Qiu Yan didn't know how much money Ling Ba had left, but she figured it wouldn't be much.
They came by the same route as the two of them, and Ling Qi had already gone back.
Travel expenses are indispensable on the road.
So, after buying the lamb leg, Qiu Yan couldn't bear to buy any more meat, so she bought a lamb bone instead, which she considered an extra meal for the soldiers.
After all, most of the soldiers will be leaving tomorrow, so let them eat and drink well today.
She and Ling Ba had already bought a lot of flour that morning.
Next, Qiu Yan and Ling Ba returned to the mining area.
In the mining area, the soldiers were still busy.
Ling Ba and Captain Yuan helped with the cooking.
Originally, the two men would only eat what was served.
However, they have over six hundred mouths to feed.
In Qiu Yan's words, "Do it yourself and you'll have plenty to eat and wear."
After Lu Chong and Jiang Sheng finished building the thatched hut, they came over to help when they saw Qiu Yan and the other two return.
The thatched hut they built was constructed from leftover materials such as wood and thatch, so it was completed in just one morning.
Neither of them were skilled cooks, and they knew absolutely nothing about cooking.
But looking at the sky, it was already past noon.
They were so hungry.
Let's help each other and get it done faster.
Qiu Yan began taking out the lamb leg, preparing to marinate it.
Before pickling, she made sure to assign tasks to each of the four men.
The eight officers were first responsible for carrying water, filling two large pots to the brim.
Xue Ning chopped vegetables, and Feng Chao kneaded dough.
Qiu Yan planned to make mutton soup noodles for the soldiers to change their diet.
After the tasks were assigned, she began cleaning the lamb legs.
After cleaning, use a cross-cut knife.
Sprinkle with Sichuan peppercorn powder, cumin powder, pepper powder, salt, wine, and fresh seasonings... mix well and start marinating.
The marinating process is relatively slow, so Qiu Yan needs to start early.
Looking at the four men again, Ling Ba and Captain Yuan had already filled the large pot, and the two of them worked together to start cleaning the lamb bones.
But Xue Ning and Feng Chao left her with mixed feelings.
Despite being told they were helping, Xue Ning and Feng Chao were deeply disliked by Qiu Yan.
Xue Ning almost cut his finger into the vegetable while chopping it.
Feng Chao kneaded the dough like he was mixing mud, scattering flour everywhere. His face and body were covered in flour.
The two grown men were clumsy and inept; they couldn't cut vegetables, they couldn't knead dough... in short, they couldn't do anything.
Qiu Yan shook her head at the two of them:
"Tell me, what are your skills?"
Feng Chao thought weakly, "We can make a fire, yes, we can make a fire."
Upon hearing this, Xue Ning echoed his sentiments.
Captain Yuan chuckled.
"Look at you all, so clumsy. If you don't know how to cook, you can learn." He stood beside Qiu Yan and began to examine the ingredients one by one, but some of them seemed unsure where to start.
Ling Ba echoed,
"Yes, you can learn if you don't know how."
Everyone starts from not knowing how to do it and then learns.
Qiu Yan looked helplessly at the four people in front of her.
Although Qin Susu was clumsy, she was still much better than these grown men.
"Xue Ning, you and Feng Chao go and start a fire."
Qiu Yan began setting up the fire frame.
Although eating barbecue all the time can cause internal heat, Xue Ning and Feng Chao in front of her only followed her because they wanted to eat meat.
To her surprise, Xue Ning and Feng Chao were not going to start the fire.
Previously, these tasks were done by the cooks.
However, the only three cooks were taken away by the Seventh Deputy General, so that they could have a comfortable meal on the road.
So these days, this task has been done by the Eighth Vice-General.
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