Chapter 75: A Day of Rest is Equal to Half an hour
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
On this day, the events of the fourth day became the topic of discussion among the new recruits. Despite it being the weekend, the recruits were under strict regulations and had limited opportunities to communicate freely with recruits from other classes.
However, there were some exceptions. On the second floor, the warriors of the first and second rows resided. First Platoon had returned earlier, but they were occupied with washing clothes on the other side of the two water rooms.
Although there were only a few people in the aisle, they were still in close proximity. Recently, class leaders and even recruits from other classes had been sneaking a peek at the door, so it was impossible to keep the matter hidden.
Furthermore, it seemed that the squad leaders of the entire recruit company, except for the fourth squad leader, had no intention of concealing the incident.
It was understandable because having an unjustly treated individual in their class would have left them feeling numb. Therefore, the incident was used as a joke and a negative example by the squad leaders to remind everyone not to touch their blankets.
Ye Sanshi returned to the cloakroom, finally finding some time to rest as promised the night before.
“Wang Ye, you and Deng Hai can rest for half an hour. During this time, you can visit the service center to buy some daily necessities or explore the camp. Remember, you must stay together, and you must return within half an hour.
If you don’t come back before lunch, both of you will skip lunch today!”
Both were rendered speechless. At that moment, Wang Ye wasn’t sure what Deng Hai was thinking. Nevertheless, there was something he wanted to express.
Last night, Ye Sanshi had mentioned that they would have a break on the weekend after passing the regulations. However, Wang Ye had completely forgotten about it in the morning. After all, Ye Sanshi had a packed schedule and didn’t have time to rest.
Later in the afternoon, Wang Ye had learned that he had to clean up after his nap. And now, he was given a break.
Moreover, it was already past 11:20, and the so-called weekend break only had half an hour remaining?
Even though it was better than nothing, Wang Ye couldn’t help but feel a bit disappointed. Nonetheless, he could still visit the service center, but he found it distasteful that he had to go with Deng Hai. Fortunately, it was only for shopping.
During their walk to the service center, Wang Ye and Deng Hai remained silent. “Hey, it’s you again!” Wang Ye and Deng Hai entered the service center. Behind the counter stood the woman who had bought cigarettes from Wang Ye before.
Upon seeing Wang Ye, she was slightly surprised but quickly greeted him with a smile.
“Oh, it’s you! Are you here to buy cigarettes again? You know, many recruits won’t have a chance to buy things from me after three months, except for their initial visit. It’s only been a few days, and you’re already back”
Coincidentally, the store was empty at the moment, so the woman happily engaged in conversation with Wang Ye and Deng Hai.
However, Deng Hai’s expression turned sour upon hearing the mention of cigarettes. It reminded him of the last time Wang Ye bought cigarettes for him, and the taste made his stomach ache.
Wang Ye’s smile widened, but he refrained from laughing out loud. “No, Auntie. I’m here to buy some daily necessities this time.”
The woman glanced at Deng Hai and noticed his gloomy demeanor. Wang Ye immediately understood the situation and didn’t say anything further. He waved his hand and walked toward the shelves.
Soon, Wang Ye selected his items—a dozen rolls of paper and ten bottles of drinks. The paper was a consumable item, and since the other recruits couldn’t come over, he bought extra rolls to distribute among them. As for the drinks, he got one bottle per person, excluding Deng Hai.
Wang Ye didn’t bother to pamper him. Besides, he was only responsible for his own needs. If he wanted a drink, he could buy it himself.
Wang Ye had limited money on him. Ye Sanshi had instructed him to keep no more than 500 yuan in cash. It was unlikely that he would be allowed to leave the camp during the recruit period, so he had to be cautious with his spending.
Upon returning to the dormitory, Ye Sanshi didn’t mention anything about Wang Ye bringing drinks and paper for everyone. He gladly accepted his share.
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After dinner, Ye Sanshi instructed everyone to fold their blankets. Tomorrow, they would be evaluated based on the condition of their moving red flags for the new week.
Ye Sanshi’s Class Five was determined to defend their title, and the members of the class were holding back their anger, not wanting their moving red flag to be taken away. This was a matter of everyone’s interest. Without the moving red flag, Ye Sanshi wouldn’t receive his phone next weekend, and the students of Class Five wouldn’t be able to sleep in until five.
Class Five had performed exceptionally well that week. Although they only had a little over an hour in the morning to fold their blankets, they were all very diligent.
Wang Ye and Ye Sanshi assisted with the inspection, and Wang Ye occasionally helped with the reworking. Despite having weekly evaluations, there were daily internal inspections as well. Wang Ye and the others had witnessed blankets being thrown out of the dormitory building after their morning exercises. They even saw blankets in the toilets.
“Shh, shh!”
At two o’clock in the afternoon, a whistle sounded from downstairs.
“All squads, prepare for cleanup!”
The whistle signaled the end of the weekend break.
Fortunately, someone had taken care of the toilets that week.
Class Monitor Four, who had the most points deducted the previous week and was the most unfortunate today, had to clean all the toilets in the dormitory building. According to Kang Hua, this was his share.
In the camp, the cleanest and most comfortable areas were reserved for the strongest. The determination of who was the strongest was based on the internal affairs evaluation, which included hygiene standards.
Class Five had obtained the moving red flag, so the only area outside the dormitory building with good hygiene was the basketball court. The rest of the areas were assigned based on the deducted points.
Out of the nine areas, the last one was the bathroom in the dormitory building, which included the toilet pit.
Over the past ten days, a considerable amount of waste had accumulated in the pit. Since it had only been cleaned two days ago, it hadn’t been touched until now.
Wang Ye couldn’t help but feel relieved that his class wasn’t at the bottom. However, he reminded himself not to eat anything prepared by the members of Class Four in the future, even if he starved. He couldn’t trust that their brand new yellow basin, used for just ten days, wouldn’t turn into a tool for cleaning feces.
“Vice Class Monitor, Brother Wang, from now on, we are brothers. I’m truly grateful to you!” Qin Li followed Wang Ye while taking the cleaning tools and spoke sincerely in a low voice.
“What’s the matter?” Wang Ye turned around with a smile.
“Thank you for teaching us how to fold the blankets! I can’t even bear to think about it. If I had to clean the toilet pit, I’d probably collapse. Even if I managed to endure it, I might not be able to eat for a week!”
“I wouldn’t be able to eat for at least a month. Is that even human?”