"Junwu, what you're doing isn't right.”The father and son were at a loss as to what to do with the old tree root. Suddenly, someone spoke beside them. At a glance, it turned out to be Company Commander Zhang, who had come from the village to recruit soldiers.
"Company Commander Zhang, you're here. Come in and sit!" His father hurriedly let him go.
Company Commander Zhang nodded at his father. He didn't enter the house, but instead picked up the pickaxe from Jun Wu's hand. He first raised it high, then smashed the pickaxe horizontally on the tree root.
At that time, it seemed that the tree root was not smashed open, but it seemed to have suffered a great deal of damage. When Company Commander Zhang chopped down with the pickaxe again, the old tree root finally cracked open, unlike the Junwu brothers who only had an eye when they smashed down.
" Well, Company Commander Zhang is still strong and has a knack..." the father praised and then let the guest enter the house.
"To do this, you have to first use strength to smash it to reduce its sharpness, and then hack it…Even if I couldn't smash it open, its internal structure was broken.”
"Company Commander Zhang, your arm strength is too strong! Have you practiced martial arts before?" Jun Wu looked at Company Commander Zhang's hands and arms and asked enviously.
"Hehe, this isn't much of a skill. When it comes to martial arts, the third squad leader of our security platoon is the best. You'll know when you get to the army. If you practice well for a few years, you will definitely be a tough man in the future!”
After Company Commander Zhang finished speaking, he handed the pickaxe to Junwu and clapped his hands. His father asked his mother to bring a basin of water for Company Commander Zhang to wash his hands. Then, the guests entered the house.
"Uncle, Auntie, your family's military has already been approved to join the army. Do you two support him to join the army?" Company Commander Zhang said straightforwardly as soon as he entered the house.
"Support, support. We've been supporting him since he signed up. Since the higher-ups have approved it, we will send him off to join the army.”His parents hurriedly expressed their stance.
"Junwu, are you okay?" Company Commander Zhang asked Junwu again.
"No problem. When they arrived at the camp, they would ask Company Commander Zhang for help.”When Jun Wu heard that he had become a soldier, he was very happy. He spoke politely.
"Company Commander Zhang, where are these soldiers going? When are we leaving?" His father thought of a key question and asked hurriedly.
"We are from the ShenYang Military Region, so of course we have to go to the northeast.”Perhaps it was a secret. Company Commander Zhang only gave a general direction. As for the specific location of the northeast station, of course, he could not disclose it.
"It's cold in the northeast!" When the eldest brother heard this, he casually interjected,"Do you want to bring a few more sets of cotton-padded clothes?"
"No, no." Company Commander Zhang immediately said,"After the Spring Festival, we will set off on the eighth day of the first month." They would go to the county town for a few days of training and change into the military uniform. Then, they would take the train to the northeast. At that time, his family would send someone to the county town to send him off and bring back his old clothes.”Company Commander Zhang explained the situation clearly.
After hearing Company Commander Zhang's words, his father asked his mother to prepare dinner and invited Company Commander Zhang to stay for dinner. Company Commander Zhang politely declined." We have rules. You're not allowed to treat us." He came today mainly to inform them and also to make a home visit. Don't stand on ceremony! Letting Junwu join the army is the greatest support for our work.”
After sending off Company Commander Zhang, his parents and brother made some calculations for Junwu. Since the matter of being a soldier had been approved, then the next step should be to tell this matter to relatives and friends. They should hurry up and say goodbye before the new year. After the new year, they would set off on the eighth day of the new year. It was probably too late to say goodbye to each family.
Speaking of relatives, the first one was his grandmother's house. Even though his grandparents had passed away, his uncle and the Jun family got along well and kept in touch with each other. Therefore, the first thing his father thought of was to let Junwu visit his uncle's house.
Uncle and nephew's relationship was naturally close. When he heard that they were going to his uncle's house, his two brothers wanted to go with them. His father did not stop them and let them go with Junwu.
His uncle lived in Wangzhuang, where the township government was located. It was also the place where the big market was held before the new year. It was very convenient to purchase goods for the New Year. Uncle saw that his three nephews had come together, and heard that the military had stopped fighting and would be leaving after the new year, so he asked Aunt to take out the New Year goods purchased at the market and stir-fried a few dishes. The four nephews and uncle, together with his uncle's brothers, drank until past ten o'clock.
The family did not pretend to drink. They drank cup after cup. Even if they did not drink much, they were still a little drunk. His eldest brother and second brother followed his father to do carpentry outside. They had many opportunities to drink and could hold their liquor. Junwu was much worse. After dinner, Junwu lay on the warm Kang in his uncle's house and was almost asleep.
Uncle and aunt saw that Junwu had drunk too much, so they let him stay and leave tomorrow. However, because he still had to go to the county town to say goodbye to Teacher Li the next day, the two brothers did not dare to let him stay. They helped him up and refreshed himself before riding a bicycle back to the village.
In the second half of the twelfth month, the moon had not risen yet, and the road was a little dark. Although they were a little drunk, the three of them rode their bicycles to the east of the village in a short while because they knew the road.
When she passed by Secretary Zhang's doorstep, she heard his dog biting her hard. The three brothers did not take it seriously and continued to ride. Suddenly, they saw the door of Secretary Zhang's house open. A person shrunk his neck and came out. Then, he quickly walked towards the village.
Jun Wu subconsciously looked at this person and suddenly felt that his footsteps were very familiar.
Third Baldy Wu! Jun Wu could not help but say.
"What is it? Baldy Wu San?" The eldest brother was the first to be alerted when he heard Junwu's shout." What is he doing at Secretary Zhang's house in the middle of the night?”As he spoke, he called his second brother to stop and carefully looked at the steps in front of Secretary Zhang's house.
"Hello? Was it Junbin? What were you guys doing so late at night?”Another person walked out from the main door. It was the militia company commander. It seemed that he had come out of Secretary Zhang's house with Baldy Wu.
"I went to uncle's house. Second Uncle, did the village officials have a meeting?”Big Brother thought that the militia company commander must have gone to Secretary Zhang's house for a meeting to discuss something. Otherwise, why would he not go home so late?
" Junbin, come…I have something to tell you…" As he spoke, the militia commander started whispering into his brother's ear.
The two of them talked about what was going on here, but Junwu and Second Brother didn't hear a thing.
When he got home, his eldest brother went straight to his parents 'room to report the situation. Second Brother sent Junwu to his room and was about to wash his face and feet and go to bed when Eldest Brother came to call him. The whole family wanted to have a meeting to discuss something.
This matter had something to do with Baldy Wu that Jun Wu had seen tonight. That was because the militia company commander had gone to Secretary Zhang's house because Baldy Wu's father had asked him to go to Secretary Zhang's house to matchmake Baldy Wu. Third Baldy Wu was willing to marry Zhang Lian. If he couldn't marry into the Wu family, he would be willing to become the son-in-law of the Zhang family.
This book comes from：m.funovel.com。