That year the flowers bloomed 1981

Chapter 1059 We Have Nothing Missing
The sky soon became dark and it started to rain. Not even a star could be seen.

Almost all the cars turned off their headlights, plunging the entire traffic jam area into darkness.

People of this era did not have the habit of wasting electricity like people of later generations. They would not turn on the flashlight unless necessary, for fear of wasting batteries and having it not light up at the critical moment.

The same goes for cars. The battery power is limited, and we don’t know how long we will be stuck here. If the car cannot start due to insufficient power, there will be no emergency power supply to carry with us.

Even the passengers on the bus and the relatives who were visiting the graves began to save all resources in a restrained manner and were reluctant to eat the biscuits and snacks that Li Ye gave them.

"I only need to eat half of it. As long as I am not hungry, it's ok. We still have a thousand or two thousand miles to go! We have to eat sparingly."

In Li Ye's opinion, the difficult economic conditions of this era have made people develop a mentality of saving without any bottom line, and their endurance is simply astonishingly strong.

However, shortly after it got dark, there were rapid honking of horns from behind the traffic jam, and then several beams of lights quickly squeezed in.

Li Ye quickly greeted: "Old Yang, someone should be coming, you should quickly prepare to receive him."

"That cameraman, turn on the camera, don't miss any shots!"

Yang Yumin and several colleagues quickly got out of the car and walked back, and the cameraman followed behind with a camera.

Yang Yumin said as he walked, "If they come back so soon, then their base should not be far from here."

Li Ye said: "When there was a traffic jam, the truck turned around without hesitation. It must have a base nearby, otherwise it would have come to the front to take a look."

The headlights approached, revealing a 212 jeep and several trucks.

When the other party saw that Yang Yumin had a camera, they immediately realized that the specifications here were not low, and they stopped the car and got several people out.

Yang Yumin walked up to greet him with a smile, first shaking hands warmly and then showing his work ID.

"Hello, hello, I am sorry to trouble you. There are too many elderly people in the convoy and it has started to rain, so we hope to find a place for them to rest."

"There's a place, there's a place, go, go, go, turn around and follow me, it's only about ten kilometers, not far."

"That's great, great. What's this comrade's name?"

When Fang Min saw that the cameraman was getting close to her face, she knew that Yang Yumin was giving her face.

"My name is Fang Min, call me Old Fang. Let's go for a walk. We have already lit a fire. The weather is cold and wet. The old man is weak, so he must not catch a cold."

The convoy began to turn around one by one and followed Lao Fang in the direction of the road he came from. After driving about ten kilometers, they turned off the national highway and entered a hidden base.

Xiao Zhu, who was in the same car with Li Ye, said expectantly: "I like eating prawns, I like eating braised meat, but if you give me a bed right now, I won't change it for anything. It's too uncomfortable to be stuck in the car. Please give me a bed!"

But Li Ye shook his head silently, because he found that this base was not big and could not accommodate too many people.

The lights were on in the base and there were busy figures in the barracks. Li Ye and others looked closer and found that it was the soldiers who were moving urgently from the brick houses to the field tents.

This is obviously to make room for Li Ye and others!
Yang Yumin and others had no choice but to accept the invitation, but their accompanying relatives were unwilling to do so.

The old man with completely white hair waved his hands again and again: "No, no, no, how can we let the children live in tents?

We should live in tents. My family has dozens of acres of land. During the autumn harvest, I often live in a shack in the fields. I am used to it."

The old lady with bound feet held up her bag and said, "Yes, yes, we are used to it. Look, we brought quilts and slept on the floor and we could snore."

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All relatives refused to move into the barracks, and those wearing Mao suits even said seriously, "War preparation is a national matter and cannot be delayed because of personal reasons."

Xiao Zhu retreated behind Li Ye in embarrassment. He had just hoped to get him a bed! Now he felt ashamed to see a group of relatives in their sixties who were more conscious than him.

But the relatives have a high level of awareness, and some others have an even higher level of awareness.

Lao Fang waved his hand, and all the soldiers gathered in the rain and saluted their relatives in unison.

"I have been on this road for most of my life, and I have never seen so many people visiting the graves. To be honest, I feel so warm inside right now!"

"Because it proves that everyone has not forgotten them, those relatives who will always stay on the border. I have been to the cemeteries in Linzhi and Shannan. The tombstones were wiped clean, but I just felt lonely."

"But now their relatives are here! Their relatives are our relatives, their parents are our parents. How can it be reasonable to let their parents live in a tent while their son lives in a brick house?"

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Lao Fang didn't say much, but what he said was very moving.

Those who were drenched in the rain were also very persistent. Many relatives of the martyrs advised them to leave, but they stood straight and did not move.

Li Ye let out a breath, feeling very complicated.

If he was young in his previous life, he might have been resistant to this ritualistic behavior of "lining up to welcome".

Because when we were young, many people thought that these people were stupid and their behavior was stupid.

But when Li Ye grew older, he understood some of the special behavioral habits of their group.

They are not stupid, they just use a special set of behavioral rules and maintain a special "energy".

This kind of energy may seem unnecessary in normal times, but it can be of great use when danger strikes.

When the flood comes, when the ground shakes, when all kinds of flies with bad intentions buzz around, this kind of energy becomes a winning weapon. At this moment, Lao Fang gives Li Ye the feeling that he is persistently maintaining the sense of honor of a group.

Li Ye came close to Yang Yumin and whispered something.

Yang Yumin nodded and communicated with Lao Fang: "Why don't we let our people cook first so that everyone can have something hot to eat first, and then we can talk about it later."

"I have asked the kitchen staff to prepare the meal. Everyone should come and bring our loved ones to eat."

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Li Ye was a little puzzled by Lao Fang's order. Why did he need so many people to lead the way for a meal?
But he soon understood.

The canteen at the base was not big, so after these young men took the relatives of the martyrs to get their meals, they took them to the dormitory to eat, and then took all the luggage to the dormitory.

It is estimated that after the meal, the relatives will rest in the dormitory. Since Lao Fang has given the task, he must take good care of his relatives.

"Xiao Zhu, take some people to unload some food to the cafeteria. Be more tactful when speaking, so as not to make people think that we look down on others."

"Okay, I'll do it."

Li Ye and others certainly couldn't eat for free. The test team's trucks carried a lot of canned food, but how to unload them was a science.

When it was time to eat, Lao Fang raised his glass and smiled at Li Ye: "Director Li, you are so polite! You are so polite! You even pay for the meal. It makes me, your elder brother, blush."

Li Ye drank the wine first, then said: "My grandfather was a Japanese soldier, and my father was a guard in the northern border. We are all family. If this is considered polite, then you are too polite."

"is it?"

Lao Fang was surprised and asked, "Then your grandfather must be over 70 this year, right?"

Li Ye shook his head and said, "No, my grandfather joined the army when he was fifteen. He was a child soldier and he is still in good health now!"

"If I have the chance, I must visit our grandfather. Comrade Li, let's have another drink together."

Lao Fang was very open-minded and drank the whole glass. Li Ye was not afraid either and finished his glass.

After two glasses of wine, the atmosphere became lively.

Li Ye asked tentatively: "Comrade Fang, I see that your living conditions here are quite difficult."

"Not hard,"

Lao Fang interrupted Li Ye before he could finish, "The conditions are very good now. When I first joined the army and came here, it was really hard! Sometimes I couldn't see any vegetables for a week. Now the conditions are amazing."

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Li Ye pursed his lips, feeling uncomfortable responding.

He looked at the conditions in the base. The barracks had been there for many years. The 1980s was a time of drastic spending cuts. It was unknown how many years it would take to improve the accommodation to the comfortable level of later generations.

Sister Li Yue is a person who likes to be presentable. She immediately smiled and said, "Comrade Fang, it is like this. Our unit has a plan to support the army.
It is fate that we met today. I will ask someone to come and discuss with you whether we can build a dormitory building.

Of course, don't get me wrong! My father-in-law is buried in the Linzhi Martyrs Cemetery! We may have to visit the grave from time to time in the future. The dormitory building has been built, so at least the soldiers won't have to live in tents next time."

Lao Fang was stunned for a moment, and asked in surprise: "Manager Li, you said your father-in-law is in Linzhi?"

Li Yue nodded, pointed at Yang Yumin, and said, "My husband hasn't seen his father since he was a child. This is the first time he has come to visit the grave, but we will come often if we have the chance in the future."

In fact, this time because they were going to shoot a promotional video, Li Yue and Yang Yumin chose to take Route 318. In the future, they will most likely fly directly to Riguang City and then go back to Linzhi, which can save some distance. However, giving gifts also requires good methods, and it must make people feel that it is natural.

Lao Fang stared at Yang Yumin for a few seconds, raised his glass and said to Yang Yumin: "Director Yang, don't say anything, I have to toast you."

After drinking with Yang Yumin, Lao Fang toasted his sister Li Yue separately to thank her for her support and kindness.

"Um, Manager Li, which unit are you from?"

"We are from Fenghua Clothing."

"Oh, I know, a big unit."

Lao Fang was completely relieved. Fenghua Clothing's advertisements have been everywhere in recent years, and there are specialty stores in cities big and small. A piece of clothing is sold at a very high price, so it must be a wealthy company. So Li Yue's statement of sponsoring a dormitory building was definitely not bragging.

When he was happy, he drank a lot. Lao Fang had a good alcohol tolerance, but he couldn't help being happy today. His face was red at the end of the drinking, and he talked a lot. He even started to treat Li Ye, the "descendant of a soldier", as a brother.

After he and Li Ye had a drink, he belatedly asked, "I've been drinking with you for a long time, and I was so dazed that I didn't ask you carefully which unit you are from, and which car factory you are from?"

Li Ye smiled and said, "Brother, don't ask me which unit I'm from. Just tell me what we need. I'm willing to do my part."

Lao Fang was stunned for a long time, then asked, "Brother, does your unit also have a plan to support the military?"

"Yes, there must be!"

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Lao Fang smacked his lips, shook his head and said stubbornly: "No, I really remember your friendship, brother, but we really don't lack anything."

(End of this chapter)