Zhao Manzhu held a stick of sweat cigarette in his hand, and sat on the bench beside the table, smoking one mouthful at a time. He was an authentic old farmer, who bowed his head and was willing to be a ox all his life. Because of his hard work, he was less than sixty years old and his face The world is full of the vicissitudes of the years.
Zhang Qiaoer sat on the other side of the square table with a dark face, and she was no longer happy when she saw her son come back two hours ago.
"Mom and Dad, let's eat first. If we have anything to say, let's talk after we finish eating."
Because her son is happy to be back, today Zhang Qiaoer deliberately made dinner richer than usual, including scrambled eggs with leeks, stewed bacon with cabbage, soy radish, and fried pickles. Originally, Zhang Qiaoer asked her daughter Meixiang to catch a chicken and kill it, but Zhao Donglin stopped her.
It was supposed to be a reunion meal, but because Zhao Donglin told the news about his discharge, the old couple lost their appetite completely.
It is an honor to be a soldier these days, it is truly an honor for one person to join the army and the whole family.
In addition to being honorable, the treatment of soldiers is also good. Take Zhao Donglin as an example. At the company commander level, the monthly allowance is 76 yuan, and there are also subsidies such as food stamps and oil stamps. Only the cadres of the commune have it.
"Donglin, there is still room for change in your discharge from the army, no, your dad and I really can't accept it. If you said you were worried about black eggs and Yingbao, I promise you that I will take them away so that they don't cause you any trouble. "
"Besides, there are me, your sister, and Donghe and Yuefen in the family. With so many people in our family, are we afraid that we can't bring up two children?"
The three named by Zhang Qiaoer happened to bring a child to feed them. Zheng Yuefen was Zhao Donghe's wife. The two had been married for more than three years and gave birth to a son named Shitou, who is one and a half years old this year, younger than Heidan and younger than Yingbao. bigger.
Zhao Donglin knew that if he didn't explain clearly to his parents, he would definitely not be able to pass this test, so he put down his chopsticks and spoke in a very solemn tone.
"I came back from the army after careful consideration. I have completed all the materials. I know you won't be able to accept it all at once. I didn't tell you in advance because I was afraid that you would stop me."
"I have been away from home for more than ten years. At the beginning, I really wanted to stay in the army for the rest of my life, but my leg was injured a little last year. Although I seem to have recovered, my responsiveness is incomparable to before."
"I am divorced from Wang Mei, and there are two children at home. I can leave them to you regardless, but I don't want to be so irresponsible. I haven't taken good care of them since they were born. I want to take responsibility for them in the future. take on the responsibility of being a father.”
After Zhao Donglin said so much, Zhang Qiaoer and Zhao Manzhu focused on the sentence about the leg injury.
"Which leg of yours is injured? How is it now? Does it affect it?"
Zhang Qiaoer touched her son's legs, looked left and right, but unfortunately she couldn't see anything through a pair of pants.
"Mom, it's okay, it's been cured, but pantothenic acid happens every rainy day."
"Okay, you've come back anyway, it's useless to say anything else. You haven't let me and your father worry about you since you were a child, and now you've returned everything in one go."
She really didn't understand, how could such a good life be like this
The son who has always made her proud first divorced, and then quietly retired from the army. What does it mean to retire from the army? It means that from then on, the monthly allowance of more than 70 yuan is gone. farmers.
Zhang Qiaoer wiped away her tears in distress. She really felt sad. For her, no matter how hard or tired she was in this life, she never shed tears. It's not good.
"Mom, don't cry, there's still something I haven't told you."
Zhang Qiao'er held back her tears with the corner of her clothes, and said with a terrified expression, "What's the matter, why don't you just make it clear once and for all, don't procrastinate."
"I am a retired military officer. The army promised to arrange a job for me in the future. Don't worry."
"ah!"
There is still such a good thing about being emotionally discharged from the army. Isn't it a waste of emotion just now
As soon as she heard that the army arranged work, that is, she didn't need to be a farmer when she came back, Zhang Qiaoer instantly lost her previous sadness, and asked eagerly, "What job did your army arrange for you?"
Zhao Donglin knew his mother had such a temperament, and said with a smile, "I don't know yet, I'll find out when I go to the commune to ask."
"That's fine, then you should go ask early tomorrow, settle the work first, and don't worry about other things first."
Zhang Qiaoer came to the spirit in an instant, and greeted the eldest son to eat loudly.