Siheyuan: Back to 50 years ago, Shazhu joined the army

Hearing this, Liu Fusheng couldn't help but feel inexplicably sad. You know, the brothers from the 120 guard companies had been together for a long time, but after the Battle of Songgufeng, many of them were separated forever. The only remaining brothers from the original kitchen squad were promoted, and now the only ones left in the guard company are him, He Yuzhui in front of him, and 3rd platoon leader Chen Tiesheng. As for the others, they were assigned to other companies.

"Zhu Zi, you are right. We can definitely return home alive and safely."

The next few days were the most comfortable time for He Yuzhu since he came to North Korea. The entire division stayed in a temporary base near Sanyuanli to rest and wait for orders.

He was not idle either. In addition to daily construction of fortifications, he would also take the new recruits in the platoon to the nearby mountains to look for game.

Although the mountain was already covered with snow, this did not pose a problem for him. He grew up in the mountains in his previous life and was naturally an expert at tracking prey. Under his leadership, it only took them half a day to shoot several grouse and even hunt a wild boar.

You have to know that on this front line, you can hardly see any meat. Not to mention the grassroots cadres like them, even the army commanders are not qualified to enjoy it.

In addition to the captured US military supplies, you can see some meat sauce in the cans. In fact, time can only be imagined in dreams.

I don’t know if there isn’t much food to eat in the mountains, but this wild boar isn’t very big, weighing about 300 pounds, and looks a little malnourished.

The news that He Yuzhu and others had hunted a wild boar quickly spread throughout the company, and even reached the ears of all the volunteer soldiers in the 113th Division.

They hadn't smelled the aroma of meat for a long time, so they all ran to the guard company's camp.

The barracks, which were originally relatively empty, were suddenly surrounded by people.

Everyone came to see the wild boar, but actually they just wanted to have some meat to eat.

He Yuzhu also saw through it but did not say anything. He knew that these brothers must be very greedy, so he immediately called on members of the nearby kitchen team to join in the pig-killing.

A regiment has about 10 cooking squads, with 100 soldiers joining them. Under the command of He Yuzhu, everyone boiled water and set up iron pots in an orderly manner.

First, the tough wild boar hair was removed, and then the blood was drained. However, the wild boar blood was also a good thing. He Yuzhu collected it all and put it in a pot to make pig blood soup.

Then he personally participated in the task of dismembering the wild boar. Relying on his skills as a butcher, he quickly cut the wild boar into eight pieces and divided them into 10 equal portions. He put them into those large iron pots to stew. During the stew, he also added some wild delicacies such as shiitake mushrooms and hericium erinaceus picked from the mountains.

Even from a distance, the volunteer soldiers at the door could smell the aroma of meat.

As for the remaining pig heads and internal organs, He Yuzhu directly asked his men to wash them and stew them all. These were reserved for honoring the superiors, otherwise he might be punished for leading people to hunt privately.

When everything was almost cooked, He Yuzhu came to the division's temporary command post as soon as possible, found the division commander Jiang Chao and the political commissar Yu Jingshan, and flattered these two big guys.

"Division Commander, Political Commissar, we were lucky today. We hunted a wild boar when we entered the mountains. I stewed it and it's almost done. I'd like to invite the two of you to taste it."

When the division commander Jiang Chao and the political commissar Yu Jingshan heard that He Yuzhu dared to go into the mountains to hunt without permission, their expressions instantly turned cold. However, when they heard that there was wild boar meat to eat, their expressions instantly changed and they became happy and smiling.

The two of them stood up, and the political commissar Yu Jingshan spoke first.

"He Yuzhu, I will settle the score with you later about your violation of military discipline by going into the mountains to hunt. Where is the wild boar? Take us to see it."

Then, under the leadership of He Yuzhu, they came to the temporary kitchen.

They could smell the aroma of meat from a distance.

However, at this time, many volunteer soldiers from the 113th Division gathered here and outside. A wild boar weighing more than 300 pounds would only yield less than one or two pounds of meat per person if it was distributed among thousands of soldiers.

When everyone saw the division commander and the political commissar coming, they all made way.

He Yuzhu didn't think much about it. He was the first to lift the lid of the pot and served a bowl of broth to the division commander Jiang Chao and political commissar Yu Jingshan.

You should know that Jiang Chao and Yu Jingshan have not been feeling well recently. They eat fried flour and baked potatoes every day without any oil or water, and they look pale.

After drinking this bowl of meat soup, they felt like they were taking off. After finishing it, they originally wanted to have another bowl, but they saw a group of volunteer soldiers around them with expectant eyes.

They could only suppress their greed and directly gave He Yuzhu the order.

"He Yuzhu!"

"Here, Commander, please give me your instructions!"

"I order you to distribute the broth to the soldiers of our 113th Division in an orderly manner. Make sure everyone can have a bowl. Do you understand?"

He Yuzhu nodded.

"Yes, please rest assured, I will definitely complete the task you assigned me."

As soon as he finished speaking, the division commander Jiang Chao and the political commissar Yu Jingshan left. Before leaving, they stared at the steaming wild boar soup on the stove.

The main reason is that He Yuzhu’s cooking skills are so superb that a bowl of meat soup tastes extraordinary.

They had never eaten such delicious broth since they were young, but now was a special period and they could not get any special treatment because of their status. They could only sigh and leave.

But before they had taken two steps, He Yuzhu came running over.

"Commander, Political Commissar, wait a minute."

Jiang Chao stopped walking when he heard this, looked at He Yuzhu in surprise, and asked him quickly,

"He Yuzhu, do you have anything else to say?"

Upon hearing this, He Yuzhu immediately explained his purpose.

"In reply to the commander, I have saved the head and internal organs of the wild boar. I plan to prepare a special meal for the leaders."

Jiang Chao and Yu Jingshan were also secretly delighted when they heard what He Yuzhu said.

"Is this true?"

He Yuzhu nodded.

"Master, how dare I lie to you, but I have a favor to ask."

Seeing that He Yuzhu still had a request, Jiang Chao immediately became interested.

"You little brat, you actually put forward conditions to me, your commander. You are really something. Is it about the punishment for hunting wild boars in the mountains without permission?"

When He Yuzhu heard Jiang Chao's words, he was stunned for a moment.

"As expected of you, you are the commander. You guessed it right!"

Jiang Chao smiled slightly.

"You kid, stop flattering me. I was going to punish you, but considering that you are doing good things, our brothers in the 113th Division have suffered a lot since they entered North Korea. It's rare to have meat to eat and improve their food. I will forgive you this time. If you do it again next time, take off your clothes and go to the solitary confinement room."