The deputy company commander was tight-lipped.
Just as Wang Ke thought on the bed in the observation room of the division hospital, deputy company commander Lu Zeran could not calm down for a long time. Miracles cannot appear to one person twice at the same time, and fate cannot favor oneself in this way. Especially today, if Wang Ke hadn't kicked him hard and pulled the wheel of the car towards him, it would have been his chest that the wheel of the car ran over.
Being able to stretch out your hand and risk your life to save yourself at a critical moment is a person's quality and state. Although he couldn't figure out why Wang Ke was safe and sound, this incident was a heroic feat and should set a model for the entire company. In the back compartment, he shared his thoughts with the platoon leader Hu Zhijun, and sure enough, the platoon leader Hu Zhijun thought the same way. of.
"Deputy company commander, we must give merit to Wang Ke. Think about it, it's not that he escaped from death, but that our company escaped from death!" Platoon leader Hu Zhijun's first reaction when he saw Wang Ke come back to life is that if there are no dead in the company, everything will be fine. . He already liked Wang Ke as a soldier, but now he had more good reasons.
On the way, the director of the division farm medical center who was driving the car also kept talking, "This soldier is amazing. Have you ever practiced qigong before?" Do you have any special constitution? Otherwise this phenomenon cannot be explained. The bulging hemopneumothorax miraculously disappeared. A vehicle weighing more than a thousand kilograms ran over his chest. Not to mention breaking his ribs, he didn't even break his chest skin. Isn't this strange?
While he cared about Wang Ke, he also greatly appreciated the soldier's risking his life to save others.
"Soldiers like this are hard to find and must be trained well."
"When we get back, we will report third-class merit to Wang Ke to the farm and the regiment!" Company Commander Bearded Tian also thought the same way.
It was already midnight when we returned to the company. Lying on the bed, deputy company commander Lu Zeran tossed and turned, but couldn't sleep. He did not want to disclose the important background of the situation at that time, which was that before the accident, Wang Ke had clearly told himself that the handlebars of the car were dangerous. How did he know? Are gods appearing?
But if there is help from the gods, he will not be severely crushed on his behalf.
Moreover, he was seriously injured, but he healed himself in just a few hours. If more than 20 people in the company had not seen this myth with their own eyes, who would believe it? (Note: Almost 50 years have passed since this incident. When the author wrote this novel, the protagonist was still alive and well). There is only one conclusion. Wang Ke has too many secrets. He is the brother given to him by God for life.
You must cherish it in this life and never give up.
Early the next morning, Company Commander Bearded Tian asked Instructor Ding to lead the team to continue harvesting hemp stalks. He ran to the farm, passed the switchboard, and told the deputy director of the regiment directly about Wang Ke’s heroic deeds of sacrificing himself to save others yesterday. After reporting separately to the Political Department, the Political Department quickly responded and would send a working group to the division farm to help summarize Wang Ke's heroic deeds and ask for credit for him.
After returning, Company Commander Bearded Tian found the company secretary again and quickly collected Wang Ke's usual work performance and heroic deeds, sorting out the basic situation first.
In the afternoon, three soldiers of the same year as Wang Ke returned to the division farm. Two officers from the political office of the rear leg also arrived at the division farm in the regiment's 212 jeep.
The two officers didn't believe anything they said. Wang Ke standing in front of them was the soldier who was run over by a cart loaded with more than 1,000 kilograms yesterday. One officer even thought that even if the soldier survived and was seriously injured, his heroic deeds would still be brilliant!
However, he acted like a normal person, which was far from the hero lying on the hospital bed.
Next, the two officers went around the whole company almost once. Zhou Daguang, the cooking squad leader, told about Wang Ke’s long-term help in the kitchen; Yu Deshui, the health worker, told about him who went down to the river to fish for a water pump and suffered high fevers of over 40 degrees twice and minor injuries and could not get out of the fire line. Huang Zhonghe, the wireless squad leader, talked about his long-term insistence on washing clothes, cleaning shoes, and doing small jobs for the whole platoon; Platoon leader Hu Zhijun talked about the thrilling deeds he had witnessed risking his life to save people; but the correspondent said something that no one else said. One thing to note is that Wang Ke is also the voluntary barber and shoe repairman of the whole company. Several section leaders in the company sometimes go to the company to ask Wang Ke to cut their hair and shave their beards.
After compiling a large volume of materials, the two officers went back, and the entire company quickly forgot about the incident.
A few days later, Wang Ke also served as the captain of the Qizhong Commando Team as he wished. A total of eight soldiers were mobilized from the whole company. Company Commander Da Beard Tian went to the scene and took a look. There were two sowing tractors, each with four people working in teams of two. They had to take turns every hour to take a break.
Standing behind a dusty and bumpy tractor, you have to lift a hundred pounds of wheat seeds every two or three minutes and pour them evenly into the funnel. You have to be highly concentrated. After a day full of soreness, Company Commander Bearded Tian asked the cook squad leader Zhou Daguang to add a meat dish to the eight commando soldiers at noon and evening.
The peeling skin and rash on Wang Ke's body were easily cured by applying the skin care product Wu Xiangyu bought for him. That day in Ancheng, when Wu Xiangyu secretly gave Wang Ke ten pills of FuRong, Wang Ke was shocked. It would cost her one month's allowance to give her money, but she was determined not to. So I can only treat two people to dinner.
That money was spent even more heartbreakingly for Wang Ke. This was the most extravagant time he had spent since joining the army.
Wang Ke didn't dare to show too much intimacy in front of Wu Xiangyu. Apart from the bad impression, he never thought about his virgin girlfriend.
Returning to the division farm, he never went to the farm clinic again. However, the director once brought several of them to the company for inspection. The two of them just looked at each other from afar and did not even dare to say anything.
After Wang Ke became the commando captain, he had fewer opportunities to meet. Autumn planting is mainly about grabbing time. I go to the ground at dawn in the morning and finish the work in the evening when I can't see it anymore. Even lunch is rotated and I just eat a few bites on the ground. After working for ten days, the wheat seedlings that were first sown in the wheat field were already growing green. The farm technician spoke highly of the quality of the sowing. Especially Wang Ke, he even proposed that the company should be commended.
Needless to say? The last time the League Political Office came to summarize the materials, there was no news. It has been more than half a month, and there has been no feedback. Therefore, Company Commander Bearded Tian discussed with Instructor Ding, and Deputy Company Commander Lu Zeran, and decided to award each of the eight commandos a consecutive award. Who knew that this matter had spread to the division farm, and the farm director and technician discussed it, and decided again It was decided to give Wang Ke a personal farm award. This level is high, equivalent to a group award.
A more interesting situation occurred. On Friday, Ji Fei, director of the regiment's political office, drove to the division farm. The delegation announced that Wang Kerong would be given a third-class merit award for the three companies that participated in autumn plowing and autumn planting at the division farm that day. , all gathered in front of the teacher's farm, Wang Ke wore red and flowers, and wore a third-class merit medal.
Within a week, Wang Ke received awards three times. Except during the war years, this was the first time in the history of the artillery company. Wang Ke received a continuous commendation, a division farm commendation, and a third-class individual merit award. His comrades gave Wang Ke warm applause.
That night, Wu Xiangyu came to the command platoon with a medicine box on her back. On the pretext of checking the body of the commandos, she pretended to listen to Wang Ke's chest with a stethoscope. When she went out, she took out a pair of socks from the medicine box and stuffed them into Wang Ke's chest. , whispered, look at those socks on your feet, they are all patches.
Only then did Wang Ke realize that the inspection was fake and the socks given to him were real.
He was too embarrassed to push Wu Xiangyu, so he had to accept it quietly. But this love must be repaid, but with what means? Unexpectedly, the opportunity came soon.
After the autumn planting is over, the company will soon return to work. Wang Ke specially asked for leave on this day. He wanted to go to the village of Baiyangdian to buy some eggs and give them to the farm's medical clinic. At least the director did not fail to save him.
When he arrived at the village, he quickly used his one-month allowance to buy five kilograms of eggs. When he was walking back, he saw a group of children playing feather shuttlecock at the end of the village. This is fun and suitable for little girls. So he discussed with the little girl whether he could buy the feather shuttlecock in her hand. When the little girl saw that it was a People's Liberation Army soldier, he immediately said generously: "Uncle, I'll give it to you."
Wang Ke took the feather shuttlecock very happily. After leaving the village, he hummed happily and thought about how to give this feather shuttlecock to Wu Xiangyu.
When he was approaching the farm, he found a piece of grass and sat down. He took out the feather shuttlecock that the little girl gave him and looked at it. Suddenly, another scene appeared in front of him. Through the feather shuttlecock in front of him, he discovered that the bottom The gasket was sparkling. What was it? A line of words appeared in my mind: Qin Chao half a penny.
Underneath the feather shuttlecock in his hand was a half-liang coin from the Qin Dynasty, which was the first currency after the Qin Dynasty unified the six kingdoms. Qin half-liang coins with round square holes can be discounted at thirty, which is a rare species in very good condition. A few years later, its collection value exceeded 10,000 yuan.
Great, great. On the surface, it looks like an ordinary toy, but there are secrets hidden inside.
He stood up excitedly, carrying a bag of eggs. Go directly to the Division Farm Medical Clinic.
When we arrived at the medical clinic, the director and three female soldiers were there.
"Report!" Wang Ke shouted loudly. After that commendation, almost all the cadres and soldiers on the farm got to know this legendary recruit, not because he did so many good things, but because a loaded cart came from It's okay even if his chest is crushed. Everyone wants to see if this soldier's chest is equipped with a steel frame?
When the director saw it was Wang Ke, he immediately said: "Come in, come in. Does Wang Ke want to prescribe medicine?"
"Director, I'm here to thank you. I went to the village to buy eggs today." Wang Ke handed over the satchel. There was a satchel full of eggs inside. The director was really touched. A soldier gave him a gift, which was more important than a banner.
"Have your injuries healed? Do you still have a high fever?" The director asked confusedly, and the three female soldiers listened in confusion.
"It's for you!" Wang Ke boldly took out the feather shuttlecock and handed it to Wu Xiangyu, which made her blush. This was the first time a male soldier gave him a gift.
"Haha, this is a gift sent a thousand miles away, but the gift is light but the friendship is heavy. Xiao Wu, you should take it. You have sent him to the teacher's hospital several times, which is also a meritorious service." The director helped.
Wu Xiangyu took over the feather shuttlecock. After serving in the army for two years, she really never played it again.
When going out, Wang Ke also gently said to Wu Xiangyu who saw him off: "Keep it well."
"Yeah." But it wasn't until more than twenty years later, when Wu Xiangyu was in middle age, that he understood the meaning of this sentence. There is such a big gift hidden in the feather shuttlecock.
