The shops in the military region are not like the outside, there are no signboards with all kinds of bells and whistles, and the interior furnishings are also very particular, and the overall furnishings and housekeeping are all together.

didn't wait for Chen Ming to watch the situation in the store.

Chai Shuyao pushed him and walked straight towards the back warehouse.

The mother, Hu Caixia, was tally, and when she saw her son coming, a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, watching her son and daughter-in-law make a fuss.

The smile on his face melted.

Not far from Hu Caixia, there was a woman wearing a red sweatshirt and a blue apron tied around her waist, about 1.55 meters tall, with a round face and a slightly vicissitudes of life, and it was the old bear's daughter-in-law who looked mediocre.

Maybe it was because life was too difficult before, but a woman who was twenty-seven or eighteen years old looked like she was in her thirties and forties.

"Chief Chen Chen is here."

Lao Xiong's daughter-in-law's name is Li Lina, she is honest and duty-bound, otherwise she would not be willing to let her husband be on duty at the border all the year round, she has two children alone, and she has to take care of the two frail old people at home without complaints.

Seeing Chen Ming, she was really a little nervous.

After all, Chen Ming's current identity is not what it used to be, and if it weren't for Chen Ming's help, Lao Xiong's border defense would have been pierced through his lungs when he participated in the war, and if he went back from the army.

The life of their family will be even more difficult, the parents-in-law are weak, the husband is physically unable to contribute, and the children are young.

I can't even think about that kind of day.

Now it's different, Chen Ming has set up a shop here for them, as long as the rules and regulations are not violated in the military area, the source of business is still fine.

With a steady stream of income, the family's life has been greatly improved, and I can't be grateful.

Hearing his daughter-in-law call Chen Ming chief, Lao Xiong stood there stupidly, rubbing his clothes with his fingers, hehe, straight, the big man couldn't say a word.

Chen Ming rolled his eyes speechlessly, and said with a smile: "Sister-in-law, you don't have to be polite, and you don't have to call me chief."

"Just call me Chen Ming."

"Yes, just call him by name." Chai Shuyao helped beside him.

Before he could say much, Chen Ming was pushed into the back warehouse.

There's no way, he not only has a high position in Niutoushan, but also has a loud reputation, a total of big stores, if he is allowed to stand here, then the business will not have to be done.

Who dares to sneak out to buy something in front of the head of the brigade headquarters on a non-rest day?

I also went to the chief's house to buy it, and the head was too iron.

The warehouse is at the back of the shop, and each store in the service center has a warehouse, anyway, there is a lot of free land in the Niutoushan logistics area, and there is a place.

Chen Ming's location, covering an area of about seventeen or eighteen square meters, is full of drinks, instant noodles, sausages, mineral water, a table in the middle of the warehouse, a tent outside, and a cooking utensils below.

Cooking and running to the warehouse to eat can effectively avoid open flames.

On the whole, there is a lot of life here, and the conditions are simple.

Chen Mingfei is the kind of person who pays attention to people, so he won't let him stay outside, so he simply bent down and pulled a box of mineral water and sat on it.

Looking around, the old bear was also pushed in by his daughter-in-law, who thought he was taking up a lot of space and couldn't speak.

"Hehe, Chief of Staff, what, my daughter-in-law went grocery shopping, and I'll deal with the two of you here later."

"To be honest, my daughter-in-law's craftsmanship is really good, it tastes better than what is made in the canteen of the firepower department, you can taste it later."

Xiong Jiuhan smiled and rubbed his hands, this majestic man always felt embarrassed for no reason.

Chen Ming also knew his character, pushed over a box of mineral water with a smile, and said, "Sit down, what are you doing so politely, we didn't know each other on the first day."

"By the way, squad leader, the 71st Army will hold a military games in a few days, and I will represent our division to attend the opening ceremony."

"Then I'm going to go to the Seventy-third Army and go to the Dragon's Tooth to find some help."

"There may be a period of time when I will not be in the brigade, I have explained to the chief of staff, you follow him to study hard, there are more things in the staff department, and they are more complicated."

"You usually don't take everything on yourself, just do your duty."

Chen Ming told him seriously, he was really not at ease.

Xiong Jiuchang is honest, his brain does not bend, and he often takes care of his work, and he will not refuse anything when others ask him for help.

I'd rather be embarrassed to find someone else to learn from than refuse, and I was extra enthusiastic to help.

If this kind of character can attract goodwill, the key people are inert, and there is such a master who does not ask for anything in return.

That will cause a lot of old oilers to have little kindness, thinking that he is easy to bully and breed some bad habits.

It's just a good thing to do a bad thing.

"Cheng, I've written it down." Xiong nodded for a long time, and he agreed.

But Chen Ming knows that personality is difficult to change, and it is useless to remind yourself.

I had to shake my head helplessly and say no more.

"Director Chai is good, aunt is good."

"Hello aunt, good director."

As soon as the conversation between the two ended, two familiar shouts came from outside the warehouse.

Listening to the sound, you can know that Wang Shuaibing and the bald man have arrived.

These two goods are the senior old oilers of Niutoushan, who run here to surf the Internet when they are idle in the logistics department, and live a very leisurely life all day.

This is also the reason why Chen Ming wants to transfer them out, and now the initial work of Niutoushan has been completed, the firepower department has been reduced, and three of the five departments have been dismantled.

Only the General Staff and the Garrison Brigade remained.

They don't make much sense there anymore.

The pilot unit, coupled with Chen Ming's escort, is not difficult for them to be promoted to the fourth phase, but the key is that there is not enough technology, and it still doesn't work.

Those who can stay in the army for a long time are elites with excellent technology in their hands.

All Chen Ming can help is to give him more opportunities to choose, but he doesn't do nothing.

Of course, these two goods are also motivated people, there is no ambiguity in fighting, there is work, and they don't procrastinate, even when they are fine, their interests are really wide.

"Bang Dang"

It didn't take long for the shouting outside to be pushed open, and the two of them ran in with a few beers in their arms.

After the ban was issued in '12, the shops inside were not allowed to sell alcohol, but some veterans would take time off to go out to other towns to bring some back.

More veterans take leave to go out purely to catch up on sleep, opening an hourly room to sleep for four hours to offset the lack of sleep during training.

"Hehe, Brother Chen, I left some inventory, and I brought it for a rare gathering."

"Damn, that's whether Lao Tzu bought it or not, you can make it clear."

As soon as the two came in, they began to argue.

At this time, Li Lina, the old bear's daughter-in-law, also came in from outside, carrying a bunch of vegetables in her hand and placing them in the corner.

He took off the rag from the rope, quickly wiped the table clean, raised his head and said enthusiastically: "Old Xiong, quick, beckoning your comrades to sit down, you rarely have time to come."

"The meal will be ready soon, old bear, you can help support it, there is water here, and if you have a snack, you can take it apart and eat."

"You're welcome here."

"Hey, hey, here." When the old bear heard the greeting, he ran over to help.

That diligent and energetic, it is mentioned and tossed up.

Chen Ming didn't have any idea when he looked at this scene, he was not a bachelor.

But the same scene made the two humming generals, the bald man and Lao Wang, look full of envy.

Holding the wine pestle in place, I sighed.

"Tut-tut!! It's nice to have a daughter-in-law, someone hurts. ”

"Yes, when will my Wang Shuaibing have this blessing, Xiong squad leader, don't look at people who don't look good, his vision is really good, and the daughter-in-law he marries is better."

The two sang and put the beer in their arms on the table, and the warehouse was surrounded by iron sheets, but they were not afraid of people outside seeing it.

"Haha, want to marry a daughter-in-law? Think about it, hairy boy. Xiong laughed for a long time.

made Li Lina roll her eyes for a while, "Why do you want to marry a daughter-in-law?" Back then, you didn't run to my house all day long, texting me most of the night. ”

"It's a good thing to want to marry a daughter-in-law, and my sister-in-law will look for you in the future, and if there is a suitable one in your hometown, I will introduce you to it."

"Today's girls, there are a lot of people who like soldiers, you are all working hard in the army, and you don't have to worry about not marrying a daughter-in-law."

"Okay, thank you sister-in-law in advance!!" The second general hurriedly thanked him, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.

It can be seen that although Li Lina thanked Chen Ming, she was still a little afraid of him, or a little restrained, and greeted him politely, which was not as natural as chatting with the other three.

Chen Ming doesn't care, he has always behaved very gently.

As for the rest, there is no way, the estrangement brought by the position has existed since ancient times, and it is normal for people to take their time.

He doesn't come here very often anyway, not even once a year.

A rare dinner, Chen Ming cherishes this kind of time, usually there is no such opportunity, Lao Xiong's daughter-in-law is stir-frying outside, and Lao Xiong helps.

Chen Ming and the second general Hum Ha didn't know anything about it, they were purely helpful in the past, so they sat there and chatted like an uncle.

It was almost seven o'clock, and all the battalions began to gather people to watch the news broadcast, when no one dared to run outside.

Shops closed one after another, and the service center for soldiers was completely quiet.

Chai Shuyao accompanied Hu Caixia to come over, his father Chen Qianghe is not here today, he is responsible for the purchase, as well as running the periphery, riding a motorcycle and a big three-wheeler all day long, walking around.

Sometimes it's too far away, so I just go home.

"Let's eat!!"

"Come on, come on, first course, back to the pot meat."

Xiong Chang grinned and shouted, prompting everyone to start serving.

Chai Shuyao wanted to help but was also stopped, and all the work was basically covered by the old bear.

A big family is not a family dinner, but it is also closer than the family, and it is very lively.

The drink is poured to the fullest, and the glass is raised frequently.

Chatting while eating, laughing and laughing.

It is worth mentioning that the craftsmanship of the old bear's daughter-in-law is really not covered, and everyone is very happy to be able to make delicious meals with the most simple ingredients.

During this period, others didn't have anything, and they made Chen Ming blush, and Chai Shuyao was also asked if he didn't squeak.

Others saw that Chen Ming and his wife had high positions and needed to be careful when speaking, but Chen's mother had no scruples.

During the meal, I asked about my grandchildren, and the old family wanted to pass on the family and reunite the family all their lives.

Now that the son has a foothold in the army, and the daughter-in-law is not young, it will be a little dangerous if she gives birth later.

Even if you are from a wealthy background and don't look obvious, you are old after all.

In front of his mother, Chen Ming couldn't shirk too harshly, nodded and promised to work hard this year.

Fortunately, Chen's mother is not ignorant, so when she gets the answer she wants, she keeps silent and beckons them young people to eat and drink.

A party lasted until nearly nine o'clock, when the crowd dispersed.

Except for Chen Ming and Chai Shuyao, everyone else had to go back to their respective unit dormitories, and they had to be present at nine o'clock late for roll call.

The party is over, but the excitement just now still lingers in my heart, and people can't help but hook the corners of their mouths.

Under the moonlight, Chen Ming and Chai Shuyao walked side by side, walking towards the Propaganda Department, and the mother and Lao Xiong's daughter-in-law had their own car, so they went back to rest first.

They have to get up early tomorrow, and they shouldn't be too late.

The slightly cold evening breeze just dispelled the haze brought by the wine, and Chai Shuyao's cheeks were slightly red, a little overwhelmed by the wine.

His right hand and Chen Ming's ten fingers were interlocked, leaning on his shoulder quietly, just stepping on the grass slowly, enjoying the tranquility of this moment.

"Chen Ming."

"Hmm."

"I also want to have a child, my mother was right just now, work can never be done, the old man is getting older, and we are getting busier and busier."

"I want a child to stay with us, you say it's okay."

"Okay, we'll work on it tonight." Chen Ming joked with a smile.

To his surprise, his wife, who is usually well-bred and has never been used to saying such things outside.

Today, however, there is no refutation.

It's just that the grip is tighter and the body is closer.

"Well, let's work together." Chai Shutian smiled.

Perhaps, she really wants to be a mother, about the child's affairs, the eight characters have not been skimmed, and the tone actually reveals a faint excitement.

In the past few years of marriage, I have ignored it Chen Ming sighed abruptly, and his heart was a little sour.

Since I got married, within a month, I went to Shimen for further study, went to the border defense company for a month, and logistics for a year.

Although they met a few times during the period, compared to other couples, they were pitiful.

Later, the 704th Division was established, and he was busy with work all day long, bent on doing a better and better job.

Complete the above tasks and give yourself a reassuring explanation.

But there are only some people who ignore the people around them.

Chai Shuyao was thinking about buying his parents a few seasonal clothes a few days ago, but he never thought about this.

Thinking of this, Chen Ming felt a burst of guilt in his heart, and he didn't want to leave regrets in his life.

I've been fighting, and I still have regrets, but it's not too late.

Chen Ming held his wife's hand with his backhand and said softly: "Well, work together, and ask the old man to name the child when the time comes."

"By the way, you said you were going to the mall a few days ago, so let's go tomorrow."

"Do you have time tomorrow?" Chai Shuyao said in surprise: "Isn't this just the end of the exercise, the brigade should be the busiest time."

"I won't talk about it today, the review meeting is mainly to reflect on the shortcomings of this operation, do you still have time in the next few days?"

"Yes." Chen Ming nodded affirmatively.

"Not only will I have time tomorrow, but I won't be too busy in the next few days, there will be tasks in the war zone."

"To carry out a comprehensive reform here, which is also defined as "brainstorming", I was appointed as the main person in charge. ”

"The directing department should also be changed, and in the future it will be called the directing and dispatching department, and it will have the right to mobilize the troops directly under the division to participate in the war."

"The battle will only get harder and harder in the future."

"Brainstorming?" Chai Shu frowned slightly, quickly stretched his brows again, and said with a smile: "The leader above can really be named, isn't it just to engage in a big alliance."

"What else is brainstorming, I already know about the Niutoushan garrison, and not only the army must be arranged here, but also the navy and air force must be arranged."

"It is equivalent to simulating the operation of a country's troops, of course, the difficulty is too high, and it needs to be done step by step."

"Synthesis is just a trend, and it can't represent the five major arms of the United Army, so the final path must be united."

"Let the Red Army climb Niutou Mountain, and you can feel the pressure of the real battlefield."

Chai Shuyao is quite intelligent, and because of her family, her sources are much stronger than Chen Ming's sometimes.

Listening to Chen Ming say this casually, he guessed that eight or nine were not far from ten.

It's just that she knows that this kind of thing is easy to plan and difficult to do.

The war zone handed over this matter to Chen Ming, I am afraid that it is only an initial plan, if you really want to engage in unity, it is difficult to do it without ten years and eight years of accumulation.

Of course, it's just to follow the example of the Zhu Ri base, but it's easier, after all, people are pioneers, and some roads have been smoothed.

Just copy it.

"Then you have to come on, accompany me to the mall tomorrow, you should be busy next, right?"

Chai Shuyao said softly.

"Yes, there are really a lot of things, the 71st Army will hold a military games in a few days, and I will attend the opening ceremony on behalf of the 704th Division."

"After the end, I have to go to the dragon's tooth, and I want to set up a sky net here, without their help, many things only rely on internal exploration, which is not good."

"There will be a long delay, and who knows when the next drill will be scheduled from above."

"According to the head of the theater, next time, it will not be a single army coming, at least the Marines will show up."

"The challenges to be faced by Niutoushan are still daunting."

Chen Ming said that Chai Shuyao listened quietly, and she knew the pressure of the brigade command.

Why should the military department start from the east first?

It is not because the Eastern Theater is the only powerful combat force of the five major theaters that is equipped with the sea, land and air forces at the same time.

It has a complex defense environment and mission mission, and its defense area spans six coastal provinces and cities, and it faces sea and air threats.

For military personnel, there has never been a time of peace, and this statement is more applicable to people of higher rank.

Only the years of preparation for war and the years of war.

Chen Ming, as an officer of Niutoushan, also happened to appear in the pilot unit, and he had no choice.

After all, military personnel never have much of a choice.

This night.

The husband and wife chatted for a long time, but because they drank some wine and adhered to the principle of drinking and not driving, they did not go back.

How can you say that one of the two is the chief of staff of the brigade headquarters and the other is the director of the propaganda department, so there is still nowhere to go?

chatted late at night, Chai Shuyao led Chen Ming back to the dormitory placed by the Propaganda Department.

Speaking of dormitories, the environment here is much better than the dormitory environment where officers of combat units live, with one bedroom and one living room, which is not much different from home.

The hardware facilities are fully configured, and there is nothing missing.

The night passed.

The next morning, Chai Shuyao got up early and had some work to do, while Chen Ming drove back to the brigade for a walk.

After everything was normal, I went to the division again, reported to the brigade commander Xu Wenqian, and asked for leave by the way.

In fact, he doesn't need to ask for it, and no one will look for him for no reason at this time.

The division is also busy.

Rectification plans are being planned everywhere, and a busy atmosphere permeates the base.

In the gap when no one else was idle, Chen Ming took Chai Shuyao, and the two of them were rarely idle.

Towards the nearest city, I prepare for a stroll.

(End of chapter)