Chapter 17 Chapter Sixteen

1. Gao Dashan is a grandfather Gao Quan's progress in the army made his father's heart drop. He firmly believes that the army is the best university in the world. As long as children are sent to the army, even a piece of iron can become a piece of gold.Just when Gao Dashan was happy, Gao Min and Jianguo's children landed on the ground.Gao Dashan was happy, Qiuying was happy, but some people were not too happy, blaming Gao Min for giving birth to a girl. The first one who was unhappy was Chen Jianguo, who was smoking a cigarette in the corridor outside the delivery room door.The nurse came out to stop him, and he grunted and walked away.

The second one who was unhappy was Jianguo's mother. When Qiuying said that Gao Min gave birth to a girl, her enthusiasm immediately subsided, and Qiuying who called to announce the good news could no longer laugh. Gao Dashan was the happiest. As soon as he entered the maternity ward, he shouted: "Gao Min! Gao Min! Where is he? Let me see! Let me see!" Gao Min said, "Dad, are you here?" Gao Dashan said happily: "I am a grandfather, can I still come?" Gao Min said, "It's a girl!" Gao Dashan said: "What's the matter girl? Girl, how are you? When you grow up, you will be close to your mother. You won't be like a kid. I just like you girl!"

The nurse brought the baby over. Gao Dashan picked up the baby and said: "Look at my granddaughter, how beautiful she is! Does she look like me, Gao Dashan? I look like it! She has a tiger head, big eyes, a big nose, and a big mouth, just like me!" At this time, a real smile appeared: "Looking like you is broken! Some people don't like this!" Gao Dashan said: "Who doesn't like it? Is it Chen Gang or Platycodon grandiflora? They don't like it. I like it. I raise it. When they grow up, they can't come and snatch it from me!" He held the child and shook it up and down. Qiuying snatched the child and said, "What are you shaking? The child is so small, it seems that you have shaken her to pieces!"

Gao Dashan said: "When Gao Min was young, I didn't fish for Yao, but now Yao Yao's granddaughter is not enough." Qiuying said: "Now you admit that you did not raise the three children." Gao Dashan said: "You brought up the children, you It's good enough." Kikyo is long overdue.She was dressed neatly and looked unhappy. After sitting for a while, she got up to leave. When Qiuying stuffed the baby into her hand, she just pretended to kiss her and said to Qiuying: "Xiao Min, come with me." Goodbye, grandma!" He raised his head and shouted outside the door: "Jianguo, is the car here?" Jianguo replied outside the door: "It's coming soon!" Kikyo said unhappily: "Call again! This Baishan garrison area, we must Every car is slow, how can it be a war!"

Qiuying stuffed the child to Gao Min behind her, and her face became ugly.She suddenly thought of something again, pulled Ji Jiao to sit down, and said to Gao Min: "You go, you go, I have something to say to your mother-in-law." Gao Min went upstairs with the child in her arms. Qiuying said: "Hey, my in-laws, have you told Chief of Staff Chen about our old high-profile military region? You see, this has entered a new era of strengthening the army with science and technology. Lao Gao can't be a fart in Dongliao City all his life. Commander of the big garrison area. Besides, Xiao Min is your granddaughter, and you have only one son, Jianguo. You ask Chief of Staff Chen to think of a way to get Lao Gao to the provincial capital, and then transfer Jianguo and Gao Min together. How nice it is to have a happy family!" Kikyo said a little displeased: "Oh, I remember this. Let me talk about Qiuying. Although Lao Chen is the chief of staff, he only has one vote in the party committee of the military region. Lao Gao If you want to move up, I'm afraid you have to walk around to other chiefs!" He stood up and shouted impatiently, "Jianguo, is the car here?"

Qiuying sent away the platycodon, her heart was full. The relationship between Gao Min and Jianguo also began to become obviously disharmonious.Jianguo sent his mother back, sat there smoking a cigarette, staring out the window for a while without speaking.Gao Min also had a cold face, and said, "Aren't you going with your mother?" Jianguo seemed to have made up his mind, and said, "Gao Min, there is something we need to talk about." Gao Min said, "Let's talk." Jianguo said: "As you may know, I have been working as a battalion staff officer in the garrison area headquarters for three years. For this cadre adjustment, it has been decided to assign me to the frontier defense regiment as the chief of staff."

Gao Min said sarcastically, "That's good, congratulations on your promotion." Jianguo turned around and said, "Gao Min, don't you feel like our relationship is acting like a show, showing it to my parents while showing it to yours?" Gao Min stared at him attentively. Jianguo said: "This time I left the group, I just gave you a reason to separate from me. You don't want to go with me, I know." Gao Min said, "Jianguo, would you like me to go down with you?" Jianguo was dumbfounded. Gao Min took the initiative to pour him a glass of water, and said calmly: "Jianguo, I know that you and your mother are not satisfied with Xiao Min's birth. I have known about it since you asked to leave the group, so you don't want to be with me at this moment." Acting in front of you."

Jianguo drank the water silently, then turned and left without saying anything.Gao Min closed the door, thought for a while, returned to the room, and calmly packed Xiao Min's clothes, shoes and socks. For Qiuying, troublesome things seem to have just begun.That day, she was instructing three women to clean the military service agency. Li Mantun called her and asked her to go to the office. He smiled and said, "Director Qiu, have you been doing well?" During the month, I organized ten political studies, eight cleanings, and..." Li Mantun interrupted her and said, "Director Qiu, how are you doing?"

Qiuying said: "There is no problem with my body, don't forget, I am several years younger than Lao Gao." Li Mantun said: "The organization has a decision." Qiuying said: "What's the decision?" Li Mantun said: "Our military service agency will expand its scale and recruit a group of experienced salesmen from the local area. The party committee has decided to let you retire." Qiuying said: "What, let me retire , I was just fifty, and I was asked to retire, does Lao Gao know about this?" Li Mantun said: "At the party committee, this was proposed by Lao Gao."

Qiuying said: "He, he asked me to retire?" Angrily, she lay down as soon as she got home, without cooking and without turning on the lights. When Gao Dashan came back, she felt strange and asked, "What's wrong? I don't cook, why is it uncomfortable?" Qiuying sat down like a tiger Get up and say, "I don't feel well anywhere." Gao Dashan said: "Why, I took gunpowder, so angry." Qiuying said in a loud voice: "Surnamed Gao, you made it clear to me today, why did you ask me to retire?" When Gao Dashan understood what was going on, he sat down and said with a smile: "Because of this, I thought the sky was falling, so you can retreat, you are a big boss, you can take care of Gao Min's children when you step back. It’s a good thing, if I’m happy it’s too late.”

Qiuying said: "This is your good deed, why don't you withdraw? If you withdraw one, I will have a look, and if you withdraw, I will return." Gao Dashan said, "How can you compare with me?" Qiuying said: "Why can't we compare? Aren't you a broken commander in the garrison area? I'm also the director of the service agency, Director Qiu. Do you know?" Gao Dashan said: "I'm still the director, I'm too embarrassed to say it, for fear of hurting your self-esteem." Qiuying stood up, staring at her and said, "Say it! You have to tell me something today, or I'll never end with you." Gao Dashan said: "Then I will tell you the truth. Since you took over the service agency, the party committee has received many letters from officers and soldiers, reflecting that your service agency is like a play house. If you say it is open, it will be open, and if it is closed, it will be closed." Qiuying said: "We are organizing political studies." Gao Dashan said, "Political study? Just you? Do you know how to spell your name? After studying for so many years, I haven't seen how much your awareness has improved." Qiuying said: "Gao Dashan! How dare you belittle me!" Gao Dashan said: "I'm not belittling you, I'm just seeking truth from facts, well, I won't argue with you anymore, now many military family members can't find a job, and you're getting old, let them do it." Qiuying said: "Well, you are a tall mountain. I have been with you for so many years. I didn't take advantage of it, and I didn't help with family affairs. I finally worked in a service agency for several years and said I fucked you. Just give it to me, surnamed Gao, what kind of heart do you have?" Gao Dashan said, "I'm doing this for work, why don't I care about it." Qiuying insisted and said: "Look at the platycodon, follow Chen Gang in the military area to eat and drink spicy food, look at you, I'm wandering with you in the ravine, what did I get?" Gao Dashan said: "Don't compare me with others. I am me. Revolution is not for enjoyment. You can't bear hardships with me. Then why did you insist on marrying me back then?" Qiuying said: "Don't mention the past to me, now my intestines are full of regret, I...I..." As she spoke, she covered her face with her hands and began to cry. Gao Dashan said: "Okay, okay, sooner or later you have to retreat, let's go and cook, Gao Ling will be back in a while." Qiuying said: "I don't cook anymore, I can't live through this day, you surnamed Gao, you made me miserable!" Gao Dashan also got angry, got up and said: "If you don't cook, I will go to the cafeteria. The cafeteria just improves the food tonight." After finishing speaking, he walked out. Qiuying shouted at his back: "Let's go, let's go, if you have the ability, don't come back!" After a while Gao Ling also came back, saw his mother sitting in the living room sobbing, and asked: "What the hell, why are you angry?" Qiuying said aggrievedly: "It's not your dad who received a thousand dollars. "Gao Ling said: "Dad quarreled with you again?" Qiuying said: "Arguing? It's fine if you want to quarrel. He beat the director of my service agency. Mom will be a housewife in the future." She hugged her Live in Gaoling: "Ling, Mom has no one to rely on, and I will rely on you in the future. You can't leave Mom. Your brother went to a place so far away to serve as a soldier, and your sister is from another family. What do you say?" Who will I rely on in the future..." Gao Ling also burst into tears.Qiuying stopped crying and said: "Ling, you haven't eaten yet. There are biscuits upstairs. You can deal with it. Mom will cook for you now." Gao Ling asked: "Where is my father?" Qiuying said: "Don't mention him. , he went to the cafeteria to improve the food." Gao Ling said: "Then let's improve the food too, I haven't eaten meat for several days." Qiuying said: "Mom is in a bad mood today, wait for another day. " Gao Ling reluctantly walked upstairs. At night, Qiuying would not let Gao Dashan go to bed, so Gao Dashan hugged the quilt and made a bed with Gao Ling.Gao Ling couldn't stand his snoring, and ran to his mother's room again, holding the quilt. 2. Qiuying retires The matter of retirement hadn't calmed down yet, and Gousheng brought her even bigger news.On this day, the dog came to Gao's house sneakily, and Qiuying was still weeping silently about her retirement.Seeing that there was no one else in the room, he sat down proudly and said, "Gu, you don't have to read the newspaper when I'm here." He crossed his legs and started to smoke. Qiuying actually didn't care to read the newspaper, put down the newspaper and said disgustedly: "Gousheng, when did you learn to smoke?" Seeing that she was in a bad mood, Gousheng said, "Gun, I would have done it a long time ago, you don't know? What's wrong with you, The mood seems to be wrong wow!" Qiuying seemed to have someone to talk to all of a sudden, and said, "God left, I want to tell you something..." Gousheng jumped up again, wandered around the room, and said with interest: "Gun, what's the matter? Tell me and I'll listen!" Qiuying said, "Gousheng, aunt has retired." I’m not happy, is that why?” Qiuying said, “Yes.” Gou Sheng smiled and said, “Gu, if you’re doing this, it’s not worth it.” Qiuying was upset, and said, "Gousheng, why are you saying that!" Gou Sheng said mysteriously: "Gu, my uncle is the commander, and you haven't heard anything?" Qiuying said, "What are you talking about?" You treat your eldest nephew as an outsider!" Qiuying said: "Gousheng, what on earth are you talking about today? Tell me quickly! Didn't you come to run for an official again?" A few times, but not today, today I will talk about another matter." Qiuying said: "What's the matter?" Gou Sheng said: "Gu, it seems that you really didn't hear anything. The secrecy work is good enough! Then let me tell you, I will keep you listening, and you will never take your retirement seriously again!" Qiuying became interested and said, "Then tell me, is there anything bigger than my retirement?" Gousheng jumped up and said, "Gu, you are still in the dark. Soon, there will be a large-scale disarmament. Our Baishan garrison area will probably be dismantled!" Qiuying was startled, and said unhappily: "What nonsense are you talking about? Why should you cancel it!" Gou Sheng said: "It's our Baishan garrison area, it must be abolished!" Qiuying said with a sneer: "Gousheng, since ancient times, the iron-clad barracks and flowing soldiers will be replaced one after another, and this barracks will also be withdrawn?" Gou Sheng got a little anxious and said, "Gun, you don't understand this, but I don't understand it in detail. But there is one thing, it is absolutely true that the Baishan garrison area will be withdrawn. Hey, aunt, look at it." Your nephew is not well-educated and not very capable. From a rural child to a company assistant, smoke is already rising from the ancestral grave. I thought about it, before the national disarmament has started, I have to go, I have to go Change jobs!" Qiuying's face became increasingly ugly. Gou Sheng didn't realize what was wrong, so he continued on his own: "Gun, think about it, when the time comes, hundreds of thousands of army cadres will go to the local area with a bang, there will be more capable people, and there will be no good place for me! The more he talked, the more nervous he became, and he kept circling in front of Qiuying and said, "I have to go! I have to go! Auntie, please help me one more time, find someone from the Political Department without telling my uncle, and let me go early." Change jobs, change jobs now!" Qiuying couldn't hold back her anger, she stood up and pointed to the door, angrily said: "God left, get out!" Surprised, Gou Sheng said nervously, "Gu, what are you doing..." Qiuying said: "Gousheng, Gousheng, I really misjudged you! Lao Gao and I have always regarded you as a child from the old district, and I have always regarded you as my relative! Your mother brought you here, please Lao Gao and I left you as a soldier, and our Lao Gao helped you become a soldier; In the army, I have been standing guard for the country all my life, so I helped you without telling Lao Gao. I didn’t expect that before there was any trouble outside, you would first think of your own way out! Gousheng, fortunately, Lao Gao is not at home today, so hurry up Let me go, lest he come back, if you know these words, you will be put in the confinement room immediately! I blamed me at the beginning, and misread you! You go, go right away! Don't stand here!" Gousheng backed out of the door and said unconvinced: "Gu, what are you doing? Gu, what are you doing? What if the news is true?" Qiuying said: "First, it can't be true, I don't believe it! Although I'm a woman, I don't know much about the military, but at least I understand that as long as a country has a border, it cannot be guarded by troops. We Gao Quan is guarding there right now! Second, take ten thousand steps back and say it is true. You are disregarding the overall situation and wanting to be a deserter if you propose to change jobs at this time! If this is on the battlefield, I will , will shoot you!" What she said was righteous, and she stood on the side of Gao Dashan without knowing it. Seeing that the situation was not right, Gou Sheng ran out of the door as if fleeing. The news that the Baishan garrison area was about to be withdrawn spread quietly like water seeping through a wall.Gao Dashan didn't hear any news, and was still busy with the military exercise of his dream. He said to Shang Shouzhi, Wu Liang and other officers in the war room: "Comrades, today I want to announce an announcement. In our unremitting efforts After so many years of preparation, the military region finally agreed in principle to our plan for the large-scale offensive and defensive exercise in the Baishan garrison area, and ordered us to officially launch this large-scale exercise. Once our preparations are completed, Commander Lu himself will come to Dongliao to inspect in person force!" Everyone applauded excitedly. Gao Dashan was not so excited, and said with a serious face: "Don't applaud, comrades. The military region has agreed to our exercise plan, but it is still far from the day when the big exercise will actually start! Can Commander Lu come, can the exercise It is held, and whether we can successfully receive the effect of greatly improving the combat capability of the troops in the whole region depends on our preparations for the next stage!" He looked around the audience: "Therefore, I order that from now on, all troops in the region will be eliminated. In addition to the normal execution of frontier defense tasks, all of them will be transferred to the preparatory work for the large-scale exercise. All units must step up targeted training and strict requirements, and strive to greatly improve the technical and tactical quality of the officers and soldiers in the region in the shortest possible time. Welcome Commander Lu's inspection and the arrival of the big exercise with your posture and mental outlook! Do you have confidence?" Everyone said in unison: "Yes!" Preparations are proceeding step by step.Gao Dashan's first thought was of course to inspect Qidaoling, on the one hand he also wanted to see Gao Quan's performance these days. Several jeeps came to Dafengkou, and the high-ranking squad leader ran and reported: "Comrade Commander, the third squad of the Ninth Company is on duty, and everything is normal on the border. Please give instructions!" Everything looks like a veteran. , Gao Dashan was secretly satisfied. At noon, Gao Dashan, Wu Liang and the soldiers had dinner together. Gao Quan came over with a plate of scrambled eggs, and said embarrassedly: "Commander, according to the rules of our outpost, every chief who comes to inspect must add a scrambled egg." !" Gao Dashan said, "Okay." He stood up and set aside some scrambled eggs for Wu Liang, then walked over and distributed the scrambled eggs to the soldiers one by one, saying: "Comrades, eat, scrambled eggs, good stuff!" Gao Quan smiled Said: "Commander, don't think that we are so poor here that we can't even eat scrambled eggs." Gao Dashan said: "You know what a fart. You have your rules, and I have mine. None of us broke anyone today." The rules, right, Captain Wu?" Wu Liang smiled and said, "That's right." Gao Quan glanced at Wang Tieshan.Wang Tieshan motioned him to sit down and eat.After the meal, Gao Quan accompanied Gao Dashan to inspect the soldiers' beds one by one. Gao Dashan touched the soldiers' quilts and said, "Squad leader, how is it? Are the soldiers cold?" , Burning a kang in winter, it’s not cold.” Walking to Gao Quan's bed, Gao Dashan touched the mattress, stopped and asked, "Whose bed is this?" Gao Quan said, "Report to the commander, mine." Gao Dashan lifted the bed sheet and said in surprise, "Where did you get this dog-skin mattress?" Gao Quan blushed a little and said, "My elder brother sent it to me when I first joined the army." Gao Dashan said, "Your elder brother? Are you Da Kui?" Gao Quan said, "Yes." Gao Dashan was speechless, and continued to check, but his heart was filled with excitement. After the official business was over, the father and son took a walk alone together like never before.Gao Quan was not used to it for a while, and after a while he said, "Dad, are you in good health?" Gao Dashan said, "Well, I'm fine, didn't you see?" Gao Quan said, "My mother is also fine. right?" Gao Dashan said: "Your mother is also fine... By the way, your mother is retired!" Gao Quan was surprised and said, "My mother retired?" Gao Dashan said: "Yes. Gao Min and Xiao Min moved to the hospital. Only Gao Ling is left at home." Gao Quan said: "Dad, my mother has retired, you should pay more attention to her during this time." Gao Dashan said in amazement: "She needs more attention after she retires? After retirement, she can stay at home and don't have to go to work. I still want to retire!" Gao Quan glanced at him, smiled, and said nothing. 3. High power sacrifice On the way back, Wu Liang and Gao Dashan were in the same car.Wu Liang said: "Commander, there is something I want to tell you, but I don't want to tell you." Gao Dashan said: "What's the matter? If you want to say it, say it. If you don't want to say it, just hide it!" Wu Liang said: "Then I won't talk about it. You can't interfere with the decisions made by our regiment's party committee." Gao Dashan said: "It must be related to me. No, it has something to do with Gao Quan, right?" Wu Liang stopped talking. Gao Dashan said: "If that's the case, you have to tell me. I am not only your leader, but also the parent of the high authority. You must tell the parents about the high authority, right? Tell me!" Wu Liang said: "For two consecutive years, Gao Quan has been the model squad leader of our regiment. Recently, the higher-level cadre department asked us to select a backbone to study at the infantry school in the military region. After research, the party committee of our regiment decided to send Gao Quan there!" Gao Dashan said: "No way. Gao Quan's stay in his current position is too short, let him stay for a while longer! Send someone else to go!" Wu Liang said: "Commander, we agreed that you will not interfere with the decisions of our regiment's party committee." Gao Dashan said, "If I say no, I won't do it!" Wu Liang said: "Why? Don't let Gao Quan go, let others go. First of all, I can't explain it in front of the whole regiment cadres!" Gao Dashan said: "It's very simple, because he is my son. If I don't become the commander, let whoever you like go, I don't care!" Wu Liang leaned against the back seat of the car angrily and stopped talking. Gao Dashan said enthusiastically: "Hey, Wu Zi, I thought of a suitable person. You can ask Wang Tieshan to go! This kid is an excellent talent, with a clear mind, and he can be used in the future. Yes, you let him go, don't bury him." talent!" Wu Liang contradicted him and said, "We'll have to go back and discuss it." Gao Dashan said with a smile: "Hey, after being the leader for so many years, he has grown a temper! Don't discuss it, just take it as my instruction and carry it out!" The son gave him a face, and Gao Dashan was not to mention how happy he was.The excitement didn't subside until midnight, and Qiuying had already fallen asleep, walking up and down the room. Qiuying was in a bad mood because of the events of the past few days. Seeing him like this, she said angrily, "It's already this time, you still don't sleep!" Gao Dashan said: "I was thinking about our son. Why do you think I am so wise? If I hadn't acted decisively at that time and cut the mess quickly..." Qiuying stopped him and said: "If you didn't cut the mess quickly, My son will not suffer in that place where even monkeys can’t go!” Gao Dashan was not happy, and said: “I said you are not very enlightened! Aren’t you just unhappy? Isn’t it just that you have retired? Is it? Who doesn’t have a day to retire in the future? Me too! Everyone gets old!” Qiuying quarreled with him: "But you haven't retired yet, you don't understand my mood at all! You don't care about me all your life!" Gao Dashan coaxed her and said: "Isn't it just that we can't be the director of the service agency? Isn't it just that we come in and out every day, and the sentries don't salute us? Isn't it just that we can't lead a group of old women to read newspapers every day? These count What's the matter? After a while, you get used to it! If you really can't get rid of the addiction of reading newspapers as a leader, you can read it to me at home!" Qiuying covered her ears with both hands, and said loudly: "Anyway, you only care about yourself. You are selfish!" Gao Dashan went to bed, returned to the original topic, and said, "Why did I think I was so smart at the beginning? Why did I have a brainstorm and decided to send Gao Quan to the Dafeng Whistle Post? When Gao Quan arrived there, he happened to meet With a platoon leader like Wang Tieshan..." Qiuying didn't listen, she was so angry that she snapped out the light. But Gao Dashan was not happy for a few days, and the military region called to say that the military exercise would be postponed.He called the military region and discussed with Chief of Staff Chen, but of course he couldn't save the situation.When she got home, she was full of frustration. This time it was Qiuying's turn to be surprised, and said, "Hey, Lao Gao, why did you come home for dinner today?" Gao Dashan glanced at her angrily, but did not answer.Gao Ling was reading a book with relish, but he didn't lift his head when he heard him come back.Gao Dashan walked over curiously, snatched the book and said, "What book are you reading, so exciting?" Gao Ling said, "Dad, give it to me!" Gao Dashan read the title of the book and said, ""Quiet War on the Western Front." He couldn't help but arouse his thoughts, raised his head and said angrily, "This is the book you read? All Quiet on the Western Front , If there is no war on the western front, can you be paralyzed? Can you live a peaceful life? This is a bad book! Propagating peace paralyzes the mind!" He threw the book out of the window at once, and went upstairs with loud steps.With a bitter face, Gao Ling protested downstairs: "Dad, why did you throw away my book! This is a famous book! A world famous book! If you break it, you will have to pay for it to other people's library!" Gao Dashan stopped on the stairs and shouted: "Compensation? Okay, call the author to see me, and I'll put him in confinement!" He strode upstairs.Gao Ling was still downstairs shouting: "You put him in confinement? You can't do it! Unlike me, who doesn't go to confinement every day, it's like being confinement by you!" Qiuying ran over, looked at the empty stairs, and said to her son: "Gao Ling, your father must be feeling angry again today, let's let him go!" But she rushed upstairs and shouted: "You are angry!" If things go wrong, don’t vent your anger on our mothers! I’m still angry! I want to find someone to vent my anger on!” Before the anger of canceling the military exercise was straightened out, something happened to Gao Quan.It was Shang Shouzhi who called at two o'clock in the middle of the night, and Gao Dashan couldn't help being stunned when he heard his deep and serious voice. Shang Shouzhi called and said: "Commander, there is a very urgent matter to report to you. I have sent the car there!" Gao Dashan said: "Okay, I'll go there right away!" He put down the phone and quickly got dressed and got out of bed. Qiuying got up from the bed and said, "Old Gao, what happened in the middle of the night!" Gao Dashan didn't answer, and strode out. In the combat duty room, Gao Dashan saw all the people standing there, with heavy expressions and grief, and knew that something serious had happened, and asked, "What's the matter? What happened?" Shang Shouzhi said: "Commander, I have to report something to you. But..." Gao Dashan became anxious and said, "What the hell is going on!" With tears in his eyes, Shang Shouzhi said, "Commander..." Gao Dashan was anxious, startled and angry, and said, "What's the matter? Is the sky falling?" Shang Shouzhi said: "Commander, just now the head of the third frontier defense regiment, Wu, personally called and reported that four hours ago, the regiment's combat readiness line leading to the Dafeng whistle post was cut off by a snowstorm. Someone went to investigate. Comrade Gao Quan had already handed over the defense with the new 9th company and 1st platoon leader, but he took into account that the new platoon leader was not familiar with the terrain in the Dafengkou area, so he volunteered to check the route..." Gao Dashan asked anxiously, "What happened next?" Shang Shouzhi said: "Old Gao, I don't know what to say to you now. You must hold on and mourn. Head Wu just reported that Comrade Gao Quan set off at one o'clock in the middle of the night, and it took an hour before he arrived at the At boundary marker 1045, the combat readiness line that was cut off by the snowstorm was connected, and then lost contact with the outpost..." Gao Dashan's face turned pale. Shang Shouzhi's voice was choked up, and he continued: "After discovering this situation, the outpost immediately reported to the third level of the company, battalion and regiment, and the company and battalion regiment urgently instructed them to send several small teams to look for it. Deputy battalion commander Wang Tieshan personally led a team They searched at the boundary marker 1045, but the blizzard was too heavy. They arrived there three hours later and found Comrade High Power. He had already died. But he held the boundary marker with both hands until he died, and did not let the blizzard wash him away. Go to the other side of the border..." Gao Dashan was at a loss in his mind.The son who appeared in front of him alive and kicking two days ago, just sacrificed like this?The meeting that day became a forever secret like this? ... Shang Shouzhi's voice was still ringing in his ears: "Commander! Comrade Gao Quan's body is being carried down from the mountain and sent to the regiment headquarters of the third regiment. Regimental Chief Wu plans to send a special car to send the martyrs back to Dongdong at dawn. Liaocheng, he himself will come to report the situation to you and ask for punishment!" Gao Dashan seemed to wake up suddenly, closed and opened his eyes, staring at all the people in front of him, and gradually regained his self-control.He said solemnly: "Wu Liang wants to come here? What is he doing here? It's raining so hard, and he doesn't stay at his post, what is he doing here? Who approved his coming? You?" Shang Shouzhi said, "Commander..." Gao Dashan said, "Aside from Gao Quan, are there any other casualties at Dafengkou tonight?" Shang Shouzhi said: "In order to find high power, Wang Tieshan, the deputy commander of the third battalion and third battalion of the third regiment, suffered frostbite on his leg, and several comrades were also slightly injured!" Gao Dashan said, "Have you notified the hospital?" Shang Shouzhi said: "It's not too late!" Gao Dashan said angrily: "Why?! Order them to dispatch immediately! Send an ambulance, and the dean will take the best doctor! By the way, tell Dean Lin, let Gao Min Go too, and definitely bring back all the wounded comrades, treat them properly, and prevent any accidents from happening again!" Shang Shouzhi said: "Commander, considering..." Gao Dashan said word by word: "Execute the order!" Shang Shouzhi said, "Yes!" He ran to make the phone himself.The great grief struck again, Gao Dashan swayed a bit, and everyone wanted to step forward to help them, Gao Dashan gave them a stern look, pushed them away hard, and walked out. He sat quietly in the office until dawn.All the past events played back in my heart one by one. Hu Dawei walked in and walked to Gao Dashan's side.As if he was afraid of disturbing Gao Dashan, he said softly: "Commander, Chief of Staff Shang just called to bring back Gao Quan's body, and asked me to ask for your opinion." Gao Dashan suddenly came back to his senses, stood up, walked to the window, and said in a low voice: "Don't bring it back. Gao Quan was sacrificed at Dafengkou. He was a soldier before he died, and he was a martyr after he was sacrificed. Let him go." Bury it in the wind, I think the martyrs will also have this wish." Hu Dawei said, "But, Director Qiu, I need to take a look at my son." Gao Dashan turned around and said, "Then let her go to Dafengkou to see it, and I will go with her." 4. Heal the pain Qiuying was not able to go to Dafengkou to see her son for the last time. The high power was sacrificed, and of course her mother was the one who suffered the most.He was her most beloved child. The son was sacrificed, and the mother was knocked down all at once.She was taken to the hospital. Only Gao Dashan came to bid farewell to his son's body.It was late at night, he guarded the portrait of his son, and put the little white flower on his chest He took it off, put it in front of his son's portrait, and poured three glasses of wine in front of his son's portrait.As if the son was still a child, as if the son had just fallen asleep, Gao Dashan flicked the portrait and said, "Son, we are the two of you tonight. They sent your portrait back yesterday and let me see it." You, in front of so many people, I can’t say anything, I even praised you three times as a good son! Son, I know that you died there because of me, and I insisted on sending you to that place! You Dad, I am a soldier. If I don’t send my own son to the most difficult place, how can I be a commander here. Dad is a soldier, and you are a soldier. During the war, we should go to the front line and die on the battlefield , shrouded in horse leather, in peaceful times we should eat wind and drink dew, climb ice, sleep in snow, and guard the border! Am I right, son? If I agreed with you to go to the military academy, the result today would not be the same. If you don’t have an outpost in your heart , there is no border line, you will not sacrifice, son, you die like this, dad feels uncomfortable, but he does not regret it, because you are a soldier, a soldier! Son, today dad toasts you with three glasses of wine, you drink it Go on, you will still be my son in the next life..." He said as he poured three glasses of wine in front of his son's portrait. For Qiuying, the world stopped at the moment the news of her son's sacrifice came. She was lying in the hospital, holding his son's portrait in her arms, staring blankly at a certain emptiness. Dr. Lin Wan, Gao Min and others surrounded Qiuying's hospital bed. Gao Min called softly, "Mom, Mom, you are talking." Qiuying didn't move.Still in that pose. Dr. Lin looked at Qiuying helplessly, shook his head in pain and helplessness, and walked back to the office gently.Gao Min followed in and said to Dr. Lin, "Dean Lin, you are talking, what happened to my mother?" Dr. Lin said: "Gao Min, you are a medical student. You should be clear that she is caused by excessive grief. Maybe she will be schizophrenic." Gao Min said: "Dean Lin, you are an old doctor, so you have no other options?" "Only her relatives can save her," Dr Lin said. Gao Min said: "Dean, you mean, unless Gao Quan comes back to life? How is this possible!" Her tears came down all of a sudden. Doctor Lin said, "Let's see if your father, Commander Gao, has the ability." Gao Dashan has also been immersed in grief these days, unwilling to eat.Lin Wan asked him to treat Qiuying, and he said to Dr. Lin, Gao Min and the others: "You doctors can't do anything, what can I do, I'm not the fairy Hua Tuo." Dr. Lin said: "Commander Gao, we doctors are sometimes powerless to help with mental matters." Gao Dashan stared at Qiuying lying on the hospital bed.Qiuying looked the same.Gao Dashan wanted to reach out to touch Qiuying's hand holding Gao Quan's portrait, but he withdrew it halfway.Seeing this scene, Dr. Lin waved to everyone, and everyone retreated, including Gao Min.Gao Dashan took two steps, pulled a stool and sat beside Qiuying's bed. Gao Dashan said: "Old Qiu, I think it's almost enough. Gao Quan was sacrificed, but he sacrificed to guard the north gate of our country. His sacrifice was honorable." Qiuying's expression remained the same. Gao Dashan said: "Old Qiu, you can't always be like this. Don't I feel bad when my son dies? Anyone else would feel bad, but there is a limit to the pain. You look like this, what's the matter, um, it's outrageous, Don't you often say that you are different from the general public as a director? I think you are worse than the general public now." Qiuying didn't change much, her expression was still obsessed, and her body didn't even move. Gao Min brought the food over.高大山用勺喂秋英喝汤，秋英不张嘴，汤流了出来。 高大山无奈地收起勺子，伸出手拉住了秋英的手说：“英子，你这是咋了，不要我和孩子了？当初你找到我时，不是说要跟我过一辈子吗？我当时真的不想娶你，你知道为啥吗？我把你当成了我那个英子妹妹。哥哥哪有娶妹妹的道理。后来你要走了，我知道你这一走，哥再也看不到你了，哥是怕失去你呀。哥的亲妹子没了，哥没能保护好妹子，哥这辈子心里都难受哇。哥要是再失去你，你说让我以后的日子咋过。哥娶你那天，我就在心里发誓，以后不管发生啥事，我都会像对待亲妹子似的待你。风风雨雨的，这么多年都过来了，我们都老了，孩子大了，你这是咋了，要扔下我一个人不管我了？那以后我的日子还咋过呀。英子，你做的饭好吃，我还没吃够，你做的老棉鞋，暖和，我还没穿够。你这是咋地了？医生说你要得精神病了，以后就啥也不知道了，不认识我了，也不认识孩子们了，你这是干啥呀。告诉你英子，不管你咋样，这辈子你都是我妹子，你要真是得了精神病，我就打报告提前退休，端屎端尿伺候你一辈子。谁让你是我妹子呢……” 秋英身子动了动，眼角凝着一滴泪水，慢慢地流下来。 高大山说：“英子，告诉你，我老高不能没有你，我失去一个妹妹了，不能再失去第二个了。你要是神经了，我跟你一起神经，看谁能神经过谁。” 秋英痴迷的神色中渐渐透出了悲伤。高大山说：“英子，你就哭吧，大哭一场，哥心里好受哇。” 秋英像是从一场梦中醒来一样，张开双臂，一把抱住高大山，撕心裂肺地大叫：“哥……” 高大山热泪盈眶说：“妹子，你这才是我的好妹子。” 秋英虽然从昏迷中醒过来了，却还一直痴痴呆呆的。从医院出来的第一件事就是寻找小菲。她悲凄地拿着小菲的相片，那可是高权到死都收在身边的相片，神情恍惚地在小菲上下班的马路边徘徊。从公共汽车上下来的小菲猛抬头看见了她，不由脸色都变了，吃惊地叫：“你？……” 秋英梦一样欣喜地迎上去说：“姑娘，你还认得我吗？” 小菲没好气地说：“不认识！”她转身就走。 秋英远远地看着她，脸上梦一般的笑容没有消逝。 一个穿司机制服的小伙子走过来，粗鲁地抚摩了小菲一下，她没有避开，小伙子看到了秋英，问：“她是谁？” 小菲说：“谁知道！” 秋英走过去说：“姑娘，你不认得我，我可认得你，我今天来只想告诉你一件事，告诉你，高权牺牲了。” 小菲简直不相信自己的耳朵，吃惊地问：“你说什么？！” 秋英说：“你是高权惟一的女朋友，他心里一直有你，不管你有没有他，我去收拾他的遗物，他给你写了那么多封信，都没来得及发出一封。我来找你，就是了这个心愿，让你知道，高权一直在喜欢你。” 小菲吃惊地听着，眼里已满是泪水。 秋英完成了任务似的，长吁口气。 一直担心着母亲病情的高敏和高岭一路寻找过来，发现了秋英在马路边踽踽独行，忙跑上前抓住她，喊：“妈！妈！你怎么跑到这儿来了！” 秋英如释重负地说：“我在完成一个任务。” 这样的出走一而再再而三地发生，每一次都是去找小菲。高岭和高敏得时时提防她出什么意外。把她从外面寻回来，她就把小菲的照片和高权的遗像放到一起，然后退后几步远远地端详，脸上现出痴迷的笑容，自言自语着：“好看，真好看。” 这一天，她一个人在楼下半醒半睡地坐着，外面有人敲门，问：“家里有人吗？” 秋英走出去开门，吃惊地望着敲门的人：“你……” 进来的是小菲。她望着神情恍惚日益憔悴的秋英，再也控制不住泪水，哽咽着说：“阿……阿姨，我是……小菲。” 秋英神情麻木，无动于衷地转身走回沙发，淡淡地说：“我知道你是小菲。可是高权不在了。” 小菲说：“阿姨，我知道。今儿我是来看你的！” 秋英回过身来，面露一点惊奇，语气依旧平淡地说：“你来看我？为啥？是我当初不让高权和你好，你应当恨我，你恨得对。” 小菲突然走上来，紧紧抱住她，长久以来压抑在心底的悲痛一泻而出，哭着说道：“阿姨，你当初反对我和高权好，我是恨你。可是今天我知道高权牺牲了，世上最伤心的人里头，除了你，也有我呀！” 二人抱在一起，嚎啕大哭。秋英哭着哭着，一点点睁大眼睛，像是从梦中渐渐清醒过来。她终于从病中好过来了。