Chapter 111: Inviting the Leader to a Dinner at Home
In the evening, in the back garden of the Gege Mansion, in Lin Sanqi's waterside pavilion.
The Lin family set up a table and invited Dean Shen Guoming, Purchasing Section Chief Kong Shuihu, Logistics Section Chief Quan Shandu, Organization and Personnel Section Chief Li Xiaoping, and Pharmacy Section Chief Zhou Mingzhe.
In addition, the Lin family's fellow orthopedic surgeon Li Jingming from Huadu and their neighbor in the courtyard, gynecologist Wu Xinhou, also came to accompany them.
In 1959, natural disasters had already caused severe damage across the country. With every household starving, treating people to a meal was absolutely a rare event.
Not to mention entertaining guests on a regular basis, even weddings don’t have banquets anymore.
In a word: no food.
So when Lin Kucan personally invited everyone to a dinner, everyone was shocked for a moment, and then they were happy. They thought, how could you, the Lin family, treat us and just serve a pot of corn porridge?
Even if there is no meat or wine, you can still eat a pot of porridge for free and save some food for your family.
Being able to eat meat for free is everyone's dream, even if they are section chiefs or directors.
Only Dean Shen, who knew something about Lin Sanqi's strength, looked calm. He thought to himself that it was just a few pounds of fat meat that was given away, and the rice was given in sacks. It was no big deal to treat him to a meal.
Lin Sanqi's waterside pavilion is really a great place to entertain guests.
There are no neighbors around and there is a courtyard wall in front. Once the gate is closed, there is no problem even dancing disco inside the house. It is extremely hidden.
When everyone walked into the house chatting and laughing, when they saw the food on the table, everyone's eyes widened, and their saliva flowed like the Huangguoshu Waterfall.
There were three roasted chickens placed in the middle of the table. Each one weighed at least three pounds, roasted to a golden color, and exuded a crispy and sweet meaty aroma.
Next to the roast chicken were three large pork elbows, which were obviously carefully stewed. The meat was tender and melted in the mouth.
(Actually, they are all cooked food from Sam's Club. They are baked and then seasoned. It would be strange if they are not delicious.)
Next to it is a braised sea bass, poured with soup, and the aroma of steaming fish goes straight into the nose.
There is also a plate of braised beef, a plate of pork head, a plate of peanuts, a plate of smashed cucumbers, and a plate of tiger dish on the side.
Even Dean Shen was doubting his own eyes at this time. He had thought that the Lin family's food would not be bad, but he never dreamed that it would be so hard?!
"Dr. Lin, I'm afraid even the leaders of the country can't afford the food on your table. This is too grand!"
The people around were nodding frantically, and of course, they were swallowing their saliva frantically, their eyes fixed on the plates of meat and vegetables, not willing to move away at all, looking like starving ghosts.
Lin Kucan was no longer hungry. He had become immune to meat after being fed by his youngest son every day, but he still had to say a few polite words.
Without saying a few words, seeing such a sumptuous meal suddenly appear on the table, I'm afraid these hospital leaders would not dare to pick up their chopsticks. Officials these days are very sensitive and are afraid of making mistakes.
"President Shen, colleagues, I used my connections to collect all this from several restaurants. It practically emptied my savings, so don't worry, everyone, enjoy it."
Lin Sanqi knew that it was his old father who was covering up for him, helping him to get so many delicious foods from the black market.
But the eldest brother Lin Gancao and the second brother Lin Duzhong, who were smiling beside them, didn’t know that the eldest brother was better, a loyal and honest man.
The second son, Lin Duzhong, was very unhappy when he heard this. He thought that his father was really partial. He said that they divided the family property equally, but in fact he left the largest share to his youngest son. The evidence was the delicious fish and meat in front of him.
Although the Lin family was not starving, it was extremely difficult for them to eat meat. The whole family, including the two children, were pale and thin from hunger.
My goodness, now that the youngest son is back, he serves roasted chicken and pork elbows. Isn’t this blatant favoritism?
If we still need evidence, it is that Lin Sanqi often took the two children out to eat, eating delicious food and drinking spicy drinks all day long, which made the two children not want to eat the meals at home.
Where did Lin Sanqi, who had been wandering for ten years, get his money and food coupons? They must have been given by his parents.
The eldest and second sons eat coarse food, while the youngest son eats meat and fish all day long. Isn't this a clear example of parental favoritism?
Thinking of this, Lin Duzhong really wanted to turn away, but when he thought of the table full of meat and vegetables, he couldn't bear to leave, and looked conflicted and unwilling.
Lin Kucan didn't pay attention to his sons' expressions. He just pulled Dean Shen to sit in the main seat, and pulled Kong Shuihu, the youngest son's immediate superior, to the second seat.
"Come on, come on, everyone, take a seat. Today we're just getting together as colleagues. Don't worry about anything. Let's just chat and have a drink. Xiao Qi, hurry up and serve the wine."
Dean Shen and Section Chief Kong's eyes lit up again: "Wow~~~ There's still wine?"
If people can't even get enough to eat, where will they get the grain to make wine? Alcohol is almost unavailable in supply and marketing cooperatives and department stores, except in high-end restaurants.
Seeing everyone sitting down, Lin Sanqi quickly took out a few glass bottles of wine from the cabinet next to him.
Dean Shen took the bottle and looked at it, feeling a little strange:
"Hey, this bottle is quite exquisite, why doesn't it have a trademark?"
Lin Sanqi took the bottle and poured wine for everyone while jokingly saying:
"This wine is from my father's collection. Let's guess what it is today. Whoever guesses correctly can take a bottle home with them when they leave. How about that?"
Dean Shen was very happy to hear this: "Okay, this is interesting. Come on, everyone try it, and then guess one by one to see who has the best taste."
In fact, everyone just wants to eat meat now. Although the wine is fragrant, how can it be as fragrant as the meat?
But if the dean was in such a good mood, how could the subordinates possibly spoil the fun? So, one by one, they joined in the booing:
Kong Shuihu jokingly said, "Good boy, you just started working and we haven't tested you yet, but you're testing us first?"
Lin Kucan took the opportunity to raise his glass: "Come, let's drink a glass first. No more unnecessary words, let's taste the wine first."
Everyone raised their glasses, except Lin Sanqi, who did not take a seat. Today he was the waiter, serving as a waiter on the side.
Dean Shen took a sip of the wine, savored it for a long time, then drank it in one gulp and said calmly:
"Fenjiu!"
The dean said it was Fenjiu. People with high emotional intelligence would definitely not give the same answer as the dean, so the others started guessing:
"I think it's Xifeng Liquor..."
“It tastes like Hengshui Laobai Gan to me…”
“It feels like the three flowers of Guilin…”
"I think it's Red Star Erguotou..."
Lin Sanqi knew it clearly in his mind. Everyone present was an old drunkard, so how could they not taste it? But no one could give the correct answer.
In the end, it was Lin Kucan who clapped his hands:
"Haha, the dean is really amazing. He guessed it right. Then we should toast to Dean Shen with three cups."
"Come come come~~~"
Suddenly the atmosphere at the table became lively.
Between 1959 and 1961, the production of Moutai experienced a "big increase": the total output in three years was 2,079 tons, and 22.6 million jin of grain was used (including 10.85 million jin of sorghum and 11.75 million jin of wheat).
These two data, the output comes from the "Moutai Distillery Chronicle" (Science Press, 1991 edition), and the grain usage comes from the "Renhuai County Chronicle" (Guizhou People's Publishing House, 1991 edition), both of which are authoritative official publications.
(End of this chapter)
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