The Northern Stories of Chef Lao Tan

Chapter 512 Take Yaru

In the early morning light, the mountains were shrouded in mist.

A few loud rooster crows woke up the sleeping mountain village, and the smell of green grass, trees and field crops wafted in the humid air, which was refreshing and intoxicating.

The peasant woman who just got up from the kang combed her hair, went down to open the door, and opened the chicken coop door first in the yard. The roosters and hens jumped out one by one, shaking their heads from side to side to see the new day, and then wandered in the yard. walk in the courtyard.

The peasant woman went forward, opened the gate and went out of the yard, went to the firewood pile to hold the firewood, then turned around and walked back to prepare for cooking.

At this time, the old men also got up on the kang, put on some clothes and came out of the house, took the sickle and hemp rope from the next room, took a cigarette in their mouths when they had time, then went to the barn to lead the animals, and went out of the yard to their own fields on the mountain. walk in.

Gradually, dogs barked in the village, and donkeys cheered and horses barked.The ducks and geese of each family came out of the yard in a line, gathered together with the ducks and geese of the neighbors in an organized and disciplined manner, and headed for the small river at the head of the village.

As the firewood-flavored cooking smoke curls up, the beautiful valley, a paradise, will have fireworks on earth.

Old Tan slowly came down from Dongshan Mountain, his head was sweating, obviously he had been exercising for a while.

He came out just after dawn, walked to the top of the mountain on foot, and then came down to stay in the field halfway up the mountain for a while, chatting with the farmers grazing about the growth and harvest of the crops.

When he went down the mountain and returned to the door of his house, he saw the elder brother of the neighbor in the west courtyard drinking tea with a tea mug at the door, so he greeted him warmly.

"Thank you so much yesterday," he said.

"Hi, thank you, it's fine." The elder brother smiled honestly.

"Didn't you eat it?"

"No, it's not waiting for the porridge and fried dough sticks to come over, buy two."

"Well, then I'm going into the house, I'm sweating, wash up."

When Lao Tan was walking towards the house, he thought that one day he would treat the couple to a meal in return for saving their lives.

After entering the house, I washed my face and brushed my teeth, took medicine on an empty stomach, and then had a simple meal. After a short rest, I checked that it was seven o'clock. I called Mr. Xiang to borrow a car, and then set off for Chifeng.

With plenty of time, he didn't drive fast, and when he passed by the tomato industry base, he stopped and took a look around.This season is not the season of tomatoes, the bustling scene in the past is no longer there, and it is a bit depressed.

I didn't stop when I passed the palace, but I felt like revisiting the old place when I passed the woods that flooded during the rainstorm, and I thought of Wang Shulan at the same time.

While driving, he thought back to the times when he and Wang Shulan went out together.

The first time I went to Xilinhot, I encountered the bad weather "white hair wind", and it was pure luck that no one turned their backs on their backs; the second time I came to Beautiful Valley, I encountered a heavy rainstorm and was almost washed away by the flood; the third time I went to Hunan Xiaohui's hometown in Yiyang was blocked by heavy rain in a small hotel in that town, and the two had a skin-to-skin relationship.

He couldn't help laughing when he thought about it, and said to himself: Every time it seems that the heavens are beautiful, but it's too dangerous——the most dangerous one should be Bai Maofeng's time. Shop, life is really gone if you say no.

But what he did was worthwhile. He signed a contract for three thousand catties of white striped sheep, and added a special dish to the dumpling restaurant, which is still a hot seller.

Thinking of this, he thought of Wang Shulan's drunkenness, that was the first time he saw Wang Shulan's social ability and hard work, and since then he completely changed his view of her.

Hey, it's really not easy for a woman to survive, especially if she wants to survive well.

In front is Jinshan, the seat of the Harqin Banner government.

Lao Tan has a special feeling for this place, because one-third of the chefs in the ten restaurants in Hohhot and the three restaurants in Baotou are from Jinshan, which means that each restaurant has at least one chef from here.

Although this is just the seat of the banner government, the geographical location is important, and the outstanding people are surrounded by mountains and rivers. The leaders of the country pay attention to it and come to inspect it in person.

The county is not big, with a population of more than [-]. The people live affluent lives and their happiness index is very high.

A main line runs through the east and west, and parallel to the Harqin River divides the county into two urban areas, north and south.The northern district is an old town with many original residents; the southern district is a new town with mostly new residents.

The North District seems to be backward, but there are rich people there, and there are many people worth over [-] million.Although the southern district belongs to the new city development zone with high-rise buildings and shops, its absolute wealth cannot compare with the old city.

With Wan Jun's relationship, Lao Tan knew some people here, including the owner of the gold shop, the manager of the hotel, the boss of the decoration, and several leaders under the banner government.

Of course, the ones I know the most are those who work in catering, otherwise it would be impossible for so many cooks to work at Aqiao.

The car got out of Jinshan Expressway, picked up the speed, and arrived at Chifeng Railway Station an hour later.

At half past ten, Yaru walked out of the station on time, and stood in front of Lao Tan with a smile.

Lao Tan took the trolley case from Yaru and put it in the trunk, and then the two got into the car.

"Are you tired after driving all night?" Old Tan asked kindly.

"It's okay, I'm not too tired, I can sit on a soft sleeper." Yaru said.

"I haven't eaten yet, let's go, let's eat first."

"Let's eat again in Beautiful Valley, I'm not so hungry."

"Hehe, Beauty Valley is quite far from here. It takes two hours to drive."

"That's far?" Yaru thought it wasn't far.

"That's not right. Let's eat first, and we'll go back slowly after dinner. What do you want to eat?" Old Tan asked.

"You can eat whatever you want, you don't know me yet." Yaru said with a smile.

Lao Tan thought of a glutinous rice restaurant, and the newcomers in Yarufu liked to eat glutinous rice, so he drove there.

In the car, Yaru asked, "How is your body recently?"

"It's fine, there's nothing wrong with it." Old Tan replied, then remembered the stomachache and fainting last night, and thought that he happened to be in the city, why not go to the hospital for a checkup after dinner.Then he thought that it would not be good for Yaru to go to the hospital for a check-up as soon as he came. Anyway, the pain is gone now, so it's better to wait for Yaru to leave.

"Did you go to Beijing for a follow-up visit?" Yaru asked.

"I went and took another three months of medicine."

"President Wang didn't come?" Yaru asked knowingly.

"No, I'm coaxing my granddaughter at home." Lao Tan turned his head to look at Yaru, and said with a smile, "Besides, I have nothing to do, I can take care of myself."

"What do you always say that there is nothing wrong with it? You can't do this?" Yaru gave Lao Tan a white look, and then said, "I'm not happy if Mr. Wang knows——"

Old Tan said: "No. She is happy that you are here, and someone is taking care of me."

"She must be unhappy, you two are now—" Yaru didn't continue.

Old Tan smiled, turned his head to look at Yaru again, and said, "We are the same as before, not as complicated as you think. Besides, what are you thinking about when you come here? You plan to get out of the car and go back."

Yaru curled his lips and smiled.

The car stopped in front of the restaurant, and the two got out of the car and walked in.

Lao Tan ordered two bowls of buckwheat noodle stewed with sauerkraut, two stewed eggs, two side dishes and two bottles of almond milk.

The small shop has six tables, all of them are full, and the business is very good.

On the table opposite Lao Tan and the others were three migrant workers, each with a large bowl of buckwheat noodles, four small dishes plus a stew, each with a glass of white wine, eating and drinking, the room was hot, and the three of them were sweating on their heads .

They should be technical workers, and from the toolbox beside them, they should be engaged in floor heating.

At the table behind them was a middle-aged man and woman, each with a bowl of plain noodles, each with a marinated egg, and nothing else.

While eating, the mobile phone of the middle-aged man and woman rang, and she picked up the mobile phone to answer the call. It may be that she got up from the idle room and wanted to answer it outside. Unexpectedly, the migrant worker who was sitting back to back with her was also at this time Standing up, the two bumped into each other.

The woman's mobile phone was not held and fell from her hand.

(End of this chapter)