Chapter 316 Wherever my heart is at peace is my hometown [Please subscribe! Please vote for the monthly ticket! ]
The setting sun melts gold, and the dusk clouds merge together.
As the smoke from the cooking stove drifted up into the clouds, the entire Zhaojia Village was enveloped in the enticing aroma of food.
This taste has a strong smell of fireworks and contains the most complex "five flavors" in the world.
Accept all the flavors, take a deep breath, and all the world's aspects will appear in your mind.
The sounds of roosters crowing and dogs barking are endless, but it does not seem noisy. Instead, it allows the tired souls among them to feel the long-lost tranquility and peace of mind.
Zhao Weihong sat in the bedroom she hadn't been away from for a long time, flipping through the slightly worn books in front of her with an expressionless face.
These were the textbooks that Zhao Weihong used when she was in school.
Perhaps due to being read for a long time, these textbooks have turned slightly yellow and look much thicker than brand new ones.
On the blank spaces of every page of the textbook, there are lines of dark black notes with neat handwriting. One can tell at a glance what Zhao Weihong felt when she wrote these notes.
Dedicated and serious.
And with longing and hope.
"Wei Hong, it's time to eat."
Li Ping, wearing an apron, stood at the bedroom door and called out softly with a complicated expression to Zhao Weihong, who was immersed in her own world.
Zhao Weihong gently closed the textbook in front of him, stood up in military uniform, and smiled at his mother whom he had not seen for a long time.
"it is good."
The old and mottled dining table in the living room was now filled with steaming dishes, all of which were the taste of "hometown" that Zhao Weihong had been thinking about day and night.
This is a masterpiece that Li Ping worked on for more than an hour.
The brothers Zhao Jianguo and Zhao Yuejin had already sat down at the dining table and were staring at Zhao Weihong without saying a word.
No communication is required.
Zhao Weihong sat down in the seat that belonged to her with ease.
Under Li Ping's gaze, the three men drank, ate, poured wine, and drank again in an endless cycle.
It was not until only one bottle of the five prepared "Xifeng Liquor" was left that Zhao Yuejin asked Zhao Weihong in a hoarse voice.
"How long do you plan to stay at home this time?"
Hearing this, Zhao Weihong shook her head, her voice filled with confusion as if she didn't know what to do next.
"do not know."
In principle.
Zhao Weihong cannot be at home at this moment.
Because conscripts do not have any vacations, unless something major happens at home and they are urgently needed to return.
But few people know that the process required for conscripts to take leave is actually very simple.
Although like non-commissioned officers' leave, it also requires the signature of the superior military affairs department.
But the specific "approval authority" actually lies in the hands of the company commander.
As long as the company commander is willing to report it and gives appropriate reasons, the military affairs unit usually will not block him.
Therefore, it is not surprising that Zhao Weihong appears at home at this moment.
The Military Affairs Section is Zhao Weihong’s “home”, so how could they possibly block Zhao Weihong’s leave procedures?
Moreover, the person who reported the leave was the army commander Zhou Kehu, and there was no need for the commander of the guard company to report it.
Before leaving, Zhou Kehu gave Zhao Weihong a note that only stated the time of leaving the team, while the column for "time of returning to the team" was blank.
After Zhao Weihong returns to the team, he needs to take the leave note to the military affairs department to cancel his leave. If his return date exceeds the return date specified on the leave note, Zhao Weihong may be punished.
Since this line is blank, it means that the so-called "return to the team time" is entirely decided by Zhao Weihong himself.
In fact, Zhou Kehu's mood was very complicated when he made this decision.
He knew Zhao Weihong's character very well.
If he gave a specific time for returning to the team, Zhao Weihong would definitely return to the army before that time.
But Zhou Kehu was worried that although Zhao Weihong had returned, his "heart" had not.
By the end of the year, Zhao Weihong might leave the army again.
This time, it will be "Farewell forever."
If Zhao Weihong was not allowed to untie her emotional knot with the comfort and guidance of her family, this scene would be very likely to happen.
But the vacation was too long, and Zhou Kehu became worried about Zhao Weihong who had returned to his hometown. After his knot in his heart was untied, he began to think about saying goodbye to the army again.
What a dilemma!
But in the end, Zhou Kehu still gave a leave note without a specified date.
Because he is not only a military commander, but also Zhao Weihong's uncle.
If Zhao Weihong really wanted to leave the army and experience the college life that she should have been able to experience, Zhou Kehu also understood and respected Zhao Weihong's idea.
In fact.
Zhao Weihong really doesn't know what her future path should be.
Looking at Zhao Weihong, she looked confused and tired.
Li Ping, the mother, couldn't stop feeling heartbroken.
The Zhao Jianguo brothers looked at each other. After a moment, Zhao Yuejin suddenly raised his voice and spoke sternly.
"Zhao Weihong!"
"To!"
The moment she heard her name, Zhao Weihong reacted completely instinctively.
He answered loudly, stood at attention, and maintained his military posture meticulously!
Obviously, the military habits and style have been integrated into Zhao Weihong's bones.
Seeing this, Zhao Yuejin did not give Zhao Weihong any profound lectures, but simply spoke to Zhao Weihong in an extremely serious tone while still using the stern tone.
"If you can't figure out what to do, then think about it slowly!"
"The road is at your feet. It's up to you to decide what kind of road you want to take and what kind of life you want to live."
"I believe that no matter which path my nephew chooses, he will be able to succeed in the future and live an extremely wonderful life!"
As Zhao Weihong’s relative.
Zhao Yuejin and the silent couple Zhao Jianguo did not, at this moment, tell Zhao Weihong in a fluent manner what amazing achievements he had made in the army.
Even if Zhao Weihong goes to university, her future development may not be better than staying in the army. This is to persuade Zhao Weihong to stay in the army and develop with peace of mind.
Instead, the right to choose the future was left to Zhao Weihong herself.
Because this is the right that Zhao Weihong should have.
Whether it is joining the army or going to college, the two are actually not in conflict.
But the original Zhao Weihong could actually join the army as a "top student" with the favor and special attention of the squad leader and cadres!
Instead of letting "joining the army" become Zhao Weihong's only choice when he was forced into it!
"Yes!"
With military etiquette, he answered Zhao Yuejin's expectations of him.
Zhao Weihong now really needs some time to think carefully.
over the next few days.
Just like the summer vacation after the college entrance examination, Zhao Weihong would often flip through those old textbooks, recalling the hard but extremely fulfilling high school life that had faded from her memory.
Now is the busy farming season.
Zhao Weihong would also get up with his parents, bend down in the fields, and concentrate on doing some farm work.
At first, Zhao Weihong seemed a little clumsy because he had never been involved in this kind of thing.
The son of a farmer doesn't know how to do farm work.
This fact seems a bit contradictory, but it also seems so reasonable.
Because Zhao Weihong once carried the hope of her family to get out of this remote area and live a better life in a big city.
It is not easy to study hard all day, so where do you find the time to do farm work?
As time went by, Zhao Weihong's figure busy in the fields gradually became more skilled, with some of the flavor of a farmer.
However, whether it is reading textbooks or working in the fields.
In the army, Zhao Weihong, who was busy all the time, had never done anything related to training.
This peaceful and warm life gradually calmed Zhao Weihong's heart, which was full of resentment and grievance, and made her feel very peaceful.
"Uncle, what do you think if I follow my father and do farm work at home for the rest of my life, what do you think about becoming a farmer?"
Upon hearing this, Zhao Yuejin, who already had a lot to say on this issue, immediately became angry!
"What are you talking about, you little brat!"
"you dare!"
"Either you go to college or go back to the army and serve!"
"Don't even think about anything else!"
Seeing Zhao Yuejin puffing his beard and glaring, Zhao Weihong smiled and said casually.
"Don't take it seriously."
"I'm just kidding you."
After hearing this, Zhao Yuejin felt relieved a little and opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something to Zhao Weihong.
But in the end, Zhao Yuejin said nothing.
As for Zhao Weihong, he said that this idea was just a joke he played on Zhao Yuejin.
Only Zhao Weihong herself knows whether it is a joke or not.
He was really tired.
From the body to the mind, one can feel a deep fatigue.
Once upon a time, the greatest motivation that supported Zhao Weihong's continuous struggle was to change her own destiny, to stand out, and to allow her family to live a better life.
But now.
However, Zhao Weihong felt that this idea was not that important.
Quite the opposite.
Owning a big house or having an abundant material life may not be as necessary as Zhao Weihong thinks.
The "happiness" Zhao Weihong wants most now is for her family to be able to stay together without illness or disaster like they are now, and live a self-sufficient and ordinary life.
Standing on the rolling hills outside the village, I watched the village where I had lived for more than ten years gradually being shrouded in smoke.
Zhao Weihong suddenly deeply understood the meaning of the ancient saying.
My peaceful place is my hometown.
If this continues, Zhao Weihong, who has experienced tremendous changes and is almost "disillusioned with the world", might really have the idea of retiring to the mountains.
However, a person whom Zhao Weihong never dreamed of "arrived" at Zhaojia Village quietly.
Zhao Weihong's thoughts also changed.
Looking at Deputy Chief Wei, who was standing alone at the door of his house in casual clothes, like an easy-going "old farmer" in the countryside.
Zhao Weihong, who had just returned from the fields carrying farm tools, was stunned for a moment.
"Deputy Chief Wei."
"Why are you here?"
(End of this chapter)
