It was also hot in the summer in northern Xinjiang, and Wei Quanyou drove the sheep on the border with a little difficulty. He is 68 years old this year. Although his steps are still rooted, his physical strength is much worse.
As his generation grows older, many people can no longer patrol the border because their bodies can no longer bear such long-distance trekking every day.
In fact, the son-in-law has advised him many times to not do this every day. After all, the relationship between the two countries is very good now, and after redefining the border, there is no so-called dispute zone. Now when the border guards on both sides are patrolling, they all say hello and greet each other happily and give each other some gifts.
Sometimes I can’t even see soldiers from neighboring countries for several days. Their restrictions are not strictly enforced, especially things like border patrols, which often fail to implement them properly.
But Wei Quanyou is still persevering. Although his persistence is different from the previous meaning, he feels that this is a responsibility, a responsibility he has since put on his military uniform.
The duty of a soldier is never to invade, but to defend the country and defend the territorial integrity of the motherland, and to fight for an inch of land!
His rheumatism has been much better due to the careful care of his old comrade-in-arms Ye Wancheng. Although it still hurts when it rains cloudy and rainy, his walking is basically not affected.
Wei Quanyou is a person who doesn't like to flatter. With his relationship with Ye Wancheng, he could have lived a very good life in the second half of his life, and his children would be properly arranged. However, he was determined to stop them.
In his consciousness, the reason why he had always had a good relationship with Ye Wancheng was because they had once burrowed in a ground nest and shared a steamed bun.
If he hadn't had that experience, he would definitely not have any intersection with Ye Wancheng later? So, in the years when Ye Wancheng came to power, if Ye Wancheng had not looked for him, he would never have contacted Ye Wancheng once.
It’s not that he is a noble person, he is all a job, so how can he have any high or low status? The main thing is that he is not necessary. As a shepherd, what kind of dealings can he have with other city officials?
He was naturally happy about the changes in the Military Reclamation City. A company finally rose to this point, which is naturally the pride of every soldier in the corps, and he is also proud of his old comrades.
But he never thought that all this had anything to do with him? Even if some people knew about his relationship with Ye Wancheng, he never boasted. Every time he just replied indifferently, just like you, he was a comrade-in-arms. This eliminated those who had some purpose.
His two daughters and one son. Now the eldest daughter and son are in Shandong. He refused several times when he wanted to come back. He also ordered the eldest daughter not to find Ye Wancheng, although this daughter still called Ye Wancheng a father who had been two years.
The reason why the second daughter came back was because they were too old and had no one to take care of them. They left their jobs and brought their husbands with them. When they came, there was nothing. The family of four made a living by herding sheep and cattle.
It was later that the military reclamation city expanded, and the daughter and son-in-law became employees of the military reclamation city. Now the daughter and son-in-law are all in the agriculture and animal husbandry company, and the daughter has become the branch manager. The son-in-law is still an ordinary employee who usually takes care of crops and patrols the border.
He is very satisfied with his current life. His grandson is now eighteen and is about to graduate from technical school and go to work. Moreover, they have a house in the Military Reclamation City, so their children will definitely have a good future.
Wei Quanyou has not lived in the house in Junken City several times. He and his wife have been living in the old house here. He has long retired. Their old couple’s salary is not low and they live a rich and rich life.
Therefore, his life is a habit, or persistence. In the past, when he patroled the border, some of the cattle and sheep he put were his own.
But from the day of retirement, there was no one of the flocks of sheep that belonged to them, they were all from the baby soldiers from the border stations.
They are all calves of eighteen or nineteen years old. They need meat when they grow up! The nature of the army does not allow them to graze themselves, so Wei Quanyou is their logistics commander. In addition to the supplies from his superiors, he relies entirely on Uncle Wei's relief.
Therefore, Wei Quanyou has now raised the sheep to the same level as patrolling the border. He has to ensure the nutrition of the children!
In the past, when she was herding sheep, two of them would be left as compensation in the border station. After retirement, Wei Quanyou didn’t want one. He didn’t lack that little meat, and the baby soldiers needed it.
There are two happiest things he has to do every day now. The first is that every morning, he puts the national anthem and raises the national flag on the flagpole. At this time, he must be straight and performs a standard military salute.
The second thing was that on the sidewalk, the baby soldiers stood attentively and saluted him when they saw him. When he returned the salute, he walked from beginning to end from their queue, just like a general who was reviewing.
Over the past few decades, he didn't remember how many veterans he sent away and how many new recruits he welcomed? Every time a new veteran was handed over, the veteran would bring the new recruits to report to him.
At the beginning, they called him the old squad leader, but later they called him Uncle Wei. In fact, Wei Quanyou still liked the title of the old squad leader, and he used to be the squad leader.
But he was too old and the baby soldiers couldn't shout out, so they could let them go. For this reason, he even complained to his wife: "I was expelled from the military by these baby."
The wife laughed and scolded: "Shouldn't it be fired? I've become old and white. People feel that standing with you will embarrass the country!"
His wife's words once made him very dissatisfied, but later he figured out what age he did and what he did. If he really rushed forward and rushed forward, it would be a shame to the country.
Since then, I have never been unbalanced in my heart. I can't fight, so I'll be the logistics chief?
The only person he thanked in his life was his wife. This woman had never lived a good life since she married him. Not only did she have to work, but she also gave birth to three children for him. She should have gone to the city to enjoy her happiness, but she just couldn't let him go.
Even his daughter had a baby in the Military Reclamation City and only stayed for one night before running back. She had no choice but to be afraid that Wei Quanyou would starve to death.
Although Wei Quanyou is reliable in everything he does, he is really not good at housework. If his wife is not at home, he will soak the noodles in a thermos and eat them, just put some mutton oil and salt. He and Ye Wancheng have eaten a lot.
In fact, Ye Wancheng is better than him and can make the kind of water-pulled slices. Although it is often not cooked, it tastes really good. Anyway, he likes to eat it.
Therefore, this man is a man with flaws. He can be as favoured as ten when he does work, but if he doesn’t have a wife, he will easily starve to death. He can barbecue meat. The key is that so much meat can be roasted?
Ruyi had called him several times and asked him to go to the sanatorium, but he ignored him because he felt that he was not that old.
Chapter completed!