Take Arada back to the past

Chapter 690, Acquaintance

Time was tight, so Yang Xiaole didn't stay at home for too long. He chatted for a while about the current situation of his family.

After all, it’s hard to write too much in a letter.

Feeling that the time was about right, I took the things my mother had given me and returned to the train station.

When the time came, everyone got on the train.

We first arrived at the provincial capital of Shaanxi Province and stayed there for a day to carry out preparatory work.

The next day I took the train to the holy land of Yan A.

Naturally, there are also special armed departments to receive guests.

When they arrived at the place, everyone needed to be dispatched to various counties to carry out their work. However, the county town that Yang Xiaole and his companions were responsible for was the farthest away, so they could only ask someone to send a car to take them there.

It took more than a week for everyone to reach the county town.

After meeting with the county leaders, he was taken away by people from the county’s armed forces department.

"Captain Gao, you will have to stay here for the next few days. During this time, I will be responsible for coordinating with you."

The person was taken to a room in the People's Armed Forces Department.

The person who brought them here was a young man in his thirties.

Liu Mingchuan, clerk of the county people’s armed forces department.

The other party spoke not very standard Mandarin, but fortunately I could still understand him.

Gao Lin looked at the room. There was an earthen kang inside. The room was not very big, but fortunately the house was made of bricks and tiles.

There is also an old desk inside.

After a quick glance, he smiled and said to him, "Secretary Liu, thank you for your help. We can live anywhere. When do we start work?"

Seeing this, Liu Mingchuan smiled and said, "Don't worry. These materials are selected by the county. They are relatively outstanding educated youth and farmers. You can review them first. If you need any information, you can go to the archives room to retrieve it. If you have the supporting documents, you can go directly.

Director Liang has gone to the commune below to deal with some matters, and may be back later."

Hearing this, Gao Lin took the thing and looked at it.

Then he smiled and said, "Okay, let me take a look at this first."

"Well, you guys take a rest first. I'll call you for dinner later and give you the meal tickets for that period of time."

After saying that, he said goodbye and left.

After everyone left, Gao Lin put his things on the table and the two of them started to pack up.

It is October now. Although it is cold, it is not yet time to heat the kang.

There are complete quilts on the kang, which suggests that someone usually stays here.

After everything was packed up, Gao Lin took the information that Secretary Liu had given him and smiled at Yang Xiaole, "Do you know what this information is?"

Yang Xiaole came over, took it and looked at it: "Didn't Secretary Liu say that these are the more outstanding people selected in advance by the county?"

However, seeing the other party's meaningful expression, he also reacted.

"Is this a backdoor? Do they still dare to do this now?"

Gao Lin shook his head: "It can't be considered a backdoor! I have followed the old squad leader to participate in the conscription before. After all, this is someone else's territory. They also know people, and it's inevitable that some favors are needed.

After all, we have to respect their opinions, and their opinions are also very important. It is not considered a backdoor, if there is no problem with the review, these people will be recruited. "

Yang Xiaole nodded lightly when he heard this.

This is a normal human thing.

For example, if there is something happening in the battalion, the company’s opinions will generally be sought.

Moreover, although they are the recruiting officers, they do not have the right to assign soldiers.

On the premise of ensuring that the pre-recruitment objects meet the basic conditions and requirements, they only have certain selection and review powers.

Of course, their opinions are also important, after all, we are going to their troops.

"what!"

When Yang Xiaole saw the name at the bottom, he let out a light exclamation.

"What's wrong? Do you know him?"

Seeing this, Gao Lin smiled and stretched his head to take a look.

Yang Xiaole looked at the information and said, "It's the same name as a friend of my brother's. I wonder if they are the same person."

After looking at it for a while, he said, "It's really possible! It's also from the Forty-Nine City."

There is general information above, and you need to go to the audit department for specific information.

Gao Lin smiled and said, "That's quite a coincidence. I'll borrow a bicycle and go to the county health center tomorrow to give these people a physical examination. We're here, and the notice should be sent out tomorrow."

Yang Xiaole nodded and handed the thing back to him.

"Okay! I get it."

Then he handed him a cigarette and the two of them smoked there.

It takes several hours to drive from Yan A to here. After a short rest, it is already time for dinner.

When the time came, Liu Mingchuan came over and brought him some meal tickets.

This is a voucher for eating in the county party committee canteen. Of course, there are other dishes too. If you want to eat better, you have to go early and pay extra.

Or you can eat at a restaurant outside.

During the meal, Gao Lin mentioned the matter of borrowing a bicycle. After all, he would have to go to the communes and production teams for home visits in the future, and it would be inconvenient without a car.

The other party naturally agreed.

Coordinated two bikes.

After dinner in the evening, the two went to bed early.

In the next few days, he was with Gao Lin and didn't find any good opportunity to secretly look for Xizi.

And they do have a lot of things to do.

After the notice was sent out, people from the county town started coming to inquire about registration the next day.

Yang Xiaole is naturally responsible for registration, and Gao Lin will be responsible for other matters.

I registered during the day and slept with Gao Lin at night, so naturally I had no time to go there.

And since we have already arrived in the county town, there is no need to rush.

The only downside is the language. It is really difficult to communicate.

Fortunately, he was bombarded with all kinds of information in his previous life, and he was able to gradually adapt to it.

Anyway, it’s just registration. Those who can write their names can write them themselves. If they really can’t, just let them bring their household registration books.

"Commander, let's sign up."

Yang Xiaole was registering things when he heard a familiar voice.

Look up.

Smiles appeared on their faces, two familiar people.

Hou Chunlin and Song Xiaobao.

At this moment, Xiaobao was still the same dark skin as before. The change was not that big, but Hou Chunlin's originally fair skin had turned dark.

The two men stood there in their cotton jackets.

When Song Xiaobao saw Yang Xiaole looking up, he was stunned for a moment, and then a look of surprise appeared on his face.

"two……"

Before he finished shouting, he shut up.

He stopped Hou Chunlin, who was also surprised and wanted to speak.

Yang Xiaole looked at the two of them and smiled: "Are you here to sign up?"

Seeing this, Song Xiaobao quickly said, "Yes, yes, yes! We are here to sign up."

"Okay, name, address..."

I repeated it according to the process.

There were not only the two of them who came at this time, but also many young people who also spoke Mandarin, and they were obviously educated youth.

Wait till everyone has registered.

Seeing that Hou Chunlin did not sign up, he felt strange.

"Aren't you going to sign up?" Seeing this, Hou Chunlin was stunned for a moment, then pointed at his nose and asked, "Me?"

Then he quickly shook his head: "I won't sign up, I...I...I came here to accompany Xiaobao."

He stammered and spoke a lot.

When Yang Xiaole saw this, he immediately understood what was going on. It was naturally because of Hou Chunlin's family.

The other party's family is intellectual.

Even if I saw him registering, I was too embarrassed to say it out loud.

Seeing this, Yang Xiaole said, "You educated youth responded to the call and came to the countryside to study. The old people said that we have class background theory, but we don't just rely on class background theory. As long as we do well, we have a sincere heart and are prepared..."

Hearing him say this, Hou Chunlin hesitated for a moment.

Song Xiaobao hurriedly urged, "Sign up too! Whether you succeed or not is another matter! Being a soldier is glorious. If you can serve, your parents will be better off."

Hou Chunlin thought about it after seeing this.

Finally, I mustered up the courage and said, "Okay, I'll sign up!"

If there is a slight chance, you should always give it a try.

And according to Song Xiaobao, if he could join the army, it would be good for his parents.

Seeing this, Yang Xiaole registered him.

After completing the registration, he winked at Song Xiaobao, who probably understood and prepared to leave.

“You have to sign me up today!”

Yang Xiaole was just about to find an excuse to go to the bathroom and have a good chat with Song Xiaobao.

I saw a middle-aged woman, dragging a young man wearing a sheepskin coat and a sheepskin scarf on his head, walking towards me.

It seems that the young man is not very willing.

"Sir, my son is here to sign up!"

The other party came to the place, let go of his hand, and spoke politely to Yang Xiaole.

Yang Xiaole watched the scene.

He smiled and said, "Auntie, are you here to register with your son?"

He only understood a small amount of what the other party said just now, and didn't quite understand the rest.

Seeing this, the old lady mumbled something.

Seeing this, Song Xiaobao translated: "Commander, Aunt Liu brought her son to register, and asked you to register him!"

Hearing this, Yang Xiaole looked at Song Xiaobao and asked, "Do you know each other?"

"Yes, he is from our production team! His name is Liu Erzhu, the sixth child in his family, that is..."

Song Xiaobao said this and didn't say anything else.

Seeing this, Yang Xiaole thought that Liu Erzhu didn't want to join the army and was brought here by his mother.

It seems like there's something else behind Song Xiaobao's words.

But they were interrupted by the aunt. The two of them were communicating there, and someone in the team was also talking.

After a while, the matter was settled.

The aunt then brought people over to register.

Then he took his reluctant son away.

When Yang Xiaole saw that no one behind him came to register, he said he was going to the toilet.

Seeing this, Song Xiaobao and the other man also left the compound, but they turned back after a while, returned to the compound and walked towards the toilet.

When they arrived at the place, they saw Yang Xiaole waiting for them in an empty corner, so they hurried over.

"Second brother! (Second brother!)"

After approaching, Song Xiaobao greeted with a smile.

Yang Xiaole smiled and nodded: "Is everything okay here? Why didn't Xizi come to sign up?"

Seeing this, Song Xiaobao said helplessly: "Xizi doesn't want to join the army. He is working very hard in the production team now. We are fine. It's like this every day. It's just that Monkey suffers more in the village. He does most of the dirty and tiring work."

Hearing this, Yang Xiaole frowned.

Go check it out if you have time.

Anyway, he has all Xizi's information, so he can just register for him himself.

"Brother! Do you think we can join the army?"

When Song Xiaobao sees an acquaintance, he will naturally ask.

Yang Xiaole withdrew his thoughts after hearing this, looked at the two of them and said, "I'll be honest with you! I can't guarantee that you'll be okay, Xiaobao, but you know Monkey's situation. We don't have the right to appoint troops, we only have the right to make suggestions. If the People's Armed Forces Department doesn't accept our suggestions, we can't do anything about it."

He can try it!

But you can't be too sure, and what he said is true.

The power to appoint troops lies in the hands of the People's Armed Forces Department.

Seeing this, Song Xiaobao nodded: "Well, we understand. We can't make things difficult for the second brother. It doesn't matter whether it succeeds or not. Anyway, it's just a registration, and it won't be a loss."

Yang Xiaole looked at Hou Chunlin and said, "Tell me about Chunlin's situation in the village."

This kid didn't talk much before and was quite cheerful. Now after suffering a blow, he talks even less.

no way.

Psychological inferiority.

Seeing this, Hou Chunlin looked at the two of them.

Then he said: "It's nothing, just every day..."

Let me tell you the general situation.

Yang Xiaole listened quietly, which was actually similar to when he was sent to the countryside to work as a production team member.

However, due to his family situation, he naturally cannot be as comfortable as ordinary people, and his life is too good.

After listening, Yang Xiaole nodded gently: "Well, I understand. I will try my best to fight for it. I really can't guarantee whether it will succeed or not. You have to solve the relationship in the production team by yourself. If it is too bad, it will definitely not work."

Hou Chunlin agreed after hearing this: "Okay, I understand."

"Oh, by the way, what happened to Liu Erzhu just now? If he is not happy, how can he be a soldier?"

Song Xiaobao heard this and said, "How can I explain this? Actually, Liu Erzhu is not welcomed at home at all, and the age he just filled in is false. He is only 16 years old this year and has not reached the age limit. He does all the dirty and tiring work at home.

He has three older brothers, and his father and the eldest son in the family died before liberation."

Hearing this, Yang Xiaole was puzzled: "Then why do we have to let him go? This position is not that easy to get!"

There are only thirty quotas in a county town. Some are allocated to the county town and then to the communes, so each commune has only two or three.

And these days, it is glorious to be a soldier!
This is not the era of forced conscription before liberation.

Seeing this, Song Xiaobao explained, "Well, how can I say that? She heard from somewhere that a soldier gets 45 kilograms of food a month, plus allowances and pensions for those who died. If he joins the army, he has to send back one-third of the food and all of the allowances."

Yang Xiaole frowned when he heard this: "Is this still my biological mother? She hasn't even joined the army yet! She's already thinking about the pension!"

Song Xiaobao shook his head: "I don't know the details. I only know it from the discussion among the villagers. I also feel that he is not Aunt Liu's child. But the villagers say he is her biological child."

Hearing this, Yang Xiaole was thinking about it.

Maybe joining the army is a good thing for Liu Erzhu.

It’s really scary to meet a mother like this.

Once she joins the army, she can't do whatever she wants. The Great Northern Wilderness is so far away from here, maybe she can live a stable life there.

Ignoring the matter, he looked at the two and said, "I'll be busy soon, so don't tell anyone you know me! By the way, what's the current situation of Xizi's girlfriend He Jingya?"

Song Xiaobao shook his head: "I don't know. She is working in the county educated youth office now. She has been transferred here for more than half a year. What happened?"

"Oh, nothing, I just asked casually. Okay, I'm busy, let's have dinner together when we have time. You don't need to notify Xizi specifically. When the conscription registration period is over, I will go to the countryside to visit families, and then I will go to see him."

The registration time is limited, and it is followed by physical examinations, reviews, and home visits, which takes more than a month.

"Hey, okay! Second brother, let's go first!"

After saying hello, he left.

Yang Xiaole thought about it for a while, and when he saw someone coming to sign up, he went to get busy.

(End of this chapter)