He is two meters and five centimeters tall. Who made him a soldier?

Chapter 15 Who of you smokes?
"Well, okay, squad leader."

"Well, I have some special tea here. Sergeant, this shouldn't be considered contraband in the army, right?"

Ji Baichang took out a jar of tea from his bag with a smile.

Chen Ting squinted his eyes and looked at the words on the jar:

"Pu'er Golden Gourd Tribute Tea"

Although he has never drunk this kind of tea, he can tell from the packaging of the jar that this tea is definitely very expensive.

"Tea is not contraband. Is your tea delicious? Isn't Pu'er from Yunnan?"

Squad leader Chen Ting asked with some confusion.

As a man of his age in the military who is about to be discharged, he usually has a lot of tea.

After all, it can reduce internal heat and refresh the mind, so I still drink it on a regular basis. Even the thermos cup for brewing tea is still on the table.

"We have this kind of tea over there, too. It tastes really good. I'll open a pack for you to try."

As Ji Baichang spoke, before Chen Ting could react, he had already opened a small package and handed it to Chen Ting.

"Well, you are a new soldier and I am a veteran. I cannot just take your things. How much is this tea? I will pay you with money."

As Chen Ting said this, he wanted to add Ji Baichang's Alipay account.

"Squad leader, this is totally unnecessary. You are already my squad leader. It's so formal!"

Upon hearing this, Ji Baichang waved his hands repeatedly. He had learned the ways of the world very well. How could he let an old soldier spend money to buy tea?
"Stop talking nonsense. I know exactly what you are planning. Tell me your Alipay account number."

"Well, squad leader, let's put it this way. Just give me twenty."

"Twenty, right? OK, I'll transfer it to you."

Squad leader Chen Ting then accepted the packet of tea, got up, went to the water room to get a cup of hot water, and slowly started to brew it.

As soon as the tea was brewed, a very refreshing fragrance immediately filled the classroom. Just smelling the tea made people feel a lot more energetic.

"What a good tea! This tea should be expensive, right?"

Chen Ting took a sip and was immediately amazed by the taste of the tea. It was the first time he had drunk such delicious tea.

"This tea... should be more than twenty, right?"

Lu Qinglong looked at the outer packaging of the tea and seemed to have some impression.

It seems that when I was a child, someone gave this kind of tea as a gift to their family.

However, they only gave a small package, which was the one held in the hands of squad leader Chen Ting.

But even so, his father was very happy at the time. He brewed the bag of tea seven or eight times, until it had no taste, but he was still reluctant to throw it away.

"There's nothing left in your bag, right? If you have nothing left, let the next person take over."

Squad leader Chen Ting took a sip of tea and he looked obviously happier.

"Report to the squad leader, there is nothing left except a wallet."

Ji Baichang took out his wallet and showed it to Chen Ting. Apart from a few bank cards, there was nothing else in it.

"Okay, next is Song Si."

Song Si started to take things out of the bag one by one. There was nothing special about what she took out, but she still took out a pack of Hongtashan cigarettes.

"Tsk, don't tell me you want to be like Ji Baichang and give me a cigarette."

Chen Ting looked at Song Si with interest.

A pack of Hongtashan costs ten yuan. This stuff can only be smoked by yourself. If you want to give it to others, the quality is too low.

It seems that Song Si is a heavy smoker?

"Um... squad leader, I actually planned to draw this myself."

"Sergeant, why don't you leave this cigarette there? I won't smoke it during the three-month recruit company. I'll smoke it after I join the company." Song Si smiled awkwardly and obediently placed the Hongtashan cigarette on Chen Ting's bed.

"Compared to the rules of the army, you more or less understand a little bit."

"Let's talk about smoking first. Among the nine of you, who else brought cigarettes?"

"If you brought cigarettes with you, just put them on my bed. It would be bad if I searched them."

Chen Ting cleared his throat, took another sip of the tea on the table, and said calmly.

The remaining five recruits stared at each other for a while, then silently took out the cigarettes from their bags and placed them on Chen Ting's bed.

"My goodness, among the nine people, six are smokers. Do soldiers smoke so frequently nowadays?"

"Lu Qinglong, do you smoke?"

Hearing Chen Ting calling his name, Lu Qinglong immediately stood up and replied:
"To!"

The voice was so loud that it startled the recruit standing nearby.

"Report to the squad leader, I don't smoke."

"Smoking is harmful to your health, so no one in my family smokes."

"It's better not to smoke."

Hearing the somewhat familiar answer, Chen Ting nodded and signaled Lu Qinglong that he could sit down.

He was so tall that his head almost touched the ceiling when he stood up. When he sat down, he was only slightly taller than the other people standing.

"Each of you please identify your cigarettes. I will keep them for you temporarily. When you come to my place after your next company, I will return them to you intact."

"Do you have any questions?"

"No problem, squad leader."

The six smoking recruits all shook their heads.

The subsequent inspection continued. Basically, the remaining recruits had made corresponding plans and did not bring any other prohibited items except cigarettes.

The inspection of new recruits is much simpler than the inspection of old soldiers who are about to retire.

The inspection of veterans before they retire is what we call strict.

Basically, all the big and small bags are pulled out for inspection, and all kinds of messy things can be inspected.

Being beaten by the patrol and going home with the patrol's white hat are both minor matters.

As a veteran with 16 years of military service, he has seen too many great people.

But this time, the things brought by the new recruit in the class named Jibachang really surprised him.

He brought 200,000 yuan in cash without any hesitation. Since he is from Yanjing, his family is definitely not short of money.

"Hmm? What's this turtle shell you're carrying for?"

Squad leader Chen Ting stood in front of the new recruit named Xue Daochao and asked puzzledly.

There are no cigarettes or anything like that, except for some daily necessities and clothes, the most conspicuous thing is this turtle shell.

"Squad leader, this is what I use when I tell fortunes."

"My ancestors passed down some fortune-telling techniques, and I learned them from elementary school until adulthood. Now I have barely mastered a few methods of fortune-telling."

Xue Daochao did not lie. He pointed at his instruments and introduced them to Chen Ting one by one.

"Hmm? Are you a fortune teller? A Taoist priest?"

When Chen Ting heard this, he felt a little surprised. Nowadays even Taoists come to join the army?

(End of this chapter)