Chapter 9: The Xiao Family (3)
The afternoon passed quickly, and unconsciously, Xiao Linghu was accepted by Yan Meifeng and the Xiao family sisters, Xiao Linghu also liked such a day very much, after all, for him, he had never felt the warmth of home, and on this day, it came so happily.
It's just that Xiao Lingsu and Xiao Lingshuang have to go back to school, the driver Zhang Dashan drove the Xiao family's Ford car, and even Yi Wei was sent away by the way, at night, in the whole building, only Yan Meifeng and Xiao Linghu lived, but Yan Meifeng has always let Zhang's mother sleep with her, Zhang's mother is also a fifty-year-old woman, her husband was a soldier under Xiao Huang, and later died on the battlefield.
Xiao Linghu returned to his room alone, and it was the first time he had such a large space, which made him a little overwhelmed, and touched his face, it was indeed not a dream, and he couldn't help laughing, but he was afraid that Yan Meifeng, who lived on the second floor, would hear it, so he hurriedly covered his mouth.
After lying on the bed for a long time, he thought of packing up his clothes, got up and opened the suitcase that was placed in the doorway, and neatly folded the clothes one by one, and put them in one of the wardrobes, but after all the clothes were put in, the wardrobe still looked empty.
There should be more clothes in the future! Xiao Linghu thought about it, and once again set his eyes on the last two things left in the suitcase, one was the vase that Xiao Huang asked him to bring to his old friend, and the other was the small bag that Yizhimei gave him.
He first put the vase on the table, this vase is related to his future, and he will take it to give it away tomorrow. Then he took out the small bag, opened it and took out the wooden box, checked it, felt a little heavy, and wanted to know what was inside, but the lock on the outside of the box was too difficult to open, unless something was used to pry it open.
He thought about it, and put this wooden box in the drawer of the table, since it was already his own things, what did it matter if he looked at it earlier or later? The most important thing is that you can break this lock, but you can't destroy this beautiful box, otherwise there will be no suitable thing to hold inside.
"I'm going to find a picker tomorrow!" Xiao Linghu thought and closed the drawer.
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The next day, the sky was rarely clear, Xiao Linghu took the car driven by Zhang Dashan to the Central Army Military Academy, and he was going to find Xiao Huang's classmate Shangguan Hong to complete his registration form.
The Central Army Military Academy is located in the northeast of Nanjing City, the northwest corner of the Ming Imperial Palace, at the foot of the Purple Mountain, and at the north end of Huangpu Road. In front of it was a barracks, which was the camp of the officer corps.
The full name of the officer corps is the Teaching Corps of the Central Military Academy. As the name suggests, this is the teaching unit subordinate to the Central Military Academy, and it is a model unit in the national army. Because the principal was Chiang Kai-shek, and Chiang Kai-shek loved this school very much, the latest equipment, training courses, and troop organization were often experimented by the military academy, so it was necessary for the military academy itself to maintain a regimental-level infantry teaching unit with actual combat ability, and a number of company-battalion-level special forces training units.
Although Shangguan Hong is the deputy director of the Political Department of the Military Academy, he is the chief who is really responsible for registration and enrollment.
At the time of getting Xiao Huang's entrustment, Shangguan Hong was working on the enrollment of the tenth phase of the Army Military Academy, and the registration work was almost closed, and he still filled out a registration form for Xiao Linghu according to what Xiao Huang said, which actually means that Xiao Linghu has already registered, but this registration form also needs Xiao Linghu to paste a small photo and put a fingerprint on his name, because he is an active soldier, so he also needs a letter of recommendation from the army.
Xiao Linghu easily found the Political Department, and also easily found Shangguan Hong. This is a short, short and chubby little old man, his face is not particularly memorable once seen, and if he walks on the street in ordinary clothes, he is also a character that no one will notice. It's just that after Xiao Linghu saw him, his only impression of him was his "circle head".
When he was in the office, Shangguan Hong did not wear a military cap, so his hair became a striking place, with a bright bald center and thick hair all around, just like Mount Fuji in Japan.
Seeing Xiao Linghu, Shangguan Hong's enthusiasm made Xiao Linghu a little surprised, he said that he was happy that his old classmate had picked up such a tall and handsome son, but Xiao Linghu was afraid that he would have other purposes.
Under Shangguan Hong's arrangement, Xiao Linghu handed in a letter of recommendation signed by the division commander Xiao Huang very smoothly, as well as his own photo, and also pressed his fingerprint, which is equivalent to his name before the deadline for registration, and he also received the admission ticket.
When Shangguan Hong was rummaging through the registration form, he accidentally glanced at Xiao Linghu and saw a name he was familiar with.
"Look at this watch!" He picked it up, looked at it carefully, and couldn't help but read it out loud again: "Feng Yi, male, eighteen years old, hometown, Liuhe Village, Wen'an County, Hebei Province. ”
"Do you know this man?" Shangguan Hong saw Xiao Linghu's excited look and asked.
"Yes, he's also in!" Xiao Linghu's mouth smiled from ear to ear, and told Shangguan Hong: "He was my best playmate when I was a child, and it was thanks to him that I was able to study!" As he spoke, he asked, "Do you know where to find him?" ”
Shangguan Hong said: "It's written underneath!" ”
Xiao Linghu looked down, and sure enough, he saw the line of his current address, which was written at No. 56, Four Alleys, Tianjin Bridge, Nanjing.
"Does he still have a place to live in Nanjing?" Xiao Linghu was a little strange.
Shangguan Hong said: "Our exam is divided into two times, the first preliminary examination is carried out in various provinces, after passing the preliminary examination, we will come to Nanjing to re-examine, issue an admission ticket, notify the examination time, and when the day comes, people will rush over to take the exam." However, many people who travel far away will come a month in advance and stay in Nanjing to review. They will come here first to fill out the registration form, and the address will be mostly the address of the temporary residence in Nanjing. The four alleys are near the military medical school, and your classmate is probably studying over there! ”
"Great, I'll go back and see him!" Xiao Linghu said.
Shangguan Hong nodded, and told him again: "They are ordinary candidates, and they take more subjects, you are different from them, you don't need to take the preliminary exam." You are recommended by the 11th Division, you have military merits, and you are an infantry major, you only need to take the national language, mathematics, physics and chemistry, and you can pass. ”
"Hehe, only two exams!" As soon as he heard this, Xiao Linghu's confidence immediately increased.
The two talked for a while, Shangguan Hong liked Xiao Linghu very much, and at noon, he also invited him to the nearby Deyue Building for dinner, Xiao Linghu asked the driver Zhang Dashan to go together, but Zhang Dashan was unwilling to sit with the official, and would rather eat buns outside and wait for him. Xiao Linghu thought about it, and didn't know how long he would eat with Guan Hong, so he asked Zhang Dashan to go back, and told him not to pick him up, he would go to meet a friend in the afternoon, and then go back to Xiao's mansion by himself.
The first time he went out with the young master, Zhang Dashan was still a little uneasy, but he couldn't withstand Xiao Linghu's repeated assurances, after thinking about it, he still took out a Browning pistol and handed it to Xiao Linghu, and told him at the same time: "You take this gun for self-defense first, although Nanjing is the capital, it is not peaceful!" ”
"Thank you! Hehe, it's still a handful! Xiao Linghu took the gun and looked at it, this kind of gun is also known as a gun brand pistol in China, which was originally a very ordinary weapon, but due to the government's control of firearms and bullets, it is impossible to buy it from the normal street, and the rich people either get it from smuggling or buy it from abroad.
Zhang Dashan drove away, he was still relieved about Xiao Linghu, this young master was not the pampered one, but he rushed over from the battlefield with real knives and real guns. Also, Xiao Linghu is a person wearing a military uniform, relatively speaking, this is a tiger skin, and ordinary people will not provoke it.
Of course, Xiao Linghu will not forget the gift that Xiao Huang gave to Shangguan Hong, when he was at school, he was still a little attentive in front of so many people, and he didn't take it out, until this time, when there were only the two of them, he took it out.
Obviously, Xiao Huang knew Shangguan Hong's preferences, and the Jingdezhen celadon vase he gave was really loved by Shangguan Hong, and he was reluctant to put it down after playing with it in his hand for a long time.
Looking at Shangguan Hong's narrowed eyes, Xiao Linghu could guess the preciousness of this vase.
This meal was also because of the appearance of this vase, and Shangguan Hong was a little distracted, Xiao Linghu was also a person of interest, and he saw that he had eaten almost, so he took his leave first, and before leaving, he settled the account of this meal in advance.
He is not a generous person, but he remembered Xiao Huang's warning, if he really has to be admitted to the Army Military Academy in the future, he still needs to be taken care of by Shangguan Hong.