Chapter 2 I want to be a soldier
"Why is that? Do you want me to talk to your family? ”
Hearing Li Hao say that his family didn't let him be a soldier, the middle-aged man didn't understand that being a soldier was not a bad thing, why Li Hao's family would not agree. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
"No, or not, if I'm not mistaken, you should be a soldier, right?"
Although the middle-aged man did not reveal his identity, Li Hao had already guessed it.
"That's right, I'm a soldier."
"Then you can't go to my house, if I let my grandmother know that you are a soldier, I'm afraid I won't be able to go to the army, and my grandmother may even kick you out."
The more Li Hao said this, the more confused the middle-aged man became, and he didn't understand why.
Seeing what the middle-aged man wanted to ask, Li Hao hurriedly said; "As for why you don't ask, the matter of being a soldier, you let me think about it, I can't give you any answer now."
"Okay then, then I won't ask, if you think about it, go directly to your county Armed Forces Department to participate in the conscription, if so, we will have a chance to meet again in the future."
In fact, the middle-aged man came here this time for Li Hao, it can be said that he knew Li Hao's name half a year ago, and it was like thunder, otherwise he would not have come all the way from the imperial capital here.
Li Hao still has a lot of things to do today, first of all, he returned the rented house, then packed up his things and went home, after calling the landlord to come over, he returned the house, and then packed up his things, took the deposit returned by the landlord, and Li Hao took the bus home.
Li Hao's home is more than 100 kilometers away from the city, and it takes more than two hours to take a bus.
More than two hours later, the bus stopped in Li Hao's town, and then he had to take a taxi back because his home was still a few kilometers away from the town.
Although Li Hao's family is in the countryside, his family has no land at all, he just lives in the countryside, of course, his family is originally rural, but because his family is all soldiers and gets salaries, he has no land.
Li Hao's family has only three people, grandpa, grandma plus Li Hao.
Speaking of which, I have to talk about the situation in Li Hao's family.
Li Hao's great-grandfather is one hundred and six years old this year, born in 1910, participated in the revolution in 1927, and became a Communist Party member in 1930.
When the title was awarded in 1955, because he had no education, he could not become a general, just a brigadier general, at this time Li Hao's grandfather was forty-five years old and had not yet married.
After the introduction of the leader he protected, he met Li Hao's grandmother, Li Hao's grandmother was not an ordinary person, she was a military doctor at the time, or a military doctor who had stayed abroad, and she originally planned to return from her studies to serve the motherland, but when she came back, New China had already been established.
Li Hao's grandmother is twenty-three years younger than her grandfather, and she is eighty-three years old this year, probably because she is a doctor, she knows how to take care of herself, and she doesn't look that old, that is, she is in her seventies, although she is full of gray hair, she is in very good spirits, she is not deaf or blind, and she can clean up the housework and cook.
This age gap seems to be normal in those days, many soldiers have been fighting all the time, and they don't care about getting married at all, so there are many officers who get married at the age of forty or fifty.
Not to mention Li Hao's grandfather, although he is over 100 years old, he looks better than Li Hao's grandmother, although his face is like a dried orange peel, his hair and beard can't see a little black, but his body is still very tough, this may be the reason for practicing martial arts since childhood, Li Hao's grandfather's martial arts are the same as Li Hao's, Li Hao is taught by his grandfather, not only external skills, but also a method of spitting, it is likely that it is because of this method of spitting, so his body is so good, but this method of spitting, Li Hao has also practiced for more than ten years, and he doesn't feel anything, but it can just make people feel refreshed.
Maybe because of the lack of culture, after the grandfather got married, he called a report and asked to go back to his hometown, and of course the grandmother also came back with him.
Grandpa and grandma have only one son, that is, Li Hao's grandfather, who is also a soldier, died in the counterattack against Vietnam in the eighties, leaving Li Hao's grandmother and father at that time, Li Hao's father was only a few years old at that time, and it can be said that he was not sensible.
As the saying goes, there are unforeseen circumstances in the sky, and people are in trouble, Li Hao's father finally became a soldier, and he was not an ordinary soldier, but a soldier king, but unfortunately he died in a mission.
Originally, since Li Hao's grandfather sacrificed, her health was not very good, and she could no longer withstand the blow of losing her son, so she couldn't afford to get sick, and died within a few days.
Li Hao's mother was also a soldier at the time, and after Li Hao's father died, she raised Li Hao until she was five years old, and sent Li Hao to her grandfather, and since then there has been no news, but she left Li Hao a necklace, a metal necklace made of unknown materials.
Because of this, Li Hao's grandmother will never let Li Hao go to be a soldier, and his grandfather will not say anything about Li Hao going to be a soldier, and his grandmother will never be able to pass this level.
Li Hao has been practicing martial arts with his grandfather since he was six years old, and practicing the method of vomiting, and now he has empty skills, but unfortunately there is no place to be a soldier, Li Hao is extremely yearning, but he doesn't want his grandmother to be sad, so he never said that he wanted to be a soldier.
Now Li Hao's family is too grandpa, too grandma and Li Hao, but the conditions in Li Hao's family are still good, grandpa and grandma, as retired cadres, have a salary every month, and there are a lot, the two of them add up to more than 20,000 per month, of course, this is said that after several salary increases, there were not so many before.
In the past, when Li Hao's grandmother was alive, as a martyr's widow, she also received a salary, but after her death, she didn't have it, even if Li Hao is now, as a martyr's orphan, she is basically supported by the state, but she is only eighteen years old.
When Li Hao's father died, there was also a pension, and Li Hao's mother left a sum of money when she left, which is still a lot in the countryside.
Therefore, the living conditions of Li Hao's family are not bad, even better than in the city, the prices in the countryside are relatively cheap, and the family can't spend any money, including grandpa and grandma going to the doctor, which are 100% reimbursed, but since Li Hao remembers, it seems that grandpa and grandma have never been sick, and they have never had a fever or a cold.
Not to mention these, including the food used at home, they are all sent from the county and the town, rice, white flour, oil, tea, including some bedding or something, and a lot of meat is given during the New Year's holidays, so it can be said that there is no place to spend money.
Although Li Hao's family has no land, it is no problem to ask for a little land in the village and plant a little greens, and no one will say anything.
Since there is no place to spend money, who will spend this money, of course, it is for Li Hao, whether it is in junior high school in the county or high school in the city, Li Hao has never been short of money, every time he goes to school, his grandmother desperately stuffs money for Li Hao, for fear that Li Hao will have no money to spend.
But grandma would never have thought that Li Hao was not short of money at all, it can be said that as long as Li Hao is not defeated, even if he doesn't do anything for the rest of his life, he can't spend it all, Li Hao now has a net worth of several hundred million, he just doesn't dare to say this, not that he doesn't dare to say it to others, but he doesn't dare to say it to grandma.
The taxi soon came to the door of Li Hao's house, saying that it was a taxi, but in fact, it was a black job, and there were no taxis in the town, they were all some private cars pulling people here, if it was a regular taxi, to Li Hao's house, it would be ten yuan at most, but the black car would cost thirty, but there was no way, so I still had to take it.
Li Hao paid the money, and before he got out of the car, his grandfather and grandmother came out, probably hearing the movement of the taxi, and only Li Hao came back at this time.
As soon as Li Hao got out of the car, he let his grandmother hug him, patted Li Hao lightly on the back twice, and then let go of Li Hao, grabbed Li Hao's arm, and looked him up and down.
"It's okay, it's not thin or dark, but why are you little rabbit only coming back now? It's been a few days since the end of the exam, so I'm calling home and saying you're okay. ”
"Okay, old woman, isn't Xiao Hao coming back, besides, Xiao Hao has grown up, he must have his own things to do, so you don't care so much."
Grandpa Tai is still more open-minded, unlike Grandma Tai, of course, this does not mean that Grandma Tai is not open-minded, he just cares more about Li Hao.
"You shut up for me, I'll talk to Xiaohao, what are you talking about a dead old man."
Grandma is very polite to others, but it is different to grandpa, and she doesn't save a little face for grandpa at all.
Although this is the case, the relationship between grandpa and grandma is very good.
"I'm sorry, grandma, isn't this the end of the college entrance examination, I still have to return the house, I have to say goodbye to my classmates, and I have to deal with some other things, so I came back late."
Li Hao didn't tell Grandma the truth, but told a white lie, which can't be blamed on Li Hao, if you tell the truth, Grandma nagged herself not to say it, and made Grandpa and Grandma worry about herself.
"Well, you're doing the right thing, okay, let's not talk about it, let's get in quickly, I'm tired after sitting in the car for so long, hurry up and rest."
"Grandma, I'm not tired."
Li Hao walked into the courtyard with the suitcase in one hand and grandma with the arm in the other, and the grandfather shook his head and followed.
"If you're not tired, you must be hungry, you and your grandfather will go to drink tea, and your grandmother will make you something to eat."
At this time, it is already half of the afternoon, and it is relatively early to eat in the countryside, and it is normal to cook at this time, even if it is early, it is not much early.
"Grandma, can I help you?"
"No, no, you can go and rest."
Li Hao, who was going to help, asked his grandmother to push him out, and his grandmother went to cook, Li Hao put the suitcase in his room, and then came out, at this time his grandfather had already made tea.
"Come over Xiaohao, drink tea with grandpa."
"Okay, grandpa."
Li Hao hurriedly walked over, picked up the teapot, poured a cup for Grandpa, and then poured another cup for himself.
"How's it going, where are you going to go to college?"
Grandpa Tai picked up the teacup and asked Li Hao.
"Grandpa, I'm ......"
Li Hao didn't know what to say, if there were no middle-aged people looking for him, Li Hao would definitely find a random university and then go, but now the idea of becoming a soldier has been deeply imprinted in his mind.
"What! Do you have any ideas? ”
Seeing Li Hao's spitting, the old man still didn't understand.
"Grandpa, I want to be a soldier."
At this time, Li Hao can only tell the truth, but this is said to grandpa, if it is grandma, Li Hao will never dare to say it.
"Have you thought about it?"
"Yes, grandpa, I thought about it."
"In that case, you can go." After saying this, Grandpa drank the tea in the teacup in one gulp.
"But grandma's ......"
Li Hao is most worried about his grandmother's reluctance.
"You don't care about your grandmother's side, don't tell her for the time being, and I'll tell her later, what you think, you can do it."
Although Grandpa Tai lost his son and grandson, he still had no hesitation in the matter of his great-grandson going to be a soldier, which was also something that only the revolutionaries of the older generation could do.
"But grandpa, what should I do when I visit the soldier's home?"
"You don't have to worry about this, I'll arrange it."
"Thank you, grandpa."