After listening to Li Chun's explanation, she could understand why they did what they did.
After Li Chunlai and the others cooked the noodles until they were slightly softer, they tore open the instant noodles, put them into the packets one by one, and then stuffed the plastic bags into the stove to burn them.
The moment the seasoning packet was added, the noodles were instantly filled with aroma; the rich fragrance was irresistible, making one's mouth water.
"The noodles are almost done, I can smell the aroma from far away." Chen Feng walked back from a distance; he had just gone to the restroom.
"Alright, grab your bowls and start eating." Li Chunlai gestured for everyone to start using their chopsticks.
Everyone took their bowls and started putting noodles into them. Qi Minglin added a spoonful of soup to each person's bowl.
"Brother Feng, this is for you." Li Chunlai handed over a bowl of food.
"Um."
Chen Feng reached out and took the bowl of noodles. He hadn't managed to get it to the stove earlier, so the space around the edge of the pot was only so big.
"Slurp, slurp..."
Chen Feng slurped up a few bites. Perhaps because he was hungry, he found the noodles to be exceptionally fragrant, with a complex aroma.
"What flavor of noodles is this? I feel like I've eaten it before, but I've never had it before," Chen Feng asked Li Chunlai.
“This is… braised chicken and mushroom stew with hot and sour beef noodles,” Li Chunlai said, putting it together.
"The chicken stew with mushrooms comes in two packets, so the soup needs to be a bit more flavorful."
"What's going on? Such a big exploration team, and they can't even put together a single flavor of instant noodles?" Chen Feng said to Qi Minglin.
"You should be glad. I don't usually carry food in my car. Last time they came back from shopping and there was no room, so they stuffed the leftovers into my car."
"Otherwise, you would probably starve to death in this desolate wilderness." Qi Minglin slurped up a mouthful of noodles, her face beaming with delight.
For some reason, Qi Minglin always felt that eating noodles with a group of people around a big pot was much more delicious than cooking them at home.
At home, Qi Minglin would never even touch this thing, let alone this low-end version with noodles mixed in, a mix of three flavors.
"We won't starve to death, but we can at least find something to eat on this mountain," Chen Feng said.
The group ate heartily, and in the end, they even drank the soup down to the bottom of the pot before the driver got up to clean up and wash the pots and pans.
After finishing their meal and resting, the group got into the car and continued driving.
And so it went until a little after 3 p.m. Chen Feng checked his phone and said to Qi Minglin, "Send them your location and tell them to come and set up camp here."
"Okay, I'll have them come over right away." Qi Minglin said, picking up her phone and making the notification.
After all, they are already quite far from their starting point, and it would be too much of a waste of time to go back at night and come out again during the day.
They quickly received the news and began packing their things and rushing over.
When the rest of the staff arrived, Chen Feng and his group were sitting on the ground chatting.
Today was another fruitless day; Chen Feng still hadn't found the rare earth mine.
The good news is that he has narrowed down the area of Pingcun City even further, bringing him closer to the rare earth mine.
The bad news is that another day's work was for nothing.
"How was it? Did you have any success today?" Zhang Richeng asked as he walked over.
"No, it's not that easy," Qi Minglin replied, sitting on the ground.
Zhang Richeng nodded in understanding and went back to wait for them to cook.
Soon, dinner was ready. Chen Feng looked at the stir-fried vegetables and couldn't help but say to Qi Minglin, "Let's improve our meals tomorrow. This is just noodles and vegetables, it won't do."
"Go ahead and change it. Have someone go to the city tomorrow morning and buy whatever you want to eat." Qi Minglin had no objections.
The people were not far apart, and everyone could hear Chen Feng and Qi Minglin's conversation clearly.
Some people couldn't stand Chen Feng's nonchalant attitude.
These people gave up high salaries and opportunities to stay overseas, choosing to return to their homeland in order to help improve the current situation and free the country from being controlled by others.
They have lofty ideals and beliefs, and they are not afraid of any hardship.
Before they found rare earth mines, they were all determined to find them. Even if they only got four hours of rest a day, they would do everything in their power to find rare earths.
They had initially hoped for more manpower, but what happened?
What have they been doing since Chen Feng took command?
They stopped doing work and stopped collecting data; all they did every day was eat with their eyes open and sleep with their eyes closed.
It can be said that every second they spent after waking up was agonizing, as time was passing and the country's deadline was fast approaching.
As it turned out, the commander not only didn't care, but his face showed an indifferent expression, and he even had the idea of asking someone to improve his meals.
Where the hell did you get the idea to improve your meals?
Most importantly, Qi Minglin actually listens to him and does whatever he wants. What's wrong with this world?
Do the higher-ups even know that the exploration team is practically giving up?
"Captain Chen, forgive my bluntness, but your current task should be to lead us to find rare earth elements at all costs, not to think about what kind of food to improve tomorrow."
"Up to now, we have no idea what you're doing, and you don't even seem to want to explain it to us. You just waste your time wandering around here every day."
"And I can't see a trace of anxiety or tension on your face at all. Do you even care about this?"
"You're still discussing what to eat and how to improve the meals. If I were in your position, I'd probably be so anxious I wouldn't even be able to eat, let alone improve the meals."
A young man wearing glasses, holding a lunchbox, said with indignation in his eyes.
Qi Minglin frowned upon hearing this and was about to speak when she heard it. She knew that this was because the team did not actually respect Chen Feng at all.
Seeing this, Chen Feng reached out and stopped her, signaling her to be quiet.
"First of all, I don't need you to remind me what I should do. I know better than anyone else what I should do."
"Secondly, I don't need to explain so much to you. I just tell you what to do, and you don't need to understand it, because you wouldn't understand anyway."
"Third, how do you know I'm not in a hurry? Does being in a hurry have to be written all over your face, and then you have to jump around on the ground, scratching your ears and cheeks?"
"May I ask you, besides moving yourself, what other practical meaning does this attitude you're talking about have? Can it solve any problems?" Chen Feng's voice wasn't loud, and his tone was quite gentle.
These gentle words left the young man momentarily speechless, unsure how to respond.
"As for what you said, that if you sat in my seat, you would be so anxious that you wouldn't be able to eat, I really wanted to laugh when I heard that."
"That's why I can be the captain now, but you can't."
"With your mentality, you'll starve to death before any difficulties even defeat you. What kind of future do you have?"
"If what you say is true, that I should go on a hunger strike to prove my innocence if I don't find any rare earth mines in two days, then shouldn't you have committed suicide to atone for yourselves after a whole year and a half without finding any rare earth mines?"
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