Siheyuan: Starting with one acre and three fen of land

The two walked without stopping until they arrived in front of a small building near the back door. There was a wooden sign nailed to it with the three characters of Logistics Department written on it.

"Zhu Zi, we're here." Lu Ming stopped and turned his gaze to He Yuzhu beside him. He said calmly, "Wait for me here for a while. I'll be out soon."

He Yuzhu slowed down his pace and shook his head gently: "Brother Lu, you haven't said it for long. Let's go in together."

"Okay, let's go in together." Lu Ming laughed out loud when he heard that and patted He Yuzhu on the shoulder.

After saying that, he took the lead and walked into the small building.

Inside the door was an empty corridor with rooms on both sides. Lu Ming walked to the second room with ease and knocked gently on the door.

"Come in!" came a reply from inside the room.

Lu Ming pushed the door open and walked in, with He Yuzhu following closely behind him.

Inside the room, Secretary Lu was bent over his desk, busy at work.

He looked up and saw Lu Ming. He found that Lu Ming looked familiar, and a trace of doubt flashed in his eyes: "Hello, comrades. What are you doing here?"

"I'm Lu Ming, the guard of Chief Chen. I'm here to pay for today's food." Lu Ming explained his purpose concisely and clearly.

Now Officer Lu remembered who this was. He quickly stood up and extended his hand enthusiastically: "It's Comrade Lu. I'm the officer in charge of logistics, my last name is Lu."

After the two sides shook hands and exchanged greetings, Lu Ming continued, "Secretary Lu, please help me calculate the fees. I will make up for it right away."

Secretary Lu smiled and leaned over to look for the notebook on the table: "Comrade Lu, it will be ready soon."

Lu Ming nodded, stood beside He Yuzhu, and watched him look through the records.

After a while, Secretary Lu found the records.

He held the book in his hand and looked at Lu Ming: "Comrade Lu, please come over to confirm your signature. Just pay the money."

"Okay!" Lu Ming walked to the table with ease, bent over to check the amount in the notebook, and signed his name.

He stood up, took out the prepared money from his inner pocket, and handed it to the man opposite him: "Secretary Lu, please count it. If there is no problem, we will leave."

"Okay, wait a moment." After saying that, Secretary Lu began to count the number and counted it twice to confirm that it was correct.

He looked up, put the money into the drawer, and said with a smile, "No problem."

Lu Ming nodded at him, turned around and left the logistics department with He Yuzhu.

The two men left the logistics department, turned a few corners and arrived at the canteen kitchen of Gongdelin.

Just as they were about to go in, a young man in military uniform walked out.

When he saw two unfamiliar faces, a trace of vigilance flashed in his eyes: "Comrades, you are not from our institute, right?"

"Comrade, we are here with Chief Chen to prepare for today's dinner." Lu Ming explained with a smile, "Your leader should have been notified, right?"

When Secretary Shi heard this, he immediately understood and extended his hand enthusiastically: "It's you! Hello! My last name is Shi, and I'm in charge of the canteen now. Welcome, welcome."

After the three of them exchanged greetings, Secretary Shi took the two of them into the kitchen.

"Comrades, we have three meals a day in the cafeteria. There are hundreds of war criminals in the institute, so it's not a very large one. The food standards are arranged according to the regulations above."

Following his introduction, the three of them walked through the corridor and into the kitchen.

In the kitchen, the sound of "thump thump thump" on the chopping board came one after another, and everyone was busy with their work in an orderly manner.

There are hundreds of people who need to prepare meals for each meal, so the workload is not small.

He Yuzhu looked around the kitchen and his eyes fell on the potatoes, cabbages and beans piled on the counter.

He moved his nose and smelled a faint aroma of broth in the air, which aroused his curiosity.

He Yuzhu turned to look at Secretary Shi and asked him softly, "Comrade Shi, do you usually have meat soup here?"

Secretary Shi subconsciously glanced at a corner of the kitchen, turned back and smiled and gave He Yuzhu a thumbs up: "Comrade He, you are really this! We can have some meat every now and then."

As he spoke, he pointed to a large pot in the corner and said, "Today, Chief Chen also gave me a subsidy and cooked a pot of bones and meat, which can be considered as an extra meal."

Under the current circumstances, such treatment is already considered good. After all, the war criminals here do not have to do heavy physical work.

He Yuzhu nodded to show his understanding, and his eyes fell on Lu Ming who was standing beside him: "Brother Lu, you go to the chief. I'll just follow Secretary Shi here."

"Zhu Zi, that's fine. I'll go over first." Lu Ming responded and glanced at Secretary Shi. "Comrade Shi, I'll trouble you here."

Officer Shi nodded repeatedly and said, "Don't worry, Chief Lu. I guarantee nothing will go wrong."

Lu Ming showed a satisfied smile on his face, nodded, turned and left the kitchen.

Seeing Lu Ming disappear outside the door, Secretary Shi turned around and asked He Yuzhu: "Comrade He, what are your plans?"

He Yuzhu replied with a smile: "Let's go check out the ingredients first. I don't even know what they have."

"Oh, how could I forget this." Secretary Shi slapped his thigh, waved his hand and led He Yuzhu to the warehouse, "Let's go and take a look. Let's see your craftsmanship demonstration today."

He Yuzhu didn't say any more nonsense and followed him.

The two returned to the kitchen. A trace of admiration appeared in Shi's eyes, and his tone became respectful: "Master He, your identification of vegetables and meat is really eye-opening."

"Hehe, Brother Shi, just like you are very accurate in shooting, this is also my specialty." He Yuzhu smiled modestly and praised his shooting skills.

Marksmanship was exactly what Secretary Shi was interested in. When he heard He Yuzhu's praise, he smiled even more happily.

He Yuzhu glanced across the kitchen, looked down at his watch, and then turned to Officer Shi: "Brother Shi, are you guys starting to prepare the meal now?"

Secretary Shi looked at the kitchen staff who were cleaning the pots and preparing for the meal, and nodded: "We will eat earlier here, and we will organize a study session together in the evening."

"Okay, the dishes we're going to cook this time don't need to be stewed in advance. I'll fry a few pots of food so that everyone can have a good meal." He Yuzhu suggested to him with a smile and waited for his answer.

Secretary Shi instantly understood the meaning of his words and was very surprised for a moment.

He hesitated, and looked at He Yuzhu with flickering eyes: "Master He, what do you mean...?"

He Yuzhu saw the look on his face and saw the expectation on his face, and smiled: "Brother Shi, let's get started. You arrange it, and how much you can learn depends on the individual."

Hearing He Yuzhu's nod of confirmation, Secretary Shi couldn't help but feel happy. Looking at He Yuzhu's posture, he must be a master chef.

It is undoubtedly a great opportunity for him to be able to guide the chef in the kitchen today.

He was assigned to manage the kitchen, and didn't his performance depend on this? He Yuzhu's move undoubtedly gave him a boost.

"Great! Please come this way." He excitedly made a gesture of invitation and led He Yuzhu to the stove.