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The village head took a look and was at a loss.

With a sigh, he could only ask the young and old men in the village to wish themselves good luck.

The men lined up to get on the ox carts. The old man and his son were at the front and got on the first one.

"Hey, what's in your cloth bag? It's so bulging." The bailiff looked at the package on the old man's back and couldn't help but ask.

"Hehe, aren't we going to work? Isn't my wife afraid that me and I won't have enough to eat?" The old man smiled innocently.

Bailiff: "Didn't I tell you not to bring food? Meals are provided! And you're not going to be back at night."

"My kid is a big eater. Bring more so he can fill his stomach." The old man continued to smile innocently.

"..."Old man, it was clearly my father who said that the rice over there was rotten, like slop, and it was inedible!

"Okay, okay, what's your name?"

"My name is Zhang Da, and this is my eldest son, Zhang Liujin. He weighed six and a half kilograms when he was born, and he's good at eating." (The 500-gram per kilogram unit in Nuzhuang has not yet been popularized. Now it's about 600 grams per kilogram.)

"Wow!" The yamen runner looked Zhang Liujin up and down and said, "This guy is really good."

"He just looks scary, but he's as weak as a sesame seed. Even a dog can't hold him back." Zhang Da said.

"..."Zhang Liujin, he can carry several dogs!

But why did he carry the dog?

"No way?" It was the first time for the yamen runner to meet someone who was serving in the army. He believed it immediately and looked at Zhang Liujin with sympathy.

"Oh, I'm worried too. I won't even be able to hold a wife in the future." Zhang Da frowned.

Zhang Liujin blushed and hid behind Zhang Da, not saying a word.

His father was doing this for his own good, he understood it all.

All the men in the village got on the ox carts and headed towards the well.

The cowbells rang, and the yamen runners who drove the carts fed the cows some good stuff from time to time, and everyone could hear the "moo~moo~" sounds.

The place where the wells were dug was not far from the village. I heard from the yamen runners that each village was allocated a well nearby, and basically 1 to 2 wells would be allocated. They were big wells, so they required a lot of people, and they would also need a master craftsman to lead the digging.

"After we get off the bus, have breakfast first. It's ready over there, but you'll have to squat while eating. After you finish eating, come back and gather to go to the well digging site."

The yamen runner stopped the ox cart and led Zhang Da and the others forward. Their team arrived early and no one had come to the place for food yet.

Zhang Da and the others didn't say anything, what good food could it be? It would be better to eat the dry biscuits made by the wife with water.

"Six pounds, take a couple of bites of the biscuits first."

While everyone was walking forward, Zhang Da secretly pulled his eldest son beside him. In case the food didn't taste good, he would not be willing to swallow six pounds even if he could.

Zhang Liujin understood and gave Zhang Da a look that showed he understood.

Then he obediently took out the biscuit from the cloth bag and took several big bites stealthily.

I guess I'll be full if I eat a little more.

After swallowing it, he was met with Aye's gratified gaze. His son Liu Jin has always been so sensible.

The two men walked forward, and the man who was walking faster had already seen the food.

"There's rice porridge!"

"What, there's rice porridge?" The man behind was excited. He ran over in three or two steps and stretched his head to take a look.

"Hey! It's real, and it's so thick! Oh my god, what's going on here..."

The men are excited.

This was not their first time to serve in the army. Sometimes their superiors would be kind enough to give them a meal or two, but it tasted terrible, like swill. How could there be porridge this thick?

"Don't push, don't push, everyone line up, there's plenty of food!"

Seeing that everyone was making a lot of noise, the person who was serving food asked the four leading yamen runners to help line up, otherwise he would not give them any food.

After everyone lined up, the men opened the big iron buckets, under which there was firewood burning, and the porridge was very hot.

When I opened the iron pot next to it, I saw layers of buns, and some of the pots contained pancakes.

There are no vegetables, but it is still a great meal.

No one dared to embezzle the food this time, as the money used was from Li Shimin's private treasury. The people who served the food were sent by Li Shimin himself, and it was said that they were from the palace.

The women's farm also sent people to patrol everywhere in secret, so that people could tell whether there were enough things at a glance.

"Is this for us to eat?" The leading man was stunned.

The food is better than what he eats at home.

"Yes, but don't eat too much. You need to work soon. What if you vomit?" the person serving the food said seriously.

"No, no, we can take care of it ourselves!" The man grinned foolishly, but thought in his heart, if he could eat whatever he wanted this time, he would have to eat to his heart's content.

The person serving the food glanced at him without saying a word, then took out a large aluminum basin.

This basin and iron bucket are both produced by Nuzhuang Steel Plant. I can’t say they are very fine, but the quality is impeccable, and the most important thing is that the cost is low.

"Do you want sweet porridge or salty porridge?"

The man looked around and wanted them all.

The sweet porridge has sugar and a bunch of wolfberries, red dates and beans. The salty porridge has vegetables and he even saw shredded pork.

He looked around again.

The waiter lost his patience and scooped a spoonful of salty food for him: "Come back for a spoonful of sweet food later, or you can come back for sweet food tomorrow."

"Do you want buns or pancakes? The fillings are the same, meat and vegetable."

The man took a look and hesitated. Just as he was about to make a choice, the food server couldn't wait any longer.

Seriously, look at the more and more people in the back row, why are you so slow?

He took two buns and a large pancake and handed them to the man: "Come back later if you don't have enough."

Man: "I haven't chosen yet?"

"Then what do you choose?"

"..." Man: "Just what you have."

"Isn't that okay?"

With just one operation, the food is ready very quickly.

"Aye, it's almost our turn." Liu Jin said sadly, "Aye, I can't eat much now."

“……” Zhang Da, this is very embarrassing.

"Liu Jin, this is all a trick. I just got here and asked you to have a good meal, and then I made you very tired. Do you believe me?"

"Really?" Zhang Liujin hesitated.

"When did Aye ever lie to you?"

"Okay." Zhang Liujin answered obediently. At worst, he would just drink a bowl of porridge and eat a bun this time.

Soon they finished preparing the meal, found a place to squat and started eating with their heads down.

"Aye, this is so delicious." Zhang Liujin took a big mouthful of porridge, looked up and saw Aye eating.

So he also buried his head in his meal.

"Aye, how do you do this?" Zhang Liujin took a bite of the bun and looked up. Aye was still eating.

“…” Zhang Liujin.

This eating place only serves a few villages around it. If anyone doesn't have enough food, they can go there a second time. But they are not allowed to hide the food. If they are discovered, they will be beaten. There is also a reward for those who report it.

Take the aluminum basin and wash it yourself. I will use this one next time.

If you lose something, you have to pay for it or go home and get the bowl yourself.

After eating, Zhang Da and his companions headed towards the well-drilling site. It was not yet noon yet and everyone was enjoying their meal. They were full of energy and talked non-stop while sitting on the oxcart.

"I heard that this meal was paid for by His Majesty's private treasury."

"Hello, our Majesty!"

"Ah... it's just too hot today. Wouldn't digging a well be exhausting?"