They are all in the army, who is in love?

Chapter 147 New Year's Eve, the Situation at Home!
End of the meeting.

Chai Shuyao did not go back with him, but bid farewell to his grandfather and everyone, and after finding out where the Yuanhuo Second Battalion was stationed, he drove the car alone.

He desperately wanted to tell Chen Ming the good news in person.

the other side.

After a few days, the Second Battalion of Yuanhuo, which had been fighting for hundreds of miles, received an order from the director's department to stop fighting for five hours on New Year's Eve. Chen Ming breathed a sigh of relief.

Jumped off the top of the gun carriage, ready to rest.

No wonder the daily training intensity of the artillery is so high. When it comes to the battlefield, whether it is transfer or combat, it is all physical work, especially with more than 40 people looking after twelve artillery vehicles.

A group of veterans in the second battalion were tossed miserably.

As soon as the news of the armistice came, Wang Shuaibing went limp, slumped next to the tire, looked up at the dark autumn night sky, and murmured: "Brother Chen, you said that if we hadn't come to join the army, we would have had the New Year's Eve dinner by now. My mother’s braised carp, especially the four-hole carp from Weishan Lake, the taste makes me greedy just thinking about it.”

"Unfortunately, we are destined to not be able to eat this year."

"It's quite extravagant." Chen Ming patted the dust off his body with the gun on his back, and also sat down against the car body.

He said with a smile: "But our family doesn't eat New Year's Eve dinner at this time, and the New Year's Eve dinner is eaten at noon. At this time, the family should all gather together to chat, watch the Spring Festival Gala, and eat melon seeds."

"I came to join the army this year, and I am in the war preparation period. There is definitely no hope of going back."

"New Year's Eve dinner at noon? Da Mingzi, are you kidding?" Zou Mingming ran over in surprise and asked.

"They say it's the New Year's Eve dinner. It must be eaten at night. The whole family sits together, eats, drinks and discusses the harvest of the year. By the way, it's a reminder to get married, to give birth to a baby, and to arrange to visit relatives after the New Year. Why do you eat at noon? "

"Not only our family, but also our village." Chen Ming spread his hands. This is a custom in some places in Pengcheng. He has been exposed to this since he was a child, and he doesn't feel there is anything wrong.

Other veterans of the second squad next to them heard the two privates talking about their hometown. They took out cigarettes from their pockets, spread them around, and sat there savoring them silently.

On the battlefield, cigarettes are in short supply, and the faint smell of tobacco seems to be able to offset some of the homesickness.

The artillery fire ceased.

The smell of gunpowder smoke seems to still be lingering.

On the special festival of New Year's Eve, a group of people temporarily relieved the burden on their shoulders, quietly thinking about their hometown that they could not go back to.

"What are you doing, you have a sad face?" Xi Minghui, the monitor of the second class, carried the box and walked to the cannon carriage with a smile.

Take out food and drink from the box, and start yelling.

"Come on, even on the battlefield, don't forget to celebrate the festival. There are complicated ways to celebrate, and there are simple ways to celebrate. Self-heating small hot pot is served for each person, and there is also a bottle of juice for each person. Take your mobile phone , It’s New Year’s Eve today, it’s our Spring Festival, everyone should call home to report that they’re safe.”

"Chen Ming, here's your cell phone. When the war preparations are over, you should take some time off to go out and buy another one. Your phone is broken."

"You can't bear to spend the allowance, so you're saving it to get a wife?"

"Thank you, squad leader." Chen Ming smiled and reached out to take the phone, ignoring the squad leader's ridicule. Just now, everyone was busy filling the rockets, and the truce stopped in a blink of an eye, which made him a little uncomfortable.

Picking up the phone, Chen Ming got up and walked to a slope to sit down. He didn't know how long this Spring Festival preparations would take, and he hadn't contacted his family for a long time.

Thinking about this time, the parents at home should watch the Spring Festival Gala again. When he was a child, his mother was in poor health, and he didn't have any younger siblings.

The two elders are indeed quite lonely at home, and they are usually fine. This is a big festival, and Chen Ming has grown up so much. It is the first time that he has not stayed at home for the Spring Festival.

Sigh lightly.

Chen Ming put the self-heating hot pot and juice aside, picked up his mobile phone and dialed his father.

Pengcheng Wei County, Dunziying Village, Chen Family.

Chen Ming's father, Chen Qianghe, and mother, Hu Caixia, walked around outside after dinner and returned home.

Chen Qianghe turned on the light, feeling the desertedness of his home during the New Year's Eve, looked up at the big plaque of "The House of Third-Class Heroes" in the main room, hanging in the middle, silently took out a pack of "Sequoia Tree" from his pocket, tore it open, and pulled out a The roots ignite.

With the scarlet cigarette butts and the curling smoke, Chen Qianghe coughed several times in a row and bowed his head in silence.

"Old man, how old are you for still learning to smoke? You have quit smoking for 20 years. What do you think you are doing?" Hu Caixia muttered, picked up the thermos flask, made a cup of tea, and brought it to Chen Qianghe.

"There are a lot of people giving gifts to eldest brother's house today, and you are asked to run around and do things. It's okay if you don't go. You are as stubborn as a donkey. You have to go. You feel uncomfortable after going. Do you think you are looking for trouble? ?”

"I told you not to let you go, you want to save face."

Chen Qianghe was reprimanded by his wife, and the wrinkles on his face seemed to be deeper at this moment. He put the cigarette butt on the ground gently, stomped it out, raised his sleeve and wiped his frozen face, and sighed.

"It's not because of this. Kai Fei is a good boy, and he is indeed promising. The eldest brother's house is lively, but that is because his children are promising. You said it would be great if our Mingzi studied hard."

"Even if you can't get into a good university, it's better than not being able to come back after the Chinese New Year. It's tough in the army, and now you can't even come back home. I know it's difficult to have both loyalty and filial piety. I'm not worried about Mingzi."

As Chen Qianghe said, he took out another newspaper from the drawer and read it over and over again.

This is the military newspaper in the war zone sent by someone arranged by the Wei County Armed Forces Department, and there is a propaganda message that Chen Ming occupies half of the page.

When the Ministry of Armed Forces sent them over, there were still three bags of rice, two barrels of oil, some pork and other New Year's goods, expressing condolences for the New Year.

But for these two old people, it is far worse than having children by their side. What they want is excitement and family reunion.

Especially just now, when Uncle Chen Ming came back from Chen Qiangjiang's house, there was an endless stream of people giving gifts on New Year's Eve. The two children greeted the guests with smiling faces, and the whole room was almost full of gifts.The house is very lively, and there are rows of cars outside, ranking first in the entire Lunziying Village.

Chen Qianghe was called over early to help. He said he was helping, but in fact he just watched the tea brewing, scattered cigarettes, and helped borrow some stools from the neighbors' houses to greet the guests.

I had been busy for more than two hours, but I didn't drink any tea or sit on a chair. Chen Kaifei somehow called out "Second Uncle". call.

The old man didn't want to entertain anymore, so he came back angrily, and had to buy a package of "redwood trees" by himself on the way.

It wasn't because he was angry with Chen Ying. As an elder, he didn't know the same as the younger generation, but because his home was too deserted during the New Year's Eve, and he felt uncomfortable.

Compared to the eldest brother's house, which is crowded with people and guests are constantly coming to the door, my own house seems sparse and deserted.

It's normal to feel uncomfortable.

Hey!
"Jingle bell! Jingle bell!"

Just when the two elders were looking sad, Chen Qianghe's cell phone rang.

Hu Caixia got up and walked over to grab the phone, "If you want to make a call, I'll answer it."

"You're not allowed to help anymore, that's called helping? It's almost the same if I show you."

"Let's close the door and live our own year. If the baby doesn't come back, it will be the year."

Hu Caixia looked impatiently at the phone screen. When she saw the WeChat page, the profile picture of "Big Golden Retriever" set by Chen Ming appeared.

Hu Caixia, who was still full of reluctance just now, became excited in an instant, and waved to the distance again and again: "Come here, come here, it's the baby playing video, hurry up."

When Chen Qianghe heard that it was his son, he put down the newspaper with a "swipe", and quickly tidied up his crumpled cotton clothes. He put aside the melancholy just now and put on a smiling face.

Come over and click to answer.

"Ding!"

The picture of Chen Ming wearing a military uniform and sitting on a slope in the field appeared in front of the two old people through his mobile phone.

"Dad, Mom, Happy New Year."

"Okay, okay." Chen Qianghe grinned, and his eyes showed a hint of doubt: "Mingzi, I heard from the comrades in the Armed Forces Department that you are going to fight in the New Year? Why do you have time to make a phone call? Why are you sitting there alone?" ah?"

"No, Dad, I'm not alone." Chen Ming smiled and turned the screen of his mobile phone to his comrades in the distance, as well as the cannon cart parked beside him.

The PHL-03A has already appeared in the military parade, which is not considered a violation of the confidentiality policy. There are even many comrades who sit directly next to the gun barrel and play videos at home.

It doesn't matter if Chen Ming's phone is switched, Wang Shuaibing, Xi Minghui, Feng Xiaodong, Wang Baoding, Zou Mingming, Liu Dazhuang got up and ran from a distance.

A group of young men in military uniforms rushed to the screen with smiles on their faces and cups of juice.

"Uncle, happy new year. I wish you a new year and a new atmosphere. You will eat well and be in good health."

"Happy New Year, Auntie. Da Mingzi is doing well here. We will take good care of him. Uncle and Auntie. In the new year, I wish you a lot of laughter and good luck."

"My uncle looked handsome when he was young, and my aunt is so young."

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Seven or eight people rushed to the front, talking to each other, trying their best to show that they are happy here and don't need to worry about it at home.

Chen Qianghe and Hu Caixia's eyes became wet when they saw a group of young men and women who were all so polite.

Say yes repeatedly.

After his comrades ran away, Chen Ming got his cell phone again and looked at his home with a smile.

"Dad, Mom, you don't have to worry about me. I'm fine here. You should also be fine at home. Today is New Year's Eve. I wish my parents a happy New Year."

"Okay, okay." Chen Qianghe pursed his lips and smiled, and the unhappiness just now dissipated quickly.

Even if my child is not as good as the eldest brother's son, then my child is still defending the country.

The old man was proud again.

Hu Caixia was talking to her son with her mobile phone in her hand, and accidentally caught a glimpse of someone passing by outside the gate, she put down her mobile phone curiously and ran outside to have a look.

I only saw a box of elderly milk powder and a coat to keep out the cold at the door, but I didn't see anyone. I waited for a long time and didn't see anyone passing by.

Hu Caixia carried the things inside the door suspiciously, planning to wait to see if someone misplaced them.

The person who put the things was standing on the corner dozens of meters away from Chen Ming's house. He looked at it silently for a long time, gathered his long hair, and left quietly.

It was Jiang Kexin who I hadn't seen for a long time. She had dinner at home, rejected the invitation of her classmates, and didn't accompany her family to watch the Spring Festival Gala.

Hearing the voice of Chen Ming's comrade-in-arms blessing in the room, he hesitated for a moment, but chose to put down the gift and leave quietly.

She has no reason to step into this house.

(End of this chapter)