Chapter 10 Section 1

In the waiting room of a railway station in a certain city in the north, the sound of sending soldiers from the station was very noisy. Xiao Zhuang, a recruit in winter training uniform, looked for the crowd—a crowd of recruits, but not a female soldier in sight.He sat on the rucksack in frustration, lost his mind for a while, and then began to read a book, which was Shakespeare's plays. The call of the recruiting cadre came from the loudspeaker: "Comrades recruits, pay attention! Comrades recruits, pay attention! The southeast theater is assembled! Ready to go..." Xiao Zhuang didn't hear it, he was sitting on his rucksack with his back leaning against the pillar, concentrating on reading a book.

"That soldier, what about you!" A muffled thunder sounded. Xiao Zhuang was so absorbed in watching it that he didn't pay attention. Snapped!Books were taken away. Xiaozhuang raised his head, and stood in front of him with an old cannon with the rank of sergeant in the army and tied his belt, with a livid face: "That soldier, what about you! Didn't you hear the loudspeaker broadcast?" Xiao Zhuang looked left and right, but he still hasn't recovered. "It's you! That soldier! Stand up! Assemble!" Xiao Zhuang was angry: "What are you calling? I don't have a name? You call 'that soldier' ​​who knows who?"

Old Pao froze for a moment, the noisy waiting room immediately became quiet, and the cadres, veterans and recruits all looked this way. Xiao Zhuang stretched out his hand: "Give me back the book, I'll go gather." Lao Pao was a little confused, looked at him: "Then what's your name?" "My name is Xiaozhuang, what's your name?" Old Pao looked at him in surprise. Rural soldier Chen Xiwa grabbed Xiaozhuang's clothes and reminded him in a low voice, "Squad leader?" Xiao Zhuang said carelessly: "Oh, class monitor... return the book to me, I'll go to assemble."

Lao Pao found a step and threw the book to him.Xiao Zhuang took it and stuffed it into his rucksack, and packed his things without even looking at Lao Pao. Lao Pao looked at Xiao Zhuang, his face darkened: "What's your name?" "Xiao Zhuang?" Xiao Zhuang was still packing his things. The cadre over there is shouting: "Squad leader, come and lead the team!" Lao Pao responded instinctively: "To--" He turned around, then turned back, "Xiaozhuang!" Xiao Zhuang squatted on the ground to tie the strap of his backpack, he looked up blankly: "What are you doing?"

Lao Pao nodded: "I remember your name!" "Easy to remember!" Xiao Zhuang actually smiled big. Old Pao stopped talking and ran away with a soldier's standard posture. The recruits looked at Xiaozhuang as if they were looking at a god.Xiaozhuang put on his backpack as if nothing had happened, got up and ran into the queue. The queue started pouring out of the waiting room. The train is already waiting on the platform.The recruits were crowded and boarded the vehicles one after another.Lao Pao's face was ashen, standing outside the carriage like a black-faced goalkeeper.Xiao Zhuang followed the ranks of recruits to the carriage.

There was a sudden commotion in the recruit team: "Female soldier!" "Hey! It's really a female soldier!"... As if struck by lightning, Xiaozhuang quickly turned his head, and the team of female soldiers boarded the carriage far away.Xiao Zhuang opened his eyes wide and wanted to squeeze over there: "Xiaoying—Xiaoying—" Female soldiers all wearing winter training caps are boarding the car.A female soldier turned her head in doubt, and raised her head to reveal the eyes under the brim of her hat. It was Xiaoying, and she looked surprised. "Xiao Zhuang——Xiao Zhuang, why are you here——"

Xiaozhuang was about to go out, but was stopped by Lao Pao and pushed back. The female soldiers are still boarding the vehicles.Xiaoying burst into tears, she stood at the door of the carriage and looked this way: "Xiaozhuang... Xiaozhuang, you must take care..." "Let me go—let me go—" Xiao Zhuang couldn't break free from Lao Pao's iron arm. Xiaoying standing at the door of the carriage was led in by the female soldiers. Xiaozhuang was hugged by Lao Pao, and he watched Xiaoying disappear from his vision.He wanted to rush over, but was pushed back to the team by Lao Pao.

"Get out of the way—" Xiao Zhuang wanted to charge, but was hugged by Chen Xiwa.Chen Xiwa said in a low voice: "Brother! A hero doesn't suffer from immediate losses! Calm down, calm down!" Lao Pao looked at Xiao Zhuang with a gloomy expression. "Brother, get in the car, we should go." Chen Xiwa pulled Xiao Zhuang. Xiao Zhuang calmed down, and was dragged and dragged by Chen Xiwa into the car. The watchman blew his whistle.Pickets joined hands to separate relatives from the train. White smoke spewed out from the front of the car, and the whistle sounded.

The wheels start to move. The train slowly accelerates out of the station, heading for an unknown distance.