Chapter 100: Changes Experienced by the Soldiers
Han Zheng's uncle and aunt have been here for two months, and their earlier unaccustomed habits have slowly adapted to the current leisurely lifestyle.
Originally, Han Zheng invited a few servants in the house, after all, his uncle and aunt were also small landlords at home, and there was no shortage of people to serve, Han Zheng was afraid that the two would not be used to living together.
But what Han Zheng didn't expect was that when the family was sitting down to eat together the next morning, his aunt put forward her own idea, saying that she didn't want others to serve her.
Although the two of them are in their forties, they are in good health after all, and they don't want to do anything here now, and what Han Zheng doesn't know is that in the hearts of his uncle and aunt, there was not even a child in the original family, and they guarded their land every day, and they were very lonely, but now it is different, although Han Zheng is rarely at home in a day, but the two feel that this is like a home, and they are naturally willing to take care of it themselves.
Han Zheng wanted to persuade, but he couldn't bear the insistence of his aunt and uncle, so he had to send people out.
The current aunt and uncle live in this home peacefully, the aunt cleans the room every day, and when she cooks, she will cook and wait for Han Zheng to come back, and even sew some regular clothes for Han Zheng on weekdays, with fine stitches, and the style is also a popular Tang costume now, Han Zheng likes it very much.
And my uncle mostly fiddles with some flowers and plants in the backyard every day, Xu Jin has always insisted that this kind of style is the life that a real noble family should have, so he naturally has to pick this up, but after all, he hasn't done it before, and he has raised a lot of death, and this matter has been laughed at by Xu Jin many times in front of Han Zheng, but 'a long illness becomes a good doctor', and now Xu Jin has a good look.
However, this year, not only did there be two more uncles and aunts, but more than ten days ago, Li Ying also came to Han Zheng on the ship sent by Han Zheng to purchase New Year's goods, accompanied by a family servant, and met Xu Jin and his wife.
The two sides got along extremely well, and Xu Jin and his wife were originally worried that the other party would look down on them from the countryside, but in less than half a day, they changed their minds and their worries were gone.
Li Ying has a gentle temperament and simple thoughts, and she has no temperament that is contaminated with that kind of power at all, her uncle and aunt naturally like each other's gentle temperament, and Li Ying likes the two to be amiable.
During this period of time, Li Ying would follow her aunt to learn some dishes almost every day, and ask her aunt about Han Zheng's daily food preferences, until the day before yesterday, when Li Ying's mother sent someone to pick up Li Ying home for the New Year, she reluctantly left here.
Afterwards, the uncle and aunt sighed with emotion, saying that Li Ying is good at everything, but her butt is a little smaller, and in their concepts, it seems that only people with big butts can give birth.
Han Zheng could only smile bitterly at this.
Since his uncle and aunt arrived, Han Zheng seemed to feel the taste of family again, and returned tired every day, and when he arrived at his residence, there would always be a cup of hot tea, hot food and an orange lamp waiting for Han Zheng quietly.
Han Zheng's whole heart also became relaxed, and after going back every day, he talked to his uncle and aunt about family life, Han Zheng felt very good, really good.
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The garrison in Wuyang, and the locals in Lixin and Yimen, have been arranged by the army to return home to celebrate the New Year with their families, but every New Year's Day, it is the most tense time for the army, and after staying at home for a few days, they came to the barracks again.
Therefore, when Han Zheng arrived in the army, the officers and soldiers of the whole battalion wore newly issued military uniforms and stood in a neat queue waiting for Han Zheng to be brought.
Festive Spring Festival couplets are posted everywhere on both sides of the camp gate, and colorful flags are also hung everywhere in the camp school field, which fully drives the atmosphere of the New Year's Festival.
When they saw Han Zheng enter the camp, the soldiers with red faces shouted in unison: "Happy New Year, Commander!" ”
Presumably, when the local soldiers who were able to go home this time came home with a generous New Year's salary, they were given preferential treatment by their families with good food and drink, and the shouts of nearly 2,000 soldiers were really angry and exciting.
Han Zheng smiled at everyone, then sorted out his clothes and came to the front of the soldiers, and walked onto the platform decorated with red cloth and colored flags, looking at the groups of soldiers with happy faces and blushing faces in front of him, he thought with some pride—this is my soldier!
After living in the army for a year, every soldier is full of a sense of belonging to the barracks, and truly regards this place as a home, and he is the head of this family, leading them to continue to develop and grow this collective.
"My soldiers! I have seen the performance of all of you, I am very satisfied, and I am very proud to have you soldiers, we have grown together, and we have lived up to the expectations of our fathers and elders in my hometown! ”
After Han Zheng finished saying this, he immediately applauded.
Indeed, after Han Zheng gave them a holiday to go home, what they felt the most was the changes in their own home.
They didn't know anything else, but when they went home, they knew that their old father and mother had finally put on a new dress during the Chinese New Year, and the family not only began to have food in stock, but also some surplus money, although it was not much, but it was always a good start.
This is what they never dared to imagine before, in the past, the Chinese New Year was called the New Year Pass by the locals, which means that once the New Year arrives, it is a difficult pass to cross the family, the landlord collects rent, and the government extorts money, all gathered together at this time. And now, the Chinese New Year is no longer a "pass", but a real New Year's Festival, and the New Year is no longer regarded as a "pass" as in the past.
Especially when they returned home in straight military uniforms, the big girls and little daughters-in-law in the same village ran out of the house from time to time to secretly glance at themselves, which made them unconsciously raise their chests. The pride and relief in their parents looked at them, and the pride and relief in their eyes warmed their hearts, even the hardships and hardships they had endured in the army for more than half a year, they had all left behind at that moment.
And when they have wives and children at home, when they take out the military salary issued by the army, their mother-in-law's enthusiasm for themselves at night really makes them experience what it means to be a newlywed.
Especially in the past, the family was poor, was taken care of and sympathized by the villagers, and when a man or son came back as a soldier, the inferiority complex that the family had pressed for decades seemed to disappear, and the local government began to be polite to them, and even dared to go out with their heads up and talk loudly with some people in the village.
I don't know how many young people's hearts have been touched by this trip home, and how many people are looking forward to the expansion of Han Zhengjun, at this time, it seems that they have forgotten the cruelty of the battlefield...
All these changes in the family made these soldiers grateful to Commander Han Zhenghan who brought them all this, and at the same time they were proud to be part of this collective.
Han Zheng didn't say much on the stage, but just encouraged everyone, explaining that everyone should train hard in the future, make persistent efforts, and have some prospects for the future, and finally greet everyone with a good New Year, which ended this simple New Year's mobilization meeting.
According to the plan, after the cheers of the crowd ended, Han Zheng then led everyone to the martyrs' cemetery in the east of the city, and on the occasion of the New Year, they wanted to come over to pay tribute to these heroes who left early.
The white marble tablet next to the gate of the martyr's cemetery has been carved with Han Zhengti's eight words: "The deceased rest in peace, and the living work hard." At this time, these eight words are full of solemnity in the early spring.
Around the cemetery, the previously planted willow branches are already bare, and spring has just arrived, the willow buds have not yet been sent, and only the sparse pine trees and cypresses are still dotted with color for this place. This view, which should have seemed depressed, was only full of solemnity at this time.
There are a lot of people who come to pay tribute today, most of the families of the victims came on this day, they each found the stone tablet of their relatives, lit a stick of incense, put some sacrifices, and then sat next to these relatives who had been sleeping for a long time, and whispered about the current situation in their homes, so that they could rest assured that there was Commander Han taking care of them, and their lives were getting better and better.
Most of them were talking and tears flowed down unconsciously, crying silently and quietly.
Han Zheng and his party were quiet all the way, even though it was a team of one or two thousand people, there were not many sounds, and everyone was full of solemnity and sorrow.
These family members who are mourning their relatives saw Han Zheng's arrival, quickly wiped their eyes, and greeted them together, they respected and thanked this young commander from the bottom of their hearts, Han Zheng's care for their families is personally experienced, without Han Zheng, there would not be their current good life, and they don't even know where they are lying a corpse now.
Han Zheng didn't wait for these people to come forward, he personally greeted them, looked at these family members with red eyes, and couldn't help but give them a solemn military salute, and the soldiers below saluted in unison!
Next, Han Zheng condoled with the families of these fallen soldiers who were a little at a loss, and told the other party that he would not forget everything that these sacrificed soldiers had done, and even the local people would not forget their dedication to the Wuyang area, and if these people encountered any difficulties, they would come to him.
Then, Han Zheng personally accompanied these family members to pay tribute to these heroic spirits, and his soldiers stepped forward to lay wreaths and incense one by one under the leadership of their respective commanders.
This grand memorial service lasted until more than eleven o'clock at noon, and after all the family members gradually left, Han Zheng took a group of people to the barracks, for Han Zheng, there are still many things to do in the first New Year here, but he knows that this time is estimated to be the most relaxed New Year in the next few years or even ten years, starting from next year, the chaos will rise.
After walking a long way, Han Zheng unconsciously glanced back at the cemetery behind him, I don't know how many people will lie here to rest after next year, I hope there won't be too many.
"One day, I will let there be no more wars and sacrifices on the territory of Huaxia!
Wishes are good, but wars always kill people, and many people die! Han Zheng secretly clenched his fists...
Han Zheng was born in this troubled era, either he was killed by others, or you killed others, the only difference between Han Zheng and those people was that they had different starting points.
In the future, there will be a lot of careerists in this country, whether they are warlords or politicians, who have come to power, and what Han Zheng can do now is to do as much as he should do and do at this time.
When the group of Han Zheng gradually takes shape, then the goal in the future is one, victory! Victory! Continue to win!!