Chapter 651: The Cumbersome Pot
“You can go home.”
After saying that, there was silence below.
No one moved, no one made a sound, only tears fell quietly.
After working together for so long, they lost the election.
Loss enveloped my heart, but the joy of returning home grew in my heart again, and I felt a mixture of sadness and joy for a while.
After Shen Rong left, no one looked at the book. Everyone patted each other on the shoulders and walked to the dormitory.
On the other side, Yang Xiaotao and others were sitting on stools, and they all cheered up when Shen Rong came in.
Shen Rong smiled, "Congratulations to everyone, congratulations to you, you have been successfully selected."
Papapapa
Shen Rong clapped, and several others applauded after hearing this.
"Team Leader Shen, what kind of task can you say no to?"
Chen Chonghan asked, but Shen Rong shook his head.
"I have no right to tell you."
Everyone was disappointed.
"However, what I can tell you is that you will participate in a very glorious and meaningful mission."
"It is very meaningful."
Everyone was silent, waiting in silence. break out.
When Yang Xiaotao and Liu Daming came back, they saw Hou Baobao standing at the door of the dormitory with his luggage.
Behind me, the truck has started.
"Old Liu!"
"Old Monkey."
The two hugged each other, Hou Baobao looked a little unwilling and disappointed on his face.
"Gong Yang."
"Gong Hou."
The two also hugged.
"You have to work hard and bring glory to our steel rolling mill. This time, we accounted for one-third of the six people. Unfortunately, I can't live up to the expectations."
Hou Baobao said As he stood, Liu Daming patted his shoulder and said, "It's okay, we'll take your share with you." Work hard. Also, tell my family that I am safe when I go back. "And I, tell my wife not to worry and take care of the child. I will go back soon."
< br>Yang Xiaotao also said quickly, if he had known earlier, he would have written a letter and asked him to take it back.
"I know, I will do this even if you don't tell me."
"Have a nice journey, Lao Hou."
Liu Daming said, Hou Baobao nodded.
"Come on, you guys."
Hou Baobao got on the bike, and others also boarded the bike amid shouts, and slowly drove away from the dormitory building and the factory area.
Watching the car leave, Liu Daming said leisurely, "Hou Liangdao is no worse than Mustache when it comes to seriousness, he shouldn't be at this level!"
Yang Xiaotao smiled, "Everyone has his or her own ambitions."
"It's better to go back and report that you're safe."
Neither of them spoke, they went back to the house to pack their things, and they were leaving too!
Half an hour later.
"Liu Gong, let's go."
Yang Xiaotao carried his luggage and got into the car. Looking at Liu Daming who was still in a daze below, he quickly called out and the latter got in the car this time.
On the jeep in front, Shen Rong waved his hand, and the two cars started moving, slowly heading towards the train station.
Half an hour later, Yang Xiaotao and a group of six people entered the carriage under the leadership of Shen Rong. There were still four soldiers guarding the front and rear doors. There was no one else except them and Shen Rong's working group.
So, when the train started, everyone looked for a place to sleep and rest.
Yang Xiaotao took out his book and read it carefully.
They don’t know where to go, and they don’t want to ask, because they won’t tell them if they ask.
They only know that this time they have to go west, always west.
"Squad leader."
"The tracing is finished."
On a high mountain, covered with snow, a group of people dressed in military green, with cloaks floating behind their backs, stood neatly in front of the stone monument.
"Return to the team."
"Yes!"
Xu Long's voice was cold through the mask, and despite the wind blowing, his body remained upright.
“Salute!”
Brush~~~
Raise your hands, put away your gun, raise your head and chest, as if you want to dedicate the most beautiful thing in the world to the stone monument in front of you.
The two strings of bright red characters on it seemed to be flowing with the blood of our ancestors, and they were so bright that they burned your eyes.
"The ceremony is over!"
Xu Long's voice sounded again, and everyone returned to their original state.
"Comrades."
"Tell me a little bit."
Brush
The seven people in front of them immediately took a breath, with resolute expressions on their faces.
“This mountain climbing lasted four hours and twelve minutes. The mission was successfully completed.”
"But during the march, some comrades suffered from physical exhaustion. This kind of thin oxygen environment is still something we need to pay attention to in the future."
Xu Long spoke intermittently, and sometimes he needed to take a deep breath to speak. After saying that, everyone below was still serious.
"Now, everyone forms a team and goes down the mountain."
"Yes!"
Everyone shouted in a low voice.
Afterwards, a group of people lined up and slowly went down the mountain under the leadership of the deputy squad leader.
Xu Long looked back at the top of the mountain, the majestic mountains and the vast land.
"A good man should come here."
He growled low, touched the stone on the top of the mountain, and followed the team slowly down the mountain.
They need to go down the mountain, eat some dry food and then return to the base.
There is also the top of the mountain, but the altitude is lower.
At this time in the station, the two of them were nervously preparing dinner. After the patrolling soldiers came back, they were all cold. What they needed most was a drink of hot water and a hot meal.
However, even such a simple requirement is difficult to meet.
At this altitude, water will boil when it reaches more than 70 degrees, and it is impossible to effectively kill bacteria in the water.
Use water to steam rice and stir-fry vegetables, and the result is also rice with uncooked rice.
So here, the most popular thing is pancakes, which are made by placing the dough on the iron pan and frying it with heat.
As for other stir-fry dishes, they are also grilled, grilled and baked.
Single ingredients and monotonous cooking are the best food for the people stationed here when they return.
“Xiao Liu, are you ready to knead the dough?”
An old voice came from below the station, and a young baby-faced man came out of the door with his hands dipped in gray flour.
"Old squad leader, I'm already at peace."
The baby-faced words had a Bashu flavor. Opposite him, a middle-aged man wearing a military coat and carrying a bucket stepped on the steps and slowly came up. .
Baby Face hurried out to help. The two put water into the house and quickly closed the door to prevent the heat in the house from escaping.
"Old squad leader, I will fetch water from now on."
"You kid, you can't do it."
The old squad leader walked to the stove and sat down, rubbing his knees while warming himself. It was obvious that this journey was not easy.
Baby Face immediately took off the iron vat from the radiator nearby. The water was a little warm. The old squad leader took it and drank it smoothly to warm his stomach.
“Why?”
“Why? You, you need to find a clean water source for this water. If you get the wrong water, won’t everyone get upset after drinking it?”
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"I can learn, just teach me."
"Okay, next time, next time I will take you there."
The old squad leader smiled, but his baby face suddenly turned He changed his attitude and said, "Forget it. Next time, I will go out on patrol with the squad leader. Let Xiaozhuang stay and cook."
"Hahaha"
"Envious?"
The old squad leader stood up as he spoke, and Xiao Liu gritted his teeth, "I don't envy you. Anyway, we are serving the people, serving everyone."
"Haha, that's right. We are not just cooking here. And also to guard the station, If an enemy appears, we will be the last soldiers."
"Yes, I understand."
"Here, help me and pour the water into the tank."
Wow!
The water was poured into the water tank along the bucket. The old squad leader stretched out his hand to test the water temperature. "It's okay. It's warm in the house. Don't worry about it freezing."
"It's just starting to get cold in October. After a while, Time, the room can freeze.”
“It’s really not cool. Find out why you are here, Bashu is so far away and so warm. You have to come all the way to suffer this.”
The old squad leader likes this newly assigned baby face very much. It’s okay. Take him with you and teach him personally so that he can adapt to life here as soon as possible.
Xiao Liu was not happy, "Old squad leader, revolutionary enthusiasm is not afraid of any wind, snow or cold. The harder the environment, the more it can temper the revolutionary will."
"I am willing to accept the most cruel challenge, turn myself into a staunch revolutionary, and contribute everything to the motherland."
The baby-faced voice echoed in the station, and the enthusiasm infected the old squad leader, who nodded happily. , then walked aside and picked up a piece of briquettes, "Then, the strongest Comrade revolutionaries, please put away the kettle. This is an important task."
"Yes, I promise to complete the task."
"Haha"
"Old squad leader, when will the squad leader and the others be back?"
"Soon!"
"According to experience, there are still three hours until we return."
"Xiao Liu , I'll make pancakes, you go and stand guard, I'll replace you later."
"Okay."
After saying that, the old squad leader left for the next door. Xiaoliu waved his arms, picked up the gun from the shelf, and quickly climbed up to the guard tower.
The wind howled, cutting across his face like a knife. The baby-face lowered his hat and raised his mask.
There was a heater inside and I felt warm, but when I came out, I felt blown out and cold all over.
The round face recalled the old monitor’s teachings: Don’t stand in one place, move around so that your body can adapt to the cold wind and avoid frostbite.
As night fell, Xiao Liu took off the kettle from the stove and began to pour water into the thermos bottle.
After everything was filled, Xiao Liu looked at the stove, lifted the lid of the pot, and saw a wave of heat rising from inside.
Around the pot, the pancakes have been formed one after another. The layer underneath the pot has turned gray, but the outside is yellow and smells fragrant.
If you want to avoid burning the pancakes, you need to control the heat.
In this regard, the old squad leader did the best.
The pancakes he makes are also the best in the entire company.
Putting the lid on the pot and looking at the stove, the coals were reddish, and Xiaoliu closed the door.
I glanced at the old squad leader on the sentry tower, then turned around to boil some more water so that the squad leader and the others could wash their feet when they came back.
But when I turned around, I suddenly saw a barrel-shaped object in the corner of the shelf.
He didn’t remember what this thing was for, so out of curiosity, he walked over and picked it up.
Looking at the upper handle, there were still traces of fire underneath. After observing for a while, I tried to break it off with force. The lid of the pot was twisted open, revealing the inner pot, and there was also a handwritten piece of paper. strip.
The six words at the beginning above are the instructions for the pressure cooker.
When Xiaoliu was in Bashu, he went to elementary school and knew some simple words. Later, because his younger brothers and sisters at home had to go to school, he gave up his studies to work, and later signed up to come here.
Xiao Liu's first impression of a manual is that the person who wrote this manual should be a scholar, or a teacher, otherwise the handwriting would not be so beautiful.
It was this word that aroused Xiaoliu's interest and asked him to read it slowly.
After reading the whole article, Xiaoliu looked at the line drawn with horizontal lines, "Its improper operation will cause an explosion, and its power is equivalent to a grenade." Looking at the attention points, Xiaoliu almost threw the pot. on the ground.
What should I use with caution?
Will it explode?
Isn’t this a new type of bomb?
Xiao Liu thought not to do it. It would be a big deal if it caused trouble.
Replace the pot in its original position.
Turn around and leave.
However, when going out, Xiaoliu always felt that it was something on her mind, as if if she didn’t use it, she wouldn’t be able to sleep and would feel uncomfortable doing anything.
“It’s just a hot pot.”
Xiao Liu wants to try it.
(End of this chapter)