The Prosperous Years of Wang Xiaohuo

The dusty memory was opened, Ouyang Lin's eyes fluttered, staring at Li Fucai in a daze, time was going backwards, colorful clouds surged up around him, and he went back to the past.Ouyang Lin murmured: "Brother Li, when I was 19 years old, my family sent me to the army because I failed the college entrance examination. That's when I met you. I am not used to anything, except eating, living, walking, walking, and standing. I have to learn from scratch, the basic individual tactical movements, basic shooting, throwing grenades, basic physical training, etc. After a day, my bones will fall apart. The new calluses on the palms of the soles of the feet are covered with layers of old ones."

"It's tough, but looking back, it's actually not that hard." Li Fucai sighed.

"Sometimes, I couldn't take it anymore, so I hid in the bed and wiped my tears secretly, hating my family for throwing me into this purgatory on earth and making me suffer so much. Three months, three months may be fleeting to others, But for me, it’s like three years, 30 years or even longer, I feel that I can’t see the end at all. Just when I couldn’t find a way out, a fat man stretched out his hand to me, and he said: Xiao Ou , let's help each other and work hard together in the future, and no one is allowed to cry for fear of hardship and fatigue, okay? I was a little angry at the time, angry that he saw through my cowardice, angry that he looked down on me, and met his friendly eyes. He said with a stern face, come here, whoever is afraid of others. A bright smile appeared on his round face, and it was this smile that became the biggest pillar for me to successfully complete the recruit training."

"I was in my early twenties that year. After graduation, I worked at home for several years. One night, the whole family gathered under the oil lamp. My father said, dear, your big man's house always faces the loess like this. If you are in trouble, why don't you go out and be a soldier for a few years, and if you do well, you can become a platoon commander or a company commander or something. If you don't do well, you can arrange a decent job even if you come back from the army. I said, dad, now Soldiers are not easy. Our family has no money and no power, so you should give up this idea. Dad took a few puffs of dry cigarettes with a blue face, and he said, isn’t your third aunt’s brother-in-law in the county’s armed forces department? Go and beg him. I said, father, these relatives who are out of reach, let alone asking for help, I am afraid that I will not know who you are when I meet you. Father’s face is a little uneasy, and he said unwillingly, relatives are Relative, no matter how much you pull, you can’t break the thread of your third aunt’s house. It seems that what I said just now hurt his self-esteem. I quickly explained, Dad, don’t be angry. At this time, he took the last puff of his cigarette He put it on the heel of his shoe and knocked it a few times, saying, Cai, Dad is not angry, but he is just afraid of delaying your future. Our old Li family has been digging in the ground all our lives, and it is my turn that we still haven’t made a name for ourselves. Dad really can't bear the heart of you living with no way out like in your old life. My eye sockets felt sore when I heard that, and I still remember the expression on Dad's face at that time clearly. The lamp seedlings on the table flickered like a human face Like a green oily ghost, the main room was very quiet. After a while, Dad said again, "My child, there must be dozens of eggs in the basket on the bottom of the bed in our house. Tonight, I will pick them up and tomorrow." I'm going to the county seat. My mother is holding the soles of her shoes, she sighed after hearing this, stood up and went into the house."

Wang Xiaohuo listened blankly while holding a teacup. This was a past event he had never heard before. Every word his uncle uttered in a flat tone shocked Wang Xiaohuo.

"People's fate is destined. I have never complained about fate, but I was a little unconvinced that night. Why some people are born with enough food and clothing, while others are born with hard work. I know what dad is going to do. I I was going to stop him from begging for help in a low voice, but I didn't stop him. I want to gamble, gamble with my life, and I must jump out of this yellow land. Dad went out and told him to be careful on the road. At that time, tears were streaming down my face. I gritted my teeth and said to myself, Li Fucai, as long as you can succeed this time, no matter how hard or tired you are, you must not shrink back, you must not be a deserter, and you must not let your father down. mother."

"Compared to you, I'm much luckier." Ouyang Lin interjected.

"Uncle, drink some water." Wang Xiaohuo handed over the cup with tears in his eyes.

Li Fucai looked at him, his expression calmed down a lot, he took the cup and said, "Xiaohuo, don't blame uncle for being heavy handed, for all these years, uncle has never been willing to slap you, today, today is really too hot."

"I know, I know." Wang Xiaohuo squatted in front of him, lying on his knees, sobbing.

"Stupid boy, a person in his twenties who cries at every turn, and is not afraid of being laughed at." Li Fucai gently stroked the top of his head, and continued: "Finally, God opened his eyes. It's approaching night, and it's getting dark." It's black, and my father ran back with a smile on his face, and called before he entered the door, Cai, hope, hope. Mother is cooking in the kitchen, and my sister is adding firewood to the stove. Hearing the sound, he ran out. Mother be careful I asked, did the old man settle the deal? Dad nodded vigorously, his chin stuck to his chest when he cracked his mouth and smiled. To be honest, I couldn’t be happy at all at that time, because it was what Dad saved by walking dozens of miles. I got it in exchange for a basket of eggs. I feel worried when I think about it, but I must not show sadness. They all said that Li Fucai of the old Li family has a promising future, and he will become a general commander after he is not guaranteed to be a soldier. It sounds funny to me, but the general commander didn't dare to think about it. At least he has a chance to jump out of this pit. It's true to give parents a face."