To be honest, when I typed these words, the sky outside the window was dark, but my heart felt hot.
I just came across a short video about veterans. There were about ten people wearing uniform old army green T-shirts. The back of the T-shirts had "Laoshan Hero Company - 40th Anniversary" printed on the back. They held each other and cried like children. This sentence floated in the barrage: "Clothes will get old, but the number in my heart will last a lifetime.".
Suddenly I understood why I had to bother with a commemorative shirt.
What exactly are comrades gathering at?
What I get together is that "big pot rice" smell that I can't get rid of.
Only you understand why I would rather be punished than hide that bottle of Erguotou.
Even though you already have a beer belly now, when we get together, in my eyes you are still the skinny monkey whose bomb-throwing score did not reach the passing mark.
But time is too poisonous.
It smoothes your edges, polishes my hair, and makes those memories blurry.
We are afraid.
I'm afraid that I won't be able to call you by name the next time we meet; I'm afraid that I won't be able to remember my nickname when I pick up the wine glass.
The souvenir is the "life-saving straw"
So I can understand why some people are willing to spend a lot of effort to find a place like Yasenman to tinker with a T-shirt, a cup, or even a scarf.
This is not called hypocrisy, this is called "disobedience".
We are not willing to let time make the friendship between us less strong. We insist on printing the friendship on clothes, then wearing it on our bodies, and carrying it with us wherever we go.
For example, after many years, your grandson points to the faded sweatshirt in your closet and asks, "Grandpa, what is this?"
You can touch the pattern displayed on it and say to him quite proudly: "This is the toughest group of brothers in your grandfather's past. This is our secret code. This is..." As you talk, tears well up in the corners of your eyes.
As for the meaning that a good souvenir can carry, it doesn’t care how fancy it is. But the moment a person wears it on his body, it feels as if he has successfully matched a mysterious code. There is no need for each other to speak, just a look, the other person raises his hand and gently pats the embroidery on the chest, and you can immediately know, hey, it turns out that you are meeting one of your own.
Is it expensive to design?
Some people say that you shouldn’t spend thousands of dollars to find a designer?
Nonsense.
At least I know that at Yasen Man, design is free .
Yes, you read that right, no charge.
You only need to pour out the messy thoughts in your heart, the numbers and years engraved in your bones, and even your most outstanding deeds that year. Someone will transform these emotions into totems that can be worn on the body.
Whether it's a sweatshirt, a Polo shirt, or a tough flight jacket.
The materials range from pure cotton to crisper blends, and the colors range from military green to navy blue to black. Take your pick.
But the most important thing is always the pattern on the chest.
What should it be?
It is the specific code of your company, and it is the specific coordinate of your past combat experience. Even if it is just a simple number "30", there are hidden words behind it that only you can understand.
Mentioning this, I recalled an example of a custom-made item, which was a white shirt-like clothing with a tiny red flag symbolizing the country sewn on the left arm. Sounds simple and easy, right? However, when it was worn on the bodies of a group of people whose average age according to statistics was over fifty, the appearance that could reflect the spirit and charm of the spirit suddenly came back to life. They are no longer the male elders who would bargain in the vegetable market for a few dollars. They are the soldiers who once shouldered the duty of guarding the country.
Don’t let “next time” become “next life”
To be honest, I'm afraid of a conversation.
"Lao Li, let's get together?"
"Okay, I'll wait until next time when I'm not busy."
Then this "next time" often becomes "next life".
So, if you have been planning for that party that you have been waiting for for five years, or ten years, or even longer, listen to my advice and don’t just focus on confirming the hotel and arranging the food and drinks.
Put some thought into making a souvenir that you can wear.
Hand over your names, hand over your stories, hand over those prides that were almost flattened by life, hand them over to professional manufacturers. They have a factory with an area of 2,000 square meters, a printing workshop with an area of 1,500 square meters, and even eight Tajima embroidery machines waiting there, just to embroider your little thoughts, stitch by stitch.
All you need to do is to pick up the phone, or gently knock on the window provided by the customer service settings, and tell them the words that have accumulated in your belly. Designers who provide free services will help you turn these words into patterns, and finally become the most powerful jersey for the rest of your life.
Don't wait any longer.
Really, what cannot flow away from the soldiers in the iron camp is the hot breath.
With that piece of clothing, I keep it for you, that passionate self in the past, and those brothers who have always shared life and death together.
Even if it's just to be able to find that brat in the crowd at a glance when taking a group photo.
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