Take Arada back to the past

Chapter 692, I feel like there is a story here!

"Second brother, you're here but haven't eaten yet. Eat first. I'll go to the educated youth camp to eat something later."

After Xizi saw everyone leave, he walked in.

Hand over the lunch box.

Yang Xiaole didn't take it. He took out a cigarette and handed it to him, saying with a smile: "Well, this is a charity dinner. If I eat it, it would be a waste of other people's kindness!"

He had just seen the girl before, although she was not as pretty as He Jingya.

But her facial features are regular. Although she is not very beautiful, at least she looks good.

And he doesn't care whether the other person is good-looking or not.

After all, you are not the one who is in love.

Hearing this, Xizi was embarrassed for a moment: "Second brother, don't think too much, there is really nothing between Comrade Zhao Xiulian and me, what kind of love dinner!"

Yang Xiaole smiled when he heard this: "What's the matter? Are you still thinking about your white moonlight?"

He could understand it, after all, the original thought was something that no one could give up.

Besides, it wasn’t long and He Jingya was still in the county town.

Seeing that he didn't want to eat, Xizi stuffed the lunch box into his cotton-padded jacket to prevent it from getting cold.

Then he took the cigarette, lit it, and said with a wry smile: "Second brother, can you please stop teasing me? He Jingya and I have already gone there. I just want to work hard here and make a name for myself."

Yang Xiaole pondered over what he heard and lit a cigarette.

Then he smiled and said, "Okay, I won't mention He Jingya's matter. You are already 22, you can handle it yourself! Also, has this Zhao Xiulian ever been to school?"

Judging from the accent he just spoke, his Mandarin is not very standard, but it's okay.

He must have gone to school.

After all, she is the daughter of the village party secretary.

Xizi nodded: "Yes, I went to school. I just graduated from high school this year. I don't work in the county. I am teaching in the village primary school now."

Yang Xiaole hummed when he heard that.

Okay.

But I haven't learned anything in these years in high school.

This is not a problem. After all, there is less than two months from the announcement of the college entrance examination to the examination time.

You know, with a full score of 500, you can go to university with more than 200 points. Of course, you can only go to a junior college.

300 points can get you into a key university.

After all, the average math score was only in the twenties at that time.

When the time comes, I can just deliver the books to Xizi in advance.

It's almost enough to cram at the last minute.

Thinking of this, he decided not to care about it anymore. After all, it was not certain whether the two would be together in the future!

After all, there are still seven years left.

Then he said, "I don't care about your affairs. Just don't let others down. If you really don't want to be with me, then break up. If you have an affair with someone just to become the brigade secretary, wouldn't that be a disaster for others? I look down on you!"

Xizi scratched his head when he heard this: "I know, second brother!"

Seeing this, Yang Xiaole didn't say much and took out the things he had prepared.

"This is for you. It contains things that your mother gave you, and some that I gave you. There are several bottles of the potion you asked for. Don't use too much of it on the animals. Just mix two or three drops a day with water and give it to the animals."

Xizi took it, looked at it, but didn't open it.

"Okay! Thank you, brother!"

"Come on, why thank me? If I come to visit someone in the countryside, just pretend you don't know me. Do you hear me? At least don't say you know me before I leave."

Xizi hummed and said, "Okay, I understand. By the way, brother, how are you doing in the army now?"

"Oops, now you remember to ask me."

Yang Xiaole rolled her eyes at him.

"Hey, I know you have the ability and you can live well anywhere."

Yang Xiaole glanced at him unhappily and said with a smile: "That's more like it. I got promoted this year and am now a platoon leader."

"Really?"

Xizi felt happy for a while after hearing this.

"Well, of course it's true. Okay, if there's nothing else to do, go back and get busy! I'll find a chance to slip away by myself!"

Hearing this, Xizi looked outside and asked, "Is it okay? Don't get caught!"

Yang Xiaole made a joke: "Hey, don't worry, if I get caught, it's just your brother. What are you afraid of! Have you forgotten your brother's ears? I can hear if there is anyone nearby."

Xizi took it seriously and thought about it.

I agreed and said, "Okay, I'll get busy. You can leave when there's no one around."

"Okay, go eat your meal!"

After urging him a bit and watching Xizi leave and return to the next room, he quietly left.

Yang Xiaole stood at the entrance of the village, looking at the cave dwellings not far away.

He showed a knowing smile.

The little guy has really grown up.

Then he disappeared in place.

……

"I'm home!"

Gao Lin was staying in the dormitory. When he saw the door open, he greeted with a smile.

Yang Xiaole walked in with a smile: "Yeah, I came back and had a meal. We chatted for a while."

Gao Lin didn't think much about it. He just nodded and looked quietly at the book in his hand.

Yang Xiaole went to take a shower and go to bed.

The next few days will naturally be spent on screening out some qualified personnel and conducting physical examinations.

After the physical examinations were completed, only about 60 people remained out of the original people.

What they have to do is to select a group of qualified candidates from the next 60 people in the next ten days.

Then there is pre-service education.

That morning, Gao Lin and his friend pushed their bicycles to make a home visit.

"Xiao Le, after you go to the countryside, remember to pay attention to your attitude and strictly abide by the rules and regulations. Don't take even a single needle or thread from the people, and don't make mistakes of principle."

Gao Lin was explaining things seriously there.

Yang Xiaole nodded: "Don't worry, Captain, I won't do that."

"Well, okay, go ahead. If you don't know how to get there, just ask. I'm going to get busy too."

After saying hello, the two left.

Each of them rode their bikes towards their destination.

Yang Xiaole looked at the map and list in his hands.

Because the main target of this conscription was educated youth, the list was mainly composed of educated youth. We mainly went to the local team leaders and villagers to understand the situation, and only a small number of them required home visits.

The map is also a simple map of the county.

I rode away on my bike with the map in hand, heading straight for the nearby suburban countryside.

After a while, we entered a mountainous area.

Dingyuan County has a complex topography with many mountains. The annual evaporation is 7 times the rainfall, so it is very dry and water-scarce all year round.

The population was not as concentrated as he had previously imagined.

Relatively speaking, it is still quite scattered.

After coming out, he quietly entered the space and quickly rushed towards the first commune.

After arriving at the place, we talked to the local people and then, under the leadership of the commune secretary, we came to the first production team.

There was an educated youth in this production team.

There are several communes under a county town, and each commune has several production brigades under it.

If we count further, there are even fewer production teams.

Since Xizi didn't want to go, he secretly took Xizi's file away.

"Hello, Secretary Wang! This is the officer in charge of the troops. He has come down to understand the situation."

Secretary Zhou from the commune took him to the production team.

Found the production brigade secretary.

When you arrive at a place, you must make contact with the other party first.

The other person was wearing a sheepskin coat, a sheepskin scarf typical of northern Shaanxi on his head, and holding a pipe in his hand.

Secretary Wang looked at him and smiled as he stretched out his hand: "Oh, hello, hello!"

The Mandarin is very unstandard, but fortunately I can understand it.

Yang Xiaole naturally smiled and extended his hand to shake hands: "Thank you Secretary Wang for cooperating with our work."

"That's what I should do! The kids will still have to rely on you to take care of them in the future."

After a brief greeting, Yang Xiaole followed Secretary Zhou to the production team.

I found the captain and learned about the situation.

It's not just the team leader's opinion, but also the opinions of fellow villagers and the same group of educated youth.

One person was busy for the whole morning.

I had lunch at the production team at noon.

When Yang Xiaole left, he was given food coupons and money. This was also the rule. When you come down to eat, you need to give your own food coupons and money.

The other party declined, completed one task and prepared to go to the next one.

Over the next few days, we left in the morning and came back in the evening.

I only visit two homes a day, or three if I'm lucky.

……

That day, Yang Xiaole finally arrived at Liu Erzhu's house.

Now is the final stage of farm work, and it is not particularly busy. Many people go out to collect firewood in preparation for winter.

However, there are relatively few trees in Zeli, so not much firewood can be collected every day.

We have to go there every few days, unless it snows heavily and we use corn stalks to support ourselves for a few days.

"Comrade Liu Erzhu!"

I was lucky today. The other party didn't go out, and I found him in the threshing ground in front of the cave.

Yang Xiaole is no longer in the previous commune. A new officer has been appointed and when he came here, he was led by people from the village.

Liu Erzhu was collecting firewood there.

Hearing this, he stood up.

He looked at the two of them blankly.

The lady leading the team nearby was talking in a babble, her tone filled with joy and envy.

Liu Erzhu was not too happy. He just thanked the old lady.

Then he said to the two of them, "Come inside! It's very cold outside!"

It's not Mandarin, so I can just barely understand it.

Then several people entered the house.

The old lady who was there before also came out after hearing the news.

Seeing everyone's happiness, his face was filled with smiles and he invited them to sit on the kang.

After everyone had settled down, Yang Xiaole looked at the others and said with a smile, "Can I talk to Comrade Liu Erzhu alone?"

They could understand Mandarin, of course. Liu Erzhu's mother was a little reluctant, but she still took everyone away.

Only the commune secretary was there.

When Yang Xiaole saw that everyone had left, he looked at Liu Erzhu who was sitting there without saying anything.

He smiled and said, "Comrade Liu Erzhu, if you don't want to join the army, you can tell me and I can solve it for you. Don't worry."

So many people want to join the army but don’t have the chance!
Liu Erzhu sat there in silence.

After a long while, he said without even looking up: "I want to join the army!"

After saying that, he took out the pipe hanging next to him and wanted to smoke.

Upon hearing this, Yang Xiaole took out a cigarette and handed one to the clerk next to him, and then handed one to Liu Erzhu: "Here, smoke this. By the way, you're smoking at such a young age!"

Even for him, it wouldn't be so early.

But it's not surprising.

Liu Erzhu stopped taking out the tobacco and put it away silently.

Take the cigarette.

He lit a cigarette and started smoking.

Yang Xiaole took a puff and asked, "Tell me! Are you having any difficulties? If you have any, you can tell me. If you don't tell me, I won't know. If you want to join the army, you have to be willing to do so."

Liu Erzhu took a deep puff and hummed, "Commander, I'm willing to go!"

Seeing that he was unwilling to say more, Yang Xiaole didn't ask any more questions.

"Okay, I understand. I'll be leaving first. Go ahead and get busy!"

He planned to ask somewhere else.

It just so happens that Song Xiaobao is also in this production team, so let's see if we can ask him about the situation.

Then he took his people away and went back to the production team committee.

After a while, Song Xiaobao was called back.

Just like the previous people, the commune secretary was also called out.

"Second brother!"

Song Xiaobao looked around and saw that there was no one in the room, and shouted happily in a low voice.

Yang Xiaole smiled and nodded: "You are not surprised that I came here, right?"

"Hey, is there hope for me?"

Song Xiaobao said happily.

Yang Xiaole hummed: "Yes, I am still among the candidates! I really can't guarantee whether I can get in."

The main reason is that people like Song Xiaobao really don’t have any special features.

On the contrary, Hou Chunlin was able to get in using typical methods.

Song Xiaobao smiled nonchalantly: "Hey, second brother, it's okay, forget it if it doesn't work. I can't make things difficult for you."

Yang Xiaole nodded slightly when he saw this.

Then he asked him, "By the way, let me ask you something. What happened to Liu Erzhu? I asked him, but he didn't want to tell me."

Song Xiaobao shook his head. "Brother, I don't know much about Liu Erzhu. His brothers and sisters are fine, but I feel like his mother doesn't like him very much. I asked around when I came back this time. It seems that some people say he is a jinx. You know, people don't dare to say that now. I don't know the details very well."

Hearing this, Yang Xiaole pondered for a moment, and finally nodded gently: "Okay, then I won't ask any more questions."

Then he thought of something and asked, "By the way, what's the situation between Xizi and He Jingya now? They seem to have separated. Do you really not know?"

Xizi was conflicted when he heard this.

"Tell me the truth, kid! I'm his second brother, how can I harm him?"

Hearing this, Song Xiaobao hesitated for a moment, and finally said: "Second brother, to be honest, I really don't know, Xizi didn't tell us, but I heard that the educated youth in their team said that He Jingya was picked up by the county car.

That man was also an educated youth. His father was the deputy director of the county committee and now he drives a car for the county party committee.

And I've been here several times before.

They seem to be dating each other.”

Yang Xiaole heard this and thought about it.

Finally, he nodded gently: "Okay, I understand. What's the name of that person?"

"I don't know his specific name, I only know his last name is Song."

Yang Xiaole knew who it was the moment he heard it.

After they arrived, they lived in the county people's armed forces department, which was right next to the county party committee, and ate in the county party committee canteen.

After all, they have been here for so long and have met all the county leaders.

Then he collected his thoughts and smiled, "Okay, I got it. There's nothing else to do. I brought you some things. Go get them from Xizi when you have time. It's inconvenient for me to bring them here."

"Oh, okay, thank you, brother!"

Song Xiaobao was very happy.

Seeing this, Yang Xiaole thought for a moment and asked, "Are you sure you want to join the army? We are a border defense company, and it's not very safe over there. If you really want to go, you must be mentally prepared. You are the only child in your family!"

Song Xiaobao is one of four children in the family, but the remaining three are sisters.

The second sister is married, the third sister has gone to the countryside, and the youngest sister is at home.

There have always been unspoken rules for recruiting people.

That is the only child. Generally speaking, we try not to recruit them. Of course, there are no regulations, but we just try our best to take care of them.

And people like Xiaobao, who only have one boy in the family, can barely be included in the list.

These words made Song Xiaobao hesitate for a while.

Finally, he said, "Brother, I'll go. It's so glorious to be a soldier! Maybe I'll have a chance to become a high-ranking officer in the future!"

Seeing him say that, Yang Xiaole didn't force it.

"Okay then. You wait for notification. It will probably be early next month. The assignment is on the 10th of next month."

Then the two chatted for a while.

Yang Xiaole left here for the visit.

Overall, it was just as he thought, no major faults and no major achievements.

After Song Xiaobao finished dealing with the matter, he went to the brigade to have lunch, and then he went to Hou Chunlin.

But after lunch, snowflakes began to fall from the sky.

Snowing.

It's December now, and it's time for snow.

Fearing that it would snow heavily in the afternoon, he followed the commune officials and hurried to Hou Chunlin's place.

Hou Chunlin has a pretty good reputation.

Maybe because of family reasons, he is proactive in doing any work here.

The brigade also intended to use Hou Chunlin as a typical example.

On the contrary, I don't really want him to join the army.

After all, once a person leaves, the model has to be re-established, which takes time and energy.

Yang Xiaole didn't care about all that. He chatted with the other party for a while and then left.

Hou Chunlin's visit here is also over, and his home visit today is also over.

He hurriedly rode his bike towards the county town.

As for Xizi, he didn't care. He had come to see him last time, and he would come again before leaving, so there was no need for him to go.

Another reason is that Xizi's production team had no vacancies.

It is not appropriate to let the commune cadres follow.

It will snow heavily starting in the afternoon.

After returning to the commune and saying goodbye to the people there, he entered the space and headed towards the county town.

When he came back, Gao Lin had not returned yet.

Take out the information and put it on the table.

With nothing to do, he walked out of the dormitory and came to the county party committee compound.

When I arrived at the door, I was planning to ask about He Jingya.

We happened to meet a jeep driving back.

The driver greeted the security personnel at the door and went straight in.

Yang Xiaole watched there.

The man just now was the driver of the county committee. His surname is Song, so he should be the other party.

There was no rush, but he went to the guard.

"Master Chen!"

He came to the reception room at the door, greeted with a smile and handed over a cigarette.

Although the other person is not young, he is not from here, but from Huizhou.

The reason I stayed here is because I was injured that year.

There is no big communication difficulty in language.

He often went in and out of the county party committee compound, so the two of them naturally became familiar with each other.

"Comrade Yang! Is the visit over?"

The other party took it with a smile.

Yang Xiaole smiled and hummed: "Yes! Today's is over, and there are not many people left."

"Well, it's snowing heavily. I'm afraid the road will be difficult to walk on!"

The old man was also chatting there.

Yang Xiaole looked at the cars parked in the courtyard and said with a smile, "Isn't that the son of Deputy Director Song of our neighborhood committee?"

Uncle Chen looked at him and smiled, "Yes, that's him."

"The young man is quite spirited, why didn't he sign up for the army?"

Uncle Chen laughed cheerfully and said, "He's doing well here, how could he possibly join the army?"

"That's right. After all, his father is the deputy director here."

Then he asked, "Does he have a partner?"

"Oh, it seems there is, and he's an educated youth from BJ! He's very handsome!" Uncle Chen said with a smile.

Yang Xiaole hummed, thought for a moment and said with a smile: "What do you think of this guy?"

"He's a nice guy! What's wrong?"

The old man asked curiously.

Yang Xiaole pondered for a moment after hearing this, but said nothing. He smiled and said, "Nothing, I just asked."

Then he smiled meaningfully.

I feel like there is a story here!
Because the other party was chatting with someone just now and inadvertently revealed the words, he actually didn't know that He Jingya was going to join the army.

But without the help of this guy named Song, how could He Jingya find the connections to help him?

You know, the first few names given to us were basically selected if they had no family or personal problems.

And if Mr. Song didn’t know about this.

That would be interesting.

Just when he was about to go over and try to ask, he saw a bicycle riding towards them in the heavy snow.

This is Gao Lin coming back.

Seeing him come back, Yang Xiaole temporarily gave up the idea of ​​looking for Mr. Song.

(End of this chapter)