Scientific Travel

Mei Shengke went to find Deng Yin at the grain rations, only to find that she had gone to the fifth floor to look after the vegetable garden.

The granary is on the third floor, next to the kitchen.

Fortunately, Deng Yin did not forget his original aspiration and still went to see the granary.

When Mei Shengke saw Deng Yin arrive, he laughed and said, "What are you doing here? I made tea and then I realized you were nowhere to be found."

Deng Yin said nonchalantly, "Whether I drink tea or not is irrelevant. I didn't come here for tea."

Deng Yin pointed to the enormous room in front of him, which contained only two bags of rice. He asked, "You only have one granary?"

“Hmm,” Mei Shengke said, “We always buy enough food to last two months, and this granary can hold just the right amount.”

"Two months..." Deng Yin repeated the two words, dissatisfied, "Not enough. I just went to your vegetable garden. Anyway, the vegetables we grow are not enough to eat. Why don't we clear that space to store grain?"

Mei Shengke knew why Deng Yin had come, and upon hearing her words, he quickly said with delight, "Okay! But those vegetables haven't grown yet, so it would be a waste to pick them now. How about I clear out two more rooms and put them in when they've grown?"

Xiaoying has excellent hearing and can hear everything clearly, but she's starting to wonder if her brain isn't working properly anymore.

What does this mean? Why make so much space? There's nothing to put there.

Deng Yin nodded, which was taken as an agreement.

It's unclear how long this natural disaster will last, but it's unlikely to end in two months.

Even if it's over, it won't be easy to buy food right away, so we always need to have some backup plans.

Deng Yin is very busy, so he can't keep coming back. It's best to resolve things once and for all.

Deng Yin doesn't have much rice in stock; it's all from previous purchases.

Deng Yin only planted things that could survive by simply scattering seeds on the ground; he didn't plant rice.

Fortunately, the people here have a variety of staple foods, including rice, millet, barley, wheat, soybeans, taro, potatoes, and corn. These foods can all grow simply by scattering seeds on the ground.

In addition to what he had already stockpiled, Deng Yin planted quite a lot more.

Deng Yin didn't want to be too high-profile this time, but she had no choice but to be.

The ship was large, and it would have been fine to simply put the food inside and have people carry it. However, the area below the second floor was all water, and the food would be ruined if it got soaked. Deng Yin didn't want to cause any more food poisoning, so he conjured up enough food for the group to eat for four months out of thin air.

The people were full, and the horses couldn't be left behind. The food Deng Yin provided also included the horses' share.

In addition to staple foods and vegetables, Deng Yin also provided a lot of meat. The newly vacated rooms were all in shady places, where the sunlight couldn't reach them and they were very cold. Meat could be stored in such places for a longer period of time.

Mei Shengke sent dozens of people to the first floor to collect hailstones, fearing the meat would spoil and to cool it down.

The military camp suddenly felt like it was New Year's Day. The long-term food shortage made them feel bad, even though they didn't say it.

But now things are much better. Not only has the food problem been solved, but it has been solved by the gods. Who could resist being happy about that?

The only one who might be unhappy is Xiaoying.

Ever since she learned Deng Yin's identity, she had been in a daze. The surrounding sounds were noisy, but not a single word could reach her mind.

Did she just talk to a deity?

Did a deity give her food?

No! ! ! ! !

She actually refused!

If she had known, she would never have refused, even if it meant getting a beating!

The person involved is filled with regret...

The regret didn't last long, because Deng Yin was about to have dinner.

Yes, dinner, having dinner while the sun is still out in the morning.

With so many people, what should they eat in this dark and damp environment?

That's right, it's Baiguo!

The military camp used to cook meals in large pots, but the pots weren't very big enough to hold so many people at once.

It was nothing compared to the large pot that Deng Yin had seen in the village before.

Divide the people into several groups; one pot per group won't do.

There aren't enough pots.

There were only ten cooks in total, including three who were specifically responsible for preparing the dishes, so over the years, the military camp had only had seven cooking pots.

It doesn't matter if we don't have enough pots, as long as we have enough people.

This is a military camp.

Weapons wear out quickly, so there are people in the military camps who specialize in forging knives. If they can forge knives, they can certainly forge a pot.

Instead of adopting the traditional hot pot model, Deng Yin developed a buffet model.

Even with twenty or so people in one room, the traditional method would require more than two hundred pots.

Even if we could finish it, we wouldn't have that much iron.

These people had been starving for a long time, and their eyes lit up when they saw the food.

Mei Shengke didn't assign any tasks, but instead let everyone do whatever they wanted.

Those skilled with a knife will be responsible for chopping vegetables and meat. Those not skilled with a knife will be responsible for washing vegetables and plating them.

With so many people working together, and all of them being soldiers, they were incredibly efficient. Before the sun had even set, all the vegetables were prepared.

Having prepared enough for this meal, Deng Yin put all the dishes he had previously released back into his spatial storage.

Not all rooms were taken; only the granary was taken.

A hundred pots, a hundred pots, it's all about sharing the food together.

The base ingredients didn't use any of Deng Yin's stock. It's said that the chef here is very skilled and used to be the head chef of a restaurant.

Considering that some people can handle spicy food while others cannot, several different hot pot bases were prepared.

The reason we didn't have many different dishes before was because we didn't have enough ingredients. Now that we have so many ingredients, it's finally time for these chefs to show their skills. They've all used their best techniques.

Because of Deng Yin's presence, Mei Shengke allowed the cooks to use as much of all the ingredients as they wanted, without having to be stingy.

We can just eat less in the future. We can't let her come all this way and not be able to eat to her satisfaction.

Once the chef was given the order, he naturally prepared a wide variety of broths.

For those who like spicy food, there are three levels of spiciness for the hot pot base, each with a different level of spiciness and flavor.

All three types of hot pot bases were made by Chef Li. His family used to be from Xiyue City, and these three types of hot pot bases are all specialties of Xiyue City.

It's not available in other places.

There are many non-spicy options, including tomato broth, cucumber broth, mushroom broth, rice wine broth, and plain water broth, and even chicken soup broth made with two chickens.

These are all the broths that are often used in the Hundred Pots restaurant. Since they didn't know what Deng Yin liked to eat, the chefs simply made everything.

With such a complete broth base, how could there be a lack of dipping sauce?

Besides the dipping sauces that Deng Yin used to eat regularly, there were several other dipping sauces that she had never seen before.

For example, garlic slices and oil—Deng Yin had never imagined that these two things could be used as dipping sauces.

There are homemade dipping sauces and pre-mixed dipping sauces. But not everyone has them; only Deng Yin, Gou Dan, Mei Shengke, and Wei Wujiang have them.

If everyone had this, how long would the cooks be busy?