With longing for college life and a little fear of the unknown, these freshmen were taken by bus to a remote corner in the northwest of the capital. When entering the gate, Lin Yi specifically looked at the sign:
Changhua Military Training Base, Beijing.
That's right.
Counselor Wan Zhilong was on the same bus as them. After Lin Yi and the others got off the bus, they were taken to the barracks by the whole team. The scene inside the room shocked them all.
A whole row of double-decker iron frame beds was filled to the brim, and there were probably twenty or thirty beds in a room with bunk beds and bunk beds combined.
When I took a closer look, there were two pieces of stuff that could barely be seen as quilts and sheets thrown haphazardly on each bed. They were so gray that they hadn't been washed for an unknown amount of time.
When I picked it up and smelled it, it was no surprise that it smelled of sweat and rancidity caused by years of fermentation. Students with weak tolerance already felt their stomachs churn and quickly covered their mouths and noses.
"vomit!"
Wang Wenfeng was in disbelief: "We are going to sleep directly on such a bed for the next two weeks and then build this thing?"
As soon as he said this, other students started to complain:
"That's right!"
"Isn't this too exaggerated?"
"Tell me this isn't true..."
Counselor Wan Zhilong immediately jumped out to suppress it: "What are you arguing about? I told you before you came that the military training would be tough. Do you still want to stay in a five-star hotel?"
He first shouted to stop, not letting the complaint continue to spread, and then he softened his tone and comforted him a little:
"The school also knows that the conditions here are not good, but you also know that you only paid a small amount of money for military training, so you have no choice but to settle here."
Everyone looked at each other. Of course everyone was dissatisfied, but no one dared to contradict the teacher face to face.
Zheng Xun waved to Lin Yi and the others, and said: "Let's clean up first. It will only take two weeks at most. Let's all be patient and let it pass."
Wan Zhilong was very satisfied with this realization and made a mental note of this discerning boy.
In fact, there was nothing to clean up at all. I just picked up the quilt, dusted it, folded it reluctantly and threw it on the corner of the bed.
Wan Zhilong began to urge: "There are two washbasins under the bed, one on each side. Hurry up and put all the toiletries, and then change your clothes. We will start training soon."
The others had no choice but to put on their camouflage uniforms and quickly lined up at the door, like pigs and sheep waiting to be slaughtered.
There is nothing to say about the content of the training. It is the same all over the world. It is nothing more than standing in a military posture, kicking forward, walking in a queue, etc., and singing during breaks.
This was all a routine part. Everyone was mentally prepared and could adapt well. It was not until dinner time that the students once again found that their three views had been impacted.
There are 2,000 freshmen in this class of Kyidian, and there are several other schools training at the base at the same time, so a small cafeteria simply cannot accommodate them.
If standing in line at the entrance of the cafeteria while shouting songs till your throat is hoarse is normal, it is even more eye-opening after entering.
There are no stools anywhere in this cafeteria.
"Depend on!"
It was Wang Wenfeng who cursed first: "What do you mean if there are no stools? You can't even sit down."
I was sweating all over after training outside, but there was no ventilation inside, and it was as hot as a steamer.
Lin Yi answered this question for him: "I'm afraid that you will occupy the seat and refuse to leave, so I asked you to finish eating standing and then get out of here."
This answer made the others suddenly enlightened but found it unreasonable. These newcomers who had just grown up could never imagine that people's hearts could reach such an extent?
Not to mention the clear soup and lack of water in the food, many people always feel that they can smell a bland rancid smell.
By the way, some people were very lucky to receive a surprise reward and ate the remains of a dipteran insect - a fly in their meal.
It was difficult to work up an appetite under such circumstances, so everyone managed to take a few bites to replenish their energy, and then drank a lot of mung bean soup that was so thin that it looked like water.
It doesn't relieve heat, it only quenches thirst.
A group of people walked to the sink outside the cafeteria to finish washing. Even the water flow was very trickling, and it was quite laborious to clean them once.
Wang Wenfeng was already able to draw inferences from one instance this time, laughing at himself: "This is to prevent us from wasting water resources, right? You really took a lot of trouble!"
The scene of taking a shower at night is also very unique.
The bathhouse at the base is also very small and is gender-neutral. Girls wash themselves first and then boys, so water time is very tight.
About 180 people can be put in each batch, but in fact there are only about 20 nozzles in the bathhouse, and four or five people have to share one.
Can you imagine that scene?
There are men on the left and right, two men advancing and retreating, and one man on top and one man on top.
The only feasible way to allocate time is to just take off your clothes and throw them on the ground, then rush in, grab a faucet, rinse, wipe clean, and come out.
There is no time to pick up soap.
When I came out, I had to squeeze my way through the white bodies of countless men, and I was often sweating profusely when I came out.
It was all in vain just now.
What's even more annoying is that within a few minutes of the girls entering, the female instructor outside started shouting:
"Hurry up, hurry up, each of you won't have more than ten seconds, so hurry up. I'll let the boys in as soon as the time is up!"
Is this fucking human talk?
If they are joking in private, the boys may smile at each other and show understanding when they hear this kind of topic.
But at the end of the day, everyone in this broken base was so angry that they had no time to think about it.
Only the same hatred remains!
After the washing time, there was only a little free time to rest before turning off the lights. After everyone returned to the barracks, they were so tired that they lay on the bed and didn't want to move.
After a while, Li Jianguo came back from outside with a distorted expression: "My day!"
"Have you ever gone to the toilet? I just came back from there, and that place was awesome!"
Zheng Xun also tried to maintain order: "How can it be so exaggerated? You city kids must have never seen dry toilets in the countryside, so you are making such a fuss."
Li Jianguo held his forehead with his hand and closed his eyes, as if he had not recovered from the shock just now. He said feebly: "You will know for yourself if you go and see."
To show his fairness, Zheng Xun went there by himself, but when he came back, his expression became extremely reluctant.
"What's going on, Lao Zheng?"
Zheng Xun was the oldest in the dormitory, so Wang Wenfeng called him Lao Zheng.
"It's hard to describe... In short, during this period, if you can't go to the toilet, try not to."
"Is it so scary?"
Wang Wenfeng didn't believe in evil, so he had to go and see for himself. When he came back, he became dejected.
At this time, everyone else was frightened by their reactions, and they were both curious and afraid. Finally, Lu Zilong couldn't hold it in any longer and asked before going.
Wang Wenfeng looked helpless: "I can't describe that scene in words."
If he had to describe it, it would probably mean "painting the wall with feces". Thinking of this, he felt nauseous again.
At this moment, he remembered the warnings of Li Jianguo and Lin Yi before coming here, and the reminder of counselor Wan Zhilong, and he felt a glimmer of enlightenment in his heart.
"If there really is a hell on earth, its name should be Changhua."