A doctor who travels through two eras

Chapter 111: Inviting the Leader to a Dinner at Home
In the evening, in the back garden of the Princess's Mansion, in Lin Sanqi's waterside pavilion.

The Lin family set up a table and invited Dean Shen Guoming, Chief of the Purchasing Department Kong Shuihu, Chief of the Logistics Department Quan Shandu, Chief of the Organization and Personnel Department Li Xiaoping, and Chief of the Pharmacy Department Zhou Mingzhe.

In addition, Lin's fellow Huadu native, orthopedic doctor Li Jingming, and courtyard neighbor Wu Xinhou, a gynecologist, also accompanied 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 wedding banquets are no longer held.

In a word: no food.

So when Lin Kucan personally invited everyone to a dinner party, everyone was shocked for a moment, and then they were happy. They thought, you, the Lin family, are inviting us, how dare you just serve a pot of corn porridge?
Even if there is no meat or wine, you can just eat a pot of porridge for free and save some food rations.

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 that it was just a few pounds of fat meat and rice in sacks, so it was no big deal to treat him to a meal.

It has to be said that 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 then 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. They were 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.

(In fact, 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 steaming fish aroma goes straight into the nose.

On the side there was 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.

Even Dean Shen was doubting his own eyes at this time. He thought the food of the Lin family would not be bad, but he never dreamed that it would be so hard? !

"Lin, Doctor 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 their heads frantically, and of course swallowing their saliva at the same time, 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. However, he still had to say a few polite words.

Without saying a few words, there was suddenly such a sumptuous meal on the table. I'm afraid these hospital leaders didn't dare to pick up their chopsticks. Officials these days are very sensitive and afraid of making mistakes.

"President Shen, colleagues, I used my connections to buy all this from several restaurants. It almost emptied my savings. Don't worry, everyone, enjoy it."

Lin Sanqi knew that it was his old father who was covering 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 and was 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 the family property was divided 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 did not starve, it was extremely difficult for them to eat meat. The whole family, including the two children, looked pale and thin.

My goodness, now that the youngest son is back, he serves roasted chicken and pork elbow. 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 the money and food coupons? They must have been given by his parents.

The eldest and second sons eat only coarse food, while the youngest son eats meat and fish all day long. Isn't this just parental partiality? Thinking of this, Lin Duzhong really wanted to walk away, but when he thought of the table full of meat and vegetables, he couldn't bear to leave. He looked torn 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 immediate superior of his youngest son, to the second seat.

"Come on, everyone, take a seat. Today we are just gathering as colleagues. Don't worry about anything. Let's just chat and 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?"

We can’t even get enough food, so where can we get the grain to make wine? Now, alcohol is almost invisible 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 today. Whoever guesses correctly can take a bottle back 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 since the dean was in such a good mood, how could the subordinates spoil his fun? So they all followed suit and started to make a noise:

Kong Shuihu joked: "Good boy, you just started working and we haven't tested you yet, but you are testing us first?"

Lin Kucan took the opportunity to raise his glass: "Come on, 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 all 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 to guess:
"I think it's Xifeng Liquor..."

"It tastes like Hengshui Laobai Gan..."

“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 glasses."

"Come come come~~~"

Suddenly the atmosphere at the table became lively.

　1959～1961年间，茅台酒的生产出现了“大增长”：三年合计产量为2079吨，为此使用了粮食2260万斤（其中高粱1085万斤，小麦1175万斤）。

　　These two data, the output comes from "Maotai Distillery Chronicle" (Science Press, 1991 edition), and the grain usage comes from "Renhuai County Chronicle" (Guizhou People's Publishing House, 1991 edition), both of which are authoritative official publications.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)