Li Guodong: "Huh, there are people who are tired of eating meat? You city people are really strange. If I had meat to eat, I wouldn't need to eat rice."
"You ate at Officer Gao's house for three days. Did you eat big fish and meat every day? Well, your sheep weighs several dozen kilograms, and you only exchanged it for three days' worth of feed. If this were at my house, my mother could keep it for a year."
Wei Hanjie: "My excuse for exchanging mutton for three days' worth of food was just that. Actually, I wanted to use that sheep to thank Officer Gao's family for saving my life. If Officer Gao hadn't appeared in time, I would have bled to death that day."
“When Yu Zhiqing refused to accept my sheep, I could only make up an excuse. I didn’t expect Yu Zhiqing’s family to be so honest. They managed to cook the whole sheep in three days and even added some vegetables for themselves. I haven’t been able to repay this kindness.”
Li Guodong said matter-of-factly, "Officer Gao and Yu, both highly capable people, would never covet your meat. Officer Gao's cooking is excellent; you've enjoyed a great meal these past three days, haven't you?"
"I've had their cold bracken salad, wow, it's even more fragrant than meat. The meat at Director Gao's house must be even more fragrant, it's a pity we didn't have the chance to try it."
When Gao Shujing first arrived at Shangfen Brigade in 1966, he was busy with electrification. Yu Rujia went to distribute grain but couldn't bring it back. It was Li Dashan who led people to carry the grain home for them.
Afterwards, Gao Shujing went over to express his gratitude, and his interactions with Li Dashan increased.
Sometimes he would come over to chat with Gao Shujing, and Gao Shujing would also come over to chat with him when he had free time, bringing snacks to go with his drinks, such as cold stir-fried vegetables.
As Li Dashan's son, Li Guodong was fortunate enough to eat there a few times, and the delicious taste has stayed with him ever since.
Wei Han smacked his lips: "It really is delicious. This is the first time I've ever eaten such delicious food."
If he hadn't eaten at his restaurant before, he wouldn't be having such a hard time eating the same dishes now.
No matter what Wei Han said, Li Guodong insisted on following his father's instructions to nourish him. He could eat sweet potatoes if he wanted, but he couldn't go without meat.
Wei Hanjie's suffering continued.
At the Yu family home, after breakfast, Yu Rujia reminded him, "Duo Shou, remember to take Wei Zhiqing for a follow-up check-up today."
Duoshou: "I remember, I'll go after I finish washing the clothes."
Yu Rujia: "If his injuries have almost healed, just leave one or two layers of gauze to prevent the wound from coming into direct contact with his clothes, and the rest can be removed."
Duoshou: "Hmm, it should be about time. I'll go check on it. If the injury hasn't worsened, we'll do as Auntie says."
When Duoshou came to give Wei Hanjie a follow-up examination, he was greeted with an unprecedentedly warm welcome.
Wei Han pressed Duo Shou's small frame down to sit at the dining table: "Duo Shou is here. Comrade Li made a perfect rabbit today. I asked him to keep it warm for you to eat. Come and try it. Comrade Li, bring the rabbit meat up."
Since Duo Shou had scheduled a follow-up appointment for today, Wei Hanjie asked Li Guodong to prepare the food so that Duo Shou could have something to eat whenever he came.
Li Guodong responded loudly, "Okay, I'll go get it right away."
Duo Shou treated Wei Hanjie's injuries for two weeks, which earned Li Guodong's approval of his medical skills. Li Guodong was very welcoming to him, thinking that he might need this young doctor someday and should treat him well.
Duo Shou had a bad feeling, but seeing the enthusiastic Wei Hanjie and the normal-looking Li Guodong, he couldn't figure it out.
Wei Han had already brought a bowl and chopsticks to him and put the chopsticks in his hand: "Duo Shou, I had a great time eating at your house a few days ago, so have a great time at my house today. Eat heartily and don't be shy."
As they were talking, Li Guodong brought out the rabbit meat: "Duo Shou, eat up, it's delicious, even Wei Zhiqing said it's good."
Wei Hanjie's face stiffened suspiciously for a moment. Before going to the Yu family for dinner, he thought that what Li Guodong made was still edible.
After eating at Yu's house, Li Guodong's rabbit meat became unpalatable, and there have been leftovers for the past two days.
Fortunately, Li Guodong believed his excuse that he had eaten too much meat and was feeling a bit greasy, and did not force him to finish the meal.
Knowing that Duoshou was coming today, he lied and praised his rabbit meat, saying it was delicious, in order to get Duoshou to heat up the dishes. He never expected that this simpleton would bring it up in front of Duoshou.
Duo Shou took a sniff. Although it smelled a bit fishy, it was within a barely acceptable range. The main reason was that the smell of slightly warm rabbit meat wasn't as strong, which gave him a false impression.
Wei Hanjie's words were normal, and with Li Guodong urging him from the side, even though Duoshou still felt a little strange, it seemed unreasonable not to eat since Wei Hanjie had already put the chopsticks in his hand.
He carefully picked up a piece of rabbit meat and put it in his mouth. Instantly, a strong fishy smell assaulted Duoshou's taste buds. Years of etiquette training prevented him from spitting it out on the spot.
Unaware of the pain he was enduring, Li Guodong eagerly pressed on, "How is it? Delicious, right? How much worse is it than yours? Wei Zhiqing said it's only slightly inferior to your spicy rabbit. You taste it and see where it falls short, so I can go back and fix it."
"Sigh, I never thought I would have the talent to become a chef. I must make good use of my talent and try more while Wei Zhiqing has the ingredients. In the future, I will make food as delicious as your uncle's."
Li Guodong genuinely felt that way. The main reason was that the food prepared in this era was all pretty much the same, so when meat was involved, it was immediately filtered and given an aura of deliciousness.
Food tastes different when you're in this mood, so Li Guodong didn't find the rabbit meat he cooked unpalatable at all; in fact, he found it chewy and flavorful the more he chewed.
The chattering around him made it even harder for Duoshou to spit it out. He wanted to just swallow it whole, but Li Guodong was a rough man and had cut the pieces too big; he couldn't swallow them without biting.
Duo Shou gripped his palm tightly, forcing himself to bite down. An even stronger fishy taste erupted in his mouth, and the food he had eaten that morning churned in his stomach.
Little Duoshou endured pain that no one his age should have to bear.
With the last shred of his sanity, Duo Shou glanced at Wei Hanjie, who looked somewhat worried, and instantly realized that he had done it on purpose.
Duo Shou, with rabbit meat in his mouth, gritted his teeth and said, "Wei Zhiqing's injuries have almost healed, and it's time to change his medicine. I just remembered that I didn't bring the new medicine with me, so I'll go back and get it now and be back soon."
After saying that, he ran out with the meat in his mouth. Li Guodong called after him, "Hey, there's no need to rush. You can take it after you finish eating the meat. If you don't eat it now, the meat will get cold and won't taste good."
Duoshou ran even faster, and even bumped into someone as he entered his own house. He didn't bother to stop and see who it was, and went straight to the vegetable garden in the backyard to vomit violently, as if he wanted to throw up his stomach.
Duoshou's commotion attracted the attention of the whole family, who all gathered around.
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