When they arrived at the intersection, Zhang Chi said goodbye to his companions and went to the officer who was accompanying him to sign a sign. He watched everyone get on the road and headed towards the small road.

It was already mid-June, and not long after the sun had risen, it became unbearably hot. There was a small stream not far from the roadside. The water was clear and there were various trees growing on both sides. Zhang Chi saw many red peaches on a tree and went to pick two.

He washed in the stream and ate to quench his thirst.

Around noon, a small village appeared in front of it. There were five or six households, surrounded by green fences, and it was quiet. Two big yellow dogs were lying at the entrance of the village. When they saw Zhang Chi coming, they barked wildly. As they got closer, they recognized it.

The people in their own village shut their mouths and lay down.

Walking up to him, Zhang Chi touched the big yellow dog. The dog was so hot that it stuck out its tongue and was too lazy to pay attention to anyone.

Standing up, Zhang Chi looked at the stone-paved streets, feeling a little lost for a moment. This was the place where he grew up, and every inch of the land was extremely familiar to him. After being away for half a year, he felt like he was in another world when he came back.

At this moment, a man came back from the fields with a hoe and rolled up his trouser legs. He saw Zhang Chi standing at the entrance of the village and shouted: "Is it Erlang Zhang? I haven't seen you in half a year. You have become much stronger!"

Zhang Chi saw that it was his neighbor's father, Lin's father, and said hurriedly: "Yes, yes! Father is busy in the fields again!"

Father Lin said: "Weeds are growing happily in the rice fields, so I will go to the field and pull them out. When we reach the entrance of the village, why don't you go home quickly? Your parents have missed you every day these days, and I don't know how happy they will be when we meet!"

Zhang Chi agreed. He went up to his home with Lin Achi. When he arrived at Lin Achi's door, he said: "I'm on vacation these days to visit my relatives, and my father will come home to drink two glasses of wine. I haven't seen him for many days, even

I miss you!"

Father Lin agreed and returned to his home.

When he arrived at the door of his house, Zhang Chi stood there and adjusted his mood for a while. He opened the courtyard door and saw the civet cat lying in the shade of the tree. He glanced at him lazily, then turned his head. He held a branch in the grass.

The fifth brother who was messing around looked back and called him second brother.

The mother, who was spinning in the main room, heard the sound. She came out of the room and stood looking at her son, speechless for a moment.

Zhang Chi stepped forward quickly and said to his mother: "Mom, I'm back!"

The mother looked at Zhang Chi and the wine and meat in his hand, and her body was trembling a little. She stepped forward and took her son's hand, and whispered: "Erlang, what did you commit in the army? Run away and go home. Don't do it."

I was seen by fellow villagers when I went out. The police here are very strict now, but it’s not like before!”

Zhang Chi said with a smile: "What did mom say? The army has a holiday, let us come back to visit relatives! I will stay at home for more than ten days, and I have to go back to the army! After half a year of training, how can the army let us leave?"

"You didn't commit any crime?" Mother circled around Zhang Chi. "Don't lie to me!"

Zhang Chi said: "Of course we didn't commit any crime! Thirty-nine people from Dengcheng County came back together with us. In a few days, they will come to our house as guests! You will know then. Mom, I came back to visit my relatives.

I’ll invite the folks over to drink!”

My mother still didn't believe it and murmured: "I've never heard of officials taking a vacation to visit relatives. How can you, a soldier, still take a vacation?"

Zhang Chi had no choice but to put down the wine and meat in his hands. He came out and said: "If you don't believe it, I will invite Li Zheng from my hometown here later and see what he says! Being a soldier now will not be the same as before. You

I always don’t believe it!”

Who dares to believe it? From ancient times to the present, I have never heard of soldiers getting holidays. The army is always afraid of soldiers fleeing and is always on guard. How can it be possible for you to go home on holiday? What should you do if you return home and never go back?

Aren’t there fewer and fewer people?

Zhang Chi had no choice but to go aside and tease his younger brother.

But his mother said: "Wu Lang, go to the fields and call your father! Just tell Er Lang that he is back and ask him to go home quickly!"

The fifth brother agreed and ran out the door quickly.

The mother asked Zhang Chi again: "When you entered the village just now, did you meet any villagers?"

Zhang Chi said: "I just entered the village and saw Father Lin next door. I went home with him."

"Alas -" Mother shook her head and couldn't help but sigh. She stood there alone, not knowing what she was thinking.

Zhang Chi was confused and stood there, not knowing what to do.

Not long after, my father came back with his third and fifth brothers. He saw Zhang Chi standing in the yard, put down the hoe, and hurriedly closed the courtyard door.

Zhang Chi stepped forward and greeted his father. He said, "Dad, I'm on a month's leave in the army and I'm coming back to visit my relatives. I don't know that my mother doesn't believe me, so I'm in a dilemma here."

The father held Zhang Chi's hand and said: "Is it really a holiday in the army? Didn't you come back here? Erlang, this is not a joke, you must tell the truth! You are in the army and exempted from our hard service. I will go out this year

I worked hard and made a few bucks. If you really committed a crime and escaped, I will send you away tonight! Although the arrest is strict now, as long as you escape to Fangzhou next door, you will be fine! "

Zhang Chi couldn't laugh or cry: "Dad, it's really a military holiday! I'm doing well in the military! Because I never commit any crimes, I do well. It's my first holiday.

I have saved all the money and want to bring it back to you!"

His father looked into Zhang Chi's eyes for a while and then said, "Are you really not telling lies?"

"Of course not! I am not the only one who joined the army in Dengcheng County, you can just ask!"

Seeing Zhang Chi's sincere attitude, Dad nodded: "Okay, I'll take what you said to be true! There are soldiers in the next village. I'll go over and ask after a while. If it's really a holiday, of course I have nothing to say."

Zhang Chi said: "Qian Fei from the next village did not have a fake this time, so he has to wait until next time. Yang Biao from Daliushu Village, ten miles away, did not have a fake this time, and he came back with me. If you don't believe it, just ask somewhere.

knew."

"You actually get a holiday when you are a soldier?" My father muttered in a low voice and went over to discuss with my mother.

The third brother was in his teens and was only half a head shorter than Zhang Chi. He saw his father walking away and came to Zhang Chi's side. He said: "Second brother, I have never heard that there are holidays in the army. You are not an official.

How could he be released? I've only heard that after a soldier leaves the house, it's hard to see him alive."

Zhang Chi said: "Why, you don't even believe me? Wang Zhan leads the army and is different from others. We eat well and wear well in the army, and our lives are much better than at home! Let me tell you, in the past six months

, I have also learned most of the Thousand Character Essay!"

The third brother didn't believe it: "Literacy is taught in the army? I've never heard of it!"

Zhang Chi said: "There are many things you haven't heard of! Wang Zhan led the army is different. Our life in the army is so good. We eat three meals a day, and there must be a cook for breakfast.

Where are the eggs!”

The third brother shook his head after hearing this: "How many chickens are needed for one egg a day? How many eggs can be laid by hundreds of people in the army?"

Zhang Chi smiled and said: "Thousands or hundreds? You underestimate Wang Kuan. Now there are more than 16,000 people in our army! How many chickens? It's only 20,000 or 30,000. Do you think it's a lot? Tell you, Xinye

There are places dedicated to raising chickens around, maybe not 100,000 of them."

How can the third brother believe it? He also raises more than a dozen chickens at home, laying three or four eggs a day. No matter how prolific the chickens are, they will not lay eggs for more than half a year. The eggs in the house are either given to the children,

Or you have to save it for the busy farming season.

The parents discussed for a while and then listened to Zhang Chi's words with hesitation. They looked at the things he brought back and discussed inviting the villagers to drink. Because Zhang Chi was a soldier, he was exempted from the family's hard work and could make some money in a year.

No wonder Zhang Chi’s parents didn’t believe it. Since ancient times, soldiers have been thousands of miles away, so how can they take a holiday? When war breaks out, how many people can return to their hometown alive?
Chapter completed!