Yan Jiao was pushed out by Wang Ke and kept complaining: "Reconnaissance squad leader, why are you like this? I haven't finished speaking yet."
Wang Ke dragged Yan Jiao to the door of the pickup truck, and then said: "Platoon leader, you are not in good health, so don't get tired by getting involved. In addition, Professor Wen is your grandfather's sworn friend and has been with your grandfather for a lifetime." . You have a bad temper, so it’s best if you say less and just follow the etiquette of visiting."
Yan Jiao heard it right, so he mumbled a few more words, climbed into the cab and went to sleep.
In the room behind them, the two experts shook their heads together. For Wang Ke's sake, he didn't care and went back to work on the drawings.
Wang Ke looked at Yan Jiao's back. From a veteran's perspective, he was still worried about the platoon leader. He still has not integrated into the large group of the army. He has insufficient social experience in speaking and doing things, is arrogant, and is too simple.
He thought for a while and decided to go find his godfather Dong Pianfang. Restoring the lighting, electricity and telephones in the village tomorrow would be two major events.
He walked towards the mat where the primary school cooks and saw two black figures sitting cross-legged in the distance. When I got closer, I saw it was my godfather Dong Pianfang and my old platoon leader Hu Zhijun. It turns out that the old platoon leader Hu Zhijun came to his godfather a long time ago!
The old platoon leader Hu Zhijun wanted to visit two people during this trip. One was the village doctor Uncle Dong Fangfang, and the other was Professor Wen from Jinmen University. He heard Wang Ke talk about the miraculous folk remedies of village doctor Dong many times, and saw the medicine he prescribed for the wife of a platoon leader, Zuo Weibing, to prescribe breast milk. This time, during the flood fighting and rescue operation, a few handfuls of herbs were used to prepare anti-epidemic soup for the whole village, and Wang Ke was saved with a bowl of raw donkey blood. Professor Wen of Jinmen University is even more talented and knowledgeable. Wang Ke repeatedly complained about the three pages of fragments and expected Professor Wen to identify them.
Of course, this kind of visit also has another layer of tasks, which is to check Wang Ke's flood fighting and rescue deeds in Nanshao Village and submit a special report to the group leaders when he returns.
Professor Wen, who was the first person he went to visit today, walked to the door and heard someone inside discussing the design plan for rebuilding homes in Nanshao Village, so he quietly stepped back. Now is the time to fight against the disaster, so the visit is not urgent. In this way, he transferred to Uncle Dong Pianfang. The two hit it off immediately and got closer as they chatted, but the topic of conversation was always on Wang Ke. From when his whole family first met Wang Ke and when he was adopted as his adopted son, from when Wang Ke talked about the wordless heavenly book to the bowl of raw donkey blood, from when Wang Ke was not afraid to command the entire village to relocate in times of danger, to search and rescue, to the two dives to grab food and medicinal materials...
"I have always felt that this boy's body is a little different from ordinary people. For example, the bowl of raw donkey blood, no matter how magical it is, is unlikely to be able to restore people to their original state within a few hours." Uncle Dong Pianfang said with some doubts.
When Platoon Leader Hu Zhijun heard this, his heart moved, and he told Wang Ke about the two adventures he had when he was participating in the autumn harvest and autumn planting at the division farm, and what happened after he was run over by a cart, including leading the entire platoon to dig out dry loaches and soft-shell turtles in horse manure on a snowy day. Everything was told to Uncle Dong Pianfang one by one. The only thing he didn't know was the black pill in the toad's mouth.
"You mean, he once took pills prepared by an old Chinese medicine doctor, and also drank snake gallbladder and snake blood. That's impossible! Modern Chinese medicine can't prepare this kind of medicine. The bezoar is magical enough, but it's nothing more than that. Besides, Haven't you all eaten the whole steak of this snake meat? But this kid was run over by a truck weighing more than a thousand kilograms and it was okay? This is indeed a bit of a legend. I have to think about it slowly."
The two were chatting animatedly when Wang Ke heard the sound and came over.
"Daddy, old platoon leader, I've been looking around."
"Is something wrong?" they both asked in unison.
"I think the electricity and telephones in this village need to be restored as soon as possible. This is very important for rebuilding homes and helping production and self-rescue!" Wang Ke said this, and the two of them felt the same way. Next, he also mentioned the situation when he went to Company Commander Bearded Tian to discuss the matter.
"Company Commander Tian is right. I have to come forward to find the regiment and the county on this matter. The erection of electric wires and telephone lines will probably not be completed in less than a month." Telegraph poles a few kilometers outside the village have long been destroyed. I don’t know where the flood went. After the old platoon leader Hu Zhijun finished speaking, Wang Ke and Uncle Dong Pianfang were stunned.
"Communications are easy to handle. Let the wireless class bring back a radio tomorrow. It can send reports and make calls. There is a problem with the electricity. A small generator cannot solve the problem for the whole village. As for the big generator, the regiment only has one 16-kilowatt combat-ready one. Generator. I will make an urgent report with the group tomorrow, even if we first borrow a batch of telegraph poles from the county power supply bureau and pull a simple line first!"
"This is a good idea." They both praised.
"Without further delay, I'll leave now and try to come back early tomorrow morning." The old platoon leader Hu Zhijun stood up and said to Wang Ke: "You go to Hotan Company Commander and report it, and ask the wireless squad and someone to get the radio back." , I’ll go find the car driver.”
"Yes! Platoon commander, please pay attention to safety on the road." If everything goes well and there is a car, we may be able to get back to the barracks before lights out after 40 kilometers.
Artillery staff Hu Zhijun set out with his mission, and Wang Ke also dropped a stone.
A philosopher once said that what determines today is our attitude yesterday; what determines tomorrow is what we do today.
Since today is determined by yesterday and tomorrow is determined by today, then set a goal and move forward firmly towards the goal.
People live with goals. Without goals, you are a headless fly. You will never be able to control your own destiny.
The old platoon leader Hu Zhijun did not return until the afternoon of the next day, and large troops were still coming from behind. Including the Youth League Service Co., Ltd. brought two full trucks of medicines, clothing and footwear, daily necessities, small hardware, grains, oils, vegetables, and non-staple foods.
Wang Ke quickly vacated the headquarters and health center and set up a temporary canteen. The team was led by Deputy Director Luo of the Youth League Service Club and two female comrades. I found two tables and placed them at the door, hung two lanterns, and the temporary market was opened immediately.
The truck pulling the telegraph poles didn't arrive until midnight. There were six trucks with about two to three hundred telegraph poles, all of which were emergency repair personnel sent by the County Power Supply Bureau. Wang Ke quickly mobilized a tent for a dozen workers from the power supply bureau to rest and store materials. He also asked the village security director to mobilize 20 young laborers to connect with them to help dig holes and plant telephone poles. If nothing else happens, power will be available tomorrow evening.
It wasn't over yet. Section Chief Chang Gaofeng went to Wang Ke again and handed him a thick stack of drawings. It includes the overall planning of the village, the laying of roads, pipelines and street lights, the construction of green scenic areas, the construction of sewers to prevent waterlogging, Nanshao Village mini-reservoir, north and south dams, including river inlets and sluices, water diversion for irrigation, cliff discharge outlets, etc.
Wang Ke quickly called the whole class together again to listen to the technical requirements, piling, difficulties and key points laid out by Section Chief Chang Gaofeng. After the meeting, the whole class hurriedly cut down trees to make wooden piles. The originally made wooden piles had long since been used as firewood and burned during the flood. We will start organizing surveying and mapping tomorrow. These landmarks must be there.
By the time this arrangement was finalized, it was already late at night. He carried the lantern and went to the village for another inspection. After returning, he went to the primary school and the back hillside to check a circle of shops and sentries. Wang Ke then remembered that he had not had time to eat two meals, so he hurried back to the class station, found the steamed buns left for himself, and ate them under the cooking tent.
While I was eating, a figure walked over there, holding a flashlight.
"Are you the reconnaissance squad leader? Why are you eating? Huh!" As soon as Wang Ke heard the voice, he immediately put down his bowl and chopsticks and stood up, standing at attention.
"Reporting to the company commander, I'm a little busy today. This is yesterday's dinner."
"You didn't have lunch yesterday, right? You've been working very hard as the temporary acting village chief. Come on, sit down and eat and talk." After saying this, the bearded company commander Tian walked under the mat shed. Just now Wang Ke was carrying a lantern. I went to check the shop and check the posts, which woke him up. He simply got up and took a look at the officers and soldiers of the company. Except for Yan Jiao, the whole company had been sleeping in the cab of a pickup truck due to poor health. They had been camping outside for many days. Coupled with the heavy workload, Bearded Company Commander Tian was still a little worried, so he found a rock and sat down.
This was Wang Ke's first time chatting face to face with the company commander. He was very embarrassed and restrained.
"Company commander, why don't you eat some too."
"Haha, you can eat it!" Bearded Captain Tian looked at him like a big brother.
"Then I'll eat later. Company Commander, what's wrong with you?"
"Well, nothing happened?" Company Commander Bearded Tian suddenly remembered that the reconnaissance squad was also camping here. "How long have your class been sleeping under the mat tent over there? Yes."
"It's been about a week." Wang Ke seemed to realize something.
"Let's go over and have a look at them." Company Commander Bearded Tian stood up, turned on his flashlight, and walked over.
Except for Wang Ke, the other five soldiers in the reconnaissance squad were already soundly asleep under the mat. Compared with the warriors on the hillside, their bodies were covered with an extra layer of grass for livestock.
"Is there a lot of humidity here?" Bearded Company Commander Tian asked in a low voice.
"It's a bit big. As long as there is sunshine, we will use it to dry on the tent tent." Wang Ke suddenly understood the company commander's question and said, "Company commander, do you want to apply for a few more tents from the regiment?"
"No, well, let's hold on for a few more days and wait until the villagers' shacks can be occupied!" Company Commander Bearded Tian changed his mind at this time. It's even more difficult for the villagers. They even lost their homes. The artillery company is still thinking here. What accommodation?
Walking back to the cooking tent, Company Commander Bearded Tian sat down again. "Reconnaissance squad leader, the road has been cleared for the past two days. Well, what are our plans for tomorrow?"
"Reporting to the company commander, the main task of our class tomorrow is to carry out surveying and mapping." He reported to Company Commander Bearded Tian the task assigned to him by Section Chief Chang Gaofeng and the dispatch of 20 young adults to assist the Power Supply Bureau in digging poles and repairing lines tomorrow. Read it again.
"Well, that's good. But now the fellow villagers are also doing a lot of housekeeping. Well, tomorrow the wireless class will assist you in surveying, mapping and piling, and I will assign another platoon to your command. Well, look at the orphans, the old, the weak and the disabled in the village. If the families need help, we take the initiative to help them clean up. In addition, we assist the power supply bureau in digging holes and burying telephone poles. Well, those 20 young adults can go home and get busy."
Bearded company commander Tian looked at Wang Ke under the lantern, and said earnestly: "You are working very hard as the temporary acting village chief! Well, let me give you a suggestion. No matter how busy you are every night, you should convene a coordination meeting. . Well, summarize the work of the day, allocate the work for the next day, and listen to what problems and difficulties everyone still has, and discuss how to solve them. Well, this is the art of leadership, similar to your class meeting. No interruptions. Chaos, eh."
"Yes! Company commander." Wang Ke's heart surged with enthusiasm again, and his brother could not be so considerate.
"Now you are not my soldier, you are the acting village chief, and our company will assist you. Well!" Captain Bearded Tian said seriously.
"Yes, thank you, company commander, for reminding me, but I will always be your soldier." Wang Ke said emotionally.
