Yu Xiaozhou's words aroused the curiosity of Cao Shuang and Chen Yuwei, but Jiang Se was stunned, thinking of some friends that he had made good friends with his grandfather Feng Zhongliang in the past. His family members were indeed in the imperial army, and the younger generation of the Pei family was also in the army. He wondered if he would meet them by chance this time. Yu Xiaozhou didn't know much about it, so Jiang Se just shook her head and explained some of the information she had found on the Internet.
However, when it comes to military training, Jiang Se feels a little panicked.
Although she graduated from the top university, she did not suffer the hardships of military training because of her family relationship.
It is only late August now and the sun is very strong. Although I don’t know what the military training includes, judging from the expressions of the girls just now, it is obviously not a good thing.
Since she has tentatively decided to enter the entertainment industry in the future, she must protect her face at all costs to avoid getting tanned after a round of military training.
Thinking of this, Jiang Se glanced at the girls:
"Do you have anything else you want to buy?"
Several people nodded and glanced at the things in their hands, looking a little unsatisfied.
She noticed a sign for Jianxi East Road ahead and saw the Capital Century Department Store, a large shopping mall.
"Are you busy?" Cao Shuang asked Jiang Se, and Jiang Se nodded slightly: "I want to go shopping in the mall over there."
She pointed in the direction of Century Shopping Mall, and several girls looked hesitant.
Except for Jiang Se, among the three girls, Yu Xiaozhou is a native of the imperial capital and has a relatively good family background.
However, no matter how rich the family is, there is a limit to the amount of living expenses that parents give each month.
Most of the goods that can be sold in the mall are branded. Although the quality of clothes and accessories is much better, the prices are also very expensive. The few girls had already spent several hundred yuan on shopping before. When they heard that Jiang Se was going to the mall, the girls hesitated. They wanted to go but were afraid that they would not have enough money.
"Jiang Se, do you want to buy something?"
Yu Xiaozhou asked, and Jiang Se did not hide it: "I want to buy some sunscreen and skin care products." After saying this, she added: "It should be useful during military training."
The girls had not thought about this before, but when they heard Jiang Se's suggestion, they naturally wanted to go shopping in the mall.
After paying tuition, Jiang Se had a lot of money left, so she did not treat herself badly when choosing skin care products.
She chose a well-known French pure plant brand. The price of sunscreen and isolation products is not cheap for ordinary students, but fortunately Jiang Se is young and has good skin, so the products she uses are not complicated. After choosing simple skin care products, she spent a total of more than 6,000 yuan. The other girls chose cheaper pharmaceutical cosmetics.
It was Jiang Se's first time living in the dormitory, and she originally thought that she was not used to it. However, after living in the Du family for a while, she felt that the dormitory building was not bad. The girls were quite excited as they had just reported to the university during the day, and they walked around for a long time in the evening. They were already tired and fell asleep immediately.
Two days later, the school organized military training for freshmen. Everyone packed their luggage and boarded the bus to the military training base.
The military training ground of the First Academy is located on the side of the armed forces stationed in the imperial capital, and most of the instructors are from the armed forces.
Jiang Se had never experienced military training before, so he was a little unsure. When he arrived at the military training base, he was assigned a dormitory first, and then the dormitory manager came to give some precautions during the military training.
The person who came to hand out the flyers was a young student wearing camouflage uniform. He had a circle of fuzz on his lips and looked young. When he saw Jiang Se, he could hardly walk. He stood in the dormitory and chatted with a few girls, his eyes always falling on Jiang Se intentionally or unintentionally.
"During the military training, the sun is strong. You must do a good job of sun protection. Do you have floral water, cooling oil, and talcum powder with you?"
Although he was asking Yu Xiaozhou and the others, his eyes were fixed on Jiang Se.
Jiang Se was taking things out of her suitcase. She liked to plan everything in advance, so she had already inquired about what she needed to prepare for the training at the beginning of the training.
This time, in addition to skin care products and sunscreen, she also prepared a complete set of medicines.
The other girls were a little panicked. The more they listened to this person talking about what they needed to bring, the more confused they became. Some forgot to bring this, some forgot that.
Seeing that Jiang Se didn't say anything, the boy lowered his head in frustration. When he heard that the girls didn't bring anything, he said confidently:
"If you don't have any, you can ask me to buy them for you. The errand fee is only fifty dollars, and I won't make any money from you for anything else."
This remark caused several girls to grumble in unison. After a while, someone urged the boy to leave, and the boy went out with some regret.
Although he had prepared himself mentally, Jiang Se still suffered a lot when the military training actually began.
The sun was very strong and she felt like a piece of meat spread on a charcoal stove, sizzling with oil.
Fortunately, she wore an old cotton T-shirt under her camouflage uniform to absorb the sweat from her body, but at the end of the day, she couldn't stand the smell on her body.
The military training was to last from late August to early September. On the first day, several girls in the dormitory fell on their beds wailing and shouting, "I'm going to die."
Fortunately, Jiang Se did a good job of sun protection and did not get tanned much after six days of military training.
The instructor was named Liu, about thirty years old, and very strict. Every day during training his students suffered a lot.
In the morning, a group of people were arranged to run five laps around the playground, and the last ten people were required to run three more laps. Those who finished first would rest first.
The playground of the military training base was so large that it seemed endless. When they heard that they had to run five laps and that the last ten would be punished, the group of people refused to give up and wanted to beg for mercy.
Jiang Se had already figured out the instructor's character during the past few days of getting along with him, and after he had made preparations, he heard the whistle.
Many students were afraid of being left behind, so they rushed out as soon as the whistle sounded.
Jiang Se was not in a hurry. He exerted his strength too quickly at the beginning, which made it difficult to maintain his strength later on, and he would soon run out of strength.
Sure enough, after running two laps, the person who was running very fast before slowed down, and Jiang Se, who had been maintaining a middle speed, ran in the front.
In fact, she also gritted her teeth and persevered. After running four laps, her mouth was dry and her eyes were blurry, but she persisted until the fifth lap. The instructor blew the whistle and gestured to the students who arrived first to go and rest first.
A group of students who had finished running earlier could no longer bear it and sat down on the ground.
Jiang Se stopped and took two steps, but did not sit down even though he was flustered.
"Old Liu." Someone shouted towards this side. Jiang Se felt vaguely that the voice sounded familiar, but did not turn around.
Soon, footsteps were heard running towards this side. After exchanging a few words with the instructor, Instructor Liu asked about the intention of the person coming. The male voice replied, "I brought my grandfather's eyes here to say hello." (To be continued)