One day, the person you love will be beside you, you can see her tenderness when you raise your eyes, and you can touch her warmth when you reach out.
August 15, 2018? Sunny? Wednesday
Text/Yang Xiaoxie
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One year later, I and I Miss Hong Kong is back again.
Yes, the new regiment.
It is just a temporary training team for car driving training.
The familiar asphalt roads of the past, the familiar rows of sweet-scented osmanthus trees, and the familiar white barracks came into view one by one.
In April, there was already a heat wave in Chengdu. The group of people, wearing big-brimmed hats and short-sleeved uniforms, got off the Dongfeng truck carrying two large bags and stood on the wrinkled concrete floor with sweat. Waiting for dormitory assignment.
I took off my big-brimmed hat and fanned myself in front of my face. Captain Si Xun glanced at me: Is that soldier very hot?
It’s hot, I said.
He glared at me again and started to divide the dormitories.
I was assigned to a dormitory with Miss Hong Kong and Rong. Three non-smoking men were together, which was exactly what I wanted. I was so happy that I took off and chose a bed by the window.
Miss Hong Kong was unhappy, and he timidly said: It’s over, it’s over, you just talked to the captain so rudely, I’m destined to suffer disaster if I live with you, and I might cause some trouble in the future. .
This guy who is afraid of death doesn’t even want to say that he was once a pre-selected member of the Snow Leopards.
I jumped and stamped my feet to scare him: Ha! You, you, you are still a snow leopard, you, I think you are a big coward!
He also scolded: You are just a big toad who has never seen the world! What to rush for!
Holy shit! Are you forcing me to take action? I jumped up and slapped him hard on the knee, knee!
He held my head with his right hand, hooked the little index finger of his left hand, blinked his left eye, made a "clucking" sound from his mouth, and said provocatively: Come on, beat me!
He would feel sorry for him even if he didn't meet such a mean request.
However, my legs are not long enough, and my hands are not long enough, so I can't reach him, and I am so angry that I am almost dead.
Are you bullying me for being shorter than you?
To deal with a purebred idiot like him, we must outsmart him. After all, I am a wise man.
I opened my big mouth and spat at him. It was still in the form of a spray, and the area of ??damage was huge.
I chuckled proudly.
Then there was a bloody fight, spitting at each other, and he squirted all over my head. It was sticky and smelly, and it was like excrement spraying from his mouth.
As soon as Rong stepped into the dormitory, he was so frightened that the washbasin dropped to the ground with a clang and he did not dare to pick it up. He just stood aside and watched the battle, with various facial expressions.
Muttered in a small voice: Damn it, I won’t live with two fools, right?
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In fact, it was Miss Hong Kong who thought too much, so the captain didn’t care about it. The captain liked to check the hygiene.
I can’t go out on weekends anyway, so I just do some general cleaning. I have a rag in my hand and wipe it all the way.
Clean window troughs, window sills, bed frames, door frames, floors, stairs... Everything you can touch must be wiped, wipe wipe, I ×!
Miss Hong Kong is particularly good at fighting. He squatted on the ground, took out his long claws, stretched out his gibbon hand, grabbed the rag and walked away, let me go! A walking mop.
The Hong Kong sister is very good at repairing quilts. Once the quilt was made of bread, it immediately transformed into a square tofu block with sharp edges and corners.
Under his leadership, three of our quilters were praised in public by the team leader. One of us was happy, and squad leader Lu’s face also shone brightly, and he stopped coming to the dormitory.
Lao Lu did not expect that this behavior would plant a time bomb for him, which would cause him a lot of headaches in the future.
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The captain also likes to take exams, with a written test once a week and a practical assessment once a month.
There are some abnormally spicy peppers, and some abnormally cruel ones in the training team.
The group passed the exams and got along well. We just pulled weeds and cleaned up on the weekends.
I failed in various large-scale services.
I was having a sweet dream in the middle of the night, when suddenly a rapid whistle sounded throughout the building: emergency gathering!
I couldn't help but wake up with a tremor all over my body. I squinted my eyes and put on my clothes and shoes, and stuffed supplies into my backpack.
That’s right, you can’t turn on the lights!
One comrade was so excited that he ran downstairs like a rabbit and got into the queue, which made the comrades next to him laugh. I was wondering which idiot dared to laugh in such a serious occasion.
The captain scolded: Don’t you think you are different from others?
The comrade was aggrieved and had no idea where he was wrong. He shouted: Report to the captain! We are all the same!
The captain patted the brim of his hat: Is it the same? Is it the same? ! Everyone wears camouflage hats, but you are the only one who wears a big-brimmed hat and raises the national flag?
The whole team burst into laughter.
Laughing? Do you still have the nerve to smile? The captain said, armed for five kilometers! quick!
It was a night in Chengdu in July, and even the crickets were wailing because the weather was stuffy.
Wearing a backpack, a shoulder bag, a water bottle and combat boots, we were all soaked to the skin after walking for five kilometers. We were all soaked in water.
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Doing push-ups on the concrete floor in front of the division training team, the captain shouted: Are you tired?
The collective shouted: Don’t be tired!
I cursed in my heart: If you’re not tired, come and give it a fucking try.
Oh, what a bunch of hypocritical people.
The captain was very happy: Okay, let’s do another hundred squats and bring them back!
After he finished, he asked again: Are you tired?
Tired! a collective chant.
That’s good! Let’s do another hundred push-ups at the end and bring them back! The captain's blood boiled.
After finally finishing it, the instructor began to do ideological work: Comrades! You are soldiers and the backbone of the nation! Only by sweating more in peacetime can you bleed less in wartime! Only by practicing can you have the strength to come when called upon, to fight when called upon, and to win in battle!
The captain applauded, and the collective applauded too.
The captain took over: What the instructor said is good! Only by practicing your skills can you win the battle!
He was very motivated: Finally, he would do push-ups with his fists for twenty minutes and then he would take it back!
Holy shit! I ×! Beat you to death!
Singing and harmonizing, what a perfect combination, it would be a waste of talent not to talk about cross talk.
......
After hearing the news, I thought I saw the light of day, but in fact it was all an illusion.
The captain said: You can go back to sleep. Are you happy or happy? Are you excited?
He asked and answered himself: Okay! Go back to sleep! Duck Step Ready – Go!
A group of people, oh no, a group of ducks came quacking upstairs.
I feel so broken!
This incident made me realize that the longest way is always the leader’s routine!
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The monitors also like to give us exams.
On a 100-point scale, one point less, haha, the 400-meter plastic runway welcomes you with open arms.
There is a hero in the team who scored 23 points and ran laps all weekend. I really admire his physical strength and endurance.
His squad leader was sitting under the shade of a tree holding a teacup and playing Landlords on his mobile phone. "Four second-tier players are playing against each other and we win! Haha!"
Smiling and inciting two sips of tea. , raised his head and shouted: Hurry up, hurry up!
How amazing!
Our class leader Lu is not a good guy and doesn’t want us to run laps based on scores. He is unique and created his own "8421" training method, which sounds so high-end.
Sprint once for 800 meters, once for 400 meters, once for 200 meters, and once for 100 meters, with a one-minute rest each time, which adds up to less than four laps.
One or two felt that they had made a profit, and they were eager to try and shouted excitedly: Sprinkle water! It’s drizzling! Come on, come on!
The Hong Kong sister trained too hard during the police response, and there was fluid in her knees. She fell to the end of the run and had to do push-ups.
I provoked him: Is this how you repay Snow Leopard? Bastard, right? Beat you to death! Big turtle!
He couldn't stand the excitement, gritted his teeth, blushed, and jumped up like a angry little cheetah, roaring "ahhhhh" all the way across the finish line, dragging me twenty or thirty meters away.
After the four rounds came down, one or two people were hunched over and holding their thighs, breathing heavily. Their faces were pale and they didn't forget to talk to each other: Who said they were coming? Come on, sister, come on! I don’t want to come here again and have my feet fighting with each other, okay?
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Some squad leaders are more imaginative and imitate the special forces training model in TV series.
The apprentice ran forward under the scorching sun, and he drove behind in the strong east wind.
The air conditioner in the car was turned up to the maximum, and the song "Legend of the Phoenix" was playing. It was also the DJ version. You could hear it from a distance:
I thought the apprentice was running too slow, "Bahba" "Bah!" He honked the horn several times, stretched his head out of the car window and shouted: Comrades! Bleeding and sweating but not tears, losing skin and flesh but not falling behind! Victory lies ahead! Go!
The apprentices in other classes couldn't stand it any longer, so they fought for them and had fun with it.
Come on! Grandma is a bear! That squad leader should be paraded through the streets! Deep fried! Chop the meat into fillings and make dumplings.
......
There is also an even more exciting squad leader who lets the apprentices roll tires. He watches from the side with a charming smile on his face from time to time. Occasionally there is hearty laughter.
Then the apprentices were asked to push the Dongfeng truck uphill. The squad leader secretly stepped on the brakes, stuck his head out of the window and shouted: Haven't you eaten?
Well, in comparison, Lao Lu is as kind, lovely and warm-hearted as a Bodhisattva.
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Bodhisattvas can also get angry.
Especially for a soldier like me who loves to make trouble and is full of wisdom, he likes to teach through gritted teeth.
I gave the Hong Kong girl a haircut and a set of hairpins, and Weng Buzzong pushed it on her head. Being a handicapped person, I gave her a Dalmatian dog haircut, which was at the forefront of fashion.
Fortunately, there was no mirror, so he couldn’t see it. Then I didn’t dare to let him push me, and he ran away as soon as I lost the pusher.
Lao Lu looked at his head with complicated eyes: Who gave him a haircut?
Little crab, Miss Hong Kong said, how about monitor, isn’t he super sunny and handsome? He said that my hairstyle is at the forefront of fashion, so let him give you a haircut so that you can go out and pick up girls.
Lao Lu called me over and gave me a scolding: How do you want him to see people? It damages the image of the military! Even the monks are prettier than him, go ahead! One hundred push-ups!
I’m so aggrieved. I was obviously doing good things, so how could I end up like this?
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Always running happily on the road to doing things.
When the car was running away, I was driving in an S-shape on the road with a serious look on my face. I was walking like a snake, very cheerful. I was so scared that the cars next to me gave way and hid far away.
The steering wheel was held too tightly. Lao Lu wanted to help adjust the track, but he couldn't move it. He was very angry.
He said: The crab claws are quite strong! Just drive like this at the traffic light ahead! You lose money if you drive someone else's car!
It scared me so much that I trembled. I stepped on the brakes too hard and my foot was definitely stuck in the parking line.
Hey! Awesome, perfect fixed parking spot! I am proud of my superb skills.
But I heard something sliding in the carriage, and then hit the guardrail with a bang. Who cares, people who make big things don’t stick to trivial matters, so don’t worry about it.
When I climbed into the carriage to change passengers, seven or eight pairs of eyes stared at me with fierce eyes, as if Erlang God’s eyes were shining brightly and he wanted to eat me.
It turned out that the sudden braking caused the comrades who were sleeping on a mat at the back of the carriage to slide directly to the front of the carriage, and the watermelon placed in the carriage was also smashed into two halves.
I asked: Does it feel like flying freely?
No one paid attention to me, only pairs of resentful eyes stared at me.
I was very calm, snatched half of the watermelon from the Hong Kong sister’s arms, took out the crab claws, and ate the watermelon in big gulps.
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There are also people who make trouble collectively.
Everyone buys a pair of sunglasses online, vying to sit at the back of the train to look at the pretty girls, which is really cool.
Whenever a beautiful woman appears, she starts to boo like crazy:
Then, she was discovered by Lao Lu.
If you don’t practice driving well, let’s push the cart together. Depending on his mood, he will step on the brakes in front and laugh and have fun.
Local beauties also like to cause trouble.
I met two girls in Dayi County. One of them was riding a pink bicycle. When she saw a dozen military vehicles passing by, she waved her hands excitedly and shouted: Ah! Brother Bing! ah!
I pedaled wildly, trying to follow all the way. I was so excited that I fell into the ditch beside the road. I stood up and was still there.
We were all stunned and sighed from the bottom of our hearts: We are such die-hard fans of the army!
But girl, just shout if you want, why don’t you ride a bike properly? Why are you still waving your hands?
It will make us all feel helpless, okay?
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The time bomb Lao Lu had planted before exploded.
In fact, it also proves that Rong lives with two fools.
Lao Lu lives in the dormitory next door. When the tiger is gone, the monkey is king. The Hong Kong sister is the big brother. Mai Ba, who is second to none, is especially good at causing trouble.
At dusk, after dinner, he started to come out and do harm to Rong and I's ears.
He was holding a small Bluetooth speaker as a microphone in his right hand, and his left hand was shaking wildly on top of his head, like a cramp. His body was shaking slightly, and he sang along with the speaker:
It is obviously a sad song, why is it so popular? Did you become a hip-hop singer? How about a little shouting rhythm?
Seeing him act like that, I felt very funny and couldn't help but giggle.
At the same time, we condemn his behavior that disregards the lives and property of others! Strong condemnation!
Rong couldn't stand him anymore. He sighed, covered his ears and ran away in tears.
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I will not run away. This is a public place and my dormitory. I tried to attract his attention with a cough.
He seemed quite intoxicated, waving his arms above his head selflessly, squinting his eyes and shouting: Friends from Chengdu, friends from Jiangxi, friends from the channel, come and have fun together!
He sang:
What a familiar voice. I was afraid of having nightmares at night, so I resolutely interrupted him.
I shouted: Did you lay an egg? !
He pursed his lips and said proudly: Do you understand this? Have you heard of "Uneasy"? ...Forget it, you don’t understand even if you tell me, it’s terrible to be uneducated.
Hey, hey, hey! I'm not happy about this. You're the only one who understands emotions, right? You are the only one who is literate, right? But it makes you awesome, right? !
I jumped and shook my hands and feet, just imagine the kangaroo fighting posture.
I sang at the top of my voice:
He froze, stretched his head and stopped moving, like a stupid goose.
Lao Lu came after hearing the sound, and was shocked by the vivid picture in front of him, and left in despair.
After a while, Miss Hong Kong trembled and said: You, you, you... are you mentally retarded?
This is called sentiment! I yelled loudly. I continue to sing.
Is it okay to just stop? he said.
I was too lazy to pay attention to him, so I continued singing:
Stop singing, stop singing, let me go, he said.
He fell on his knees and cried: Spare your life, Brother Crab...
When he stopped, I scared him again and shouted: Chicken! Cack! Oh oh oh!
He was so frightened that he shrank into the corner, almost crying with grievance.
Uh-huh! Ge Laozi is making trouble with me, but I won’t be able to suppress you anymore.
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Exhausted, the two of us sat in the corner, watching the last rays of the sunset being swallowed up by the quietly falling night.
He turned to look at me and said: It’s good to be so careless and heartless every day. Life is already cruel. If you don’t give yourself some joy, you are abusing yourself. .
He thought for a while and then said: Besides, being unhappy often will shorten your life. I cherish my life. Since I can’t make much money and the people I like have run away, let’s live longer.
This guy started to feel sad, and he must have felt sad again. He must have thought about the girl who once bought you snacks and underwear, and said she was waiting for you.
I thought he had let it go, but it turned out that he was just pretending, so why waste himself? You are a soldier with a heavy responsibility.
But I am also an ordinary person, he said, and I will also have seven emotions and six desires, joys and sorrows, he said.
He asked me seriously: Seriously, what kind of song is suitable for people who are heartbroken?
I fucking know it! Have I ever been so fucking in love?
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Zhuang Xinyan’s songs were very popular that year, especially the song "The Day After". I played it to the Hong Kong sisters.
He leaned his head against the white wall, his face was expressionless, and he was as motionless as a wooden man. This man was really boring, and he was completely dead.
Unlike me, just listening to it is not enough, so just sing along:
The singing is so soulful and immersive, it has a heartbreaking, rattling sound.
I said: Oh, why do I feel like I am lovelorn? I feel so uncomfortable, I really want to die.
He started scolding me: Are you in love? You are out of love!
I am very sad and angry: I have never eaten pork and I have never seen a pig run away! Can I imagine that I am falling out of love?
I said, if you don’t want to listen to me, just tell me the next song.
The next song is "With You in My Life". This song is quite old. I listened to it often when I was a child. I listen to it every year. Every time I listen to it, I feel different.
While singing, I caught a glimpse of his red eyes, with two lines of tears quietly falling from the corners of his eyes.
Brother, how could such good things make you cry? My singing is not that bad either.
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He looks so put-on (scary).
I didn’t know how to comfort me. I was so sad that I was playing with art, so I said:
Thinking about it now, fortunately, I told the Hong Kong sister that if it had been anyone else, I would have been beaten severely. A meal.
Okay, okay, stop being pretentious, he said impatiently.
He said: There are none of these now, only songs, living with songs and taking pleasure in songs.
I said you still have me, good gay friend, beautiful friend, and comrade-in-arms... Let’s play another one, I can’t stop.
As a soldier, of course you have to sing military songs. Come on, let me sing a military song for you.
Our memories
I bury it deep in my heart
The battlefield of youth is in the military camp
I am here with the lights of thousands of families Waiting
You use your youth to define responsibility and mission
Well, his mother's tears flowed more fiercely, and they burst out like Baotu Spring.
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Men don’t shed tears easily, but they are not sad yet.
It really breaks your heart. If it’s broken, just break it.
It is good to cry when people are sad. Things are always kept in the heart, and water accumulates into a pool. One day the embankment will burst. I would rather you open the floodgates to release the flood now.
I didn’t understand the young man’s thoughts at that time, and I didn’t understand until I met Miss Liang two years later.
When love comes, it is like a bowl of warm chicken soup, nourishing the monotonous days;
When love leaves, it is like a pot of lotus soup. No matter how hard it is, you have to make it yourself and swallow it all. .
It was only two years later that I realized that strong people always get hurt first. Like him, I didn’t need too much comfort. I covered and supported the wound and it slowly healed.
Perhaps we are all the same, we have all been worried and full of wounds, but no one can say that we have been silly and happy.
It doesn’t matter how you live, as long as you can live, that’s fine, right?
About Miss Liang, that is another long story.
You’ve all seen this, move your fingers and be careful.
Raise your crab claws to say thank you!