"Okay! Let's go eat! Take a rest and we'll get busy tomorrow!"
So Lu Yuan left the main tent and went to the canteen.
The canteen was more like a makeshift canteen than three temporary fire pits, each with a different dish stewing on it.
There are three types of dishes: vegetarian, a combination of vegetarian and meat, and a meat dish. Each person can only take one serving, and you have to register your name when you get your food.
When Xiaoshan's mother saw Lu Yuan arrive, she waved to him from afar.
Lu Yuan walked over and took the lunchbox from the other person's hand.
"Mom! You haven't eaten yet?"
"No! We're waiting for you all to come back! By the way, I just heard that the old man was injured? How is he? Where is he? I'll go see him!"
Lu Yuan shook his head: "It's nothing! I just twisted my back, I'll be fine after a rest!"
Xiao Shan's mother breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good! You scared me to death! I'll get some bone broth for Grandpa and take it over later! By the way, why did you specifically divide the food into three portions?"
"Hehe! Of course, it's for assigning jobs!"
"Huh? Assigning jobs? What does that have to do with getting food?"
Lu Yuan smiled mysteriously: "Of course it's related! If you want to eat well, you have to do the heaviest work; if you don't want to do the heavy work, you can only eat vegetables! That's the rule, to prevent anyone from being lazy and shirking their responsibilities! We don't have much time left!"
"Oh, I see! No wonder you wanted me to prepare the food in advance!"
"Alright, you eat first! I'll save Xiaoshan's portion. The other dishes are almost ready too! I'll go call them in to get their food!"
After saying that, Xiaoshan's mother picked up the soup ladle and went outside, shouting to the crowd of people holding bowls and chopsticks, "Dinner's ready!"
With a whoosh, a group of people pushed and shoved their way into the tent.
The two people pushing the most in the crowd immediately caught Lu Yuan's attention.
"Heh! Damn it, you're good for nothing but eating! Let me teach you a lesson!"
Thinking of this, Lu Yuan put down his bowl and chopsticks and took the soup ladle from the cook.
"Master, let me do it! You go and eat first!"
When the cafeteria worker saw Lu Yuan coming over, he didn't say anything, and then picked up his bowl and chopsticks and started to line up in the queue.
When they saw that Lu Yuan had changed to be the cook, the crowd immediately quieted down and everyone started queuing up.
The two men, one fat and one thin, in the three groups shrank back and retreated to the back when they saw that it was Lu Yuan.
Zhou Tong and Xi Wen couldn't help but sneer when they saw it.
When they arrived, Zhou Tong, holding his rice bowl, smiled at Lu Yuan.
"Those two troublemakers are really exhausted today!"
"Hehe! That's good! But you guys have worked hard too! Here! Brother Zhou, I'll add some extra meat for you!"
As he spoke, Lu Yuan took the bowl from the other person and filled it to the brim with meat.
"Next!"
Xiwen walked over and happily handed over the bowl and chopsticks.
Lu Yuan nodded slightly and scooped in another spoonful of food.
"Thank you, Brother Lu!"
"Alright, hurry up and eat, then get some rest!"
"Next!"
Soon, the people getting their food moved faster and faster. However, most of them chose all-meat dishes. After all, it was a little tiring, but being able to eat meat was worth it. The boiled beef was especially delicious today, making people's mouths water just by smelling it from afar. The stewed tofu and carp next to it didn't look so appealing. As for the stewed cabbage, almost no one chose it.
Finally, it was the two people's turn. They had been waiting anxiously behind them, constantly swallowing their saliva. When they finally got to the big bucket of boiled beef, they realized how delicious it was.
What do you want to eat?
Lu Yuan glanced at the two people and said softly, "If we're working down in the pit tomorrow, we can have boiled beef; if we're working up above the pit, we can have tofu stewed with carp. If we're in logistics now... cabbage will do too!"
The two looked at each other, glanced at the cabbage and tofu stewed with carp, and then at the boiled beef. They suddenly felt that they had been working hard all day and deserved a good meal, but if they ate well, they would have to go back to the pit tomorrow.
This was an extremely difficult choice. Although there was still a day left, they were unwilling to miss the meal, but they also didn't want to work, so the two hesitated.
"Are you going to eat or not? If not, get in line at the back!"
Then Lu Yuan tapped the side of the pot with a spoon.
The people behind also started shouting.
"What are you thinking about! Hurry up and choose! Stop dawdling! I'm waiting to eat!"
"Exactly! If you're not going to eat, get out of here! You can tell at a glance that he's the kind of person who wants to eat but doesn't want to work!"
"Trash! You're still dawdling even after you're here! Can't you even make a choice between three dishes?"
"..."
An awkward expression immediately appeared on their faces.
"I want a big meat dish first! I want beef!"
"Me too! Give me more!"
Lu Yuan smiled slightly, then took the bowl from the other person and picked up a large spoon to scoop deeply into the food.
Both of them showed a satisfied expression, and then they saw that Lu Yuan's hands started to tremble for some reason.
"You! Why are your hands shaking?"
Lu Yuan also showed a hint of surprise on his face.
"Oh dear! I must have done too much work today! My hands are shaking a little! Don't worry! I can hold the spoon properly!"
As he spoke, he picked up a spoon and scooped the food into the bowl.
"Damn it! That jolt cost me almost half a bowl of meat!"
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