"Is that where you asked about it?"
"Don't worry, it's absolutely true. If you don't believe it, just smell it and see if the fragrance is stronger."
"There are a lot of people around the front, is that there?"
Xuanwuwei's group wandered around and finally came to the place where the cooks were cooking in the camp.
"Get started, get started."
The soldiers who were walking in front pulled all the soldiers in front aside, and several of them walked to the place where the cooks were distributing meals.
Those who eat here are ordinary soldiers in the camp.
Although the soldiers who were driven aside were dissatisfied, they had no choice but to give up and hide aside when they saw that these soldiers were wearing armor and looked like they were servants.
"Why is it all porridge? There's nothing dry at all!" The soldier standing at the front took the spoon from the cook and pounded it a few times in the porridge bucket.
Although the porridge in the barrel is thicker and better than what the soldiers of Xuanwuwei eat, they are all servants around the general. Even when ordinary soldiers drink thin soup, they, the servants, never drink it. After starving, I can still eat a few bites of meat from time to time.
"Didn't you get a lot of food? Where are the pancakes? Take them out quickly!" The soldier threw the spoon into the porridge bucket.
The cook opposite guessed that these people in front of him should be the personal servants of which military general. They were not easy to mess with, so he had to say with a smile: "Please be patient, we really don't have any cakes here. If the general hadn't brought them, Food, I won’t even have porridge tonight.”
"Your general is also a tough guy. He only cheats his stomach by drinking porridge, but it's all gone when he urinates." The soldier curled his lips in disdain.
As a member of Xuanwuwei, he didn't care to speak ill of Chen Yongfu.
"No, I really want to smell meat." A soldier on the side shrugged his nose, looked around, and pushed away the soldiers blocking the way with his palms.
When he pushed the last two people in front of him away, he saw a large pot in front of him and a bamboo basket beside it.
Walking over quickly, he reached out and opened the lid of the pot. A burst of hot steam came out of the pot, and a pot of meat that was simmering appeared in front of him.
"It's really fucking meaty."
Several other soldiers all gathered around, and some of them couldn't wait to reach out and fish out the meat in the pot to eat.
"You can't eat it, you can't eat it!" The cook hurriedly ran over to stop him.
"Go away, motherfucker!" A soldier pushed the cook aside and said, "Brothers, grab a bowl and eat the meat quickly."
A soldier brought the porridge spoon over, and brought several large bowls. He used the spoon to scoop meat into the bowls, and after filling the bowls, he distributed them to his companions.
"There are pancakes here, one pancake for each person." The cloth on the bamboo basket was thrown to the ground, and the soldiers took out pancakes from the basket and distributed them to others.
The cook came forward again and begged: "Please, you really can't eat this meat and pancakes! They are prepared for others."
"Fuck you!" A soldier raised his foot and kicked the cook to the ground, cursing and saying, "I want to eat today, if you fucking dare to stop me, I will kill you immediately."
The cook who was kicked to the ground looked at the ferocious soldiers and servants in front of him and did not have the courage to step forward to stop these people again. He was so anxious that he sat on the ground and slapped his thighs.
"Eat, eat, eat, you're welcome." The meat-eating soldier grabbed a piece of pancake in his hand and called on his companions to eat the meat in the pot.
When many soldiers not far away saw this scene, no one dared to take care of it, and no one dared to help the cook. Most of them envied these soldiers and servants for being able to eat the meat in the pot.
However, some people in the crowd secretly ran to deliver the message.
There were mostly pot-bellied men in the army. A few of the meat-eating soldiers and servants ate meat and pancakes. Soon they ate all the meat in the bowl, picked up another bowl from the pot, and then took out a bowl from the basket. Zhang took a big bite of the pancake.
The pot of meat was completely eaten in a short time, leaving half a pancake in the bamboo basket.
"Uh!" The soldier who had eaten and drank enough burped.
Although the servants around the generals eat better than ordinary soldiers, there are not many opportunities to eat large pieces of meat, especially during the recent food shortage in Xuanwuwei. All they eat is dry pancakes with pickles.
"Brothers, are you full?"
"full!"
"I'm afraid it's almost over with the general. Come on, let's go back."
The few soldiers who had eaten and drank enough walked out from the stove with bulging bellies and swaying shoulders.
At this moment, more than a dozen soldiers dressed as servants came forward and walked towards them angrily. One of the soldiers even pointed in this direction with his hand.
The cook who was guarding the porridge bucket saw the people coming, dropped the porridge bucket and ran towards them.
"Are these people here to cause trouble for us?"
Looking at the dozen or so soldiers who were approaching angrily, one of the personal servants commanded by Commander Huang whispered something.
"What are you afraid of? Just eat some of their meat. At worst, let the cook stew it in a pot. It's not a big deal." A soldier said disapprovingly.
The soldiers who came from a distance quickly blocked the way of these personal servants brought by Commander Huang.
"They are the ones who eat the meat in the pot and the steamed pancakes in the basket. If they are not given to them, they will beat them." The cook pointed at the servants who had just finished the stew and complained repeatedly.
The leading soldier turned his head and said to a companion beside him: "Go over and take a look."
The assigned man ran towards the stove.
"We are all our own people, what do you mean by blocking us here?" Commander Huang asked one of his soldiers.
Hearing this, the leading military man on the other side said: "No rush, let's talk about it later."
At this time, the man who went to the stove to check the situation ran back, still carrying the bamboo basket used to hold the cakes.
"The meat in the pot is all gone, and there are only so many pancakes left." The person who came back took out a piece of pancake with several holes in it from the bamboo basket.
The leading soldier took the cake, raised his hand and threw it hard at the feet of Commander Huang's soldiers, and said with a cold face: "Should you guys give us an explanation?"
"Isn't it just a few pancakes and a little meat? You have brought so much food today. You can have someone steam a few more pancakes. It's not a big deal. Why bother with such a big battle? We are all together after all. The officers and soldiers guarding Kaifeng Fucheng." Commander Huang said to the soldiers here.
"Hey, you guys are really shameless. You ate our pancakes and meat for nothing, but it's our fault!" The leading soldier snorted coldly.
"What nonsense are you talking to them about? Catch them all and hand them over to the general."
Someone among the surrounding soldiers suggested.
Hearing this, several soldiers on the opposite side immediately became nervous.
One of them said: "It's just a few pancakes and a little meat. At worst, when you go to our camp in the future, there will be enough pancakes and meat tubes for you to eat until you are full."
