Lin Sanqi looked at his clothes and then at his pants. The front door was not open, and he was still wrapped in his coat.
"Yes, is there a problem?"
The shop assistant was delighted when he heard this:
"No problem, it's just that it's been so many years, it's really rare to meet someone who comes to eat hot pot alone. You are really kind."
Lin Sanqi took off his hat and coat, then said with a smile:
"Your Donglaishun, oh by the way, it's now called the Minzu Restaurant, I used to come here often.
I've been working in the south for the past few years, so it's really rare for me to come here. I didn't invite friends or colleagues over because I was afraid they'd spend too much money. Life is tough these days, so I'd save some money for them."
In 1965, although the situation was no longer as difficult as in the previous three years, people were not starving to death.
However, supplies still required tickets, especially the supply of meat was even more tight, and Donglaishun not only required grain tickets, but also meat tickets and cash, which ordinary people could not afford.
If Lin Sanqi invited other people to eat mutton hotpot together, given his current status, the people invited would definitely rush to pay for the tickets, which would be unpleasant.
Lin Sanqi would rather have a good meal by himself, without any burden, without having to owe favors to others, and without having to be hypocritically polite.
Besides, he is not short of money.
The shop assistants were all smart people. When they saw Lin Sanqi wearing a woolen coat and shiny cotton-padded shoes, they knew that he must be a high-ranking official.
The old city would not allow such a powerful businessman to exist.
So he politely led me to a quiet table inside.
"Comrade, please sit here."
Lin Sanqi put away his coat and looked around. He found that it was lunchtime and only one-third of the seats were occupied. He asked curiously:
"Comrade, your Donglaishun business is failing. You're a long-established brand, but you only have this much customer traffic?"
The shop assistant complained in his heart, but he still looked happy on the surface:
"These days, except for those who need help, who can afford to eat meat?
For example, if four people come and eat two kilograms of meat each, based on current appetite, it wouldn't be too much. Is that even possible? That would require eight kilograms of food coupons.
The average worker now only has a ration of two taels of meat per month, which means they can't even eat two kilograms of meat in a year. And then they finish it all in one meal? Who would be willing to do that?
So, people like you who come to our Donglaishun restaurant alone to eat are almost unheard of these years. If you can afford it, just go and have a bowl of braised pork and steamed buns, and that's considered extravagant."
Lin Sanqi was silent, thinking that even though the three difficult years were over, the national economy had recovered.
But the facts proved that although no one was starving to death, it was impossible to have enough to eat and eat well, and the supply of materials was still in a difficult state.
After traveling through time for so many years, it seems that I have not changed anything in the overall trend of this era.
Thinking of this, Lin Sanqi smiled bitterly. He couldn't change the tide of history, so he decided to eat and drink well to stimulate domestic demand.
"Comrade, give me two pounds of mutton, topped with pork belly, cucumber strips, ground pork, frozen tofu, and Chinese cabbage, and a bottle of Fenjiu."
"Okay, please wait."
In the evening, after eating a full meal of mutton and burping, Lin Sanqi just walked to the door of his home in Dongmianhua Hutong and found a jeep parked at the door.
Cars are rare these days, especially those with military license plates.
Lin Sanqi was not afraid that they were here to arrest him, so he walked over to take a look and found two young soldiers huddled together inside. The jeep was covered with a thick layer of white snow.
I knocked on the table, hoping to avoid freezing to death in the car.
"Hey, comrade, you can't sleep in the car. Your car doesn't have air conditioning. You'll be like a popsicle when you wake up tomorrow morning."
The two young soldiers woke up and saw that everyone outside the car was about to cry.
"Minister Lin, you, you are finally back."
They waited from 5pm to 8pm. They were hungry and cold, but they didn't dare to leave.
Fortunately, there were no buses or taxis at night in those days, so Lin Sanqi couldn't walk from Qianmen to Dongzhimen and had to go back to Dongmianhua Hutong to spend the night.
If he went to sleep in the dormitory of the Capital Infectious Disease Hospital tonight, the two officers would be in trouble.
Lin Sanqi felt around and took out two chocolates from his coat pocket and handed them over:
"Here, this thing can provide some heat. You two, come with me into the house and warm up. I have a fireplace, so it heats up quickly."
The two school soldiers trembled as they got off the car and saluted Lin Sanqi stiffly.
"Minister Lin, the commander told us to go to the headquarters compound immediately after we pick you up. He and several other commanders will be waiting for you there."
"Which leader?"
"Reporting, it's Leader Jing and several military district chiefs."
Lin Sanqi looked at his watch: "It's almost 9 o'clock. You have been waiting in the afternoon. The leaders should have gone home, right?"
"Report, Leader Jing said that no matter how late it is, they will pick you up and they will be waiting."
Lin Sanqi didn't have the habit of going to bed early, so since there were a few old men who wanted to chat, he decided to go and chat.
Of course, he also knew in his heart that these twelve golden medals summoned him like they wanted to see him alive or dead, which must be no good.
"Okay, wait a minute, I'll go get some things from home and then go with you."
Half an hour later, Lin Sanqi appeared in the military compound on Fuxing Road.
When he walked into Leader Jing's office, he found that the room was full of old men, and the smell of smoke was almost suffocating.
Through the smoke, Lin Sanqi saw that in addition to Leader Jing, Cao Zhiyang from the Yunnan Military Region, Xu Tianxing from the Xueyu Military Region, Tian Yingzhe from the Liaoshen Military Region, Guo Huaqiang from the Southeast Military Region, and Yang Shufeng from the Air Force were all there.
Since they were all old acquaintances, Lin Sanqi relaxed and joked:
"Hey, gentlemen, why are you still awake at night playing Landlord here?"
As soon as Chief Cao saw Lin Sanqi coming, he rushed over excitedly and enthusiastically helped him take off his coat.
Lin Sanqi was so scared that he quickly dodged. What kind of person is he to need two stars to get clothes for him?
"No, no, no, Lao Cao, don't be so enthusiastic. The more enthusiastic you are, the more scared I am."
Hahahaha~~~Everyone in the room laughed.
Commander Cao insisted on taking Lin Sanqi's coat and hanging it on the hanger, then he smiled and said:
"It's my honor to serve Lord Lin, the God of Wealth. However, the person who should flatter him the most today is Old Xu. However, this guy is too embarrassed to do so. Don't agree to anything he asks you to do later."
Xu Tianxing blushed immediately. As a straight man from the army, it was impossible for him to show his courtesy to a young man.
But he still came up and held Lin Sanqi's hand tightly:
"Comrade Sanqi, I, Old Xu, won't say nice things, but I sincerely thank you."
Lin Sanqi took Commander Xu's hand and asked anxiously:
"How's it going? Did you defeat Ah San?"
Commander Xu nodded heavily:
"Of course. With the advanced weapons you provided, we completely humiliated the Indians, leaving them powerless to fight back. However, they were too cunning, using human wave tactics to deal with us. They didn't care that their own soldiers fell one after another, so the battlefield remained stable."
Lin Sanqi nodded slightly, thinking that human lives in such a garbage country were worthless, and using human lives to fill the gap would be a headache.
When Leader Jing saw Lin Sanqi coming over, he also stood up and patted him on the shoulder:
"Comrade Sanqi, we've been waiting for you for quite some time, and now we're all hungry. I just want to discuss something with you."
Lin Sanqi weighed the big bag in his hand and said:
"I brought braised pork, peanuts, ham, and Maotai liquor. On this snowy night, it would be wonderful to drink and chat."
Wow~~~
The generals in the room were all excited. Some were busy clearing the table, looking for stools, and unpacking food. Soon they were sitting together.
Lin Sanqi was the youngest and lowest-ranking person at the scene, so he acted as a waiter. After pouring wine for each old man, he raised his glass and said:
"Come on, let one go first. Xiaolin wishes all the uncles and uncles a happy new year and a long life."
Good~~~
Everyone raised their glasses and drank all the drinks, then they couldn't wait to reach out for the pig's trotters and beef tendons, it seemed that they were all very hungry.
After three rounds of drinking, Lin Sanqi's face flushed and he felt a little tipsy. He slapped the table and asked:
"Okay, now you can tell me. What's the matter that you called me here so urgently?"
Chief Cao put down his wine and, taking advantage of the fact that he was most familiar with Lin Sanqi, he said:
"Xiao Lin, whether it's the planes or the Shandong cats you sent, they're both top-notch treasures. They've played a huge role on the battlefield and reduced our casualties.
Just as Yang Shufeng told us, 500 J-7 fighters are now deployed. Previously, we could see enemy aircraft but couldn't hit them. Now the situation is reversed. We can chase them and fight them even into foreign airspace without fear.
Yang Shufeng of the Air Force nodded heavily:
"Yes, we chased the enemy planes like rabbits, driving them all over the world. In the second half of the year alone, we shot down 80 enemy planes. Now no enemy plane dares to fly into our airspace."
Lin Sanqi was surprised and said, "That's a good thing. At least we have gained air superiority."
Commander Cao slammed the table and said, "We have planes and cars now, but we don't have enough fuel." (End of this chapter)
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