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"No problem at all. After I'm done with this, I'll go fishing at the reservoir over here and cook for you. Although pickled fish won't work, I can make boiled fish."
"Hehe, then it's up to you. We have rules that don't allow people to go out without permission, but you can, you won't be restricted."
"Okay, as long as you protect Uncle Zhang well, you can eat whatever you want."
Hey Xiao Shun, can you help me find someone?
"Liu Baoguo from your village?"
"Yes, is he here?"
"He's a deputy battalion commander now, promoted by our leader. But he's on the battlefield now, and should be back soon."
"Okay, you keep an eye on him and let me know when he gets back."
Zhang Hongmei really missed Er Lengzi. It had been almost three years since she last saw him. He was able to get promoted so quickly. Although it was because of my relationship with Zhang Xingguo, it was largely due to his own hard work.
Zhang Hongmei was quite happy to hear news about Er Lengzi, thinking that she should get him some good food, but she didn't know if she would be able to run into him.
The two drove out of the military headquarters one after the other. This time, Zhang Hongmei had Wang Ying park where they had parked before, and then drove off herself. This time it took a little longer because the salt and baking soda were in small packages, and the packaging was all printed in color, which was really not good.
And since the troops are short of salt, then give them four tons; I really don't need that much. I'd even take out all the food in my storage space, as long as it can feed the soldiers who are constantly teetering on the edge of death.
It's past 4 a.m. now. I locked the car and went into my workspace to start packing the salt. It's not exactly hard work, but it's so tedious—pouring the salt into burlap sacks one by one. It's such a hassle.
It took almost six hours of work in the space to finally process four tons of salt. Then it took another hour to process one ton of baking soda before we could leave the space.
As dawn broke, we hurriedly loaded the back of the truck with ten tons of cornmeal and five tons of sorghum.
After a quick round of gatherings, I drove to meet up with Wang Ying.
Wang Ying wasn't as anxious as last time, but she didn't sleep either. Seeing the truck approaching in the distance, she excitedly jumped off and stood waiting.
Zhang Hongmei got out of the car and said helplessly, "Wang Ying, are you stupid? This parking lot is all dusty. Why don't you just wait in the car?"
"I'm so excited. Our leaders are really resourceful; they managed to get so much grain."
Zhang Hongmei was most willing to let Zhang Shouyi take the blame, and she was very satisfied with what Wang Ying said; this ambiguous statement made it even better.
"Drive slower, my brakes aren't very strong."
"Okay, I understand. I know this road well, so don't worry. Just be careful yourself."
The two got into their respective cars and drove away in opposite directions.
Zhang Hongmei parked her car near the woods this time, because the sun would be too strong and it would be too hot to wait in the car.
Leaning against the big tree, I wondered what else I could take out from my space.
After doing the math, I realized that two meals' worth of soybean oil would be two hundred barrels. That takes up too much space; I'm afraid it'll get crushed if I put it at the bottom, and it might fall over if I put it on top. I'll just have to put it in the front of the truck bed and load it up at night. If I can fit it, I can load a few more meals' worth of sorghum rice in it. Thinking about this, I leaned against a tree and fell asleep.
Zhang Hongmei was woken up by the heat. The temperature here at noon was too high, and there was no wind. How could it not be hot?
Was I really going to have to wait until night? After thinking it over, I decided to load the truck now, but the wild boar would have to be released at night, otherwise it would stink along the way.
The oil was placed in front, followed by salt and baking soda. The back container, which was only the length of two bags, was finally filled with a meal's worth of soybeans.
That was the only option. They had to put the wild boar on the baking soda that night. Zhang Hongmei even found a tarpaulin to cover the soda, worried that the pig's blood would stain it.
I estimate we'll arrive before midnight, so I'll put the wild boars up there at nine o'clock. I won't explain anything then; as long as there's food, that's fine. I only have three wolves left in my ring this time, so I might as well take them all out.
While driving, I was lost in thought. There was nothing on the road except for potholes, so even if I had a slight swerve, it wouldn't be dangerous.
When they arrived at the military base at 11:30, the guards on duty were overjoyed to see the wild boar and wolves in the vehicle. If it weren't for discipline, they probably would have been howling in excitement. It was meat! Just looking at the wild boar and wolves made their mouths water.
The guards on duty were more shocked than the soldiers unloading the truck.
These two wild boars must weigh at least a thousand pounds, and there's a wolf too, a wolf indeed.
The canteen supervisor was woken up, let out a howl upon seeing the wild animals on the ground, then abruptly stopped, excitedly running back to get more people. In this weather, they absolutely had to clean it up tonight; they couldn't afford to waste such good things.
Zhang Hongmei only cared about getting the goods delivered and didn't worry about the rest. Finally, she finished the most important task and felt relieved.
In any case, I achieved what I envisioned.
That's how people are; if they have something on their mind, they'll persevere even when they're tired. But once they've actually finished, they feel uncomfortable all over and are extremely exhausted.
Zhang Hongmei returned to the room. Wang Ying was fast asleep. She carried her to get a glass of water, which Wang Ying drank, and she felt particularly relaxed. She lay down on the bed and fell asleep in no time.
She slept soundly, but the person in charge of unloading not only called over the person in charge of the canteen but also the person in charge of the warehouse.
More than twenty people surrounded the wild animal on the ground, all of them extremely excited.
"We've finished unloading the truck. Let's hurry up and move all these wild animals to the open space in the canteen. I've got everything ready. Just get them out now so they don't get ruined."
There's no need to assign tasks; four people form a group, carry away the two wild boars, and the remaining three wolves form a group of two.
Wang Xiaoshun was also alerted and came out to see what was going on. He laughed; this was Zhang Hongmei's style after all. How could there be no meat when she came? He shook his head with a smile and went back. The first thing he would do tomorrow morning was report to his superior.
This is a real improvement in the food; you can tell just by looking at the smiling faces of those people in the cafeteria. Their satisfaction is almost overwhelming.
The canteen supervisor organized a few people to hang the wild boar up. Several people were eager to try, and in the end, they chose two people to skin it.
The remaining men wanted to skin the wolf, but the squad leader stopped them.
"You lot, don't mess things up! This wolf pelt is for that little girl. If you ruin it, where are you going to hunt wolves? Get out of here."
Two hours later, the wild boar skin was finally removed, and then it was ready to be butchered. The few men who had been itching to join in earlier immediately swarmed around, two of them taking turns tending to each boar. Touching the meat, they laughed even more heartily.
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