I have Shanhaijing

Chapter 110

When it was Lu Sen's turn, Lu Sen was very nervous, because the eyes of the two officers who picked people were very sharp, and Lu Sen was afraid that his lies would be exposed.

"How old are you?" An officer sitting behind the desk looked him up and down.

When "18" said this, Lu Sen's palms were full of sweat, because the recruiting conditions here are men between the ages of 18 and 35. Gu Li, a partner in front of Lu Sen, was too honest. When he was 17 years old, he said he was [-] years old, but the man told him to try again next year.

Lu Sen is now 17 years old. It was the first time he lied. Lu Sen was a little nervous, but he settled down. He will be 18 in a few days. "A little bit" earlier, there should be nothing wrong...

Although he was a little apprehensive, the effect of self-comfort made Lu Sen maintain a little calm on the surface, and he didn't show any signs when the eyes of the two officers were fixed on his face.

The officer who asked how old he was had a meaningful smile on his face, seeing that smile.Lu Sen couldn't help but beat a drum in his heart.He felt that his little trick had been completely seen through by that man, but it turned out that the man didn't seem to have any intention of exposing him.

"Show me some push-ups!" said the man.

Lu Sen was overjoyed, and quickly crawled on the ground to do push-ups.Lu Sen has always been very confident about his strong body. Among his peers in the village, in terms of strength, he has never been afraid of a few people.

Lu Sen, who had taken a stimulant, was lying on the ground full of yellow dust, doing more than 70 push-ups in one breath, and did not stop until the two officers said yes to him, Lu Sen patted the dust on his body , stood up with a flushed face.

"What's your name?"

"Lucerne!"

"Where did it come from!"

"Pugo Torre, Lower Shabelle!"

"Married?"

"no!"

"Can you write?"

"meeting!"

"Come here, write your name for me to see!" The officer beckoned, Lu Sen came to the table, took a pen, wrote his name crookedly on a piece of paper, and watched Lu Sen write Those few chicken footprint-like letters.The officer frowned, "You said you could write?"

"I...I can only write my own name." Lu Sen's name was taught to him by his father, but that's all his father could teach him, Lu Sen said nonchalantly , At the same time, he remembered something, and quickly added, "I can still shoot!"

"You know how to shoot?" Lu Sen saw the eyes of the officer who asked his name light up. "When did you learn it?"

"I have an old musket at home, and I could shoot it when I was 12 years old!" On this point, Lu Sen did not lie, he did learn to shoot a gun very early.

After saying this, Lu Sen quietly waited for the "judgment" given to him by the two recruiting officers. He saw the two officers whispering to each other, discussing a few words together, and nodded together. The one who wrote something on the table and asked his name looked at him with a smile.

"Generally, we don't recruit people like you without the consent of their parents. In the army, if you want to be a deserter, you will be shot!" The officer glanced at Lu Sen with a serious expression, "You come here today, Did you get the consent of your parents? You have to tell me the truth, you are not allowed to lie!"

Lu Sen swallowed hard, and told the truth, "I sneaked out today!"

"At your age, without your parents' consent, we won't ask for it!" Lu Senzheng looked disappointed, "However, if your parents agree, you can come to Marka!"

Lu Sen was ecstatic all of a sudden, the officer waved his hand, let Lu Sen come forward, and stuffed a piece of paper with something written on it into Lu Sen's hand. "You take this and say that you are here to serve as a soldier, so you can go to Marka!"

Lu Sen carefully hid the piece of paper next to his body, and then carefully asked the recruiting officer a question, "Sir...sir, do you get a salary of more than [-] Liling every month when you come to your army as a soldier?" ?”

The officer smiled and shook his head and glanced at Lu Sen, "Who did you hear that from?"

"People from the village!"

The officer laughed, and he stretched out three fingers, "Boy, it's not 30, it's 30, and it's for food and clothing. The minimum military salary for grassroots soldiers is [-] yuan. The higher the rank, the more they get!"

Lu Sen's eyes were staring straight at that time, 30 yuan, that's...that's enough to buy a litter of camel babies, one month's military salary can buy a litter of camel babies, really...really too much...this 30 yuan, even my own family can't save so much money in a year! (Somalia is the largest camel exporter in the world. Most people in the country raise camels, and the number of camels exported every year is equal to the number of people in Somalia.)

Letting go of his stomach, he stuffed his belly with braised pork as full as possible, among the few friends who came with Lu Sen.Two of them lost the election, but the officer seemed to be in a good mood when he knew that they were coming together. He smiled and waved his hand, letting the little boys who came from Pugo Torre together eat deliciously together. After a pause, he said to Wesley and the others who were not selected, "Don't be discouraged, if you want to be a soldier, you have a chance. Wait until next year, when you are 18 years old and your body is stronger, you can carry it back." Now that you have a gun and a war, come to Malka to find me again!"

Sure enough, as Lu Sen expected, his family had no disagreement on his going to Marca to join the army. After all, some people had already chosen between desperately living here and going out desperately, although some people never again. Didn't come back, but isn't it the same that many people have returned to their hometowns?
For his son's choice.After smoking tobacco leaves all night, my father agreed with Lu Sen's choice, and said to Lu Sen, "You are old now, you should go out and make a living. You live in the village, no matter how much you raise. No matter how much firewood you cut and how much land you plow, it will be useless!"

The morning star in the sky was still twinkling, Lu Sen got up quietly, took the backpack that Solia gave him, packed everything, and went out quietly.

When Lu Sen went out, he saw that Abba had also packed his bags, put a shotgun on his back, and was standing outside the door waiting for him.

"There are wild dogs at night, it's too dangerous for you to walk alone, I'll send you to Malka!"

Lu Sen nodded, he had something to say but didn't say it, he followed his father and left the house silently...

Just after leaving the village, there was an urgent sound of footsteps chasing after her. Lu Sen was shocked, thinking that it was her grandmother who felt sorry for her and regretted catching up. Lu Sen had already made up his mind that no matter what, he would not go back.

Panting, Lu Sen's younger sister came after her. The childish little girl held a bundle wrapped in gauze in her hand, "Brother, grandma told me to bring it to you, and told you to eat it on the way! Tell me to tell you, no matter where you are, don’t starve yourself, and come home if you can’t stay any longer.”

There was a scent in the burden. It was Lu Sen's favorite pancake. Because his family was poor, he was reluctant to use oil like this when making pancakes.

After taking over the burden, he took a last look at the shadowy house in the dark, and the figure that seemed to be standing on the roof looking out here. Lu Sen held back his tears, gritted his teeth, and left without looking back...

When Lucerne decided to go to Marca, he was only 17 years old. To others, he said he was 18 years old!
The 17-year-old Lu Sen has two "great" goals in life. One is to have meat every week at home, and the other is to marry the most beautiful Soria in the village...

When he first came, Lu Sen was a little at a loss. Lu Sen, who had never been to Marca, was a little nervous and curious at the beginning. He was famous for this place for a long time, but he had never been there. But soon, the two In less than a day, Lu Sen knew that he was just a rookie here. If there were so many strange faces in a large military camp, no one would have the time to care about what a rookie was thinking and feeling. On his first day here, Lucerne learned two things—obedience, and shutting up.

When Lu Sen first went up the mountain, Malka was constructing barracks wantonly. The soldiers standing guard outside the barracks saw the note that Lu Sen took out, and led Lu Sen directly into the barracks. Lu Sen looked at him curiously with wide eyes. Everything here, when the soldier who brought him in was not paying attention, he still stared at the gun straddling the soldier, until the soldier led Lu Sen to a beautiful house (Lu Sen thought ), Lu Sen took his gaze away from the soldier's gun.

In one room of that beautiful house, Lucerne answered a lot of questions, an officer helped him fill out two forms and some information, and another guy in a white coat made him strip naked and lay on a wooden bed for him. After taking a medical examination and seeing the officer stamping the form and asking him to sign or press his fingerprint on the form, Lu Sen knew that from today onwards, he was a soldier. This result made Lu Sen very excited.

(End of this chapter)