In his eyes, looking forward to going home next time is the best care.
Chen Ming nodded heavily and said, "Mom and Dad, I understand."
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a loud sound of gongs and drums behind him.
Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw the village chief leading a large number of villagers towards them.
In the front is a lion dance team. Four people dressed as lions are leaping and dancing happily on the dirt road in the countryside. The lion's eyes are constantly flashing, and the lion looks lifelike.
Behind the lion dance team, many villagers had bronze drums hanging around their waists and were beating gongs in their hands, and the sound echoed throughout the village.
Behind them, two villagers were holding bamboo poles, one on the left and one on the right, with smug looks on their faces. The two bamboo poles were connected by a big red banner.
The bright red banner clearly read: "Farewell to Major General Chen Ming returning to the troops!"
Behind the banner, a large group of villagers followed.
After Chen Ming took a look at the banner, he suddenly couldn't bear to look at it.
The word "major general" is really too heavy. He is still a long way from becoming a major general.
At this moment, he couldn't help feeling a little tired.
How come this can never be corrected
This is forcing myself to return to the army as a major general.
Looking at the expressions of the villagers, Chen Ming always felt that they were using practical actions to motivate himself.
If I don’t get the rank of major general in the future, I will be too ashamed to return to the village.
The two dancing lions jumped in front of Chen Ming and stopped. The lion head masks were taken off, revealing a young face that was not much older than Chen Ming. It looked at Chen Ming with a simple smile.
The man with the hunched back at the lion's tail also stood up. He was also a young man of short age.
This is a very young lion dance troupe.
The villagers who were beating drums and gongs stopped what they were doing.
The elderly village chief walked out of the crowd leaning on a cane.
He walked up to Chen Ming, looked at him with emotion, and said, "Comrade Chen Ming, our Fengyu Village has produced such a high-ranking official like you, and you are the pride of all our villagers!"
Fengyu Village has a large population, but because it is located in a remote area, the population outflow is not that serious. Many people have stayed here since they were born, and the farthest distance they have traveled is to the county town.
However, it is precisely because of this that although there are many people in the village (aheg), only a few of them can achieve anything.
This can be seen from my aunt's house.
Although her family has a car, a house and some savings, if they were in other more affluent villages, they could only live a good life at best, and it is far from being enough to make everyone brag about them.
However, in Fengyu Village, my aunt's family is truly the richest family in the village.
It can be seen how backward Fengyu Village is compared with other large villages.
A figure like Chen Ming can be said to be the highest-ranking official in the entire village in decades.
Even though he is an officer, he is still an officer!
Chen Ming looked at the village chief's weathered face full of smiles and could only smile back.
He had a pretty good impression of the village chief, at least he had a good reputation in the village.
When he called back from the recruit company before, he called the village chief's home, and then he notified his parents to come and answer the phone.
Chen Ming quickly said modestly: "Village Chief, you are too kind."
The village chief waved his hand and said, "It's not heavy, not heavy at all."
After he finished speaking, he turned aside so that Chen Ming could see the villagers behind him, and said to him, "Well, knowing that you were leaving today, I suggested that we all send you off. Look, they all came here on their own initiative."
Looking at the smiling faces of the villagers and then at the banner, Chen Ming felt an inexplicable pressure in his heart.
Are you sending me this
This is flattering me!
If I don’t get the rank of major general, I feel like I won’t be able to face returning to the village!
Although he was thinking this jokingly in his heart, Chen Ming still thanked them sincerely.
After all, it was early in the morning, the weather was very cold, and there was no farm work to do, so they usually stayed huddled in their beds.
But almost everyone in the village came to see him off, which made Chen Ming feel warm in his heart.
The village chief suddenly said loudly: "Comrade Chen Ming, I wish you a successful start and better things to come!"
He tore his old voice and shouted to Chen Ming in a hoarse voice.
As soon as these words were spoken, all the villagers behind him applauded enthusiastically.
Looking at their excited expressions, Chen Ming couldn't help feeling flattered.
The entire village came to see him off. In Chen Ming's memory, such a grand occasion had never happened before.
He took a step forward and scanned the faces of the villagers.
They also knew that Chen Ming was about to speak, so they stopped clapping.
Chen Ming immediately said loudly: "Then I would like to thank all the elders and fellow villagers here. I, Chen Ming, will not let you down. I will strive to develop well in the army, be brave to perform, and set new records. Let our Fengyu Village become a true general village in the future!"
It is not uncommon for a village to have a major, but if a village can have a general, it is a glorious thing for the whole village!
After hearing this, everyone applauded again.
Amid the applause of the crowd, cousin Zhang Bufan drove the Honda to the village gate.
When my cousin Zhang Bufan saw this scene in the car, he was stunned.
My cousin has caused a sensation in the whole village!
Chen Ming also heard the sound of a car approaching behind him. He knew that his cousin had arrived. He turned to the village chief and said, "Thank you, village chief."
He knew that this farewell party was organized by the village chief.
The village chief waved his hand and said with a smile: "It's okay, it's okay. It's what we should do."
After all, this is a high-ranking official that only appears once in many years.
With Chen Ming in charge, when I go to the town for meetings in the future, I will seek benefits for the villagers, such as striving for some preferential policies. How dare the mayor not give priority to their village
This is the general’s former residence!
Chen Ming looked at a large group of relatives and said to them and his parents: "Take care, everyone!"
All the relatives nodded heavily.
After saying that, Chen Ming carried the luggage, asked his cousin to open the trunk, and stuffed the backpack and a full suitcase in.
Chen Ming also stuffed the bag of spicy dried meat from his uncle into the suitcase.
Originally, he didn't have that much luggage. He just put a few sets of clothes and his computer in his backpack and there was more than enough space.
He had not originally planned to bring a suitcase, but his parents insisted on stuffing him with some local specialties, and the backpack couldn’t hold any more.
Chen Ming originally wanted to refuse, after all, he couldn't finish so much.
But when Chen Ming saw his parents' serious faces, thinking about what delicious food they hadn't put in, he couldn't say the words to refuse.
After all, the two elders meant well. If I refused, they would probably feel a little disappointed.
Thinking about it, Chen Ming just let them put it in.
Although he couldn't finish it, he could share it with his comrades.
Things like specialties and snacks are everywhere but no one buys them.
But it is a rare treasure in the army.
No matter what your specialty is, or whether it tastes good or not, even if everyone just takes a small bite out of curiosity, it is guaranteed to be finished within a day.
After putting away his luggage, Chen Ming waved to everyone and got into the passenger seat of the car under everyone's gaze.
After getting in the car, I whispered to my cousin, "Drive."
My cousin didn't hesitate, he stepped on the accelerator, and the car sped away under the gaze of everyone.
As the car drove away, the villagers slowly dispersed, and a group of relatives also left one after another.
Chen Gensheng and Wang Yan supported each other and watched until the car disappeared before turning around and going home.
Compared to the last farewell, the couple were not as sad.
After all, he knew that his son was living well in the military camp and had become a high-ranking official.
And now he has a mobile phone, although my son said that if he wants to call him, he should do so on weekends or late at night.
But compared to being able to contact my son, these few rules and regulations are not a big deal.
At this time, Zhang Bufan in the car laughed and said, "Cousin, you are so impressive! The whole village came out to see you off!"
Upon hearing this, Chen Ming couldn't help but smile bitterly, but did not reply. He stared out the window, looking at the rugged mountains and the bumpy road, with some reluctance in his eyes.
When I come back next time, I may not even know when it will be.
Looking at these nostalgic things, they are left far behind by the car.
Chen Ming also followed the car and left the small mountain village in Guizhou Province.