War Military: From 1978

Chapter 297 Former Comrades-in-Arms!
On the 29th, Chu An and his older brother went back to their hometown, where Chu An stayed for three days.

After that, Chu An set off again.

And this time, he brought his older brother along.

On the third day, before the train even left the province, Chu An and his older brother got off midway and arrived at a remote rural area.

Here, Chu An found one of the soldiers from the original reconnaissance squad.

Wei Lei, a four-year soldier, was originally the deputy squad leader of the fifth squad of the fourth company of the second battalion. Later, he joined the reconnaissance platoon. He followed Chu An into the enemy country and was wounded during the attack on Hill 312.

Finally, he lay in a field hospital for more than a month. Although he was later rescued, he lost two fingers on his left hand forever.

Because of this, after recovering from his injuries, he insisted on leaving the army and returning home, despite the army's attempts to persuade him to stay.

He didn't even accept the reward for his meritorious service, and went straight back to his rural hometown to farm.

To be honest, seeing that face, which was even darker than when he was in the army, made Chu An feel a little sad.

"Platoon leader, you really came!"

Chu An arrived at lunchtime.

Wei Lei, who was eating at home with a bowl in his hand, heard the shouts of the villagers and went outside to see Chu An and Chu Gui.

Immediately, a bright smile appeared on his dark face, which was also covered with forehead wrinkles.

"When have I ever gone back on my word!"

"Hehe, that's right, that's right!"

Wei Lei is 1.72 meters tall, not particularly tall or strong, but he actually has a lot of muscles under his clothes.

"What's so delicious about eating!" Looking at the rice grains on the corner of his mouth, Chu An actually wanted to scold him a couple more times.

Chu An had objected when he foolishly refused the second-class merit award and wanted to go back to the countryside to farm.

Unfortunately, he insisted on not listening, saying that so many of his comrades had not returned, and that it was enough that he was able to go home alive.

He even said that the country is also facing difficulties now, and he is only missing two fingers, so he can go back to farming and support himself.

feed?

They can definitely be raised.

When Chu An entered the house, he saw a bowl of sweet potato rice with a few stir-fried, dark-colored dried chilies as side dishes.

"Is this what you told me back then—that you could support yourself?" Chu An turned to look at him.

This guy also told me about his family situation when he wrote the letter.

The two elders have passed away, and the two older brothers and one older sister have all started their own families.

He lives alone in his old house now, so Chu An went straight in without saying hello to anyone.

"Hehe!" Wei Lei, who followed in from behind, scratched his head and chuckled.

"Alright, buy a bottle of wine and some snacks to go with it!" Chu An reached out and took out ten yuan and handed it over.

"Platoon leader, I have money!" Wei Lei turned to leave without taking the money.

But Chu An quickly grabbed him.

"Take it if they give it to you!"

He stuffed the money into Wei Lei's pocket, and when Wei Lei tried to refuse, Chu An immediately straightened his face and said, "Wei Lei!"

"To!"

Reflexively, Wei Lei stood at attention and responded loudly.

Although I have been discharged from the military for a year, some things have been deeply ingrained in my bones.

"Take this and go buy wine and food. This is an order!"

"Yes!"

This time he didn't refuse. He turned around and went out, greeted and thanked the fellow villagers outside, then turned back and shouted to Chu An, "Platoon leader, wait for me, I'll be back in twenty minutes!"

"Go!"

Chu An didn't treat himself as a guest and invited Chu Gui to sit down at the table where Chu Gui was eating.

But Chu Gui was a bit dull at this moment.

This was the first time he had seen this side of his own brother.

With a stern expression, the dark-skinned man, who was clearly older than Chu An and even looked to be about the same age as him, stood obediently at his feet.

Very imposing and handsome!
Even he felt a little emotional stirring within himself.

Although he is Chu An's older brother, he is also a young man! In this era, who doesn't dream of joining the army?
Putting everything else aside, at least you can get enough to eat if you join the army.

Unfortunately, his dream was thwarted by reality.

Now that he's so old, it's even less likely that he'll join the army again.

A lifelong regret was magnified immediately after his younger brother revealed his military side.

"What are you thinking about?"

Chu An looked at his older brother, whose eyes were somewhat vacant, and offered him a cigarette while waving his hand in front of his eyes.

"Hehe, I kind of regret not joining the army back then!"

Chu Gui didn't hide anything, took the cigarette, and exhaled with regret.

Chu An was speechless.

What did I think it was?
“Serving in the army is tough, and what’s more, if you really join the army and you’re still with your sister-in-law, you’ll only see each other a few times a year. Are you willing to do that?”

"Haha!" Chu Gui chuckled awkwardly and scratched his head.

They have a very good relationship. They've only been married for three years, so he probably really doesn't want to let go of her now that he's saying this.

Before I could finish my cigarette, someone came in.

They are Wei Lei's eldest and second eldest brothers.

They lived not far away, and other neighbors also came to join in the fun after hearing the commotion.

Chu An got up to greet and chat with them, and after waiting for a while, Wei Lei returned.

He carried a piece of cured pork, a cured fish, and two bottles of wine.

"Sister-in-law, second sister-in-law, cook me two dishes, and I'll go catch a chicken!"

Seeing that there were many people in his family, especially his two older brothers and sisters-in-law, he immediately started shouting.

"No!" Chu An hurriedly stopped him. "We already have fish and meat, so we don't need chicken. It would also take too much time. We have to leave this afternoon. There's a car this evening. I don't have much time this time, so I can't afford to be late!"

"Oh? Okay then!"

Chu An had already explained the situation to him in a letter, and he had agreed.

Although his decision to give up resettlement and return to the countryside was foolish.

But this silliness also shows that he is truly pure.

Knowing that Chu An wanted to earn more money to help the orphans of his fallen comrades, he replied without hesitation and agreed.

The other one is the same.

They were both soldiers in the reconnaissance platoon, and both were wounded and disabled in battle. Although their injuries were not severe, they were no longer suitable for military service.

The difference is that the one who was originally from the city also chose to be resettled when he returned home.

However, after Chu An wrote him a letter, he agreed without hesitation to quit his job and come to help.

That evening, I boarded the bus at my hometown in Weilei County.

The next day, after changing buses in the city, Chu An led the two straight to the southwest.

My other home is in a coastal city in southwest China.

When Chu An considered selling dried seafood, he wrote to him and even asked him to inquire about the situation early on.

Now, after Chu An, along with his elder brother and Wei Lei, came to him and chatted for a while, Chu An realized that everything was going according to plan.

If all goes well, they should be able to go and get the goods the next day.

Chu Gui also brought a thousand yuan with him this time.

However, Chu An didn't have time to participate in the following actions.

He was required to report to the military on the 10th.

It's already the 6th, and the 7th is just around the corner. If he wastes a day or two at the beach, he definitely won't have enough time.

So everything from now on depends on them.

As for himself, he took a car on the 7th and headed west.

He needs to go back to Group C to report first.

Although he may not be able to stay in C group after this trip.

But no matter what arrangements are made by the higher authorities, the principle for this group of trainees upon arrival is to go back to where they came from.

(End of this chapter)