The Northern Stories of Chef Lao Tan

Chapter 593
When Mala Tang was leaving when he was a child, Lao Tan called Liu Ge and Li Ge. Coincidentally, the two were going to eat there, but they didn't know that Lao Tan had returned, so they didn't call him.

When they arrived, the four asked for a small partition, and ordered their signature dishes "Ma La Tang" and "Fried Chicken Rack", and ordered a lot of skewers.

The chat started with the current main theme of the epidemic, interspersed with a few international news from time to time, as if they cared more about national affairs, which is also a common feature of men drinking.

"This year's epidemic has had a great impact on your restaurants. I think many of them have closed down." Brother Liu said.

"Yes." Old Tan said.

"This thing is like this, there are related ones, and there are people who are not afraid of death." Li Ge used the example of his childhood, "His family has just opened, more than three months ago. It used to be a cold noodle shop, and the reason for the epidemic has turned yellow."

"I don't think your family has been affected in any way." Brother Liu said.

"No way, zero profit for the whole [-] years, no money." Old Tan said.

"No way, I think there are quite a lot of people eating."

"Doesn't it go out of business for several months?"

"Yes, after the New Year's Eve, it won't let it go, and it will only open in May."

"It's fine if you don't lose money, and it's much better than those who closed their doors." Li Ge said.

Zhongqing doesn't drink alcohol, he drinks tea, Brother Liu asked him to order a bottle of beer, Zhongqing said that beer is also not good, because he is allergic to alcohol.Brother Liu didn't stop, calling Lao Tan and Brother Li to drink.

Not long after, the topic shifted to Wang Ming, who was indispensable for drinking in the past, but now that he is gone, it seems that something is missing.

"How fast, it's been half a year since Wang Ming left." Brother Liu said.

"That's not good, it's been half a year." Li Ge said.

"He's gone to enjoy the blessings." Mentioning Wang Ming told Old Tan that he couldn't help but think of Wang Shulan who had just left for a few days, and his high mood became depressed, so he picked up a glass and took a sip of wine.

"It's just that he's too young, not yet sixty." Brother Liu regretted.

"The main reason is that he discovered it at a late stage. If he discovered it earlier like Tan Zi, it would be fine." Li Ge said.

"It's too early to find out. Wang Ming is small-minded and loves to calculate things, unlike Tan Zi who has a big heart and can think about anything."

"There are a few like him." Li Ge looked at Lao Tan and teased: "Having cancer is like a normal person. You should smoke and drink. If you don't quit smoking and drinking, you will not be invaded by all kinds of drugs."

"Master Tan is in a good mood." Zhongqing said.

"If you are sick, you have to have a good attitude. If you don't hear people talking about cancer, you will be scared to death." Brother Liu said.

"The main part is found in the late stage, which is equivalent to a death sentence." Li Ge said.

"You said that now that the medical level is so advanced, why can't cancer be cured?"

"It can also be cured, the main thing is to find it early, or you have money, and you have money if you die."

"It doesn't matter if you have money." Lao Tan said: "It is still necessary to detect and treat early. In addition, we must believe in Chinese medicine, and Chinese medicine can cure the disease before it occurs.

As soon as there is a slight sign, people's pulse will come out, and then they will start to recuperate, and there is no chance of getting cancer.Western medicine does not discover the disease until it is fully developed, or detects it with equipment, and people can't see it at all.

The theory of western medicine is scientific, everything is based on the basis and principles, it can divide human hair into several types, whether it is split or not, dry or not dry, calcium deficient or not calcium deficient——
The finer the division, the more people believe it, because they are scientific.

Waiting for Chinese medicine to become unscientific, it was like that 3000 years ago, and it will still be the same after 3000 years. Treating Qin Shihuang's disease is based on what you see and hear, and treating the common people today is also what you see and hear. It has not changed at all.

What is unchanged for 3000 years?It's the truth! "

"You are just shouting slogans and waving the banner to carry out Chinese medicine to the end." Brother Li said: "But now the common people see more Chinese medicine, and the country pays more and more attention to it.

In my opinion, there is no need for any foreigners to admit it. It is enough to admit the things of the ancestors, and don't care about those things.What science?Being able to cure diseases is science.In your words, Chinese medicine is unscientific, but it is the truth. "

Brother Liu said, "I like to hear that."

"In the past, we used the past to serve the present, but now we have to use foreign things for China. Modernize the wisdom of the ancients, globalize the medical skills of our ancestors, and transform the techniques of Western medicine into Chinese medicine.

We are big brothers and they are little brothers, they have to serve us. "Li Ge said.

Brother Li's voice was a bit loud, and the neighbors looked back at him, and one elder brother gave him a thumbs up.

"sorry for disturbance."

Li Ge said to others, they smiled and said it was well said, and they liked it.

Drinkers gossiping and chatting have no central idea, just say whatever comes to mind.The same is true when you think about it carefully. People's leisure time is just fun, how can it be a serious business all day long, so they can't be exhausted?
Halfway through drinking, Lao Tan got up to go to the toilet for convenience. When he came back, he saw a big brother of a migrant worker sitting near the door. There was a piece of skin on his face, and a band-aid was stuck on it. The color of the band-aid had turned black, and half of it was dried blood. , half of which is the fallen ash.

In front of him was a bottomless bowl of Malatang, with only a little bit of red soup left.

The eldest brother holds a cigarette in his left hand and holds a cup in his right, drinking the cigarette with the wine, looking at him with indescribable exhaustion, helplessness and bitterness.

Lao Tan returned to his seat and looked at the cold grilled skewers on the table, and told Zhongqing to ask the waiter to heat them up, and ordered twenty skewers to send to the elder brother by the way.

When he said that, Brother Liu and Brother Li looked over.

"It's a day's work, and I can drink some wine to relieve my fatigue, and I don't want to spend money on grilling skewers." Li Ge said.

"It's not easy for them to do their jobs now. If there is something today, there will be nothing tomorrow, and it's still winter—" Brother Liu said.

"I feel bad looking at it." Old Tan said: "When I first arrived in the provincial capital, I didn't do any work selling candied haws. It was freezing cold, and I didn't have much money in my pocket, so I didn't even dare to eat in the morning.

After a day of freezing enough, I only earn ten or eight yuan.There is only one meal a day, a bowl of rice, a bowl of tofu soup, and a glass of white wine.

Just like him, he ran out of rice after a few mouthfuls, and was not full at all, and then filled himself with soup and wine.The owner of the restaurant saw me pitifully and gave me a plate of side dishes to serve as a bowl of rice, I was so moved that I wanted to cry—”

"Have you ever sold candied haws?" Brother Li asked.

"It has been sold, but it hasn't been sold for a few days. It's not that kind of material at all, so it can't be sold."

"If you can't do business, how about opening a restaurant?"

"Oh, it's two different things. I'm a manager and I can't be a boss."

After a while, the heated skewers came up, and the [-] freshly baked skewers were also ready soon. The waiter went straight to the big brother's table, and the big brother was taken aback, saying that he didn't order.

The waiter said that this is an in-store event and it is a gift.

After the waiter left, the eldest brother was still a little dazed and hesitant, and looked around, staring at the string in a daze.

"This kind of person is very beneficial, even though he has no money, but he does not take advantage of it." Brother Liu said.

"Just like my elder brother, there is no limit to the benefits." Li Ge said.

"I'll ask the waiter to talk about it."

After Zhongqing finished speaking, he was about to get up, but was stopped by Lao Tan—the elder brother carefully picked up a skewer, and smiled gratefully at his waiter.

"Come and have a drink. His skewers are delicious, and Malatang is also good. It has the taste of childhood."

After Lao Tan finished speaking, he picked up the cup.

(End of this chapter)