War Military: From 1978

Chapter 23 Start from the beginning!
When Chu An heard Tong Lianzhong mention the place, he was a little dumbfounded.

Because the place in front of him was not the bathhouse he imagined, there was not even any building in front of him.

Now there is only a river about seven or eight meters wide winding in front of everyone.

The water is not deep and very clear. You can see the bottom at a glance. The deepest part looks less than half a meter.

The sun, which was gradually setting in the west, shone on the water, making it sparkle.

If you are going for an outing, the scenery is definitely great.

There are bursts of warmth in the breeze.

But if you go down to the river to take a bath.

Then you will suffer a lot.

This is the beginning of March, and it is the beginning of March in the Gregorian calendar, and the lunar calendar has only just entered February.

Even though this is the south of our motherland.

But no matter how far south you go, it cannot change the fact that the temperature is only around 20 degrees.

At the same time, look at the geographical environment surrounded by mountains.

Chu An hadn't entered the water yet, but he had already guessed how icy the water would be.

"Our facilities here are limited. If we just want to boil water to wash our feet, it's no problem. But if we want so many of you to take a bath together, that's a bit unrealistic."

Tong Lianzhong stood in front of everyone and shouted, "So, we always take cold showers."

At this point, a smile appeared on his face. "It's said that scientific research shows that taking a cold shower can improve your health, so don't be afraid, I'll take one for you to see!"

After that, he began to take off his clothes.

While taking off his clothes, he looked at the squad leaders and said, "Don't just stand there, do your work!"

Immediately, all the squad leaders started shouting.

"Class One"

"Class Four"

The monitor didn't ask everyone to take off their clothes, but asked everyone to line up in front of them.

Then, the squad leaders took out a bunch of manual shaving clippers of varying ages.

"Come on, take off your clothes, take off all your clothes, and shave your head first. Then go straight into the water after shaving. This way, the hair stubble won't get all over your clothes!"

At that moment, the instructor, who was still standing by and had not taken off his clothes, also called out with a gentle smile: "Comrades, when you come to the army, you have to start from the beginning.

This starting from scratch not only refers to your life, but also literally starts from scratch.

We officially start training today, and this haircut is your first lesson!"

Chu An subconsciously touched his head.

My hair isn’t actually that long because I had it cut before joining the army.

Not only him, but everyone else's hair is basically not long.

You can't have long hair when you serve in the military. Even if you don't know this, the recruiting officers will basically remind you to shave your head when they visit your home.

However, the barber I hired at home didn’t understand the military standards.

In other words, even if the hair length standard is met, it still needs to be shaved again.

Now this is not just a haircut, but also a ceremony of starting from scratch as the instructor said.

Soon, a new recruit who had taken off his clothes except for his underwear sat cross-legged in front of each squad leader.

And in front of Lao Wang was Chu An.

Before they were divided into classes, there was a new recruit in the dormitory they lived in who was taller than Chu An.

But now that the class division is over, Chu An is the highest ranked in Class 4.

Because of this, he was the first one standing on the left in the class line, and now he was naturally the first one to have his hair done.

To be honest, Chu An was a little worried.

Lao Wang only had a manual clipper in his hand, not even a comb.

This doesn't look like someone who can manage wealth properly.

"Okay, don't move, look forward!" Wang Qinghe smiled and reached out to press Chu An's head to straighten it.

"Sergeant? Don't you need a comb? Just shave like this?" Chu An didn't listen and asked with his head turned.

He now really hopes that there is still a comb in Lao Wang's pocket, but he just forgot it. Now he can take it out if he reminds him.

Don't mention it, having a comb can at least help you shave more evenly.

But obviously, his hopes were dashed.

"Don't worry, my hands are like a comb, they're very steady, trust me!"

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Chu An was speechless.

Do you believe him?
Believe him!

But now it seems that there is no way to resist even if I don't believe it.

As soon as I closed my eyes, I started to hear crackling sounds in my head.

From time to time, Chu An's mouth twitched and he let out a cry of "Ouch!" This was because the broken clipper in Lao Wang's hand was stuck in his hair.

Often at this time, Lao Wang would say, "Bear with it, this borrowed clipper is a little bit clunky, it will be fixed soon!"

It was very helpless, and what was even more frustrating was that when Chu An opened his eyes halfway and looked at the head of the new recruit who was sitting cross-legged in front of him and had his head shaved, his heart sank to the bottom.

Is this the kind of hair a human can cut?
A piece here and there.

Some places are white, some places are black, and this situation is completely irregular on a head.

A good head has been shaved into a bald head!
Although Chu An couldn't see what was happening with his head now, based on what he felt from Lao Wang's technique, he could guess that his head must not be in good condition either.

"Sergeant, why don't you just shave it off?" Chu An gave a helpless suggestion.

"No, we can't shave our heads. Don't worry, it will be fine soon. It will definitely look beautiful!"

What he said would be healed immediately was really healed immediately.

Less than ten seconds after he finished speaking, he patted Chu An's head and said, "Okay, go down and take a shower!"

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Chu An subconsciously touched his head.

Immediately, Chu An felt like crying but had no tears.

It's said to be beautiful?
Now he doesn't even need to look in the mirror.

Just by touching it with his hands, he could feel that some places touched his scalp, while some places clearly still had hair.

This must be a bald head!
"Pfft~"

Chu An heard uncontrollable laughter behind him and looked back.

I immediately saw all the new recruits on one side looking at me while trying to hold back their laughter.

"What a joke! You can't escape!"

After saying that, Chu An took out a piece of soap wrapped in a plastic bag from the clothes beside him.

I'm going downstairs to take a shower.

Lao Wang had his head shaved, and his body was covered with hair.

"Bang~!"

"what!"

Suddenly, there were noises and screams coming from the side.

Chu An looked over and saw that it was the new recruit from Class 7 who had finished his hair first.

This guy looks like he wants to perform.

After getting his hair done, he jumped directly into the river in front of him.

Then there was a burst of ghostly screams on the spot.

Chu An looked at him.

His lips were visibly turning purple.

"It's so cold!"

The guy stood in the water with his arms clasped together, shivering violently.

"Haha! It's cold when you get in the water. Just squat down and you'll be fine!"

On the side, Tong Lianzhong, who was soaking in the water, laughed out loud.

He went into the water when Chu An and others were getting their hair cut.

And he seemed to be enjoying the whole process.

Because of this, the new recruits in Class 7 had the illusion that the water would be warm.

But in fact?
Chu An squatted down and reached out to touch the water.

hiss.
This water is just like the water in the refrigerator.

Although it is not frozen, the water temperature is only about ten degrees at most.

Damn it!
"What are you wasting time on? Look, two of the second company are coming down over there. If you don't come down, I'll have them kick you down right away!"

Tong Lianzhong was really a scoundrel. He was smiling just now, but now he just turned around and saw two new recruits from the second company going into the water a few dozen meters downstream. He immediately scolded Chu An and other new recruits who were the first group to have their hair cut.

Immediately
"Bang~"

"Ouch!"

"Ah! It's so cold!"

The first group of five or six people who had their hair cut hurried into the water, including Chu An, who gritted his teeth, closed his eyes, and stepped directly into the icy river water in front of him.

It’s cold, so cold.

In just a moment, Chu An felt all the hairs on his body stand up.

"Yes, this is my Tong Lianzhong's soldier. Why are you fussing about taking a bath?"

When Tong Lianzhong saw that several new recruits who had just had their hair cut went into the water, he immediately grinned again.

(End of this chapter)