Literary Heroes of the Republic of China

Moo-joon had never had tonkatsu before.

He is not in good health, his parents would not let him eat junk food, and after not eating for a long time, he no longer likes food with heavy oil and salt.

After all, apart from these, he still has a lot of healthy delicacies to eat.

But not now.

He has been short of food since time travel, and this body is in a long body... The temptation of fried food to him is not insignificant.

Mu Qiong took a bite, only to feel that his mouth was full of oily smell, which made him wish to swallow his tongue.

He was not willing to eat too fast, and after taking a bite of the fried pork cutlet, he put the pork cutlet down and ate the bread.

A few days ago, he ate a lot of bread in the store, but they were all put away for two or three days and could no longer be served to customers, but at this moment, what he ate was freshly baked and still warm bread.

The fluffy bread with scallion flavor is really indescribably delicious!

Of course, soups and stir-fries taste great too.

The small green vegetables in this season actually taste mediocre when fried, so some customers left them before, but when served with minced meat fried in bean paste, the taste is immediately delicious.

Mu Qiong ate the fried vegetables while eating the bread. After finishing the fried vegetables, he took a second bite of the pork chop and took out his knife and fork to cut the pork chop.

Although the Western food in their store is not authentic, the tableware is quite authentic. Every customer will be given a fork and a knife.

Of course, most customers don’t know how to use it correctly. They usually just bite the tonkatsu and bread directly with a fork.

Mu Qiong knew the way of eating western food, but he didn't eat much before, so he wasn't used to following it. Coupled with the current environment, he subconsciously became casual.

No matter how comfortable he was, he put in a lot of effort to cut the tonkatsu.

He cut off about two-fifths of the tonkatsu from the side he had bitten, and cut the pork chop into small pieces, then forked a small piece with a fork and put it in his mouth.

In fact, Mu Qiong was already full, and now he was simply enjoying the delicious food, while Dr. Fu in front of him just ate a third of the pork chop with the soup.

When Dr. Fu ate, he chewed slowly, seemingly casually, but with indescribable elegance... Mu Qiong felt that he should have eaten authentic Western food, and most of them came back from studying abroad.

In 1860, when the Qing government just launched the Westernization Movement and decided to send some children to study abroad, Chinese people avoided studying abroad like snakes and scorpions. Only poor people were willing to send their children there. An agreement such as "An destiny".

But later, especially after 1890, there was a craze for studying abroad, and countless people went abroad to study at their own expense.

At that time, rich people would send their children to study in Europe, and those with less money would send their children to study in Japan... The original owner's father, Mu Yongxue, went to study in Japan.

Later, China began to use boxer indemnities to select outstanding students and send them to the United States and other countries to study at public expense, which gave some ordinary students the opportunity to go abroad.

It is now 1915, and Mu Qiong doesn't know whether the Dr. Fu in front of him went to study abroad at his own expense, or whether he went to study abroad with the Gengzi indemnity, but he can be sure of one thing—the Dr. Fu who has stayed abroad should be this One of the top talents of our time.

You know, during this period, there were not many people who had studied abroad. In the 30s and [-]s, the number of people who studied abroad gradually increased.

"Boss Chen didn't give you enough to eat?" Dr. Fu noticed Mu Qiong's gaze and asked with a smile.

Mu Qiong has nourished his nearly starving stomach these days, and his appetite is getting bigger and bigger. Just a moment ago, he ate eight fist-sized pieces of bread, a plate of stir-fried vegetables, a bowl of soup, and Lots of butter sauce.

"I'm growing up and eating a lot." Mu Qiong said, "Dr. Fu, have you ever stayed abroad?"

"Well, I lived in Europe." Dr. Fu smiled.

"That's great, I've always wanted to go." Mu Qiong asked in English, "Doctor Fu, what do you think of my English?"

Although Mu Qiong said that he didn't want to owe Dr. Fu favors, he still wanted to develop contacts and establish a good relationship with Dr. Fu. In this case, he naturally wanted to show his knowledge in front of Dr. Fu.

As a result... Dr. Fu looked at Mu Qiong and said sincerely in English: "You speak English very well, with a very rare Oxford accent, but the pronunciation of some words is not accurate. The words on your wall are also written very well. Beautiful, but a few things are wrong."

Mu Qiong was taken aback for a moment. After all, after Dr. Fu spoke, he heard that Dr. Fu's English was not quite right... But he soon realized that such a problem occurred mainly because of the two of them. The time difference is more than 100 years.

The language itself is constantly changing, coupled with the lack of internet and inconvenient transportation... Whether it is Chinese or English, dialects are prevalent at the moment, and the usage of many words is completely different from that in the 21st century.

I am afraid that the languages ​​of various countries will not be gradually unified until after the Second World War.

His English was learned by a very good teacher, and he listened to a lot of foreign broadcasts and watched a lot of foreign programs. His English is very standard, but it may still be somewhat different from the English of this era.

Of course, there is still no problem in communication. Maybe some people who have returned from studying abroad in England at this time may not speak as well as him.

Mu Qiong said in English again: "I haven't stayed abroad, and I don't know a lot... Can Dr. Fu tell me what's wrong?"

Dr. Fu did not point out Mu Qiong's language, but pointed out five mistakes in Mu Qiong's wall and menu.

Mu Qiong memorized them all, thinking that it would be best to find a few English books at this time to get familiar with the current English.

"It's pretty good that you can learn so well without ever studying abroad." Seeing that Mu Qiong had stopped talking, Dr. Fu thought he was a little unhappy, and gave another word of encouragement.

"Thank you, Doctor Fu." Mu Qiong said with a smile.

Although Dr. Fu’s eating behaviors are very standard, he doesn’t pay attention to eating, sleeping, and talking. He ate while talking, and quickly finished the fried pork chops, and drank the soup. move.

Mu Qiong thought that he was either a picky eater, or he was not hungry... Judging from Dr. Fu's thin body, it should be the latter.

He probably had lunch, and he came in for dinner only when he stopped him... Mu Qiong was quite embarrassed.

At this time, Dr. Fu asked, "Why don't you eat?"

Three-fifths of the tonkatsu remained untouched on Mu-jung's plate.

"I want to take it back for my sister to taste." Mu Qiong said.Their family can now eat some meat for every meal, but the meat dishes are salted fish besides salted fish... He is too embarrassed to eat this fried pork chop by himself.

"You are a good brother." Doctor Fu said.

It was already four o'clock in the afternoon, and many people who came to the concession would have dinner at this time before taking the tram to leave... Boss Chen wanted Mu Qiong to "solicit customers" at the door, so he looked at Mu Qiong frequently.

Dr. Fu noticed this and stood up: "I've already eaten, so I'll go back first."

Dr. Fu left quickly, Mu Qiong cleared the table, and went to Boss Chen with Dr. Fu's untouched stir-fried vegetables and his leftover fried pork chops: "Boss, I want to bring these back to my mother and me." sister to eat."

Boss Chen was in the right mood, and he immediately agreed: "Okay, I'll give you a can later, and you put it back."

The pork chops can be taken home in a pack of oiled paper, but the green vegetables have to be packed in a can.

"Thank you boss." Mu Qiong thanked with a smile, and immediately went to work at the door.

Boss Chen bought a total of 160 pieces of pork chops from the butcher shop today, but they were all sold out when it got dark at night!

Pork chops cost 300 cents per piece, and together they earned more than 15 cents for Xiaoyang, accounting for more than [-] yuan for Dayang. After deducting the cost, Boss Chen earned at least [-] yuan.

"When there were few western restaurants in the concession, my daily business was better than this time! At that time, I hired two cooks, two helpers, and one who washed dishes and vegetables." Boss Chen closed the shop with emotion Door.

Today, all the pork chops in the store were sold out, and there was not much bread left. The last thing I ate was the warm meat buns that Boss Chen bought from nearby.

The cook even fried the leftover green vegetables—today, the customers had almost finished eating the green vegetables with minced meat sauce in the store, and there was nothing left.

Mu Qiong liked to eat bread in his previous life, but after time travelling, he always ate this. Now he doesn't like bread very much, but today's meat buns are not delicious.

"This steamed stuffed bun is delicious, but there is less oil and water." The cook also ate happily.

Nowadays, ordinary households in Shanghai generally eat lard, so the fatty meat of pork is more expensive, and the meat in buns is mostly lean meat.

"There is less oil and water... When I go to buy pork chops tomorrow morning, I will buy some pork belly. Let's stew it early and cook a pot of rice for lunch tomorrow." Boss Chen took a big bite of the steamed stuffed bun.

"Okay! The rice is good!" The cook immediately said, they are all southerners, although they are not picky about food, they still prefer rice to pasta.

Mu Qiong is also a little bit greedy for rice. After he traveled here, he hasn't eaten rice seriously.

After eating three meat buns and filling his stomach, Mu Qiong asked Boss Chen: "Boss, you seem to like Dr. Fu very much... Dr. Fu is very good?"

"Of course Dr. Fu is amazing! He is a good man." Boss Chen said, "He often treats people for free. We all like him."

Boss Chen babbled a lot, only then did Mu Qiong know that Dr. Fu's name is Fu Yun'an, and he is a western doctor.

He has been in Shanghai for less than half a year, and works in Gongji Hospital. It is said that his medical skills are very good. Of course, Boss Chen has such a good impression of him, and it is definitely not because of these.

Doctors' consultation fees are very high these days. Those with mediocre medical skills in Chinese medicine cost around [-] cents.

The consultation fee charged by western medicine is even more expensive, which is basically twice that of traditional Chinese medicine. After all, all kinds of equipment used in western medicine have to be imported from abroad, and there are very few western doctors at this time, and many of them are directly foreigners.

Under such circumstances, every morning from 06:30 to 08:30, Dr. Fu will give free consultations to poor people in a nearby clinic opened by his friend, and will also give some cheap medicines as gifts.

Boss Chen does not belong to a poor family, and his health is not bad. He did not let Dr. Fu see a doctor, but he still respects Dr. Fu very much.

Mu Qiong was taken aback after hearing this.

He knows that there are many people who are dedicated to the country and the people in this era, and Dr. Fu is one of them?