Volume 1 Chapter 0015: Dragon's Second Son, Jiaozi
"Using the barbed wire as a reference, we will form groups of three and move forward in a straight line between groups." Xian Yaoguo gave the order when the team reached the barbed wire.
The pace did not stop. The team changed from a vertical line to a horizontal line, with three people in a group and a certain distance between groups.
Watching the two veterans beside him taking bullets out of the magazine pouch and loading them with bullets, Nan Yi pulled the bolt and looked inside. It was empty. Xian Yaoguo had not given him any bullets just now.
"Haha, Nan Yi, stop looking at me. You're a new recruit, how can I possibly give you bullets?"
One of the two veterans is Xian Weimin.
“When will it be sent?”
"Just wait. If your score is up to standard during the next target practice , you will be given bullets. It's not possible now. Three or five years ago, we could still fire mortars every now and then."
Xian Weimin was very arrogant when he spoke.
"Will you fight again in the future?"
"It's a big deal. Our company hasn't had any supplies in a while, and we still need to keep some shells ready just in case."
"It's good that there are no supplies. This shows that the situation is moving towards peace."
"It's just not satisfying. I've never been on the battlefield and fought the enemy with real weapons . Charging towards the enemy under artillery fire, even if I die, it will be a glorious death."
"To win, fire at me!"
The 1970s was a simple era. Even the scoundrels in the brigade were determined to become martyrs.
When passing through a patch of grass dominated by a few trees, Nan Yi suddenly raised his hand, signaling the team to stop moving forward.
Stop and listen carefully.
That's right, it was the noise made by a person.
Nan Yi pointed, regardless of the fact that he was a rookie, and pointed at another person, signaling him to go around from the left; he then asked Xian Weimin to go around from the right, and he himself rushed forward directly.
Both men nodded, pulled the bolt of their guns, and tiptoed around.
Nan Yi loosened the bayonet, gently bent it forward, fastened it, and tiptoed forward.
When the three of them were in the right position, they exchanged glances and suddenly shouted together: "Come out, come out quickly, or I'll shoot you if you don't come out."
There was no response from the bushes!
"One warning, and on the third warning we will shoot... Two warnings... Three..."
"I... let's get out, don't shoot."
Following the sound, two young men in the bushes stood up with their hands raised.
"What are your names and what are you doing here?"
"Report, we are chasing hares here." One of them said with his eyes rolling.
Another person chimed in, "Yes, yes, chasing the hare."
"You guys are taking us for fools. Chasing hares, I'll let you chase hares."
Nan Yi raised his foot and poked the slippery young man's calf. The young man lost his balance and fell flat on his face.
He stepped forward and pointed the bayonet at the opponent's neck, "Don't move. If you move, I will stab you."
The slick young man's face turned pale. "Don't move. Absolutely not move."
"Stand up slowly."
When the greasy young man stood up, Nan Yi said again: "Take off your clothes, take off your outer shirt."
"Weimin, what did you see?"
"He has no flesh on his body. He is either from the city or he hasn't been to the fields for a long time." Xian Weimin said, looking at the greasy young man's back.
Nan Yi grabbed the greasy young man's hand, looked at the back of his hand, then at the palm, and touched the other's fingers and knuckles with his own hand.
"He has worked in the fields, and his calluses are still there. He must have come from the north. He has a southern accent and is from the north. Needless to say, he is most likely an educated youth."
"What a disgrace!" Nan Yi spat and asked Xian Weimin, "What should we do next?"
"Tie them up and send them to the quarry for labor reform. They were considered unsuccessful attempts, so they will be sentenced to three months. Let's send them over first."
"good."
The two men's hands were tied around their waists, with one end of the rope left free. Nan Yi and another person held the ropes, while Xian Weimin stood guard behind them with a gun in hand.
Nan Yi was holding the slick young man's hand. On the way, he suddenly stopped, turned around and said to Nan Yi: "Boy, my name is Chen Weiyun, I will remember you."
"Ragishchev once said: 'Society is always divided into classes.' Thank you for remembering me. When you are shot at in the future, you can recall my sharp eyebrows and starry eyes. Of course, if you like the word voice, appearance and smile, it's up to you."
A biting dog never barks, and saying harsh words is a sign of neurosis and cowardice.
Although Nan Yi seemed to be speaking casually, he had Chen Weiyun's appearance deeply engraved in his mind. He liked to nip danger in the bud. Since he had threatened him, this Chen Weiyun could only go barefoot forever and could not expect to wear shoes.
On the way, when we met border guards, we handed the person over to them.
Nan Yi and the other two continued to run along the barbed wire. They had to complete their training.
After returning from training, the guns had to be handed in. Nan Yi took the initiative to help send the guns to the armory, and was also fortunate enough to meet a few big guys.
"Okay, stop looking. Next time if the militia battalion has a joint training, you can see the anti-aircraft guns." After leaving the armory, Xian Weimin patted Nan Yi on the shoulder, pulling his reluctant gaze away.
"When was the last time you practiced together?"
"About a year."
"That's a pity."
Nan Yi knew that he had no chance of catching up.
"Don't be sorry, go and take a look at the toads at night."
"Toad, you know how to cook."
"What's so difficult about it? It's just spraying poison behind the ears. I could do it when I was three years old."
"Okay, I'll go then. Catch fewer. These things eat insects. It will save us a lot of effort."
"We know it's a good thing, but we also have to control the quantity. Haven't you learned about the food chain?" Xian Weimin asked back.
"Wow, you think you're the ninth one!"
"Haha, I still have to build the four modernizations for my motherland."
"We are both repairmen. You are a fitter and I am a lathe operator. We repair the earth every day."
"The Earth said it doesn't need you to fix it, just don't step on it."
"I have to step on it. I can't fly."
As the sun sets, laughter sounds like silver bells. A cow emerges from the river, mooing, as if to say that a few bad guys have disturbed its sweet dreams.
What a pity, there is still no grass to eat.
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Shirt, Dacron and Jiefang shoes.
Pah, spit and rub it on your hair.
"Zhen'er, I'm going."
"Well, brother, should I save some food for you?"
"No need. I still have some rice noodle cakes left this morning. Just help me pick up a few."
He put a kettle and a green schoolbag, a stack of banknotes in it, a few food coupons in the pocket, and a few rice noodle cakes wrapped in cloth that Liu Zhen had brought over.
"I went. We are outsiders. It would be bad if we don't give you face."
"Brother, I know."
"Let's go. I'll go check the commune to see if there are any puppies. I'll get two and bring them back to raise. If I'm not around, someone will be there to watch over you. Remember to open the trap."
"Um."
I went to borrow the bicycle from Xian Yaodong and pushed it to the entrance of the village. Xian Zilin was waiting there.
He was wearing a plaid shirt with a butterfly collar, a pair of blue Dacron trousers, and a pair of cloth shoes. Like Nan Yi, he also carried a green schoolbag.
"Brother Nan Yi."
"Will you jump out of the car?"
"meeting."
"Then I'll ride first."
As Nan Yi spoke, he put one foot on the pedal, pushed the ground with the other foot, lifted his buttocks onto the seat, and rode forward slowly.
Suddenly, the car became heavier and Xian Zilin was already sitting in the car, holding the schoolbag holder with her front hand.
A gust of wind blew from behind the bicycle, bringing a fragrance into Nan Yi's nose.
"vanishing cream?"
"No, it's Ya Shuang and prickly heat powder." Xian Zilin said with a blushing face.
"Um."
Nan Yi thought to himself that it seemed that Xian Zilin took her date with him very seriously.
The skin care products available at that time include vanishing cream, iron-boxed Pechoin, Qiudie, Huhai, and Hongmei. Ya Shuang is considered a luxury product among them, while vanishing cream is a common product sold in bulk at the supply and marketing cooperatives.
Most girls would grit their teeth and buy a box of Pechoin or Yashuang, and after using them up, they would go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy bulk vanishing cream.
Nan Yi was thinking about when he would go get a shave. He applied some powder on his neck and the back of his neck, which felt quite comfortable.
Although Xian Zilin behaved calmly in front of outsiders, she didn't dare to speak when they were alone. Apart from the question and answer just now, the two of them remained silent.
The sound of the chain hitting the fender rang out all the way. I squeezed the brake with my right hand and the car stopped in the square outside the Commune People's Theater.
I saw that there were two bamboos standing near the wall of the theater, with a white screen with black edges stretched between the bamboos; a few young men gathered around a high platform made of three tables, watching the projectionist fiddling with the projector.
There was a bamboo standing next to the projector, with a light bulb hanging on the bamboo. It had been turned on and was shining with a dark yellow light.
"Zilin, wait here for a moment. I'll go park the car."
"Ok, I will wait for you."
Nan Yi pushed the car to the entrance of the theater. As soon as he parked the car, an old man came up to him and said, "Parking is one cent."
Nan Yi paid the money, walked back to his original place and looked at his watch.
It’s 5:30, it’s still early, I guess it won’t start until 6:30 or 7:00.
"are you hungry?"
"No... I'm not hungry."
He took out a cloth package from the green schoolbag, opened it and took out a rice noodle cake from it, handed one to Xian Zilin and held the other in his mouth.
Crunch, it’s so delicious when you take a bite.
"Liu Zhen did it?"
"No, I made it. This is food from Jiangnan, and Liu Zhen doesn't know how to cook it."
"Oh, you are from the north, Brother Nan Yi, how can you do it?"
"My grandparents are from Jiangnan."
"oh."
There was silence again, with only the sound of two people eating and drinking.
The two did not exchange much words from beginning to end of the movie, but they watched the movie with great interest. The protagonists, both male and female, were big stars at that time.
The salary level should be very high, probably at least 60 or 70 yuan a month.
On the way back, a ray of light split the darkness. Crickets, cicadas, frogs, frogs, and loaches all made noises. Nan Yi also joined in the fun and said, "After graduation, what are you going to do?"
"I don't know. My mom asked me to take a job application. The county's five-star canteen is looking for a waiter."
"Just one position?"
"Um."
"That's difficult. This is a good job. Who doesn't have two relatives? Are there any factories hiring female workers?"
"Sanfang has a solution. It's not the workshops, but the cultural officers, the trade unions and the radio station."
"Then you can try. If you can get in, you will be safe."
"It's not easy to get in. There are so many high school students in the city, plus the children of factory families. It's impossible for such a good position to be given to a country girl."
"It's okay, give it a try. If you work hard, you won't regret it even if you don't get in, right? If by any chance you do get in, you can find a worker as your husband in the future, become a red-seal hukou, and eat the emperor's food."
"Oh, who's looking for a worker?" Xian Zilin said angrily, "I want to find a farmer."
"hehe."
Eating royal food is the dream of many farm girls.
If the harvest is good, but there is no next crop; if you raise big fat pigs, but don't know the taste of meat. On the other hand, the food supply is guaranteed, and there are a few taels of meat tickets every month.
No matter who it is, I will know what to choose.
How many young girls married disabled people in the city just because they had jobs and food allowances.
