The hustle and bustle faded away.
Du Shaojie was not dazzled by the superficial wealth.
After Qi Yan and his daughter returned to Beijing, he took Wang Yongli, Luo Qin and others to start a new round of inspections.
In his eyes, these stores all over the country are his foundation, and everything else is floating clouds. As long as these stores are there, even if the previous investments have failed, he can start over. There
are still three cars, running slowly on the road leading to the distance.
Du Shaojie comes out for inspections almost every year, sometimes by plane and sometimes by car. He can clearly feel that the road conditions have improved significantly in recent years.
In particular, the construction of highways that is on the rise has invisibly shortened the distance between various places.
Passing by a county town, Du Shaojie asked Zou Xiaohe to find a place to eat and stop. He is usually not in a hurry when he comes out for inspections. He rests when he needs to stop and rest, stays in a hotel when he needs to stay, and often chooses some unknown small places to spend the night.
The country is too big, and it is impossible to travel all over in a lifetime.
There are always enough scenery to see and endless food to eat waiting for him, and he never gets tired of it.
"It got hot early this year, and there's a lot of rain. Last year, many places suffered from drought. Hope there won't be floods again this year!"
"You're such a pessimist, can't you hope for something good?"
The group walked into a small restaurant, which had good business, with at least 80% of the seats occupied.
Du Shaojie and the others found a table by the corner, sat down one after another, and heard the people at the next table talking loudly.
He agreed with that. Along the way, they would encounter rain from time to time, and sometimes it was quite heavy. As the saying goes, after a severe drought, there must be a severe flood, and what they say may not be without reason.
Of course, no one can predict the weather, and the weather forecast often goes wrong, right?
Afterwards, Du Shaojie ordered some stir-fried dishes, and everyone started to eat. It was still early today, but he didn't want to hurry, so after dinner he went to the best hotel in the county to arrange accommodation.
In the evening.
Du Shaojie was interested in going to the night market with everyone.
"This [fried snails] is good. Let's have some snacks. Let's just have dinner here."
Seeing that a snack stand was doing a good job of [fried snails], Du Shaojie sat down.
Wang Yongli ordered some other food nearby, and they sat down and started eating directly, and also ordered some beer.
Just as they were eating happily, it started to rain. Raindrops the size of soybeans fell down, and soon it turned into a heavy rain.
Du Shaojie and his friends had to pack up the food and take it away, and ran back to the hotel in the rain.
They continued to eat and drink in the hotel. It was not known when the rain would stop, and it might not be possible to set off tomorrow.
"Mr. Du, the local meteorological station has issued a heavy rain warning. We don't know how many days we will stay here."
Wang Yongli specifically checked the local weather forecast. It seems that everyone will be trapped here by the heavy rain. It is hard to say how many days, but they will definitely not go on the road in the rain.
"It doesn't matter. It's okay to stay for a few days. I see that there are many delicious foods here. Let's taste them one by one."
Du Shaojie was very optimistic. If he couldn't leave, he would stay. It was estimated that he wouldn't be delayed for too long.
But no one expected that the heavy rain lasted for three days and three nights, and a river running through the county town repeatedly broke through the water level warning line. What's more terrible is that the extreme weather is not an isolated case, but covers a large area.
At present, three provinces have issued heavy rain warnings and directly activated flood control and disaster relief plans.
"Mr. Du, there is a large area of water accumulation in the county town, and the water has reached the knees."
Wang Yongli was about to drive out to buy food, but he went downstairs and turned back.
Now the heavy rain has not stopped, and many houses in the county have been flooded, and some people in low-lying areas have also been relocated.
Du Shaojie and others can only eat in the hotel restaurant. Due to the blocked transportation roads, they can basically fill their stomachs and there is no better choice.
He doesn't care about this. He is very worried that some rivers will suddenly burst their banks.
On the same day.
The county began to recruit volunteers. Several sections of the river bank in the county have reached a precarious level. Now being able to save the levee is the overriding task. The superiors have sent reinforcements, but it also requires the joint efforts of the people of the county.
"Yongli, let's go be volunteers and do our part."
Du Shaojie couldn't sit still any longer. He asked Luo Qin and Xu Youlian to stay at the hotel, and he took Wang Yongli, Zou Xiaohe, Peng Yongjun and others to sign up to join the volunteer team.
"You said your profession is a chef? That's great! Our county has deployed a large number of personnel on the river bank, and there are also some soldiers who have come to reinforce. What they lack most now is a mouthful of hot water and a mouthful of hot meal."
When registering, Du Shaojie filled in "chef" in the occupation column.
Wang Yongli and others followed suit and filled in the same as the boss.
When the staff saw this, they couldn't help but be overjoyed. They now need chefs, and logistics personnel are equally important.
"I have no problem, you can arrange it."
Du Shaojie had no objection. He just wanted to do his part when the opportunity arose. He didn't have to go to the upper dam.
The logistics were also good. People were iron and food was steel. It was also important to ensure the supply of meals for everyone.
So Du Shaojie, Wang Yongli and others were assigned to the logistics team.
At this time, they couldn't care about the taste of the dishes. They were all big pot dishes. Sometimes they were too busy to even peel the potatoes. They just washed them and cooked directly.
"That won't do! We can ignore the taste of the dishes, but we must ensure cleanliness and hygiene. Captain Mao, what do you think?"
Du Shaojie was not a nosy person, but after arriving at the logistics team, he was very annoyed by the food management here. Not for anything else, there were enough people and enough time, but some guys were still slacking off.
The person in charge of meals in the logistics team was surnamed Mao, and he was a staff member of the county.
Du Shaojie found the other party and put forward his own suggestions.
Captain Mao used to work in political work and was not familiar with meal supply. He heard what the other party said, pondered for a while, and then agreed to the suggestion.
"Well, now is an extraordinary period, I won't say much. I just want to ask one question, are you a professional chef?"
Hearing Captain Mao's question, Wang Yongli and the others all laughed.
Du Shaojie nodded and said that he was the chef of a large restaurant and had the qualifications of a senior chef.
"Okay! From now on, you are the person in charge of food supply."
Logistics is not just about food. Captain Mao is busy all day and has no time to take care of many details.
Since it is a problem raised by the other party, then let him solve the problem. If it works, you will know after trying it. If it doesn't work, you can change someone else.
Du Shaojie didn't waste any words and immediately took the job of "food person in charge". After returning, he made a request. The place for cooking is in the wild. A shed built on a high ground was chosen, mainly because it is close to the river bank.
If the distance is far, the food delivered would have been cold.
Not all the food supply personnel are professional chefs. Some people just want to get experience, and they are somewhat resistant to these requirements. However, seeing that there were several people with Du Shaojie and they looked very difficult to deal with, no one confronted him in person.
Then, everyone started to get busy.
Du Shaojie was not idle either. He washed and cut vegetables like everyone else, and then he had to cook. Even Wang Yongli and others, who had been with the boss for a long time, could do basic work and were very nimble.
In this way, everyone had nothing to say.
The person in charge led by example, and no one present could compare to his skills in cutting vegetables and cooking. In the final analysis, a chef does a technical job, and everything depends on his skills. You have to accept it even if you don't agree.
At noon, a simple pork and cabbage vermicelli was served, the staple food was white flour steamed buns, and a small pot of pickles was also made.
After it was done, the flood control personnel took turns to eat.
To be honest, everyone didn't have much expectations for the meals provided. To put it bluntly, what they had eaten before was not much better than pig food. On the one hand, it was a technical problem, and on the other hand, it was an attitude problem. Some people were dissatisfied a long time ago.
But now everyone is too busy to care about this matter and are too lazy to say anything.
"Huh? The sun is rising from the west today? This pork stewed with cabbage and vermicelli is quite delicious."
Everyone got their meals and ate under the vacant awning next to them.
Someone took a bite of today's food and couldn't help but sigh in amazement. After all, the contrast was too strong. If the previous meals were called "pig food", then the meals served today can be called "delicious food.
" "You know what, it's really delicious. Did they change people?"
"Isn't it? The new volunteer is said to be the chef of the big restaurant. He happened to pass by the county and was trapped by the heavy rain."
"No wonder!"
Everyone chatted and ate at the same time. The faces of the original food suppliers were not good. They were praised and stepped on, which made them look gloomy.
Du Shaojie pretended not to hear these discussions. He was just passing by and didn't want to compete with anyone. There was no need to expand the conflict.
In fact, this is good. His skills have not only been affirmed by the flood control personnel, but also made the original food suppliers admire him. In short, they will not be scolded in the future, and everyone will feel better.
Du Shaojie has been busy all the time, cooking pot after pot of fresh hot dishes, making sure that all flood fighting personnel have hot dishes and hot meals.
Wang Yongli and others helped him, while others ensured the supply of ingredients, and some people kept steaming buns.
To be honest, after a lunch, even Du Shaojie felt a little tired.
In addition, in addition to three meals a day, midnight snacks are also provided. After all, someone needs to watch the dam 24 hours a day, and it will definitely not be able to withstand it if no meals are provided at night.
"Everyone, pay attention, the No. 1 flood peak will pass tonight, so cheer up."
In the afternoon, everyone received an early warning notice. The flood peak will pass at night, and the real test is coming.
Wang Yongli was a little worried, and mobilized Du Shaojie to go back to the hotel to rest after making dinner. After all, it is too dangerous to stay near the dam, and it is safer in the county town. (End of this chapter)
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