Chapter Thirty-Three: Military Ranks

  "Hey, Wei Zi, these two wolves are really great. Do you think they'd like to play with me too?" "Of course, why wouldn't they want to play with you? Come on, Xiao Bai, give Xia Xue a salute." And indeed, Xiao Bai squatted down in front of Xia Xue, lifted up its right front paw, just like it was giving a salute.

  "Wow, Wei Zi, it really understands what you're saying! Come on, Xiao Bai, give your sister a bow." And indeed, Xia Xue said so, this little white also lifted its right front paw slightly.

  "You said, Wei Zi, or else we can also give these two wolves a military rank, let's give them the rank of junior lieutenant. And, Wei Zi, we can also put clothes on these two wolves and hang their ranks."

  "Alright, as you said, these two wolves have actually become military officers."

  Look at this yard, it's not small. This should have been a barracks for a small team of devils before. Judging from the layout, however, this should be a mechanical team's barracks. On the west side of the yard is a row of garages, but now the garages are empty. There is also a large gate on the west side of the yard, which seems to be for entering and exiting vehicles. Naturally, Liu He put the car in the garage on the west side, and another scrapped car was also pushed in, who knows when it might come in handy.

  The place for putting waste in the yard seems to be a playground, Yang Wei plans to clean it up and make it a playground for the little friends, and these wastes will be sorted out and put away. The tires will be put into the garage, and the tools will be put into the tool room, which is a small room next to the garage. Not only can tools be stored in the tool room, but also oil and other things can be placed there, and everything needs to be slowly organized.

  "Xiaoxue, otherwise, let's allocate the rooms first." "En, okay, you see how to allocate, I'm not familiar with my little friends yet, so let Wei Zi allocate it."

  The rooms were allocated, and it was naturally divided. This row of houses had more than ten rooms, and Yang Wei found that the largest one could accommodate five people. However, Yang Wei didn't want to allocate them like this. The first room opposite the east gate wasn't suitable for girls, so it was given to Yang Wei. But Yingzi cried and insisted on living with Yang Wei, so Yang Wei had no choice but to add another bed in the room for Yingzi to live alone. The second room was allocated to Xia Xue, who shared it with Xiao Lian. The third room was allocated to the other two girls, Gui Hua and Xiao Ping.

  The fourth room was occupied by Sanzi, Gouru and Xiaoshan, three people in total. The fifth room was occupied by Licheng, Xiaodong, while the sixth room was occupied by Lidai and Husi, two people in total. In this way, the fourteen of them lived together in six rooms.

  "Xia Xue, can you also arrange a room for the two of us?" Suddenly, the two soldiers following Xia Xue also stepped forward to request this. In fact, they didn't want to stay here at all. Normally, they would train with the team and only come to report to Xia Xue when she was out or had free time.

  "Uncle Li, Uncle Wang, don't you have a place to live? Why do you still want to rent a room here?" "We, sometimes when we come back late, it's not good to disturb the rest of our colleagues, so it's better to have a room here."

  "Alright, the seventh room is yours, so the eighth room will be our sewing room and storage for bedding. We can store winter bedding and some fabrics there. The ninth and tenth rooms are also available, and the eleventh room will serve as a study room. The remaining few rooms will be kept as spares."

  Yang Wei thought that in a few years, they might be here forever. Even Yang Wei could imagine that the leader would recruit them into the army, but that was okay too. Being a soldier in the army, Xia Xue had hinted at this before, but Xia Xue didn't say it very clearly either. As a child, Yang Wei didn't want to pursue what happened anyway. This foolishness might live longer if you're too smart, you'll attract people's attention.

  There is also a kitchen in the backyard, and Xia Xue's idea was to let them eat with the team together. However, Yang Wei was unwilling, since there is a kitchen here, and some cooking utensils, so they might as well cook for themselves. These so-called cooking utensils are just a large pot and a small pot, which is enough for these people to use the small pot.

  "Alright, comrades, we're settling down here today. We need to know what this place is and follow its rules. How the room is arranged, everything needs to be asked of Uncle Li and Uncle Wang. I won't say more now. First, we need to clear out our training ground, which will be our main activity area later on. And you three, Xiaolian, according to the drawings I made, modify those military uniforms, just one for each person is enough, and also make a change of underwear for each person."

  Soon, Yang Wei assigned tasks to everyone. "Wei Zi, what about me?" "You? You're the superior officer here, you say what you want to do. But I'm telling you, Xia Xue, this 'superior officer' thing is hard to say... what exactly is your position? We're a small team, so we should use 'team leader' to address each other. From now on, you'll be the team leader, and I'll be the deputy team leader. How's that?"

  "En, let's settle this. I'm the captain of the upper school team and you're the vice-captain of the middle school team. As for the others, what positions should we give them?" "This... let's take it slow, but we can start by assigning a position as the head of the sewing squad, which would be Xiaolian." "Alright, so Xiaolian is now the junior captain and head of the sewing squad, but this title sounds awkward. Let's just call her the Head of the Uniform Factory instead."

  Then, Xiaolian was freshly appointed as the new factory director by Xiasnow, and also gave Guihua and Xiaoping two deputy directors' positions. These three girls all became leaders, only Yingzi, this little girl, didn't have any position yet.

  "Xiaxue sister, Weige brother, and me, what position should I have?" This made Yingzi anxious, "You, Weizi, what do you think?" "Ha, since Xiaohui and Xiaobai are both junior lieutenants, then they naturally become guards. So, Yingzi, you'll be the captain of the guard squad, and you're the only one with two subordinates, Xiaohui and Xiaobai."

  "Alright, alright, I have a position now too. Xiao Hui, Xiao Bai, attention, salute! From now on, you'll be under my command. However, Wei Gege, what's our mission?"

  "Your mission is to ensure our safety. Just patrol around the courtyard and within one meter outside the wall. This area inside and outside the wall is our territory."

  "Alright, Wei Gege, let's go on patrol. Xiao Hui, Xiao Bai Shaojun, come with us and take a look at our territory."