Chapter 11 1
A patch of waist-high barren grass—from its depths came the muffled roar of a tractor getting stuck.The top of the tractor's chimney can be vaguely seen, spewing thick and sometimes light smoke.A flag fluttered farther away, as if there was no flagpole, and the flagpole was obscured by barren grass.
The muffled growl of the tractor became more enjoyable—it finally got rid of the silt.
The barren wormwood and weeds fell to the sides, as if being run over by the body of a giant python.
A tractor with a muddy head and a muddy face suddenly appeared at the edge of the wormwood field, its tracks were covered with mud, and it was twisting flowers and plants.
A middle-aged man in an old military uniform pushed aside the wormwood—he was the company commander.There were a lot of mud splashed on his clothes, and his trousers were rolled up.It was impossible to tell what kind of shoes he was wearing, because they were already a pair of mud shoes.
What unfolded in front of his eyes was an endless open land—here and there, wild flowers bloomed in full bloom.
The company commander waved his hands back and shouted loudly and optimistically: "Come on, everyone! It's time for the company!"
Where Artemisia was distributed - Wu Zhenqing, Tsui Hark, Wang Xiaosong, Han Debao, Hao Mei, Zhang Meng and a group of educated youths appeared one after another.They are all like mud monkeys, and they are not children.
They looked at each other—is this the "company"?Why is it still a vast expanse of weeds, without a house in sight, where do we live?They all finally set their sights on the company commander.
Wu Zhenqing plucked up his courage and said, "Company commander, where is the company...?"
The company commander squatted on the ground, grabbed a large piece of mud from the tractor, and held it in his hands, saying to himself in admiration: "Hey, it's too fat! You can squeeze two hands of oil!"
The veteran soldier who drove the tractor jumped out of the cab and asked the company commander: "This large area belongs to our company?"
"We have to do it if we don't return!"
Some old soldiers and old workers also showed up, carrying the suitcases of the educated youths, carrying their net pockets and handbags and so on.
An old worker was just about to put the wicker box he was carrying on the ground when he was immediately protested by an educated youth: "Hey, don't put my wicker box on the ground! This is water and mud. !"
Obviously, the old worker wanted to say something, but he held back and had no choice but to carry the wicker box on his shoulder.
The old soldiers, old workers, and disheartened educated youths who were carrying things for the educated youth all looked at the company commander.
The company commander said: "Let's carry it for a while! Who told you that you are veterans and veteran workers, you should fulfill this obligation!"
He walked to the tractor, took out two sickles from the cab, and gave one to the old soldier driving the tractor, then bent down, brushed, and cut down a large area of grass.
Han Debao, Tsui Hark and other educated youths quietly encouraged Wu Zhenqing: "You should ask!"
Wu Zhenqing said: "Didn't I ask before! If he doesn't answer, what can I do?"
Tsui Hark said, "He didn't hear it just now, why are you afraid to ask again?"
Wu Zhenqing said: "I can't always be the first bird! Haven't you heard the saying that the gun shoots the first bird?"
The old soldier driving the tractor also cut down a large piece of grass, and he gathered two pieces of grass together.
The company commander said to the educated youths: "Put everything on the grass!"
Tsui Hark wanted to ask: "Company commander..."
The company commander looked back at him: "Huh?"
He pointed to Wu Zhenqing and said, "Just now he asked you... where is our company?"
The company commander said: "It must be here! Look for it, it's right!"
He finished and continued mowing the grass.
Xu Ke muttered puzzledly: "Look for it?"
The old soldiers and old workers snickered.
Hao Mei suddenly noticed something, she pointed with her finger: "There——"
The eyes of the educated youths all looked at her finger - a sign was nailed into the soil, and it said "The Thirteenth Company is here!"
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The company commander told the veterans and veterans: "Everyone endure a little bit of smoking! Before dark, hurry up and set up the tent, set up the stove, and eat dinner in your stomach!" So they threw away their cigarettes with extreme obedience, and began to unload things from the big sledge...
Wang Xiaosong said softly but clearly: "He lied to us!" The company commander turned around: "Huh? Who said it?" He looked for the speaker among the educated youths. Hao Mei winks at Wang Xiaosong, hoping that he will remain silent. Wu Zhenqing stepped forward: "I said it!" The company commander said, "It's you again. Your name is Wu Zhenqing, right?" "Yes. Never had a second name!" The educated youth stared at the company commander persistently. The old soldiers and old workers unloading things silently watched the situation. The company commander said: "You have to explain this clearly to me. How did I deceive you? I can't bear the charge of being a liar for no reason!" Wang Xiaosong said: "When we mobilized us to come here, we didn't say that there was no place to live here! What we talked about was brick houses, gravel roads, complete mechanization, work on and off, and trucks to pick up and drop off..." An old soldier taught him: "Whoever lied to you like this, you will settle accounts with someone in the future. Don't mess around with the company commander! From today on, you are all soldiers of the Corps! If you are a soldier, you have to know something about soldiers. rule." Another veteran soldier said teasingly: "If you don't say a word to lie to you, you can come singing." "Go aside! It's none of your business!" said the company commander, and turned to the educated youths, "I also think that if you all came here after believing that, of course you are being deceived! However, I didn’t go to the city to mobilize you, did I? Along the way, I kept telling you to be fully mentally prepared to deal with hardships, right?” Han Debao approached the company commander and said in a discussing tone: "Company commander, then... can I not be in this company anymore? Isn't there more than 30 companies? Let me be assigned to another company... Aren't you Did you come from the cavalry army? My dad also served as a cavalry soldier. Maybe you are still comrades in arms, my dad's name is..." Wu Zhenqing snapped, "Han Debao!" The company commander said: "Hey, I made friends with me when I first came here. Now it's too late to ask to be transferred to another company. Let me tell you the truth, here is forty miles, no, forty kilometers away from the nearest company." The educated youth looked at each other again. Wang Xiaosong said: "Enough! You still have the nerve to tell us this, anyway, you are all in the same group, even though you didn't lie to us yourself." Hao Mei stamped her foot: "Xiao Song!" She walked over and pulled Wang Xiaosong aside. The company commander smiled: "I'm really a little embarrassed when he said that. Because he at least told a fact, not only I and the person who told you lies but not the truth, but also, in the future We are also in the same group as you. We will not be separated from each other. From now on, we will all be from the Great Northern Wilderness, aren’t we in the same group?” The educated youths could only listen silently. The company commander said: "I understand you. I spent more than three days sleeping in the open air. I hoped that I could take a hot bath. I was invited into a brick and tile house where everything was arranged. I lay down on the hot kang and had a good sleep. I felt that the next day I went around and visited, and found that the place I came to was more ideal and beautiful than the dream. In fact, there are brick houses..." Han Debao couldn't wait to ask: "Where is it?" The company commander said: "Where you are going to build it!" Hao Mei pulled a small flower from the tractor chain and sniffed it under her nose.Ask the company commander: "What kind of flower is this company commander?" The company commander said: "I don't know either." He seemed a little disappointed to see her, and said, "I will tell you when I find out later. But we don't have time for plant class right now. Wu Zhenqing!" "What are you doing?" "I have to promise 'to'." The company commander called again: "Wu Zhenqing." "arrive!" "Now I officially appoint you as the squad leader of the educated youth class. We are an army establishment, and there are twelve of you, just enough for one class. I hope you will do a good job. There will be more educated youth in the future, and strive to be the platoon leader." After the company commander finished speaking, he helped unload the things. The educated youths all focused their eyes on Wu Zhenqing again—their eyes were complex—they were jealous, dependent, unconceited, and some sneered at Wu Zhenqing. Tsui Hark asked Wu Zhenqing: "Are we... standing here all the time?" Wu Zhenqing said angrily: "If you want to keep standing here, then you will always stand here!" He turned around and helped unload the things. Tsui Hark looked at Han Debao and said, "Why is he coming at me?" Wang Xiaosong and Hao Mei looked at each other, then silently walked towards the big sledge. Tsui Hark and Han Debao moved their steps as if trying to save themselves. The other educated youths, willing or not, seemed to be driven by some kind of silent order, and began to unload things with the veterans and workers.Young people are so interesting.Once committed to group labor, even if reluctantly, it seems to be doing it very happily. Suddenly, an educated youth pointed at another educated youth and asked Wu Zhenqing loudly: "Squad leader, how can she be so special!" He was referring to Zhang Meng. With her back to the people, Zhang Meng guarded her suitcase and her belongings, sitting alone on the haystack. Wu Zhenqing shouted: "Zhang Meng!" Zhang Meng looked sideways at him slowly. "Zhang Meng!" Zhang Meng stood up slowly: "What are you doing?" "To answer 'to'! Zhang Meng!" "arrive." "Why are you so special!" "I... have a stomachache." Wang Xiaosong whispered: "It really hurts my stomach, I saw her swallowing medicine on the way." Wu Zhenqing muttered: "Stomach hurts, can you help me unload some small things!" The company commander came over and patted Wu Zhenqing on the shoulder: "Xiao Wu, now you are the squad leader, you have to learn to care about the soldiers from now on, huh?" He took the military pot from his body and handed it to him, "I also have a stomachache, this is not water, It's a herbal soup, one sip will help when your stomach hurts, go, give it to her..." The company commander gave Wu Zhenqing a slight push.Zhang Meng watched Wu Zhenqing walking towards him, tears rolled in his eyes, he didn't know whether it was because he was grateful to the company commander, or he was full of grievances...or both.
The company commander told the veterans and veterans: "Everyone endure a little bit of smoking! Before dark, hurry up and set up the tent, set up the stove, and eat dinner in your stomach!" So they threw away their cigarettes with extreme obedience, and began to unload things from the big sledge...
Wang Xiaosong said softly but clearly: "He lied to us!" The company commander turned around: "Huh? Who said it?" He looked for the speaker among the educated youths. Hao Mei winks at Wang Xiaosong, hoping that he will remain silent. Wu Zhenqing stepped forward: "I said it!" The company commander said, "It's you again. Your name is Wu Zhenqing, right?" "Yes. Never had a second name!" The educated youth stared at the company commander persistently. The old soldiers and old workers unloading things silently watched the situation. The company commander said: "You have to explain this clearly to me. How did I deceive you? I can't bear the charge of being a liar for no reason!" Wang Xiaosong said: "When we mobilized us to come here, we didn't say that there was no place to live here! What we talked about was brick houses, gravel roads, complete mechanization, work on and off, and trucks to pick up and drop off..." An old soldier taught him: "Whoever lied to you like this, you will settle accounts with someone in the future. Don't mess around with the company commander! From today on, you are all soldiers of the Corps! If you are a soldier, you have to know something about soldiers. rule." Another veteran soldier said teasingly: "If you don't say a word to lie to you, you can come singing." "Go aside! It's none of your business!" said the company commander, and turned to the educated youths, "I also think that if you all came here after believing that, of course you are being deceived! However, I didn’t go to the city to mobilize you, did I? Along the way, I kept telling you to be fully mentally prepared to deal with hardships, right?” Han Debao approached the company commander and said in a discussing tone: "Company commander, then... can I not be in this company anymore? Isn't there more than 30 companies? Let me be assigned to another company... Aren't you Did you come from the cavalry army? My dad also served as a cavalry soldier. Maybe you are still comrades in arms, my dad's name is..." Wu Zhenqing snapped, "Han Debao!" The company commander said: "Hey, I made friends with me when I first came here. Now it's too late to ask to be transferred to another company. Let me tell you the truth, here is forty miles, no, forty kilometers away from the nearest company." The educated youth looked at each other again. Wang Xiaosong said: "Enough! You still have the nerve to tell us this, anyway, you are all in the same group, even though you didn't lie to us yourself." Hao Mei stamped her foot: "Xiao Song!" She walked over and pulled Wang Xiaosong aside. The company commander smiled: "I'm really a little embarrassed when he said that. Because he at least told a fact, not only I and the person who told you lies but not the truth, but also, in the future We are also in the same group as you. We will not be separated from each other. From now on, we will all be from the Great Northern Wilderness, aren’t we in the same group?” The educated youths could only listen silently. The company commander said: "I understand you. I spent more than three days sleeping in the open air. I hoped that I could take a hot bath. I was invited into a brick and tile house where everything was arranged. I lay down on the hot kang and had a good sleep. I felt that the next day I went around and visited, and found that the place I came to was more ideal and beautiful than the dream. In fact, there are brick houses..." Han Debao couldn't wait to ask: "Where is it?" The company commander said: "Where you are going to build it!" Hao Mei pulled a small flower from the tractor chain and sniffed it under her nose.Ask the company commander: "What kind of flower is this company commander?" The company commander said: "I don't know either." He seemed a little disappointed to see her, and said, "I will tell you when I find out later. But we don't have time for plant class right now. Wu Zhenqing!" "What are you doing?" "I have to promise 'to'." The company commander called again: "Wu Zhenqing." "arrive!" "Now I officially appoint you as the squad leader of the educated youth class. We are an army establishment, and there are twelve of you, just enough for one class. I hope you will do a good job. There will be more educated youth in the future, and strive to be the platoon leader." After the company commander finished speaking, he helped unload the things. The educated youths all focused their eyes on Wu Zhenqing again—their eyes were complex—they were jealous, dependent, unconceited, and some sneered at Wu Zhenqing. Tsui Hark asked Wu Zhenqing: "Are we... standing here all the time?" Wu Zhenqing said angrily: "If you want to keep standing here, then you will always stand here!" He turned around and helped unload the things. Tsui Hark looked at Han Debao and said, "Why is he coming at me?" Wang Xiaosong and Hao Mei looked at each other, then silently walked towards the big sledge. Tsui Hark and Han Debao moved their steps as if trying to save themselves. The other educated youths, willing or not, seemed to be driven by some kind of silent order, and began to unload things with the veterans and workers.Young people are so interesting.Once committed to group labor, even if reluctantly, it seems to be doing it very happily. Suddenly, an educated youth pointed at another educated youth and asked Wu Zhenqing loudly: "Squad leader, how can she be so special!" He was referring to Zhang Meng. With her back to the people, Zhang Meng guarded her suitcase and her belongings, sitting alone on the haystack. Wu Zhenqing shouted: "Zhang Meng!" Zhang Meng looked sideways at him slowly. "Zhang Meng!" Zhang Meng stood up slowly: "What are you doing?" "To answer 'to'! Zhang Meng!" "arrive." "Why are you so special!" "I... have a stomachache." Wang Xiaosong whispered: "It really hurts my stomach, I saw her swallowing medicine on the way." Wu Zhenqing muttered: "Stomach hurts, can you help me unload some small things!" The company commander came over and patted Wu Zhenqing on the shoulder: "Xiao Wu, now you are the squad leader, you have to learn to care about the soldiers from now on, huh?" He took the military pot from his body and handed it to him, "I also have a stomachache, this is not water, It's a herbal soup, one sip will help when your stomach hurts, go, give it to her..." The company commander gave Wu Zhenqing a slight push.Zhang Meng watched Wu Zhenqing walking towards him, tears rolled in his eyes, he didn't know whether it was because he was grateful to the company commander, or he was full of grievances...or both.