Gao Yidao's conspicuous figure was hard to ignore. Xiao Hongying saw him as soon as he entered the yard. At the same time, she saw the pair of eye-catching glasses next to Gao Yidao, the good-for-nothing pretty boy who had been pointed at with a gun by her. It was said that he was the newly appointed instructor of the third company and also served as the instructor.
As soon as they sat down, Gao Yidao started to grumble with Yang, pointing over here from time to time. Although Xiao Hongying was young, she talked about these hobbies all day long. She could guess with her knees that something was going to happen.
The fox's whereabouts were unknown, and she had broken off her relationship with Su Qing. She also had to write a difficult examination that was as difficult as a heavenly book. So far, nothing had gone smoothly. I don't care what kind of drama you want to perform, just do whatever you want! Xiao Hongying drooped her eyelids, which seemed to be full of "Don't mess with me", and ate and drank soup in silence.
Yang Dezhi walked towards the table of Class 9 with a stern face, and his glasses seemed to be full of enlightenment. Just as Gao Yidao thought, a new official would start three fires upon taking office. Yang Dezhi didn't expect that the opportunity to start the first fire would come so soon, and it happened to be Class 9 that had betrayed him before! He had been pointed at with a gun by that little girl, and hit with a shovel by that stupid potato. The most hateful one was the squad leader named Hu. Unfortunately, I heard that he just disappeared, so I have to teach you a lesson.
"All of you, stand up!" Behind the glasses, there was a serious face.
Several people at the table were stunned. They looked up at the person who was talking at the same time, and stood up quickly. Only the one with two pigtails didn't even raise his head. He continued to eat as he pleased. His cheeks were covered with biscuit crumbs and his chin was stained with rice paste. He seemed to be eating with great relish.
In an instant, the surroundings became quiet. The soldiers who were eating stopped talking, the soldiers who were queuing turned their heads away, and even the soldiers in the kitchen stopped what they were doing and stretched their necks to look.
No matter how much Ma Liang hated her, he could not afford to offend the new instructor. Ma Liang stood by the table with his eyes fixed on the front. He gently kicked Xiao Hongying, who was still eating, but got no response.
Yang Dezhi already knew the situation of this little girl. He knew that this wicked child was not easy to deal with. Moreover, she was of good family background and young. If he competed with a child in public, it would not be a glorious thing. He could just ignore her and directly target the small group of Class 9. However, he was a new official, the instructor. If someone refused to execute his first order in person, where would his prestige be
"I told you to stand up, did you hear me?" Yang Dezhi repeated the order to Xiao Hongying, who had been acting indifferent.
The pair of pigtails finally lifted up, and a pair of beautiful big eyes blinked innocently at Yang Dezhi: "Why should I stand up?"
"Because it's an order!"
"Whose orders?"
"My orders!"
"Who are you?"
"… "
"Hey, why do you look so fierce? Are you going to bully a kid? You didn't even tell me who you are, so how would I know who you are? I don't even know who you are, so why should I obey your orders? What if you are a bad guy?"
Poof—Gao Yidao, who was in the audience, spat out the soup in his mouth. The audience turned their eyes to him, which made Gao Yidao feel a little uncomfortable. He quickly said to himself, "My goodness, the soup is really spicy today. I almost choked." Then he shrunk his neck in a low-key manner. Then, the audience turned their eyes to the seats for Class 9 again.
Everyone said that this little girl was not easy to mess with, but Yang Dezhi didn't believe it. She was just a spoiled child, and the adults just didn't want to mess with her. Now it seems that she is a smart girl.
Yang Dezhi took a deep breath, stared into those innocent eyes for a while, and suddenly dropped his harsh tone, and asked calmly, "Are you a soldier?"
"yes."
"What is the first rule of discipline?"
"Operate under command."
"Now let me tell you, my last name is Yang Dezhi. Today I am transferred to the independent regiment as the instructor of the third company, and I am also temporarily serving as the political instructor. Do you understand?"
"Yeah, I see."
"Now I command you to stand up!"
Xiao Hongying grew up in the army, so she was well aware of the scope of her duties, military rank, discipline and regulations. Now Yang Dezhi made everything clear in a serious manner, with the purpose of blocking the little girl's way out of being clever and making the matter a big deal.
But Xiao Hongying didn't move. She still sat behind the dining table, looked at Yang Dezhi and said, "My surname is Chang, Chang Hongying, and I'm a soldier from the ninth squad of the independent regiment, not the third company. If you have anything to say, go talk to the political commissar, and don't bother me!" After saying the last three words, those innocent big eyes instantly changed to a look of disdain.
This time Yang Dezhi couldn't hold back his expression. This naughty kid was too much of a scoundrel. He immediately raised his voice: "I order you in the name of the instructor, now..."
Before Yang Dezhi could finish his words, Xiao Hongying interrupted him and said, "Tsk, instructor? What kind of instructor are you? Let me ask you, instructors are at the battalion level, right? Then which battalion are you from? Tell me, which battalion? Call your battalion commander so I can meet him. Tsk, there's no battalion commander, but an instructor pops up instead. It's so funny, so shameless!"
"You..." Yang Dezhi's glasses were almost broken by his own staring, and his face turned the color of liver.
Phew—cough cough... cough... It was Gao Yidao again. This time he was really choked. He quickly called on his soldiers to get him some water to drink. He even rubbed his back and throat so hard that he couldn't straighten his back.
This was a huge loss of face. The soldiers in the yard were staring at him. Yang Dezhi wanted to slap this little scoundrel on the spot, but he didn't dare to do so. As a political worker, if he slapped him, his future might be over. He never expected that this naughty kid would be so violent. Now he knew that the rumors were not false, but it was too late. He was in a dilemma.
Uncle Niu sat in the side room, smoking his pipe quietly. The audience in the yard were very quiet, so even sitting in the room, he could hear the conversation between Yang Dezhi and Xiao Hongying clearly. Logically, Uncle Niu could go out and scold the little girl, giving Yang Dezhi a way out, but Uncle Niu didn't do that, and quietly stayed out of it.
There are two reasons. First, you, Yang Dezhi, are a political worker, an instructor, a political teacher, and a party member. It is your duty to do a good job in the ideological work of the soldiers, and it is not convenient for others to interfere. Moreover, you should not use such a condescending method, especially when facing a child.
Secondly, when the regiment held an appointment meeting, Yang Dezhi heard that Uncle Niu was just a squad leader of the kitchen squad, so he never looked at Uncle Niu straight in the eye. He also deliberately skipped Uncle Niu when shaking hands, and specifically asked Hao Ping why the squad leader of the kitchen squad could also attend the meeting of the regiment. After Hao Ping explained that Uncle Niu was actually the chief steward, but everyone was used to calling him squad leader, and he was also the oldest party member in the independent regiment, Yang Dezhi suddenly took the initiative to enthusiastically come over to add a handshake and a greeting. This incident made Uncle Niu have a special understanding of Yang Dezhi in his heart, so he had no motivation to care.
Yang Dezhi was completely embarrassed by the current situation. Gao Yidao made two noises, and he heard them both. He could feel that Gao was trying to hold back his laughter. Yang Dezhi finally realized that Gao Yidao was not a good guy either. He was deliberately making fun of him. Maybe this was his trap! This was happening in the kitchen squad, but Uncle Niu, the squad leader and the chief steward, had been missing. Yang Dezhi probably guessed the reason, and it seemed that there was no hope.
The biggest problem is this little Hongying, a child who is unruly and stubborn. He can't hit her, nor can he scold her, and the power of the official can't control her. Yang Dezhi secretly thought that it was a mistake to make this wicked child the primary target. For now, he can only bypass her, change the target, get straight to the point, and quickly put an end to this trouble.
So Yang Dezhi took a deep breath again, and stopped looking at Xiao Hongying in front of him. With a sullen face, he asked the people who stood up: "Who is the squad leader now?"
Yang Dezhi first looked at Ma Liang, who looked straight ahead without saying a word; Yang Dezhi then looked at Liu Jianqiang, who turned his head to the side and stared at Luo Fugui beside him without saying a word; so Yang Dezhi looked at Luo Fugui, but Luo Fugui imitated Liu Jianqiang and turned his big face like a signpost to look at Wu Shitou.
Yang Dezhi's eyes finally fell on the potato that had hit him with a shovel, and he angrily said to the stupid Wu Shitou: "You don't even dare to admit it? Say something to me!"
Wu Shitou first answered loudly: "I dare." Then he asked Yang Dezhi foolishly: "What do you want me to admit?"
Finally, someone around laughed out loud. Liu Jianqiang couldn't stand it any longer. He pointed at the shameless Luo Fugui and shouted to Yang Dezhi, "Report, he is the deputy squad leader."
Luo Fugui reluctantly put away the signpost shape and scratched the back of his head subconsciously: "Uh... Oh... Yes, I almost forgot, I am, I am the deputy monitor."
Yang Dezhi was about to collapse. What the hell was this? His anger turned into a machine gun, and he attacked Luo Fugui head on, launching a fierce attack on the issue of Class 9 occupying tables. He spoke harshly and angrily, denouncing Class 9 for its wrongdoings and being unscrupulous and unworthy of being Chinese, which indirectly affected the plan of the War of Resistance against Japan and saving the country.
After a long while, the passionate criticism finally came to an end. Yang Dezhi was so tired that he gasped and pointed at Luo Fugui and asked: "Do you have anything else to say? Huh?"
Luo Fugui had an ugly face and said aggrievedly: "God and heaven are my conscience, this is all nonsense! Coach Yang, you can't lie with your eyes open! You got this wrong!"
Yang Dezhi almost fell to the ground: "You... you... what are you talking about?"
Luo Fugui suddenly said in grief and anger: "They are the ones who deliberately isolated us. They think that our Class Nine has low consciousness and they are too lazy to eat next to us! If you don't believe me, just ask. Aren't all the people here? Just ask? Won't you know once you ask? Why don't you investigate it clearly first? Our Class Nine has been in such a miserable state, why are you still not giving in? Is there any justice in the Eighth Route Army?" After saying this in a solemn manner, Luo Fugui looked at Xiao Hongying without blinking.
Yang Dezhi suddenly felt a little confused, and the entire audience suddenly felt a little cold.
Xiao Hongying, who had been sitting at the table with no expression on her face, finally jumped up with her braids raised after hearing what Luo Fugui said and receiving his glances.
"That's right!" Xiao Hongying pointed at the regiment's communicator standing nearby and asked loudly, "Xiaodou, you look down on us too, don't you? Tell me, isn't it?"
The communicator Xiaodou touched the brand new box gun hanging behind him, looked around, blushed, and said helplessly: "Yes, I always laughed at the 9th squad in the past and ignored them on purpose. But now... I have corrected my attitude, corrected my wrong thoughts, tried to get closer to them, and am willing to... eat with them."
The two regiment communications officers beside Xiaodou nodded in agreement: "Yes, we are willing to accept them and understand that isolating them is wrong."
As Xiao Hongying's eyes turned, the medical staff Xiao Hong and Kui Hua hurriedly said, "Well... it seems... that Class Nine has been wrongly accused." Then the two female soldiers lowered their heads and tore the corners of their clothes.
Because the first company had its own cooking team, the yard was mostly filled with soldiers from the second, third and new recruit companies. The new recruits all had one idea: if it didn't concern them, they would just stay out of it! A good new recruit is one who keeps his tail between his legs. The soldiers from the second company all turned their eyes to Gao Yidao, and found that the company commander was only focused on drinking soup and had no reaction, so no one in the second company spoke.
The soldiers of the third company were the most confused. Should they come forward to argue? The cooks were watching coldly. If they made a big fuss about this, they would neither be rewarded nor get any credit. It would implicate everyone. The second company, which always had a grudge against the ninth squad, was unwilling to pay attention. Instructor Yang, why are you arguing with this little girl? Isn't this asking for trouble? The company commander was not there, and there was no backbone. They didn't know what to do. So the soldiers of the third company looked at each other, waiting for someone else to come forward first.
Yang Dezhi's face had turned from blue to white. He stared blankly at what he was thinking. All that could be seen were two extremely ugly pigtails dangling in the lenses of his glasses, showing an extremely hateful complacency.
cough-
A cough suddenly broke the silence in the room. Uncle Niu walked out of the door while packing up his pipe.
When Xiao Hongying heard the cough, her pigtails, which were swinging proudly, suddenly stiffened. She involuntarily began to move lightly in small steps, quietly and little by little, moving behind the others, trying to make her little figure disappear into the air.
Uncle Niu went straight to Yang Dezhi and said, "Coach Yang, you said it very well and your criticism is correct. Our kitchen team should bear the main responsibility for this matter. I was negligent in management. I will review it."
This matter has been muddied by the wicked girl and Luo Fugui. Yang Dezhi wanted to light a fire, but ended up roasting himself on the fire. If he continued to talk about it, it would be a mess and the result would be unpredictable. If Uncle Niu didn't come, Yang Dezhi would be completely embarrassed.
So... after a while, the kitchen yard was noisy again...