For some people, if you don't carefully explore their past, you simply can't imagine that the two white-haired old men sitting in front of you are veterans of the Vietnam War.
Twenty years old, what are everyone doing?
Falling in love in college? Playing games all night with your roommates? Or skipping classes and traveling around the city?
Unlike these young men, when they were twenty years old, Uncle Wu and Uncle Qian went to the battlefield in Vietnam, and they fought there for ten years.
The green years were dedicated to protecting the homeland and the country. Looking back at dusk, the young man has turned into a middle-aged man in his thirties.
"At that time, those soldiers in Vietnam were all brave veterans who had suffered many years of fighting. They were crazy during the war. They were not afraid of death and picked up machine guns. They dared to rush into the encirclement and shoot at us randomly. If
It’s just that it doesn’t matter. Under the circumstances at that time, in Vietnam, all the people in Vietnam were soldiers. Xiaobei, let me tell you this, as long as the women and children there are given a knife, they dare to kill us. "
On the sofa, Uncle Wu, with a depressed expression, slowly told about the past that he had never told anyone about. Some stories, even if forty years have passed, are still engraved in his heart like a soldering iron and will never be forgotten.
"Xiao Bei, don't believe it. When Lao Wu and I sneaked into a village for the first time on a mission, we met a little boy who came out to urinate in a small courtyard. Our original intention was to exit quickly, but
You would never expect that a boy of about ten years old would actually pick up a sickle from the ground and chop it at us. Most of our class were recruits, so we were a little confused when we encountered this situation for the first time.
.When the comrade at the back came to his senses, the sickle had already struck his neck. That was the first time we saw blood, and the first time we experienced the cruelty of war."
With dark eyes and trembling hands, Uncle Qian picked up the water glass from the table and took a sip. He slowly raised his head and looked at a group photo hanging on the wall. In the photo, two rows of smiling young soldiers stood.
It was precisely because of seeing this photo that Su Bei asked Uncle Qian about the incident. After that, he learned that the two uncles had such a glorious past when they were young.
"When we went there, there were twenty of us. Unfortunately, when we finally came back, only four of us were left. A few years ago, Lao Sun and Lao Li went there, but now only Lao Wu and I are left. Right now,
No one remembers them anymore."
Uncle Qian was reminded of the past, and a trace of deep pain appeared on his wrinkled face. He sighed heavily.
"One day our class found a grain warehouse. There were only a few women and children inside. They looked at us calmly when they saw us and didn't run away. The class leader asked us to retreat while he stayed behind. Who would have thought that one of the women would throw a
The handgun came over. In the blink of an eye, the squad leader and two comrades disappeared in front of me. Even his clothes were blown away. I still remember the squad leader told me that he had a new wife waiting for him at home.
"
Uncle Wu wiped his eyes. Unfortunately, some memories could not be wiped away with his tears. Living people sometimes suffer more than those who have died.
Su Bei remained silent, his heart was heavy, he felt like he was being pressed down by a mountain, and his mood was very heavy.
He had not experienced that war era, but just following a few words from the two old men, he had already sketched out that tragic war in his mind.
He finally understood why Uncle Wu often came here to buy paper money. It was to pay homage to his dead comrades.
The topic that was unintentionally brought up was too deep, so Su Bei brought the topic to the two old people. He just didn't ask, but once he asked, it brought up a painful memory.
After returning to China, Uncle Wu continued to work at home and farm. He wanted to be happy and free by himself, so he never got married. Now he lives alone with the pension provided by the city.
Su Bei was very dissatisfied with the amount of pension. Is it too much to give two thousand five thousand a month to a lonely old man? Moreover, this old man had fought bloody battles for the country when he was young.
"Half of my body is about to die. There is no point in worrying about money. I just ask you, old man, to tell me how much you can spend every day."
Uncle Wu didn't have any dissatisfaction. The old people of that era had a very shallow concept of money. At most, they had a lofty ideal of being able to contribute their own strength to the country.
When Su Bei saw that Uncle Wu was so generous, he could only shut up.
"It's getting late, let me cook two dishes for you two. I didn't expect Old Wu to bring Xiao Bei here. Old Wu, why don't you go downstairs and buy some meat." Uncle Qian said to Uncle Wu.
"No need. In the past, when my family was poor, they would eat anything. Uncle Qian, I would eat whatever you cooked." Su Bei said with a smile.
Unable to resist Su Bei's insistence, Uncle Qian had no choice but to cook two dishes.
While Uncle Qian was cooking, Su Bei sent a message to Qiu Yihan saying that he would bring supper back and asked what they wanted to eat. Qiu Yihan was very considerate and said that she would eat whatever he bought.
Such a well-behaved girl, I don’t know which brat I will take advantage of in the future.
Thinking of this, Su Bei suddenly looked a little unnatural, and felt a sense of guilt for no reason.
"Xiao Bei, you don't look right. What's wrong?" Uncle Wu asked with concern.
"It's okay, it's okay." Su Bei waved his hands repeatedly to indicate that he was okay.
After a meal, the relationship between the two uncles became much closer, but Su Bei finally felt a little regretful when he saw Uncle Qian, because he was left alone in a car accident.
Facing the death of his wife and daughter, Uncle Qian must have been in great pain.
Obviously they are both heroes who should enjoy all the happiness, but why are the lives of these two uncles so miserable?
God is unfair!
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A newly opened barbecue restaurant on Changshun Street, Brother Hao, who was full of wine and food, led five companions out of the restaurant in a swaggering manner.
"Hey, little brother, did you forget to pay the bill?" the store owner chased him from inside and shouted.
Brother Hao cast a sidelong glance at the shop owner, then spat at the shop owner's feet in a completely unqualified manner. He burped, pointed at the shop owner aggressively and said, "I come to your shop to have barbecue to give you business.
How dare you ask me for money? Believe it or not, I smashed your store today."
As soon as he finished speaking, the five companions behind him surrounded him fiercely.
The store owner was weak and stared at Brother Hao and the others with evil eyes. Seeing that these people were very young, he was really afraid that these young and energetic people would destroy the store.
He was immediately furious, but in the end he could only choose to remain silent.
After smashing the store and calling the police, the most they can do is to detain them for a few days. This kind of person is very vindictive and will only engage in small tricks in the future. Don't even think about this store.
Forget it, think of it as feeding the dogs.
Seeing this, Brother Hao walked towards the main road very proudly.
Woof!
A dog barked in front of him, and then a wild dog viciously bit the high-spirited Brother Hao hard on his calf.