Chapter 20 Chapter Nineteen

1. Arrived at the camp for the first time The cadre rest center sent people to Gao's house to move.Qiuying pointed to the boxes and cabinets tied up on the ground, and said to Director Li of the cadre rest center: "This one contains porcelain, so be careful when loading it into the car; this one contains my granddaughter's toys, if you get rid of it on the way Lost, she is not willing to..." Director Li nodded frequently and said, "Director Qiu, don't worry, you can't lose it!" Gao Dashan is still sitting in his "war room".Qiuying walked in and said cautiously: "Old Gao, let's go!" Gao Dashan didn't seem to hear.Qiuying had no choice but to repeat: "Old Gao, let's go, the car is waiting outside." Gao Dashan looked back at her, as if looking at a stranger.Qiuying came over to help him up, and complained: "When you are not told to leave, you call to urge them, and you don't want to stay here for a day. If you really want to leave, you are dawdling again!"

Gao Dashan looked around the house, saw Director Li standing at the door, pointed to the sand table and said, "Hey, Director Li, remember, you don't need other things, this thing must be transported to me!" Director Li smiled and nodded, "I know Commander Gao!" All the items in the house were loaded into the car.After getting in the car, Gao Dashan turned his head and stared at the house for a long time.Suddenly, he got out of the car and walked back.Qiuying and Director Li looked at him in surprise. He went back and forth between the house and came back with a rusty shovel, and said to Qiuying, "You don't use bean buns as dry food too much, forget about it too! If you don't have a shovel, you have to plant a beanbag in the dry rest center." For dishes and the like, you can pick them with your hands!"

Qiuying wanted to argue with him: "You, you..." Director Li pulled her, took the old shovel from Gao Dashan, and said, "Yes! Commander Gao is right, you can't forget this thing, take it with you!" Holding Gao Quan's portrait in her arms, Qiuying mumbled as she got into the car, "Gao Quan, let's go, let's go to the rest place." But he was roughly pushed away. When the car got out of the yard, Gao Dashan seemed to remember something, and suddenly said in an orderly tone: "Stop." As soon as the car stopped, Gao Dashan jumped down, stared at the courtyard of the garrison area, raised his hand and paid a final military salute, Reluctantly left.

"Give me the medicine." Gao Dashan, who was sitting in the car, said to Director Li.Director Li handed him the medicine and brought him water.After Gao Dashan took the medicine, he closed his eyes, and two lines of hot tears flowed from the corners of his eyes.Qiuying was still holding the portrait of Gao Quan, and said with tears in her eyes, "Gao Quan, let's go to our new home, watch the way, don't get lost..." A group of people came to the cadre rest house, and the new home has been roughly set up.Qiuying walked and looked at the new home with a satisfied look.Gao Dashan walked back and forth with his hands behind his back, looking for something that was not pleasing to the eye.He kicked a flowerpot by the wall and called, "Old Qiu, Qiuying!" Seeing this, Qiuying hurried over.Gao Dashan said: "How did you put this thing? It wasn't in this place before!"

Qiuying looked at him and said: "I think it's good to put it there... Please tell me where it was before, and I will move it back!" Gao Dashan pushed away an empty house and looked angrily. Director Li entered the door and said, "Commander Gao, are you looking for me?" Gao Dashan said, "Where are my things?" Director Li said, "Didn't they all come here?" Gao Dashan got angry and said, "Have you shipped everything? I told you what I told you face to face!" Director Li suddenly said: "Ah, you mean the sand table? I think it's too big. It's a useless thing. It's not easy to put it in your home. I thought you were kidding me!"

Gao Dashan said angrily: "You threw it away, didn't you? Why didn't you throw me away too! It's useless? It's much more useful than me! I can't live with this dry place. You put me, put me Send all these things back, and I will still live in my old house!" Director Li said: "I'm sorry, Commander Gao, I was negligent. I will take someone to Dongliao immediately and bring it back. I didn't throw away the sand table, I kept it." Director Li said with an apologetic smile , and backed out. Qiuying came to the courtyard of the cadre rest center, holding an empty vegetable basket in her hand, her eyes were full of strangers.Li Mantun and his wife walked over to them, holding the vegetables they bought in their hands.

Li Mantun said: "Oh, Director Qiu! Have you moved here?" Qiuying said: "I moved here! I moved here yesterday! You came early, so you are familiar with it!" Li's wife said: "It's only about ten days earlier, and I'm not too familiar with it. How about it, have you put it all together?" Qiuying said, "Almost." Li's wife said contentedly: "This place is not bad, is it?" Qiuying also said happily: "Yes, it is the provincial capital after all. We have been looking forward to it for a lifetime, and we have also entered a big city!"

All three laughed. Li Mantun said, "Hey, where's the commander?" Qiuying frowned and said, "I'm losing my temper at home! I haven't left that house since yesterday! Oh, by the way, Minister Li, you can go to my house to see him and talk to him when you're free. After retiring, I'm in the house again. In the rest house, he is a tiger at home, yelling and shouting all day long, I am really afraid of him!" Li's wife glanced at the man, and said like someone who came over: "It's all like this, just ask him when he came down, if he didn't think human flesh was fishy, ​​he would have eaten me!"

Li Mantun smiled and said, "Okay. No problem. I'll go!" A few days later, Director Li directed the soldiers downstairs to lift the sand table from the truck.A group of old men from the cadre rest center gathered around to watch the excitement.The old man Erye said: "Who is this? It's making a big noise!" Erye old man B said: "It's all here, he still wants to command thousands of troops!" Everyone laughed.Director Li quietly told them: "Commander Gao! Gao Dashan!" The crowd said, "Oh, so it was him!" As soon as the sand table arrived, Gao Dashan's eyebrows and eyes were full of smiles.Director Li ordered the soldiers to carry the sand table into the empty house and put it away.Gao Dashan followed behind, although he was happy in his heart, he held back his joy and watched coldly.Director Li said with a smile: "Commander Gao, the things have been brought to you. Fortunately, they are not damaged!" Gao Dashan looked around, and suddenly found a scratched place. He first snorted, and then said: "You said it wasn't broken, what's going on?"

Director Li went there to feel it, and said with an apologetic smile, "Commander, this thing is too big to fit in the compartment, it's knocked." Gao Dashan said with a sullen face, "Okay. Then thank you all." Director Li wiped off his sweat like he was amnesty, took the soldiers away, turned around and said with an apologetic smile: "No thanks, we should do it. Commander Gao, if you need me to do something in the future, just call. We promise to do our best to serve the leaders. Good job!" He took people away as if he was running away. In the room where the sand table is placed, maps have been hung up one by one.Gao Dashan nailed the "War Room" sign in front of the door, then walked in, made a cup of tea, and sat down as if he had settled down.

Early the next morning, Gao Dashan woke up from the bed and shouted: "What time is it? Qiuying..." Qiuying woke up startled and said, "What time do you care about him!" Gao Dashan said angrily: "What are you talking about! I won't go to work!" He was stunned and fell silent.Qiuying glanced at him, snorted, and continued to sleep.Gao Dashan lay down, opened his eyes wide, sat up suddenly, and said angrily: "What kind of place is this? I don't even blow the trumpet! I just wanted to hear the sound of the trumpet, so I entered his resting place. Unexpectedly, I still couldn't hear it." !" Qiuying ignored him and continued to sleep.Gao Dashan tossed and turned.Qiuying couldn't sleep well, so she got up and lost her temper.Qiuying said: "Gao Dashan, you still let people sleep or not!" Gao Dashan fell silent for a while.But Qiuying's drowsiness disappeared, and she lay with her eyes wide open. Qiuying said: "Hey, why don't you go for a run? Go, go!" Gao Dashan said sadly: "I don't even blow the wake-up call, why should I run away..." Obviously, Gao Dashan didn't quite adapt to the new environment for a while.After getting up, he sat alone in the "war room".Qiuying went in and said to him: "I said Lao Gao, you don't go out for a walk, you are covering the sauce at home, look at Lao Li and Lao Shang, they are all practicing Tai Chi in the courtyard." Gao Dashan turned around and shouted angrily: "Why am I going out? Do whatever they like, but I won't go anyway. What is life like? This is a prison, and I'm a prisoner!" Qiuying ignored him, snorted, and walked out. The more Gao Dashan thought about not blowing the bugle in the morning, the more he felt awkward. He got up and left the house and walked to the rest place. Director Li was reading the newspaper in the office of the director of the cadres' rest. Gao Dashan rushed to him as soon as he entered the door and said, "Comrade director, I have a piece of advice for you." Director Li said: "Old Commander, what did we do wrong, just mention it." Gao Dashan said, "Why don't we release the number here?" Director Li said with a smile: "Old Commander, what are you talking about? This is a cadre's rest house. The people who live here are all veteran cadres like you. They all like freedom and sleep late. If we release the number, it will affect others. ,have opinions." Gao Dashan said: "Bullshit, the cadre's rest station belongs to the army, and the army must have a trumpet." After finishing speaking, he stopped arguing with Director Li, turned around and walked out.Director Li had no choice but to smile apologetically, and sent him out of the director's room behind. Qiuying had seen through Gao Dashan's thoughts long ago. Whatever he wanted to do, he had to do it. Otherwise, the family would not have a peaceful life.She came to the audio-visual store early in the morning and asked the sales lady while asking, "Comrade, do you sell any tapes that can play military horns?" The lady said: "Auntie, we don't have it here. You can go to the Bayi Audiovisual City over there and have a look. They might have it." Qiuying said: "Thank you." Qiuying followed the lady's directions and went to another video store. She took the tape and said, "There are really all kinds of horns on it?" A very young boss said: "Auntie, there is everything here. This is a complete list of military numbers, and you can get whatever number you want." Qiuying said as if she had found a treasure: "Then I want it, how much?" 2. Bugle Trouble Early the next morning, Qiuying woke up and looked at her watch. Seeing that the time was almost up, she quietly got out of bed and went to the hall.She took out the tape recorder, put in the tape, and pressed the play button.Then close your eyes and wait.For a long while, I heard nothing.She tossed and pressed every key indiscriminately, and suddenly, a loud wake-up call sounded from the radio.Gao Dashan, who was sleeping in the back room, jumped up from the bed, quickly dressed, tied his belt, and ran out.Qiuying looked at him from behind, happily. In the courtyard of the rest house.Some of the veteran cadres are practicing Taijiquan, some are practicing swords, and some are walking birds.Gao Dashan running with his fists in his arms .Shang Shouzhi is doing Taijiquan with a group of veteran cadres. Veteran cadre A of Erye said: "Who is that, still doing exercises?" Shang Shouzhi said: "Oh, our old commander, Gao Dashan." Another veteran cadre said, "Did he just come?" Shang Shouzhi said, "Yes. I've only been here for a week." The crowd laughed and said, "It was the same when we first came here." To Gao Dashan: "Old Gao, run slowly, don't back down." Gao Dashan was running, and Commander Lu came up to him and said, "Xiao Gao, stop!" Gao Dashan ignored him and continued to run.Commander Lu was a little angry, held back for a while and said: "Hey, this little rock!" Then he said loudly: "Gao Dashan, listen to the password: stand at attention!" Gao Dashan stopped and continued to run on the spot.Commander Lu walked over and said, "I told you to stand at attention, why didn't you follow the order!" Gao Dashan said: "You are like me, you are no longer the commander!" Commander Lu said, "Hey, you little Gao, if I don't become Commander, then I can't control you?" Gao Dashan said: "I'm not Xiao Gao either, I'm Lao Gao!" Commander Lu said, "You will always be Xiao Gao in front of me!" Gao Dashan said: "Old Gao!" Commander Lu said, "Xiao Gao!" After Gao Dashan said something, Lao Gao ran away. Commander Lu said to the cadres around him: "This little Gao, you still don't accept it!" Everyone laughed. Gao Dashan was called home by Qiuying for dinner. He looked at his watch while eating, while Qiuying was tinkering with the tape recorder in the next room.This time she released the light-off signal.At the dinner table.Gao Dashan was sitting at the dining table, feeling very puzzled, went to the window and looked out, lost his temper and said, "What kind of number is this! It's still bright, what kind of light-off number is it playing!" Qiuying hastily pressed the button, and the lights stopped abruptly.Before going out, Qiuying said: "Old Gao, what number should I release at this time?" Gao Dashan didn't look at him and said, "Fuck class! It's time to play the drill number!" Qiuying went back, rewinding the tape back and forth, so busy that she was sweating, and finally released the drill number. Gao Dashan walked into his "war room", picked up the briefcase that had been used for many years and went out, suddenly came to his senses, threw it away at once, and went back to sit down. Qiuying walked in cautiously. Gao Dashan turned to her and said, "Okay, this Director Li corrects his mistakes if he knows it, okay. The rest place for the army is still the army, so the bugle should be released. Okay!" In the dry rest grove.Two groups of veteran cadres are fighting inextricably on the chessboard.Shang Shouzhi and Li Mantun are on one side, and the veteran cadres of Erye are on the other. Shang Shouzhi said: "Sinye Gongzu!" The other party said: "Erye jumping horse!" Shang Shouzhi said: "Shoot!" The other party said: "General! The four-year-old calf is over!" He and his companions sang the military song of the second field. Shang Shouzhi said unconvinced: "Come again!" Li Mantun turned and left. Veteran cadres in Erye sang: "Socialism is good, socialism is good, the people in socialist countries have a high status, and the reactionaries are defeated, and the people in the four fields ran away with their tails between their legs!" Li Mantun turned his head and said: "People in the wilderness have never been deserters. I will move soldiers and kill you all!" Li Mantun came to Gao's house and knocked on the door.Qiuying came out and opened the door and said: "It's Minister Li, what's the matter?" Li Mantun said: "Where is Lao Gao? The big thing is not good, the big thing is not good, the four fields are defeated! Where is Lao Gao?" Qiuying said: "Go out for a walk!" Li Mantun was anxious She hurried downstairs and said: "Then I'm leaving! If you go late, the position may be broken by the second field again!" Qiuying said inexplicably, "This old Li, won't be the same as Gao Dashan, right?" Li Mantun met Gao Dashan outside the grove and said, "Oh, Commander, something is wrong. We have lost consecutive battles in all four fields. If you don't come out of the mountain again, we will have to raise the white flag!" Gao Dashan raised his face and said, "Nonsense! Siye is an ever-victorious army. Who can defeat Siye from Heilongjiang to Hainan Island? Nonsense!" Li Mantun took him by the hand and walked to the chess stand, pointed at Shang Shouzhi and said, "Look, he has lost two games. If he continues to lose, the people in Siye will really lose face! Hurry up!" !" Gao Dashan shook off his hand angrily and said, "Nonsense! I won't do this!" After finishing speaking, he walked away. The onlookers laughed behind their backs. Shang Shouzhi looked at Gao Dashan worriedly and said, "Old Gao is so energetic, when will he be able to go down!" Just after dawn, Qiuying got up sleepily and went to the hall to give the number.She put the tape in, yawned with her eyes closed, and pressed the keys.The emergency assembly number came out from the tape recorder. Gao Dashan woke up from the dream, quickly got up, dressed, tied his belt, and ran out.Qiuying frantically pressed the keys, the sound of the horn remained the same, but then stopped suddenly.Running to the tall mountain outside the door, he stopped and walked back suspiciously.Qiuying rewinds the tape and presses the key.This time the release is the wake-up number.She happily walked out the door and bumped into Gao Dashan.Gao Dashan narrowed his eyes and walked over step by step.Qiuying retreated step by step.Gao Dashan looked at her closely and said, "You're the one who put up the numbers these days?" Qiuying nodded in fear. Gao Dashan said: "You deceived me! You deceived a veteran with these fake military numbers!" Qiuying wanted to explain: "Old Gao, I'm not..." Gao Dashan walked to the tape recorder, took out the tape, looked at it over and over again, and said sharply: "Can you play this bugle casually? The horn is an order, it is the will of the commander, and it is the key to victory or defeat. Life! How dare you fool me with this false horn! Where did you get this thing, tell me!" Qiuying said: "Old Gao, you are not a soldier anymore, you are retired, you are a retired cadre of the army, and a commoner. But you still can't leave the horn every day. If you can't hear the horn, you will make troubles. I have pity on you." You... just went to the street and bought a plate!" Gao Dashan stared and said, "Do you even dare to sell this on the street?" Qiuying said: "Well, everything is sold on the street, and military songs are also sold on the street. There are military songs at any time!" Gao Dashan said: "There are also old songs from Siye?" Qiuying said, "Yes." Gao Dashan grabbed her hand and walked out, "Let's go, take me to buy a plate and come back!" Qiuying said: "Where are you going now, people will open the door at this time? You have to wait until you have eaten breakfast!" Gao Dashan had already forgotten about the bugle, and said happily, "Well, take me there after dinner!" Gao Dashan put the newly bought tape into the tape recorder, and pressed the keys with a curious expression on his face.The military song of the Four Fields sounded from the tape recorder.He ran out excitedly and shouted: "Qiuying! Old Qiu! Come on! It's really the military song of the four fields!" When he found that Qiuying was not there, he said disappointedly: "Not at home? Go out to buy vegetables at this time! I don't even listen to such a good song! He shook his head and sighed, ran back, sat down to listen, sang along, and slapped the sand table vigorously.The map on the wall gradually turned into the scene of the war in front of his eyes.Thinking about it, Gao Dashan couldn't help the tears flickering, and his emotions were high. 3. Gao Dashan hunger strike At this time, the phone in the hall rang, interrupting Gao Dashan's singing.He came out unhappily to answer the phone. "Who is it? Yes, I am Gao Dashan, what's the matter!" Director Li's voice came over the phone: "Commander Gao, ask someone to come from the family, and the office will share the watermelons!" Gao Dashan said: "Someone? No one at home! Divide watermelon? What kind of watermelon? I don't eat watermelon!" He put down the phone , Go back and continue to listen to and sing military songs.At this time, Qiuying entered the door and shouted: "Old Gao, the watermelons are distributed downstairs, why don't you go down!" Gao Dashan pressed the stop button and stood still, angry.Qiuying thumped her waist and said, "Oh, Lao Gao, I go upstairs and downstairs several times a day, and my waist is exhausted. Can't you take pity on me and go downstairs to share a watermelon?" Gao Dashan said angrily: "Divide watermelons, divide watermelons, what has become of rest camps, free market? Is there still a little army style?" Downstairs, Director Li was directing the soldiers to divide the melons.The veteran cadres huddled together and hugged the older ones.Director Li shouted: "Don't mess around, you can all get it. As you can see, watermelons come in different sizes, and you need to match the size. Please line up..." Gao Dashan turned around a few times behind the crowd with his hands behind his back, and suddenly shouted: "Stop it all." Everyone was startled and looked at him.He went on to say: "Look at you, what have you become? You are worse than ordinary people." A few veteran cadres woke up and said, "Old Gao, if you don't pick and drop, don't let us pick." Separate and pick, and grab.Gao Dashan left angrily. When Gao Dashan came home, as soon as he entered, Qiuying looked at him in surprise and said, "Where's the watermelon?" Gao Dashan said: "Give me back the watermelon. A group of veteran cadres and revolutionary heroes don't even want their lives in the hail of bullets. You go and see now, and grab a watermelon!" After finishing speaking, he walked into the "war room" with his hands behind his back. Director Li downstairs saw that there were still a few watermelons left on the ground, so he asked: "Who else didn't take it? Who else didn't take it?" Suddenly remembered and said: "There is still Gao Ling's family who didn't take it. Xiao Liu, Xiao Li, bring some watermelons to Commander Gao's house!" Xiao Liu and Li came in with a few small watermelons in their arms, and said to Qiuying, "Auntie, the director asked us to deliver watermelons to your home!" Qiuying said, "Just put them there, please send them!" Gao Dashan came out to look at the watermelon, and said to Xiaoliu Xiaoli with a haughty face, "I told you, I don't eat watermelon, let you take it away, let them snatch it away." Xiao Liu looked at Xiao Li and said, "This..." Xiao Liu and Xiao Li hurriedly said: "Chief, Auntie, let's go!" The two fled in a hurry.Gao Dashan walked around the watermelon, getting more and more angry.He picked up a watermelon and threw it under the window. The watermelon fell to the ground downstairs and exploded.Everyone hurriedly avoided.Qiuying's voice came down: "Old Gao, what are you doing..." Gao Dashan yelled, "Don't worry about it! I won't eat watermelon today!" Another watermelon fell down. Qiuying also raised her voice and said, "You throw it out!" Gao Dashan's voice said, "I said, I won't eat watermelon today! Let them grab it and grab it." More and more veteran cadres gathered under his window, looking up with their necks raised. Veteran cadre A said: "This old man has a pretty temper!" Veteran cadre B said: "I said, Lao Gao, you are not the commander now, you are the same as all of us, if you do this, how can Director Li still work in the future!" Gao Dashan yelled, "My old Gao just won't eat watermelon today. If you don't eat it, you won't eat it." He dropped the last watermelon and slammed the window shut. At noon, Qiuying put the food on the table, and shouted to the "war room" angrily: "Gao Dashan, come out to eat!" Gao Dashan sat still.Qiuying was very angry and muttered, "Would you like to eat!" She sat down and ate by herself.Gao Dashan came out by himself, sat down to eat, took a bite, and spit it out. The enemy seemed to look at Qiuying, got up and left. Qiuying said: "You don't eat!" Gao Dashan turned around and said, "Do you want me to eat, or do you want me to eat pig food? I have eaten the pig food you made all my life, and I won't eat it from now on!" Qiuying said angrily: "You..." Gao Dashan said: "What? I have been abused by you for a lifetime, and now I am awakened. I just won't be subjected to this abuse!" He walked into the "war room" and slammed the door.Qiuying eats by herself and doesn't care about him.Suddenly, she couldn't eat any more and lay down on the table and cried. Qiuying is full of grievances, if she does not find someone to complain to, she will not be able to calm down.She picked up the phone and said in a crying voice: "Gao Min, come back, your father is on a hunger strike! He thinks my cooking is not good, so he wants to fight to the end. Girl, you don't know, what is going on with your mother these days?" It’s a life in the white area.” Gao Min was working in the hospital, she said into the phone: "Mom, I'm very busy here! There is an operation tonight!" At this time, a nurse came over and said, "Director Gao, the patient in bed 4 is not doing well!" Gao Min turned around and said, "Okay, I'll be right back!" Then he said to the phone, "Mom, I really can't leave, you go Find Uncle Shang, Uncle Li, and Dad’s old commander, Commander Lu, Uncle Lu, and ask them to persuade Dad, and I’ll go back as soon as I get off work!” The nurse came to urge her again.She put down the phone in a hurry and walked to the ward. At night, Gao Dashan was still sitting alone in the "war room".After welcoming Shang Shouzhi and Li Mantun into the door, Qiuying said to them, "Oh, Chief of Staff Shang and Minister Li, you are here, go and see him quickly. I can't help it!" Shang Shouzhi looked at Li Mantun and said, "Sister, is it as serious as you said?" Qiuying sobbed and said, "Go and have a look and you'll find out!" Everyone went to the "war room". Li Mantun looked up and said, "Why does this brand look familiar to me?" Shang Shouzhi said: "It looks familiar, it's the one hanging in front of the war room in the Baishan garrison!" Behind them, Shang's wife said to Li's wife: "This old Gao, after all, is the commander, and it is more difficult to toss about." My old man has a high level and is amazing!" Li's wife said: "That's not true. No matter how noisy I was, I didn't dare to move the vegetable shed in the Baishan garrison home to grow!" Shang Shouzhi said: "Looking back, are you criticizing him or praising him!" When they arrived at the door of the "war room", Shang Shouzhi and Li Mantun flinched a little. They began to debate, neither of them wanted to touch the tiger's butt. Shang Shouzhi said: "Old Li, you go ahead!" Li Mantun said: "No, no, we have to follow the order, the headquarters is in front, and the logistics department is in the back! You go first!" Shang Shouzhi said, "Then I'll knock on the door?" Li Mantun said: "Knock!" Shang Shouzhi said: "If Lao Gao gets angry at me and scolds me, I will say that you sent me here!" Li Mantun said: "It's important to save lives now, what's wrong with scolding you? Think about how you and I were his subordinates when you were his subordinates, so you don't have to be scolded by him?" Shang Shouzhi said: "That's right. It's like being on the battlefield. Your superior is in a tight siege and has no food or ammunition. If you don't go to rescue him, he will be finished. Even if he is scolded, we will have to!" Li Mantun said: "Yes! Go!" Mrs. Shang said, "What are you two still talking about here? Hurry up and have a look!" Gao Dashan turned his head slowly and looked at them with dark eyes.Shang Shouzhi and Li Mantun stood outside the door, looking at each other, not knowing what to do for a while, they just smiled and said, "Commander! Good evening!" Gao Dashan said slowly and sternly, "What are you doing here?" Shang Shouzhi looked at Li Mantun and said, "Ah, it's okay, it's okay, I just wanted to visit you here. Isn't that right, Lao Li?" Li Mantun said, "That's right!" Gao Dashan said: "If you still come to me to play chess, you go away. I will say it again, I will not join forces with you!" Shang Shouzhi asked Li Mantun for help with his eyes.Li Mantun took a step forward and said: "Commander, I didn't come here for this matter, I came to discuss with you about other matters, right Lao Shang?" Shang Shouzhi said: "That's right!" Gao Dashan said: "If it's about other things, you can talk about it; if it's about my family's business or my business, don't open your mouth as soon as possible! My Lao Gao's family's affairs never allow others to get involved!" Shang Shouzhi and Li Mantun's faces were a little uneasy, and their faces changed.Gao Dashan turned his head slowly and ignored them. Shang Shouzhi gestured to Li Mantun, turned around and said, "Old Gao, then let's go!" Gao Dashan didn't look back and said, "No!" Shang Shouzhi closed the door for him, and then the four walked back in despair. After leaving the house, Shang Shouzhi heaved a sigh of relief, and said to Qiuying: "I see this matter, I can only invite Commander Lu. Lao Li and I can't restrain him together! Commander Lu is different, Lao Gao He brought it up all by himself, he doesn't listen to us, dare not not listen to him!" "Then go quickly, we are here to accompany eldest sister!" 4. Operations meeting in the "war room" When Commander Lu heard about it, he yelled loudly: "Who is it? What's the scene? You're on a hunger strike. Why do you want to stay in confinement?" He turned around and came to the door of Gao's house.Commander Lu said, "Is it here?" Shang Shouzhi said, "That's right, it's here!" Commander Lu knocked on the door and shouted, "Gao Dashan, you've become a smart kid, open the door for me!" As soon as she opened the door, Qiuying cried and said, "Commander, you are here, Gao Dashan is making trouble at home, I don't even want to live..." Commander Lu said: "Xiaoqiu, why are you crying? Don't cry! I don't believe that with so many of us, we can't cure him of a tall mountain!" After entering the door, he asked, "Where is he?" Shang Shouzhi pointed with his finger and said, "Over there!" Commander Lu walked to the door of the "War Room", looked up at the sign and said, "Ha, you are a tall mountain, you can really make a fuss! There is also a war room at home, your addiction to war is greater than mine! "Then he pushed the door and entered, stood with his hips on his hips, and said loudly, "Where is Gao Dashan, get out!" Gao Dashan was still sitting in the room, just looking back at Commander Lu. Commander Lu said, "What do you think I am doing? You don't know me anymore? Why don't you stand up for me?" Then he suddenly became strict: "I order you to stand up for me!" Gao Dashan is still sitting. Commander Lu said: "Hey, I told you that you are really excited! Gao Dashan, listen to your orders... " Gao Dashan stood up reluctantly. Commander Lu said, "Stand at attention!" Gao Dashan stood up slowly. Commander Lu entered the house, browsed the sand table and map, and was attracted by it and said: "Ha, everyone is decorating the house, and your house is decorated in a unique way!" Approaching the sand table and map, he said: "Where is this? Oh, where is this place?" Isn't it the Baishan garrison area! This is Qidaoling, and this is the big wind!" Commander Lu gradually forgot the purpose of coming and said: "Hey Gao Dashan, come here, don't poke it there like a wooden prong! Why did you put a Battalion, I remember clearly, this place is a company!" Gao Dashan also forgot to be angry with Qiuying, and said: "Commander, I have changed the deployment of troops in this place! Think about it, the terrain here is too prominent, and there are enemies on three sides. Only one company can be placed. If there is a situation, it will not be able to hold it Put a battalion, each defensive front has a company, if the enemy wants to break through easily, it must not!" Commander Lu said: "But where is the strength of your battalion? I don't give you the right to recruit troops at will!" Gao Dashan said: "Commander, this is just an idea of ​​mine, and it has not really changed the military configuration determined by the military region. However, when the border situation becomes tense, you will definitely plan ahead and increase my troops. At that time, I will not have soldiers on hand." gone?" Commander Lu said, "You little Gao, you're quite perceptive!" Li Mantun stepped in and said, "Commander, at that time you have to give me more supplies, or where can I get food for so many people!" The women outside the door were dumbfounded for a moment.Li's wife said: "Look at these men, do they look like a group of children? What did you ask them to do? When you talk about fighting, they forget their surnames!" Shang's wife said anxiously: "I really can forget That's okay, I'm afraid they will forget it for a while, then remember it later, and make trouble with you again..." At this time, Commander Lu slapped his head and turned to Shang Shouzhi, "Oh, that's right, what are we doing here?" Shang Shouzhi thought for a while, and after a while, he pointed at Gao Dashan with his finger. Commander Lu said: "Oh, I remembered!" Turning back to Gao Dashan, he said, "Gao Dashan, I heard that you have become a genius now, and you abuse lesbians in different ways at home, and why do you want to go on a hunger strike? The rice cooked by Xiaoqiu, right? I think you are living a miserable life and want to be confined! Xiaoqiu, go and heat up the rice and bring it to him, I don’t think he dares to let me eat it!” Qiuying said: "Commander, the rice is still hot on the fire. I'll bring it to him. What if he doesn't eat it?" Commander Lu said: "I stand here and order him to eat, how dare he refuse!" Qiuying immediately brought out the meal from the kitchen. "Gao Dashan, give me some face and eat!" Commander Lu said. Gao Dashan said: "Commander, it's not that I don't want to eat, it's that the food she cooks is really unpalatable. I've been eating it all my life. Now that I'm retired and liberated, I don't have to. I won't!" Commander Lu didn't believe it: "Look at what you said, it's really so bad? Xiaoqiu, go get another bowl, and I'll eat with him!" Qiuying was a little embarrassed, and Commander Lu said again: "If I tell you to go, you can go. I'm really hungry for asking Gao Dashan to torment me!" Qiuying had no choice but to bring another bowl, and Commander Lu took a bite, stretched his neck and swallowed it after a long time, panting, and told the truth for a moment: "Oh, Xiaoqiu, this food is so unpalatable, no wonder Gao Dashan wants to go on a hunger strike! " Gao Dashan was happy, and he stood up immediately: "How is it? How is it? I said the food she cooks is unpalatable! This is the kind of food that she made me eat for the rest of my life, comrades! You say that I refuse to continue to eat now Does the food she cooks make sense! Did I abuse her or did she abuse me?" Commander Lu said: "Xiaoqiu, if this happens, I will have to stand on the high ground. Your cooking skills are really bad, you have to improve!" Qiuying said: "I've been doing this meal for most of my life, and he didn't say it was bad before. He always praised me in front of the children!" Mrs. Shang and Mrs. Li gave him winks and said, "Commander, what do you say? Where did you go? You forgot what you were here for!" Commander Lu suddenly woke up and said, "By the way, I'm here to help Xiaoqiu! Gao Dashan, listen, the food is not good, but you still have to eat it! If you don't eat it, you are going on a hunger strike on purpose. This is against the people. Enemy! I will put you in confinement!" Gao Dashan said: "Why the enemy? Tomorrow I will go to the cafeteria and eat with the soldiers." Commander Lu said, "I heard that you even dropped the watermelon, are you quite angry?" Gao Dashan said: "Commander Lu, I watched those people pick and choose some watermelons, and I felt panicked." Speaking of this, he put his finger on his heart: "That's it, I blush for these people. Back then, I didn’t even lose my life during the war, what’s the matter now? I can’t eat, I’m upset.” Commander Lu said: "Don't worry about it, it will be fine after a while." It was late at night when Commander Lu and his party were sent off.Qiuying fell asleep sitting alone in the living room.Gao Min opened the door and came in to call her, and she woke up, but she still sat still, with tears streaming down her face, and said, "You're back! Where's Xiao Min?" Gao Min said: "I put her in kindergarten!" Qiuying said: "Girl, if you don't come back, your father will torture me to death!" Gao Min said, "Where's my dad?" Qiuying said: "After a whole day of tossing around, I didn't eat anything from noon until night, and I fell asleep alone!" Gao Min went to the kitchen to bring out the meal, devoured it and said, "Mom, what's wrong with my dad? Isn't this meal delicious?" Qiuying said in tears: "I don't know either. He never treated me like this before." Gao Min said: "I don't think it's a matter of rice. It's because Dad didn't get over the hurdle of retirement!" Qiuying said: "I also know this is the case. But our family is different from others. Even Commander Lu came today, but he couldn't persuade him. Who else can speak to his heart?" !" Gao Min was eating, thinking, and suddenly said: "Mom, I think of someone, maybe he can make Dad change his mind!" Qiuying said, "Who?" Gao Min said with a smile: "Uncle Wu Liang! Think about it, even the time you spent with Dad is not as long as Uncle Wu Liang spent with him! Before Dad picked you up from the battlefield, the two of them were together Together!...Yes, I made a long-distance call with Uncle Wu Liang and asked him to come over!" Qiuying said angrily: "Such a big girl can't talk! Why pick it up!" Gao Min smiled apologetically at her and said, "Mom, I said something wrong!" 第二天早晨，高大山端着饭盆来到食堂前，站在战士队列里。听战士们唱《十八岁，参军到部队》，高大山受到了感染，嘴唇下意识地动着。打过饭后，高大山便在食堂里和战士们围坐在一起很香地吃着。 李所长过来说：“高司令，要不明天给你单开一桌。” 高大山说：“这挺好，我就愿意吃这样的饭，七个碟八个碗的我还不稀罕呢。” 李所长笑呵呵地与高大山逗着趣。吃过饭，高大山在外边转悠，看见秋英朝他走来。 秋英说：“老高，我求个事行不？” 高大山说：“啥事？还求我？” 秋英说：“以后别去吃食堂了，人家不笑话你，笑话我，说我做了半辈子饭，还不好吃。”高大山说：“这点我倒没想过，你怕人笑话？” 秋英说：“要不你跟我去菜市场，要吃啥你随便点。” 高大山说：“真的？” 秋英说：“我还骗你。” 高大山说：“那行，不过钱得给我。”秋英把钱袋递过去，高大山一把抓过说：“那咱们走。” 路上，两人一前一后，高大山就是不肯与她太近，他总要故意和她拉开一点距离。 秋英说：“你快一点啊，要是这么走天黑也走不到，咱就甭买菜了！” 尚守志夫妇迎面走过来，看见高大山和秋英，惊异地说：“哟，老高，你们也去买菜啊！”高大山背过脸去看别处，装没听见。 秋英热情地接上话茬说：“是啊，你们买回来啦？” 二人答说：“买回来了。你们快去，有特新鲜的黄瓜，顶花带刺儿，去晚了就没啦！” 秋英回头喊：“老高，你听见没有，快点儿！” 高大山却装模作样地说：“你说啥？” 尚守志两口子笑着走了过去。 菜市场里人群熙熙攘攘的，高大山挑了几条黄瓜，放到了秤上。 小贩说：“两块八角五分。” 高大山拿过三块钱递过去。小贩欲找零。高大山说：“不用找了，农民不容易。” 秋英上来拉高大山说：“有你这么买菜的吗？” 高大山说：“咋了，农民就是不容易嘛，那几毛钱还找啥找。” 秋英说：“你这叫过日子，你这叫败家。” 说完抢过高手中的钱袋向前走去。 高大山站住说：“你……” 5.唠嗑 回到干休所时，陈刚从对面走来。高大山远远看见他，扭头往回走。陈刚看见了他，微笑着，紧赶几步，喊：“老高，高大山！站住！” 高大山只好站住，背对他，微微回头说：“哟，是陈大参谋长！” 陈刚说：“我都看见你了，你见了我跑啥跑？” 高大山说：“你把话说清楚，谁见了谁就跑？” 陈刚赶上来说：“好了老高，咱们别斗嘴了。我也离了，前几天搬进来的。好久不见，刚把家安顿下来，就想去看看你和秋英，老战友了，好久不见，真想好好聊聊！” 高大山又要走，说：“你是大首长，我是你手下的兵，你跟我还有啥聊的！” 陈刚说：“高大山，你这个犟驴！你给我站住！你怎么搞的嘛你！你是不是因为高敏和建国离婚了，咱们不是亲家了，就不打算跟我来往了！老家伙，孩子是孩子，他们的事情他们管，咱们是咱们！到了啥时候，咱们也是战场上出生入死的战友，感情是鲜血凝成的！走，跟我到家里去，咱们弄壶酒，好好唠嗑唠嗑！” 高大山被他生拉硬扯着走了。 秋英在菜市场上也遇着了桔梗，她刚要躲开，却被桔梗一把揪住。 桔梗说：“哟，这不是秋英妹子嘛！” 秋英说：“哎呀是大姐！你怎么也在这儿？” 桔梗说：“我们家也搬进来了，就住你们家不远，4号楼4号！” 秋英高兴地说：“是嘛！” 桔梗说：“菜买完了吧？” 秋英说：“买完了！” 桔梗说：“走走走，到你们家坐一会儿去，可想死我了！” 秋英说：“我也是！” 桔梗和秋英边说边聊，不知不觉到了秋英家。 桔梗说：“你们家住这儿呀，秋英妹子，这屋子叫你收拾得这么利索！” 秋英说：“大姐，你笑话我！” 桔梗说：“你们家的老爷们儿呢？” 秋英说：“谁知道他，咱不管他，坐。对了，中午你不能走了，就在这儿吃饭！” 桔梗说：“那哪成啊，我们家陈刚咋办？” 秋英说：“今儿我说不让你走你就不能走。陈参谋长饿了叫他到我这儿来。他要是不愿来，把高大山打发过去陪他。就咱们老姊妹俩吃！” 桔梗说：“那最好，活了一辈子了，天天侍候男人，侍候孩子，今儿咱们也改改规矩，不侍候了，侍候侍候自个儿！” 高大山被陈刚拉到他家里，进了屋，高大山看了看说：“你们家老娘们呢？” 陈刚说：“出去啦。咱别管她，她不在家清静！” 高大山说：“不是有好酒吗，拿出来吧！” 陈刚拍头说：“你不是戒酒了吗？” 高大山说：“那是过去，现在是现在。” 陈刚说：“戒酒还分个时候，好，你别急，我弄俩小菜。” 一会工夫，两个开始对饮起来。 高大山敲着盘子说：“我说陈大参谋长，你这弄的是啥菜呀！腌黄瓜，花生米，炒鸡蛋，这也能请客？” 陈刚说：“老高，你忘本了！炒鸡蛋咋啦？咱这一辈子，炒鸡蛋就是好菜，有几粒花生米就能下酒！你忘本了忘本了！” 高大山笑了：“好，喝酒！” 高大山抬头忽然看见屋内挂着陈刚和桔梗穿婚纱的照片。高大山不认识地说：“这是谁呀，还新郎新娘的。” 陈刚笑道：“不怕你笑话，这是我和桔梗补拍的结婚照，你忘了，咱们当年结婚时，连一张照片也没留下，现在都兴这个，我们俩一合计，也赶了一回时髦，咋地，你和秋英啥时候也照一个?” 高大山低头说：“我哪有你们幸福哇。” 陈刚说：“老高，你别不知足，秋英哪点对不住你了，这么多年，又给你当妹子，又当老婆的，你是都占了，还不知足咋地。要说对不起，是你对不起她。” 高大山说：“我咋对不起她，这么多年我一直让着她。” 陈刚说：“还让着她，就凭她为你生三个孩子，哪个孩子让你操心了。现在咱们都这么大岁数了，还指望谁，谁也指望不上了，老伴老伴嘛，不就是老年一个指望。” 高大山闷头喝酒。 高家那边，桔梗和秋英两人也在喝酒。桔梗说：“你叫我想想……我说妹子，有句话我要问你，你跟高大山结婚头一天，他是不是没上你的床？”秋英说：“大姐，这都几十年的事了，你咋又把它翻出来了你？你是不是嫌菜少，拿你这老妹子下酒呀！”桔梗说：“妹子你甭多心。你就告诉我有没有这事，那天夜里，高大山为啥不上你的床？”秋英说：“说出来你可别笑话我……”桔梗说：“不说拉倒！我也犯不着管别人家的私房事，喝酒！”秋英说：“这么难喝还喝？”桔梗说：“喝！好不容易难受一回，喝！” 两人一杯来一杯去的，秋英转眼显出了醉态。 她说：“大姐，有句话我都憋在心里几十年了。我要说了，你不能笑话我！” 桔梗也是一脸的醉样，她说：“不笑话！” 秋英说：“高大山当初在战场上把我捡回来，就是看我长得像他那个冻死在靠山屯老家的妹妹小英。小英脖子后头有个痦子，我脖子后也有一个。你瞧是不是？他救我的时候，其实没打算要我，是我生了心要嫁他，我觉得他能把我从死人堆里救出来，一定是个好人。我呀，就死气白赖地跟着他，说我一个黄花大闺女，叫他这个男人抱过了，我就是他的人了！” 桔梗笑说：“你还真有办法！” 秋英也笑说：“他叫我闹得没办法，部队又急着要走，就给了我一把他妹妹小英带过的长命锁，说打完了仗来娶我。” 桔梗说：“后来你就去找他，我们就在东辽车站碰上了。” 秋英说：“不错。”桔梗笑望着她，沉吟说：“妹子，今儿我说句话，不不，我还是别说，说了你会觉得我是在打趣你和高大山。” 秋英抓住她，不依不饶地说：“你说！你快说！说了我才知道你是不是安着坏心眼儿！” 桔梗说：“说就说！高大山打跟你认识那天就把你当成他妹子了。后来他虽说知道你不是，和你做了夫妻，心里还是一直把你当成了他妹子。” 秋英脸红说：“你胡说！” 桔梗说：“我不胡说。你想想，就说你做饭这事吧，你自己觉得饭做得好不好吃？” 秋英说：“好不好吃的吧我也把孩子们都养大了，他高大山也吃了一辈子，也没饿着他。不过话又说回来了，连吕司令那天都说我做的饭难吃，那我做的饭可能真不很好吃！” 桔梗说：“这不就对了。以前孩子们说你做的饭难吃，高大山却说你做的饭好吃，那是他把你当成妹子护着你。他亲妹子已经在雪窠子冻死了，他不愿意哪怕是自己的孩子再一星半点地伤了你这个妹子！秋英，你一辈子都被这个男人小心护着，你是个有福的女人啊你！” 秋英怔怔地坐着，突然眼泪汪汪起来。 秋英说：“大姐，可这会儿他为啥不一样了呢，他动不动就跟我吵，说我的饭像猪食。一辈子都吃了，这会儿他咋就咽不下去了呢？” 桔梗说：“这还不简单？他变了，他老了，不再把你当妹子，把你当媳妇了。你现在成了他媳妇，做的饭不好吃，他当然要发脾气，要冲你嚷嚷了！” 秋英想着，渐渐明白了，说：“大姐，你还甭说，你的话还真把我的心像盏灯似的给拨亮了！以前过日子时他啥都能容我，那是他不把我当成老婆，这会儿他不能容我了，是他把我看成他老婆了！” 桔梗拍手说：“哎呀，可明白过来了！” 秋英呜呜地哭了。 桔梗说：“明白了明白了，咋又哭起来了？” 秋英抬头说：“大姐，我是高兴。我也觉得，一辈子我们过得都不像一对夫妻，像是一对兄妹，没想到这会儿老了老了，他跟你吵吵闹闹，倒过起正经夫妻的日子了！” 桔梗笑说：“那你还不谢我？” 秋英破涕为笑，喝酒，醉态地说：“那就谢你一杯酒！哪天我还要和这个老东西一块照一张结婚照呢！穿婚纱的，向你们学习。” 桔梗醉态地说：“我看你是喜欢疯了？你能把高大山拉到照相馆，跟你照结婚照？” 秋英说：“我都成了他老婆了，他还不跟我照一张结婚照？他去也得去，不去也得去……” 夜里，两伙酒会都散了，高大山和秋英两人躺在床上。秋英说：“你现在还把我当妹子不？” 高大山不言不语。 秋英说：“今天要是桔梗不说，我还真没还过魂来。” 高大山说：“这么多年也难为你了。” 秋英坐起，激动地说：“老高，你说啥？” 高大山说：“难为你了，秋英。” 秋英捂脸哭了起来，高大山坐起，边劝边揽过她。 秋英说：“当年结婚，咱们连一张结婚照也没留下。你看人家桔梗和陈刚,那才叫夫妻过的日子。” 高大山说：“那有啥，咱补一个不就行了。” "real?" "real!" 几天后，高家的墙上多了一幅结婚照。 高大山和秋英边看电视上的烹饪节目边记录。 秋英说：“这个菜看着就让人馋，咱也买点菜回来试试！”高大山说：“试试就试试，走，买菜！” 到了菜市场，秋英和肉贩子讨价还价，而高大山远远地站着看。 秋英说：“哎这肉新鲜不新鲜呀，不是注水的吧？” 肉贩子巧舌如簧说：“阿姨，你看你说的，咱咋能干那缺德没屁眼儿的事儿呢？你看我像那种人吗？这五花肉多好啊，来二斤？” 秋英说：“多少钱一斤？” 肉贩子说：“人家都卖七块，我看你常来照顾我的生意，给你一个人便宜点，六块五！” 秋英说：“太贵了，人家都是六块。” 肉贩子说：“阿姨你看你，一个月挣那么多钱，哪在乎这三毛五毛的呢？六块四！” 秋英说：“六块一！” 高大山渐露不悦。 肉贩子说：“六块三，再也不能少了，再少我连裤子也赔掉了！” 秋英说：“不卖就算了，我走了！” 高大山大步走过来说：“里外不就两毛钱吗？小伙子，来二斤！” 肉贩子说：“还是这位大爷痛快！”飞快地割下一块肉，扔到盘秤里说：“二斤八两，三六一十八，三三见九，去掉二两一块二毛六，总共十七块六毛四，四分不算，你给十七块六毛钱得了！” 秋英抓紧钱袋子说：“十七块！” 肉贩子说：“你看阿姨，我已经便宜你了，再便宜我就活不下去了！” 秋英说：“十七块！你要卖就卖，不卖拉倒！” 高大山从秋英手里夺过钱袋子，不耐烦地说：“哎呀你在这扯啥犊子呢，不就几毛钱嘛。来，小伙子，这是十八块，别找了！”他把钱扔给肉贩子，提起肉走。 肉贩子笑说：“大叔，你等等！这就是你的不对了。阿姨天天来买我的肉，俗话说漫天要价，就地还钱，她跟我讨价还价才是做生意。像你大叔这样，不叫买菜，叫施舍。大叔，这四毛钱我还得找给你。我要真是穷人，你多给我四毛钱也救不了我，有钱你该去捐助希望工程！” 这时，站在背后的陈刚和桔梗笑出了声。 陈刚拍高大山说：“老伙计，学着点吧，真要学会买菜过日子，也不容易！” 秋英对尴尬的高大山说：“还愣着干啥，还不回家做饭去。” 高大山说：“做红烧肉。” 两人与陈刚夫妇打了招呼，往家里走去。