Anyone who has been a soldier knows that soldiers who can be sent to cook in the kitchen are the best soldiers in an army, because cooking is not only a hard job, but also lacks enough time to train compared with other soldiers. , all soldiers whose training performance is outstanding enough can be transferred to the kitchen to help cook.
Although Yan Zheng has never been in the army, it seems that this is absolutely true. Because he can't cook, yesterday he just helped the kitchen carry the prepared dishes, wash countless plates and bowls, and clean the huge canteen. The floor is as clean as new, and these tasks are just daily tasks. The real work in the kitchen has not yet begun.
There are probably thousands of people in a guardhouse. Although monks who have entered the Qingxu realm do not need to eat every day, these people are only a minority after all, and the lower-level soldiers are the majority. Moreover, they are all in their prime, and regular training is extremely demanding. Due to their physical strength, they also eat an astonishing amount of food. A simple calculation shows that the amount of food consumed by a single guardhouse every day is a huge number.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs is responsible for these foods, which are collected from various places and distributed uniformly to various health centers. They are delivered about twice a week, and a whole fleet of vehicles is dispatched each time. The food delivered does not need to be carried in the kitchen, and will naturally be led by the generals. The soldiers moved the vehicles to the warehouse. However, the kitchen was responsible for the work after delivery to the warehouse.
Mountains of various types of food are mixed together. The kitchen needs to be sorted and sorted, and different types of food placed on the shelves at appropriate positions. This is not only convenient for storage, but also convenient for the chef to access. You can't always put food that can be eaten directly Put vegetables and uncooked raw meat together, and the blood and water seeping out will cause contamination.
These basic principles were told to Yan Zheng by veterans who also worked in the kitchen. Under the leadership of more than a dozen veterans, Yan Zheng came to the warehouse where food was stored. The dishes just delivered today had been moved here by the soldiers. He looked at the food in front of him. There was a mountain-like pile of food, and Yan Zheng couldn't help but feel a little overwhelmed. There were so many things, and there were only so many people, I'm afraid they wouldn't even be able to move them into the warehouse today.
The veterans were not surprised. They divided the labor and cooperated skillfully. Several people stood on the top of the food pile, bagged the food piled at the top and threw it down. Several veterans below cooperated with them in a tacit understanding, took the bags and threw them to There were several other veterans standing on the periphery, and those veterans on the periphery received the bag and gave it to the last few veterans waiting at the door of the warehouse. Finally, those veterans moved the bags containing food into the warehouse. , put them in categories.
Although there are only a dozen veterans, they have a clear division of labor and quick movements. They are as efficient as a conveyor belt. Yan Zheng also imitated their example and joined in. At first, he thought the problem was not big. It was just that he would be tired after working for a long time. , but as the food mountain gradually shrinks, the size of the food sent to the conveyor belt becomes more and more outrageous.
A large sack of winter melon and slaughtered pigs were passed around. Yan Zheng felt that the weight of the sack of winter melon was not bad, at least he could carry it, but when a veteran handed him two pigs at once At this time, Yan Zheng was stunned. This pig weighed about three hundred kilograms. In the hands of the veteran, it felt like a chicken.
He hurriedly took it, but with his current strength, he couldn't do it with ease, so he had to hold the pig in both hands and pass it to the next veteran. The veterans looked at his embarrassment and laughed one after another. Once upon a time, they also all Like Yan Zheng, they were exhausted from these heavy tasks, but now they are gradually getting used to it. This is a necessary process. In the midst of these seemingly hard tasks, they continue to improve their strength.
Amidst the laughter of these veterans, Yan Zheng also became angry. He did not want to be looked down upon by these veterans. He gritted his teeth and used the Zhi Ge Jue. The blood vessels on his arms became bulging, and his strength also increased. He immediately lifted up the other pig and handed it to the next veteran. The veteran stretched out his hand to take it and couldn't help but praise Yan Zheng, "What a good boy, you even used your martial arts to keep up with us. What a piece of cake." Material."
It probably took less than a morning before the mountains of food were neatly placed in the storage warehouse. Yan Zheng sat on the ground, breathing heavily. The clothes on his body were wet and dry. It was wet and wet, with a thin layer of white crystalline salt forming on the surface. After this morning's labor, he could hardly feel the existence of his arms. Only the two tendons at the bends felt like tearing pain. .
There were fallen vegetable leaves, broken eggshells, and blood flowing everywhere on the ground. Needless to say, this must be left to the kitchen to handle. Without waiting for the veteran leader to give orders, Yan Zheng offered to stay. In order to clean up, the veterans were not willing to do such rough work. It was better for him to take the initiative and win everyone's favor.
Yan Zhengneng offered to stay, which also saved the veterans who led the team a lot of worry. They had been busy all morning, and everyone wanted to go back to eat and take a good rest at noon. Those who stayed would definitely have to work harder than others, Yan Zheng's Everyone sees that he is hard-working and hard-working. With such a new blood joining the kitchen, everyone can feel a lot more relaxed.
The veteran who led the team designated a few more people to stay with Yan Zheng to clean up the messy ground. The remaining people were obviously reluctant, but they all obeyed the order and picked up their tools and started working. It was about to take a lunch break. , the ground was completely cleaned, and Yan Zheng followed a few people back to the kitchen. There were hot meals left for them on the stove.
Yan Zheng was exhausted from the hard work this morning. He felt that the food was particularly rich. Braised pork with potatoes, three delicacies, steamed pork ribs with rice flour, and stir-fried rapeseed with mushrooms were all his favorite dishes. The Eighth Guard The chef's skills are also very good, even at the level of a restaurant.
Yan Zheng suddenly felt that this kind of life seemed good. If this kind of life could continue forever, he would be able to leave the army and go home in a few years. He remembered that his parents had stuffed them into his arms before leaving. The old couple was trying to save money. With the remaining money and the eager eyes of his fellow villagers when they saw him off, he thought that he would just take a large sum of money to settle down, go back to buy some land in the village, marry a farm girl from the same village, and give birth to a child. There is nothing wrong with letting parents enjoy family happiness. But what about those brothers who sacrificed their lives? Is this fair to them? If they did not encounter unexpected disasters, then most of them could return safely and live the same life as Yan Zheng imagined after ending their military life. Wouldn't they have parents? Should they live such a hastily ended life?
Yan Zheng felt that the food in his mouth suddenly lost its flavor. Although he wandered between life and death twice, he did not develop a detached and indifferent state of mind. The stable and comfortable life was so tempting, which made Yan Zheng fall into a dilemma. among.
A month later, Yan Zheng has integrated into such a busy and comfortable life.
During this month, Yan Zheng worked diligently and gradually emerged in the kitchen. The several-year bachelor life he had previously spent became a unique advantage because he learned how to mix ingredients from short videos and also cooked by himself. I have cooked a lot, but eating takeout all the time is not good for your health.
He even has a few recipes of his favorite dishes left in his mind, so he has grown rapidly in just one month, from cleaning up the kitchen and passing around dishes to being able to wash and cut vegetables and now now You can cook occasionally. Lao Lu and other veterans were full of praise after tasting his fried fish-flavored shredded pork.
High-intensity work, insisting on practicing Zhi Ge Jue day after day, and occasionally turning on a small stove in the kitchen have made Yan Zheng's body, which was a little thin due to excessive hunger in the secluded realm, become stronger. His current strength After making considerable progress, I can now lift weights as easily as those veterans.
The veterans who were worried at first that he would not be able to adapt to kitchen work all accepted this diligent warrior from the bottom of their hearts. When everyone gathered for fun, Yan Zheng would always send some ice water with honey over at the right time. When working, he would always take the initiative to leave the finishing touches. When everyone was too busy, he would always help these veterans hang out the clean clothes.
As for the person in charge of the kitchen, Lao Lu, Yan Zheng not only respected him very much and humbly asked him for cooking skills, but also learned that Wu Chang Lu had seriously injured his thigh during an exploration operation and would appear on rainy days. When the pain is unbearable, whenever it is cloudy, hot water and towels are prepared in advance so that Lu Wu can use hot compresses to relieve the pain.
After paying the military salary, Yan Zheng even used his own money to grab some medicinal materials for Wu Chang Lu. It is said that holding them in the mouth can effectively relieve pain when in pain. Although it is far less effective than the treatment of elixirs, after all It's better than nothing, because with just a few people's military salary, if you want to buy effective elixirs, you may have to wait until the next life.
Lao Lu naturally knew what Yan Zheng was thinking, and it was very useful to him. After this period of observation and contact, he knew that Yan Zheng was not bad in nature. He just came to a strange environment and was eager to find a foothold. It's just a land, it just so happens that they can give him such conditions.
Being able to inquire about his experience from others and being willing to sincerely consider him, such a young man really has a heart. Naturally, as a veteran, he also prepared a gift for Yan Zheng.
After finishing the day's work, Lao Lu called Yan Zheng into the room. He asked Yan Zheng to sit on the chair, and he sat on the bed carelessly. He asked straight to the point: "Do you know what I was doing during the last exploration operation?" How were you injured?"
"I don't know." Yan Zheng answered honestly. He had previously asked a veteran about Captain Lu, but the veteran only knew a rough idea and could not tell what exactly happened in detail.
"That's because of a magic technique I practice -" Lao Lu said, "It's called Broken Steel!"
