The training was carried out intensely. Fu Lanhua and Ye Hong were assigned to a recruit class, and the two unconsciously established a very good sister-like relationship in the days they got along.

The instructor who trained Fu Lanhua was a twenty-five or sixteen-year-old female soldier surnamed Lai, and the recruits called her "Instructor Lai". Although she is not too old, she looks very old, very stable and serious, never says a word to them as recruits, and disciplines the recruits even more strictly, more than the teachers in the school, so the recruits are afraid of her, and never dare to laugh and reason with her. I saw her wearing a shirt with four pockets, and people knew that as long as there were soldiers wearing four pockets, they would definitely be cadres in the army, although they couldn't tell the difference between her position and the size of her official position.

At the beginning, the subject of their training was to line up and walk the pace, and the whole day was to stand upright, report the number, take a break, walk in unison, and walk in steps; There are also alignments to the right and left; Turn right, turn left, turn backward, and so on. Most people think it's boring, and although I have trained it in school, it is not as serious and formal as it is now.

At first, the girls thought it was fun and cola, but they were criticized by the instructors, but in the later training, they felt a lack of physical fitness, and every time they took a break between classes, they were tired and had back pain. In the winter in the north, no matter the wind or snow, I have to continue to train, and the delicate little hands and clean little face are frozen like autumn red apples.

Among them, in addition to Fu Orchid, who has done more or less manual work and crop work in the countryside, she has endured the test and exercise of the scorching heat and cold in the field, although she feels a little tired at this time, she can still stand it.

Then there is Cheng Lin, this girl is born with a pungent personality, no matter how tired she is, she is happy all day long, she always has a smile on her face, she doesn't seem to know what worry, sadness and anger are, besides, she is a girl who grew up in the army since she was a child, and she is almost familiar with everything in the army, it seems that she can also hold on.

The rest of the girls are all pampered daughters, where have they experienced such physical exercise? Especially Ye Hong and Xiong Yan, even if they are girls from military families like Cheng Lin, they seem so weak compared to Cheng Lin, and they are powerless.

Especially when walking the right step, Xiong Yan always walked badly, was called out of the queue by the instructor several times for individual training, and even let a person walk in front of all the female soldiers of the recruit company, in fact, the more this is the case, the more she feels the pressure in her heart, the more unnatural she walks, sometimes her hands and feet do not follow, and it is easier to make mistakes in the panic. The funny thing is that when she walks in unison, when the instructor gives the command to walk, she unconsciously skims her hands and feet, that is to say, according to normal requirements, the left leg should swing forward the right arm, and the left arm when the right leg is forward, but she is just the opposite. For the sake of this queue, she was reprimanded by the instructor a lot.

What she could not tolerate was that her actions often caused ridicule and heckling from the soldiers of the whole company. She felt very shameless, she hated herself for not being angry, and she blamed others for laughing at her. It's been almost a month, and she still hasn't grown, so she often hides alone and secretly cries several times outside of training. Where has she suffered such blows and grievances since she was a child, a little girl is a little girl, and she will cry when she is frustrated. When she is at home, she can cry to her parents, but what can she do now?

After all, Ye Hong and Xiong Yan came out of a county party committee compound, and she was a few years older than Xiong Yan, she observed problems more carefully, and thought about things more, when she found that Xiong Yan was a little wrong these days, she didn't dare to tell others, let alone reflect it to the teachers.

It was Saturday, and after the morning training was over, Ye Hong saw Instructor Lai call Xiong Yan to the company headquarters again, she didn't know what Instructor Lai said to Xiong Yan? After lunch, the company informed all the recruits to rest, but Xiong Yan went to the company headquarters again, and when she came out of the company headquarters, with tears in her eyes, she walked alone into the grove. So she found Fu Lanhua and whispered to her: "Sister Orchid, Xiong Yan must have been beaten by Instructor Lai again today, and now she ran to the woods in front of the barracks, and she must have cried again, you see......"

Fu Lanhua looked in the direction of Ye Hong's finger, it was very quiet, it was indeed suitable for a person to think there, she said, "Let's go, let's go see her." ”

"Alas, it's really hard for her, she's only sixteen years old, and I'm afraid I've never done anything at home. Poor little girl, why does she always fail to do well? I also felt shameless when she was criticized. Ye Hong seemed to be whining.

When they found Xiong Yan, she was already crying like a tearful person. Fu Lanhua squatted down and took out a handkerchief and handed it to Xiong Yan, she didn't comfort her, and after Xiong Yan wiped away her tears, she asked, "You feel very wronged, right?" Aren't we mean teachers? Do you resent her? ”

Xiong Yan sat on the ground and bowed her head silently, and when she heard Fu Lanhua's question, she couldn't help but shed tears again. As soon as Ye Hong saw Xiong Yan crying, she was distressed and angry, she said, "What's wrong with you?" If you have anything to say, what's the matter if you're crying all the time? You! ”

Fu Lanhua waved her hand and sat down next to Xiong Yan, she patiently said to Xiong Yan: "Look, we all joined the army together from a county, among the few of us, you are the youngest, we all treat you as a little sister, everyone sees you like this, we don't feel good, if you can trust me, what do you think in your hearts?" Now there is no one else, if you have anything to say, tell me and Ye Hong, if there is any problem, let's find a way to solve it together, okay? ”

Xiong Yan raised her teary eyes and looked at Fu Lanhua and Ye Hong, she said a word: "Sister Orchid, I can't adapt to the training intensity, I miss home, I miss my parents, woo woo woo woo ......"

Xiong Yan sobbed again, alas, a little girl is a little girl, Fu Lanhua sighed and said: "Alas, to be honest, everyone has the idea of being homesick and missing their parents, wow, I have it too, Ye Hong, do you miss your parents?" ”

At this time, Ye Hong's eyes also flashed with tears, and she nodded and said, "I have thought about it for a long time, but I am embarrassed to say it." ”

Fu Lanhua hugged them together like big sisters and said affectionately, "What's so embarrassing? Is this human? However, we are homesick and homesick, so we can't have any other thoughts. ”

Fu Lanhua's worries were not unreasonable, Xiong Yan muttered: "Sister Orchid, Sister Ye Hong, I don't want to do it, I don't want to be a soldier anymore, maybe I'm not a soldier's material, I want to go home." ”

"Huh? What do you say? Ye Hong screamed when she heard this, and she said angrily for a while: "Do you think this is doing a house?" Is it a joke? This is the troops! You can come and go as you want, wow? Sling the bull! ”

Fu Lanhua said: "Actually, Ye Hong is right, you must not have that kind of thought, you look at the other sisters, including us, who didn't come over like this?" Training, drilling, studying, and sorting out housekeeping, these are all things that should be learned, didn't Instructor Lai say it? Every comrade who joins the army must go through rigorous study and training, and in order to train everyone from an ordinary person to a truly qualified soldier, it is necessary to practice hard in this way. Of course, Instructor Lai's attitude towards you is a little harsh, and I think she hates iron but not steel. What do you think? ”

"That's right, in fact, Teacher Lai is strict, with a straight face all day long, she is not just targeting you, who is she not doing this to?" Ye Hong muttered.

After the persuasion of the two, Xiong Yan's mood began to improve, and she smiled bitterly and said, "Sister Orchid, Sister Ye Hong, thank you for caring about me." What should I do in the future? ”

Fu Lanhua smiled and encouraged her: "Fight for breath, work hard in everything, and really complete every task, including queue and future study." It's not just you, we all have to grit our teeth and persevere, persistence is victory! ”

Ye Hong also echoed and said: "Sister Orchid is right, we sisters work together, we must fight for us, grit our teeth, and persevere, we are children who grew up in the army, and we must not embarrass our parents!" ”

"Well said!" The three girls turned their heads to see that Instructor Lai had already walked behind them, and they immediately stood up and saluted, and said in unison: "Hello Instructor Lai!" ”

Instructor Lai waved his hand and said solemnly: "Sit down, you said it very well just now, continue to talk." ”

Instructor Lai sat on the ground, but the three girls were still standing still, Instructor Lai looked up at them and asked, "What?" Don't dare to sit? ”

Fu Lanhua pushed Ye Hong and Xiong Yan and said, "Come, let's all sit down and talk to Instructor Lai." Sit, sit down. ”

When they sat down, Teacher Lai said, "I heard your conversation just now, it's very good, you can have this kind of energy that is not afraid of difficulties, I appreciate it, I just like people who dare to work hard and dare to face reality." Come, tell us what you think about the recent period of training. ”

The three of them saw that Instructor Lai was very serious, you look at me, I look at you, and no one had the intention of speaking. Teacher Lai asked, "What?" Do you guys have any thoughts on me? Are you afraid of me? Oh, don't be afraid, if you have anything to say, it's time to talk to you, not to go to class and exercise. It's okay to say something wrong. Fu Lanhua, I think you have been performing very well since you joined the army, all the training courses and queue essentials are very good, after this period of training and study, your military and political quality has improved very quickly, and your progress is also very fast, I am very optimistic about you, you are a good seedling. Let's talk about it first. ”

Fu Lanhua laughed and said: "I have nothing to talk about, the training during this period of time is very hard, but I think that since I have chosen the path of enlisting in the army, I must work in the army with peace of mind, no matter how hard and tiring it is, as a new recruit who has just enlisted, we must grit our teeth and persevere." ”

When Fu Lanhua said this, Instructor Lai clapped his hands and said, "That's right! This is the psychological quality that every recruit should have, and I want to let all recruits remember this sentence! ”