roccoschili Chapter 166, Second Dining Hall
Chapter 166, Second Dining Hall
“Alright,” Sha Zhu replied to Captain Liu.
He took the lunchboxes handed to him by the group and filled each one with mutton and offal.
He checked the mutton offal soup again, and it was almost ready. He left three bowls of mutton offal soup and said to Captain Liu,
"Take this pot of mutton offal soup back with you, and bring the pot back to me later."
Team Leader Liu didn't stand on ceremony; he handed his lunchbox to his teammate and stuffed Director Huang's money into Sha Zhu's hand.
He carried a small pot of mutton offal soup out, a smile on his face, saying as he walked, "Thank you, Master He. I'll bring the pot back to you later."
After the patrolmen left, Liu Lan pouted and said with dissatisfaction, "He Yuzhu, why did they take everything away and only leave me a bowl?"
Sha Zhu served himself a meat dish and said, "There's still mutton and offal in the pot. These three bowls of mutton offal soup are for the two of you."
After saying that, he ignored the two of them, took a steamed bun from the steamer, and started eating it by himself.
Hearing Sha Zhu say that, Liu Lan became happy, but then her eyes darted around and she asked, "He Yuzhu, how much money did Captain Liu give you just now?"
"What, you want it? Two yuan. I was just wondering how to return it. Let the three of us cook something for dinner tonight. Director Zhang won't say anything if he finds out."
"If Director Zhang finds out we're selling food outside without permission, who knows what he'll do to us," Sha Zhu said.
"What are you afraid of? It's just some offal anyway. You didn't put in much mutton, just the offal."
"If you go to the countryside to buy it, it won't even cost two cents, right? Why don't we split the money and not say anything, then it'll be fine," Liu Lan said nonchalantly.
"The net of Heaven is vast, and though its meshes are wide, nothing escapes it. Do you think that just because you didn't speak up, Director Zhang wouldn't know?"
What if those patrolling officers tell their superiors?
Captain Liu just took the pot back. Can you guarantee that the other patrol officers who didn't get to eat it won't complain?
Besides, what do you mean those offal dishes don't cost two cents? Do you think my cooking skills are worthless? The herbs and spices I put in are free!
Liu Lan was still hoping to get a few cents, but she was stunned by what Sha Zhu said, "You also put herbs and spices in it?"
"Nonsense, what else? Or, with so much mutton and offal in the kitchen, why don't you try making it yourself?"
Liu Lan couldn't cook it. Even a regular chef would struggle with it, as it would have a slightly fishy smell. How much more so for someone as clueless as Liu Lan.
No matter what Sha Zhu said, she didn't understand. "Don't even think about that little bit of money. I gave it to Director Zhang this morning."
Who knows, Director Zhang might reward you two for working so hard. Put your blood-stained clothes and aprons back on in the morning.
"If you see Director Zhang coming, walk around him a couple of times, and maybe he'll even help you get some extra overtime pay."
"Uh, it's so dirty. I'm afraid if we go hanging around Director Zhang again, he might kick us out of disgust."
"Who knows? Maybe seeing how dirty you are, you must have had a hard night, so we might give you a little extra."
After the three of them had their supper, Sha Zhu was in the kitchen, throwing chopped lamb bones into several large pots and having the other two take turns watching the heat.
He took the key to the second canteen from Zhang Long, which Director Zhang had given him the night before, pushed the cart, and loaded the mutton and offal onto it, preparing to go to the second canteen to process it.
The canteen where Sha Zhu worked didn't have many stoves and wasn't very big. It mainly supplied meals to leaders, office staff, and workers in nearby workshops.
The kitchen at the second canteen is quite large, with a spacious layout and over a dozen large stoves lined up in a row. It mainly supplies meals to the workers in the workshop.
Zhang Long was a little disappointed that he didn't come along; he'd just have to teach him how to make braised dishes tomorrow morning.
If we let him come over now, Sha Zhu won't be able to use his spatial abilities to cheat freely, and then he'll be busy for ages.
Mingming could make mutton fly into the pot automatically wherever he thought of it. If his disciples were here, how long would it take to finish?
Sha Zhu was busy working alone in the second canteen, first cooking three or four hundred catties of mutton and some offal.
All the dozen or so stoves were lit, and Sha Zhu found a stool and sat on it.
Once the intention is activated, there's no need for anyone to fetch water and add it to the large iron pot.
All the faucets turned on automatically, and the water flowed directly into more than a dozen large pots without falling down.
After the water in the dozen or so large pots had been almost added, Sha Zhu was seen sitting there motionless.
The mutton on the cart was automatically broken down into pieces about 100 grams each, and each piece flew into a dozen or so pots.
Blanch the lamb to remove any gamey smell, then stew it. The lamb takes about an hour to cook.
Once the mutton and offal stew is cooked, put it directly into a steamer. Sha Zhu won't slice it; let Director Zhang arrange that tomorrow morning.
Then, more than a dozen large pots were filled with water again, and the chopped lamb bones were boiled.
Sha Zhu looked at the dozen or so large iron pots lined up in a row, plus the five large iron pots on the stove in the kitchen of the office building, simmering mutton bone soup.
That's more than enough for the workers tomorrow, with plenty to spare. And remember there's still an empty workers' canteen; let's have Director Zhang come over tomorrow morning to arrange the distribution.
Sha Zhu first took some mutton and offal back to the canteen where his office building was located.
After giving Liu Lan and Zhang Long a few more instructions on the cooking time, he returned to the second canteen.
I took a storybook from my storage space to pass the time.
Early in the morning, during working hours, Director Zhang from the cafeteria arrived early.
The factory was filled with the aroma of mutton, and there were many workers in the canteen, some who hadn't left after get off work, and others who had just arrived and hadn't yet started their shifts.
They were all asking when they could eat mutton and drink mutton soup, and were reluctant to leave.
Especially for workers who were working the night shift and were preparing to go home to rest, many of them decided not to go home and waited in the canteen for lunch when they heard that they would only be able to eat at noon.
After Director Zhang found out that Liu Lan knew Sha Zhu was in the second canteen, he hurriedly ran to the second canteen to find Sha Zhu.
At this moment, Sha Zhu was chatting with the foreman of the second canteen, and many workers came to the canteen hall to inquire about the situation.
Early in the morning, Director Zhang rushed to the second canteen, covered in sweat. Upon seeing Sha Zhu, he hurriedly grabbed him and asked…
"Zhu Zi, why does it smell so strong? Have we gone too far? Look, the workers who are leaving get off work don't want to go back, and those who are working aren't going to the workshop either; they're all crowding into the canteen."
Sha Zhu chuckled inwardly, pointing to the dozen or so large iron pots and saying,
"Director Zhang, there are over a dozen large pots emitting fragrant aromas over here, and five more over at the office building. It would be strange if they didn't attract people."
Director Zhang said anxiously, "I'm asking you what you should do. What if those workers don't leave and it affects production?"
"Um, Director, why don't you go to the publicity department and have them announce over the loudspeaker that the workers should leave and that lunch will be served?"
"Let's find the workshop supervisor again and have them come and take everyone away. I'm just a cook, I don't know what to do either."
Director Zhang, having heard what Sha Zhu said, didn't have a good solution and was about to leave.
Sha Zhu quickly grabbed Director Zhang and said, "Director Zhang, you need to come back soon to assign the food. I've almost finished making lunch for the workers."
I haven't made the prepared food for the boss yet. Also, all the stoves here are taken; the cooks here won't have any stoves to use later.
Director Zhang, smelling the delicious aroma in the air, spoke to the head of the second canteen, his expression unreadable.
"Xiao Luo, go and call the foreman of the first canteen over. There are about the same number of workers eating on both sides, so the three of you can arrange the meals. If there are any problems, come back to me later."
After Director Zhang finished speaking, he hurriedly left the second canteen.
Watching Director Zhang, heavily pregnant and covered in sweat, running around...
Sha Zhu felt a little guilty. After all, Director Zhang hadn't bothered anyone without a reason afterward.
Moreover, he's basically a lazy bum who rarely goes to the kitchen or canteen.
It might be a bit greedy, but it doesn't really concern me personally, and the factory is privately owned, not public. This is the first time I've seen Director Zhang so anxious.
"Sergeant Luo, I'll stay here for a bit before leaving. You go find someone first..."
"Squad Leader Luo," before Sha Zhu could even ask Squad Leader Luo to find someone to bring over the squad leader from the first canteen, someone barged into the kitchen of the second canteen.
The visitor's face turned green when he saw the dozen or so large pots emitting a fragrant aroma in the kitchen of the second canteen. Although the aroma was quite enticing, his own canteen didn't have a single pot of it.
"Squad Leader Luo, how come your canteen has over a dozen pots, while our canteen has none?" the man asked, frowning.
"Squad Leader Liang, I was just about to go find you. Director Zhang just said he wanted you to come over so the three of us could split up."
"These dozen or so big pots are taking up space on the stove. We won't be able to steam any more buns in the canteen later," Sergeant Luo explained.