Rebirth: Join the Army with a System

Chapter 8 Making the Quilt

Breakfast time passed quickly and the recruits returned to the dormitory again.

During the first two or three days of the recruit camp, no formal training was organized in the camp.

At this time, the first thing the recruits have to learn is the first skill in the army - housekeeping.

Tidying up the house is not an easy task. It involves a series of knowledge such as making the mattress, folding the quilt, organizing the cabinet, placing small items, etc.

Among these, the most tiring one is folding the quilt.

It is a strict requirement in the army that everyone must fold their quilt into a neat square block of tofu.

For this purpose, a special scoring mechanism has been set up in the army.

Folding blankets is definitely the most headache-inducing part for most recruits.

If the recruits can't stack properly, it depends on what kind of person their squad leader is.

If you are lucky, you will meet a patient and good-tempered squad leader who will teach you step by step over and over again.

He will tell you how to fold it, what tips and tricks are there, etc. He will teach you patiently until you pass.

But if you are unlucky and meet a squad leader who is impatient and has a bad temper, then you will suffer!

Most of these monitors only teach once or twice, and then let you learn to fold by yourselves.

If you don't fold it properly, the court will at least pull your quilt apart to make you overlap; at worst, the quilt will be thrown directly into the corridor or even into the bathroom. The more aggressive ones will directly open the window and throw it out.

It just so happened that Li Tianhua's luck was not very good. His squad leader Zhao Chao, because of his young age, was obviously not a patient person.

After Zhao Chao hastily taught them how to fold it twice, he left it alone and told them to fold it themselves. Zhao Chao also said:

"I have to go out for a while. I'll come back to check later."

After Zhao Chao finished speaking, he went out directly and no one knew where he went.

But Li Tianhua knew that he was obviously going out to see the girls in school!

After all, Zhao Chao is only a private first class, a second-year soldier, not very old, probably in his early 20s.

Most people at this age have a rough temperament and have not yet completely calmed down.

Zhao Chao, a 20-year-old young man, was visiting this barracks with college students for the first time. He certainly couldn't wait to run over to take a look.

In many military units, there are almost no women, and even if there are, they are all older women.

If the camp is in the city, that is relatively good. At least you can go out often and see the colorful world outside.

But if it is in a ravine or a sentry post, it would be terrible.

There is a joke that goes like this: All mosquitoes in the camp are male!

Although this statement is a bit exaggerated, it well reflects the mood of those young and energetic guys staying in the mountains.

Not long after Zhao Chao left, the new recruits in the class quickly discovered the problem.

Following Zhao Chao's instruction, they were unable to fold the quilt into tofu blocks.

Since I couldn’t fold it properly, I just watched how others folded it. When they looked up, you looked at me and I looked at you, and none of us folded it very well.

For a moment, they didn't know what to do.

It’s not like they haven’t tried before, but their eyes can do it, but their hands can’t!

Looking at the quilt I folded, the corners are rounded like bread, and there is no shadow of tofu blocks at all. It is obviously not up to standard.

In his previous life, even Li Tianhua was criticized a lot for this matter.

Li Tianhua looked at the quilt and raised his lips slightly. Fortunately, he had experience in his previous life and knew how to fold the quilt properly.

Then, he looked at the confused and bewildered people in the class and said with a smile:

"If you can't fold it properly, then learn from me. I know how to fold the quilt properly."

As he spoke, Li Tianhua spread the quilt flat on the ground, then pulled out a small stool from under the bed. He used the stool as an iron to "iron" the quilt over and over again, flattening the wrinkles and pressing the soft cotton wool in the quilt as firmly as possible.

While operating, Li Tianhua also explained why he did so.

Although Li Tianhua knows a lot of little tricks, he is unable to implement them for the time being and does not want to do so.

For example, they would add canvas to the quilt, and some smart people would wet it with water or add gel water, etc., but he did not teach these companions.

It’s not that Li Tianhua was reluctant to teach that way, but because after doing so, it would be very uncomfortable to cover yourself with the quilt.

Li Tianhua has always firmly believed that quilts are for covering, not for looking at.

It is extremely stupid to reduce the comfort of bedding for the sake of face.

Not to mention, if a quilt gets wet in the winter, it will be difficult to dry and it will also be very cold.

Covering yourself with such a quilt is not only bad for your health, but also makes you prone to catching a cold.

Even if you change the method and don't wet it with water, but use canvas, it will still be very uncomfortable to cover it with the hard cloth.

After Li Tianhua’s detailed explanation, the other students in the class suddenly understood.

Afterwards, he began to copy Li Tianhua's movements in an imitative manner. As the floor in the classroom was not large enough, he moved to the corridor and started pressing.

When they went out, they were surprised to find that Li Tianhua was not the only one who did this. There were also many smart people in other classes. They had already brought out the quilts and were operating in the corridor. The steps were the same as the method Li Tianhua had taught them before.

Needless to say, Li Tianhua had learned this technique from other squad leaders in his previous life.

After seeing this situation, they did not dare to delay and directly threw the quilt to the ground.

Although they didn't understand, how did Li Tianhua know this method.

However, they were still very grateful for Li Tianhua's careful teaching.

After all, if it’s not folded properly, no one knows what will happen next.

After teaching everyone in the class, Li Tianhua lowered his head and began to press the quilt.

During this process, he used a lot of strength, but even so, it took him nearly an hour to fold the quilt.

After all, Li Tianhua had been folding tofu blocks for nearly six or seven years in his previous life. Even if he was not familiar with it, he was not that unfamiliar with it.

Don't underestimate the simple act of folding a quilt. There are many details that need to be paid attention to.

Pressing the quilt flat is just the simplest part. There is still a series of detailed work to be done before the tofu block quilt can be folded properly.

After folding the quilt, Li Tianhua did not rest, but relied on his experience in his previous life to begin to tidy up his internal affairs in an orderly manner.

Nearly half an hour passed before squad leader Zhao Chao came back from outside.

After entering the door, I took a glance at the busy figures in the class and was quite satisfied.

However, when Zhao Chao saw Li Tianhua's bed, his expression changed obviously.

Then, Zhao Chao clapped his hands and shouted:

"Everyone, please stop for a moment and come and see the effect of Li Tianhua's stacking."

As soon as Zhao Chao finished speaking, everyone in the class stopped what they were doing and rushed over from all directions.

After seeing that everyone was present, squad leader Zhao Chao pointed to Li Tianhua's bed and said with satisfaction:

"Do you see this bed? This is the standard. I don't ask much of you. Just half of Li Tianhua's standard will be enough."

Looking at the bitter expressions on everyone's faces, Zhao Chao waved his hand and said:

"Okay. Except for Li Tianhua who is taking a rest, everyone else continues to stack."

Everyone in the class was dumbfounded looking at the bedding that was just like a block of tofu, and at the same time, they were wailing in their hearts.

"Is that human being?"

"We are both new recruits, why are you so outstanding..."

"Is this going to make people live..."

Even though everyone in the class was complaining in their hearts, no one was stupid enough to stand up and say no.

Then, everyone turned around and started to work on the unfinished work.

With Li Tianhua's bed as a comparison, some of the quicker recruits had to pull open the quilts that were about to be folded and fold them again.

After seeing Li Tianhua’s bed, those who had almost made their bed suddenly felt unable to bear to look at it when they saw the tofu blocks they had folded again.

What is folded? It's horrible.

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