The Northern Stories of Chef Lao Tan

Chapter 178 Mother's Words
Entering the Layue Gate, chickens, ducks, pigs and geese have no souls.

Farmers have been busy in the fields for a year, and they are idle during the Chinese New Year. What are they going to do if they don't eat?

In the past, I was poor and had nothing to eat.Now that life is better, I can eat whatever I want, but I can’t eat anymore.

In fact, eating is secondary, the main purpose is to get together with relatives and friends in the name of eating, and the purpose is to see the prosperity.

Lao Tan led his son to finish eating the New Year pig from the third sister's house and eating from the eldest sister's house, and then the second and fourth sister's houses.Every year, I regret that I can’t eat the pig-killing dishes from my hometown, and I even feel bitter about it. This year is good, I have eaten four in a row, and I have completely relieved my hunger.

On the tenth day of the twelfth lunar month, there was also the sound of slaughtering pigs and sheep in the yard of Wujie's house, and it was a lively scene.

When it was almost noon, everyone was busy, and the two cars stopped at the gate.

Jia Heng saw it first, and shouted: "Someone is coming—"

Lao Tan and the old brother-in-law stopped their work and looked towards the gate.

Five people got out of the two cars one after another.

Yanhua, Zhang Li, Zhongqing, Li Shuang, Zhou Xiaomei.

Old Tan could have expected Zhou Xiaomei to come, but he didn't expect Yanhua and the others to come too, so he couldn't help being a little stunned.

When he was in a daze, Jiaheng had already run to Yanhua's side, and asked excitedly, "Aunt Yanhua, why are you here?"

"Happy birthday to your grandma." Yanhua said kindly.

"Oh, hello Aunt Zhang Li, hello Uncle Zhongqing, sister Li Shuang, sister Xiaomei." Jia Heng greeted everyone who came.

At this time, Lao Tan came forward, greeted the five people, and then introduced the five people to the old brother-in-law who was near.

When Zhou Xiaomei was introduced, Zhou Xiaomei said with a smile. "I don't need to introduce, my family, I know my old uncle."

Hearing people coming from the courtyard, the fifth sister, the second sister, the second brother-in-law, the eldest sister, and the eldest brother-in-law who came back earlier came out of the house to greet them. Lao Tan introduced the five people to the family again. Everyone exchanged greetings and let them in. Room.

In the room sat Lao Tan's mother and Fifth Sister's father-in-law and mother-in-law, three elderly people. Lao Tan made an introduction, and the five Yanhua saluted one after another.

"Grandma, do you still remember me?" Zhou Xiaomei walked up to Lao Tan's mother, stood on the ground and leaned over to ask.

The old lady looked carefully, and then said: "Don't you know Mei, remember." Then she patted the hot kang with her wrinkled hands, and said, "Get on the kang quickly, it will be cold underground."

He also said to others: "Go up to the kang, and it's cool to go underground."

The fifth sister was very happy to see her younger brother's restaurant colleagues coming from the provincial capital to celebrate her mother's birthday, and greeted her warmly with her old brother-in-law.Those who make tea make tea, those who take fruits take fruits, and the second uncle and aunt are also busy.

After everyone sat down, Lao Tan was moved and asked curiously, "Why are you here?"

Zhang Li said, "Why can't we come over to celebrate my aunt's birthday?"

"Didn't call ahead." Old Tan said.

"I don't celebrate your birthday, so why call?" Zhang Li laughed.

Old Tan turned around and asked Zhou Xiaomei, "How did you meet together?"

Zhou Xiaomei said: "Sister Li called me yesterday and said they are coming today, and I will pick them up at the expressway."

"Master, it's very kind of you, you should know that I've come early." Li Shuang is purely from the city, and has never been in the countryside, looking for something new.

"It's better to be in the countryside. When I get old, I will come to the countryside and I will give you a whole house." Zhou Xiaomei laughed.

Yanhua and the others decided to come here the day before yesterday.

The day before yesterday, while eating Laba porridge in the morning, Yanhua said that Lao Tan's mother would celebrate her [-]th birthday in three days, so let's go together.The other three immediately agreed, so they made a fuss.

Yanhua teases Zhang Li, saying that she will lead her to see the old woman.Zhang Li is also generous, saying that she has wanted to see her for a long time and has been waiting for this opportunity.

"Sister Li, be careful that my master kicks you out." Li Shuang joked.

"He doesn't have the courage." Zhang Li said.

"To be honest, if you are really married to my master, can you serve the old lady?" Li Shuang asked.

"Why not? I promise to be filial to my daughter-in-law." Zhang Li said.

"You said why didn't you take my master down?" Li Shuang asked slightly regretfully.

"I want to take it, your master runs fast—your master—huh!" The scene with Lao Tan appeared before Zhang Li's eyes, and she couldn't help being a little annoyed and regretful.

To be honest, it's hard to describe the feeling of loving someone for so long but not being together and still working together.Some people say that sometimes love drives people crazy, and it is true.

Zhang Li had been insane before—the feeling of being heartbroken was like a knife, piercing into her heart openly, but she was powerless.The reluctance in the heart has become the eternal nostalgia in this life, and the heartbreak of love is the sadness that cannot be parted in this life.

Now that you have decided to celebrate Lao Tan's mother's birthday, you have to prepare.Yanhua, Li Shuang, and Zhang Li went to the shopping mall and bought gifts for Lao Tan's mother. They all knew that the old lady was raised by Lao Tan's fifth sister, and that Lao Tan's fifth sister and her father-in-law also brought gifts for the two old people. The fifth sister and the old brother-in-law also bought gifts.

After I was ready, I wanted to call Lao Tan. Zhang Li said no need to call. Zhou Xiaomei called her a few days ago and said that she would go when Lao Tan's mother celebrated her birthday, so she decided to ask Zhou Xiaomei to pick them up at the Beipiao Expressway. Give Lao Tan a surprise attack.

Their arrival really made Lao Tan feel sudden, but he was grateful in his heart.I feel that I have been out for nothing all these years, and my mother's birthday friend can come, which is very face-saving.

When Yanhua and the others took out the presents, Old Tan’s mother said, “I’m happy if you can come. You don’t need to buy anything. My old lady has everything. You are my son’s friends in diplomacy. If you come here to celebrate my birthday, I will be satisfied. Don’t look at my age, but I am not confused. If you can explain that my son is a good person outside and that he is not messing around, I will be relieved.”

"Master Tan is a good person, we were all brought out by him." Zhongqing said to the old lady.

The old lady smiled happily.

"My husband and I are both his apprentices, so we should call you grandma." Li Shuang said.

"Just call me auntie, let's talk about each other. Seeing the joy on your face, whoever lives with you will be blessed." The old lady said.

Li Shuang was full of pride when he received the compliment.

"Ma'am, your body is really good, you are healthy, there is nothing wrong with you, and you are in good spirits." Yanhua who was sitting next to the old lady said.

"I'm physically fine, and there's nothing wrong with me. The main reason is that I'm in a good mood. No one pissed me off. I eat whatever I want, drink whatever I want, and I don't have to wait to say anything. The girl and son-in-law are all in front of me." The old lady laughed. Yes, pointing to Fifth Sister's parents-in-law and said: "Look, I lived at the girl's house, and the two in-laws treat me well, so there is nothing to talk about. The three of us get along well, there is no conflict, and the children Be filial and feel good."

"Look how auntie understands, she's not confused at all." Yanhua said to Zhang Li with a smile.

Zhang Li nodded with a smile, she could see that she was a little cautious, after all, she was in a different mood, and she was not as relaxed as Yanhua and Li Shuang.

The old lady looked at Zhang Li, looked her up and down, and asked, "This girl is handsome, is she 35 this year?"

Zhang Li felt embarrassed, and blushed and replied, "Ma'am, I'm over forty this year."

"It doesn't look like——you don't have children yet?" the old lady asked.

Zhang Li was taken aback, how did the old lady think about it?

Then he asked: "No, ma'am, how did you see that?"

The old lady smiled, with the marks of time on her weather-beaten face, she said slowly: "It is on the face, and those with children are not like you. Don't worry, you have the appearance of a Bodhisattva. According to the superstition in the early years, you are this The ones in the temple are still alive."

Zhang Li was shocked.

Someone told her this, saying that she was a boy from the temple and had to pay back.I didn't believe it at the time, I thought it was a scam.Hearing the old lady say the same thing now, a fox is drawn in my heart.

The old lady went on to say: "You are a boy in the temple just like my kid. He couldn't find a partner before he was 27. It looks good but he can't get it." After finishing speaking, she glanced at her son and continued: "Who cares? The matchmaker introduced quite a few, and when he came back to go on a blind date, one of them was yellow and the other was wrong, but it didn't work out.

I was so worried, I thought about what was going on, other people's boys looked like each other, and he looked like a yellow one.Yes, the family was poor at the time, and no one was willing to give it to a daughter-in-law, but it's not like they couldn't get along with one.She's good-looking, and she's not stupid. Could it be possible to be a bachelor for the rest of her life?
Later, I secretly found someone to give it to me. The fortune teller said that he was the boy who accompanied the Buddha in the temple, and if he wanted to get married, he had to return his body first.I didn't believe it at first, but let them forget it, and just do as they say, otherwise why would they think one is yellow and the other is yellow?

In addition, when he was young, he met a traveling monk. They also said that he was from a temple and had a relationship with the Buddha.

Everything is like this, I would rather believe it than believe it.After returning from the fortune teller, I bought two knives of yellow paper, tied a virgin boy, and called his uncle and elder brother to the intersection in the middle of the night to deliver it. "

The old lady looked at Lao Tan lovingly, and then said: "I got engaged within half a year after I gave it away. Is it okay if you don't believe me?"

Lao Tan knew about this, but he didn't believe it. If he said he had a relationship with Buddha, he believed it. The great virtue said that he was a Buddhist, and he also liked to study Buddhism, but he only studied it, not superstitious.

After hearing the old lady's words, Zhang Li couldn't help but feel a little bit of letters, and asked, "Ma'am, do I have to deliver this too?"

"Well, judging by your appearance, it's okay to send it off to Mrs. Xin, so it's just to solve your doubts." The old lady said.

At this time, Fifth Sister smiled and said, "Mom, when will you be able to tell fortunes?"

The old lady glared at her daughter and said, "What do I know? You're not my age, but you can tell when you're my age. Hey, this is the benefit of being old. After a lot of seeing, Who can be seen at the first glance, with a kind face, a kind heart, an evil eye with cold eyes, a warm heart with a warm face, and a short-lived black brow——
Didn't you listen to the old saying, the more the horoscope is approved, the thinner it is, the less life is counted.Those who are walking are respecting gods and fearing ghosts, so their lives don't count.People who sneak around, have bad intentions, and live with no conscience sleep with half their eyes open, for fear that they will be caught by little ghosts if they sleep to death, and their fortunes will be in vain.

People have three flavors of fire, and gods and ghosts have to hide.Always remember not to eat what is poisonous, not to do what is illegal, and not to do what is unconscionable.Regardless of whether it is a man or a woman, when the time comes to straighten the person, it is not shameful if the clothes are worn on the body, and it is not shameful to be poked with fingers.No matter whether you are poor or rich, don't steal or rob, only those who are upright are admired.

People, when will you live with a clean heart so that you will be free from all diseases, even if you earn your own food, then you will be comfortable—”

(End of this chapter)