Wang Ke entered the barracks gate and got out of the car to break up with Gu Maolin. Because Gu Maolin climbed over the wall from the pig pen at the back and was not wearing a military uniform, he did not want to go in through the gate.
"Then keep in touch." Wang Ke smiled, pushed his bicycle and walked into the camp gate.
After returning to the company and canceling his leave, he approached Hu Yanlou, carrying the meal left for him by the squad, and preparing to have a good chat with him about Gu Maolin of the machine gun company while eating. Who would have thought that as soon as he took a bite of the steamed bun, a soldier from the second squad over there hurried over.
"Reconnaissance squad leader, it's time to give birth."
"What's going on?"
"Our platoon leader tells you to go to the family home immediately!"
Wang Ke understood immediately that it was the family members of a platoon leader's left guard who wanted to have a baby. But there were three squads in one platoon, and why did more than twenty people in total come to the reconnaissance squad to look for me?
He thought so, but Wang Ke still put down the steamed buns and ran out, got on his bicycle that he hadn't returned yet, and rushed to the family courtyard in the east.
When he arrived at the family room where the platoon leader's left guard was staying, Wang Ke immediately knocked on the door and shouted loudly at the door: "Report, platoon leader, I'm here!"
A platoon leader, the left guard, opened the door but did not let Wang Ke enter the room. He asked anxiously: "Reconnaissance squad leader, do you know the person who delivered babies in the village?"
Wang He shook his head, "I know a veterinarian, but I can find him through him."
"Then go quickly, your sister-in-law is about to give birth! Please brother." It seemed that the platoon leader of the left guard was really anxious and kept talking. It's not his fault. Originally, there was still more than half a month before the due date. He wanted to wait to send her to the county hospital to give birth, but he forgot to pick her up that day. Maybe there was a lot of walking, plus the bumps of the donkey cart, which made it uncomfortable when we arrived at the family home. Today, the reaction was even greater. My lower body was red, which disrupted all plans.
When Wang Ke heard this, he didn't have time to say anything more, so he turned around and got on his bicycle, riding towards the village in the dark. I didn’t know how many times I fell down on the road. While riding, I was still thinking, if only that Bald Gu Maolin was here.
Finally they reached the veterinarian's home. The veterinarian didn't dare to neglect the situation and immediately found a flashlight. The two of them went straight to another village three miles away to find a midwife.
After finding the midwife, Wang Ke took her and borrowed the veterinarian's flashlight. I rode my bicycle all the way back.
Fortunately, at two o'clock in the morning, I finally gave birth to a boy who weighed six pounds a year.
The happy platoon of left guards began to stew old hen soup all night long. It was almost dawn when Wang Ke returned to the company after sending off the midwife, so he quickly went to bed to catch up on his sleep. However, several soldiers from the reconnaissance team at the door had already gotten up to clean the house, and the sound of sweeping the floor was so noisy that they could not sleep.
The next step was the wake-up call, and Wang Ke had to get up, put on his clothes, and prepare to go out with the company.
Instructor Ding came over and said to Wang Ke: "Reconnaissance squad leader, you are not going to do any exercises this morning. Come to the company headquarters first. I have something to ask you."
Follow instructor Ding to the company headquarters. Instructor Ding took out a telegram and said: "Reconnaissance squad leader, when you sent Platoon Leader Yanjiao away, did he say anything to you?"
"No."
"But he sent this telegram yesterday afternoon. It seems that he was well prepared for not returning from his vacation."
Wang Ke took the telegram and looked at it, only to see the twelve characters written on it: "Yanjiao has surgery for appendicitis, and the leave will be extended for fifteen days."
"Do you think this telegram is true or false?" Instructor Ding asked.
"I can't say for sure, but he always likes to lie in bed lately."
"Now it's troublesome. He said that he didn't ask for leave at all after one day back. This telegram says that the leave will be extended for 15 days. It's obvious that the company has been sold." Instructor Ding was a little angry.
"Then what do you mean, instructor?"
"I just discussed with Co-Coordinator Han of the direct team, and asked you to go to his house in Kyoto on behalf of the company. If he is really hospitalized for surgery, you can buy something and have a look. If he lied about his condition, we will have to deal with it when we come back. he."
"Instructor, is it appropriate for me to go? Do you want to send a cadre there?" Wang Ke asked.
"It's not convenient for cadres to go there. Think about it, it would be fine if it was a real surgery, but what if it was fake? That would be embarrassing!" said instructor Ding.
"Okay, then when should I go?"
"You should leave immediately and try to catch the train back at around ten o'clock in the morning. If possible, catch the train back at around five o'clock in the afternoon. If you really can't catch it, there is another train coming back at ten o'clock in the evening. I will send someone to pick you up."
"yes!"
"This is the address of platoon leader Yanjiao's home. It's in Hujialou! And when you go there, find a place to get my watch repaired. I'll pick it up next time." As he said that, Instructor Ding took the watch from his wrist. He took off the watch and handed it to Wang Ke.
"Yes!" Wang Ke hurriedly went to the sergeant and borrowed 100 yuan. Then go to the cafeteria and ask for some steamed buns to eat on the road.
Returning to the class, he put on his backpack, called veteran Luo Shaohuan and went out.
Driving all the way, we arrived at the train station again. After buying the ticket, we had breakfast in the waiting room. Yesterday, I only ate two huoshao in one day, and I was busy all night, so Wang Ke ate hungrily. After finishing one, I took out another. Just after taking two bites, a beggar came over. He hunched over and stretched out a dirty hand.
Wang Ke looked at this beggar. He had seen it several times when he came to the train station and had not paid much attention to it before. Now it seems that I have seen it somewhere and can't remember it. This beggar is about 60 years old, wearing a gray robe, with a strand of long hair floating on the back of his head, and he has a certain air of immortality. The lead and flowers are washed away, but the pearls are not protected. If he were not a beggar, Wang Ke would think he was a Taoist from some mountain.
The beggar didn't say anything. Wang Ke saw that he was an old man. Then he felt in his bag and found three steamed buns left. So he took them out together and handed them to the beggar along with the twice-bitten steamed bun in his hand.
The beggar took the bun, obviously surprised. It was still a little warm to the touch, so he nodded to Wang Ke. Take one out and eat it. After eating one, I felt a little choked, so I took out a copper bowl from my arms, went to the side of the waiting room, and filled a thermos bucket with some hot water. After eating two in a row, he put the remaining two steamed buns into the cloth bag next to him, walked to Wang Ke, and nodded again.
He babbled and said in a hoarse voice: "Thank you, little comrade. You gave me all the steamed buns. You... what did you eat on the way?" The old beggar didn't know whether it was frozen or cold. There was a bit of stuttering to begin with.
Wang Ke opened his eyes wide at this time. From the time he gave the beggar the steamed buns until he finished eating, the old beggar didn't say a word. Now speaking suddenly, Wang Ke was startled.
"Uncle, it's okay. I've been to this waiting room several times and I've seen you here. Are you not a local?"
"Ah, ah, I...are indeed not from here, alas!" The old beggar sighed as he spoke.
Wang Ke saw the old beggar sigh, and the kindness in his heart was aroused again. "Uncle, are you in any trouble?"
"Yes, I, I came from Wu... Wutai Mountain, and passed by here. I ran out of... luggage. Even my luggage was... stolen. Now all that's left is this bowl for drinking... water. .”
"Uncle, where are you going?"
"I'm going, to... Yangtze Province, the weather is cold... the ground is freezing, and the journey is long. I, my... old bones may have to die in a foreign country." The old beggar's face was filled with vicissitudes of life, and his eyes dropped as he spoke. Two tears, very sad.
Wang Ke thought about it. Going to Yangtze Province, the ticket alone costs nearly 30 yuan, and the train ride takes more than 20 hours, with transfers in between. No wonder no one can help.
Thinking of this, Wang Ke asked: "Didn't you go to the police station?"
"I don't even have an identity...how to...how to find it." The old beggar had obviously already looked for him, and he was very frustrated at this time.
Wang Ke thought for a moment. He had just borrowed 100 yuan from the sergeant and spent 6 yuan on the ticket. The maximum round trip today was 20 yuan, deducting the money for repairing the instructor's watch. It is estimated that there is still fifty yuan left.
"Uncle, I'll give you fifty yuan. You go home early! After you buy the ticket, the remaining twenty yuan will be enough for you to use on your journey. It's almost the Chinese New Year and it's freezing cold. You're wandering around this train station. It's not a big deal." As he said this, Wang Ke took out five ten-yuan RMB notes from his pocket and handed them to the old beggar.
The old beggar opened his mouth wide and was stunned. He didn't believe that the little soldier of the People's Liberation Army in front of him actually gave him fifty yuan.
Wang Ke saw that there were only a few teeth left in the old beggar's mouth. I just devoured two steamed buns. After thinking about it, he felt that it was really difficult for this old beggar. After thinking for a moment, he gritted his teeth and took out another ten yuan from his pocket.
"Uncle, I will give you another ten yuan. You can take this sixty yuan and buy some hot and soft food on the way."
The old beggar was trembling and speechless. He took the money and was about to kneel down, but Wang Ke was frightened.
"Uncle, uncle, you can't do this!" Wang Ke helped the old beggar up.
At this time, there were still a few people in the carriage. They probably thought the old beggar was a little dirty, so they sat far away and looked at them silently.
The old beggar stood up, stretched out his hand and took out the copper bowl from which he had just drank water, and handed it to Wang Ke; "Little...little comrade, I can't ask for your money in vain...money, my bowl... …The bowl is given to you as a souvenir.”
"Uncle, keep it for drinking water on the way." It's not that Wang Ke didn't want it, the copper bowl was too dirty, and it was dark on top. The old beggar probably also felt that the copper bowl was a little dirty, so he picked up the corner of his gray robe, held the copper bowl and turned it around. The copper bowl was immediately much cleaner, and some places were shiny.
"Little comrade, you and I are... destined. In the future... if there is... a chance, we, we... will meet each other with this bowl. Then... you don't want it, and then give it back... to me, okay? !”
Wang Ke couldn't bear to offend the old beggar, so he took it. "Okay, uncle, I am also from Yangtze Province, and I can be considered a fellow countryman. I will accept the copper bowl first."
The old beggar looked very happy, grinning his toothless mouth. He stood there and looked at Wang Ke carefully, and said: "You, you, you...little comrade, are very...very lucky...ah, there are sixty-six...six girls who are destined to...you!" "
When Wang Ke heard this, he laughed.
It was really full, warm and lustful. I had just eaten two steamed buns and the old beggar was making fun of himself.
"It's true... it's true. Believe it or not."
