Joy

In the afternoon, it is dinner time.

Normally at this time, just before dusk, migrant workers were arriving one after another, dragging their exhausted bodies and heavy bags. The entire territory was filled with a dead, low pressure, and it was rare to see a smiling face.

Today is a little different.

As the loud sounds of cooking were heard in the kitchen, the overbearing aroma filled the entire territory. Everyone's face was filled with joy, and the gray sky seemed to be lit up by the bonfire.

"Hurry up, hurry up!" The person queuing at the kitchen window was holding a bowl and anxiously urging the person in front of him who was intoxicated by the smell of food.

"Okay, okay." Zhang Ya said as she moved her feet to the side, but her eyes never left the food in her hands.

Her cautious movements caused the people in the queue behind her to tiptoe to see what was in his hand.

In addition to the usual portions of boiled fruits, vegetables, and meat, the simple "home-cooked" meal also had a small portion of dry-pot vegetables on the side. Upon closer inspection, the small portion contained a piece of crispy, dry-pot pork ribs!

Everyone: “!” Damn Lucky Goose!

Zhang Ya picked out the ribs accurately and put them into her mouth, chewing them slowly. The crunching sound made the people behind her chew on them.

"It smells so good," she sucked the juice from between the bones for a while, paired it with a piece of boiled Chinese cabbage, and then took a mouthful of the dry pot dish with great relish.

Just as he was about to take a bite, he was shocked: "Where is this big spoonful of food?"

"Don't you see how big your mouthfuls are?" Her friend came over to get food next. Seeing that Zhang Ya's plate was mostly empty, she quickly protected her own bowl.

"Who cares about you?" Zhang Ya groaned at the artificial gesture, but she continued to glance at her friend's bowl. She sighed, not knowing whether it was pride or regret: "There's no meat in your portion."

"I'm satisfied," her friend said, slowly putting the slightly dry broccoli into her mouth. "With the territory upgrade, everyone can get a free stir-fry. As long as I have something to eat, I'm satisfied."

"that is!"

A stranger passed by and showed off a piece of meat on his plate: "It's not like you're the only one who got the meat."

Zhang Ya: “…” Damn it!

Just as she was about to eat the remaining half portion of boiled food without any appetite, her nose suddenly moved and a more fragrant smell swept over her.

Zhang Ya: “!”

She breathed hard into her lungs, as if to squeeze out all the fragrance in the air, and finally gasped for breath -

"What dish?" asked the friend.

"Big dish."

Then she saw Zhang Jiajia carrying several huge stacked leaves and slowly walking towards the kitchen. In the middle of the cleanly washed leaves was a whole huge rack of ribs, and under the roasted ribs, which were roasted to a charred brown, was a thick layer of various vegetables.

It’s really a great dish!

The spareribs Zhang Ya had just eaten seemed like a drop in the ocean compared to these ribs.

Zhang Ya: “.” The taste in her mouth suddenly lost its fragrance.

"You said Chef Zhang brought so much, is he..."

Before Zhang Ya could finish her words, she saw a group of familiar people approaching from afar.

Then, amidst all the jealous looks, this group of people walked through the long queue with smiles on their faces and went straight into the kitchen. They were exactly that bunch of hateful civil servants.

The farming team, who were last in line, especially, shouted exaggeratedly before entering the house: "Wow, the lord loves us the most! He even gives us special treatment! I thought we were just like everyone else, and could only get a small amount!"

The “others” in line: Damn.

Zhang Ya suddenly said sourly, "Forget about the expedition team. Didn't the farmer just sign up by luck? If I hadn't been here, I don't know if he would still be here."

"That's right." A strange girl next to her echoed.

The two of them immediately hit it off and exchanged a few words of ridicule.

Unexpectedly, this statement resonated with the people around him. Then they learned that there was a person with a strength of 32 points, who was unlucky and was not there at the time, so he did not get hired for the expedition team.

It can be seen that information inequality has seriously affected their smooth landing.

"Why don't we create a group?" Someone said, "If we need to share information in the future, we don't ask to be born on the same day, but we do ask to be enlisted on the same day. Whoever makes it, I'll say this: if you become rich, don't forget me."

"good!"

"Well said!"

A face-to-face group was set up immediately and a group of “elite candidates” was formed immediately.

The few people who entered the kitchen naturally didn't know that a small team of civil servants who were determined to get ashore had been formed outside.

But Hu Sanhan had a premonition that he felt a strong sense of crisis these past two days.

When discussing farming, what is it like to have a few people always lying on the side learning techniques?

Hu Sanhan: I feel like some shameless bastards are coveting my iron rice bowl.

He must firmly grasp the boss's favor and be the bright jewel in the palm.

After the kitchen was upgraded, a huge lounge was added, which Ye Miaomiao converted into a dining hall, which is more than enough to accommodate twenty or thirty people.

Seventeen people sat together around a round table. At first, they were in harmony. Although the farming team and the exploration team had never met before, they were still talking and laughing.

Somehow, seeing that Fang Yan and the members of the expedition team were sitting next to Ye Miaomiao, Li Mu and Hu Sanhan also squeezed over and sat next to Ye Miaomiao.

The two sides locked eyes, and a strange sense of balance emerged.

There were many dishes on the table. Thanks to the territory upgrade, the kitchen had more seasonings such as onions, ginger, and garlic. Ye Miaomiao took out a lot of the stockpiled goods to celebrate the territory upgrade.

Of course, the main reason was that the more I thought about it, the more I felt that I didn’t do my best at noon, so I decided to treat Fang Yan to a meal in the evening.

"The dishes are all here!"

When Zhang Jiajia brought the last dish of smoked meat to the table, Ye Miaomiao immediately picked up a piece of food for Fang Yan with the chopsticks that had not been used yet.

"Thank you for the training. I'll have to work hard on you tomorrow."

Fang Yan raised his eyebrows and thanked him.

The expedition team immediately felt proud and said, "Boss, we will do our best tomorrow." "Give us the resources of the territory, and we will definitely do our best."

There were also things like "We are the most important" and "We are irreplaceable". It seemed that those tall and strong men didn't say it on purpose, and the farming team's minds turned several corners.

Suddenly, everyone felt a strong sense of crisis, as if they were possessed by Hu Sanhan.

I used to be the only one in the group, and the boss would always share his portion of crispy oil residue with me. Now, he gives the food to others first. It seems that the favor he received is visibly leaving me.

Hu Sanhan immediately looked at Li Mu anxiously, as if saying: Help!

"Boss, actually..." Li Mu coughed lightly, "My undergraduate degree is in agronomy. I didn't tell you before because I was afraid I'd forgotten how to farm because I started working outdoors."

"Today, while farming, I earned the [Intensive Farming] achievement, which allows me to produce twenty first-level crops of various types every day. I tried it with rice and produced about two kilograms, or a small bag."

"It might just be enough for a meal for more than ten of us. I thought it was too little, so I didn't say anything after practicing for a while."

Ye Miaomiao: “!”

She turned on the screen and saw, as expected, in today's account, rice from the farmland x 200. She immediately took the rice out and placed it in the kitchen warehouse.

Zhang Jiajia saw this and happily called to Chef No. 1, "Colleague! Cook quickly!"

"You did a great job!" Ye Miaomiao was so happy at the thought of white rice that she couldn't express it in words. She immediately put a piece of ribs into Li Mu's bowl and said, "Great! You are my lucky star."

"Your skill is on cooldown. How often do you use it?"

"Twenty-four hours."

"Then use it on cotton. The territory is in dire need of clothing right now. I'll build a knitting hut soon and make three-piece suits for the employees, including short-sleeved shirts and jackets. I'll give one set to each employee first."

"Wuhu! The boss is the best!" Everyone cheered when they heard it.

Ye Miaomiao turned around and began to ask Li Mu about the details in detail.

Hu Sanhan took the opportunity to put some food into Li Mu's bowl: He is indeed a tough guy in the farming team.

The farming team was proud of it, after all, it was their achievement, especially Hu Sanhan, who looked at the expedition team with a bit more complacency in his eyes.

However, after the group of fools in the expedition team cheered, they buried their heads in eating quickly, like evil spirits who had not eaten for hundreds of years, and were completely unaware of the farming team's little thoughts.

Hu Sanhan: Damn it.

Just when he was feeling bored, he saw Fang Yan's faint smile, and a bad feeling suddenly rose in his heart.

Sure enough, before he could feel proud for two seconds, Fang Yan spoke.

"This rib has a buffing effect, giving you +3 Strength for 24 hours. I think it's a Level 2 food. Did Chef Zhang make it? It'll be very useful for us tomorrow."

"Of course!" Zhang Jiajia said happily, "I also cooked coconut chicken, which can increase agility and also lasts for 24 hours."

"Really?" Ye Miaomiao really shifted her attention: "Tomorrow's mission has an extra layer of insurance."

Hu Sanhan: Damn it.

He immediately winked at Li Mu: Come on, ruthless man.

Li Mu: "Rice seems to increase your health limit for 24 hours. I don't know if it will be of any use to the expedition team. After all, it's just the little we can do."

Ye Miaomiao: "!" There is such a good thing? She looked over immediately: "Of course I need it."

Hu Sanhan: Good job!

The more he looked at Li Mu, the more he liked him. He quickly picked up another piece of food with his chopsticks, only to find that Li Mu was busy talking and had not eaten a single bite, and his bowl was almost full.

"Eat quickly! No more talking."

Fang Yan smiled faintly upon hearing this, but said nothing more. However, as he ate his ribs, a question suddenly occurred to him: was this meal really meant to thank him?

The corners of his mouth curled up unconsciously.

After the meal, both parties became quite familiar with each other. They started calling each other Brother Chen and Sister Li, and then realized that the other party was actually their neighbor or someone's relative or friend, and they immediately started to get close to each other.

The portions made by Zhang Jia’s family are very large. In addition to what is served on the table, everyone can take some snacks home for a midnight snack.

Ye Miaomiao said goodbye to everyone and happily went to build her "weaving hut".

Chen Yan, holding a large bag of vegetables, walked back with his colleague. Halfway through, his colleague returned home, leaving him alone to walk deeper into the area near the wall.

Looking at the edge of the wall which was usually dark but now bright, Chen Yan couldn't help but feel grateful and excited again - how lucky he was that he not only entered a good territory, but also met a good lord.

But when he was almost home, he saw his mother standing at the door of the tent, looking angry. She had been waiting for an unknown amount of time. There were also several distant relatives and some unfamiliar neighbors gathered around her.

"Mom, what's wrong? It's cold outside." Chen Yan stopped his excited steps and walked up carefully.