"Bullsh * t!
Others might not know, but don't you know? "
His face was blurry and dark. His eyes were cloudy and filled with stubbornness. He kept scanning the ground, not letting go of a single grain.
"I know you guys are cleaning up the big fish. The big fish will be killed one day. When that day comes, I'll be useful. No one in the gathering place knows the lake better than me …"
The cooks couldn't help but be frightened. They were timid, and one of the older cooks revealed this matter. The cooks were natives of the gathering place, and like the waiters, they weren't considered official members of the camp, so they didn't have the right to live in the camp.
The man was a little old. His hair was dirty and messy, clumped together. Although it looked black, it was actually the man's hair that was close to gray. The black color was all stained with various stains. Due to the long period of malnutrition, a lot of his hair had fallen off, revealing patches of dark brown scalp.
Zhang Huai An's shout scared the chefs. Maybe Zhang Huai An's appearance was too scary. The few chefs knelt on the ground and buried their faces, not daring to look at Zhang Huai An.
The prostitutes in the market area were the highest quality in the gathering place. The chefs looked down on the second-rate goods in the gathering place, so they naturally flocked to the market area. Here came the problem. The market area became popular. Some people bought high and sold low to save some money. Their wages were not as high as the bosses, so the prostitutes' prices started to rise.
The people who beat him were a dozen chefs in white clothes and chef's hats. These chefs were grinding their teeth and kicking the man on the ground. It seemed like either the man was beaten to death or they were exhausted to death.
"Chase them out and find a few women in the camp who know how to cook. I don't believe that we can't eat a pig without Butcher Zhang."
Zhang Xiaoqiang took out the NP22 that Wang Le had repaired and walked over with Zhang Huai An in high spirits. Behind them, five members unloaded their rifles and followed.
Therefore, they had their eyes on the kitchen. They did not dare to touch the raw materials. The guards were watching closely, so the guests' leftovers naturally had a chance. After all, there would not be people guarding the urn.
"It's … It's like this …"
Zhang Huai'an stared at the few chefs who were kneeling on the ground and trembling. His expression was unreadable. After pretending to be the leader for a few days, he had really gained some momentum.
Zhang Xiaoqiang said it on purpose. He wanted to know what the man was relying on.
Zhang Huai'an asked them to come over. His condition was to eat until they were full every day. 100 grams of rice. To them, it was no different than a mouse falling into a granary. The saying 'one who is full and warm thinks of lust' was true. The cooks spent all of their daily wages on prostitutes outside.
Liangzi Lake was a veritable land of fish and rice in Jiangnan.
The terrain was high in the southeast and low in the northwest. It was made up of hills, plains, and lakes. It was famous for its large number of lakes and was known as the City of Hundred Lakes.
Within the city, lakes, reservoirs, and canals were spread all over the city. There was a total of nearly 500,000 mu of water, and more than 300,000 mu of land could be used for breeding fish, mussels, and lotuses. It was the hometown of the famous Wuchang fish … "
"Zhang … Leader Zhang, it's none of our business. We did not dare to alarm the guests inside. It was this shameless man who was too infuriating. We could not help but take action. Could you please spare us?"
"Don't beg us. It's useless even if you beg us. We don't care whether you live or die …"
The two had forgotten about the old man. Seeing the old man run over and kneel, Zhang Xiaoqiang was a little amused. This man had good judgment. But so what?
There were so many people starving to death outside. Could Zhang Xiaoqiang take care of them all?
The cooks were anxious. They hid in the kitchen and placed the food in the corner closest to the kitchen. When the man could not resist the hunger and came to steal the food, they swarmed over and vented their anger on the man.
"I don't believe it. There are more than 100,000 people in the gathering place. There are many locals. Why can't I find someone who knows more than me?"
"Not bad. You actually know how to hide your own money?"
The man's name was Liang Zishan. He had lived by a big lake since he was young. The big lake was called Liangzi Lake, and the island in the middle of the lake was called Liangzi Island. There were many people named Liang Zishan here. He was born and grew up by the big lake. Later, he joined the work force, which was also related to the big lake. Later, the man changed his job, and his job was the tourism development project of Liangzi Lake.
"Were you robbed by him? Tell me, what did this man do?"
Zhang Huai'an did not punish the cooks immediately. Zhang Xiaoqiang was at the side. With Zhang Xiaoqiang around, there was naturally no place for him to speak.
Zhang Xiaoqiang sat in his wheelchair and walked over to the man on the ground. The man was lying on the ground and eating the food in his hand seriously. He did not care if anyone hit him or not. When the food in his hand was finished, he picked up the rice pieces from the ground. Some of the rice pieces were stepped on by the cooks, but he did not mind.
He used his fingernails to pick them up and put them in his mouth.
In the past, one hundred grams of rice could be enjoyed once in the gathering place. Now, one hundred grams of rice could at most be hugged. They could only go there once with ten days' pay. This made the cooks anxious.
Once Zhang Xiaoqiang said this, the cooks suddenly remembered what they had done. Their expressions became unnatural, and they were somewhat hesitant.
"They don't know as much as I do. At most, they only know a few dozen miles from their homes. I know the whole big lake, the whole …"
Zhang Huai'an shouted. The few cooks were so shocked that their legs turned to jelly. They looked at Zhang Huai'an and bowed repeatedly. They were all people that Zhang Huai'an recruited from the gathering place. Zhang Huai'an was their breadwinner. When Zhang Huai'an was angry, the first thing that came to their minds was to be chased out and continue to starve.
Amidst the cries and pleas, a few of the chefs were stripped of their coats and hats and chased out. Zhang Xiao Qiang and Zhang Huai An were about to leave when the man who had been silent all this while rushed over and kowtowed in front of them.
This time, Zhang Huai'an was very decisive. Even though Zhang Xiaoqiang was beside him, he still gave the order. His bottom line was not to touch the food. These cooks took the camp's food to have fun. This had violated his bottom line. He even had the intention to kill them, let alone others.
"Stop … What's going on?
Can't you see where you are?
You don't want to work anymore? "
"You really have something to hide from me?
Tell me, what is it? "
The man rambled on and on. Zhang Xiaoqiang became serious. This man in front of him was not simple. He could predict their future actions. Zhang Xiaoqiang killed the fish to alleviate the food crisis and to recover the communication equipment and large amounts of food on the island.
Zhang Xiaoqiang said this in a mocking tone. Having seen all kinds of tragedies, Zhang Xiaoqiang's heart gradually hardened.
Zhang Xiao Qiang didn't say anything, he didn't have the mood to care about the lives of these chefs. Regarding the chefs' actions, he didn't express his opinion. These chefs didn't hold any weight in his heart.
"Liangzi Lake District has a total area of more than 500 square kilometers. Of which, the water area is more than 10,000 hectares.
The western part of Liangzi Lake District is the Liangzi Lake Depression. The southern part is the mountain belt.
The landform is a belt of low hills and sedimentary basins.
There are many low mountains in the southern part. There are many hills and lakes in the northern and western part. The highest peak in the eastern part is the Marsh Peak, which is 418 meters above sea level.
After passing through a few tents, they came to the back door of the kitchen. On the greasy floor, a man in tattered clothes was curled up and lying on the ground, waiting to be beaten. He didn't even have time to scream. He was holding a ball of vegetable leaves and rice in his hands, stuffing them into his mouth. He didn't even chew. Like a snake swallowing an egg, he raised his head and rolled his eyes.
"Speak!"
Zhang Huai An sneered. His eyes flashed with a murderous light. He was the one who worked for the livelihood of tens of thousands of people. These people in front of him who did not know what was good for them actually wanted to steal the life-saving food. They were digging at Zhang Huai An's roots.
The cooks used utensils to collect the hogwash and hide it in the corner outside the kitchen. After work, they would take the ready-made food to have a good time. The old man on the ground saw through the cooks' tricks. When the cooks took the food outside, he would steal it from outside. No matter where the cooks hid, the man had a way to find them. There were not many places to hide food in the summer. When it was slightly hotter, the food would spoil. For the next few days, the cooks did not lose a single bit of benefit.
"Wait …"
For this reason, the man spent as much time in the lake as he did on land. His figure was left in every corner here. All kinds of information about Liangzi Lake were also firmly recorded in his mind.