The three of them, mother and daughter, sat against the head of the bed, with Qingya squeezed between Xuemei and Liu's mother.
Liu's mother touched Qingya's short hair. After Qingya knew she was going to join the army, she sold her hair. Now she has a men's hairstyle and her hair is only five or six centimeters long.
Mother Liu said with emotion, "I didn't expect that among the four of you siblings, you would be the first to leave me and your father!"
"Mom, don't be so sad. I'm going to join the army. One person serving in the army brings honor to the whole family. You should be proud of me!" Qing Ya said.
"You are so confident, but you still have to pass the assessment before you can become a female soldier! Don't be proud, be down-to-earth and humble!" Liu's mother tapped Qingya's forehead and said.
"Mom, my uncle said I have an 80% chance of passing!" Qingya said with dissatisfaction while pouting.
Xuemei looked at the childish Qingya and said with a smile: "Qingya, although you are good at fighting, you have to keep a low profile. There are people outside the mountain. When you participate in the selection, you will face opponents who are similar to you. You have to keep a low profile and not expose your strength too early. Many times, strength is not the only way to win. You also have to consider strategy, that is, wisdom!" Xuemei pointed to her head after she finished speaking.
Qingya listened to all this and began to think about it. Mother Liu took the opportunity to say, "What I want to say is exactly what your sister meant. You must not make mistakes because of carelessness. In short, you must be low-key and not underestimate others. Do you understand?"
"I remember, mother and sister, I will not underestimate any opponent, and I will try to keep a low profile!" Qing Ya answered seriously.
"I'm glad you understand. I have one more thing to tell you. If you can be successfully selected and become a female soldier, we will all be very happy. However, in the future, when you participate in missions in the army, you must take care to protect yourself and avoid getting hurt. Your father, elder sister and other family members are always worried about your safety. You must keep this in mind!" Mother Liu touched Qingya's fair and tender face and said. Qingya nodded, feeling that tears were about to flow. Qingya raised her head embarrassedly, looked at the ceiling and replied: "Mom, I will protect myself!"
"Qingya, I also have something to tell you. Being a soldier is a very hard job. If you want to retire one day, we all support you. Or if you want to stay in the army for the rest of your life and fight for the ideal of defending your country all your life, we all support you. You must know that as long as you have a clear conscience and are worthy of your country and the people, we are proud of the decisions you make, and we will always support you. But you must also remember to come back safely." Xuemei said while hugging Qingya.
Upon hearing this, Liu's mother turned around and hugged Xuemei and her sister tightly. Qingya couldn't hold back the tears in her eyes. She wiped her tears casually and said, "Mom, big sister, you two are so sentimental. You made me cry. I remember I haven't cried since I was six years old!"
"No way. Do you remember that one year when the New Year was approaching, you secretly followed your father to the mountains to hunt without telling your family. Didn't I cry when you came back? You were seven years old at that time." Mother Liu let go of Qingya and her sister, wiped the tears from Qingya's face and joked.
"Mom, don't be like this. It's obvious that I was scared and cried because of your anger!" Qingya touched her nose and said embarrassedly, while Xuemei laughed beside her.
Next, the mother and her two daughters began to recall the interesting childhood memories of Xuemei and her four siblings.
Qingya left with Wang Weiguo and his family at noon the next day. Wang Weiguo returned in a jeep. The army provided blankets, clothes, and shoes, and since they wore uniforms, Qingya packed a few sets of underwear, a few sets of undergarments, a winter cotton-padded jacket and pants, a summer outfit, and two pairs of shoes—all in a single cloth bag.
Besides that, there was the food that Liu's parents had packed for Qingya. Besides the pork jerky Xuemei had made yesterday, the family also brought Qingya ten pounds of plums and a watermelon, asking her to share them with Wang Weiguo's family on the way. They also brought quite a bit of food for Wang Weiguo's family, all dried goods and bacon from home.
Before Xuemei left in the morning, she discussed with Han Chen and decided to bring twenty yuan for Qingya, which she gave to Qingya during breakfast.
In the first few days after Qingya left home, everyone in the family was a little uncomfortable. They often forgot that Qingya had gone to the army and would call her Qingya unconsciously, especially Liu's mother.
However, everyone soon lost interest in An An. After she turned six months old, she became increasingly mischievous, and Le Le followed suit. The two sisters were simply inseparable. If they were not seen, they would either crawl out of the cradle with Le Le or crawl to the edge of the bamboo bed and try to fall down. Someone had to keep an eye on the two sisters at all times.
Fortunately, it is summer vacation now, and the two brothers Feng Ru and Lin Jin are at home, so Liu's mother can go to work in the village during the day. But if Feng Ru goes to work, Liu's mother will have to stay at home every day to watch over the two little rascals.
Sometimes the two sisters would be having fun, but they would start fighting over toys. Both of them were very unwilling to admit defeat, so they would start swearing at each other in baby talk, one after another. It was very funny to watch. The two soft white balls were very powerful when they were swearing at each other, and the expressions on their faces were very pretty. During the summer vacation, Feng Ru was amused by the two sisters every day until her stomach hurt.
When the two sisters quarreled, if someone tried to break them up, they would start grumbling at the person trying to stop them. No one paid any attention to them, and they would soon make up. Then, one would press on the other, the other would kiss the other on the face, laughing and showing their intimacy. The Lin Jin brothers deeply believed that An An and Le Le were two little drama queens.
The two sisters are quiet only when they sleep at night and take a nap at noon. At other times, they are very noisy and chattering. Liu's mother and father said that these two little ones are similar to Qingya when she was a child, they love to move and talk.
Half a month after Qingya and Wang Weiguo's family went to the army, Jiali received a letter from Qingya saying that she had passed the assessment and successfully became a female soldier. Starting from next month, she would receive a monthly allowance of five yuan, and the army would provide her with food, clothing, and accommodation. Everyone in the family was happy for Qingya.
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