godfather

Eating that time was just the beginning, and they were familiar with each other after the first time and the second time. After that, Squad Leader He gradually became a frequent visitor to Meng Jianmin's house.

He Shaotang went out of the mountain every half a month, drove a large truck to bring firewood back to the army, and then took half a truck of dry food, compressed biscuits, vegetables, pickles and various supplies back to the outpost.Every time he went back to the village, even if he only had an hour to spare, he would sneak to the family compound next door to have a drink with Meng Jianmin.

Meng Xiaobei also had the opportunity to go to the barracks to broaden his horizons. From time to time, he came back with a bag of compressed biscuits and two boxes of high-end canned pork liver to show off to his friends, which are things that no one else can buy.

When He Shaotang came out of the mountain, he was tanned as black as charcoal, with a few bloodstains drawn by branches on the side of his face, and he wore his military cap askew.The truck passed by the gate of the compound, the man leaned out from the window, honked the horn several times, and Meng Xiaobei, who had been waiting at the factory gate, rushed out from the reception room and jumped onto the passenger seat of the truck...

He Shaotang was wearing a tight-fitting vest, with a change of clothes on his shoulders, carrying a basin, holding soap, and dragging a follower behind him.

Meng Xiaobei hugged Shaotang's lower back, like a big bug, unable to walk well.

Shaotang dodges: "Don't hug me, I haven't showered for several days, my body stinks."

Xiaobei said, "Does it stink? Let me identify... well, you smell like wolf urine."

Shaotang snorted, "Wolf pee? You peed last time, right?"

Meng Xiaobei stripped naked, pulled Shaotang's large slippers, and stepped on the water. Shaotang pampered the child and went into the bathhouse barefoot.Meng Xiaobei crawled among a group of tall and strong naked soldiers, rubbing foam all over his head, and then he was picked up by He Shaotang, and sat on the back of each other's neck to take a shower, sitting high.

An older comrade-in-arms joked: "Who is this? Carry it all day, your son?"

He Shaotang's expression was very awkward: "Isn't it my son?"

The comrade-in-arms joked and said, "Shaotang, is your kid all grown up? You can have such a big son!"

He Shaotang turned around and squinted: "Xiao Bei, tell them, is he my son?"

Meng Xiaobei would come at a critical moment, suddenly hugged He Shaotang from behind, leaned on his back affectionately, and narrowed his cool eyes at the people around him, the meaning was self-evident.

The big guy looked envious and jealous: "This is the son of Master Meng's family, I will give you one in vain."

The water in the barracks bathroom was rushing, and the white air was filled with wet figures. In Meng Xiaobei's eyes, it was a group of soldiers with big white buttocks. There was no difference. He could only make out Shaotang's buttocks.Shaotang usually spends his days in the mountains, his neck, arms, and calves are tanned and rough, but the middle part is white, revealing his original skin color.The buttocks are not exposed to light all year round, and no one touches them, especially fair and delicate.Meng Xiaobei couldn't help but touched it with his hands: "Your thigh and calf don't look like a single person!"

Shaotang's hair was wet, and there was a beautiful mist on the eyelashes: "What are you touching? Don't touch it randomly, touch your hair!"

Meng Xiaobei: "You have so much hair on your legs?"

Shaotang smiled very stylishly: "It's the men who are so hairy."

Meng Xiaobei looked down for his masculinity, but found nothing, he was naked and hadn't developed yet.

Seen from behind, in the mist, Shaotang's plump and firm white buttocks are really eye-catching and dazzling, the color difference is too obvious, it even looks a little funny, impressive.

There was a commotion all around, no one outside could hear, Meng Xiaobei suddenly called out: "Tangtang!"

He Shaotang turned his head abruptly: "What are you calling me?"

Meng Xiaobei: "Haha... Tangtang."

He Shaotang was not angry either, squinting his eyes intimidatingly, but his voice was soft: "I've spoiled you...it's not big or small."

Meng Xiaobei was really spoiled: "You are the only one who is big or small?"

Shaotang kicked it forward, and the water splashed everywhere!Meng Xiaobei did not hide and counterattacked, and repaid his martial arts master with newly learned moves, hugging thighs, not calves!The two of them were naked and twisted into a ball, and they started to fight. They were wet with water and collided with each other, their muscles were splashed, and they slapped and made a sound...

After washing his body clean, Shaotang would sometimes take Xiaobei around outside the barracks, take him up to the 50-meter-high water tower at the back of the compound, step over more than 200 extremely steep revolving iron ladders, and climb to the At the highest point, overlooking the entire Xigou, there are red azaleas all over the mountains...

He Shaotang seldom took the second child of the Meng family out. In the final analysis, his temper was wrong.

Meng Xiaojing was ashamed to let a man other than his own father take him out to take a bath, he would not follow someone into the barracks warehouse to grab biscuit cans, and he would not climb two hundred steps to the top of the water tower to drink the northwest wind like a convulsion.She is too fair and beautiful, with a small nose and a small mouth, which makes her very attractive. She is afraid that she will choke the baby if she dips her chopsticks in wine, so what else can she be funny?

The "convulsion" in the eyes of the younger brother is "romantic" in the eyes of Meng Xiaobei. The unique romantic feelings in the valley are all on the top of the water tower under the setting sun, and outsiders don't understand.

Meng Xiaobei also had a trace of "stinginess" in his heart that he couldn't explain clearly.He enjoys Shaotang's special consideration, care and love for him, and he doesn't like to see other people being stronger with Shaotang than he is with each other.The child was not very old at that time, but his psychology was precocious, and he already had a certain exclusive and exclusive psychology emotionally.On the surface he is careless, but in fact his mind is extremely sensitive and sharp. Meng Xiaobei is such a boy.

He loves to dazzle in front of Meng Xiaojing: "Canned pork liver, call me brother, I'll give you half!"

Meng Xiaojing looked eagerly, and called softly: "Okay—brother—"

Satisfied, Meng Xiaobei bathed in the innocent and envious eyes of the other party, shared half of the canned meat with his brother, and then added: "Uncle Shaotang brought it for me. He is a good friend with me. He is very handsome."

However, when Shaotang came home the next day, Meng Xiaobei secretly listened to what his uncle Shaotang had said to Meng Xiaojing.He also carefully glanced to see if Shaotang also gave Meng Xiaojing various compressed biscuits, canned food and copper bullets!Shaotang handed over the good things to the whole family through his hands, which meant that Shaotang only had an "online" and "offline" relationship with him, Meng Xiaobei, and had a single-line connection, so he couldn't tell anyone else!Meng Xiaobei cared about this...

In front of other children in the yard, he, Meng Xiaobei, is the king of children, and the other children are crazy about him, imitating how he plays.

But in front of Shaotang, Meng Xiaobei is a loyal dog leg.His little tricks, even his tone of voice, he learned from his Uncle Shaotang.That is the naive trust and intimacy that the boy bestows on the other party.

Xiaobin and Meng Xiaobei "provoked": "Let me tell you, don't treat the guy named He as a good guy. He Shaotang has become a bad guy, and he has become famous in our company. He is amazing!"

Every time Meng Xiaobei heard someone say that, he would straighten his face immediately and say, "Shaotang is the best, why do you guys keep arranging him? Uncle Xiaobin, you can't beat him, are you jealous?"

Xiao Bin said, "That's because you haven't seen it before."

Meng Xiaobei said, "I see him all day long."

He Shaotang often comes to Meng's house, on the one hand because he likes Xiaobei, the two forget their friendship, and on the other hand, because he and Meng Jianmin get along well and hit it off very well.

Shaotang is handsome, and Meng Jianmin is actually more handsome, with a dignified appearance and an upright temperament, which makes people have a natural liking.

The men get acquainted with each other, often squatting in the dry land at the door of the unit building with a bowl of noodle soup, in the evening, there is a small wind, facing the sunset, a layer of fragrant spicy peppers floats in the blue and white porcelain sea bowl, a few gossips, Tiannanhai North talked about everything.

Meng Jianmin put his chopsticks by the bowl and asked, "Listening to your accent, you are not their authentic old Shaanxi."

He Shaotang said: "I am a local, my hometown is Suide."

Meng Jianmin didn't believe it: "Then do you know the military compound on the Zhengyi Road Municipal Committee and Yuquan Road, and the dormitory area of ​​our National Cotton Factory No. [-], No. [-] Factory and No. [-] Factory? Did you go to the old Dong'an Theater to hear Yu Zhenfei and Tan Fuying sing? You Have you ever eaten Dongxinglou Quanjude?!"

He Shaotang was silent for a moment: "My dad works in the Beijing government office and lived there for many years when I was a child... Then I came back alone."

Meng Jianmin said: "You came to Xigou alone to serve as a soldier, and you didn't stay in Beijing. Didn't you feel bitter?"

He Shaotang drank a bowl of spicy soup: "Didn't you come here alone? The daughter-in-law is married and has two sons. You've made it through, and the future will be long."

Meng Jianmin is like a caring big brother: "The future is long, who's little girl can match you? Who do you like in our factory, let me know quietly, and let your sister-in-law help you talk about it."

He Shaotang smiled and accepted it, but this matter does not bother others.

If he really likes which one, will he use others to tie the knot?He's not the kind of soft-spoken person, but he really doesn't like any woman.

He Shaotang is open about everything else, just one point, and never takes the initiative to mention his family.Meng Jianmin has a sensitive and cautious character, and if the other party doesn't want to mention it, Meng Jianmin is very gentlemanly and doesn't ask.

Meng Jianmin misses his relatives far away, and He Shaotang is even naked and alone. He has no relatives and no reason in the ditch.Both of them are away from home, their parents are not around, and the golden light of the setting sun, dragging out the slender figures of the two men squatting, is quite lonely and pity for the same people who have fallen into the world.Men can see each other, talk about fate and aura.Sometimes it's just a look or a few words, not in terms of status, what we appreciate is each other's temper.Meng Jianmin looked at Shaotang, he saw that the side of his nose and lips were quiet and handsome, he was young and stable, he spoke with a sense of proportion and had opinions on things, and he felt more and more admiration and intimacy for this person.

He Shaotang frowned: "You really want to transfer back to Beijing?"

Meng Jianmin's eyes were lonely and frustrated: "I have no chance, and I have no way out. Every year, I don't get a place for college students. I'm already in my 30s..."

He Shaotang smiled: "You're not old either! You're in your prime."

Meng Jianmin smiled wryly: "I'm really getting old. I don't have a chance to study in this life. I can't keep up with my old face when I go back to school. My son is going to school soon! My parents are getting older, and I am a son Can't be filial..."

He Shaotang squinted his eyes and thought for a while: "You have enough years and qualifications, and you used to be a high-achieving student in your [-]s. Your family background is good, so there is no reason not to let you go back to the city. The quota you get this time... Let me help you find out."

He Shaotang only said, "Help inquire about it." Meng Jianmin didn't take it seriously. A small soldier, a small squad leader, could inquire about such a sensitive matter as the quota of workers, peasants, and soldiers in the factory, which is bloody and bloody every year. ?

In less than two months, the rumors came.

The entire arsenal is connected to the family area, which is a closed and fermented small society.They usually call them No. 1, No. 2, and No. 3 family compound. With the excavation of major archaeological discoveries in Lintong in the past few years, everyone joked that we are like No. 1, No. 2, No. 3 pit of the Terracotta Warriors and Horses in the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang. We are The terracotta warriors guarding the strong and sacred Northwest Ordnance Base!People from the outside can't get in and people from the inside can't get out all the year round, and all of us are happily boiled into a group of unearthed statues.Wherever there is a trivial matter in the pit, it can become a major matter of gossip among parents in the neighborhood, and the energy is consumed internally.

He Shaotang often went in and out of the compound. After a long time, someone pointed him out, "Did you see that the soldier always ran to Master Meng's house?"

"You don't know, that young squad leader is not an ordinary person."

"He is from Beijing."

"His family is a cadre, the son of a high-ranking cadre."

Some people also retorted: "Damn it, he is a high-ranking official, so he can go to our Xigou to serve as a soldier? Is he stupid?!"

"In our factory, a few high-ranking cadres were assigned, and they seized the places for worker, peasant, and soldier students, and returned to Beijing and Shanghai long ago! Who stays here to eat loess and drink northwest wind?!"

"Maybe his father is a black five."

"Bullshit! Those who came out of 'Land Rich Against Bad Right' can't even become soldiers. They couldn't pass the army's political review. They were all sent to Qinghai farms in Gansu to reform through labor!"

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Ma Baochun later opened the things that He Shaotang brought home, and felt that something was wrong when he saw it. At night, he quietly had a meeting with Meng Jianmin beside his pillow. What does Squad Leader He do?

Meng Jianmin said, what else can you do, isn't it the soldiers of a certain company produced and constructed by the factory that guards the forest and guards in the ditch.

Ma Baochun said, where did he get two bottles of Xifeng old wine for you?Said to return you a favor, so rich!

Xifeng wine is so hard to buy. People from the labor union of the factory walked through the back door and went to the Baoji winery to queue up to grab two bottles. It was very difficult to buy for money.

Ma Baochun analyzed, let's not mention that he and you are so determined to give you wine, first of all he has to get it!Also, do you see what kind of cigarettes Shaotang smokes?

Meng Jianmin pondered in his mind, um, it's really a good smoke.

Ma Baochun whispered to her man, the young class leader, he smoked half a pack of "golden monkey" every day!The deputy director of our factory only carries a bag to show off during the Chinese New Year. Usually, it is impossible to buy it in the cooperative!

Meng Jianmin is a kind person. He shook his head and said, "You don't care what people do at home!"Don't talk about this like the old women at the door.

Ma Baochun has a plan in his heart, Jianmin, don't you really be next to the second generation of high-ranking officials, right?I have a strong relationship with you and Xiaobei, you two are really capable.

Meng Jianmin frowned and waved his hand, you are so worried, go to sleep! ! !

Of course, there was another reason why the aunts and aunts in the family courtyard were gossiping and gossiping. Squad Leader He was handsome, and that was simply the slimmest and most handsome soldier ever to come to their compound!

There is a popular local saying, "Mizhi's mother-in-law and aunt in Suide are Han", which means that Mizhi's girl is beautiful and juicy, with a ruddy face, which is a good geomantic place for marrying a daughter-in-law; Suide's man has the tough, generous and bold character of the Loess Plateau, with thick eyebrows Handsome with big eyes and a masculine taste, girls are rare.

There is Diao Chan in the history of Mizhi, and Suide is said to have produced Lu Bu.

He Shaotang is a typical handsome man from Suide, with short black hair, tanned bronze skin on the back of his neck and arms, and occasionally lifts up his army green vest. He has a firm belly and a touch of white around his waist.There is a soldier who is handsome and rough, his eyes are warm and energetic when he looks closely, his lips are very beautiful, and there is always a smile on his lips, which is really pleasing.

If this is a movie, He Shaotang must be the type of Li Xiangyang with two guns, working eight ways.If it was a model play, it would be Yang Zirong who is majestic.

Those who served in the army in those days were all children from good families, which was an enviable way out of decent life, and they had no worries about food and clothing.There were several households with daughters in the compound who were about to move, and quickly set their sights on He Shaotang.Is Captain He married?You are only 20 years old and in the environment of the army, you must have not had time to end it!Did this person say something?Have you ever booked a little girl?What is the background of this person's family?

He Shaotang usually comes and goes in the wind and rain, his head is full of loess, sweating down the sides of his cheeks, and he is not in order, his vest is wrapped in a good muscle, a pair of casual military trousers...

If he hadn't been good at smoking and drinking, he wouldn't have shown his face.

Tobacco and alcohol, if you are used to high-grade and used to smoking, you can't stand the cheap cigarettes sold by the Gouli Cooperative for [-] cents a tube and [-] sticks a tube, and low-quality bulk liquor.Those who can afford to drink Xifeng and smoke Pinghou cigarettes in a certain year probably have official or wild careers, are very rich, and are a symbol of status.The so-called "Ping Monkey Cigarettes" are plain-packed golden monkey cigarettes without filters. A rare animal from the Qinling Mountains, the Sichuan golden monkey, is printed on the cigarette box. city.

The little monkey cigarette case in He Shaotang's pocket gave him away.