Take Arada back to the past

Chapter 689: Mother is more valuable than son

After the conversation, Yang Xiaole returned to the cafeteria.

Working with the people in the cafeteria.

"Hey, have you heard that our Production and Construction Corps' headquarters will be moved to Jiamu S City? Platoon Leader Yang, you are in the provincial capital, have you heard about it?"

While thinking, Xu Jinbu muttered something.

Yang Xiaole shook his head when he heard this: "I don't know, we are usually in training and have never heard of this."

Jiamu S City is the division headquarters where Zhang Shaoting is located.

Xu Jinbu heard this and said, "I heard that the notice has come down, but I'm not sure when to move. Isn't it good to live in the provincial capital? Why do we have to move there?"

Yang Xiaole thought for a moment and said, "Since Shenyang District has set up the headquarters of the Production and Construction Corps in Jiamu S, it should be related to the geographical location. Jiamu S is located in the heart of the Sanjiang Plain, and is only separated from the Russian side by a river... Whether it is war preparation or agricultural reclamation, it has very important strategic significance..."

Hearing this, Zhang Xuesong smiled and whispered jokingly: "Platoon Leader Yang, you have learned a lot in this training. You even speak differently now."

Yang Xiaole rolled his eyes when he heard this: "Now you have learned to use words to bully me!"

"Hey, how dare I!"

Zhang Xuesong quickly admitted his mistake and said with a smile.

They are all from the same class and now is not the time for training, so naturally it is not that serious.

But don't say such extreme words.

Nowadays, there are too many people who speak in a sarcastic way. Just don't get caught by others.

I don’t know whether the later custom started from this time.

Seeing this, Xu Jinbu smiled and asked, "Platoon Leader, what does the company commander want you to do?"

Hearing this, Yang Xiaole became serious: "How dare you ask about military secrets!"

But then he changed his smile and said, "Nothing, just a matter of promotion and future arrangements. There may not be a position for me during this period, so I went to the corps to receive soldiers. Also, I have a meritorious service. ..."

Except for the content about meritorious service, everything else can be said.

These words surprised everyone.

Zhang Xuesong asked hurriedly, "My dear, when did you make another contribution? Wouldn't your administrative level be raised? Wouldn't you be able to get a salary of more than 50 yuan now? No, you have to treat us!"

Yang Xiaole smiled when he heard this: "Okay, I'll treat you to a meal when I get a chance. As for meritorious service, I can't tell you about that."

The salary was 80, but he actually received only fifty-odd. The rest was used to pay for his food, clothing, and other expenses in the army.

And then there is patriotic money.

This needs to be donated, and everyone’s donation situation is different.

Zhang Xuesong laughed and said, "Now the conscription has started to return to the previous state!"

Yang Xiaole hummed.

In the past, conscription was basically held once a year, usually starting in November and enlisting in January.

The situation in recent years is special and there have been many changes.

It seems that we should resume recruiting soldiers in winter as before.

Yang Xiaole thought of something and asked, "By the way, did you participate in this year's military competition?"

There is a big competition in mid-October every year, which was interrupted in the middle and then resumed.

Hearing this, Meng Zhiyuan, who was busy next door, smiled and said, "Platoon Leader Yang, your class is incredible this time! Your class is participating in the Corps' big competition."

Yang Xiaole smiled and said, "Really? That's pretty good!"

Then he turned his head and looked over: "Okay! You didn't embarrass me!"

Zhang Xuesong chuckled and said, "Old squad leader, let me tell you, after our results came out, the regiment didn't believe us and sent someone to assess us. Otherwise, we wouldn't have been able to participate!"

Then I fantasized: "What do you think it would be like if we all got a place?"

Hearing this, Yang Xiaole thought about it.

I laughed too.

Then he smiled and said, "Then you have to pass the cultural subjects!"

If you go there to participate in the competition, you must also take cultural exams. Those who fail the exams cannot participate in the competition because their thinking is not up to standard.

The content is naturally the same old three things.

This is definitely not a problem for him, but it may not be a problem for people like Zhang Xuesong.

But it shouldn't be a big problem. Except Xu Jinbu who is a junior high school student, the others are all high school students. They will generally be well-educated by their surroundings.

Seeing this, Meng Zhiyuan smiled and said, "By the way, since you are in the training camp this time, I didn't sign you up. How about next time? Let's give the opportunity to the newcomers this time."

Yang Xiaole smiled and said, "Okay, Platoon Leader Meng, I won't participate this time."

He has made enough contributions.

Lacking the opportunity to go to the battlefield, no matter how many merits he has made, he will only have one chance to be promoted later, and after that it will be basically of no use to him.

Moreover, when you reach the deputy company commander level, the unspoken rule is that you do not participate in major competitions.

The others all laughed happily when they heard this.

If Yang Xiaole participates, then there won't be much for them to do even if they go.

After lunch and a short rest, the others continued to train, but Yang Xiaole had nothing to do.

I can only go to other places to help out.

Two days passed in a row.

That day he was watching the processing in the workshop when the communicator came and called him to the company headquarters.

"Company commander, instructor! Deputy Company Commander Gao."

"Xiao Le! Come here, let me tell you something!"

He Mingyuan looked at him and greeted him.

Then he said, "It's like this. The notice has come down. You will participate in this year's conscription work. Deputy Company Commander Gao will be in charge of the team. The area you are responsible for will be Dingbian County in northern Shaanxi. You will set off in the next two days. When you get there, people from the county armed forces will receive you.

Yan A is an old base, and the main targets of this conscription are the educated youth there."

Yang Xiaole raised his eyebrows when he heard that. Why did he go to Xizi's place?

Is it such a coincidence?
As for the fact that the main target was educated youth, he was not surprised at all.

Yan A is a holy place. Except for those with special family circumstances, basically everyone will be replaced by a new batch after two or three years.

Of course, there are several locations across the country.

There are several places like Jxi and Dabie Mountains, and they will all receive special treatment.

"What's wrong? Any trouble?"

While thinking, Jia Minghui asked him a question.

Yang Xiaole shook his head: "It's not difficult. My brother just happened to be cutting in line over there."

"Oh? What a coincidence!"

Jia Minghui was also surprised for a moment, then smiled and said, "Okay, you can do whatever you want, but you can't break the rules when you go there."

Yang Xiaole naturally understood what it meant.

To put it bluntly, you can recruit his younger brother, but you can't break the rules.

Then he agreed: "Please rest assured, instructor!"

Seeing this, Jia Minghui smiled and said, "Okay, there's nothing else to do. You can pack up your things and have lunch before leaving. Go to He G and take the train to the Corps. Take your certificate and go there to handle the formalities. Someone will lead the team there."

"it is good!"

Yang Xiaole agreed and then left.

Gao Lin also followed out.

"Deputy Captain Gao, how many people are we going to recruit for our company this time?"

"There are 30 people in total, 20 men and 10 women. The 10 female soldiers are for the female educated youth platoon, and the other 10 are for the male educated youth platoon. The rest will expand our company. Some people will be discharged this year."

Yang Xiaole hummed when he heard that.

"understood."

Gao Lin smiled and said, "Okay, go pack. It's very cold in northern Shaanxi in the winter, so bring winter clothes."

Yang Xiaole agreed and left. By noon, the news that Yang Xiaole followed Gao Lin to northern Shaanxi quickly spread throughout the company.

But no one was surprised by this.

Their company commander and deputy company commander had both participated in conscription missions.

After lunch, the transportation team took the two to the regiment headquarters to meet up with the people there, and then drove them to the train station.

The next morning, we returned to the provincial capital.

There were quite a few people participating this time, each of them was responsible for a county town, and someone led a team to contact the armed departments of the local city and provincial capital.

After making the arrangements, everyone took the train to Sijiu City.

You need to change trains there to go to northern Shaanxi.

After two days of train travel, the train stopped in Sijiucheng in the evening.

The train leaves at nine o'clock in the evening.

We were originally planning to go out to eat at a restaurant.

Seeing this, Yang Xiaole said to Gao Lin, "Deputy Captain Gao, the train will leave in a few hours. I want to go home and take a look. It won't delay the mission."

Gao Lin thought about it and agreed: "Okay, I'll go talk to Captain Zhao."

The person with the highest rank in the team this time.

Of course, many of the people who came were ordinary soldiers.

After saying that, he left and talked to the other party.

After a while, he came back: "Okay, we agreed that we can't delay the mission. Return to the team on time."

"it is good!"

Yang Xiaole agreed, handed the luggage to Gao Lin, and left the train station with his things.

……

When he returned home, people were having dinner there in the compound.

The whole family is here.

Wang Qiuju was thinking about Yang Xiaole and Xizi at this time, because there was an advertisement in the newspaper today that the north was not very peaceful.

"Xiao Le! Why are you back again?"

"Haha, Aunt Wang, what you said is true. I am on a mission and will be leaving soon!"

"Oh, another mission! Go back quickly! Your family is having dinner!"

While I was lost in thought, I heard voices of laughter coming from the door.

Wang Qiuju was stunned for a moment and looked at Yang Guangzhi: "Is the child's father Xiaole?"

Yang Guangzhi was also puzzled: "It seems so!"

As he was speaking, without waiting for others to come out to see, Yang Xiaole lifted the curtain and walked in.

"Dad, Mom, Big Brother and Big Sister-in-law, ..."

"Xiao Le!"

Yang Xiaole came in and greeted them with a smile, and the others naturally shouted in surprise.

Wang Qiuju came over and touched him: "Old Second, are you okay? Are you hurt? Why are you back?"

Seeing this, Yang Xiaole patted his clothes and said with a smile: "What can happen to me? Don't worry, I am passing through Sijiucheng on a mission this time, and I will go to northern Shaanxi later. It happens to be Xizi's county. See if you have anything to prepare, and I will bring it to him."

"Ah? Go to Xizi's place? Really? Then I'll go find him. Xia Tian, ​​serve your uncle some food while I go find something."

"Hey, good!"

Xia Tian agreed and ran to get him some dishes and chopsticks.

Yang Xiaole sat down with a smile.

I looked around the room and found that Xiaomai and Xiaoli were missing.

Of course he knew about Xiaomai's marriage, but he didn't have time to attend.

As for Xiaoli, needless to say, she must live in the school, after all, the school is so far away.

Seeing this, the elder sister smiled and said, "Xiao Le, how come you feel so free as a soldier? Are you the platoon leader now?"

Yang Xiaole smiled and nodded: "Yes, I have been promoted."

Then he laughed and said, "Why should I be free? I have a mission in the army and I need to carry it out. My little sister is in school!"

The eldest sister nodded and said, "Yes, it's at Tsinghua University! It's a little far from here. They are now implementing military management there, and we only have time to come back on weekends to improve the food."

Yang Xiaole smiled and nodded.

During this period, students are recommended to go to school in their registered place of residence. There are not many students being admitted now, only a few.

After all, it's just a pilot now.

There are only two schools in Beijing: Peking University and Tsinghua University.

By the winter of this year, other schools had completed their preparations and started to open one after another.

Yang Guangzhi had been silent, but he still asked, "Is it unsafe over there now?"

Yang Xiaole smiled and said, "Yes, there is a little bit. I can't tell you the specific situation, but don't worry, there won't be any big problems."

Hearing this, Yang Guangzhi felt a little relieved.

It's just a little bit. After all, the newspapers are promoting it every day and the atmosphere is very tense.

Seeing this, the eldest sister knew that her family was worried, so she smiled and changed the topic.

"Xiao Le, Xiao Li is dating someone, and he said you agree to this, right?"

Seeing this, Yang Xiaole said, "I didn't say that! I just don't object. She's already grown up. She can be responsible for anything she does."

He knew it.

Although arranged marriages were not advocated at that time, free love was advocated.

But the opinions of family members are equally important.

Many loves that are not blessed by family members are unhappy.

After all, humans are social animals, and marriages that do not have the blessing of their parents often lack support and help from the outside world.

In marriage, both husband and wife need external support and help to solve problems and resolve conflicts.

However, if parents do not support a marriage, it is likely that relatives and friends will not have a good attitude either.

If I go to my husband's family, I will be looked down upon.

Then he asked, "Have you seen it? What do you think? I haven't been around much."

The eldest sister nodded: "Yes, I brought him here to see him. I haven't met him before, so I don't know what he's like, but he seems okay at the moment."

Yang Xiaole hummed when he heard that.

Nowadays, being a military family member is a very honorable thing, and soldiers these days are indeed relatively responsible.

As for what the situation will be like after the reform and opening up, who can know?

People are going to change.

There is no way to make a person remain unchanged throughout his life.

Then he didn't talk about this topic anymore and asked, "How is your family doing recently?"

Hearing this, Ding Ruolan smiled and said, "Xiao Le, you don't know that Mom has been very proud recently! Especially since you got promoted and Xiao Li went to college. Xiao Li is the only one in our courtyard who went to college!"

Yang Xiaole smiled.

This is understandable.

When a mother reaches her age, she naturally competes with her children.

He was promoted to officer in the army, and Xiaoli went to college.

For a mother, these are all things worth showing off.

Mother is more valuable than her son.

(End of this chapter)