Chapter 64
Soldiers aren’t robots, they have to take a break once in a while
On weekdays, when they were not in combat, they could rest on Wednesday evenings and on weekends
Rest means no work, not leaving the camp on the premise of free movement
The guards are still on duty as usual, and must be assembled at the first opportunity in case of special circumstances
On weekends there were one or two places in each squad for soldiers who had to go out
However, the island is now in the construction phase, weekend rest is a bit unrealistic, temporarily changed to Wednesday, Friday and Saturday night rest
The main reason for this is that they can’t go out
This day coincides with the rest, Lu Yuanzheng rare do not have to conference small meetings, free to accompany Xu Man mother and son, no, is accompanied by Xu Man
Lu Yuanzheng disliked Dongsheng’s obstruction and sent him away to walk on the beach with Xu Man
Xu Man changed her clothes for the convenience of the water She wore short sleeves and five-minute shorts
She changed the shorts herself
Lu Yuanzheng did not have this trouble, two sets of the same type of clothes to wear year round
Inside the green, he put on a blue soul shirt
When running five kilometers, it is usually a short-sleeved soul shirt with dark blue shorts, which is also the daily wear at home
Xu Man put his wind-blown hair behind his ear, and by the light of the wild rice moon and searchlights, he walked along the beach, stooping down to pick up a favorite shell from time to time
This beach is really especially beautiful It is rare that the sand on a natural beach is so fine
After being baked by the scorching sun during the day, it was very warm and comfortable to step on it at night
Xu Man simply took off his shoes and carried them in his hand, stepping barefoot on the sand
Lu Yuanzheng naturally stretched out his hand and hooked the sandals from her white fingertips to carry them himself
Xu Man was a little embarrassed: “These are shoes”
She wasn’t a heroine in a modern city, and the soles of her shoes were as clean as new
This was a deserted island, and she really had to walk
The soles of her shoes would be dirty
“I know Isn’t it appropriate to carry your daughter-in-law’s shoes?”
Xu Wen was coaxed into laughter by his natural tone, “It’s not that natural”
“Uh-huh It should be in my case, but not necessarily in others”
Xu Man looked back at him
This was something to say
“The matter between Zhao Gang and Wang Ying is a bit complicated Wang Ying didn’t just have psychological problems, she had impure motives from the start”
“I know” Xu Man nodded, “Sister-in-law Li told me about the two of them I don’t agree with Wang Ying’s approach either Everyone doesn’t agree, but, no matter how much they don’t agree, no one has advised them to divorce I’m the first, and I’m your wife, so you’re a bit embarrassed?”
“It’s not that serious” Lu Yuanzheng lost his smile, “What kind of person puts that kind of label on themselves? It’s not like you really want them to divorce”
“Yeah?” Xu Wen pretended to be surprised, “You see it, huh?”
“You can’t wear these four pockets for nothing, can you? If I don’t have this kind of judgment, how can I lead my troops to war? I’m guessing you want to break before you build?”
“Right” Xu Man nodded, “When they were together, Wang Ying’s intentions weren’t pure Now with so much aggravation and complaining every day, the two of them are living unhappily and the child suffers Besides, it’s good that Zhao can be promoted to the cadre without any problems, but if Zhao can’t be promoted to the cadre, he will have to be discharged sooner or later You can stop Wang Ying now, but what about after Zhao’s discharge?
Besides, even in the old commune, so feudal, at least in the matchmaker’s words of parents’ orders still let young men and women meet alone to decide whether to marry voluntarily
I believe that feelings can be cultivated Just like the two of us, you didn’t propose in the beginning because you liked me!”
“That’s not necessarily true”
“???” Xu Wen looked up in surprise and locked eyes with Lu Yuanzheng
His eyes seemed particularly affectionate under the moonlight
Lu Yuanzheng looked into Xu Man’s eyes, “How did you know that I didn’t like you at that time?”
“It’s not like you said it”
“Not saying it isn’t disliking At that time, I just didn’t dare to like it! I really wasn’t sure about coming back alive”
It was a fluke
The probability of survival was less than ten percent
If you’re not sure you’ll live, how can you talk about liking it?
One wouldn’t even dare to think about it
“Then you can say it now!” Xu Wen blinked
Lu Yuanzheng touched the top of her head, “Let’s talk about it when we go back at night”
It’s not that he doesn’t want to say it, it’s just that he’s a little embarrassed
“Still don’t like me” Xu Wen pretended to be angry
“I like you!” Lu Yuanzheng opened his mouth, “Very much”
With just such a simple confession, a fine layer of sweat rose on Lu Yuanzheng’s palms
He was so nervous that his heart felt like it was about to jump out of his throat
The corner of Xu Wen’s lips had already lifted, and he deliberately followed his usual example, “The voice is too small to hear!”
Lu Yuanzheng smiled
A mouthful of white teeth, somewhat dazzling in the moonlight
He looked around, saw that no one was around, and shouted as loudly as he usually shouted slogans, “I like you!”
Xu Wen giggled, his eyes curving with laughter
Maybe he wasn’t so nervous after shouting it twice, or maybe it was because he was so happy to see Xu Wen hearing him say he liked him
Lu Yuanzheng did not do anything, turned to face the sea, circled his hands into a trumpet shape, and shouted, “Xu Man, I, Lu Yuanzheng, like you!”
“Fuck me!” The soldier standing guard at the nearest post shivered, “What’s Camp Lu smoking?”
The brothers standing guard together gave him a blank look, “You’re the one who’s jerking off! Didn’t you hear Camp Lu confess to his sister-in-law?”
If he hadn’t heard it, he wouldn’t have been shocked He glared, “I mean, why did Lu Ying suddenly confess to his sister-in-law when he was fine?”
“What’s wrong with that? Do you have to choose a good day to confess to your sister-in-law?”
“That’s true”
At this moment, Lu Yuanzheng was so caught up in the moment that he had forgotten that there were guards nearby who could hear him shouting
To be exact, not only the guard post, but half of the island could hear him
This island is not big
But, at this moment, who cares?
Xu Wen laughed even more happily, and when she had laughed enough, she followed Lu Yuanzheng’s example, circling her hands around her mouth and shouting, “Lu Yuanzheng, I like you too!”
Her voice wasn’t as thick as Lu Yuanzheng’s, nor was it as loud, but it was clear and penetrating
Although it wasn’t so loud that half the island could hear it, the nearby sentries could definitely
“Ugh!” The warrior who had just been frightened by Lu Yuanzheng let out a long sigh, “Why do I have to come to stand guard at this time of the day?”
The other one also let out a long sigh, “My parents wrote to say that they have a date for me, originally I was not interested, but now I suddenly want to get married”
“Me too Look at how envious Lu Ying and his sister-in-law are”
The envied Lu Yuanzheng and Xu Man were kissing at the moment
Xu Man had just finished shouting when she was pulled into Lu Yuanzheng’s arms, and before she could react, his lips fell
In no time, the shallow kiss turned into a deep kiss
Gradually, Lu Yuanzheng’s breath began to be unstable, Xu Man’s body became softer and softer, and her center of gravity pressed into Lu Yuanzheng’s arm that was holding her up
After a long time, Lu Yuanzheng let go of Xu Man and looked down at her, his deep, bottomless black pupils were now churning with desire, and he asked her in a mute voice, “Going home?”
Without waiting for Xu Man to answer, he let out another long sigh and pressed Xu Man’s head against his chest, “Forget it It’s too much of a burden for you to be in such a humble tent The good thing is that the house will soon be repaired, when the time comes to move in and then ”
The latter words of his voice was very small and gradually disappeared
Xu Wen’s ears were sharp and heard it, shy and embarrassed, raised her hand and pinched the soft flesh on his waist
Lu Yuanzheng ate pain, lightly exclaimed: “Murder pro husband?”
Xu Wen smiled and drilled out of his arms
Lu Yuanzheng didn’t chase after him, his mobility was limited
Physiological reasons
Standing in place, the tip of his tongue rested against his palate, his heart calculating the possibility of the work schedule being raised further in advance
After a while, Lu Yuanzheng went up to catch up with Xu Wen
After laughing and joking for a while, and somehow chatting about Wang Ying and Zhao Gang, Xu asked Lu Yuanzheng, “I’m really not sure what will happen to Wang Ying I’m not sure what’s going to happen to Wang Ying What should we do?”
The biggest knot in Wang Ying’s heart is the feeling that she was born at the wrong time, over-glorifying her ability and rejecting her current life
This gives her a chance, and when she hits the wall, she will know what’s good and bad
The biggest variable is Wang Ying’s own character
Lu Yuanzheng raised his hand and touched the top of Xu Man’s head, “It’s fine I’ll carry any problems”
“I thought you were trying to convince me”
Lu Yuanzheng feigned a sigh, “Yeah! That’s what I originally thought Didn’t I let you convince me otherwise?”
Xu Wen giggled at his intentionally pretentious expression
Actually, Lu Yuanzheng hadn’t done anything, but Xu Man just felt happy
This was probably what it felt like to be with someone you liked, right?
Even if it was just a few sentences of small talk, her heart was bubbling with happiness
Inexplicably, she wanted to laugh
Lu Yuanzheng was the same, slowing down his pace and interlocking his fingers with Xu Man, walking and chatting on the beach, his brows and eyes slightly smiling, the corners of his lips raised
After walking a few steps away, Xu Man suddenly stopped and asked him, “Lu Yuanzheng, where are my shoes?”
Lu Yuanzheng: “”
When he confessed just now, he probably threw them down with his hands in his excitement
Xu Wen: “”
Lu Yuanzheng, Xu Wen and Shi Lei had breakfast and rowed to the regiment’s headquarters, which is the largest island in the archipelago, in a small boat
This small wooden boat was made from the corners of the houses they built
It is a very primitive kind of wooden boat, not easy to travel far
Lu Yuanzheng and Shi Lei didn’t talk a lot on the way
Lu Yuanzheng disliked Shi Lei: “Take the time to practice your physical fitness A thirty year old man doesn’t even have the strength to row a boat”
Of course, Shi Lei wasn’t that bad just compared to Lu Yuanzheng
Shi Lei rolled his eyes, “You’re so good, you swim! Didn’t you say you’d swim to the regiment yesterday?”
“If it wasn’t for accompanying my daughter-in-law, I’d swim faster than you”
Lu Yuanzheng said the same thing yesterday
Xu Man had gotten used to these two’s mode of getting along, sitting at the stern of the boat with his cheeks resting to listen to them spar
During these few months at the battalion headquarters, the soldiers had given each of these two a nickname
It was called Road Dad and Stone Mom
But neither of the two parties involved liked the nickname
Shi Lei, needless to say, would be anxious with people when he heard it
Lu Yuanzheng is also not happy
Xu asked if it wasn’t good enough for him to be a father to someone
“Half of them are older than me! Besides, I have a daughter-in-law, who looks at a male mom!”
Ten or so kilometers wasn’t far at sea
At the very least, Xu Man, who didn’t have to put in any effort, found it particularly fast, feeling like he’d arrived at the regiment’s headquarters in the blink of an eye
As soon as they boarded the island, they felt the difference
Their island can shoot deserted island survival, the regiment’s island can shoot beach vacation
There was a car waiting for them on the shore
The car drove all the way to the center of the island, at least four or five times the size of their island
There were fishing villages along the shore, and further in there were ordinary farmers who relied on farming and orchard sanitation
It looked like a gathering place for an ethnic minority of some sort
Further in there was a slightly more prosperous area, similar to the north-south street of the commune, but of course, the level of prosperity could not be compared to the inland
The regiment didn’t take the original inhabitants’ place, but found a place on a slightly remote plateau where the enemy commanded when the island was occupied
The island is relatively well supplied with materials, so they don’t need to set up tents like Lu Yuanzheng and his men, but just renovated the original buildings
When Lu Yuanzheng and his party arrived at the conference room of the regiment headquarters, all the other cadres on the island had already arrived
Even Song Xueqin’s current Song Regiment was already sitting on the main seat
As soon as he saw Lu Yuanzheng come in, Song Xueqin admonished him in a bad mood, “I thought you had no concept of time from staying on the deserted island! I was about to send someone to invite you”
In a public place, Lu Yuanzheng didn’t dare to take the blame, so he honestly stood upright and admitted his mistake
Song Xueqin wanted to say something, but when he saw Xu Man following in behind Lu Yuanzheng, he shut his mouth, straightened his collar, and waited for Lu Yuanzheng to introduce himself
Everyone else also looked at Xu Man, wondering what Lu Yuanzheng was doing bringing a woman to a regular meeting at the regiment
Lu Yuanzheng glanced sideways at Xu Man, saw that she was a little nervous, hesitated a little, and held Xu Man’s hand in front of so many people
Crowd: “”
What? This is a meeting!
Song Xueqin looked at the two people holding hands and cleared his throat
Only then did Lu Yuanzheng speak, “This is my lover, Xu Man”
Xu Man: “”
She was originally just a little nervous, and with this hand-holding and holding of hands by Lu Yuanzheng, she was not only nervous but also shy, hanging her head
All the cadres in the conference room:””
Some people wrinkled their brows, their brows and eyes are all disagreeable
Although Lu Yuanzheng has always acted a little less constrained, but this is also too out of the ordinary, right?
Cadre meeting with family members to count what?
Song Xueqin saw a cadre immediately criticized Lu Yuanzheng, stood up and grabbed the opening: “Comrade Xu Wen Hello! I’m sorry to have bothered you to come here”
Xu Man shook his head, “You’re too polite”
Cadres: “？？？？”
You invited?
Song Xueqin waited for Lu Yuanzheng to lead Xu Man to his seat before speaking, “It’s like this, before the regular meeting today, there was something I wanted to discuss with Comrade Xu Man face-to-face, so that’s why I took the initiative to invite her here Of course, it has something to do with all of you as well It is to find a way to solve the difficulty of using electricity ”
It’s not a big problem for ordinary people to live without electricity
But they were a military base and couldn’t live without electricity
The searchlights on the beach had to be turned on, right?
The phones have to be pressed, right?
There are also some necessary military issues that require electricity
The island is far away from the shore, the power supply is a particularly troublesome thing
Song Xueqin has been running to the power supply bureau since he realized that the entire regiment would be stationed on the islands
He even invited the director of the power supply bureau to his home for dinner on New Year’s Day, hoping to make a personal connection
It scared people so much that they didn’t even dare to enter his house
“Captain Song, now the call is to support the military and their families But where I can, without you asking, I’ll have someone press the electricity for you guys But I really can’t help it!”
Not to mention so far away on the island, even on the mainland electricity is not fully popularized, big cities with electricity is not a problem, many remote communes are not connected to the electricity
Like Wei Zhuang Commune
But if Wei Zhuang Commune wants to be electrified, as long as the number of households with electricity reaches, and then subsidize a part of the money, can also be pulled on the wire to them
Can the islands?
How many kilometers offshore is the nearest island?
How much would it cost to rip the wires?
Can you put up poles in the sea?
No, you can’t
Even if it doesn’t hurt to have the money, it’s still of limited use
If the supply is not timely, the island lack of fuel is not still suffering!
Song Xueqin is worried about this, as soon as he has time, he runs to the power supply bureau
Regimental cadres meeting, he mentioned this
His superior company revitalization is also worried, this has been a level to the central government
Just like the power supply bureau people say, talk to anyone is useless, which is subject to the reality and the current technology, temporarily really can not be solved
In Song Xueqin beard are almost white, overheard the road expedition island to send information on the paperwork and people in that bragging
He said, “Don’t look at the remote, poor and deserted island, but they really don’t lack anything now
Because their battalion commander’s sister-in-law is especially powerful! She could make ice, turn seawater into fresh water, generate electricity, make fans, and teach everyone to read and write
Song Xueqin asked his secretary, “Which island is this soldier from?”
The secretary replied, “It’s the clerk of Battalion Commander Lu who hasn’t determined the name of the island until now”
Song Xueqin: “”
Lu Yuanzheng is married to a talented woman!
It’s Lu Yuanzheng it’s good to do, the old ministry communication is easy, let the secretary comrade Lu Yuanzheng bring Xu asked over
Everyone listened to Song Xueqin, were puzzled
The lack of electricity, all the islands have
But the power supply bureau can not solve the problem, looking for the family of Lu Yuanzheng useful?