The side dish was a large pot of boiled cabbage. The cabbage stalks were cooked until they were slightly transparent, and the leaves were soft and soaked in the soup with a light oil. Occasionally, you could see scattered carrot slices.
The canteen chef skillfully used a large spoon to fill everyone's lunch box with food. Everyone held their lunch boxes, squatted or sat, and ate in the canteen with relish.
Zheng Lili had been suspended from work by Director Zhang of the cafeteria for ideological reform these days, so she didn't come to work. Su Yu came to the window and saw the pot of boiled cabbage, although it looked ordinary.
But in the 1960s when supplies were scarce, it was still considered a delicious dish.
She pointed at the boiled cabbage and said to the canteen chef, "Master, give me one serving of boiled cabbage."
"It's Doctor Su. Thank you for your hard work. A few days ago, I went to the factory hospital for treatment, and you cured my headache. I haven't had time to thank you yet."
The canteen chef swiftly scooped up a spoonful with a large spoon, which contained several cabbage leaves and oily soup.
He put it safely into Su Yu's lunch box with a smile on his face.
Su Yu was also a little surprised. She didn't expect that the canteen chef had even treated her own illness. She smiled and said, "These are all trivial matters. No need to be so polite. We are all contributing to the big family of society. It's just like you, the chef, cooking for our factory workers, ensuring that everyone has enough food to eat and can do their work well."
When the canteen chef heard this, he couldn't help but feel awe. "Doctor Su is really well-informed. I, Old He, will have to learn a lot from him in the future."
Su Yu didn't say too much politely. Instead, he looked at the big bucket of brown rice and said, "Master He, another full spoonful of rice."
Master He served the rice and handed it to her with a smile. For these two meals, there were three taels of rice, which cost her six taels of rice coupons. According to the current price, rice cost one cent per tael, so she spent six cents.
Boiled cabbage is free, but you need a vegetable ticket to get it. Su Yu handed over a vegetable ticket.
Su Yu prepared two meals, one for himself and one for Xiang Yunfeng, spending a total of six taels of rice coupons and six cents.
He took his lunch box and found an empty seat with Xiang Yunfeng to sit down and have lunch together.
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