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Yang Wenbin, who followed the soldiers of the third class, was assigned to an old man's house surnamed Yang.

The old man was very enthusiastic about the soldiers, and when he came back after a tired day, he not only heated the kang, but also boiled hot water, and took out apples, southern pears and other delicious fruits to entertain everyone.

The soldiers didn't expect the people to be so enthusiastic, and they reciprocated the favor, and after returning to the people's homes, they did not rest immediately, but did a division of labor.

Some of the soldiers fetched water to wash their faces, and some picked up brooms to help the people clean the yard; Others, help the eldest lady, cook, and fill firewood.

After a while, half an hour passed, and the soldiers, after washing their faces, washed the dishes and chopsticks used at noon, and at the same time, helped the common people sweep the yard and cook cooked food.

At this time, the soldiers of the cooking class came to inform everyone to go to the homes of the common people where the cooking class was located to eat.

The soldiers borrowed pots from the common people's houses, went to the cooking class to eat, and after the meals were brought back according to the number of people, they shared the food with the people's families.

Yang Wenbin, when he was about to have dinner with the soldiers, the old man came to the West House where everyone was and invited Yang Wenbin to eat.

Yang Wenbin said: "No need, uncle! I'll eat it here. “

The uncle said, "I just haven't eaten yet, so you can go to the table over there, and let's eat together!" It just so happened that my son was also a soldier in the army, and he was in the navy, so we could talk. I have more things to ask you. ”

After listening to the uncle's words, Yang Wenbin was inconvenient to excuse himself, so he asked the soldiers to help him cook, served a plate of dishes, and came to the uncle's room.

Yang Wenbin walked through the middle hall and came to the east house where the uncle was.

The room was spacious and bright. Although there is only one old man and old lady at home, the house is very clean and neatly placed. At first glance, it is a hard-working old couple.

The room is very simple, and there is a wardrobe on the kang on the south side. On the top of the wardrobe, there is luggage, and outside, covered with sheets, and the floor leather is laid on the kang.

On the ground floor, against the north wall, are several cabinets. On top of the cabinet, there are TVs, radios, glass mirrors, and other items.

On three walls, there are several New Year paintings.

The floor is paved with red bricks. The roof is covered with a canopy covered with clean white paper.

There is a kang table on top of the kang. There were four dishes on the table, as well as a few rice bowls.

Uncle, pulled Yang Wenbin into the house, and then asked him to take off his shoes and go to the kang.

Yang Wenbin said: "Uncle, you can sit on the kang!" I'll just put my leg on the edge of the kang. ”

The uncle took off his shoes and went to the kang, and Yang Wenbin wore his shoes and sat on the edge of the kang.

"you, get some wine, let's have a little drink." The old man shouted at the old lady.

The eldest lady was busy in and out of the house.

After a while, he brought a bottle of liquor.

Yang Wenbin said: "Don't bother, uncle! I don't drink. ”

He excused himself.

"It's okay! Young man, after a day's work, drink some wine at night to relieve fatigue, and sleep sweetly and comfortably at night. ”

The old man, unscrewed the wine bottle, took out two glasses, and poured himself and Yang Wenbin a glass each.

Yang Wenbin, seeing that the uncle is so enthusiastic, I feel that it is not good for me to be too outside. So, he didn't continue to excuse himself.

At this time, the uncle said, "Come young man, let's eat some food first, let's pad it, it's been a tired day." ”

Yang Wenbin is indeed hungry, he has not done such tiring work for a long time.

In the army, although the training was very tiring, he felt that the training was still rhythmic, and no matter how hard and tired he was, there was still time to rest in between.

And this section of the fiber optic cable construction digging pit, basically except for planing is shoveling, there is no effort to even rest for a while.

He remembered the last time he felt very tired, when he was a middle teacher.

One day, the homeroom teacher invited the male classmates of the class to help her relatives in the countryside.

It was a summer with a scorching sun.

They worked from eight a.m. to five p.m.

In fact, the work is not too tiring, nor complicated, simple and repetitive.

It is to put the bricks and tiles in the basket on the ground, and then, tie a rope, stand on the edge of the roof, use the rope to put the basket on the roof, and then unload it and give it to the master who put up the tiles. The worker's master took it and pasted it immediately.

At the same time, the other group used buckets and ropes to tie the mud and dragged it to the roof.

By five o'clock in the afternoon, he felt a little dizzy, and when he bent down to drag up the last bucket of mud, he felt his eyes blacken, shook a little, and almost fell.

He knew he was too tired, so he stood up and straightened up and rested for a while. Picked up the scoop of water and put it in the bucket, scooped half a scoop of cold water, drank a few sips, sobered up, and continued to work.

Uncle, waiting for Yang Wenbin, ate a mouthful of food, then raised his wine glass and said, "Young man, come, let's have a drink." I'm glad you guys came to live in our house and added joy to our family! ”

Yang Wenbin said: "Uncle, we are causing you trouble!" ”

The uncle said: "You're polite, what's the trouble, my son is also a soldier, and he is a navy in the south." This year is already the third year of service, and at the end of the year, it may be demobilized and returned under normal circumstances.

Two days ago, he called back and said that the ship's leaders valued his skills more and wanted him to become a volunteer and asked for my opinion.

I said, I don't know what the hell is going on with being a volunteer?

Moreover, the child is also three years old, and I sincerely hope that he will come back. But I don't want to embarrass my child, so I say, follow your own opinion.

Can you tell me what happened to the volunteers? “

Yang Wenbin couldn't stop this matter, so he patiently explained it to the old man.

He said: "Our country now implements a system of combining conscripts and volunteers.

Conscription is generally three years. After three years, according to the needs of the troops, they can work for another year to two years, which is called super service.

Soldiers who have served beyond the time limit are still paid soldiers' allowances.

After the expiration of the overdue service, they must be demobilized.

Here, after completing three years of active conscription, according to the needs of the troops, select some soldiers with good command quality or strong professional and technical ability, and select them to become volunteers.

The salary of volunteers, although not much, is much better than that of compulsory soldiers.

In general, they are engaged in technical work, which is a profession that is urgently needed by the troops. ”

"Oh, that's it! In other words, after the transfer of volunteers, they will earn a salary. It's no longer the allowance of dozens of dollars for conscripts? ”

"Yes, that's it." Yang Wenbin explained.

The old man touched the wine glass with Yang Wenbin, raised his head and dried it, and then said:

"I'm just this one son, to be honest, I really want to come back after three years of compulsory service.

But if the troops really need him, I think it is better to respect the wishes of the child.

Let's just say that with that little salary, you can earn more at home than you can do there, and you have more freedom.

I used to be a soldier, during the Cultural Revolution. I did it for a few years, and then, I went home.

At that time, China's relations with its neighboring countries were relatively tense, and we were in the army every day preparing for war, preparing for an early war, a big fight, and a nuclear war.

By the way, how are you doing now? Is the training still as hard as it was then? By the way, Hong Kong Island has returned, and Ao Island is coming back soon, when. Taiwan is back? ”

Hearing this question, Yang Wenbin smiled bitterly.