He Xiangdong was too embarrassed to cry in front of the soldiers in the telephone squad.
Zhang Dashan was standing in the carriage and singing. His voice was clear and high-pitched, and he could change his timbre from time to time following the melody he composed. Just the long-drawn-out singing of "Oh~He~He~" was very pleasant to hear.
On the prairie, in his memory, wherever there is singing, there is joy.
He saw that He Xiangdong was homesick, so he wanted to use his singing to dispel her sadness.
Sure enough, after Zhang Dashan sang for a while, He Xiangdong was attracted.
Zhang Dashan laughed: "Come on, let's sing together! On the prairie, those who can sing loudly never have any worries."
He Xiangdong bit his lips, feeling a little uncomfortable and unable to sing.
Zhang Dashan taught her: "Just shout, squad leader, the wind is blowing, ah~ah~ah~"
He Xiangdong burst into laughter. Although she was too embarrassed to sing, she would still call people, and her voice was quite loud.
The other soldiers also laughed. This was what Zhang Dashan had taught them.
"Squad leader, let out the line~ah~"
"Squad leader, your wife is here~ah~"
"Squad leader, dinner is ready~"
He Xiangdong was amused and laughed out loud, and he also started shouting. As he shouted, the grievances in his heart disappeared with a smile, and the more he shouted, the more open-minded he felt.
Jiang Jun sat in the cab, feeling particularly relaxed as he heard the soldiers' shouts and songs. "They sing so well!"
Luo Xiangnan said, "Yeah, especially when they lower their voices and say it. It's a pity that I can't learn it no matter how hard I try!"
Luo Xiangnan tried to imitate Zhang Dashan's singing of Huima, but he didn't do it well and started coughing.
"He's Mongolian, he has a great voice!" Jiang Jun couldn't help laughing.
Luo Xiangnan was amused. "Not all Mongolians can sing. Zhang Dashan was born with the talent for singing. He also has an older brother who can play the horse-head fiddle. We once met him on the grassland when we were on a mission. It was truly amazing! He could even talk to us on the horse-head fiddle!"
"Yes, the cavalry company is also Mongolian. I have never heard them sing."
Luo Xiangnan scoffed: "Those people in the Cavalry Company can only wrestle, and their singing is not as good as our Communications Company's. They are far behind!"
Jiang Yun was particularly fond of Captain Bater: "They're great on horseback! They can even shoot from horseback!"
Luo Xiangnan disagreed: "No matter how fast a horse runs, it can't be faster than a car! Cars are so much better. You sit in the driver's seat and there's a canopy behind the car. You're not afraid of wind or rain, and you can carry more people and more things."
I heard that the horses raised by the cavalry company cost more money than their cars. I wonder what the point of having a cavalry company is?
Jiang Jun chuckled. These guys were quite competitive. "I don't mean anything special. I just think riding horses is fun."
Luo Xiangnan shook his head: "What's so fun about it? It's so bumpy that it's killing you." Suddenly, an idea flashed in his mind: "You don't want to join the cavalry company, do you? They don't recruit female soldiers!"
This sentence reminded Jiang Jun that if she could get a horse, she would be able to carry more supplies and travel further.
"I don't want to go to the Cavalry Company. We all have missions. I'll only stay in the Communications Company for a few days before I have to leave." Jiang Jun quickly denied: "It's more fun to stay with you guys."
The people in the communications company are really interesting, and it has something to do with their company commander, Lin Anping.
Just like the general, you should lead like soldiers!
The telephone squad's car returned to the communications company. As soon as it stopped, the soldiers who were not on any missions gathered around.
They are automatically arranged on both sides behind the trunk.
As soon as He Xiangdong jumped out of the car, the soldiers began to applaud enthusiastically.
The conversation between He Xiangdong and his father was heard by the switchboard operator of the communications company and also by Lin Anping.
"Oh my! I really didn't realize she was a daughter of a general!" Lin Anping slapped his thigh excitedly. "Old Gong, tell me, do I have good taste? I picked two Mulans at once!"
He also specifically looked through some military pictorials. Although he didn't find any photos of He Zhenguo participating in military competitions, he had heard of He Zhenguo's name.
If you can’t pay your respects to your idol in person, the same goes for paying your respects to his daughter!
Lin Anping knows how to have fun and is quite active. After calculating the driving time for a shift, he immediately gathered everyone in the company and lined up along the way to welcome the "Mulan of the New Era"!
He Xiangdong was confused by the applause: "Who is Hua Mulan?"
This poem from the Han Dynasty Yuefu did not appear in the Chinese language textbook when He Xiangdong was in school.
Lin Anping was stunned for a moment, then realized that Hua Mulan had joined the army to replace her father. He had mistaken the person he was referring to, and immediately changed his words: "She was a female general who had made great military achievements!"
He Xiangdong was confused and turned around to point at Jiang Yun who was approaching. "They say you are Hua Mulan?"
Jiang Jun pursed his lips and smiled: "Captain, you said we are Hua Mulan, then you should take us to buy horses."
He playfully resolved the company commander's embarrassment.
Lin Anping applauded this quick-witted man. This was a man of both civil and military talents. "Okay, I'll personally take you to the horse ranch the day after tomorrow!"
Instructor Gong Ke came over and said, "It would be great if the military region's cultural officer was here. He could take a picture of you and write a report about you, the heroic sisters of the grassland. How wonderful!"
Lin Anping pointed his index finger toward the sky: "Yes, Old Gong, you are right!"
Jiang Yun knew that the instructor's name was Gong Ke. The soldiers all said that he was invincible. Jiang Yun felt that the instructor was like homework. Unexpectedly, the company commander called the instructor "husband", which made her feel very funny.
In the 1970s, only in the Huguang area was the custom for wives to call their husbands "laogong" (groom). In the northern Jin-Cha-Ji area, husbands were usually called "his dad, his son's dad, that guy, his partner, his lover, man", etc.
The pale-faced scholar Lin Anping calls the dark-faced iron tower Gong Ke "husband". Jiang Jun was having a great time imagining this, and her eyes were full of laughter.
Gong Ke deliberately put on a fierce face: "Why are you laughing? Do you know what it means?"
When leaders joke with each other, subordinates can only pretend not to hear. Even if they hear, they don’t understand. Even if they understand, they will never tell anyone.
It's best to pretend you didn't hear anything, and definitely not to join in the joke.
Jiang Jun remained serious and brought up another story: "I want to visit the real sisters on the grassland!"
Gong Ke's face instantly turned dark and red, like a piece of glowing lava. "That's a good idea. The military district will send people to visit and comfort them every year. If you are still in the communications company, we can arrange for you two to go together!"
It's best to go now.
These two female soldiers look rather delicate. They should learn from the little sisters from the grassland, Long Mei and Yu Rong. Look how strong they are!
When the soldiers saw Jiang Jun and He Xiangdong, their thoughts were immediately immersed in the joy of the party. They all grinned and clapped their hands loudly.
Jiang Yun tried hard to ignore Gong Ke's gaze and joined the soldiers' heated discussion as if nothing had happened.
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