Almost a month later

Under the scorching sun, there was a teenager who dragged his tired body and ran through the woods, he didn't know that he was tired, because there was good news, and he was eager to go back and tell the villagers.

In this way, the boy braved the scorching heat and rushed back to the village, shouting as he ran: "The People's Army is coming, and the devil has been beaten away!"

went all the way to the village chief's house, and after arriving at the place, he didn't have time to wipe his sweat, so he rushed into the house: "Auntie, aunt! The people in Zhaojia Village have been rescued! ”

At this time, the aunt did not come out of the house, but there was a scolding in the yard: "You stinky boy, where did you go last night!" Your aunt didn't close her eyes all night, and she just fell asleep, so be quiet! ”

Only then did the young man shut up and came out of the house, and in the courtyard was the village chief, who had just returned with a large handful of firewood.

"What did you just say that everyone in Zhaojia Village was rescued?" The village chief put down the firewood, wiped the sweat from his face and said.

The young man said excitedly: "Yes, yes, the People's Army is here, and the devils have been beaten away!"

The village chief was stunned at first, and then glared at the boss and said, "Okay, good, the efficiency is really high, it deserves to be the People's Army!"

"Where's my Uncle Zhang?" The boy asked.

Uncle Zhang is the old farmer who went to catch rabbits with the boy before.

The village chief said, "Your Uncle Zhang went with me to chop wood just now, and now he has just returned home."

The young man also wiped his sweat and continued: "Okay, then I'll go find my Uncle Zhang, you rest first, the People's Army is coming, it shouldn't stay long, and then we will leave for Zhaojia Village!"

With that, he dropped the cloth towel and prepared to go out.

The village chief stopped the boy.

The young man was stunned for a moment and asked, "What are you doing, village chief, what else is going on, I am in a hurry now, I have to go back and pack my luggage quickly."

"You don't have to go back, we actually knew that the People's Army was coming before you came back, and you Uncle Zhang must have realized it." The village chief put down the hand that was holding the boy and said, "Uncle Zhang asked me to bring you something."

"What?" The boy was still in a state of confusion and didn't know what the situation was.

"You go to join the army, you Uncle Zhang won't send you, the luggage has already been prepared for you." The village chief handed the young man a letter, patted him on the shoulder, nodded solemnly, and went back to the house.

The young man was stunned, his hand became stiff, he slowly opened the letter, looked at it, the handwriting in the letter was obviously not Uncle Zhang's, it was the handwriting of the former teacher in the village, and many sentences were incoherent, obviously Uncle Zhang was thinking about it, and the gentleman listened to it.

The letter says:

Child, you are brought up by me, in my eyes you are closer than my own son, since you were a child, you have been disciplined very strictly, many things are not allowed to do, no matter what you do, I am against you, but you don't care, still obey me like a father, you are a sensible child, I scolded you a lot when I was a child because I wanted to join the army, because I know that being a soldier is very hard, who wants to see their children suffer, and their lives are in danger every day? But only now did I understand that you are you, and when you grow up, you need to decide your own life after all, so I have no reason to interfere with you anymore. Now I'm also a person buried in the ground with half of my body, you can rest assured to be a soldier, I have no worries, and the day you become a soldier, I have to go, go to the field, you don't have to come to see me, go to the soldier with peace of mind, don't come to say goodbye to me, the last thing I want to see and experience in my life is separation, so don't come to say goodbye to me, I'm afraid I can't help but resist my old life and want to leave you. Go, go and fulfill your dream, if I am not in Nanshan Village, I am in a place called Fenyin in the east of the river, I left a specific address, remember, don't come to me when there is no achievement, I don't want to see you without success, and I am there, waiting for you to return triumphantly until death!

Signed: Zhang Shuangbai

The young man closed the letter, carefully put it away, and looked up at the blue sky, who knew that there were several tear stains on his face.

The young man walked out of the village chief's house, and the village chief didn't stop him anymore when he saw this, but just smiled silently, and said to Aunt Li, who was half asleep, and said with emotion: "The child has finally grown up, and the wild geese are finally going to take off!"

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The young man came to a door and knelt on the ground, facing the door, but in fact facing the courtyard and the people in the house.

He knew that Uncle Zhang hadn't left yet, but he didn't open the door to see Uncle Zhang.

Just kneeling on the ground.

After a while, the boy shouted, "Dad, thank you, you have worked hard!"

Then he kowtowed, then raised his head again, and shouted again: "I don't think I will repay it, thank you for your nurturing grace!"

Then there was another sharp kowtow.

The boy cried, he cried very much, he was very strong, he was abandoned by his parents since he was a child, he grew up with Uncle Zhang, and the hard-working child learned to be strong, and he never shed tears since he was a child. In the village, he was always like a little adult, doing things that he shouldn't have done at this age.

And now, he is crying like a child who is coquettish with his parents.

"Okay, I'll definitely come back with a full body of achievements, you must wait for me!"

Kowtow again.

Finally, he didn't raise his head for a long time, he was waiting for his tears to dry.

After a long time, he finally lifted his head, looked at the door, stood up, turned and walked away.

The old farmer in the house stood up, walked into the yard, and looked in the direction of the child's departure, his eyes full of melancholy.

The old peasant had tears in his eyes but did not stay, and he looked in that direction and said:

"Go, child, you must live a wonderful life, live a personal life, let everyone know that you are a people's army that can stand up to the sky, shelter from the wind, and block the rain, and you must return with supreme glory, I am waiting for that day to come."