At the turn of winter and spring in Eastern Qin, there is still green everywhere.

The rice paddies are full of winter wheat and soybeans, and the country roads are lined with green grass.

The red brick houses are arranged in an orderly manner along the road.

The style of the houses is also similar, and they are the second set of standard farmhouse houses implemented by the government.

Just after the end of the New Year, there are a few pieces of red paper and a few red lanterns on the top of each house.

There are always villagers at the door who gather to chat and read the newspaper, and if anyone has a book, most of them will act as a storyteller.

Li Yong took a month-long vacation on this warm day.

His home is in Sunset Village, Dagang Township, which is an old village established before the founding of the People's Republic of China, and most of the people who live in this village have been here for more than six years.

Now everyone lives in a red brick house, cultivates their own fields, has their own livestock in the barn, and has their own farming tools stacked in the warehouse.

Life is very passing, patched clothes are hard to see, everyone can wear new clothes, and fat children with ruddy faces can be seen everywhere in the village.

Li Yong pretended to be calm and walked into the village, and the medal on his chest was particularly dazzling.

It's a pity that it was the first month, and the villagers stayed at home to rest, and there were not many pedestrians on the road, so after walking for a while, no one found him.

In desperation, he deliberately slowed down, and when he met pedestrians, he would pat the dust on his military uniform and wipe his shoes.

Hard work pays off. Soon, a woman dressed in indigo women's clothing spotted him and said with a look of surprise: "This ...... It's not that...... Plum...... Li Yong? Coming back from the Army? Why did you go home? You're going to fight the Ming Dynasty, aren't you? Have you made a meritorious service? Did you kill the enemy? Has the monarch received you? Your deeds have been in the newspapers and have not been ......."

Li Yong was stunned by the question, but he still stood tall and said: "The army is on vacation in turn, regardless of holidays, I am unfortunately a company commander, so I can only let my soldiers go back first!"

"Yo, become a company commander! It's amazing! Our village has a big official! The woman's eyes widened.

"Nothing! Luckily, this time we went to fight in the Ming Kingdom, and we didn't even perform well, the deeds were not in the newspapers, and the monarch was not seen, but we still won a second-class Patriotic Medal! As he spoke, he subconsciously touched his chest.

When the woman saw the medal, her eyes lit up and she said, "This ...... Isn't that a meritorious service? The iron coupons are all here! What's the matter, isn't it this time that Da Ming killed those dog officials ruthlessly! ”

"Eh, the Huaxia army is disciplined, how can it kill indiscriminately at will! We just hung those heinous gentlemen on a tree and vented their anger to all the people! ”

"Good! Good! Good! The woman shouted three times, and she almost jumped up for joy.

At this time, many people also leaned over when they heard the news, and after a while, half of the people from the village rushed over.

Li Yong stood in the crowd with great spirits, enjoying the honor of returning home.

The village chief also ran over, and complained with a smile as he ran: "This boss of the Li family is not like talking, and he didn't say hello before he came back, otherwise this welcome party would have started early!"

ran in front of Li Yong until the village chief grabbed his hand and shook it vigorously: "The pride of our village!" The boss of the Li family, the company commander! The honor notice of the township has long been issued to the village! ”

The people around laughed one after another, all of them were curious about the experience of this battle, and they all pestered Li Yong to tell him.

The village elder turned his face and scolded: "Listen...... Listen to a fart, the boss of the Li family has just come back from the battle, and the festival has not passed, don't block it, hurry up, the gongs and drums are beating, the big red flowers are worn, and the little girls in the village who are not married are all called up and offer flowers to the battle heroes! ”

Jumping - several drums were beaten, and the village chief's daughter also held a big red flower and hung it on Li Yong's chest.

With the sound of drums, everyone hugged Li Yong and went home.

Li Yong was not shocked on the surface, but in fact, the soles of his feet were a little weak, wasn't their vacation as soldiers just for this one?

He deliberately slowed down his pace, and every time he walked to a place, he had to ask a few questions, and while lamenting the changes in his hometown, he said a few slogans he learned in the city.

The words echoed by the villagers made his heart feel more comfortable than eating meat.

"Brother! Elder brother! Elder brother! Suddenly, on the country road, a young man who looked similar to Li Yong rushed to him.

This is his younger brother Li Jian, his face is full of excitement, and he almost cries.

Li Yong also had red eyes, the two brothers depended on each other, and when he became a soldier, he also had the idea of letting his younger brother live a better life.

"Little sword!" As soon as they stepped forward, the two brothers hugged each other with tears in their eyes.

The villagers were busy helping to comfort and let the atmosphere continue to be jubilant.

It wasn't until he returned to Li Yong's house that the villagers gathered some food and wine, and more than a dozen women cooked for them, and the children carried them to the tables and chairs of each house.

Inside and outside the house, the old people in the village all ran to Li Yong's house one by one to pull some homely things with him.

The little girls also shyly came to see that this company commander was single, this is in the village, but he is a golden beetle son-in-law!

Li Yong was smiling, and even with his younger brother Li Jian, he was majestic in front of his classmates.

It wasn't until dinner time, after the whole village had a drink, that the crowd dispersed.

Li Yong drank seven meat and eight vegetables, but he still didn't feel a little sleepy.

The two brothers finally had a space to be alone, and the younger brother Li Jian sat on the steps of the eaves, looking at Li Yong and smirking.

"Brother, your military uniform is so beautiful!"

"Good looking is good-looking, but it also represents responsibility and obligation, just like the student clothes you wear!"

"It seems that my brother is in the army, and his political consciousness is getting higher and higher!" Li Jian quipped.

Li Yong nodded: "Don't think that you have read more books than me, I also have to study every day in the army, how about it?" You're almost out of high school, aren't you? ”

"Well, we will graduate in the first half of this year, and the school has already asked us to think about what to do."

"What do you want to do?"

Li Jian shook his head and said: "I don't know, the teacher gave a few references, one is to continue his studies, and this year he will set up a university, which will expand the enrollment of many students." The second is to go to the factory, study and work at the same time, this is also safe, and there is an internship salary to get, the third is to take the civil service examination, saying that the government has a policy, and this year to set up a leadership group of five cities, now to participate, in the future can also have a big profit. ”

Li Yong thought for a while and said slowly: "Xiaojian, do you know what is the most important thing in a war?"

"Bravery, weapons, discipline, obeying commands?"

"Nope! It is the goal, and with the goal, the combat plan can be formulated according to various conditions. So before you make a choice, be sure to set a goal early! ”

Li Jian lowered his head and said, "But I just don't know what to do in the future." I didn't do well in all subjects, but if I was outstanding in mathematics and good in science and engineering, I would definitely go straight to further study. And I don't like to be a cadre and go to the factory, and I don't know which factory is more suitable for me! ”

"Alas!" Li Yong sighed: "You don't know yourself, and you blame us for our hard background, and we never know how to plan for the long term!" Don't worry, it's good to think about it during this time, and if it's a big deal, go to the field to investigate one or two to see what you want to do. ”

Li Jian nodded, and said with some frustration: "Actually, our whole class, all of them are about the same, the only dozen or so are clear, all of them are good at mathematics and like science and engineering, these people were called together by the president for a meeting last semester, it is said that they are allowed to enter the university to continue their studies and fight for the rise of the country!"

Li Yong looked up at the starry sky, and said with a smile: "Don't be discouraged, our family now has land, even if we can't do other things, we can come back to farm, right?" There is nothing bad about living a life in peace. ”

Li Jian snorted, and suddenly said to Li Yong: "Brother, Sister Zhang got married a few years ago and married a mason."

"Uh-huh?!" Li Yong lost his mind for a moment, and his thoughts returned to the time when he was an exile before coming to Eastern Qin.

At that time, his younger brother Li Jian fell ill, and he carried his younger brother on his back and followed the disaster victims with difficulty.

couldn't support it on the way, it was this eldest sister Zhang who helped him, and then several people walked together and came over together.

Sister Zhang had a five-year-old daughter, but her husband died.

Li Yong can still remember Sister Zhang's gentle smile and gentle heart.

"Brother, you have to get married too, right?" Li Jian asked.

Li Yong smiled bitterly: "Okay, I'll go on a blind date in a few days!"

After that, he returned to his room and lay on the bed, his mind full of the figure of Sister Zhang at that time.

Especially in the quarantine area, although there are differences between men and women, the three of them often meet, and the villages they were assigned to later are also very close.

Although the practice of forcing widows to remarry had been practiced earlier, it was abolished not long after.

After the Japanese women, Korean women, and indigenous women captives entered the Eastern Qin, it was difficult for widows to remarry.

Li Yong went to find Sister Zhang, but after only mentioning it, she refused, saying that she was seven years older than him and didn't want to delay him.

She also supported herself and her daughter in Dongqin, and she didn't want to mention marriage again.

Then Li Yong was also a little stubborn, and refused several blind dates organized by the township.

After becoming a soldier, this matter was put on hold, and now that Sister Zhang is married, he is relieved.

I feel that it is just a dependence arising from a difficult situation, or a kind of gratitude to a benefactor.

He lay on the bed, feeling the stimulation of alcohol, and had to sigh secretly: "It's a good thing that she has a whereabouts!"

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