The Northern Stories of Chef Lao Tan

Chapter 31 Rest
Lao Tan's laid-off Lin Yan didn't say anything, but told him not to drink too much alcohol at home, not to play mahjong, and not to smoke in the house.

When Lao Tan proposed to open a restaurant again, Lin Yan still refused, reasoning that opening a restaurant made money and everyone was happy; if he lost money, he would not be able to buy a house.To be on the safe side, I don’t want to open a restaurant, just earn some part-time wages.

Lin Yan told Lao Tan that if she could go out of town, she would go out of town. She and her son were not used to it at home, nor were they used to it.

Lao Tan became angry at that time and had a big fight.

In a fit of anger, Lin Yan took out the agreement and asked Lao Tan to sign it, and Lao Tan signed it without saying a word.

He didn't know how his wife, who was kind and considerate at the beginning, became like this now, did she have early menopause?
Imagine the same as before, the two of them communicate without barriers, Lin Yan is in his arms like a kitten, loving each other.

However, Lin Yan is no longer a kitten, but a tiger.

Although there was no formal divorce, Lao Tan suddenly felt divorced after signing the papers. It was very desolate and sad——
Can't help but sigh with emotion.

Half of my life will be over, and my career will be unsuccessful.There is no room, and there is no row of land.Although he is married and has children, his life is helpless, and he is not as gentle as his family.

My son is five years old, and I haven't been with him for half a year since he was born. I can't help crying when I think of the first time I came back from Binhai and my son didn't know me.

It is said that having a good wife in a family is less of a problem, but now that you have an agreement with your wife, you are like a stranger——
O man—

After the quarrel, both of them were quiet, and no one paid attention to the other.After Lin Yan bathed the child and coaxed her to sleep, Lao Tan went out to smoke two cigarettes, then went back to the house and fell asleep.

When he got up the next morning, Lao Tan wanted to send his son to kindergarten.Lin Yan said that she was on the way to work, and instead of asking him to drop it off, she arranged for Lao Tan to wash the clothes and sheets at home.

Lao Tan didn't eat, so he washed the clothes and sheets, put them in the basin and took them outside to dry.

Wang Ming was standing at the entrance of his building smoking a cigarette, and when he saw Lao Tan coming out to dry his clothes, he came over, and the two stood under the telephone pole and chatted.

Hearing that Lao Tan said that he would not do it in the Guandong family, Wang Ming immediately said: "I can't go to eat anymore, it's boring, and I have four tables reserved for Saturday, call and cancel."

"Other things, I should go and go, his house is very good." Old Tan said.

"I came here after you, why don't you eat when you're not here, bullshit." Wang Ming said righteously, "The other workshop teams won't take you with you if you're not here, they recognize you."

Old Tan said with a smile: "One day I invite the directors to have a meal, and they will not miss it."

Wang Ming said in a big way: "Someday, someday I'll call them up and have a barbecue."

Old Tan said: "Okay, Brother Wang, you can arrange it, and call me when you arrange it."

After Wang Ming agreed, he said, "It's nothing, let's play mahjong for a while, shall we?"

Old Tan shook his head and said, "You go first, I'm tidying up the house, and I don't like playing too much, I'm not addicted to that stuff."

With a cigarette in his mouth, Wang Ming walked slowly towards the mahjong club with his straight back straight.

Looking at Wang Ming's back, Old Tan thought, "When will I be able to do this? I have a stable job, and I am envious of my income.

Wang Ming's work is very comfortable.When he was young, he worked in the infrastructure team. Once he had an accident and almost broke his waist.In order to take care of him in the factory, and his father is still the leader, he was arranged to work in logistics.Very leisurely, work two days a week, go on Monday and Thursday, and stay at home for the rest, where can I find this job.

There are many disabled workers like him in the factory.Some have broken legs, some have missing arms, some have burns, some have scalds—the state takes special care of these people, they don’t have to go to work, and they enjoy the treatment of team leaders.

Old Tan finished smoking a cigarette, and then went into the house to clean up.When the cleaning was almost finished, someone knocked on the door, and when I opened the door, it was Brother Liu.

"I'm at the mahjong club. I heard from Wang Ming that you are at home. Come and have a look." Brother Liu said.

Old Tan asked, "Is anyone playing mahjong?"

"Yes, Xiaofeng, Wang Ming and the others are playing, I'll be silly for a while, it's boring, come and see my brother." Brother Liu's kind words made people feel comfortable.

Old Tan said: "Xiaofeng is also amazing, sit still, I can't sit still."

Brother Liu said: "You are not addicted, and you can sit still if you are addicted. If you can't play, don't play. There are no good people in the mahjong club. It's okay during the day, and the mahjong players are pretty serious. How many people are there in the evening?" Seriously? It's all about contact, she's been with him today, he's been with her tomorrow, it's a mess."

Old Tan smiled, although he hadn't experienced it himself, he could imagine what it would be like.

"These people are the same. They have complete hands and feet, and they are not very old. What they can do is no better than playing mahjong." Old Tan muttered.

"Let me tell you, anyone who can go to the mahjong club is not stupid. They are good at playing and earn money by doing everything. They are just lazy. They can't make big money, and they don't want to make small money. The characteristics of the three people are that they can't make money. shelf.

Looking at the sleek and smooth dress, it seems to be very capable, but in fact, I don't even have 50 yuan in my pocket.Let me tell you this brother, most people in the mahjong club are bragging, don't listen to what they say, if one of the ten sentences is true, it is not bad.

Those who are in business, have a formal job, and are just passing by, who will go there?Didn't you read it, no matter men or women, they are all divorced. Brother Liu made a precise summary.

Lao Tan said with emotion: "Mahjong is a small society, and life is a big stage."

"It's fine to be like Swallow, don't mess around, it's fine if she gets too long with Old Feng." Brother Liu said.

"You old man, watching the Three Kingdoms shed tears, worrying about the ancients." Old Tan laughed.

The two sat in the room chatting, and when it was almost noon, brother Liu said to eat some dumplings, Lao Tan remembered that there was a good dumpling restaurant in the big market, and the two of them were going to eat.Just after leaving the building, Xiaofeng called Brother Liu, and Brother Liu called her to go to the big market together.

As soon as the three of them reached the head of the big market, they heard someone shout, "The city management is here——"

"Hula" all of a sudden, all the food stalls quickly packed up their things and fled in all directions.

Some pushed up and rode donkeys and ran to the back of the community, some turned on the three-wheeled bouncers and ran wildly, and some picked up the baskets and walked back.

There is also a piece of plastic sheet to cover the vegetables on the ground, and then put an umbrella on the plastic sheet, and people sit next to them, smoking as if nothing happened.Of course, there are not many dishes like this, and it is almost impossible to tell that it is a stall selling vegetables after the plastic sheet is covered.

Soon, the urban management van stopped at the intersection, and three people in uniform got off, and they walked towards an old lady who hadn't had time to clean up like a ghost.

The old lady is 70 years old, with messy gray hair, coarse clothes, a pair of yellow rubber shoes on her feet, wrinkled face and dull eyes.

A woven bag was spread on the ground, and a pile of shallots tied with straw was placed on it.

A city management officer in his thirties went up to pick up the shallots on the ground and left.

"That's all I want, and I'll leave when it's sold out." The old lady begged while clutching the city management armor's clothes.

"Don't let stalls know about this place?" the skinny monkey-like Cheng Guan Yi shouted, pulling his neck, as if the road was his home.

The old lady cried: "I came here the first day, and I only sold it after seeing other people sell me. I don't know, don't take it away, I won't sell it here anymore."

"No, it's confiscated." The third urban management officer squinted his triangular eyes, and his annoying male duck voice was as ugly as it could be.

The urban management A carrying the onion walked towards the van, and the old lady grabbed his clothes and refused to let go.

A 70 years old lady is not as strong as men in their thirties, and she is being dragged forward.

Old Tan looked at the old lady, and for some reason, his mother's face appeared in front of his eyes. He felt that the old lady was exactly the same as his mother, thin, weak, and helpless——
The old lady dug out the shallots in the garden early in the morning, tied them up one by one, carried them for more than ten miles, and came here to sell——
Sell ​​two allowances, buy yourself two painkillers—
Lao Tan felt that his eyes were a little hot and his nose was sore, he stepped forward and stopped in front of the urban management armor, and said coldly, "Bandits?"

Urban management, as the name implies, urban management.They are creatures that walk sideways in the market. No one dares to tell them what to do, let alone provoke their dignity unscrupulously. Old Tan called them bandits, which is not bad.

Cheng Guan B and Cheng Guan C immediately came up and surrounded Lao Tan.

The passers-by watched the bustle and didn't think it was a big deal, so they couldn't help but stop and stand aside to watch.

Seeing people watching, two city management officers got off the van.

At this time, the majesty of the law enforcement officers must not be lost, especially when they are surrounded by ordinary people, they must show their momentum to show their strength and lawless arrogance.

"Who the hell are you talking about?" Cheng Guan A asked loudly when he saw that he was a large number of people.

Old Tan didn't even look at the few people who came up, and said with a dark face: "It's about you."

As the saying goes, those who are arrogant are afraid of being stunned, and those who are stunned are afraid of dying.

Looking at the bald head of Lao Tan and the portraits of bandits, the five big and three rough ones are a bit infiltrating.The five urban management officers didn't dare to act rashly, and their minds were spinning rapidly, wondering if there was such a person on Santaizi Road, don't offend someone who shouldn't be offended on the spur of the moment, and then walk around when they can't afford it.

At this time, Xiaofeng pulled away a city management officer with a cold face, stood together with Lao Tan and said loudly: "What? Do you still want to beat someone? Call your team Li, and I will ask him how awesome the city management is now." Is it? An old lady sells a few handfuls of shallots and starts to move them to the car, I think her captain is at the end."

The tone was so loud that it stunned Lao Tan for a moment, and Brother Liu who was beside him was also dumbfounded.

The five city management officers were stunned.

Xiaofeng's complexion remained unchanged, with the heroic air of a superior, and said to the urban management armor who was holding the onion: "Hurry up and give the onion to the aunt, you have no mother? It's almost like your grandma is old enough to do it. "

Urban management A subconsciously let go, and the old lady quickly took Cong and nodded her thanks to Lao Tan and Xiaofeng.

Xiaofeng waved her hand to tell her to leave, and the old lady turned around and left with Cong in her arms.

The five chengguan were embarrassed and humiliated. It was wrong to leave, and it was wrong not to leave.The main reason was that Xiaofeng's tone was too loud, which made them feel confused and undecided, and Lao Tan didn't seem to be a good person.

Xiaofeng took out her mobile phone and showed a phone number to the urban management team A, and asked, "Do you know this phone number?"

Chengguan A nodded after reading it.

Xiaofeng said to him, "Let's go."

After finishing speaking, he signaled Lao Tan to leave, and the urban management team A also called the other four to go to the van.

The onlookers dispersed.

Old Tan said to Xiaofeng: "Sister Feng, I didn't expect you to know a lot of people."

Xiaofeng smiled and said, "Do you know what my sister used to do?"

"What are you doing?" Old Tan asked curiously.

"Sister used to be a police picket."

Old Tan seriously looked at the woman on the road in front of him, but he couldn't connect with the heroic police picket.

(End of this chapter)