The passenger ship sailed along the Huangpu River to the East China Sea. The beautiful scenery of the Bund gradually disappeared from the front of him with the moving ship, and gradually became wider in front of him. This is the vast sea.

The noise just now was gone on the passenger ship, and the recruits on the deck and the aisle were silently staring at the distant hometown, falling into deep thought.

As soon as we arrived at the sea, the wind increased significantly. For safety reasons, the leaders of the troops were asked to return to the cabin, who were reluctant to leave.

There are bunk beds opposite the narrow cabin, with 7 each row, and a total of 14 people can live. In addition to our 10 people in the Yangtze River Farm, there are also 4 people from Chongmingbao Town. One of them is familiar with Huang Buqing, Feng Wenquan, Xu Chang and others among us. Considering that the rest of us are not familiar with us, we just nodded and said hello.

Ten of us sat around the edges of the two beds in the back and talked together, and four of them occupied the two upper and lower bunks of the cabin door and talked.

I asked quietly, "How did you know him?"

Huang Buqing lowered his voice and told me: "His name is Shen Jianzhong. He used to be classmates with us at Changjiang High School. Later, he graduated and worked on the farm. He returned to Fort Town. He never saw him again. Unexpectedly, the world is so small that we actually joined the army and became comrades-in-arms."

I asked in confusion: "But you don't seem to be enthusiastic, why don't you talk to him? Are we not comrades?"

Huang Buqing was about to explain, but was interrupted by Feng Wenquan on the side: "I saw him when we gathered at the dock of Chongming Fort Town, but now we are soldiers from Shanghai Farm. Among the more than 90 people, only 10 of us are farmers, and the rest are soldiers from Chongming. They seem to be wary of us, so they should make less trouble and talk about it when they arrive at the army."

The squad leader Qin Zhongfa looked at Shen Jianzhong and the others at the cabin door, and said to us softly: "Xiao Feng is right, I can see that we have few people, don't have any friction with them, keep a low profile."

After hearing what the squad leader said, everyone nodded in agreement.

The sky gradually became darker and the vast sea was covered with fog. The wind and waves on the sea were much bigger than those on the Huangpu River, and the ship began to rise and fall violently with the waves.

In the cabin, 10 people in our farm were lying quietly on the bed, thinking about their own thoughts, while the four people in Chongmingbao Town were still in high spirits and they were still chatting about family matters. The dim light at the top was shaking on the left and right, and the huge waves outside the cabin hit the deck from time to time, making roars.

It was late at night and we were already dreaming in a daze, but no one expected that a fierce conflict would break out and almost result in a disaster.

The four Chongming comrades-in-arms seemed to be ready to sleep tonight. They were still talking in a low voice. Although the sound was almost light, they were still annoying for us who were sleeping. However, considering the squad leader emphasized the requirement to prevent friction, everyone still endured it. But who knew that their interest was getting higher and higher. Not only chatting, but also people were playing the harmonica. If I had usually used the piano to compete with him, but now it is midnight, most of us are asleep. We were disturbed by the intermittent harmonica sound at this time and couldn't fall asleep. Moreover, the harmonica was not very good.

After enduring for a long time, the conflict finally happened.

First, Huang Buqing reminded him kindly: "Hey, my friend, it's already very late. Everyone is going to bed. Be gentle. Don't play the harmonica anymore. You can rest as well."

Ineffective, they continued.

Another recruit Gao Guozhu was a little angry. He got up from the bed and shouted loudly to them: "How can you tell you that you are not listening?"

A cold word came from the other end: "You sleep with you, we play with ours."

"How can we sleep when you are so noisy?"

At this time, at least everyone was still restrained and the two sides did not argue anymore. We continued to lie down and sleep, and we gained temporary peace in the cabin.

But soon, the sound of the harmonica that was a little distorted sounded intermittently again. Now, it completely angered us. Huang Buqing shouted loudly: "Why are you still blowing? Which guy is blowing?"

There was still a cold sentence at the other end of the hatch door: "I blow it, how about it?" This strongly provocative sentence completely angered us. First, Huang Buqing, Gao Guozhu, Xu Chang and others turned over and rushed down from the bed. Then, the rest of us were also ready to enter the battle, and both sides were tense.

Squad leader Qin Zhongfa, and Deputy Squad leader Shi Yinlin quickly pulled us back. Shen Jianzhong from their side was also persuading the fight. Squad leader Qin Zhong said a sentence to calm everyone down. He said to everyone: "What are you doing? Everyone comes out to join the army together. From now on, they are all fellow Shanghai villagers. They must take care of each other and not let others laugh at them."

Yes, we are now in the army, not ordinary people, let alone at sea, and the consequences of being unimaginable once we start martial arts.

So, everyone restrained their excitement and returned to their respective beds to continue resting. But who would have thought that Xu Chang almost made everyone fuck again with one sentence. He muttered while going to the bed: "A countryman, Ga Lao Ran."

When they heard this, of course they stopped doing it. You must know that this is obviously looking down on people. What's more, they are not from the rural areas of Chongming, but they are also urban soldiers of Bao Town. The difference between our farm is the Shanghai household registration, so we always think that we are one level higher than them.

Shen Jianzhong started to attack. He had studied on the farm and knew everyone well: "Ha, we are countrymen, I dare not talk about others. I am still clear about you, Xu Chang. Are you a Shanghai native?"

Feng Wenquan grabbed Shen Jianzhong who was walking towards him and said, "Okay, okay, everyone is all classmates, why are you doing?"

Maybe the Chongming soldiers in the cabin next door heard our quarrel, and they rushed to block the cabin door tightly. Soon, the soldiers' cadres arrived, and one of the leaders led the team pushed the crowd away and shouted: "What do you want to do? You are all soldiers now, you are close comrades-in-arms. The troops have iron discipline. Before they arrived at the army, they wanted to make mistakes and destroy your future?"

The chief's words made everyone sober, and everyone felt a little wrong, so they went to bed obediently.

After such a struggle, my sleepiness was completely gone and I lay in bed in a daze. After a long time, I couldn't sleep. I sat up, took out my notebook and pen from my military top pocket, and wrote the following diary in a crooked manner under the dim light:

December 12, 1979 (night)

"Now I am sitting on the passenger ship, and my mood is ups and downs like the turbulent waves of the East China Sea. I think a lot and far away. But in general, I only have one wish, that is, to work hard, stand guard for the people of the motherland, and to make a sigh of relief for my parents, and never let down their ardent expectations for me, and to be a good soldier..."
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