Chapter 953: Take heart
"What about you?" Lin Hao glanced at the others.

"Okay, as long as you get some meat, I'll go with you to join the army."

"Me too!"

"And I~!" Meng Fanle kept looking at Lin Hao, thought for a while and said:
"As long as you don't mind my lame leg, I will sell this body of meat to you!"

"Okay, it's a deal. Go boil some water and call everyone you can, and leave the rest to me~!" Lin Hao nodded and said.

Then Lin Hao walked towards the convenience store on the first floor. There was a wooden sign hanging on both sides of the door.

On the left: Honesty is the key. On the right: No credit. Pushing open the low door frame, Lin Hao looked at Milong in front of him.

"What are you looking at, you bastard?" Milong roared unhappily.

While speaking, he stiffened his neck and raised his right hand, as if he was ready to hit someone if he said something wrong.

"What are you looking at?" Lin Hao replied.

"You bastard, are you looking for a beating?" As he said that, Milong stood up and was about to hit Lin Hao.

But when he saw the black muzzle of the gun in Lin Hao's hand, his expression changed instantly:
"Well, take whatever you want!"

"Shut up, I'm not a robber!" Lin Hao roared angrily.

"Look at this stuff, how much is it worth?" Lin Hao said, pointing at all the seasonings, bowls and chopsticks and other things in the store.

"Sir, why are you buying these things~?" Milong asked curiously.

Lin Hao smiled and said, "I plan to recruit soldiers from the shelter. I will treat them to some hot pot pork today."

When Milong heard about the twice-cooked pork, he swallowed his saliva and looked at Lin Hao pitifully and asked:

"Sir, can I eat with you?"

Lin Hao smiled and said, "Of course, but if you eat my twice-cooked pork, you will become my soldier. You will be mine from now on. Do you think so?"

Milong hesitated for a moment and said, "Once you say something, it's a promise. It can't be changed!"

On the other side, in the center of the courtyard, the water in the vat had boiled, but there was nothing in it except firewood and water.

"Hey, our captain, he won't run away, right?"

"I really want to eat some meat."

"Whoever gives me a piece of meat, I will call him uncle~!"

"It's annoying. Do you think our leader will run away?"

"Yeah~, pork is not easy to prepare~!"

Meng Fan lay on the ground, basking in the sun, and replied lazily:
"If you can't get it, then you can't get it. You grass-eating creatures, do you really think you can get pork to eat? We are defeated soldiers, cannon fodder, and you still want to eat meat?"

They were already used to Meng Fanle's words.

"Why, you have so little confidence in me?" Before Meng Fanle finished speaking, Lin Hao's voice came over.

The guard behind Lin Hao came in carrying seven or eight pieces of pork, and another guard was carrying dozens of kilograms of rice.

"Pork?" Li Liansheng looked at the pork and swallowed his saliva.

"It's really pork." Hunan Bing Bu La looked at the pork and couldn't walk.

The snake's butt was also red, and its eyes were red. God knows how long it has been since they last saw pork.

Even the veterinarian couldn't help but murmur when looking at the pork: "It's really pork."

"The water is boiling?" Lin Hao looked at the steaming water tank and shook his head, laughing: "Are you afraid that I will run away?"

"Major Lin Yi, please cut the pork into pieces and rinse them with water."

"Yes, Commander." Lin Yi immediately trotted over to take the pork, took out the bayonet, wiped it on his sleeve, and then began to cut it into pieces.

"Those who know how to cook steamed rice, put the rice in the pot!" He pointed at Meng Fanle and shouted:
"Meng is annoying, take some people to tidy up the garlic sprouts!"

As he spoke, Lin Hao looked at the others who were drooling and asked unhappily, "And you guys, do you want to eat twice-cooked pork?"

"think."

Everyone in the cannon fodder group answered in unison, and their commands were given more quickly and in unison than when they were running away.

"If you want to, then hurry up and get to work, and wait for me to feed you!"

"Yes, leader!"

"The product is quite good. You are really willing to spend so much. You can't buy this much pork with just a few dozen dollars."

Milong gradually stopped eating the watermelon and slowly stood up from the ground to help.

"Stop talking nonsense. If you want to eat, come and help me. If you don't want to eat, shut up." Lin Hao glared at him.

After a busy work, the aroma of meat wafted from the big vat. Then Lin Yi led people to cut dozens of pieces of evenly fat and lean pork belly into slices.

The cannon fodders around were drooling at the sight.

"Well, the most important thing about twice-cooked pork is the fermented bean paste, and it has to be the fermented bean paste from Pixian County. It's better to add some fermented black beans, otherwise it won't be fragrant and won't have that flavor."

As Lin Hao spoke, he scooped half a can of oil into the pot, and the pork belly was cooked with a crackling sound. Then he put the bean paste, fermented black beans, and soy sauce into the pot and mixed them together.

If it is Guangxi, you can take it out of the pot at this step, but it is Sichuan’s twice-cooked pork~!
After the aroma of the sauce and meat is squeezed out, pour in the chopped garlic sprouts heads, mix well, and then pour in the garlic sprout leaves.

At this time, the overbearing aroma of twice-cooked pork and garlic sprouts had already spread to the road outside the courtyard.

"Master, it smells so good, and there's so much meat. I'm afraid this will be enough for us to eat for a month."

Lin Hao pretended not to hear and shouted to Meng Fanle who was lost in fantasy:

"Meng Fan, stop standing there in a daze and come over to add more firewood. The fire is not strong enough and your legs and feet are not nimble. Find something to do. Do you want to eat twice-cooked pork?"

Meng Fan heard this and said helplessly to the veterinarian:

"Well, you're using me as a signalman before I even take office~!"

"I say, sir, we cannon fodder are not worth so much pork. It must be at least ten pounds. It will cost at least forty or fifty dollars!"

"With this meal you've got, you can recruit soldiers anywhere. Why do you come to our shelter?" Meng Fanle came to Lin Hao and said while adding fire.

"Others think you are cannon fodder, but I think you are still worth reforming. Also, do you want to cure your leg? Follow me, I can cure your leg!"

Lin Hao took out a penicillin and said:

"This is penicillin. I don't need to tell you about its effectiveness!" Lin Hao said with a nonchalant smile. This is a life-saving medicine that is more powerful than sulfa.

When Meng Fanle heard about Penicillin, his face changed drastically. If possible, he didn't want to drag with a lame leg. If there really was Penicillin, there was still hope that his leg could be cured.

In the original novel, his legs became ulcerated and infected due to lack of medicine. He relied on sulfa drugs to survive, but he still couldn't get rid of his limp until the end.

"Are you serious? Will you do what you say? The young master is not good at anything else but holding grudges." Meng Fanle looked at Panicini and wanted to snatch it away immediately, but considering that Milong was afraid of him, he did not dare to use force.

"There's no use holding a grudge. It's enough to know how to repay a favor. Even dogs know how to repay a favor and guard the house. How about you?" Lin Hao poured the twice-cooked pork into the basin.

"Okay, as long as you can cure my leg, my life will be yours. Whoever opposes you, I will kill him." Meng Fanle was so determined to give it his all for his leg.

"Okay, from today on, you are my communications soldier. You must be within three meters of me. It would be best if you can be slapped in the face." Lin Hao said solemnly.

"If you can do it, I will hold your leg. If you can't, you will be a cripple for the rest of your life." Meng Fanle promised.

"Is it that simple?" Meng Fan looked unconvinced.

"Yes, is it that simple?"

Meng Fanle saw that Lin Hao's expression didn't seem to be joking, so he tried to stand up straight and saluted Lin Hao solemnly. "Reporting to the commander, Captain Meng Fanle reports to you. From today on, I will be your signalman. I will stay within three meters. If you don't believe me, you can slap me in the face and see."

In fact, when Lin Hao took out dozens of kilograms of pork and various seasonings, he believed that the other party could really cure his legs.

Of course, what really convinced him was the penicillin.

When the people around saw Meng's annoyed look, they couldn't help but look down on him.

"Hey, you son of a bitch, you are also born in the year of the donkey."

"That's right. When he heard that his legs could be cured, his expression changed immediately."

At this time, the air was filled with tempting aroma. Everyone gathered around the pots of twice-cooked pork and swallowed their saliva involuntarily.

"What a useless thing~." Lin Hao cursed with a smile and brought up the last dish of water for washing the pot.

(The last sour soup dish at the Sichuan banquet, commonly known as pot-washing water: leeks, tomatoes, kelp shreds, pea tips/cabbage cooked in one pot, a big bowl full)

Everyone took out their own bowl and polished it until it shined.

Lin Hao served everyone a bowl of rice, and then they sat around the table, looking at the fragrant twice-cooked pork.

"It smells so good, so good, so good." Li Liansheng couldn't help but eat it with his hands. He didn't care that his fingers were red from the heat and he just swallowed it in big gulps.

"Eat slowly, don't burn yourself, there's still so much left." Lin Hao said with a smile.

"This is twice-cooked pork. It's so delicious. I thought all Sichuan cuisine was spicy!" Kang Huojian said as he devoured the food.

"You want some, you son of a bitch? Eat less and leave some for me."

"You are a bunch of losers. It's just twice-cooked pork. You have never tasted our Northeastern pork stewed with vermicelli. Having a bite in the middle of winter is the ultimate enjoyment." Milong ate the twice-cooked pork and shared the delicious taste of the Northeast with everyone.

When Milong talked about pork stewed with vermicelli, he couldn't help but think of his occupied hometown.

"I've eaten pork stewed with vermicelli before, it's really delicious!" Lin Hao smiled and looked at Mi Long and said, "If you want to eat it, can I make it for you tomorrow?"

"Really?" Milong asked for confirmation.

"Sir, I'm yours from now on. These cigarettes are my token of my membership in our gang." He handed over two packs of cigarettes, then picked up the bowl that had been prepared long ago and filled it up again.

"Damn it, twice-cooked pork is really delicious." Milong cursed while eating.

As he was cursing, he started to cry, and Li Liansheng cried even louder.

"Cry for nothing, Li Liansheng, you bastard, don't bring shame to our Northeast Army."

"Lian Sheng, you killed your mother, that bastard, and the whole company, yet you still win." Milong couldn't help but scolding as he watched Li Liansheng burst into tears.

"Shut up and eat your food."

The others ate their meal in silence. At least they agreed with Lin Hao from the bottom of their hearts.

"Do you want to eat pork stewed with vermicelli tomorrow?" Lin Hao said, "If you want to eat it, collect your horse urine."

"I want it, Commander." Milong had now become a loyal lackey. When he heard that there was pork stewed with vermicelli, he shouted hurriedly.

"Commander, is there anything else?" Bu La also said.

"Yes, as long as you become my soldier, you can eat delicious food and drink spicy drinks every day. I guarantee that you will eat until you vomit whether it is twice-cooked pork or pork stewed with vermicelli." Lin Hao said proudly.

"Hahaha, Commander, you're kidding. How can you eat so much meat that you vomit?" Meng Fan looked unconvinced.

"Don't believe it? Then let's treat your legs first. We'll have braised pork tonight. Ah Yi will have someone clean the vat. He'll also spread the word that anyone willing to join my 186th Regiment will get enough twice-cooked pork and pork stewed with vermicelli."

"Bean cake, go get some more firewood. This is too little. It's not spicy enough. We need it to be spicy and set up a few more pots." Lin Hao ordered.

"Yes, Commander."

"Huh? Is this true?"

"Just get busy. How can I deceive you sons of bitches?"

"Milong, call the veterinarian." Lin Hao shouted to the two of them.

Arriving at the veterinarian's room, Lin Hao couldn't help but shook his head and instructed the veterinarian: "Do you have candles? Light two. It's too dark."

"Yes." The veterinarian quickly took out two half-burnt candles and lit them.

"Come, lie on the bed." Lin Hao said to Meng Fanle.

Seeing Lin Hao take out the first aid kit and the western medicine he couldn't understand, Meng Fan's eyes lit up. He knew that his leg could be saved.

"Commander, from today on, no, from now on, I, no, I, Meng Fan, will be your die-hard lackey."

"What a useless thing, it's just one leg." Milong muttered softly on the side.

"If you keep talking nonsense, I'll shoot you, believe it or not? I'll accuse you of treason." Lin Hao glared at him, scaring Milong so much that he became obedient instantly.

The veterinarians watched and laughed. Usually they treated Milong as if he were the god of plague, but now, Milong was completely obedient under Lin Hao's treatment.

At this time, Meng Fanle lay on the grass, lifted up his trouser legs, and exposed his wounds.

"It's festering. If you delay treatment for a few days, your leg will be completely ruined." After looking at the wound, Lin Hao couldn't help but shook his head.

"Please, Commander, save my leg." Meng said in a low voice.

"Don't worry. I said I would heal your leg, and I will heal it." After saying that, he looked at Milong and said, "Find him a towel and put it in his mouth."

Milong rolled his eyes, but still stuffed the towel into Meng Fanle's mouth.

"You two hold his legs down and don't move him." Lin Hao said again.

After seeing the two men holding down Meng Fanle, Lin Hao took out a bottle of alcohol from the first aid kit.

"So many good things, got from the black market? That's not right, you can't get so many on the black market." Milong was stunned when he saw the medicines in Lin Hao's first aid kit.

"Shut up, why are you talking so much?" Lin Hao replied without even raising his head, and then poured the bottle of alcohol in his hand directly on his wound.

"Ah~, Ah~!" Meng Fanle suddenly burst into screams, but because there was a towel stuffed in his mouth, he could only make a whimpering sound.

His legs were stretched straight and he wanted to twist, but he was held down tightly by Milong and the veterinarian.

"Do you still want to save this leg? You can't even bear this little pain? Can you be a man for once?" Lin Hao said unhappily.

"Uuuuuuuuu~!"

Lin Hao ignored Meng Fanle's reaction and continued to take out the scalpel. After disinfecting it with another bottle of alcohol, he cut the abscess.

Pus and blood splattered out suddenly, fortunately Lin Hao wore a mask in advance.

"Wuwuwu~!" Meng Fanle could no longer bear the pain and passed out.

"I should have given you anesthesia, but I feel like you were a little perfunctory, so I can only increase the intensity of the injection!" Looking at the unconscious Meng Fanle, Lin Hao muttered something and then continued to operate with the knife.

The veterinarian and Milong, who were holding Meng Fanle on the side, couldn't help but shudder when they heard this. This captain is so damn vindictive.

After much effort, they finally dug out all the rotten flesh at the location of the abscess, which made Milong and the veterinarian frown.

"It's done." After digging out all the rotten flesh, Lin Hao sprinkled hemostatic powder on the wound, wrapped it with a bandage, and breathed a sigh of relief.

"One more shot is needed." As he said this, he picked up the syringe that had been prepared long ago and injected it into his butt. The syringe contained penicillin. Because it was inflamed, it would be useless to just dig out the rotten flesh, and antibiotic treatment was needed.

"This leg has been saved. When he wakes up, give him this medicine." Lin Hao handed ten oral penicillin pills to the veterinarian: "Remember, twice a day, one pill each time."

"Take it for five days and it will be almost healed."

After finishing it, Lin Hao took Milong out of the room. At this time, everyone in the yard was busy.