Bai Xinyu was surrounded by several people and served with towels and drinks. He finally experienced the feeling of a hero triumphing. He was about to be addicted. He happily described the wonderful and beautiful shots he had just made, and he was proud of himself. I can't wait to call and tell his parents and brother now... Hey! Bai Xinyu suddenly remembered that Yu Fengcheng had promised him that if he won, he would be given a month off!
Thinking of this, Bai Xinyu couldn't sit still, and began to look left and right to find Yu Fengcheng.
Qian Liang said, "What are you looking for?"
"Where's Yu Fengcheng?"
"He still has a project, maybe he should take a rest."
"I have something to look for him." Bai Xinyu stood up, "Where did he go to rest?"
"I don't know, the camp is so big... You should go to the dormitory and look for it."
Bai Xinyu went all the way back to Yu Fengcheng's dormitory. He was not the only one in the dormitory, but several comrades in arms were giving him massages and relaxing his muscles. Yu Fengcheng obviously became the hero of the third class and received unanimous preferential treatment from everyone.
Seeing Bai Xinyu coming, Yu Fengcheng smiled and said, "I knew you had to come and show off to me, so come in."
Bai Xinyu snorted, "Who is showing off to you, where are the grades, you just need to know."
A comrade-in-arms that Bai Xinyu didn't know said unconvinced: "Fengcheng injured his arm during the fight yesterday, otherwise his grades must have been better."
Yu Fengcheng smiled and said: "There is no such thing. If you win, you win, and if you lose, you lose. Brothers, let's go out and eat something. I'll talk to him."
Several comrades in arms had left, and in a blink of an eye there were only the two of them left in the dormitory.
Bai Xinyu looked at Yu Fengcheng's smiling eyes, but felt a little awkward, "Your arm is really strained?"
Yu Fengcheng turned his arms, "It doesn't affect anything, why are you looking for me?"
Bai Xinyu said: "It was agreed last time, I won and you give me a fake, I want to go back and see my brother."
Yu Fengcheng raised his eyebrows and said: "You really have a deep affection for your cousin, and you ran all the way back just to see him?"
"I also have to look at my parents..." Bai Xinyu frowned, "No, you have the face to criticize me, don't you have a lot of affection for your uncle."
Yu Fengcheng snorted coldly, "I will do what I promised you."
Bai Xinyu nodded, "That's about the same." When he thought of being able to go home, he was so happy that he finally didn't have to feed the pigs for the time being... But who would be more suitable to feed his piglets, and don't give them to him hello skinny...
Yu Fengcheng squinted at him, and then smiled, "You performed well today. I've been in the army for so long, and it's the first time I realize that you're quite decent."
Bai Xinyu was secretly happy in his heart, but on the surface he hummed: "Yo, who cares about people who praise people so much."
Yu Fengcheng said with a low smile: "Close the door, come here."
Bai Xinyu's heart beat violently, "It's broad daylight, what are you doing..."
"Come here."
Bai Xinyu hesitated for a moment, then closed the door and walked over. Yu Fengcheng pulled him onto the bed and let Bai Xinyu sit on his lap. The two of them hugged each other face to face. So handsome, it makes me hard to see."
Bai Xinyu laughed and scolded: "Damn, you pervert."
"Are you satisfied with such a compliment?"
"Barely satisfied." Bai Xinyu tugged at his ear, "Tell me, are you convinced today?"
"Well, what are you taking?"
"Young master is also a strong man, so you dare to look down on me."
Yu Fengcheng said: "You have to work harder, let me see that you look like a real soldier."
Bai Xinyu looked into his eyes seriously, "I am a real soldier."
Yu Fengcheng smiled, pouted lightly, and signaled him with his eyes.
Bai Xinyu also laughed, held his face, and put his lips on it, and when he was about to meet him, he said: "Let me tell you, this is for that one-month vacation, if you didn't get it... "
Yu Fengcheng pressed the back of his head, blocked his lips, and kissed him hard...
During dinner at night, Bai Xinyu was busy in the back kitchen. Chen Jing suddenly ran over and waved to Bai Xinyu, "Xinyu, come here."
Bai Xinyu ran over, "Squad leader, why are you here?"
Chen Jing smiled and said, "Wash your hands, the leader wants to see you."
Bai Xinyu said in surprise, "Really?"
"Hurry up."
Bai Xinyu quickly threw away the apron, washed his hands and went out.
The table where Xu Chuang was drinking with was the leader from the military region. Bai Xinyu could recognize the head of their regiment and the division commander, but he didn't know the others.
As soon as Bai Xinyu walked over, Xu Chuang glanced at him, half a smile but not a smile, but his eyes were no longer as severe as before. He said to the leader beside him, "Head, this is the kid."
The leader of their regiment is a black and fat middle-aged man, although he is a little fat now, he was also the number one fierce man when he was a soldier, and some legends about him are still circulating in the regiment.
The head of the group stood up, looked Bai Xinyu up and down, and laughed, "The young man is very handsome, Xiao Xu, are you recruiting a model team this year? There are so many good-looking male dolls. I don't know how many little girls are going to cry."
Everyone at the table laughed.
The group leader smiled and said, "Your name is Bai Xinyu?"
Bai Xinyu was a little flattered, and immediately gave a military salute, "Yes, sir."
"It's not easy, Comrade Xiaobai. I also said that Cheng Yaojin was killed on the shooting range. He was actually a cook. It made my company commanders so angry that they thought their soldiers could win the first place, but they won the limelight They were all robbed by San Lian, Xiao Xu, you will offend someone this time."
Xu Chuang laughed and said, "I'm going to make you guys greedy."
Several company commanders wanted to punish him for drinking.
The leader patted Bai Xinyu on the shoulder, "How old is it?"
"twenty two."
"Good age. Your company commanders, instructors, and squad leaders have all told me about you. You are a typical catch-up. No matter what you were like before, you have joined the army. Everyone Everyone is treated equally, everyone has the opportunity to strive for excellence, and everyone has the obligation to serve the motherland. Your performance makes these leaders who have trained you very pleased."
Bai Xinyu said excitedly: "Thank you, thank you team leader, thank you company commander, thank you instructor, thank you squad leader."
Chen Jing patted his waist and said with a smile, "Why are you nervous?"
Bai Xinyu couldn't help being nervous, because he felt that many people in the cafeteria were watching them. Just like yesterday when the regiment leader rewarded several excellent soldiers for drinking, when he stood in the kitchen and looked at Yu Fengcheng, he hoped that he was also the one who was rewarded and appreciated. Now that he is really standing here, this It is the first time in his life that he has won the glory by himself. Famous cars, luxury houses, and a luxurious life of spending a lot of money. In the past, none of the things that made him very proud were obtained by himself. The only honor now is his own. Yes, even if the prize he received was only a hot water bottle and a few compliments, he was very proud.
The head of the group glanced at the kitchen, and suddenly lowered his voice, "Where is your Squad Leader Wu in the kitchen?"
Bai Xinyu nodded, "Teach him more when you have time, ah."
"Yes."
The head of the regiment said a few more words of encouragement, nothing more than to ask him not to be arrogant or impetuous, and for colleagues who have mastered shooting skills, other qualities should also be improved accordingly. Finally, he was given a small cup of Maotai specially provided by the military region. Xin Yu took the wine and drank it down. The spicy baijiu was poured down his throat and warmed all the way to his stomach. What was left in his mouth was the mellow aroma of the wine. His eyes felt hot, and he felt that many things were worth it. The bitterness and the tears shed are all worth it.
After dinner that day, Wang Shunwei came to see him.
Bai Xinyu had a premonition, and sure enough, Wang Shunwei said: "Your performance did not disappoint us, and you won a chance for yourself. The company commander has already agreed to your resignation from the company. How about you call back?"
Bai Xinyu nodded vigorously, "Thank you instructor."
Wang Shunwei smiled and said: "It was Chen Jing's attention to ask you to transfer after the Chinese New Year. He said that the cooking class is the busiest during the Chinese New Year. Squad Leader Wu is so kind to you. You should help them before leaving. Second, do things. From beginning to end, your sow is about to give birth, right?"
Bai Xinyu said with a dry smile: "Instructor, what you said doesn't sound right..."
Wang Shunwei patted him on the head, "Tsk, I said the sow you are feeding is about to give birth, so you can wait and serve more, it's only been a few days."
Bai Xinyu smiled and said, "I understand, I have no objection."
"Xiaobai, in the past eight months, we have watched you grow up all the way. I have been in the army for so many years, and you are the soldier who has left the deepest impression on me. Others' progress is progress, and your progress is transformation. .I don’t know how much potential you still have, but I look forward to your development very much, don’t let us down, and don’t let down your parents who sent you into the army.”
Bai Xinyu nodded vigorously.
When going to bed at night, Bai Xinyu suffered from insomnia. What happened that day filled his brain, making him still in a state of excitement late at night. He heard Wu Qing on the opposite bed also turning over, and he asked quietly: "Squad leader, are you unable to sleep?"
It took Wu Qing a long time to let out a "huh".
"Have you put the hot water bottle on your waist?"
"Padded."
Bai Xinyu whispered: "Squad leader, thank you, today is the happiest day I have been in the army."
Wu Qing said "hmm" again.
Bai Xinyu raised a smile at the corner of his mouth.
He met a lot of good people when he came to the army. Although there were some annoying people, most of them were kind and upright good people. When he first came to the army, he wanted to go home desperately. It was so different from now. He would think that he would find a sense of belonging in this barren and boring place.
After the martial arts competition is over, it's time to be busy with the New Year. The average soldier will have family leave after enlisting in the army for two years, which means that the vast majority of people will spend the New Year in the army. Bai Xinyu couldn't leave years ago, firstly, it was too difficult to approve the holidays before the new year, and secondly, he was too busy to leave before the year, and he couldn't think of a way to repay Wu Qing, so he could only work hard Son.
On the twenty-seventh day of the twelfth lunar month, the news that Bai Xinyu was anxiously waiting for finally came. Yu Fengcheng came to tell him that the false approval had been issued.
Bai Xinyu was so excited.
"However, it's only half a month." Yu Fengcheng said.
"Huh? How did it become half a month?"
Yu Fengcheng shrugged, "One leave turned into two leave, so we divided it equally, so my uncle scolded me."
Bai Xinyu was quite happy, "It's half a month, half a month, when will I leave?"
"On the second day of junior high school, there happened to be a plane from the army going to Urumqi. We will transfer there and save the time of taking the train."
Bai Xinyu nodded again and again, "Isn't it possible to arrive in Beijing on the same day?"
"Um."
"Great!" Bai Xinyu said, "Are you going back to Beijing too?"
"I'm going back to Qinhuangdao, and someone will pick me up at the Beijing airport."
Bai Xinyu squinted at him, "That...it's pretty close." So the two can meet outside the army? Speaking of meeting in a place other than the army, Bai Xinyu immediately thought of the night in the town, and always felt... a little dangerous.
Yu Fengcheng narrowed his eyes slightly, "Qinhuangdao is indeed very close to Beijing."
"If you have nothing to do, don't bother me. I have a bunch of friends when I go home. They must be very busy."
Yu Fengcheng snorted, "Should I say that?"
"Okay, then none of us can bother anyone, thank you for helping me make a fake."
Yu Fengcheng said with a fake smile: "You should thank my brother-in-law, please be more polite in the future, you know?"
Bai Xinyu muttered, "Understood."
Because he was going home soon, Bai Xinyu was in HIGH and couldn’t find Bei for several days, because Yu Fengcheng told him not to say anything before he left, so he didn’t tell too many people, everyone thought he was still preparing for the shooting competition The first thing is happy so far.
On the twenty-ninth day, the entire camp was on holiday, and the mobile phone signal was no longer blocked. These days, the soldiers were allowed to call home as much as they wanted. All the soldiers were dispatched, those who did the general cleaning, those who made new year's goods, those who put up window grilles, and those who hung lanterns. The whole group was full of festive atmosphere.
After Bai Xinyu grew up, the novelty of Chinese New Year has long since disappeared. Good things can be eaten and good clothes can be worn normally. For him, Chinese New Year seems to be just a family dinner together. He often celebrates New Year's Eve After spending time with his family, he went out to drink with friends who were also bored. For him, the meaning of "year" has become less and less. But it’s different here. It’s the first time for him to feel such a strong flavor of the New Year. Soldiers left their families and traveled thousands of miles to the frontier of the motherland. Because of fate, they couldn’t go home to visit their relatives. Comrades celebrate the New Year with them, and they don't feel lonely.
During the Chinese New Year, the cooking class was so busy that many soldiers spontaneously came to the cooking class to help.
Bai Xinyu was wearing a padded raincoat at this time, squatting in the pigsty, stroking the belly of the sow, thinking to himself: When will this be born. These pigs are already familiar with him, he can come and go freely in the pigsty now, with a wave of his sleeves, he won't take a cloud with him.
Cheng Wangwang asked: "How is it? Have you found anything?"
Bai Xinyu shook his head, "I haven't even touched a human's pregnant belly, how can I find a pig, anyway, it must be quite a litter."
Cheng Wangwang smiled and said, "Have you ever seen a newborn piglet? It's so pink, it's fun. But it's cold, and it's hard to live after being born."
Bai Xinyu stood up and kicked the boar "Yu Fengcheng", "It's all because of you."
Cheng Wangwang sighed, "When I think that you will leave the company in the next year, I still feel very reluctant."
Bai Xinyu said helplessly: "Brother Wangwang, you will have to feed the pigs after I leave, you really can't bear this."
"You boy, otherwise I would be reluctant to part with you, you are a fairy."
Bai Xinyu raised his orchid finger and blinked at him, "Am I handsome?"
Cheng Wangwang scooped up a ladle of swill to scare him, and Bai Xinyu laughed and ran away.
On New Year's Eve, more than 100 officers and soldiers from the third company had a New Year's Eve dinner in the cafeteria.
The cafeteria was cleaned to a new look, with lights and festoons everywhere, and the eyes were full of fiery red colors, which was very festive.
When Xu Chuang spoke, his eyebrows were beaming and beaming. In the martial arts competition meeting years ago, Sanlian won the most prizes, which earned him a lot of face in front of the leaders of the military region. He was naturally happy and greatly praised and encouraged them. .
After the New Year’s Eve dinner, the Spring Festival Gala was on TV. They put on programs in the cafeteria by class. Some of them sang, danced, played the harmonica, and played the erhu. Those Uighur and Mongolian soldiers were really good at singing and dancing. As soon as the costumes were put on, they danced in style. Two buddies from Northeast China performed a skit together, which made everyone turn upside down.
Only in a foreign country can you understand what it feels like to "think about family members every festive season". Bai Xinyu grew up so old, and it was the first time he was not with his parents for the New Year. He called and sent text messages to his parents today, and even He mustered up the courage to call his brother, but it was a pity that the phone was turned off. He missed them, especially the New Year's Eve when he felt bored in those years. How precious it is to be able to spend the New Year with his family.
Fortunately, as soon as a hundred or so people became lively, the nostalgia of many soldiers dissipated in the laughter.
At 11 o'clock in the evening, the whole company began to mobilize to make dumplings, and those who did the work were responsible for making trouble. After Bai Xinyu poured a ladle of water into the basin and completely used up the noodles, Wu Qing kicked him out. In the kitchen, he followed the others to prepare the salute.
The army is just so cool. Other places have fireworks during the New Year. Our army not only sets off fireworks, but also sets off real guns. That's exciting.
When it was almost 12 o'clock, they ate hot and delicious dumplings. When it was a few minutes before the New Year, all the soldiers ran out. As soon as the clock struck the hour, fireworks, salutes, and gunshots were fired all at once. The entire night sky was completely illuminated. On the high and distant Kunlun Mountains, a group of young warriors full of dreams cheered and welcomed the arrival of the new year.
Bai Xinyu looked left and right, trying to find that familiar figure, but there were too many people, and he couldn't find it for a while. When he realized what he was doing, he was a little depressed, so he stopped looking and concentrated on enjoying the fireworks.
Suddenly, a warm hand held his hand.
Bai Xinyu turned his head in surprise, and saw Yu Fengcheng appeared beside him at some point, just like everyone else, looking up at the fireworks with a smile on his lips. Bai Xinyu's heart beat twice and whispered, "Happy New Year."
Yu Fengcheng smiled and said, "Happy New Year." His voice was deep and sweet, and even amidst the sound of artillery, it still penetrated Bai Xinyu's eardrum clearly.
Bai Xinyu raised his head, looked at the fireworks that suddenly appeared in the night sky, and thought to himself, Kunlun Mountain is so innocence, the vast starry sky is so clean and pure, he remembered what Xu Chuang said today, Xu Chuang said : This is the frontier of the motherland. It is very, very far away from most of your homes. You cannot go home to celebrate the New Year today, so that more compatriots can reunite with their families safely. Proud of one thing, proud of the fact that you are soldiers.
Hearing the roaring salute, Bai Xinyu felt a sense of pride for the first time in his heart.
"Bai Xinyu, you bastard, tell me sooner if you get fake!" Cheng Wangwang stood at the head of Bai Xinyu's bed with his hips akimbo, angrily watching him pack his luggage.
Bai Xinyu smiled until the corners of his mouth could not be closed, "Brother, don't be like this, just tell me, what do you want, I will bring it to you when I come back."
Cheng Wangwang rolled his eyes, "Really?"
"Of course."
"The cigarettes you gave me last time are not bad. They are in foreign languages. I don't know what brand they are. The squad leader also likes them very much."
Wu Qing said: "That cigarette is expensive, don't tease him."
"It's okay, it's not expensive, I'll bring it for you!" Bai Xinyu kissed Cheng Wangwang.
Qian Liang leaned over, "Xinyu Xinyu, just bring me delicious food, that's all I like."
"No problem." Bai Xinyu looked at Feng Dongyuan, "Dongyuan, what about you?"
Feng Dongyuan smiled, "I don't need anything."
"Oh, why are you being polite to me? Beijing has everything. I'll bring you whatever you like."
Feng Dongyuan hesitated for a long time, then whispered, "Can you bring me some reference books?"
"Huh? What reference book?"
"For the college entrance examination..." Feng Dongyuan was a little embarrassed, "I have finished all the exercises I brought. If I don't review them, I'm afraid I will forget them one day."
Bai Xinyu just remembered that Feng Dongyuan really wanted to go to college, he said: "I will definitely bring it for you!" He said loudly: "Brothers, tell me what else you want me to bring."
Someone from the corner of the dormitory whispered, "Can you bring me a wife?" Everyone burst out laughing.
"Xin Yu!" A soldier from the cooking squad rushed in anxiously, "Xin Yu, the sow is about to give birth!"
"Ah!" Bai Xinyu jumped up suddenly, and rushed out of the door like a whirlwind.
Cheng Wangwang grinned, "Oh my god, even if my wife is about to give birth, I can't match this energy."
Wu Qing tapped him on the head with a thick guidebook on raising pigs, "You're talking nonsense again."
Cheng Wangwang laughed and said, "Let's go, let's go midwife!"
The sows were delivered by their two soldiers who had been raising pigs since they were young. Bai Xinyu prepared hot water and liquid food according to their instructions, and used all the knowledge he had read and studied.
In the end, the sow successfully gave birth to seven pink piglets, and they carefully put them into the greenhouse. Cheng Wangwang sighed when he saw the little thing whose eyes could not be opened and whose skin was not fully grown. , "How can I be willing to eat it when I grow up?"
Bai Xinyu also sighed, "I haven't eaten pork for a long time, I can't eat it..."
Cheng Wangwang said: "Comrade Bai Xinyu, you have raised the cubs and served the pregnant sows for the cubs. It seems that you have really become a teacher. Even if you leave the company, you will come back from time to time to guide us Pig raising technology."
Bai Xinyu quietly said, "Get lost."