is described in "Ventriloquism": hundreds of children cry, and hundreds of dogs bark. That's how dogs in the countryside are, one family barks, and everyone else barks.

The warriors were stunned for a moment, not expecting this to be the case, and then they all burst into laughter, only to be heard by more violent dog barking.

The atmosphere became warm and dispelled the cold. Everyone is in full swing discussing the customs of the New Year, the food at home, and everyone's topic is different.

"Who?" Zhang Chengmu, who was standing in the easternmost part, shouted vigilantly.

"I, I'm back." The boy happily brought a fellow with him.

Wu Shan lit up the flashlight and shone it on the ground. It's not so abrupt, and you can see the people coming.

"Coming back?" Wushan greeted him warmly and held the hand of the fellow: "Fellow, happy New Year, happy New Year." ”

It was an old man with a turban made of dark cloth wrapped around his head and a large cigarette pouch in his hand. Originally, his emotions were a little excited, and when he saw Wushan and so many soldiers next to him, he was even more excited, trembling and speechless.

"Uncle, don't worry." Wu Shan's hand patted lightly behind the old man's back.

"Ya, I," the old man said a lot of words in a trembling voice, but Wu Shan didn't understand a word, just listened with a smile there.

Lu Zuhai, the only Hakka member, made a cameo role as an interpreter: "Instructor, the uncle said that when he was young, he saw many Red Army soldiers. You speak Mandarin, and if he can understand it, he just can't speak it. ”

In fact, in eastern Guangdong and western Guangxi, Hakka people are scattered and distributed. Most of the soldiers in the squad can understand some Hakka.

Wu Shan nodded, holding the old man's hand, because the other party grabbed it too tightly and didn't pull it out.

"Uncle, we want to camp around here tonight." When Wushan spoke, the old man's eyes widened and he listened: "Look, is there a slightly larger cave around here, we will spend the night in the cave tonight." ”

After hearing this, the uncle shook his head like a rattle, his hand was released, and his mouth was yelling.

"Instructor, uncle's surname is Su." Zhong Dayou explained: "Uncle Su said that if he got the PLA soldiers to sleep in the field, he would be scolded by the villagers pointing at his back. The old man also said that he used to be a militiaman of the Red Army, and we were his comrades-in-arms. ”

The flashlight was always on, and although it was covered with plastic sheeting, the light was not very clear, and the bodies of the soldiers could still be seen shivering in the rain.

"Then trouble Uncle Su!" Wu Shan had an idea in his heart: "Comrades, if you spend the night at the villagers' house tonight, you must pay for accommodation and food." Didn't bring any money, did you? Each person came to receive five pieces. ”

The warriors didn't speak, their eyes moistened, and they took the money from Wushan's hand. When Zhong Dayou arrived, he was about to speak, when Wu Shan glanced over and obediently took the money in his hand. Uncle Su, a former veteran soldier, knew the discipline of the People's Liberation Army, wiped his eyes with his sleeve, and did not speak.

"Uncle, I'm going to bother you tonight." Wu Shan held the old man's hand full of green tendons again: "Please arrange it." ”

Uncle Su danced happily and led everyone from the highway to the path. Wushan handed the flashlight to Ou Xujiang, who was in the middle of the team, and walked to the back of the team. Far away from those houses, Uncle Su opened his throat and shouted as he walked. The doors that had just closed were opened one by one. Some naked children poked their heads out from behind the adults, and people looked at the uninvited guests curiously.

It can be seen that Uncle Su is very prestigious. Everyone was silent, listening to the old man's arrangement. After the last, Wushan and Lu Zuhai and another warrior, Zhu Aniu, stayed at Uncle Su's house.

It is an old house with five rooms. Under the eaves, strings of fish fished out of the reservoir hang out. In other places, the fish in the reservoir are the property of the state, and it is impossible for ordinary people to catch them. But in this mountain, the mountain is high and the emperor is far away, and everyone is fishing in the reservoir, and it is estimated that they are all turning a blind eye.

In the hall, an old woman was making a fire there. Hearing the movement, she looked up.

"O old woman, I have brought guests to the house." Uncle Su happily looked like a child: "Who is Zhilu Dao?" That was the ranks of the revolution. ”

"Hello, auntie." Wu Shan hurriedly greeted: "We are PLA soldiers." ”

"Our team is back?" The old lady said and slowly stood up: "The last time was when the reservoir was just liberated, are we going to fight Taiwan Island this time?" The old man immediately smiled embarrassedly: "Look at me, this is all the discipline of the army, and I blame the old woman for my talk." ”

"Auntie, it's nothing." Wushan was a little surprised by the Mandarin spoken by the old man, but he still smiled open-mindedly: "We are the troops of eastern Guangdong and the troops of Minzhou holding military exercises, and it is too troublesome for you to spend the night here tonight." As for Taiwan, don't worry, we'll take it back. ”

"Old man, you still don't arrange it?" The old lady sat down again.

Although there are electric lights in the house, the wattage is not large, it is estimated that it is only 10 watts and 20 watts. Through the faint light, Wu Shan saw that the walls of the whole hall were full of pheasants and hares.

"Uncle, are you a hunter?" Wu Shan couldn't help but ask.

"Comrades-in-arms, please take a seat," Uncle Su brought everyone to the fireplace: "Decades ago, when I was a militiaman, my marksmanship was still good, and when I didn't have anything to do, I took a powder gun and shot a few everywhere." ”

"You're welcome, everyone, sit down," the eldest lady stood up again: "I'm sorry, I can't see the old woman, it's been decades." ”

The three of them were sitting down, and they couldn't help but be surprised when they heard the words, the old man didn't behave like a blind man.

"At that time, the Soviet district was transferred." The eldest lady pursed her lips and smiled: "I am a health officer of the army, and I have lost contact with the army." She sighed heavily: "Later, I met Lao Su until now." Kuomintang troops," the old man shook his head and wiped his tears with his hands: "My eldest son, second daughter, and youngest son all died at their hands. My eyes are also blind to them. ”

Speaking of this, the old lady's white hair was dignified, and her face became excited: "Comrade of the People's Liberation Army, promise the old woman, you must recover Taiwan Island and defeat the Kuomintang!" ”

Late at night, Wushan and they slept in the wing. The clothes were taken and baked by Uncle Su. Still very tired today, he slowly fell asleep.

Faintly, I heard the old lady's suppressed singing: "Brother Red Army, you walk slowly, be careful that there are stones on the road"