Veteran never die

Chapter 254 23 years as one day

0255 23 years as one day

Wang Liang directly exposed Zhang Zipei's background.

He has been working in the martyrs cemetery for 23 years, taking care of 960 seven martyrs from [-] provinces and cities and [-] nationalities.

Just in the outskirts of a small county on the [-]th line, in the mountains, barren mountains and wild mountains, a barren land.

Clean up the cemetery covering an area of ​​more than [-] acres, wipe the tombstones of the martyrs, paint the faded red pentagons on each tombstone, and add soil to the martyrs.

Letting Wang Liang say this, Zhang Zipei felt embarrassed, he scratched his head, "Chief, you've praised me, these are what I should do, it's nothing,"

"Seek truth from facts, let's talk about what we have." Wang Liang said with a smile.

Wang Liang jokingly asked: "But Zipei, I have been running to the cemetery a lot these years, but why can't I see your shadow every time I come here? Are you deserting?"

Afraid of misunderstanding, Zhang Zipei quickly explained: "Reporting chief, when I was sorting out the duty records of the martyrs' cemetery, I found that some family members of the martyrs hadn't visited the martyrs' cemetery for nearly 20 years. So I contacted and inquired with many parties, and only then did I know some families of the martyrs. Because the family is too poor or the parents of the martyrs are old and sick, they cannot go to the Malipo Martyrs Cemetery to visit the martyrs’ graves in person. So I often travel on business, with two tasks, one is to find support from caring people in society, and the other is to go to the Malipo Martyrs Cemetery. The martyrs' homes will be displayed at the door, and the donations will be sent to the martyrs' homes. If conditions permit, I will take over the martyrs' families."

Seeing this kid's nervous look, Wang Liang couldn't help laughing, how could he not know about Zhang Zipei's deeds.

It's just that the atmosphere is a bit heavy and I want to relieve it.

I didn't expect this kid to be so serious, which made Wang Liang feel a little guilty.

Zhang Zipei said again: "I ran to the mountain city the day before yesterday, and I just rushed back today to bring over the parents of the martyrs who died in the mountain city. They are separated by thousands of mountains and rivers. Old fathers and mothers don't miss their sons. , but I have never been out of the mountains in my life, my eyes are darkened, and I don’t know how to get around the city.”

Wang Liang happily asked: "Oh? Wu Dezheng, Zhou Qingping, Li Pingyuan, Zhou Hongbing, Chen Mingqing, Wei Tianxin and their parents have all taken over?"

"Chief, you really have a good memory. Yes, you have taken them all." Zhang Zipei was very surprised. The names of the martyrs from the mountain city reported by the chief were all correct, and all of them were correct.

He, who has worked in the Martyrs Cemetery for 23 years, can do it, old chief, this, this must be engraved in his heart.

Every soldier here is probably treated by Wang Liang as his own child.

"Okay, okay, Zipei, thank you for your hard work." After listening to Zhang Zipei's words, Wang Liang felt a heavy boulder in his heart was removed.

Both happy and relieved.

Zhang Zipei, born in 1973, did not participate in the Vietnam War.

When the self-defense counterattack broke out, he was only seven years old.

When the officers and soldiers of the combat troops stationed in Malipo, the seven-year-old Zhang Zipei was deeply shocked by this mighty lion.

At a young age, he had a deep understanding of the profession of a soldier.

At the age of seven, he helped the officers and soldiers to carry the weapons and equipment they had seized every day, and picked his own peaches for the officers and soldiers to eat.

The officers and soldiers also love this cute and sensible child very much. For them in their teens and 20s, this child has given them a lot of warmth.

It also made them understand who to fight for.

During the ten-year confrontation between China and Vietnam, officers and soldiers have been stationed here for a full ten years.

From the age of seven to 17, Zhang Zipei witnessed the cruelty of high-intensity wars. Many uncles and elder brothers died.

Zhang Zipei will never forget the delicious rice that the officers and soldiers gave him to eat, the roads that the officers and soldiers helped them build under the scorching sun, let alone the officers and soldiers who helped his family and all the villagers plow the land and grow crops.

Never forget, never forget.

This also made him determined from a very young age to be a soldier of the People's Liberation Army and guard the frontiers of the motherland when he grows up.

In 1992, after graduating from high school, Zhang Zipei joined the army and became a geodetic soldier in a certain ministry in Sichuan Province.

High school students, in that era, were absolutely outstanding students.

Technical secondary schools are all assigned in packages.

He could go to university or find a good job, but he chose to follow his family's dream when he was young.

Go the way of those uncles and big brothers.

Be a soldier, be a good soldier.

The post-war restoration and construction was in full swing. As a geodetic soldier, Zhang Zipei’s task was to provide coordinates for artillery shooting. The error should not exceed 0.02 cm. This is a technical task that cannot be sloppy.

Because my hometown is Malipo, on the front line of Laoshan, I learned that Zhang Zipei became a "logistics soldier" when he was seven years old. Whether he was a soldier or a cadre, they took extra care of him.

In the army, Zhang Zipei once again felt the warmth brought by the big family of the army.

Very warm and caring.

In the army, he found the shadows of those officers and soldiers back then, and his choice was correct.

After retiring from the army, Zhang Zipei made such a choice. He thought that taking off his military uniform, he could use another way to protect the martyrs who sacrificed their lives to defend their hometown and the motherland.

As a result, the days that were more tiring than military life came.

In 23 years and 390 five days, he received millions of family members of martyrs who came to visit graves, veterans who participated in wars, and people from all walks of life who came to receive patriotic education.

That is to say, an average of 120 people are received every day.

It is Zhang Zipei's working principle to be responsive to the families of martyrs and veterans.

This also means that he has no so-called off-duty, private time, and even more than half of that meager salary is often used to support the martyrs.

I can't accompany my wife or children. Except for business trips, I spend the rest of my time in the martyrs' cemetery.

It's not that he hasn't wavered, and it's not that he hasn't hesitated.

I have worked in the Martyrs Cemetery for more than ten years, should, should be enough, right?

But when the martyr's mother called.

"Is it Xiao Zhang? Are you still working in the cemetery?"

"Auntie, it's me, I'm still here."

"That's great. I'm Luan Guanghui's mother. It's fine if you're still here. Auntie has bad legs and can't go there often. With Guanghui taking care of you there, Auntie can rest assured."

"Hey, auntie, don't worry."

I didn't want to leave, I couldn't leave anymore, fearing that I would lose contact with the martyrs, Zhang Zipei didn't dare to change his mobile phone number, and kept using it all the time.

(End of this chapter)