Rebirth at the starting point of happiness

Seeing that Bai Shu didn't respond for a while, Su Qiuyue found it a little funny.

Seeing the teasing in Su Qiuyue's eyes, Bai Shu couldn't help but shake his head.

"I am a soldier."

"I know. Who you are and what you do have nothing to do with whether you believe it or not.

Otherwise, why would our ancestors always say that good people will be rewarded and God will see what you do?

So comrades, soldiers are full of integrity so you can’t see these things, and they don’t dare to come near you.

But it doesn't delay you from understanding these.

Take a good look at it, there are many insights into life in it.”

Su Qiuyue gestured to Bai Shu to take a good look at the book in his hand.

She had seen it before. Why did she take it on the train? To be honest, it was because there were too many people.

No matter how much you like to watch it, you will still be scared when you get into it. The scariest thing about Chinese horror stories is that they are extremely scary when you think about them carefully, especially the things described in them, which are all to guide your imagination, which is even more terrifying.

Su Qiuyue was reading a legendary story. While reading, she kept an eye on Bai Shu to see how he would react.

At first, Bai Shu read very quickly, but then he slowly started to read while lying down, and after a while he got up to drink water.

Su Qiuyue couldn't help but cover her face with a book and giggle.

During lunch, I reluctantly put down the book I was reading halfway. I couldn't help but shrug.

"Are you going to the dining car?" Bai Shu asked. This book is really good. It's exciting and addictive. I always feel a chill when I read the last part, but I'm still curious and want to read it.

It makes me a little nervous.

"I brought some food. Would you like to take it with you? Otherwise it will go bad over time." The weather is hot now, and it gets hotter in the south, so the things he brought have to be eaten up quickly.

"What did you bring?"

Watching Su Qiuyue take out the food she brought one by one, Bai Shu said he was going to get some food and decided to stay and eat.

As soon as the pickled vegetables are taken out, the fresh and delicious smell hits your nose.

Su Qiuyue knew how to eat. She took out the food, crushed the boiled egg and put it together with the rice, then put some of the pickled vegetables in it, wrapped it in cabbage leaves and ate it.

Then take out the cucumber, eat two bites of the vegetable bun and take a bite of the cucumber dipped in sauce.

Bai Shu saw how delicious she was eating, the smell rushed into his nose, and his saliva began to flow unconsciously.

I followed Su Qiuyue's example and made a big lunch box. Su Qiuyue couldn't eat chili, so she also made chili, knowing that she was with Bai Shu. Bai Shu put a lot of chili in it without hesitation.

"Crunch" as you take a bite, your mouth is filled with a full and rich taste, and you feel comfortable instantly.

Su Qiuyue was full after eating only one fist-sized lunch box. Bai Shu ate three by himself. There was no rice left in the last one, so he just made another one with an egg and dried tofu with pickles.

The tea that I brewed earlier has already gone cold. I take a few more sips of it and it tastes amazing.

Bai Shu even let out a long sigh of relief.

"You are such a good eater. This is the most delicious meal I have ever had." Bai Shu sighed.

"It smells good because of the meat sauce. It tastes good because I've never eaten it before. Plus, everything on the train tastes bland. This lunch box has both vegetables and meat, which helps to relieve the greasiness and satisfy the cravings."

After having too much lunch, they felt sleepy, so they took a nap. In the afternoon, Bai Shu either read a book or went out to listen to other people's chats. At night, he slept in a daze.

Just like that, a few days later they finally set foot on the land of Guangzhou.

This place is close to the sea, and the humid and hot air hit her face as soon as she got off the train. Su Qiuyue felt a layer of sweat on her body, and her body felt a little sticky as soon as she got out of the station.

Bai Shu had been here before, and took Su Qiuyue by bus all the way to the military guesthouse. Then he wrote down the bus number and phone number for her, briefly introduced the surrounding situation, and went about his own business.

Su Qiuyue quickly locked the door and put a chair at the door. Then she found her clothes and took off all the clothes she was wearing on the train.

Then I took a shower and washed all my clothes.

Then I asked the staff of the guesthouse about the situation in Guangshi and went out for a walk nearby.

Although it is a military guesthouse, the location is good.

The buildings here are much taller than those in their provincial capital.

There are a lot of cars on the road, and now and then a bus passes by.

On the way here, she was busy memorizing the way and didn't look around carefully. Now she sees that it is really different.

In the provincial capital, they wear leather jackets, sweaters and windbreakers, which is very advanced, but here in Guangzhou, dresses, skirts, sandals, leather bags and motorcycles are particularly popular.

And perming hair.

The shops on the street were equipped with televisions and tape recorders were already playing "debauched music". The sounds of hawking were always heard one after another.

There are also many hotels and restaurants, large and small.

Su Qiuyue found a shop that looked old and went in to eat.

There are abundant seafood here, and people pay attention to health preservation, so there are a lot of soups. She had been sitting on the train for several days and couldn't eat anything, so she just wanted to drink something.

When I was in the provincial capital, although things had begun to change, the streets were still filled with the same few colors, heavy and monotonous.

This place is colorful. There are clothes and skirts of various colors. The sound of cars and bicycle bells on the road is particularly loud and lively.

Su Qiuyue didn't understand much of the language here, so she walked very slowly. When it got dark, the lights on the shops and the roads were turned on. It was another kind of worldly fireworks.

But for safety reasons she returned to the guesthouse before it got completely dark.

The next morning, after getting up and packing, I went out to have breakfast.

Then I took the bus according to what the hostel attendant said and went to the street with the most business. There is no such thing as a commercial street nowadays.

We finally arrived at the destination after talking and gesturing along the way.

Only when she got here did Su Qiuyue feel the prosperity. Small trucks and rickshaws were running back and forth to deliver goods.

There were people moving goods back and forth in some stores, and there were also voices of bargaining and sales. She just wanted to take a look at the situation today.

She came across a bookstore and went in to browse around. Unexpectedly, there were so many different books there.

Martial arts, romance, poetry, prose, etc. There are also tapes played in the recorder. There are also tapes for learning Chinese and English.

There are also foreign song tapes and so on.

Su Qiuyue also saw the video recorder. It was playing a movie from Hong Kong. There was no one around to watch it, and it looked like the movie had been playing for a long time.

After asking about the price, Su Qiuyue went to buy the book. She didn't plan to read the current romance books, which were full of tearful and sad stories.

I bought some classic martial arts books, some poetry, and some books about ghosts and gods, which she and her sister both like.

The books I bought were tied up with ropes by the waiter, which was really inconvenient on the road. Fortunately, I came across a place selling suitcases.

Today's suitcases are all made of leather, but there are only a few shapes and colors.

Either with a belt buckle or a zipper. No lock, just convenient. She looked for a long time and chose a dark green one with a spring buckle.

Red is too eye-catching. Black is too old-fashioned. Other colors are either too silly or too heavy.

There was only this dark green one, and the salesperson said it was made to imitate the suitcases of airline personnel. Su Qiuyue bought a large size, but even the large size was far less than the capacity of the future suitcases.

She put the books she bought in there, and it took up most of the space. It was OK for just some personal items.

While paying, she put the book into the space, otherwise it would be too tiring to carry it all the time.

She also found a store selling underwear. She had been wearing a small vest for several years and had forgotten about this thing.

The underwear are all boxer briefs that I make myself with soft cloth.

It's great to have this kind of triangle now. Su Qiuyue bought dozens of them at once, because there are so many people in her family.

I bought a lot of underwear and some socks.

Later I saw a store selling hair ornaments. The hair ornaments nowadays are made of real materials. There are many bows and flowers in various shapes and colors.

There were even pearl necklaces. I bought some hair flowers and hairpins for Xu Ling. Then I picked out some pearl accessories.

She has money, so she doesn't have to wear this thing, but she has to have it. Thinking about her sister's future schooling, she also bought a pearl brooch.

Then I went shopping for cosmetics. I didn't see any other items, but I did see some lipsticks. I bought a few and gave them to my colleague who was covering for me.

Then I'll just wander around and start shopping for the things I need tomorrow.

Shopping is also very tiring. Su Qiuyue finally returned to the guesthouse with a lot of bags.

The next day, he went out with a lot of bags, saying he was going to the post office. On the way, he found a deserted place and put them in his space.

She couldn't stay in the guesthouse to do the shopping today, otherwise she would have to pretend to bring the things out, which would be troublesome.

Today I mainly buy clothes and shoes. There are many styles here and the prices are much cheaper than in the provincial capital.

After buying clothes, I went to the electronics store and bought a radio and tapes. They were mainly for my sister and Xu Ling to use for study. Of course, my sister listened to music more.

I also bought some tapes of "靡靡之音".

She bought a bunch of miscellaneous things. She was observing them as she bought them, trying to see if there was anything that would make her want to buy something.

She didn't want to get clothes or anything like that, one reason being that the quantity was large and it was troublesome, and the other was that the news from their side was delayed, so they wouldn't be able to receive these things in a short period of time.

Electrical appliances could be used, but she had no sales channels and no one to help her sell them.

After all, it was a very expensive item, and she was not confident in dealing with someone she was not familiar with.

Finally, I went to inquire about the prices of radios, tapes, and TV recorders. I also brought some clothes, but I only took some windbreakers and jackets.

In the following days, she was like a little ant, buying the same things every day, and basically paid and picked up the goods on the same day.

She had never done business before, and even though she was rich, she still checked each one carefully.

Let the delivery person deliver it to the place where she had just gotten better. Then put it in the space.

Bai Shu finished his work here, and when he came to find her, he saw Su Qiuyue, who looked a little haggard, and a big bag at her feet.

"Are you so tired from buying these few things these two days?"

"I guess so." Su Qiuyue couldn't elaborate.

Bai Shu looked at her suspiciously, thinking that she must be tired from running outside every day. This place is much more prosperous than the north.

The two of them took a car to Hai City again. Bai Shu would only stay here for three days, so Su Qiuyue had to hurry up.

So they started shopping early in the morning. The prosperity of Haishi and Guangshi was another scene. Su Qiuyue had her own camera.

I found a better one here, so I bought it for my sister. She also saw the cheongsam that everyone knows.

Nowadays, all the cheongsams are handmade. The colors are purple, sapphire blue, and even black. There are very complicated embroidery.

Since custom-made clothes were out of the question, she bought a few ready-made ones and had them altered on the same day. He didn't know if he would gain weight in the future, so he deliberately asked them to leave a little more room.

Planning to keep it for later wear.

She also saw pairs of mirrors, the backs of which were convex glass, with fluffy kittens showing out from inside. They looked very realistic.

Su Qiuyue bought a few pairs, and some small double-sided embroidery. The embroidery of the embroiderer here will be famous all over the world in the future. I bought it as a souvenir while it is not too expensive.

The silk here is also very famous, and Su Qiuyue also bought a few. She also saw jewelry in the store.

Some were made of gold, some were made of gold inlaid with gemstones. Some were simply old items. Su Qiuyue selected some and bought them.

She was happy but also worried after buying so many things, and only felt relieved after hiding them in her space. On the last day, she bought some food and walked around taking some photos.

Then he and Bai Shu boarded the train to Qing City.

On the way, Bai Shu saw Su Qiuyue reading martial arts seriously, so he also borrowed two books to read. This time he was very devoted to reading, which was better than when he came here. He didn't dare to devote himself to those books, because if he did, he would suddenly scare himself into a sweat.

"By the way, may I ask you why you're taking this trip?" After dinner, Su Qiuyue didn't want to read anymore and chatted with Bai Shu out of boredom. She was just looking for a topic to talk about and had no other thoughts.

"Some stories about retired soldiers in the army." Bai Shu was immersed in the world of martial arts and spoke without raising his head.

"Is it the age I've reached? Or is it the time limit?"

"All of them. Some are disabled. Some are retired due to illness. Some choose to retire on their own."

"Who are the retired soldiers? They are all old, weak, sick and disabled?"

"Not necessarily. Some are still good soldiers in the army, but they are injured and can't continue in their original positions."

"Good hands? How good?"

Bai Shu gently raised the book in his hand.

"He's as good as a martial arts master! Even though he can't fly, he can still climb walls and run on rooftops."

I chewed the apple with a "crunch, crunch" sound. This book is really good.

"Then what do they do after they retire from the army?" Su Qiuyue suddenly asked curiously.

“Generally speaking, those who retire at a normal age will be assigned jobs according to their positions.

But the country is also in trouble and there are not so many jobs to allocate. In addition to giving some compensation, we are also trying our best to arrange.

Most of them returned to their hometowns to find their own way or to farm. "

Bai Shu's tone was a little bad when he said this. He had been busy with this matter for the past year and had seen a lot. He had no choice but to feel helpless.

It is really hard to accept that some comrades gave up their opportunities in order not to add burden to the country and to allow comrades who need jobs more to have jobs.

"What does it mean to make a living on your own?" Su Qiuyue suddenly had an idea and thought of something.

"Do odd jobs, or... anyway, earn some pocket money to support the family." In fact, Bai Shu knew that some people had to engage in speculation in order to support their families.

They even have connections with some people in the black market. If there is a way, who doesn't want to make money in an honest way?

But life is really difficult. Especially in some remote towns, which are worse than the countryside. No land, no job means no income, and if you want to make money, you have to take risks.