"Old squad leader!"

Xu Da, who was bending over to work, was stunned for a moment, and immediately turned his head to look over.

Under the setting sun, Lin Hui's faces were dyed red.

was standing next to the ridge, looking at him with a smile.

"Why are you here?" Xu Da's face was full of shock.

"Come and see you." Lin Hui smiled and said, "As your regiment commander and your old comrade-in-arms, isn't it normal to come and see you?" ”

The three of them laughed together: "What's the matter, you still don't welcome us here?" ”

Xu Da showed an inexplicable look on his face, excited and a little panicked.

It seems that Lin Hui and they saw something that they shouldn't see.

"What are you doing? Help! ”

"Okay!"

Lin Hui shouted, and the three of them put their things aside together, took off their coats and jumped down into the field.

Xu Da hurriedly said: "Don't don't, it's too dirty here, you just wait outside, I'll be fine right away." ”

"Old squad leader." Lin Hui walked up to him and said with a smile: "What are we doing, afraid of getting dirty?" ”

"No matter where we go, we will share blessings and hardships, and work together!"

"That's right, old squad leader, you're welcome, let's do it together."

The three of them laughed together and helped with the work.

Xu Da's face was full of emotion: "Alas! ”

He smiled and nodded, bowed his head and worked together.

As the sun sets, darkness begins to swallow the earth.

After a busy day, the villagers carried tools and walked towards the village, talking and laughing.

"Come on, come on, come and wash."

Xu Da pushed open the door of the house and hurriedly went to fetch a bucket of well water: "The conditions at home are really not very good, let you see the smile, sit and sit." ”

While holding a small bench, he fetched water for the three of them to wash their faces and feet.

Lin Hui looked around, it was a simple small courtyard.

Muddy floor, small bungalows.

Except that the walls were built of red bricks and painted with mud mixed with straw.

The windows and roofs are almost entirely made of wood.

The roof was also covered with a layer of grass to prevent the wood from being corroded by rainwater.

"Guests?" The door to the back room creaked open, and an old lady on crutches stepped out.

Xu Da hurriedly went over to help: "Mom, these two are my comrades-in-arms, and this is my leader." ”

The eldest lady said in a non-standard Mandarin mixed with local colloquialisms: "It turned out to be Dazi's comrade-in-arms and leader, welcome." ”

"Our family is poor and the hospitality is not good, I really can't live it."

Lin Hui hurriedly laughed and said: "Auntie, don't be polite, the three of us are actually soldiers brought out by Xu Da, and he is our old squad leader, so don't be polite to us." ”

"That's right." Wang Yong nodded: "We are all soldiers in the army, and we don't pay attention to anything." ”

The eldest lady nodded with a smile, and hurriedly whispered: "Dazi, you hurry up and go to each house to borrow some meat, and wait for the cooking." ”

"Okay."

Xu Da smiled and said to Lin Hui and the others, "You wait here for a while, I'll go out and borrow some food." ”

Lin Hui grabbed him and asked in surprise, "Why do you still want to borrow vegetables?" ”

Xu Da was stunned for a moment, and smiled awkwardly: "Don't get me wrong, our family is not so poor that we can't afford to eat." ”

"We are too far away from the county seat, and if we want to buy vegetables, we have to rush to the market in the morning to buy them, and now it's late, and there is no place to buy vegetables in the village, so we can only borrow some first, and then return them to others tomorrow."

Lin Hui shook his head: "Don't bother, let's just eat something." ”

The eldest lady hurriedly waved her hand: "Then how can it be done, you have come from afar, you are distinguished guests, and we don't want to go if we don't entertain well." ”

Xu Da patted Lin Hui's hand: "Leader, don't say anything, who are we, there are rules for mountain people in the mountains, since you are here, just follow the host." ”

Lin Hui looked at Xu Da and his wife's courteous appearance, and could only nod.

Xu Da beckoned to them, then turned and went out.

When I opened the door, I just happened to bump into a dozen women.

"Tatsuko, are you going out to borrow food?"

"I knew if you went to the market today, everyone came by themselves."

Before Xu Da could speak, more than a dozen people came over together.

An eldest sister said enthusiastically: "Don't say anything, greet your comrades-in-arms well, it's not easy for them to come to the mountains, go and busy you, let's cook!" ”

Xu Da was pushed in.

More than a dozen women felt as if they were returning to their homes.

They smiled and said hello to Lin Hui, said some kind words, and then rushed into the kitchen together.

Xu Da's mother smiled and was not polite, as if she was not surprised, and followed them to the small bungalow.

In a few moments, a dozen people were all busy.

Xu Da walked up to them awkwardly and said with a smile: "Let you see and laugh, the people in the mountains are like this, they are like a family, enthusiastic." ”

Chen Erhu said with a smile: "Your village is the same as our village, everyone is a family. ”

Xu Da touched his head and said with a smile: "It may still be different, although our village is not big, there are dozens of surnames." ”

"So many surnames?"

"Yes, our village is actually only more than 100 years old, all of which fled from the war before, and gradually formed a village after settling here."

"But the people in the village have a good relationship, and everyone is like a family, so ......" Xu Da smiled: "Don't sit outside, hurry up and enter the house." ”

Lin Hui and the three were hugged into the house by Xu Da.

It was very dark in the house, and the lights had to be turned on to have light.

Lin Hui and the three of them glanced at it, the furnishings in the room were very simple, in addition to the tables and chairs, there was an old-fashioned hall painting hanging in the hall.

And then there was nothing left.

Xu Da was very embarrassed: "Before you come, you should really say hello, and I should be prepared." ”

Lin Hui looked at his embarrassed appearance and patted him: "Old squad leader, don't say anything, we actually know what the situation in your family is." ”

The other two nodded, and Lin Hui continued: "By the way, we brought a lot of things this time, let's take them out." ”

The two hurriedly opened the bag: "We bought a lot of good things for you this time." ”

So saying, they opened their backpacks and took out the bags of food.

Xu Da couldn't close his mouth with a smile: "Come on, it's too polite, they are all comrades-in-arms and brothers, so they are so outward." ”

Chen Erhu looked at him: "Old squad leader, these things are not for you to eat, they were brought over by your mother, and she will be at home alone in the future, so she will eat some when she is idle." ”

Xu Da smiled awkwardly and pointed to the table: "She's so old, you can bring some normal, make so many candies and chocolates, let her have diabetes?" ”

The three of them were stunned for a moment, and then laughed: "It's really a little thoughtless." ”

The four of them sat here and talked about it.

The kitchen was busy.

After a while, steaming local dishes were served.

The women rubbed their hands together and said, "Tatsuko, you take good care of your comrades, and we will go first." ”

Lin Hui said politely: "Eldest sister, you have also worked hard, can you stay and eat together?" ”

"No need." The eldest sister smiled and waved her hand: "The meals at home are busy, you comrades-in-arms have a good chat with each other, don't disturb." ”

With that, a group of people all left, and Xu Da hurried over to send them off.

Lin Hui looked at the group of women who were talking and laughing and leaving, and sighed in his heart: "It's still simple people in the mountains, compared to the intrigue in the city, it's better in the mountains." ”

After a while, Xu Da walked back.

Lin Hui asked curiously, "What about your mother?" ”

Xu Da smiled: "I was pulled away by them together." ”

Lin Hui was surprised: "Why don't you eat together?" ”

Xu Da said embarrassedly: "The people in the mountains are not very good at talking, so she is afraid of disturbing us, so she goes to the neighbor's house." ”

The three of them glanced at each other, and they were a little unhappy in their hearts.

People in the mountains may have little cultural knowledge, but they are much more advanced in terms of how to behave and do things than people in the city.

"Sit down, don't be stunned, our mountain food is simple, not as simple as outside."

"If you had informed me earlier, it would have been better for you to come to the county to eat."

Lin Hui waved his hand: "What's the matter, the original taste is delicious, um~ It's so fragrant!" ”

Xu Daha laughed, and the four of them immediately started.

He took out the rice wine he had brewed at home.

There was a whole jar, and the four of them ate very happily.

Full of wine and food, Wang Yong wiped his mouth, his face was full of satisfaction: "This is the most fragrant and fragrant meal I have ever eaten." ”

Chen Erhu burped: "Although my family has everything, compared to yours, it's still almost meaningful." ”

Xu Daha smiled: "You have walked the road today, and you have come to help me work, you have already put your chest against your back, and it must be fragrant when you eat, isn't this the same as eating a big pot of rice in the army?" ”

Lin Hui laughed: "You can't eat such a good taste in the army, your meal is life-prolonging, a few of us are almost dead just now, and now we are alive again!" ”

Everyone laughed.

Lin Hui looked at Xu Da and found that there was something meaningful hidden in his smile.

He asked softly, "Old squad leader, do you have any difficulties?" ”

The two of them were also stunned and looked at Xu Da together.

Xu Da shook his head: "What's the difficulty, although the conditions in the mountains are poor, but you have also seen it, now that the year is good, everyone is self-sufficient." ”

"Although you can't eat meat every day, you can also open a meat dish every once in a while, what's so bad, hahaha."

Lin Hui and the three of them looked at each other, and they all saw that Xu Da seemed to have something to say.

The three of them looked at Xu Da silently.

Xu Da laughed for a while, looked at the eyes of the three of them staring at him, and suddenly felt embarrassed: "What's wrong with you, why are you all looking at me like this?" ”

Lin Hui looked at him seriously: "Old squad leader, if you have something to say, you can just say it, we are all comrades-in-arms and brothers together, can we still not see if you have a heart?" ”

Wang Yong nodded: "Yes, let's talk about it directly, we are not outsiders." ”

Chen Erhu echoed: "If there is any difficulty, we can all help." ”

The smile on Xu Da's face slowly retracted, picked up the remaining rice wine from the bowls of several people next to him, poured it all into one bowl, and raised his head to drink it all.

Then he put down the bowl, took a deep breath and looked at the three of them, and finally his eyes fell on Lin Hui's face: "Leader, I'm sorry." ”

Lin Hui was stunned: "What are you sorry for me?" ”

Xu Da said bitterly: "I...... I probably won't be able to go back with you. ”

"What?" The three of them looked at him together in astonishment.

Xu Da smiled wryly and looked at Lin Hui: "Leader, I want to change jobs and come back." ”