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Chapter 338 Black Charcoal Head

After five days of sailing at sea, the warship finally docked at the Ningbo military port. As soon as everyone got ashore, they were gathered together and then taken away by their respective recruit companies.

The children on the island were very lucky. Perhaps the recruit company knew their identities, so they were taken away immediately without any special circumstances. Suning was also fortunate to receive preferential treatment along with the other children on the island.

The first meal for the new recruits when they entered the recruit company was actually noodles. Suning, who knew the food conditions of that era, felt a little surprised. These noodles might be the white flour for the new recruit company for a month.

Suning seemed to have heard in later generations that in the 1970s, the food standard for an ordinary soldier in the navy was one dollar and twenty cents a day. Most of the daily meals were starchy and cheap foods, and the indispensable pickled cabbage lumps.

Looking at the big bowl of steaming noodles in the middle of the table, Hou Chengnan actually grinned at Suning, as if saying to Suning, Brother, you guessed right, the army really gave us noodles to eat.

In this era, everyone was a poor child, so no one was nobler than anyone else. Seeing them having a rare meal of noodles at home, they ate it with big mouthfuls without caring about the hardships they had experienced along the way.

"Brother, you are absolutely right.

The troops actually gave us noodles to eat.”

“Haha, this is the first welcome meal, and it may become rice in the future.

We all have to adapt as quickly as possible!"

"Haha, no problem! Rice is fine too!"

Ren Jun, the company commander of the recruit company, looked at the crowd of people with surprise. He turned to look at Liu Dong, the platoon leader of the recruit platoon, and asked, "Liu Dong, why are those kids gathering together on their first day?"

"Oh? Them?" Platoon Leader Liu Dong looked in the direction of Company Commander Ren Jun. "They're all from the same island. The 'black-haired' guy in the middle seems to be the son of their island leader, so they like to gather around him."

“That won’t do!

When we divide the classes later, we must separate them and absolutely not allow them to gather in groups."

"Yes, Captain!" Platoon Leader Liu Dong quickly agreed, then smiled and suggested, "Captain, that 'black-haired' guy in the middle is quite good. Why not let him be the deputy squad leader of the new recruits?"

"No!" Company commander Ren Jun refused without even thinking. He hated being treated specially in the army the most.

"Huh?" Platoon Leader Liu Dong suddenly felt helpless for Su Ning, being targeted by his superiors. "Yes! Company Commander!"

In fact, the platoon leader of the recruit platoon thought that Su Ning was very suitable to be a squad leader based on his observations along the way, and that being just a deputy squad leader was a bit of a waste of his talent. However, due to the inherent prejudice of the company commander Ren Jun, the platoon leader Liu Dong could only feel sorry for Su Ning in his heart.

When the classes were divided next, the children on the island were disrupted, which made Hou Chengnan feel quite unhappy. After all, he felt more comfortable staying with Suning.

There was nothing special about life in the recruit company, and it was almost the same as in later generations. The only difference was that the food was really bad, and almost every meal was cabbage stewed with potatoes and white rice.

In fact, having this kind of food in this era was already very good. After all, the country was in a period of material shortage, and the food coupon system was still implemented in society.

Daily training also starts with the formation. There is no "mule" like Xu Sanduo in the recruit company, but under the observation of the sharp-eyed company commander Ren Jun, he still has to select "bad soldiers" who do not meet his standards of a thousand-mile horse to feed the pigs.

Feeding pigs is no joke for Suning. As late as the 1990s, there were still soldiers feeding pigs. Soldiers who performed poorly might actually be sent to feed pigs.

Although there is a special construction corps in the army to raise pigs, it is still difficult to see any oil in the army food, let alone eating pork, which is something they dare not even think about.

Six days of training a week almost exhausted the physical strength of all the recruits, but the rest on Sunday allowed everyone to immediately regain their energy and run out for a stroll full of energy.

"Brother, let's go shopping during our break, shall we?"

"Huh? This is a military camp in the suburbs.

Which streets are there for us to visit?"

"Brother, I heard from the veteran that there is a village nearby. I'm going to buy some freshly made rice cakes from the local villagers."

"Huh? Chengnan, you're quite good at eating, huh?

I won't go. I'm going to stay and read a book." Su Ning looked at Hou Chengnan with amusement, "Do you have enough money? How about using mine first?"

"No need! I still have some!" Hou Chengnan said with a grin again.

"Well! If you don't have enough money in the future, you can come to me to borrow."

"Yeah! Thank you, brother!"

This year is 1975, and the college entrance examination will be resumed in more than two years. Suning knows that if he wants to stay in the army, a good academic degree is very important, so Suning still wants to take part in it.

Although his knowledge is here, it does not belong to this world after all. It is better to take the exam again. Maybe he still has the opportunity to go to military school. After all, Suning has no experience of going to military school.

Since the system arranges me to constantly experience new life experiences, I must always have different lives. This way I will feel more interesting and will not let myself get bored and suffer from depression.

To be honest, Suning really likes this monotonous military camp life. There is no complicated intrigue in society. He has experienced eight or nine worlds, and to be honest, his soul has been somewhat affected by some negative influences, even if this is just a vacation trip!
There is no need to pursue anything too deliberately, just let everything take its course and see how far you can persist in the army with your easy-going attitude, and whether you can achieve success in both career and family like Jiang Defu.

At this time, An Jie had been picked up by Jiang Dehua and was looking for something in the house alone. At this time, An Jie's daughter Jiang Yaning looked over curiously.

"Mom, what are you looking for?"

An Jie, who hadn't found anything, was a little discouraged. When he heard his daughter Jiang Yaning's voice, he simply sat down on the bed, "Where's the photo? Give it to me!"

"Ah? Photos? What photos?" Because of Jiang Defu's advance reminder, Jiang Yaning looked at his mother An Jie in denial.

"Humph! I've heard everything your aunt said, and you still want to hide it from me!"

"Huh? My dad put the photos away, and I don't know where he put them." Seeing that he couldn't fool people anymore, Jiang Yaning quickly pushed everything onto his father Jiang Defu.

Seeing his little daughter acting like a naughty girl, Anjie was at a loss for a moment. He just sat there sulking, feeling that his children had gone too far. They had all rebelled against him after just a few meals.

"Mom, are you looking for photos?" The silly son Jiang Weimin suddenly ran over with a mean look on his face.

"Yeah! Do you know where your dad put it?" "I know! But what reward can you give me?"

"I'll give you two slaps as a reward! Take them out for me now!" Anjie said with a helpless smile as he looked at his silly little son.

"Oh! I'll get it for you right away!" The "silly boy" of the Jiang family was a little unhappy because he didn't get the benefits he deserved, but he still didn't dare to disobey his mother An Jie's request.

Jiang Yaning looked at his stupid little brother Jiang Weimin, and was really angry and anxious at this time. He wanted to speak out to stop the silly Jiang Weimin, but when he met his mother An Jie's murderous gaze, he could only lower his head and give up.

When his son Jiang Weimin took out a photo from the bottom of a box, An Jie took it and looked at it. Seeing that only his family photo was missing, An Jie felt very uncomfortable.

Will I always be an outsider in your hearts?
But looking at Su Ning in the family photo, who looked almost exactly like Jiang Defu, An Jie couldn't help but be surprised. After all, the last time Su Ning came to "recognize him as his father", he was too angry and didn't look at this "son" carefully.

"Yaning, what do you think of your brother?"

"Ah? He's fine!" Jiang Yaning was stunned by An Jie's sudden question, and then tried to organize his words carefully, "He just doesn't talk much, and the way he looks at us is particularly doting."

"Oh? You're quite observant!"

"Mom, if you don't believe me, you can ask Yafei.

She had always been the one who annoyed this eldest brother the most, but in the end she agreed to take a family photo with him."

An Jie also knew that his daughter Jiang Yafei was the most righteous and hateful person. He didn't expect that even she would "rebel" now. It seems that Suning is really capable.

When Hou Chengnan came back from outside, he was chewing on the hot rice cakes that had just come out of the pot. "Brother, the rice cakes are freshly cooked and they are delicious.

Brother, why don’t you try it too?”

"Haha, no! I don't really like rice cakes."

“That’s a shame, rice cakes are really delicious.

I plan to bring some for my mom next time I go back to visit my family."

"Yeah! You can bring more.

When you get home, ask your mom to fry it and it will be delicious. You know, Ningbo rice cakes are very famous."

"Yeah! I understand."

Since entering the recruit company, Suning has been the best in all training programs, and has performed very well in cultural and political courses. He is always the most eye-catching one in the recruit company. This made the recruit company commander Ren Jun, who had a prejudice against him from the beginning, look at him with a little surprise.

"Company commander, this Jiang Changyi is pretty good, right?" Platoon leader Liu Dong suddenly appeared behind Company Commander Ren Jun like a ghost.

"Yeah! It's really great!
He's a good soldier, you must train him well!"

"Haha, Captain, don't worry!

I, Liu Dong, will definitely train him into a king of soldiers."

"Tsk! Stop bragging!

In a few days, the new recruits will have been training for a month and will have their first live-fire test. Please don't let me down."

"Captain, just watch!
There are no bad soldiers' children! "Platoon leader Liu Dong still has great confidence in Suning.

Suning hadn't written a letter to the island since he joined the recruit company. He was waiting until after the first live-fire test. Otherwise, he could only write a meaningless letter to report that he was safe.

Suning has always been envious of Jiang Defu's current life. It is plain and real, and full of happiness and sweetness. In the short span of life, this kind of life is the most perfect.

I was able to become a glorious soldier of the people thanks to Jiang Defu's help. I should report my safety to him and Jiang Dehua. The first shooting result and this month's performance are the best way to thank them.

As for the possibility that Suning will slowly fade out of their lives in the future, after all, their lives are too perfect, so perfect that any sudden changes will seem abrupt.

Company commander Ren Jun personally explained the performance, structure and characteristics of the guns to the recruits, while platoon leader Liu Dong demonstrated the disassembly and assembly of the guns to the recruits. The squad leader set an example by explaining the key points of aiming the gun to his new comrades. Each backbone has his own division of labor and responsibilities. It is this way of old and new that the glory and mission of the soldiers are passed on.

Today is finally the day for live-fire shooting training. Looking at the recruits in front of him, they are all more or less nervous. Even the children of soldiers like Hou Chengnan are a little uneasy. However, Suning seems unusually calm because he has the skills from the gun god Xu Haifeng.

When his group started to play, Suning came to his Type 56 semi-automatic rifle. At the starter's command, Suning did not rush to shoot immediately.

Instead, amid the noisy gunfire, he slowly felt the rifle in his hand. After he gradually felt familiar with it, Suning felt that the semi-automatic rifle in his hand was like a part of his body.

Looking at Su Ning who had not started shooting, the company commander and platoon leader who had been paying close attention to Su Ning's performance all looked unhappy. "Liu Dong, is this your soldier king?"

"This"

At this moment, Suning suddenly opened fire. After five shots of "bang bang bang bang bang", only five bullets hit the ten rings. This moment shocked the entire shooting range. The company commander of the recruit company, Ren Jun, opened his mouth so wide that it looked like he could swallow a big watermelon in one bite.

"Jiang Changyi, five shots, five ten-rings!"

Soon the target announcer started reporting the targets. When everyone on the shooting range heard that Suning had hit all ten rings, they were all excited. Even the company commander Ren Jun didn't care to remain calm and ran over to check the target paper.

When Company Commander Ren Jun saw the target paper had five bullet holes in a small circle, even the usually steady Ren Jun couldn't help but curse, "Oh my god! Five ten-rings!"

In fact, Suning is capable of hitting the target with every shot, but this may make the target reporter think that he has missed the target, so it is better to just shoot in a small circle in a "low-key" manner.

At this time, the company commander and the platoon leader looked at Suning in surprise, because they knew that they had found a treasure. Sharpshooters are kings in the military camp, and their company urgently needs them. Both of them have decided in their hearts that after three months of recruit training, they must recruit Suning into their own company.

Suning's "low-key" style is well-known in the recruit company. Hou Chengnan and other disciples on the island all look at Suning with admiration, and then feel a sense of honor. After all, Suning is also the son of a soldier on their island.

After getting the results he wanted, Suning began to write letters to Jiang Defu on the island and his "comrades" at Green Island Wharf. He not only told them about his recent situation, but also told them about his achievements in the past month.

(End of this chapter)