In a blink of an eye, it was the day for veterans to retire. Sun Ming and Wu De both retired this year. Sun Ming told Shi Bing that five years here was enough for him, and it was time to return home and enjoy normal life.
Lived.
A few days before leaving, we all got together to have a drink and took photos of each other. This may be the last souvenir of these comrades. We may meet them here in this lifetime, even though they are from far away.
It's not easy to meet again.
This kind of fate only lasted a few years. This moment was the most proud moment in life. They went from an ordinary citizen to a qualified soldier and then back to an ordinary citizen. Although
There is a lot of reluctance in my heart, but parting is always inevitable. It was 12 o'clock in the morning when I sent the veterans to the car. Many veterans shed tears. They burst into tears and hugged each other. They were moved by this moment.
, no matter how much unpleasantness they had with whomever they had, they were all gone with the wind on this day. What they left behind was not just memories, but the reluctance to part with them as comrades-in-arms.
Wu De walked to Shi Bing and the others with tears in their eyes. The three of them looked at each other. No one spoke. A few of them nodded and hugged each other hard. Everything was gone. Ma Hui
I also cried, crying like a child who had just left home.
Wu De smiled with tears in his eyes and said, "Shi Bing, Ma Hui, I have been a soldier for five years. You two are the soldiers I admire the most. I hope we can meet again."
Shi Bing nodded, patted Wu De's shoulder hard and said, "Don't worry, Squad Leader Wu, as long as we are destined, we will definitely meet again."
Sun Ming also came over at this moment. He hugged them both tightly with tears in his eyes and whispered in his ear, "Goodbye brothers, take care of yourself."
Shi Bing looked at the once resolute recruit squad leader and remembered that he was about to leave here and return to his hometown. Unknowingly, his eyes were red. This parting atmosphere reminded him of Gao Zijian and Dajun seeing him off when he first joined the army.
scene.
But he resisted the urge to cry, nodded vigorously and said, "Goodbye squad leader, you should also take care of yourself. We will see you in Fuyangcheng when we have a chance."...
One by one, the veterans left, and they didn't take away a trace of nostalgia. All they left behind was the air they had breathed. For a moment, it seemed that even the air had become scarce, as if to prove their departure.
, the next day, everything returned to its original calm. This is the army, the iron camp, and the flowing soldiers. After you leave here, it won't take long before your name will be forgotten, but the soldier's
The spirit will be passed down from generation to generation...
Next came the camping training, which is a training that field troops must undergo every year. Soon, the list of companies for training came down. Of course, Ma Hui's name was on it, which was expected.
The army is not a place where you can do whatever you want. Only one person from a company can be left to guard, and the rest must be dispatched. Ma Hui often said, "Finally, I'm halfway through, and I can leave after another half."
After dinner, in the class, Ma Hui sat on the mat dejectedly and said helplessly, "Holy shit, damn it, this damn company commander, I can't do it no matter what I say, I have to fucking do it."
Let me go, this is going to be really bad, we have to leave tomorrow."
Shi Bing was beside him, writing in his diary while smiling and saying, "Damn, you're not, you're just a trainer. Why are you, an old man, so afraid of hardship? It's such a disgrace to us Fuyang people."
Ma Hui quibbled and said, "What...what, that's not the case at all. You have to know, living outside in this cold weather, what if your 'little brother' gets frozen to death?"
Shi Bingtai smiled and said, "Oh, there are so many people in this company, why are you afraid of the cold? I see, the eighth floor is your 'little brother' who had a problem before, otherwise why are you so scared?"
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"Fuck you, you're the only one with the problem." Ma Hui scolded him. Shi Bing glanced at him, sighed again, shook his head and didn't answer. He opened the diary and continued writing, ignoring him.
dissatisfaction.
When Ma Hui saw that Shi Bing was ignoring him, he said dejectedly, "Oh, damn, the day of suffering is coming."
The next day, the training had already started before dawn. The training team was very large. The whole team set off together, led by the leader himself. Thousands of people hiked together. The soldiers in front held big flags to boost morale.
Yes, the scene looked very overbearing.
Shi Bing had been waiting for this day to arrive for a long time. He was very excited. He regarded this training as just a life experience. But soon, he admitted that this experience was indeed too hard, and he walked for a whole day.
Shi Bing's feet were already a little numb.
But now even one-fifth of the progress has not been reached. This training is really too hard. Ma Hui complained in a low voice behind him, "Fuck, what a fucking bastard. It's tiring and cold. Why do you have to do it?"
It would be great to go in the winter, but it would be really torture."
In fact, it's not just the two of them who are tired, everyone is tired. In this cold weather, they can only eat one hot meal all day long, that is dinner. The place to cook is to set up a temporary stove casually and use bricks to store it.
, put some firewood on the fire and cook some convenient food.
They eat compressed dry food at noon and in the morning. It is convenient and can be washed with hot water. When they go to bed at night, they are given some liquor for them to drink. This is used to ward off the cold, and liquor is always used.
After being scalded with hot water, Ma Hui was really on the verge of tears. His life seemed like he had returned to an era before liberation.
For several days, they shuttled from the countryside to the city, and then from the city to the countryside, passing through many places. Many soldiers brought cameras to commemorate this unforgettable day. If you only serve as a soldier for two years, this life is just that.
Just once.
Nine days later, when they were returning from the training session, Shi Bing and Ma Hui could no longer see their original faces. Due to the wind and sun, their faces were dirty and their military uniforms were all stained.
The yellow mud looked like he had just come back from the battlefield. He couldn't tell who was who. Several pairs of shoes were worn out and his feet were torn. Most people looked like this, including cadres.
, no one is any better.
It was around six o'clock in the evening when we returned to the camp. The courtyard of the camp was lined with new recruits welcoming their return. Shi Bing was now a veteran. He looked at the childish faces one by one and thought of the soldiers he had just arrived.
On the first day, just like them, the recruit's life was completely over, and what awaited him would be a brand new look...