Whether it was a mule or a horse, Li Yannian didn't expect that he would meet such a strong opponent. In the basic military culture exam, Qi Rui's scores were not lower than Li Yannian's in any aspect. This was a huge pressure for Li Yannian. He could climb all the way to his current level by relying on this exam and evaluation system.
Those young masters with a background could be promoted as long as they could pass the average score. People like Li Yannian needed to be above excellent in every exam to "pass through difficult passes." Li Yannian didn't care about ordinary scores. His honor and promotion were completely based on the foundation of far higher average scores. This was where Li Yannian's pain lay, but also where his pride lay.
Li Yannian also saw Qi Rui's peculiarity. Qi Rui was stubborn and flexible. Anyone's excellent way of handling things could interest Qi Rui. But after consulting and imitating, Qi Rui often insisted on his old way. This was in stark contrast to Li Yannian's attitude of either no change or big change.
Since Qi Rui was willing to learn from other people's experience, Li Yannian also decided to learn from Qi Rui. When the military evaluation was over, Li Yannian found Qi Rui and talked about it. Qi Rui didn't evade it, nor did he fool him. He explained, "I have my own strengths and weaknesses, so I can only choose the path that suits me based on my own foundation. There are too many things to learn from others. I'm too lazy. I can't do something that tiring. "
Li Yannian was shocked. Not knowing that learning good things was almost a sin. Openly admitting that one was too lazy to change oneself was the sin of all sins. At least Li Yannian insisted on looking at the problem this way. So he couldn't understand how such a lazy person could do something that Li Yannian couldn't.
Truth had an indescribable power. Li Yannian couldn't help but feel Qi Rui's sincerity. So Li Yannian changed the question. "Then what are you learning recently?"
"Everything has to be considered by itself, and don't involve other things. It's a big problem for me to forcefully link things that don't have any cause-and-effect relationship. It's just something that happened at the same time. "Qi Rui answered frankly.
"Can you explain it more clearly?" Li Yannian was confused by Qi Rui's words.
"For example, if I were to play a feudal trick and dance to pray for rain. Then it rained. I have to believe that there is no relationship between the two, "Qi Rui explained in more detail.
"Isn't that obvious?!" Li Yannian couldn't help but say angrily. One good thing about Qi Rui was that he wasn't difficult to get along with. After all these years of being students together, Li Yannian and Qi Rui could actually communicate very easily.
Seeing that Li Yannian was agitated, Qi Rui could not help but explain again, "I do some things right and some things wrong every day. I always associate what I did right and what I did wrong with what I thought before. Lately, I think it's a big mistake. "
"Isn't it because you think that there is a connection between the exam results and the knowledge you have before the exam? Did you only understand this now? "Li Yannian commented more clearly.
"Ah?" Qi Rui was shocked. "You already understood this principle?"
"I've taken so many exams. If I didn't understand this principle, I'm afraid I would have died a long time ago. And before I understood this principle, I really had the heart to die! "Li Yannian never thought that Qi Rui, who was slightly above him, could not understand this principle. However, he soon felt relieved. He was a rich man, after all. He thought that if he put in effort, he would definitely be rewarded. If he studied, he would definitely be able to improve his results. The world was so tolerant towards them. But against people like Li Yannian who came from the lower class, the world showed a colder nature. Only by going through five trials and killing six generals could one get a chance. Even when you put a cooked duck firmly in your mouth, you would still meet the ending of the duck flying away. The children of the poor matured early because they understood too well that there was a stronger force under the facts that could be seen with the naked eye. That force was controlled by people like Qi Rui.
"Qi Rui, what do your parents do?" Li Yannian asked a more personal question. Although Li Yannian's hostility towards the capable Qi Rui did not decrease, his respect for him increased day by day.
"My mother is a university professor, but she's already retired." Qi Rui answered with a prepared answer. This answer was suggested by his father, Vézé. Qi Rui would never refuse to use other people's wisdom.
Sure enough, Li Yannian immediately felt that Qi Rui was more pleasing to the eye. In the eyes of the Chinese, university professors represented knowledge, morality, and character. Moreover, retired university professors had the attribute of being close to the people. Other than the knowledge and social image that they accumulated through their work, they had no power after they retired. Harmless intellectuals without power were easily recognized by people. From Li Yannian's point of view, there was a reasonable explanation for Qi Rui's excellence. With such an excellent mother, Qi Rui would naturally receive a better education.
The world now was different from the past. Before liberation, people would be very used to talking about their parents, talking about their fathers. However, after liberation, there was a relatively big change. Women's employment gave women enough room for advancement. When parents were compared, it was not necessarily the father's side that had the absolute advantage. Now, there were more and more people who ranked his mother ahead of him, and Li Yannian was gradually getting used to it. < <.
"Very good," Li Yannian praised.
Just as the two were about to enter the prelude of speechlessness, Zhou Shaokang ran over. After the military training resumed, the students could finally breathe a sigh of relief. Fiddling with weapons was far easier than fiddling with a pen. The students who could enter the intermediate class all felt the same. Therefore, after the training ended, Zhou Shaokang ran over and dragged his team out for a drink. It was China's tradition to work for five days and rest for one day. Today happened to be the fifth working day. The teachers were also resting, so everyone could take advantage of the night to go out and relax.
If Li Yannian only knew how to fight against the rich and powerful, he would not have been able to climb to where he was today no matter what. Li Yannian accepted Li Shaokang's invitation frankly. Therefore, the team went to a restaurant outside the school, booked a private room, and began to eat.
"Let's first toast to our team's total score in the military training!" After ordering, Li Shaokang first poured wine into the empty glasses in front of everyone, then stood up with the wine glass in his hand and shouted.
"Cheers!" All the members stood up and shouted together. Taking first place out of the forty groups was a very delightful result. The Liberation Army's assessment had always been open, no matter what Li Yannian thought. The pressure that everyone faced was actually about the same.
"Keep up the good work, and continue to achieve good results in the other assessments!" Li Yannian shouted. With such a group of good teammates, he did not feel unhappy. The total score for the assessment was 450,000, and there was only a difference of 11 points between the first and second place teams. On average, each team had a little more than one point. There were really hidden dragons and crouching tigers in the intermediate training. If one person in their team was not good enough, the total score would immediately be pulled down by a large margin. Li Yannian was very familiar with the fourth-ranked team. Several of his familiar comrades were in that team. The reason why it was ranked fourth was that one of his comrades suffered from acute gastroenteritis. His score of 50 points was only 19 points. If that guy had not been sick, there would have been a fierce battle.
No one dared to shout arrogantly about winning the first place again, so everyone followed suit and shouted, "Keep up the good work! Achieve good results again! " This standard phrase that had appeared countless times on blackboard newspapers and documents was shouted by the young soldiers together.
After the shouting, everyone took their seats. The Military Governor Of Vaize had a teaching. "I don't want to see anyone in the army flaunting their wealth, so I personally think that if it's a private meal, comrades should share it equally."
With the commander-in-chief's words, this spirit also spread to the entire army. The income of soldiers was quite transparent, and the result of a few rich people showing off was to create jealousy. However, people would also roll their eyes even if they did not treat. This was because the habits of farmers could not be completely washed away in ten or twenty years. In the past, no matter how mischievous the landlords were on normal days, they had to give out porridge during famine years. Eating from the rich was also a recognized behavior in an agricultural society. At least it could ease social conflicts. On the other hand, going Dutch would be considered a kind of cold action.
The income of officers was relatively high, and many officers' income was even an important source of income for their families. This group of young people living independently naturally knew the traditional custom of "treating people back, and the return must be of a higher level." However, it was extremely difficult for them to do so. The industrial age had shattered large families and created atomized individuals and families. Going Dutch could indeed reduce the cost of social interaction while the number of social interactions increased exponentially. Therefore, no matter how the commander-in-chief's orders were discussed, they were carried out very thoroughly.
Everyone would bid ten yuan as a basic fee. Young people loved to be lively. Such a simple matter could be done while waiting for the dishes to be served.
"How about this, everyone tell a joke first. If the joke is not funny, then you have to continue. If you really can't say it and don't want to say it, then add another five yuan. "Hu Xingzhi made a program suggestion. Everyone felt diffident. It was easy to make everyone fight with their lives on the line. It was a little difficult to make them tell jokes. However, the young people refused to give up so easily, so they braced themselves and went ahead.
In fact, this was just a joke. Regardless of whether it was funny or not, it was actually just for fun. Therefore, the first eight people passed, leaving only Qi Rui. Hu Xingzhi shouted, "Look, everyone has passed. No one is willing to pay the five yuan. Otherwise, Qi Rui, you can just obediently pay the money. This is perfect. "
Someone took the lead to jeer, so everyone who passed followed suit. "That's right, hurry up and take out the money." "Just obediently admit defeat."
Qi Rui showed a troubled expression. He took out another five yuan from his pocket and sighed heavily. "Everyone is right. I don't know how to joke, so I won't do it. However, I heard something. There was an uncle who raised pigs well and made a lot of money. One day, an industrial worker came and smiled at the old man. Then, he asked, 'Old man, your pigs are so well raised, what do you usually feed them?' The farmer said, 'Whatever we don't eat, we feed the pigs.' The industrial worker's expression immediately changed and said angrily to the old man, 'If you don't raise the pigs properly, how can they grow well? This won't do, fine! "
Qi Rui's tone was calm and his words were calm. Everyone listened to him.
"After a few days, another industrial worker came. He smiled at the old man and asked, 'Old man, your pigs are so well raised, what do you usually feed them?' The farmer said, 'Milk, eggs, roast chicken, roast duck, how do we pay tribute?' What do you feed the pigs? The industrial worker's expression immediately changed and said angrily to the old man, 'Pigs, animals.' There are so many people who can't even eat these good things, and you actually feed them to the pigs! This won't do, fine! '
"After a few days, another industrial worker came. He smiled at the old man and asked, 'Old man, your pigs are so well raised, what do you usually feed them?' This time, the farmer also smiled kindly … "At this point, Qi Rui shook the banknote in his hand and put it on the table in an exaggerated and comical manner." I give the pigs five yuan a day to buy whatever they want to eat. "
"Haha!" Hearing that the farmer defeated the industrial worker in a battle of wits, some of the slower brothers laughed.
But those with sharp reflexes already knew what was going on.
"Get lost!"
"You're the pig!"
"Go to hell!"
Laughter and curses immediately rang out. With this, the atmosphere immediately became lively. Although this joke was a little sinister, the effect was definitely strong. Li Yannian looked at Qi Rui, who looked like a hooligan, and also felt a lot more friendly. At this time, the dishes were gradually served. The young soldiers, driven by their insatiable appetite, stuffed themselves with food.
After eating for a while, their hunger was mostly gone. Hu Xingzhi held a glass of wine and asked, "Will there be a war with the United States this time?"
In the beginning, the statistical work of the people was not good, of course, the main reason was that they were not skilled. The Chinese diplomats that were beaten by the American New York police in the newspaper the other day made the young soldiers very interested. It didn't matter what the people thought. The army, especially the soldiers from the North American Military Region, felt that a war between China and the United States was unlikely to be avoided. The only difference was probably a big fight or a small one. The soldiers were just more skeptical about when to start fighting and what reason to start fighting.
Now that the training was on the right track and the heavy pressure had been lifted, this question was raised again.
"I haven't heard anything yet, maybe they won't fight because of this," Li Shaokang said.
Hu Xingzhi shook his head repeatedly. "Not necessarily. You saw the Liberation Army newspaper that according to the convention, the ambassadors of various countries have diplomatic immunity. Non-criminal and other major issues can't touch the ambassador. What's more, our ambassador was just driving on the street, not breaking the law at all. If we swallow this, the Americans will only take advantage of us in the future. "
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