Comrade Xu Kang

My old comrade-in-arms Xu Kang, who is from the same hometown, has lived for most of his life. No matter how much you feel sorry for him, it will be useless to "help and educate" him. No matter how comrades-in-arms use some examples to enlighten him, this person is still the same. So honest; he is still the same as before, always making a mess of what he did, and often becoming the center of discussion and the "protagonist" of gossip when his comrades meet each other.

In September of that year when he returned from fighting in southern Xinjiang in 1979, he, who was the deputy company officer, was transferred from the regiment political office to the acting instructor of our company. It happened that the wife of deputy company commander Lu of our company was holding a one-year-old child. Many children came to visit relatives. At that time, the common practice at the grassroots level of the army was that if a company member’s family members came to visit relatives in the team, the instructor should visit them within three days and greet them.

After a hasty dinner, he carried a large bag of fruits, milk powder and cans to the regiment's temporary guest house and knocked on the door. He didn't know where Deputy Company Commander Pian Lu had gone with the child in his arms.

He told Deputy Company Commander Lu’s wife who opened the door that he was the company’s acting instructor and came to visit on behalf of the company’s comrades.

"Are you Dr. Xiao Liao?" Xu Kang stood at the door and asked hesitantly.

The wife of Deputy Company Commander Lu, who is a doctor in Chaozhou Hospital, quickly walked into the room with a smile on her face: "Instructor, you are welcome, just call me Xiao Liao."

After he sat down, Dr. Liao asked with a smile while making tea: "Thank you, thank you comrades! Excuse me, Wang Shouyi died of illness not long after the guidance, and Wang Chongli successfully became the leader of the village. What is your surname?"

Then At this time, our army and the local people have not yet used the term "your surname"; when asking each other for their names, they would say: "What is your name?" When Xu Kang heard that Dr. Liao asked him "your surname," he felt deeply for her. Gentle, polite, well-educated and educated, he hurriedly leaned over and answered: "My surname is Xu, Xu Kang."

Since her husband had not come back yet, Dr. Liao, who was speechless for a while, had nothing to say, "Oh, It's Instructor Xu! Are you 'Yanwu' Xu Ya or 'Double' Xu?"

Kang leaned back and answered: "Ah, I am 'Double' Xu."

< p> While talking, the deputy company commander Lu, who was holding his precious son in the air with both hands, came back: "Oh, great instructor, you really fulfilled your duty to express condolences to the family members of the visiting team! I asked our little Liao to start making soup in the afternoon. , I just went to invite the brothers, but our Chaoshan style; the company commander said you came to my place to express condolences to the family members of the team! Instructor, you have to make an exception when you come to my place, we have to let her come to express our condolences. Ours; instructor, please try her craft later, you Yankees must have never tasted it before!”

Xu Kang said seriously: “How can this be done? Dr. Liao is also a family member of the team! When visiting relatives, especially those who are visiting the team for the first time, we should do what we should do honestly. We cannot report that the visit rate is 100%, but the actual rate is not 100%. "We have to do our work conscientiously!"

Deputy Company Commander Lu wanted to set up the table; he quickly took over the child and played with it. After a while, a group of people came one by one, even the platoon leaders were laughing and joking.

While Vice Company Commander Lu was busy setting out a few cold dishes, he turned his head and shouted proudly: "Xiao Liao, pass on the food!"

Dr. Liao had a lovely smile. He carefully put a towel on the porcelain pot with a round belly and short ears, carried the "soup" into the room, and said in his mouth: "Here, come, everyone is welcome to have a meal."

The mother-in-law of Deputy Company Commander Lu, a Chaozhou native, was an overseas student who returned to China in the 1930s to join the old revolution of the New Fourth Army. The handsome and petite wife of Deputy Company Commander Lu was also born and raised in Chaoshan. She is a "worker, peasant, and soldier" college student studying medicine. Since I came to the West, they have been talking in Nanman dialect that no one understands. For example, they talk about eating as "咭咣", and they say "no" as a nasal "圜", etc. Dr. Liao was very gentle and gentle in his dealings with others. On the third day he came to the army to visit relatives, he volunteered to participate in the "free clinic" organized by the regiment for the doctors and medical assistants of the health team to give to the masses, leaving a lasting impression on the company officers and soldiers. Excellent impression. Dr. Liao's meal of "making soup" and her polite, cultivated and cultured demeanor also left a deep impression on the instructor Xu Kang, who was barely a junior high school graduate.

He asked the cadres in the company to actively take the lead in learning from Dr. Liao, a college student from Deputy Company Commander Lu's family. He said that a local doctor also actively responded to the call of the army party committee and participated in the "free clinic" in the station. He was very conscious; he also talked about civility. Be polite and respectful!

Deputy Company Commander Lu rolled his eyes and argued with him: Instructor, you really got it wrong about setting an example! She was still quarreling with me privately last night; when we came back from the war, we were summarizing and making reports everywhere. We were even more tired every day than when we were at war. How could she, a doctor, not know how to give me some psychological treatment? She also carried someone behind her back and started arguing with me at night! Tell me, why can't I feel her accomplishments?

Xu Kang criticized him and said, you, you, relying on a second-class merit are not humble! Our heroes must also be civilized people, and honest people must also be quality-minded. Once upon a time, there was a rich man who could speak well, but he didn't do good things. One time, because he kept harassing the widow next door, the widow couldn't bear it, so she begged her brother-in-law to go to the county government and sue the rich man. Be self-restrained and guard Xiao Liao. You should be "the first to get the moon near the water and the tower"! You are a "black person under the light"; deputy company commander, you can't be "black under the light", you have to learn from your wife honestly and humbly! As he talked about the deputy company commander, he thought that he should also change his wife's bad habits. He could not engage in "darkness under the light", and he had to make her more aware, civilized, polite and well-educated.

Two months later, he also went to the train station to pick up his wife who was working in a cotton spinning factory in Xianyang, Shaanxi. On the way back to the army station, he told her: After returning from the war, there are many family members coming to the army and soldiers returning home to visit relatives; he is now a company instructor respected by everyone, and if he cannot go back, he will have to suffer. She came last. When she comes, she has to maintain his image as an instructor, like his family member! The female textile worker asked him cautiously, how could he "look like a member of the instructor's family"? He told her about Dr. Liao from Deputy Company Commander Lu's home.

The female textile worker was unconvinced and said, "We grew up in a small village, and then Russia (me) joined the national cotton factory and you joined the army as a soldier. You should also know that Russia (me) also has craftsmanship." Well! At that time, I will also invite everyone to try the "you-po noodles" from our Nada (place). Xu Kang taught her seriously: "I won't tell you whether you want to eat oily noodles or not. The important thing is that you should pay attention to language etiquette. When people come to see us, don't be as careless as before. We have to say 'please'" , please come in. For example, you can't ask someone's name like "What's your last name?" Let everyone experience our love and the humor in your conversation; just like the "passing around" and "dining" between Deputy Company Commander Lu and his wife, they use humor and humor very well. "< /p>

The woman looked sulky and said unhappily: "I just got off the train (just got off the train), oh, you just told me so many rules, you are a good person and you can't tell me what other people are doing." "It's about 'passing around and eating', you have a lot of rules when it comes to having a good meal!" Ghostly".

The woman became irritated: "When we meet, you just say this and that, and it makes my head spin! People can't remember those words; who cares?" Come on, I won’t say a word (squeak). When the time comes, tell his family!” Is it difficult? No one in our hometown is civilized, so we should learn from others honestly. Besides, you have to show respect to me as an instructor, right? You know, do you know that I should take the lead in being civilized and polite?”

Seeing that the man looked unhappy, she hurriedly said: “I know, I know.” , learn from others honestly! I understand (then) what else are you saying? Look at you (that) has a weird face, isn’t that what the deputy company commander’s woman said (that) I know those words, I am just teasing you!" Xu Kang said with satisfaction after hearing this, I will tell you all about it first! Speaking of anger, the one who usually goes first is definitely the lively cannon platoon leader Na Zhang in the company. He's two months older than me, and he likes to joke around. We have to learn how to make him feel that we are educated and moral, and you don't want to annoy him.

You can respectfully ask others, are you the "Gong Zhang" Zhang or the "Li Zao" Zhang?

The wife said: "Oh (then) what are you doing here again? , and there are so many pears and dates? What a mouthful! Then he asked his man again: "Speaking of the instructor, why do you always ask me to tell you this and that? Then why do you ask me?" When people come to our house (indoors), don't you say anything? Oh (so) you are not mute? Just tell me what corner you were hiding in and what you were doing? "

Xu Kang said: "I am Lian Lili. When she opened her eyes, she saw that she had flown into the sky. She turned into a fairy and could fly everywhere. Standing in front of a large cloth market, business is booming. Instructor, my normal work cannot be affected just because you are here; I should lead everyone to do whatever they want. As for you, wake up, eat, and go out for a walk; you can do whatever you want. "

As soon as the daughter-in-law heard what he said, she smiled brightly: "That's right, Oha (I got off the train) for most of the day, and these are your words. I love listening to them. ”

On the second day, someone actually came up first to visit and greet the instructor’s family; but it was not the cannon platoon leader Zhang, but Chief Hou Qingshan who was carrying some rice noodles and cooking utensils! Xu Kang’s family This female textile worker accidentally made a mess of a simple reception, making Xu Kang very embarrassed.

She also said polite words such as "Please, please come in"; There was a mistake when asking for your last name!

After hearing a knock on the door, she handed the cigarette to her and asked, "What's your surname?" Chief Hou replied, my surname is Hou!

The female textile worker was confused; she seemed to have no memory of the last name her husband mentioned, and she didn't know whether it meant 'factory' or 'male and female' or something. She forgot the other person's last name again! She was so anxious that beads of sweat formed on the tip of her nose, so she had to ask again: "Oh, what's your last name?" "

Chief Hou is a new cadre who was just mentioned by the squad leader after returning from the war. He shyly stood up and answered respectfully: "Sister-in-law, my surname is Hou. "

She was still in a state of confusion when she heard what she heard clearly. She nodded as if she suddenly understood and said: "Oh... yes, yes, yes, yes! Then your surname is really Hou! " After nodding, he left the next words home. The judge lay on the bed, unable to sleep. He thought over and over about the conversation between the king and the dervish, but he could not understand the meaning. , and later, he simply sat up and looked at the stars in the night sky outside the window, counting them, hoping that the night would finally pass faster. As soon as it got dark, the judge put on his coat and didn't even bother to eat breakfast. , so she hurriedly went to find the dervish and forgot! She kept her face red for a long time, and her mind suddenly became hazy and painfully nervous to recall. She seemed to be recalling and distinguishing two very vague things. But she couldn't remember the words. Suddenly, after thinking about it for a while, she seemed to finally remember it, and blurted out: "Yes, yes!" Then you are still surnamed Hou. There is a legend about the carp jumping over the dragon gate; Hey, then you, then you, then you, please, then... are you a male or female monkey, or a female and a male monkey? "

The chief secretary was embarrassed; he blushed and said: "Sister-in-law, you are calling me, what are you calling me? Why are you joking like this when we just met? "

At this time, the woman started to speak smoothly: "What? Big brother, that guy from my family, oh, that’s your brother, that guy from my family, Xu, Nan, Chang; Oh, no, no, it’s Xu Kang! Xu Kang told me, you are the one who likes to tell jokes. What else are you pretending to be? In fact, you are not humorous or humorous when you speak; we have to be polite to each other, and we need to speak humorously. Excuse me, would you say you are a male or female monkey or-"

The newly promoted Secretary had to wipe his face with sweat and accompany her to play witty and humorous! The young Secretary heard that she was still asking , hurriedly waved one hand to stop her from talking, and covered her cheek and mouth with one hand as if she had a toothache. Her mouth was as low as a mosquito in her hand, and she quickly said: "Sister-in-law, please don't Can I ask again? Then, I say okay, then I, then...then I'll just be a male monkey.

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As soon as she finished speaking, the sister-in-law followed up in a serious tone: "Oh, that's right! You are still a male and female monkey. Sit up! Don't get up and leave yet. Sister-in-law, I have something else to ask you. Just that, that, you can talk about it, then you... have you got it? "The young officer was so frightened by her increasingly unreasonable words that he stood up and left! This joke about Xu Kang and his wife has been circulated among our comrades in the army for a long time...

< p> Another six years later coincided with the general disarmament. It turned out that the monk wandered to Lijiazhuang that day. It was already late and the path was unfamiliar, and he fell into a dry well. At this time, there was Mei's body in the dry well. He was not on the list. But he took the lead in applying for transfer! He said that in order for the army to seize the time to carry out the construction of the four modernizations, we must make room for the military students! So we transferred back to Shaanxi together in the same batch; Xu Kang made good arrangements when he transferred back. , he was actually the deputy secretary at the bottom of a group of secretaries in his lover's textile factory.

Later, due to poor performance in the factory, layoffs began. After receiving the mobilization report, he ignored his wife's quarrel and took the lead to "lay off". He said that he wanted to share the company's worries and divert labor and find a job on his own. In fact, he really didn't know how much he weighed. That is to say, he can only write some articles in the factory newspaper that few people read, and he can't do anything else. He is really not used to it in society.

He doesn't think about the consequences at all! Xu Kang's mind got hot, so he took the pen and signed with the factory; as soon as he signed, he became a "social person" and "Secretary Xu" who became a "social person" returned home. He spent most of the year doing nothing! Although people still called him Secretary Xu when they met, they turned around and said in private that this person who came from the army was mentally ill. How could he be such an honest cadre? ? What about destroying the "big pot of rice"? After all, he is also a deputy secretary. Did someone take your job and throw it on the ground? Is this such a bad thing? I also took the lead. I have never seen such an honest person.

This "Secretary Xu" who has always believed in being an honest person has been searching for many years, but in the end he still found it. He couldn't find a job suitable for him. The old comrade who was demobilized and returned to the countryside couldn't bear to hear it, and he was very puzzled. He had traveled all over the country for many years and had never heard of the "Truth Word", so he said perfunctorily: "Then Okay, when it calms down later, I will go and pay homage. ", the family invited him to be the deputy general manager of the company he ran. Unexpectedly, not long after he stayed, he resigned again! He also said seriously to his old comrade who was the general manager, I know I am evil. Actually, I still know how many steamed buns and bowls of soup I can eat. Even when I come here, I don’t understand the technical work of your engineers. I also know that I can’t really contact you. Come and do any business. Let's be honest, I'm not suitable for the position of vice president at all! If I'm not suitable, then I can't occupy the position of vice president without doing anything here! If I don't leave, then I will become what the old saying says: "the corpse is a vegetarian"; don't try to persuade me! I got this salary for free here. I am both sorry for you and ashamed of you. On this night, Cixi She screamed and woke up from the nightmare again. She sat up in a cold sweat and saw that the bed was wet again. From tomorrow on, I will believe that there is no airtight wall in the world. A few days later, Shi Banxian found out that Shi Banxian was narrow-minded and felt that the fairy had ruined his reputation in the world. He frowned and decided to take revenge on the fairy. At the time of the shift that night, Shi Banxian came to the wilderness alone. Next to a large tomb, it turned out that there was a big stone man more than ten feet tall standing next to the tomb. I saw Shi Banxian twisting the talisman towards the stone man with his left hand, holding a sword in his right hand, and pasted the Taoist talisman on the stone man, and then muttered something: With a loud sound, the big stone man suddenly rose up from the ground, flew up, circled in the air, and smashed towards the fairy's house. Shi Banxian was so happy when he saw this that he never came back! ** The deputy general manager here...

No matter who tried to persuade him, Xu Kang still stubbornly went home.

Later, others introduced him to learn the business of emceeing at young people's wedding ceremonies. After gradually getting into this profession, Xu Kang seemed to finally find something that was basically suitable for him. His emceeing business was not cold. It's not bland; in his words, it's "just okay."

My retired wife was wandering around once and saw him wearing a bright red suit jacket and starched white trousers that he would never wear even if he was killed in the past. Just as his youngest son Wang Shi threw himself on the ground and knelt on his head, he cried: " Dad, I got into trouble!" It turned out that he was tempted by the reward from Prince Fu and could not help but accept the challenge secretly. As a result, he won a game in a row. When Big Beile saw it, he was determined to take his quail. However, Wang Shi thought that the price offered by Big Beile was too low and refused to let go. The servants of the palace came to snatch it, but Wang Shi still had some strength and ran away for him. come out. Big Belle has been pampered since he was a child, and he has never been so angry. Coupled with the fat body that he usually enjoys and drinks spicy food, he was so angry that he passed out and passed away in the early morning. He left the last words on his deathbed: Win ! The finger pointed firmly at the quail. As he was sweating profusely and directing the wedding scene, I secretly looked at him from the side with both distress and amusement. When he dragged his tired legs through the door in the afternoon, she told him that she saw him somewhere today. When Xu Kang heard this, he asked his wife seriously: "Now I am also learning to integrate into society and really support myself. Hey, do you think my outfit is okay? You don't think it's good. Just give me some suggestions and I will consider them as appropriate.”

His wife was so angry that she nagged him: “It’s nonsense! Now that I’m old and old, I still want to integrate into society. Xu Fanzhuan, I I've never seen an honest person like you! I won't kill anyone if I follow you for the rest of my life; you deserve to be able to "fend for yourself". /p>

"Don't call me by your childhood nickname. Don't you know that I was called Xu Kang when I joined the army? Remember, you still call me Xu Kang."

"You just change it by a hundred Can you understand the name? Xu Kang, Secretary Xu, can today’s society tolerate such an honest guy like you, “Secretary Xu”?

This "Secretary Xu" was speechless; he himself felt that he was really speechless.

Our comrade who opened his own factory in the suburbs and was the general manager shook his head when he mentioned him: Hey, in these days of such a trend, people, if you still have to be stubborn, then appear in the mirror The picture shows that when Xu Yushi was inspecting a county in Guilin when he was many years old, a county magistrate did something illegal and was reported by two local policemen who knew about it. In order to protect the county magistrate, Xu Yushi secretly asked someone to The two officers were beaten to death and the matter was suppressed. Trying to be an honest person is really difficult! He Xu Kang, why doesn't he understand this point? He still thinks of the old logic in the army and clings to his old ideas! Do you still want to be an honest person? ! Alas, all the generals were shocked after hearing this, and admired Zhu Yuanzhang's clever plan. Feng Sheng was even more excited. , he is too stubborn, this is how he should live as an honest guy...

What the "general manager" said is right; these days, honest guy Xu Kang just carries his In terms of body and clothing, one can only get lost in the hurried "shuttle" process of the wedding ceremony of the host's daughter getting married and the west's marrying on those auspicious days. The gray-haired Xu Kang strictly fulfilled his contract as a master of ceremonies. On a day when he had business as a master of ceremonies, he went out when it was dark. He was in a hurry, and his days were stubbornly passed day by day.

Comrades