Chapter 47: Integration

Opening the door of the courtyard, Zhou Nan opened the mailbox, took out a bottle of milk and two newspapers from it, and then put the empty bottle in again, only to find that there was a letter inside. Zhou Nan took it out, and when he saw that the money was from the Ministry of Defense of the federal government, he knew that his free days were coming to an end.

Audrey has been enrolled for a week, and because it is a small town middle school, although the students are closed and conservative, they are relatively simple, and there is no school bullying.

Fiona is the same age as her, in the second grade of advanced junior high school, and Audrey is also in this class, and in addition to language classes, other courses can also be followed.

Education in Switzerland is divided into five levels, with pre-school education up to the age of six. The age of six to twelve is primary education, which is equivalent to primary school, and the age of twelve to fifteen is the primary advanced stage, which is equivalent to junior high school.

Before that, all the learning was free, you didn't have to pay a penny, and even the textbooks were free.

At the second level of the advanced stage, that is, the high school and technical school stage, seventy or eighty percent of the students will choose a professional and technical school, and after entering the technical school, the tuition fee is not high, and they can earn money from the third year, because Switzerland vigorously promotes technical schools in order to develop industry, and in the last two years of technical schools, it is a combination of practice and learning.

Only students with particularly good grades, or who like theoretical research, choose high school, and then start to choose a research direction in high school to prepare for the later university stage.

Education in Switzerland never produces generalists, but specialists, and the whole country believes that it is enough for a person to be able to master a skill.

The only thing Audrey couldn't keep up with was the language class, because Switzerland is small but has four official languages, and from junior high school, Swiss schools start learning a second language.

This is something that must be mastered, and of course, if you are interested, it doesn't matter if you learn all four languages.

Audrey was smart and would speak seven languages, but now she can only speak English, Dutch German, and German. She hadn't even learned Swiss German yet, and now she had to learn French, which of course she couldn't keep up with.

However, her situation is relatively special, so the teacher is not strict with her, and two teachers have been appointed to open a small stove for her.

Of course, this also costs nothing, but there is also a place where it costs money, and that is art classes. In addition to basic music theory and music appreciation, which are the scope of compulsory education, those other musical instruments, as well as dance, are not included in compulsory education.

Audrey's voice has a narrow vocal range, and when it is low, it is deeper, and when it is high, it is very sharp. So, she has no possibility of becoming a musician. But dance has been her favorite since she was a child, and since the age of six, she has been studying ballet and has always dreamed of becoming a ballet dancer.

Although Zhou Nan knew that she was too tall to dance ballet later, she didn't want to ruin her dream and enrolled her in the town's ballet class.

At the very least, go to school during the day and learn to dance at night, and she won't get bored.

Kelly also started working, but she didn't have a certificate yet, so she couldn't even go farming, so she had to work at the town's garbage station first. In addition to work, she also has to study, whether she wants to be a farmer or a worker in the future, she must be certified.

Only Zhou Nan, when he had not yet received the conscription notice, stayed at home and enjoyed the country's food and drink.

Every day after getting up, I cooked food for Audrey and Kelly, practiced by the lake for a while, and when the weather was good, I would draw one or two ink paintings.

Of course, most of the time is spent in his study, carrying out his own plagiarism business.

Now, those days are coming to an end.

When Audrey and Kelly got up, Zhou Nan had already made today's breakfast. It's actually two omelettes per person, a glass of milk, and a few slices of toasted dry bread. These are all distributed by the government, including lunch and dinner, and they must be picked up on time at the distribution point with their household registration booklets.

"It's milk and eggs again, and the teacher said that my waist has become thicker, and I can't eat such nutritious food anymore."

Kelly looked at her small waist, as if she had been hit by 10,000 points, and said, "Do you also call it waist?" ”

Audrey couldn't help but giggle: "Aunt Kelly, I don't want to be as fat as you, I'll cry to death." …… Whose letter is this? ”

Zhou Nan's eyes did not leave the newspaper, in this era when information is not smooth, only the radio and newspapers are the channels to understand the outside world. "The Ministry of Defense came and asked me to report at the Schlurenhes training ground on September 9."

A delicate body hugged Zhou Nan from behind, the crisp chest of the girl who was not yet wearing a bra was tightly attached to Zhou Nan's back, and two slender arms wrapped around Zhou Nan's neck. "Jonas, are you leaving us?"

"Will I never leave you, just because I have to dedicate my duty to this country." Zhou Nan grabbed her little hand and kissed her on the back of her hand. "Audrey, my heart will always be with you."

Kelly is obviously much more normal and knows it's inevitable. "Nine days, isn't that the day after tomorrow, why is it so urgent? Is there going to be a war? ”

As soon as she heard that there was going to be a war, Audrey hugged Zhou Nan tighter and murmured in his ear: "Jonas, don't leave me......"

Zhou Nan patted her little hand and said, "Don't be afraid, Switzerland won't fight." At most, I just went to the barracks to hone for a while, so I can rest assured. Loosen up, I'll give you a gift. ”

As soon as she heard that there was a gift, Audrey was immediately happy, but she was reluctant to let go of Zhou Nan. "Why did you give me a gift?"

"Today is Valentine's Day in our country, and I want to say Happy Valentine's Day to you."

"But you're leaving, I'm not happy, I'm reluctant to let you go."

"It's going to make you remember this sad and happy day forever, isn't it?" Zhou Nan let her let go of herself, and took a bouquet of flowers that she had picked in the morning from the restaurant window, as well as a small box. "Don't look at it now, go have breakfast and come back at noon."

Audrey hugged the flower and said with a pout, "Curiosity will make me uninterested in studying this morning." ”

Zhou Nan couldn't help laughing and pinched her pursed mouth. "I'm kidding you, open it up."

There are no good things now, but Swiss watches are famous all over the world, and Audrey has never had a watch, so Zhou Nan bought her a Swatch watch that is not very expensive.

It's not that he can't afford it, it's that she's still in school, and a watch that's too expensive isn't suitable for a student.

Kelly watched them love each other and smiled from ear to ear. When Audrey finished her stinky beauty and sat down at the dining table, she asked again, "Where is the Schlurenhes training camp?" Do you need closed training? ”

"The training camp is not far from Megan, next to that military airfield northwest of Lucerne, almost ten kilometers from us. However, the training was closed, and after only a month and a half of training, he would take three days off, and then he would be sent to the barracks. ”

"Did you say where it would send you?"

"Not really, but the letter made it clear that I would bring John with me, and that John would be provided with a military ration."

Kelly said with some clarity: "Since you are bringing John, I think you will be allowed to serve in the customs, because the customs on the border line is the position that needs the most military dogs." ”

"It should be so, I don't think I will be sent to the combat unit, after all, I am a foreigner."

Audrey, who had been listening while eating, said, "That's the best, I don't want you to go to war." ”

"Hurry up and eat, don't get cold. Today the weather forecast is for a storm, so you're better off wearing a raincoat instead of carrying an umbrella to school. ”

"No, the raincoat is so ugly that the female classmates won't wear the raincoat to school."

"Okay......" Although he doesn't have much experience getting along with women, he has been obsessed with his two younger sisters since he was a child, and he also knows that there is no reason to talk about girls.

For the sake of beauty, they would rather suffer.

The girls are okay now, but thinking about so many women who have plastic surgery in the future, not only have to have surgery, but also have to stuff all kinds of fillers into their bodies, it is even more terrifying.

After they went to work and school respectively, Zhou Nan washed the dishes and chopsticks and cleaned up the kitchen.

By the time I washed my hands, the rain had already fallen. The weather in Switzerland is very changeable, and the weather forecast here is never rainy or sunny, because there can be ten rains a day and seven or eight suns. Anyway, if a cloud drifts by, there is a possibility of a rain.

Therefore, the crops here need to be cultivated more intensively, and they are also processed at one time when they are harvested. Harvesting wheat will turn directly into wheat kernels, and harvesting corn will also directly turn into corn kernels and then drying, and it is very difficult to rely on the power of nature to dry in the sun.

Zhou Nan went to the courtyard to check the surroundings, and then came to the mountain rock next to the house to take a look at the cellar. Almost every household in the Swiss countryside has a cellar, which is used to store food and, more importantly, for military purposes.

Although the cellar in Zhou Nan's house is by the lake, about four kilometers across the lake, it is the small town of Grepen at the foot of Mount Rigi. Less than ten meters from the rock wall next to the house, a large cellar was dug in which a stationary howitzer was placed, and then guns and canned food were stored, and the food here was changed once a month.

But for the sake of safety, there was no storage of shells here, and only when necessary, the army would send people to bring ammunition, and it would become a military fortress.

This cellar is relatively large, but the barrel is still exposed, so when it rains, it is necessary to check the rainproof measures, if there is damage and falling off, Zhou Nan they have the obligation to maintain.

In fact, according to the system, after Zhou Nan became a naturalized man, as a man in his prime, he could go to the town for free to receive a K31 rifle produced by the Swiss SIG company, and he would have to finish 120 rounds of ammunition every year.

But he thought that he was about to go to the barracks, so he was reluctant to get it. This also led to him going to the training camp and making a joke.