The Northern Stories of Chef Lao Tan

Chapter 397
Wang Shulan came to Hohhot from Beijing.

She also came here after hearing that Cao Jiadong had a car accident. Of course, she knew that Lao Tan was in Hohhot, otherwise she wouldn't have come so quickly.

Lao Tan couldn't stay longer in Hohhot. The central kitchen store in Changsha was about to be renovated, so he had to go back as soon as possible.

Since Wang Shulan came, he couldn't leave right away. He just wanted to get together with some old friends in Hohhot, so he went together.

Everyone is familiar with old friends. There are former United Front Work Department Minister Zhao Lao, Zhao Bureau of the branch, Toya Dawa, director of the Commercial Bureau, and President Lang of the Catering Association. not there.

Accompanied by Zhang Yu, Yanzi and his wife, Zhou Xiaomei and Huang Lijuan.

Although Mr. Zhao is very old, he is in good spirits, has a strong body, his eyes are sharp and bright, and his speech is still so sonorous.The first thing I said when I met Lao Tan was: "Drink with me today, and bring me another bucket when I leave."

President Lang made fun of him and said, "You're eating and taking."

Chairman Lang is in his sixtieth year, but he doesn't look like he is 55 or [-] years old. He is full of energy, with a red face, and his big back is very imposing. It can be seen that he is well maintained and healthy.

Both Zhao Ju and Tuoya Dawa are in their early fifties, and they belong to the middle force among the cadres, and they hold real power.But what the two of them have in common is that they don't have any bureaucracy, they are particular about their work, they value loyalty, and they are opposite to Lao Tan and Gu Yi.

Compared with the two of them, Zhao Ju is more stable, keeping his secrets, which is also related to the nature of his work, and he is more rigorous.

Toya Dawa is extroverted, giving people the impression that she is carefree, informal, able to talk and laugh, and bold and generous.This one is related to her Mongolian blood, which is natural; the second is that she has not been wronged since she was a child, and she does her own way, which is a natural temperament.

The four of them got along very well with Lao Tan.

Mr. Zhao was the first person Lao Tan met after he came to Hohhot. He hadn't retired at that time, so he was of great help to Lao Tan.Later, he introduced Mr. Zhang (the old governor) from the provincial capital to get acquainted with Mr. Tan. Mr. Tan also helped when he went to Chifeng to develop, and introduced his old subordinates.

Chairman Lang and Lao Tan belong to the year-end friendship. He appreciates Lao Tan's obsession and enthusiasm for catering. He tried his best to invite Lao Tan to join the Catering Association as the vice president, but Lao Tan politely declined on the grounds that he did not want to be an official. To be honest It's true, Lao Tan doesn't have that kind of heart, he just wants to make a good job of his own dumpling restaurant.

Zhao Ju and Zhang Yu were comrades-in-arms, but they became buddies with Lao Tan at the same time.He helped a lot in dealing with Su Yaqiqige's younger brother and Zhou Yujun, and it was these two incidents that made him look at Lao Tan with admiration, thinking that Lao Tan was a good person and worth handing over.

Toya Dawa met Yanzi when she was applying for the hygiene permit of the Haidong store. The two became best friends through this incident, and then met Lao Tan.

Lao Tan holds a lot of alcohol, but she is a good drinker. The two met bosom friends while drinking and became friends.People who drink alcohol have similar tempers and temperaments, and they can talk happily, and those who come and go are inseparable.

This is the way of catering, you can meet all kinds of people, and you have to pay for all kinds of people.The common people say that it is better to pay one Hu and not offend another Hu. If there is no trouble, who knows which cloud has rain?

Having said that, when a person lives for a lifetime, the grass and trees fall, the geese leave their voices in the sky, and people leave their names in the world. If you are alive, you have to learn to be a good person, and when you die, you have to be cared for.

"Xiao Tan, your dumplings are getting better and better, and they are about to become the number one in the country." President Lang praised Lao Tan at the table, and Mr. Zhao, Mr. Zhao, and Tuoya Dawa also nodded in agreement.

"Xie Lang always praised me. I dare not be the first. Our Chinese dumpling culture has a long history, profound and profound. No one dares to say that it is the first in terms of whether it is delicious or not. It is only outstanding in a single filling. That's all.

Shrimp dumplings from Xijiade, Northeast white fish dumplings from Halbin Dumpling King, chicken and mushroom dumplings from Oriental Pearl Dumpling City, stir-fried stuffing from Bian Fuji, steamed stuffing from the provincial capital Hongji, and mutton and scallions from Hoshi Fuji Dumplings are famous, and others can't learn them. "

"What you're talking about belongs to other people's family, why is your family famous?" Toya Dawa asked.

Lao Tan laughed and said: "My family is really not famous, but the dumpling wine is famous. Half of the meals at my house are for dumplings, and the other half are for wine.

When I founded Aqiao, I wanted to promote the dumpling wine culture of the Northeast, carry it forward, and let the people of the whole country know what is the dumpling wine from the Northeast.

As the saying goes, dumpling wine, dumpling wine, the more you drink, the more delicious it is. It is better to feed the dog if you eat dumplings without drinking.Since I was a child, I have listened to adults babbling, which is also the habit of eating dumplings in Northeast China.

In my hometown, as long as I eat dumplings, I have to drink. I don’t care if I don’t have food, and dumplings are food.Especially in winter, when it is snowing outside the house, there are dumplings stuffed with sauerkraut inside the house, cooked and served on the kang table, sitting cross-legged, warming up a little shochu, eating dumplings and drinking wine, smack!Don't mention the taste, it's simply the emperor. "

Infected by Lao Tan's words, everyone ate dumplings and drank wine at the same time, and Mr. Zhao imitated the sound of "sucking", which caused everyone to laugh.

"Brother, your wine is really delicious." Toya Dawa said.

"I'll bring a bucket for you all when I leave," Old Tan said generously.

"Let's talk about it first, I don't want to keep in good health, I want this casual." Zhao Lao said.

"Okay." Old Tan nodded.

"I want Tianshan snow lotus wine to moisten the lungs." Chairman Lang said.

"Why don't you smoke to moisten your lungs?" Mr. Zhao said eagerly.

"I have bad lungs, and my wife at home won't let me drink, so I come out and drink some secretly. When I take the wine back, I say it's for nourishing my lungs, and she doesn't care if I drink it." Chairman Lang said.

Everyone laughed.

The meal took a long time and everyone enjoyed it.Toya Dawa sang a song when she was happy, pushing the atmosphere to a climax.

After the meal, everyone dispersed, Wang Shulan was dragged by Huang Lijuan to the shopping mall, and Zhou Xiaomei went home to take care of her husband.

Old Tan drank a little too much, went back to his residence, lay down on the bed and fell asleep.

It was already night when I woke up, and I opened my eyes to see that there was still someone sleeping on the sofa——Wang Shulan.

Wang Shulan didn't fall asleep, she just closed her eyes and fell asleep.She and Huang Lijuan came back here after they came out of the shopping mall. They didn't disturb Lao Tan when he was asleep. They put away the shirts they bought for Lao Tan, and then lay down on the sofa to rest.

To be honest, she missed Lao Tan, even though she told Lao Tan years ago that it was the last time, the two of them returned to their previous appearance, and there was no longer any ambiguity.

That's the way it is said, but people are afraid of getting emotional, and they can't stop when they move.

In particular, a man like Lao Tan is still very good, he admires and likes it, it would be fine if he didn't have that, but it would be different if he had it.

People are not plants and trees can be ruthless, once feelings have thoughts, it is like a kite with a broken string, flying high and far away, lingering and tormenting people.

She knew in her heart that it was not good to maintain such a relationship, but she couldn't control herself, so she really wanted to.

It's hard to think about people, I want to see them right away, I hope the person I miss will suddenly appear in front of me, and then go up and hug them tightly.

Sometimes she also wonders, why can't she let Lao Tan go after so many men?It seemed that he had already entered into his heart, and he couldn't get out no matter what he did, making people feel anxious, sleepy and restless, his teeth were itchy, and at the same time, there was a trace of indescribable sweetness.

She knew it was love, but she just didn't want to admit it.

Speaking of which, there are practical reasons as well.

Although she is exquisite and beautiful, she looks like Lao Tan's younger sister instead of an older sister, but her age is a factor. No matter how beautiful a 50 years old woman is, her psychology is also 50 years old. She thinks and speaks like a 40 years old person Not the same, not to mention being a grandma.

She knew that she was in love, but she could only keep her love in her heart, and acted like a normal person, so that no one would see it.Then in the silent night, like a little girl in first love, secretly take out the love, enjoy the bitter and tormenting longing in the sweetness.

People think about people, people think about people, and people want to die——

(End of this chapter)