The weather is unusually cold, but the people on the street are bustling, many times more than usual, happiness and joy hang on people's faces, the shops on both sides of the street are pasted with red couplets, the sky is not yet dark, the bright and dazzling neon lights are flashing, and the sound of firecrackers from time to time conveys the message of festivity, the traditional Chinese festival Spring Festival has arrived.

The barracks were also surrounded by a group of joy, the guards at the door had changed into brand new dresses, the headquarters building was full of lights, colorful flags were fluttering, rows of red lanterns were hung at the doors of each company, the club had already been decorated by the soldiers, the roof was full of colorful stripes, the electric rod tube was wrapped in a layer of colored paper, revealing colorful light, the tables and chairs were neatly placed around the room, sugar and fruit were placed on the table, and after dinner, each company was about to start holding a Spring Festival party.

The Spring Festival is the most lively festival in China, it is a festival of family reunion, northerners have the habit of eating dumplings, although the soldiers can not go home to reunite with their relatives, but they also make dumplings as if they were at home, in a unique way to express the feelings of missing their relatives.

The canteen of the Second Artillery Company is a lively scene, the officers and men are very busy, but it is not the soldiers of the cooking class who are busy, but the soldiers outside the cooking class are busy, the soldiers of the cooking class have been busy for a year, and it is time to take a break. In the army, the Spring Festival is the easiest time for the soldiers of the cooking class, on this day they only need to be responsible for boiling the water in the cauldron, and when eating, someone will naturally deliver dumplings to them.

The officers and men of the whole company are gathered around the table in squads to make dumplings, the dumpling filling is ready-made, the flour can be taken from the dough tank of the cooking class, and the beer bottle is used instead if the rolling pin is insufficient. The officers and men rolled out their bags, wrapped their bags, talked and laughed, and the whole canteen was filled with a peaceful atmosphere.

The first class of recruits to make dumplings is nearing the end, Li Xiwa and Sun Jiashu are responsible for rolling the dough, Sun Jiashu has made dumplings at home, but has not rolled the dough, he rolls the dough big big, small small, thin thin, thick thick. Looking up at the squad leader, I saw that he skillfully turned the dough with one hand, and rolled gently with the rolling pin with one hand, and in the blink of an eye, the round dough was rolled out, and the dough rolled out was the same size, uniform thickness, and every dough rolled out, there would be several hands to grab it immediately, but the dough on Sun Jiashu's side was piled up into a hill, and those who couldn't grab it would use his rolled dough. Among the soldiers who make dumplings, the two Northeast soldiers have the best bags, not only have a lot of tricks, but also wrap them one by one, and they have an appetite when they look at it. A few southern soldiers were not good, at first they were just curious to see, and gradually they also learned to wrap up, the dumplings that came out were either grinning or like flat straw hats, everyone laughed at each other, unconsciously, the dumplings had been set up on a full table, and even a basket borrowed from the cooking class was also full, there was really no place to put it, Li Xiwa had to announce the suspension of work.

Everyone raised their heads, pointed at each other and laughed, it turned out that everyone's face was covered with flour, especially Xiao Guangdong, whose face was all white, if he was allowed to play the white-faced traitor in the costume drama, he didn't need to wear makeup.

Xiao Lizi "giggled" and laughed from ear to ear, and Xiao Guangdong suddenly wiped Xiao Lizi's face with his hand, turning Xiao Lizi into a "white-faced traitor".

Li Xiwa shouted loudly: "Don't make trouble, don't make trouble, if you make trouble again, I will punish you for standing in a military posture." Only then did everyone stop playing, Li Xiwa checked the results of the "battle", and couldn't forget to comment like after each training: "Although Xiao Lizi is small, he has the most dumplings, and he proposes verbal praise once, Zhao Benshan's bag is the best quality, and the old horse bag is the worst, one by one, grinning, but then the bag is obviously better than the one that started to pack, and it should win a progress award......"

At this time, the water in the cauldron of the cooking class has begun to boil, and the white water vapor fills the entire operation room, Sun Jiashu and Xiao Guangdong stand steadily next to the pot table with a big basket, Li Xiwa lifted the lid of the pot, the steam rose into the air, and the operation room became a bathhouse in an instant, no one could see who clearly, Sun Jiashu and Xiao Guangdong twisted their heads, tilted the basket towards the pot, and the dumplings "huhulala" slid into the pot, Li Xiwa took a big shovel and pushed it at the bottom of the pot and covered the pot, and the recruits stared at the cauldron one by one with bowls.

Seeing that the steam was about to lift the lid of the pot, Li Xiwa lifted the lid as soon as she stretched out her hand, and the old horse was about to fish it with a spoon, Li Xiwa "snapped" and slapped his hand and said, "Panic ball, it's not cooked yet." He scooped a scoop of cold water and poured it into the pot, and the dumplings in the pot suddenly fell silent, and Li Xiwa covered the pot again.

After repeating it a few times, the water in the pot boiled up again, lifted the lid of the pot, and the white and fat dumplings floated on it one by one, seeing that the recruits were going to drool, no one dared to reach out to serve it without Li Xiwa's order, and they all looked at the squad leader with blank eyes, only to see Li Xiwa snatch the spoon and fill a big bowl, of course, the squad leader ate first, of course, it is natural for the squad leader to eat first, besides, the squad leader contributed the most, Li Xiwa held the bowl but did not eat it himself, he said to Sun Jiashu: "Go, bring it to the cooking class, they have cooked for us for a year, let's make a meal for them, Otherwise, they'll be in a mood next year. Everyone laughed, "Next." Li Xiwa began to serve dumplings to the recruits one by one, and the dumplings floating on it were quickly fished out, Li Xiwa picked up a big fence by hand, he stuck to the bottom of the pot and fished it, slowly lifting the fence like a net, I didn't think that there were still goods below, a full of broken dumplings bent the handle of the fence, Li Xiwa and Sun Jiashu Sheng were the latest, and they could only eat broken dumplings.

Li Xiwa scooped up a bowl for herself first, and after taking a bite, she said humorously: "This is called a hodgepodge, and it costs five yuan a bowl on the street!" The fighters laughed happily.

Seeing that everyone was eating with relish, Li Xiwa said again: "Everyone eat quickly, there will be a wonderful show to watch in a while." ”

"What kind of show?" Xiao Guangdong asked.

"Secrecy for now." Li Xiwa said mysteriously.