Returning Home on the 207th Day
"Fu Fu!" The company commander appeared at the door of the dormitory, "The company commander asked you to go!"
Fu Fu immediately put down the gun he was wiping, put away the maintenance equipment and guns, and ran to the company headquarters. 【Read full text】
Fu Fu's 3rd Company of the 1st Infantry Battalion had just returned to Ma Niao Base Camp from the Qiongshan front line. After the Chengmai battle, the 1st Battalion had been conducting "maintaining pressure" operations on the Qiongshan front line, besieging Haikou and Qiongshan. Waiting places. There was no large-scale armed conflict in this blockade operation. Apart from the occasional capture of prisoners and shelling of the city, there was basically no combat. The main task of the 1st Battalion was to cooperate with the Ministry of Civil Affairs in "going to the countryside" and "village integration". It carried out large-scale public security operations in the local area, wiped out broken soldiers and bandits, and trained soldiers from the county squadron locally.
After several months of frequent security battles, the 1st Battalion was transferred from Qiongshan and returned to Lingao for rest and recuperation. Soldiers and officers will take leave in batches.
"Report! First-class soldier Fu Fu has been ordered to report for duty!" He saluted at the door and said loudly.
The company commander was the only one in the company commander's office. His company commander is Lin Fu. Lin Fu is wearing a new uniform with a small open collar and a full set of military uniforms. He is sitting behind his desk and writing a report hard. On the wall behind him is a military flag of the Army.
Lin Fu nodded: "Are you a local?"
"Yes, sir! I am from Meiyang Village——"
"You will be on leave for one week from now on." Lin Fu picked up an envelope and handed it to him, "It will start at 12 noon today. This is your leave certificate."
"Thank you, sir!" Fu Fu was very happy when he heard that he could go home and grinned. Of course, Fu Fuji and his wife are not his family members at all - they are just the heads of the family who exploit their cheap labor. However, several children of the Fu family, whether they are domestic children or Fu Fuji's biological children, have a mutual relationship with each other. But the relationship between them was very deep: they ate, lived, worked together, and were beaten together - Fu Fuji's wife was no better to her own children than to the family's children. To her, both are necessary for food and work.
"You don't need to thank me, this is an order from the General Military Administration." Lin Fu said, "Dress up smartly during your vacation! Show your dignity as a soldier!"
"Yes, sir!"
Fu Fu came out of the company headquarters. He had not been back to Meiyang Village since he was sent out by his family owner to serve as a soldier in the "Security Corps" more than a year ago. He returned to his dormitory, packed up all his weapons and personal equipment, went through the transfer procedures, and then put on a brand new military uniform. Of course, soldiers are not allowed to carry weapons during family visits. However, in order to demonstrate the soldiers' sense of honor, the General Military Administration allows 6th Navy soldiers with the rank of first class and above to carry 6th Army bayonets and Navy daggers with them during non-missions. military honors.
Fu Fu hung up his bayonet and looked at his image in front of the plastic surgery mirror in the dormitory: he looked very powerful. Especially when the bayonet is hung up, it looks a bit like the daggers worn by sergeants - Fu Fu has been envious of the sergeants' daggers for a long time. He heard that the company commander had recommended him when selecting the sergeant training team this time. He judged his seniority and performance. It was his turn for this sergeant training team.
It would be great if I could become a sergeant before taking leave. Fu Fu regretfully thought about how Fu Yijin would look at him if he appeared majestically at the door of Fu Buer's house wearing a corporal's epaulettes and a dagger with a red tassel. Own. What kind of expression would Fu Fuji's lady have? Fu Fu has been secretly in love with this "little sister" for a long time, but in the past, he was afraid of the housekeeper's wife because he had a treacherous heart but not the courage. This time when he returned to his hometown, the thief became bold and decided to have a serious discussion with the family head on this issue.
He turned sideways to look at his armed belt, and then pulled down the integrated trousers to see if it was clean and in compliance with the dress code in the "Military Manual". Fu Fu even hoped that one day he could change into an officer's leather belt and boots. It is said that the company commander was just a top soldier back then. When Fu Fulai joined the army, the company commander was just a corporal and squad leader.
Fu Fu has no doubt that he will become an officer one day. Although he secretly cried several times when he was sent to serve as a soldier more than a year ago - the hardship and fatigue of being a soldier are not included, and he might die at some point. This makes him sad. Before he even joined the army, he had the idea of becoming a deserter. Looking back now, Fu Fu feels that his two years in the army were like being reincarnated as a human being.
Fu Fu put a medal on himself, and after leaving the dormitory, he went directly to the military service club in the camp. The Military Service Cooperative is actually run by a cooperative. In addition to selling goods, it also operates a small tavern and handles savings and postal services.
Fu Fu basically didn't spend much of his military pay - like most soldiers, he was very frugal and deposited every cent of his military pay in the account of the Military Service Society. Many local soldiers with families would send their military pay home to subsidize it. Household use - no remittance fees.
Of course Fu Fu would not send military pay to Fu Buer. He also heard that Fu Bu'er had gone to the team to ask for his military pay but was rejected by the commanders, and he was secretly happy - he would rather work for the Australians than work for Fu Bu'er anymore. He would not be happy if he would be scolded by the housekeeper's wife for eating more pickles.
However, this time he went back to buy some gifts for his brothers and sisters. Especially for Fu Yijin, he was planning to buy her a compact compact with a mirror, but unfortunately there was none at the Military Service Club - almost all food and daily necessities sold here.
Fu Fu first bought some food at the Military Service Co., Ltd. The prices here were lower than outside to show the discount for soldiers. Fu Fu knew that Fu Buer's family didn't see any meat all year round, so brown rice with pickled fish sauce was a reward for the busy workday. So I bought a lot of dried fish, fish slabs, kelp and seaweed and other foods. I also bought two jars of fish sauce and two jars of chili sauce. The latter is the latest product and is very popular with the soldiers.
I also bought a towel and a rattan helmet-shaped hat for each person, as well as the latest military bamboo kettles and rattan helmet-shaped hats. 6 The navy wears hats during daily training and work, which are both ventilated and sun-shading. In this subtropical zone, The area is very practical. Once it was launched, it was not only welcomed by soldiers, but also by common people. As for the military bamboo kettle, it has a special rattan protective cover on the outside and a strap that can be adjusted in length. It can be easily hung on the belt or slung over the shoulder. It is practical and fashionable, and is very popular among young people. At first it was only used by soldiers and laborers, but gradually it was also used in various communes. Kettles are even in short supply. So much so that the cooperatives in each commune have to limit their supply when selling.
For other gifts, I had to go to Dongmen City to buy them.
Lin Fu beat Fu Fu away and filled out a leave certificate for himself - as an officer, he also got leave. Lin Fu's home is in Ma Niao's Yanchang Village. It can be said that it is close at hand, and he can use normal holidays to visit home. But since returning to Ma Niao, he has been caught up in continuous summary meetings, writing reports, conducting training and exercises, and has not even had a holiday. This time he could take a long vacation, so of course he couldn't miss the opportunity.
Lin Fu’s family are also salt people. Since Chuanchuan Group established the Monopoly Bureau, the villagers of Yanchang Village have been integrated into the state-owned salt factory under the Monopoly Bureau. Lin Fu's family members all became workers in the salt factory. Lin Fu learned from his letters home that his family was now very well off, and that Ma Niao Commune, where the salt factory village is located, was engaged in "new rural construction". He hoped that he could use the military pay he had saved in the army. Part of it goes back as money to buy a new house.
Lin Fu certainly agrees that his family wants to live in a new house - the houses in Yanchang Village are all made of rough stones from the seaside. Because there is no suitable adhesive, and to prevent damage from typhoons, the houses are all built very low. The house is dark all year round. In the past, he had always lived in a house with shade, but he didn't think anything of it. After joining the army, he saw the houses Australians lived in, and was used to living in tall and cheerful dormitories in military camps. He felt uncomfortable and unhygienic about this kind of stone house. Of course he scoffed.
Lin Fu decided to go back this time and bring all his savings with him to see what this "new house" looked like and how big it would be. I heard that the price of the house is quite high, so I have to think about it carefully.
After Fu Fu left the Ma Niao base, he could now choose to go to the port to catch a smooth sailing boat - the salt boat went to Bopu every day. After saying hello to people on the dock, he could sit on the salt bag and take a slow boat ride. Fu Fu felt that taking a boat was too slow, and he had to walk several kilometers to the pier. It would be faster to take a public oxcart near Ma Niao Base.
Taking advantage of the preparations for road construction in the previous stage, Lingao's public transportation system has been significantly extended. The addition of a large number of military prisoners of war and steam rollers made the road construction project progress rapidly. At present, the highway from Chengmai to Lingao has been fully connected and is extending to Qiongshan.
The newly established public transportation company has extended public oxcarts to Ma Niao. An ox-cart transfer station has been set up at the gate of Ma Niao Base.
Fu Fu came to the large-span bamboo shed platform of the ox-cart transfer station. There were wooden signs with the train number, time and stops along the way. Currently, there are only two shuttle buses at Ma Niao Transfer Station, one is Ma Niao-Bopu, and the other is Ma Niao-Bopu. Horses wandered all the way to Yanchang Village. The arrival and stop times of each shift are clearly written. Many local villagers have gathered on the platform, carrying baskets and burdens to go to Bopu or Bairen. Some of them just plan to go to villages along the way. With convenient transportation, the frequency of villagers' trips has greatly increased, and many villagers have also become more enthusiastic about selling products, stimulating the circulation of materials.
