Chapter 16: Serving as a Soldier for the Object
Although they came to the boot camp for eleven days, many people at most knew each other's names and hometowns when they introduced themselves at the class meeting, which was not a deep understanding.
The training schedule after the start of the training mobilization is full, there is only an hour and a half of rest time at noon, everyone is eager to squeeze out some time from between their teeth to sleep, and at night they are so tired that when they go back to the row room and see the bed, they don't want to get up like a prostitute sees a bitch, who has time to chat.
What's more, the squad leader and platoon leader all live in a large row room, and if they want to talk about something private, they are afraid that the wall will have ears.
On the contrary, the washing time has now become the only free time of the day for the recruits.
Everyone is curious, especially recruits.
Hearing the solemn conversation, and asked the reason for joining the army, the interest of the big guy was suddenly like ignited gasoline, and the gossip heart burst into flames.
"Yes, Lao Guo, tell me, why did you come to be a soldier?"
"Do you want to go to a military school or go back to arrange a job for three years?"
"Tell me, don't be shy, we are all comrades-in-arms, don't laugh at you."
It is also rare that Guo Xiangyang originally had the natural sincerity of Shandong people, he blushed for a while, scratched his huge head, and pressed his voice lower than a mosquito: "I ......"
At this point, he actually stopped.
The recruits felt uncomfortable in their hearts.
Someone couldn't help but coax: "It's not for you to have a baby, and you have to wait for a long time to say something?" β
"Yes, yes, let's talk about it, we're waiting for our necks to grow."
couldn't resist everyone's urging, Guo Xiangyang gritted his teeth and said: "I said that the person who is a soldier is the most handsome...... I want to be a soldier and go back in a military uniform to marry her......"
"Wow!"
"Whew!"
The recruits screamed.
Zhuang Zhuang couldn't help but ridicule Guo Xiangyang and said: "Lao Guo, Lao Guo, I have a lot of respect for the honesty and simplicity of the people of Shandong, you kid looks silly and silly, I didn't expect it, I didn't expect it, you have a belly of flowers, how old are you, and you have a marriage partner?" β
Guo Xiangyang retorted with a red face: "I am eighteen this year, and I have been a soldier for three years and returned to twenty-one, which is already considered a late marriage in the village!" β
Everyone laughed and bent over.
This happy and short time lasted until breakfast began, and then stopped.
When they returned to the row room after breakfast, the recruits became nervous again.
Because this is the time to check the housekeeping.
When I come back from training every day, I first have to fold up the housekeeping, and then I go to wash.
And whenever I return to the row house after breakfast, it is the time for the squad leaders to check the housekeeping.
Since the start of the training and mobilization, the requirements for internal hygiene have become more and more critical.
There can be no wrinkles on the quilt, the quilt surface must be straight, the quilt angle must be 90 degrees, the length of the upper and lower creases of the quilt must be consistent, and if you don't fold well, you will be punished.
If the housekeeping inspection in the morning does not meet the requirements, then all the rest time after lunch at noon will be canceled, in order not to affect the rest of the qualified recruits, the unqualified people can only move the quilt to the basketball court in front of the row house to fold until it is accepted by the squad leader.
Every day at noon, the basketball court in front of the row house is always a lively scene.
Dozens of recruits lined up in rows, holding quilts and pounding on the ground. After the drumming was finished, the quilt was carefully moved into the row room for the squad leader to check.
Whenever someone finishes their "work" and walks into the row house, the other people on the basketball court will stretch their necks and look in the direction of the window.
After a few minutes, if there is no movement, it is proved to be qualified and passed.
If it doesn't pass, the failing quilt will fly out of the open window like a bird with wings and land back onto the court.
A few seconds later, a recruit walked out of the row house with his head down, returned to the basketball court to pick up his quilt, and continued to sit on the ground tossing and turning......
On the road outside the camp, I occasionally walked by a few local people, and I looked at these stupid soldiers from a distance of less than one meter through Jiulixiang, which was less than one meter high, and then laughed and left.
This kind of strict rules made Zhuang Yan feel extremely uncomfortable, and even felt that this was too inhumane.
He felt as if he had no dignity at all, just a machine that obeyed ordersβand he knew very well that a soldier was actually a fighting machine, and that he needed this determination and awareness to obey orders completely.
Today's housekeeping inspection, solemn still did not pass.
This is not the most surprising, in fact, there are not many recruits in a platoon who can pass the level, and they can be counted with the fingers of a slap.
What surprised him the most was that Guo Xiangyang, this kid, actually passed the test!
Feeling incredibly solemn, he rushed to Guo Xiangyang's window, circled around the quilt as neat as tofu a few times, and immediately learned from the experience: "Old Guo, come to one!" Terrible! Awesome! How do you fold it? β
Guo Xiangyang cracked his mouth and smiled with his big white teeth, making sure that there was no squad leader beside him, so he said cautiously: "Hey! Awesome! I won't tell you, hehe! β
Solemnity suddenly felt deceived.
Could it be that this kid is stuffing cardboard in the quilt?
It is not allowed to simply violate the operating regulations.
In a hurry, he reached out to touch it, wanting to see what was in the quilt, but as soon as his hand touched the quilt, he immediately exclaimed: "Wet!" β
Only then did he understand that the reason why the quilt was so neat was not because of cardboard, but because the surface of the quilt was very wet.
Wet quilts are easier to fold, which is why Guo Xiangyang's housekeeping level has suddenly improved by leaps and bounds.
Guo Xiangyang suddenly panicked, covered his solemn mouth with one hand, and made a silent expression: "Solemn, don't shout!" I all said, I confessed ......"
It turned out that Guo Xiangyang had enough of folding the quilt on the basketball court under the sun at noon, and came up with a way to make a bowl of water with a rice plate immediately after eating, and wet the quilt slightly before the squad leader did not return to the row room before breakfast, and then folded it.
It's definitely easier to fold a wet quilt than a dry one, and all these sharp edges and folds are because of the wetness.
Guo Xiangyang also said that try to wear clothes to sleep at night, avoid disassembling the quilt, pressing it under the body, and then covering the coat, the pressed quilt core cotton will become hard and solid, and it is definitely easy to fold.
Tang Xuanzang, who solemnly seemed to have obtained the true scriptures, suddenly smiled.
"Okay, tomorrow I will definitely learn from Lao Guo!"
Xu Xingguo, who had been listening with his ears pricked up, suddenly said: "You are really a soldier, you are opportunistic and crooked!" β
Zhuang Zhuang rolled his eyes disapprovingly, and said unconvinced: "Comrade Xu Shiren, you have a high consciousness, and my level is low, so I can only do this crooked and evil thing!" β
Seeing that Zhuang Yan couldn't listen to it at all, Xu Xingguo didn't turn his head to tinker with his quilt, and he didn't say anything and stopped meddling, but his face was full of disdain.