When Fu Xiuhua arrived at the school lake, she saw Tiedan with his head down, reading a book.
"Second brother."
She waved and ran over in small steps.
When Tie Dan heard the shout, he knew that his second sister had arrived. He looked up at Fu Xiuhua and, when his second sister stopped, he took out a piece of oil paper wrapped with two meat buns from his side and handed it to her.
Upon seeing this, Fu Xiuhua's eyes lit up.
"Meat buns? The cafeteria is actually selling meat buns today? Second brother, you know me so well, you know I didn't go to the cafeteria to buy breakfast."
Fu Xiuhua happily sat down next to Tie Dan, took out a meat bun from the oil paper, and began to eat it heartily.
Tie Dan shook his head and replied, "I got up a little early this morning and went out of the school gate to buy it at the state-run restaurant."
In the school cafeteria, almost every day there was only multigrain porridge or sweet potato porridge, and there wasn't even any pickled vegetables.
If students want to eat, they have to bring it from home themselves.
The students who can attend high school are mostly around fourteen or fifteen years old.
He's just a kid, the kind of kid who'll eat me out of house and home!
After drinking this much urine in the morning, I was so hungry that my stomach felt like it was sticking out of my back. How could I possibly concentrate on reading or studying?
Hearing Tiedan say that, Xiuhua paused slightly while eating the steamed bun, then bit her lower lip while holding the oil paper, as if she had made up her mind.
Looking back at Tiedan, he said firmly, "Second brother, I want to join the army."
Upon hearing his second sister's words, Tie Dan was initially stunned.
join the army……?
Although my second sister used to work in the fields at home, she basically doesn't have to do any housework anymore since she started going to school.
Her strength was only slightly greater than that of the city girls.
But if my second sister were to join the army, could she endure the hardship?
Moreover, there is still a war going on to the south.
If you really want to join the army, it would be better to do what my older brother did: get injured and then be discharged and go home.
For those less fortunate, broken legs or arms are commonplace.
The worst fear is that I'll lose my life after I go there.
"Second sister, why did you decide to join the army?"
After a moment of confusion, Tie Dan came to his senses and lost interest in reading. He looked at Xiu Hua and asked her with a serious expression.
Xiuhua lowered her head and tapped the grass roots beside her.
Then he replied in a low voice, "I originally only thought that after I graduated from school, I would find a job in the county town and earn money to help my older brother and sister-in-law support their family."
But, second brother, you saw it last night too, the madness we've become!
Who knows when this fire will reach our house?
I'm scared...
When she woke up that morning, she felt for the first time that people still need power.
If one has power, can one protect the teachers?
But for a rural girl like her, wanting power is probably harder than climbing to heaven!
The only thing Xiuhua could think of was joining the army like her older brother.
If my older brother hadn't been discharged due to injury, with his abilities and skills, he would definitely have been able to rise even higher.
Tie Dan felt a pang of pain in his heart when he heard his second sister's words.
Thinking about her second sister's behavior last night, she fell silent.
He understood what his second sister was afraid of!
Teacher He and his colleagues, who were teachers at the time, imparted knowledge and answered questions, certainly never imagined that they would have such a day.
And their family, even though the eldest brother is still there now.
But how could the eldest brother protect them for a lifetime?
Not to mention, my older brother and sister-in-law don't have any children yet.
If, after the eldest brother and sister-in-law have children, or after they get old, there is no one in their family who can take the place of the eldest brother, how will they protect their little nephew or niece?
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