Koshkin was obviously familiar with the terrain in this area. After driving for less than ten minutes, Sokov, who was sitting in the passenger seat, saw a military store appearing on the roadside in front of him.
Sokov thought Koshkin would park his car in front of the store, but instead he drove straight past. Sokov thought he didn't see it, and quickly reminded him: "Lieutenant Koshkin, there was a military store just on the roadside, why didn't you stop?"
Koshkin quickly glanced sideways at Sokov and said: "Comrade General, that is an ordinary military store. With your rank, you should go to the officer store."
This was the first time Sokov heard about the officer's store. He was stunned for a moment and then asked: "What are there in the officer's store?"
"How should I put it, Comrade General." Kosh said carefully: "Anyway, the products inside are richer than those in the military stores we often go to."
Sokov went to the military store several times to buy things. Although there were many types of products, there was no comparison with the supermarkets he visited in later generations. At this moment, Koshkin said that the products in the officers' store were more diverse than those in the military stores, which aroused his curiosity.
Nina, who was sitting in the back row, also heard Koshkin’s words and couldn’t help but curiously asked Asiya: “Asiya, have you been to the officer’s store?”
"No." Asiya shook her head and said, "I heard that only school-level officers are eligible to shop in military stores. I always shop in ordinary military stores and have never been to an military store."
"Misha." After Nina waited for her daughter to finish speaking, she smiled and said to Sokov sitting in the front row: "I really didn't expect that when we first met, I would be able to take advantage of you and see you. What does the legendary officer’s store look like?”
Sokov laughed dryly and said a little embarrassedly: "Nina, actually I have never been to the officer's store, so I don't know what is going on there."
When the car arrived in front of a stone building with an obvious European style, Sokov saw a sign hanging above the glass door at the entrance that read "Officer Shopping Store". There were two sentries standing guard at the door. , there was a wooden table next to them, but there was no one behind the table.
When Sokov and others got out of the car, they followed Koshkin to the door of the officer's store.
Seeing Sokov and others trying to enter the store, the store was opened by an officer from the inside. He came to Sokov, raised his hand in salute, and said politely: "Comrade General, please show your ID!"
Checking documents has always been a Russian tradition. Even Lenin had the experience of having his documents checked on the road many times, let alone a very ordinary general like himself. So Sokov cooperated and took out his ID and handed it to the other party.
The officer took Sokov's ID, sat behind the table, opened his book and began to carefully register the information on Sokov's military ID. After he finished registering, he looked up at Koshkin, Asiya and others and said, "Where are your documents?"
"Comrade Second Lieutenant," as an officer of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Koshkin was not even afraid of officers with a higher rank than himself, let alone officers with a lower rank than him. He did not take out his ID, but accused the other party with a straight face. : "Your duty is to register at the door. Why weren't you at your post just now?"
The officer saw clearly at this moment that the officer following Sokov was actually wearing a blue hat of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. He was suddenly frightened and broke into a cold sweat. He quickly stood up and replied respectfully: "Comrade Lieutenant, the weather is too high outside." When it gets cold, you go indoors to warm yourself up..."
But Koshkin said reluctantly: "You are absent from your post without permission, do you know that?"
Sokov agreed with Koshkin's statement. Analyzing the situation at hand, this officer's duty is to register the information of people entering the store. But he was not at his post just now, so there is nothing wrong in saying that he was AWOL. As for the reason for leaving the post, it was even more unreliable. He was afraid of the cold. So weren't the two sentries standing guard at the door cold? None of them have left their posts, so why can you be special?
If it were normal, Sokov would probably give him a lesson if he saw this situation. However, since he was here to shop today, there was no need to add any extraneous details, so he calmly said: "Lieutenant Koshkin, I think this is the second lieutenant's first offense, so there is no need to hold him accountable."
"That's right, Comrade General." The officer returned the military ID card to Sokov with both hands and said respectfully: "This is indeed my first offender, and I will never leave my post without authorization again."
Since Sokov didn't pursue the matter, Koshkin couldn't say anything else. He nodded at the officer with his hand, snorted heavily, reached out and pushed open the closed glass door, and then said to Sokov : "Comrade General, please come in!"
Entering the store, Sokov immediately saw the difference between this place and other places. The products here are not placed on the counter, but on open shelves, and customers can choose the products they want at will.
To match this, the salespersons in the store are all young and beautiful, with enthusiastic attitudes. Seeing Sokov coming in with a cane, a salesperson suddenly felt his eyes light up. He hurriedly greeted him and asked politely: "Hello, Comrade General, how can I help you?"
Sokov hadn't seen clearly what products were in the store, so he didn't know what to buy. He could only say perfunctorily: "I want to take a look and tell you if there is anything else I need to tell you."
"Okay, Comrade General." The salesperson said with a slight smile: "If you need anything, please just ask and I will do my best to serve you."
"Asiya," Sokov turned to Asiya and said, "You and Nina go around the store to see what you can buy." Before Asiya could answer, he said to Koshkin , "Koshkin, you are also looking around, but is there anything you want to buy?"
After Asya, Koshkin and others left, the salesperson saw that Sokov did not want to move around because of his inconvenience, so he took the initiative and said: "Comrade General, I think your leg seems to have been injured. Stand still." You must be very tired, why not go to our rest area to rest for a while."
Sokov did not refuse the salesperson's kindness and followed her to the rest area.
Sokov never dreamed that there would be such a comfortable rest area in the store, with not only comfortable sofas, expensive coffee tables, but also free refreshments.
The salesperson placed the hot tea in front of Sokov, placed a plate of biscuits, and asked politely: "Comrade General, do you need anything else?"
"No need for the moment," Sokov replied politely after seeing the name on the other person's badge clearly: "Lena, thank you! If you have something to do, just go and do it and don't worry about me."
Koshkin was obviously familiar with the terrain in this area. After driving for less than ten minutes, Sokov, who was sitting in the passenger seat, saw a military store appearing on the roadside in front of him.
Sokov thought Koshkin would park his car in front of the store, but instead he drove straight past. Sokov thought he didn't see it, and quickly reminded him: "Lieutenant Koshkin, there was a military store just on the roadside, why didn't you stop?"
Koshkin quickly glanced sideways at Sokov and said: "Comrade General, that is an ordinary military store. With your rank, you should go to the officer store."
This was the first time Sokov heard about the officer's store. He was stunned for a moment and then asked: "What are there in the officer's store?"
"How should I put it, Comrade General." Kosh said carefully: "Anyway, the products inside are richer than those in the military stores we often go to."
Sokov went to the military store several times to buy things. Although there were many types of products, there was no comparison with the supermarkets he visited in later generations. At this moment, Koshkin said that the products in the officers' store were more diverse than those in the military stores, which aroused his curiosity.
Nina, who was sitting in the back row, also heard Koshkin’s words and couldn’t help but curiously asked Asiya: “Asiya, have you been to the officer’s store?”
"No." Asiya shook her head and said, "I heard that only school-level officers are eligible to shop in military stores. I always shop in ordinary military stores and have never been to an military store."
"Misha." After Nina waited for her daughter to finish speaking, she smiled and said to Sokov sitting in the front row: "I really didn't expect that when we first met, I would be able to take advantage of you and see you. What does the legendary officer’s store look like?”
Sokov laughed dryly and said a little embarrassedly: "Nina, actually I have never been to the officer's store, so I don't know what is going on there."
When the car arrived in front of a stone building with an obvious European style, Sokov saw a sign hanging above the glass door at the entrance that read "Officer Shopping Store". There were two sentries standing guard at the door. , there was a wooden table next to them, but there was no one behind the table.
When Sokov and others got out of the car, they followed Koshkin to the door of the officer's store.
Seeing Sokov and others trying to enter the store, the store was opened by an officer from the inside. He came to Sokov, raised his hand in salute, and said politely: "Comrade General, please show your ID!"
Checking documents has always been a Russian tradition. Even Lenin had the experience of having his documents checked on the road many times, let alone a very ordinary general like himself. So Sokov cooperated and took out his ID and handed it to the other party.
The officer took Sokov's ID, sat behind the table, opened his book and began to carefully register the information on Sokov's military ID. After he finished registering, he looked up at Koshkin, Asiya and others and said, "Where are your documents?"
"Comrade Second Lieutenant," as an officer of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Koshkin was not even afraid of officers with a higher rank than himself, let alone officers with a lower rank than him. He did not take out his ID, but accused the other party with a straight face. : "Your duty is to register at the door. Why weren't you at your post just now?"
The officer saw clearly at this moment that the officer following Sokov was actually wearing a blue hat of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. He was suddenly frightened and broke into a cold sweat. He quickly stood up and replied respectfully: "Comrade Lieutenant, the weather is too high outside." When it gets cold, you go indoors to warm yourself up..."
But Koshkin said reluctantly: "You are absent from your post without permission, do you know that?"
Sokov agreed with Koshkin's statement. Analyzing the situation at hand, this officer's duty is to register the information of people entering the store. But he was not at his post just now, so there is nothing wrong in saying that he was AWOL. As for the reason for leaving the post, it was even more unreliable. He was afraid of the cold. So weren't the two sentries standing guard at the door cold? None of them have left their posts, so why can you be special?
If it were normal, Sokov would probably give him a lesson if he saw this situation. However, since he was here to shop today, there was no need to add any extraneous details, so he calmly said: "Lieutenant Koshkin, I think this is the second lieutenant's first offense, so there is no need to hold him accountable."
"That's right, Comrade General." The officer returned the military ID card to Sokov with both hands and said respectfully: "This is indeed my first offender, and I will never leave my post without authorization again."
Since Sokov didn't pursue the matter, Koshkin couldn't say anything else. He nodded at the officer with his hand, snorted heavily, reached out and pushed open the closed glass door, and then said to Sokov : "Comrade General, please come in!"
Entering the store, Sokov immediately saw the difference between this place and other places. The products here are not placed on the counter, but on open shelves, and customers can choose the products they want at will.
To match this, the salespersons in the store are all young and beautiful, with enthusiastic attitudes. Seeing Sokov coming in with a cane, a salesperson suddenly felt his eyes light up. He hurriedly greeted him and asked politely: "Hello, Comrade General, how can I help you?"
Sokov hadn't seen clearly what products were in the store, so he didn't know what to buy. He could only say perfunctorily: "I want to take a look and tell you if there is anything else I need to tell you."
"Okay, Comrade General." The salesperson said with a slight smile: "If you need anything, please just ask and I will do my best to serve you."
"Asiya," Sokov turned to Asiya and said, "You and Nina go around the store and see what you can buy." Before Asiya could answer, he said to Koshkin , "Koshkin, you are also looking around, but is there anything you want to buy?"
After Asya, Koshkin and others left, the salesperson saw that Sokov did not want to move around because of his inconvenience, so he took the initiative and said: "Comrade General, I think your leg seems to have been injured. Stand still." You must be very tired, why not go to our rest area to rest for a while."
Sokov did not refuse the salesperson's kindness and followed her to the rest area.
Sokov never dreamed that there would be such a comfortable rest area in the store, with not only comfortable sofas, expensive coffee tables, but also free refreshments.
The salesperson placed the hot tea in front of Sokov, placed a plate of biscuits, and asked politely: "Comrade General, do you need anything else?"
"No need for the moment," Sokov replied politely after seeing the name on the other person's badge clearly: "Lena, thank you! If you have something to do, just go and do it and don't worry about me."
