The scorching sun blazed down, and it was as hot as a giant stear under the dyke.
The work of filling sandbags continued, each person sweating profusely, and the mung bean soup brought by nearby villagers and the four large barrels of tea water sent by the logistics support team of the Linghai Reserve Camp were quickly consud.
Seeing everyone thirsty again, Dongdong quickly used the intercom to inform the logistics support team that there was no more water.
The Inspection Team is now under the leadership of the logistics support team of the Hong Kong Garrison, and they quickly ca to carry away the four large thermal barrels. After a short wait, not only did they bring four barrels of tea again, but they also brought a large bag of Huoxiang Zhengqi water and fengyoujing.
Huoxiang Zhengqi water is used to prevent heat stroke, with each person having to drink a bottle.
Fengyoujing is for alertness; if you feel dizzy, you can apply a little to your temples.
The taste of Huoxiang Zhengqi water is not particularly pleasant. After Wang Peng drank it, he quickly fetched a cup of tea, squatted in the cool shed at the seam opening, and watched the Number 2 loader transporting steel plates onto the dyke. Curiously, he asked, "Dongdong, why are the steel plates being transported up?"
"To build a bathroom for you."
Dongdong wiped his sweat and proudly smiled, saying, "My dad and his team are about to arrive at Hanwu. Once they get here, we won't have to worry about lacking water anymore, and then we can shower every day."
Having heard from Dongdong about the water support company, Wang Peng asked in surprise, "Do you really have a water factory on board?"
"Of course it's real; the water factory ship was modified by my dad."
"What about the living ship?"
"The living ship is the Dunship, and the Dunship has always been here."
Looking forward to it like waiting for stars or the moon, finally, the water fleet arrived.
To Dongdong and all the soldiers of the Linghai Reserve Camp, it was truly a reward after hardship.
The more Dongdong thought about it, the more excited he got, then he said sowhat shyly, "Brother Wang, once my dad and his team arrive, we won't be living with you in tents; instead, we'll be staying on the ship."
"Can so many people fit on the ship?"
"Certainly, it's already been calculated beforehand."
Dongdong chuckled and continued, "But don't worry, except for accommodation, everything else will be the sa. My uncle talked with President Zhang last night to try to improve your living conditions as much as possible. Your food will be better than now, and al tis will be staggered so that you can queue to eat in our ship's cafeteria."
Wang Peng asked in surprise, "There's a cafeteria on the ship?"
"A big cafeteria, which is actually a large conference room that can seat hundreds, and there are big air conditioners in the cafeteria."
"There's even air conditioning; the conditions are so good!"
"The big Dunship used to be the office of the Linghai Port Engineering Command Center, so the conditions are naturally good. The small Dunship was my uncle's forr police station and also where my aunt worked, so the conditions are pretty good too. When I was in elentary school, I would play on the small Dunship during sumr vacations. If it got hot, I'd stay on the Dunship because there was air conditioning."
With no one in his family working at sea, Wang Peng could not imagine Dongdong's childhood.
Unaware of what Wang Peng was thinking, Dongdong joyfully said, "Brother Yang, Brother Chen, hang in there! Just hold out until tomorrow for so delicious food!"
"What good food?" a warrior turned back to ask.
"There's all kinds of delicious food. It will be better than what we've been eating these past few days. Have you ever had a buffet? Starting tomorrow night, we'll have a buffet every day."
"Really?"
"If I'm lying, I'm a puppy. I've seen the nu: in the morning there are buns, stead buns, porridge; for lunch, several dishes and several soups, and the sa for dinner, but different from lunch, everyday will be different!"
"So good."
"And there are midnight snacks. For night shifts, there's also food. Almost forgot, there will be fruit morning, noon, and night; when delivered here, there'll be not only tea water but also cold drinks."
"What cold drinks?"
"Plum juice, chilled with ice."
"Where does the ice co from?"
"We have a cooking ship with fridges and large freezers on board!"
The warriors listened in amazent, finding it hard to believe such good fortune was possible.
More importantly, they were already eating well now, even getting a packet of cigarettes each day; how could it get even better?
Seeing their disbelief, Dongdong enthusiastically said, "I've really seen the nu; if it doesn't match up, you can find . Actually, back ho during training, our camp ate like this."
"What's on the nu?"
"In the morning, there are at buns, salted veggie buns, stead buns, twisted rolls, porridge, dried radish, pickles, fried snow cabbage and preserved vegetables. For lunch, there are hot and cold dishes, with at least four at dishes: braised pork, preserved mustard with braised pork, braised chicken legs, minced at stead with egg, braised chicken pieces, braised chops, snow cabbage with shredded pork, Yuxiang shredded pork, braised lion's head... they rotate daily."
The warriors listened and could almost taste it as they salivated.
Dongdong got even more spirited and described it like listing treasures, "And vegetables include sour long beans, fried cabbage, green peppers fried with dried tofu, stir-fried greens, Yuxiang eggplant, stir-fried beans, fried cauliflower, braised tofu, and scrambled eggs with tomatoes."
"Scrambled tomatoes with eggs aren't vegetables."
"In our camp, they are; only at counts as a at dish."
"What about cold dishes?"
"There are so many cold dishes: cold mixed yuba, cold mixed spinach, smashed cucumbers, cold mixed shredded tofu, cold mixed seaweed, cold mixed potato shreds, and radish shreds with jellyfish — plus many others I can't recall."
"And the soups?"
"Snow cabbage tofu soup, seaweed and egg flower soup, winter lon and rib soup, radish shred clam soup, and tomato egg soup, all rotating in turns."
A warrior wiped his mouth corner, pursuing, "What about the fruits?"
Without hesitation, Dongdong said, "Waterlon, peaches, pears, lons... whatever President Zhang can buy, he'll send you. I just recalled Grandpa Ge asked President Zhang to buy more beer to be chilled with ice, and anyone wanting a drink can have a bottle."
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