Literary Master 1978

Yu Hua felt that he was not here to eat today, but to broaden his horizons.

Two days ago, he went to Li Tuo's house to attend a party, and he also listened to people talking about knowledge he had never heard of. The people in Li Tuo's house were not bad, but they always gave people a stiff feeling.

And when he listened to Lin Chaoyang chatting, although he was just talking about how to eat shabu-shabu meat, he gave people a calm feeling of talking, which made people feel very comfortable and convinced.

The most important thing is that he can talk about something interesting in a different way.

He felt that what Zhu Wei said that day was very right, and listening to Teacher Chaoyang's lecture was indeed a great experience.

"Okay. Don't show off your knowledge, the meat is still in the pot!" Tao Yushu reminded him.

"Forget it, forget it, we are all old." Lin Chaoyang quickly stretched out his chopsticks to pick up the meat in the pot.

Yu Hua couldn't help but smile knowingly when he saw such a scene. Such a life interest is really enviable!

"I heard that Zhu Wei also took you to a party with Li Tuo and others that day?" Tao Yushu asked Yu Hua.

"Yes. I met a lot of friends and learned a lot. Everyone also talked about Teacher Chaoyang. They said that you are a good cook and have a lot of knowledge. It's just that I've been too busy recently and didn't feel comfortable to bother you."

"Do they know what it means to feel uncomfortable?"

Yu Hua knew that Li Tuo and his group had a good relationship with Lin Chaoyang. This teasing revealed the intimacy between good friends.

The wind was howling outside, the copper pot on the table was surging, and the mist was rising. Yu Hua listened to Lin Chaoyang chatting while eating mutton bite by bite with his chopsticks.

I heard from Teacher Chaoyang that this shabu-shabu mutton is about one clear and two white. Clear means the clear soup pot, and white means that the mutton slices cut on the white porcelain plate are placed on the plate, and the meat slices are put into the pot, and there can't be a drop of blood left in the plate. How white it is when it is served, it will still be white after eating.

Halfway through the meal, the mutton cut before the meal was finished, and Lin Chaoyang went to cut another plate of meat.

Yu Hua saw that Lin Chaoyang had cut the thin slices of mutton and put them on the plate. He slowly stood the plate vertically. The mutton really stuck to the plate without falling off.

Then he put another plate of meat into the pot, and the plate was still as white and bright as before.

Yu Hua wanted to clap his hands when he saw it. Anyone with a little common sense knew that to achieve this effect, not only the meat and the knife skills must be good, but also the mutton must be frozen just right.

"You guys eat first, I'll cut some more meat."

Lin Chaoyang said, and went to cut the meat again. Yu Hua was a little embarrassed to pick up the chopsticks.

Tao Yushu smiled and said to him, "It's okay, eat. There are not so many rules in our family. Look at that..."

Yu Hua looked in the direction of Tao Yushu's finger, and saw Tao Yumo's cheeks bulging, and the chopsticks were still picking up the meat. The plate of meat that had just been put into the pot had been eaten up by her.

Seeing this scene, Yu Hua felt relieved.

Eating is not only about the deliciousness of the food, but also about the mood.

Since arriving at Lin Chaoyang's house, Yu Hua has gradually relaxed and enjoyed himself from the initial nervousness and restraint to the end, and his appetite has increased a lot compared to usual.

Of course, he thinks this is also closely related to the deliciousness of mutton.

After dinner, he stayed for a while before saying goodbye to Lin Chaoyang and his wife.

When he went out, he found that it was snowing outside.

Lin Chaoyang and his wife sent him out of the courtyard. Yu Hua walked more than 20 meters and looked back. He could still vaguely see the couple's figures at the gate of the courtyard in the weak light. This feeling of being valued made him feel warm in his heart.

After leaving the alley, the street lights were on, and the wind blew the snowflakes, which seemed to have turned into thousands of silver threads under the light.

Flying and scattering, wandering and accumulating.

The words that Lin Chaoyang said appeared in Yu Hua's mind again.

Wind, snow, waves, and rosy clouds, all together!

It is an unforgettable experience!

In the last few days of 1983, the novel was finished and sent to Huacheng. Lin Chaoyang had nothing to do and took advantage of the few days before the Chinese New Year to focus on purchasing supplies.

Last month, the royalties and foreign exchange settlement of Ming Pao Publishing House gave Lin Chaoyang a large amount of overseas remittance coupons. Just for daily use, he might not be able to use them up in a few years.

On the afternoon of the 26th day of the twelfth lunar month, he made a lot of purchases at the Overseas Chinese Store on the second floor of Xidan Shopping Mall and hired a tricycle to help him carry the things to Yanda.

Arriving at the bottom of Langrun Lake Apartment, Lin Chaoyang carried things upstairs. As soon as he walked to the door, he met Tao Yucheng holding a bag and opening the door, as if he was going out.

"Brother, where are you going?"

"This year I'm taking the children back to your sister-in-law's family home for the New Year."

Tao Yucheng said, and went back to the house. Lin Chaoyang came in and put the things down.

"Why did you buy so many things?" Tao's mother couldn't help asking when she saw the things Lin Chaoyang put on the ground.

"There are more downstairs."

Tao's mother waved her hand, "Don't move it. We are the only two old people at home during the New Year, and we can't eat so much."

"It's okay. These things are not afraid of being stored, and they can be stored for several months. My eldest brother is going to Yunnan, and they can be used."

Lin Chaoyang and Tao Yucheng went downstairs to move again. He bought a variety of New Year's goods, including cigarettes, alcohol, sugar and tea. They are indeed not afraid of being stored. He said to Tao Yucheng: "Brother, pick some and take them away."

Tao Yucheng hurriedly said: "It's not suitable, it's not suitable."

"What's not suitable? If you don't pick, then I'll get it for you."

Lin Chaoyang took the initiative to pick up two Marlboros, "These cigarettes don't take up space, take two. Hershey's chocolate, give Xiwen and Xiwu more, and go back to grandma's house to show off in front of the children..."

Brothers Tao Xiwen and Tao Xiwu looked at Lin Chaoyang's generous work and felt happy, wishing that their uncle would give them all the new year's goods.

Lin Chaoyang took four or five kinds of New Year's goods in a row, and Tao Yucheng said anxiously: "Okay, okay, don't take any more. I can't hold them anymore."

Lin Chaoyang stopped and then sent Tao Yucheng's family of four out. The four of them had to catch the train.

After Tao Yucheng's family of four left, Lin Chaoyang invited Tao's father and Tao's mother to celebrate the New Year in Xiaoliubukou Hutong.

"My eldest brother and his family are all gone. During the Chinese New Year, it's just the old couple at home. It's too deserted. My place is lively."

Lin Chaoyang persuaded Tao's father and Tao's mother without any effort.

A few days later, on New Year's Eve, Tao's father and Tao's mother came to Xiaoliubukou Hutong early in the morning.

When Tao's mother entered the main room, she saw Tao Yumo sitting on the sofa, watching TV and drinking Coke. Since the winter vacation, Tao Yumo spent most of his time at his sister and brother-in-law's house, so he rarely went back to Langrun Lake Apartment.

Mother Tao frowned and asked, "Why are you fat again?"

Hearing his mother's words, Tao Yumo, who was originally cheerful and careless, immediately felt bad, "Mom, what do you mean by getting fat again? What I call health and beauty!"

Tao's mother looked disdainful. The youngest in their family had been spoiled since she was a child, especially her mouth, which she couldn't control no matter what.

From the mother's perspective, the changes in the child can always be seen at a glance.

Tao Yumo had eaten so well in Lin Chaoyang during the winter vacation that she had indeed gained seven or eight kilograms, but it was still less than one hundred and ten kilograms. She was 1.7 meters tall, and such a weight would not be considered fat even in future generations.

In later generations, there is a deformed aesthetic that calls a good girl no more than 100, even without considering height.

Nowadays, women's aesthetics are not that sick. Everyone likes a well-proportioned body shape. Although Tao Yumo's words are a bit boastful, he is not wrong.

Her figure does give people a youthful and healthy look, but it may be because she is careless. She has been working for half a year, but she still retains the clear and stupid feeling of a college student.

"Health means being healthy, but I don't see the beauty!"

Tao Yumo was frustrated by her mother's critical attack. Who did I offend?

She turned off the TV, got up, went to the kitchen, and said to Tao Yushu, "It's true that Mom scolded me as soon as she came here!"

Tao Yushu was filling dumplings when he heard her complain and replied: "Who told you not to go home?"

"I'm not here to take care of my nephew for you!"

Tao Yushu wanted to roll his eyes when he heard his sister's confident words. Those who didn't know better thought you were working for nothing!

"What have you been scolded for? Let me listen!"

The three words "I listen" translate to "make me happy".

Tao Yumo said aggrievedly: "Call me fat!"

Tao Yushu glanced at his sister helplessly, "You are just stating the facts, can this be considered scolding you?"

"Sister~"

Tao Yumo called "Sister" a thousand times, and Tao Yushu couldn't make any more sarcastic remarks. She glanced at the Coca-Cola in her sister's hand.

"I'm not afraid of you drinking this stuff. Your brother-in-law said that Coke has a very high sugar content and is the most likely to make people fat."

Tao Yumo was doubtful after hearing what his sister said, "Real or false? Who did he listen to?"

"Looking at the paper, it said it was foreign research."

Tao Yumo curled his lips, "Then according to this logic, does it mean that you can not starve to death if you only eat sweets, and can you become a fat man?"

Tao Yushu glanced at his sister angrily, "Sophistry!"

Could Tao Yumo not know that he was sophistry? Of course she knew that the key was that she couldn't admit it, otherwise how could she drink Coke happily in the future?

It's only 4 cents for a small bottle. She can only buy 120 bottles with a month's salary. She would definitely be reluctant to buy it herself.

After the reform and opening up in 1978, Coca-Cola planned to return to China. The reason why it was said to be returning to China was because as early as the Republic of China, Coca-Cola had built a factory in Shanghai and hired the famous star Ruan Lingyu as its spokesperson.

After many twists and turns, the location of Coca-Cola's factory finally landed in the old factory building of the Yanjing Roast Duck Factory under COFCO. It was already 1981. The CEO of Coca-Cola Group said very optimistically:

For Coca-Cola, China is a giant baby. Although the scale is large, the opportunity for growth is even greater.

But obviously the CEO comrade underestimated the difficulty of opening up the Chinese market.

Coca-Cola was officially put into production in April 1981, priced at 4.5 cents a bottle. For the vast majority of Yanjing citizens, it was a high cost. This is almost equivalent to the 100 yuan that a working-class person with a monthly salary of 10,000 yuan in future generations would spend on a bottle of drink. .

What's more, the Arctic Ocean soda, which is also a carbonated drink, only costs 1.5 cents.

Although people these days admire Western products, it does not mean that everyone ignores cost-effectiveness.

Therefore, when Coca-Cola was first launched in the Yanjing market, sales were very dismal.

In order to open up the market as soon as possible, Coca-Cola also launched promotions, giving away balloons and chopsticks when buying Coke, which opened up sales little by little.

Lin Chaoyang's family doesn't usually drink Coke. They only buy it to prepare some extra drinks for the New Year.

While the two sisters were chatting, Lin Chaoyang had already rolled out the dough, and Tao Yushu greeted: "Put down the Coke and let's make dumplings!"

Tao Yumo did not put down the bottle, but drank all the remaining Coca-Cola in one sip, then put down the bottle and went to make dumplings.

Looking at his sister's actions, Tao Yushu looked disgusted. Why does he like eating and drinking so much?