50s: Starting with a storage ring

Chapter 137 Steamed Buns
The principal's calm voice quickly rang out: "Teachers, I understand your urgency. However, our top priority is to ensure the safety of the 439 children in the kindergarten."

"With the headquarters here, all actions must be under command. We must do our jobs well and remain prepared at all times, awaiting orders from our superiors."

"Now, all teachers, please stand by at your respective posts and wait for your superiors to call you."

After hearing the principal's instructions, the teachers had no choice but to disperse and return to their respective posts.

Sun Zhiwei stayed behind until everyone left before he found Director Wang.

"Director, I have an idea. Please analyze it first."

"It's Comrade Zhiwei, what do you think?"

"Headmaster, I don't think the command center is short of people right now, so the idea of ​​the teachers wanting to help is probably not feasible."

“But we can also play other roles.”

"for example?"

"Like the cafeteria."

"Both the rescue teams and the trapped people need food. With the heavy rain, they probably don't have anywhere to make a fire and cook."

"You mean, we prepare food in the cafeteria and send it to them?"

"The rescue team and the headquarters should have logistical supplies, but the besieged areas need food more."

"Once we've prepared the food, we can contact headquarters. They'll definitely find a way to get it in. We have a plane."

"That's a good idea. We still have plenty of food reserves, so steaming buns won't be a problem. This way we can contribute without having to let the teachers take a break from their work."

"Zhiwei, you have a flexible mind. I'll make arrangements right away."

Soon, the canteen received the order and began to prepare a large number of steamed buns. At the same time, the director's voice sounded on the public broadcast of the garden:

"Dear teachers and staff, our school cafeteria is preparing a large amount of cooked food to support the rescue teams and the trapped people."

"Teachers and staff who are not on duty are requested to go to the cafeteria immediately to help so that preparations can be made faster."

After hearing the broadcast, all the teachers and staff who had no classes gathered in the cafeteria from all directions and joined in the preparation of steamed buns and other cooked food.

The headmaster stood in the cafeteria kitchen and asked Chef Shi, the head chef: "Chef Shi, how many steamed buns can we make per hour?"

"Director, we have 10 stoves. The first batch takes half an hour to prepare, and then it's steaming non-stop."

"Each stove can hold 10 steamers at a time. Each steamer takes 10 minutes to make, which means 1 steamers can be made in an hour. Each steamer holds 600 steamed buns, so a total of 24 steamed buns can be made."

"Because we have to prepare lunch for the children at noon, we only have three hours at most in the morning, and we can produce 10 steamed buns before 36000:."

"If you need more, we can produce another 4 in the next four hours this afternoon."

"Then do we have enough white flour in stock?"

"Director, that's definitely enough. After the summer wheat was harvested, 5000 kilograms of white flour were shipped in, enough for three days of steaming."

"Okay, that's settled then. We'll do it in the morning and afternoon. I'm sorry to bother you guys. I'll mobilize all the teachers who don't have classes to come and help."

"It's as it should be. We're just putting in some effort, and many of our colleagues are still soaking in the water. With the teachers coming over to help, we can go even faster."

After confirming the output, Director Wang returned to his office while thinking about how to report it.

It was not until 10:20 that she picked up the phone on the table. She calculated the time and thought that the last pot of steamed buns should be put into the pot.

"Switchboard, I want to speak to the flood control headquarters."

"Hello, Command, this is Lao Li."

"Lao Li, I'm Sister Wang." "Oh, Sister Wang, what's wrong? Is your kindergarten okay?"

"The kindergarten is great. Let me ask you, do you want some steamed buns?"

"Mantou, do you have any leftover mantou in your garden? Yes, I want some. How many are there? I'll send someone on a bike to get them."

"You can't get them by bike. You need to send a truck. There are 36000 of them."

"What? How much? Sister Wang, you can't joke about this."

"No kidding, our cafeteria and the teachers have been working on it all morning, and the last pot is already steaming. You can send a car over now."

"That's great, my dear sister. You really think of what we are thinking and worry about what we are worried about. You have really helped us a lot this time. Thank you so much."

"Stop talking nonsense and send a car quickly."

"In addition, apart from stopping for a while at noon to prepare lunch for the children, I will continue to steam buns in the afternoon and can produce another 4 buns before 5 p.m."

"Sister Wang, I want to thank you on behalf of all the soldiers and people fighting on the front lines of flood prevention. I won't say much more. I owe you a favor. You can see how I perform later."

"Okay, I'll go watch the cafeteria pack up and wait for your car to come. Bye."

After Director Wang hung up the phone, a smug smile appeared on his usually serious face.

But after a few seconds, she reacted, quickly adjusted her facial expression, and muttered, "Be cautious when you are alone, be cautious when you are alone."

Then he strode out of the office and rushed to the cafeteria. Tens of thousands of steamed buns had to be packed.

A quarter of an hour later, a truck arrived at the gate, escorted by four armed soldiers. The gate guard had received notice from the director and, after checking the driver's ID, opened the gate and let him pass.

A guard led the way and the truck drove directly to the cafeteria door.

Fortunately, the aunt in charge of logistics kept all the flour bags that had been used before, otherwise there would not be so many bags to hold them.

Because flour bags have one advantage, there is a layer of plastic bag inside to make it waterproof.

"Tie up all the openings tightly to prevent any water leakage." Principal Wang was directing the teachers to pack the steamed buns into bags.

At the cafeteria door, the guard ran in first: "Director, the car is here."

"The truck is here, everyone come with me to load it." After saying that, she took the lead in carrying a bag and walked out, and the others followed, carrying one or two bags.

At the door, the truck had just backed up when four soldiers in raincoats jumped out. Seeing the director coming over with a bag, they quickly saluted and then took the bag from Director Wang.

"Who is in charge among you?" the director asked the four soldiers.

"Commander, I'm the team leader, Wang Qiang."

"Hello, Captain Wang. Here are 360 ​​bags in total, each containing 100 steamed buns. Please count them when you load them onto the truck."

"Yes, Chief."

"Also, tell Commander Li that we're running low on bags. We'll need 5 bags for the 500 steamed buns we'll make this afternoon. Tell him to find some flour bags and send them to me."

"Yes, I will definitely bring it to you."

"Remember, you have to use a bag for flour. The flour bag has plastic sheeting inside to make it waterproof. Other bags won't work."

"Got it. We'll definitely deliver the bag as soon as possible."

"Everyone hurry up, the steamed buns are not afraid of falling, move quickly and save time."

(End of this chapter)