Chapter 88: Telling Jokes
Military training content is monotonous and tasteless, but they don’t train non-stop from morning till night, instructors will always seize the right moment, just before reaching the limit of these admired cadets, to let everyone rest on the spot or have some relaxing activities.
The relaxation activities generally include: military song singing, pass-the-drums and other traditional military camp activities.
Although the methods of the activities are uncreative, the group of student soldiers play with high spirits, especially when the male and female soldiers play together.
That day, the female soldier platoon including Wan Chu’er and another male soldier platoon rested together. The instructors of both platoons consulted and found a shady place to start an interactive event—pass-the-drums.
Pass-the-drums involves one person playing the drum while the other participants pass around a flower. When the drum stops, the flower stops and the holder performs a show.
Under the intentional teasing of the boys, the girls’ side became a disaster zone for holding the flower.
When Ma Tianjiao was caught, she sang loudly and confidently, immediately attracting whistles and howls from the boys. Ma Tianjiao was even more proud, dispelling the low spirits from the previous training.
"Thump thump thump—"
The drumming started again, the passing of the flower continued.
Wan Chu’er had just received the flower when the drumming stopped. She paused, considering whether to tell a joke or to do twenty push-ups in front of everyone.