After the morning training ended, the canteen crew brought up the meals, a simple stew of cabbage with three-grain steamed buns. The stew had meat in it, with two or three pieces per bowl, making the militia cheer with joy, knowing that many people wouldn't get to eat meat even once in a year.
At meal time, each person could get two buns and one serving of vegetables. Those who ate quickly could go back for another half serving.
Ling Chengyan followed suit, got two buns and one serving of vegetables, ate one bun in a few bites, moved the meat from the serving into her mouth, and gave the other bun along with the remaining vegetables to Zhang Wanxiang and Wu Qingyun.
When she went back with the empty lunchbox for a second helping, the chef was quite pleased and gave her two more buns, along with a lunchbox full of vegetables.
