Chapter 19 Tamura

Tian Cun, who was assigned to work in the police communication company, felt a strong sense of loneliness.In his heart, he did not admit that after three months of training with the recruit company, soldiers like Liu Dong were qualified soldiers. Not only Liu Dong was not qualified, but many people were not qualified in his eyes, including those veterans and cadres.Tamura has seen too many characteristics of peasants in these people, for example, they smoke the kind of self-rolling paper cigarettes, the pockets of their coats have become cigarette purses, the left pocket holds crushed tobacco leaves, and the right pocket holds cut cigarette papers , and the trouser pockets are filled with matches.Whenever he has free time, he squats at the base of the wall or under a tree, rolls cigarettes in twos and threes, and often spits everywhere. Regardless of the occasion and location, he spits the phlegm loudly on the ground, and then rubs it with his feet.Wearing that military uniform on his body, he didn't look like a soldier, but rather a farmer in military uniform.In short, in Tamura's eyes, none of these are the characteristics of a standard soldier.

Liu Dong also has various bad deeds. For example, every time Liu Dong writes a letter, he still uses the kind of graph paper used by elementary school students to practice calligraphy. call taxi.Of the seven yuan allowance paid out every month, five yuan has to be sewn into the pillow.Liu Dong's pillows were carefully disassembled after the monthly stipend was paid, and then sewed back together with great effort.He would not keep the remaining two yuan in one pocket, but one in his left pocket and another in his right pocket. When shopping, he would always dig here and there, looking like a very peasant.These behaviors of Liu Dong made Tamura feel very ashamed.

As a result, Tamura felt very lonely. For the first time, he felt the huge gap between the military compound and the grassroots company that he knew before.When Tamura thought of this, his heart felt lumpy and uncomfortable. The newsletter written by Liu Dong was published in the newspaper of the military region. Tamura also read the article, but he didn't see anything special about it. He felt that Liu Dong was speculating, or grandstanding.In his eyes, he and Liu Dong are completely different people. In the recruit company, he was the temporary deputy squad leader. After being assigned to the police company, he was just an ordinary soldier like Liu Dong.The sense of superiority in the recruit company also disappeared little by little.Tamura felt strongly that being with these people made him feel buried in his heart.

Not long after Tian Cun was assigned to the Police Communication Company, Yang Peipei came to the Thirteenth Division once.The Thirteenth Division is the most remote division in the entire army, and the conditions are the worst. Yang Peipei took a train and a car several times before arriving at the Thirteenth Division.She was arranged to live in the guest house of the division headquarters. When Tamura appeared in front of her mother, she had already run to the door to check on her son several times.When the figure of her son appeared in her sight, she shed tears. She and Tamura had only been separated for a few months, but it felt as if they had been separated for a century.When Tian Cun was still in the recruit company, she wanted to see him, but Tian Liao refused to let him go, so she resisted not coming; now that the recruit company training is over, she can't wait to come.

She held her son in her arms, leaned on his shoulder and murmured: Son, you make mom want to die.Then he looked at his son back and forth, saying that he had lost weight for a while, and saying that he was dark again, as if his son had suffered and suffered a lot during his military life in the past few months. Tamura was not as excited as his mother. He sat on a chair in the guest house, looked at his mother and said: Mom, how is my dad? Your dad misses you too, he doesn't say it, but I can see it.Your father shouldn't have let you come to the Thirteenth Division in the first place. This place is so far away from the military headquarters, and it's so remote. It's not easy to come and see you.

Tamura took the opportunity to say: Mom, go back and talk to my dad, let him help me change a unit, I'm not used to being here. After hearing what Tamura said, Yang Peipei was a little anxious: What's wrong, son?Is it because the food here is not good, or because the leaders have prejudice against you? Tamura shook his head and said with disdain: That's not true.I don't think the soldiers here are like soldiers at all, they are simply a group of farmers.I don't want to be with farmers. After hearing what Tamura said, Yang Peipei was startled, and seemed to breathe a sigh of relief: Take your time, if you really don't get used to it, your father and I will find a way.

Yang Peipei lived in the 13th Division for two days. During these two days, Tian Cun accompanied his mother around the division.When they came to the police communication company, the company commander and instructors were all accompanying them. They knew that Tamura's mother was the director of the military department's clinic, and that Tamura's father was Deputy Commander Tian.It is the honor of Police Tonglian that Tian Cun's mother can come to Police Tonglian to inspect the work.She first looked at the company department, and then at Tiancun's dormitory. When they came to the dormitory, Liu Dong was cleaning the dormitory.

Liu Dong stood up and reported to Yang Peipei, the company commander, and the instructor: Report to the chief, Liu Dong, a soldier from the fifth squad of the police communication company, is sorting out internal affairs. The company commander waved his hand: "Busy, busy, this is Tamura's mother, come to the dormitory to have a look." Liu Dong took a serious look at Yang Peipei. This is a middle-aged female soldier, fair and clean, with an extraordinary bearing.Before that, Liu Dong only knew that Tian Cun's parents were senior cadres in the military, but he didn't know what they were doing.This time I was lucky enough to meet Tamura's mother, he was still taken aback for a moment, and he said again: Hello, Chief.

Yang Peipei also looked carefully at Liu Dong, and then at Tian Cun subconsciously. She seemed to want to say something to Liu Dong. In the room of the guest house, Yang Peipei seemed to have something on her mind, and looked at Tiancun carefully. Tamura said: Mom, why do you keep watching me? Yang Peipei stared at him and said: Where is the home of your comrade-in-arms? It seems to be from Daliushu County. Yang Peipei asked again: What is his last name? Mom, why are you asking this?Tamura said with a little displeasure that he was a typical farmer, with a subsidy of seven yuan a month, and five yuan would be sewn into the pillow.

Yang Peipei didn't say anything else, the moment she saw Liu Dong, her heart skipped a beat.Although Liu Dong was dark and thin, there was something very familiar when she looked at Liu Dong's eyebrows and eyes. She seemed to have seen this familiar thing in Tamura.When she was asked that Liu Dong was from Daliushu County, she felt another stir in her heart, but she was quickly denied by herself.How can there be such a coincidence in the world, she still wants to ask which commune and brigade Liu Dong is from. Tamura said: Then I didn't remember, if you are interested in him, just ask our company commander and instructor.

Naturally, Yang Peipei couldn't ask further questions. Two days later, Yang Peipei was leaving. When she left, the teacher sent a jeep to take her to the train station. Tian Liaochen came to the Thirteenth Division more than a month after Yang Peipei left.When he came, he was not alone, but an inspection team, including a deputy chief of staff, some directors, staff officers, etc. Tian Liaoshen came to inspect and implement the training work of the 13th Division as the deputy army commander. He was not in a hurry to see Tamura, but after the work inspection, he asked someone to inform Tamura to come to the guest house to see him. When Tian Cun appeared in front of Tian Liaoshen, Tian Liaoshen was not as excited as Yang Peipei, he sat on the sofa without moving, staring blankly at Tian Cun who came in.He and Tamura had been separated for several months. This was the first time he saw his son in military uniform who had been a soldier for several months. The son seemed to have grown up than before, which made him feel both strange and familiar. Tamura seemed a little excited, he choked up and called out: Dad-- Father waved his hand and said: Sit down. His eyes still did not leave Tamura, he just looked at his son in front of him kindly and lovingly. Dad, you have been here for three days, why did you think of seeing me? After Tian Liaochen frowned slightly, he quickly said: Dad is not here to see you this time, Dad is here to check on the work, and when the work is over, let's take a look at you.Dad will leave in the afternoon. Tamura looked a little disappointed, and he lowered his head. Tian Liaoshen said: Listen to your mother, you don't want to work in the Thirteenth Division, you want to be transferred?Tell me what you think. Tian Cun seemed to see hope again, he raised his head, stared at his father and said: Dad, this is not an army, it's just some peasants, they don't look like soldiers at all. Tian Liao stood up, his voice suddenly raised, he stopped Tamura and said: "Nonsense! This is the Thirteenth Division, our ace division. From the Anti-Japanese War to the Korean War, the Thirteenth Division has never discredited the troops. It It's a meritorious division, I don't allow you to say that about the Thirteenth Division! Tamura felt aggrieved, he whispered: Dad, what I said is the truth. Tian Liaochen was a little excited: What's the truth?Let me tell you, China's army is dominated by peasants. This kind of army is the most able to bear hardships and stand hard work, dare to sacrifice, and be invincible.Your father was also a farmer before, and he was a soldier with sorghum flowers on his head.You look down on peasants now, what's wrong with peasant soldiers?Dad put you here to let you receive hard training and let you know what Chinese troops and soldiers are. Tamura stared blankly at his angry father, he didn't understand why his father got so angry. Finally, my father waved his hand and said, "Go back to the company and go on duty." When my father left, it was Tamura's turn to stand guard at the gate of the division headquarters.His father's convoy drove out before his eyes. Like an ordinary sentinel, he saluted the chief's convoy, and his father returned the salute while sitting in the car. His father's convoy passed by, but Tamura still had tears in his eyes.