After New Year's Day in '83, I became a veteran because a group of new recruits were assigned to the office.

Prior to that, 3 veterans were honorably discharged.

It is a common occurrence that the soldiers of the iron battalion are separated from the army every year, but that was the first time I bid farewell to a veteran, and I have a feeling that I can't understand.

The song also sings: Revolutionary careers often break up, the same separation of two loves!

The affection and righteousness of comrades-in-arms are only vividly reflected at parting.

Zhang Guoxing is mentally prepared, he has the lowest culture, his family is also engaged, he has completed his three-year obligation, and he goes back to get married and have children, and he looks happy.

Although Wang Chuyi only has a Chinese degree and has not been a class leader, he works very hard and he wants to stay for a year. If you can join the party, become a village cadre in the countryside, or even find someone to do in the commune in charge of public security, it will be advantageous.

Wu Xianggen's idea is more complicated. He was one of two high school veterans, the other being Qian Fagen.

However, due to personality and performance reasons, he was not promoted to class cadres.

There is a private rumor that if cadres are promoted in the future, they should have a high school education or above.

He wanted to stay, and I don't understand why he was allowed to go.

The announcement of the order to retire from active service was very solemn and solemn.

In the conference room, everyone stood up, and the director read out the order and saluted all his comrades one last time.

You can't do it without tears in this atmosphere.

This farewell may never see the same brother in the same pot of rice again in this life, he will never have a chance to lift the fallen bicycle for you, and block the iron black fist from the back for you!

After the order was announced, I helped them calculate the resettlement fee, medical allowance and transportation allowance, and at the same time collected the badges, cockades and other belongings that should be handed over.

At this point, I would love to give them a little more, but the criteria given by the superiors are clear.

When they signed one by one and received all the funds of more than 300 yuan, I wanted to say something, but in the end I didn't say it and smiled at each other.

Or Zhang Guoxing broke the embarrassment and said, "Didn't you give us any less, right?" ”

I replied with a smile:

"Everything that can be counted has been counted."

Everyone separately helped them sort out the luggage sent home, carefully affixed the seal with the official seal issued by the superior, and wrote the detailed address of the recipient.

Work materials and notebooks were not allowed to be taken home, some were handed over to comrades in the same group, and the other part was burned.

From afar, I couldn't help but feel a sour nose as I watched the backs of them take turns burning the notes and the white smoke from the fire on the edge of the vegetable patch.

When they turned around, their red eyes were clear, and they didn't know whether they were drunk by the smoke, or they were lamenting the beautiful youth that they couldn't go back to for three years.

At dinner, everyone took turns to toast them over and over again, and the same group of comrades-in-arms, fellow villagers in the same place, and partners in the same group, with endless words and endless feelings, all melted into the wine bowl.

The leader of the institute remained exceptionally sober at this time, and politely replied, obviously drinking less than usual, and reminded everyone from time to time:

"Don't get drunk, we'll have a farewell party later."

When it was time for the farewell party, Zhang Guoxing would only pick it up on the table.

The next day, in addition to the comrades in the station, there were also many local people and cadres from some nearby villages.

Xu Zhengcai, the security director of Tangao Village, waved his hand and shouted loudly: "Xianggen... Let's play! ”

Xiangshan dialect drama means to play.

At the moment when I waved goodbye to them, the scene of everyone living and working together drifted through my mind from time to time

Bless them silently in your heart!