It's a mule and a horse, pulling it out and slipping, Li Yannian didn't expect that he would encounter such a strong opponent. Fists and feet, bayonets, military foundations, and cultural exams, Qi Rui is not below Li Yannian in every aspect. This is a huge pressure on Li Yannian, and he can climb all the way to the current level, relying on the selection of this examination and evaluation system.

Those sons and buddies with backgrounds can be promoted as long as they can pass the general average, and people like Li Yannian need to be excellent in every assessment in order to "pass the difficult pass". Ordinary grades have long been ignored by Li Yannian, and his honor and promotion are completely based on the basis of a far higher average grade. This is where Li Yannian's pain lies, and it is also where his pride lies.

Li Yannian also saw Qi Rui's weirdness, Qi Rui is stubborn and flexible, and anyone's excellent handling method can make Qi Rui interested. But after consulting and imitating, Qi Rui often sticks to his old methods. This is in stark contrast to Li Yannian's attitude of either unchanged or greatly changed.

Since Qi Rui is willing to learn from other people's experience, Li Yannian also decided to learn from Qi Rui. When the military assessment was over, Li Yannian found Qi Rui to talk about the matter. Qi Rui didn't shirk it, nor did he fool it. He explained: "I have my own strengths and weaknesses, so I can only choose the path that suits me on my own basis. Learning from others in its entirety, there are so many things to learn, I'm lazy. I can't do things that tiring. ”

Li Yannian was shocked, not knowing that learning good things was almost a sin. Blatantly admitting that you are too lazy to change yourself is the sin of sin. At least Li Yannian insists on looking at the problem this way. So he couldn't understand why such a slacker could do something that Li Yannian couldn't do.

Truth or Nothing has an indescribable power, and Li Yannian had to feel Qi Rui's sincerity. So Li Yannian changed the question, "Then what have you been studying lately?" ”

"Everything has to think about its own existence, and don't get involved with anything else. It's my big problem to forcibly link things that don't have a causal relationship, but just simply happen at the same time. Qi Rui replied frankly.

"Can you make that clearer?" Li Yannian was stunned by Qi Rui's words.

"For example, if I were to play the ghost trick of the feudal guild now, dancing and begging for rain. Then it rained. I myself have to think that there is really nothing between the two. Qi Rui said a little more specifically.

"Isn't that nonsense!" Li Yannian couldn't help but say angrily. Qi Rui has an advantage, he is not difficult to reach. After the students of these years came together, Li Yannian found that he and Qi Rui could actually communicate very easily.

Seeing that Li Yannian was emotional, Qi Rui couldn't help but explain again, "I do something right and do something wrong every day. I always associate doing what is right and what is wrong with some of my thoughts before. I've been thinking lately that this is a big mistake. ”

"Don't you think that there is an inevitable connection between the test score and the understanding of the knowledge points before the test? You're only now aware of this? Li Yannian commented more clearly.

"Huh?" Qi Rui was taken aback, "You already understand this truth?" ”

"I've taken so many exams, and if I didn't understand this, I'm afraid I'd have died a long time ago. And before I understood this truth, I really had a dead heart! Li Yannian never expected that Qi Rui, who was slightly above him, would not be able to understand this truth. But he was soon relieved, Brother Gongzi, he felt that if he paid for it, he would definitely be rewarded, and if he studied, he would definitely be able to improve his grades. The world is so tolerant of them, but against Li Yannian's group of people from the lower class, the world shows a more ruthless nature. Only after passing five levels and killing six generals can you get a chance. If you bite a boiled duck firmly into your mouth, you will end up with the duck flying away, and the children of the poor will be in charge of the house, because they know too well that there is a greater power under the fact that they can see with the naked eye. That power was in the hands of Qi Rui and others.

"Qi Rui, what do your parents do?" Li Yannian asked a more personal question, although Li Yannian's hostility towards the capable Qi Rui has not decreased, his respect is increasing day by day.

"My mother was a university teacher, but she was retired." Qi Rui used the answer that he had prepared a long time ago. This answer was the advice given by his father, Weeser. can use the wisdom of others, Qi Rui will never refuse.

Sure enough, Li Yannian immediately felt that Qi Rui was a lot more pleasing to the eye. University teachers represent knowledge, morality, and character in the eyes of the Chinese. In addition, retired university teachers have the attribute of being close to the people, and they have no power other than the knowledge and social image accumulated in their work. Intellectuals who do not have power, harmless to people and animals, are easily identified by others. In Li Yannian's view, Qi Rui's excellence has also found a reasonable explanation, with such an excellent mother, Qi Rui can naturally receive a better education.

The world is different now than before, and before liberation, everyone would be very accustomed to talking about their fathers when they talked about their parents. However, after the liberation, there have been relatively big changes, and women's employment has brought enough room for women to rise. When the parents compare, it is not necessarily the father's side that has an absolute advantage. Now there are more and more people who put their mother in front, and Li Yannian is gradually getting used to it.

"Good." Li Yannian praised.

Just as the two began to enter the prelude to having nothing to say, Zhou Shaokang ran over. After the resumption of military training, the cadets finally breathed a sigh of relief. Fiddling with a weapon is far easier than fiddling with a pen, and the students who can enter the intermediate class feel the same way. So after the training, Zhou Shaokang ran to pull his team out for a drink. It is a Chinese tradition to take five days off and one day off, and today is the fifth working day. The teachers also rested, so everyone could go out and relax in the evening.

If he only knew how to blindly confront Brother Gongzi, Li Yannian would not be able to climb to this day no matter what. Li Shaokang invited, and Li Yannian accepted it frankly. So the team went to the restaurant outside the school to book a private room and began to eat.

"First of all, cheers for our team to get the first place in the total score of military training!" After ordering, Li Shaokang first poured wine into the empty glass in front of everyone, and then stood up with the wine glass and shouted.

"Cheers!" All the members stood up and shouted together. It is very gratifying to see that 40 teams won the first place overall. The assessment of the Guangfu Army has always been made public, no matter what Li Yannian thinks. The pressures are actually similar for all people.

"Make persistent efforts and achieve better results in other assessments!" Li Yannian shouted. With such a group of teammates of good quality, he will not feel unhappy. With a total score of 450, the difference between the first and second place teams in their group was only 11 points. On average, a person has a little more than a point. The intermediate training is really a hidden dragon and a crouching tiger. If one of them in the group is not up to the mark, the total score will be immediately lowered. Li Yannian, who ranked fourth, is very familiar with him, and several of his familiar comrades-in-arms are in that team. The reason why it ranked fourth was because one of the comrades-in-arms had an attack of acute gastroenteritis. He scored only 19 out of 50. If that guy hadn't been sick, there would have been a fight.

No one dared to shout the crazy words of winning the first place again, so everyone shouted: "Keep up the good work!" Another great achievement! This standard phrase, which appeared countless times in blackboard newspapers and document newspapers, was shouted out by the young soldiers.

The slogan ended, and everyone took their seats. "I don't want to see anyone in the army getting rich, so I personally think that if you eat in private, the comrades should share it equally." ”

The governor spoke, and this spirit spread to the whole army. The income of the military is quite transparent, and the result of a few rich family members is jealousy. But if you don't invite a guest, you will also have a white eye, because the habits of farmers are not completely washed in ten or twenty years. In the past, no matter how the landlords behaved on weekdays, they had to give soup porridge in the year of famine. Eating big is also a recognized move in an agrarian society. At worst, it can ease social contradictions. On the contrary, the AA system will be considered a cool move.

The income of officers is relatively high, and the income of many officers is even an important source of income for their families. This group of young people who live independently naturally know the traditional custom of "inviting guests back, and the level of return is higher", but it is extremely difficult for them to do so. The industrial age shattered the extended family and created atomized individuals and families. The AA system can indeed reduce everyone's social costs while the number of social networks increases geometrically. Therefore, no matter what kind of discussion the governor's order may be, it is carried out thoroughly.

Each person pays 10 yuan for the basic fee. Young people love to be lively, and such a simple thing can make a trick while waiting for the food to be served.

"That way, everyone starts with a joke. If the joke isn't funny, then you have to keep telling it. If you really can't say it, and you don't want to say it, then add another five dollars. Hu Xingzhi made a program suggestion. Everyone felt that their hearts were empty, and it was easy for everyone to fight hard. It's a bit difficult to get them to tell jokes. But the young people refused to retreat easily, so they took the plunge.

In fact, this was just a joke, whether it was funny or not, it was actually just funny. So the first eight all passed, and only Qi Rui was left. Hu Xingzhi shouted, "You see everyone has passed, and no one has paid out the five yuan." Either Qi Rui, you will honestly give out the money. That's a lot of fulfillment. ”

Someone took the lead in coaxing, so everyone who passed the pass followed suit. "That's it, get the money out quickly." "Let's honestly admit defeat."

Qi Rui showed an embarrassed expression, he took out another five yuan from his pocket, and sighed heavily, "Everyone is right, I don't know how to tell jokes, so I won't tell jokes." But ah, I've heard one thing. There is a farmer who raises pigs, Uncle Uncle, who raises pigs well and makes a lot of money. One day a businessman came, smiled at the uncle with a pleasant face, and then asked, "Uncle, your pigs are raised so well, what do you usually give pigs to eat?" The farmer's uncle said, we don't eat leftovers, we feed the pigs. The industry and commerce immediately changed his face and said angrily to the uncle, you are so bad at raising pigs, can pigs grow well? This will not work, fine money! ”

Qi Rui's tone was flat, and his words were calm. Everyone really listened.

"A few days later, another businessman came. smiled at the uncle with a pleasant face, and then asked, uncle, your pigs are raised so well, what do you usually give to the pigs? Uncle farmer said, milk eggs, roast chicken and roast duck, how can we pay tribute. Just give the pig what to eat. The industry and commerce immediately changed his face and said angrily to the uncle, pigs, livestock. Now so many people can't eat these good things, and you actually give pigs such food! This will not work, fine money! ”

"A few days later, another businessman appeared. smiled at the uncle with a pleasant face, and then asked, uncle, your pigs are raised so well, what do you usually give to the pigs? Uncle Farmer also smiled kindly this time......" Qi Rui said this, shook the banknote in his hand, and gently put it on the table with an exaggerated and funny one, "I give the pig five yuan a day, and I buy whatever I want." ”

"Haha!" Hearing that the peasant uncle had defeated the business in his wit, some of the more sluggish brothers burst out laughing.

But the reflexes of the brothers have already come to an end.

"Get out!"

"You're a pig!"

"Die!"

Laughter and scolding immediately rang out. After such a toss, the atmosphere immediately livened up. Although the joke is a little sinister, the amusing effect is definitely strong. Li Yannian looked at Qi Rui, who looked like a lumpen-proletarian, and felt a lot more kind. At this time, the dishes were gradually served, and the young soldiers were driven by an appetite that would never be satisfied.

After eating, the hunger pangs were initially eliminated. Hu Xingzhi held a wine glass and asked, "Will there be a fight with the United States this time?" ”

In the beginning, the statistical work of the group was not good, although there were major factors of unskill. The beating of a Chinese diplomat by the police in New York, which appeared in the newspapers in the past few days, made the young soldiers very interested. It doesn't matter what the people think, and the military, especially those from the North American Military Districts, feel that a war between China and the United States is unlikely to be avoided. The difference is probably only a big fight or a small fight. The soldiers were only skeptical about when and for what reason.

Now that the training is on track and the heavy pressure is lifted, the question is raised again.

"I haven't heard any movement now, maybe I won't fight because of this." Li Shaokang said.

Hu Xingzhi shook his head again and again, "Not necessarily, you saw that the Liberation Army newspaper said that according to the convention, ambassadors of various countries have diplomatic immunity. Non-criminal and other major issues cannot be touched by the ambassador. What's more, our ambassador just drove down the street, and there was no violation of the law at all. If such things are swallowed, Americans will only kick their noses in the face in the future. ”

Listening to these comments, Li Yannian still had some mustard in his heart. The tone in which these boys talked about war made him very unhappy, and when it came to war, all Li Yannian could consider was fighting and dying. It's not because he's afraid of death, but he doesn't think that the reason for the boy's war is his Li Yannian's reason for war.