Lin Xiaoguang was not in a hurry to find the old man.
If he went looking for it now, it would make the old man unhappy during the New Year, and there would be no good fruits to be gained. This matter had to be considered in the long run, so he gave it up for now.
I came back from my hometown in the countryside and started to get busy.
I was writing a development plan for Nanyao Village and copying the novel "Heroes". In addition, I had to go to Chang Yunxiu's home to tutor her in her homework. It was really busy.
On the last day of the new year, seeing that tomorrow was the first day of the Lunar New Year, Lin’s parents finally decided to spend money. This money was not the salary they usually earned, but the hot 10,000 yuan in their hands.
They want to buy something big, a TV or a bicycle.
The Lin family only has one TV set. The old man bought it a few years ago. He has two sons and a daughter. It doesn’t matter who lives in it, so they take turns. The daughter’s house the year before last, the old man’s house last year, and so on. This year it’s the second son’s house.
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On New Year's Day last year, Lin Xiaoguang was at his uncle's house, staring at the Peking TV set and witnessing the launch of News Network.
The TV will be moved from my uncle's house this afternoon.
It was quite troublesome to move around. Lin Xiaoguang proposed buying a TV very early, but Lin’s parents didn’t agree because they were still confused about money.
On New Year's Eve, he finally convinced me.
In the past, it was unthinkable to buy a TV, but now that she still had the money to buy it, Yang Wenshu wanted to buy a TV. It was black and white, and it only cost about 400 yuan. There were also industrial coupons, and there were several brands to choose from.
However, Lin Zhongping had different opinions. He wanted to buy a Feige bicycle for her to ride.
He also plausibly said: "It only takes a few minutes for me to walk to work. When I get home from get off work, you haven't finished school yet and you are tired from walking after get off work. This bicycle is indispensable."
At first glance, I thought he loved his wife, but actually he didn’t want to cook.
Yang Wenshu was well aware of his little thoughts, but she wanted a TV more than a bicycle.
Lin Xiaoguang waved his hand: "Mom, Dad, what's the point of fighting? I bought both a bicycle and a TV, and it only costs five or six hundred yuan in total, right?"
Yang Wenshu glared at him: "Do you think this money came from the strong wind?"
Lin Zhongping looked at the couple blankly, and suddenly said: "Isn't it just the strong wind?"
With a puff, Yang Wenshu finally couldn't help laughing.
Lin Zhongping looked at her and was stunned.
"Ahem..." Lin Xiaoguang coughed suddenly, seeming to be choked.
"Okay, then it's settled." Lin Zhongping came to his senses, waved his hand and patted him hard on his young shoulder.
Yang Wenshu stretched out her hands, grabbed the soft flesh around the waists of the father and son, and twisted them halfway like a TV knob.
Lin Zhongping's unchanging smile became even worse, while Lin Xiaoguang grimaced in pain.
Only then was Yang Wenshu satisfied. She let go of her hand and Shi Shiran left. When she walked to the door, she suddenly looked back at the father and son with a smile: "Why are you two standing there stupidly? Go shopping!"
That's how things were settled.
My family has saved a lot of industrial coupons over the years, and I'm looking for someone to pool some money with me to buy a TV and a bicycle. It's not a big problem.
At three o'clock in the afternoon, things were brought over, pandas and flying pigeons.
When they saw the TV, Xiao Fei and Xiao Mo were so happy that they couldn't find anything to do with it. The other was so excited that they jumped three feet high in excitement. They only told everyone they met that my family had bought a TV.
It wasn't until Lin Zhongping burst into laughter one by one that he calmed down and sat on the sofa watching TV.
There is only one central station.
As far as Lin Xiaoguang knows, there are currently four major channels, Beiping, Shanghai, Haijin, and Xichuan. However, Beiping TV was renamed CCTV in May last year, and the new Beiping platform was not established until May this year.
Although there are four stations, the only one Chang'an can receive is the Central Station, and sometimes there are no programs during the day.
During the Spring Festival of 1979, maybe because I had money and bought a TV, life was more promising than before. The smiles of Father Lin and Mother Lin were brighter than before, not to mention Xiao Fei and Xiao Mo.
This year's New Year's Eve, I went to my uncle's house to spend it as before, and the whole family had a great reunion.
The next day, the first day of the Lunar New Year, the whole family locked the door and returned to their hometown in the countryside.
In the countryside, we have to worship our ancestors. We have to go to the Yuntai Temple on the mountain, the Mountain Temple in the middle of the mountain, and the Dragon King Temple by the river. It’s quite busy.
Basically, everyone has a task, except the old man who is idle.
Lin Xiaoguang looked at the old man's cheerful expression and thought to himself: "Let you have fun for a day or two for now. When your birthday is over, you won't be able to sleep."
On the old man's birthday, near noon, Chang Jianping came as expected.
Lin Xiaoguang breathed a sigh of relief when he didn't see Chang Yunxiu coming behind him. When he saw that Yan Dongming was not looking over, he motioned to him to be calm.
When he went home in the afternoon and watched the news broadcast at seven o'clock in the evening, a piece of news caught his attention.
"On January 28, at two o'clock in the afternoon Washington time, Mr. Deng was invited to pay a state visit to the United States. This was the first visit by a Chinese leader to the United States in the 30 years since the founding of the People's Republic of China. The 39th President of the United States, Jimmy Carter,
A welcome ceremony was held at the White House..."
Father Lin and Mother Lin were shocked by this news, and it was hard to accept it for a while. U.S. imperialism, which has lasted almost thirty years, has become our ally like this?
Lin Xiaoguang suddenly realized that the war in southern Xinjiang was coming.
If it weren't for this news, he would have forgotten when the war happened. On February 14, one month before his seventeenth birthday, the Party Central Committee publicly issued a notice to the whole country to prepare for self-defense and counterattack, and the entire army entered the first level.
War preparations, the war broke out on the 17th.
What was the specific process of the war in southern Xinjiang? What problems did our army expose? He racked his brains to recall.
Fortunately, after his rebirth, his memory became stronger and he still remembered it.
In the first stage, our army's eastern front troops conquered Gaoping and Tongdeng, while our western front troops conquered Laojie and Gantang, and advanced 20-50 kilometers into Nanhou territory.
In the second stage, our army's eastern front troops captured Lang Son and Quang Yuen, and our western front troops captured Sapa, sealed the land, laid buildings, completed the scheduled combat tasks, and then gradually withdrew their troops and returned home.
In the third stage, our army retreated while clearing and suppressing, blowing up important military and political facilities in Vietnam, and seizing a large amount of supplies that supported the Southern Monkeys back then.
Then began a six-year border war.
During the war, our army exposed many problems.
Our army has not fought a war for a long time, and some officers have weak military skills and poor command during combat.
The Type 56 semi-automatic rifle is not as powerful as enemy equipment in jungle warfare and close combat.
The lack of a military rank system led to the dispersion of the troops, and when they were temporarily assembled, organizational relationships could not be quickly determined.
The lack of armored personnel carriers to transport infantry forces the infantry to travel on tanks, making them vulnerable to attack.
etc.
There are more places where the performance stands out.
The commanders and fighters of our army are brave and fearless. During the battle, they used a large number of flamethrowers to destroy enemy targets, causing huge damage and great psychological shock to the enemy.
Our army has a twin anti-aircraft machine gun whose power on the battlefield cannot be underestimated. It can break through an enemy's medium defensive position with only four guns. It is famous for its ability to quickly harvest the battlefield and is known as the "battlefield harvester".
Weapons are one thing, fighting is another.
For example, the most unexpected attack, our 42nd Army's multi-arms combined task force, interspersed with Dongxi, established the victory of the Gaoping Battle.
The most tenacious sniper, our 39th Division blocked the enemy's 316A Division. We fought fiercely for 6 days and nights, and cooperated with our brothers to defeat the enemy's 345th Division.
During the most arduous encounter, our 121st Division pushed forward desperately, without food for several days, encountered more than five large-scale enemy attacks, and finally reached its destination successfully.
etc.
Lin Xiaoguang's heart was racing.
He had the urge to write. There were so many evocative and touching stories emerging from the war that there was no reason for them to be buried.
"The Americans have "Saving Private Ryan," the British have "Dunkirk," and the Koreans have "The Flying Taegeuk Flag." We can have it too."