Su Xiaoliang and Su Xiaoshan passed the political review and are going to join the army.
"Hurry up, the commune has said that we will leave early the day after tomorrow, and we must get ready to see him off first!" Su Jiujiu immediately asked the cadres in the brigade to get busy.
"I understand, captain, I promise to make it a lively event." Women's Director Yao Xiuhong hurriedly agreed: "I will mobilize the women in the brigade right away.
Su Shouwen also immediately said: "I will inform the school and ask the students to organize a team to beat the gongs and drums to send off our people's soldiers."
Su Changjiu nodded: "This matter needs to be settled quickly. Let me see if there is anything else to do."
Several people worked together separately, and Su Changjiu went to the two houses to inform them.
When Su Xiaoliang heard the news that he could join the army, tears of excitement fell down on the spot.
Young people at this time generally have a dream of becoming a soldier.
Being able to serve in the military is a very honorable thing. Although it is not a glorious achievement, it is an honor to serve in the military.
Xiaoliang has always wanted to be a soldier since he was a teenager.
He also signed up last year, but because he was not old enough, he was not accepted.
The military recruitment started this year. He wanted to join the army, but he was worried that his father's problems would implicate him and he would not be able to pass the political review.
Because of this, Xiaoliang lay at home for several days, feeling very sleepy and without energy.
Later, Su Taohua couldn't stand it anymore, so she had no choice but to go to the old Su family.
Fortunately, although Li Changming's problem is not small, it is not a political issue.
After Chen Zian made some arrangements, he finally helped solve the problem, which also affected Su Xiaoliang.
"Captain, are you really notified that I can join the army?" Su Xiaoliang was excited before he thought about it. Could it be that he had made a mistake?
After all, there are only four or five people in the brigade who have signed up to serve as soldiers.
"Really, I asked several times, both you and Xiao Shan can become soldiers."
Su Jiu said with a smile in his eyes.
He also watched Xiaoliang grow up. He is a good boy. If he can join the army, he will have a good future.
"Thank you very much, captain, thank you very much, captain!" Su Xiaoliang hurriedly thanked the captain to express his gratitude.
"No need to thank me, I didn't do anything. Instead, you should go to your uncle Manshan's house and thank them!" Su Jiujiu gave Su Xiaoliang some pointers.
This matter could be done so smoothly because of Chen Zian, but in a hurry, I definitely couldn't go to the county to thank Chen Zian, I could only go to Lao Su's house to express my gratitude.
Su Xiaoliang listened and immediately said: "I know, I will go visit them later to express my gratitude!"
After a pause, the excitement on Su Xiaoliang's face subsided considerably.
"Captain, I'm gone. My sister and Xiaogang are the only two people left at home. I'm afraid they can't take care of my mother! In the future, I also ask you to take more care of my mother and don't let her be...
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Su Xiaoliang's words, Su Jiujiu understood clearly that a divorced woman would be looked down upon by some people no matter what she did.
Xiao Liang was worried that after he left, the people in the brigade would bully them as orphans and widowed mothers with no support.
"Xiao Liang, don't worry, the members of our brigade are all honest. It's been nearly a year, and no one has said anything, and they definitely won't in the future!"
This was considered a guarantee by Su Jiujiu, but Su Xiaoliang actually didn't quite believe in such a guarantee.
He had heard a few gossips in the brigade, but since they were not extreme, he pretended not to know.
But it will be different in the future. If there are no adult men in the family, it will be difficult to talk about it.
When Su Taohua walked in, she happened to hear the conversation between Su Jiujiu and Su Xiaoliang.
She heard it, but she didn't want to make her son feel uncomfortable, so she just pretended not to hear their conversation.
"Captain, why are you here?" Su Taohua asked.
"It's a good thing, your Xiaoliang is going to join the army. I'm here to deliver the good news." Su Changchun smiled happily.
"Thank you captain, that's great. Thank you captain for taking care of my Xiaoliang so that we can have this opportunity." Su Taohua smiled and thanked Su Jiujiu.
"Taohua, you are smart. I told Xiaoliang that you two should discuss it!"
After saying this, Su Jiujiu said that he still wanted to go to Su Xiaoshan's house, and left.
"Mom, I can be a soldier, I can finally be a soldier!" Su Xiaoliang held her mother's hand, extremely happy.
Seeing her son who was so happy, Su Taohua felt heartbroken.
But her son is happy and she cannot show her loneliness.
That night, she sat on the kang for a whole night without falling asleep.
My son has grown up and is going to be a soldier. My younger son is still young and cannot handle things. From now on, the family will have to support itself.
There are fewer and fewer people around you to rely on, and the children will eventually leave one day, so how should you deal with yourself?
Su Taohua had never considered this issue since her divorce, but now she had to think about it.
She once thought that even if her children grew up, she would still have her husband by her side, but how would she live in the future?
She has been strong all her life, but no one knows that behind her strength, she is also a woman after all, with a certain weakness.
Early the next morning.
When Su Taohua got up, Su Xiaoliang was already in the yard.
He was carrying a bucket and planned to fetch water.
"Just let mom go." Su Taohua hurriedly took off the pole from her son's shoulder.
"Mom, let me go. I will leave home tomorrow and I don't know when I will come back."
Su Taohua couldn't help but her eyes were sore and she almost shed tears.
"Mom is not old enough to be incapable of doing anything." Su Taohua turned around and wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes.
"Mom, you have to take good care of yourself and leave the things that Xiaogang can do to Xiaogang. The boy must be self-reliant."
He had previously thought about joining the army, but when he really had to leave, he felt uneasy about his family.
He knew that his mother didn't sleep last night, and he couldn't sleep either!
"Mom knows, don't worry, mom is not as fragile as you think!" Su Taohua said with a smile: "It's not like you still have your sister. Your sister is also a worker in the chicken farm now, although she is not like a worker in the city.
But I can help my mother to some extent. But if you go to the army, you should work hard to be worthy of the training of the party and the country, and to protect yourself."
When Su Taohua said this, she felt that she could not finish it in a thousand words, but in the end, she only said this one word of advice.
"I understand, Mom. Don't worry, I'll do a good job in the army when I join the army. I'll keep you up and prevent others from laughing at your son's lack of success!"
"You brat, you're leaving tomorrow. Is there anything you want to eat? Mom will cook it for you!" Su Taohua didn't want to continue talking about such a heavy question.
Su Xiaoliang smiled and said: "Mom, make me some cornmeal pancakes tonight and I'll take them with me to eat on the road. There's nothing else I want to eat."
There is not much food at home.
There are four people in their family, but they don’t have much labor force and few work points. If Xiaomei hadn’t gone to the chicken farm, she would have still owed money.
Su Taohua felt even more sad when she heard what her son said.
This kid is considerate of the poor conditions at home and doesn't dare to make any more demands.
"Xiao Liang, don't worry about not having enough food at home. You are going to serve as a soldier, and the brigade will take care of our family." Su Taohua tried her best to smile and reassure her son.
"I'm going to join the army. From now on, our family will have a person with full work scores. Mom, please don't work so hard."
This year, my mother worked hard like a man, just to earn a few more work points for the family so that they could live a slightly more relaxed life.
Motherhood is so difficult!
If he joins the army, he will be given work points in the brigade.
This will make your home more relaxed.
"You baby, your mother still doesn't know. Go and fetch water, and your mother will cook for you."
After Su Taohua finished speaking, she hid in the kitchen.
At noon that day, Su Taohua made a note.
Su Xiaoliang filled all the large and small water tanks in his house with water and tidied up the private area at home. When he returned home, he found that his lunch was made of white noodles and noodles.
"Mom, why are you still making white noodles? We only have so much white noodles at home, so I'll leave them for you, my little brother, and Xiaomei to eat." Su Xiaoliang said distressedly.
"Son, you are going to join the army. Mom made you long strips of noodles to express her hope for a long time. You must eat this bowl of noodles." Su Taohua looked at Su Xiaoliang lovingly.
The son feels sorry for her as a mother, and the mother also feels sorry for her son!
On this day, Su Taohua was busy.
She carefully packed her son's luggage for tomorrow and made food for him on the road.
Even though he knew that his son would be able to have enough food and clothing if he went to be a soldier, he still felt unbearable.
In the evening, she took her son to Lao Su's house to express her gratitude.
Su Taohua is a person who understands etiquette. When she went to Lao Su's house, she brought ten eggs and a bag of chicken cakes.
Grandma Su enthusiastically stayed with Su Taohua and his wife to eat, but Su Taohua disagreed.
Grandpa Su said that he had something to tell Su Xiaoliang, but Xiaoliang's grandfather left early, and he, as a cousin, wanted to give him a few more words.
Su Taohua then agreed to Su Xiaoliang staying, but she still resolutely went home.
Grandpa Su and others said a lot of encouraging words to Su Xiaoliang, but they just wanted Su Xiaoliang to perform well in the army.
Su Xiaoliang hesitated to speak. He wanted to ask the old Su family to take more care of his family, but he didn't know how to speak.
Boss Su saw Su Xiaoliang's thoughts, and said sincerely: "Xiao Liang, don't worry, we all know your worries. You are here to protect your family and the country. If there is anything at home, we will help you!"
"Uncle, with your words, I feel relieved. Xiaogang is naughty and young, so I am really worried, but I have wanted to protect my family and country since I was a child and stay in the brigade for the rest of my life. I am not willing to give in. Now
I want to leave, but I feel selfish. Thank you grandpa and uncles!" Su Xiaoliang bowed respectfully to several people in the Su family and thanked them.
"You kid, what are you doing? We are all members of the same family, why are you so polite?" Su Laosan hurriedly grabbed Su Xiaoliang.
"Third uncle, without your family, I wouldn't be able to join the army this time. Without your family, my mother's life would not be like this year."
Overtly and covertly, the old Su family really helped their family a lot, people should be grateful!
"Master, uncle, the one I'm worried about is my mother, especially since my father is coming back in two years, there will probably be trouble."
This is what Su Xiaoliang is really worried about.
After his father was reformed through labor, he actually secretly visited him once.
But it was that time that made him realize that his father had been in labor camp for such a long time and had no regrets at all. Instead, he had a lot of resentment.
He had to worry about what he would do if his father returned to the brigade and bullied his mother.
Several men in the old Su family looked at each other, but they had not thought of this.
After a while, Boss Su asked: "Xiao Liang, there is something I need to ask you. Your mother is still young. If there is a suitable one, do you mind if she looks for her again?"
Xiaoliang obviously did not think of this problem and was stunned for a moment!
After a long time, Xiaoliang said with difficulty: "If there is a suitable one, I have no objection."
Boss Su thinks that the best way to solve the problem once and for all is to let Su Taohua find another suitable person.
Even if Li Changming comes out, there won't be any trouble.
Early in the morning of the second day, the Red Heart Brigade was very lively with loud gongs and drums.
Two young men from the brigade, Su Laosan, were sent to the commune on the brigade's tractor, and Su Changjiu followed them in person.
The tractor kept going farther and farther, but Su Taohua was still strong.
Amid the roar of gongs and drums, she sent her son away with a smile.
Su Xiaoliang was busy all the way until he got on the train. It was already afternoon.
In the car, when he opened the package that Su Taohua had given him before departure, he found that the package was not cornmeal pancakes.
Inside the small cloth bag was a lunch box of dumplings, a large bag of pancakes, and eight eggs.
Holding these, Su Xiaoliang finally couldn't help but shed tears.
And Su Taohua, after sending her son away, seemed to have collapsed, lying on the kang unable to get up.
In the afternoon, Liang Xiu came to talk to her, and Su Taohua reluctantly got up.
"Sister Taohua, look at you like this. Even if Xiaoliang goes to serve as a soldier, he will definitely not be at ease."
Su Taohua forced a smile and said: "I just feel that the baby is gone, and my heart is empty. I can just lie down for a day and be fine."
"How can I solve this problem if I lie down for a day? Sister Taohua, my mother is preparing to make clothes for Xiaotian at home. She asked me to come over and ask you to help design a look."
Su Xiaotian, the amazing assistant, also said with a smile: "Aunt Peach Blossom, the clothes you make are the most beautiful. We in the Heart Team count the clothes you make as the most beautiful."
Su Taohua couldn't help but laugh when Su Xiaotian said this: "It's strange that everyone likes Xiaotian, she's really good at talking!"
"Sister Taohua, let's go. Xiaogang is also at our house right now, playing with Xiaosi, Xiaowu and the others."
"Liang Xiu, you guys are like this, what can I say?" How could Su Taohua not understand what Liang Xiu meant.
She also really felt that she was broken. Once Xiaoliang left, he would definitely not be able to come back in a year and a half, and even in three to five years, he might not be able to come back.
Thinking of this, Su Taohua couldn't help but shed tears again.
"Since you don't know what to say, then don't say anything. Sister Taohua, you have to stand up so that the baby can leave with peace of mind!"
"He doesn't know that I'm worried about him!" Su Taohua wiped away the tears on her face and said, "I just thought that once the baby leaves, I don't know when he will come back."
"Sister Taohua, we have to look forward. My son is going to be a soldier. Maybe he will have a bright future in a few years. Staying here with us and cultivating the earth for the rest of his life doesn't mean anything, right?"
"I understand what you're saying, but as a mother, you should still be worried!" Su Taohua forced out a smile.
"Sister Taohua, let me tell you another good thing." Liang Xiu suddenly lowered her voice and said.