War Military: From 1978

Chapter 11: Eating a melon and getting yourself into trouble

"Everyone, put your shoes toes inwards. Even though you just arrived at the army today, this is a little trick for military life.

If something happens at night and we need to gather urgently, we can put the shoes with the toes facing inwards so that everyone can put them on easily in the dark!"

After Platoon Leader Ma and Squad Leader Wang made the beds, Platoon Leader Ma took the opportunity to teach everyone something.

But that's all.

After everyone had finished putting their shoes in place, he said, "Everyone is tired from the journey these past two days. The sleeping conditions here are a bit poor, but there is nothing we can do now. Once everyone is gathered, we can assign them to the company.

Just make do with it for the next two days and get some rest early!"

After saying that, Platoon Leader Ma turned off the lights.

Naturally, the new recruits didn't dare to say anything.

Maybe some people were grumbling in their hearts, like Chu An, who didn't sleep well on the train. He thought he could at least get a good night's sleep when he arrived at the army, but he didn't expect it to be like this.

But as Platoon Leader Ma said, there is nothing we can do.

He was just a new recruit and could only listen to what the army arranged.

The dormitory fell silent, and Platoon Leader Ma and the veteran squad leader remained silent.

Even though the new recruits had just arrived in an unfamiliar environment and had slept in the car during the day, they didn't dare to say anything if they couldn't fall asleep for a while.

In the dormitory, there was only the occasional sound of turning over and rustling.

However, Chu An was not as difficult to control as the others.

Lying quietly on the quilt with his eyes closed, Chu An reviewed the memories he had previously merged.

He fell asleep unknowingly, and when he woke up again, Chu An was awakened by a little movement beside him.

The movement was very quiet. A new recruit who seemed to have the surname Niu was quietly standing up. Chu An looked at him, but he didn't notice Chu An.

He got up quietly, without even putting on his clothes, and just put them on and walked quietly to the door!
Chu An stared at him, his heart full of doubts!

What?

You don't want to run away, do you?

That's not the case. As far as I remember, people were scrambling to join the army these days, and when signing up in my hometown, everyone was more enthusiastic than the other.

When the recruiting officers visit and assign soldiers, they will ask detailed questions and take into account the thoughts and attitudes of the parties involved.

In this case, calling him a deserter, especially when the training hasn't even started, is a sign that the person has a mental problem and a second personality.

But he is not a deserter. Why did he get up quietly before dawn when the platoon leader and the veteran squad leader were still asleep?

To the restroom?

That's not right. Before going to bed last night, Platoon Leader Ma said that I should report to him and Squad Leader Wang if I wanted to go to the toilet.

But now he just opened the door and went out.

And it's done so stealthily.

Chu An, feeling confused, quietly looked up at Platoon Leader Ma.

Immediately, they stared at each other.

"Shh!" He uttered it silently, but the action of Platoon Leader Ma putting his hand to his mouth made his meaning clear.

Chu An immediately lay down again obediently.

Just a moment later, as the footsteps outside the door left, Chu An saw Platoon Leader Ma quietly stand up.

"I gonna go see!"

Platoon Leader Ma said in a low voice.

I didn’t tell Chu An.

He was looking at the position of Squad Leader Wang, but after he finished speaking, he looked at Chu An again.

"It's none of your business, go back to sleep!"

His voice was very soft, and he put on his shoes while speaking.

He walked straight to the door without even putting on his coat.

Naturally, Chu An couldn't sleep, the gossipy soul in his heart was burning.

Staring at Platoon Leader Ma, Chu An watched him walk quietly to the door.

Then he didn't open the door, but just peeked out through the crack.

"hu~hu~"

Next to him, there was a slight snoring sound coming from Li Guoping.

The other recruits haven't woken up yet.

Obviously, the new recruits are much less vigilant than the veterans.

I don’t know what Platoon Leader Ma saw at the door, nor do I know what the new recruit outside was doing.

Chu An only saw Platoon Leader Ma peeking at the door for at least a minute before he gently opened the door and walked out.

"What on earth were you doing?"

To be honest, Chu An now wanted to get up and follow them to eat melon.

But it was obviously not appropriate to do so, so he could only suppress his urge to eat melon and wait quietly.

Time passed by minute by minute. After about seven or eight minutes, someone finally came back.

The door opened and Platoon Leader Ma walked in.

He didn't say anything, but just quietly went to where he slept, got his clothes and put them on.

"If you can't sleep, just get up. Remember, be quiet and don't disturb others!"

Platoon Leader Ma said this while looking at Chu An.

Chu An kept staring at him, he was not blind!

"Yes!"

Chu An responded in a low voice, then slowly got up.

It was getting light, and it shouldn't be long before we got up.

Now that he was woken up and he certainly couldn't fall asleep, since the platoon leader had spoken, he didn't hesitate any more.

I just went out to see what was going on.

In just a moment, Chu An quickly put on his clothes and shoes, then followed Platoon Leader Ma who was obviously waiting for him, opened the door and walked out.

Obviously, Chu An paused as he just walked out of the door.

Because he saw the new recruit who had just gotten up.

He was in the yard, and he was sweeping the yard with a broom.

what's the situation?
"Comrade Tian Weizhong is a good comrade. When I was at home, I heard that he often did good deeds and fully implemented the spirit of Lei Feng.

Now that he's in the army, he's thinking about getting up earlier and cleaning up outside first. This spirit is worth recognizing and learning from!"

"." Chu An was speechless.

This melon came forward to be eaten, but now after eating it, it seems that it is not a sweet melon but a bitter melon!
"Platoon leader, I'll go help!"

Since Platoon Leader Ma has said so and he has come out, it is impossible for him to go back and continue lying down.

If you can't go back, then just standing there and watching obviously won't work either.

So he had no choice but to go over and do it together.

"Well, let's clear the noise. Don't let anything come to the dormitory yet. Everyone needs to rest!"

"Yes!"

There was a bitter taste in his mouth as he had just woken up and hadn't brushed his teeth yet, but Chu An could only respond and run to the new recruit who was sweeping the yard.

"No~"

The wake-up call sounded, but Chu An only appeared after sweeping the yard for at least twenty minutes.

Holding a broom, Chu An looked towards the dormitory.

Just then, the door of another dormitory not far away opened.

Before, after Platoon Leader Ma watched Chu An come to sweep the floor, he did not return to the dormitory, but went to this room.

Now, he opened the door and came out.

He stretched out his hand and waved towards Chu An and the other person.

Immediately, Chu An and the other recruit named Tian ran up to him with brooms in hand.

"Put down the brooms and get ready to assemble!"

"Yes!"

Chu An had been waiting for him to say this.

As a modern young man, laziness is a basic quality of a citizen. After sweeping the floor for more than 20 minutes, he wanted to throw away the broom.

Putting down the broom, they returned to the door of their own dormitory.

I can hear some rustling noises coming from inside.

No one stays in bed late, and no one is too grumpy to get up.

"Hey, intellectual, when did you get up? I was wondering why I didn't see you when I woke up."

The door opened, and Li Guoping came out and saw Chu An and asked in confusion.

Chu An smiled and said, "It's been a while!"

He didn't say anything about sweeping the whole place. If nothing unexpected happens, Platoon Leader Ma will definitely tell him later.

And so is the truth.

When all the members got up and assembled, Platoon Leader Ma’s first words were.

"Today I want to praise new recruit Comrade Tian Weimin!"

His voice was so loud that not only Chu An and the others could hear it, but also the soldiers nearby who had gotten off the bus with him yesterday and were picked up from other places could hear it now.

"Comrade Tian Weimin fully implemented the spirit of Lei Feng. He got up at dawn this morning and took the broom from the kitchen to clean up!"

After a pause, amidst the mixed expressions of the new recruits, he smiled and said, "Of course, Comrade Chu An also needs to be praised. He then took the initiative to get up and join in!"

At this moment, Chu An turned his head and saw Tian Weimin standing next to him. His face turned red with excitement.

It’s like a kindergarten kid getting a big red flower as a reward from the teacher!
(End of this chapter)