Special Years

"Huh?" Luo Ping'an turned his head abruptly, seeing Zhuang Yan a little surprised, and said, "Why are you still not sleeping, what are you doing here?"

"Squad leader." Zhuang Yan pretended to be relaxed and said, "Didn't you also sleep?"

Luo Pingan didn't say anything, but replied in a low voice, "I can't sleep."

Zhuang Yan walked to Luo Ping'an's side, put his hands on the concrete guardrail of the clothes drying yard, and followed the latter's gaze into the distance.

In the distant sky, a cold moon hangs in the air, and the darkness of the ground forms a rather desolate picture.

For some reason, Zhuang Yan suddenly felt a sadness for no reason, and his heart felt empty.

Luo Ping'an didn't say anything, just smoking a cigarette by himself.

Suddenly, he coughed violently.

Zhuang Yan said: "Smoking is not good for health. I used to smoke, but I quit."

"It's good to quit." Luo Pingan said, "In our hometown, we all smoke leaf roll horns, have you ever smoked it?"

Zhuang Yan shook his head and said with a smile, "I haven't smoked, but I've seen older people smoke it."

Luo Pingan added: "I haven't smoked for many years. Not long after I joined the army, the squad leader told me, Luo Pingan, you need to quit smoking. Smoking is not allowed in our special forces. This is your responsibility."

Having said that, Luo Pingan turned his head to look at Zhuang Yan and said, "Especially those of you who practice snipers. Cigarettes can easily expose you, and it's not good for you to stay hidden for a long time. If you are addicted to smoking, it will easily affect your concentration."

Zhuang Yan said: "Since this is the case, then you still smoke?"

Luo Ping'an didn't speak, looked into the distance, still smoking his cigarette, and said after a long time, "I don't need to quit smoking."

Zhuang Yan couldn't bear it any longer and said, "I heard someone say, are you going to be discharged from the army?"

Luo Pingan did not deny it, but nodded directly: "Yes."

Zhuang Yan became anxious and asked, "Why? Don't you want to be transferred to a non-commissioned officer? You can transfer your signature by the end of next year."

Luo Pingan smiled sadly, he looked at Zhuang Yan, the soldier in front of him who was one year younger than himself.

He didn't know where to start.

Seeing that he didn't speak, Zhuang Yan asked, "Squad leader, can you tell me why you have to be discharged from the army?"

Luo Pingan said: "I have something to do at home and I am short of money. I have to go back and earn money to support my family."

"Don't you get paid when you transfer to a non-commissioned officer?" Zhuang Yan said, "Is there a lot of shortages?"

"Well, a lot." Luo Pingan said, "At least my salary as a non-commissioned officer is not enough."

Without thinking about it, Zhuang Yan said directly: "Monitor, if you are really short of money, I can lend it to you."

Luo Ping'an was stunned, and it took a while for him to recover, and said, "Zhang Yan, I heard that your family conditions are very good, why did you come to join the army?"

Zhuang Yan scratched his head, but he couldn't figure it out himself.

But to this day, Zhuang Yan no longer wants to be like before. When people ask him why he came to be a soldier, he always says that his father Zhuang Zhenguo is here.

So he shook his head and said, "I couldn't control it at home, so I sent it here."

Luo Pingan said: "I'm different from you. Being a soldier is my ideal. I wanted to be a soldier since I was a child. When I first saw a soldier when I was eleven years old, I felt that when I grew up, I should be a soldier. , go to the army, and then make a career in it, I like the military uniform, I like to touch the gun, I like to smell the gun smoke coming out of the gun barrel when the gun is fired, I like the steamed buns that can kill the dog here, I like this It is a life of 10 kilometers a day, practicing to be full and full every day when I go back to the row house and sleep on my back."

"Then why are you still leaving the army?" asked solemnly.

Luo Pingan thought for a while and said, "I understand, when I was in the army, my father left. It was supposed to be my second brother who supported the family, but I chose to be a soldier, and my elder brother didn't say a word. , I quit my job, broke up with my girlfriend, returned to our hometown, returned to our village, and supported this family."

"I remember what my brother said to me the other day, brother, let's go! Go to the army, be your soldier, and have me at home! When you're done, my brother's face will be bright..."

Speaking of which, Luo Pingan threw the **** of the cigarette on the ground, stepped on it and crushed it hard, his eyes turned red, and said, "My brother is so kind to me..."

Solemn didn't speak.

This is the first time he has heard Luo Pingan tell his story.

"Now my brother is sick, hepatitis C, it will cost a lot of money, and he will need to use drugs to control it, otherwise it will get worse. My sister is still in high school and will take the college entrance examination next year. My mother is getting older. As a son, I I can't let my mother still work in the fields when she is several decades old, and ask her to support the family. Before the age of 21, I seldom listened to my family. My father did not allow me to be a soldier. I resisted, and my father left. Now, I should have stayed, but I didn't stay to be a soldier... I am selfish enough and selfish enough. From now on, I have to fight for my family and do something for them. I can't keep letting go My family pays for me, and I have to give something to my family. I am not only a soldier, but also a man. If a man can't take care of his family, he is useless, not a man..."

The last words were obviously a little trembling. It could be seen that Luo Pingan's emotions were tumbling and surging, but he was trying his best to restrain himself.

"Squad leader, if it's just about money, I can help you," said solemnly.

Luo Ping'an turned to look at Zhuang Yan, his eyes didn't look away for a few seconds, and finally he said, "Men still have to rely on themselves, let someone help them, they can help them for a while, but they can't help them for the rest of their lives. Zhuang Yan, I appreciate your kindness."

Suddenly he looked up at the moon and said, "Go back and rest early. Tomorrow your training will be very slow, and the day after tomorrow you will actually jump, so you must have enough rest. It's not worth it."

After speaking, he turned around and walked towards the row room.

After walking a few steps, he looked back at Zhuang Yan and asked, "Is there a conflict between you and Xu Xingguo?"

Zhuang Yan didn't expect Luo Pingan to see it, and his face turned a little red.

"no……"

He murmured ~www.novelmt.com~ a little embarrassed.

Luo Pingan said: "Come on, don't think I'm a fool, not to mention I'm not stupid. But I advise you that it is fate that your comrades can stay together for a few years, eat a pot of rice, and sleep in the same room. Only then will you know how precious this friendship is. If you leave, you may never have a chance to see you again in this life. Although we can't be soldiers for a lifetime, we are comrades-in-arms for a lifetime! What can't we say? "

The solemn face turned redder.

Luo Pingan said nothing, turned around again, and quickly disappeared at the end of the corridor.

Standing solemnly on the drying yard, the bright moonlight was like mercury pouring down the ground, illuminating his entire body.

Looking at the end of the corridor, where Luo Pingan disappeared, he suddenly felt as if he had lost something, and his heart was empty, like a sleeve without an arm, swaying in the wind...

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