In years of famine and drought, their village even rejected fatty meat.

Chapter 716 Meritorious Service

After sitting down, Wei Kui picked up a steamed bun, dipped it in the brown chicken broth, and took a big bite.

The steamed buns, soaked in the soup, became much more flavorful, not only with the sweetness of steamed buns but also with a savory taste, causing Wei Kui to unconsciously squint his eyes.

"Chef Zhang's cooking skills are really good."

Across from Wei Kui, Zhang Xiaoniu simply picked up a piece of chicken and put it in his mouth.

The chicken, after being stewed for a long time, was very tender. With a gentle bite, the chicken meat would fall apart, and the broth inside the chicken and the oil from the skin would spread in the mouth, giving Zhang Xiaoniu's taste buds great satisfaction.

"Chef Zhang used to be a cook for the government troops, how could his skills not be good?"

Wei Kui also picked up a piece of chicken and took a bite. The salty and fragrant taste made his eyes light up, and his whole body seemed to feel happy.

"This meat is so delicious! If I could eat meat every day, I'd feel like it would be worth dying for."

Wei Kui said this while speeding up his eating.

"It's not bad now."

Zhang Xiaoniu said with a smile, "We used to not even be able to eat a bite of meat, but now we can occasionally have meat. Life is so much better than before."

"Too."

Wei Kui nodded in agreement. Compared to the days when he couldn't even get enough to eat, his life was so much better now. At least, Wei Kui was very satisfied with his current life.

"Little Cow, when do you think we'll encounter war?"

"How would I know! What, Wei Kui, are you trying to gain merit?"

"Of course I want to! Who in our Brave Warriors Battalion doesn't want to make a name for themselves? There are rewards for making a name for yourself, and with those rewards, my family back home can live a good life!"

Wei Kui's eyes were full of longing. Now that he was in the army, he was indeed living a life free from worries about food and clothing, but his parents were still suffering from hunger and cold back in their hometown. He desperately hoped that he could make meritorious contributions on the battlefield and then receive a reward from Commander Yang to improve his parents' living standards.

“Wei Kui, listen to my advice. Making merit on the battlefield is not so easy. One wrong move and you could die on the battlefield.”

Zhang Xiaoniu earnestly advised.

Unlike Wei Kui, Zhang Xiaoniu had actually been on the battlefield. He knew how cruel the battlefield was. It was a real mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood. Even Wei Kui, who was as strong as an ox, could lose his life at any time on the battlefield where swords and spears had no eyes.

Of course, this does not mean that Zhang Xiaoniu is afraid of war, but rather that he has a sense of awe towards war, because war means death. The dead may be others, but they may also be himself or his comrades.

Therefore, Zhang Xiaoniu sincerely hopes that there will be fewer wars.

"What's death? I'm not afraid of death!"

Wei Kui, however, said fearlessly, "Compared to death, I'm more afraid of going back to those days of hunger."

Is Wei Kui really not afraid of death?

The answer is of course no.

Aside from a few exceptional individuals, no one in this world is unafraid of death.

But compared to death, Wei Kui was more afraid of returning to his previous life of not having enough to eat.

Anyone who has ever been hungry knows that the burning pain of hunger is not much worse than being stabbed with a knife. What's worse, this pain is long-term.

Having experienced hunger firsthand, Wei Kui had already made up his mind that even if it meant death, he would never want to go back to the way things were before.

Therefore, he desperately hoped for war to break out, because with war he could go to the battlefield, make merits on the battlefield, and receive rewards, which would allow him and his family to live a prosperous life.

"calf."

Wei Kui looked at Zhang Xiaoniu and asked curiously, "I heard from others that you went to the battlefield before and killed a lot of enemies. Did Commander Yang give you any reward?"

"Have."

Zhang Xiaoniu nodded, "During the previous battle with the government troops, I killed three government soldiers and received a reward of three taels of silver."

"Three taels of silver!"

Upon hearing this number, Wei Kui's eyes lit up instantly. Three taels of silver might not seem like much, but for Wei Kui, it was an astronomical sum.

Having lived for twenty years, Wei Kui had seen a full tael of silver very few times, so three taels of silver would definitely be a huge sum of money for him!

If the heads of three enemies are worth three taels of silver, then that means...

Ten enemies equal 10 taels of silver, one hundred enemies equal 100 taels of silver...

Wei Kui's urge to go to the battlefield grew stronger. If he was lucky enough to kill ten enemies on the battlefield, wouldn't he and his family be able to live a good life with white flour buns every day and meat every now and then?

If I could kill 100 enemies, needless to say, I could live the life of a landlord in no time!

"Little Niu, I want to be like you, go to the battlefield to kill the enemy, make merits and get rewards!"

Wei Kui said with a firm expression.

"Uh……"

Zhang Xiaoniu scratched his head, wanting to say that killing enemies on the battlefield wasn't so easy, but after glancing at Wei Kui's burly physique, Zhang Xiaoniu decided not to say anything.

Killing enemies is indeed not easy for someone as small and thin as him, but for Wei Kui...

Killing the enemy might not be that difficult. After all, Zhang Xiaoniu had witnessed Wei Kui's strength firsthand. In a bare-handed situation, Wei Kui could take on three elite soldiers from the Brave Warriors Battalion all by himself.

If equipped with weapons and armor, Wei Kui could easily take on five opponents at once.

"Little Cow, do you think there will be any war this year?"

"I don't know."

"Alas, the corrupt court doesn't even send any troops to Liangzhou, making it impossible for me to achieve any merit."

"..."

Before they finished speaking, the steamed buns and stewed chicken in front of them had been completely devoured.

After eating a full 20 steamed buns and a small bowl of stewed chicken, Wei Kui patted his belly and said with a satisfied look, "This meal was really comfortable!"

Hearing this, Zhang Xiaoniu nodded. This meal was the most satisfying he had eaten in recent days, since there was meat to eat.

"Let's go, little calf, go back and rest for a while. We still have training this afternoon."

"it is good!"

After a short lunch break, the afternoon training session of the Brave Battalion began.

The soldiers, who had eaten meat at noon, seemed to have gained a lot of strength and were exceptionally powerful during drills.

"Not bad!"

Wang He, the instructor of the Brave Battalion, looked at the soldiers whose spirits were completely different and was quite satisfied.

"Yang Shuai is right. Improving the food is of paramount importance if we want to make the soldiers more combat-ready."

As the instructor of the Brave Warriors Battalion, Wang He naturally knew what the Brave Warriors Battalion's lunch was today. In fact, the distribution method of giving each person a spoonful of meat was personally devised by him.

Seeing how energetic and vigorous the soldiers were after eating meat, Wang He became even more determined to continue feeding them meat.

but……

Meat is currently in short supply in Liangzhou, so ensuring that the soldiers of the Yongwu Camp can consistently eat meat will likely be difficult. We can only hope that Commander Yang can procure more meat.