Although birth, old age, illness and death are normal phenomena, the pain of losing a loved one does not fall on you and you will not feel the same.
It's hard for anyone to lose a loved one.
Too many words of comfort are hollow and feeble. You still need to be strong.
When people come to this world, although no one intends to go back alive, they must live well.
Living a good life in the ordinary sense may just mean living, eating three meals a day, opening and closing your eyes at sunrise and sunset. To move up to a higher level, people should live a meaningful, valuable, and creative life.
The reason is very simple, eating is to live, is living just to eat?
How many complaining and angry people understand this truth, but dare not face it and live cynically with excuses.
Crying when people are sad is just like laughing when they are happy. It is a kind of emotional catharsis. Otherwise, you won’t cry when you cry, you won’t laugh when you laugh, and even normal human emotional functions are lost. What’s the point of living?
It's better to pack up and die.
As long as people live, they should look forward and be happy. No one knows which surprise or surprise will come first tomorrow. The most important thing is to live well today.
No matter how far away the future is, it will come one day. No matter how close yesterday is, you can't go back.
What you live is today, what you live for is now, it doesn’t matter whether it is exciting or not, no one has rehearsed it, just be fulfilled.
Lao Tan planned to stay in the provincial capital for a few more days to spend time with Zhang Li and his son. In the past few days, he and his son had established a good friendship. The father and son were talking and laughing, making others envious.
But Wang Shulan called and said that she was planning to open a second store in Xilinhot and asked him to go and have a look.
There is something else happening in the meantime.
Boss Bai, who had been supplying Cordyceps chickens to Ah Qiao, had expanded his breeding, but the mountains in Wuchuan were limited, and wolves, foxes, and wild boars were always present in some places, making them unsuitable for breeding. So he contacted two breeders in Xilinhot through his comrades, and prepared
merge.
In addition, Ah Qiao also drove to Xilinhot, so he asked Lao Tan to come with him to have a look.
Ah Qiao now has 20 stores, and each store has eight chickens per day. That’s 4,800 chickens a month, more than 50,000 chickens a year, which is not a small number. Although Boss Bai’s farm can supply the chickens, but in the future
Woolen cloth?
Ah Qiao's prosperity has expanded, which has driven Boss Bai's business, and he has made a lot of money in the past two years.
The person who wants Ah Qiao to do well most should be Boss Bai. If Ah Qiao quits, his chickens will be raised in vain. This is just like the food chain, not being eaten, but being supplied.
Logically speaking, his visit to see the breeding farm has nothing to do with Lao Tan. The reason why he called Lao Tan was obvious - to take the opportunity to enhance friendship.
Lao Tan decided to go there for his own purpose - to see Dongsu mutton.
Ah Qiao's menu now includes mutton dishes, but it's not ideal. He has always wanted to have a good mutton dish. He has one that no other restaurant has, and it has become as popular as "stir-fried yellow beef".
The current main dishes include "Little Stupid Chicken", "Stir-fried Yellow Beef", "Casserole Fish Head", "Traditional Pot Pork" and "Smashed Meatballs", but there is no mutton dish.
The best mutton in Inner Mongolia is Dongsu, where the pastures are good and there are patches of green onions. The sheep there eat Chinese herbal medicine, drink mineral water, and drink Liuwei Dihuang Pills.
So Dongsu mutton is called "prairie abalone".
In view of this, Lao Tan is going to have a look and try to negotiate a slaughterhouse for long-term supply.
Whether the food is good or not, the ingredients are the most important. Good ingredients can make good dishes with original flavor.
So he agreed with Wang Shulan and Boss Bai on a good date, and he set off for Xilinhot in the provincial capital.
Xilinhot is located in the central part of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, directly north of the capital Beijing, and is the seat of the Xilin Gol League. It is 200 kilometers long from north to south and 140 kilometers from east to west. The city covers an area of 40 square kilometers. It is a city dominated by Mongolians and occupied by Han people.
Majority, border minority areas where many ethnic groups live together.
The terrain is high in the south and low in the north, with more than 20 million acres of grassland and nearly 500,000 acres of woodland. It has diverse animal and plant resources and a complete range of grassland types, making it suitable for breeding cordyceps chickens. Of course, sheep are the most cultivated.
You won’t be able to see the grassland scenery during this season, otherwise there are many scenic spots, the most famous of which are Beizi Temple and Xilin Jiuqu, which are worth visiting.
It was almost dark when Lao Tan arrived, and he was taken directly to the hotel.
Wang Shulan prepared a banquet. There were two city leaders, two sumu (equivalent to district) leaders, Hohhot TV station Kang Min's father (the original owner of the hotel), and Boss Bai.
There are two city leaders, a man and a woman. The man is in charge of human affairs. He was transferred from Hohhot and is an old acquaintance of Wang Shulan. The woman works at the Food and Drug Administration and is the mother-in-law of a restaurant.
The two top leaders of Sumu are both men, and they are in charge of Chao Keula and Baoligen.
In Inner Mongolia, even the Han people have the same hospitality and roughness as the Mongolians, so the meal was lively and enjoyable, and a lot of wine was consumed, one bottle per person on average.
Lao Tan's heavy drinking also has its advantages. After drinking half a pound of wine, he and several leaders began to call each other brothers. After drinking a pound of wine, they became old friends for many years. By the time the drinking game was over, we could no longer distinguish between you and me.
"Mr. Tan, you are really good at drinking." After sending Lao Tan to the hotel, Wang Shulan said while sitting on the sofa.
"It won't work anymore. I have high blood pressure and I don't dare to drink hard." Lao Tan said.
"The people here are hospitable and nice. I have a good relationship with them."
"You can do it. You can make friends wherever you go. Everything is ready."
Wang Shulan smiled and said: "We will go to the store tomorrow morning. At noon, the leader of Baoligen is going to entertain a table and eat at Xibei here. You can take a look at Xibei by the way. The store we are looking at is next to Xibei."
"Okay." Old Tan said.
"The day after tomorrow, I'll go to Boss Bai's comrade. His comrade is in a pastoral area, which is far away from here. I have to leave early, or else I won't be able to come back at night and will have to change to an off-road vehicle."
"Oh, really, how far?" Lao Tan asked.
"Nearly eighty kilometers."
"The grassland is still big." Lao Tan sighed.
"Yes. Dongsu is far away from here. We have to walk for a day. I asked them to say hello to the flag commander. We will be received when we arrive." Wang Shulan said.
"You are really capable of doing things." Lao Tan praised.
"What kind of ability does this have? They are all friends. It's just a matter of words. Besides, it's all for ourselves. We are not a family."
Think about it, they are indeed a family, and she is also a director of Ah Qiao.
"You're tired too. You've been on the bus for a day. Go to bed early. I'll stay in the next room. Call me if you need anything."
Wang Shulan got up and walked out. She also drank a lot of wine. She staggered a little when she got up. She staggered a few steps and almost fell down because of her high heels.
Lao Tan hurriedly stepped forward to help him. He didn't fall, but his body fell into his arms.
They were both embarrassed and blushed a little.
Wang Shulan stood upright, her red face matched with the reddish color after drinking, which was quite charming.
Lao Tan subconsciously took a step back, blushing and said, "Be careful, walk slowly."
"Gee, look at your blushing face. I'm your sister. What are you afraid of?"
After Wang Shulan finished speaking, she chuckled, opened the door and left.
Lao Tan stood there and muttered: "This woman is scary."
This woman is indeed scary. She can win almost any man she likes. This cannot be said to be frivolous. Everyone has the right to like the person they admire.
In today's terms, I appreciate it, I like it, and I will give birth to a monkey for you.
The charm of Lao Tan is that he looks like a man. He is a man. Although he has a rugged appearance and is not a handsome and macho man, he is an idol for middle-aged and elderly women.
In fact, it is very simple to seduce him, just show the tenderness of a woman - he has not eaten meat for more than ten years.
It doesn't hurt to bury the old man here.
As he was lying on the bed getting ready to sleep, the phone rang. It was Zhang Li.
"Are you here?" Zhang Li asked.
"We're here, we've all finished eating," Lao Tan said.
"I went to play ball with your son today." Zhang Li said, sounding very happy, no longer the sadness of the first few days.
"Were you going with Yanhua?" Lao Tan asked.
Zhang Li hummed, and then said: "Your son is handsome, sensible, and can play well."
"Really? Then follow me."
"Smei, you are not as handsome as your son, you are just a bandit."
"Haha, I'm originally a bandit, and those who work in the kitchen are all bandits and hooligans."
"Looking at your son, I want a child. It would be great if I had a child as big as your son------"
"Hurry up and get married and have a baby soon," Lao Tan said.
There was silence for a while and he said: "Old Tan, let's have a baby. After the baby is born, I will raise it myself without you."
Lao Tan was speechless and didn't know what to say.
"I like girl------" Zhang Li said leisurely.
"Very good." Lao Tan said boldly.
"I don't know if I can still give birth------"
"able."
"I'm forty-six, it's so annoying------Go to the hospital for a check-up someday. Something's not normal lately, and it still hurts."
"What other day? Let's go tomorrow. Don't delay."
"It's not a big deal, I just feel like - don't worry, I won't die."
"What are you talking about?"
The two chatted for a while. Before hanging up, Zhang Li said that she would go to the hospital when Lao Tan came back. Lao Tan told her not to wait because he would go back to Hohhot directly and would return to the provincial capital before the Spring Festival at the earliest.