Since there wasn't much wine, the two of them didn't dare to drink more. After all, it was just one bottle and it was gone.

Eat food, sip wine, smoke cigarettes, and chat while eating.

Li Daqi was very surprised by Song Yuanchao's cooking skills. He didn't expect Song Yuanchao to be able to cook good dishes now. The braised pork was so delicious that it filled his mouth with saliva after one bite.

And this braised fish, Song Yuanchao’s cooking method is different from that of ordinary people. It is fried first and then braised, and some chili peppers are specially added, which makes it a little more flavorful than the braised fish that is eaten on weekdays.

Even an ordinary plate of fried cabbage has a fragrant aroma because it is fried in lard.

In addition to these three dishes, there is also a plate of peanuts, fried by Song Yuanchao until they are extremely crispy. It is a real pleasure to chew them in your mouth.

In addition, Song Yuanchao made a pot of soup with two large bones and white radish and simmered it all morning. The color of the soup was the same as milk. Drinking a bowl of bone soup in winter made his whole body warm.

"Your cooking skills are really amazing. I think you can work as a chef in a state-owned hotel." Li Daqi praised it while eating, raising his thumbs up in praise.

"Practice makes perfect, and you will get better at it if you do it more. Besides, although I didn't do much in the kitchen when I was at home, I still learned a few tricks from my mother. I have been self-reliant in the past few years, so how can I do it if I don't know how to cook? This is

Essential skills for life.”

"Hahaha, that's true." Li Daqi suddenly laughed: "I can also cook a few dishes, but I can't compare with you. Where we live in Liaodong, we are used to cooking in big pots, anyway.

Put them all in, cook a big pot and eat the steamed buns. It tastes pretty good. I'll get it some other day and give it to you to try."

"Okay! I'll have a good taste then."

Song Yuan saw that Li Daqi was particularly fond of braised pork and braised fish. In fact, he knew that almost no one in this era could resist the temptation of big fish and big meat. Due to the lack of supplies, most people were short of oil and water in their stomachs. Ordinary families could see meat and fish every month.

It would be nice to have it a few times, and it would be impossible to eat as extravagantly as they do now.

Although Li Daqi loved to eat, he stopped using his chopsticks after eating a few bites. He turned to the plate of peanuts, picked one with his chopsticks and threw it into his mouth. The food tasted particularly delicious.

Song Yuanchao specially put the largest piece of meat in the bowl into Li Daqi's bowl, and then gave him a piece of water. He smiled and asked him to eat more. Since it was a private gathering between the two of them today, he had to eat this meal.

It tastes good, but what’s the point of eating if you don’t enjoy it?

"Thank you, brother." Looking at the fish in the bowl, Li Daqi's eyes turned slightly red. He didn't say anything, picked it up and took a big bite, then took a sip of wine.

In order to avoid Li Daqi's embarrassment, Song Yuanchao took the initiative to ask about his former classmates. Li Daqi came back earlier than him, so he should know better.

"It's been so many years, and now there are only three people I can contact."

Li Daqi said, Just as Song Yuanchao imagined, Li Daqi did go to find his former classmates after he came back, but they left for eight years. Not many of their generation could stay in Shanghai, and many of them went there one after another like Song Yuanchao

I went to other places to go to the mountains and countryside, and didn’t come back one after another until the past two years.

Among them were some people who stayed in the local area but did not come back. Li Daqi went around and finally found three of them. These three people were their elementary school classmate Jiang Tao, and junior high school classmates Zhang Bin and Wang Jianjun.

"Jiang Tao came back early. He sneaked back in 1977, and then stayed in Shanghai and never went back. Last year, the policy changed and he directly settled his household registration on the spot. Now he works in an enamel factory."

"This guy is smarter than us." Song Yuanchao was happy when he heard this. Song Yuanchao had a deep memory of Jiang Tao. He had a skinny monkey figure since he was a child. He and Li Daqi were his followers in elementary school. He had a nickname: "

monkey".

Jiang Tao is a little clever, and he is lazy and not good at enduring hardships, so he would run back to Shanghai from where he went to the countryside and live and die without going back. This is really what a person like him can do.

However, this was considered a mistake. Jiang Tao came back early, and the policy was immediately implemented as soon as the household registration was changed. In addition, the return of educated youth had just begun at that time, and the work arrangement in Shanghai was not as difficult as it is now. Jiang Tao

It is much better to find someone in the family, have a trust relationship, and work in the enamel factory than Li Daqi and others who came back later.

"Where are Zhang Bin and Wang Jianjun?" Song Yuanchao asked.

"They came back at about the same time as me, and now they are still working at home." Speaking of this, Li Daqi shook his head and said: "I met with Zhang Bin yesterday. I am very worried at home these days. His family's conditions are already poor.

It’s not good. There are four brothers and sisters, plus his parents and the elderly, and the family of eight is crowded into a bungalow with no room to sleep. What’s worse, they don’t have a job. If this continues, they won’t even have enough to eat.”

After taking a sip of wine, Li Daqi lit up a cigarette and took a long puff. He exhaled the smoke and shook his head: "Wang Jianjun's family is the same. They are also worried about work. Do you still remember what I said when we met last time? Have we come back?

There are dozens of working educated youths, so what will happen if this continues?"

Song Yuanchao nodded. The work problems caused by the return of educated youths to the city are a huge problem, followed by social problems and public security problems. However, this topic is too big. Song Yuanchao is just a common man, so he has no say in this.

.

"Find some time to call Zhang Bin and Wang Jianjun out to meet them. I haven't seen them for a long time. By the way, there is also Jiang Tao. If he is willing to come, come with us."

"That's no problem. Let's do it tomorrow. I'll go find them tomorrow. It's okay if we all stay at home. It's easy to get together."

"Forget it tomorrow, let's do it in two days." Song Yuanchao thought for a while and asked: "Daqi, do you have any way to get an empty warehouse or something?"

"Empty warehouse?" Li Daqi didn't understand Song Yuanchao's intention for a while, and looked at him with questioning eyes.

"Yes, it's a vacant warehouse or a vacant bungalow or something like that. Anyway, the place needs to be a little bigger and can be spread out inside."

"When I say aid Korea, you don't want to do anything bad, right?" Li Daqi asked with a sideways glance.

"Fuck you, what are you thinking about!" Song Yuanchao laughed and scolded, and then said seriously: "This is a serious matter. I will tell you the specific details later. You first think about how to solve the warehouse problem."

"This..." Li Daqi smoked a cigarette and scratched his head and thought for a while: "It really doesn't matter if you want this warehouse. As for the bungalow, there is no need to think about it. Nowadays, everyone's home is tight. Where can I find a spare bungalow for you to use?

?.”

Hearing what Li Daqi said, Song Yuanchao was not surprised. He nodded and said: "I just asked casually. If it doesn't work, forget it. I will find another way."

"Yuan Korea, let me ask you again, this is a serious matter, you are definitely not doing anything bad, right?" Li Daqi asked seriously.

"You must be careful not to steal or rob, nor to harm the interests of the country. This is the most serious thing."

"In that case..." Li Daqi said hesitantly: "I definitely can't find the warehouse or the bungalow, but I can think of a way to find a similar place. How about I ask around first and give you the news later?"

"No problem, you just need to pay attention, but the time needs to be quick, I need it urgently." Song Yuanchao said, then he raised the teapot and said with a smile: "Come on, let's continue drinking."

"Okay, cheers!"
Chapter completed!