Chapter 41 Training
"I was furious. How could I not be? I almost wanted to report him, but after calming down and thinking about it, I decided not to. The punishments for hooliganism and promiscuity are too severe these days. There have been suicides over this before. I'm worried that he and that woman won't be able to handle the pressure and commit suicide. Then I'd feel guilty. He just doesn't like me. He has some moral issues, but his crime doesn't deserve the death penalty."
Wang Jieyun said, "Indeed, Zhaoxia is very clear-headed. Although their family seemed quite straightforward in canceling the engagement, if anything were to happen to him because of your report, their family would definitely not be so forthcoming. They would definitely go out of their way to cause trouble for you. Even though you're the one in the right and everyone's on your side, it's still very annoying to have such a complicated relationship."
Song Zhaoxia said, "I have the same concerns. I'm still so young, and it's not like I can't get married. Why should I get involved in such stinky shit? It's not worth it."
Wang Qingli said: "The compensation Zhaoxia asked for was too little. By not reporting it, she indirectly saved two lives. Two lives are only worth 20 yuan. How stingy!"
Yan Yuying laughed heartily. "You can't calculate it that way. It's uncertain whether they're dead or alive. What if they're not dead, but just imprisoned for a few years? Their families will still come to Zhaoxia to make trouble. It's better for us to deal with this matter as it is now, and never have anything to do with each other again."
Song Zhaoxia laughed and said, "The funny thing about this is that the girl came to me later and said that they couldn't help themselves and didn't mean to hurt me. I was so disgusted that I almost vomited. I hit her with a stick and told her to get out of here, otherwise I would beat her every time I saw her. The girl looked very weak, so I didn't dare to use any force. As a result, not long after, the man came again, so I was not polite and started hitting him with the stick! I was afraid of hurting the woman, but I'm not afraid of the man, because they can withstand beatings. Later, I went to his house with my parents, my brother and sister-in-law, and asked them to control their son, otherwise I would beat him every time I saw him. After that, they didn't come to disgust me again. I heard that they are married now."
Wang Jieyun smiled and said, "I know this. I have a relative in that brigade. Not only did they get married, but they also separated. The woman was just like what Zhaoxia said, she was indeed weak. After getting married, she didn't work, didn't go to the fields, and didn't do housework. She was more active than anyone else when eating, and she was picky about food. She was very precise with her chopsticks. Usually, when she had some fried meat or eggs, she could take away a lot with just one chopstick. When her mother-in-law said a few words, she looked aggrieved and wanted to cry. Her husband would defend her and say that his mother was too troublesome. Her mother-in-law was so angry that she asked the elders to testify and separated them. It was called a separation, which was almost the same as severing ties. They didn't need their parents to support them in their old age. They now live in an unused house in the brigade and have to pay rent every year. Her mother-in-law didn't hide it for them. She told everyone everything."
Song Zhaoxia said: "Maybe they don't care. Some people can eat feelings as a meal."
Wang Qingli said, "Impossible! This is just a short period of time. When it gets longer, you'll see, it will be a complete mess."
Wu Hongjuan, who had been silent the whole time, saw that everyone was getting off topic, so she brought the conversation back to Xu Wumei and said, "So, Wumei, there are many people who care about men. He himself, his parents, and even his future mother-in-law all know how to care about him. You might be the only one who cares about you. So, you have to think carefully about who you should care about."
Xu Wumei: "Feeling sorry for myself?"
Xie Yun said, "Be more resolute! Why are you still hesitating?"
Wang Qingli said, "That's right! Why are you hesitating if you feel bad for yourself? You should feel bad for yourself!"
Xu Wumei: "I understand!"
Yan Yuying smiled and said, "It's not that you shouldn't feel sorry for your husband, but it's mutual, you know? If you feel sorry for him, he has to feel sorry for you too. Also, don't be too selfless. Okay, that's all for today. Let's go to bed quickly. We have to get up early tomorrow."
"Okay."
Everyone lay down. They were very tired after the day, and once they relaxed a little, they all fell asleep quickly.
The next morning, before daybreak, the wake-up call was sounded.
Everyone scrambled to their feet, folded their blankets, and then ran to the bathroom and washed their faces. Then, they listened to the call to assemble and ran to the meeting. Then, they went for a run...
Even though everyone does physical work, has great strength and endurance, they are not really used to running.
Before the end of the lap, the team was filled with heavy breathing sounds.
The instructors ran alongside us, shouting slogans as we ran, and occasionally asking everyone to shout along: "One, two, three, four!"
It took a total of twenty minutes to run.
By the end, everyone was sweating and most people had adapted.
Long-distance running is part of endurance training.
After the run, everyone gathered at the training ground for a brief political lesson. The instructor then asked everyone to return to the dormitories for a few minutes to rest, wipe off any sweat, and change clothes if needed. They would then be called out for dinner.
Xie Yun returned to the dormitory, took off his sweat-soaked lining, wiped off the sweat, and put on another dry one. He didn't have time to wash this one yet, so he had to hang it on the edge of the bed to dry. In case this one got wet again, he would have something to change into.
She washed her face again, but instead of drying it with a towel, she secretly patted some spiritual spring water on her face and used it as toner.
Zhao Hongxia saw this and asked her, "Sister Binbin, is there any benefit from slapping like this?"
Xie Yun said, "Maybe it can make my face less dry. Think about it, a dry face is due to lack of water. If I pat some water into my skin, it should have some effect, right? Even if it doesn't work, it's okay. There's no harm in it anyway."
"That's right."
Zhao Hongxia had already wiped her face dry, so she washed it again and patted it gently, imitating Xie Yun.
After breakfast, we first had drills to cultivate the militia's organization and discipline, followed by various specialized trainings.
At this time, the troops were still promoting the "Guo Xingfu Teaching Method," which advocated training troops through challenging, rigorous, and practical combat situations. The emphasis was on courage, ferocity, ruthlessness, agility, speed, and accuracy. Soldiers were to train with the fearless ferocity of a tiger descending a mountain, fearless of fatigue, hardship, or sacrifice, and to fight the enemy with all their might.
The 1960s was an era when many "king soldiers" emerged, and many soldiers had superb individual combat capabilities.
During a military exercise, a soldier hung a hemp rope from his back as a safety net, then used his hands and feet to climb a 20-meter-high building, relying solely on partition walls and balconies. He then returned the same way, a round trip in less than a minute.
It can be called flying over eaves and walls. You should know that there is no fulcrum on the partition wall.
The instructor said: "We don't expect everyone to become a top soldier, but we hope everyone will be strict with themselves and do their best to become a qualified soldier!"
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