The next morning, there was a thick layer of snow outside the dormitory. In order not to affect the training, the company commander issued an order to clear the snow. After receiving the order, all the recruits in the company were dispatched together. Under the leadership of their respective squad leaders and in accordance with the tasks assigned by the company commander, they began to go out to clear the snow on the roads and playground.
The task of the first class is to clear the snow on a forest path next to the playground. Under the leadership of the squad leader, the recruits loaded up their shovels and brooms and soon arrived on the forest trail.
"Come, comrades, gather together first, and then I will give you a detailed division of labor."
Upon hearing the first squad leader's greeting, the recruits moved closer to the first squad leader.
"Since our company doesn't have a lot of shovel supplies, our class was only allocated five shovels. However, shoveling snow with shovels is a manual job, so I decided that we should shovel snow in groups of five, and then rotate every half an hour. . Li Xiang, Li Erniu, Gao Jie, Liu Gang, and Wang Junkai, the five of you are responsible for shoveling the snow with shovels first, and shoveling the snow to both sides of the road. The others, together with me, are responsible for sweeping the remaining snow on the ground with brooms. Everyone, listen clearly. ?"
"Listen clearly." The recruits echoed.
Afterwards, everyone started cleaning along the trail. During the cleaning process, the recruits helped each other and cooperated tacitly. Although the weather was cold, everyone's enthusiasm and energy made the entire forest trail gradually become clean and tidy.
"Wang Junkai, the way you hold the shovel is wrong. Come on, give me the shovel, and I will teach you how to hold the shovel." The squad leader saw that Wang Junkai was holding the shovel awkwardly, so he took the initiative to correct his actions.
Wang Junkai felt embarrassed and handed the shovel to the first squad leader. The first squad leader took the shovel and demonstrated the correct posture, and then asked Wang Junkai to imitate it. After several exercises, Wang Junkai finally mastered the correct way to hold a shovel, with a satisfied smile on his face.
"Thank you, monitor!" Wang Junkai said gratefully.
"You're welcome. We are a team and we should help each other." The squad leader patted Wang Junkai on the shoulder and encouraged him.
"Wang Junkai, does it rarely snow in the south?" A squad leader chatted with Wang Junkai.
"Yes, it rarely snows in winter in the south, and even if it does, it melts quickly." Wang Junkai replied.
"Then how do you spend the winter?" the squad leader asked curiously.
"We usually wear thicker clothes or turn on the heater at home. But I still like snow days very much. It feels very romantic." Wang Junkai said with a smile.
"Yes, snowy days are indeed beautiful. But for us northerners, snowy days are not a good thing, because it is very hard to sweep and shovel snow." The squad leader said with a wry smile.
"Then when we come to the north to serve as soldiers this time, we can experience the winter in the north." Wang Junkai said, suddenly remembering something, "By the way, squad leader, I also want to ask why we have to sweep so many What about the snow? Wouldn’t it be better to just leave them where they are?”
"Well, there are actually many reasons. First of all, snow will affect the use of roads and playgrounds. If it is not cleaned up, it can easily lead to accidents. Secondly, snow will destroy vegetation and land structure, which will cause adverse effects on the environment in the long run. Impact. Finally, clearing snow is also a way of exercising and can enhance our physical fitness." A squad leader explained in detail.
After listening to the squad leader's explanation, Wang Junkai suddenly realized: "So that's it. I understand. I will definitely clean up the snow on this path."
"Very good, I believe you will do well." The squad leader encouraged.
In this way, under the leadership of the squad leader, the recruits exchanged their experiences and feelings with each other while clearing the snow. Although the work is very hard, they all find it very meaningful because they know that they are working hard for the normal training and life of the company.
After more than an hour of hard work, more than half of the snow on the forest path was finally cleared. Seeing that everyone was tired, the squad leader decided to let everyone take a rest.
"Okay, everyone, let's take a rest!" the squad leader shouted.
After hearing the order, the recruits stopped what they were doing and stood under the tree to rest.
At this time, Gao Jie found Li Xiang standing under a big tree, and immediately thought of another clever idea. When Li Xiang wasn't paying attention, Gao Jie quietly walked to the big tree and suddenly kicked towards the big tree with his feet.
"Crash..."
All the snow on the trees fell down and fell on Li Xiang. Li Xiang looked back and saw that it was Gao Jie who was causing trouble, and he immediately laughed and scolded Gao Jie.
"Gao Jie, you bastard, I can't spare you."
With that said, Li Xiang immediately chased Gao Jie. Afterwards, the two started chasing each other on the forest path, chasing each other and laughing happily. Soon, both of them were covered in a layer of white snowflakes, including their hair and eyebrows.
"Oops! The two snowmen are back." When Li Erniu saw the two coming back, he stepped forward and teased.
When the word "snowman" was mentioned, Gao Jie immediately had another idea.
"Li Xiang, let's build a snowman together." Gao Jie suggested to everyone.
"Okay, let's go, we are going to build a snowman. I have wanted to build a snowman for a long time." Li Xiang agreed with Gao Jie's suggestion.
Everyone did what they said, and Li Xiang, Li Erniu, Gao Jie, and Liu Gang took action immediately. They first rolled a big snowball as the snowman's body, and then rolled several smaller snowballs as the snowman's head and limbs. Then, they used branches to make the arms and legs of the snowman. They also found two pebbles to make eyes, a carrot to make a nose, and finally wrapped a scarf around the snowman's neck.
After a while, a cute snowman appeared in front of them. Everyone felt very happy and satisfied when they looked at their works.
"Okay, our snowman is finished!" Gao Jie said excitedly.
"Yes, it's so beautiful!" Li Xiang also praised.
Liu Gang and Li Erniu also expressed their agreement. Although this snowman is only made of some simple materials, it represents their friendship and unity.
"Should we give this snowman a name?" Li Erniu suggested.
Everyone thought this was a good idea and started naming the snowman. After some discussion, they decided to name the snowman "Xiaobai" because its furry body looked very white and cute.
Looking at the snowman piled up in front of him, Li Xiang immediately felt homesick in his mind. He remembered the time when he and his father were building snowmen together when he was a child. He and his father worked together to build a snowman. When his sister saw the snowman, she opened her mouth from ear to ear with joy.
"Are you homesick?" Seeing Li Xiang standing there in a daze, Gao Jie walked to Li Xiang and asked with concern.
Li Xiang nodded and smiled slightly: "I feel a little homesick, especially seeing this snowman reminds me of the scene when I was building a snowman with my family when I was a child."
"Yes, I also remembered the days when I played in the snow with my family when I was a child." Gao Jie said with emotion.
Liu Gang and Li Erniu also came over. The four of them gathered around the snowman and began to recall interesting stories from their childhoods.
"Do you know? When I was a child, I loved playing snowball fights. I would get my mother's skirt wet every time." Li Erniu said with a smile.
"Haha, I also like to play snowball fights, but I prefer building snowmen." Liu Gang said.
"Me too, every time it snows, I will build a snowman with my brother, and then compete to see who can build a taller and more beautiful snowman." Gao Jie recalled.
Li Xiang's mood gradually improved as he listened to everyone's conversation. He looked at the snowman in front of him and suddenly had an idea.
"Let's put makeup on this snowman!" Li Xiang suggested.
"Okay, then what are we going to do?" Gao Jie asked curiously.
Li Xiang thought for a while and said, "We can find some pebbles, branches and scarves to decorate the snowman to make it look more like a snowman."
Everyone thought this was a good idea, so the four of them started getting busy. They found pebbles to make eyes and mouths, branches to make arms and legs, and some scarves from the dormitory to put on the snowman.
After a while, a snowman family full of warm atmosphere was born. The four recruits stood aside, looking at their work with satisfaction.
"Okay, our snowman family is complete!" Li Xiang said happily.
"Yes, it's so beautiful!" Gao Jie praised.
Liu Gang and Li Erniu also expressed their agreement. Although they were thousands of miles away from home, they found warmth and happiness in this cold winter.
