"It is very rare to have such attainments in calligraphy at a young age. Who taught you how to write with a brush?" asked Le Lao, touching Erga's head.

"What the teacher taught, I learned by myself. Erga said proudly.

"Self-study, will grandpa teach you to write calligraphy after that?" said Le Lao suddenly with interest.

"Okay, can I come here to write in the future?" Erga said happily.

"Yes, you can come every day. Then now grandpa will teach you to write. ”

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Time passed, Chen Houde was busy in the kitchen, and Le Lao was teaching Erga to write in the living room, this picture added a lot of warmth and laughter to this deserted small western-style building.

Erga and Le Lao get along very well, and Er Ga also makes Le Lao laugh from time to time.

In less than a year, Zhong Chen Houde made four dishes and one soup with full color and flavor, including stewed mushrooms with pheasant, braised mountain jumping pork, braised muntjac meat, mixed mushroom and wild boar meat sliced soup and a plate of green vegetables.

Except for the green vegetables, which were grown by Le Lao himself, the rest were all ingredients brought by Chen Houde.

"Le Lao, Erga rice is ready, come over and eat. Chen Houde shouted at the two.

"Let's go eat first. Practice again after eating. Le Lao looked at Ergadao, who was practicing calligraphy seriously.

After washing his hands, Le Lao walked to the dining table and looked at the sumptuous four dishes and one soup and said, "Who knows that Chinese food is hard work." Why do you cook so many dishes?"

"Five dishes for three people is not much. Chen Houde put the bowl of soup in front of Le Lao and said.

Le Lao sat down and tasted the soup, his expression was very rich. Then I picked up the chopsticks and tasted each dish, and finally I was very surprised: "Your family has a restaurant?"

"No, what's wrong?" said Chen Houde without turning the corner for a moment.

"This Northeast cuisine is very authentic. It's been a long time since I've eaten such delicious Northeast food. Le Lao's index finger moved.

"The main thing is that the ingredients are good, and my cooking skills are just the icing on the cake. It's delicious, so eat more when you're old. I've put the rest of the game in the refrigerator and let the babysitter make it for you when you want to eat it. Chen Houde put the soup in front of Erga, and then sat down.

"Such a good dish is not made of wine, and Mayfly went up to the bottom of the bed in the first room on the second floor to take down the good wine that grandpa treasured. Le Lao said in a good mood.

"Oh! ”

As soon as Erga left, Le Lao looked at Chen Houde and asked, "What's the matter with this baby mayfly?"

Chen Houde saw that Le Lao was interested in Erga's affairs, so he told Le Lao about his knowledge of Erga, and even told Le Lao about hiring Erga's father as a chef.

"Although no one sees the accumulation of virtue, God knows how to do good. Le Lao sighed.

"That's what Le Lao said. ”

"By the way, you kid don't study hard and open a small restaurant? Do you know that you are not doing your job? You are ruining your studies. Le Lao immediately lectured.

"Le Lao, don't worry, you won't waste your studies, this hotel is opened by me and a few friends. So it doesn't take much time to manage. Chen Houde explained.

"As a student, you have to do what a student is supposed to do. You are a work-study and a "warmth", and now you are running a restaurant, do you really think you come to Shencheng to pan for gold?

Le Lao said dissatisfied.

"This ...... It's not ...... It's not wrong to study and make money. Chen Houde replied weakly.

"The purpose of your study is to make money? If that's the case, then I'll get out of here immediately, and I won't eat this meal." Le Lao angrily put the chopsticks down.

"Grandpa wine is here. Erga walked over with a bottle of wine that looked quaint and even a little moldy.

"Don't drink it, put it back for me. Le Lao stood up and said angrily.

Seeing this, Chen Houde hurriedly got up and helped Le Lao and explained: "Don't be angry first, the reason why I am working so hard to make money is just to replace my mother's kidney." ”

Le Lao looked at Chen Houde with some surprise and said, "Kidney replacement, what's wrong with your mother?"

"Kidney failure, need to replace the kidney. One kidney costs 200,000 plus hospitalization, which one costs 300,000. Le Lao, I don't want to see a situation where my son wants to raise but my relatives are not there. Born as a son of human being filial piety first, you often tell me to be grateful, and I think the core of gratitude is filial piety, that is, knowing the kindness of parents, feeling the kindness of parents, and repaying the kindness of parents. Chen Houde said from the bottom of his heart.

Le Lao patted Chen Houde's arm and comforted: "Sit, so that's it." How much is that?"

Chen Houde first helped Le Lao sit down, and then sat down and said, "I only have a little more than 30,000 savings now." Why do you keep asking this?"

Le Lao thought for a while, shook his head, and said, "It's a little little." Then he looked at Erga and said, "Where is the stupid leng, what are you doing?" ”

"Oh!"

Erga hurriedly opened the wine, then poured a small glass of wine for Chen Houde and Le Laodu, and said, "Grandpa, can I also have a drink?"

"No, children can't drink. Chen Houde immediately lectured.

"Drink, a man should drink. However, you can't drink too much, only a little bit. ”

Erga looked at Chen Houde and Le Lao with some embarrassment, this one is allowed to drink and the other is not allowed to drink, what should I do?

"Since grandpa said it, let's drink a little bit. Chen Houde saw that Erga was embarrassed and said.

"Yes, thank you, brother. ”

Le Lao picked up the wine glass and touched it with Chen Houde and asked, "Before drinking, let me ask you a question, what is the purpose of your reading?"

"A person's birth influences knowledge and experience, and knowledge and experience can be learned from books. The purpose of reading is to become a person with vision, pattern, and temperament. It is also to give back to the society what I have learned. Chen Houde replied.

"The chest Tibetan ink is empty, and the belly is full of poetry and books. The answer is yes, this wine can be drunk. Le Lao was very satisfied.

Chen Houde hurriedly tasted the fragrant aged Moutai, and as soon as the wine entered his throat, Chen Houde closed his eyes and enjoyed it.

Seeing Chen Houde's expression of enjoyment, Le Lao asked, "How is this wine?"

"Good wine, mellow taste, rich cellar aroma and long and sweet aftertaste. Superb!" Chen Houde said in his heart.

"Wine is like tea, and drinking it is also a matter of skill. Le Lao smiled and said.

"Huh, what do you say?" Chen Houde was puzzled.

"The true meaning of drinking liquor is fifteen words: lotus fingers, lightly raising a glass, going deep into the throat, stretching the eyebrows, and throwing the cup again. Le Lao explained while gesturing.

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The meal was very pleasant, Chen Houde, Le Lao, and Erga and the three of them talked, laughed and drank, and ate this meal for more than two minutes before they dispersed. And the bottle of Moutai was also drunk by the three of them. However, two-thirds of the bottle of aged Moutai went into Chen Houde's stomach.

After being full of wine and food, Le Lao was sitting on the sofa and making tea leisurely, and Erga was already lying on the sofa and falling asleep. Chen Houde is cleaning up the dishes and chopsticks in the kitchen.

Chen Houde finished washing the dishes and chopsticks, walked to the sofa next to Le Lao, sat down and said, "How is this child?"

Le Lao put a cup of tea next to Chen Houde and said, "If you have something to say, get out of here." Don't beat around the bush. ”

Chen Houde smiled awkwardly, and then said a little embarrassed: "This Erga and his father are not familiar with Shencheng when they first arrived, and I don't know much about Shencheng. So I want to ask if you have any friends you know, you can arrange Erga's study, after all, Erga is ...... age"

"That's it?" interrupted Le Lao after taking a sip of tea.

"Le Lao Huiyan, and my small restaurant is not about to open, so I want to ask you for a couplet. Chen Houde said embarrassedly.

"You came to me for these two things, right?" Le Lao looked at Chen Houde with some suspicion.

"No, coming to see you is the main purpose, the rest is incidental. Chen Houde hurriedly explained.

"What a pass. Eating people with soft mouths and short hands is not a problem for both of these things. Le Lao said in a good mood.

"Thank you, Le Lao. ”

After drinking tea, Le Lao got up and walked to the table behind the sofa, and as soon as Le Lao picked up the wolf pen, he asked, "Do you have a ready-made couplet?"

"I haven't had time to think about it, I'm tired of you. Chen Houde walked to the table and said to the old inkstone.

"You're running a hotel, so you have to be in the right place. Le Lao thought about it and waved his pen.

"Busy for fame, busy for profit, busy and leisurely, and drink a cup of tea; How about this one?" asked Le Lao, pointing to the couplet he had just written.

Chen Houde nodded unconsciously and said, "Okay, great." Lelao, your words are becoming more and more magnificent. ”

"Thanks to your true wolf pen, I'm writing more and more smoothly now. By the way, remember to give me a few more homemade wolf pens. Le Lao said politely.

"Okay, then I'll put the couplet away?" Chen Houde pointed to the couplet on the table.

"Since I gave you a couplet, of course, I will send it to you when your hotel opens. This is just a draft, why do you want this?" Le Lao wondered.

Chen Houde smiled awkwardly and said, "I thought you would let me take it back and copy it, and then paste it at the door." ”

"When you open, I'll ask Ning'er to send it to you one day. Since you're here today, I'll give you another pair. ”

"Really, thank you. ”

Le Lao laid out a piece of rice paper again, and then with a wave of the Dantian pen, he wrote sixteen big characters on the rice paper: the way of the wolf, the wisdom of the fox, the strategy of the eagle, and the diligence of the ox!