Rebirth: Starting from the Cafeteria

Chapter 69 Letter without Address

【Duration: 242 hours\420 hours】

The remaining time of the simulation training reached 242 hours, which was enough for him to waste some time.

Before the next phase of work on the farm began, Du Shaojie began to study hard. Whenever he had free time during the day, he would sit aside and stare blankly, actually studying various materials.

At noon and in the evening, as soon as he returned to his residence, he would plunge into the simulated training scenes.

The [Stir-fried Lamb with Green Onions] he made that day was not very ideal, and it just so happened that this dish was included in the [Simulation Training (Intermediate)], so he put in some effort to practice it for a while.

It’s different with the personal guidance of a top chef. It took a total of 22 hours to raise the simulated overall evaluation of the dish [Stir-fried Lamb with Green Onions] to the “lower-middle” level.

In addition, he also learned a Hunan dish [Chopped Pepper Fish Head] and a Shandong dish [Dezhou Braised Chicken].

It took a total of 90 hours to prepare these two dishes, and they received a simulated overall evaluation of "medium-low".

Mainly because it is not easy to make [Chopped Pepper Fish Head] and [Dezhou Braised Chicken] authentic. The seasoning alone requires repeated practice, and this is even with someone’s guidance.

【Duration: 130 hours\420 hours】

The remaining time for the simulation training was suddenly reduced to 130 hours, which made him sigh, "There is really not enough time!"

Then the farm became busy again.

Sow winter wheat, build vegetable greenhouses, and organize relevant personnel to learn technology.

These days, Sun Qiang and others have been to the farm quite often. With the technical support of these experts, they can avoid many detours.

However, except for the first time they came to the farm, Sun Qiang and others refused to let the farm prepare special meals for them whenever they came later.

After they went back that time, they accidentally let it slip when praising Du Shaojie's cooking skills, and many people knew that the farm prepared special meals for them.

All five of them were criticized, so from then on they ate whatever the farm workers ate.

"They are all very particular people. They have caused me to lose so many practical opportunities."

Du Shaojie felt very sorry. No matter how great the results of the simulation training were, didn't they have to be finally reflected in reality?

Therefore, when choosing training content, he tried not to choose dishes that were difficult to obtain ingredients for. For example, he wanted to learn the classic Shandong cuisine [Scallion-fried Sea Cucumber] several times, but gave up because he couldn't find the ingredients locally.

Only by being close to reality can he learn and practice at the same time.

With the winter wheat sowing completed, the only major task left in the farm was to build a vegetable greenhouse. This was a small project, but the initial preparation took some time.

However, the vegetable greenhouse was completed in just two days.

After breakfast, Qin Xiaomei and Li Guixiang looked at each other, and then both looked at Du Shaojie.

"Aunt Qin, Sister Li, just say whatever you want to say."

The two of them didn't speak for a long time. Du Shaojie felt uneasy when they were looking at him, so he took the initiative to ask a question.

"Master Du, we have asked around and found that there will be some materials left after the vegetable greenhouse is built. How about you talk to the manager and build a separate greenhouse behind our canteen?"

It turned out that the two of them had their eyes on the remaining materials for building the vegetable greenhouse, but they didn't dare to go to Zhao Dajun, so they thought of asking Du Shaojie to come forward.

The output of the vegetable greenhouse that is about to be completed is mainly supplied to the bureau, leaving very little for the farm. As a farm directly under the Electric Power Industry Bureau, it lives on grants, and there is nothing wrong with this practice.

The last time Zhao Dajun went to the bureau and cried poor, the allocation plan was finally improved a bit and was no longer as harsh as the plan originally formulated by Director Wu.

Simply put, it is a 90% distribution. In principle, the farm can keep 10% of the production.

The main consideration here is the farmers and workers who do not have any quotas. If all their output is taken away, they may have trouble eating with their meager income.

Take Qin Xiaomei and Li Guixiang for example. Their husbands have already met their work quotas and become regular employees of their companies. But they are still non-staff members, strictly speaking temporary workers. With low income and no rationing, their family life will naturally be affected.

Therefore, they grow vegetables and raise chickens in the open space behind the canteen. On the one hand, they subsidize the canteen, and on the other hand, they also subsidize their families.

Du Shaojie always turned a blind eye to such things, and he even brought some vegetables home.

Besides, if he didn’t have a “side job”, where would he get boiled eggs for breakfast?

"I can talk to the farm manager about this, but the vegetable greenhouses require a lot of investment, and I'm afraid it will be hard to explain to the bureau if I do this."

Du Shaojie did not refuse, but also expressed his doubts.

After all, growing vegetables in a greenhouse is different from growing some vegetables on open space or raising a flock of chickens, so this may not necessarily succeed.

As a result, he went to find Zhao Dajun after get off work at noon, and Zhao Dajun was immediately happy.

"Did you find out? I bought a little more materials this time because I wanted to build a greenhouse to supply the canteen. You don't have to worry about the bureau's affairs. The field office will take care of any problems."

When Zhao Dajun reported the number of greenhouses to the bureau, the canteen's one was not included from the beginning.

Just like Qin Xiaomei and her friends who grow vegetables and raise chickens behind the canteen, do they also need to report it? Anyway, the output of this greenhouse is basically for the benefit of the farm workers, not for the pockets of their leaders.

What's there to worry about?

Du Shaojie went back and told Qin Xiaomei and Li Guixiang about it, and they were both extremely happy.

"We need to keep a record of the output of the vegetable greenhouse. Sister Li, you are responsible for the entry and exit of the warehouse, and there will be someone in the farm office to supervise it."

If it is just a small thing, such as growing vegetables and raising chickens behind the cafeteria, no one will care.

But vegetable greenhouses are different. In order to avoid problems, Zhao Dajun made such arrangements on purpose.

Qin Xiaomei and Li Guixiang both expressed that they could understand. They had a share of the company's benefits, so why should they be dissatisfied?
A few days passed quickly.

With the completion of the last vegetable greenhouse, the important work in the farm this year has come to an end.

The canteen's greenhouse is not far away and is taken care of by a special person assigned by the farm. The output is mainly supplied to the canteen, and only a little is distributed to the employees during the New Year and other holidays.

As autumn deepened, Du Shaojie received a letter without an address.

The letter was written by Liang Meiqin. The words did not talk much about life in the army, but were full of longing for her hometown.

What I miss most is the delicious food from my hometown, especially the dishes cooked by Du Shaojie.

"I'm not used to the climate and food in the south. I hope I can adapt as soon as possible."

The content of the letter ended here. Du Shaojie immediately picked up a pen to write a reply, sealed the envelope, put a stamp on it, and placed it in the mail room of the field office.

The farm's letters are delivered by a special postman, which is quite convenient.

"Master Du, you're here just in time. Here's a letter for you. I was going to deliver it to you this afternoon."

During lunch break, Du Shaojie came to the field office to mail a letter, but unexpectedly he received another letter.

This letter has an address and a sender, and it was actually written by Qi Yan.

This was the first time in his life that he had received a letter from someone in the same city. Actually, it was not quite right to say that, after all, Laolonghe Farm was about 100 kilometers away from the city.

After returning to his residence, Du Shaojie opened the letter and laughed out loud after reading it for a while.

Qi Yan is still the same Qi Yan. In the letter, she cursed some people in the school.

(End of this chapter)