In the center of the main hall, 16 midshipmen of the ninth phase of the Central Military Academy lined up neatly in two rows, and the neatly tied military quilts on their backs were not unfastened.

Tian Zhenggang, who was in the second place in the front row, was extremely excited, he saw Wu Ming and Chengzong Daoist walking out side by side, his nose suddenly became sour, tears instantly moistened his eyes, and his body trembled slightly, but in the end he did not call, nor did he move, and the strict military discipline of the soldiers defeated the surging emotions at this moment.

Chengzong recognized Tian Zhenggang at a glance with a sturdy figure and a purple face, and when he saw the long scar from the left cheekbone of his face to the lower ear, he couldn't help but sigh faintly, and soon showed a joyful smile.

"Salute"

The stout student standing at the top gave a loud order, and the sixteen students saluted Wu Ming in unison.

Wu Ming returned the salute, didn't say a word, strode towards Tian Zhenggang, hugged Tian Zhenggang, who was already in tears, and roared in a deep voice: "Brother-"

The full hall of brothers and trainees were shocked, looking at Wu Ming and Tian Zhenggang, who were hugging and crying, and were stunned for a while.

After a long time, Wu Ming quietly wiped away his tears, let go of his hand and punched Tian Zhenggang's strong chest: "Didn't you go home to see?" ”

Tian Zhenggang quickly wiped away his tears, revealing Wu Ming's familiar smile: "After receiving the apprenticeship notice, I took the train from Nanjing to Hangzhou, boarded the bus to pick up the station and drove here directly, and I plan to talk about it later when I have time...... Anyway, it's close to home, and it won't take long to get by car, so it doesn't matter. ”

Wu Ming nodded: "I'll drive you back tomorrow, it's not the Spring Festival after the fifteenth day of the New Year, and it's good to catch the tail of the New Year." ”

Tian Zhenggang's tears were about to fall again, Wu Ming turned to the other students and said apologetically: "I'm sorry everyone, I'll give you a drink another day, I hope you all have a good time in the next three months." Adjutant Han—"

"To"

Han Tiecheng took a big step forward.

"Take the brothers of the Central Military Academy to rest, please consult Deputy Brigade Commander Liu for specific arrangements, from now on, Tian Zhenggang will serve as my adjutant...... Tiecheng, tomorrow morning you will report to the 5th Regiment and serve as the commander of the 3rd Infantry Battalion that is being formed. Wu Ming didn't care about the thoughts of the dozen or so trainee officers at all, and he didn't care whether Tian Zhenggang agreed or not, and made a very domineering decision.

Han Tiecheng was happy and reluctant at the same time, saluted Wu Ming in a complicated mood, and politely asked more than a dozen midshipman officers who were stunned to go with him.

Wu Ming then turned to Chengzong: "What are you still stunned about?" Come with me...... I just left my backpack behind and came home with me for dinner. ”

Chengzong and Tian Zhenggang looked at each other and smiled, followed Wu Ming out of the gate of the regiment headquarters, the young guard had already started the car to warm up and wait, Wu Ming ordered him to move freely, signaled Chengzong and Tian Zhenggang to get into the car, got into the cab and closed the door, and quickly drove out of the camp gate and went straight to the Chinese government in the city.

The next morning, a convoy of two military cars and a military truck slowly left the barracks and headed west.

The first car was driven by the medical officer Steve, a homeless orphan who wanted to go to Tianjia Village with his eldest brother Wu Ming to watch the excitement, which made several guards and the guard platoon commander who wanted to drive a car very depressed, but Steve was very happy.

In the truck at the back of the car, full of New Year's goods and gifts, the commander of the baggage company and two of his brothers vigorously discussed the relationship between Tian Zhenggang and Wu Ming.

In the Dodge car in the middle of the convoy, Tian Zhenggang looked at the captain's military uniform on his body and the long riding boots under his feet again, and touched the brand-new Colt 19lIAl pistol on the wide belt around his waist, and finally couldn't help but ask Wu Ming: "Big brother, I am a trainee, is it appropriate to wear this military uniform?" ”

"What's out of place? The day after I received the probationary list of your Central Military Academy, I reported your name and rank of captain to the Provincial Security Department for the record, and you are now an officer of my Second Brigade, so temporarily serve as my adjutant, and you will talk about it after you are familiar with the situation for a while. Wu Ming explained.

Tian Zhenggang was very shocked: "I haven't got my graduation certificate yet, is this okay?" ”

Wu Ming smiled: "Don't worry, don't think that we are just a local security force, others can't get in if they want to, slowly you will know the way." ”

"Of course I know the Dao, even if you never mention your troops in the letter, I have read two books written by you in the military academy, and I know from the instructors about your affairs in Lushanyu, and I also know that the new fortress fortification construction method and the engineer training syllabus that are currently widely used in the whole army are your masterpieces."

"Many of my classmates know your prestige, if it weren't for the quota limit this time, I'm afraid there would be hundreds of people vying to learn from you, the little brother just didn't expect you to be promoted so quickly, and in a blink of an eye, it was like a dream when I thought about it, haluha"

Tian Zhenggang showed a bright smile on his face again, the scar on his face was very conspicuous, but he had a strong and resolute manly charm, and he did not look ugly at all

Wu Ming glanced at Chengzong, who was smiling and silent on the back seat: "Chengzong, you said that when we arrived in Tianjia Village, how would the villagers react?" ”

Chengzong thought seriously for a moment: "No matter how you say it, it can be regarded as a return to the hometown...... It's the New Year again, and the villagers must be very happy, and they are probably very surprised, and they can't figure out how the three of us got together. ”

Wu Ming and Tian Zhenggang laughed, and Chengzong couldn't help laughing, and they all remembered the unforgettable time they spent together.

The arrival of Wu Ming, Tian Zhenggang, and Chengzong disrupted the rhythm of life of the villagers in Tianjia Village.

The originally bleak festival suddenly became lively, everyone had a happy smile on their faces, and the topics at the head and end of the village were all about the third child of the Tian family and Wu Ming, who had grown a beard for more than two years, and the villagers also became immortal in their mouths.

Tian Zhenggang's house is very lively from morning to night, the only street in the village, there are flowing water mats every day for three days, Wu Ming, Chengzong and Tian Zhenggang took the time to go to the temple of praying for truth on the mountain, and the presiding Taoist leader Chengzhi personally led Wu Ming to visit the hut he built, and everything was well preserved.

Revisiting the old place, the three brothers were full of emotion.

On the evening of the fourteenth day of the year, Wu Ming and the three people who were about to leave the village were surrounded by the old village chief and the elderly, and after drinking wine, they continued to drink tea, and they were nostalgic, Tian Zhenggang's marriage was decided on this night, and the little daughter-in-law was the daughter of the old uncle, the most beautiful and capable sister in the village.

After discussing with Tian Zhenggang, Wu Ming and Tian Zhenggang solicited Chengzong's opinion and decided to pay for the villagers to build a road from Tianjia Village to Huanggu Town, so that the villagers could go to the Huanggu Town Market, which is the most lively within a radius of 30 miles, and at the same time facilitate the children in the village to study in Huanggu Town.

The two old gentlemen at the Tianjia Village Private School are both old, and their eyes are foggy and their ears are back, so it is really difficult to teach more and more children, and since last summer, the children in the village have successively transferred to the new school in Huanggu Town.

The villagers said with emotion that in the past two years, the school in Huanggu Town has been getting better and better, six of the eight teachers are graduates of the provincial normal school, experienced young and middle-aged teachers, and the teaching content and level are about to catch up with the county middle school, at the end of last year, the provincial normal college entrance examination, the top three in the county are the children of the Huanggu Town School.

The school spirit of Huanggu Town School is also highly praised, the tuition fee is very low, two dimes per person per semester, and the school also provides pen and ink for free.

What makes the villagers in the surrounding ten miles and eight townships praise is that the old man Chen Jiyao, a great benevolent man, not only bears the salary of all teachers, but also expands the town middle school hall again, and builds a three-row brick house that can accommodate 200 students, which is free for students who are far away from home to live, and Huanggu Town School has now become a famous new school in the county.

The reason why Wu Ming wants to build a highway is not that there is no road from Tianjia Village to Huanggu Town, as early as a hundred years ago, there was a road between Tianjia Village and Huanggu Town that could take a carriage, but not a car.

Therefore, Wu Ming changed his way and gave gifts to the villagers in disguise by repairing roads and canals, which can be regarded as a little caution on the part of him and Tian Zhenggang.

After Tian Zhenggang announced the news, everyone was stunned, and the old village chief folded his hands for a long time, and then shook his head again and again, asserting very authoritatively:

"Twenty-two miles away plus two bridges, to be able to walk by car, to build drainage ditches on both sides, it takes at least 25,000 to 30,000 oceans, and you have to ask the two villages to the east to contribute some labor, too expensive, too expensive."

Tian Zhenggang's eyes widened, and he didn't know that it would cost so much money to build a road, so he could only look at Wu Ming. Chengzong Dao Chang knew that Wu Ming was rich, so he was not worried at all when he smiled.

Wu Ming smiled very proudly: "You must not let the villagers work in vain, 30,000 is definitely not enough, 50,000 will be sent to the ocean within three days, and there will be a few seniors." ”

The villagers were taken aback, and immediately persuaded Wu Ming after exclaiming, the old village chief hurriedly said don't repair it, this road is good enough to walk the carriage, and the most reluctant saw that he couldn't persuade Wu Ming, so he had to take a step back and say that he couldn't get so much money, and was immediately blocked back by Wu Ming's jokes, which made the excited villagers laugh.

After the villagers dispersed, Tian Zhenggang's old father and two elder brothers looked at Wu Ming worriedly, refusing to go into the back room to sleep, Tian Zhenggang also asked anxiously: "Big brother, where did you get so much money?" ”

Wu Ming waved his hand disappreciatively and explained, "You don't need to spend your brother's money, let Commissioner Wang of the Shangrao Administration pay for this money...... This guy owes me money for more than two months and hasn't paid it back, and I'm embarrassed to come to collect debts during the Chinese New Year. ”

The father and son of the Tian family were dumbfounded, and they couldn't figure out how Commissioner Wang, who was high on the side of the rich people, owed Wu Ming money?

Chengzong knew the grievances and grievances between Wu Ming and Wang Daohan, and also knew the relationship between Wang Daohan and Chen Jiyao, but he still couldn't understand how Wang Daohan, who was in a high position and very rich, owed Wu Ming money?

Wu Ming didn't explain, under the pretext that he was going to Huanggu Town tomorrow to visit Old Man Chen to talk about road repair, and in a few words, he sent everyone back to sleep who was full of doubts, and he entered the side room and fell asleep, too lazy to tell Tian Zhenggang and Chengzong, who were waiting for him to explain.