"Hahaha……"
Everyone stood up together.
Hygienist Yu Deben began to conduct a physical examination on each officer and soldier of the command platoon. Except for the telephone squad leader whose blood pressure was a little high and the wireless squad leader Huang Zhonghe who had some stomach discomfort, the entire platoon's health was normal.
After hearing the report from health worker Yu Deben, deputy company commander Lu Zeran was quite satisfied.
In the evening, the command platoon held a grand dinner. The so-called grand dinner was the liquor brought by Lu Zeran, the deputy company commander of the trip. The telephone monitor has been busy since four o'clock in the afternoon. He made four cold dishes: fried sparrows, fried peanuts, white-cut rice noodles, and spinach and bean shreds. Four hot dishes were also cooked: braised pork, spicy loach, stewed turtle, and dog meat stewed with cabbage.
There are four dishes, just hearing the names can make your mouth water. Especially for the soldiers who have been short of oil and salt for half a month and have never seen green vegetables, soy products or staple foods, they are absolutely blown away. Even the fried peanuts are particularly fragrant. Put them in your mouth slowly one by one. Chewing and savoring the rice, he ate the rice in small bites, not wanting to leave even a grain of rice on the edge of the bowl.
What's more, there is also liquor at the dinner.
After drinking, the Yueyang squad leader and the telephone squad leader were a little tipsy. If platoon leader Hu Zhijun hadn't stopped them, they would have been drunk.
Towards the end, Wang Ke held the bowl in both hands and walked to the squad leader on the phone: "Squad leader, we have a double happiness today. Firstly, we have successfully escaped from trouble with the care of the troop leader, and secondly, I wish you a happy birthday with this drink. You drank it!”
Everyone was dumbfounded, including the telephone monitor. "Today is my birthday?! What's the date today?"
No one knows what day it is today or what day of the week it is.
"Today is January 6th," said health worker Yu Deshui.
"Ah, today is really my birthday." The monitor on the phone took the bowl excitedly, and everyone in the room immediately stood up, applauded in unison, and sang a birthday song: "Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you... "
In this room, when there were three people singing, they all looked at Wang Ke in unison.
That is deputy company commander Lu Zeran, health worker Yu Deben, and command platoon leader Hu Zhijun.
How could Wang Ke know that today was the telephone monitor's birthday and remember the date clearly? During these days at the divisional farm, everyone forgot about time and everything, and were fighting for survival, but at this time, he gave a surprise to the telephone squad leader and the entire platoon.
"Brother, a friend in need is a friend indeed. I am also a veteran. I am trapped this time. The person I admire the most is you Wang Ke. It is rare that you remember my birthday. I will pay you back on behalf of our class." The squad leader on the phone stood up, behind him All the soldiers in the telephone squad stood there. Several of them followed the telephone squad leader every day and accompanied Wang Ke to find food.
Everyone applauded again. As the saying goes, don’t forget the well digger when it comes to drinking water, let alone food. Who has not received favor from Wang Ke?
Platoon leader Hu Zhijun stood up and said: "Wang Ke, on behalf of the entire platoon, I would like to thank you. You are our platoon and the soldier I am most proud of. Come on, kill me."
Deputy company commander Lu Zeran sat there, smiling with his lips pursed. He could see that Wang Ke in this platoon had won trust with his own strength and gained everyone's respect.
After the dinner, it was time to report on the performance.
The first program is Harvest Gongs and Drums.
Seven comrades from the whole platoon came on stage. Yueyang squad leader played the drums, Wang Ke played the gongs, and Hu platoon played the hand gongs. For a while, the gongs and drums were so loud that it almost washed away the roof.
Deputy company commander Lu Zeran covered his ears with his hands and yelled to stop. No one listened to him, and he was not heard at all. He beat for ten minutes. The performance was impressive and no less impressive than a professional theater troupe.
The bells and drums just stopped, and after a long time, everyone's ears recovered and they laughed together.
The gongs and drums are cathartic and even more festive.
Next, the reconnaissance squad leader Yue Yang’s suona and banhu medley. He blows well and pulls well. Even the division driver who drove the snowmobile praised him, "Everyone in your command platoon is a talented person. It would be a pity not to transfer these talents to the division propaganda team."
Until the end, it was the hard Qigong performed by the telephone monitor.
Perhaps because he drank a little too much, the secretive telephone monitor took off his shirt and wrapped a few wires around his waist. Then there was luck. He cupped his fists, squatted down and then stood upright. The veins on his neck suddenly popped out. With "one, two, three", the three wires around his waist were all broken, and there was a cheer in the room. and applause.
Deputy company commander Lu Zeran was stunned. He had never thought of commanding the platoon, Hidden Dragon and Crouching Tiger. The telephone monitor who only knows how to cook actually has such a skill.
According to the arrangement, tomorrow the deputy company commander Lu Zeran will take the vehicle and return with the division headquarters' snowmobile, and at the same time, he will bring the Yueyang squad leader and the telephone squad leader who are about to retire from the army back to the company.
In the evening, deputy company commander Lu Zeran and command platoon leader Hu Zhijun walked along the snowy road in front of the door and had work exchanges.
"Lao Hu, we will try to go back tomorrow. The division and regiment headquarters are waiting for our response. The other two squad leaders have demobilized. How will your platoon arrange it?" Deputy company commander Lu Zeran was seeking the opinion of the commanding platoon leader Hu Zhijun.
"For the position of reconnaissance squad leader, I suggest Wang Ke. For the position of telephone squad leader, I suggest that Xiao Gao from their squad should take the position. It would be a pity not to have Da Guo from the reconnaissance squad. Can you arrange a seat in the artillery platoon?"
"I will bring your opinions to the company commander and instructor."
"Also, I want to know when our platoon's mission will end. Do we need to spend the New Year here?"
Deputy company commander Lu Zeran nodded, "That seems to be the case at the moment. We can only wait until spring. When the defensive company and farm headquarters come up, you can leave, and go directly into the mountains to participate in the annual field training."
Field training means stationing in the local countryside in Xishan, dozens of kilometers away from the army, to conduct mountain live-fire training.
"Okay, and I have one more thing. Next time the company delivers food for adoption, can you bring me some pens and some newspapers?"
"Oh, I was here to bring food and drink this time, but I forgot that you haven't even had a newspaper in the past two months. Next time I will bring you a radio and your letters. Hey, you want What are you using the brush for? Writing Spring Festival couplets?"
"No, I plan to practice calligraphy with calligraphy. My teacher is the direct descendant of Wang Xizhi, the calligrapher of the Jin Dynasty. If I don't practice calligraphy with calligraphy, I will be sorry for my teacher."
"Haha, okay, I remember. I'll talk to Wang Ke."
"Okay, Wang Ke, Wang Ke, where are you? Have you seen Wang Ke?" Commander Hu Zhijun, the platoon leader, shouted to the house over there.
At this time, Wang Ke was hiding in the warehouse with the hygienist Yu Deben, and the two talked about every detail after the breakup.
"You don't have any more fever, right? Are your joints still swollen?"
"It's completely healed, and my memory and reaction feel better than before." Wang Ke told the truth.
"Hey, let me ask you, you have to tell me the truth, how did you know that the telephone monitor's birthday is today?"
"I heard what they said before, so I took note of it."
"You're not telling the truth."
"Believe it or not, the last time I was in the company, I helped the clerk copy the entire company's roster. I know everyone's names."
"The more you talk, the more nonsense you get. Do you know what I mean?"
"Of course I know. Your birthday is two days behind mine. Mine is August 16th on the lunar calendar, and yours is August 19th on the lunar calendar, right?"
"No, it's three days away." Hygienist Yu Deben smiled, "But there is one thing Wang Ke, you can't deny." Hygienist Yu Deben felt that he should be able to catch his dead hand this time, and it would be okay if he refused to admit it. Gotta admit it.
"Which thing?"
"It's the mechanized farming station you told me about before. There used to be a pond behind it. The pond was filled with horse manure. Under the horse manure, there were tortoises, eels and loaches. This happened many years ago. Now every animal on the farm is No, no one has known about the stables for a long time. Why did you think of it this time and take people to dig fish directly? "
Wang Ke was speechless and looked at him blankly. If it hadn't been dark, health worker Yu Deben would have seen Wang Ke's face full of embarrassment.
"I'm old about this. You don't know that I know. You forgot, the old director of the field health center has a good relationship with me. He even fished in this fish pond back then." Wang Ke said. He didn't even blush when he lied, and it was dark anyway so he couldn't see.
"I'm going back tomorrow. Do you want me to bring you something?" Health worker Yu Deben asked.
"Please help me send a few letters. The Spring Festival is here, and I have to send a message to my family and those who care about me. In addition, please also send a few letters to the company commander, instructor, first platoon leader, second platoon leader, and purser. , as well as clerks, correspondent Xiao Hou, cooking squad leader Zhou Daguang and other comrades who care about us, please send your regards."
"Okay, then next time I come, do you personally need to bring anything?"
"Well, bring some toothpaste and soap to clean us up."
"What is a sweep?"
"Medicine to treat ringworm. The humidity here is heavy, and many comrades have eczema."
"OK."
In fact, Wang Ke also has a Skin-Resistant product, which he is reluctant to use. It was given to him by Wu Xiangyu, and others don't know how precious it is.
At this point, I only heard platoon leader Hu Zhijun calling his name over there.
"I'm here!" Wang Ke agreed loudly and said to the health worker Yu Deben: "The platoon leader is looking for me. Let's talk later."
Wang Ke came out of the large warehouse and was greeted by deputy company commander Lu Zeran. "Wang Ke, I'm looking for you."
Wang Ke ran over, stood at attention and stretched out his hand to salute. Deputy company commander Lu Zeran took his hand. "Come on, walk around with me."
The two turned back and walked outside along the shoveled snow path.
"Wang Ke, you must have strict requirements on yourself and actively move closer to the organization. Have you written the application?"
Wang Ke knew that Deputy Company Commander Lu Zeran was concerned about him, so he said sheepishly: "Yes, I have written several copies." He knew that Deputy Company Commander Lu Zeran was asking about his application for party membership.
"Oh, I want to tell you something, don't be surprised after hearing it."
Deputy company commander Lu Zeran looked serious. Wang Ke stopped and looked at him.
"You have performed particularly well among your group of soldiers of the same age. You are the first to receive awards for your meritorious service, and you are also a key training target of the company. However, our branch committee has studied that among your soldiers of the same year, you may not be the one determined by the organization. the first batch of development targets.”
"Ah!" Wang Ke stopped.
"The company has greater training goals for you. I hope you can withstand the test and maintain this working condition."
Wang Ke never expected that deputy company commander Lu Zeran would bring him this news.
But after thinking for a while, he still said: "Deputy company commander, don't worry, joining the organization mentally is my lifelong pursuit, and I will accept any test from the organization."
"With your words, I feel relieved."
