freenovelworld Chapter 226 The "Delicacy" Controversy in Bashang
Chapter 226 The "Delicacy" Controversy in Bashang
Chapter 226 The "Delicacy" Scandal in Bashang
"Chang Wei, come here!"
Xia Tian was teasing Chang Wei in the dormitory.
Just as they were getting into the fun, Zhao Tianshan's voice came from outside the dugout.
"Xia, lunch is ready!"
Summer responded with a sound.
"Alright, Lao Zhao, I'll be right there!"
He stood up, dusted himself off, patted Chang Wei's head, and then walked toward the cafeteria.
As soon as Xia Tian entered the kitchen, she saw Wei Fugui wearing an apron and busy at the stove.
The pot was bubbling away, and a rich aroma filled the entire kitchen.
"Old Wei, how's it going?"
Summer asked.
Wei Fugui turned around with a smile, his wrinkles radiating warmth.
"Don't worry, Engineer Xia, it's all taken care of!"
Summer nodded in satisfaction.
"That's good!"
Then, he looked at the advance team members who were already eagerly waiting for their meal in the canteen and whispered his instructions.
"You lot, don't let anything slip!"
Everyone agreed.
"Don't worry, Engineer Xia!"
Xia Tian was relieved and turned to Zhao Tianshan.
"Alright, Lao Zhao, go and call the college students to start their meal!"
Before long, everyone gradually gathered at the cafeteria.
Wei Fugui came out of the kitchen carrying a large pot of stewed potatoes and meat.
The fragrance instantly spread, and could be smelled from a great distance.
Sui Zhichao was the first to lose his composure, staring at the basin in Wei Fugui's hand.
Saliva was being secreted frantically in his mouth, and he couldn't help but say it.
"Oh, stewed potatoes and meat! No wonder it smells so good!"
Everyone's attention was drawn to the bowl of meat, and they stared intently at it.
"Engineer Xia, you mentioned yesterday that you wanted to improve the meals, and you're doing it right now!"
"You wouldn't happen to be a deity, would you?"
Sui Zhichao said to Xia Tian, half-jokingly and half-seriously.
Xia Tian smiled, her expression tinged with emotion.
"There isn't much food left in the dam area."
"I came up with this idea so that my comrades could have enough to eat."
"The vegetables are quite firm today, so we'll halve the amount of staple food. Is that alright?"
Everyone answered in unison.
"No problem, Engineer Xia!"
"We're having meat to eat now, why would we still eat cornbread!"
Summer waved her hand.
"Alright, let's get started!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the cafeteria instantly became lively.
The men picked up their bowls and chopsticks and eagerly reached into the basin.
"No, Feng Cheng, don't try to take it from me!"
You caught my chopsticks!
"You're the one who just managed to pick up my chopsticks!"
For a moment, everyone was scrambling and fighting over it, refusing to give way to each other.
The scene became somewhat chaotic and difficult to control.
"Slow down, don't grab it!"
Summer, seeing this lively scene, felt both annoyed and amused, and spoke up to remind them.
In contrast, the women ate much more politely.
Meng Yue sat to the side, carefully picking up a piece of meat.
Slowly put it in your mouth, chew it slowly, as if savoring a rare delicacy.
The delicious quality of the mutton, combined with Lao Wei's superb culinary skills, makes it even better.
The two complement each other and reinforce each other.
It's tender and juicy, with a perfect balance of softness and flavor.
Meng Yue felt as if her taste buds were dancing on the tip of her tongue.
"Engineer Xia, what kind of meat is this?"
Meng Yue swallowed the meat in her mouth, her eyes lit up, and she blinked her bright eyes as she looked at Xia Tian and asked.
Summer swallowed the mutton in her mouth before speaking.
"If you like it, eat more. This is a secret. Old Wei is in charge of everything in the cafeteria."
After saying that, he quickly scooped some meat out of the basin.
Seeing that she couldn't get anything out of Xia Tian, Meng Yue turned her attention to Wei Fugui.
"Master Wei, can you tell me what kind of meat this is?"
Looking at Meng Yue's eyes, which were yearning for an answer, Wei Fugui hesitated for a moment before shaking his head.
"Engineer Xia said it must be kept secret!"
At this moment, Shen Mengyin swallowed a piece of meat from her mouth, looked at Xia Tian, and asked curiously,
"Engineer Xia, could this be the legendary roe deer meat?"
Xia Tian listened, then just smiled mysteriously and didn't say anything.
Shen Mengyin refused to give up and turned to look at Wei Fugui'er.
"Old Wei, you're an honest man!"
"Just tell me, what kind of meat is this?"
"I'll be able to tell my mother when I write the letter later!"
Seeing Wei Fugui's troubled expression, Xia Tian took the initiative to smooth things over.
"Comrade Mengyin, stop asking so many questions and eat!"
"If you don't eat now, they'll eat it all!"
Wei Fugui quickly followed suit and added another spoonful of meat to Shen Mengyin's bowl.
As luck would have it, there happened to be a sheep's tail in that spoonful of meat.
Shen Mengyin looked at the long strip of meat in the bowl.
Filled with curiosity, I picked it up with my chopsticks and examined it carefully.
Suddenly, she screamed as if she had seen something terrifying.
"Ah~"
"Mouse's tail~"
"It's rat meat!"
With Shen Mengyin's scream, the bowl and chopsticks in her hands lost their balance and fell to the ground.
Xiao Liu, who was waiting for his bone in the cafeteria, heard a noise.
Seeing the scattered pieces of meat, it rushed over like an arrow released from a bow.
He quickly grabbed the piece of meat and set it aside, then began to devour it.
Xia Tian looked at Shen Mengyin's appearance, and then at Lao Wei.
He opened his mouth, but ultimately said nothing, and simply continued to eat the meat in front of him.
"Hey~"
Several girls were quite frightened by Shen Mengyin's scream and the words "rat meat" she uttered.
He ran to the side and desperately tried to vomit up the meat he had just eaten.
Even Da Kui, a grown man, ran to the side, his face filled with terror.
Sui Zhichao, on the other hand, seemed completely unaffected, continuing to eat his meat with relish.
Xia Tian swallowed the last piece of meat in her bowl, stood up, and walked over to the group of girls.
"This is not rat meat."
Summer patiently explained.
"This is mutton, ground mutton!"
Upon hearing this, Shen Mengyin immediately retorted.
"But these ground sheep are also a type of rodent!"
"Comrade Mengyin is doing well in her major."
Summer spoke calmly and unhurriedly.
"Since you know that this ground sheep is a type of rodent."
"Then you should also know that these desert sheep are the greatest enemy of the high plateau and desert, right?"
"They eat grass roots, destroy vegetation, and are extremely harmful to our Bashang environment."
At this point, Xia Tian paused, a hint of helplessness and worry appearing on her face.
"To be honest, because the supply trucks did not arrive in time, the dam area is now out of food."
"As a leader in Bashang, I don't want everyone to go hungry, so that's why I had this idea!"
Summer's gaze swept across the faces of the girls one by one.
"Since you can't accept mutton, then there's nothing I can do!"
"Since you don't want to eat, then go hungry!"
After saying that, Xia Tian ignored the girls.
He turned around and went back to the table, picked up a piece of mutton and started eating.
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