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Never Give Up Chapter 3
Teenager Ding Lianghao has never had much pressure.
At home, he is the only son of the highly cared for, parents always want to more
Give him some good food, but he just can not eat fat, has been thin.
In school, his grades are not top-notch, and he looks very inconspicuous. What’s worse
What’s worse, the rate of advancement in township schools is low, and Ding Lianghao, who is naturally fond of nature, doesn’t seem to want to go to school.
Ding Lianghao, does not seem to be adapted to the harsh examination room, and mathematics, science and chemistry of high
He was unable to achieve the high scores in mathematics, science and chemistry.
They say they want their son to be a dragon, but Ding Lianghao’s parents don’t want to push their son, and have been very open-minded.
They have been very open-minded. The children who can get into the famous schools in the county are all capable of learning.
can be said to be one in a hundred, a phoenix. Ding Lianghao’s reading
The results are not top-notch, but his parents are not worried at all.
The children in Jiangnan have many ways out.
After the reform and opening up of the countryside, everywhere is full of vitality. Along the banks of the Grand Canal
The countryside along the Grand Canal, with smoke rising from the lakes and mountains, is a beautiful and pleasant place. Relying on the government’s
policies, coupled with the hard work and wisdom of the local people, the road to well-off
The road to prosperity is already well-connected.
When Ding Lianghao graduated from high school, the economic development of the townships in southern Jiangsu
There were a lot of opportunities for young people. After graduating from high school, if they
exams, they could choose to repeat the exams to prepare for the college entrance exams, or they could choose to learn a trade.
to learn a trade.
His parents’ hard work has influenced Ding Lianghao.
His favorite job is raising crabs.
In addition to raising chickens, ducks and rice, the Ding family also raises crabs. Ding Lianghao
Ding Lianghao has been helping his parents feed the crabs since he was a child. The little bouncing creatures were spitting bubbles in the water.
water and spit bubbles, which was fun for him to watch. He followed the adults in the crab pond
He followed the adults in the crab pond, spreading feed, and knew the growth pattern of the crabs by heart.
Actually, keeping crabs is not easy. As spring returns and the weather warms up, it is the best time to put in crab seedlings.
It is the best time to put in crab seedlings. Parents have to personally escort the car from Shanghai to Chongming Island to buy crab seedlings.
Chongming Island from Shanghai. Choosing crab seedlings is a learning process, and it is necessary to choose those that can adapt to the local climate, soil and water quality.
to the local climate, soil and water quality. The process of raising crabs is like walking on thin
Even if the crabs grow up one by one, they have to be closely watched before harvesting.
Even when a crab grows up, it has to be closely watched before harvesting.
Every night, the whole family works in shifts to keep an eye on the crab pond. My parents worked the first half of the night and
Ding Lianghao worked the second half of the night. During the night shift, a large wattage light bulb was hung next to the crab pond.
light bulb next to the crab pond, Ding Lianghao did not dare to close his eyes no matter how sleepy he was and stared at the crab pond.
He kept his eyes fixed on the crab pond. There is fun in the hard work. When he was hungry in the early hours of the morning, he would cook his own noodles and serve them with
He would cook his own noodles with garlic and green vegetables plucked from the ground, and beat
with garlic sprouts and greens from the field, a poached egg, and sometimes with pork chops and vermicelli prepared by his mom.
Sometimes, he would add pork chops and vermicelli prepared by his mother, which was simply the most delicious midnight snack.
Although the village life was free of food and clothing, Ding Lianghao wanted to see the outside world.
world.
Chen Shengjie, an iron friend from his student days, has gone to work outside. He
When he came home, he came to visit Ding Lianghao and told him about the new things in the city.
Ding Lianghao couldn’t sit still any longer.
Ding Lianghao said, “I want to go out to work and make a living.”
His parents didn’t hesitate and said, “We’ll take care of the crab pond.
Old Ding can’t read much, his wife is the same as him, but they are very open-minded.
They didn’t care how much money their son made. Over the years, the Jiangnan countryside has become
More and more beautiful. Build a building, get a daughter-in-law, have a big fat grandson, the
The family in Chengtou Village is happy and happy, this is Ding Jianping and his wife’s best hope for the future.
This is Ding Jianping’s and his wife’s best vision for the future.
Their son wanted to go out and see the world, so they went through their relatives.
First, they sent Ding Lianghao to learn welding with a master at a construction site, and later went to a medical equipment factory as an apprentice.
Later, he was apprenticed to a medical equipment factory.
Ding Lianghao’s ability to work with his hands exceeded his ability to read, and he learned everything.
The masters liked him very much. However, he was not satisfied and was still a bit confused.
He thought, “What should I do in my life? Youthful blood in his
blood in his veins. He also remembered the book he had read said that a person should have a rational
to realize one’s own value. He wanted to lead a meaningful life and
He wanted to live a meaningful life and achieve a great career so that his life would not be wasted.
The desire for a career as a firefighter crept up again. How honorable it would be to be able to extinguish fires and save
How honorable it would be to be able to fight fires and save people.
Ding Lianghao is not willing to live a small life, he is looking forward to an opportunity to open up new horizons in life.
He is looking forward to an opportunity to open up a new world in his life.
Speaking of which man does not want to be a hero?
Everyone has his own ambition.
Most of Ding Lianghao’s companions of the same age have already entered society. Some of them chose to go to work.
Some of them chose to go to work, there are a lot of township enterprises in Southern Jiangsu, they don’t have to leave home too far to find a job.
They don’t have to go too far from home to find a job; some choose to inherit the traditional livelihood of their elders in the village, and live their lives as a family.
Some choose to inherit the traditional livelihood of their elders in the village, and turn their days into an idyllic pastoral song.
Reality is a file that can grind away one’s sharpness and shatter one’s ideal.
Ideals can be shattered, but of course, it is possible that one’s sharpness will be sharpened by filing.
The Spring Festival that year was festive and joyful, and many young people in the village who had traveled far were
Many young people in the village who had traveled far away came back to visit their families. Ding Lianghao met a neighbor who was a few years older than him.
He was a platoon leader in the army. The older brother was a platoon leader in the army.
After several years of separation, the neighboring brother had become unrecognizable. He had a brand-new
He appeared in front of the people with a new military uniform that was so ironed out and he was very handsome.
When the parents of the two families were chatting, Ding Lianghao pulled his neighbor’s elder brother and sat down on his knees in the room.
He had so many questions to ask, so many things to say, so many things to do. He had so many questions to ask and so much to say.
Ding Lianghao clearly remembers that before he joined the army, his elder brother was a fat man.
He was a chubby guy before he joined the army, and was not conspicuous in the village. His parents didn’t want him to work much.
What’s good to eat first try to him, to raise him all over the body meaty. But
Now, he is straight, sturdy and strong, and he speaks well, which makes people
He was very impressed.
Ding Lianghao touched his big brother’s arm, solid!
Ding Lianghao asked, “Brother, how did you train this body?”
Big brother said: “I worked out in the army.”
“If only I could be like this, how wonderful!”
Ding Lianghao looked at his thin body and sighed.
“What, you want to go and practice too?”
“But, can I handle it?”
“Isn’t it often said that the army is a melting pot. It’s true that a fat man can become a thin man when he enters the army.
can turn into a thin man, and a thin man can turn into a strong man!”
“Really?”
“Look at me, of course it’s true!”
Ding Lianghao’s heart was pounding.
That day they talked a lot about the army.
Ding Lianghao didn’t know much about being a soldier, and he wanted to know specifically.
Is it strict? Is the food good? Are the training standards high? Can everyone
Can everyone cope with it?
In the neighborhood brother’s description, the somewhat mysterious army gradually became clear and vivid.
the somewhat mysterious army gradually became clearer and more vivid. The tense and orderly life in the company, the sincere and deep friendship among comrades, the
The sincere and deep friendship between comrades, and the training field to pass the course, made Ding Lianghao more and more fascinated.
The more Ding Lianghao listened, the more he was fascinated. ……
Ding Lianghao’s youthful fire was ignited.
The ideal door is right in front of him.
How to open it?
For the time being, he can only wait and keep it a secret.
Because he knows, the parents this pass, very difficult.
Ding Lianghao and Ding Lianghao most talkative, is a classmate Chen Shengjie. They are
The same age, are also an only child, but Chen Shengjie than his stout, talking
He was as eager for the outside world as he was. When he heard that Ding Lianghao
wanted to become a soldier, he slapped his thigh and said, “Great!”
It turned out that Chen Shengjie also wanted to go to the army.
When Ding Lianghao heard this, he was happy.
Every time Chen Shengjie to find Ding Lianghao, the two have endless words.
Parents think it is strange, the two boys are excited, fist-pumping, happy, but did not see them make a name for themselves.
But I didn’t see them make a name for themselves.
The parents don’t understand the mind of young people.
Ding Lianghao and Chen Shengjie talked about the most, is about the military information.
What are the hard and fast rules of being a soldier? What are the requirements for joining the army? When to enroll?
“Good men, join the army!”
“Do you dare to show your face to mom and dad?”
“Yes, why not?”
“Your parents won’t let you go.”
“Then I’ll go, too. Take your time.”
“Okay, it’s up to you.”
For the first time in his life, Ding Lianghao summoned up enough courage to tell his parents his
ambition. This idea tormented Ding Lianghao, he thought about it and couldn’t
give up.
“Mom, Dad, I want to be a soldier!”
“What? You want to leave home?”
“I’m not leaving home, I’m doing my civic duty!”
The parents listened with amusement and did not take it seriously.
In their hearts, their son was still a child. Mr. and Mrs. Lao Ding were both honest
farmers, and what they thought about most for their son was how to live in peace and prosperity.
The most they thought about for their son was how to live a peaceful life.
Interestingly enough, when Ding Lianghao was born, his parents first named him Ding Lianghao, hoping that his son would have a bright future.
Ding Lianghao, hoping that their son would have a bright future and good fortune. Later, his parents
felt that a rural child’s life did not need to be bright, and that it was better to be down-to-earth, so they changed the name to Ding Lianghao.
They changed the name from “Liang” to “Liang”. Perhaps in their minds, “Liang”
is peace. My son has a healthy body and can grow up smoothly, has a good heart and is stable.
heart, stayed by their side steadily, didn’t get into trouble, didn’t cause trouble, and grew up to be a normal citizen.
When he grows up, he will be an ordinary citizen, and they will be thankful to God.
“Liang Hao, do you really want to be a soldier?”
“Of course I do.”
“Son, what’s wrong with you at home?”
“No, being a soldier is my dream.”
Parents are busy earning money to support the family, but also for the sake of the only child.
They want to save enough money for their son to get married or build a house in the future.
The parents were busy earning money to support the family, but also for the sake of the only child. What did they expect, but this skinny kid has a stubborn idea in his heart.
As he grew older, the fire that burned silently gradually
spurt out, can not be broken, can not be quenched.
“Have you thought about it?”
“I’ve been thinking about it for years.”
“But you are so weak!”
“I’m a little weak, but I’m not sick.”
The parents had thought that their son was just being impulsive and that they could dissuade him.
However, when they sat down and communicated with their son and realized that he was serious and
Not just talking about it, and immediately dared not ignore it. In private, the couple quietly
They discussed quietly with their son, “Does he really want to be a soldier? What should they do? They thought, “My son is too bold!
their son was too bold!
“It’s hard to be a soldier.”
“I’m not afraid. I’m prepared.”
“Son, can you handle it? I heard your grandfather say that being a soldier is
It’s no joke.”
Ding Jianping’s father, Ding Lianghao’s grandfather, had served in the army in the 1950s.
He told Ding Jianping about the military. He told Ding Jianping about the hardships of the military.
The ice, snow and wind were all extreme challenges to the body.
military rules and regulations, which were so harsh that Ding Jianping’s heart palpitated as he listened.
Ding Jianping felt his heart palpitating when he heard about it. Ding Lianghao was their only son, so how could they let him go?
Old Ding’s thinking was simple: how could his son be a soldier if he was so thin and weak?
“Mom and Dad, I’m not afraid of hardship!”
“Think again. Can you not go?”
“If you don’t go, if he doesn’t go, who will?”
“There’s always someone else. You’re not the only one.”
“Just agree!”
Ding Lianghao bit the bullet this time, and was very stubborn. No matter how hard he tried, he refused to let go.
In 1999, Ding Lianghao hid the draft from his parents, stole the family’s
He stole his family’s account book and quietly went to the county armed forces department to enroll. At that time, he passed the physical examination and
He was about to be accepted into the Jiangxi Armed Police Force. However, the review found that
his age was less than eighteen, still a few months short, so he was brushed down
He was brushed off. Ding Lianghao refused to leave, he talked to the recruiting cadres, “Take me away, I want to be a soldier.
I want to be a soldier!” The recruiters saw that this man was a good recruiter.
The recruiter saw that the young man was quite a nuisance and called his father and mother to explain the circumstances.
The recruiter saw that the young man was quite a nuisance and called his father and mother, explaining the circumstances. Old Ding was shocked and rushed to the Armed Forces Department to take his son home.
son back home.
“Why didn’t you discuss this with us?”
Why didn’t you discuss it with us?” “Discuss it? Will you agree?”
“No, I’ve told you many times!”
“Hey, I was unlucky this time!”
“Luck? You want to leave without saying hello?”
“I’ll sign up again next year anyway!”
“How dare you next year?”
“Dad, I have to be a soldier.”
A year had passed, and Ding Lianghao had grown a year older, but his determination to become a soldier had not diminished.
His determination to become a soldier had not diminished a bit. This was his personality. If he recognized a path, he
he had to go on.
In October 2000, in the late fall, the conscription notice was issued again.
Ding Lianghao iron heart, he and his classmate Chen Shengjie meet, together to the county armed forces
He and his classmate Chen Shengjie met and went to the county armed forces department to enroll together. Ding Lianghao did the right thing this time. He told his parents that if one person becomes a soldier, the whole family will be honored.
He told his parents that if one person becomes a soldier, the whole family will be honored. He also said that when he passed the physical examination and became a soldier, the Armed Forces Department would send him a piece of “Soldier of the Year”.
He also said that when he passed the physical examination and became a soldier, the Ministry of Armed Forces would send him a certificate of “Honorable House” to hang on his door.
He also asked Chen Shengjie, who had signed up with him, to come to his home and help convince his parents. Chen
Chen Shengjie said, “Uncle and auntie, please let Lianghao go, this is his wish for many years.
This has been his wish for many years. If you don’t agree and don’t let Liang Hao join the army, he will regret it for the rest of his life.
If you don’t agree and don’t let Liang Hao be a soldier, he will regret it for the rest of his life.” “But Liang Hao is so skinny, how can he do it?”
“Don’t worry, he’ll grow strong in the army.”
“How can that be? He’ll be even thinner.”
“You guys trust me, he’s stronger than me!”
Chen Shengjie said with a sense of humor, making Ding’s parents laugh.
“Shengjie, you two are good friends, but, look, you’re a
little fat guy, and he’s a little skinny guy, and you’re saying that he’ll be a soldier in the army and will be
better than you!”
“Hey, Liang Hao will definitely have a future in the army!”
“Why?”
“Because Liang Hao has ideals.”
Seeing his old classmate’s failure, Ding Lianghao rushed to “fire support”.
He usually does not like to talk, but once he opened his mouth, his tone was resolute.
“Dad, mom, you can not stop me. I’ve thought about it, I have to go!”
That night, send off Chen Shengjie, everyone went to bed. For a few days, no one mentioned the matter of becoming a soldier.
Early this morning, Ding Lianghao got up and washed up, ready to go to the county town to participate in the conscription
He was ready to go to the county town to take the physical examination for the conscription. His parents did not take a stand, and his heart was a little heavy, not knowing how to tell them.
He didn’t know what to say to them.
Old Ding was away and had gone to the field early to work.
His mother prepared breakfast for him and fried two eggs.
The mother did not stop her mother this time. The mother did not stop this time, she knew that she could not stop. She knew she couldn’t stop her son. Her son had to stay in the county town for two days for a medical checkup, so she packed dry clothes for him in advance.
She packed dry clothes for him in advance and gave them to him in a bag. She accompanied him to the bus station and
She escorted him to the bus station and sent him to the car, wiping tears from her eyes as she said, “My son, be careful on the road.
be careful on the way.”
“Hey, I’m an adult!”
“If you don’t make the cut, come back well.”
“I know.”
How could he fail? He was confident.
At the conscription office, the physical examination was the first hurdle.
Ding Lianghao read the conscription notice carefully, the requirements for enrollment have been raised compared to last year.
Male soldiers must be over 1.72 meters tall and weigh 51 kilograms.
At that time, Ding Lianghao’s height was just enough, but he looked thin and slim.
At home, he was weighed at 51 kilograms.
If he was not weighed correctly at home, and his weight was a little off during the official physical examination, what could he do?
What should I do? Before lining up for the physical examination, Ding Lianghao had an idea. He went to a nearby supermarket and bought two bottles of mineral water.
market, bought two bottles of mineral water, tilted his neck, gulp, gulp, gulp, gulp, gulp, gulp, gulp, gulp, gulp.
He poured it all down his stomach.
The water was almost up to his throat, and when he put it on the scale, it was up to standard.
Ding Lianghao passed the test.
He really for his own clever secretly good.
At home, Mr. and Mrs. Ding were also waiting for news. At that time, unlike now.
With a cell phone, you can talk to your son anytime, anywhere. The old couple
were not at ease with what they were doing.
“Old Ding, will your son be selected?”
“Maybe!”
“My heart is in turmoil, I can’t say.”
“Understand, we’re thinking the same thing.”
They had been together for half their lives, and they knew what each other was thinking without having to say it out
They knew what each other was thinking without having to say it. They were both conflicted in their hearts: they both hoped that Ding Lianghao’s medical examination
prove that he is physically qualified and is a healthy young man, but they also hope that he will not be selected.
and they also hoped that he would not be selected. If he was not accepted by the army, he would have to
If the army doesn’t accept him, won’t he have to honestly stay in his hometown?
My son came home, looking excited.
Ding Lianghao’s parents finally realized that Ding Lianghao was not the little one who used to listen to what he was told.
He has his own thoughts and choices. A
adult citizen to serve in the army, to fulfill the sacred duty of serving the motherland, is the
It’s only right. Parents can’t be too selfish. “Old Ding, respect your son’s wishes.”
“Okay, let go when it’s time to let go.”
At the end of the year, on a sunny morning, Ding Lianghao received his enlistment notice.
enlistment notice. He and his classmate Chen Shengjie both passed the test and were assigned to the armed forces, but at different stations.
They were both assigned to the Armed Forces, but in different locations. They encouraged each other: when they met next time, they would
They encouraged each other: the next time we meet, we will compare who is a good soldier! Before leaving, his parents gave him a lot of advice.
Ding Lianghao nodded from time to time, he understood his parents’ concern.
The biggest worry of his parents was whether his only son, who had always been well cared for
Can he bear the pain and tiredness?
Ding Lianghao is determined to find his own suffering.
This day, after the rain cleared, Ding Lianghao to report to the county armed forces.
He changed into a new dark green uniform, put on a green backpack, and suddenly he was full of energy.
The military uniform has this kind of benefit. Military uniforms have this kind of benefit, no matter whether the person wearing it is fat or thin.
It can change the appearance of the person who wears it. The parents didn’t recognize their son anymore, and they smiled with tears in their eyes.
They smiled with tears in their eyes. My father went to town to see him off.
The father went to town to see him off, the first time father and son had walked together for such a long time.
Old Ding took his son’s backpack and said: “Do a good job, don’t regret it.
“Do a good job and don’t regret it!”
“Uh-huh.”
“When you get there, send a letter.”
“Uh-huh.”
“Don’t disgrace the Ding family!”
“Uh-huh.” Ding Lianghao was usually used to being playful with his parents, and now that the atmosphere was so
serious, he didn’t know what to say for a moment. He understood that his father had a hundred
He understood that his father was uneasy about him, and that’s why he was so anxious, so he just listened.
When Ding Lianghao arrived at the town’s meeting place, the recruits lined up and took their names, then boarded the bus in order.
Ding Lianghao went to the meeting place in the town, and the recruits lined up and took their names, then boarded the bus in order. Ding Lianghao looked out of the bus window and realized that his relatives were all waving their hands to see him off.
Ding Lianghao looked out of the bus window and noticed that his relatives were waving their arms. He saw his father in the crowd.
His father’s arm was only halfway up, and he gently pressed it against his chest, as if he was calming
He saw his father in the crowd. He suddenly realized that his father, who was usually a rough and rugged man
today he was actually shedding tears.
The sadness of leaving home was short-lived. Ding Lianghao, who had gotten what he wanted, was quickly
was overwhelmed by the tide of inner excitement, as if he saw that a whole new world
as if he saw the door to a whole new world opening up to him.
Yes, Ding Lianghao’s farewell to his family this time is different from his usual working trip.
He is going to join a brand new collective to realize his ideal of serving the country from the army.
He will join a brand new group and realize his ideal of serving the country by joining the army. By his side, a young face is full of vigor, and the new recruits have infinite expectations for the future.
The new recruits have unlimited expectations for the future. Ding Lianghao knows that it takes a lot of time to change from a rural youth to a qualified soldier.
young man into a qualified soldier, need to be transformed, through the arduous
and undergo hard training. The path he has chosen will never be turned back.
The staff officer who led the soldiers started to say: “Where the Peach Blossoms Bloom”.
Can you sing it? One, two!” Songs rang out in the compartment, and everyone sang.
Where the peach blossoms bloom.
There’s my lovely hometown.
Peach trees reflect in the tranquil water.
Peach forests surround the beautiful village.
Ah, my hometown, where I was born and raised.
No matter where I am on guard duty.
I always yearn for you with deep affection. ……
Oh, this is a soldier’s song.
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