207 Returning Home (1)

"Fu Fu!" The company herald appeared at the entrance of the dormitory, "The company commander told you to go!" ”

Fu Fu immediately put down the gun he was wiping, put away the maintenance equipment and gun, and ran all the way to the company headquarters.

The 3rd Company of the 1st Infantry Battalion where Fu Fu belonged had just returned to the base camp of Mayuan from the Qiongshan front, and after the battle of Chengmai, the 1st Battalion had been carrying out "maintaining pressure" operations on the Qiongshan front, besieging Haikou, Qiongshan and other places. There were no large-scale armed clashes in this blockade, and there was little fighting, except for the occasional capture of prisoners and the shelling of the city. The main task of the 1st Battalion was to cooperate with the Ministry of Civil Affairs to carry out "going to the countryside" and "merging villages with tuns", and carried out large-scale public security operations in the local area, cleared out the defeated soldiers and bandits, and trained the soldiers of the county squadron locally.

After several months of frequent security battles, the 1st Battalion was transferred out of Qiongshan and returned to Lingao for rest. Soldiers and officers were taken on leave in batches.

"Report! Private Fu Fu of the first class was ordered to report for duty! He saluted and said loudly.

The company commander was the only one in the company commander's office. His company commander was Lin Fu, who was wearing a newly changed xiǎo open-collar style uniform, wearing a full set of honors, and was sitting behind his desk and trying to write some report. On the wall behind him was an army flag.

Lin Fu nodded: "You're a local, right?" ”

"Yes, sir! I'm from Miyo Village—"

"Take a week off from now on." Lin Fu picked up an envelope and gave it to him, "It will be counted from 12 noon today." This is your leave certificate. ”

"Sir Xiexie!" When Fu Fu heard that he could go home, he was very happy and grinned. Of course, Fu Buji and his wife are not his family at all - they are just the heads of the family who squeeze their cheap labor, but the children of the Fu family, whether they are domestic-raised or Fu Buji's own sons, have a very deep affection for each other: they eat, live and work together, and they are beaten together - Fu Buji's wife is no better for her children than she is for her own children. For her, both are food and work.

"Don't thank me, this is an order from the Military Governor's Court." Lin Fu said, "When you are on vacation, you should dress up jīng!" Show the majesty of the soldiers! ”

"Yes, sir!"

Fu Fu came out of the company headquarters, and since he was sent out by the head of his family to serve as a soldier of the "security regiment" more than a year ago, he has not returned to Meiyang Village. He returned to his dormitory, packed up all his weapons and personal equipment, went through the formalities of moving jiāo, and then changed into a new military uniform. Of course, military personnel are not allowed to carry weapons on family leave, but in order to demonstrate the sense of honor of soldiers, the Military Governor's Chamber allows Army and Navy soldiers who have attained the rank of first class and above to carry army bayonets and naval daggers with them as a military honor when they are not on duty.

Fu Fu hung up his bayonet and looked at his image in front of the plastic surgery mirror in the dormitory: he was very powerful. In particular, after the bayonet is hung up, it is a bit like the short sword worn by the sergeants - Fu Fu has been envious of the short sword of the sergeant for a long time, and he heard that the company commander has already recommended himself when the sergeant training team is selected this time. He judged his seniority and performance, and it was his turn to teach the sergeant team this time.

If only I could become a sergeant before my leave. Fu Fu thought with regret that if he wore the corporal's epaulette and hung a short sword with red tassels and appeared majestically at the Mén mouth of Fu Fuji's house, Fu Yijin would look at himself with a kind of useful look. What kind of expression will Fu Fuji's lady have? Fu Fu has had a crush on this "xiǎo sister" for a long time, but in the past, he was afraid of the head of the family, and he had a thief's heart but not a thief's courage. This time when he returned to his hometown, the thief was bold and decided to talk to the head of the family about this issue.

He turned sideways to look at his armed belt, and then pulled down the overall wrap tuǐ to see if it was clean and neat, in line with the dress code in the "Military Manual". Fu Fu hopes that one day he will be able to change into an officer's leather belt and long boots. It is said that the company commander was just a big soldier back then. When he Fu Fulai was a soldier, the company commander was just a corporal squad leader.

Fu Fu had no doubts that he would one day become an officer, although he secretly cried several times when he was sent to serve as a soldier more than a year ago - it didn't matter if he was a soldier and suffered, he might die at any time, which made him think of becoming a deserter before he became a soldier. Looking back now, Fu Fu feels that his two years in the army seem to be reincarnated as a person.

Fu Fu put on a medal for himself, and after leaving the dormitory, he went straight to the military service club in the camp. In fact, the military service society is run by the cooperative, and in addition to selling goods, it also operates xiǎo taverns and chargé d'affaires savings and postal services.

Fu Fu's military pay was basically not very frugal—like most soldiers, he was very frugal, and every penny of his salary was deposited in the accounts of the military service cooperative, and many local soldiers with families would send their military pay home to support their families - no remittance fees.

Of course, Fu Fu would not send his military salary to Fu Buji. He had also heard that Fu Fuji had come to the team to ask for his military pay and was refuted by the chiefs, and he was secretly happy in his heart - he would rather work for the Australians than give Fu Fuji any more effort. When he would be ridiculed by the lady of the house if he ate more pickles, he was not happy.

However, he had to buy some gifts for his siblings when he went back this time. Fu Yijin, in particular, was thinking about buying her a lenijingxiǎo powder box, but unfortunately there was no one in the military service club - it was almost all sold with food and daily necessities.

Fu Fuxian bought some food at the military service center, where the prices are lower than outside, to show the preferential treatment for the soldiers. Fu Fu knew that Fu Fuji's family did not see meat all year round, and brown rice and marinade fish juice were considered a farm reward. So I deliberately bought a lot of dried fish, fish plates, kelp seaweed and other foods, and bought two jars of fish sauce and two jars of chili sauce, the latter is the latest product, which is very popular with the soldiers.

I also bought a máo towel and a rattan helmet hat for each person, as well as the latest military bamboo water bottle, rattan helmet hat that the army and navy wear during their daily training and work, which is very useful in this subtropical area. Once launched, not only the soldiers welcomed it, but also the people liked it very much. As for the military bamboo kettle, there is a special rattan protective cover on the outside, and there is a strap that can adjust the length, which can be easily hung on the belt or carried on the shoulder, which is practical and fashionable, and is very popular with young people. At first, it was only used by soldiers and laborers, but gradually it began to be used in various communes. Kettles are even in short supply. So much so that the cooperatives of each commune had to supply them in limited quantities when they were sold.

As for the other gifts, I went to buy them only in the city of Upper East Mén.

Lin Fu sent Fu Fu away and filled out a leave certificate for himself - he also got a leave of absence as an officer. Lin Fu's home is in Yanchang Village, which can be said to be close at hand, and he can use normal holidays to go home to visit. But since returning to Ma Yuan, he has been caught up in a continuous stream of summary meetings, writing reports, conducting training and exercises, and even having a good rest on a holiday. This time he can take a long vacation, and of course he can't miss the opportunity.

Lin Fu's family is also a salt farmer. Since the establishment of the Monopoly Bureau by the Crossing Group, the villagers of Yanchang Village have been integrated into the state-owned salt factory under the Monopoly Bureau. Lin Fu's family members have all become workers in the salt factory, and Lin Fu knows in his letters that his family is now very comfortable, and that the Mayuan Commune, where Yanchang Village is located, is now engaged in "new rural construction", and hopes that he will bring back some of the military pay he has saved in the army as money to buy a new house.

The family wanted to live in a new house, and of course Lin Fu was very much in favor of it - the houses in Yanchang Village were all made of rough stones by the sea, because there was no suitable adhesive, and in order to prevent the damage of typhoons, the houses were built very low, and the houses were black all year round, and the cháo was wet and dark. In the past, he had been living in a house with a shade and didn't feel any good, but since he arrived in the army, he saw the houses where Australians lived, and he was used to living in the tall and cheerful dormitories in the barracks, and of course he sneered at this kind of uncomfortable and unhygienic stone house.

Lin Fu decided to go back this time and bring all the savings with him to see what this "new house" looked like and how big it was suitable to buy. I heard that the price of the house is quite high, so I can't help but think about it.

Fu Fu is out of the Ma Yuan base, and he can now choose to go to the port to take a hitchhike - every day he has to go to Bopu by salt boat, and when he says hello to people on the dock, he can sit on the salt bag and take a slow boat. Fu Fu felt that the boat ride was too slow, and he had to walk several kilometers to the dock, so it was better to take a public ox cart home near the Ma Yuan base.

Taking advantage of the east wind of the previous stage of preparing for road construction, the public jiāo pass system of Lingao has been extended. A large number of prisoners of war and steam rollers have joined the road construction project to progress rapidly, and the highway from Chengmai to Lingao has been fully completed and is extending to Qiongshan.

The newly formed public jiāo tong company has extended the public ox cart to the horse. An ox cart transfer station was set up at the Mén entrance of the horse base.

Fu Fu came to the large-span bamboo shed platform of the ox cart transfer station, the wooden sign hung on the train number, time and stops along the way, at present, the Ma Yuan transfer station has only opened two shuttle buses, one is Ma Yuan - Bopu, one is Ma Yuan to Yanchang Village. The arrival and departure times of each shift are clearly written. On the platform, there have been a lot of local villagers who have gathered horses, carrying baskets and burdens to prepare to go to Bopu or Bairen. There are also those who only plan to go to the villages along the way, and after the convenience of Jiāo, the frequency of villagers has increased greatly, and the enthusiasm of many villagers to sell products has also increased, and the circulation of materials has been stimulated.