The Red Era: Living in Seclusion in a Siheyuan as a Boss

Chapter 488: Visiting relatives after the war!!!

After returning home victorious from the counterattack, the special brigade remained stationed in Yunnan Province until May, when the troops returned to the Beijing Garrison.

After Ge Xiaohu returned from the battlefield of blood and fire, he immediately wrote a letter to his family to report his safety.

Because he was afraid that his mother would worry about him and become ill before he left for the war, he made a request in a letter to his father Ge Shuping: "Don't tell my mother that I'm going to the battlefield. Tell her after I return home safely..."

Later, Ge Xiaohu learned that from then on, the entire burden of worry fell on his father Ge Shuping's heart.

My father, Ge Shuping, was a veteran soldier and also the city’s public security leader.

He had inside information and knew some battle reports from the front-line troops.

After seeing the battle report about the fierce battle between the 338nd Guard Division and the enemy's ace th Division, he became more worried about his son and began to suffer from sleepless nights.

"A mother worries about her son no matter how far away he is!"

The media continued to report on the news of the self-defense counterattack against the "ungrateful wolves". Such news naturally could not escape the attention of mother Dujuan.

She often asked Ge Shuping: "Has Xiaohu sent a letter?"

In order to appease Du Juan, Ge Shuping always made up an excuse: "Xiao Hu's unit is preparing for war and communication is not allowed for the time being."

However, these unusual behaviors of Ge Shuping could not escape Du Juan's sharp eyes. Although she had doubts, Ge Shuping finally cleverly concealed the truth.

It was not until he received the letter from Ge Xiaohu reporting that he was safe that Ge Shuping felt relieved and filled with joy.

After dinner, he couldn't wait to tell Du Juan the good news that Ge Xiaohu had returned safely from the battlefield.

After hearing this, Dujuan's emotions instantly broke down and tears poured out like a spring. She cried uncontrollably for the entire night and day, and even missed going to work.

The same situation occurred in the home of the eldest uncle Yi Zhonghai.

The next day, after learning the news, the neighbors in the courtyard went to the Ge and Yi families to congratulate them.

It is the glory of Ge Xiaohu and Yi Yuanchao, two outstanding young people in the hospital, and also the glory of their neighbors.

Yan Bugui and three other uncles also officially retired this year.

Since he had nothing to do, he suggested waiting for Ge Xiaohu, Yi Yuanchao and others to go home to visit their families so that everyone could celebrate together.

"I propose..."

Yan Bugui's proposal received strong support from his neighbors.

"Okay, Third Uncle, this is a good suggestion. After so many years, it's time for a good reunion!"

"Third uncle's suggestion is very good. Others may not know, but I definitely agree with it. Then I will be the chef, and we can invite Uncle Liu and his family back. It's time for us to have a good reunion after so many years..." Sha Zhu said while glancing at Xu Damao.

Xu Damao on the side said unhappily: "Hey! Zhuzi! What do you mean? Are you saying that I am unhappy?"

"I'm telling you, I'm happier than you. So, let me pay for the wine I drank. As much as I want!"

"it is good!"

"Good! Damao, bright and open!"

"Then I'll serve two delicious dishes!"

"Then my home..."

The neighbors have lived a much better life in recent years. Moreover, with such capable neighbors taking care of them, no matter how bad their lives are, they are not that bad.

So, the neighbors actively participated.

Among them, Sha Zhu, Xu Damao and Yan Jiecheng were the most active.

Even Bang Geng went to work and said to his co-workers in a conspicuous manner: "Do you know who this Ge Xiaohu in the newspaper is?"

The worker said in awe: "I know it very well, he is a real hero, a real man of our capital!"

Then, Banggeng proudly said to his co-worker: "That's my neighbor. We are childhood friends and have worn the same pants since we were young..."

Upon hearing this, the worker immediately looked at him differently.

"Hey! Ge Xiaohu is your neighbor. Ouch, I'm so sorry!"

After the troops returned to the capital, there was news that major military academies were preparing to recruit students for field combat troops.

In order to retain the backbone of the combat forces, the Tiger Commandos selected more than 20 soldiers with the best performance on the battlefield from each squadron.

I plan to enter the military academy in June and finish my studies next year, and then be promoted and assigned to various units.

Zhong Xingguo and others were also selected. Their first reaction after receiving the notice was to hurry home to visit their families.

On the battlefield, Zhong Xingguo and his men seized a truckload of Canadian flour, so the canteen did not require food coupons to eat noodles for several years.

Food coupons can be used as money in the free market, and since Zhong Xingguo is a special forces soldier, he received a monthly allowance of 15 yuan.

I used all the money I saved to buy a lot of local specialties that were not available in my hometown.

Things like peanut oil, snow konjac, rice candy, shachima, and "Taihang 1962" (2.8 yuan per bottle) were filled up in a backpack and two handbags, and he was ready to return the favor to his family who missed him.

Before going home, Zhong Xingguo first went to Peking University to visit his second brother Zhong Xingwang who was studying there.

The second younger brother was a sophomore student in the Department of Economics at Peking University. After receiving the letter, Zhong Xingwang was already waiting on the platform of the train station in his school uniform.

This meeting was very unusual, so naturally we couldn't get enough of each other's affection and had endless things to say.

At home, Zhong Xingguo was the eldest and he was the second. Before joining the war, Zhong Xingguo wrote a farewell letter to Zhong Xingwang: "If I die, you will take on the responsibility of being the eldest, take good care of my parents, and take good care of my younger sister and brother who are in school..."

After reading the letter, his younger brother Zhong Xingwang made a surprising move. He wrote a letter to the school leaders, firmly requesting to join the rear-line comfort delegation.

Zhong Xingwang's application would naturally not be approved by the principal, but now every classmate knew that his brother had gone to the battlefield.

When Zhong Xingguo arrived at Zhong Xingwang's dormitory, there were more than 20 Peking University students sitting on the beds and small benches in the dormitory, eagerly waiting to hear stories from the battlefield...

Among them, there was a girl from Beijing who was particularly outstanding in appearance and extremely cheerful in character. Her every move seemed to reveal her deep understanding of soldiers.

Seeing this, Zhong Xingguo couldn't help but feel curious. He smiled and asked the girl, "Excuse me, classmate, what is your name?"

The girl smiled brightly and replied, "Brother Zhong, my name is Liu Shuxian, and I'm glad to meet you."

Zhong Xingguo shook hands with her politely. His curiosity grew. He continued to ask, "Student Liu Shuxian, I see that you seem to know a lot about our army. Do you have any relatives in your family who are also soldiers?"

Liu Shuxian just smiled when she heard this, and didn't answer directly, "I guess so, Brother Zhong. I'm a student majoring in journalism, and I've always been interested in soldiers and military affairs. I wonder if I can interview you?"

Zhong Xingguo thought for a moment and said, "Of course you can interview me, but our unit is confidential, so some things may not be convenient to disclose. Do you think this is okay?"

Liu Shuxian said with joy: "Thank you so much, Brother Zhong.

Please just tell me some of the things you can say. I actually want to compile the stories of your heroic battles on the front lines and publish them in the school magazine.

In this way, it will inspire contemporary college students to learn from you soldiers, and learn your spirit of not fearing difficulties and moving forward courageously..."

For some reason, when Zhong Xingguo's eyes fell on the girl in front of him, his heartbeat accelerated involuntarily, and a strange light flashed in his eyes.

I looked at her somewhat foolishly. Her youthful smile was like a flower blooming in spring, bright and moving.

"Brother Zhong, Brother Zhong?" Seeing Zhong Xingguo sitting there in a daze, Liu Shuxian stretched out her fair and tender little hand and waved it gently in front of his eyes.

Zhong Xingguo seemed to be awakened from a beautiful dream, his face instantly flushed, and he looked a little at a loss.

"No... I'm sorry, classmate Liu." Zhong Xingguo scratched his head awkwardly, trying to cover up his gaffe. "I suddenly remembered something. Let's start first..." After saying that, he quickly changed the subject, trying to hide this sudden heartbeat in his heart.

"Okay, okay!" Liu Shuxian secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and a hint of relief unconsciously appeared on her face.

In fact, she had already keenly noticed the strangeness in Zhong Xingguo's expression just now.

As an adult, she has long been accustomed to the passionate or implicit admiring gazes of the opposite sex.

However, few of these glances could touch her heart.

Liu Shuxian has had a special feeling for soldiers since she was a child, a kind of admiration and yearning from the bottom of her heart.

And Zhong Xingguo, the combat hero who had been featured in newspapers, made her admire him even more.

Therefore, when Zhong Xingguo revealed that unusual emotion just now, she did not feel disgusted. Instead, an inexplicable emotion quietly grew in her heart.

Although she had no aversion in her heart, Liu Shuxian inevitably felt a little uncomfortable.

After all, this was the first time for her to experience such a scene.

Fortunately, Zhong Xingguo was also a smart man. He noticed her subtle changes and quickly and skillfully changed the subject, thus resolving the delicate atmosphere.

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During his visit to Peking University, Zhong Xingguo actually met a beautiful girl with whom he had a very pleasant conversation.

The two also agreed to keep in touch through letters when they have time.

After bidding farewell to his second brother Zhong Xingwang, Zhong Xingguo was eager to return home.

The way home is full of attractive scenery, including an ancient capital with profound heritage, famous mountains among the Five Sacred Mountains, and famous cities and scenic spots from various dynasties along the way.

But in Zhong Xingguo's heart, which is eager to return home, no matter how beautiful the scenery is, it cannot be as beautiful as this long journey home; no matter how many scenic spots there are, they cannot be as good as the old door leading to his home.

When the long journey finally ended, it was already past two in the morning of the third day.

Zhong Xingguo was greeted by a starry sky and a quiet city after he left the train station excitedly. In order to give his family a surprise, Zhong Xingguo did not tell his parents about his visit.

There was absolutely no means of transportation late at night in this era. If you wanted to go home, you could either choose to walk at night or wait for the early bus.

As soon as I set foot on the land of my hometown, the excitement wiped out the fatigue of the journey, and the desire to go home could not wait even a minute.

So Zhong Xingguo put on his backpack, picked up his luggage, and strode towards his home more than ten miles away with great energy.

After walking for more than an hour, I finally arrived at the door of my home. The whole village was sleeping quietly, with only the occasional barking of dogs.

Sleeping inside this door are Zhong Xingguo's parents, sister and younger brother, whom he misses day and night. Outside the door, he can seem to feel their deep breathing and sleeping faces.

Facing the front door of his home, he spoke to his parents with his 19-year-old heart: "Dear Mom and Dad: Your son has returned from the battlefield where he went through life and death, but how many sons like me will never see the scenery of their hometown, the front door of their home, or the parents who gave birth to and raised them again..."

Thinking of this, Zhong Xingguo couldn't help but burst into tears. He couldn't bear to knock on the door to disturb his parents' dreams. He stood quietly outside the door, looking at the starry sky and waiting for the sun at dawn...

It is said that mother and son are connected by heart. Zhong Xingguo's mother, who was sleeping, suddenly said to his father: "I dreamed that my eldest son came back. You should go out and have a look."

Zhong Xingguo's father opened the door half-believingly, and met his son's eyes with surprise. Zhong Xingguo shouted, "Dad! I'm back!" and walked forward and hugged him tightly.

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"It's good that he's back, it's good that he's back!" Zhong Xingguo's father excitedly turned around and called Zhong Xingguo's mother by her nickname, shouting excitedly: "Caihua, our eldest son is really back!"

Zhong Xingguo's mother rushed out wearing a coat, and the three of them hugged each other and cried. His mother burst into tears...

During the peaceful holidays, Zhong Xingguo enjoyed the love of his parents, the reunion with his siblings, and the warmth of his family without any worries.

His mother was a hardworking person. She grew some fresh vegetables at home and tried every means to cook delicious dishes that her son loved.

In this era, every household in the rural area started raising chickens.

Zhong Xingguo's sister raises two big yellow roosters weighing nine pounds. The first thing she does when she gets home from school is to feed her two beloved pets.

These are the chicks she raised from chicks. Whenever they see her sister, they flap their wings and cluck and follow her.

Many times when important guests came to our house, my sister refused to let them be killed.

But her brother came back from the battlefield.

Finally one day, Zhong Xingguo’s sister said to her mother: “My elder brother is back, kill the chickens I raised…” When the chickens were killed and eaten, only the sister was secretly sad.

Later I learned that when Zhong Xingguo was on vacation at home, his sister wrote an essay about her brother's participation in the war.

As a result, the teacher called me in for a talk: "The composition is well written and very vivid, but you have to remember: you are not allowed to make up anything in the composition."

The younger sister defended herself aggrievedly: "My brother did participate in this self-defense counterattack."

"Are you serious?"...Afterwards, the teacher conducted an investigation and apologized to the sister.

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In early 79, Li Erhu's parents were seriously ill, and the brigade approved him to go home to visit them.

But that night, the troops entered level one combat readiness.

Li Erhu joined the troops in the self-defense counterattack and was wounded and disabled in a battle.

Li Erhu returned home to visit his family after recovering from his injury. His clothes were soaked with tears and he knelt in front of his father's grave for a long time.

A soldier's duty is to obey orders; in times of war, he must fight bravely and without hesitation. This is a soldier's sacred mission!

One day at noon, when the squadron's communicator handed Li Erhu a letter, the platoon leader on duty had already blew the whistle for lunch.

Li Erhu didn't have time to open the letter, so he put it in his pocket and walked into the cafeteria.

After finishing his meal and walking out of the cafeteria, Li Erhu opened the letter from his sister. As he read it, he couldn't help but frowned.

His younger sister told him in a letter that their father was suffering from lung disease and lumbar disc herniation, and was seriously ill and had been bedridden for several days.

Their mother had a low fever and was later diagnosed with leukemia.

Their eldest brother had to take care of farm work in the fields and accompany their parents to see the doctor. The family was exhausted and hoped that Li Erhu would go home to take care of his parents.

Li Erhu returned to the dormitory and sat on a mat thinking deeply. He had been in the army for more than a year.

Now that his parents are ill, the burden of the family falls entirely on his eldest brother. Li Erhu should indeed go home to visit them to show his filial piety.

At first, Li Erhu's parents didn't want him to join the army, but Li Erhu preferred the army, so his parents had no choice but to compromise and let him join the army.

Not long after, the squad leader came back from dinner, and Li Erhu told him the letter from his younger sister and that his parents were seriously ill.

The squad leader thought this was a big deal and that as children they should go home to visit their parents and fulfill their responsibilities.

So Li Erhu hurried to report to the squadron leader Ge Xiaohu. After understanding the situation, Captain Ge approved his application to visit his relatives.

That afternoon, Li Erhu did not attend the training again. He took out the remaining 138 yuan, borrowed a bicycle from the sergeant in the kitchen squad, and went to the supply and marketing cooperative.

He bought 5 jin of "big white pears" that were produced in abundance locally, a pair of "old Beijing cloth shoes" for his father, a cotton-padded jacket for his mother, and some items for his eldest and second sisters.

I stuffed everything into a big bag so that I could take the bus to Beijing Railway Station the next morning and then take the train home.

This time when he returned home, Li Erhu borrowed 400 yuan from Captain Ge.

Because his parents are ill, Li Erhu needs to go home to accompany them, so he is in urgent need of money.

Before going to bed, Li Erhu placed his bag on the bedside.

However, lying in bed, he could not fall asleep for a long time, his mind was full of things at home, until midnight, he fell into a deep sleep...

The emergency assembly whistle suddenly sounded in the middle of the night, and Li Erhu was awakened.

The squad leader got out of bed and gave the order: Emergency assembly! They quickly dressed and packed their backpacks in the dark, making rustling noises all around.

In less than two minutes, they were fully dressed, carrying backpacks and standing at the squadron's assembly area.

At this moment, the five cadres of the squadron were standing in a row in the center of the assembly area, fully equipped.

After the platoon leader on duty reported to the squadron leader, the squadron leader Ge Xiaohu issued an order: "Quickly bring the troops to the front of the battalion headquarters building to assemble."

Afterwards, they ran out of the camp at high speed and headed straight for the brigade headquarters 2 kilometers away...

Ge Xiaohu's squadron was located in another camp two kilometers east of the battalion headquarters. There was a country road in between, which they often passed through.

It was pitch dark at that time, but the direction of the squadron headquarters building was brightly lit, and the follow-up company had already caught up.

Soon, Li Erhu and his team arrived at the compound of the brigade headquarters. The sentry saluted them with a gun, and the squadron ran into the compound...

Level 1 combat readiness means that the country faces serious armed aggression and the troops enter the highest level of combat readiness.

This situation is extremely rare in the history of the Xia Kingdom.

At this time, the superior issued a level one combat readiness order.

As a soldier, Li Erhu knew very well that this meant a battle could break out at any time.

At the same time, he also knew that after entering the first level of combat readiness, personnel would be stopped from visiting relatives and taking leave, and retirement and transfer would be stopped, and soldiers outside the army must return to the team immediately.

It is obvious that Li Erhu will not be able to go home to visit his relatives tomorrow.

He decided to follow orders and move with the troops.

A few days later, the superiors issued a new order and all members of the special brigade were sent to the border area.

Within half a day, all the special personnel and equipment arrived at the train station and were loaded onto the trains.

Then the military train blew a long whistle and drove south into the vast wilderness.

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After being wounded in a battle, Li Erhu was transferred to the Diansheng Border Defense Force Hospital.

When the troops retreated to the inland, Li Erhu also retreated with them. After the war, he was awarded the second-class merit.

It has been more than half a year since I received my younger sister’s letter in December.

During this period, Li Erhu experienced the flames of war, his comrades died one after another, and he was also seriously injured.

Li Erhu brought the things he had prepared the year before and, after a journey of three and a half days, finally arrived at a small village in the valley.

Li Erhu pushed open the door and saw his mother basking in the sun in the yard.

The eldest brother was not at home, and the eldest sister was cooking in the kitchen.

The creaking sound of the door startled everyone. When they saw that it was Li Erhu in military uniform, they were all stunned for a moment.

Now Li Erhu has only three fingers left on his left hand. When his mother saw this, she burst into tears and the whole family cried bitterly.

Li Erhu hurried to comfort his mother, but found that his father was not in the yard, so he asked his mother, "Where is my dad? Where did he go?"

Unexpectedly, his mother cried even harder. The eldest brother said with tears in his eyes, "I have lost contact with you for the past six months... Our father has passed away..."

As soon as the eldest brother finished speaking, Li Erhu fell to the ground in front of his mother and burst into tears...

After that, Li Erhu came to his father's grave and kowtowed, kneeling for a long time...

(End of this chapter)