The two nodded and followed Jiang Li upstairs.
When Zhou Zheng found out that he was not living in a dormitory with many people, his tense mood instantly relaxed a lot.
He thought he would have to live with many people here, but it turned out that he was only arranged to live in a single dormitory.
"Teacher Jiang, are all the people living here single dormitories?"
"Are the conditions too good?"
Jiang Li replied: "I don't know either, but it seems that except for the couple, everyone else has a room."
"And as you can see, this room is only this big. I guess it was planned to be arranged like this when it was built."
Zhou Zheng put down his luggage and said, "Before I came here, I was worried about having to sleep in the same room with so many people. Now it seems that I was overthinking."
"I'm used to sleeping alone, and I'm really afraid of hearing someone else snoring at night. That way I won't be able to sleep."
Seeing him say that, Jiang Li said with some amusement: "Don't tell me, I'm not used to sleeping with others, especially strangers."
"Doing scientific research is hard enough. If I can't get enough rest after returning, I will really have no energy at all."
"Now that your luggage is ready, come to my place first."
Zhou Zheng nodded, locked the door and followed Jiang Li to the dormitory building next door.
Li Na's situation was similar to Zhou Zheng's. After both of them settled in the dormitory, Jiang Li took them directly to the cafeteria.
Fatty Wang was on duty in the cafeteria at the moment. When he saw Jiang Li coming with two new faces, he asked with a smile, "Xiao Jiang, who are these two?"
Jiang Li replied: "Uncle Wang, these two are new assistants, my people."
"Please take good care of them in the future. We are young, so if we do anything wrong, please tell us."
Fatty Wang chuckled and said, "Sure, sure. I just like you young people. You are much more sunny than those old guys."
"You're here to eat, right? I'll make it for you now."
Jiang Li knew that there were no good ingredients recently, so he said, "Just cook whatever you like, we're not picky eaters."
Fatty Wang nodded, "Okay, it will be ready in a moment, you guys go sit in the front first."
"Okay, thank you for your hard work."
Jiang Li led the two to sit down, and Li Na said, "How is the food here? It can't be worse than the research institute in Kyoto, right?"
"I had been eating cabbage and potatoes for a month before I came here, and my face was turning green."
Jiang Li replied with a smile: "It's winter, what else do you want to eat if not these?"
"I want to eat something else, but there's nothing."
"Besides, you should be content with having enough to eat now. In the first few years of the famine, there was nothing to eat."
Li Na chuckled, "I was just asking, if you don't get it, forget it."
The three of them didn't have to wait long before Fatty Wang brought up today's meal.
He said with a smile: "Today we have pickled cabbage, potatoes and white meat stew. You guys should eat more."
"If you add some chili to this dish, it will taste better."
When the three heard that there was meat, their eyes lit up.
Jiang Li even said, "Why is there meat today? And it's such good meat. Did the boss get rich?"
"You little bitch, what's the point of getting rich? I was just lucky when I was shopping today. I happened to run into a store selling wild boars."
"I thought that people in the institute hadn't had a good meal of meat for a long time, so I spent money to buy it."
"The pig's head and offal are still being stewed in the pot. You can eat them tomorrow morning."
When Jiang Li heard that there was also braised pork, he smiled and replied, "They are lucky. They can eat meat right after arriving. Unlike me, I have been eating vegetarian food for several days."
"But don't you know how to sprout beans and make tofu?"
Fatty Wang replied, "I know how to make tofu, but I haven't done it in a long time."
"I've seen bean sprouts before, but I don't know how to make them."
"Master Lei doesn't know how to do it either, let alone those who do scientific research. Some of them can't even cook."
Jiang Li heard this, thought for a moment and said, "I have some free time these two days, how about I teach you?"
“Although it’s not a green vegetable, it’s still a green vegetable after all.”
When Fatty Wang saw that she could grow bean sprouts, he instantly became interested and sat down without caring whether they wanted to eat or not.
"Xiao Jiang, can you really grow bean sprouts?"
"I've tried it a few times before, but it just won't sprout, and I don't know what went wrong."
Seeing how interested he was, Jiang Li smiled and said, "How about this, soak two kilograms of soybeans in water tonight. I'll come over tomorrow morning and tell you how to do it. Don't put too much water."
"The three of us will eat first. We have something to talk about after dinner. Is that okay with you?"
After hearing this, Fatty Wang said, "Okay, I'll go pick some soybeans when I'm not busy. The last time I ate soybeans was when I stewed pig's trotters."
"Okay, I'll come over tomorrow morning after I finish my workout."
"You go and get busy first."
Fatty Wang smiled and said, "Okay, I'll wait for you tomorrow morning. You guys take your time eating."
Li Na started eating when the food came.
After seeing Fatty Wang leave, he said, "Teacher, the food smells so good. We are so lucky to have meat as soon as we got here."
"But don't we have the same meal time here?"
Jiang Li explained: "It's different here than at the research institute. Everyone eats when they're hungry."
"There aren't many people here, and everyone is busy. Sometimes everyone forgets about mealtime."
"In order to avoid wasting food, we changed it to what it is now."
“Of course, the staple food and some stews will also be prepared in advance and kept warm, so that people don’t have to wait too long.”
After hearing this, Li Na swallowed the meat in her mouth and said, "I think this is good. I don't have to queue up for food, and I don't have to rush to eat."
"The only bad thing is that if you don't have a regular schedule, won't you get stomachaches after a while?"
Jiang Li said: "Of course not. If you don't eat on time for a long time, your stomach will definitely feel uncomfortable."
"We can't be like our predecessors. When we start the experiment, we have to eat on time no matter how busy we are."
"It's okay to be irregular occasionally, but the body won't be able to bear it for a long time."
"It doesn't matter when you are young, but when you get older you will realize how little you cherished yourself."
Zhou Zheng nodded, "You're right. Many elders develop various minor health problems when they get old."
"My grandfather has chronic cold legs. He didn't take it seriously when he was young, but now he can't walk because of the pain whenever it's cloudy or rainy."
"Every time I see him grimacing in pain, I pay extra attention to my health."
"I don't ask for anything else, I just hope that my later years won't be too miserable."
Li Na pouted after hearing what he said, "Then I will also work with you to maintain good health in the future. Doesn't the teacher have to get up early to exercise every day? We didn't have the chance before, but now the three of us can exercise together."
"You said no, teacher?"
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