Siheyuan: Bringing Warehouses to 1959

Liu Youren is in charge of logistics, but he is more concerned about his job.

"Minister Liu, it's not too late to go after breakfast. Look, breakfast is ready." Zeng Wangcai said, pointing to the "kitchen".

The so-called kitchen is a shed built with wood on one side of the three tents, which has not yet reached the stage of being fully roofed.

Now, there are a few soldiers left in the kitchen, making noodles.

It was not until later that Zeng Wangcai discovered that there were far more than one or two talented people in his team. Not to mention their expertise in hunting and farming, each of them had their own unique skills, such as cooking.

Because there was no kitchen team in the first platoon, the more than 30 people from all over the country took turns cooking according to Zeng Wangcai's orders. Today it was the turn of the young man from Lanzhou to cook the staple food. He heard the platoon leader say that the leaders from the division headquarters should eat and drink well, so he got up early in the morning to knead the dough and make ramen.

"No, let's wait for the comrades to come back and eat together." Liu Youren walked to the kitchen and thanked the soldiers who were cooking for their hard work.

Looking at the guys in the kitchen, Liu Youren shook his head instinctively and thought that he would give them some more cooking supplies next time, as the conditions were too harsh.

But after seeing the ingredients in the kitchen, Liu Youren immediately became envious. In the early morning, noodles cooked in broth...

Half-mountain pork was hung on a large and thick wooden pole, and on the other side were five or six plucked pheasants. On the ground, frozen fish were stacked up like bricks according to size, trying to keep them as neat as possible.

"Sure, Platoon Leader Zeng, the food is good. I felt that the soldiers ate very well last night." After looking around the kitchen, Liu Youren said, "Isn't this the No. 1 warehouse you mentioned?"

"No, how could that be possible! Well, it seems that Minister Liu didn't see our warehouse, so you didn't have the mood to eat. Let's go and take a look."

"Let's go now. It's not that I don't trust you. Our division is a well-known heroic division. There is no mission that cannot be completed, whether it is a combat mission or other. This time you have signed a military order in front of your palm. If you fail to complete the mission, it will be a disgrace..."

For the first time, Zeng Wangcai experienced the desire to win and the sense of honor in the army.

He thought about it and realized that if he didn't have this sense of honor and this spirit in his bones, he wouldn't be living his current life.

"Okay, let's go check it out..."

Zeng Wangcai took the lead and led the way, walking along the lakeside and heading towards the opposite side of the water branch.

After walking for more than ten minutes, Liu Youren said, "The warehouse is too far away. I see there are wild animals nearby. What if the wild animals destroy the supplies in the warehouse?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a few gunshots were heard in the distance. After a few shots, the sound of gunfire was like popping beans.

"Something's happening, be careful to hide..." Liu Youren subconsciously said the lines that Zeng Wangcai was very familiar with, just like in a TV drama.

Zeng Wangcai touched his chin and laughed dryly: "Minister Liu, there is nothing wrong, there is nothing wrong. There are only wild animals around, no people. The nearest village is far away, no one is running here. The soldiers are training."

"That's not right. Aren't we going for drill? Why are they shooting? And the sound of the gunshot is wrong..." Liu Youren said in surprise.

"We are running with weights!" Zeng Wangcai explained. "The soldiers are all fully armed, but the situation here is very wild, so if they see prey, they have to shoot it. We just practice our marksmanship."

"Are you practicing shooting? You are attacking the hill. I can see why your bullets are used up so quickly. Well, let me see how much supplies you have stored..."

No more nonsense, quicken your pace.

After passing the water fork, the first thing that catches your eye is the pigpen.

"Oh, this is the pigsty!" Liu Youren felt much better after seeing the pigsty. "Not bad, not bad, you are very thoughtful. The pigsty is better than the one in your kitchen."

The pigsty was indeed better built than the kitchen. It was made of rocks at the bottom and the roof was made of wood and covered with hay.

Liu Youren did not notice that the cement under the pigpen was covered with mud.

"It's okay, it's okay!" Zeng Wangcai said modestly.

"The pigsty is pretty big. It looks like you guys are planning to do something big."

"Of course, 10,000 kilograms of supplies doesn't include pork, right? Thank you to the military leaders for sending us so many talented people."

Zeng Wangcai was sincere in his thanks. Among the thirty-six people, there was one who knew how to feed pigs. Feeding pigs does not mean simply feeding pigs, but refers to a series of processes, including breeding pigs, taking care of Zhu Bajie's second aunt during her confinement, and so on.

"Glad you know how to thank me!" Liu Youren nodded with satisfaction, "The division commander really paid attention to this and had all the new recruits interviewed individually, so he was able to find so many people for you."

"Don't worry, Minister. I will complete the task!"

"Tell this to the commander!"

"Okay, I'll go back to the army with the minister and thank the division commander."

"Wait a minute, do you have any other requests?"

"hey-hey......"

Zeng Wangcai did have other things to do, and not just one thing.

First, he wanted to see if the division had received his letter. He didn't believe that Zhang Xiuzhi hadn't replied to his letter for such a long time, and he was worried that the letter might have been left somewhere.

Secondly, he wanted to ask whether the division headquarters had completed the procedures for asking his second uncle and Zhang Xiuzhi to help. If not, he should urge them to do so.

After learning about Zeng Wangcai's idea, Liu Youren smiled and said, "It seems that you are very confident. The materials are well prepared. Let's go and take a look."

The visit officially began immediately.

The two first came to the pigpen, and what they saw was two "wild boars" in a small pigpen.

"Oh my god, it's only been half a month and the piglets have grown so big... Oh no, these are the piglets." Liu Youren soon realized that he was wrong and found the second target, twenty piglets. "Hey, this one is also good-looking, a circle bigger than the ones in our division. How do you feed it?"

Liu Youren was not mistaken. There were twenty piglets, all of them were very happy. When they saw Liu Youren coming, they ran over happily and cried for food.

"Feed the pigs with grass!" Zeng Wangcai said with a smile, "It's all thanks to the soldiers of the third squad. One of them knew which kind of grass is best for feeding people... oh, no, best for feeding pigs."

Zhengda pig feed is mixed with pig grass. The piglets eat it with great relish and naturally grow fast.

Zeng Wangcai judged that this batch of piglets could be eaten in at most half a year.

"Not bad, not bad!" Liu Youren had no doubt at all.

The next place to visit, the highlight, is Warehouse No. 1.

This is a "building" covering a large area. It is built in a way similar to a pigpen. The lower part is surrounded by stones mixed with cement, and the upper part is surrounded by wood. Although it is simple, it is a natural large refrigerator in winter.

"Hello, Chief!" The soldier in charge of guarding the warehouse saluted.

"Thank you for your hard work!" Liu Youren returned the greeting with a smile. He was very happy to see this large warehouse.

"Open the door!" Zeng Wangcai ordered.

"Yes!"

The soldier turned around and opened the wooden door of the warehouse, and considerately placed a flashlight on the ground.

Liu Youren went in with a flashlight, scanned the area, then turned back and asked blankly, "Where are the supplies?"