Time: 2008-2-2120:15:00 Words: 3005
The next morning, Xu Sanduo was dressed neatly and doing the final cleaning.
In the dormitory of the Seventh Company, all the bedding in the room had been put away. The bunk beds in the dormitory were finally left with bare boards. Xu Sanduo was sweeping the floor for the last time. This was a thorough and meticulous cleaning. Because to him, even the leg of a table, the back of a medal, and the gap under a bed were all part of the Steel Seven Company. He found a cigarette in the crack of the bed next to No. 561. The cigarette was extremely dry. It was obvious that the owner had accidentally left it there.
Xu Sanduo leaned against the headboard and stared blankly at the cigarette in his hand. He thought of Wu Liuyi, who was still in the hospital bed.
There would be new recruits moving in tomorrow. They would not be able to go to the hospital in a day, let alone go to the fifth class on the grasslands. The spotless barrack would consume Xu Sanduo's last moments in Steel Seventh Company.
It was already late at night outside, and Xu Sanduo was not lying in bed to rest. He just squatted next to the bed of No. 56 and quietly did something against the rules. He lit the cigarette that he should not be able to smoke anymore. This was his first time smoking.
He smoked mouthful after mouthful. The dry cigarette was very spicy. He, who had never smoked, choked on the smoke and could not help but cry. However, he had no intention of stopping. He was reminiscing about his days in Steel Seventh Company.
The first time he surrendered, the first time he was disappointed in himself, the first time he saw hope because of the squad leader's help, the first time he was recognized by the company commander, the first time he received the friendship of Wu Liu Yi.#8226;#8226;#8226;#8226; For the first time, Xu Sanduo felt that his life in the military camp had passed.
Just as Xu Sanduo was reminiscing, a beam of light shone into his dormitory. It turned out that the soldiers on duty outside had discovered the situation in Xu Sanduo's dormitory and came in to check.
Xu Sanduo quickly put out his cigarette and did not bother to wipe away the tears in his eyes. He only waited for the soldier on duty to ask questions.
"It's so late. Why aren't you sleeping?”A soldier asked Xu Sanduo.
"Because I'm leaving tomorrow." Xu Sanduo tried his best to keep his voice steady so that no one could feel the pain in his heart.
The soldier shone his flashlight on Xu Sanduo's face. The strong light made Xu Sanduo dodge, but it didn't prevent the soldier from noticing the tears on Xu Sanduo's face.
The soldier's hand trembled and immediately extinguished the flashlight. Xu Sanduo knew that he had noticed that he was crying, so he immediately explained,""It's, it's the smoke. This smoke has been around for too long. It might even catch up to my military age.”
What Xu Sanduo didn't expect was that too much explanation became a cover-up. The soldier knew that Xu Sanduo had passed Old A's test. He waved to the people behind him, and the people behind him took out a box of cigarettes and handed it to Xu Sanduo.
Xu Sanduo looked at the cigarette in the soldier's hand and knew that there was a big misunderstanding. He immediately refused,"I don't know how to smoke."
The soldiers put the cigarettes back and said to Xu Sanduo in a sad tone,""Veteran, let's go."
"Thank you." Xu Sanduo saluted them.
The soldiers returned the salute and went out, leaving Xu Sanduo staring at the cigarette butt that was about to burn out.
Early in the morning, a vehicle transporting new recruits stopped at the entrance of Steel Seventh Company. The new recruits jumped out of the vehicle one by one. Xu Sanduo stood neatly at the entrance of the dormitory. He looked at the recruits who were standing straight as if he was looking at himself when he first arrived at the military camp.
An officer saluted Xu Sanduo and asked,""Have you received the notice to take over the barracks today?”
"Report, received." Xu Sanduo replied loudly.
"Can you say a few words to everyone?" the officer said solemnly.
Xu Sanduo was stunned. He was a person who couldn't speak.
However, the officer ignored Xu Sanduo's expression. He pulled Xu Sanduo to the recruits and said,""Come, come, come. The last soldier guarding Steel Seventh Company, please say a few words to everyone.”
Just as the recruits were clapping, the car that picked up Xu Sanduo also arrived outside the door. Yuan Lang and Cheng Cai were sitting in the car. However, Yuan Lang obviously did not help Xu Sanduo out of the predicament. He waited outside with an interested look on his face, as if he wanted to hear Xu Sanduo's last words in Steel Seven Company.
Xu Sanduo looked at the dozens of pairs of eyes and said,"Welcome, welcome to this place. I've been waiting for you here. When you arrive, I'll be leaving. In the future, this place will be yours. For us, this place is, is #8226;#8226;#8226;#8226;#8226;。I don't know what to say. I'm just a stupid person. I don't know how to speak. This is the first time I've spoken here in all these years. It's true. My father told me to live well. My class monitor told me to do many meaningful things. I'm really stupid. Occasionally, when I do something right, the whole class will feel lucky for me. Especially when I'm about to leave, I must tell myself to live well and do meaningful things. The most meaningful thing was to live well. It was over.”
Warm applause rang out. Xu Sanduo happily said to everyone,""I have to go. There are still people waiting for me in the car.”
Chengcai then walked from the car to Xu Sanduo's side and whispered,""Hurry up and get in the car." Then, she quickly walked back to the car, pretending as if she didn't know Xu Sanduo.
"I really should go. Goodbye, goodbye.”Xu Sanduo looked at Steel Seven Company with reluctance as he slowly got into Yuan Lang's car.
"Salute the veterans!" The officer led all the recruits to salute Xu Sanduo respectfully.
Xu Sanduo looked at the recruits in the car. In their eyes, Xu Sanduo seemed to think that they understood what he had just said. Chengcai obviously did not understand the meaning of Xu Sanduo's words, because Xu Sanduo's heart was filled with others, while Chengcai's heart was filled with himself.
Yuan Lang drove the car into the lane and started driving. Cheng Cheng said to Xu Sanduo in the car,""I'll miss him. I won't look back anymore.”
In fact, Xu Sanduo understood that although Chengcai said so, the person who did not want to turn back the most was himself.
They drove past the saluting sentries, out of the gate, and onto the middle lane, where the two soldiers sat.
There were three roads out of the regiment headquarters. Xu Sanduo and the others took the middle one. It led to military stations, military airfields, more troops, and more training grounds.
When they arrived at the airport, Yuan Lang's off-road vehicle passed the checkpoint at the airport entrance, drove onto the sidewalk beside the runway, and drove towards a light helicopter that was about to be dispatched.
Xu Sanduo and the others didn't say much. It was their first time taking a plane. They boarded the plane in shock.
The helicopter rose into the air and flew forward along the prescribed route.
In the beginning, Cheng Cai and the others just sat there in a daze. However, after a while, Cheng Cheng couldn't help but look out the window. A place attracted two people, including Xu Sanduo.
"Look, it's the mechanical infantry regiment." Cheng Cai patted Xu Sanduo's thigh and shouted.
Xu Sanduo looked out excitedly when he heard that. He only saw how small the group was under the plane.
"Do you think they know that we're above them?" Cheng Cai asked Xu Sanduo excitedly.”
"Definitely not." Xu Sanduo replied with a smile.
Chengcai suddenly had an idea. He pulled Xu Sanduo and said,""No, I have to throw something down to let them know that we're above them.”As he spoke, Cheng Cheng took off his hat.
Xu Sanduo believed it and said,"You'll hit someone."”
Yuan Lang coughed and Cheng Cheng immediately calmed down.
After a while, Yuan Lang seemed to have fallen asleep. Cheng Cheng pulled Xu Sanduo and said,""Xu Sanduo, think about what we were sitting on when we first arrived. Dumb can, now, helicopter.”
Xu Sanduo smiled. He also couldn't believe his own transformation.
"We're almost at Team A. What awaits us is a longer road and more things." I think we'll have to get used to looking down from the helicopter from today onwards.”
Yuan Lang suddenly asked,"Is the flight still stable?"”
"Stable, especially stable." Cheng Cai replied.
"Are you dizzy?" Yuan Lang continued to ask.
"I'm not dizzy." Xu Sanduo shook his head.
"That's good. You can faint now.”Yuan Lang's face revealed a malicious smile.
At this moment, the plane suddenly sank. It was still flying at a high angle of attack. With another pull, it shot forward like a cannonball. Finally, the helicopter sank into the shade of the trees.
This was a different terrain from the grasslands.
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