Rebirth: Starting from the Cafeteria

Chapter 35: Settlement of Accounts after Autumn
That morning, the bureau's bus brought a group of people to the farm.

The car stopped in the open space in front of the cafeteria, and soon a group of people got out.

"First, take down your luggage, and then gather for roll call."

The luggage on the roof of the car was piled high. Lin Zuo and the other two people directed everyone to start unloading the car. The scene was chaotic.

It was still early, Li Guixiang and Qin Xiaomei had just started washing vegetables, and Du Shaojie was sitting on a bench to rest. Hearing the noise, the three of them walked out curiously to take a look.

Upon taking a look, Du Shaojie discovered several familiar faces.

At this time, Zhao Dajun came over with a few people from the field office, and Lin Zuo and the other three went forward to talk to them.

"Doctor Wang, Chief Jiang, why are you here?"

Du Shaojie couldn't help it and moved closer to Wang Liwen and Jiang Xianfa.

"Don't mention it. I get angry when you mention it. I'll talk to you in detail when I have a chance. Anyway, we are here to work and study, and we will have to rely on you to take care of us in the future."

Jiang Xianfa saw Du Shaojie and shook his head repeatedly.

Wang Liwen forced a smile, then quietly pointed at Lin Zuo and the other three, indicating that now was not the time to talk.

"Okay then. I just need to prepare lunch. We'll talk later."

Du Shaojie looked at Lin Zuo who was standing not far away. Lin Zuo was of medium build and had a pair of triangular eyes. There was no expression on his face when he was talking to Zhao Dajun.

He was not very familiar with Lin Zuo, he only knew that he was Wu Mingde's confidant.

However, Du Shaojie did not leave immediately, but walked towards Zhao Dajun.

"Director Zhao, there are so many new comrades here today. Do you need to prepare more lunch?"

Zhao Dajun turned his head to look at Du Shaojie and said, "I was just looking for you. We need to prepare meals for 23 more people at noon. It doesn't matter if it's a little later. Is that okay?"

"No problem, I'll go up and prepare right away."

Du Shaojie nodded, then turned around and returned to the cafeteria without even looking at Lin Zuo and the others.

Lin Zuo glanced at Du Shaojie calmly, and immediately labeled him a "thorn in the eye" in his heart.

Not only did this kid offend Director Wu, but he is still so arrogant even after falling into this situation.

"Aunt Qin, Sister Li, the manager asked us to prepare 23 more meals for lunch. Let's hurry up and not delay the meal."

Du Shaojie rearranged the lunch arrangements, and the three people in the cafeteria got busy.

Fortunately, there are not many dishes on a normal day, so we just need to increase the quantity of each variety, which is not a difficult task.

noon.

The team of Chen Jizhou and others expanded again. After Du Shaojie finished cooking, he went to the front to help serve the food.

As a result, I met another acquaintance, Jiang Yong.

"Director Jiang, you're here too. Why didn't I see you before?"

"I was not feeling well today and was sleeping in the car. They woke me up after they unloaded the luggage."

Du Shaojie then noticed that the other party's face was not very good, so he didn't ask any more questions.

There is a shortage of medical care and medicine on the farm, so it will be troublesome if you are in poor health.

The atmosphere in the cafeteria today was rather depressing, especially for the newcomers, who were all feeling uneasy and no one wanted to talk.

It was not until the afternoon that Du Shaojie found out that Lin Zuo and the other three were members of the working group sent by the bureau to the farm, and Lin Zuo was the team leader.

The working group's main responsibility is to manage the labor and learning objects, but Zhao Dajun has the final say on farm matters.

"Master Du, we are leaving first. You should go back and rest early."

After dinner, Li Guixiang and Qin Xiaomei cleaned the canteen inside and out and prepared to go home. Du Shaojie was in the kitchen, practicing carving a radish.

He returned to the dormitory alone, unlike the two of them who had families with them, and he was not in a hurry to go back.

"You two go first, I'll be there soon."

Du Shaojie responded and continued to concentrate on carving "radish flowers".

After more than an hour, the work was finally completed, and he felt that it was still not good enough. Of course, the radish was not wasted, he washed it again and ate it quickly.

Then, he turned on the fire, heated the pan, added a little oil, and quickly fried some peanuts.

Nowadays, oil is still precious, and people generally don’t want to use wide oil to fry food.

After frying, he put the peanuts into the lunch box, closed the lid, sealed the stove and locked the door, then walked into the night.

The peanuts were the reward he got when he went home before. Before returning to the farm, he specially brought two kilograms of peanuts with him because the farm cafeteria did not have this stuff.

Du Shaojie did not go back to the dormitory directly, but made a circle and came to the back of the cowshed.

There is a small mound here, which can shelter you from the wind and other people's sight. It is a good place.

Recently, Du Shaojie and Chen Jizhou met here. Now that the working group has moved in, everyone has become more cautious.

"Xiao Du, come here quickly."

Zhai Yucheng was the first to see him and called him over softly.

Chen Jizhou was also there, and there was also Jiang Xianfa. The three of them were eagerly waiting for Du Shaojie.

Du Shaojie walked up to him and without any further ado, he immediately took out a bottle of Erguotou and a lunch box of fried peanuts from his schoolbag.

Jiang Xianfa picked up the bottle, bit open the cap with his teeth, and handed it to Chen Jizhou. Then, the three of them drank it one by one, eating a few peanuts with a sip of wine, feeling very comfortable.

"Wu Mingde is really a piece of shit, he only knows how to bully people. He used the Dai Tong incident as an excuse to settle scores later and brought me here.

Xiao Wang and Director Jiang said the wrong thing. In short, all the people who came here were unwilling to stand with Wu Mingde. "

Jiang Xianfa took a few sips of wine and began to curse Wu Mingde.

The last time the investigation team came to investigate Dai Tong, he was very active, but Wu Mingde ended up holding a grudge against him.

So, they took advantage of the opportunity and sent Jiang Xianfa to the farm.

"Old Jiang, it's only a year or so. We can get through it if we grit our teeth. What's more, we still have foreign aid. Now we can drink wine and eat peanuts, all thanks to Xiao Du."

Zhai Yucheng is an optimist and never complains about anything.

Chen Jizhou was a more cunning person, and he usually wouldn't curse people behind their backs. But to Wu Mingde, he just wanted to say: F**k him.

"Even if we have food and drink, it still can't stop you two from talking. Hurry up, eat and drink well and go back to sleep. Chief Engineer Zhai, I have to tell you, I have one last bottle of wine left in my hand. Once you drink it, it's gone."

Du Shaojie is now very familiar with Chen Jizhou and Zhai Yucheng, and often jokes with Zhai Yucheng, making it seem as if he has become close friends with them regardless of age difference.

However, what he said today was not a joke.

Why is Lin Zuo here? Isn't it to be Wu Mingde's eyes and ears? It's not that he is afraid of anything, but he tries not to be caught by others, which is not good for anyone.

"Listen to Xiao Du, let's go back early. I know Lin Zuo very well, he is not a good person."

Chen Jizhou felt that it would be better to be careful recently. The key was not to bring trouble to Du Shaojie.

The three of them drank again, and put the remaining wine and the bottle directly into their clothes.

Zhai Yucheng had not finished eating the peanuts. He took out half a piece of old newspaper from his pocket, poured out the peanuts, wrapped them up, and planned to take them back.

Du Shaojie put away his lunch box and went straight back to the dormitory.

(End of this chapter)