They are all in the army, who is in love?

Chapter 307: Going down the mountain to purchase is a worthwhile acquaintance

After receiving the company commander's affirmative response, all the company soldiers who were lining up couldn't help cheering, their faces flushed with excitement.

After the morning exercises, several members of the second squad were surrounded by soldiers from the entire company.

"Old Xiong, bring me two cigarettes. Here's the money. Take it."

"Xiao Zhao, you have gone to the county seat. Help me get some melon seeds, just in bags. I also have some daily necessities written on paper. Please help me."

"New brother, hehe, you are under the care of the company commander. The next trip to the mountain will not be easy. Please help me bring something back. It's not much. I have the money in the paper. Thank you."

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Dozens of people surrounded Chen Ming and the others, stuffing them with handfuls of change, accompanied by lists after lists.

Good guy, Chen Ming was dazzled by what he saw. He wrote a lot about melon seeds, sugar, shampoo, cigarettes, toothbrushes, needlework, cotton swabs, toothpicks, and nail clippers.

He didn't even see clearly who had stuffed him with money and who had stuffed himself with notes. His whole body, pockets, and hands were all stuffed.

Insanely passionate.

As soon as these guys saw it, they knew that someone would definitely go down the mountain on National Day, so they made all these lists in advance.

It's no wonder, there are no small shops here at the border garrison, let alone military service agencies, so everything is kept simple.

I can't spend my usual allowance at all, it all depends on this kind of opportunity.

When the crowd dispersed, each of them had their bodies stuffed with notes and their pockets stuffed with money.

Facing this scene, the more Chen Ming thought about it, the more something was wrong. The company commander just said that it was to take care of him that he arranged for the second squad to go down the mountain, saying it was just for a stroll.

But in this situation, it's still a shame. It's purely for purchasing goods, and I still have to climb a steep road to bring all these things back.

This sign is really wrong! ! !

really.

Squad leader Xiong Jiuchang scratched his head, sighed naively and said with a smile: "Okay, this time I was tricked by the company commander."

"We have to be hard-working porters again, helping the brothers carry some daily necessities."

"How do you say it?" Chen Mingle said.

He had never experienced anything like this in the army before. The military service clubs were very close to each other, so it was very convenient to buy instant noodles and so on.

It was the first time I encountered this kind of thing. Although I felt that I had been cheated, I couldn't explain it.

Seeing his confused look, "Martial Arts Master" Li Yan curled his lips and said speechlessly: "What else can you say? Do you think the company commander really gives us a holiday?"

"Just go down to the cooking class for purchasing supplies. Let us follow, the porters. In the past, this kind of thing was done in turn for each class. I was not willing to go."

"This is great. The company commander used you as an excuse, and we didn't even have a chance to refute."

With that said, Li Yan folded up all the notes on his body and handed them to the medical soldier Zhao Haojie.

"Brother Zhao, please, list down all the items on this list. Whoever wants as many as we can go to the big mall and buy them all at once."

"If we read it one note at a time, we wouldn't be able to finish it even if we bought it tomorrow."

"Yes, yes, Xiao Zhao, thank you for your hard work. Please do the statistics and I will hand over the finances of our class to you. This is everyone's trust in you."

The bald Shen Zufei was very discerning and stuffed things into Zhao Haojie.

I was afraid that if I was too slow, my life would fall into his hands.

Immediately afterwards, the squad leader, Wu Bing, and Chen Ming stuffed the note over without politeness, and their actions made them feel at ease.

There is no way, who made him the nanny of the whole class? If you have any difficulties, you can come to him, that's right.

Medical soldier Zhao Haojie nodded silently. He was used to being a big boy who was both father and mother, taking care of a whole class. As a third-term non-commissioned officer and a ten-year veteran, he was the leader of the class, so now he was doing his part.

A few people laughed and said nothing more. In this place with extremely inconvenient transportation, each class usually brings each other's things when they go down the mountain.

Helping each other makes the company better.

No one really takes it seriously.

When it was other classes' turn to go down the mountain, they would not be polite either.

After breakfast, the six people from the cooking class, plus the six from their second class, a total of twelve people, took more than 1000 yuan approved by the chief of staff, a list of all the company's soldiers, and a pile of change, and set off.

Going down the mountain is still a matter of walking. The winding road does not reach the entrance of the company, only half the distance. When Chen Ming came, it took more than four hours to walk up the mountain from the small town.

But it took more than six hours to walk down the mountain because the road is steep. When going up the mountain, you only need to look in front of you, climb up as hard as you can, and walk along the path.

But it was not possible to go down the mountain. I had a rope on my body and carefully went down the hillside.

By the time we arrived in the town again, it was already afternoon.

Before the shuttle bus left, more than a dozen people rushed to the noodle stall and happily ate a bowl of noodle.

Chen Ming, who had been fasting like a monk on the mountain for nearly a month with oil and water in his mouth, after eating a bowl of noodles.

There is only one feeling in my heart, comfort! !
This was completely different from the three bowls he had when he came here. It was just that he hadn't eaten greasy food for so long that he didn't dare to eat so much at one time.

As the shuttle bus departed, everyone followed the shaking bus to the county seat.

The soldiers in the cooking class aimed directly at the county vegetable market, where they concentrated on buying seasonings, meat and vegetables.

The task for Chen Ming and others is much simpler. There is a supermarket next to the passenger terminal, where they can buy everything at once.

I took the list and picked out the daily necessities that everyone needed one by one. Because there were so many things, when I checked out, I asked the supermarket cashier for two large boxes to fit them in.

This was also expected. They were all daily necessities, with only a small portion of snacks. In order to be durable, they bought all the largest sizes that could be used by one person for three or four months.

In addition, the cooking team bought vegetables, half a fan of pork, vermicelli, seasonings, rice, and several more boxes.

Even if a dozen of them came down, the average weight per person would be at least fifty kilograms. With the manpower of one class alone, there was no way they could carry so many things up the mountain.

A group of people were busy going down the mountain, and then were busy going up the mountain after shopping. Fortunately, the staff at the bus station knew that the border defense company on the mountain would come down to purchase, so when taking the shuttle bus, they would not be troubled because they brought too many things. Come other troubles.

It was a dusty journey, and by the time Chen Ming and the others climbed halfway up the mountain again, it was already past ten o'clock at night.

Fortunately, the Second Company of Border Defense arranged for twenty or thirty soldiers to come down to greet them, so that Chen Ming and the others could get so many things to the station smoothly.

After just one visit, he understood why there were no compressed biscuits or self-heating pots stored here.

It was just too difficult to transport up and down.

What surprised him even more was that as soon as the supplies came back, the cooking team started firing up and was busy picking up the pork and preparing to cook.

It was past ten o'clock in the evening, but the entire border defense force was as busy as if it were noon. Soon, the smell of meat filled the entire camp.

In just over an hour, the soldiers in the cooking class started holding pots, banging and calling everyone to gather in the cafeteria. A large pot full of mushy pork stewed vermicelli was placed on every mahogany table.

I saw many soldiers with green eyes.

By the time Chen Ming and the others came over, other classes in the cafeteria were already showing off.

The bald man picked up the chopsticks unceremoniously, rubbed them on his body, and directly greeted the people in the class: "What are you doing sitting around in a daze? Hurry up and eat."

The squad leader, Xiong Jiuchang, also sat on the chair with a smile, grabbed the steamed buns on the plate and started eating.

Chen Ming frowned. Although he felt something was wrong about eating in the middle of the night, he didn't think much about it and just sat there eating.

After eating a little powder during the day, he already had some fat in his belly, and the attraction of fat to him had plummeted.

Seeing that he was not interested, the squad leader directly picked up two large pieces of fat meat and stuffed them into Chen Ming's bowl.

"Eat, what are you doing standing there in a daze?"

"Let me tell you, in our Second Company of Border Defense, whenever there is a holiday, it is still an important holiday. You can celebrate it the night before."

"Tomorrow morning, the people in the cooking class will be on duty here. All of us will go out on patrol. The more important a holiday is, the more we must pay attention and we must not take it lightly."

"So eat quickly. If you want to eat tomorrow, you won't be able to eat it."

"It's already twelve o'clock now. We'll set off at around five o'clock. After eating, go back and take a nap. Don't think too much. Filling your stomach is the most important thing."

No wonder
It suddenly dawned on Chen Ming that the entire company was going out on patrol tomorrow on National Day. No wonder they were cooking stew here at night.Mention National Birthday.

Baldy Hu took a few mouthfuls of food and said vaguely: "Well, our festival is the most lively because there are scenic spots nearby."

"My family will also have a big reunion on National Day and cook a table of delicious dishes. You have never tasted them. My mother's cooking skills are very good."

The bald man was talking happily, but as he spoke, his expression suddenly dimmed. After swallowing the food in his mouth, his eyes were red and he said with some resentment, "I feel a little homesick."

Just a word about homesickness, and everyone's movements froze.

Sensing that something was not right in the atmosphere at the dinner table, "Martial Arts Master" Li Yan raised his foot and kicked him, and deliberately said in a sour tone: "You just have to be content, kid. How long have you been here?"

"You just got promoted to sergeant this year, and sergeants have annual leave. Maybe you will be able to take a break next year, or you will have the opportunity to take a break this year."

"I haven't been home for three years. If I don't live well here, with my brothers accompanying me and the country guarding me, how can a grown man be so sentimental?"

Several people were talking there, but Chen Ming remained silent. He had been here for almost a month, and he knew very well that the border defense could not lack people, and patrols were required even during the New Year.

If they are full, there will actually still be two vacation spots in the class every year.

However, for them now, having a full class is just a dream, and there are only about six or seven people in each class.

The number of people is already small, but if two more people leave, there will be no one left in the class. In order to function normally, they have not been able to take a vacation for a long time.

At this time, the squad leader who had been sitting next to him and eating non-stop smiled naively and said: "Bald man, don't be sad. I heard the company commander say before that if there are no surprises this year, you will be on the leave list."

"Because you just turned from a conscript to a sergeant this year and have no chance to go back, the company will consider your situation and give you leave this year."

When the bald Shen Zufei heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up. He quickly looked at the squad leader and asked excitedly: "Really?"

The squad leader chuckled, scratched his head and said, "If there is no emergency, then it must be true."

As he spoke, he also took out a pocket watch from his hand and looked at it carefully. His eyes changed from full of smiles at the beginning to full of kindness.

Chen Ming sat in front of him and was amazed. It was really not easy to see the kind eyes from this sturdy squad leader.

He had also discovered before that the squad leader would always carry this pocket watch with him, and he would stare at it for a while before going to bed every day before falling asleep.

Maybe it was touched too many times a day. Over the years, this pocket watch had been polished by the oil he put on it, and the original paint color on it was no longer visible.

Every time I look at this pocket watch, I have a silly expression on my face. It’s just a pocket watch, but why am I so fascinated by it?
Chen Ming chewed the fat in his mouth and curiously leaned over to take a look. Only then did he realize that what squad leader Xiong Jiuchang was holding was not a pocket watch at all, but a photo.

The photo showed two young children, about one year old. The boy had a silly smile on his face, and he looked exactly like the monitor.

The girl looks much smarter, with her braided hair and big bright eyes, very cute.

"Who are these two?" Chen Ming asked curiously.

Although he already had a guess in his mind, he had never heard it mentioned by the monitor, so he was not sure, so he still had to ask.

Hearing Chen Ming's question, the squad leader smiled naively: "My son and my daughter, hey, twins, how about they look a lot like me, right?"

When he said these words, Xiong Jiuchang was a tall and thick man, and the gentle expression on his face almost melted away.

Chen Ming looked at the photo and then at the monitor.

The boy's innocent smile is comparable to that of the squad leader, but the girl is not so similar. She looks very clever and is very smart at first glance.

Chen Ming breathed a sigh of relief quietly, thinking that it was lucky that she didn't look like the girl. If the girl grew up to be as strong as the squad leader, who wouldn't be frightened to see her?
I'm afraid it won't be easy to get married by then.

But he couldn't say this. Instead, he looked at the squad leader in surprise and asked in a stunned tone: "Holy shit, you're already married?"

This squad leader looks like a bear, has a naive look on his face, and doesn't speak very well. How can he get married? ! !
Xiong Jiuchang heard Chen Ming's surprised tone and rolled his eyes at him, "What are you talking about? I'm already 26. Isn't it normal to get married?"

Forehead.
If it weren't for the fact that he had the second-term sergeant's epaulette hanging on his shoulder, Chen Ming wouldn't have been able to tell that he was only 26.

Quickly shook his head.

He was just surprised. It would be best if the squad leader could get married, but with the squad leader's emotional intelligence and ability to find a wife, his ability to pick up girls is probably not low.

Usually it's not pretending, is it?

Chen Ming came up with this idea out of nowhere.

Xiong Jiuchang ignored his doubts and said with a smile: "My children are very good. They should be in kindergarten this year and they will be in middle class next year."

"You bastards haven't become fathers, so you won't understand how I feel."

When he said this, the monitor's face was full of pride. This was the only other expression Chen Ming had seen on him besides being naive in the past month.

"Congratulations, squad leader. You now have a son and a daughter. You will work hard in the army and you will be able to take care of yourself when the time comes. How wonderful."

Xiong Jiu smiled innocently and scratched his head. He seemed to be very satisfied with Chen Ming's arrangement.

Just when the two of them were chatting happily.

Next to him, Li Yan stared at Chen Ming and suddenly asked: "By the way, Old Chen, I haven't asked you yet. You have such good physical fitness and high fighting skills. How did you practice?"

"Tell me about it?"

"me?"

Chen Ming was slightly startled, thought for a moment, and didn't know how to answer.

He was in the artillery brigade and spent time in Longya. This is not a secret. Many people in the eastern theater know it.

But he couldn't say this.

Before setting off from the National Defense University, Vice President Lin Qingyuan specifically warned that his identity must not be revealed unless necessary, and that the tasks at the grassroots level must be carried out to the end.

But seeing Li Yan ask this question, all the soldiers in the second squad looked at him expectantly.

Chen Ming couldn't just put it off. After hesitating for a while, he started to make nonsense: "Well, actually, I learned that from a good brother in our village."

"We are not the same family. His name is Wang Shuaibing, and he is an extraordinary person."

at this time.

In the 71st Army Artillery Brigade in the Eastern Theater Command, Wang Shuaibing, squad leader of the second squad of the first company and the first platoon of the second battalion of Yuanhuo, was sleeping when he suddenly sneezed and woke up.

He looked around blankly, mumbled something, and continued to sleep with the quilt on him and snoring loudly.

In the cafeteria of the Second Company of Border Defense, Chen Ming was chatting and bragging enthusiastically with several comrades.

"My good brother is really not an ordinary person. When he took the exam, he only entered a junior college in Pengcheng. He was also obsessed with love all day long. As a result, that woman ignored him at all."

"Not long after she entered college, the woman fell in love with an instructor and insisted on letting my good brother join the army. He was obedient and she left."

"However, when I arrived at the military camp, everything in my life changed."

"When he was in the recruit company, his talent as a soldier exploded. It was as if he had opened up the second line of serving as governor. He scored full marks in all assessments, and all departments in the entire brigade were rushing to get him."

"Later, he was promoted to the rank of private soldier, and he had the honor to join the special forces. As far as I know, the most powerful thing is that his father-in-law is a naval commander in the theater, and he is very awesome."

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Chen Ming told Wang Shuaibing half-truths and half-false stories about his experiences, bragging to the people in the second class.

Everyone, including the squad leader, gathered around Chen Ming, listening in ecstasy, with faces full of shock and envy.

They didn't expect that someone could be so strong, and the people present with them were like the same person in the sky and on the earth.

He was promoted as a private soldier, and was promoted to major at the age of 24. Not only did he become famous, but he was also chased by the daughter of a senior colonel, and he managed all the major events in his life.

Isn’t this a typical inspirational figure?
Halfway through the story, the stewed pork vermicelli in the basin in front of them was no longer fragrant, and the excitement in everyone's hearts was beyond words.

But after listening to it, everyone thought that what Chen Ming said was true at first, but later they all thought that he was telling a story, and they all listened to it for fun.

Chen Ming was also happy.

They are all comrades-in-arms getting to know each other, maybe telling them about your affairs in this way, whether they believe it or not, they always get together.

This trip was worth it.

(End of this chapter)