Siheyuan: I just want to live

After Guo Mingyi led the team to the canteen, he instructed the militiamen in an orderly manner and signaled the villagers to wait for a moment.

Then, he strode into the canteen's kitchen, eagerly searching for the familiar figure - Sha Zhu.

Finally arriving at the canteen kitchen, Guo Mingyi's attention was instantly attracted by a scene.

I saw that silly Zhu lying leisurely on a shabby but comfortable recliner, as if the whole world had nothing to do with him, looking particularly comfortable.

Guo Mingyi calmed himself down and shouted at Sha Zhu at the top of his voice: "Sha Zhu! Sha Zhu! Come over here quickly!"

The sound was as loud as a bell, echoing in the empty kitchen.

Sha Zhu, who was originally enjoying this peaceful time, was suddenly disturbed by the sudden shout.

He was startled for a moment, then quickly turned around to look. When he saw that it was Guo Mingyi waving at him, Sha Zhu did not dare to be negligent and jumped up from the recliner as if he had been electrocuted.

Then he raised his voice and responded, "Okay! I'll be right there!"

Before he finished speaking, he started running towards where Guo Mingyi was. Along the way, his feet were flying, and the oil on the floor of the cafeteria had no effect on him at all.

To be honest, Sha Zhu has made friends with quite a few of the leaders in the factory!

He was familiar with people like Director Zhang and Section Chief Wang. Of course, he also knew the man named Guo Mingyi.

However, what is puzzling is that Sha Zhu, who is so knowledgeable, has no impression of Deputy Director Li, who controls his own destiny!

You know, just recently at the end of the year, because of Qin Huairu's incident, the impulsive and reckless Sha Zhu actually beat up Deputy Director Li!

When Sha Zhu slowly walked to Guo Mingyi's side, he saw that Guo Mingyi had a smile on his face and spoke in a joking tone.

"Hey, Director Guo, you are such a high-ranking figure, why are you here in our small kitchen today? Could it be that you want to taste the cooking skills of our chef?"

Faced with Sha Zhu's obviously sarcastic words, Guo Mingyi did not make any response.

He just took a quick glance at the surroundings, thinking to himself that this was not a suitable place for conversation, and then waved gently at Sha Zhu, indicating that he should follow him and leave this place.

Sha Zhu watched everything that happened in front of him. Although he was full of doubts, he did not ask any more questions. He just followed Guo Mingyi's footsteps silently and quickly walked out of the kitchen.

After Guo Mingyi led Sha Zhu to a secluded corner of the cafeteria, he stopped, turned around, and gave instructions to Sha Zhu with a serious face.

"Shazhu, you've seen it with your own eyes, right? There are hundreds of people in the cafeteria right now! Go and make some arrangements and prepare to serve dinner right away!"

Upon hearing this, Sha Zhu glanced at the unfamiliar faces around him and found that these people were not wearing steel mill work clothes, so he couldn't help but feel curious.

Then he asked, "Director Guo, what's going on? Why are there so many strangers here all of a sudden?"

When Guo Mingyi saw Sha Zhu asking about the origins of these people, he couldn't help but frowned slightly and answered impatiently.

"You don't need to ask how these people got here. I just want to ask you, can we have dinner right now?"

After hearing what Guo Mingyi said, Sha Zhu also frowned and replied with difficulty: "It's no problem to start the meal, we can start right away."

"But the problem is, if we give all the food to them, what will happen to the other workers in our factory? We can't let them work on an empty stomach, right?"

After hearing what Sha Zhu said, Guo Mingyi blurted out without even thinking: "The factory employees can go to other canteens to eat. Today, your canteen must give priority to ensuring the dietary needs of these people."

Upon hearing this, Sha Zhu couldn't help but look at the crowd again, and then responded with a sad face.

"Director Guo, the problem is that they didn't bring any lunch boxes with them! We can't just give them food with our hands, right? What should we do?"

After hearing what Sha Zhu said, Guo Mingyi glanced at the crowd and found that just as Sha Zhu said, these villagers did not bring lunch boxes with them.

However, even after witnessing such a situation, Guo Mingyi still firmly told Sha Zhu: "It depends on your ability. No matter what, you must make sure these people can fill their stomachs today!"

When Sha Zhu heard what Guo Mingyi said, his face was filled with disbelief, and he couldn't help but mutter, "Director Guo, you are clearly deliberately making things difficult for me!"

Guo Mingyi seemed to be unconcerned about Sha Zhu's complaints, and even threatened him: "If even one person among this group of people fails to have a hot meal today..."

At this point, Guo Mingyi paused for a moment, then warned in a more serious tone: "Then I can guarantee that in the future, you guys in the canteen kitchen will never be able to take even a grain of rice out of the factory again!"

When Sha Zhu heard Guo Mingyi say such a threatening word, his heart trembled violently, and he quickly responded: "Okay, okay! Director Guo, please don't scare me! I will do it right away!"

As he spoke, a thin layer of sweat broke out on his forehead, and it was obvious that he was frightened.

When Guo Mingyi saw Sha Zhu's look, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, revealing a barely perceptible hint of pride, and then he gently waved his right hand.

He said in a calm tone: "That's it! Go and get started on this matter!"

Seeing that Guo Mingyi had spoken, Sha Zhu naturally did not dare to be negligent and hurriedly said to Guo Mingyi: "Director Guo, do you think it would be better if we invite all the distinguished guests to take a seat and rest for a while? I will go and prepare the food right away!"

After saying this, he even used his eyes to signal the people standing around him.

After hearing what Sha Zhu said, Guo Mingyi just waved his hand casually, as if he didn't care about these details, but at the same time he also tacitly agreed to Sha Zhu's proposal.

The meaning is very clear, which is to let Sha Zhu arrange the meal as soon as possible.

Seeing this, Sha Zhu knew that he could not stay here any longer, otherwise if he angered Director Guo, the consequences would be disastrous.

Thinking of this, he quickly turned around and walked quickly towards the kitchen, muttering as he walked: "Okay, I'll arrange it right away..."

In the blink of an eye, he disappeared from Guo Mingyi's sight.

After the fool rushed back to the kitchen, he immediately shouted at the top of his voice: "My fellow colleagues, please be quiet, there is an urgent task to be carried out!"

His voice was as loud as a huge bell, making the whole cafeteria buzz.

As soon as Sha Zhu finished speaking, the people who were originally busy with their own work stopped their work and turned their eyes to him.

Seeing that everyone's attention had been successfully attracted, Sha Zhu nodded with satisfaction, and then continued to give orders: "Ma Hua, Fatty, the two of you quickly go to the warehouse, take out all those soup bowls, clean them, and set them aside."

Then, he turned around and shouted at Liu Lan, "Liu Lan, you better be quick and bring me the steaming hot steamed bread in the pot!"

Finally, Sha Zhu looked around and urged the other chefs, "All the other chefs, stop dawdling and start cooking! There are hundreds of mouths outside, staring eagerly for dinner!"

When the people in the kitchen heard this, they realized that the task was urgent. No one dared to slack off in the slightest, and immediately buried their heads in their work, each busying themselves with the task at hand.

For a while, the clinking sounds of pots and pans could be heard one after another, making the place very lively.

After seeing this scene, Sha Zhu picked up the huge shovel without hesitation and started stir-frying the cabbage in full swing.

Before long, the chubby guy Ma Hua had washed all the big soup bowls clean.

Liu Lan was busy with several other aunts taking the fragrant steamed buns out of the pot.

At the same time, the chefs in charge of cooking also completed their work and cooked one delicious dish after another.

Seeing this, Sha Zhu made a prompt decision and shouted loudly: "Everyone, quickly put these dishes into soup bowls, one bowl of each, and then quickly send them outside, and each table must have one!"

In fact, the kitchen only cooked two dishes today, but fortunately each table could have just two bowls of dishes.

After a short pause, Sha Zhu turned to Liu Lan again and said, "When you go to distribute the steamed buns later, be careful. Remember that each person can only be given three. Don't give more than that! If you accidentally give out a few more, I'm afraid there won't be enough to share later."

Then, Sha Zhu waved his hand and said loudly: "Okay, everyone, get to work!"

After hearing what Sha Zhu said, everyone quickly took action. Sha Zhu and several experienced chefs were busy preparing meals.

At the same time, the young apprentices began to carry bowls of dishes outside and serve them.

Liu Lan and the other helping aunts worked together to lift the heavy baskets of steamed corn bread, walked out the door, and distributed them to everyone present.

At this moment, the many villagers outside saw that the meal had already started, so they naturally stopped being polite and couldn't wait to pick up their chopsticks and wolf down the food in front of them.

Looking at the steamed buns in their hands that were bigger than their fists, the faces of these simple and honest villagers were all filled with satisfied and happy smiles.

After all, for them, today is a rare treat!

You know, if you stay in the village on weekdays, you can only taste this kind of steamed corn bread during festivals.

Most of the time, all they could eat was some watery paste.