My Military Career in a Parallel World

Chapter 143 Goodbye Sun Weicheng, the daily life of the reconnaissance company!

After maintaining the guns, there was another afternoon of political ideology class.

It wasn't just their company, but all the companies in the reconnaissance battalion.

Except for the necessary sentries, the entire battalion gathered on the playground with their own stools to be trained by the instructors.

The problem is that you can't be distracted yet, you have to concentrate and listen carefully.

Not only do they have to listen, but they also have to take notes while listening. After class, they have to hand them in to the instructors of their respective companies for inspection.

The instructor spoke for nearly two hours, and Jiang Chen felt dizzy and almost pinched his thigh until it was swollen.

"Damn it, I hope this doesn't happen every day. I've never been so miserable in school."

"Hey, don't worry. We are a reconnaissance company. We don't have that much time to attend classes every day. We can only attend classes once a week."

Fang Zheng replied with a sly smile.

"Huh? No!"

"Haha, it's not as exaggerated as he said. This is just the routine work for new recruits after they join the company. It will only last for a month at most. Just bear with it and it will pass." Tang Junjie smiled and patted Jiang Chen on the shoulder and explained.

"Phew, that's good. I was scared to death. I thought I would have to go through this every week." Jiang Chen patted his chest and breathed a sigh of relief.

Before he could be happy, Tang Junjie changed the subject and continued, "Don't be happy too soon. Although the instructor is gone, we still have the counselor. Political and ideological education once a week is inevitable.

But it won’t take as long as this time.”

"Cough cough..."

After each company took back and handed in the notes they had made in previous classes to the instructor, the team was announced to be disbanded.

However, disbanding does not mean that we can take a break. Don’t forget that we haven’t finished reading those piles of books that were distributed yesterday.

After returning to the dormitory and seeing everyone else opening their books and starting to study, Jiang Chen, after a difficult psychological struggle, decided to start from his weak spot.

If you want to speak English fluently, you can't just rely on reading books and self-study. When Jiang Chen opened the English book, he remembered that he had to take a foreign language elective. He asked casually, "By the way, what foreign language did you take?"

After waiting for a long time without any answer, Jiang Chen subconsciously turned his head and saw that everyone was staring at him.

Jiang Chen was a little confused. He didn't know what was going on. Did he say something wrong? Was he not allowed to tell others about the elective foreign language?

Just when he was confused, someone finally spoke up: "Are you stupid? Don't forget who lives next door to us!"

After hearing what Li Gang said, Jiang Chen suddenly realized.

Yes, they said they could choose any foreign language, but, they had monkeys next door, so what else could they choose if not Vietnamese...

Jiang Chen seriously suspected that he was stupid in class just now, which was why he asked such an idiotic question.

"Is Vietnamese difficult to learn?" In order to cover up his embarrassment, Jiang Chen quickly changed the subject.

"Fortunately, Vietnamese is a branch of Chinese, and 70% of its vocabulary is Sino-Vietnamese. Its pronunciation is close to our Cantonese, especially the Yulin dialect spoken by my cousins, which is almost the same as Vietnamese in pronunciation.

However, the writing is somewhat different. Because it was once a Gallic colony, under the influence of missionaries, Vietnamese has been constantly eliminating Chinese elements and embracing Western culture, which eventually evolved into a somewhat deformed combination of Vietnamese and Vietnamese Romanization. "

Jiang Chen nodded, not quite understanding.

Since Vietnamese is a branch of Chinese, although its writing is affected, it should not be difficult to have a simple conversation if it meets the elective standards.

Just as I was thinking about it, I heard Li Gang continue, "Every Friday night, our company will have a language class, which is the simple daily language of the neighboring country."

The monitor had made it so clear, how could Jiang Chen not understand? He nodded quickly and decided to take the foreign language course.

……

In front of the cafeteria, the entire company sang at the top of their lungs. There was no extra melody, they just competed to see who could sing the loudest.

Not for anything else, just because today's dinner is not simple.

Because I just came back from the regiment headquarters yesterday, I haven’t sorted out the work at hand yet and haven’t had time to do many things.

For example, the induction and welcome ceremony for new recruits, and the farewell party for retired veterans.

New recruits are assigned to new companies, old soldiers retire, and as new people come, old people naturally leave.

As soon as they walked into the cafeteria, they saw a small stove on each table, and the boiling red soup in the pot was emitting bursts of fragrance.

"Wow, we're having hot pot today?!"

"There's actually spicy hotpot! After so many years, I can actually eat spicy hotpot in the cafeteria!"

The veterans couldn't help drooling when looking at the spicy hot pot on the table.

"Damn, Captain Wang from the kitchen squad is really dishonest. Why are you hiding this skill? Show it to me sooner!"

"It's just..."

There is a reason why hotpot is so popular across the country. Even in Guangdong Province, where a packet of braised beef noodles can make half of the province feel spicy, you can still find spicy hotpot.

"Could this be the work of Fatty Sun?!" Jiang Chen whispered to himself as he listened to the conversation among the people in Class Three and thought of Sun Weichen who had not been seen for the past two days.

"Haha, who else could it be but him? How good of a cook would I be if I didn't know? Asking them to make a three-fresh hotpot or mushroom soup hotpot might be ok, but the spicy hotpot is far from good."

As he was speaking, Sun Weichen, wearing a white apron, a chef's hat on his head and sleeves on his arms, walked out from the kitchen.

Jiang Chen was just about to step forward to say hello, but he saw Fatty Sun winking at him and opening and closing his mouth to make mouth shapes.

The meaning is probably: "I have something else to do here, I'll come to you after I'm done!"

Jiang Chen nodded to show that he understood.

Tang Junjie, who witnessed the whole exchange between the two, gently touched Jiang Chen with his shoulder and whispered, "Do you know each other?"

"Yes, comrades from the recruit company." Jiang Chen nodded and explained in a low voice.

"That's good, the relationship between the kitchen staff must be maintained well, it will be beneficial!"

"Ah."

As he was speaking, he heard the voice of the company commander Ge Hongtao.

"There aren't that many rules today. Everyone can sit down according to their own tastes. The only thing is that waste is not allowed!"

"Yes!"

Because there was no special shuangxiang hotpot, and considering that some people could not eat spicy food, the kitchen staff specially prepared non-spicy hotpot bases for several tables.

The dishes are all the same.

The only pity is that due to limited conditions, many classic ingredients of spicy hot pot cannot be eaten.

The meat is common pork and chicken, and the vegetables are mainly potatoes, radishes and cabbage.

However, even so, everyone still enjoyed the meal very much.

Finally, as a new recruit, Jiang Chen had one more bowl of noodles than the others.

……

After finishing the meal, it was already 6:40. I still had 20 minutes to go to the computer classroom to do the daily reserved projects and watch the half-hour news broadcast.

Thinking about the previous agreement with Sun Weichen, Jiang Chen was hesitating about how to tell the squad leader when he saw a figure walking out from the back door of the cafeteria.

"Report, deputy monitor, I would like to ask for a ten-minute leave!"

Li Gang hadn't come out yet, so Jiang Chen could only find the deputy monitor Wang Jie.

I thought it would take some effort, but unexpectedly Wang Jie just glanced at Sun Weichen who was waiting next to him, and nodded in agreement.

"Go ahead, pay attention to the time, the news broadcast will start soon."

"Yes!"

Jiang Chen was delighted when he heard this and quickly saluted in response.

Led by Fatty Sun, the two came to a small lawn behind the cafeteria.

"How is it? Are you used to being in the kitchen?" Jiang Chen asked first.

"It's OK. The squad leader and the others are all very nice to me..."

It would have been better if he didn't say anything, but once he started talking, Sun Weicheng couldn't stop.

“Although the kitchen staff does not have to participate in training, they still have to get up at four o’clock every morning to prepare breakfast.

After finishing breakfast, I was told that I would have a two-hour break, but during this time I still had to help unload the vegetables and prepare the ingredients for lunch in advance..."

Sun Weicheng said a lot in one breath, and Jiang Chen listened silently.

From his words, Jiang Chen had a general understanding of the daily life of the kitchen team.

There are more than a hundred people in the company, and they prepare three meals a day, but the kitchen staff is not as numerous as one might imagine.

Unlike the standard combat squad of about ten people, a company's cooking squad usually has only seven people, including a squad leader, a deputy squad leader, and five cooks.

The squad leader and deputy squad leader are usually the chefs who cook, while the cooks are the helpers and laborers who cut the vegetables.

Seven people are responsible for the three meals a day of more than a hundred people. It cannot be easy no matter how you think about it.

"Our squad leader also said that although we are cooks, we are also combatants. When you go out for training in the future, the kitchen squad will also have to undergo training."

Having said that, Sun Weichen couldn't help but feel a little dejected.

He thought that he would be able to relax a little after joining the kitchen team. He would be busy during cooking and could rest freely the rest of the time. However, he didn't expect...

"It's normal to be a soldier and suffer a bit of hardship and fatigue. If it's not hardship and fatigue, then you're not a soldier.

At least, you don't have to worry about being hungry every night like in the recruit company!" Jiang Chen patted Sun Weicheng on the shoulder and consoled him.

"Brother Chen, you are right. This is the good thing about the kitchen team. Let me tell you..." Speaking of food, Sun Weichen immediately became excited.

"Our squad leader said that we are cooks. If the cooks are hungry, how can we ensure the logistical supply of the company?

As long as you don’t waste food, you can cook for yourself when you are hungry. There is a small pot behind the canteen for us to cook for ourselves!

Brother Chen, if you are hungry at night, tell me and I will make you something to eat!"

Sun Weichen said, patting his chest.

After hearing this, Jiang Chen finally understood why Wang Jie agreed to his request without even thinking when he saw Sun Weichen.

That's what love is all about!

"Is it okay? If your monitor finds out, will he punish you?"

"No, I tell you, our squad leader is very nice to me. I cooked all the ingredients for today's spicy hot pot!"

Sun Weichen said this very proudly. It can be seen that although this little fat boy has only been in the kitchen for two days, he has already made a name for himself.

"By the way, Brother Chen, I heard from the veterans in our class that our kitchen squad is a logistics unit, and there is no tradition of veterans bullying new recruits. But in your combat company, they say that new recruits have to wash the feet of veterans, wash their stinky socks, etc., and if they don't do it right, they will get beaten!"

When he said the last sentence, Sun Weichen shrank his neck in fear.

"Haha, it's okay. Li Heimian is our squad leader. With him around, no one in the class dares to bully me!" Jiang Chen chuckled and did not mention what happened when he first joined the company.

"That's right. With Li Hei... squad leader here, plus your abnormal level, how could you be bullied by the veterans?"

Thinking of Jiang Chen's abnormal behavior in the recruit company, Sun Weichen nodded in agreement.

At that time, although everyone in the recruit company knew that Jiang Chen performed well, due to the lack of reference objects, there was no more intuitive standard.

After being assigned to the company, they finally understood the value of the third-class merit they had received when they were assigned to the company.

It’s not because Jiang Chen ranked first in the assessment of the recruit company, but it means that his overall quality is no different from that of the elite veterans, and in some aspects he is even far superior.

The two chatted until the news broadcast was about to begin at almost seven o'clock.

Not only Jiang Chen and his combat squad had to watch the news broadcast, but Sun Weicheng's cooking squad also had to watch this daily routine.

……

"Run, everyone, run for me. In the next lap, catch the slowest class and make them do a frog jump!"

"Those in the second row, charge! Catch up with the first row!

If anyone gets their ass cracked by someone in the third row, all entertainment activities this weekend will be cancelled, including vacations!"

"Third row, haven't you guys eaten yet? Hurry up and catch up with the second row!"

It is impossible to go outside the camp for extra training after evening roll call as it is too late.

The jungle at night is completely different from the daytime. Without sufficient preparation, even veteran scouts like Li Gang dare not rashly enter the forest at night.

For some reason, their company was the only one on the big playground tonight. No one from the first and second companies came. Without anyone to compete with, everyone had to compete within their own company.

More than a hundred people were running on the track together.

The evening roll call and extra training of the reconnaissance company is not like that of the recruit company. There is no fixed standard. The three platoon leaders just talk about whatever they think of, and there is no fixed time. The extra training ends when they feel it is time to stop.

Fortunately, evening roll call does not require full armor, otherwise even scouts would not be able to withstand this training method.

So far, everyone has run thirteen laps around the playground with bare hands.

The distance of one lap is about four hundred meters.

Thirteen laps is more than five kilometers.

However, the three platoon leaders had no intention of asking them to stop and continued to urge them on from behind.

Even though I'm not carrying any weights and I'm still on the playground, there's someone urging me on from behind.

No one wanted to be caught and do frog jumps, so everyone could only speed up as much as they could.

They kept on doing this until the lights-out signal was blown. The instructor came over and gave the order, and then the three platoon leaders called it a day and told everyone to go back.

Although I have just finished extra training, it does not mean that I can skip the nighttime activities before going to bed.

After returning, you must experience everything you should experience!

Fortunately, tonight Li Gang was not as perverted as he was last night, asking them to hold their stomachs or do horse stance.

After a simple three and a half hundred, everyone was finally able to go to bed.