Chapter 256 Wrangler

The sky is vast and the fields are vast.

In the vast grassland, there are high hillsides in the distance, and soft grass beneath your feet. After the heavy snow, the grass has been covered with thick white snow.

The nearby branches are covered with snow and frost, forming a spectacular scene of jade trees and silver flowers. Combined with the snowflakes blown by the strong wind, the scenery looks very beautiful, like a moving landscape painting. .

Under the afterglow of the setting sun, the grassland is quiet and peaceful. Time seems to have stopped at this moment, and only the wind can be heard telling the coming of winter.

Grasslands, white birches, rime, and ice lakes may seem like a visual feast of snow to first-time passers-by, but to people who have lived here for a long time.

Winter means bone-breaking cold and hungry prairie wolves at night

Under the Yinshan Mountains of the Chile River, herdsmen in a military horse field are driving their horses through the sea of ​​snow. The horses are galloping in the boundless academy, and the snow and mist are flying, with momentum like a rainbow.

"hoyoyoyo"

Since the beginning of winter, hard-working herdsmen have been driving their horses to and from the pastures, waving their whips in their hands, or looking like they are Holding a horse pole like a spear, he drove them by shouting slogans that only horses can understand.

"Lingjun, how are you? You have adapted to it now. Damn this bullshit reeducation through labor. Just follow us to herd and see what they can do to you. This year, come to my house. Your sister-in-law, The food is all ready."

"Xu"

The brown horse was pulled by the reins, stopped, lowered its head slightly and snorted. The hot air sprayed out formed a long line of mist in front of the nose.

"Brother Guo, I still can't go there. I'm afraid that you will be implicated. People need to watch in the stable."

Xu Lingjun's face was covered No facial expression could be seen under the thick sheepskin hat, but his timid words still betrayed him deeply.

The hands, red and swollen from the cold, were holding on to the reins, as if this was the only way to calm the timidity in their hearts.

"I heard that the vice-captain of the team next door, Hadan Battle, helped the commune a lot. He specially asked our team to transfer you over and officially follow our horse herding. You don't have to worry about this. "

With a beautiful leg, Guo Zhenzi jumped off the bay horse under his crotch, walked to Xu Lingjun's side holding the reins, patted his thigh, and said with a smile.

Immediately, Xu Lingjun was stunned. The name Hardanbaatar sounded familiar. He didn't seem to know him, and he didn't know why he was helping him.

"You know him?"

While watching the horses slowly entering the fence and lining up to enter the stable, Guo Zhizi tied his horse aside and looked at him curiously. Xu Lingjun asked.

"I, I'm not familiar with him, I don't know why he helped me"

"Oh, that's okay, come on, move more, these curtains have to be put down in winter, otherwise they will freeze at night"

"Let me do it, Brother Guo, this is my job"

Xu Lingjun watched Guo Zhenzi teach him how to do things, and quickly jumped off the horse, and hurriedly raised his hands.

"Hey, you are a scholar, and your body is different from ours. When you come back from the transition, I see that you are holding on, you must be tired, eat well and drink well later, have a good sleep, and have a rest."

Xu Lingjun stood sternly. On the side, he was doing this work timidly. Hearing Brother Guo's kind invitation, he was still hesitant to go. Unconsciously, he thought of the big white paper filled with black words in his mind, and he was even more at a loss.

"Lao Guo, hurry up and drink the hot water to warm yourself up first"

"Sister-in-law, you are pregnant, let me do these"

Xu Lingjun watched others working quickly. Even Brother Guo's pregnant wife boiled hot water and came out with a bucket full of hot water. He hurried forward, took it and moved it to the place where he was working.

"It's almost done. This shed should be repaired next year, otherwise there will be another heavy snowfall and it will really collapse."

Guo Zhizi waved his hand, and the herdsmen looked at it. Looking at the stable that was open just now, it was already covered tightly with straw curtains. He gradually put down his work and went to the bucket, one by one, and drank.

"Lao Guo, what the hell? Whether it is to build a shed or to build a place for Lingjun to live, if you want to build a place for him to live, then everyone will definitely help you without any hesitation."

"That's right, Lao Guo, how can you Let Lingjun live here every day. Who can bear it in the cold weather?"

"Hey, it seems that everyone has noticed it. Brother Xu Lingjun, he came to our team and followed us to crawl on the ice. We can’t treat these animals badly, and live in stables, that’s what people can do.”

Guo Zhizi wiped the corners of his mouth with his sleeves, pointed at everyone, and then smiled widely. Big mouth, are you building a shed? This is a good excuse. The commune will allocate materials no matter what. After all, the animals of the army and horses are much more important than the lives of some people in the eyes of the superiors.

Seeing the people drinking water and discussing building a hut for themselves, Xu Lingjun was so excited that he felt at a loss. After coming here for so long, he realized that the herdsmen treat their own people sincerely.

"It's gone, it's gone. It's the Chinese New Year. We're all waiting at home. It's time for everyone to go back. Don't delay."

Seeing the tears in Xu Lingjun's eyes, Guo Zhizi waved his sleeves and welcomed everyone. Go to disperse, and then hit him on the chest

"Master, what are you bleeding about?"

Patted Xu Lingjun on the back.Guo Zhenzi was about to take him to his home for dinner when he saw Captain Wang of the brigade entering the stable with his hands in his hands.

"Captain Wang, there is no New Year's Eve dinner in the stable"

Looking at Captain Wang wearing glasses, Guo Zhizi joked playfully, seeing that he was in a hurry came over and walked up curiously.

"The field department, the field department has come to inform, Xu Lingjun, it's about you"

Xu Lingjun here had just wiped the corners of his eyes hurriedly, and looked at the king of the team timidly. Captain, seeing him coming to tell him so seriously, for a moment, he felt like the sky was falling.

In his bitter heart, he was thinking that this was not to transfer him back. This made him, who had just felt the warmth and care of the herdsmen, instantly feel like he had returned to the pasture where the cold wind was raging.

"It's good news. Because of your performance and remorseful attitude, you were released from reeducation through labor in advance. Now, you can go home."

Hearing Captain Wang's words , Guo Zhenzi's chin almost dropped to the ground, his hands were half in the air, and he looked at Xu Lingjun blankly. He was just about to build a nest for him, but he didn't expect that this man would be able to go home.

"Go home, which home to go to, where is my home?"

Staggering back a few steps, Xu Lingjun was also shocked by the news. His first reaction was not that he was happy. Instead, his mouth was full of bitterness, his eyes looked around blankly, and he muttered to himself.

Captain Wang touched his beard on his chin and winked at Guo Zhizi next to him. This young man, shouldn't he be happy to get the news? Why does his face look so ugly?

"Lingjun, you can go home. Your home is in the capital. Do you have any money? If not, I will give you travel expenses. Go back as soon as possible instead of suffering the cold in this prairie. "Strong"

Sighing, Guo Zhizi looked steadily at the lost brother in front of him, listened to his confused Chinese, and asked in a low voice.

"That place is no longer my home. My home has been confiscated a long time ago. I have no family anymore."

Squatting on the ground in pain, Xu Lingjun held his head in his hands and stared. He was about to burst, breathing heavily, and said in a low voice.

Before, I had been living in pain and fear. The trivial and busy work of horse herding had long left all the thoughts in my head behind.

Now, the shackles were suddenly released, and I realized that I was alone and no longer had a warm "home".

"Captain Wang, here, he has no place to go. We can't let him, a good young man, die outside. If not, let him continue to herd horses in our brigade. In this ice and snow, he Where can we go?"

Looking at Xu Lingjun's extremely uncomfortable look, Guo Zhizi rolled his eyes, took out cigarettes from Xu Lingjun's pocket, and handed one to Captain Wang.

"Guo Chenzi, although his labor education is over, his composition"

Taking the cigarette handed over by Guo Chenzi, Captain Wang took out a match and lit it.After getting up, he pulled him aside and whispered in a low voice, with a hint of flinching in his eyes, not wanting to take in this person who was destined to attract the "attention" of the field department.

"Hey, the field department has issued a notice, what is the composition and what is not? He is herding horses with us. That is the identity of the working class and the peasants. They are all brothers in the same camp. With one more person, our brigade will also With a little more strength, Lao Dong is injured in the front of his waist. Someone has to take care of him."

Guo Zhizi saw Captain Wang smoking a cigarette and used his sharp tongue to tell Captain Wang Yes, there was some movement.

Watching Captain Wang pacing back and forth, Guo Zhizi licked his lips, preparing to add more firewood and keep Xu Lingjun, an honest scholar, in his team.

"Lingjun, are you okay? Come to my house for dinner today."

At this time, another unshaven old man came into the stable, holding his waist and walking with difficulty. Come in and shout to Xu Lingjun who is squatting on the ground.

"What is this kid doing squatting on the ground in the cold weather?"

After walking in, Uncle Dong looked at Xu Lingjun, who was squatting on the ground silently, with a question mark on his forehead and raised his head. He asked the two people over there.

"Uncle Dong, the field department has informed us that Lingjun has been released from reeducation through labor. He has no place to go now. I have discussed with Captain Wang that we might as well just keep him in our brigade. You can This waist injury needs to be rested for a while."

Seeing Uncle Dong coming, Guo Zhenzi's eyes lit up, didn't the savior just come? He quickly grabbed his arm and pulled him to him. In front of Captain Wang, he explained the cause and effect.

"Then what else are you thinking about? Xiao Wang, at your age, Uncle Dong took care of you when you were a child. Today, I am so shameless that I have to keep him, so Good kid, where do you want him to go? Will he suffer the same fate again in the capital?"

"There are few people here, and it is difficult for the field department to come over. If you keep this kid, you will too. We are saving people’s lives. If we go back and find someone else, they will be gone.”

Looking at Xiao Wang’s evasive eyes, Uncle Dong puffed his beard and stomped his feet. Such a good-tempered person , rarely got angry.

"Cheng, Cheng, I can stay, but where do you want to live?"

Seeing that Uncle Huang was really angry, Captain Wang also felt a little guilty. The eyeballs under the glasses were also bloodshot, which showed that making this decision was also very difficult.

“I was talking about repairing this stable.”

Looking at Uncle Dong’s amazing assist, Guo Zhizi winked and pointed at the horse next to him. Shed, he said pointedly.

"No matter how you live in the stable, the upbringing is over. Isn't there no one in the adobe house over there in the west? If it doesn't work, give it to him."

"The roof is all gone." It collapsed, and there is air leakage from all sides, how can we live there?"

"The roof collapsed, use two pieces of wood to prop up the beams, and people can still live in it. If it is empty, it will be empty. Give it to him, and he can still take care of it at night."Horse stable"

Immersed in his own world, Xu Lingjun didn't even realize that the three people outside had decided on a place to live after a discussion.

"Uncle Dong, my old Guo has already said that Lingjun will come to my house for food today."

The old sister-in-law who had been waiting on the side looked at the people who had finished the discussion and smiled at Uncle Dong.

"Hey, come to my place, your aunt also made a table. If Lingjun hadn't done it for me, I would have had to leave my bones on the pasture this winter."< /p>

"Okay, okay, Uncle Dong, I will take Lingjun to see the new home first. This is a new home, sooner rather than later. I have to help clean up."

Guo Zhizi couldn't compete with Uncle Dong, so he had to take advantage of it and grabbed Xu Lingjun from the ground and ran away.

"Okay, let me go home and see if there are any extra bedding. Let people sleep on the ground."

Looking at the two people's retreating figures, a smile flashed across Uncle Dong's face, and he patted Captain Wang's shoulder, which was considered to be a sure thing. Give him a chance to regret it.

Xu Lingjun followed Guo Shizi like a robot, his eyes staring blankly in front of him. What Guo Shizi said along the way also fell into his ears. The right ear came out.

"Here we are, Lingjun, this is your new home."

When they arrived at the dilapidated adobe house, Xu Lingjun's words completely shook Xu Lingjun's mind. The soul was brought back.

"New Home"

Touching the doorframe of the adobe house and looking at the soot-blackened walls, Xu Lingjun murmured to himself.

"Yes, this is your new home. Our team is all your family. This house needs to be tidied up."

Looking at the crooked beams , the straw that should have been on the roof was now scattered all over the floor. Guo Zhizi pointed at it nonchalantly and said firmly

"Bah, why is the chimney still blocked? What's going on in the house? It’s all soot, you have to clear the chimney first.” Please remember to bookmark it, the latest and fastest website without anti-theft and free reading