"Alright, line up! The instructors will be here to give you military training. I won't go into details about precautions; we adults know what not to do. Now, I want to emphasize that after lights out at night, do not chat loudly. Go to bed early, and especially do not provoke the dormitory supervisor.
I heard some dormitories were really outrageous last night. Not only were they making loud noises after lights out, they even dared to tease the teacher. You guys are really amazing! You guys are so good at eating melon seeds! Next time, I won't let you stand in the hallway. I'll let you stand on the platform. You can see clearly there and chat as loudly as you want. Okay, everyone, stand still and don't talk anymore."
The students in Class 203 all lowered their heads, too embarrassed to be seen by others. They were all trying to get a sore throat from eating too many sunflower seeds. It was a great honor to be praised by the teacher and be the focus of attention on the first day of school.
Li Na's face flushed crimson when she didn't see one of her roommates. She wanted to laugh but didn't dare. It was she who had called the teacher yesterday, laughing so hard. Otherwise, Jiang Cha wouldn't have mistaken the teacher for a bald man.
After last night, the relationship in the dormitory had become unbreakable. Where there is a Crouching Dragon, there must be a Phoenix Chick. It is not easy to gather so many of them.
"Stand at attention, at ease! I'm your instructor, my last name is Hu, and I'll be training you for the next two weeks. I hope you'll all be strict with yourselves. I'm a pretty strict person, so if anyone can't stand it, just bear with it. You should treat yourselves as real soldiers and show a spirit of fearlessness, fearlessness of hardship, and fearlessness of fatigue.
Okay, everyone, stand at attention. Follow my instructions for military posture.
First, three pushes, three retractions, one open, and one push!
The three straightenings refer to straightening the neck, chest, and legs;
Three things to tighten: tighten your jaw, your abdomen, and your buttocks;
Once you open your eyes, keep them wide open and look straight ahead;
First, push your head upwards.
"Stand still, look straight ahead, don't move. That's right, it seems your class is pretty good! Your movements are all standard. As a reward, you'll stand at attention for an hour. Anyone who moves will be spanked!"
Jiang Cha and Guang Jin were very confident in standing at attention, having practiced it since childhood. They were surprised by how well the other students performed. They looked like complete novices, and the more they watched, the more excited they became.
School started on the 25th day of the first lunar month, the height of winter in the capital. Standing at attention in the northwest wind was a delight. Soon, my ears lost feeling, and my hands became numb from the cold.
The cold wind blew across my face, like a stepmother's slap in the face. The chill from the ground seeped up through my feet. Military training in this weather was wonderful; no one would get a heat stroke. The school leaders had been so hard-pressed to choose the right time for the students to train so diligently without feeling the heat.
Just when everyone felt like they were going to freeze, the instructor finally let them move.
"At ease, stand at attention! Rest where you are, don't run too far."
Everyone's performance was beyond his expectations, and there was nothing that needed to be corrected, so he was kind enough to let them take a break.
"It's so cold! Hurry up and rub your face and ears, or you'll get frostbite."
There were kids from the south in their dorm who had never experienced northern weather. Experienced northerners urged everyone to rub their ears quickly to improve circulation and prevent frostbite. In the Northeast, they'd need to rub their ears with snow; there, you could literally freeze your ears off.
Everyone was stamping their feet, rubbing their ears, and tucking their hands into their sleeves on the playground. From a distance, they looked like a bunch of street urchins, swaying crookedly with their sleeves tucked into their hands.
"By the way, why are we the only ones training? Why don't the athletes come?"
That's right, Jiang Cha realized. They were the only ones on the playground. They didn't see anyone else coming. Why is there a hierarchy in school military training?
"It's not fair. Why am I here starving in the northwest wind? They don't recognize me. What a miserable life! Being outnumbered means being bullied. If I had known this would happen, I would have become an athlete. The north wind is blowing, the snowflakes are floating—"
"I'll buy you a red hairband later, don't worry!"
Everyone cheered and watched the two boys fighting. As expected, the boys all treated each other like their fathers.
"At ease, stand at attention! We'll stand at attention for a while, not even half an hour. Then we—"
"Report"
"Say, don't interrupt me next time."
The instructor frowned, looked at the boy who had called out, and glanced at the others. These kids weren't easy to deal with! No wonder the leader had asked him to come over. He'd been leading new recruits for so many years, and he knew how to smooth over any troublemakers.
"Instructor, why aren't the others training on the playground? Are they discriminating against us because we are fewer in number?"
The boy was indignant and looked unconvinced. They were all students, but they were treated unequally. Of course, he had to speak out loudly.
"That's right, we oppose unfair treatment!"
You don't even need to look to know it's Guangjin. He shouts slogans loudly, but it's because he's complaining about the cold outside. They train in the coldest days of winter and the hottest days of summer. When have they ever been afraid? He must be trying to be lazy, so he's being so active.
The students were furious. Going to school was already difficult enough, and now they were being treated unfairly. All those years of injustice seemed to have found an outlet, and they all started shouting at the instructors.
The teacher came trotting over and could hear their shouting from a distance. It was because he hadn't explained clearly that everyone started the uproar.
"I'm sorry, teacher. I didn't explain it clearly earlier. The athletes have to prepare for the competition and select the contestants, so the military training has been postponed. We went into military training before we had any missions. It's my fault for not explaining it clearly to everyone."
The teacher was quite old and had been panting from running all the way here. No one intended to cause trouble, knowing it was a misunderstanding, and quickly apologized to the instructor.
"I'm sorry, Instructor Hu! We were wrong. We shouldn't have yelled at you. Please punish me as you please."
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