When he returned to the tent, Lu Bo was still in a state of excitement. He said to his 24 subordinates, "Eat, eat, and rest well. Do your best for General Sang Qi."
His subordinates knew what he meant. Why would they do anything for Sang Qi?
One of them wrote on the ground, "Are you going to do it?"
"Don't ask. Don't affect your mood and be detected." Lu Bo also wrote.
The 24 nodded and began to fill the ration with water.
Lu Bo had not filled his own ration yet. He had just eaten canned food. Today's canned food tasted a little bitter, but it did not make him feel uncomfortable. The only thing he felt was that he was a little confused, probably because he was too nervous, and also because he had woken up in the middle of the night.
Lu Bo secretly swore that when he returned to China, he would do his job well. He would listen to the imperial court and Xiao Bao and be a proper businessman. He would not cheat or harm others. It was not only because of his attachment to his motherland, but also because he had to remember what happened today. Since they could find out his identity and communicate with him to save him in a day, if he made a mistake, they could also find out and deal with him in a day.
It was no wonder that the top businessmen in the list were so reliable. After the war, they worked together to stabilize the domestic product prices. It was probably because they knew more about Xiao Bao and Cuckoo.
It was too scary. Efficiency, this was efficiency. When Xiao Bao and Cuckoo became serious and started to mobilize resources, the result would be the same as now.
"Eh? It smells like medicine. " One of the people eating the ration was really hungry. As soon as the ration was heated, he could not wait to open it. The strong smell of medicine wafted into the tent.
When the others heard his voice, they turned to look and sniffed. Sure enough, there was medicine. There was really medicine.
"Let me see. Jujube, wolfberry, angelica, rehmannia, and some slices are … ginseng? The meat dish is braised pork ribs, and the vegetarian dish is braised shrimps with chives. There are no salted vegetables today. "Another person recognized many herbs and immediately read them out loud.
"Mine is the same."
"Mine too."
"Looks like today's meal is the same."
"That's right."
The others opened their own rations and found that the dishes were not as messy as last time. They were all the same things.
Lu Bo took a look and nodded. "Start giving us nourishment and let us nourish our bodies. What is soup?"
"Let me take a sip and see. It's delicious. It's not soup, it's porridge. Rock sugar, hay, and mung bean porridge. I know. They're afraid that we'll get heatstroke, but they're also worried that we'll be too nourishing after eating this dish. They've put in a lot of effort to adjust us with mild porridge."
The person who spoke at the beginning sighed.
Sang Qi stood outside the tent. The other hostages did not have tents. Only Lu Bo and twenty-five people were squeezed into one tent. The other hostages rested in the open with ropes tied to their bodies.
When he heard the words of the real Tang in the tent, his lips twitched, but then he helplessly shook his head. He lowered his head and looked at the can in his hand. He sighed, opened it, and ate it with his hands.
The people following him also heard the voices in the tent. Although some of them understood the Great Tang language and couldn't speak it properly, they could still understand it.
All of them swallowed their saliva. They really wanted to eat it. What kind of pork couldn't they eat? It didn't smell any worse than beef and mutton. Moreover, they felt that the pork was even more delicious when it was made by someone else.
He didn't understand why the Church's teachings forbade him from eating pigs. If he secretly ate some …
"Eat the can. Don't think too much." Sang Qi was the first to be tempted. He was also thinking about how he could secretly eat the pork. Seeing the expressions of his subordinates, how could he not know what they were thinking? He softly warned them.
"It's a little bitter." A guard ate two mouthfuls of the food in the can and smacked his lips as he spoke.
"Eat it. It won't kill you. You smell their military rations. It's also bitter. They probably put the leftover seasoning in the military rations into the can."
Sang Qi also felt that today's can was bitter. However, when he smelled the smell drifting over, he found that it was not much different from the bitter taste. He believed that the Great Tang people had used leftover seasoning in the cans for them. Fortunately, there was no smell of pork. However, there was one point … that was acceptable.
The few guards who were eating the can nodded. It was fine if it was bitter. It didn't affect the taste. It was still delicious.
Lu Bo could hear their conversation. He felt that things weren't so simple. As for the leftover seasoning in the can, what a joke. What kind of leftover seasoning was bitter?
The bitterness of the braised pork ribs was because of the sugar color and the ginseng. Why would they put ginseng in the can? Although ginseng was a man-made product of the Zhang Family and Wang Family, it could also be used to treat diseases. If it wasn't used to save lives, it would be the same as the wild ginseng. At most, it would be used to increase the quantity of the medicine.
Why would such a good thing be used as leftover seasoning? You guys think too highly of yourselves. Xiao Bao and Cuckoo can't wait to deal with you guys personally. Why would they use ginseng and specially fry it with sugar color? Did they really think that the sugar color was just a simple color? Wouldn't it be better to use soy sauce? The caramel itself was a medicine.
"There's a problem. There's a problem with the food today. What's wrong?" Lu Bo was more and more certain of his guess. Normally, the hand-held canned food couldn't be bitter.
Since they said that they would take action three days later, the pork ribs that were delivered today also tasted a little bitter. It was just enough to make people feel that today's food was normal.
Coincidence? Coincidence? If it was someone else, it might be. However, it was definitely impossible for the Zhang Family and Wang Family. There must be some scheme.
Lu Bo couldn't figure out what was going on at the moment, but he had a plan in his mind.
Sang Qi was very satisfied with the food. He was the leader of hundreds of people. Where did he learn so many schemes and tricks? He also thought that it was normal. Anyway, it was fine as long as he didn't have to eat the military rations that he brought. What if no one sent him canned food in the future?
He didn't think too much about it. He was leading a group of people to fight alone. The other party was using the entire system to deal with him. They were playing a team game with him.
After eating one canned food, he was still hungry. He asked someone to bring him another one. He opened it and ate again. It was better to pour water on the military rations to heat them up. The canned food was cold.
"Roast it? No, can I roast the food inside and cook it? That's too troublesome. How can there be so many pots? Just eat, make do with it. " Sang Qi looked enviously at the other hostages who were eating the military rations in the open air. He muttered and ate again.
A total of 200 canned food was delivered. Lu Bo ate one, Sang Qi ate one more, and the others ate one less. As they ate, Sang Qi got angry and shouted in the night, "Tomorrow, I want you to send us 1,200 canned food tomorrow. We have to make sure that each person gets two."
The others followed suit. They had more than 500 people and less than 600 people. If they sent two canned food for each person, it would be exactly 1,200.
That was what they thought. They couldn't help it. They couldn't even read their own language. It was too difficult for them to calculate more than 1,000. Normally, there were less than 600 people. With 1,200 canned food, each person would get two. Who would get the rest?
Sang Qi could calculate. He wanted to digest the food in his stomach. He would eat one and give the rest to those who performed well as a reward.
The next day, when the sun had risen for some distance, gunshots came from the forest. Sang Qi immediately ordered people to take the hostages to take a look.
As expected, food was delivered again, and the amount of canned food had obviously increased.
"Come here and see how many there are." Sang Qi counted with difficulty and found Lu Bo.
Lu Bo counted 50 cans in a box. He counted 24 cans in another box. He said to Sang Qi, "1,200."
"How did you count so fast?" Sang Qi was puzzled.
"General, you're here. If I had divine help, it would really be 1,200. Unless the amount of cans in each box is different." Lu Bo endured the disgust in his heart and flattered himself. He comforted himself and held on for two more days.
It was still Lu Bo's turn to taste the food. He felt that he was really smart. He didn't eat the military ration yesterday. Otherwise, he would be full until he went to bed at night. Those who ate the military ration would not be able to digest it completely.
Bitter. Lu Bo felt that the canned food was really bitter. It seemed to be even more bitter than yesterday. At the same time, it added a little sweetness and spiciness. There was actually chili. This way, the bitterness would not be felt unless one paid special attention.
There was indeed a problem.
Lu Bo finished eating and stood there to stretch his body.
After waiting for a quarter of an hour, he was fine. Sang Qi waved his hand and his subordinates came to get two cans each. Lu Bo was in charge of distributing them.
At noon, there were still 1,200 cans. At the same time, the military ration was added. Today's meat dish was Twice Cooked Pork, and the vegetable dish was Egg Fried Garlic. The soup was still changed to Rock Sugar Hay and Mung Bean Porridge.
This time, Lu Bo ate it. He realized that the amount of licorice in the porridge had increased. This was used to detoxify the poison.
No wonder the canned food was bitter. What was in it? It seemed to be fine.
At night, they would be given canned food. At midnight, they would be given supper.
Just like that, all the polyeaters began to wait for the time to eat. Lu Bo was also looking forward to eating the canned food. He felt that eating the canned food would be very comfortable. His body would be very relaxed, and he would not feel bitter anymore. Sometimes, he would even look at Tian 'er after eating and feel that life was so beautiful.
On the second night, when he felt that way, Lu Bo became alert. He had been in charge of tasting the canned food. Although he didn't eat as much as the polyeaters, he didn't think that the canned food was better than the military ration. Then why was he looking forward to it so much?
He was addicted. He was definitely addicted. After two days, he was addicted to the canned food. What was in it? It was no wonder that he didn't need to wait for a quarter of an hour to taste the canned food. The polyeaters would immediately follow suit.
Tomorrow was the third day, and the amount in the canned food would probably be increased. Then, after eating for the whole day, he would have supper at midnight. Around midnight in the morning …
Lu Bo deduced that the attack in three days was referring to the early morning of the fourth day. As for the last supper …
Would he be poisoned to death? Most likely not. Otherwise, why would they make a move? They could just kill him with the medicine. Then, it was most likely that they would drug him.
"Alright, I'll go all out. Hopefully, I won't be unconscious for too long and they will be able to wake me up in time." Lu Bo muttered to himself. He closed his eyes and began to rest. The wonderful feeling of eating the canned food filled his heart again.
On the morning of the third day, Lu Bo carefully tasted the canned food and found that the amount in the canned food had been increased. This meant that he would be even more addicted. When the time came, he would have to quit. It was really painful. That was a drug addiction. Fine, he would have to be strong when the time came. Everything was for Tang.
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