Chapter 141 The Trend of Comparison

The steel plant's loan was approved quickly, and they immediately started to set up two construction teams.

One was Zhou Jinbao and his team, and the other was from the provincial capital. They each built three buildings on opposite sides of the road.

Although this matter was not stated explicitly, the punches and kicks were almost hitting the face, so who could not understand the meaning.

The construction teams from the provincial capital all looked down on others. To them, working here was like working in the countryside.

Before coming here, they had wandered around the county and found only a few small three-story buildings, all of which were about 10 to 20 years old and outdated.

As they walked by, they could hear people in the county discussing the construction of a three-story building, and they couldn't help but sneer.

Everyone is so excited about only three floors. It turns out they have never seen much of the world. With their qualifications and abilities, they can build seven floors.

The people on the third floor are so excited, if they were to see the seventh-floor staircase apartment, they would be so shocked that they would faint.

The younger brother next to him said to the foreman, "This steel mill is really unrefined. They even hired a bunch of ragtag soldiers to compete with us. They look down on us. How can you take this job, big brother?"

Three buildings are a small job for them.

The foreman said, "I'm not concerned about these three buildings, but the ninety-seven buildings at the back." He had inquired about them before coming. The steel mill was about to do something big.

"Ah?" The younger brothers around him were stunned. How many buildings are they going to build? Even the provincial government may not have the courage to build so many buildings at once.

If there is such a big project, it will definitely be enough to make a lot of money, so I gained confidence.

The outside has been cleared out gradually, and sand, stones, steel bars and cement have been brought in.

The logistics director has been approving notes and the accountant has been allocating funds.

Two hundred thousand yuan was spent in just this morning. It was not so thrilling when I spent money before. Now, two hundred thousand yuan has been spent, and I haven’t seen a shadow of it.

The logistics director asked Xiao Li from the department, "Where's Shen Qingyue?"

"Miss Shen's side is so busy that it's almost smoking. Now there are so many more people coming to eat, the big spoon is almost leaving an afterimage."

Xiao Li just wanted to talk to her about something, but when he went to the kitchen and saw how busy she was, he felt embarrassed.

The logistics director said, "Then don't bother her for now. It's nothing serious anyway."

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The food Shen Qingyue usually sent wasn't enough. The factory workers and the construction workers ate together. The food was all gone!

Not only was Shen Qingyue caught off guard, but even Chef Li and his team in the kitchen were caught off guard as well. The steamer was nearly exhausted. Pot after pot of rice was taken out and then gone.

There are many men in the steel plant and they eat quickly. It takes a day and a half to eat several thousand kilograms of rice.

Now that there are more workers, the originally surplus rice is no longer enough.

Shen Qingyue is now in charge of management, and the cooking task has been completely handed over to the fat chef Chen Huai. But right now, there are so many people queuing up without food to eat, and no matter how capable Chen Huai is, he can't put out the immediate fire.

Shen Qingyue had no choice but to change her clothes and asked them to wash and cut vegetables. This time, she was in a hurry and made two quick dishes: scrambled eggs with tomatoes and potato chips with chili peppers.

Stir-fry in one pot.

Fortunately, Shen Qingyue had strong basic skills. Not only did she fry it quickly, but it also turned out crispy and delicious. If someone else encountered such an emergency, they would be ruined!

Shen Qingyue's dishes were served, and the pressure was put on Chef Li, as steaming rice takes time.

Chef Li was so anxious that he wasted the entire day explaining to everyone: "It'll take another five minutes."

"Hold on."

"Right away."

The apprentice around him was being watched by those people outside, and he felt like he was surrounded by a group of tigers.

He was almost scared to tears, and the apprentice found that this pot was not enough.

Just now, a stranger came and bought a pound of rice.

There is a pile of tops. It is so spectacular.

The migrant workers who build houses do heavy labor and eat a lot.

Not only was he shocked, but the other workers were also startled.

The men in the factory had a strange desire to win, so rice was in short supply.

Chef Li was forced to make two preparations. He took a few people to wait for the steamer, and sent the others out to buy rice outside.

That's how it was, with both approaches working together, it was barely enough to eat.

After everyone got their food, they sat together and ate.

The migrant workers who were building the house were all together. While eating, they couldn't help but open the canteen and said: "The food in this canteen is good!" It's better than what I ate before.

It was edible to begin with, and since it tasted good, they ate more and more. Their meal looked like it was served in a rice bowl.

My stomach was like a bottomless pit. After I finished eating, I felt it was not enough, so I ordered another portion.

The people in the factory saw this and boasted to those around them: "Don't think I'm not doing well now, but when I was young, I ate more than them."

"Yes, life is better now, and I can't eat as much as before."

"Have you heard? The factory has two construction teams, one from the provincial capital and one from the countryside."

The people who were listening were shocked: "Why did they hire a team from the countryside? Can they build it?"

"It's all about saving money. It's only been a short while since the house was built, and the logistics director's pointed chin has become noticeable."

Zhou Jinbao, who was standing next to him, heard a few words, but his expression didn't change. He had expected these words.

But his childhood friend and younger brother felt a little uncomfortable: "Brother Zhou, I'll stop them and stop them from saying this."

Zhou Jinbao said with a clear expression: "You can say whatever you want, we just need to do our own thing."

Seeing that they were still listless, he said, “I’ll talk to Miss Shen later and ask them to give us a bowl of mung bean soup.”

It's refreshing and thirst-quenching. I was lucky enough to drink it last time when I was building a house for Shen Qingyue. Everyone likes it very much.

The weather outside is getting hotter now, so a bowl of mung bean soup is very necessary to relieve the heat.

The team working around Zhou Jinbao are all young people. When they heard about mung bean soup, they immediately forgot all their worries.

Both engineering teams had already started working. The hum of machinery filled the air. At two o'clock in the afternoon, during the hottest time of the day, Shen Qingyue called a few people to bring in two large buckets of mung bean soup.

Not only is rock sugar added to it, but honey is also added to make the taste smoother.

I put it back in the refrigerator to chill for a while, and now I took it out. Soon, fine water droplets began to emerge from the big barrel outside.

When Zhou Jinbao saw them coming, he quickly called everyone over to drink.

Drinking the cool mung bean soup and wiping the sweat off my face, I felt like I was alive again in such a hot day.

"Comfortable."

"It tastes good, better than what I brew myself."

Zhou Jinbao thanked Shen Qingyue: "I've been ordering mung bean soup for the past few days. I'll give you the money in a few days."

"Yeah." Shen Qingyue agreed.

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The two construction teams were glancing at each other out of the corner of their eyes. Seeing them enjoying the cool breeze while drinking icy mung bean soup only made my throat burn even more.

Several of the younger brothers quickly went to the foreman and asked, "Why do they have mung bean soup?"

Who are you craving during this hottest day?

The foreman said, "Wait." Then he went to find Shen Qingyue and expressed his determination to drink mung bean soup. So in less than an hour, two more buckets of mung bean soup were brought over.

Drinking mung bean soup is refreshing and relieves heat, making you feel much more comfortable.

Even the foreman from the provincial capital, who had nothing to do, found a shady place to drink a sip of mung bean soup and said, "Working in Siyun County is quite comfortable."

The food is delicious, and there is green bean soup to drink to relieve the heat. I have never enjoyed working so much before.

People in small places enjoy life better than them.

After delivering the mung bean soup, Shen Qingyue returned to the factory and saw the logistics director already waiting for her there.

Shen Qingyue came forward and asked, "Director, what's the matter?"

The logistics director said, "Just now, Foreman Xu told me that he wants you to cook dinner. Can you take on the responsibility of cooking for over a hundred people?"

The logistics director felt a little embarrassed. In the past, Shen Qingyue only took charge of the lunch, and now it would be too much trouble for her to take over the evening canteen as well.

But Foreman Xu came from the provincial capital, and his meal allowance was not that high. When a friend comes from afar, you must ask if he needs anything.

Who would have thought that after just one lunch at noon, Foreman Xu would be so impressed that he specifically asked for something from the special window.

The logistics director had no choice but to find Shen Qingyue and ask her.

Shen Qingyue looked back and saw that she had just used up all the food she had saved at noon. She didn't have much left to eat, so she said, "How about making a lunch box?"

The ingredients are relatively simple, just rice mixed with meat sauce, cabbage and green onion leaves, mashed potatoes, coriander and peanuts. Finally, wrap it with vegetable leaves or pancakes.

Although simple, it tastes great and is satisfying to eat.

"Okay." The logistics director didn't even know what a lunch box was, but he simply trusted Shen Qingyue. So far, nothing she made was bad.

Shen Qingyue asked Chef Li to buy two pots of rice.

When Chef Li heard the word "rice", his face changed. He was really traumatized.

Thinking back on the first time the steel mills experienced famine, I still feel a lingering fear.

After hearing Shen Qingyue say that she was going to cook for the afternoon, Chef Li kindly suggested, "Two pots aren't enough. I suggest you make four."

He saw those people eating, shoveling food into their mouths like they were drinking rice. Inhaling it like a storm.

They are not ordinary people!

Shen Qingyue followed the advice and ordered four pots of rice.

Ask Sister Chunxing and Sister Ying to go back first, there is still work to do at home.

The most important thing is that we'll have to cook more for a while. Ask Sister Ying to talk to the village chief and hire at least 20 people.

After Shen Qingyue came back, I started to make potato sauce, fried meat sauce, chili sauce, and fried peanuts. I was very busy.

There was no one available at the moment, so Jiang Yu and He Zhengchen were asked to come over and help wash the green onions, coriander, and cabbage.

These two people were so meticulous in their work, they picked out the core of each cabbage leaf, washed it, and arranged it.

Shen Qingyue began to make pancakes with the batter. After heating the pan, she brushed a layer of oil on it, poured in the batter, and scraped it open. She made one pancake every half a minute. The dough was thin and tough, and she stacked them up, placing a plastic bag between each layer to prevent them from sticking.