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Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation It was winter vacation again. Xiao Song rejected the school's tutoring and returned to Longshan to be a good student. Xiao Yu and the group of primary school students began to wreak havoc in Longqing Garden again. It had become their hobby to fight with the management of the property company. Of the five 20-inch speed-changing cars Chen Weizheng bought, four of them were already taken. As soon as the winter vacation began, Liu Yu, Ruan Cheng, Wang Ning, and Zheng Tien-tien planned to travel long distances to Huaqiao Town and Longshan Town. On the first day they arrived at Longshan Town and Chen Village, the four old guys in Chen Weizheng's family were overjoyed and prepared a meal. In the afternoon, Xiao Song took them to the hill behind the village to hunt a yellow feather chicken and a field mouse. The four little guys immediately decided not to return to Longqing Garden but to camp in Chen Village. Xiao Yu took the other three to Old Liu's house, to the town's ruins, to the foot of Longshan Town, and to the valley of Qingshan Town. There was nothing they could not do.
Chen Huazheng disapproved of their irresponsible lifestyle. Huazheng and Xiao Song got along very well because they were the type of people who planned everything. They woke up at a certain time every day and did what at a certain time. They were very strict and planned very well. Moreover, they had a special liking for Jiaojiquan in the morning. They never stopped regardless of wind or rain. During the winter vacation, as soon as Xiao Song came to Chen Village, Hua Zheng would come to Chen Weizheng's courtyard on time every morning to practice with Xiao Song's uncle. It was unknown how a child less than six years old could have such strong perseverance.
Every morning, after the morning exercise, Grandma Chen would prepare a delicious breakfast. After breakfast, Hua Zheng would follow Xiao Song to the study. Xiao Song would review his homework, and Hua Zheng would practice calligraphy and painting. Seeing Hua Zheng's calligraphy and ink landscape paintings, Xiao Song felt that he was not as good as Hua Zheng. When he saw his grandfather teaching Hua Zheng, he regretted that he did not cherish opportunities as much as Hua Zheng did when he was young.
Chen Weizheng only came back once when Xiao Song came to Chen Village. He gave Xiao Song a bottle of elixirs and checked on Xiao Song's current situation. He told Xiao Song not to stop. After that, he never came back. Xiao Song knew that his cousin had already taken him in. In the future, he would have to work harder, so he did not slack off. Seeing the attitude of Hua Zheng, who was twelve years younger than him, in life and learning, stimulated his determination to work hard. Every day, he gave Hua Zheng a cup of elixir water, which became Xiao Song's praise and reward for Hua Zheng. On the 20th day of the New Year, Liu Yu did something that made all his friends exclaim in admiration. He gathered all the students who were qualified to go hiking by bicycle. They gathered at the north end of Longjiang Bridge in the morning and arrived at Hua Qiao Town at noon. Zheng Tien-tien's mother was in charge of Chinese food. Then, they went to Ruan Cheng's house to play and came back. When they set off, there were more than sixty people gathered. There were thirty-seven students in Liu Yu's class, and none of them were absent. It was quite a show of respect for him as the class monitor. Liu Yu showed a strong organizational ability. He formed groups, cooperated, integrated groups, and managed the team in good order. The participants were fully equipped and well-prepared. A few worried parents followed them to the scene. They originally wanted to follow along and take care of them, but when they saw Liu Yu's behavior, they felt inferior and left on their own accord.
Chen Weizheng told Ou Jie that he would not be in Longshan this year. All the matters in Longshan would be handed over to Ou Jie. Ou Jie said that it was not a big problem. It was just giving out red packets and drinking some wine. Anyway, Ruan Lei was pregnant this year and would not return to Nancheng. It was a good opportunity to do something to pass the time.
Aunt said that they would return to Chen Village this year. The four old people were already used to the life in Chen Village and were unwilling to come out. However, she and her uncle must come out on the second day of the New Year. Otherwise, they would become an unstable factor in Chen Village. As the Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, there would be more people sucking up to them during the New Year. Chen Xiaomei understood that Chen Weizheng was accompanying his mother instead of spending the New Year in Chen Village. He even brought some small gifts for Chen Weizheng's mother.
Old Master Eighteen was opposed to Chen Weizheng accompanying his mother for the New Year because he had witnessed Li Jing's escape. In his mind, Chen Weizheng was very unqualified as a mother. However, since Chen Weizheng did not have any objections, Lord Eighteen could not say anything.
Liu Yi could only have a holiday on the 24th day of the New Year. The last training class before the New Year had ended. This learning and training of loyalty to the Party that started in Gu Yi City had spread to the whole country. Many people who did not put the Party's cause in the first place had to be reorganized. Some people's behavior completely deviated from the Party's oath and were expelled from the Party. Zhong Qinghong, the head of the Party Committee of Qingshan Town, became the Bao Qingtian in the eyes of the people in Qingshan Town. During the investigation of Party members, she worked together with Liu Ming of the Commission for Discipline Inspection to find a large number of Party members who violated the law and discipline. In the face of the facts, the offenders could only admit their mistakes and hope to be treated by the Party Committee.
Liu Dehou privately told Pan Changcheng that Zhong Qinghong was more suitable for Party Committee work than him. Pan Changcheng nodded in agreement.
Since the long talk with Juada, Chen Weizheng had completely let go of the knot in his heart and became much more relaxed. He went to Qingshan Town with the Second Platoon of the First Company and the Third Platoon of the Guard Battalion. It was not only to relax, but also to consciously get some local specialties. More importantly, it was to let the troops see blood often. A troop that had not seen blood was an immature troop.
The Third Platoon of the Guard Battalion was really an expert in mountainous terrain. As soon as they entered the mountain, they set a lot of traps and waited for the prey to take the bait. Then, they arranged for a squad of soldiers to dig winter bamboo shoots in a bamboo forest and led the other soldiers into the depths of Qingshan Town. The next day, they instructed them to set up an ambush. It took them one day to eliminate a herd of wild boars. There were 11 wild boars of different sizes. The seven big ones were killed with rifles and the four small ones were all captured alive. They used a satellite phone to inform the Quartermaster to reinforce the pigsty and try to domesticate wild boars.
The next day, there was another battle of annihilation. They harvested 18 fat wild goats. The harvest forced the 30 soldiers of the Second Platoon to return early. Each person carried a dead goat, a dead wild boar, or a live wild boar. It was a lot of work to go through the mountain roads.
The Third Platoon threw two grenades into a cave in Mount Qingshan, blowing up about three hundred pounds of catfish. In order to send this batch of catfish down the mountain, another platoon was sent back, leaving the other platoon to clean up the traps along the way. The first thing they received in the rope trap area were two yellow bears. They were not small, each weighing about 40 pounds. Chen Weizheng knew that he had the New Year's gift for Xiao Guangyuan. The Third Platoon tied the hooves of the yellow bears together and put a pole through it. Two people carried the hooves of the yellow bears. The well area was very exciting. A bear that weighed more than 100 pounds fell into a trap. When the Third Platoon of soldiers found it, it was already exhausted from the struggle in the trap. When it saw the soldiers use a rope to tie its feet, it only twitched a few times. It was not that it did not want to fight back, but that it had used up all its strength. Chen Weizheng looked at the bear pitifully and said, "Brothers, be careful. Don't let the dead bear scratch your head." The soldiers laughed and said, "Chief Chen, this bear is still alive. We must bring it back alive. The sergeant said that he will be in charge of the four bear paws and hand them over to you. The gallbladder will be paired with good wine and given to Commander Xiao. This time, the guard battalion will have a lot of face."
The black bear raised its hooves to the sky and tied a long pole with a nylon rope. This time, another three soldiers retreated.
The remaining warriors hunted and retreated all the way back. On the way back, they caught four bamboo rats, two pangolins, and a hibernating serpent weighing eight catties. Together with the team that dug bamboo shoots, they returned triumphantly with more than a thousand catties of fresh winter bamboo shoots.
Chen Weizheng had been on the mountain for five days purely to relax. He followed the soldiers and walked all the way. The furthest point was still far away from the main peak where he had accompanied Jiang Zijing last time. It was located in the border area between the Earth Mountain and the Dashi Mountain. The terrain in this area was complicated and there were many plants and animals. It was a good place to hunt. He asked the Third Platoon Leader if they had gone further in. The Third Platoon Leader said that if they went further in, it was mainly for collecting herbs. There were only some monkeys and goats, and there were many snakes and birds. There were not many fierce beasts, so there was no hunting value.
Chen Weizheng understood that there were not necessarily fierce beasts in the deep mountains. It was entirely dependent on the composition of the food chain.
When he returned to the battery factory, he found that the battalion commander had sent out two platoons that he was in. He also sent out a platoon and asked a few old men from Chen Village to lead a team to the depths of Qingshan Town to collect mushrooms along the road from the military experimental zone. This platoon had only camped in the wild for two nights, but they had already collected more than a thousand pounds of fresh winter mushrooms. When Chen Weizheng came back, he saw that the soldiers were cleaning up the mushrooms and making vacuum packaging. One bag was two pounds, so they had packed 200 bags. The rest of the mushrooms were sent to the canteen for the division chief to deal with.
The soldiers of Longshan battery were soldiers with integrity. Except for finding food, they did their job very well.
In October, the guards of Longshan battery caught five locals trying to steal batteries. They were not released after they were arrested. Three months later, their families were notified that the five suspects were sentenced to life imprisonment by the military court for stealing military supplies. For a time, Longshan Town was in an uproar. Some of the family members complained to the government, saying that the sentence was too heavy. The mayor, Chen Weigang, said, "Our government has repeatedly emphasized that you should not steal things from Longshan Battery Plant. That is a military supply. You should not touch it. You did not believe us and were not convinced. You must steal it. What's the use of coming to us now?" The family members said that they knew they were wrong. They hoped that the government would intercede and let them go after three to five years. Life imprisonment for stealing things was too heavy a punishment. Chen Weigang said that there was no other way. It was the military court's decision. Your people probably saw military secrets or stole prohibited military supplies. They were already being merciful by not shooting them. When it came to military matters, the government had no say. A few angry family members wanted to go to Longshan battery to reason with them. Chen Weigang told them that it was not a problem to reason with them. Just do not be angry, do not be impulsive, and do not provoke them to use guns. A few young men shouted, "They dare to use guns? Kill me if you dare. " Chen Weigang told them that whoever killed them would be committing a crime. Try it if you dare. In the past ten years, the image of the military in front of the public was that they carried sandbags, fought floods, and carried brooms to put out fires in forests. Since the Vietnam Self-Defense War, the image of the military had become very unfamiliar. The people had begun to doubt whether the military soldiers still knew how to use guns. After repeated warnings from the government and the county government, although no one in Qingshan Town dared to steal from the battery plant, they were still skeptical about whether Longshan battery dared to use guns.
The day before New Year's Day, a group of roving foreign personnel had a conflict with the security guards when they were stealing from Longshan battery. After a series of gunshots, six of the seven people were killed on the spot, and one was seriously injured. Once the news spread, the people of Qingshan Town completely believed the rumor that Longshan Battery Plant could not be touched. A few young men who once said that they had the ability to kill them did not dare to act rashly anymore. They were used to seeing the guns in the hands of soldiers in peacetime. After they truly understood the responsibilities of soldiers, they realized that soldiers also had other duties besides fighting floods and disaster relief.
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