Turning right when going out, the eldest sister walked in front, and the two brothers followed behind. Looking inside from the window, there were two beds in each room, and the eyes were full of military green, as if entering a military camp.
There are public toilets in the courtyard, marked for men and women, a small boiler room, a bathroom with frosted glass painted with yellow paint, a small canteen with four tables.
In the cafeteria, two old men, a man and a woman, were making dumplings. They smiled at Brother Tiejun through the glass, and the two brothers quickly smiled back.
"My parents came from their hometown in the countryside to help me."
While talking, we arrived at Room 1, opened the door and went in. It was no different from other rooms, except that there was an extra large wooden bucket for taking a bath.
"I'm just blind. This room is not open to the public. It is for entertaining my family. I can take a bath, but I have to carry water by myself."
The two brothers put down their backpacks and checked out the bed, a hard bed, a military backpack, a teapot, bedding... It was quite unique, and Tie Jun thought it should be called a military camp themed hotel.
The eldest sister put the thermos on the desk, took out a pack of Monkey King tea leaves from the desk, "Specially for jasmine tea!" After saying that, she took a large tea vat and poured some into it.
"Sister, you sit down, I'll do it!"
Da Zhuang picked up the thermos and poured water into it, and the eldest sister sat on the stool.
"Sister, what's your last name?"
"My name is Wang Erniu, and I have a sister named Wang Danniu. Haha, rural people's names are too rustic."
"Butu, my two sisters, the eldest sister is called Daya, the second sister is called Erya, no one calls me by my first name, it sounds pretty good!"
"Well, I know, Tielin often mentions you and says you are good at martial arts, and he always wants to persuade you to become a soldier!"
It was obvious that Tie Lin and Er Niu were very familiar with each other, and Tie Jun couldn't help but look at Er Niu carefully.
She has short hair, an oval face, and average length. Her eyes are pretty, not big but very energetic. She gives people the impression of being very clean and comfortable to look at.
"My ideal is to be a policeman, specializing in catching bad guys. Haha, sister, why are you a soldier?"
Da Zhuang sat next to Tie Jun and asked Er Niu with a smile.
"I, like your second brother, reduce the burden on the family. Moreover, the person who came to recruit soldiers that year happened to be my brother-in-law."
"Is your sister also a soldier?"
"Yes, my sister was an art soldier, and after marrying my brother-in-law, she switched to logistics.
I am a medical soldier. In May 1987, I followed Lao Shan from the field hospital. As soon as I arrived at the front line, I caught up with the troops clearing mines. We didn't even have a drink of water before we went up to reinforce."
"Stepped on a landmine?"
Da Zhuang asked, and Tie Jun slapped him with his arm, complaining that he talked too much. Er Niu saw it and smiled.
"No. When we went up, the demining was over, and the engineers were retreating down!
At the same time, the Jiandao Battalion was also withdrawn, with many wounded people. We immediately treated the wounds of the seriously injured on the spot, and then carried them back to the field hospital.
After working for more than six hours, at around ten o'clock in the evening, the last six soldiers and I retreated.
By the way, their battalion commander is also there, his name is Ma Dongdong, he is also a fellow from Daqing, and a fellow from your hometown, Tielin, who was the platoon leader at that time."
"What? My second brother? He went to the front line? Oh my god, I remembered it. No wonder the eldest sister didn't like to go home that year. It turned out that she knew that the second brother went to the front line!"
Tie Jun was also surprised, but not as excited as Da Zhuang. Erniu stopped and waited for Da Zhuang to finish.
Feeling that the two of them were looking at him strangely, Da Zhuang realized that he had lost his composure, scratched his head and said with a smile: "Sister, you tell me!"
"Don't complain about your second brother. He is a hero. I don't tell you because I don't want you to worry!"
Erniu stopped again, her eyes suddenly glazed over, and the two brothers did not dare to express their anger, fearing that hearing the following story would be very tragic.
"It was very hot and dark that day, and the moon could not be seen. The soles of the six of them's feet were all rotten. If they walked faster, someone would groan. It must have been painful.
The medicine box on my body was empty, not even any painkillers. I couldn't help wiping my tears. No one was moaning anymore, but I cried even harder.
Seeing that I was losing control of my emotions, Ma Dongdong asked the other four soldiers to leave first. He and Tielin stood aside and waited for me to finish crying.
I cried for about five minutes before gradually calming down. I stood up and was about to apologize when there was an explosion in front of us.
Without any time to think, the three of us rushed down. The direction of the explosion was the direction in which the three soldiers were retreating.
We all had flashlights in our hands. Ten minutes later, I caught up with Tielin and the others. Under the flashlight light... they were all minced meat and severed limbs. It was very fishy. I..."
Erniu's face twisted back and forth, trying her best to control her emotions, but tears still fell from the corners of her eyes. Erniu stood up and walked back and forth, her prosthetic legs making a loud sound on the ground.
"sister!"
Da Zhuang took out the towel and handed it to Erniu, but Erniu didn't take it. She put her head on the wall and sobbed. After a long time, the crying stopped.
"At that time, my calm state of mind suddenly exploded. I cried like crazy and rolled on the ground. Ma Dongdong grabbed my neck.
The flashlight shone on his face, which was scary and full of tears. Tielin was also pressing my shoulders tightly. Only then did I realize that a man’s tears are silent.
'Wang Erniu, listen to me carefully, this is a battlefield, no one will play house with you, we have entered a minefield by mistake, made a wrong step, and we will all become martyrs!'
After Ma Dongdong shouted, I actually calmed down. Sometimes people are just cheap, and they have to be scolded and beaten before they can be well, and I am."
Erniu smiled bitterly and raised her hand to wipe her tears.
"The problem we faced at that time was, how to get out of the minefield? Who will lead the way?
'You two turn off your flashlights, Tielin, follow me two meters away, Wang Erniu, you are at the end, don't panic, you are good, don't embarrass us Northeasterners.'
After Ma Dongdong finished speaking, I held back my tears and said, 'Brother Ma, brother Tielin, can you let me hug you? I have never been hugged by a man in my life, and I don't want to leave any regrets.'
Ma Dongdong hugged me, and Tielin said: 'You have to take responsibility after hugging me. You two must survive. If I die, remember to bury a piece of wedding candy for me so that I can drink Meng Po soup.'
Before we could react, Tielin turned on his flashlight, walked back, and turned around two meters away to wait for us.
'Tielin, do you dare to disobey orders?'
'Brother Ma, if you can get out, you can kill me. Now shut up and protect my sister-in-law!'
We both shut up, Ma Dongdong followed, Tielin walked forward, and we tried to go back the way we came.
After walking for more than ten minutes, we saw Tielin's flashlight shining on the big tree. We were so happy, which meant that we were out of the minefield.
'Come on, come out!'
After Tielin shouted, he walked forward. There was a "click" and we stopped at the same time. The sound was at Tielin's feet. We were still half a meter away from the big tree.
'Don't move, don't come over!'
I stood still, but Ma Dongdong rushed forward and lay at the foot of Tielin. I quickly turned on the flashlight and shined a light on it.
Ma Dongdong took out his dagger and inserted it into Tie Lin's sole. Then, with an arch, he pushed Tie Lin down and stood up.
'Er Niu, I will be your husband for one day, and neither of us will regret it. Once we enter the forest, we will be divorced. I think Tielin is good, Tielin, come on!'
Tielin leaned against the big tree and threw the flashlight aside. I walked out crying, and while they were talking, I stepped on the dagger and pushed Ma Dongdong down."
Tie Jun and Da Zhuang were dumbfounded and couldn't keep up with the rhythm at all. They felt that the mine had grown legs. Looking at Er Niu's legs, Tie Jun closed his eyes.
"Haha, that's what you saw in the end, my legs are glorious!"
Erniu let out a sigh of relief, but Tie Jun and the others felt very depressed. The scene of the landmine explosion in the movie suddenly appeared before their eyes.
"So are you married to Brother Ma?"
"Half a year later, we got married, and your Tielin hugged your brother Ma!"
Erniu laughed, and so did the two brothers.
"It's not bad. It's very elegant. Brother Ma must have been promoted!"
"No, if you get promoted to a higher position, you will be promoted to commander!"
"ah?"
The two brothers exclaimed together, this must be too fast. The last time they went to the front line, they caught up with the gunner.
"You're already the commander, why are you still allowed to do this?"
"His commander can't control me, he's over there!"
Erniu pointed to the top of her head, and the two brothers suddenly realized that they had ascended to heaven!
"Where did you and Brother Ma's portrait go?"
Tie Jun thought of the previous sentence and asked.
"Well, we are the same age. If he were still alive, he would be 27."
The two brothers stopped talking. Erniu smiled and said, "You two have a rest for a while. Tielin will definitely come over in the evening. I'll go check it out. They have delicious food. You three should have a good drink."
When Er Niu went out, Tie Jun said: "This is a bad thing, don't tell our parents, especially our mother!"
Da Zhuang nodded and sighed heavily, as if he had grown up all of a sudden.