Erhuzi wanted to speak, but was ruthlessly interrupted by Deputy Zhang.

"Don't talk nonsense to me, kid."

"Quickly find someone to move the tofu! And all of you, keep your mouths shut. If even a whisper of this gets out, you'll be sorry!"

"Okay! We'll come and move it right away!"

Erhuzi shook off his distracting thoughts, walked out of the deployment room, waved to his brothers, and they rushed over and began happily moving the tofu.

We won a great victory against the Japanese last night, so today we're rewarding the entire army!

Early in the morning, cook Lao Liu was dragged out of his bedding roll by none other than Zhang, the adjutant.

Seeing that he was dazed and confused, Lieutenant Zhang kicked him in the buttocks.

"Go cook! Everyone's waiting for you to start the meal!"

Old Liu grumbled and complained, clutching his backside, before turning to pull his apprentice's blanket.

Zhao Xiaodi rolled over and sat up abruptly, asking, "Is there a war?"

Despite his cold and ruthless demeanor in the army, Zhang, the adjutant, was all smiles when he saw a kid like Zhao Xiaodi.

"Zhao Xiaodi, get up quickly! This morning your uncle is making you pork stew with tofu!"

"What, pork?"

Zhao Xiaodi's eyes sparkled as she excitedly looked at Deputy Zhang, "Uncle Zhang, you're not lying to a child, are you!"

Old Liu slapped Zhao Xiaodi on the forehead, "How dare you talk to your Uncle Zhang like that?"

Deputy Zhang's face hardened, and he began to reprimand Old Liu.

"Oh, what do kids know? I just love playing around with my little brother."

When he looked at Zhao Xiaodi, his expression softened again. "If Uncle Zhang is lying to you, may Uncle Zhang be swallowed up by the big tiger in the mountains!"

Zhao Xiaodi believed it now and immediately got out of bed to put on her shoes.

When Zhang, the adjutant, saw Zhao Xiaodi's shoes with her big toes sticking out, his eyes immediately welled up with tears.

Seeing Zhao Xiaodi rummaging through the tattered cotton-padded jacket to wear, he immediately took off the military overcoat that had just been issued to him and draped it over Zhao Xiaodi's shoulders.

"Old Liu, when they issued military overcoats, neither you nor Zhao Xiaodi received them?"

Old Liu said, "I received it, and I also gave one to the little guy, but the cotton coat is so new, the little guy is reluctant to wear it."

"The little one treats this cotton-padded coat like a treasure; I won't even let him touch it."

Upon hearing this, Lieutenant Zhang asked, "Alright, young man, you know how to be frugal and simple. Then you can keep your military overcoat and wear Uncle Zhang's for now."

Zhao Xiaodi was anxious. Seeing that Zhang, the adjutant, had turned and left in his thin clothes, she quickly took off her military overcoat and draped it over Zhang's shoulders.

"Hey, little brother, what are you doing?"

“Uncle Zhang, I have my own clothes. I’ll wear my own. I can’t let you get cold. You have so many things to do every day. Don’t let yourself get sick.”

Lieutenant Zhang felt a warmth in his heart.

"You little rascal!"

Zhao Xiaodi and Lao Liu rushed to the kitchen, where Erhuzi had already begun slaughtering the pig under Zhang's instructions.

The pig was held firmly to the ground by several people. Perhaps sensing that its death was imminent, it let out a deafening squeal.

Zhao Xiaodi's eyes lit up when he saw this.

He looked at Lao Liu excitedly, "Master, I didn't expect there to actually be live pigs!"

"So many at once, that's great!"

At this moment, Lieutenant Zhang walked in and said, "That's not all, Zhao Xiaodi. I've decided to appoint you to raise pigs."

"There are still more than a thousand live pigs left in the pen. Let these pigs breed and produce piglets, so that the lineage can continue indefinitely. In this way, we can always have meat to reward the whole army."

"This is a tough task. You can find a few reliable friends to help you cut pig feed to feed the pigs."

"really?"

"Uncle Zhang, are you really going to leave this to me?"

“You’re getting on in years, it’s time for you to start doing things. Only when a boy has a sense of responsibility can he grow into a real man.”

Zhao Xiaodi felt her blood boiling with excitement, but she still glanced uncertainly at Lao Liu.

"Go ahead, little brother. Your Uncle Zhang values ​​you highly, but you must do this job well!"

Old Liu pondered for a moment and then said.

"Don't worry, Master, Uncle Zhang! It's just feeding pigs, I'll definitely complete this task!"

Lieutenant Zhang smiled.

When the news of the pig slaughter spread, the entire military camp was in an uproar.

"What did you say? Old Liu is slaughtering a pig? Where would a pig come from in our mountain town? The pigs that people kept in their pens were all frightened and ran away. Where would there be any live pigs left?"

"Even if there were any live pigs, they would all have died from the Japanese army's artillery fire. That's impossible!"

"Can this be false?"

"I saw it with my own eyes!"

"If you don't believe me, go and see for yourself at Old Liu's place. They're putting in pig's blood right now. They're going to make pig's blood tofu, which will be stewed with cabbage and tofu later to make a pig-killing feast!"

"You're describing it so vividly, it's like it's really true!"

Why would I lie to you? If I did, may I be struck by lightning!

Some people actually went to the kitchen out of curiosity to join in the fun, and were shocked to see blood everywhere and pieces of fresh pork hanging up.

"My goodness! I can't believe they're actually slaughtering pigs, and there are even live pigs!"

"Ma Hu is not joking, it's true! It's true!"

"Okay! Okay!"

"This must be a blessing from Heaven for our Great Xia Kingdom! It's protecting our people from starvation! Quick! Let's kneel down and thank Heaven!"

A highly respected veteran, his eyes welling up with tears, said emotionally.

At that moment, many people knelt down and kowtowed to thank Heaven for not taking them away.

Meanwhile, Old Liu in the kitchen was spinning like a top, because today he not only had to prepare a feast to reward the people, but also had to distribute porridge to the locals.

He was overwhelmed and could only keep the dozens of assigned soldiers running around in circles.

The kitchen was soon filled with steam.

Pot after pot of plump, white steamed buns were quickly carried to the entrance of the air-raid shelter.

A whole pot of white porridge was cooked until it burst open, and the steaming water was filled with a rich aroma of rice. It was scooped into buckets with gourd ladles and carried away one bucket at a time.

A sharp dagger pierces the middle of the fresh pork, separating the skin from the meat, and the fat and lean meat are cut evenly apart.

The snow-white pork was tossed into the large iron pot, the iron spatula flying like a dance, and gradually melted in the cheerful flames under the stove, the rich aroma of meat filling every inch of air.

Today, everyone who enters or leaves the kitchen has a joyful expression on their face.

As long as there's food to eat, there's hope for the future!

I initially joined the army to serve my country because of the reputation of the young marshal Qin Lizhi, and also because Qin Lizhi had no bad soldiers under his command.

Secondly, the young marshal Qin Lizhi never mistreats his soldiers. As long as he has a bite to eat, he will never let his soldiers drink porridge!

At this moment, everyone's resolve was strengthened: following the young marshal meant there would be plenty to eat!

Even when the country was in peril, even when trapped within the encirclement of the Japanese army, the young marshal always found a way to ensure they lived a life of luxury!

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