Shen Guoping asked He Siwei to sit in the passenger seat, and he and Xu Fengshan sat in the back seat.
After getting on the bus, Shen Guoping said, "Captain Xu, how does your company go to the back mountain? Please show me the way."
Xu Fengshan said, "There is a mountain behind the company. From here, just walk directly along the company road to the back."
The jeep left the company headquarters and drove north. After more than 200 meters, Shen Guoping said, "Stop."
The little soldier stopped the car.
He Siwei looked outside and saw Xu Ming wearing a green cotton coat with no buttons. He held the placket in front of him and ran towards the car like a rabbit, quickly throwing away the few people behind him.
Arriving in front of the car, Xu Ming patted the window happily. The door behind her opened and Shen Guoping jumped out of the car.
Sitting in the car, He Siwei heard Shen Guoping tell Xu Ming to take tools and take people to the back mountain, and also told him to find someone to take the tools and go directly to the back mountain without mentioning where to anyone in the middle.
Xu Li made a non-standard salute and said, "Yes."
At this time, the people following him also came over. Shen Guoping went back to the car and asked the little soldier to continue driving.
He Siwei didn't need to turn his head, he could see the smile on Xu Fengshan's face out of the corner of his eye, the kind of pride that a father exudes because his son is outstanding.
Once upon a time, when she was treating people outside, her father also had such a light and smile on his face.
The row of houses where the employees lived in front of them was quickly left behind. As they walked out of the gravel road of the company, Shen Guoping did not say where to stop, and the little soldier continued to drive forward.
He Siwei didn't want to waste time and directly gave the little soldier directions. Xu Fengshan, who was sitting behind, looked at He Siwei in surprise.
He Siwei took the time to turn around and explain to him perfunctorily, "Director Li mentioned it to me last time I came here."
Xu Fengshan said oh, and the confusion on his face disappeared.
As for what Shen Guoping thought, He Siwei ignored it. Anyway, he was cold-tempered and not a talkative person.
The jeep stopped in a clearing behind a pine forest, looking at the vast white snow and wilderness, desolate and empty.
Xu Fengshan got off the car and asked, "Are you going to dig something here?"
He Siwei pointed to a raised spot not far away, "It should be right there."
Xu Fengshan nodded and asked again, "Do you know the specific location?"
He Siwei shook her head. She only remembered that there were large blue daisies on the high slope. Li Xuegong did not say where exactly the things were buried.
Xu Fengshan said it was difficult to dig, it would take some time and effort.
In the twelfth lunar month of winter, the permafrost layer is as thick as about 2.5 meters. The ground is frozen as hard as stone. When you put the pickaxe down, the ground will not move and there is no specific location. The digging area will be large, which is time-consuming, laborious and labor-intensive.
The four people didn't stand here for long. Xu Ming came over with more than 20 people, cheering a group of people. The empty field shivered because so many people came in all at once.
He Siwei stood leaning on his back to block the wind behind him. Seeing so many people at this time, he felt that the wind was not as strong as it was, and it was not as cold as it was.
Shen Guoping took the pickaxe from Xu Ming's hand and took the lead. He stood at the top of the slope, raised his hand to mark an area for everyone, and then was the first to raise the pickaxe and dig down.
It was more than 30 degrees below zero, and working hard could actually keep warm. Shen Guoping took the lead, and everyone lined up in a row and waved their pickaxes around the soil slope.
The little soldier walked up to He Siwei and said to her, "Little He Zhiqing, please get in the car and wait. It's cold outside."
He Siwei thanks.
Xu Fengshan also went over to help. After He Siwei got in the car, the little soldier also went over to help.
The northwest wind was blowing fiercely, but everyone was working enthusiastically. When someone dug out a piece of soil, they couldn't help but cheer.
We arrived at the company at around nine o'clock in the morning without stopping. From around nine o'clock, everyone kept digging until around one o'clock in the afternoon. Suddenly someone in the crowd shouted that they had found it. Everyone moved closer with their hands.
He Siwei jumped out of the car and walked over.
The thing was dug out by a middle-aged worker. It was a black iron box, about forty centimeters long, and the outside was locked with a lock.
Shen Guoping smashed the lock off with a planer on the spot, opened the box, and found a red plastic-covered notebook lying alone inside.
The five words "Serve the People" are written in golden fonts on the top of the outer cover of the notebook.
Below are four lines of small yellow fonts, which read: Presented by the first Congress of Active Learning and Use of Thought Activists, Four Good Companies (Units), and Five Good Soldiers of the Supply Department directly under the Logistics Department of the xx Military Region. February 1971.
Shen Guoping opened his notebook, glanced at it, then closed it, and said to everyone present, "Thank you for your hard work today. I found the things and you can go back."
Xu Ming turned around and greeted everyone, saying it was time to call it a day.
Everyone cheered when they were able to go back and walked to the company together.
Xu Ming came over and wanted to ask more questions, but Xu Fengshan glared and said, "Go back, go back with everyone."
Xu Ming chuckled and followed the crowd obediently, not forgetting to say hello to He Siwei.
Looking at his son who looked like a vaulting monkey, Xu Fengshan couldn't help but call him again, "Walk well, how will you look like every day?"
Xu Ming didn't look back. He just waved his hand and said he understood. After catching up with the person, they walked away arm in arm.
He Siwei and the others also returned to the car. Shen Guoping didn't say what was written in the notebook, and Xu Fengshan knew enough not to ask.
On the way back to the company, he said, "Captain Shen, you will stay in the company for one night today, and you will all go to my house to eat, and then you will be on your way tomorrow morning."
Shen Guoping said, "We are on our way directly. The matter is urgent and we need to rush back to report to the superiors."
Xu Fengshan said, "No matter how urgent you are, you have to eat. Eat first before leaving. Xiao He Zhiqing is a lesbian. If you can hold on, Xiao He Zhiqing will not be able to bear it."
He Siwei was hungry, but she didn't want to delay her business by taking care of her. She said, "Company Commander Xu, we can just have a bite somewhere when we pass by on the way back. It's more important to be serious."
Xu Fengshan stepped back and said, "Then go to my house first. I will bring you some dry food to eat on the way."
Shen Guoping asked the little soldier to drive to Xu Fengshan's house. Xu Fengshan got off the car and ran into the house. He quickly came out with a box and handed the things to He Siwei.
"You can take this box of biscuits with you on the way."
He Siwei was surprised. This box of biscuits was not cheap. Would Mother Xu be willing to give it up?
Xu Fengshan said, "Xiao He Zhiqing, thanks to you being here for what happened last time, your aunt in my house still talks about you from time to time. You can take this box of biscuits as a thank you gift."
So that's it.
After hearing this, He Siwei felt at ease.
Xu Fengshan did not delay them, and asked them to pay attention to safety along the way and close the car door.
The car drove out of Xu Fengshan's house and was about to leave the company when a figure suddenly rushed out and blocked the road.
The little warrior braked in time to avoid hitting the opponent.
Cui Dagui stood in the middle of the road, with his hands raised, his whole body looked like big characters, and he shouted, "Please organize me to clear my name. I was wronged."
