"Chief A, I'll go first!"
In the crowd, a soldier raised his hand.
Chen Ming looked over and saw a 1.65-meter tall soldier slowly walking out of the crowd.
This elite soldier was not tall, but he had an iron-blooded temperament. His thick eyebrows were vertical, and his eyes were filled with determination.
He walked to a plastic bag and picked up a fat green worm. He directly peeled off the green worm's skin with his hands and threw the rest into his mouth. He chewed a few times and swallowed it.
Throughout the entire process, the elite soldier's expression was exceptionally calm, as if he had just eaten a peanut.
Then, he took out a grasshopper from another plastic bag. After removing the grasshopper's wings and claws, he threw the rest into his mouth and chewed a few more times before swallowing it.
After eating two worms in a row, the vigorous man's expression did not change. He planned to take the third worm.
"It's enough. There's no need to eat anymore!”Chen Ming said as he looked at the elite soldiers in front of him."What's your name?"
The soldier saluted." Chief A, my name is Huo Changhong!”
"Ordinary people shouldn't have such a reaction when they eat worms for the first time. Have you eaten worms before?”Chen Ming asked.
Huo Changhong nodded." My family is a family of hunters. Since I was young, I often went hunting in the mountains with my grandfather. My grandfather taught me to eat worms and said that worms are very nutritious!”
"Born into a hunter family?" Chen Ming's eyes lit up and he asked,""Are you familiar with the forest? How's your eyesight and sense of smell?”
"I grew up in the forest and am very familiar with it. My sense of smell is very sensitive. When I was in the old army, the class leader even said that I had a dog's nose!”"As for my vision, it was 5.3 the last time I was on my side!”
"Familiar with the forest, sensitive nose, 5.3 vision. He's a natural scout!”Chen Ming thought.
After he remembered Huo Changhong's name and face, he said to him," Your aptitude is not bad. Return to the team first!”
"Yes, sir!" Huo Changhong nodded and joined the team.
At this moment, Xu Jinfu raised his hand." Chief A, I'll be second!”
After saying that, he ran out and picked a grasshopper from the plastic bag. After peeling off its wings, claws, and head, he closed his eyes and stuffed the rest into his mouth. He chewed a few times and swallowed it.
Immediately after, he opened his eyes and said with a face full of surprise,"This grasshopper tastes like chicken!”
The group of soldiers who were originally very afraid of eating insects were immediately amused by Xu Jinfu's words. They were not as afraid as before.
"Health worker, return to the team after eating. Don't be ridiculous!”Chen Ming waved his hand.
"Yes, Chief A!" The medics quickly returned to the team.
After that, the soldiers came up one after another to eat the worms. Most of them closed their eyes and ate them like the medics.
However, a small number of people still couldn't get over the psychological barrier. In the end, they didn't dare to eat the bugs. After putting down their helmets, they turned around and left.
Half an hour later, there were more than 40 helmets on the training ground.
Other than the 40 or so people who were eliminated, the remaining soldiers endured the nausea and discomfort and ate the worms.
"Today's training is over. Go back for dinner and rest!”Chen Ming said.
"Yes, sir!" Everyone shouted in unison and rushed to the dormitory together.
An hour later, Lin Guang pushed the dining cart to the entrance of the dormitory. Apart from the white steamed buns and white porridge, there was also a large bucket of fresh soup made from eel and loach.
Compared to the dinner yesterday, it was undoubtedly much more sumptuous.
The soldiers all scooped the soup into their wooden bowls.
"This soup is so fresh. I want another bowl!”
"This eel is actually so delicious. The meat is so tender. I used to live in the countryside and didn't notice it!”
"This loach is not bad either, but it has a lot of bones!”
“……”
After eating and drinking their fill, the soldiers returned to their dormitories to sleep.
They knew that it was only the second day of Hell Week, and there were still five more days waiting for them.
If they did not rest well, they might be eliminated the next day.
……
The next day, at four in the morning.
Pingliang Village, Chu Family!
Chu Xiaoxiao woke up early before dawn and pushed a wooden cart out.
This wooden cart was the only valuable thing her father had left behind.
At this moment, there was a stove and a few bags of worms on the wooden cart, as well as some chili and garlic that had been prepared in advance.
After hearing Chen Ming's words yesterday, Chu Xiaoxiao decided to give it a try and sell these worms in the county town.
Pingliang Village was a three-hour walk away from the county town.
Therefore, Chu Xiaoxiao had to wake up at four in the morning to make it to the morning market in the county town.
When the sky was completely bright and the golden light of the morning sun shone on the ground, Chu Xiaoxiao finally arrived at the county town, drenched in sweat.
Pushing the wooden cart on the village road for three hours was really tiring for her. Her feet were a little sore.
As it was still early, there were not many people setting up stalls on the street. Chu Xiaoxiao quickly found a place with more customers and occupied it.
Then, he started the fire, cleaned up the bugs, skewered them with bamboo sticks, smeared them with chili and garlic, and placed them on the fire to barbecue.
Half an hour later, the streets began to become lively. There were many small vendors like Chu Xiaoxiao, from the street to the end of the street.
Due to the opening of the market in the early years, some people who started their business first tasted the sweetness and made a lot of money. Therefore, in recent years, more and more people started to do business.
Selling vegetables, eggs, chicken, duck, fish, candies, pastries, and even wild game. There was everything.
There were only a few customers in the city. With more small stalls, they naturally took in more customers. Everyone could not earn much money.
Many small vendors were complaining about the business being sluggish in recent years. They missed the better environment and more customers in previous years.
Little did they know that it was just that there were more merchants, and the customers were diverted.
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