Chapter 008 On the Importance of Eating
"It's over, what should I do..."
When news of the suspension of living expenses came, Shangguan Yuer regretted more and more, thinking that helping Li Mu was too wrong. This time, it completely made the master angry, and even the killing move of cutting off food was used.
The servants in the Li family manor all have salaries, but Shangguan Yu'er is not an ordinary servant. She is Li Mu's close friend, and the salaries are all salaries given by Li Mu.
In the past, Li Mu would keep the card for Shangguan Yuer and never settle the accounts by himself. As for Shangguan Yuer, in addition to daily expenses, he never withdraws money. The two of them were eating in the same bowl.
But who would have thought that this iron rice bowl would be taken away one day. Now not only Li Mu has no food, but also Xiao Yuer has suffered from rice seedlings.
This is not only literally, but it is indeed a problem for eating.
The head of the family, Li Xuantong, is busy with business and eats almost every day. The other brothers also have their own careers, those who do business, those who serve in the army, and those who live in the school do not have much chance to eat home-cooked meals. Li Mu's mother is a very senior interstellar hiker who travels to major galaxies all year round.
Therefore, except for Li Mu, the umpire, there is no one at home.
Li Xuantong made up his mind to save his son this time. After issuing the ban order, not only did Li Mu's bank card be stopped, but the kitchen at home was banned. The chef and servants all had a long holiday. The guards on guard ate the government's lunch box, leaving only Li Mu and Shangguan Yuer without any food.
"Young Master, why are you not in a hurry?"
"What's the matter in a hurry? I don't need to worry about getting married anymore..."
"I'm not talking about this, but your living expenses. Now I've even stopped the card. What should we eat if we don't have money?"
"What are you afraid of if you don't have money? Isn't there any food in the refrigerator? Why are you panic..."
The second young master's calmness made Shangguan Yuer feel a little relieved, thinking that maybe Li Muzhen could get through the difficulties. He barely calmed down and turned around to check the remaining food in the refrigerator.
But what Xiao Yuer didn't know was that Li Mu's calmness was all pretending, but in fact the second young master was already panicked.
My father was having a great time this time, and economic sanctions were all-round. Li Mu once secretly called his elder brother and three younger brothers, and even borrowed money from uncles and uncles far away in other cities, but the answers were all unified. Li Xuantong used the dual identities of the director and the head of the family to block all possible channels for help, leaving no room for anything at all.
What made Li Mu even more desperate was that the storage and cold storage at home was actually emptied, and even half of the rice was left. Fortunately, my father forgot that there were snacks in the refrigerator. The Li family’s house also had many large refrigerators, which could barely last ten days and a half months.
But when the refrigerator is empty sooner or later, this is not a long-term solution. Moreover, when it comes to eating, it is not enough to fill your stomach.
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Three days later, the General Administration of Thundercloud Planets and the Director's Office.
"Director, I'll leave first if I have nothing else."
Watching a report subordinate leave, Li Xuantong moved his neck tiredly and pressed a button on the table: "Is there anyone else?"
"There are also Chief Liu of District 6 and Chief Gu of District 23 waiting." The secretary at the other end of the phone replied: "But the Director, it's already noon now, and it's time to eat."
"Oh." Li Xuantong thought for a while and said, "Then go to the restaurant first and call the two chief executives."
Director Lee and two Chief Executives came to the restaurant, and the hearty lunch was already on the dining table.
The atmospheric dining table is connected to the decorated conveyor belt, traveling between the restaurant and the kitchen. Plates of delicious dishes are placed on the conveyor belt and delivered from the kitchen to the restaurant. After a full turn, return to the kitchen.
This assembly line is not surprising, and can be seen even on the earth in the 21st century. However, compared with the traditional meaning, it is still a little different.
Not only are the types of foods, but the portions are surprisingly large.
How big is it?
The smallest plate is about the same size as a bathtub. A slightly larger one is no different from a table. Pigs, cows, and many animals that cannot be named are all roasted and piled on the plate. Not to mention eating, ordinary people feel full at a glance.
Normally, there must be a whole lot of food for so many people, and those who don’t know will think that Li Xuantong is going to entertain two chief executives to prepare it. But in fact, this is just an ordinary working meal, not at all. Regardless of whether there are guests or not, Li Xuantong will eat this every day.
It’s not that the director is so talented that he can eat. As long as the source energy level reaches C, his appetite will not be small.
Just like the beasts in the animal world, the more ferocious the more they can eat meat. Even vegetarian overlords like elephants have no small appetite.
This is especially true for strong people with high source energy levels. Normal appetite is enough to fill their stomachs, but if you want to ensure combat effectiveness and maintain the needs of cultivation, you must have enough food to supplement it. The higher the source energy level, the more food you eat. The better the quality of food you eat, the stronger the combat effectiveness.
The appetite of primary source energy is no different from that of the Earthlings in the 21st century. However, starting from level C, the appetite will increase exponentially.
In many worlds, there are proverbs that people regard food as the most important thing. But only in this world, this sentence is the most appropriate.
The size of Thunder Cloud Star is about the same as that of the Earth, but the total population is only about 100 million. Because although space is enough to survive for billions or even tens of billions of people, people all over the world are too edible and cannot support so much. In addition, there is still a part that needs to be paid to the Federation as taxes, and the population of 100 million is already the limit.
However, the federal side will not restrict the population. If the population pressure on a certain planet is too high, large-scale immigration will be organized.
The most important factor in the rebellion in the new third district of Leiyun Star is that the population of these three districts is that they are too large and they are unwilling to immigrate, which intensifies the contradiction of resource tightness.
Human beings put their journey into the sea of stars and usher in the interstellar colonization era. It is not just the development of science and technology, but the main cause of resource problems.
This resource is not oil or ore, it is entirely food. Even currency is related to food.
Whether it is the Atlantis Federation or other countries, the currency unit is "dao", and sometimes it is called "daoer" after speaking.
The reason for using such units is that in a high-precision meat processing factory, one knife is exactly one kilogram of meat. When a commoner goes to a restaurant to eat, the amount of dishes is in kilograms. No one has ever said that two taels of pork head meat, at least two kilograms of rice as the base, and high-end restaurants even have to talk about "tons".
Food is the most important strategic resource in this world. Eating is the world's primary productivity.
Whoever eats more will be great. Whoever can eat the most will be the most awesome. In short, the world can accommodate everything, but there is no sloppy food in eating. The Director of the General Administration of Planets, like Li Xuantong, who is diligent, will not miss important meal time just because of office work.
Li Xuantong did not forget to clear the snacks in Li's refrigerator, but did not need them at all.
Chapter completed!