Ginger soup, emergency assembly

  That morning, when it was time for the morning exercise, Lin Fanghua happened to be on duty. Yang Qian envied her that she didn't have to run exercises at this point, but Lin Fanghua just shrugged: Compared to standing idly, she would rather go running for half an hour to exercise.

  Unexpectedly, the team ran out for a short while and it started raining in the sky, getting heavier and heavier. This autumn rain was cold, although it was still mid-September, but the rain already filled with the humid and chilly air of the south. Lin Fanghua stood under the eaves and was blown by the cold wind, she couldn't help but shiver. She quickly went back inside to add more clothes, looked at her watch, and another ten minutes had passed, probably the troops wouldn't return early because of the rain. In a real army, training in wind and rain is normal and necessary, but these spoiled university students, could they take it?

  After thinking for a while, looking at the increasingly heavy rain, Lin Fanghua still ran quickly to Lian's office and found Grade Director and Instructor Guo Mei, who was washing up.

  "Teacher Guo, look at the heavy rain. The students got soaked and will easily catch a cold. Can't we think of something?"

  "Goodness gracious, that's indeed possible. I'll go get some cold medicine from the infirmary to prevent it!"

  "If everyone takes medicine, I'm afraid the medical room won't have so many medicines! When I catch a cold at home, my mom always cooks me a bowl of ginger soup, and after drinking it, I'll be fine! But here, I don't know if it's convenient for the troops to cook ginger soup?"

  "Well, that's a good idea. Let's go ask the cook!"

  When the two arrived at the cafeteria, they found that Lian Zhang was also here, discussing something with the quartermaster. Upon inquiry, it turned out that Lian Zhang had also thought of this problem earlier and was coming to implement the cooking of ginger soup. Lin Fanghua really didn't expect that usually unsociable and rough Lian Zhang would have such a meticulous, considerate, and loving heart towards his soldiers! Under the command of such a leader, even if the training is tough and exhausting, and one gets scolded, what's the big deal?!

  The student soldiers who returned in the rain drank thick and warm ginger soup at breakfast on time, and finally no one caught a cold!

  It's been raining for two days, and everyone is delighted because they can excuse themselves from training. Although the team hasn't let anyone idle, with a full schedule of indoor courses such as political study, military theory classes, and regulation exams, it's still more comfortable than marching in the sun and sweating profusely.

  But when she saw the class leader walking into the dormitory with a backpack strap, and the surrounding girls curiously gathered around to ask questions, Lin Fanghua couldn't help but raise an eyebrow: The comfortable days are over.

  Yes, those who are familiar with the military training process know that once the instructor teaches you to pack your bag, it means that from then on, you will no longer have a good night's sleep. You never know which day in the middle of the night or at dawn, the harsh and terrifying emergency assembly whistle will wake you up from your beautiful dream, making your heart panic, legs weak, limbs numb, but still having to rush to put on clothes, pack your bag under the urging of the class leader, and finally rushing to the assembly point in a sorry state. The instructor would then glare at you fiercely, and from then on, you would develop a phobia of emergency assemblies. Lin Fanghua was most afraid of this during military training. However, it's probably because she had experienced it too little that she was afraid. If it were like a combat unit that frequently held emergency assemblies, making it a routine, the fear wouldn't be so great.

  After teaching everyone to pack their bags, Class Monitor Little Bear said seriously: "If the emergency assembly whistle blows tonight, none of us male class monitors will be able to come over, so you'll have to rely on yourselves. Your movements must be quick, and don't turn on the lights! Upper bunk classmates should pay attention to safety and avoid bumping into things; when running out, don't push or panic, safety first, it's better to be slow than to have an accident!" After finishing his instructions, he had everyone continue practicing.

  Lin Fanghua appreciated Little Bear's words, he was obviously very concerned about the safety of the female soldiers, and would rather not have good grades than let the girls get into trouble. So, she hoped that Class 9 could achieve another good result this time to repay Little Bear's sincere care.

  Now the 9th class is ahead of other female soldier classes in all aspects, and the flowing red flag of the advanced class has been hanging on the 9th class. Everyone's collective sense of honor is strong, so she proposed it, and everyone responded enthusiastically. That night, the 9th class turned off the lights an hour earlier, and everyone practiced packing their bags in the dark. While practicing, Lin Fanghua also taught everyone some notes on emergency assembly, such as: don't panic, the more panicked you are, the slower you will be; before going to bed, put your clothes and backpack straps in order and place them within reach of your pillow; first put on your clothes, then pack your bag, and finally put on your pants and shoes, run to the assembly point and tidy up; before going to bed, clean up obstacles such as stools in the room and clear a path for running. In short, the whole class became a rope, vowing to win the first place in the whole row and the whole team.

  The girls in other classes saw them like this and were nervous, thinking they had some inside information. They quickly packed their bags, put on their clothes and lay down on the bed. However, the ninth class, who started it all, just made preparations but still slept soundly as usual because Lin Fanghua knew that the instructors would definitely check beforehand. Sure enough, after lights out, instructor Guo Mei came to inspect the dormitory and scolded those classes severely, ordering them to take off their clothes immediately. When Guo Mei arrived at the ninth class, she saw that although they had all taken off their clothes and were sleeping, their clothes were neatly placed on the head of the bed, their pants were at the foot of the bed, and their quilts were folded in half, looking like they were ready for battle. She couldn't help but smile secretly: this ninth class is really sly.

  That night was peaceful and uneventful. The next day's training went on as usual, also without incident, and in the evening they even watched a outdoor movie "Sentinels under Neon Lights" together. Although the film is old, it still looks quite enjoyable, these young people may have seen it when they were kids, but most of them had vague impressions. At this time, re-watching this film in the military camp was still very touching, everyone looked relaxed and laughed constantly while watching. Before lights out that night, it started drizzling again, many people couldn't help but think that there shouldn't be an emergency assembly tonight!

  There were many people who thought so, but under Lin Fanghua's insistence, everyone was still fully prepared as they were yesterday.

  The body that had been trained hard all day soon fell asleep under the accompaniment of the soft rain outside the window.

  When everyone was having a good dream, a shrill emergency assembly whistle cut through the night's silence. Lin Fanghua suddenly sat up and shouted: "Emergency assembly! Get up quickly!"

  At the same time, the surroundings suddenly became chaotic like water pouring into a boiling pot of oil. Although they had mentally prepared themselves, the girls couldn't help but let out instinctive screams at the sound of the alarm, and some even jumped out of bed and ran wildly around the room.

  "Don't panic, everyone! Don't be nervous! Do what we practiced! It's okay! Whatever you do, don't panic, the more panicked you are, the more chaotic it will be! First, put on your backpacks, and then go out and wear (should be "pack") your clothes!"

  As if they had found their backbone, the girls were no longer so flustered, and the movements that the class leader had taught them and they had practiced before also came back to them.

  Finally, the ninth class's grades were not bad, ranking first in the whole row and third in the whole company. Moreover, in the subsequent three-kilometer cross-country run, no one dropped out, and they ran to the finish line as a whole team, receiving praise from the company commander.