The Northern Stories of Chef Lao Tan

Chapter 489

At sunset, Lao Tan left the gate of Suzhou Railway Station, and Gu Yi and Sister Wang waved to him not far away.

Lao Tan walked up to them and shook hands with them respectively.

"It's great to fly, but I don't feel tired if I have to take the train." Gu Yi said to Lao Tan.

"Sit down, it's comfortable." Old Tan smiled.

Sister Wang looked Lao Tan up and down for a long time, and said, "I've lost weight, and I'm more energetic than before."

Lao Tan said: "Will you not lose weight if you don't worry? Now I go to bed early and get up early to be healthy. If I don't stay up late, I will naturally be energetic."

"You scared me to death." Sister Wang said.

After the three of them got into the car, Gu Yi said: "Xiao Gao and the others were preparing at home when we came, let's go straight back to the courtyard."

The familiar small courtyard is hidden in a piece of green, and the river outside the courtyard is gurgling, glowing with the setting sun.The flowers in front of the flower beds in the courtyard are in full bloom and fragrant.Four thick sycamore trees spread out their branches and leaves, covering the whole small courtyard, giving off coolness.

There is a table in front of the flower bed, and there are attractive meals on the table.

Yaru, Xiao Gao, Li Shuang, and Zhao Min are busy.

Qiao Shan wore a white gauze dress and a pair of sandals on her feet, chatting with Zhang, the owner of the Hunan Restaurant, with her bare face in the sky.Qiao Gang was walking and waving a cattail fan in his hand, looking at the fish in the fish tank leisurely.

There was a horn sound outside the courtyard gate, and everyone stopped to look at the gate, and Lao Tan, Gu Yi, and Sister Wang walked in.

Lao Tan first shook hands with Qiao Gang and his sister, and then greeted Boss Zhang and Yaru.

There were so many people, Yaru didn't go forward, but looked at Lao Tan and said it with his eyes, and Lao Tan smiled and said it with his eyes.

"How are you?" Jaru asked with his eyes.

"Okay." Old Tan replied with his eyes.

"It's killing me."

"I'm not doing well."

"That's what I'm thinking about—"

Yaru's eyes were red and moist, and she turned and went back to the house.When she came out again, she had a jug of wine in her hand—Ganoderma lucidum ginseng wine.

The sky was getting dark, the breeze was blowing, and the faint fragrance of flowers filled the small courtyard.

Gu Yi raised his glass and said, "Come, let's have a drink together, and wish Lao Tan good health and better and better."

Everyone toasted in response, said their blessings, and worked together.

Old Tan is next to Qiao Gang and Gu Yi, with Gu Yi on the left and Qiao Gang on the right.

Qiao Gang put down his wine glass and said, "Brother Tan, how is your health recently?"

"It's fine, it's okay." Old Tan said.

Qiao Gang saw that Lao Tan drank just now, and asked with concern: "Is drinking okay?"

"It's okay, but you can't drink too much." Lao Tan said: "The Ganoderma lucidum ginseng wine is specially blended, with safflower and achyranthes bidentata in it, the base wine is millet wine, it nourishes the stomach, and it's okay to drink.

Hey, the doctor doesn't call you drinking, you know what I do, what can I do without alcohol?I stopped for more than half a month when I first found out it was cancer, and then I drank it, and it disappeared for a day.

I smoke less now, and I don’t want to, but I haven’t quit.

I have no taboos, I have only this little hobby in my life, I can't quit because of illness, and it's okay to say that I can recover after quitting.My lungs and stomach are already used to alcohol and nicotine, it may not be a good thing to quit Gaba all at once. "

Qiao Gang said: "That's the thing, don't quit, use less. I know a few. If I know that I have cancer, I quit smoking. If I think about it, I will live for two more years. If I don't think about it, it will be gone in half a year. Wait for others to smoke." Those who have not quit will still live, nothing will happen."

Sister Wang said: "I've also heard people say don't quit smoking and drinking immediately, it's not good to quit all at once, you have to take your time."

Qiao Shan said: "Yes. Last month, one of my classmates died of lung cancer. Before the diagnosis, one pack of cigarettes a day was not enough. After the diagnosis, the doctor said that he should not smoke, so he quit.

How long has it been? In less than a year, people are gone.I heard people say that it would be better if he didn't quit smoking, because his lungs were smoked out by nicotine, and if he didn't adapt to smoking immediately, the cancer cells would spread. "

Lao Tan said: "Alcohol and tobacco are not good for the body, especially cigarettes. But these two things are addictive, so it is not so easy to quit.

Personal point of view, take me as an example, it was found out that it was cancer, if it hadn’t been checked, I wouldn’t drink and smoke as usual now.

I think whether it is treatment or recuperation, smoking and drinking are trivial matters, and the most important thing is mood.

If you have a big heart, you can think about it, and you will get well soon when you are in a good mood; on the other hand, if you are small-hearted, you can't think about it, and worry all day long that you will die one day.

So I haven't given up smoking or drinking, especially alcohol. I drink it every day, but not in excess.If you are in a good mood, drink more, if you are in a bad mood, drink less.

Alcohol is just like that, something to add to the fun, you have to drink it into a boring wine, a depressing wine, and you can get sick if you don't get sick.Conversely, your heart is not going well, but you have a big heart. If you drink happily and think about things, it is difficult to get sick.

As far as this matter is concerned, wine is still wine, as far as the drinkers are concerned. "

"Old Tan is right, come, have a drink." Gu Yi raised his glass again.

Qiao Gang stopped Gu Yi and said, "You brought the last cup, and I will carry this one."

Gu Yi said: "Okay, you mention it."

Qiao Gang raised his glass and said, "I'm happy to see brother Tan, and I've been thinking about him since the day I heard he was sick, but I believe he's auspicious and I promise nothing will happen.

Brother Tan is the nobleman of all of us, and everyone probably admits this.This glass of wine is nothing else, I wish Brother Tan a happy mood, good health, and happiness! "

Everyone echoed and drank the wine.

Then Qiao Shan, Sister Wang, and Boss Zhang followed suit, and when it was Li Shuang's turn to mention it, Shangguan Qingyuan and Erdun came back.

Shangguan Qingyuan has been here for more than a month, and she is already familiar with the business. Today Li Shuang asked her to check the work over.Erdun had already replaced Xiao Gao as the head chef, and the two of them came together just after checking the work.

The arrival of this new pair of partners expanded the drinking team and the atmosphere became lively. The drinking didn't end until the employees entered the yard after get off work.

After sending Gu Yi and Qiao Gang away, Lao Tan went back to the house, and Li Shuang, Xiao Gao and Yaru came in together.

Yaru made tea and brought Lao Tan a change of clothes.

"Master, Xiao Gao and I will return to the provincial capital next month." Li Shuang said.

"Oh, I heard what Xiaomei said." Old Tan nodded.

"When are you going back?" Li Shuang asked.

"It is estimated that next month, I will go to Qingdao first." Old Tan said.

"What are you doing in Qingdao?"

"Do you still remember the sister Zhao we went to when we were working in Binhai?" Old Tan asked.

"Sister Zhao?" Li Shuang thought back.

"It's the one whose husband was hit and killed by a car. Go to Binhai to relax. You've had a drink with her." Old Tan reminded.

"Oh——" Li Shuang remembered, "Remember, why is she in Qingdao?"

"En." Old Tan nodded.

"How did you get in touch? Didn't you say you couldn't get in touch?"

Old Tan then told the story of meeting Miss Zhao's cousin Tang on the mountain, and Li Shuang said after hearing this, "Oh, it's fate."

Old Tan said: "It's not a big deal, I thought I'd never see her again."

Yaru, who was on the side, asked softly, "Is the sister Zhao you are talking about the sister who went to see you when she was at the Rose Hotel on Taishan Road, and sold clothes at the Wuai Market."

(End of this chapter)