Originally, Hu Yi could return to Dabei Village that night, but he went to Qingshan Village first to retrieve the bicycle he left at Shi Cheng's place, so he was delayed for a lot of time.
The mountain road is rugged and steep, which is completely different from the plain. Even with a bicycle, I couldn't ride it. Most of the time, I had to push or carry it. It was not until we got close to Dabei Village that the road conditions improved.
In the morning sunshine, the handlebars of the bicycle in front of him were shining brightly, and the wind was blowing past his ears. When he stopped pedaling, the bike made a clattering sound, which was pleasant and pleasing. Hu Yi finally fully realized the charm of bicycles and even began to envy the roads on the plains.
Two soldiers stood up in the bushes on the roadside ahead, staring blankly at me. When I rode past them on my bike, they just stared at me, grinning, eyes wide open, jaws dropped, their faces full of looks of having seen a ghost, forgetting to even say hello. After I passed them, I heard them muttering to each other: "Hu... What the hell is squad leader Hu riding?... Say something..."
As we approached the edge of the village, passers-by stopped to look sideways, and some who were walking and looking fell into the ditch; after entering the village, a group of children immediately chased after the bicycles, shouting and running, and followed them all the way to the gate of Class 9. They left reluctantly when they saw the gate was closed again.
I parked my bicycle in the yard, brushed off the dust on my body, and looked up. A potato was standing there staring at me blankly. At his feet, there was a beautiful well made of pebbles. I walked to the well and looked down. The bottom was clear and sparkling, reflecting the small well and my head.
"I know how to dig a well. This is the first time I've dug a well that has water in it," said the fool.
She raised her hand to fasten a button he forgot to fasten, and then helped him straighten his hat: "Good. Well done. From now on you will be a well digger."
Then the fool smiled, in the sunshine, his smile was extremely bright, extremely happy, and extremely ugly.
The door opened with a bang, and the first person to rush out was Ma Liang with an excited look on his face, the second one to come out was Luo Fugui with his eyes wide open and his mouth wide open, then Liu Jianqiang with a calm expression came out, and lastly the depressed Li Xiang.
"elder brother"
"Boss Hu? Why did you just come back?"
Li Xiang, who had finally learned to lower his posture in Class 9 these days, came to Hu Yi's side and was ready to take over the rifle that Hu Yi was about to lower, but was blocked by Ma Liang: "This job is not yours, get out of the way." Then Ma Liang took Hu Yi's gun, shoulder bag, etc. and carried them into the house to put them in place. When Hu Yi entered the house, Ma Liang had already poured a glass of water and placed it on the table in front of Hu Yi. Then he turned around to get a washbasin, mixed hot and cold water, and put it on the washstand, hung a towel, and put some soap.
Ma Liang's movements were swift and skillful, and he moved smoothly without any stumbling. Li Xiang was speechless. He looked completely different from the lazy and narcissistic him. Hu Yi took the water and drank half a jar in one breath, then rolled up his sleeves to wash his face. Ma Liang shook his sleeves and said, "Brother, I'll go to the kitchen to find you something to eat." He then walked out of the house.
Hu Yi came to the wash basin and suddenly turned around to ask Luo Fugui: "Where is the girl?"
He sprinkled water on the grindstone a few more times, then carefully sharpened the bayonet a few times back and forth. He picked it up again and slowly turned it over in the sunlight. It seemed to have been sharpened to the limit. The sunlight fell on the bayonet, casting a dazzling spot of light, reflecting Gao Yidao's dark face.
The fast-footed man ran over from a distance, all the way to Gao Yidao who was sitting at the door sharpening his knife, and said to Gao Yidao who was concentrating on the cold light: "Captain, guess who I saw?"
"You are blind, who can you see? If I find out that you are peeping at our neighbor's second aunt taking a bath again, I will use this bayonet to gouge out your dog eyes so that you can't see anything, so that you won't ruin the reputation of the Second Company one day." Gao Yidao didn't even raise his head, still staring at the cold blade in his hand seriously.
Kuai Tui'er scratched the back of his head: "Hehehehe... I really didn't mean to do that. I was just passing by and accidentally took a look."
"Stop talking nonsense. How can you pass by the river so far away?"
"Captain, you really wronged me. Damao was the first to complain. It was clearly him who was peeking, and I caught him, so he came to you to blame me."
"You two are no good and I don't bother to talk nonsense with you."
"I won't dare to do that again. Hehehe... By the way, I saw squad leader Hu on the playground just now."
"What?" Gao Yidao finally put down the sharp bayonet in his hand and raised his eyes: "The Hu bastard is back?"
Kuaitui came up to Gao Yidao and squatted down. "He rode that bicycle past the edge of the playground. It looked like he was going to the detention room to see the evil girl. My goodness, half of the new recruits who were running on the playground fell down on the spot. It all depended on him."
Gao Yidao looked thoughtful and said to himself, "Coming back at this time... is a little late... but... it's hard to say if there is still a chance... never mind, just take it as a way to relax."
Kuai Tui'er didn't understand what the company commander was mumbling. After a while, Gao Yidao stood up with a bayonet in hand and said to Kuai Tui'er, "Go and inform the whole company to gather at the riverside to prepare for the drill."
"riverside?"
"I'm going to the regiment to ask the regiment commander and the political commissar to come out and relax and watch our second company's performance. If you're still standing there, I'll go now."
Kuaitui'er couldn't understand why the company commander suddenly had such an interest and wanted to ask the regiment commander and political commissar to go and see it. He didn't dare to ask any more questions and turned around and ran away.
From a distance, he saw a girl with pigtails sitting on the windowsill of the confinement room, with her legs dangling leisurely outside the window.
From a distance, she saw a bicycle coming from the playground, and the rider was the person she had just missed.
In the sunlight, he saw those beautiful big eyes showing him a smile that was sweet to the bottom of her heart.
In the sunlight, she saw that his face became warmer as the distance between them got closer.
"What... is this?" Xiao Bing's eyes widened as he looked at the bicycle parked in front of the window of the detention room. His saliva flowed two and a half feet and he forgot to lick it.
“Are you stupid? Hahahaha… This is my bicycle.” The little girl’s mouth was grinning so much that it almost reached the back of her head.
"Can I touch this thing?"
"Hehehe...your face...okay, help me clean it."
"Okay." Xiao Bing ran towards the regiment dormitory and looked for a rag and bucket.
The sun was warm at nine in the morning, but I didn't feel too hot. The window without a sash faced south, and the little girl was still dangling her two little shoes from the window. She sat on the windowsill, looking up at the blue sky.
Outside the window, next to the pair of swinging little cloth shoes, Hu Yi was sitting on the ground, his back against the window, one leg stretched out and the other bent, one arm draped over his knee, squinting his eyes at the green mountains.
"… That's what happened, so I came here. Oh, I almost succeeded, you know, I rushed to her door, but… If I hadn't fallen, I might have been closer, so I could have smashed the gun directly through the window, so that would count, don't you think?"
Hu Yi, who was sitting by the window, nodded and replied, "Yes, it must be counted." He was thinking: Doing this... is a bit forced, and it may seem like roguery; however, this brave and resourceful performance is worth encouraging.
"That's right. Unfortunately, it's useless to say anything now. I lost. I was already upset, and the most annoying thing is a runny nose. This morning, when the idiot came to deliver food, he followed me, and kept talking to me about watermelons, sesame seeds and other nonsense. I was almost pissed to death... If I had won, there would be one less person to control me from now on. I would be so free. He's just a new recruit who can wield a sword. What's so great about him? Everyone is staring at him and trying to grab him. He's such a popular guy. But no matter how good he is at wielding a sword, I can still knock him down with one shot. It doesn't matter if he's more or less, don't you think?"
Hu Yi, who was standing by the window, nodded and replied, "That's right. No matter how big a knife is, it's not as good as a box gun." He was thinking: I've seen people who are good at using big knives, and I've also seen big knife teams. They look very impressive, but when they really face the bayonets of the devils on the battlefield, they are just as miserable. In fact, it's all forced by the environment. If there really is a bayonet, who would be willing to use that length? Of course, there are also people who can really use the knife, but they must have learned and practiced for many years. If there is a bayonet in the army but it is not used, and it is necessary to popularize the use of big knives, and hastily practice for a year or two to fight against the bayonet, it is called courting death.
As for Pan Zhuzi, he seems to be a martial artist, otherwise he wouldn't be so popular. However, Hu Yi's idea on this issue is really the same as the little girl's. Why does everyone in the ninth squad have a box gun? Even Wu Shitou is equipped with one. It is for bayonet fighting. Either fight with bullets or run with legs; if you swing a big knife... then you are not far from death, no matter how high your kung fu is, it is meaningless.
With Hu Yi by her side, agreeing and understanding, the little girl's depression was swept away. She sat on the windowsill, shaking her pigtails and talking non-stop. Hu Yi sat quietly under the window and responded from time to time, until Xiao Bing, who was in charge of standing guard in the confinement room, came back with a bucket and a rag, and then Hu Yi got up slowly.
"Okay, you continue to be a god, I'm leaving now."
The little girl deliberately frowned: "Why are you in such a hurry? Let's talk for a while."
"Do you want to win?" Hu Yi suddenly asked.
"Win what?"
"Your bet."
"Ah?" The little girl stood up on the windowsill, her eyes wide and her pigtails curled up: "Are you serious?"
"real."
Seeing Hu Yi's expressionless face and indifferent tone returned to normal, the little girl shouted happily, "Good fox," and jumped directly from the windowsill into Hu Yi's arms.
He caught her and gently put her down, but she still held on to the pigtails in his arms and asked anxiously, "What can you do?"
"I'm planning to go back and think about it."
"Okay, then go ahead. Hey, why don't you ride this bike..."
"Isn't that your bicycle? I gave it to you so you can show off."
"Yes, yes. Hehe..."
In the sunshine, Hu Yi walked in Dabei Village, his pace was neither hurried nor slow, and his expression returned to his usual cold and icy character. Do we need to find a way to get Yang Dezhi's gun? No.
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