However, there is no such thing in the army for them to take advantage of.
Chen Ming had no other choice but to continue pressing with his hands, pressing as much as he could, slowly and steadily.
The others were also working hard to press the cotton wool.
He Dong casually folded the quilt into an ordinary rectangle, then pounced on it and lay on the quilt like a pig, as if he wanted to press the quilt tightly with his fat body.
However, the effect was minimal. As soon as he got up, the quilt would bounce back like a spring and return to its original fluffy state.
After an unknown amount of time, the new recruits, who had been busy for a long time but saw no results at all, began to become anxious.
"Damn, what a crappy quilt!"
"I've been suppressing it for so long, but there's no effect at all. Can this really be suppressed?!"
Because the squad leader was there, they all spoke in low voices, but they were all complaining about the quilt.
Gradually, some people couldn't hold on any longer and stood by the bed, looking at the fluffy quilt with anger on their faces.
As if in a chain reaction, the others stopped what they were doing and sighed dejectedly.
Except for Chen Ming who was still suppressing his emotions, everyone else was either angry, annoyed, or sighing, a typical representation of the various aspects of life.
The squad leader looked at them and shouted angrily, "What are you all doing? Have you folded your quilts? I tell you, if you don't fold your quilts before this morning, you will suffer the consequences!"
Faced with the monitor's roar, everyone lowered their heads, not daring to speak, but no one moved.
"Are you guys rebelling? Why don't you fold it for me now?!"
The squad leader became even angrier when he saw how unmoved they were. Veins on his neck bulged and his eyes flashed with anger.
"It's too boring, squad leader." He Dong buried his head and responded in a low voice.
"Yes." Yu Jun also echoed, raising his passerby face, with a sad look on his face: "We came to the army to carry guns and shoot artillery. It's meaningless to spend all our time on a quilt."
The squad leader looked at them with a dazed look in his eyes, as if he saw his own reflection in them.
But this trance disappeared immediately, and he still said angrily:
"For a true soldier, daily work style is an important aspect of combat effectiveness, especially in peacetime. Doing what you should do to the best of your ability is a reflection of combat effectiveness."
At first, he was just like the other new recruits, new to the army and knew nothing. He felt that things like folding quilts were far from the military life he had expected.
But after being taught by the old squad leader, he realized that there was a trick to this quilt. He repeated the old squad leader's words and scolded them:
"Making blankets, through day-to-day training, can cultivate a soldier's sense of obedience, and train soldiers from small things to become people who take obeying orders as their first duty."
"The army needs soldiers like this. This behavior is the same as standing at attention and marching in formation. The purpose is to cultivate the discipline of soldiers. The spirit is reflected in the details."
"That's the truth. If you can't even do small things well, how can we expect you to do big things?"
"As the saying goes, if you can't clean your own house, how can you clean the world? You can't even fold your quilt properly, and you give up as soon as you encounter a little setback. How can the people standing behind you dare to entrust the safety of the world and the happiness of the people to you to protect?!"
These words made everyone feel ashamed, and He Dong and Yu Jun even shrank their heads, not daring to talk back.
Even Chen Ming's face was full of curiosity, not because he felt ashamed, but because he was concentrating on pressing down the quilt without slacking off.
What surprised him was that this burly squad leader with a face as black as charcoal could actually say such impressive words
What the monitor said today really made Chen Ming look at him with new eyes.
But after being surprised, Chen Ming quickly regained his composure.
His current body contains the memories of the past few decades of two lives. In addition, he has a lot of understanding of the army in his previous life, and his mind is much calmer than other recruits.
When the squad leader stopped talking, he quickly told everyone:
"Don't waste time, hurry up and tamp down the quilt. Try to get it done as soon as possible. Once we finish these chores, we can carry guns and cannons. Just think about how impressive we will be then."
Listening to Chen Ming's words, everyone finally showed a hint of excitement in their eyes.
The most anticipated thing for soldiers is to carry guns and artillery, march in step with a steel gun on their backs, and say to the people in a serious manner, "Your happiness is under my protection."
Then, it stood at the border of the motherland under the admiring gaze of the people.
It’s definitely a great style!
As long as I finish these chores, the day when I can carry a gun will not be far away!
Everyone thought about it and quickly took action, continuing to press the quilt with more passion than at the beginning.
The morning passed quickly, and with everyone's puzzled efforts, the quilt was finally flattened a lot.
Chen Ming demonstrated to them how to fold a quilt several times and gave them full answers to their questions.
They were a group of young guys, who learn things the fastest at their age, and they quickly mastered the key points.
After folding the quilt in an orderly manner, it can form the prototype of a tofu block.
At noon, someone downstairs shouted again: "Class duty officers, go to the cafeteria to help!"
Chen Ming quickly folded the quilt and then glanced at the squad leader.
After getting a slight nod of approval from the squad leader, Chen Ming quickly turned around and ran downstairs.
He was still on duty at noon and needed to go to the cafeteria to help set the table.
The people on duty at noon were still the same group as those on duty in the morning, and since they had met in the morning, they were able to chat for a while.
"Hey, what did you do this morning?"
"Make the quilt, what else can I do?"
"Oh my god, that quilt is so hard to fold. I still can't learn how to do it. The monitor scolded me all morning."
"Who isn't?"
They lined up at the cafeteria window and couldn't help chatting with each other.
Hearing these conversations, Chen Ming couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart.
It turned out that their class was not the only one that was stuck on the quilt-making project.
Soon, Chen Ming, who received lunch for the entire class, quickly set it on the table.
After a while, the squad leader came with his teammates and sang a song "We Are Soldiers". The fat boy He Dong's voice was still loud before the meal.
At that time, there were other classes nearby who were singing military songs while waiting for dinner, but Chen Ming felt that the combined voices of those people were not as loud as He Dong alone.
"If it were in ancient times, he would definitely be a direct disciple of the Hedong Lion Roaring Kung Fu."
Chen Ming thought jokingly in his heart.
As lunch time approached, more and more people came into the cafeteria.
But these recruits no longer had the enthusiasm they had in the morning for breakfast, and their faces looked frosty and pale.
Apparently, these are the recruits who are driven crazy by stacking tofu cubes...
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Chapter 15: After the housekeeping is completed, we will immediately transition to queue training!
After finishing lunch and returning to the dormitory, a whistle sounded downstairs, and it was time for lunch break.
"Oh, after working all morning, I can finally go to sleep."
He Dong sat on the mat and was about to put on his slippers and go to bed.
The rest of the people followed suit and took off their shoes and rested.
At this time, the squad leader sitting on his small stool suddenly shouted: "Have you folded your quilts? How dare you sleep without folding them?!"
Everyone looked at the squad leader's serious face and suddenly became dispirited.
"Today's lunch break is cancelled. Go make your quilts. I'll check after lunch break. If anyone hasn't made their quilts properly by then, go run laps!"
"ah?!"
The recruits were immediately frightened.
After running three kilometers this morning, my legs are still sore.
Especially He Dong, Yu Jun and He Xue, they ran ten laps yesterday and three kilometers this morning. Now they feel like their legs don't belong to them.
If I were punished to run laps again, I felt like I would die on the way there.
Thinking of this, everyone's sleepiness was instantly swept away, and they hurriedly spread out the quilt and continued to press down.
Chen Ming did not dare to be negligent. He also spread out the quilt and pressed it down little by little with his hands.
Although the quilt is not as fluffy as before after being pressed for a whole morning, it is still impossible to fold it into a perfect tofu block.
The squad leader looked at their flustered appearance, a slight smile appeared in his eyes, he took off his shoes, lay down on the bed, put his hands on his head, and fell asleep.
Without the squad leader's supervision, everyone did not dare to slack off and continued to try their best to hold down the quilt.
Listening to the squad leader's gentle call, time passed little by little, and everyone's hand speed became faster and faster.
In a flash, lunch break was over.
The monitor jumped up almost in sync with the whistle downstairs, and said while putting on his shoes: "Everyone, fold your quilts, let me see the results of your lunch break."
Hearing this, everyone hurriedly and carefully folded up the quilt that had been pressed down for the whole afternoon.
In the morning, they had learned how to fold the quilt from Chen Ming, but they couldn't fold it properly because the quilt was too fluffy.