Chapter 12 Iconic Equipment
Most of the people in the army compound come from all over the world. To the capital, they are all outsiders.
The children in the compound also gathered in this small world from all over the world.
The living system of the compound is very complete, from the barber shop to the canteen, to the canteen to the health 's like a small society.
You wake up to the wake-up call every day, and you don’t have to worry about food, clothing, housing, and transportation. They are all allocated according to grade. The children are simple and generally have similar interests.
As a child, I listened to revolutionary stories and played games about officers and soldiers catching thieves. When I grew up, I generally loved guns and had a strong admiration for the military.
Su Mu also opened her eyes to the sweet sound of the reveille.
Come to the window.
Below, five or six children in military uniforms gathered around the corridor next door, shouting toward the upper floors.
The momentum was as if he was going to march to fight, passionate and youthful.
The shout seemed to be "Wang Kaixuan".
After a while, Su Mu saw the little chubby boy he had seen two days ago running out of the corridor. The friends gathered together and headed towards the auditorium.
Movies are played in the auditorium of the military compound almost every day, with a red theme, repeated over and over again.
Yesterday I visited Uncle Liu's house and met Aunt Wang, director of the Nanluoguxiang Sub-district coming out of Uncle Liu's house, Su Yingjun took Su Mu to the auditorium again.
Why say it again?
I watched two movies in two consecutive days.
One of them, "The Radio Wave That Never Dies," was very tear-inducing, and Li Xiaolan burst into tears.
Yesterday's show was "The Five Heroes of Langya Mountain".
Li Xiaolan was still moved to tears.
Su Mu felt that what Su Yingjun liked was not watching movies, but the atmosphere of comforting his girlfriend and handing her a handkerchief.
But in this atmosphere, do you have to add yourself as a light bulb?
If it weren't for his excellent acting skills, it would be difficult for Su Mu to shed tears in the face of this kind of movie with rough scenes and simple plot.
It's not that the movie isn't classic enough, but that Su Mu didn't immerse himself in the scene, didn't immerse himself in the mainstream thoughts of this era, and didn't witness many touching deeds that couldn't be shown in movies.
And these continue to happen as Su Yingjun and Li Xiaolan grow up.
Feel the same.
If you don’t experience it, how can you empathize with it? No matter how delicate and emotional a person is, their feelings are still inferior to those of those who have experienced it.
Well, the most important thing is that after watching the movie, he ran across the road with two legs and had to drag him...
There was a little bit of embarrassment.
"Brother, after dinner I went to the courtyard to take a look. They should have moved..."
"Okay, it just so happens that I have to report to the unit today. Go early and come back early. Don't get into conflicts with others. Come back and tell me if you have anything."
Su Chuanbai didn't come back at all last night.
Su Mu stayed here for three days and saw Su Chuanbai sleeping at home for one night.
This kind of working energy is an eye-opener for him.
The contribution of our ancestors to the new country is unimaginable.
Future generations have only enjoyed the results of catching up in arms and economy, but the process was forged drop by drop with the blood and sweat of these martyrs.
Do you want to do something?
The dangerous thoughts flashed through Su Mu's mind.
He was frightened by his inner world full of compassion.
In his position to seek his government.
I am just an unemployed young man with no power. I don’t even have a job yet, so I just want to turn things around on my own...
This idea is simply too dangerous.
Su Mu meditated while eating. Perhaps it was because his living environment had improved and he had become a child in a military compound. Seeing that he had no worries about food and clothing, he felt a little slack and bloated.
This concept is unacceptable.
While thinking about it, the door opened from the outside.
Su Chuanbai walked in.
Judging from the tired look on his face, he must have been up all night again.
"Xiaojun, are you going to report to the unit today? This is for you."
Su Yingjun took it over and Su Mu also saw it.
In the box is a watch.
It should be the one that Su Chuanbai wore on his own wrist in the past.
After finishing the whole box, it felt quite ritualistic. "Thanks dad."
Su Mu wasn't sure, but Su Yingjun was very excited.
I think this watch represents a different meaning.
"Wood, this is for you."
"I have it too?"
Su Mu subconsciously took it.
A military shoulder bag with a pair of leather shoes and a pair of military green rubber shoes stuffed upside down.
The two pairs of shoes made the military shoulder bulge and round, unable to cover it.
"Young man spends his money running around outside all day long. Don't be reluctant to wear them. If they get dirty, just change them and wash them..."
"Hey, thank you, Dad."
Su Chuanbai came home after dinner, still thinking about his son's report at the work unit. He hurriedly came back and arranged the gifts, and then left in a hurry.
Su Mu heard the sound of a jeep starting downstairs and thought that Su Chuanbai was going on a long trip and it was a good idea to come up.
After eating, Su Yingjun said hello and went downstairs.
He has a National Defense [-], brand new.
I will ride it to work from now on.
When Su Mu came out of the house, the open space in front of the courtyard building was already filled with children playing around.
There are many small circles in the compound, and they are clearly distinct from each other.
If they are two or three years apart, they may become members of different circles.
Children from families in different departments and families with opposing views will also form factions along with the adults.
However, according to Li Xiaolan, two small circles, no matter how opposed they are, will unite together and deal with the outside world unanimously when facing external conflicts.
This reminded Sumu of Sakuragi Hanamichi and Rukawa Kaede.
They haven't been born yet in this era, maybe...
While thinking about it, Su Mu came to the door of the army compound.
There is a green pavilion at the corner, with sentry soldiers standing upright in front of it.
This is almost a unique pattern fixed in the compound.
Su Mu wore the army green schoolbag given to her by Su Chuanbai diagonally, and turned heads as she walked on the street.
I feel like carrying this bag is more dignified than carrying a luxury brand bag in later generations.
In fact, according to the current time period, military satchels have not yet spread into ordinary people's lives.
Although it can be bought at military service stations, for ordinary people, it is a high-end luxury product that cannot be bought even if they have money.
After all, that place is called: Military Service Station.
This military green satchel is an exclusive item of the era. The most orthodox way of using it is to carry it on the left side and right side.
Because only the army can have it, it is also called a military shoulder.
There is often one for each person in the big courtyard, and the extended carrying methods are even more diverse, some are carried cross-body, some are carried on one shoulder, and some are hung on the handlebars when riding a bicycle, but the one most accepted by young people is hanging around the neck.
It looks more naughty.
This era is called 'handsome'.
Being ruffian and handsome is the pretentious feeling that these young people in the compound cannot give up.
In fact, military shoulder bags are schoolbags provided by parents for their children to study, but their actual uses are quite different.
Nine out of the ten soldiers in the big courtyard have probably never carried books in their backpacks. Most of them are just bricks.
In order to prevent the edges of the bricks from damaging the satchel, it was also wrapped in a towel.
Because seniors will pass on experience, newspapers are not resistant to friction.
This type of weapon was originally used for fights between small circles within the big courtyard. After all, it was not appropriate to touch the guys.
Just like countries between countries, although they all have nuclear weapons, they will not use them easily.
When there is a conflict, the bricks will not be taken out.
Instead, he swung his army shoulder and smashed it directly.
Later, it evolved to be open to the outside world, and the feature of "containing bricks" was passed on by the die-hard Hutong owners.
It has become the characteristic of the big brother in the army.
So when Su Mu was walking on the street with his military backpack on his back, those who knew him or didn't know him in the past suddenly changed their minds when they saw the little beggar in the past. Although they were curious, they were polite and did not directly come up to ridicule him. .
Who knows if the satchel is filled with bricks or Black May Fourth?
(End of this chapter)