On the table in the dining hall, a small yellow basin filled with minced meat such as leeks and mushrooms lay quietly in the center of the square table. The edge of the basin was stained with yellow, green and yellow minced meat residue.
Chen Lu stood by the dining table, smelling the fragrance of Mogu, and carefully observed the small yellow basin over and over again.
Three months of living in the recruit company has already left a psychological shadow on this little yellow basin.
He even regretted why he didn't take the initiative to offer his new little yellow basin, and his expectation of making dumplings suddenly disappeared.
At this time, Deng Hua sat down on the chair and smiled at Chen Lu: "Brother, why haven't you revealed the plot of Xiao Huangpen yet?"
Chen Lu smiled bitterly in his heart, shook his head and said, "It's okay."
Chen Chao smiled and patted his shoulder, comforting him: "Don't worry, this little yellow basin belongs to me and is well maintained."
"Yes, the squad vice president's job is fine. Don't talk about you. If it were the squad leader's job, I wouldn't be able to stand it."
Rocket player Wang Yu shrank his neck and shuddered.
"Huh? What will the squad leader's little yellow basin look like?"
Although Chen Lu felt disgusted, he couldn't help but ask.
Wang Yu turned to look at Shi Guo, who had a calm face, and immediately smiled and said: "The squad leader's Xiaohuangpen has the longest history. He is also the monitor of the same class of Xiaohuangpens. He works hard and takes over the dirtiest work in our class."
You might as well say that the squad leader's little yellow basin was filled with excrement... Chen Lu thought about it carefully, feeling very happy in his heart.
"Stop talking nonsense and bring out the dumpling wrappers quickly."
Shi Guo spoke.
"yes."
Hu Ming immediately went to line up to get the dumpling wrappers.
"Everyone should move faster in a moment. We must finish wrapping the dumplings before the chief comes."
At this time, Shi Guo glanced at everyone and then said, with a hint of seriousness in his tone.
"Will the chief come to check?"
Chen Lu looked confused.
Shi Guo nodded, "Yes, every New Year's Day, the battalion commander will come over to celebrate the holiday with us. If nothing else, he will come over this year too."
Is this to supervise us, or is he sincerely helping us celebrate the festival... Chen Lu murmured in his heart.
When the new recruits went through training, every time the company commander was present, all the recruits behaved at a loss.
"If you don't see the table at the top, that's where the leaders are."
Chen Chao, the class deputy standing next to Chen Lu, pointed to the front of the canteen and said.
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Soon, Hu Ming came back with dumpling wrappers.
The other classes were also ready, and without anyone giving orders, the canteen instantly seemed to turn into a dumpling processing factory, and everyone began to work hard.
Chen Lu held a dumpling wrapper in one hand, put a spoonful of meat filling in it, and quickly closed the dumpling with the other hand, wrapping a dumpling in two breaths.
Moreover, his movements became faster and faster, and he temporarily forgot about the glorious history of Xiaohuangpen.
In an instant, everyone in the group stopped what they were doing and looked at Chen Lu in surprise. The other person's hands seemed to be performing magic, and the notarized dumplings appeared quickly one by one.
Wang Yu's throat rolled and he couldn't help but said in surprise: "Brother, how many years have you been single?"
After saying that, he stared at his hands stained with white flour and said sadly: "I have indulged you too much and given you opportunities to show off again and again."
There was a brief silence at the table, and then bursts of laughter.
Shi Guo, who never showed emotion or anger on his face, couldn't help laughing at this moment.
Looking at the Rocketeer who likes to drive, Chen Lu couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth, and a smile quickly spread on his face.
In fact, in order not to scare everyone, Chen Lu did not break out at the fastest speed.
In fact, before joining the army, when he was making dumplings with his grandmother and beautiful aunt at home on New Year's Day, he was not as fast as he is now. This is due to Willow Seeds.
He is now very dexterous, and these handicrafts can definitely show the hand speed he has gained for more than ten years.
With Chen Lu's crazy output, for the first time, one class finished making all the dumplings, beating the other classes by almost ten minutes.
Half an hour later.
There is a large pot of fragrant dumplings on the dining table of each class, which is also served in a small yellow basin.
A round dining table.
Wang Yu and others looked at the dumplings in the small yellow basin, their eyes lit up, and they kept swallowing their saliva.
"Squad leader, where is the leader?"
Hu Ming turned to look in the direction of the dining hall door and couldn't help but ask.
After the dumplings were served, this was the third time he spoke.
This is not his fault. In the past, the leaders would arrive early and wait for the battalion commander to finish speaking before they could start using chopsticks.
"No need to wait, you can wait while you eat."
The squad leader spoke without any unusual expression on his face, as if he knew what was going on.
"real?"
As he spoke, Deng Hua put his chopsticks into the small yellow basin. In an instant, he picked up a bulging dumpling, put it into his mouth, and blew out the air with a "haha" sound.
"Hot, hot!"
Deng Hua bared his teeth.
If there is a squad leader, the others will not be slow in their movements. In an instant, everyone has a piping hot dumpling in their mouths.
In an instant, Deng Hua, who had calmed down, looked at Chen Lu who had not yet moved his chopsticks, and said mischievously: "Haha, what, aren't the dumplings delicious?"
Hearing this, squad leader Shi Guo also looked over.
Forget it, you won’t die anyway, you’ve eaten all the bugs, so what are you afraid of... When he saw the squad leader’s calm eyes, Chen Chao felt a chill in his heart. He picked up the chopsticks, held a dumpling, and put it in his mouth.
Bite it slowly, and your mouth will be filled with the rich aroma of cooked meat and mushrooms.
Hmm! It tastes pretty good!
Chen Lu tried his best not to recall the legend about Xiaohuangpen.
At this moment, the corner of Chen Lu's eyes fell on a gap on the edge of the small yellow basin. His heart trembled, and a bad premonition suddenly arose. He asked cautiously: "Vice squad leader, is your little yellow basin the right one?"
Is there a gap too?"
Chen Chao swallowed the dumplings in his mouth, looked intoxicated, shook his head and said: "No, in our class only the squad leader's small yellow basin has a gap..."
As he spoke, he stopped suddenly and stared closely at a small gap on the edge of the small yellow basin.
Soon, everyone noticed something unusual, and the scene suddenly became as quiet as death.
"Who took the squad leader's little yellow basin to put the dumplings in?"
Suddenly, Wang Yu's weak and sharp voice suddenly sounded.
"I got it myself."
Shi Guo's sharp eyes swept across the crowd and he spoke calmly.
Wang Yu and others all avoided the monitor's eyes and became more honest, but it could be seen from the strange expressions of everyone that everyone was not in a calm mood.
Chen Lu's expression changed. He recalled what the veterans had just described to squad leader Xiao Huangpen. His stomach turned. He couldn't swallow the dumpling in his mouth, nor could he spit it out.
"The battalion commander is here."
At this moment, a veteran's voice suddenly came from the dining hall.
"Everyone stop."
At this time, Shi Guo also spoke with a serious tone.
Wang Yu and the others put down their chopsticks one after another, while Chen Lu reluctantly swallowed the dumplings in his mouth and followed the others to look at the door.
Within a few breaths, several figures appeared at the door.
Three of them, company commander Chen Lu, have been seen, as well as chief of staff Chen, and behind the chief of staff there is a major wearing a t-shirt.
The other person seemed to be not very old, in his thirties, with handsome features, deep lines between his eyebrows, and shallow crow's feet at the corners of his eyes, which together reflected the vicissitudes of time.
He exudes the majesty of having been in a high position for a long time.
This should be the commander of the reconnaissance battalion!
Chen Lu's heart moved and he immediately guessed the identity of the other party.
The scene instantly became quiet and gradually became depressing.
At this time, the major walked to the front, with a smile on his serious face, and said: "Comrades, today is New Year's Day. Let's relax. There are no leaders today."
The battalion commander is very friendly to the people... A flash of doubt flashed under Chen Lu's eyes, and he looked at Chen Chao, the squad deputy next to him.
Chen Chao shook his head with a surprised expression on his face.
In the past, on New Year's Day, the battalion commander would come early and summarize the performance of the past year, changing praise to praise and criticism to criticism. Now he can't understand it either.
And if you don't understand, the best way is to keep quiet.
Sure enough, not just them, but everyone looked puzzled, but no one said a word.
After a pause, looking at everyone who still looked cautious, the battalion commander then smiled and said: "We are just old men, following you to get some food."
Seeing that the battalion commander said it casually, everyone started laughing.
At this time, a bold veteran spoke up and said with a smile: "Chief, why don't you visit every table this year?"
"this is a good idea."
The chief of staff answered and laughed, "Then we can open one less table this year."
In an instant, starting from the first table, the chief of staff took the chopsticks handed by a squad leader, picked up a dumpling from a small yellow basin and put it into his mouth.
"Good, not bad, celery minced meat stuffing, very fragrant."
"Everyone has a good meal. It's a holiday today."
Smiling, the chief of staff walked to the next table.
The battalion commander and several company commanders followed the chief of staff and ate on the flowing water table.
The depressing atmosphere Chen Lu imagined did not appear.
This day was very lively, and the company was not as restrained as the recruits. Even with food in their mouths, they still had to worry about the next emergency gathering or training.
Chen Lu finished eating dumplings with everyone, and then watched the simulcast party, and there was actually a movie at the end...
When I got back to the dormitory, it was already 11:30 pm.
After washing up, today it was no longer four five hundred, but four hundred push-ups.
Half an hour later, everyone was lying on their beds with their feet up in the air, gasping for breath.
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The next day, training continued.
Considering the upcoming competition, the ideological courses have been temporarily suspended, mainly physical fitness, shooting, and fighting. No one dares to relax. After all, the honor of the company is involved.
Chen Lu naturally became the focus of a group of veterans who gave him cramming education.
There is no other way, Chen Lu has already registered with the veterans of the Tiger Company.
The training atmosphere was tense and time passed quickly. Two days passed by in the blink of an eye.
Thursday, roll call in the evening.
In front of the formation of the Second Reconnaissance Company, the Miao Company stood on the second step at the entrance of the stairs. His sharp eyes swept over the team and he said loudly: "Comrades, the competition will begin tomorrow."
"Exercises are actual combat, and this is the honor of our reconnaissance company."
After a pause, Miao Lian suddenly raised his voice: "The flag was dyed red by the martyrs' blood donations. Now it is handed over to us. We cannot lose and lose the face of our seniors, don't you think so?"
"Kill, kill, kill!"
In the queue, people with serious expressions had veins on their necks and were roaring.
Sonorous and powerful shouts of killing rose into the sky, echoing over the camp for a long time. In the queue, Chen Lu's expression was serious, and the blood in his body began to boil.
At this time, Miao Lian continued to say seriously: "I hope you will bring me the armbands of the first company and the third company. Can you do it?"
Everyone looked at Miao Lian standing on the steps with a serious face and shouted: "Yes!"
Miao Lian said sternly: "If we fail tomorrow, our military flag will be taken down for a month, and then we will go to the pig farm for training."
In the queue, Chen Lu's expression changed, and several "f*ck" words popped up in his mind.