Chapter 164 Meow meow meow
Team 11 volunteered to fight the alien species so that everyone could reach the porridge shop smoothly. Although all members arrived safely, many of them were injured.
Therefore, although everyone was reluctant to give up the porridge, they were all willing to make way for the 11th Team.
Hearing the voices of "Team 11" coming from the crowd and the familiar laughter coming from far away, Mu Dongsheng, who was thin under the cloak at the front of the team, froze his fingers.
After a while, he lowered his head hastily and pulled the brim of his cloak even lower.
…
Yi Cun Qing led the eleven teams to the front of the queue, and everyone greeted Jian Yunlan happily:
"Hello, Boss Jian!" "Long time no see. We are relieved to see Boss Jian looking so well." "Hehehe, I can't wait. Boss Jian, please give us two bowls of porridge."
Jian Yunlan smiled and exchanged a few words with them. She thought they didn't hear the horn just now, so she patiently explained again: "Today we have two kinds of porridge, seafood porridge and pumpkin porridge... Oh, by the way."
Then he turned to the cloaked guest and said, "Sir, what kind of porridge would you like to drink?"
Jian Yunlan always follows the principle of first come, first served when setting up his stall. This customer had been waiting in the snow for an unknown period of time and was almost buried alive. He was the first customer to arrive, so of course the first bowl of porridge had to be sold to him.
Before the crowd arrived, Mu Dongsheng had been holding on to the porridge bucket tightly, but at some point, he had quietly stood up, lowered his head, hunched his back, and hid his entire body in the shadow of his cloak, reducing his presence to an extremely low level.
Following Boss Jian's voice, everyone's eyes turned to the direction of Mu Dongsheng.
Everyone's eyes were filled with curiosity and inquiry.
——They set out from the base as soon as they received the news, how come someone arrived earlier than them? Could it be that they were queuing up yesterday? How could someone spend the night in the Death Desert?
Everyone in Team 11 also cast their eyes towards this strange figure, but they didn't say anything. They just waited patiently for Boss Jian to speak.
Being suddenly stared at by so many people, Mu Dongsheng froze all over.
But... there is porridge in front of me.
Such a fragrant and sweet porridge.
In the end, appetite overcame all other fears. Under the gaze of everyone, Mu Dongsheng stretched out his trembling hand and pointed to the porridge bucket on the right.
Jian Yunlan smiled and asked, "You want a bowl of this porridge? This is pumpkin porridge."
Mu Dongsheng nodded, then suddenly shook his head violently.
"?" Jian Yunlan was a little confused, "You don't want this porridge, you want another one?"
Mu Dongsheng shook his head frantically and held up five fingers.
I don't want one bowl, I want five bowls!
“…”
The way everyone looked at the cloaked man also changed.
Oh my god, five bowls at once, what a huge appetite!
There are so many people. If everyone orders five bowls, the people behind us probably won’t even get to drink the bottom of the pot!
Fortunately, Jian Yunlan spoke quickly.
"Sir, today each person is limited to one bowl of each type of porridge," Jian Yunlan said, "I'm sorry, can I serve you a bowl to try?"
The cloaked man was silent for two seconds, then nodded with some regret.
Everyone was relieved, but at the same time a little discouraged - relieved because at least more people could drink porridge, but each person could only drink one bowl, how could it be enough...
Seeing that no one had any strong opposition, Jian Yunlan breathed a sigh of relief.
He raised his hand, opened the lid of the pumpkin porridge bucket, and served the porridge to the guests.
The porridge bucket has excellent sealing properties. As the lid is opened, hot white mist instantly rises up and the rich aroma of porridge inside also spreads instantly!
Everyone couldn't help but hold their breath and open their eyes wide -
The porridge is sweet but not greasy, with a light pumpkin fragrance and the delicate rice aroma, with a hint of honey-like sweetness. The aroma of the ripe pumpkin is thoroughly stimulated, and it drifts away with the heat, making people feel itchy.
Looking more closely, the pot of pumpkin porridge showed a bright color. The delicate pumpkin was boiled into a thick texture and blended with the crystal rice grains. When it was stirred with a large spoon, pieces of golden pumpkin could be seen.
The night light hanging on the top of the porridge shop emits warm light. Under the dim light and white mist, the surface of the pumpkin porridge is glossy and silky. It looks so delicious that people can't help but imagine what it would taste like if they put a mouthful of this sweet porridge in their mouths...
The crowd was filled with the sound of swallowing saliva:
"It smells so sweet and fragrant..."
"This is the first time I know pumpkin can be used to make porridge. I thought porridge could only be salty or spicy."
"Isn't it a bit strange to have sweet porridge? Will it taste bad?"
"What a joke, how can Boss Jian's porridge be bad? If you don't drink it, I will."
The people at the front of the line subconsciously moved forward to take a look at the porridge in the bucket. Even if the people in the back row stood on tiptoe, they were blocked by the crowd and could not see anything. They could only keep sniffing their noses, trying to smell more of the fragrance.
Jian Yunlan skillfully served a bowl to the cloaked guest and handed it to him first, then began to serve porridge to the people in the eleventh team.
Everyone's eyes were glued to the bowl of porridge, and they all looked at the cloaked man who got the pumpkin porridge first with envy.
...Facing the hungry gazes of the crowd, Mu Dongsheng silently held the bowl of porridge tighter.
He lowered the brim of his hat again, walked to the side, put his lips to the bowl and started drinking the porridge.
Gurgle gurgle.
After a few mouthfuls of hot porridge, even Mu Dongsheng couldn't help but let out a comfortable cry from his throat, mumbling:
“It’s delicious.”
——“How sweet!”
A louder exclamation came from the eleventh team nearby, drowning out the indistinct muttering of the cloaked guest.
Yi Cunqing didn't say anything, he just held the bowl of porridge and sipped it slowly, mouthful after mouthful. But looking at the extremely happy expression on his face, it was obvious that he was very satisfied with the porridge. However, several young men in the 11th team could no longer contain their excitement and exclaimed in amazement.
Wang Li, a young man with a crew cut, held the bowl of porridge and drank half of it in big gulps. He then wiped the sweat off his forehead and said:
"So sweet, so fragrant..."
Different from the previous salty, fragrant and delicious century egg and lean meat porridge and mushroom and chicken porridge, this pumpkin porridge has a completely different taste.
——When you first take a sip, the taste is light, not as amazing as salty porridge, but for some reason, you can't help but drink it mouthful after mouthful, and the more you drink, the more delicious it becomes, warming up your whole body and feeling very soothed.
With the sweet pumpkin aroma, the warm porridge flows between the lips and teeth, and the honey-like sweetness also permeates, which is very thirst-quenching.
The aroma was different from any porridge filled with flavor enhancers that Wang Li had tasted before. It did not feel industrial or cheap at all. Instead, it was the sweetness of the ingredients and the rice itself. Therefore, it did not make people feel greasy at all. Instead, the more they ate, the more they wanted to eat.
After a long period of slow cooking, the cooked pumpkin completely melts into a dense, sandy texture, which wraps the sticky rice in a delicate and soft texture, making them indistinguishable from each other. You can't eat the whole piece of pumpkin, but you can taste the sweetness of the pumpkin in every bite.
As soon as you take a bite, the rice porridge melts in your mouth, and the fragrant and smooth taste is simply irresistible.
He didn't feel it at first, but after a few mouthfuls, Wang Li was completely convinced by this bowl of seemingly ordinary pumpkin porridge. Although he was standing in the end of the world with ice and snow and full of dangers, holding the bowl of porridge, he just felt warm and comfortable all over.
The empty stomach was soothed by this bowl of hot porridge. Even the coldness from the long journey in the snow and the fatigue from the battle with the alien species were completely soothed by the smooth hot porridge at this moment.
In a trance, Wang Li almost forgot that he was in the end of the world. He thought he was in a warm and narrow home, just got out of bed, and drank a bowl of hot sweet porridge under the warm morning sun...
Before I knew it, I had finished the whole bowl of porridge.
The members of Team 11 ate their food with great care, savoring every bite, but the porridge was so fragrant that no matter how much they wanted to chew slowly, they ended up finishing the whole bowl of porridge very quickly.
After finishing the porridge, everyone licked the bottom of the bowl reluctantly, not caring about face anymore.
...Even Mu Dongsheng, who was standing by, looked left and right, and after making sure that no one was paying attention to him, he quietly lowered his cloak and licked the bottom of the bowl.
While licking, he moved away inconspicuously, intending to leave quietly.
Mu Dongsheng knew clearly that he was just a wandering soul, a time bomb with top-level pollutants living in his body. Every minute and every second he stayed here would bring trouble to others.
…
Jian Yunlan's movements were very quick, and more and more people were drinking the porridge.
Everyone didn't care about the cold snow, they just sat on the ground with their bowls of porridge, and drank together with their friends, their heads touching each other, and exclaimed in admiration:
“The pumpkin has a soft, glutinous and smooth texture, and even the rice grains are sweet!”
"It's really delicious. For a bowl of porridge like this, I would be willing to walk in the snow for eight hours, not to mention eighty hours."
"Boss Jian, you are a god..."
"I knew I could eat delicious food by following Team 11. They are the best at eating, except for Team Mu, hahaha."
I don't know who said this jokingly, but everyone started laughing.
There is a famous joke in the Oriental Base - all the members of the 11th Team are foodies. Every time a mission is over, the whole team will rush to the black market food area first. And every time there is something delicious in the black market, they are the first to discover it and then make it popular. They can be called the sales kings of the Oriental Base.
Except for Team Mu.
Captain Mu was pure-hearted and had only nutrient solution for three meals a day. He was always slow to react. Every time, he would wait until all the delicious food was gone before he would slowly remember to try something...
If Team 11 hadn’t always left some for him, Mu Dongsheng would probably always be hungry.
Everyone laughed for a while, and then slowly, the laughter died down.
The warm lights were still shining, and the pumpkin porridge in the hands was still emitting a fragrance, but for some reason, many people fell silent, and for a moment even the action of drinking the porridge slowed down.
…In this silence, someone suddenly pointed at Team 11 and asked:
"Wait, can't each person only buy one bowl of porridge? There are eight people in the 11th team, so why did they buy nine bowls of porridge?"
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