Go back to 1980 and enjoy it

National Day.

It is also the Mid-Autumn Festival among the four major traditional festivals in my country.

Suifeng Hotel.

As soon as it got light, all the regular and temporary employees of the hotel arrived, as did Deng Yuntai, the little boss who controlled the overall situation.

After the restaurant opened, various fresh ingredients that had been ordered in advance were delivered one after another.

The dinner party at the bicycle parts factory is different from the last Full Moon Wine hosted by the hotel. The opening time of the Full Moon Wine is between 10:30 and 11 a.m., so time is very tight, so we can only order the meatballs, egg rolls, and buckwheat one day in advance. Time-consuming dishes such as meat and sweet lotus root are prepared in advance.

However, the bicycle parts factory's dinner time is between 4 and 5 pm, which gives the hotel enough operating time, so that it does not need to prepare the dishes the night in advance and can eat the freshest meals.

In the kitchen, the master chef Zhang Guofu still controls the overall situation. With the addition of four assistant chefs and 12 waiters, the efficiency of the kitchen has also skyrocketed. The waiter is responsible for washing the dishes, but for more time-consuming dishes such as meatballs and egg rolls, Zhang Guofu only needs to season them, and the rest is left to the kitchen assistant.

Everything is going on in an orderly manner.

Deng Shirong arrived at the hotel around nine o'clock in the morning, and Zhang Guangzong was already drunk when he arrived.

Generally speaking, drinkers are used to drinking on an empty stomach, but drinking on an empty stomach is very harmful, so Deng Shirong did not rush to drink. He first asked the waiter to serve him a bowl of white porridge, and then ate it with delicious pickles. After resting my stomach, I sat down and drank slowly with Zhang Guangzong.

Zhang Guangzong has long been accustomed to the big boss's practice, but he still sighed: "Boss, this habit of yours is really good. I have tried it several times before, but unfortunately I only have to eat porridge, rice or noodles. Yes, my stomach will bloate easily if I drink any more, and I won’t feel good at all.”

Deng Shirong picked up a peanut and threw it into his mouth. He chewed it and said with a smile: "Habits can be formed slowly. Excessive drinking is not good for the body. If you drink on an empty stomach, it will be even worse. I I do this just to drink for a few more years, so as not to cause problems with my body, and then I won’t be able to drink anymore if I want to.”

"I understand the truth, but I've been drinking like this for decades. I'm afraid I can't change this habit!"

Zhang Guangzong sighed, took another sip of wine, and then said: "Anyway, at my age, life has entered a countdown. I don't know which day I will leave, and I am too lazy to bother with these things. I can drink for one more day." Earn a day.”

Deng Shirong understood that what Zhang Guangzong said was not an exaggeration. The life span of people in this era is not like that of later generations. They can live to seventy or eighty casually. Especially rural people who can live to be over sixty can be labeled as longevity. .

Take Naye Village as an example. There are not many people who die of illness in their forties or fifties. Looking at the whole village, there are really not many elderly people over sixty years old.

In his previous life, Deng Shirong lived to be 88 years old, which was a truly long life. Few of his contemporaries in the village could live to be 80, and he was the only one over 85.

Deng Shirong took a sip of the wine and said: "Life is something we cannot control. We may die in a few years, or we may live a hundred years. Who can say for sure about this kind of thing? What we have to do Just eat more delicious food while your teeth are still well, so that even if you die one day, compared with others, we will not be at a loss in this life. "

"The boss is right, then I will choose delicious food from now on, so don't feel bad!"

"Just eat it, how can these few dishes make me hungry?"

…

At noon, diners arrived in small groups.

Among these diners, except for a few new customers, the rest are all regular customers, who have been here at least twice. Some regular customers with good family conditions have even visited the restaurant more than ten times, basically every once in a while. Come on, he is considered a relatively awesome figure in this era.

After these diners arrived, they were surprised to see that there were more than ten waiters in the hotel.

After all, the labor red line of Seventh Brother and Eighth Brother still firmly restricts the Chinese people in this era.

It was not until 1984 that the old man who was in the same family as Deng Shirong five hundred years ago, when talking about the issue of individual employed workers exceeding the standard at a certain meeting, made it clear that they should not be moved, but should be let go, and we would talk about it in two years before hiring them. The problem is real security.

Until then, you should keep a low profile.

Now that the restaurant has suddenly added so many waiters, it would be strange if the diners who know the red line are not surprised!

So, a curious regular customer asked on the spot: "Boss, why did your hotel suddenly have so many waiters?"

Deng Yuntai replied with a smile: "I just asked for help temporarily, because all the employees of the bicycle parts factory will come to our hotel for dinner in the afternoon. The original manpower of the hotel cannot cope with such a big scene, so we can only ask for help temporarily. !”

Regular customers suddenly realized after hearing this that the red line between Seventh Brother and Eighth Brother refers to permanent employees. Employees who come to help temporarily will not be included in the calculation.

Knowing that the bicycle parts factory was going to have a dinner here, everyone became more and more aware of Suifeng Hotel.

Because the kitchen is now fully staffed, the diners who came to eat today had just finished ordering, and the waiters started serving the dishes at a really fast pace.

…

Four p.m.

The employees of the bicycle parts factory came to Suifeng Hotel under the leadership of the factory leaders.

At this time, Suifeng Hotel was just like the last full-moon banquet. A banner was hung at the door to welcome all the employees of the bicycle parts factory. Signs were also erected inside the hotel, and colorful ribbons were used to separate the left half of the area.

Therefore, when employees from the bicycle parts factory arrive, they can follow the signs to sit in the separated area.

On the table in this designated area, there is a large plate of fried melon seeds, which is a gift from the hotel and is used for the employees to kill time while eating melon seeds and chatting.

After all the employees came in and sat down, Section Chief Chen jokingly warned: "Boss, you have to ask the master chef to use his real skills to make the food more delicious, because this time it is not just the employees of our factory who are having a dinner together." , the leaders from above will also come.”

Deng Yuntai said seriously: "Chief Chen, don't worry, our master chef will definitely do his best to ensure that all the employees and leaders of your factory have delicious meals."

Section Chief Chen smiled and said, "That's good. Boss, just keep busy. I'll call you if anything happens."

…

Suifeng Hotel has a total of 88 tables, including private rooms. Although there are many tables for six and four, it can still accommodate a total of six to seven hundred people.

However, excluding those ten private rooms, now that more than two hundred and sixty people from the bicycle parts factory have arrived, they have taken up almost half of the hotel's space.

About ten minutes later, factory director Li Chunhua accompanied County Magistrate Song to Suifeng Hotel.

"lead!"

"lead!"

"Director!"

"..."

As the supervisor and the factory director arrived, the employees all said hello one after another, and the factory leaders all ran over and surrounded the leader towards the reserved table.

The arrival of the leader was a signal, and the waiters who had been prepared early began to serve the food.

Twelve temporary waiters, plus the original four waiters, sixteen people served the dishes together, which was very fast.

Since preparations had been made in advance, the only vegetables that needed to be stir-fried were the green vegetables, so in less than twenty minutes, all twenty-four dishes and three soups were served.

The employees of the bicycle parts factory had never seen such a banquet before. Every one of them had a huge appetite and their mouths were full of oil.

At the leader's table, County Magistrate Song saw so many dishes and said, "You should also pay attention to the impact!"

Li Chunhua said with a smile: "Boss, although there are a lot of dishes here, it's actually not that expensive. On average, it only costs a few yuan per person. Everyone has worked hard for so many years, and the factory has finally made great progress this year. It’s a rare occasion to celebrate, and today is the National Day and the Mid-Autumn Festival, so I’ll let everyone eat well.”

County Magistrate Song nodded and didn't say much on this issue.

At this moment, Deng Shirong came over with a bottle of Maotai and said hello with a smile: "This big leader, and all the leaders of the bicycle parts factory, I am the hotel owner. Thank you for your support of our hotel. This bottle of wine is A little thought from our hotel, I hope all the leaders have a good meal and drink. ”

"thank you boss!"

"I wish the boss a prosperous business!"

"Boss, your hotel is nice. It's clean and spacious, and the food tastes good. It's hard to even think about this business well!"

"..."

The leader of the bicycle parts factory saw Deng Shirong coming to deliver wine, and the gift was the best Maotai liquor, so naturally he didn't mind sending a few kind words.

They all talked while sitting down, but Magistrate Song, who was sitting in the main seat, stood up when he saw Deng Shirong and said with a smile: "Boss Deng, during the summer vacation, I heard my daughter talk about you a lot. That girl has come to your place for dinner many times."

The leaders all stood up. How could they dare to sit down? They all stood up in unison.

Although Deng Shirong and County Magistrate Song had never met, when he heard what he said, he immediately understood his identity and couldn't help but smile: "It turns out to be County Magistrate Song. I have been looking for an opportunity to invite you over for a casual meal." , but I am afraid that I will be too presumptuous and disturb you. I didn’t expect that we would meet in this way today, so I have to give you a toast. "

"We should have a drink!"

At this point, County Magistrate Song looked at Li Chunhua and others and said: "Director Li, Boss Deng's son is also studying in the capital. He is an alumnus of my eldest daughter. Although this is the first time that Boss Deng and I have met, because The relationship between the children can be regarded as an acquaintance. "

Hearing this, Li Chunhua and other leaders were shocked. County Magistrate Song’s eldest daughter was studying at Peking University. This was not a secret in the county. They all knew it. Boss Deng’s son and the leader’s daughter Being an alumnus means that you are also a Peking University student.

Li Chunhua and others are naturally aware of how awesome Peking University students are in this era. As long as they don’t commit suicide or are really unlucky, they will become cadres directly after graduating from Peking University, and the level is not low, and their future is unlimited. .

Originally, Deng Shirong, a restaurant owner, was considered a great person, but due to the common prejudice against self-employed people in this era, Deng Shirong's status as a restaurant owner was really not taken seriously by the leaders of the bicycle parts factory.

But now after hearing Magistrate Song's introduction, Li Chunhua and others' eyes changed when they looked at Deng Shirong.

He is a capable boss, his son is a Peking University student, and he has a close relationship with the leader's daughter. Such a person is totally worth making friends with.

After understanding this, the leaders of the bicycle parts factory enthusiastically invited Deng Shirong to sit down and have a few drinks with him.

There happened to be only a few people at this table, and except for County Magistrate Song, the rest were senior leaders of the bicycle parts factory. Deng Shirong sat down amidst the warm greetings of everyone, and then the smarter waiter immediately served the big boss. Got the cutlery.

This is a celebration banquet for a bicycle parts factory, so Deng Shirong will naturally not dominate the event.

After toasting with wine and chatting with County Magistrate Song about their children, Deng Shirong found an excuse to leave, leaving time for the leaders of the bicycle parts factory. It was not easy for them to have the opportunity to meet with Magistrate Song, the leader in charge. If he takes up all the time for eating, people will definitely feel a little uncomfortable in their hearts even if they don't say it on the surface.

In just ten minutes, Deng Shirong left a deep impression on the leaders of the bicycle parts factory. In the future, whether it is public or private, as long as they go out to eat at restaurants, I believe Suifeng Hotel will definitely be their first choice. .

The former County Bicycle Parts Factory began to slowly decline after entering the 21st century, and eventually disappeared in the long river of history.

But in the 1980s and 1990s, the factory was still very powerful. Especially around 1987, among the professional manufacturers of bicycle full chain covers, the factory's production and sales of bicycle full chain covers ranked first in Guangxi and ranked first in the country. With three companies, it has become one of the three major chain cover manufacturers in the country, which can be said to be a great success.

With the "help" of the factory's leadership, the development of Suifeng Hotel will definitely be smoother.

This meal lasted until six o'clock in the afternoon.

Naturally, County Magistrate Song, a leader, would not take such a long time to eat, so he left half an hour early.

After they had finished drinking, Section Chief Chen stayed to settle the bill, while other leaders and employees left in groups.

As for packing, it is impossible to pack, even in this era.

As I have emphasized many times before, the atmosphere of this era is different from that of later generations. In later generations, there was a "high-sounding" reason for packing to avoid wasting food, so packing has become a common practice and will not be laughed at.

But in this day and age, whether you are going to have a dinner at a relative or friend's house or eating in a restaurant, packing leftovers is a very shameful thing. There are really not many people who can bear the strange looks from others.

Moreover, plastic bags were not popular in this era and were very rare in the county. If you wanted to pack meals, you had to ask the hotel waiter for help. This is a shameful thing that no one really wants to do.

Therefore, although there were a lot of leftovers today, none of the employees wanted to stay and pack them. They all got up and left with their colleagues in a cool manner.

After Section Chief Chen also paid his bills and left, Deng Yuntai summoned the 16 temporary employees who came to help today and paid them wages.

The four chefs received the highest wages. Deng Yuntai was paid 5 yuan each, and each of the twelve waiters was paid 3 yuan. The total cost was 56 yuan, which was not low.

However, the money was well spent. Without the help of these 16 temporary employees, their hotel would not be able to receive so many guests today.

The 16 employees were all happy when they received their wages.

Don't underestimate the three to five yuan. In this era when there is nowhere to make money, many rural people are happy to earn ten or eight yuan a month. Now they can earn three to five yuan just for one day's work. Then It’s really a good thing that you can’t find even with a lantern.

After Deng Yuntai paid the wages to these temporary employees, he said with a smile: "Thank you for your hard work today!"

"No more hard work!"

"Boss, this is what we should do."

"Boss, if there is such a good thing next time, remember to inform us, we will be on call."

"..."

Deng Yuntai responded with a smile, and then said: "You can get off work now. There are so many leftovers. Each of you can pack a table and take it back. Even if you don't want to eat other people's leftovers, you can." Use it to feed the pigs and dogs, so that it doesn’t go to waste here.”

All the temporary employees were pleasantly surprised when they heard this. Today, the bicycle parts factory had a luxurious set meal provided by the hotel. There were really many hard dishes in it, and many of them were made by the four chefs. So many hard dishes. Not to mention the usual dishes, it was rare for them to eat them even during the Chinese New Year.

Nowadays, although it is picking up what others eat, how can people of this era dislike this!

What's more, the boss Deng Yuntai also gave them a way to feed the leftovers to pigs and dogs if they didn't want to eat them, which completely relieved them of their psychological burden.

As a result, all the temporary employees responded positively and took out the oil paper from the hotel and started packing.

After everything was packed, I greeted the boss respectfully, and then walked briskly home with my full harvest.

It is foreseeable that the families of these sixteen temporary employees will have an unforgettable Mid-Autumn Festival tonight.

After all the temporary employees left, Deng Yuntai asked regular employees such as Zhang Guofu, Zhang Wenjuan, and Zhang Wenying to pack up two tables of leftovers and take them back. Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, and no one will come to eat at this time. Naturally, the restaurant can close early to let the employees We go back early to spend the Mid-Autumn Festival with our families.

Zhang Wenjuan and Zhang Wenying were very active in packing leftovers. The last time a guest came to the hotel for a full-moon banquet, they packed a lot of leftovers back, which made their parents and brothers extremely happy. After that time, their status in the family also changed. All improved a lot.

This dinner at the bicycle parts factory was served with a luxurious set meal. They were very active and full of energy. On the one hand, they had year-end bonuses, and on the other hand, they were looking forward to the part of packing leftovers.

So, after packing the leftovers, Zhang Wenjuan and the four of them, like the temporary employees, happily walked home carrying the heavy leftovers.

Deng Shirong did not show up during the whole process. He was satisfied with the handling of his eldest son.

After more than three months of experience, the eldest son is really able to take charge of his own business. From now on, the restaurant can be safely run by the couple.

…

The next day.

In front of the county courthouse.

Deng Shirong stuffed tobacco into the mouth of his chimney and asked, "Brother Zhang, I want to ask you something. Can you get a TV ticket?"

It's already 1982. If he remembers correctly, this year's New Year's Eve will be the broadcast time of the first Spring Festival Gala. He doesn't have this little money now, and it's time to get a TV back home so that he can watch it during the Chinese New Year. Watching the Spring Festival Gala, I believe it will be very lively.

As for the lack of electricity in the village, there is a solution, which is to buy more batteries.

In his previous life, Deng Shirong bought the first TV in Naye Village, but that was already after 1987. At that time, there was still no electricity in the village, so he bought two batteries specially for watching TV.

When the battery ran out of power, I took my bicycle to Shuangwang to recharge it. It was quite distressing to be charged one or two yuan for each charge.

However, compared with the scenery at the time, this effort was still worth it.

It is really not easy to buy a TV in this era, mainly because the tickets are difficult to obtain.

Of course, as the saying goes, money can make all the difference. If you are really willing to spend money, it is not difficult to buy a TV.

After Deng Shirong had the idea of ​​buying a TV, he planned to ask Brother Zhang, a well-connected friend, if he could get the tickets normally. If not, he would just buy them from others at a high price. , as long as his price is high, there is no TV that cannot be bought.

Zhang Guoan couldn't help laughing when he heard this: "Uncle Jiu, you should have bought this TV a long time ago. You see, people get a salary of twenty or thirty yuan a month, and they all have TVs at home. You have opened the largest TV in the county." Hotel, but it turns out that there is no TV at home. Isn’t this a joke?

As for the TV tickets, don’t worry, I’ll be responsible for getting them for you. "

"Then I'll trouble Brother Zhang!"

Deng Shirong lit a match and lit his tobacco. After taking a few puffs of cigarette, he said with a smile: "Brother Zhang, you don't know, my hometown doesn't have electricity yet, which is why I haven't been in a hurry to buy a TV. But now it seems that I don’t know how long it will take to get electricity in the village, so I thought about buying the TV first and then buying a few batteries for use. Although it is inconvenient to watch TV this way, it is also a solution. "

"It turns out that the village has not yet received electricity. No wonder!"

Zhang Guoan suddenly understood and said: "It is really inconvenient without electricity. Fortunately, our village is in the county seat and had electricity a few years ago."

"Actually, our village has the conditions to receive electricity, because the only large reservoir in the county is not far from our village. Unfortunately, the power generated by Laohutou Reservoir is given priority to several surrounding communes. If there are village enterprises in the village that are in urgent need of electricity, , we can also give priority to electrification. A small and insignificant village like ours will naturally not be able to get electricity.”

"There is no way. Our country is now short of electricity everywhere, so naturally we need to focus on important places first."

"This is understandable. Now that the country is developing faster and faster, I believe that in a few years, people across the country will have access to electricity."

"This day will definitely come. I don't know if we can still see it."

"We are not old yet, we will definitely see this day."

"..."