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When the recruits joined the company, he was assigned to the Kasuri post. He followed the post on the supply truck.

It was June, but he saw the snow on the top of the mountain in the distance through the window. He suddenly hummed with excitement. The driver kept shaking his head.

The car can't go forward, he must walk up the hill. Looking intently, he was taken aback. When I came here, the road was hung on a cliff. A frightened eagle swept over his head and rushed to the summit along the rock wall.

I'll go up, too. He clenched his fist subconsciously.

He is full of energy. I really appreciate the queue, enemy capture and physical training of XinBingLian. Training was hard at that time. Some soldiers can't squat in the toilet, and they have to rely on others to stand up. He studied hard and got an A in all the exams.

Come prepared, naturally not afraid. Finally, he saw the red flag fluttering in the wind in front of the post. He tried to walk a few more steps, but his feet could not move. The lungs in his chest were so painful that he had to bow down. At that moment, he understood why the driver shook his head.

A man greeted him and saluted at attention. Without too much introduction, my hands were tightly held together. Then the backpack on his back was taken away.

Relax, it's altitude sickness. It'll be all right in a minute. He knew that it was a veteran who said this.

There is only him and the veteran at the post. According to the driver who owns the car, the veteran has been here for four years and six months. As a rule, every two years, an old soldier will be sent away and a new soldier will be welcomed here. He wants to know why the veteran doesn't move.

Life in the post office is monotonous. Every day at dawn, the veteran took him to patrol the mountain.

Veterans always walk in front and stand up straight. He can't do it. It's been a while, but every time he goes to the mountain here, he still finds it difficult to breathe. He was very surprised at heart. How can a black and thin veteran be so powerful under his feet?

Here, is the highest point of Kasuri post!

Every time he comes here, the veteran will rest for ten minutes. The veteran called him. He always shakes his head. There is nothing on the roof except snow. However, the veteran went up and stood as a straight tree.

The veteran came down and told his feelings. The veteran just smiled foolishly: you will know when you go up.

What's on it? I have to go up to find out.

The veteran doesn't want to talk about it, and he's not easy to force. I just want to go up and have a look when I am in a better mood.

One day, he endured discomfort and climbed up. There's nothing on it. He was a little angry and asked the veteran why he played tricks on people.

Veterans are not angry. Give him a hand, stand here and look at the distance. What do you see?

Only continuous mountains.

What else is there?

Boundless fog.

What else is there?

I won't.

How can it be? You should be able to see the bamboo fence yard. There is a tall haystack next to the house, and two hens are hidden under the haystack. Next to it, there are still wet clothes hanging on the green bamboo pole. ...

But these, he didn't see at all. Not a veteran's illusion.

He grabbed the veteran by the arm. The veteran turned around and saw tears in his eyes.

Don't veterans miss home? His curiosity suddenly came up. Is that bamboo fence yard your home?

The veteran shook his head first and then nodded.

He was more confused and wanted to ask something more, but the veteran said, go home.

He followed the veterans from summer to winter.

It's snowing. What a heavy snow. The snowflakes outside the post are falling very fragrant. He can't sleep, and he knows that the veterans haven't slept either.

I don't know if it snows in my hometown. He talked to himself.

Homesick? The veteran spoke.

A little bit. What about you?

Yes

You have been here for more than four years, and you have retired. Why not go down?

The veteran did not answer, but told him a story.

When veterans are recruits, there are veterans in this position. Veterans also take him around the mountains every day. Always ahead of him. The veteran's back is straight. Veterans will stay for more than ten minutes every time they pass the top of the mountain. He followed and saw nothing.

I saw the same thing as you. He took over the conversation. But the veterans saw something different.

Why?

When you have a place in your heart, you can see it from far away.

Where are the veterans?

He stayed here forever. Originally, he was going to go down the mountain in spring. Bamboo fence courtyard is waiting for him. Unexpectedly, there was a heavy snow, and we went to meet the materials sent from the foot of the mountain. He walked in front and accidentally slipped ... The veteran choked.

When he took pictures, he really saw the bamboo fence yard, the high woodpile, and two hens hiding under the haystack. Next to it, there are still wet clothes hanging on the green bamboo pole. ...

There is a line on the back: guard this home. Signature: Veteran!