I asked you to repeat your senior year of high school, but did you miss out on joining the military

Chapter 407: The unit where my stepmother raised me, the social customs of my hometown

After seeing the person off, everyone in the family was chatting outside, and Chen Jun didn't want to go home alone.

He simply moved to a slightly farther place and squatted there to smoke.

"Junzi, let's go."

"I went to Xiangzi's house in the east to pick up a couple. I've been looking for you for a long time. I just heard from my mother that you're back."

Not long after he squatted there, his childhood friend from the neighbor's house came over to greet him.

"Let's go to my house some other day. I'm a little tired after sitting in the car all day."

Chen Jun stood up, offered a cigarette, and chatted enthusiastically with the visitor.

The other party also knew that it was not appropriate to ask him to go out for drinks right after bringing his partner back home, so he did not force him and left after agreeing on a time.

At this time, Li Haiyao finally realized the power of the village CBD.

A group of elderly women talked about their daughters-in-law, then their grandchildren, then New Year's goods, and then which mall in the county had discounts on clothes.

Anyway, we can talk about anything that Alaska is talking about.

Li Haiyao was originally holding Li Xiufen's arm. She stood straight beside her with a faint smile on her face.

I'm almost unable to laugh anymore.

Her legs shook from time to time, and she occasionally turned her head to search for Chen Jun.

Chen Yingying already had a headache after listening to this, so she squatted beside him with her head in her hands.

He acted like he wanted to leave but couldn't, and didn't want to listen if he didn't want to leave.

Chen Jun seemed to have expected this to happen.

He squatted in the distance and watched with a smile on his face.

This is not to say that my mother has no tact or anything.

This is the way of life of my old family.

I went out to pick two vegetables in the middle of the day, and if I saw my neighbors, we would chat about five dollars, and they would talk for a long time without ending.

Not to mention the Chinese New Year, it is common to spend hours chatting about the Li and Wang families' gossip.

"Mom, the door is not closed. I'm going back first."

Chen Jun howled at the top of his lungs.

Hearing the voice, Chen Yingying immediately stood up energetically, pulled her mother and prepared to leave.

"Mom, didn't you hear my brother say the door is not closed? Let's go back quickly."

"You are a child, you are not sensible at all."

"Aunt, let's go home then."

"Let's go, Yaoyao."

Li Xiufen scolded her daughter, then smiled and pulled Li Haiyao along. After saying goodbye to a few old ladies, she turned and walked towards home.

Chen Jun stood up swiftly and walked in front.

The winter evening breeze feels like a knife when blowing on your face, but when mixed with the smell of fireworks, it makes people feel extra comfortable.

Passing by Aunt Liu's house, the big yellow dog in their yard was barking wildly, and there was also the sound of dragging on the chain.

Everything is so relaxing.

Chen Jun was walking in front, and the light from the neighbor's door made his shadow very long. Chen Yingying was trotting all the way to chase her brother's shadow, with her little feet stepping on the shadow.

Li Haiyao covered her mouth and chuckled. When she caught up with the shadow, she would step on it with her foot, and then return to walking normally with a bit of embarrassment.

arrive home.

Facing the gift boxes piled up under the eaves, Chen Jun scratched his head and started cleaning them up without anyone telling him to.

It won't work if this isn't made clear. Tomorrow is New Year's Eve. If someone comes to visit, those who don't know might think a supermarket is opening.

"Mom, there's so much oil that you won't be able to finish it until next year."

Chen Jun picked up two buckets of cooking oil and ran into the kitchen, looking around to see where to put them.

"Go! Go! Go."

Li Xiufen returned home, washed her hands, and pushed her son who was blocking her way aside.

"Put your things in your room and get out of the way here."

"Yaoyao, are you hungry? Go watch some TV. I'll make you some vermicelli meatball soup."

Faced with this new daughter-in-law, Li Xiufen immediately changed her tone and drove out the silly Chen Yingying.

Li Haiyao was left alone in the kitchen, asking about the food's taste and showing concern.

The brother and sister were driven out, looked at each other, and sighed helplessly.

A big one and a small one went to pack the gifts.

Chen Jun himself was used to it. Since he was a child, the house he lived in was used to store food. If there was no food, he would pile up gifts. In short, he made the best use of everything.

After Chen Baishui came back from outside, he strolled around the house, went over to chat with Li Haiyao, then took the key to his uncle's house and prepared to go to rest.

Dad didn't ask about Li Haiyao anymore, and Mom didn't know either.

Chen Jun was naturally happy about this.

The purpose of coming back to celebrate the New Year is to relax as a family. If there is anything, we can find time to talk about it after the New Year.

There is no benefit in exposing these things too early.

It's time for dinner.

Almost everyone in the family had already eaten, except the two of them who came back too late, so Li Xiufen prepared two bowls of vermicelli meatball soup and told them to put the bowls in the kitchen after they were done.

Afterwards, the mother pulled Chen Yingying, who was sticky and reluctant to leave, back to the room to rest.

In the entire main room, only Chen Jun and Li Haiyao were left sitting there, looking at each other, with dinner placed in front of them.

"Can you get used to it?"

Chen Jun helped push the bowl towards Li Haiyao and asked with a smile.

"not bad."

Hearing this, Li Haiyao smiled lightly, her eyelashes curved as she said, "Yingying is very cute, and Auntie is very enthusiastic."

"Tomorrow I want to go to the street and buy them two sets of clothes. I see that the sleeves of Yingying's cotton coat are too short. It looks like she bought it last year and it doesn't fit her well."

"It's so cold, her hands are freezing. This is not okay."

"Okay, then buy two."

Chen Jun smiled, but felt a little sad in his heart.

He didn’t know whether his sister’s clothes were bought last year, but this was the life of ordinary people.

Even though our family's financial situation is better now, it is many times better than it was a few years ago when we had to support two children to go to school.

But this frugal habit is ingrained in our bones and is difficult to truly change.

He felt sad because he thought that he had grown up and had a considerable monthly salary.

But there is no way to really improve the conditions at home.

Perhaps he noticed that Chen Jun was in a bad mood at the moment.

Li Haiyao changed the subject: "I heard you say this morning that you were going to Kyoto to attend the China Training Program after the Chinese New Year."

"Is there a set time?"

"No."

Chen Junzi took a mouthful of vermicelli and then wiped his mouth with the tissue on the table: "I guess all units are in chaos right now. The Zhongpei Plan is just a guideline proposed by the war zone."

"The specific list has not been drawn up yet, but I heard from the political commissar that Yang Chuanzhou will go with me, and the time will not be long, just three months."

“By the time I come back, most of the work in the brigade will probably be done.”

"Ah."

Li Haiyao had also met Yang Chuanzhou and knew that he was a cadre from the Joint Staff Headquarters.

Such cadres with backgrounds are sent down to local troops.

To put it bluntly, they were trying to grab human resources, so it was not surprising that he was arranged to attend the China Training Program.

"I was in the logistics department and saw the list of rooms allocated to newly promoted officers in the brigade. Your name was on it."

"The housing is allocated according to the standard of two bedrooms and one living room, 90 square meters, which is suitable for cadres at the regimental level. It is estimated that it will be allocated after the new year."

"Do you want to tell your uncle and aunt?"

Li Haiyao told Chen Jun the news she had seen.

According to the regulations on cadre treatment in the army, a deputy regiment commander only has 80 square meters, a full regiment commander has 90 square meters, a full division commander has 120 square meters, and a full army commander has 180 square meters.

In general.

Resources for housing allocation are very tight in many units. One reason is the funding problem, as they cannot build so many units. The other reason is that there is not enough suitable land.

After all, the family compound also needs a business district.

You certainly can't just find a deserted place and build a foundation and a house.

If they need a commercial district, the troops need to coordinate with local departments to build houses and follow the economic development policies. The procedures are very complicated. But Pengcheng does not need this, or it is much more convenient.

Because Pengcheng has a flat terrain, most places look similar to the Central Plains at first glance.

The highest altitude may be the tomb mound.

Due to the terrain, the cost of building houses for the troops is greatly reduced, and commercial districts are easier to establish.

Coupled with the military reform, the First Army is now making drastic moves, with resources pouring in continuously. It is a time of great wealth and power.

It's no big deal to give him the treatment of a full regiment level official.

Just
Chen Jun looked at Li Haiyao, who was seriously discussing the house issue with him, and he didn't know how to respond.

As for the reason, it’s not that Chen Jun doesn’t want to consider it.

The girl has taken the initiative to bring up the issue of the house, so it must not be just nonsense without any reason.

The main thing is that the military reform this time, according to his memory, will far exceed the current scale.

All subsequent units of the First Army will have to change their bases and move to Huzhou. The frequent appearance of amphibious armored forces on the battlefield during this exercise was not a random occurrence.

After the exercise, the 124th Division was detained in Fuzhou and not allowed to return, and there was also a reason for this.

The change from military region to war zone is just one word difference, but the meaning is different.

The First Army will be renamed the 72nd Army.

The task assigned to the 72nd Army was to carry out amphibious landing operations.

The organizations under their command will develop into amphibious heavy combined brigades in the future.

The purpose of the amphibious units that have been detained now is to reshuffle and redistribute many cadres.

It was almost like when the first battalion was disbanded.

Due to various factors, when the 179st Army was changed to the nd Army, all units of the army had to relocate, but the th Brigade was left in its original location.

The entire brigade was uniformly assigned to the 71st Army.

The 71st Army was reorganized from the 12th Army.

Many people may not be familiar with the 12th Army, but those who have watched "Drawing Sword" should have some impression of it. The 12th Army can be traced back to the Sixth Column of the Central Plains Field Army.

That is the unit in Li Yunlong’s prototype.

Back then, the Sixth Column was invincible, terrified the enemy, and was one of the top ten ace armies.

But the problem is that during the few months when he attended the Central Training Institute, the military reform was in turmoil and the movement was so huge that even the affiliation of the military level was changed.

The 179th Brigade was supposed to follow the nd Army, but was assigned to the st Army.

Can his housing allocation be approved?
The 179th Brigade was transformed from a pilot combined brigade that was shining with gold into a military brigade overnight.

In the blink of an eye, it became a unit raised by a stepmother.

Chen Jun naturally believed in Tao Lu's ability, and also believed that he would be able to build good relationships with all parties and reintegrate into the new unit in the future.

But it’s definitely not that easy at the beginning.

He had said before that by participating in the China Training Program, he was just far enough away from the center of the current military reform vortex.

That is absolutely true.

The above policy says that two changes a day are minor. A decision made in the previous hour may change again within an hour.

Such a large-scale migration and adaptation.

Can he still keep the 80-square-meter house allocated to him?

Chen Jun didn't know. Even if he had the memory of his rebirth as experience to analyze, he couldn't see such details.

"Let's put the house issue aside for now."

"Let's talk about it after I return from Kyoto."

It was not convenient for Chen Jun to talk about future trends in front of Li Haiyao. After all, the higher-ups might not have made a final decision yet.

If he dared to say it in advance.

That's not as simple as pretending to be cool in front of Li Haiyao.

If the news leaks out, calling him for a talk would be the least of his worries, and who knows what other troubles he might cause.

I can't believe the above intention is so accurate, unless you don't want to get involved anymore.

Li Haiyao may also feel that many things cannot be decided at the moment, so he didn't say anything more.

The two finished their dinner.

Chen Jun was responsible for washing the pots and dishes, while Li Haiyao ran to the door to wash herself.

Given the conditions in my hometown, I don’t care whether I can take a shower or not.

After the two of them finished their work, Chen Jun walked around Li Haiyao's room again, checking this and looking there.

I really didn't find anything wrong, so I went back to my room.

Tomorrow is New Year's Eve.

Chen Jun took out his cell phone and called Yang Fan, but the call didn't go through. He then called Liang Kui and Shen Congjun, but the call didn't go through either.

Chen Jun has also gotten used to these.

Including He Jing, the call could not be reached. These old brothers were all assigned to border and coastal defense units, and it was extremely difficult to contact them at ordinary times.

What's more, it is the Chinese New Year, and the border troops are at their most tense time. It is normal that they are not issued mobile phones or are on duty.

But what made Chen Jun depressed was that he couldn’t even get through to Lin Xiaodong’s damn cell phone.

This guy is always the most active during the Chinese New Year, but this time he has lost contact.

Helplessly, Chen Jun had to send a text message to everyone and then put the phone aside.

Turn over, choose a comfortable position, close your eyes and sleep.

. . . . . . . .

Crackling! !
The twenty-ninth day of the twelfth lunar month, which is New Year's Eve, has arrived.

Before five o'clock in the morning, the sound of fireworks and firecrackers began to be heard in the village.

Chen Jun was sleeping soundly when the door of the room was pushed open with a bang.

Chen Yingying stretched her head and glanced into the room. Perhaps she found that her brother was still sleeping in, so she immediately bent down when she came in to call for help.

It stood on tiptoe, stretched out its two little paws, and quietly ran towards Chen Jun's bed.

When she came up to him and before she reached out to pull the quilt, Chen Jun suddenly sat up and grinned.

This sudden action scared the little girl so much that she ran away.

He ran to Li Haiyao's room, screaming and loudly accusing Chen Jun of his crimes.

After she made such a fuss, neither of them felt comfortable staying in bed any longer.

Everyone get up and wash up.

Chen Baishui had returned by this time, holding a few strings of firecrackers in his hand and placing them on the ground.

Holding the lit incense in his hand, he blew on it.

"Hurry, cover your ears! Setting off firecrackers on New Year's Eve means good health in the coming year and good luck in welcoming the new year."

After saying that, Chen Baishui lit the firecrackers on the ground.

Turn around and run.

The crackling sound seemed to shake the house. Li Haiyao ran behind and covered Yingying's ears.

The whole family watched the New Year celebration with smiles on their faces.

There was basically nothing important to do in the morning.

We don’t visit relatives on New Year’s Eve and the first day of the New Year. At most we go to the elders’ homes to pay New Year’s greetings at night.

According to local customs, when a new daughter-in-law comes to visit for the first time, she must visit every relative.

But Chen Jun is not married yet, so she can’t be considered a new bride.

After breakfast, Li Haiyao simply suggested driving the whole family to the county shopping mall.

Buy clothes by the way.

Chen Jun didn’t have a driver’s license, and although there were no patrols in his hometown county, they didn’t check military vehicles.

But no means no, Li Haiyao didn't let him touch the car.

Our Battalion Commander Chen has completely become a tool for carrying bags, and he just walked around for the whole morning.

When I got home at noon.

Xiaozhou Village became lively again.

The news that Mr. Li's granddaughter came to Rong'an spread throughout the local departments.

My goodness, it’s not even afternoon yet.

People from county units who wanted to pay New Year's greetings had already arrived in advance.

(End of this chapter)