Chapter 23 King of the Northwest?
In the shower room, Xu Ge stood under the shower head and washed his body.
In fact, when we first arrived, Du Hu told everyone not to take a shower too frequently in the northwest.
First, water resources are scarce, and second, it can easily increase the burden on the human body and cause hypoxia.
Moreover, the climate here is dry, so even if you don’t take a shower for a few days, your body won’t feel unclean like it does in your hometown.
But after sweating a lot during training today, Xu Ge really couldn't bear it anymore.
Fortunately, the recruits from other classes should be doing physical training at this time, so they don’t have to queue up to take a shower.
While struggling to put bubbles on his back, he recalled what Luo Shan said in the afternoon.
Although Luo Shan said at the time that both his and Li Dongshui's answers made sense, judging from the other party's reaction, he was obviously inclined to Li Dongshui's answer.
Xu Ge was a little confused about this.
There were footsteps at the door, and soon a head popped in. It was Kai Youmu.
"Remember to rinse your arms with cold water and don't take too long in the shower," Kai Youmu reminded.
"good!"
Xu Ge began to rinse his arms with cold water, and sure enough, the soreness and swelling in his arms subsided a little.
The sound of running water and Kaiyoumu's singing could be heard nearby.
"Squad leader, who do you think is right about the question the platoon leader asked this afternoon, me or Li Dongshui?"
Xu Ge asked through the wall.
"You two are both right, but I think what Li Dongshui said is what the platoon leader wants."
"Why?"
The sound of the water flowing next door died down a bit, and Kai Youmu's voice came over: "The army has two characteristics: one is protecting the weak, and the other is a sense of collective honor!"
Xu Ge said nothing and fell into thought.
But Kai Youmu continued, "If you go out now, people won't ask you your name. They'll only ask you which squad, platoon, or unit you're from. Do you understand?"
"In the army, the individual is not important, the collective is important. You have to think of yourself as a member of this collective!"
"I understand, class vice-chairman!" Xu Ge replied.
He had already understood what Kaiyoumu meant, which was to integrate into the group.
In other words, why should veterans like Du Hu and Kai Youmu take care of the new recruits who just arrived and knew nothing? Why should the whole platoon join in the rectification when spicy noodles were found in their backpacks? Because they are all one team.
But Xu Ge knew that he himself did not have this awareness at the moment.
Perhaps because he was a time traveler, he even had a slight sense of rejection towards this world.
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When he returned to the dormitory with the washbasin, he found that everyone else had finished reciting the regulations and were surrounding Du Hu, talking excitedly about something.
Du Hu seemed to be in a good mood tonight, and waved his hand:
"Okay, then I'll ask the deputy class leader and Xu Ge to bring you some other things later. If you don't have money, I can lend it to you first. But you have to pay me back when you get your allowance!"
"Sergeant, what are you bringing back?" Xu Ge asked curiously.
Zhou Meng grinned. "The squad leader said we performed well in training today and we can buy things from the Strong Army Chariot. I heard that there are more things on that car than in the canteen's canteen!"
Du Hu urged, "Hurry up and write down what you need to bring. I remind you that things over there are a bit expensive, so buy less. Each person can only borrow a maximum of 200!"
"Squad leader, how much is our monthly allowance?"
"About two thousand."
The recruits immediately found paper and pen and started writing what they needed.
"Squad leader, let me borrow 100 yuan so I can buy some cigarettes and snacks."
"I want to borrow 200!"
Everyone quickly wrote down what they needed, and a few people even gave Xu Ge cash directly.
Li Dongshui took out a stack of banknotes and handed it to Xu Ge. Xu Ge counted them and it was exactly one thousand.
"What are you going to buy with so much money? Why isn't it written on the paper?"
"I don't know either. Just buy whatever you like and spend it all."
"Tsk tsk! Master Li, aren't you afraid that I will frame you?" Xu Ge joked.
Li Dongshui looked indifferent and went to wash up with the basin.
After Du Hu waited for Kai Youmu to come back, he gave him some instructions, transferred some money to his mobile phone, and let the two of them go out.
Outside, Luo Shan was standing on the playground. He glanced at Kai Youmu and Xu Ge without saying anything. He took out his whistle and blew the lights-out whistle.
The next moment, all the lights in the rooms went out and the camp became quiet in an instant.
Xu Ge knew that Du Hu must have greeted Luo Shan in advance, so he didn't say hello to Luo Shan. He followed Kai Youmu and quickly turned the corner and walked towards the northernmost wall.
On the way, the two chatted in low voices.
"Deputy Squad Leader, in this remote place, there are actually people delivering goods?"
After asking this question, Xu Ge felt like a criminal in a movie who was about to make a connection.
“Who wouldn’t want to make money?”
"Isn't our location a military secret? Will the deliveryman get caught?"
"You'll know when you go to training. These people can go anywhere!"
Kai Youmu explained in a low voice, "They are all retired veterans of the brigade. They know the commander. Otherwise, do you think anyone can sell goods here?"
As the two were talking, they soon came to the edge of the wall. The sentry in the guard post at the corner about ten meters away was the third squad leader Liu Fei. He came out immediately when he saw Kai Youmu coming.
"Hurry up, you two! Someone's coming to take over in 20 minutes!"
"Know!"
Kaiyoumu came to a section of the wall with iron railings, turned on the flashlight on his mobile phone and shone it a few times towards the outside of the camp.
"Password!"
Suddenly, a figure wearing a boonie hat appeared silently on the other side of the railing, speaking in a low voice.
It was not yet completely dark, and Xu Ge could see the other person's appearance: he was about thirty years old, of medium build and a little thin, with a square face, and dark skin with a rosy glow. It was obvious that he had lived in the plateau for many years.
Kaiyoumu: "Daxing, reply order?"
"northwest!"
"Damn, it's you, Lao Wang, still working?" Kai Youmu seemed to recognize him. "Where's your stuff? Where's your tricycle?"
The middle-aged man called Lao Wang was stunned for a moment. He first looked at Kai Youmu's blank collar badge, then seemed to understand: "This brother knows me? It seems that this is his second enlistment?"
Kaiyumu nodded.
Lao Wang smiled and said, "Then you must be going for the selection for the Sirius Commando next year, right? I happen to know Wolf Head, would you like me to say hello?"
Xu Ge was secretly surprised.
It seems that what Kai Youmu said was right. The person selling the goods knew a lot about the army. He even knew the selection time of the Sirius Commando. Maybe he really knew some leader.
"Old Wang, do you think I'm just a rookie? How could I possibly have a backdoor in the Tianlang selection?"
Kaiyoumu said angrily, "Stop wasting time. Where's your car? We still need to buy other things!"
"Don't worry, I'll send a car over right away!"
The man chuckled, covered his mouth with his hands, and blew a few times into the distance.
Woo woo woo!
A whistling sound similar to the sound of wind came from far away.
Not long after, an off-road vehicle came over with its headlights on.
Kaiyoumu opened his mouth wide: "Fuck! Prado?! Lao Wang, you've made a lot of money in the past two years. You traded your three-wheeled car for a Prado!"
"It's all taken care of by the brothers. Here, this is my business card, take it first."
The man took out two business cards and handed them over the railing.
"From now on, if you need anything, just tell me and give me the coordinates. There's no place I can't get to. Remember to help me spread the word to the new recruits!"
When Xu Ge took the business card, the first thing that caught his eye was the words "King of the Northwest".
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