Chapter 19 By accident

After receiving the meritorious service from the regiment, Qiao Nianchao came to the pigsty before picking off the big red flower on his chest, hugging Old Heizi and shedding tears.This scene was taken as a photo by the regiment's news officer, and it was published in a prominent place in the newspaper of the military region, with the title: The pig breeder and his pigs. Qiao Nianchao also imitated the veteran Zhao Xiaoman and started talking to those pigs. He also said it when Zhao was around, but it was in his heart. In the evening, the pigs were full and lay there lazily, opening their eyes and looking gratefully at Qiao Nianchao, who gave them enough food and clothing.

Qiao Nianchao squatted in front of the pen, looking at the pigs, and the pigs also looked at him, he really wanted to talk. He said: I am with you today, not for any reason, not to steam the buns, but to win (steam) breath.I, Qiao Nianchao, can't be underestimated, don't you think? The pigs grunted softly. He said: If I don't do well and have no face to go home, then who am I, Qiao Nianchao? Fang Wei looks down on people, what's wrong with feeding pigs, isn't feeding pigs a good soldier? She's a dog Seeing that people are low, I want to make a show to let her know.

... Qiao Nianchao seemed to be swearing, and also seemed to be cheering himself up.He said this in his heart, and he felt a lot lighter and felt a lot better.Only then did he understand Veteran Zhao.Veteran Zhao lived like this for four years. He didn't even have anyone to talk to. He could only talk to the pigs. The pigs would not laugh at him, but just listened quietly. When he talked like this, he regarded the pigs as friends. He communicated like this every day, and he named those pigs. He called it "Old Heizi", that flowery pig looked smart, so he called it "Sister Hua", and the white pig, he called it "Little White"...

Every time he feeds them, he yells: Old Heizi, Sister Hua, and Xiaobai are here to eat. The pigs seemed to understand what he said, and stood up one after another excitedly looking at the slop bucket in his hand.When the pigs were eating, he also stayed close to each other, stroking them with his hands. He sometimes let the pigs out of the pen and let them walk in the open space, or brushed them with a brush, and the pigs seemed to be very happy, humming and closing their eyes. Every night, he would go to the cafeteria to pick up a load of slops. Every time he picked up slops, he would see leftover steamed buns on the chopping board. When you see it, ask: Didn’t you have enough for dinner?

He replied: I am a little hungry. The people in the cooking class said: There are leftovers over there, why don't you fill a bowl and take it away? He said: steamed buns are enough. Naturally, he didn't eat the steamed buns himself. He sat in the dark, and the old Heizi's pig came over. He had fed him like this twice before, and the old Heizi remembered that as long as he stood there, the old Heizi would come over. , He took out steamed buns from his pocket and stuffed them into Old Heizi's mouth one after another.After finishing his meal, Old Heizi stared at him gratefully.

He waved his hand and said: No more, go back to sleep. Old Heizi seemed to understand, and left wagging his tail. All this seemed to be a secret between him and Old Heizi, and he was excited about this secret.Sometimes, if he didn't feed Old Heizi steamed buns for a day, he seemed to be missing something, lying in the dormitory in the middle of the night, listening to Old Heizi's humming, he felt a little empty in his heart. From then on, he has to find a way to get something in the cafeteria every day. Sometimes when there is no steamed buns, he will take a radish or potato and stuff it into Lao Heizi's mouth. It's a happy look, and it tastes very sweet.

When he was doing all this, he felt that there was more fun in the ordinary life, and there was also a faint expectation, but he couldn't tell what this expectation was.Old Heizi really lived up to expectations, his body grew very fast, his appearance changed drastically in just two months, and he weighed dozens of catties more than "Sister Hua" and "Xiaobai".Looking at the old Heizi in front of him, he felt a sense of accomplishment, and the old Heizi was his work. In a flash, New Year's Day is here.According to the regulations of the army, there is a holiday on New Year's Day, and pigs must be slaughtered.Two days before New Year's Day, the deputy company commander wandered to the pigsty with his hands behind his back.The deputy company commander said to the three pigs: They look good, but they are all fat.

He stood aside, feeling very sad.He knew that the deputy company commander was here this time to pick a pig to kill.In the past six months, he has developed a relationship with the pigs. They grow up in his eyes day by day, and he feels distressed to kill any of them. The deputy company commander took a fancy to Lao Heizi and said: This black pig has a fat waist and a strong body, or kill it first. He said: No, I think it’s better to stay in the Spring Festival. There are several days off during the Spring Festival, and Lao Heizi can still eat for a while. The deputy company commander nodded and said: I listen to you, then kill that Hua Zhu.

With one word, he saved Old Heizi from the catastrophe in front of him, but sent Sister Hua to the guillotine.On the day of the pig slaughter, several soldiers rolled up their arms and sleeves happily to catch the pigs. He escaped and squatted outside the courtyard wall to smoke.He heard Sister Hua screaming loudly and softly, and his heart felt so uncomfortable. During the lunch meeting, he didn't go to the cafeteria. He said he was sick and lying in bed.The deputy company commander came to see him and brought him a bowl of meat, but he didn't eat it and threw it away while no one was looking.He didn't go to the cafeteria for three days in a row. Three days later, when Sister Hua's meat was eaten, he calmed down.

He understood everything that Veteran Zhao had said, and at this moment, like Veteran Zhao, he had already fused with the pigs.Sister Hua was killed, and another piglet was bought in the company. The piglet weighed dozens of catties, and it began to thrive day by day under his care. During the Spring Festival, the deputy company commander came again, and there were only Lao Heizi and Xiao Bai in front of him. He named the little piglet Xiaoman, which was the name of Veteran Zhao. within. The deputy company commander said: Let's kill the black one this time, I think it weighs four hundred catties.

He faltered, and then said after a long while: Old Heizi had a fever a few days ago, and he is still not recovering. If he is killed and his meat is eaten, it will be sick pork. The deputy company commander looked at him seriously and asked: Really? He nodded. Old Heizi escaped this catastrophe again, and of course he forged the old Heizi's illness.In this way, Xiaobai was sent to the guillotine again, and the company improved the food for several days up and down, and the soldiers were overjoyed. After the Spring Festival, there will be fewer festivals, and there will be fewer opportunities to kill pigs.Lao Heizi waited for the pigs to have enough time to breathe, and they were growing fat and strong. When the "August 1st" Army Day came, the deputy company commander came again. At this time, the old Heizi had doubled in size compared to the Spring Festival. The deputy company commander looked at the old Heizi with joy on his face.He scratched his face, scratched his head again, and said with a smile on his face: "Look at this black pig, I don't even have the heart to kill it." He said from the side: Then don't kill it, and raise it as a model pig for people to visit. The deputy company commander stopped smiling. He glanced at Qiao Nianchao and then at Old Heizi. Suddenly, his eyes lit up and he said: Hey, you are right.Our machine guns are pretty good in everything, except for the logistics.You are right, keep it and let it be a model. Old Heizi really became a role model. At that time, it weighed about eight or nine hundred catties.In the past, the pigs that people saw were two to three hundred catties, and some were three to four hundred catties, but pigs of eight or nine hundred catties were rare.Because, people can't wait for them to grow to that time, they kill and eat meat. As the performance of the company, the deputy company commander reported the matter of this model pig level by level.First, the head of the regiment's logistics department came to inspect. He took some section chiefs, assistants, etc., and looked at the pigs. Finally, he remembered the pig breeder. At this time, the deputy company commander promptly and grandly pushed Qiao Nianchao to the front desk. , the director of logistics shook Qiao Nianchao's hand and said: Yes, yes, look at this pig boss, when will you introduce your experience to the pig raising soldiers in the whole regiment's logistics. Since then, every now and then, other companies have come to learn from the machine gun company, and they circle around the pigsty to point fingers.When it was Qiao Nianchao's turn to introduce his experience, he only said one thing: If you want to raise pigs well, you have to love pigs. What he said was real and easy to understand, and it became a famous saying when others heard it.Some leaders said: look at their summary, this is what they do and love their line of work, and become the number one in their line of work. Later, the logistics chief of the division also came, looked at the pig, then looked at Qiao Nianchao, shook Qiao Nianchao's hand, and said, "You are the pacesetter of our logistics." A word from the logistics director of the division immediately made Qiao Nianchao a figure in the logistics unit of the division.Everyone knows that the machine gun company has produced an expert in raising pigs and a pacesetter in logistics.Qiao Nianchao became famous in the whole teacher.He didn't expect that because of a pig, he completely lost his backward hat.Back then, he really didn't think about it that much. It was only because he had no choice but to feed the pigs. He didn't expect that he really made a name for himself. The company first gave him an award, and then the regiment awarded him a third-class merit.After receiving the meritorious service from the regiment, Qiao Nianchao came to the pigsty before picking off the big red flower on his chest, hugging Old Heizi and shedding tears.This scene was taken as a photo by the regiment's news officer, and it was published in a prominent place in the newspaper of the military region, with the title: The pig breeder and his pigs. This incident alarmed Minister Fang of the logistics department of the military region, who was also Fang Wei's father.He was moved by that picture, a soldier holding a pig's eyes in tears, what kind of emotion is this, ah? He personally brought the working group to the division, and then came to the machine gun company. That time he was accompanied by the division commander, the political commissar also came, and there were many people. They took pictures and spoke. Old Heizi was also very upbeat. At that time, he was almost a thousand catties.It is lazy all day long, and because it is too fat, it eats on its stomach.When people came to visit before, Qiao Nianchao blew it up to let the old black man take two steps, so that everyone could take a serious and comprehensive look. Now that Qiao Nianchao blew it, it didn't bother to wake up, and hummed kindly at people. When Minister Fang routinely shook hands with Qiao Nianchao to take a photo, Minister Fang was stunned. He knew Qiao Nianchao, and of course Qiao Nianchao knew him.When I was in the compound of the military region, every time I saw Minister Fang, I would call him Uncle Fang.Minister Fang naturally knew that Qiao Nianchao was the son of Deputy Chief of Staff Qiao. Minister Fang said: Don't you read Chao? Qiao Nianchao saluted Minister Fang and said: Chief, I am Qiao Nianchao. This is a big deal all of a sudden, Qiao Nianchao is not only a model of logistics pig raising, but also a model of the children of army cadres.Minister Fang signed the document and wrote a paragraph: A child of a senior cadre can start feeding pigs in the army and make such great achievements. It seems that the true qualities of our army have not been lost. see hope... What an important affirmation this is. Minister Fang didn't need to explain how he praised Qiao Nianchao in front of Deputy Chief of Staff Qiao, and he didn't need to explain how Minister Fang asked Fang Wei to learn from Qiao Nianchao on the phone. Qiao Nianchao's fate began to change drastically. In September of that year, Qiao Nianchao was recommended by the division to enter the Army Academy to study commanding.At that time, the cadres promoted by the army had already begun to be trained from colleges and universities.The military college entrance examination system is also being reformed.