After three days of preparation, the collective canteen was finally about to open. After receiving the notice from Village Chief Fan, Zhang Hao and Kevin delivered vegetables to the canteen three times in total, which totaled about two thousand kilograms.
This includes nearly a thousand kilograms of pickles.
At noon that day, it was the first meal in the collective canteen. At the same time, Village Chief Fan also prepared a small performance, which was considered a joy in the midst of hardship.
Zhang Hao specially brought his sons there.
The two little guys have been suffocating at home for more than a month, so they just took the opportunity to go out for some fresh air and interact with friends of the same age, so as not to watch cartoons or watch their cousins playing games at home every day.
"Lao Zhang, is this your son?"
Village Chief Fan is a little surprised.
"Yes, the older one is called Big Pudding, and the younger one is called Little Pudding." After Zhang Hao finished speaking, he patted the backs of his sons' heads: "This is your Grandpa Fan, please call me Grandpa."
"Hello grandpa!"
The twins said in unison.
"So good!"
Village Chief Fan touched the heads and hair of the two little guys one by one, then took out his wallet from his pocket and stuffed several hundred yuan into each of the two children.
It doesn't matter if you have more money or less, it's just etiquette.
"Thank you, grandpa!"
"Grandpa Fan is so kind. I like Grandpa Fan."
After the twins received the money, they were very sweet. Grandma told them that when they saved up one million, she would "buy" a mother for them.
Village Chief Fan smiled and nodded, then called several of his grandchildren of similar age over and asked them to take the twins to play together.
Next, Zhang Hao followed Village Chief Fan to the back kitchen of the "collective canteen". The so-called back kitchen is actually a small space of more than 200 square meters separated by wooden boards at the entrance.
Being close to the entrance is also to facilitate smoke exhaust and avoid carbon monoxide poisoning.
"How's it going? Is it okay?"
"Very good."
Zhang Hao nodded. Although the kitchen was a little simple, it had everything it needed, and it was cleaned very clean. The chefs looked very professional.
"There are more than a dozen restaurants in the village, and all the kitchen utensils have been packed and moved here. Unfortunately, we have run out of liquefied petroleum gas, so we can only temporarily build a few coal stoves."
Zhang Hao wandered over to the vat where the soup base was being boiled. Village Chief Fan saw him and served him a bowl of soup on the spot without saying a word:
"Lao Zhang, come and have a taste."
Zhang Hao took the bowl, blew in the hot air, and immediately took a sip. The soup base was milky white and tasted salty and fresh. It was much better than expected.
The collective cafeteria in his dream was simply from two different worlds, and there was no comparison at all.
“Not bad, not bad, very fresh.”
Village Chief Fan looked proud: "Of course it's fresh. I made this soup myself. It contains not only pork, ham, chicken and mutton, but also several kinds of seafood and ingredients. It's all good without adding any MSG."
Use it as stock."
“Good craftsmanship!”
Zhang Hao finished the soup in the bowl in one gulp and immediately gave a thumbs up.
"This is the first meal. We must put more thought into it. Only when everyone is satisfied can we accept the big canteen in the village."
Village Chief Fan explained with a smile.
"Uncle Fan, you have done your job very well as the village chief." Zhang Hao praised him a little.
Village Chief Fan quickly said modestly: "Since the villagers elected me as the village chief, of course I can't let down everyone's trust. But thanks to you for reminding me, this heavy snowfall will last for half a month. If we hadn't prepared it in advance
Without sufficient preparation, the consequences will be disastrous."
"I just use my mouth. Uncle Fan, you are the real hero."
"You're being modest, aren't you? I've heard a lot of news from the city on the radio these days. It's miserable. It's so miserable. Especially in the development zone, nine out of ten factories have collapsed. It's shocking.
Hemp."
Village Chief Fan said with lingering fear.
In fact, in addition to industrial areas, urban villages in urban areas are also one of the hardest-hit areas. Many illegal self-built houses have been demolished, and the casualty figures are somewhat alarming.
Speaking of which, Shawei Village is also a village in the city.
The extent of the damage is estimated to be about the same.
Zhang Hao smiled and waved his hands, and then came to the side dishes area. The side dishes included fish, meat, and seafood, as well as the vegetables he had sent over. They were all washed clean and neatly stacked.
"Hey, why is there still tofu?"
"It was freshly made two days ago. There happens to be a tofu workshop in the village. If you like to eat it, you can bring a few buckets back later. The tofu is durable and can be eaten for a month."
Village Chief Fan explained casually.
Although Shawei Village is not big, it is well-equipped and retains many traditional workshops, such as oil pressing, noodle processing and wine making, etc., giving it a strong sense of life.
Zhang Hao hesitated subconsciously: "These tofu belong to the collective property of the village. Is it appropriate for me to take it back? How about I exchange it for soybeans?"
This is also a habit he developed in his dreams.
Be especially cautious about food.
"You donated so many vegetables to the canteen, what's the matter with some tofu? You can just take it back. If anyone dares to gossip, I will slap him with a big mouth."
Village Chief Fan waved his hand.
It can be seen that he is used to being domineering.
"Okay, then I'm welcome."
Zhang Hao reacted immediately.
"That's right. Although your family is new here, you are now part of our big family in Shawei Village. You don't have to be so outspoken."
Village Chief Fan said boldly.
Zhang Hao smiled and nodded, but he did not take this sentence seriously in his heart. Even though the villagers in Shawei Village seemed very generous and easy to talk to now, when the stored grain is used up, it will definitely be a different situation.
As the saying goes, if you are poor, you will have a good conscience.
He has seen a lot in his dreams.
……
An hour later, the cafeteria opened for dinner.
The underground garages of the five buildings were completely emptied and used exclusively as canteens and dining places. Other villagers came to eat in batches according to the order of the buildings.
In addition, Village Chief Fan built a simple small stage with wooden boards in the middle of the garage. Everyone can eat and watch performances at the same time. The atmosphere is so lively.
Village Chief Fan was the first to take the stage and sang a classic song "Unity is Strength", which won the applause of the whole house, and the song was suitable for the occasion.
"Lao Zhang, do you want to sing one too?"
Zhang Hao waved his hands repeatedly and joked to himself: "Forget it, with my tone-deaf voice, I'd better not affect everyone's appetite."
"Hahaha..."
The scene burst into laughter.
Village Chief Fan tried a few words of advice, but in the end he didn’t force it.
After all, Lao Zhang is not an ordinary person.
When everyone had finished eating, Village Chief Fan stepped onto the stage again, took the microphone and asked loudly:
"What do you think of today's meal?"
“Delicious!”
"As long as everyone is satisfied, here, on behalf of the canteen, I would like to express my special thanks to Captain Zhang of the patrol team. He donated a batch of vegetables to us..."
"Village chief, where are the vegetables? There are only bean sprouts in the pot, haven't you corrupted all the vegetables?"
Immediately some villagers started shouting.
"Fuck you, the vegetables are on the children's tables. If you are shameless, you can go there with your rice bowl and I won't say anything."
Village Chief Fan is not in a good mood.
"Village Chief, I'm just kidding."
"Okay, don't interrupt, let's applaud and thank Captain Zhang."
After speaking, Village Chief Fan took the lead in applauding.
"Pa bang bang..."
"Thank you, Captain Zhang!"
There was warm applause.
Zhang Hao quickly stood up and waved to everyone.
After this battle, their family has completely integrated into Shawei Village.
Village Chief Fan then waved to the chef and gave everyone a surprise:
"Although vegetables are not available, vegetable soup is still available. In the end, each person will have a bowl of vegetable soup and drink it while it is hot to replenish that vitamin."