After returning home, Meng Xiaohua hurriedly lay down in the quilt to keep warm, the weather is too cold, their place, for the south is the north, for the north is the south, there is no heating in the north, the weather in the south is very cold, it is quite sad to think about it.

March came quietly, and on the day of registration, Meng Xiaohua accompanied Meng Xiaolei to the recruitment office early.

Before entering, Meng Xiaohua comforted her brother and said: "Brother, calm down, you can live the best, if you can't get by, it's nothing, don't be pressured." ”

"Don't worry!" After Meng Xiaolei finished speaking to the little sister, he walked in quickly.

Lined up in the courtyard, waited for a while, someone led them to a room, when it was his turn, after entering the house, he saw that the house was lit with charcoal, warm, listening to the instructions of the staff, someone first came to measure the height and weight, and then let him cover his left and right eyes to measure his eyesight, and finally took out a few colorful cards to let him see the numbers, and let him go to the next room after doing this.

Entering another room, seeing a few medical staff, asking them to take off their clothes, Meng Xiaolei felt a little embarrassed to undress in front of so many people, but looking at the serious faces of the medical staff, he still took off as required, and after a careful examination by the doctor, he let them get dressed and leave, and when he went out, he heard one of the doctors say: "That young man just now is good in all aspects, but unfortunately his feet are flat." ”

Later, Meng Xiaolei learned that normal people's feet are slightly half-moon-shaped, and flat feet have no bumps, which are not suitable for long-distance marching.

When they came, there were six or seven hundred people in the courtyard, and after passing five levels and killing six generals, there were only about 400 of them left, and a man in military uniform came and led their group of people into another room, where there were several doctors in military uniforms, and one of the doctors held a book of physical examinations for the people joining the army printed with red stars, and finally the doctors signed each other, and the physical examination was over.

Seeing Meng Xiaolei come out, Meng Xiaohua walked over quickly, handed over the kettle and said, "Brother, drink saliva." ”

took the water handed by the little sister, raised his head and drank it.

On the way, Meng Xiaohua didn't ask his brother how his physical examination was, whether he was sure, and the brother and sister were chatting about some extraneous topics all the way.

Wang Xiuyun saw her son and daughter enter the door, and hurriedly brought the prepared meal to the table, beckoned them to eat, and did not ask her son very tacitly.

Meng Xiaolei didn't eat much and went back to the room.

The mother and daughter glanced at each other, didn't say anything, and continued to eat.

Two days later

The assistant inspector came to the house to inform him, saying that he had been selected, and asked him to report the next day.

Wang Xiuyun happily distributed some candy to the neighbors who came to congratulate, and hurriedly asked her daughter to go to the factory to call her son back.

Hearing Wang Xiuyun's instructions, Meng Xiaohua trotted all the way to the Kaiyang County Food Factory.

After arriving at the place, she didn't look for her brother directly, but told the doorman to find Director Wu, after the last time she sold medicine, the two tacitly knew that the work was low for medicine, so they didn't look for him.

His brother is going to go to be a soldier, but the work is still there, say hello to Director Wu in advance, and then arrange someone to do her brother's work, everything is negotiated, and after thanking Director Wu, he will go home with his brother.

Watching her brother can't hold back her happy expression along the way, she also feels happy from the bottom of her heart.

After going home for lunch, Meng Xiaohua told her brother about her work, and she guessed one or two things about her mother's expression, and grabbed in front of her mother and said: "It's better to let Guizhi's family choose someone to work, so that it can be regarded as repaying them for taking care of our family, mother, what do you think?" ”

"Well, I think so too, if you have the chance, pull them up, without you Aunt Guizhi, there will be no you." Wang Xiuyun said with relief.

Meng Xiaohua looked at her brother and said, "My brother has been on a hard trip that afternoon, go back and ask who their family has come, and I can report to work tomorrow." ”

"Okay, I'll go right after dinner." After speaking, he quickly pulled the rice into his mouth.

Shangwa Village

He Guizhi, who was sitting at home with the sole of his shoe, had his left eyelid jumping today, and joked with the eldest daughter-in-law next to him: Something good must happen to their family today.

"Auntie, are you at home?"

As soon as the words fell, I heard a shout in the courtyard, and hurriedly got up and opened the door.

Seeing Meng Xiaolei, He Guizhi was surprised and said, "Oops! Why are you here? Fast into the house. Then he turned back to his eldest daughter-in-law and said, "Go and finish making sugar water." ”

"That's okay, Brother Xiaolei, come into the house." Knowing that Meng Xiaolei and their family are different from the past, Chen Sanni is also willing to make a good friend to him.

"No need, aunt, I'm here to tell you, what about my uncle?" Meng Xiaolei asked after sitting down in the house.

Chen Sanni listened to the movement of the hall with her ears, thinking that she wouldn't be here to borrow money, right? Then she specified that she disagreed, and after putting the sugar water on the table, she asked: "This cold day came over, did something happen to the family?" ”

He Guizhi glared at his daughter-in-law, and said to Meng Xiaolei gently: "If there is anything difficult to tell the eldest mother, it is not the turn of others to call the shots in this family." ”

Seeing this situation, Meng Xiaolei hurriedly explained the main purpose of the coming in a few words, and then looked at He Guizhi and asked, "Auntie, I'm leaving tomorrow, who do you want to follow me to the city?" ”