Koshkin was obviously very familiar with the terrain in this area. After driving for less than ten minutes, Sokov, who was sitting in the passenger seat, saw a military store appear on the roadside ahead.
Sokov thought Koshkin would park his car in front of the store, but he drove straight past it. Sokov thought he didn't see it, so he quickly reminded him, "Lieutenant Koshkin, there is a military store just on the roadside, why don't you stop the car?"
Koshkin glanced at Sokov quickly and said, "Comrade General, that's an ordinary soldier's store. With your rank, you should go to the officer's store."
It was the first time that Sokov had heard of an officer's store. He was stunned for a moment and then asked, "What's in the officer's store?"
"Well, Comrade General," Koshkin said carefully, "the goods here are more abundant than those in the soldiers' stores we often go to."
Sokov had been to the military store several times to buy things. Although there were many kinds of goods, it was not comparable to the supermarkets he visited later. At this moment, he heard Koshkin say that the goods in the officer's store were more diverse than those in the military store, which aroused his curiosity.
Nina, who was sitting in the back row, also heard what Koshkin said, and couldn't help but ask Asia curiously: "Asia, have you ever been to the officer's store?"
"No." Asia shook her head and said, "I heard that only officers at the colonel level are eligible to shop in the officers' store. I always shop in ordinary military stores and have never been to an officers' store."
"Misha." After her daughter finished speaking, Nina smiled and said to Sokov, who was sitting in the front row, "I never thought that I would be able to take advantage of you and see what the legendary officer's store is like on our first meeting."
Sokov laughed dryly and said a little embarrassedly: "Nina, actually I have never been to the officers' store, so I don't know what's going on there."
When the car arrived in front of a stone building with a distinct European style, Sokov saw a sign hanging above the glass door at the entrance that read "Officers' Shopping Specialty Store". There were two sentries standing guard at the door, and there was a wooden table next to them, but there was no one behind the table.
When Sokov and others got off the car, they followed Koshkin to the door of the officers' store.
Seeing Sokov and others trying to enter the store, an officer opened the store door from the inside. He came to Sokov, raised his hand to salute, and said politely: "Comrade General, please show me your ID!"
Checking IDs has always been a tradition in Russia. Even Lenin had his IDs checked on the road many times, not to mention an ordinary general like himself. So Sokov cooperated and took out his ID and handed it to the other party.
The officer took Sokov's ID, sat behind the table, opened the book and began to carefully record the information on Sokov's military ID. When he finished, he looked up at Koshkin, Asiya and others and said, "Where are your IDs?"
"Comrade Lieutenant," Koshkin, an officer of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, was not afraid of officers with higher ranks than himself, let alone officers with lower ranks than himself. He did not take out his ID, but instead accused the other party with a stern face, saying, "Your duty is to register at the door. Why weren't you at your post just now?"
The officer only saw clearly at this moment that the officer following Sokov was wearing a blue cap of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. He was immediately frightened and broke into a cold sweat. He quickly stood up and replied respectfully: "Comrade Lieutenant, it's too cold outside. You should go inside to warm up..."
But Koshkin persisted and said, "You are deserting your post, do you know that?"
Sokov agreed with Koshkin's statement. Judging from the current situation, the officer's duty was to register the information of people entering the store. But he was not at his post just now, so it was not wrong to say that he was absent from his post. As for the reason for leaving his post, it was even more unreliable. He was afraid of the cold, but the two sentinels standing guard at the door were not cold? They did not leave their posts, so why should you be special
If it were normal, Sokov would probably give the other party a few words when he saw this situation. However, he came here to shop today, so there was no need to make trouble. So he said to calm the situation: "Lieutenant Koshkin, I think this is the first offense of the second lieutenant, so there is no need to hold him accountable."
"That's right, Comrade General." The officer returned the witness to Sokov with both hands and said respectfully, "It is indeed my first offense. I will never leave my post again."
Since Sokov didn't want to pursue the matter, Koshkin didn't know what to say. He pointed at the officer, snorted heavily, stretched out his hand and pushed open the tightly closed glass door, then said to Sokov: "Comrade General, please come in!"
Walking into the store, Sokov immediately noticed the difference between this place and other places. The goods here are not placed in the counter, but on open shelves, and customers can choose the goods they want at will.
To match this, the sales clerks in the store are all young and beautiful, and their attitudes are enthusiastic. Seeing Sokov coming in with a cane, a sales clerk suddenly felt brightened and hurriedly greeted him and asked politely: "Hello, Comrade General, how can I help you?"
Sokov hadn't seen clearly what was in the store, so he had no idea what to buy. He could only say perfunctorily, "I want to take a look. I'll tell you if there's anything I need."
"Okay, Comrade General." The salesperson said with a smile, "If you need anything, please let me know. I will do my best to serve you."
"Asia," Sokov turned to Asia and said, "You and Nina go around the store and see if there is anything you can buy." Without waiting for Asia to answer, he said to Koshkin, "Koshkin, you also go around and see if there is anything you want to buy."
After Asia, Koshkin and the others left, the salesperson saw that Sokov didn't want to walk around because of his disability, so he took the initiative to say, "Comrade General, I see that your legs seem to be injured. It must be tiring to stand. Why don't you go to our rest area and rest for a while?"
Sokov did not refuse the salesperson's kindness and followed her to the rest area nearby.
Sokov never dreamed that there would be such a comfortable rest area in the store, not only with comfortable sofas and expensive coffee tables, but also free snacks.
The salesperson placed a cup of hot tea in front of Sokov, put a plate of biscuits on it, and asked politely, "Comrade General, is there anything else you need?"
"Not for now," Sokov said politely after seeing the name on the other person's name tag. "Thank you, Lena! If you have something to do, go ahead and don't worry about me."
Koshkin was obviously very familiar with the terrain in this area. After driving for less than ten minutes, Sokov, who was sitting in the passenger seat, saw a military store appear on the roadside ahead.
Sokov thought Koshkin would park his car in front of the store, but he drove straight past it. Sokov thought he didn't see it, so he quickly reminded him, "Lieutenant Koshkin, there is a military store just on the roadside, why don't you stop the car?"
Koshkin glanced at Sokov quickly and said, "Comrade General, that's an ordinary soldier's store. With your rank, you should go to the officer's store."
It was the first time that Sokov had heard of an officer's store. He was stunned for a moment and then asked, "What's in the officer's store?"
"Well, Comrade General," Koshkin said carefully, "the goods here are more abundant than those in the soldiers' stores we often go to."
Sokov had been to the military store several times to buy things. Although there were many kinds of goods, it was not comparable to the supermarkets he visited later. At this moment, he heard Koshkin say that the goods in the officer's store were more diverse than those in the military store, which aroused his curiosity.
Nina, who was sitting in the back row, also heard what Koshkin said, and couldn't help but ask Asia curiously: "Asia, have you ever been to the officer's store?"
"No." Asia shook her head and said, "I heard that only officers at the colonel level are eligible to shop in the officers' store. I always shop in ordinary military stores and have never been to an officers' store."
"Misha." After her daughter finished speaking, Nina smiled and said to Sokov, who was sitting in the front row, "I never thought that I would be able to take advantage of you and see what the legendary officer's store is like on our first meeting."
Sokov laughed dryly and said a little embarrassedly: "Nina, actually I have never been to the officers' store, so I don't know what's going on there."
When the car arrived in front of a stone building with a distinct European style, Sokov saw a sign hanging above the glass door at the entrance that read "Officers' Shopping Specialty Store". There were two sentries standing guard at the door, and there was a wooden table next to them, but there was no one behind the table.
When Sokov and others got off the car, they followed Koshkin to the door of the officers' store.
Seeing Sokov and others trying to enter the store, an officer opened the store door from the inside. He came to Sokov, raised his hand to salute, and said politely: "Comrade General, please show me your ID!"
Checking IDs has always been a tradition in Russia. Even Lenin had his IDs checked on the road many times, not to mention an ordinary general like himself. So Sokov cooperated and took out his ID and handed it to the other party.
The officer took Sokov's ID, sat behind the table, opened the book and began to carefully record the information on Sokov's military ID. When he finished, he looked up at Koshkin, Asiya and others and said, "Where are your IDs?"
"Comrade Lieutenant," Koshkin, an officer of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, was not afraid of officers with higher ranks than himself, let alone officers with lower ranks than himself. He did not take out his ID, but instead accused the other party with a stern face, saying, "Your duty is to register at the door. Why weren't you at your post just now?"
The officer only saw clearly at this moment that the officer following Sokov was wearing a blue cap of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. He was immediately frightened and broke into a cold sweat. He quickly stood up and replied respectfully: "Comrade Lieutenant, it's too cold outside. You should go inside to warm up..."
But Koshkin persisted and said, "You are deserting your post, do you know that?"
Sokov agreed with Koshkin's statement. Judging from the current situation, the officer's duty was to register the information of people entering the store. But he was not at his post just now, so it was not wrong to say that he was absent from his post. As for the reason for leaving his post, it was even more unreliable. He was afraid of the cold, but the two sentinels standing guard at the door were not cold? They did not leave their posts, so why should you be special
If it were normal, Sokov would probably give the other party a few words when he saw this situation. However, he came here to shop today, so there was no need to make trouble. So he said to calm the situation: "Lieutenant Koshkin, I think this is the first offense of the second lieutenant, so there is no need to hold him accountable."
"That's right, Comrade General." The officer returned the witness to Sokov with both hands and said respectfully, "It is indeed my first offense. I will never leave my post again."
Since Sokov didn't want to pursue the matter, Koshkin didn't know what to say. He pointed at the officer, snorted heavily, stretched out his hand and pushed open the tightly closed glass door, then said to Sokov: "Comrade General, please come in!"
Walking into the store, Sokov immediately noticed the difference between this place and other places. The goods here are not placed in the counter, but on open shelves, and customers can choose the goods they want at will.
To match this, the sales clerks in the store are all young and beautiful, and their attitudes are enthusiastic. Seeing Sokov coming in with a cane, a sales clerk suddenly felt brightened and hurriedly greeted him and asked politely: "Hello, Comrade General, how can I help you?"
Sokov hadn't seen clearly what was in the store, so he had no idea what to buy. He could only say perfunctorily, "I want to take a look. I'll tell you if there's anything I need."
"Okay, Comrade General." The salesperson said with a smile, "If you need anything, please let me know. I will do my best to serve you."
"Asia," Sokov turned to Asia and said, "You and Nina go around the store and see if there is anything you can buy." Without waiting for Asia to answer, he said to Koshkin, "Koshkin, you also go around and see if there is anything you want to buy."
After Asia, Koshkin and the others left, the salesperson saw that Sokov didn't want to walk around because of his disability, so he took the initiative to say, "Comrade General, I see that your legs seem to be injured. It must be tiring to stand. Why don't you go to our rest area and rest for a while?"
Sokov did not refuse the salesperson's kindness and followed her to the rest area nearby.
Sokov never dreamed that there would be such a comfortable rest area in the store, not only with comfortable sofas and expensive coffee tables, but also free snacks.
The salesperson placed a cup of hot tea in front of Sokov, put a plate of biscuits on it, and asked politely, "Comrade General, is there anything else you need?"
"Not for now," Sokov said politely after seeing the name on the other person's name tag. "Thank you, Lena! If you have something to do, go ahead and don't worry about me."