Hearing someone speak, everyone looked out of the carriage at the same time, it was so exciting, only to see a persimmon forest on the side of the road, the red persimmon hung on the tree like a small lantern, the aroma of persimmon floated all over the carriage, the soldiers jumped up, now there is hope, there are persimmons to quench their thirst.

Seeing the persimmon tree, the driver involuntarily lowered the speed, because there was no order to stop, so no one did the parking without permission, it may be that this persimmon forest is very large, and the officers and soldiers in the car behind also caught up and then stopped to eat persimmons together, anyway, when I saw the persimmon, I saw hope, I was not too thirsty for a while, and I didn't care about waiting for a while, it was a big deal to eat a few more persimmons after a while.

Xiao Guangdong said humorously: "In ancient times, I hoped to quench my thirst, but now I have to watch persimmons to quench my thirst, and I really don't feel thirsty." ”

"Give me ten catties of persimmons, and I can eat them all in one go." The old horse said excitedly.

"I'm going to bring more when I go, and I'll keep it for the road to eat." Xiao Guangdong said.

While everyone was whimsical, an order came from ahead: don't stop, go full speed.

What the? Full speed ahead, is your brain flooded? The people in the car are complaining, but you complain, the car is running at full speed, the officers and soldiers are looking at this persimmon forest, saliva swallowed straight to the stomach, the persimmon forest is gradually moving away, the soldiers in the car are still stretching their necks to see, the eyes have become a locust forest, and there are no longer red persimmons.

Sun Jiashu said: "There must be people near the persimmon forest, and there must be water if there are people, which shows that we are not far from the water, brothers, hold on for a while." ”

Sure enough, it didn't take long for a small village to appear. The vehicles are slowly stopping against the side of the road, it seems that they are going to prepare to supply water, the local people do not seem to see soldiers often, today I saw so many military vehicles at once, I think it is very rare, and they have come out of their homes to stand on the side of the road to watch the excitement.

When the head of the regimental logistics department walked into the village, he smiled and asked the villagers: "Who is in charge of affairs in our village, we want to buy some water." ”

As soon as the village chief heard that the troops wanted to buy water, he immediately led the chief of logistics to the only well in the village and said: "Sir, the well is here, you can dig it as you please, don't mention the money, I won't let you get water." ”

"Then we're grateful." The Director of Logistics said gratefully.

"The family doesn't talk to each other, you can arrange for someone to fetch water, see that everyone is thirsty." The village chief said.

The Chief of Logistics began to arrange for each company to fetch water, stipulating that each company could only fetch one plastic pot of water. As soon as the task was delivered, the soldiers all rushed to fetch water, and everyone was reluctant to go when they usually sent out to fetch water, but today it has become a fat difference. Sun Jiashu also scrambled to go, he took Zhang Ershun and another recruit and carried the largest plastic pot in the company.

The well is at the east end of the main street of the village, and the wellhead is equipped with a wheel, the crank of the wheel is polished to a shiny oil, and the well is so deep that the water surface can hardly be seen, and the soldiers sent by each company consciously line up to wait for the water. It's not that you can't get more water, so many companies are afraid that a pot of water can be drained by one company.

"Squeak, squeak." The two soldiers shook the wheel vigorously, the bucket was slowly lifted, a veteran lifted the bucket and began to pour it into the plastic pot, each company brought the largest plastic pot in the company, and a bucket of water was poured into it just to cover the bottom of the plastic pot, and then the bucket was dropped into the well.

The soldiers in the back of the line all looked at the wellhead with blank eyes, the queue was very long, Sun Jiashu counted, there were twenty or thirty people standing in front, so I don't know if I can get water in the end? Sun Jiashu was so anxious that he couldn't get water, it means that you are incapable, and it is okay to say that he is not capable, but the problem is that the company can't drink water, what can I do?

Just when Sun Jiashu was in a dilemma, a fellow villager came over and said to Sun Jiashu who was in the back: "Brother, come with me, I have water at home." ”

"Really? That's great, thank you, big brother. Sun Jiashu was so grateful that he didn't know what to say.

"Let's go, my house is over there." The fellow pointed to the front and said.

"Quick, follow the big brother." As soon as Sun Jiashu beckoned, two recruits followed.

The villager led the three of them to his house, the low earthen wall, the gate made of tree strips, the villager "squeaked dumb" and pushed open the gate, a small flower dog in the yard saw that there was a living person and barked, the villager reprimanded loudly, the little flower dog wagged his tail and hid behind the fellow, the villager enthusiastically let the three of them into the house, only to see a portrait of Chairman Mao hanging on the wall of the hall, the color has turned yellow, the furnishings in the house are very simple, only a table and a few chairs, The fellow quickly took out a few large porcelain bowls and opened them on the table in a row, and then carried a teapot and poured three large bowls.

"Brother, if you are thirsty, drink, drink." The fellow greeted.

Zhang Ershun and the recruit were not humble, they picked up the bowl and drank it "dong dong", Sun Jiashu is a veteran, he must pay attention to his image, although he was very thirsty, he still drank in small sips, and said some thanks to his fellow villagers while drinking.

The fellow looked at them in amazement and drank the water and said, "I really didn't expect that being a soldier was so bitter that I couldn't even drink water." He led Sun Jiashu into the kitchen, pointed to the water tank and said to Sun Jiashu, "Brother, scoop all the water in the tank." ”

Seeing that there was water in the tank, Sun Jiashu ordered two recruits to scoop up the water with a scoop, and the water flowed into the big plastic kettle "whoosh", and after a while, the water tank was at the bottom, Sun Jiashu suddenly asked the fellow as if he remembered something: "Big brother, we took the water away, what do you drink?" ”

The fellow smiled honestly and said, "It's a lot." He pointed to a pot-bellied pool in the middle of the yard, "Look. ”

Looking in the direction of the villager's finger, Sun Jiashu understood that this was the reservoir used by the local people when they were stationed in the mountains for training in the past, and he immediately thought of the little insects in the water, and he felt sick to his stomach.

"How can you eat that water? We'll leave you a little bit of it. Sun Jiashu felt very embarrassed.

The fellow still smiled so honestly and said: "Brother, what's polite, the military and the people are a family, I am dissatisfied with you and you said, this well in our village was helped by the People's Liberation Army, before this well was drilled, we have been eating the water in the reservoir, and now that we have good water, we can't forget the people who dig the well." ”

Coming out of the villager's house, Sun Jiashu felt very uncomfortable in his heart, the villager's honesty and simplicity left a deep impression on him, and what made him feel sad was why the western part of the country is still so short of water.

Sun Jiashu and two recruits walked to the street carrying plastic pots, and saw that there were still many soldiers lining up to fetch water, and the water in the well had been drained.

When he heard that there was no water in the well, the village chief came to see it, and he said to the soldiers who had not found water: "Young men, don't be in a hurry, you will all drink the water, and after a while, the water will come soon." As he spoke, the village chief walked to an old locust tree nearby, and saw a large iron bell hanging on the tree, and the village chief reached out and grabbed the rope that connected the bell hammer and pulled it up.

"Jingle Bells" ......