"You come from the snow-capped mountains, and the spring tide is your style. You run towards the East China Sea, and the stormy waves are your spirit. You come from ancient times, and the huge waves wash away the dust. You run towards the future. Go, the sound of the waves echoes in the sky..."
This song "Song of the Yangtze River" often echoes in Li Ping's ears, and has made his heart surge for decades!
The rolling Yangtze River flows eastward, and the waves wash away the heroes! This great river flows from the vast plateau to the east, across the Central Plains, and towards the East China Sea. It gathers the feelings of hundreds of rivers and spreads the love of the world! She is the mother river of the Chinese nation. It has been flowing continuously for thousands of years, giving birth to the life, civilization and wisdom of the Chinese nation; it also gave birth to Li Ping, the only most holy and beautiful love in his life!
That was an unforgettable day - February 6, 1991, when Li Ping was attending the military academy in Nanjing. Returning to my hometown during the winter vacation, I boarded the passenger ship "Jianghan No. 55" from Shanghai to Wuhan for the first time.
This is Li Ping’s first time taking a passenger ship on the Yangtze River. I remember that at that time, Li Ping was traveling in the lower berth of the third class cabin, and everything was so fresh and curious.
At around 16:00, the ship stopped at Wuhu Pier. Li Ping walked out of the cabin and wanted to go on the deck to see the ancient city and the bustling crowds when getting on and off the ship.
When he returned to the cabin and was about to step into the aisle of the third-class cabin, a girl happened to be coming out. Li Ping was dressed in a straight military uniform, looking majestic and high-spirited. He instinctively took a step back, turned his body sideways, and politely made a gesture asking the girl to go first.
At this time, the girl also took a step back and signaled:
"Comrade of the People's Liberation Army, please..."
This is this move, this is it For a moment, just this moment, Li Ping and the girl looked at each other and smiled in greeting.
The girl in front of me has a delicate face, a sweet smile, a tall figure, and capable short hair, exuding a youthful and dynamic atmosphere.
Just one glance, and it will be decided forever! Li Ping confirmed in his heart:
"This is the wife I am looking for. This girl is definitely the destined half of my life. Sooner or later she will be mine!"
Li Ping believed very confidently, boldly and firmly.
"If I miss you and become each other's passer-by, it will be my biggest regret for the rest of my life. As my wife, it must be you!"
Li Ping secretly felt in his heart He has made a lifelong decision for himself.
Back at the cabin, Li Ping was even more surprised by a scene that seemed to fall from the sky: he and the girl's bunks were actually in the same cabin, and they were facing each other. Is it coincidence or providence? Seeing the girl with peach cheeks and pink face and a smile as bright as a flower, Li Ping was so happy that he was at a loss for words, dumbfounded and dumbfounded.
Live up to your youth and live up to your honor. One was young, the other was pregnant with spring, and the two hearts were pounding. They were surprised, and quickly ran away from each other.
We are both traveling alone on the same boat, so why do we need to know each other before we meet. They introduced themselves to each other and chatted happily, feeling as if they had met each other too late. Li Ping secretly rejoiced: fate!
Then, the two of them whispered and talked like old friends meeting someone dead in a foreign country. From the cabin to the deck, from the second floor to the third floor, from the stern to the bow, like Jack and Rose in "Titanic", they stand on the bow of the ship and brave the wind and waves.
In this way, they talked about study, life, growth and experience. Talking about family, classmates, military school, the army, literature, academics... In short, the more Li Ping is good at, the more he guides girls to talk about, using his strengths and avoiding weaknesses as much as possible to show his "knowledge"
"Can I read these books?"
Xu was tired of talking, and Jun wanted to read a book and be quiet. He casually picked up the journal "Journal of Command" on Li Ping's bunk.
"Of course."
"Took the bait." Li Ping was secretly happy. Because each of those books contains papers published by Li Ping.
"Yeah, Team Six Li Ping? Isn't this you? Look at this article: "The Book of Revelation", author Li Ping, is it really you who wrote it?"
asked the girl in surprise.
"This is my humble work, please give me some advice..."
"Wow, you are so awesome? You are so talented!"
Urban routines Deep and full of traps. Jun bowed his head and bowed to the ground, completely unaware of its meaning.
"To conquer a girl, first let her admire you and worship you." This is the first law of "Li's Picking Up Girls" and the law of love.
It was God’s will: in the early morning of the next day, there was heavy fog on the river, with visibility less than 50 meters. To ensure navigation safety, the passenger ship anchored in Tongling Port and stopped sailing. It wasn't until the fog cleared in the afternoon that we set sail again.
When the girl got off the boat in Anqing, the journey was originally only 10 hours. Due to the heavy fog on the river, they were forced to stay together and chatted for more than 20 hours!
As a major in "contract tactics", Li Ping, this time is enough to complete the "mission". That is to capture this "high ground" and deal with this girl! When we parted, we naturally left each other’s contact information.
You are the most romantic encounter in my life, and I look back and smile with all my heart; I am the most perfect "love encounter" in your life. A glimpse of life. Just because I took one more look at you, I can never forget your face...
We are destined to meet you thousands of miles away. Because we met, we were amazed by the time, and the fleeting time was fragrant. Because of meeting, the years have been warmed and hundreds of flowers are blooming.
In the following days, spring returns to the earth, full of vitality. Either write a letter or meet in person. Either a poem or a word, in front of the flowers and under the moon, pursue and attack fiercely; timely and appropriate, just play hard to catch. Li Ping's "tactics" were used with ease, and Tianhe worked well in theory and practice. When the girl came to school and met her classmates, everyone suddenly realized:
"No wonder I didn't see you on the boat that day. It turned out that you were on a special mission?"
"Hahahaha ..."
There was a burst of laughter.
The same day two years later: February 6, 1993. On Li Ping's first "meeting anniversary" after graduation, this girl fell into place and became Li Ping's bride.
No money? No wedding; no room? Treat his wife's boudoir as a new house. This good girl who is reasonable and considerate is Jun, a young girl from Anqing, a famous beauty city in the country. A good girl who is crazy about love and is willing to sacrifice everything for Li Ping.
"Marrying him like this? Is this guy too cheap?"
Being so simple made his family unhappy, and Li Ping remained silent because of Jun. Feel guilty and express understanding.
After getting married, Li Ping and Xiao Jun secretly rejoiced when talking about the time they met: Who said there is no love at first sight in the world? We are.
The willow branches of Linghu Lake are like curtains, sparkling, the sun rises in the east, and the flowers bloom in spring. Li Ping swung the horse on the swing and whispered:
"Actually, I had already bought a train ticket that year and was preparing to leave from Shanghai and return home via Changsha. It was just because I was studying "Chinese Military Geography" at the time. In order to increase my perceptual understanding, I made a field trip to the topography and landforms of the military important places on both sides of the Yangtze River. I especially wanted to experience the foggy scene described in "The Straw Boat Borrowing Arrows" during the Battle of Chibi, so I met up with my classmates and retreated. I bought the train ticket and took the ship instead, and then boarded the Jianghan No. 55. Otherwise, how could we have been lucky enough to meet on the ship?
Fortunately, the weather was kind, and there was heavy fog that night. Seeing and experiencing the mist of straw boat borrowing arrows in person has greatly deepened the intuitive experience. It is a worthwhile trip."
Jun replied: "Actually, I did it the day before. I was planning to go home. But something happened, so I took the passenger ferry the next day, and since I couldn’t buy a fourth-class ticket, I took the third-class one instead.”
Haha, it’s really a coincidence, it’s destined by God. As the saying goes, if we are destined to meet each other thousands of miles away, if we are not destined to meet each other, we will not know each other.
Li Ping joked: "It takes a hundred years of cultivation to cross the same boat, and a thousand years of cultivation to sleep on the same pillow."
We are both crossing the same boat and sleeping on the same pillow. Did we practice for 1,100 years before we are where we are today? ”
The 30-day holiday is worth a fortune, and it’s time to return in a blink of an eye.
Saying farewell to the bride, Li Ping returned to the army. With his wife missing, he would not care about other people of the opposite sex. There is nothing else to think about!
Before marriage, Li Ping declined his mentor's daughter and refused to marry. After marriage, he was surrounded by beautiful women, but he was completely in control and modest. When his wife came to the team, she stood out among the military officers' families, which gave Li Ping great satisfaction and pride.
Seeing this, the female soldiers started talking: "No wonder Staff Li didn't. As for us, my sister-in-law is as beautiful as a flower, as beautiful as a fairy. How can she still see us in her eyes? "
The comrades also talked a lot: "Li Gaoshen's wife is so beautiful, graceful and charming. Seeing how he can develop peacefully in the army, her bright future will definitely be ruined in the future! ”
Hehe, “If you don’t love the country, you will love the beauty.” "Li Ping admits it, and it's worth it! Being ruthless doesn't necessarily mean you are a hero. How can you not be a husband if you pity your son!
After giving birth to a child, he became a father. Li Ping began to care about his wife and children. Gradually, he also became a father. He really became uneasy about working in the army. The head of the army talked to him many times and sincerely persuaded him to stay in the army. The future was bright and there was a lot of room for promotion. But they were all politely declined by Li Ping.
“It’s easy to get an army, but it’s hard to find a general.” In order to retain this “unparalleled genius”, the leaders took turns to “bomb” him and became his family members. Ideological work. Every day at meal time, soldiers were sent to ask Xiaojun to eat at "Standing Committee Member Xiaozao": "Sister-in-law: the chief asked you to go to dinner", "Sister-in-law: the political commissar asked you to go to dinner", "Sister-in-law: the chief of staff asked you to go Eat..."
For this reason, Jun also won an honor and a unique nickname - Xiaojun Standing Committee Member. The chiefs chatted with Jun while eating and sincerely asked her to support Li Ping's development in the army .
"Consultant Li is a top student at Nanjing University. It is not easy for the country to spend huge sums of money to train him. Moreover, he made rapid progress. When he resumed his military rank, he was the one with the highest rank among their batch of students, and he had a bright future! In particular, his unique strategic thinking and tactical literacy are indispensable and valuable talents for the army.
In particular, his academic research and war prediction abilities are outstanding and unique. Last year, his paper also won the first prize at the Military Region Academic Symposium, and was awarded the third-class merit once. He has a calm personality, bold and careful; he is decisive and careful in thinking; he has unique insights and talents. He is a natural military talent. I hope you will take the overall situation into consideration and encourage him to work in the army with peace of mind. "
The wife said: "Thank you, the chief, for your training and respect for him. I have no objection to him. I'll just leave it to him and let him make his final decision. "
Regrettably, Li Ping was ultimately in love with his son and daughter, but short of spirit as a hero. He resolutely gave up his dreams and pursuits, forgot his original intention, and left the army.
" The belt gradually becomes wider and I will never regret it. It makes people feel haggard because of Yixiao. "Li Ping finally changed his career and returned to the city where his wife was. He joined the public security force and became an ordinary police officer.
When seeing Li Ping off the team, his colleagues in the army all sighed with regret: " A general star has just fallen..."
Now that I think about it, Jun's worth is actually not "cheap". Looking at it from another perspective, this is what Li Ping got in exchange for a "general star" My wife, haha, is it cheap?
Years later, Jun would often ask: "You left the army for me, do you regret it later?" ”
And Li Ping always answered without thinking: “Fame and wealth are fleeting, but life is like an autumn.” Besides, if there are gains, there must be losses, and if there are losses, there must be gains. It doesn’t matter, I won’t regret it if I have you! ”
Li Ping’s free and easy attitude is exactly what he said: “The green mountains are still there, the sunsets are red a few times, and success or failure is gone.” "He once said in a poem: "The general has no seeds at all, but only loves the color of peach blossoms. Disdain to be a minister in front of the court, but to be a gentleman under the fence. ”
At this time, Li Ping’s face will always leave a bright lip mark.
Time flies like an arrow, and the sun and the moon fly by. More than twenty years have passed in the blink of an eye.
Ping and Jun hand in hand along the way, living an ordinary and happy life, growing young together, running the house and raising children together, peaceful and smooth. I don't ask for wealth, I just want peace and quiet.
Looking back at that encounter, it has been many years since I turned around. After a thousand journeys, I am still a young man when I return. But now, my son has grown into a 1.85 meter tall young man! Looking back on the past, Li Ping was filled with emotion:
"It was the great Yangtze River that made our love possible; it was "Jianghan No. 55" that gave us the fate of falling in love."
Special Yes, after that chance encounter on the boat, they had consciously made a special trip to take the boat, going up and down countless times, dreaming of boarding the "Jianghan No. 55" again and reliving the romance of the past, but they failed to do so!
On weekdays, Li Ping often holds his wife's hand and goes for walks along the banks of the Yangtze River and leisurely strolls in the Bund Park. Seeing the endless flow of the Yangtze River and the large passenger and cargo ships coming and going, I still feel an inexplicable excitement in my heart. They stared at the ships on the river, dreaming of seeing their old man under the moon again - "Jianghan No. 55", but in the end, they returned disappointed every time.
Sometimes he would hear Dalun’s air whistle blowing in the middle of the night. Jun would often murmur while half asleep and reflexively: “Jianghan No. 55, Jianghan No. 55!” Unfortunately, in the following decades, there would be no more Never encountered it before.
Li Ping comforted his wife and said:
"Jianghan No. 55 may have been retired. After it saw us come together, it completed its historical mission and retired from history. "The stage has come."
Later, with the development of the times and the improvement of living standards, Li Ping took the lead in buying a car for his wife, with the license plate ending in "JH055" as a token of gratitude and commemoration. Stay safe, stay safe, and move forward happily...
Love comes from the Yangtze River, and the heart opens from the Yangtze River. "Love on the Yangtze River", although it is not as spectacular as it is to captivate the country. But they always practice the ancient saying of "holding your hand and growing old together"; day after day, they interpret the meaning of "when you meet someone with a white head, choose a city to grow old in"; they help each other and use their lifelong commitment to perform "wind and rain". "Come together" year after year.
Destined by God in the past life, this life will follow. And Ping Hejun is not a fatalist. They met, neither too early nor too late, just at the best time, and the right person appeared. Somewhere in the dark, it seems that the decision has been made. Life and death are with the Yangtze River. They made a frank agreement: starting from the Yangtze River and ending on the Yangtze River; a hundred years later, no tombs or monuments would be built. It turned into a wisp of smoke and the ashes were scattered towards the center of the river. When future generations walk along the river, if they see two waves smiling at you among the rolling waves, that is flat and that is Jun. They were in the Yangtze River and gained eternal life.
"If you love someone, your head will grow old, and if you choose a city, you will die in old age. To conclude, I have only done two things in my life: first, fly high for my dreams; second, wander for love."
Li Ping looked like he had no regrets in this life. The poem says:
Fate starts from the Yangtze River, and love comes from the Yangtze River.
Join hands with the Yangtze River and drink the water of the Yangtze River.
Born by the Yangtze River, died into the Yangtze River.
Life and death are in love with the Yangtze River, and the soul returns to the Yangtze River.
Li Guoping
In Anqing on March 29, 2014