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Yu Jihui: “A Stinking Old Ninth – A Tale of the Coal Capital” (updated on July 2020)
Chapter 22
Playing Drinking Game
---- ping jiu da sai
In the morning of the New Year’s Eve of 1972,
the regimental commander drove a jeep to our school.
He went into Cock’s office first and stayed there for
some time and then came out with Cock. They went
into Xi Si’s office. He politely invited Xi Si to his
garrison to attend his farewell banquet.
He said, “I’ve transferred to a city far away in
the south of China. I’ll say goodbye to the city of
Coal Catital in which I have lived for five years.
We’ll have a happy get together tonight. I’ll say good
bye to my comrades-in-arms. I will say good bye to
you too. This is the last time for us to meet…”
“Um…” Xi Si hesitated to answer.
“I also invited Soapy to attend the party…”
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