Anyone who has ever served in the army knows that the soldier who can be sent to the kitchen to cook is the best soldier in a unit, because cooking is not only hard work, but also lacks enough time to train compared to other soldiers, and all soldiers who have been trained well enough can be transferred to the kitchen to help cook.

Although Yan Zheng had never been in the army, it seemed that this was not wrong at all, because he didn't know how to cook, so yesterday he just helped the kitchen carry the finished dishes, brushed countless plates and bowls, and cleaned up the huge canteen floor as clean as new, and these jobs were just daily life, and the work that really belonged to the kitchen had not yet begun.

There are about a thousand people in a guard, although the monks who step into the realm of Qingxu do not have to eat every day, but these people are a minority after all, and the low-level soldiers are the majority, and they are all in the prime of life, and the regular training consumes extra physical strength, so the amount of food is also amazingly large, and the amount of food to be consumed by a guard is a huge number every day.

The food is in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and it is collected from all over the country and distributed to each health station, and it is about twice a week, and a whole convoy must be dispatched each time, and the food delivered does not need to be carried in the kitchen, so naturally there will be a general who will lead the soldiers to move them out of the car and send them to the warehouse, however, the kitchen will be responsible for the work after it is delivered to the warehouse.

Mountains of all kinds of food are mixed together, and the kitchen needs to organize and sort the different types of food in the right place on the shelf, so that it is not only easy to store, but also easy for the chef to use, and it is always impossible to put the vegetables that can be eaten directly and the raw meat that has not yet been cooked together, so that the oozing blood will cause pollution.

These basic principles were told to Yan Zheng by the veterans who worked in the same kitchen, under the leadership of more than a dozen veterans, Yan Zheng came to the warehouse where the food was stored, the dishes just delivered today have been moved here by the soldiers, looking at the pile of food in front of him like a hill, Yan Zheng couldn't help but feel a little big, so many things, and only a few people, I'm afraid that I don't want to move to the warehouse for a day today.

The veterans are not surprised, they skillfully divide the labor and cooperate, several people stand on the top of the food pile, the food piled up on the top of the bag and throw it down, there are a few veterans below with them tacit understanding, take the bag and throw it to a few other veterans standing on the periphery, and those periphery veterans will give the bag to the last few veterans waiting at the door of the warehouse after receiving the bag, and finally the veterans will move the bag containing food to the warehouse and place it in different categories.

Although there are only a dozen veterans, but the division of labor is clear, the action is quick, like a conveyor belt is extremely efficient, Yan Zheng also followed their example to join in, at first he still felt that the problem was not big, it was nothing more than a long working hours would be tired, but as the food mountain gradually shrank, the size of the food sent to the conveyor belt became more and more outrageous.

A sack of winter melon and a slaughtered pig were passed over whole, Yan Zheng felt that the weight of the sack of winter melon was good, at least he could move it, but when a veteran handed him two pigs at once, Yan Zheng was stunned, this pig was about 300 catties, and it felt like a chicken in the hands of the veteran.

He hurriedly took it, but with his current strength, he couldn't lift weights at all, so he had to hold the pig in both hands and hand it to the next veteran, the veterans looked at his embarrassed appearance, and laughed out loud, once upon a time, they were all like Yan Zheng, they were tired enough by these heavy work, but now they are gradually getting used to it, this is a necessary process, in these seemingly hard busy, they continue to improve their strength.

In the laughter of these veterans, Yan Zheng was also ruthless, he didn't want to be looked down upon by these veterans, he gritted his teeth and used the trick to stop fighting, the blood vessels on his arms were convex, and his strength also increased, and he lifted another pig and handed it to the next veteran, the veteran reached out and took it, and couldn't help but praise Yan Zheng, "Good boy, in order to keep up with us, even the exercises are used, it is a piece of material." ”

It took less than a morning, the mountain of food was neatly placed in the storage warehouse, Yan Zheng sat on the ground, panting heavily, the clothes on his body were wet and dry, dry and wet, and a thin layer of white crystalline salt was born on the surface, after this morning's labor, he could hardly feel the existence of his arms, only the tendons at the bends of the two bends came from the tearing pain.

There are fallen vegetable leaves, broken eggshells, egg liquid, and blood flowing everywhere on the ground, needless to say, this must also be handed over to the kitchen to deal with by itself, without waiting for the veteran who led the team to give orders, Yan Zheng took the initiative to stay and clean up, this kind of rough work Those veterans were not willing to do it, he might as well take the initiative to win everyone's favor.

Yan Zheng can take the initiative to stay, which saves a lot of worry for the veterans who lead the team, and after a busy morning, everyone wants to go back to eat, and take a good rest at noon, the people who stay must be harder than others, Yan Zheng's hard work and willingness Everyone also sees it, with such a fresh blood to join the kitchen, everyone can also be a lot easier.

The veteran who led the team appointed a few others to stay with Yan Zheng to clean up the messy ground, and the few people who stayed were obviously a little unwilling, but they all obeyed the order to pick up the tools and do it, and when it was about to break at noon, the ground was completely cleaned up, Yan Zheng followed a few people back to the kitchen, and there was a hot meal left for them on the stove.

Yan Zheng was also tired of this morning's hard work, he felt that the meals were extraordinarily rich, braised pork with potatoes, three fresh, steamed pork ribs and stir-fried rape with mushrooms were all dishes he liked to eat, and the skills of the chef of the Eighth Guard were also very good, and it could even be said that it was the level of a restaurant.

Yan Zheng suddenly felt that this kind of life seemed to be good, if this kind of life could continue forever, he would be able to leave the army and go home in about a few years, thinking of the parents who were stuffed into his arms before leaving, the old couple saved the remaining money and the eager eyes of the parents and villagers in the same village when they sent him away, he felt that there was nothing wrong with taking a lot of money to settle in, go back to buy some land in the village, marry a peasant girl from the same township, give birth to a child, and let his parents enjoy the joy of family. But what about the brothers who sacrificed? Is this fair to them? If they hadn't encountered the flying disaster, then the vast majority of them would have been able to return safely, and after ending their military life, they would have lived the same life as Yan Zheng imagined, would they have no parents? Do they deserve to live a life that ended so hastily?

Yan Zheng felt that the food in his mouth was suddenly not fragrant, although he wandered between life and death twice, he did not develop a detached and indifferent state of mind, and a stable and comfortable life was so tempting, which made Yan Zheng fall into a dilemma.

A month later, Yan Zheng had integrated into such a busy and comfortable life.

In this month, Yan Zheng worked diligently and gradually emerged in the kitchen, and the bachelor life he had spent for several years before became a unique advantage, because he learned how to match ingredients with short videos, and also cooked a lot of meals himself, after all, always eating takeout is not good for his health.

Even he still has a few recipes for his favorite dishes left in his mind, so in this short month, he has grown rapidly, from cleaning up the kitchen, passing the dishes to serving the dishes, to being able to wash the vegetables, cutting the dun, and now being able to cook occasionally, Lao Lu and other veterans are full of praise after tasting his fried fish-flavored shredded pork.

The high-intensity work, the insistence on cultivating the Zhige technique day after day, and the occasional small stove in the kitchen made Yan Zheng's body, which seemed a little emaciated due to excessive hunger in the secluded realm, become stronger, and his strength has improved a lot now, and he can also lift weights like those veterans.

At first, the veterans who were worried that he would not be able to adapt to the kitchen work also accepted this diligent soldier from the bottom of their hearts, when everyone was gathering for entertainment, Yan Zheng would always send some ice water with honey in a timely manner, and when everyone was working together, he would always take the initiative to stay and finish, and when everyone was busy, he would always help these veterans to dry out the washed clothes.

As for Lao Lu, the person in charge of the kitchen, Yan Zheng not only respects him on weekdays and humbly asks him for cooking skills, but also learns that Lu Wuchang has a serious thigh injury because he participated in an exploration operation, and the pain will be unbearable on a rainy day.

After paying the military salary, Yan Zheng even paid out of his own pocket to grab a few herbs for Lu Wuchang, it is said that holding it in the mouth when it is painful can effectively relieve pain, although it is far less effective than the effect of the pill treatment, but after all, it is better than nothing, because with the military salary of a few people, if you want to buy a pill with remarkable effect, you are afraid that you will have to wait until the next life.

Lao Lu naturally knew Yan Zheng's thoughts, and he was also very useful, after this period of observation and contact, he knew that Yan Zheng's essence was not bad, he was just desperate to find a foothold after coming to an unfamiliar environment, and it just so happened that they could give him such conditions.

Being able to inquire about his experience from others, and being willing to sincerely consider him, such a young man does have a heart, and 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 house, he asked Yan Zheng to sit on the chair, and he sat down on the bed with a big grin, and asked straight to the point: "Do you know how I was injured in the last exploration operation?" ”

"I don't know." Yan Zheng replied honestly that he had asked a veteran about Chief Lu Wu before, but the veteran only knew a rough idea and could not tell what happened in detail.

"That's because of a method I cultivated—" Lao Lu said, "It's called Broken Steel!" ”