Xue Xiang was sitting in a high-speed green leather train, resting his chin on his hands and looking out of the window. Outside the window, the wheat fields were spread out in blocks, evenly spread out into the distance. The ice and snow in the fields had long since melted, and the overwintering wheat seedlings had sprouted a trace of green buds, blowing in the wind.
Swaying with spring.
Xue Xiang took out a cigarette, held it in his mouth, and handed the cigarette case to the mustache beside him: "Here you go!" He was in a bad mood, but he forgot about the rule of no smoking on the train. Fortunately, he was sitting by the window, so now
The windows of my train were not sealed, and the windows were half-open, allowing for good ventilation, and no one said anything to stop me.
"Thank you, no." Mustache smiled awkwardly.
Xue Xiang didn't say much, put back his cigarette case, turned to look out the window, and the scenery in front of him suddenly changed. The wheat fields spreading in the distance suddenly stopped, and a vast ocean of steam emerged out of thin air. At that time, the setting sun shone across the water.
, against the background, half of the river is rustling, and half of the river is blood red.
As the train drew closer, the majestic appearance of this vast ocean became clearer. At a glance, it was really that the water stretched to the sky, and the sky connected to the water. You could see the end of it. The water was vast and circuitous, and the mountains in the water were abrupt. In the distance, there were fishing sails and reeds.
The leaves are green and the gulls and herons are flying.
"Isn't this Yunmeng Lake?" Xue Xiang looked at the lake intently, as if thinking to himself.
"Yes, it's Yunmeng Lake." Mustache responded.
"Holding distant mountains, swallowing the Yangtze River, the vastness of the water, the endless horizon, the scenery is endless!" Xue Xiang actually stood up and read the famous sentence describing the lake in Fan Wenzhenggong's "Yueyang Tower".
At this time, most of the passengers in the carriage were looking out the window, attracted by the magnificent and colorful Yunmeng Lake, which is as vast as the sea.
"Although it is early spring now, it is still winter scenery. Although Yunmeng Lake is said to have different scenery in each of the four seasons, the autumn scenery is the most praised. Needless to say, Taibai said, "Baling has unlimited wine, and drunkenness kills Dongting in autumn.
'The true meaning has been revealed, especially during the Mid-Autumn Festival
Before and after, the maple leaves all over the mountain were illuminated by the setting sun, making the whole river red. The mountains and beautiful water looked like a drunken beauty." Mustache seems to have been here frequently and knows the scenery of Yunmeng Lake very well.
Deep, he spoke so eloquently that everyone looked at him.
Xue Xiang looked at the lake view for a while, then turned around and sat down. He felt sad in his heart, and out of thin air he felt a bit like the feeling of "going to the country and missing his hometown" that Fan Zhongyan sighed when he was facing the lake. Unlike Mr. Fan, he was not worried about slander.
Ridicule, but hurtful.
Those who are in ecstasy can only say goodbye!
How can family affection, friendship, and love be abandoned as soon as he turns around and says goodbye?
After returning from the Central Department on the 16th, Xue Xiang went directly to Songzhuzhai. Unexpectedly, General An refused to accept the door and only asked Lao Wang to say one sentence: "No matter where you go, you must stand up straight and behave. This
You can use your military ID card if you want. My old man is here to take care of it. I wonder who dares to say it is fake!"
Previously, Xue Xiang was planning to hand back his gun and documents, but when he heard the old man's attitude, he stopped mentioning it. Obviously, the old man was still holding back a fire in his heart, and he still refused to touch this bad luck.
On the 17th, Xue Xiang asked for a day off for Liu Ying'er, and the two went to Xiangshan and spent the whole day. When Liu Ying'er heard that Tan Lang was going to the countryside, she was reluctant to leave. She is now used to always having her behind her.
Such a strong arm. No matter what difficulties we encounter, he will always be with us through thick and thin, instead of just gritting his teeth and holding on by himself.
After all, Liu Ying'er was not a clingy girl. She didn't sob and act like a little daughter. She only said that she was going to thousands of places and asked Xue Xiang to take care of her. She also asked him to treat her as soon as possible after arriving.
After writing the letter, the two of them kept in touch.
On the 18th, Xue Xiang made an appointment with Qi Kangtong, Zhu Shijun, Lei Xiaotian, Chen Fusheng, Yin Jinghua, Zhang Fatty, Ma Yongsheng, Ma Liang, Qiu Zhiguo and others to have dinner at Lao Mo. After having a good meal and wine, he expressed his intention to go to the countryside.
, everyone was astonished, and they really didn’t understand why the third brother was willing to go to that corner.
Kang Tong was the most excited and wanted to go with him immediately. Xue Xiang only said that he would not go away for long, at most one or two years, and he would be back for the Spring Festival. He asked him to take care of the third primary school at home, so Kang Tong did not insist on going.
When Xue Xiang said he was going to the countryside, Zhu Shijun was also outraged. He said: "The third brother is not interesting enough. He spends all his time teasing his brothers to study in the mountains of paper and books, but he has left the company. If he had known, it would be worse than making movies with Marezi and Xiaokang."
The police arrive with dignity."
Xue Xiang pointed to the sky and said that the college entrance examination would resume at the end of the year, and the exam time was set. The exam would be held on December 7, 8, and 9, so that Zhu Shijun could rest assured to review.
In fact, the college entrance examination has not yet happened. It will be officially announced by Nan Lao in July. Xue Xiang revealed the secret and told all the time of the college entrance examination in 1977 in his memory. The exam time was accurate to the sky.
, Zhu Shijun still doesn’t believe it.
Although the rest of the people were puzzled and reluctant to leave Xue Xiang, they did not ask questions and only said, "Go and take care. If it doesn't work, come back. How can the third brother, a talented man, be a bad captain in a corner?"
It’s just burying talents.”
Starting from the 19th, Xue Xiang took three days off for Sanxiao and took them to eat all kinds of snacks in Sijiu City and visit all the scenic spots in the old capital. Every night, he asked Qi Sanxiao to tell stories with the little guy.
It was a normal night, and the four of them were lying on the same bed. Xue Xiang greedily enjoyed the family affection that he had never had in his previous life.
Time passes like water, no matter how much you cherish it, it will always slip away quietly through your fingers when you are not paying attention. On the evening of the 22nd, Xue Xiang could not hide it no matter what, even though he was deeply reluctant to let go.
He knew how big a blow it would be to Sanxiao if he told him that he was going to travel far away, but when things got serious, he couldn't hide from them.
When Xue Xiang said he wanted to go to the countryside, Xiaowan and Xiaoyi were shocked. The little guy was still jumping up and down on the sofa and kept saying, "Where is the countryside? Is it fun? When will we go?" Xiaowan and Xiaoyi had no idea at all.
I didn't expect that Xue Xiang was going to "fly solo".
It wasn't until Xue Xiang said, "I won't be gone for a long time. I will go home during the Spring Festival and let Xiao Wan take good care of my younger siblings." The little guy realized that his elder brother didn't want him.
In an instant, the little guy's nuclear buttons were all pressed, and the tears rushed down like a bursting flood. After a while, he couldn't stop crying, and his little mouth kept gasping for breath. The little guy cried fiercely and violently.
The girl jumped straight from the end of the sofa, and Xue Xiang hurriedly caught her.
The little guy ran into Xue Xiang's arms and tightened Xue Xiang's neck with his two fleshy little arms. Xue Xiang refused to let go no matter what he said. The little guy made a fuss for a while, crying until the mountains collapsed and the rocks cracked, and the earth shook.
It wasn't until Xue Xiang was forced to stop talking that the little guy managed to stop his tears.
In the little kid's mind, the eldest brother is his elder brother, his playmate, his teacher, the poor kid being bullied by him, his father, and even his mother. How can he be separated from his eldest brother?
Although Xue Xiang couldn't say anything, the little guy's vigilance was completely raised. Anyway, he had to be held by Xue Xiang and wouldn't come down even if he said anything. He had to sit in his arms even when eating, and he had to be held in his arms when drinking water.
When I go to the toilet, the little one is also outside
She looked at the door tightly in front of her; when she went to bed at night, the little guy even took a red headband and tied her little arm to Xue Xiang's arm. That's it, she was still worried, and her little body was hugging her tightly.
Xue pointed his other arm.
Anyway, that night, the little guy forced Xue Xiang to make countless promises not to escape, but Xue Xiang still quietly left in the early morning of that night. How could he not know the attachment of the three little guys to him?
Wan and Xiaoyi didn't say it, it was because they were old and knew how to hide their feelings. But it was really impossible not to go. The long-term pain is worse than the short-term pain. I hope Sanxiao can recover quickly.
The only good thing to be thankful for is that my uncle was "liberated" on the day of my trip. I don't know if it was deliberately arranged by the old leader. In any case, Xiaowan and the three of them were not without support, and they could walk with a little peace of mind.
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"Comrade Xue, after passing Yunmeng Lake, we will reach the border of Jianghan Province. Do you think we should go to the province to stay for one night first, or go straight down." The mustache saw Xue Xiang lowering his head and smoking a cigarette, thinking that he was young.
When I left home, I felt worried, so I took the initiative to speak to him and make him talk to liven up the atmosphere.
"Let's go straight down. Since our grown-up captain has taken over, it's better not to show off to the province." Xue Xiang put out the cigarette butt and popped it out of the window when the flight attendant wasn't paying attention.
Mustache wanted to say, "With the name of the Central Military Commission, we can't go anywhere, no one dares to laugh at me," but seeing Xue Xiang's firm attitude, he didn't say anything.
Mustache is here to be responsible for escorting Xue Xiang to his new post. The job of accompanying Xue Xiang to his new post was first snatched up by Liu Yong and Secretary Liu. In Liu DaSec’s view, Xue Xiang definitely has a bright future, even if this kid
He is a helpless man. Just the names of a few big shots he heard in the office that day were enough to keep this kid busy for decades. If he doesn't catch such a dark horse, how could he have his head kicked by a donkey?
Unexpectedly, Minister Xu smashed Secretary Liu's dream on the grounds that Secretary Liu's position was too high and was not suitable for Xue Xiang's appointment. Then, this fat pie fell on Xiao
Bearded head.
Originally, the Central Z Department was only responsible for dismissal and assessment of provincial-level officials, so it would not care about a small production captain. But this time, among the same batch of grassroots cadres, the highest-ranking one has become the deputy director, so he has to get it himself.
He received the appointment certificate and took office.
Xue Xiang, the youngest captain, was accompanied by a mustache and took up the post. It was naturally the work of Xu Zigan. Everyone has the heart to protect the calf. Besides, Xue Xiang, a shrimp official, is no better than others. This official position is really too small. Xu Zigan will not send it.
If you follow him down alone, let him go down alone. I'm afraid that a handover will drag him to death.