Time passed quickly for a year, and it was now the summer of 1979. As we all know, a big thing happened in China, and Suning was also a sophomore student.
As an active soldier, Suning really wanted to take advantage of the summer vacation to visit the southwest border. However, a phone call from Green Island forced Suning to give up the plan and prepare to welcome the upcoming younger brothers and sisters.
That's right! The three Jiang Yaning brothers wanted to come to Changsha for fun. Jiang Defu was worried that his two daughters would come alone, and he couldn't leave because of work. It was impossible for An Jie to come to Suning. After much deliberation, he could only think that he was working in the countryside.
Jiang Weimin, his silly son, called back.
"Dad, why did you ask me to come back?"
"What? Has it affected your performance as a model worker?"
"Dad, can you stop making fun of me!"
"Hey! Do you know how to be sarcastic now?" Jiang Defu looked at the silly son in front of him and felt a headache. "Your mother and I thought about it and we should call you back. After all, there are more opportunities here on Green Island."
"What chance? What chance can I have?"
"What? Are you just going to stay in the countryside?
When your mother and I retire, there will be no children around to take care of you?"
"Dad, isn't Yafei by your side?
With her taking care of you, there is nothing to worry about."
"Weimin, your father and I asked you to come back for your own good." Looking at his silly son who was talking back to Jiang Defu one after another, An Jie also noticed Jiang Defu who was about to lose control of his anger, "No matter what Lu Dao says,
It’s a big city, and when you come back to Green Island, asking your dad to find connections to find you a new job won’t be much better than in the countryside.”
"Weimin, I want you to come back this time because I want you to accompany Yafei and Yaning to Changsha. They want to spend a few days with your elder brother in Changsha." Jiang Defu looked helplessly at his silly son and held back.
With the anger in his heart, he directly ordered.
"Ah? Okay!"
Jiang Defu and An Jie put their three children on the train to Changsha. Suddenly they felt that their children had grown up and they themselves had entered old age.
"Anjie, suddenly I feel that we are all old."
"Haha, when did you become so sentimental?"
"Hey! It makes me feel bad to see all five children grow up and leave one by one."
"Humph! That's because you have never taken care of children yourself and don't know how annoying these children are. Otherwise, you would have set off fireworks to celebrate today."
...
Suning arrived at Changsha Railway Station in advance. The train from Green Island arrived at the station not long after, and it was easy to pick up the three "children" who were traveling for the first time.
It was indeed the first time for Jiang Yaning and Jiang Yafei to travel far away. After the bumps on the train along the way, the two of them looked a little depressed. However, when they saw Suning who came to pick them up, they couldn't help but feel joy from the bottom of their hearts.
"Brother!"
"Well! You must be exhausted! Get in the car and go home quickly."
"Brother, do you have a car now?" The silly Jiang Weimin looked at the "green jeep" in front of him in surprise.
"Haha, how is that possible! I borrowed this from our school."
After the three of them got in the car, Suning also put their luggage in the car, then sat directly in the driver's seat, started the car and drove away from the train station.
"Brother, where will we stay these days?"
"Yaning, because my school is a military school, it is very troublesome for strangers to come in and out. I don't trust you to live in a guest house." After hearing Yaning's concern about accommodation, Suning explained with a smile, "There happens to be a professor in our school.
I have rented his house during my one-year exchange abroad, and I will never let you sleep on the road."
After a short drive, the car soon arrived at a high-end residential area. Suning showed his pass to the personnel on duty outside, and then everyone entered the residential area. Finally, Suning parked the car in front of a villa.
"Wow! Brother, is this house so beautiful?"
"Haha, it's more beautiful inside!"
She entered the villa with her three younger brothers and sisters, and then the three little guys looked at it curiously. After Suning put down their luggage, he arranged rooms for the three of them.
"It's not yet four o'clock in the afternoon. You should take a shower first and change into clean clothes. Then I will take you out for dinner."
"Okay! Brother!"
After the three of them washed up, it was past five o'clock, and then Suning drove them to the famous Hunan restaurant in Changsha.
After the four of them had dinner, Suning thought they would be tired and lacked energy, so he was about to send them to rest, but Yaning and Yafei were very energetic.
"Brother, we are not sleepy yet, can you chat with us for a while?"
"Okay! What do you want to talk about?"
"Brother, do you have a girlfriend?"
"Girlfriend? No!"
"Ah? No way?" Jiang Yaning and Jiang Yafei looked at each other curiously, "Brother, why don't you date a girlfriend?"
"Haha, how can I have time!" Suning shook his head and explained, "The courses in school are very tight, and we follow the army's schedule every day, so there is no time to think about other things."
"Oh! So that's it!"
"Haha, why do you suddenly care about whether I'm in love or not?"
"Haha, just asking casually."
"Brother, my father asked me to come back from the countryside. They want me to stay in Green Island." At this time, Jiang Weimin also talked about his affairs.
"Yeah! It's good to go back to Green Island. The policy will gradually open up in the future, and there will be more opportunities in Green Island."
"Ah? Brother, do you also think I should go back to Green Island?"
"Yes! You didn't have a date in the countryside, did you?"
"No! I didn't!" Jiang Weimin blushed and his heart skipped a beat when he was suddenly told something that was on his mind.
Jiang Yafei and Jiang Yaning on the side saw Jiang Weimin's expression and guessed that Jiang Weimin must have something going on in the countryside. In addition to lamenting Suning's vicious vision, they also worried about Jiang Weimin. Their parents may not agree.
"Weimin, do you think that girls in rural areas are better behaved and will obey your arrangements in everything?"
"ah?"
"Wei Min, a man must have his own career. Even if you marry a rural girl now, you will soon be unable to give her the life she wants, and your life will still be a mess."
"Of course, this is your personal choice. The most we can do is give you some advice. Whether the days ahead are bitter or sweet, you need to make your own way."
I don’t know if the silly Jiang Weimin can understand, but Suning still feels that he is quite embarrassed. He cannot be someone else’s nanny and can only rely on him to make his own choices.
Next, Suning wholeheartedly pretended to be a qualified "tour guide" and took Jiang Yaning and the three of them around Changsha, fulfilling their friendship as landlords.
Because self-employment has been gradually liberalized in 1979, although there are few inland cities in Changsha, there are still many places filled with the agitation of the times. Suning occasionally deliberately brought Jiang Weimin to contact these "crabs" first, trying to slow down
Slowly broaden Jiang Weimin's horizons.
"Wei Min, the current policy will become more and more open. Many people go to Guangzhou and Shanghai in the south to wholesale various consumer goods, such as clothes, socks, and electronic watches, and then go back to the mainland to sell them to make a profit. It is easy to become a household worth ten thousand yuan.
.”
"Ah? Ten thousand yuan household?" Jiang Weimin's eyes widened in surprise, and his breathing became much faster, "Aren't they afraid of being caught?"
"Haha, the gap between risk and reward is too big, so some people are willing to take risks." Suning suddenly laughed, "I also heard the news that catering operations will be liberalized soon. As long as you have legal procedures, you can
Private restaurants can be opened.”
"Weimin, you can return to Green Island first, and then ask your father to arrange for you to learn cooking skills at a famous guest house or restaurant in Green Island. When the policy does allow individual business, we will help you raise funds to open a restaurant of your own.
, you will be the big boss by then."
"Ah? Is this still possible?"
"Haha, of course." Suning smiled and nodded, "You'd better discuss it with the adults when you return to Green Island and let them help you get some ideas."
Suning knew that with Jiang Defu and An Jie's personalities, they would definitely not be the first to "eat crabs". This would only bury a lead in their minds and also make them determined to intervene in Jiang Weimin's affairs in advance.
In the original drama, the island protects their family, but it also binds them. They cannot feel the drastic changes in the outside world, so they may miss many opportunities.
Now that they have left the island and come to the larger stage of Green Island, what they have seen will definitely be different, and their thoughts must not be as conservative as in the original play.
In mid-August, Jiang Yaning and the three of them boarded the train back to Green Island with unsatisfied expectations. Suning bought them a lot of Changsha specialties. Of course, there were also products that contained important information for future generations. They were considered gifts to the Jiang family.
...
After Jiang Yaning and the others left, the school started not long after. Seeing the bustling campus once again, Suning was still devoted to intense study.
One day when Suning went to the library, he saw a dozen classmates gathered on the roadside. Curious, Suning inquired and found out that the school had recently organized a battlefield observation group to go to the southwest battlefield to experience a real battlefield and conduct experiments.
and testing a batch of new weapons.
Suning, who had already thought of going to the southwest, couldn't bear the restlessness in his heart and immediately ran to the school's office area and came to the principal's office.
"Principal, I would like to apply to join this battlefield observation group."
"Ah? Student Jiang, the main mission of their observation group is to test new weapons. Why are you, a navy soldier, going there?"
"Principal, you also know my shooting ability, so I want to practice my actual combat ability."
"this......"
"Principal, I am a soldier. No matter how good my training is or how good my grades are, I can't change my shortcomings of not having actual combat." Looking at the somewhat tangled principal, Suning continued his persuasion, "This time
Opportunities for actual combat are rare. After all, we are in a peaceful era, so I don’t want to miss this opportunity.”
"Classmate Jiang, the battlefield is no child's play. Are you sure you want to join this observation group?"
"Yes! Principal!"
"Well, I can promise you!"
"Thank you principal!"
"However, you must obey the instructions of the team leader and the team leader, which are our school's security captains Su Dajun and Professor Lin."
"Yes! Principal! I will definitely obey the orders of Captain Su and Professor Lin!"
"Well, this is my sidearm, take it with you!" The principal immediately took off his sidearm and handed it to Suning in front of him.
"Thank you, principal! I will definitely return it to Zhao intact!" Suning was still very moved by the principal's behavior.
"Well, go ahead! Be sure to pay attention to safety!"
"Yes! Principal!"
The professor in charge of leading the team this time and Captain Su were very surprised by Suning's sudden joining. After all, the battlefield is cruel and there is no romance and poetic charm in ancient poems. Very few students would take the initiative to ask to go to the battlefield.
"Jiang Changyi, are you sure you want to come with us?"
"Yes! Captain Su!
My shooting skills are very good, and I am also a trainee shooting instructor in our school, so I will definitely be able to protect my own safety."
"Well, I know that!
But shooting at the school's paper target is different from shooting the enemy on the battlefield. I hope you can obey Professor Lin and I's orders."
"Yes! Captain Su!"
Suning knew that as the security captain of a national-level military academy, Su Dajun's level was still very high. It felt that he was not much lower than Jiang Defu's level, so Suning still showed great respect.
Professor Lin, who was in charge of technology on the side, also looked at Suning meaningfully, and then without saying anything, he and others boarded a military vehicle and headed to the train station not far away.
The observation group arrived at the Changsha Railway Station, and there happened to be a military train waiting for them. Of course, special soldiers would be responsible for transporting the new weapons brought by the observation group. All they had to do was board the train.
Suning has been very famous in the school for more than a year. Even the title of top scorer in the college entrance examination is eye-catching enough. Coupled with the blessing of being a trainee shooting instructor, many teachers and students in the school are familiar with him.
"Jiang Changyi, why did you suddenly think of joining the observation group?" Everyone came to the special carriage and sat down. Professor Lin looked at Suning curiously.
"Professor Lin, I have long wanted to go to the southwest battlefield. I was planning to go there this summer vacation, but my younger brother and sister wanted to come to Changsha for a few days, and then I didn't go." Looking at Professor Lin in front of me,
Suning explained with a respectful smile, "If I didn't see the actions of your observation group, I would immediately lose my patience."
"Well, the battlefield is very cruel. Are you really mentally prepared?"
"Yes, Professor!
I also want to see a real battlefield."
"Jiang Changyi, I heard that you were also admitted from the army?"
"Yes! Professor! I am the naval force in Ningbo."
"Well, since you are an out-and-out soldier, I hope you can obey the orders of me and Captain Su, and never make your own decisions or act without authorization."
"Yes! Professor!"
"This observation group is mainly for experimenting and testing a batch of new weapons. This is a top priority issue. I hope you will cooperate unconditionally."
"Yes! Professor!"
If you need me, Professor you and Captain Su, just ask."
Suning was not curious to inquire about the specific new weapons to be tested, but quietly followed the arrangements of Professor Lin and Captain Su. This trip to the southwest was indeed for the purpose of seeing things, and he would definitely not cause trouble for others.
"Junior, we are about to go to the battlefield. Aren't you afraid?"
"Haha, we are in an observation group, and we are not directly fighting the enemy. There is nothing to be afraid of."
"No! This time we are going to test weapons, and we definitely need to enter the forward position, so the danger still exists."
"Senior, from the day I decided to become a soldier, I decided to dedicate myself to the country."
"Haha, I hope you will be as tough-spoken as you are now on the battlefield, but don't be so scared that you pee your pants." The senior patted Suning's shoulder disapprovingly.
Suning was not unhappy at all, because he knew that these seniors and professors had gone to the southwest battlefield several times, and they must have experienced the cruelty of war.