Rebirth 1977 Great Era

Chapter 152: A Lifetime Health Preservation Secret (3K)

A few days have passed since the National Congress, and it’s already the weekend.

Today is the seventh day of the seventh month in the lunar calendar, which happens to be the Chinese Valentine's Day and also the day Fang Yan and Zhu Lin get engaged.

Fangyan was supposed to work on weekends, but because today was a special day, he asked for a day off in advance.
An engagement banquet was to be held at home at noon. Both the Fang and Zhu families invited some relatives and friends in Beijing. Even Mr. Zhu, who was originally going to return to Nantong after the National Congress, stayed a few more days because of this.

He waited specifically to attend the engagement party before returning, which can be said to be giving enough face.

Fangyan's family started to get busy early in the morning as they were going to hold a banquet to entertain guests.

In addition to the friends and relatives invited by my parents, there are also people from the Fang family.

There were also masters, friends, and colleagues invited by Fangyan. The same was true for the Zhu family, there were quite a few people.

After the Fang family was busy for a while, Zhu Lin's family also came over. They also wanted to come and help. Both families put a lot of effort into the engagement banquet at noon today.

Although it was not a wedding banquet, there were still quite a few guests.

As the chef today, Fangyan is of course the busiest person in the kitchen.

Zhu Lin helped him, and the two of them worked in perfect harmony.

It’s my own engagement party, and I cook and entertain the guests myself, which shows my sincerity.

But fortunately, these are things they do frequently on a daily basis, so they are pretty good at it.

During this period, Fangyan even joked with Zhu Lin that even if they lost their jobs in the future, they could just set up a roadside stall to support their family.

Before Zhu Lin could answer, he heard his father Fang Zhenhua, who was washing the newly bought dishes at the sink, say to him:
"Don't talk nonsense, do you still want to be your own boss?"

The experiences of the past few years have made him almost develop a stress response to these taboos.

Fangyan knew the subsequent historical development and said to his father:

"Who can say for sure what will happen in the future?"

"On the 19th, the 11th session of the First Middle School was just concluded, and a lot of new leaders were elected. Maybe the wind direction will change, and I can really be my own boss in the future."

Father Fang Zhenhua stopped what he was doing, shook his head and said:

"Where else can you go?"

At this time, Professor Zhu, who was helping to pick vegetables, raised his head and took over the conversation and said:
"Old Fang, I actually agree with Fangyan's opinion. This is not necessarily the case. Times are changing and anything can happen."

Zhu Lin also said at this time:

"Yes, wasn't there a report on the radio just now? The Voyager 2 spacecraft was launched to explore the universe. Who knows, it will be a while before they discover aliens."

After hearing this, Fangyan said jokingly:
"That's right. Maybe we will be needed to liberate the aliens later."

Zhu Lin was tickled and burst into laughter.

Fang Zhenhua shook his head, knowing that his son was just casually talking about being a boss, so he didn't take it to heart.

Continue to work on other things.

Because of today's engagement banquet, the Fang family specially bought a new set of bowls, chopsticks and plates.

The task of cleaning fell on him.

At this time, Fu Zhaojun asked He Huiru outside:
"By the way, didn't I hear that your fourth child is coming back? When exactly?"

He Huiru responded with a smile:
"If nothing goes wrong, he will be back at the beginning of next month. By then, I will have to find him a job."

At this moment, Fangyan in the kitchen heard the conversation outside, and he said:

"When the fourth brother comes back, I will let him live in the house. In the afternoon, Linlin and I will move the books from home over there and decorate the study room."

Hearing that Fang Yan was actually going to move out early, He Huiru said:

"Why are you in such a hurry? Just come back and live with your brother for a few days to get close to him."

Fangyan shook his head:
"Why would two grown men get so close? Maybe neither of them would get a good rest."

"You know that the fourth child has been grinding his teeth and talking in his sleep since he was a child. He also likes to roll around in bed when he sleeps. If I sleep with him, I'm just asking for trouble."

He Huiru responded:

"That was all when I was a kid. I'm a grown-up now."

Fangyan really didn't want to sleep with this younger brother. Two grown men sharing a bed, apart from smelling each other's stinky feet, there was really no relationship to connect them.

He said to his mother:

"Big guys should have their own private space. As his brother, I will never treat him badly. When he comes back, I will let him have a room all to himself."

"You see, he will definitely be happy then, and he definitely won't be sad because I, as his brother, don't share a bed with him."

Although I, He Huiru, knew this truth, I always felt that as soon as the fourth child came back, the third child moved out, and it looked like he was being driven away.

What will people outside say then?
But when I think about it, it’s not so bad, mainly because Fangyan is getting married soon, and she will only live alone for a few days after moving out, and then she will live with Zhu Lin.

Thinking of this, He Huiru no longer insisted and just asked Fang Yan:

"So you're going to live there and not come back for dinner?"

Fangyan responded:
"I'll come back after dinner, and the bus will be gone soon. Let's get together on weekends from now on. We eat together every day at noon anyway."

"Then your father can only see you once a week?" responded He Huiru, my mother.

The family lived in the same city, but they didn't eat together. As someone who had a strong sense of family, she felt a little uncomfortable.

As a result, Fang Zhenhua took the initiative to say:

"Don't worry about me. When I retire, I'll have plenty of time to live with him. I won't leave even if he chases me away."

Hearing what her husband said, He Huiru didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

It was not appropriate to continue the conversation on this topic, so he changed the subject and asked Fang Zhenhua:
"By the way, didn't they say before that the college entrance examination would be resumed? Has the specific time been decided?"

Fang Zhenhua said:
"The date has not been decided yet. The National College Admissions Work Conference has been held since the 13th and is still in progress. I heard it will last until the end of September."

Fu Zhaojun, who heard this from the side, said in surprise:

"A meeting takes so long?"

Fang Zhenhua said:
"It will take more than a few words to restore the college entrance examination system. There is still a lot of work to be done."

"The team was just replaced on the 19th, and the people below still need to seek the opinions of the leaders. There are a lot of troubles in it."

Fu Zhaojun knew that her future son-in-law was going to take the college entrance examination, so she asked with some concern:

"It's already the end of August. Do you think it can be restored this year?"

He Huiru was not that worried. She said:

"I don't know. If it can't be restored, we can wait until next year. It will give candidates more time to prepare."

In her opinion, Fangyan and the others are still young and can afford to wait for a year or two.

At this time, Professor Zhu took over the conversation and said:

"Well, I heard that the higher-ups have already made the decision. The college entrance examination will definitely be resumed this year and will not be delayed until next year."

"No matter how difficult it is, we will complete all the work by the end of this year and resume the college entrance examination."

Fang Zhenhua looked at Professor Zhu and asked:
"Is the source of the information reliable?"

Professor Zhu nodded:
"Absolutely reliable."

Fang Zhenhua also knew that Lao Zhu’s network of contacts must be wider than his. Since he made the promise, it must be correct.

He turned to Fangyan and said:

"Hey, Fangyan, you heard it. The college entrance examination will definitely be resumed this year. Don't slack off on your review."

Upon hearing this, Fang Yan immediately assured:
"Don't worry about that. As long as the college entrance examination is resumed, I will definitely pass it."

Fang Zhenhua said:
"Don't brag. I haven't seen you reviewing much recently."

"I'm just reading the medical records written by Master Zhu. I have to return the notebook to my apprentice after reading it." Fang Yan responded casually. In fact, he had already reviewed all the review materials and memorized them in his mind.

With the help of the system, unless the person who made the test papers also traveled through time and made some difficult ones, the test would be no problem for him at all.

"Knock knock knock..." Just at this moment there was a knock on the door.

"Wow, guests are coming so early?" He Huiru stood up in the living room and hurried towards the door.

"Who is it?" Zhu Lin's mother Fu Zhaojun also walked over curiously.

It's not even nine o'clock yet, and I don't know who is coming.

The door opened with a creak, and He Huiru saw three people standing outside, one old and two young.

"Who are you?" She didn't know the person and asked curiously.

"Oh, it's Uncle Liangchun!" Fu Zhaojun recognized him immediately and greeted him hurriedly.

Fangyan was also stunned when he heard the noise outside.

This is talking about Cao Cao, so Cao Cao will come?
I walked out of the kitchen with the others and saw Mr. Zhu coming with his two apprentices, Meng Jimin and Chen Youqing.

"Mr. Zhu!"

"Uncle!"

Fang Yan and Zhu Lin greeted people outside the door from the front and back.

He Huiru hurriedly greeted:
"Come on, please come in."

When the group of people arrived at the house, Fang Yan called out to the two people behind Mr. Zhu:

"Brother Chen, Brother Jimin."

Meng Jimin took out a large mahogany box from his bag:

"Come, you're getting engaged today, and I've prepared a gift for you."

"I'm just getting engaged, not getting married. You're... wasting money." Fang Yan was polite in his words, but his hands were not slow at all. He directly took the gift from Meng Jimin.

Meng Jimin pointed at the box with a smile:

"It doesn't cost a thing, I just thought you young people would use it."

"What's that?" Zhu Lin also looked at the box curiously.

When Fangyan opened the box, he found a set of high-heeled wine glasses inside.

"A set of red wine goblets, made abroad."

"How is it? Not bad, right?" Meng Jimin said to Fangyan as if he was presenting a treasure.

Fangyan nodded:
"Very romantic."

Then he handed it to Zhu Lin and asked her to take it.

Mr. Zhu said at this moment:

"I didn't bring any gifts, so I'll just write you a recipe for healthy porridge."

Fang Yan hurriedly said:

"I'm glad you can come, Mr. Zhu. We don't care about gifts or not in the new era."

"That's right, uncle, it's good that you can come." Zhu Lin also agreed.

Hearing this, Mr. Zhu laughed:
"Hahaha... But I still have to write down the secret recipe for the health-preserving porridge for you guys."

Then he said to his apprentice:

"Youqing, give me the paper and pen."

Soon Chen Youqing took out paper and pen and asked Mr. Zhu to start writing.

After a while, Mr. Zhu wrote it out.

He handed the prescription to Fang Yan and said:
"This recipe was created when I was studying medicine in Shanghai."

"That year, cholera was prevalent and we had to see hundreds of patients every day. It was really exhausting. Later, my mother and I came up with a way to develop this health-preserving porridge."

"After I started drinking it for a while, I didn't feel so tired every day. So I've been drinking it since I was young, which means I've been drinking it for more than 40 years."

"Only a few people around me knew this recipe before, and now I will give it to you."

“I hope you all stay healthy in the future.”

Fang Yan took the prescription respectfully and took a look at it. As he expected, it was the recipe for the health-preserving porridge that Mr. Zhu drank from his twenties to over ninety years old, which was later announced.

The recipe was still kept secret in this era and few people knew about it.

The fact that he was able to give it to Fangyan showed that he thought highly of him.

I have been eating porridge for more than 40 years, so I must have studied it thoroughly and know the pharmacology of it most clearly.

Fangyan quickly thanked Mr. Zhu and said that he would definitely drink it.

The others also knew that the gift given by this great doctor was very precious, and the other members of the Fang family also thanked him.

Zhu Laolian said it was okay and they would be a family from now on.

For a moment, the scene was filled with joy.

After a few pleasantries, Mr. Zhu explained that they could only drink once a day. Although Fangyan knew this, he still agreed respectfully.

After talking about this, he said to everyone:

"You guys sit down first, I'm going to the kitchen to help."

Mr. Zhu nodded and let him get busy.

Meng Jimin came over curiously:

"Wow, you can cook too?"

Fangyan smiled without any modesty and said:

"Of course, everyone said the food I cooked was delicious."

"Just brag!" Meng Jimin rolled his eyes, looking disbelieving.

Seeing this, Fang Yan said to Zhu Lin:

"Linlin, cut some of the food we prepared last night and send it out."

"Okay." Zhu Lin nodded in response.

Then after a while, he brought out a small platter of the braised dishes that Fangyan had made yesterday.

Looking at the plate of stewed food, Meng Jimin was a little surprised:
"You braised it?"

Dialect nod:

"Of course, I think you are awesome if you can buy it in Beijing."

Everyone tasted it and showed a look of surprise.

Fangyan’s skill is so good!

He really wasn't bragging.

At this moment, there was another knock on the door, followed by a broken Chinese voice:

"Master, we are here, open the door!"

From the dialect, one could tell that the two apprentices who allowed him to live in the courtyard had arrived.

PS: The recipe for health-preserving porridge can be found online. I wish you all a long life.
(End of this chapter)