"Come on, brothers, come and help!"

"good!!"

At Yuan Shao's invitation, some members of the tenth group came over to help Zhen Yi and Mi Lan make their beds.

There wasn't much stuff, and Zhen Yi and Mi Lan couldn't pack it all up in no time, but the kind attitude of Yuan Shao and the others towards them deeply moved them.

Thank you everyone!

The two sincerely thanked everyone!

"We're all brothers, no need to be so polite. Everyone hurry up and change your clothes and go eat. Instructor Zhu's class is coming up soon, we can't be late!"

Yuan Shao smiled and patted Zhen Yi and Mi Lan on the shoulders. Everyone began to change out of their mud-covered clothes and neatly arranged them in a wooden basin.

At 4:45 AM, the canteen officially opened for lunch, and everyone lined up in an orderly fashion to get their food.

"More mutton soup and flatbread? I've been eating this all the time lately, I'm about to throw up!!"

Wen Chou, standing in the middle of the group, couldn't help but complain when he saw several large buckets of steaming mutton soup, a pile of flatbreads on the side, and a generous amount of side dishes.

Since the last trade fair, Liu Hong ordered tens of thousands of sheep to be transferred over and handed over to the local people to raise. They were given a daily subsidy for fodder and care. The sheep manure was collected by the agricultural college and buried in the soil to make farmyard manure.

These sheep are used to ensure that the trainees can eat meat at every meal, so that they can withstand the high-intensity training every day.

"Don't talk nonsense. This food is already extremely lavish. Ordinary people might not be able to eat this many times a year. If you don't want to eat, you can leave!"

Upon hearing Wen Chou's complaints, Yan Liang, standing behind him, couldn't help but reprimand him.

Faced with Yan Liang's rebuke, Wen Chou merely chuckled twice, then explained:

"Hehe~ Big brother, don't be angry. Who said I'm not eating anymore? I just thought, could we try something different? Eating this every day is really getting to me. Even my burps taste like mutton now!!"

Yan Liang and Wen Chou were both members of the twelfth group. Because they were both from Hebei and had similar personalities, they became sworn brothers. Yan Liang was usually steady and disciplined, and his academic performance was quite good. He also took good care of Wen Chou. As a result, Wen Chou respected Yan Liang very much and dared not talk back when Yan Liang scolded him.

After queuing for a short while, Wen Chou arrived at the mealtime. He took a large tray, then filled the largest bowl with mutton soup. With a large grab, he placed three two-inch-diameter flatbreads on the tray, followed by several side dishes, each filling a small bowl. The tray, which was about twice the size of the usual one, was completely filled by Wen Chou.

Soon after everyone had gotten their food, they found their seats, neatly arranged their food on the table, and sat there waiting for the instructor's instructions.

Zhu Jun arrived at the canteen of the twelfth group and nodded in satisfaction as he looked at the group sitting neatly at the tables. After several months of training, the former troublemakers had been brought under control and were now all well-behaved. Almost everyone had memorized every detail of the rules of conduct.

"Good morning, instructor!!"

Hello!

Zhu Jun glanced at the food that everyone had prepared and smiled slightly. These teenagers really could eat a lot. Judging from their appetites, the daily consumption of these five thousand people was roughly equivalent to that of more than ten thousand ordinary soldiers.

This doesn't even include the meat they are provided with daily. If it weren't for the large amount of money and livestock they earned from the trade, plus the support from those powerful landlords, Liu Hong really wouldn't have been able to support them for a while.

Zhu Jun coughed twice, walked around to the back, and said loudly, "His Majesty said that when eating, one should think that every grain of rice and every dish is hard-earned and should never be wasted."

Every bite of food you eat comes from His Majesty's grace and the people's sustenance. You must not fail the people's hard work, nor should you betray His Majesty's kindness! Do you understand?

"clear!!"

Everyone shouted in unison.

"Alright! Let's eat!"

With Zhu Jun gone, everyone began to feast, getting up early to start training, and everyone was starving.

"Hehe~ Didn't you say you couldn't handle it? Why do you seem to be enjoying your meal so much?"

Seeing Wen Chou wolfing down his food beside him, Yan Liang couldn't help but tease him a couple of times.

"Hmm~"

After swallowing the food in his mouth, Wen Chou chuckled and said, "I can't eat anymore, but my stomach won't allow it! I have to eat, and look at Lao Dian, that guy can eat even more than me!"

Upon hearing this, Yan Liang glanced at Dian Wei not far away. He saw that on Dian Wei's table were six or seven flatbreads, two large bowls of mutton soup, and several large bowls of side dishes, more than twice the amount of food Wen Chou had.

Dian Wei reached out and grabbed a thick flatbread, kneaded it into a ball, and then devoured it in no time. He then picked up a bowl of side dishes and shoveled them into his mouth as if they were water, smacked his lips in satisfaction, and then grabbed another flatbread and did the same.

"Wow, this old Dian, he really eats an exaggerated amount!"

Yan Liang couldn't help but complain, but Dian Wei was completely oblivious, still focused on devouring the food in front of him.

Dian Wei was born strong and robust, and his appetite was beyond that of ordinary people. His family was of average means. Since he was old enough to understand, Dian Wei had worked diligently with his parents from dawn to dusk, but they could only keep him from going hungry.

As for eating one's fill to one's heart's content, that was extremely rare in Dian Wei's memory.

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