Chapter 121
"Youyou, don't pay any attention to her, she's just a few smelly medicine packets." Another tall and pretty girl appeared next to Xu Youyou.
Xu Youyou glared at Fu Le, who was surrounded by boys, snorted coldly, and walked away.
As the crescent moon hung high in the sky, the instructors finally arrived, albeit late.
"Boys on the left, girls on the right, all students are included, organized by department and arranged by height!!"
The dark playground was illuminated by the bright lights, and the lining up finally began.
After everyone was lined up, the instructors made some adjustments and then began assigning dormitories. The dormitories were in rows of bungalows behind the base, with six people sleeping in each room.
Fu Le carried his luggage into the low, damp, and hot bungalow, and his back immediately broke out in a layer of sweat.
The mottled walls and the moss in the corners were dazzlingly bright.
"Oh my, what kind of environment is this? Is this even fit for human habitation? Ahhhhh..." A delicate female voice rang out beside me.
"The students at the neighboring university all live in apartments. It's just us who were brought to this remote mountain village to suffer. I don't know what the department leaders were thinking."
“Studying medicine is inherently tough, so it’s understandable that the leaders develop some quirks from the hardship.”
"I suspect that the department leaders have suffered too much and can't stand seeing us comfortable, so they want to share the hardships with us."
...
Fu Le found the berth with his name on it, put his luggage into the old wooden cabinet next to it with his name on it, and stuffed the empty box under the bed.
"Excuse me, what's your name? I'm Wen Qingqing." Someone walked up to Fu Le.
She was a long-haired girl wearing a green dress, with delicate features.
"Fu Le".
"My name is Chu Nannan," another short-haired girl introduced herself with a smile.
"Hello, my name is Yu Qiushi." A short-haired girl with dark skin and a stocky build walked over. Her voice was rather androgynous, like a boy's.
"Hello." Fu Le smiled and nodded in greeting.
The other two also announced their names.
Wen Qingqing and Chu Nannan are both locals from the capital, while the others come from all over the country.
"Lele, can we call you Xiaohu?" Wen Qingqing asked Fu Le unexpectedly as she packed her things.
"Because my hometown is from Hubei Province?" Fu Le stood up, looking at Wen Qingqing's smiling face, her beautiful big eyes filled with malice.
"Pretty much. 'Little Lake,' it sounds so familiar, and it also carries a regional connotation, so everyone can tell where you're from just by hearing that." Wen Qingqing seemed completely oblivious to Fu Le's displeasure and continued speaking to herself.
"Should I call you a native of Wenzhou? Or a bumpkin? Or a local girl? That way, people can immediately tell where you're from."
Upon hearing this, Wen Qingqing could no longer maintain her smile. "How can you be like this? I was just joking. If you disagree, you disagree. Is it necessary to resort to personal attacks?"
"Do not do to others what you would not have them do to you." Fu Le sneered and then ignored him, starting to make the bed.
The base provides ready-made blankets and mattresses; all you need to do is put on a sheet and a quilt.
"Fu Le! You're so rude!" Wen Qingqing's voice became shrill with anger when Fu Le ignored her.
"Same to you." Fu Le picked up the washbasin that had been prepared beforehand and went out.
Some people just clash on the first meeting, which is what people call not having any chemistry.
As soon as Fu Le left, Yu Qiushi, who hadn't said much, also went out with a washbasin.
"Qingqing, are you alright?" Chu Nannan took out a tissue and handed it to Wen Qingqing, whose eyes were red.
"Hmph, you're biting the hand that feeds you!" Wen Qingqing's eyes reddened with anger. This was the first time she had ever encountered someone who treated her so disrespectfully, and she was furious.
"Some people are like that, so don't take it to heart. Anyway, you'll break up soon, it'll only be a month, just bear with it and it'll pass," Chu Nannan advised.
The other two girls exchanged a glance, then went about their own business, pretending they hadn't heard anything.
The first day of military training consisted of standing in formation at attention. The boys were okay, but the girls quickly couldn't take it and wanted to ask for leave.
The instructors were very strict and didn't give anyone special privileges. You either had to persevere or get permission from the school. Some people with special status actually managed to get permission from the school to leave, and Wen Qingqing and Chu Nannan were two of them.
Compared to the others, Fu Le's physical strength was undeniable, but in order not to appear out of place, she ran alongside everyone else, staggering and looking rather frail.
Yu Qiushi, who was tomboyish, was quickly noticed by the instructors. He was very strong in both physical strength and willpower.
It was at this time that everyone learned that Yu Qiushi was a martial arts student who had been learning martial arts from her father since she was five years old. As a result, the instructors appreciated her even more, and Yu Qiushi became the squad leader of the fifty-person team led by Fu Le.
For the next few days, everything was normal, except that two roommates left and two quiet roommates moved in.
...
On the rugged and steep mountain road, everyone, without exception, was passively subjected to the torrential rain. The ground was covered with sticky mud, and walking was difficult, with each step sinking deep into the mud and each person feeling extremely exhausted, their physical strength pushed to its limit.
The walk took more than four hours. Because of the rain, they couldn't find a suitable place to camp. The instructors kept urging everyone to continue uphill. Some people with bad tempers wanted to cause trouble, but they were all taken aside and lectured. When they came back, they were all silent.
Fu Le walked among his classmates with ease, snacking on dried meat when he was hungry and eating it with rainwater when he was thirsty, and drinking rainwater when he was thirsty.
"Fu Le, step forward!"
Fu Le: ...
We've been discovered!!
"yes!"
"What did you bring? Take it out." The stern-faced instructor was quite intimidating when he got serious.
Fu Le pulled a transparent plastic bag from the inside pocket of her training uniform. Inside was the dry rations she had just switched on a whim. It contained meat from a strange beast, a recipe she had devised herself, which she planned to put on the market later as military rations.
Pei Han frowned as he took the biscuits from the female student's hand. "These are compressed biscuits?"
"Yes, sir!"
"Really?" Pei Han looked at the small, beige cookies in the plastic bag. "Are there any others?"
"Report: None!"
"Then rejoin the team!"
"yes!"
Fu Le quickly blended into the group, and another strong and upright figure walked to Pei Han's side. "I've been observing this girl for a long time. She's cunning. She's clearly very strong, but she pretends to be weak, as if she's afraid we'll find out."
"You noticed? Not only are you up to something, you're cunning too." Pei Han shook the moisture off the military rations, stuffed them into his pocket, and grinned, revealing his bright white teeth.
"Find an opportunity to give her a good workout."
"That's what I think too, hehe."
Fu Le had no idea that he had already been exposed, and was leisurely climbing the mountain.
Around 3 PM, the sky finally cleared up and the sun came out. The tired and hungry newbies started setting up camp and cooking.
The so-called camping is actually just stopping to find a dark place to change clothes, cook, eat, and then continue on your way. When you reach your destination, a car will pick you up.
Everyone is just clinging to the hope that they'll find a ride once they reach their destination.
When Fu Le returned after changing into clean training clothes, everyone had already started distributing rations. Only then did he remember his rations that had been confiscated. He wondered if the others had eaten them or would return them.
"Fu Le, this is for you." Yu Qiushi handed it to Fu Le, then sat down cross-legged next to her.
"Thank you." Fu Le didn't pick and choose the dry food in his hand, and casually took out the thermos in his bag, which contained Qiqi juice.
Yu Qiushi ate his dry rations and drank water in one gulp, without even lifting his head, clearly showing how hungry he was.
After eating a piece of dry food and drinking a glass of juice, Fu Le's stomach, which could hold several pounds of meat, was full.
"That's not enough, is it? I can't eat that much. Do you mind?" Fu Le saw Yu Qiushi finish two packets in no time and handed him one and a half packets. There were only two pieces in each packet, four pieces in total, plus water. Everyone could eat their fill, but Yu Qiushi had a big appetite and ate a lot, so even though the military rations were plentiful, it wasn't enough.
Yu Qiushi was taken aback by Fu Le's gesture, but quickly accepted it, saying, "Thank you, you don't mind."
Looking at the others, they basically ate their fill and then lay down on their packs to sleep, filling the hillside to the brim.
On the hillside.
"These kids are so spoiled and pampered, they can't handle anything." Company Commander Zou Zhiguo put his hands on his hips, clearly dissatisfied with the students' physical condition.
"They're all students who've studied hard for years, their eyes are always on studying, no wonder they're not healthy." Pei Han looked in Fu Le's direction, his gaze carrying an indescribable meaning.
"You've taken a fancy to that little girl?" Zou Zhiguo followed his friend's gaze and saw Fu Le, then understood what he meant.
"He's a promising talent. If possible, it would be better for him to join the army."
"Yu Qiushi is also good. He has a very good physique."
"She's far inferior to Fu Le. That little girl, despite being full of cunning, every movement she makes is unhurried and deliberate. She's climbed this mountain for so long, and even her breathing is steady. She thinks we don't know, haha..."
Several instructors gathered together, lit a fire, and began to eat.
"These are the military rations that Fu Le brought. Everyone, have a taste." Pei Han took out Fu Le's plastic bag, opened it, and gave one piece to each of the dozen or so instructors.
"Hey, you ate her military rations, and now you're crying to me. Watch out, the regimental commander will beat you up."
I'll bring her some fruit later.
Zou Zhiguo took the biscuit, about the size of a child's fist, which smelled very good, with a milky aroma. He took a bite, and the taste was worlds apart from the military rations they had brought. "Hey, I have to say, it's pretty good, so fresh. It has meat, seafood, and milk inside. Hey, look, isn't this dried vegetables?"
Upon hearing this, Pei Han and the others stuffed the biscuits in their mouths. The taste was really good. "Delicious, really delicious! What brand of compressed biscuits is this? If we eat this every day, no one will complain anymore."
"Yes, it's delicious, and it's very filling, much more so than ours."
"It tastes really good, one piece isn't enough to fill me up."
Everyone chatted amongst themselves about Fu Le's compressed biscuits, a scene that Fu Le witnessed and found very satisfying.
If you're satisfied, then we can talk things over later.
The training exercise lasted until after 8 p.m. before we returned to the base. After a quick wash, everyone went straight to sleep, without fail.
Fu Le couldn't sleep, so he sat up and practiced his martial arts until the middle of the night.
The door clicked open, and a beam of bright light shone on Fu Le's face.
Fu Le: ...
Are you polite?
A minute later, Fu Le was already standing on the playground, with Pei Han glaring at her with a long face.
"Aren't you tired enough, Fu Le? What, haven't you practiced enough?"
He was sitting there cross-legged, and he thought he'd seen a ghost!
The little girl is so strange.
"Reporting to the instructor, this is meditation, I learned it from a Taoist priest, it can purify the heart and mind," Fu Le said, spouting nonsense with a straight face.
Pei Han: ...
His facial muscles twitched. "You're a Taoist priest?"
"Reporting, Instructor! No, I just learn whatever's easy to learn!"
"Oh? You like learning good things? How about learning martial arts? How about joining the army? The army is full of talented people and has a broad platform. You can learn whatever you want and contribute to the country."
"Reporting, Instructor, I don't want to join the army. I want to study medicine and become a good traditional Chinese medicine doctor. As you said, the army is full of talented people and doesn't need me. But the medical field needs me. As long as I learn traditional Chinese medicine well and become a qualified doctor, I can still contribute to the country!"
Pei Han was speechless after Fu Le's words. It is an indisputable fact that China's medical field is indeed in dire need of personnel.
"Reporting to the instructor, I have a tube of ointment here that is particularly good for stopping bleeding and repairing wounds. You can try it."
Fu Le handed over a 20-gram tube of ointment, which was also a new product from Minyan Pharmaceutical.
Pei Han: ...
Was he being sold to?
"The compressed biscuits you ate today tasted pretty good, didn't they? They're much more filling than the ones the army has now. They also contain medicinal juices to improve your health. You've been training at high intensity for years, which has caused a lot of damage to your bodies. You'll be riddled with injuries when you retire. If you eat this kind of military ration for a long time, most of the chronic illnesses in your bodies will be cleared away. Not to mention after retirement, even now, you can significantly improve your physical fitness."
Pei Han: ...
Only Fu Le's voice could be heard on the playground. Someone else was speechless, looking at Fu Le as if he had seen some rare and exotic creature.
Selling products to instructors—Fu Le is truly unprecedented and will likely never be seen again.
"Does your family sell compressed biscuits, dog skin, and ointments?" After a long while, Pei Han finally managed to squeeze out these words.
This string of words is so unique. It's impossible to say it wasn't premeditated. Could it be that the little girl had already anticipated that he would talk to her?
"No, this ointment is produced by a company in our village called Minyan Pharmaceutical. I found it effective and wanted to recommend it to others. As for these compressed biscuits, they're practically mine; I own shares in them." Now that he's an adult, Fu Le isn't going to stay behind the scenes anymore.
Pei Han had an "I knew it" look on his face. "Okay, I got it. That's all. Go back to sleep."
"Yes!" Fu Le turned around, a smile flashing in his eyes.
Pei Han watched Fu Le's figure disappear into the darkness before scratching the back of his head. What was he about to say? Tsk...tsk, brat, she made him forget his business.
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