However, cooking for disaster victims is the same; everyone is human and needs to eat.
Just as Lin Wei was giving instructions, two soldiers set up the pot first. Seeing that they didn't need to help with the ingredients, they quickly assembled the tents that had been provided to them.
"This tent is very effective at keeping out the cold. Half of it is for you to rest, and the other half is for storing supplies. Try not to let other people in, because if there are too many people, it is easy for trouble to break out."
"good."
Lin Wei and her group brought four pots. After the pots were set up, one of them was used to boil water. In temperatures close to -10 degrees Celsius, they couldn't do without hot water.
The second pot also contained boiled water, but it was used to cook noodles.
The remaining two pots were used, one for stir-frying vegetables and the other for cooking rice.
Even though she hadn't cooked for many years, she hadn't lost the skills she had honed in her two lifetimes. As soon as the pot was started, the aroma wafted out.
God knows they haven't had a proper hot meal in days; who could resist the aroma of food?
"Why don't you eat first? You won't have time to eat when the food is served later. If you free up the pot, we can make another batch."
The two of them didn't refuse and each ate a bowl of rice with relish.
“Actually, noodles will do too. We’re not that picky about what’s on it,” one soldier suggested.
"I know, but noodles tend to clump together, and with the weather so cold, I'm afraid they'll freeze and have ice crystals. How can we eat them like that? If they were cooked right away, we could just cook them on the spot."
After waiting for a while, and having prepared a total of 150 servings, the two soldiers contacted someone to deliver them quickly.
150 meals are definitely not enough, especially since Lin Yuan and the others returned to their place after going out for a while.
It was obvious that they were all hungry.
"You can eat the noodles, we'll add a spoonful of sauce for you. The rice will be served."
"merciful."
Lin Wei hadn't stopped since the beginning, swinging the spoon so hard it was almost smoking, and finally, as darkness fell, the next batch of reinforcements arrived.
The group went up without stopping, carrying some food with them.
A short while later, a group of dejected soldiers walked in in neat rows.
Wang Ying hurriedly called out, "Weiwei, cook! Since you're down here, you make the sauce, and we'll cook the noodles. It'll taste better that way."
"Um."
The sauce is simply tomato and egg, which they brought themselves. To ensure everyone could have some, the eggs and tomatoes were scrambled into very small pieces, and a lot of broth was added to enhance the flavor. It tastes much better than simply boiling it.
Quietly, she asked in confusion, "Why not just cook them together? Wouldn't that be more convenient and simpler?"
Zhang Yanyan explained, "You can cook everything together directly. This pot will contain exactly what you need. After you finish cooking a pot of noodles, you need to add water and cook it again. But this way, it's different. This pot of broth can make enough for two pots of noodles. And you can just add some water to the pot where you're cooking the noodles and then continue cooking. It may seem a bit troublesome, but it can actually make more bowls of noodles."
"Of course, this is only true if you have a pot; without a pot, it's all pointless."
Once the noodles were cooked, one person served the noodles, another prepared the gravy, and yet another added ingredients. Wasn't there water boiling in another pot? Lin Wei added some ingredients. After eating the noodles, she drank a bowl of soup, which guaranteed to warm her whole body.
Sitting in the back, Su Sijin couldn't help but sigh, "As expected of Sister Weiwei, she can remain calm even in a crisis. She must have been cooking all day. The workload is much greater than usual. Can her body handle it?"
"Once this batch is finished, I can rest. No one else will be coming. But I heard that the disaster victims will be transferred here tomorrow. I don't know if there will be enough food. I can't let you work this hard tomorrow."
"That's all. If we don't add some ingredients, Sister Weiwei won't be able to keep up this busy. How big is the Wuling? How much can it hold? Tomorrow, we can only cook noodles at most, plain noodles."
As the three children had predicted, by the time Lin Wei put down the spatula, the food in the tent behind her was almost completely gone.
After informing the soldiers that they needed to restock, they went into their tents to rest.
It has to be said that when you get old, you have to accept it. After swinging the spatula all day, Lin Wei felt like she couldn't even lift her arms.
Wang Ying quickly tore off the plaster and applied it to Lin Wei's body.
"I know you must be the most tired. I prepared everything in advance, and I didn't give any to others who wanted to use it. Here, let me put a few more on you."
Lin Wei smiled and said, "How thoughtful. So who is that other person?"
"Me," Zhang Yanyan said irritably, "I've been chopping vegetables all day, and my hands are shaking. I saw she had some plaster and wanted one, but she absolutely refused to give it to me."
"You're so stingy, you can't even give her a piece. Just cut it in half for her to use."
Wang Ying, who was about to say something, swallowed her words and couldn't help but burst out laughing. "I said, sis, where am I supposed to find scissors for her? Here, here's one, just one. There aren't any more."
This time it wasn't that Wang Ying was stingy. There were only 3 plasters in a pack. Lin Wei used 2, which was a little short, but it was about right. Giving Zhang Yanyan one meant there were really no more.
Zhang Yanyan didn't know about this situation either. "Never mind, let Weiwei use it. I didn't know that there were only three tablets in your box. I always buy 10 tablets a box. You should have bought more since you bought them."
"Who would have thought of that? I just bought it on a whim."
As they were talking, Lin Wei's phone rang.
The caller was Shen Jize.
"Hey, Jize."
"Are you there right now?" Shen Jize asked hurriedly.
"Yeah, I cooked for everyone during the day, and I'm resting now that I've finished. What about you?"
"I am in Shunan County."
Lin Wei was taken aback. "Shunan County is right next to Yunmeng County. You've come here? Weren't you in Gangcheng?"
“You’ve gone to such a dangerous place, how can I stay in the port city? Don’t worry, I’ve prepared a batch of winter supplies and food and sent them over, but it seems the roads there are blocked. Find someone to pick me up, and I’ll come and keep you company.”
"No need, don't come in. This area is relatively safe. It's inconvenient for you to come here. Just bring the things over and stay outside."
However, Shen Jize wouldn't listen at all, and when Lin Yuan went to pick him up the next day, he still brought Shen Jize in.
"You still came in."
Shen Jize was speechless. "How could I possibly abandon you?"
As Wang Ying listened, she felt a pang of sadness. "It's just that the relationship we've had since our student days is so different. I haven't called for a whole day and night, and my husband hasn't even sent me a single message."
“My family is different,” Zhang Yanyan said.
“My family is the same,” Anjing added.
Lin Yuan made a face and hurriedly explained, "Sisters, the signal dropped after my sister and brother-in-law hung up the phone last night. How could they contact you? If I hadn't been waiting there early, even my sister's wife might not have been able to get through."
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