An hour later, Zhao Xin, who was so thirsty, drank the tea in his hand.
"Master, let me pour you some more water." A Miao watched Zhao Xin drink every drop of the tea in the cup, then quickly stepped forward to take the tea cup, and turned around to pour the water.
Zhao Xin asked Liu Sheng: "What were you arguing in the tents just now? Li Ji told me that you were quarreling. There were many refugees outside the tents. Those who didn't know better thought you were fighting."
Liu Sheng yawned loudly and said in a confused voice: "Hey, once I finish explaining the situation to them..." He pointed at Ding Guofeng: "This is the one who shouted that he was going to expel the Tartars." .”
Then Liu Sheng pointed at Deng Fei and Wang Yuanfang: "Xiao Fei said that he wanted to unite the aboriginal people and cross the sea to destroy Little Japan. Squad leader Lao Wang said that he would go and grab a tongue in two days and come back."
Zhao Xin smiled and asked: "Squad Leader Lao Wang, do you really think so?"
"Alas~~~" Wang Yuanfang sighed helplessly, and then said: "Knowing that you are a wealthy person, at first we thought you were just acting."
Deng Fei, Wu Siyu, Ding Guofeng, and Zhao Liang sitting around all nodded in unison.
"But seeing those people outside..." Wang Yuanfang said in his heart that it is impossible to find a group of such extras now.
Deng Fei concluded: "Now we understand, you are not human."
"What?" Zhao Xinxin asked, "Why are you swearing?"
Deng Fei said: "You are an alien."
"Fuck you!" Zhao Xin suddenly had black lines all over his forehead and almost fell to the ground.
Wu Siyu said with a smile: "To be honest, are you from Mars or Zenith?"
"Okay. I admit that I have overseas connections in Zenith Star." As soon as this statement came out, everyone laughed and knew it was a joke. But no one wants to offend Zhao Xin, after all, he is here to work; and if the other party makes such gestures again, no one knows the consequences.
In order to avoid further entanglement on this issue, Zhao Xin stood up, opened a closet in the car, and took out an assault rifle.
"I'll go! What a guy!" Ding Guofeng's eyes were shining and he was full of praise while holding the HK416. "A couple of shots?"
"Mr. Zhao, what did you want us to do here?" Wu Siyu asked, lifting the glasses frame on the bridge of his nose.
"It's the same as what I said before. I'll ask you guys to be responsible for the safety of the project." Zhao Xin smiled, emphasizing the word "safety" in his tone.
"If you are not willing, then I will book a flight to take you back. With Liu Sheng guaranteeing this, you should believe him, right?"
The five people looked at Liu Sheng, who nodded with a very serious expression and said, "I lied to you that I am my grandson."
"Tch~~" The five of them raised their middle fingers towards Liu Sheng and said in unison: "Back in the army, how often did your grandson lie to us?"
Liu Sheng: "..."
Seeing that they were still silent, Zhao Xin knew that they hadn't thought about it clearly yet, so he said: "Don't worry, stay here tonight and think about it. If not, I will send you back tomorrow."
After dinner, the few people and Zhao Xin had to give in to each other for a long time because of the problem of where to sleep at night.
Zhao Xin and Liu Sheng were still guests because Wang Yuanfang and the others hadn't thought about it yet, so Zhao Xin invited Wang Yuanfang and the others to spend the night in the RV. It was warmer and more comfortable than in a tent anyway.
But Wang Yuanfang and the others refused to agree to anything. So Zhao Xin could only ask Li Ji to make a tent for the five people and get new bedding. And Liu Sheng also wanted to stay overnight with the old squad leader.
It was late at night, and most people in the camp, except for the refugees on night watch, had gone to bed. At this time, only Zhao Xin's place still had the lights on.
Wang Yuanfang lay on the thick cotton mat in the tent, tossing and turning, unable to sleep.
Before going to bed at night, they asked Liu Sheng a lot of questions.
Deng Fei was concerned about the ship's problems. Liu Sheng said with a smile, counting the two of us, you can find three or four more people and it will be no problem.
Zhao Liang is still thinking about his metal processing factory. Liu Sheng said that in this era, no one would care about you even if you were making steel every day, and the supply was still in short supply.
Wu Siyu asked when he would go to the Qing court for a visit. Liu Sheng told him that after next spring, he would go as soon as he could get the boat.
Ding Guofeng was very happy, saying that my skills were finally put to use, and I no longer had to wait to die. He also explained that in the morning he would take Zhao Xin with him and go shooting with a gun.
Wang Yuanfang is also very interested in target shooting. Since he was discharged from the army, he has not touched a gun for several years. But he didn't ask any more questions, just listened to other people chatting with Liu Sheng.
The tent was very warm because of the stove. Liu Sheng and Ding Guofeng were already fast asleep, snoring like cows.
Wang Yuanfang saw that the stove's flame was a little low, so he lifted the quilt, put on his coat, and stood up to add some firewood to the stove.
"Squad leader, you're not asleep yet." Zhao Liang's voice came in a low voice.
"You two haven't slept at all." Wu Siyu also spoke up.
"I'll add two pieces of firewood." Wang Yuanfang said vaguely, then took two pieces of chopped wood from the neatly stacked firewood pile next to the stove, opened the stove door, gently stuffed it in, and then closed the stove door. .
A cigarette was stretched out from the side. Wang Yuanfang turned around and saw that it was Zhao Liang.
"Squad leader, take a cigarette."
Wang Yuanfang took the cigarette, and Zhao Liang immediately took out a lighter from his jacket pocket and lit it for him, and then lit one himself.
As the fire flickered, Wang Yuanfang took a deep breath of cigarette and slowly exhaled it.
"Squad leader, what do you think?" Zhao Liang asked in a low voice.
Wang Yuanfang did not answer directly, but asked: "What about you? What do you think?"
Zhao Liang took two puffs of cigarette, as if thinking about something, and then said: "I think it's good to stay. As I told Liu Sheng, I'm just making steel now, and no one will care about me. Besides, , we have been in the army for so many years, and for what reason? Isn’t it just to kill the enemy? But as soon as we retire..."
Zhao Liang stubbed out the cigarette butt on the stove shell, took out another one and lit it. Then he continued: "I didn't get used to it in the first few years. When I first came home, my nephew was playing in the yard blowing a whistle. When I heard it, I immediately ran to the yard and stood at attention to gather..."
While the guy was chattering, another hand reached out from the side and snatched half the box of cigarettes from Zhao Liang's hand. When they saw it, they saw it was Deng Fei and Wu Siyu.
Except for the two who slept like dead dogs, the four of them were all asleep, and they got together again when they heard the noise.
"Oh, I've really had enough of running around." Deng Fei sighed. "How many years has this been going on? All day long, apart from eating and sleeping, I have to watch the machine, and then I talk to the machine. I feel like I am going crazy."
The other three people nodded in unison. With Deng Fei's character, it was really hard for him to be able to endure such a boring job.
Several people whispered their thoughts. Wang Yuanfang smoked two cigarettes in a row but did not speak.
"Squad leader, please tell me." Wu Siyu asked curiously.
"Me. I graduated from junior high school and am not as knowledgeable as some of you..."
"Monitor, are you swearing? Who among us has gone to college? It's just Deng Fei and that dead pig..." Zhao Liang raised his chin to signal Liu Sheng. "...a chief engineer and a second officer. But we are not bad either. Let me tell you, squad leader, how many awards you received when you were in the army."
"Those are all forgotten, let's not talk about them anymore." Wang Yuanfang shook his head and smiled bitterly. "I, actually, I have been thinking about... something that Zhao Xin told me when I had dinner with him for the first time."
Several people were silent, waiting for Wang Yuanfang to continue.
Wang Yuanfang and Zhao Xin met for the first time after a gathering of comrades on New Year's Day. In fact, Wang Yuanfang didn't want to go to this party at all. As a result, Liu Sheng persuaded him so hard that he even booked a flight ticket in advance before going.
After Liu Sheng's introduction, Wang Yuanfang also considered working abroad. No matter what, it was much better than sifting through sand and doing odd jobs in China. And he can also be with his old comrades to avoid loneliness.
When he and Zhao Xin met for the first time, when the three of them chatted about the past, Liu Sheng talked about Wang Yuanfang's meritorious service in the army and praised his military skills. Later, he briefly mentioned Wang Yuanfang's life after he retired. All kinds of dissatisfaction.
Liu Sheng said with emotion, how come Wang Yuanfang, who has outstanding abilities in the army, has been awarded many meritorious services, and has been praised by his superiors, cannot find a good job after he retires.
After hearing this, Zhao Xin did not express his opinion. Instead, he first talked about an incident around him.
Zhao Xin said that after graduating from college and working, he once met a certain friend.
It is said that after graduating from college in the early years, this dear friend was spotted by a well-known multinational company because of his excellent English scores, especially his fluent oral English. He directly joined the International Business Department and was responsible for the group purchasing business. This is amazing. The people I deal with every day are either senior executives of large foreign groups or the heads of domestic government procurement projects.
As a result, this dear friend's perspective on people and things has become unusually high. However, after working for seven or eight years, a corruption case broke out within the business unit, and this man was innocently implicated. Out of anger, he resigned and started a business with someone else. He thought that with his experience and ability, it would not be easy to become a sales VP.
However, two years later, this man has not negotiated a single deal. The boss had no choice but to let him go after having a deep talk with him.
A few years later, this man still accomplished nothing. When we met, he said that he was currently working on a project bigger than Google. Once I talked to Zhao Xin non-stop for an hour on the phone. Zhao Xin was so stunned that he couldn't get in a word and wanted to throw the phone away and run away.
Finally, Zhao Xin concluded that he felt that the biggest reason why many people perform well in the army is not only because they are excellent themselves, but also because everyone is similar before joining the army.
The key is that the army provides you with an excellent platform for self-expression, just like many large companies today. And when they leave this platform and return to society, many people do not realize that once they leave an excellent platform, the personal value they think is very high is actually very little in the eyes of others.
"After hearing what Zhao Xin said, I was thinking about myself. I found that the best platform for me is the army." Wang Yuanfang concluded lightly. "This might be an opportunity."
"Shua~" A bright light shone on the faces of the four people smoking and chatting.
"What are you doing? You're still up at night, so go out and run around!"
Several people turned sideways to avoid the flashlight light and looked over. Liu Sheng and Ding Guofeng covered their mouths and secretly enjoyed themselves.
It turned out that these two guys had woken up a long time ago, pretending to snore while secretly listening to a few people talking.
Everyone then laughed and laughed for a while.
Wang Yuanfang stopped talking and went back to lie down in bed.
"How's it going? Monitor, have you figured it out?" Liu Sheng joked with a playful smile.
"What nonsense? When you get up tomorrow morning, run around the camp ten times. No breakfast until you finish."
"Ah?!" The other five people were immediately dumbfounded, and this was about to begin.
