night

On January 24, the first person in the company died, a little mouse.

When the machine gun bullet pierced the little mouse's body, Fang Zhengqing was beside him. He watched the little mouse roll away. He was stunned for two seconds, and then he asked the person next to him to support him. He went down to see the situation.

The little mouse twitched, spitting blood from its mouth, and fumbled for the top coat with the other hand.

Fang Zhengqing's eyes were filled with tears, and he suppressed his sobs and asked him, "What do you want, I'll get it for you..."

The little mouse's lips moved, and more blood froth came up. Fang Zhengqing could barely make out what he said was the word photo.So he hurriedly unbuttoned his jacket, and took out the small photo from his inner pocket. The baby in the photo was sleeping soundly facing the camera.

The little mouse smiled lightly, and gently touched the cheek of the photo with its bloody hand, touching it lightly again and again.

Fang Zhengqing couldn't bear to watch it, turned his face away, tears fell on his clothes one by one, leaving large swathes of dark marks.

Before the medical soldiers could come over in time, a bright red bloodstain was drawn across the photo, and the little mouse closed its eyes peacefully in the sky filled with gunpowder smoke.

It was snowing that day, and the snowflakes fell leisurely down the wind, and the land was covered with snow in an instant. When the snow melted tomorrow, it would be a clean and good world again.

Before going to bed at night, all the soldiers bid farewell to the comrades who died. Those who found the corpses were buried in the back mountain.A wooden board was erected on each tomb, and Fang Zhengqing finished writing without even eating.

All the soldiers in the company stood in a row according to the shift, and Shen Xi stood at the front and gave the order: "Take off your hat——"

One hundred and three people took off their hats in unison.

"salute--"

The blackbird hovers in the night sky, and the shadows of the trees are whirling. All the grief and sorrow can only be revealed under the cover of night. There are more important things waiting for them during the day, and they must be invincible.

The little mouse was also buried here, and the suicide note and the pension were sent back home. It will arrive about a year ago, and the younger brother may have new shoes for the New Year.But little mouse, he is only 21 years old, and he will never have a chance to see the brother he misses until he dies.

After that day, Fang Zhengqing became less energetic. When Shen Xi talked to him, he could also talk without knowing where his mind went.

Shen Xi knew that no matter how others tried to persuade him at this time, it would not work. Everyone here came from this step. Before he thought about it, other people's explanations would be futile.

But Shen Xi couldn't let him go.Fang Zhengqing was in a bad mood, and he also felt bad, but he was stupid and didn't know how to make him happy.I had no choice but to go to the leader of the platoon to listen to some interesting things, and learn to listen to Fangzheng after eating.

After coming and going, the platoon leader was frightened, and when he saw Shen Xi's figure, he quickly shut up and led the troops obediently.

Shen Xi went there a few times, but they all returned without success. In the end, he simply called someone over: "I see that you haven't laughed much recently."

The platoon leader was led by Shen Xi when he first joined the army, and the recruits were scolded by Shen Xi because of their hippie smiles. Hearing Shen Xi's words, he immediately sounded the first-level alarm in his heart: "Report sir! You were not serious enough in the barracks before. , I will go back and review it!"

"...No." Shen Xi pursed his lips: "Company Commander Fang is in a bad mood, I want you to teach me how to make him happy."

"Ah?" The leader of the platoon was stunned for a moment, with a complex expression on his face: "Just because of this...?"

Shen Xi raised his eyebrows: "Let me teach you! Why are there so many nonsense!"

It's a pity that the joke didn't have time to make an appearance at noon, so Shen Xi failed first, because he blocked the bullet for Fang Zhengqing.

When the bullet came, Fang Zhengqing was in a daze, and it was about to hit his arm, but Shen Xi pushed him away, and the bullet pierced most of his shoulder.

Fang Zhengqing's eyes were wide open, and the color of blood covered the sky and covered the sky, occupying his entire vision. He stumbled and rushed over, covering Shen Xi's wound with one hand, while shouting loudly: "Medical soldier——"

Shen Xi was afraid that he would spoil his throat, so he comforted him: "It's okay, I don't hurt, don't be afraid."

"You lied to me. After bleeding so much, how could it not hurt? It's my fault. I was wrong. Don't die..." Fang Zhengqing said in the end, with a bit of crying. From Shen Xi's perspective, he could see There are teardrops hanging on his slender eyelashes, like dewdrops perched on lotus leaves after rain.

But how could his little master have a rainy day? He should be happy every day.Shen Xi gently wiped away his tears: "Come closer, I have something to tell you."

Fang Zhengqing obediently put his ear to Shen Xi's mouth, and Shen Xi said solemnly: "Actually, I was bitten by a big yellow dog in the village when I was young, and I still have scars on my ass/butt."

"..."

"You should be laughing now."

"...??"

Shen Xi said earnestly: "The leader of the platoon told me to tell you the most embarrassing things, and you will be happy."

When Fang Zhengqing heard these words, tears fell even more fiercely.

Shen Xi was helpless, endured the pain and said: "Okay, don't cry, just smile."

Fang Zhengqing pulled out a smile that was uglier than crying.

Shen Xi sighed: "I'll just say that I'm stupid and don't know how to coax others. You should be less sad in the future, and I won't feel like I'm worthless like today."