In the janitor's room, by the window, there was a desk with a landline telephone, a register, a telescopic baton, and a police shield against the wall next to the desk, and then there was no other clutter. It is no different from the gate post of the troops.

There was a marching bed against the wall, military pillows and green military quilts folded into tofu blocks, meticulous housekeeping standards. In front of the camp bed was a rectangular wooden coffee table with thermos flasks and a simple tea set and ashtray, which was perhaps the only difference between the guard room and the army gate.

The sun, which began to shine westward, came in through the window, dispelling the coldness of the cemetery and making this small space warm and quiet.

Shi Tian took out the folding bench placed against the wall and set it up on the coffee table, beckoning Li Zhan and Hu Wenbing to sit down, "Two leaders, please sit down, my conditions are simple, don't be surprised." ”

"It's much richer than the army gates." Li Zhan pointed at Hu Wenbing and then at himself, "He is not the chief, I am not the chief, you are a veteran, we are a new soldier." ”

Shi Tian, the janitor of the martyrs' cemetery, joined the army at the age of sixteen, retired after eight years, and is now almost forty years old, and joined the army earlier than Hu Wenbing. Whoever joined the army earlier is a veteran, this is an unwritten rule, regardless of your position or rank.

Hu Wenbing said, "Lao Shi, there is no leader here, only comrades-in-arms. ”

"Then you're welcome." Shi Tian smiled, took the military folding bench from the foot of the bed, opened it and sat down to start making tea.

It turned out that the gatekeeper of the martyrs' cemetery was the driver of the taxi that Li Zhan took when he came to see Liu Guisong last time.

Li Zhan asked curiously, "Brother Shi, what is your situation?" Taxis won't run? ”

HE NOTICED A 125CC MEN'S MOTORCYCLE PARKED OUTSIDE.

"No, it's still worth it, and it's good to get a motorcycle and take a few guests on the way home to earn back the gas money." Shi Tian said with a smile, "The civil affairs recruited people to guard the mausoleum, although the salary was not high, but I bought medical insurance, so I applied for it." ”

Hu Wenbing asked, "What about the family?" ”

The salary is definitely not high, and 1,23 yuan is considered good. People who are almost 40 years old are in the period when they are old and young, and you can imagine how much pressure their lives are.

Shi Tian poured a cup of tea with a disposable cup and handed it over, "Drink tea." There must be pressure, and my old lady doesn't understand it. But everyone has pressure, just get over it. The main reason is that my son has been admitted to the aviation school this year, everything is managed by the army, and the old man has a pension, and his life is quite good. ”

"Recruited?" Li Zhan became interested, "Which aviation school?" Brother Shi, I'm flying a fighter jet. ”

"Really?" Shi Tian was even more surprised than Li Zhan, and then excited, "Great, 404 Aviation School, in the International Village." ”

Li Zhan and Hu Wenbing glanced at each other, and Li Zhan said, "That's my flying alma mater." ”

"Lao Shi, Li Zhan is very good at the 404 Aviation School, and it is difficult to find him." Hu Wenbing pointed at Li Zhan and said to Shi Tian with a smile.

Shi Tian stood up suddenly, "Captain Li......"

"Brother Shi, sit down." Li Zhan hurriedly invited him to sit down, and said to this middle-aged man who was fierce and evil on the outside, but was honest and honest, and was the only one who cared about his son, "What university is your son's preparatory school?" ”

"Pre-school? 404 Aviation School. Shi Tian said.

Li Zhan simply introduced the training steps of pilots and said, "The 404 Aviation School is a flight school, and before that, prospective pilots have to undergo two years of preparatory study, and the university where they are located is the preparatory school. For example, aviation universities, as well as military commission training classes in local universities. My preparatory school was at Huaqing University, I studied for two years, studied at the 404 Aviation School for two years, and studied at the training base for another year. ”

"So complicated?" Shi Tian frowned, "It turns out that if you don't pass the exam, you must be a pilot, and the stinky boy didn't make it clear." ”

Li Zhan said with a smile, "He doesn't know very well, and he will organize unified learning when he arrives in the army." But don't worry, even if you can't be a pilot, you can do ground crew, in short, you must be a cadre, and you don't have to worry about the future, you can rest assured. ”

Shi Tian suddenly laughed and said, "Yes, yes, yes, as long as the cadres can't fly the plane, it's the same." ”

Hu Wenbing pointed to a scar on Shi Tian's left arm, "Old Shi, what kind of army did you use before, this is caused by shrapnel, right?" ”

"The demining unit, the next company went to the border jungle to clear mines, and after eight years of work, they went home." Shi Tian said with a smile.

Li Zhan and Hu Wenbing were immediately in awe.

Deminers are the most dangerous class of troops in non-war times, and they literally talk to death every day, and the closest they can face each other is within square inches.

Li Zhan said, "Brother Shi, I'll leave you a contact information, if your son doesn't understand, let him contact me directly." ”

"I'm obsessed with how old you are, so I call you Xiao Li, and I'm not hypocritical, all in all, I don't thank you for your great kindness." Shi Tian arched his hand.

He only knew that Li Zhan was the captain of the flight group, and Hu Wenbing was the military representative stationed in the factory, but his intuition told him that these two were very not simple. He is a man who has been sniffing mines at the death line for eight years, and his sense of smell is very keen.

In fact, he gave up such a lucrative job as a rental and guarded the tomb in the martyr's cemetery dozens of kilometers away from the city, how could he not be a respected person in the ordinary world.

When Shi Tian talked about his troops and comrades-in-arms, although he was smiling, Li Zhan and Hu Wenbing both saw the faint tears in his eyes. Say nothing, the Motherland knows me.

After chatting for a while and drinking a few cups of tea, Shi Tian accompanied Li Zhan and Hu Wenbing to worship Liu Guisong. Before leaving, Li Zhan wanted to leave some money for Shi Tian for the maintenance of the cemetery, but Shi Tian resolutely refused to accept it, he said, "The regional veterans association has a fixed donation every year, I really don't need it, and I don't need it personally." It's not easy for you to be on active duty, and you have received it. ”

Hu Wenbing said with a smile, "He earns 1.8 million yuan a year, don't be polite to him, even if it is donated by him." ”

It's good to say that Shi Tiancai accepted it, and when he heard that the pilot's salary was high, he hoped that his son could successfully pass the five levels and become a pilot.

On the way back to the Shen Hoi Aircraft Factory, Li Zhan reminded him of the old story, "Lao Hu, I have decided, I must strive to get the prototype of the J-16 for test flight, you have to help me." ”

"How can I help, I am a military representative, not an air force commander." Hu Wenbing refused, "What's the matter, stimulated?" ”

"Yes, Lao Shi's experience and behavior made me realize that I should play a more important role in this position, and I will not have the face to see the sacrificed brothers when I go down in the future." Li Zhan said in a deep voice, "You are familiar with the manufacturer, tell them, if they take the initiative to bring it up, this matter will be easy to achieve." ”

Hu Wenbing wrinkled his brows and said, "What about the test flight institute?" You have to consider their factors. ”

"I will find someone to coordinate with the test flight institute and strive for a name." Li Zhan said.

Hu Wenbing pondered for a moment and said, "Okay, I'll talk to the leaders of the manufacturer." ”

The position of the military representative is relatively special, although the rank is not high, but at any time he can talk to the factory leaders, who will even attach great importance to it. The army represents the army, the representative of the army stationed in the factory, represents the army, and the importance can be imagined.

And it was the Shen Hoy Aircraft Factory, which itself was of a relatively high level. With so many military aircraft factories in the world, Shen Hoy and Cheng Luoma can definitely occupy a place in the front row.

Li Zhan probably used all the relationships that could be used, and the only way to do it was to wait.