In the afternoon, Hongxiu and Zhou Yongbin were resting in the room upstairs to recuperate, while Feng Tianpei was boiling medicine for them. Uncle Wu and his brothers returned to their old jobs, preparing meals for the evening dinner in the kitchen.
All members of other transportation teams lined up in the compound for a meeting.
Zhou Wen stood in front of the team and said loudly: "Brothers, we started from Dawangzhuang and went all the way to today. We have gone through countless fierce battles and life and death tests. We have come here, and I, the scholar, are proud and proud of you. You can say that
, our first phase goal has been completed.
Next, we are preparing to all retire and go home. I am not asking you to go home by yourself, but asking you to follow me home, back to Shanxi. Where do we want to create a new situation and start a new journey?
Now, I want to ask for your opinions. No matter which brother has an opinion or question, you can raise it. If some brother is unwilling to go, that’s okay. I will give him enough money to live without worries for a lifetime. This is not charity.
, but the money you deserve is the money you earned by risking your own life.
No one will look down on you as a brother who wants to quit. You are a brother today and you will be a brother throughout your life. Any choice you make is understandable. No matter where you go in the future, as long as you need our help, we will never look back. There is only one thing.
, you cannot betray the country, and you cannot use the skills I taught you to do evil. No matter who commits this rule, I will never let him go even if he is pursued to the end of the world.
Of course, some of you may also want to continue to join the army, and I fully support it. Whether you want to go to the Second Division or teach the Second Division, I guarantee that you will be an officer in the past, and I will ensure that you have a good... asxs... I will give you what you deserve.
money.
Today I will let the brothers make their own choices. Three choices: follow me, continue to join the army, and take the money and go home.
You don’t have to answer me now. Whether you want to leave or join the army, you have time to think about it. Let’s have a good meal tonight. After that, you can come to me, Brother Shanzi or Brother Miaohua at any time. Tonight
I will send you money.
If you are still willing to follow me, you don’t need to tell me. I will blow the wake-up whistle at six o’clock tomorrow, and the people who will come to gather and line up are the members of our new team. There will be no sentries at the gate tonight, so you can come and go freely."
After saying that, he stood silently. The team members were all a little confused. What happened to the scholar today? Why did he say this as if he was going to separate the family? Everyone started to look at me and I looked at you. Who wants to
Are you leaving? Someone started talking quietly...
Five minutes later, Zhou Wen called again: "Zhang Xiaoping, go take out the box in the room."
"Yes!" Zhang Xiaoping responded loudly, ran out of the queue, ran into a room, and came out carrying a small wooden box.
Zhou Wen took the wooden box and opened it in front of the brothers. He saw that the box was full of stacks of green banknotes. Zhou Wen said with a smile: "This is US dollars, American money. One US dollar is equivalent to one dollar."
You can exchange it for four oceans at any bank or larger store. This is hard currency. It is for your convenience to carry, otherwise how would you take away four thousand oceans?"
The crowd suddenly exclaimed. "Hey, four thousand oceans. Many people have no idea about the number four thousand oceans. But it is certain that they will have enough food and clothing for the rest of their lives."
Zhou Wen smiled and said: "Yes, four thousand oceans, which is one thousand U.S. dollars. Every brother who wants to leave can just say a word at night and he can get the money and leave immediately.
What can you do with four thousand oceans? You can take your discharge certificate and settle anywhere in the country. In the countryside, you can build a big house and buy a large piece of land. The land can be rented to others for farming, and you only need to collect the rent. Then buy it.
With a few maids and servants, you will be a landlord.
In the city, you can also buy a big house with servants and housekeepers. If you do some business by yourself, you will become a high-class person in the city.
You no longer have to face the hail of bullets, and you no longer have to worry about being injured or even losing your life. Brothers, you can choose the life you want. How about it? No one will disbelieve what I say as a scholar, right?"
All the brothers fell silent as they listened to Zhou Wenzu's bewildering words...
Zhou Wen saw that the time was almost up, and said loudly: "Disband now, everyone should go back to rest and think, and you can also discuss with each other. At 6 o'clock, go to the cafeteria for dinner and drinks."
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Zhou Wen asked the team members to make a choice after careful consideration. First, the Chinese people of this era still adhere to the traditional thinking of "people are humble when they leave their hometown." Those who do good are those who return home with rich clothes, and it is difficult to leave their homeland. If there are brothers who do not
It is understandable that you are willing to leave your hometown. If you just leave without asking clearly, you will inevitably have a grudge in your heart in the future, which will bring hidden dangers to the future team.
Second, the brothers all grew up in a poor environment, and they are all afraid of poverty. In the past, they had to join the army to fight because of poverty. Now that they have money, and a large amount of money, it is inevitable that some people will have the heart to quit.
I am willing to go to the battlefield again. The biggest fear is that I will go to the battlefield but lose the courage to face life and death. This is the biggest hidden danger, because the enemy we will face in the future will be the most brutal and inhumane army in the world.
In order to eliminate these hidden dangers, Zhou Wen ruthlessly let the brothers choose, and even encouraged and bewitched them. In fact, this is too cruel for these young people who have just begun to come into contact with a corner of society. Because no one will guide them.
, without the guidance of elders, you can only make your own decisions. It is very likely that one wrong choice will lead to lifelong regret.
But Zhou Wen must do this. In the past, he was the one making the decisions in the team. This time, he wants to return the right to choose the path of life to his brothers, allowing them to ask their own minds and think for themselves, thereby promoting
They grow up. In the past, their combat skills were trained, but now they need to be trained on their thinking ability and their psychological endurance.
After the team members returned to the dormitory, they started talking in twos and threes. Ergazi felt confused, so he came to find his good friend Sun Dazhu and said seriously: "Dazhu, what do you think?"
Dazhu looked at Ergazi with disdain and said, "What's wrong? Do you want to be a landlord? Do you want to find a maid to warm your bed?"
Ergazi became anxious and cursed at Sun Dazhu: "You are such a hothead, don't look down on me. I just want to let the brothers think like this. I'm afraid there will be some fools who randomly choose the ball on their own. I want to kill several team leaders."
Call me, let's unify our thoughts first, and then go talk to the brothers."
"That's pretty much it. He's still my good brother. Come on, let's go right away."
"Wait a minute, let's stop calling Dacheng and Xiaoping, otherwise the brothers will think it's the scholar's idea, which is not good. Anyway, after we make up our minds, each group will talk about it."
The two of them called Uncle Ma, Niu Bao, Li Hu, and Cui Dayong together without much effort. Ergazi didn't waste any time and said directly: "Let me tell you first, this is what I think. The scholar will supplement the group."
What kind of life did we live before? Everyone feels it, right? After he came, he not only taught us the skills of fighting, but also helped us get revenge. The key is that I feel that I have a goal and live vigorously.
Son. I feel like I can raise my head wherever I go and live my life no longer depressed. For this reason, I decided to follow him to the end. Even if I die in the end, I will live happily."
