The next morning, Ye Fan came back from the vegetable market and found that the roses grown by Liao Miaomiao were alive and well, and an idea came to his mind. It may not be of any use in the past ten or twenty years, but isn't there a saying that goes, "Forefathers plant trees, and future generations enjoy the shade."
Ye Fan went to the house and saw Dabao and Erbao lying on the bench whispering, so he asked Geng Zhiye to light the fire.
Geng Zhiye had just finished washing his clothes. Dabao raised his head: "Mom, dad is tired."
"Good son!" Geng Zhiye patted his son's little head very happily, "To light a fire, just sit down and stare at the fire. Dad is not tired. Let's play."
Dabao asked his sister to teach him Russian, and he taught his sister Tai Chi.
Three minutes later, the brother and sister decided to shake hands and make peace without embarrassing each other.
When Ye Fan heard the noise and glanced towards the living room, he was speechless and wanted to laugh: "They are really self-aware."
Geng Zhiye saw porridge cooking on the stove: "You are cooking so early in the morning?"
"No frying. And some pickles. I didn't buy eggs or duck eggs, so cook a pound of shrimps." Add water to the pot and let Geng Zhiye cook it first. She washed the onions and ginger, then took a bowl to make some pickles and poured sesame oil on them: "Now If everyone doesn’t need to be on guard, then what are the people on duty doing?”
Geng Zhiye: "We? Training."
Ye Fan asked again: "What should I do with the obsolete guns and other items?"
Geng Zhiye frowned slightly: "Are you spying on military intelligence?"
Ye Fan: "Can't you say?"
Geng Zhiye nodded: "That's okay. I can't say more. It depends on the situation. For example, if it is dangerous when used, then destroy it. If it is old, give it to the relevant departments."
Ye Fan asked curiously: "Aren't there some areas?"
Geng Zhiye shook his head: "They don't like our things. People think we are backward, like we were just unearthed."
Seeing that he felt uncomfortable when he mentioned the issue of firepower, Ye Fan got down to business: "How about blowing up mountains and quarrying rocks to pave roads for the fishermen?" He then said to prove that he was not just doing it on a whim, "You don't need to build it like a national highway. Just use stones to fill in the potholes. From now on, you guys It is convenient to buy fruits, vegetables, chicken, fish, meat and eggs, and fishermen will not be unable to move when it rains.”
Geng Zhiye pondered for a moment. He could make a report and the superiors would not object. The problem was that he was just as annoying to the commune secretary as Ye Fan. Besides, rushing is not a business. What's more, the commune secretary is the parent official of Hengshan Island, so the leadership of Hengshan Commune should ask him to cooperate on this matter.
Geng Zhiye said: "People's soldiers should help the people. But suddenly they come to cooperate with others. Don't you think it's like they are showing courtesy for nothing?"
Ye Fan: "Has the driver ever complained that the mountain roads are difficult to walk on?"
Geng Zhiye didn't know. Years ago, he was busy arranging patrols and training, but before he could relax after the year, Baldy died. Geng Zhiye only dared to come back for a meal at noon, and he couldn't wait to turn a blind eye when he slept in the duty room at night.
Geng Zhiye asked: "What then?"
Ye Fan: "The driver will go back to the village to pull bayberries or other things. You can follow him and have a look. If the road is bumpy, take the opportunity to ask the team leader if he wants to repair it."
Geng Zhiye: "Who told you what?"
Ye Fan shook his head: "You were asked to guard the island, but you just stare at the sea all day long?"
Compared with the comrades at the headquarters, life on the island is quiet and comfortable. Geng Zhiye was not used to it. Even if I train on duty regularly, there is an illusion that my time is wasted. Let him stay on this island for a few years and do nothing during this period. Geng Zhiye can be sure that he will lose touch with the rest of the army.
But Geng Zhiye never told anyone that the island was boring. Sometimes he envied other comrades who were self-sufficient - growing vegetables and raising pigs.
"It's rare to have a few quiet years, so it's good." Geng Zhiye said deliberately.
Ye Fan was surprised: "Do you really think so?"
Geng Zhiye said deliberately: "We have been living apart for several years after we were married. Do you know what I think?"
Ye Fan shook his head: "My intuition tells me that you are dissatisfied with the current situation."
Geng Zhiye finally couldn't help but smile.
Ye Fan stepped on his foot: "Are you kidding me?"
Geng Zhiye jumped: "Murder your husband!"
"Does it hurt?" Ye Fan asked, "It hurts. Don't tease me anymore. But having said that, do you think Political Commissar Liao and Commander Niu Fu can agree to this?"
Geng Zhiye thought for a while: "Lao Niu is fine. When he heard that Bald Man was dead a few days ago, he was very excited. At that time, he asked me how many things I had to do, whether I could adapt to changes, etc. If I hadn't stopped him, he would have died that day. I dared to drive a ship to the island to express my condolences, but the bald man’s son must have been on guard against us at that time -" Suddenly I understood why it was so quiet over there, and both of us were afraid that the other would take the opportunity to cause trouble.
Seeing that he suddenly stopped talking, Ye Fan couldn't help but ask: "So, is this possible?"
Geng Zhiye: "It should be feasible, but not so fast."
Ye Fan: "I know. How can you say that wind is rain."
Geng Zhiye nodded: "Then I'll talk to the driver another day."
Having said that, when he arrived at the army after dinner, Geng Zhiye took a few steps toward the cooking squad and saw two transport trucks. He paused for a few dozen seconds. After a few dozen seconds, he looked in the distance as if he was thinking about something, and then walked towards the transport trucks. .
He walked to the back of the car, and the cook who was busy unloading vegetables and seafood hurriedly stood at attention and saluted. Geng Zhiye returned the greeting and asked them to continue, and then asked the driver: "I heard that the mountain road is not easy to walk on, and the car may overturn if you are not careful?"
The driver was stunned for a moment before realizing that the group leader cared about him. However, the driver felt that he could not cause any trouble to the group leader and said that his skills were not bad and he could easily cross mountains and ridges.
Geng Zhiye suddenly thought that all the drivers in the army were very good, and it would be a waste to be transferred to a local factory. Geng Zhiye asked if it was a rainy day.
The driver suddenly thought that "it rains every time during the Huangmei season", and the team leader must be worried that the cooking team will run out of food due to rainy weather in the next few days. The team leader is the team leader, and he is very foresighted. The driver believed that such weather would not trouble him, but he was worried that it would be too bumpy and spoil the food, so he said that there were two sections of road that were a bit troublesome.
Geng Zhiye took advantage of the situation and said that he would go back and have a look with him, and also told him to take a rest before going to the training ground.
The driver couldn't help but say to the cook before he had gone far: "The captain is so kind."
Cook: "The leader is only thirty-four years old this year. If the leader dares to let him come here, there must be something special about him."
The driver nodded: "I used to think that he was able to defeat the head of the Niu Group because of his high academic qualifications and his parents being old revolutionaries."
Cook: "Listen to what those old ladies said? Is it really because of this that Captain Niu's bad temper will follow him?"
The driver suddenly realized: "It seems that the day before yesterday or the day before yesterday, I saw Captain Niu driving the captain and the political commissar home in a three-wheeler."
Cook: "There is no chief of staff?"
When the old squad leader saw a few people chatting outside, he couldn't help but come out and yell: "Move things!"
The driver hurriedly said: "I'm on vacation. It was just a few days ago. I went to the village to get vegetables and heard a fisherman say that the chief of staff took his boat away." After that, he handed the vegetable basket to the cook.
The old squad leader carried a basket of vegetables: "Don't talk about the army outside. Just because strangers can't come in doesn't mean that everyone on the island is good."
Several people quickly promised not to mention that they knew there were people with bad intentions everywhere.
Speaking of Geng Zhiye, when he returned to the office and saw Deputy Commander Niu, he deliberately asked the political commissar. As soon as Deputy Captain Niu heard this, he knew that the regiment leader had something to do with the political commissar. He was very curious and asked him what the matter was with the political commissar, and asked him to tell him.
Captain Niu is a very traditional man. He believes that women should stay at home, wash, cook and take care of the children, and should not get involved in the affairs of the men. Geng Zhiye knew him well, and of course he couldn't mention Ye Fan. He just said that the driver said that there were some sections of road that were difficult to walk. He discussed with the political commissar and asked for instructions from the superiors. The military and civilians should cooperate to build the road for the convenience of the people and themselves.
Captain Niu said without hesitation: "Good thing! I'll go find the political commissar."
Political Commissar Liao believed that Geng Zhiye came up with whatever he wanted. But this matter is indeed convenient for others and ourselves. Political Commissar Liao had no objection, and Geng Zhiye immediately reported it. After writing it, he asked the political commissar with the best writing skills to help him polish it and then handed it over.
It rained lightly every few days, and Geng Zhiye followed the driver who was pulling food out of the car. There is a section of the road that is extremely difficult to walk, like encountering big waves on the sea. Even though Geng Zhiye was mentally prepared for the journey, he was still frightened.
Geng Zhiye asked the driver if he had ever worried about the tire getting stuck. The driver experienced it once and said that there was a lot of water on the road after the typhoon last year. Fortunately, the car was empty at the time, and he met fishermen rushing to sea. The fishermen had to move rocks and help push the car out.
Geng Zhiye nodded thoughtfully, but said nothing.
When they arrived at the village, the captain of the small team called over and the members of the farming community helped to move it to the car. Geng Zhiye complained to the team leader that the road was narrow and difficult to walk. The captain smiled bitterly and said that there were no transport vehicles on the island before, and the widest ones were walking tractors, so he never thought of widening the road. It happened that all the members who were farming were free recently, so he asked everyone to repair the road.
Geng Zhiye pondered for a moment and asked where the mountains could be blown up. The army would provide explosives and a company could be selected to help transport stones.
Where can I find such a good thing? It’s pie in the sky! The captain held Geng Zhiye's hand with both hands to express his gratitude. Geng Zhiye shook his head slightly: "It's convenient for others, but it's convenient for yourself." The captain stubbornly said thank you a few more times before letting go.
On the way back, the driver asked: "Captain, before you came here, did you want to ask the fellow villagers to work with us to build the road if it was difficult to walk on it?"
Geng Zhiye nodded: "But we can't say it directly. Even if they walk every day now and we walk once a few days, and we propose to build the road, many people still think that the road is built for us."
The driver didn't understand, but when he thought about how excited the captain was, he believed Geng Zhiye's words.
Less than five days after this incident, the commune leadership approached the troops and asked them to provide more explosives. There were still roads in several places that were not open to traffic. These days, transporting seafood to food factories relies on people carrying it or carrying it on bicycles. But bicycles are very expensive, and one or two per group cannot afford to consume them.
Geng Zhiye did not come forward, but asked Political Commissar Liao to play Tai Chi with them. It was estimated that five years after the road was completed, everyone on Hengshan Island would be grateful to the troops, so Political Commissar Liao relented. After seeing off the leadership of Hengshan Commune, Political Commissar Liao went to the office and asked Geng Zhiye why he deliberately made things difficult for them.
Geng Zhiye: "It's too easy to get, but you don't know how to cherish it. Maybe if you repair it today, it will be their own credit tomorrow. This is not bad, but I'm afraid they will bite back and say that we have to seize the strong men to build the road."
Political Commissar Liao thought about how simple their clothes were: "Isn't that so?"
Geng Zhiye glanced at him: "The promotion of rice and the fighting of rice. Are you kidding me as an ancestor? I didn't say that, if it were someone else today, I wouldn't ask you to come forward. As the commune secretary, I have to do this."< br>
Political Commissar Liao: "Because Accountant Ye kindly asked him to set up a factory, he still thinks that Accountant Ye is messing around with young people?"
Geng Zhiye was shocked: "How did you know?"
Political Commissar Liao sat down and took a sip of water: "There are no secrets on the island. Your sister-in-law heard what the workers at the market said. She also said that Su Yuanhang and his father almost had a fight because of this matter. Isn't it just spreading rumors?"
Geng Zhiye shook his head: "There is such a thing. Secretary Su is old enough to be my father and your uncle. If he didn't say that this matter is difficult to handle, he would really dare to treat us as Su Yuanhang's servants in the future. You can reason with them, and they will accept death. When a soldier meets a scholar, he can't explain why." After saying that, he stood up and asked Lao Niu to make arrangements.
Captain Niu pushed the door open and came in. The door hit the wall with a bang. Geng Zhiye was so frightened that he almost lost his balance and yelled at him angrily: "It's broken, can you fix it?"
Deputy Captain Niu felt guilty and went around to Political Commissar Liao to take his enamel jar to drink water. Political Commissar Liao was disgusted: "Are you talking about hygiene?"
"You're so particular!" Seeing that Geng Zhiye had no intention of shooting him or punching him, Deputy Captain Niu chuckled and said that he had forgotten that the door was made of wood.
Geng Zhiye sat down: "What's the matter?"
Captain Niu: "We have finished counting the guys that can be used. When will we take action?"
Geng Zhiye was speechless: "Blowing up a mountain is not about blowing up a bunker!" He glanced at him and asked Political Commissar Liao to lead the team, "Be sure to inform every commune member. When selecting children to go to school, a cordon must be put in place. Before the bombing, go to the mountain to check again. Make sure all members are at the bottom of the mountain.”
Deputy Captain Niu couldn't help but said: "Such a little thing——"
Geng Zhiye looked at him, and Captain Niu immediately said: "I obey orders and obey orders!"
The next day, Dabao took out his pen and prepared to do his homework. He didn't have to write when he got home after school. With a rumble, Dabao was so frightened that his pen dropped to the ground. The teacher hurriedly told the students to hide under the table. She also squatted down with her head in her hands. However, there were no earthquakes, houses collapsing, or the sound of planes dropping bombs. The teacher realized something and was very embarrassed: "It's okay, everyone, sit tight."
Dabao remembered that his father had told his mother not to go up the mountain these days, if any rocks fell down: "Teacher, did rocks explode on the mountain?"
The teacher nodded: "Teacher forgot, we have a group on the island, the enemy can't come up. Don't be afraid, just read a book. I'll go out and have a look."
My deskmate waited for the teacher to leave and asked in a low voice: "Geng Yanyan, was it your father who bombed it?"
Dabao shook his head: "My dad didn't go up the mountain. My dad came home at noon." In fact, he felt unsure and uneasy.
When he ran home and saw his father at home, Dabao breathed a sigh of relief, raised a smile and shouted: "Dad!"
Geng Zhiye picked up his son and said, "Have you not seen me for a long time? Do you miss your father?"
Dabao hugged his neck and pointed to the mountains in the distance: "Dad, are you still going to explode?"
Geng Zhiye nodded: "There will be more in the afternoon. But not here." Pointing to the west, "It's seven or eight miles away from here. There will be another day of bombing tomorrow."
Ye Fan came in carrying the vegetables and Erbao in his arms and happened to hear the last sentence: "Will it be fried tomorrow?"
Geng Zhiye: "In some places, the road can only be walked by people, and wooden carts cannot pass. Take the opportunity to widen the road."
Ye Fan: "Will any stones fall?"
Geng Zhiye nodded: "They have a way, like using a net made of rattan to fix it. When you have money, you can build it with cement." He put down Dabao and took the food, "Why are you later than me today?"
Erbao went to show off and play with her father.
Dabao was envious and Geng Zhiye was puzzled. The father and son looked at Ye Fan and asked him if he was not in the food factory.
Ye Fan said as he walked towards the house: "Isn't the Lotus Brigade growing lotus roots? This year they decided to set aside a piece of land to plant lotuses with many lotus seeds. I have nothing to do these days, so they asked me to come over and have a look."
Dabao suddenly stopped being envious.
Geng Zhiye: "You don't know how to plant."
Ye Fan: "Tell me to appreciate the infinite green of the lotus leaves. Maybe you are telling me with practical actions that they are very obedient and I must help them sell the lotus seeds."
Geng Zhiye: "I have the impression that my family has never made lotus seeds. Does anyone want them?"
Ye Fan nodded: "We don't plant much. We're sure. They are worried because they probably think they don't have enough to eat now, so who will buy lotus seeds?"
Dabao couldn't help but say: "Mom is so amazing."
Geng Zhiye looked at his son subconsciously, and Dabao immediately said: "Dad is also awesome."
Geng Zhiye was speechless and funny: "You. You and your sister are playing in the living room while we cook."
After dinner, Geng Zhiye went next door to find Political Commissar Liao, and went with him to take a look at the place where the mountain was bombed before returning to the army.
Geng Zhiye did not ask any company to build roads every day. Geng Zhiye would call whichever company did not need to be on patrol duty. Thousands of people came in turns, and they didn't feel tired after two months of work.
The commonly used roads were repaired, but there were still a lot of gravels from the mountains. Geng Zhiye lent transport trucks to each brigade, and each brigade pulled several trucks of gravel to spread the gravel in the low-lying areas of the village. This side of the Family Courtyard originally belonged to the Shanxi Brigade. The road is gravel, but uneven - it's cloudy and rainy every year and is weighed down by people's carts. The Shanxi brigade never knew how to thank Ye Fan, so they took this opportunity to pull two carts of gravel to smooth the areas prone to water accumulation. It was ugly when it was first laid, but after the typhoon in August, the rain washed it several times and the road was very clean. When the sun comes out, Liao Miaomiao can play shuttlecock at the door.
Ye Fan folded a few paper airplanes, while Dabao and Dabao were playing with airplanes at the door.
Political Commissar Liao's lover Zhuang Qiuyue saw Ye Fan watching the children on the side of the road. He came over with wool and said while knitting: "Old Liao said that Commander Geng would say anything to fool him into building roads. I said he is not as good as Commander Geng." Thoughts. He also said that Commander Geng was just idle and bored. "
The air is fresh after the rain and people are in a great mood. Liao Miaomiao jumped over: "Mom, it would be better to have more flowers. Look -" pointing to Ye Fan's yard, "look how nice it is. It's a pity that they were all killed by the typhoon."
Ye Fan: "There are still flower buds, they will bloom in a few days."
Liao Miaomiao was happy again: "Mom, can you plant some more?"
After several days of heavy rain, the temperature dropped. The air outside was fresh. The wife of the chief of staff also came out of the house and walked towards Ye Fan: "I haven't felt it for a few months. Recently, I can see flowers when I go out. It's good. ”
Ye Fan: "Will you plant some at home next year? Planting outside the yard will not be in the way."
Liu Guihua came from the alley and told Ye Fan that her family also planted some. Then she pointed to the alley: "It's really clean when the rain washes away. A few days ago, my daughter said that the stone road was difficult to walk on. If it weren't for these stones, today I don’t dare to come out and step on the mud accidentally.”
Ye Fan nodded and said to leave flower seeds for her next year.
Liu Guihua asked: "My old man will be on vacation in a few days. When will Captain Geng take vacation this year?"
Zhuang Qiuyue couldn't help but said: "Lao Liao is on vacation after the Mid-Autumn Festival. If Commander Geng doesn't take vacation, he will have no time this year."
Dabao suddenly became anxious: "Mom, dad is on vacation, what should I do? Will I stop going to school?"
Ye Fan: "You can ask for leave."
Dabao shook his head and refused: "No. I have winter and summer vacations, so I can't ask for leave!"
Ye Fanxin said that you were only in the first grade: "That's right to think so. However, your dad was too busy the past few days and really needs a rest. But if we don't go back to the capital, grandma will come over."
(End of chapter)
The author said: I am in a normal state today, so I will write so much