Gongzi Meng Three Musketeers
Gongzi Meng
Anchor: Xiao Fang
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01
While working in the Ali area, I accidentally met two girls in a border company very close to the border — and later, I learned that they were military sisters-in-law who had come to visit relatives.
It was a wild place with almost no permanent population, far from civilization and far from the hustle and bustle, and it took 5 or 6 hours to drive here from the nearest town, and the military sister-in-law came here to visit the camp, supposedly for the first time in the history of the company.
The company commander's wife, Chun Xue, is an elementary school teacher, and the platoon leader's wife, Xiao Jing, is a trendy freelancer. Leaving aside the identity of military sisters-in-law, they are just ordinary girls, and if you meet them in the city, you may not be impressed. But in the monochromatic world of the border defense, their appearance adds a little bit of flamboyance. Even when I saw them laughing and walking through the company courtyard, I was inexplicably excited. It is beautiful, that is, beautiful, and good.
When I walked into the company barracks, the comrades who greeted me said that this was probably the most women the company had ever received.
Not long ago, the recruits had just reported, at this time the company was fully loaded, and there were two military sisters-in-law, the reception room was relatively tense, and that night I had to live in the same room with the company commander's family, Chun Xue.
Out of professional sensitivity, but also out of the emotional connection with women, I would like to talk to my sisters-in-law and ask them about the hardships on the road and how they feel after coming here. But I rarely deal with women for many years, and I am also a bit restrained. Although I lived together overnight, I had no words.
Coincidentally, the company commander's home was very close to my station, and after returning to the station, I established contact with my sister-in-law Chunxue. On a sunny weekend after a rain, I talked to her again as a friend about her distant encounter with her husband Xiaotao across mountains and seas.
02
How deep reasons and how much courage does it take for a man who has become accustomed to living in a city to make up his mind to embark on a journey from civilization to barbarism? Before embarking on the journey to Ali, Chunxue did not think too much, and she held her breath in her heart.
Prior to this, Chunxue and her husband Xiaotao had a bad relationship for half a year. Half a year ago, it was a major turning point when she returned to school after maternity leave and changed her identity from a girl to a working mother.
She can't go to a movie beautifully after work, nor can she leisurely visit the mall with friends on weekends, but she has to take on the responsibility of raising her son and taking care of the elderly on both sides. However, Xiao Tao's few phone calls were always missing, and Chun Xue had the courage to dial the company's outside phone, and the operator there always said that the company commander was busy, and waited for a while to convey it. But this wait is often lost.
Therefore, when Xiao Tao proposed to let her visit her relatives, Chunxue agreed without hesitation. She wanted to see how busy the company commander was at work.
Chunxue is a child who has not let his family worry about how to worry since he was a child, successfully admitted to college, successfully became a teacher, successfully married, and successfully had a baby. At any age, do not fall behind. The only thing that might worry parents is her husband Xiaotao's profession. Border guards, the nature of their work is high-risk, and they are not at home for many years, and the burden on Chunxue's shoulders can be imagined.
Before getting married, Chunxue's mother talked to her. But this time, she changed the way she used to be a good girl and resolutely insisted on her choice.
When she first met Xiao Tao, ChunXue learned that the place where he worked was on the border defense line nearly 4,000 kilometers away from his hometown. "At that time, there was a kind of worship that came from the heart." Chunxue always thought so later.
From childhood to adulthood, Chunxue almost never went out of the province, and this province was almost the smallest province in China, but Xiao Tao, who was similar to his own age, went to such a far place as a soldier alone, and he was there for many years. Doesn't that say a lot?
From making up her mind to embarking on a journey, Chunxue only cares about doing all kinds of settlements. Work, children, old people, home, until she stepped off the plane in the rain in Lhasa, a cold wind made her feel excited, she realized that this was the longest time she had ever been out alone.
03
All of China has just lifted its head from the shadow of the epidemic, and everything is far from relaxing. Most of the faces of the travelers were covered by masks, and their faces were hurried and blurred. It's easy to say a few words, but it's also vague and the accents are mixed.
A passenger on the Chunxue plane was found to have hyperthermia, so the full cabin was taken to an open space at the airport to wait for the passenger's diagnosis.
The journey of Laoton, the lack of oxygen on the plateau, the already low temperature in Lhasa coincided with the rain, in order not to cause unnecessary commotion, the passengers' mobile phones were also asked to be suspended by the staff, Chunxue felt that the small cement floor where the feet stood was almost an island.
In the post-epidemic period, people's nerves are still tense, and the Tibet she read in books in the past makes Chunxue yearn, but now the situation makes her disillusioned. She examines the environment around her, and keeps her composure, persistence, and persistence. She was the wife of a highland soldier, a mother, a teacher, and she couldn't panic, absolutely not.
Fortunately, the situation soon lifted, Chun Xue was relieved, and at this time, another military sister-in-law, Xiao Jing, who also went to visit her relatives, also arrived in Lhasa. Although the first time they met, they were not familiar with each other, and the two were still in a polite greeting, but the company of others made Chunxue feel much more at ease. Xiao Jing was a little younger than her, so she subconsciously took on the responsibility of the eldest sister.
Lhasa was a tourist attraction at this time, but the two decided to continue their journey early the next morning.
From Lhasa, which is more than 3,000 meters above sea level, to the Ali region at an altitude of more than 4,000 meters, the scenery along the way is something that Spring Snow has never seen before.
From the hanging window of the plane, the sky was just dark, and it was still a little too early for Tibet. The unique color logo of Tibet Airlines at the tail end of the wing is the brightest color block in sight.
At first, the mountains were only monotonous earthy. Gradually, large and small seas appeared far and near, and streams of mountain streams mixed with mud rushed into the blue sea, forming a sand-colored fan.
It wasn't until it was almost time to land that the sun finally caught up with the people who were hurrying and sprinkled the sun on the earth. The meandering river reflected the waves, and the ancient Karakoram opened its arms.
Because of the epidemic and because of the regulations of the border area, after landing at Quinsha Airport, every passenger was asked some appropriate questions. Chunxue began to feel that this place was really different.
There was still a long mountain road from the airport to the station of Xiaotao Company, so Chunxue got into the car as soon as they got off the plane and rushed directly from the airport to the company. This is a local commercial vehicle for delivering supplies, originally seven seats, but it is stuffed with all kinds of goods, even if there are only four people on the car, the two military sisters-in-law are still squeezed in the seats and completely unable to move.
This road takes about 6 and a half hours, the road condition is OK, but the speed can not be too fast, because the mountain road is winding, has been crossing the bend, some mountains can be bypassed along the foot of the mountain, some mountains can only go around a dozen "card bends", in order to climb up, and then around a dozen "card bends" climb down, this is considered to be over the mountain.
The highest one on the way, Dasaka, is 5,800 meters above sea level. The driver stopped here specifically and asked Chunxue if they wanted to come down and take a picture, Xiao Jing was a little moved, but Chunxue thought about it or waved his hand and refused. She was afraid of causing altitude sickness by walking around randomly, and she didn't want to come out of any bit of a bad pool before seeing Xiao Tao.
Along the way, every border checkpoint and army checkpoint must be routinely inspected, and the border checkpoint must check documents, check the itinerary, inquire about the purpose of coming here, and look through the luggage. When encountering a unit checkpoint, the sentry also calls the company to verify the situation.
At a post, the company's phone could not get through, and Chunxue was a little nervous. The little soldier on duty ran to the car window to comfort him: "Two sisters-in-law, I know that you are all here to visit your relatives, but we have rules, please wait a little while." ”
The little warrior pulled open his windproof mask as he spoke, his cheeks were full of plateau red, his grin revealed a mouthful of white teeth, and his chapped lips were white. He was a corporal, and he was in his early twenties, about the same age as Chunxue's brother. But this face...
Chunxue's eyes suddenly warmed up, and she asked herself, is this the face that a 20-year-old should have? How distressed his mother must have been to see this face. But the plateau soldiers must stick here, Chunxue thought of Xiao Tao, and his heart couldn't help but feel a pang of pain.
The sky on the plateau is very long, and when the lights of the mainland are first lit and the uncles and aunts begin to dance square dances, the sun here is still hanging in the sky. Finally, after turning over countless Dasaka, the driver master reminded: "Look, that's the border defense company." Chunxue opened her already confused eyes and saw a red-roofed house appear at the foot of the mountain.
Chun Xue's heart suddenly tightened, this is where Xiao Tao works, it is really far, so far. The military sister-in-law who was traveling with her immediately took action: "It's almost here, hurry up and pack up." Chun Xue was embarrassed: "Oh, old husband and wife, there is something to clean up." Despite saying this, she still secretly used the mobile phone screen as a mirror, pursed her lips, pulled her hair together, cleared the corners of her eyes, and showed a smile that was a little nervous, a little embarrassed, a little aggrieved, and a little out of place.
There was a sentry on a small highland on the side of the road, and when the car passed, the sentry saluted the car, the driver honked in return, and the yak grazing on the side of the road slowly raised its head while chewing and watching the car pass. In this inaccessible place, the communication between all living creatures makes Chunxue feel kind and new.
The sentry at the top of the hill had already reported the incoming traffic to the company, and one of the soldiers ran out and pulled away from the horse, and the car drove into the camp. There were a few low dry willow trees in the yard, and a few fighters in gymnastic suits were playing basketball.
"It doesn't look as bad as you think." Chun Xue muttered silently in her heart, she looked at everything around her, Xiao Tao had not yet appeared, but her heart was beating faster and faster.
After getting out of the car, Chunxue saw Xiao Tao coming out of the barracks while wearing a coat, and her heart jumped wildly. Before that, Chunxue rehearsed the scene of the meeting many times in his mind, would he cry with joy? Will Xiao Tao give himself a big hug? Will the company be welcomed in line? But......
"I just finished playing basketball and went into the house and got dressed."
After a six-month absence, Xiao Tao's first words turned out to be like this. He seemed to want to express that he had lost his distance, but there was no hug, no excitement, not even a word of "hard work", the scene immediately became not romantic at all, and Chunxue was even a little confused.
After greeting, Xiao Tao was busy organizing the soldiers to unload supplies. Chun Xue watched from the side, Xiao Tao was black, also thin, grinning, small folds of face, teeth white.
"I feel like you're getting a lot older all of a sudden."
What, Chunxue regretted it as soon as he spoke, and his first sentence was even more unromantic. Fortunately, Xiao Tao didn't care, as a company commander, the two military sisters-in-law who came to the team were his guests, and he couldn't be sloppy.
At this time, the company had already eaten, the cooking class specially prepared white porridge and side dishes for them, the first meal was very simple, this was not a company's hospitality, but because they all knew that after experiencing the labor of this road, no one could eat any hard dishes, and white porridge was the most comfortable food.
04
Everyone comes to the plateau has a different reaction, severe high reflex can cause headaches, chest tightness, and even pulmonary edema, brain edema. Many of the martyrs buried in the cemetery in shiquanhe town were sacrificed early due to untimely treatment of altitude sickness. Generally speaking, altitude sickness can be summarized as three "don't know": "I don't know if I'm full, I don't know if I'm asleep, I don't know if I'm sick." And the spring snow that had just gone to the plateau could not wake up, except for eating, she almost fell asleep for the first three days.
The journey is indeed very hard, but it may also be because I came to Xiao Tao's side, I finally felt solid and safe.
As the "regimental favorite" of the entire company and even the entire valley, the two military sisters-in-law were treated extremely highly. The next day's dinner, the company arranged a hot pot for them to receive the wind. The leaders of the construction companies that built roads in the nearby area also came to offer their condolences after hearing about it. At this time, the vegetables of the company greenhouse were ripe, and fresh green was set on a table, which was the highest etiquette in the plateau where the vegetables were more expensive than meat. Although it is not possible to eat, this enthusiasm makes Chunxue extremely moved. Xiao Tao was with such a group of lovely comrades-in-arms, which made Chun Xue feel at ease.
In this plateau, in addition to resisting physical discomfort, it is more difficult to deal with mental torture.
Loneliness, this is the most intuitive feeling.
Chunxue graduated from the Chinese language and literature major, loves to read very much, and is originally a very able to sit still, but in this look at the border guard company with only mountains and stones, she still feels lonely. This kind of loneliness is not something that can be alleviated by someone around you, but a loneliness that can hollow out people's hearts.
Any living creature here is precious, even the obnoxious insects of the past. One day, a fly came into the house, dark and large, with hair on its body. ChunXue got goosebumps as soon as she saw it, and she grabbed a roll of newspaper and was about to fight, but Xiao Tao stopped her and spent half a day trying to drive the flies out.
"The flowers are pollinated by it." Xiao Tao said. "There are no bees here."
On weekdays, Chunxue likes to go to the company's vegetable greenhouses the most, only here can you see some green, she misses the vast farmland of her hometown, misses the flowers blooming on the side of the road, and misses her son, who is just one year old and has teeth and teeth.
The sun room on the third floor of the company is a carefully arranged activity room for officers and soldiers, which contains fitness equipment, chess and card tables, a library corner and a leisure area. Although there are not many books on the shelves, they are carefully selected by the instructors and are very tasteful, including Wang Guozhen's prose, Cangyang Gyatso's poems, and Nalan Rongruo's words.
Sitting here and reading when the afternoon sun is just right is the most pleasant time of the spring snow day, and after this moment, the wind in the mountains begins to blow. Manza's wind was strong, big enough to blow stones all over the ground. People sit in the sun room, and there is always a worry that the house will be blown apart.
Three days after coming to the company, Xiao Tao climbed to a nearby mountain top with Chunxue, only here can she find a little 2G signal, she called home, heard the child's voice, Chunxue couldn't help but wet her eyes. Her feelings are very complicated, there are only three people in this family, but it spans half of China, the child is her own heart, and her husband does not let his soul haunt. Although Xiao Tao did not say or perform, Chun Xue knew that her arrival made Xiao Tao extremely proud and happy.