Scholars in the courtyard

under night

Northwest station, starry.

Only here Yang Xiaotao knew what the starry sky was.

"Xiao Tao, you've been cooking this fish all night, when will it be ready?"

Zhang Laodao was holding his beard at the side, waiting very anxiously.

There were several people following him, all watching.

Yang Xiaotao picked up the lid of the pot, looked at the two braised fishes in the pot, looked at the soup, and poured it on with a spoon. The aroma was fragrant.

The master chef in charge of cooking at the side also looked intoxicated.

From the suspicion when Yang Xiaotao was about to cook in the afternoon, to the admiration when Yang Xiaotao showed off his exquisite knife skills, to the delicious smell of the food now, this Huotoujun who has been working here for more than ten years has been completely conquered.

"Don't worry, just wait a few minutes for the soup to boil."

Yang Xiaotao put the lid on the pot, blocking the view of several people, and then went to look at the baked noodles in the pot next to him. The golden-brown pancakes were cooked just right.

Finally, there was a small pot in which Yang Xiaotao used half a catty of pork to make braised pork. Of course, there was definitely more than half a catty of meat in it.

Seeing what Yang Xiaotao said, Zhang Laodao immediately sent people away and asked them to go back and wait.

He was the only one left at the scene, and he kept staring at the pot, his throat swelling from time to time.

After waiting for a moment, Zhang Laodao shook his head regretfully. Yang Xiaotao saw it and said, "Lao Dao, what's your expression?"

"I'm sighing. I didn't expect that you boy has such a skill. The cooking is more delicious than what women cook. He is simply not human."

"Oh, you wouldn't have revealed yourself earlier, otherwise I would have just let you cook every day."

Yang Xiaotao rolled his eyes, "I'm not here to cook, so just think you're complimenting me."

With that said, I felt that the heat was almost done, so I took the braised pork out of the pot and placed it on two plates.

The master chef here quickly took them and sent them to the cafeteria one by one.

Then Yang Xiaotao prepared to cook the fish.

"Oh, I won't be able to eat such delicious food in the future."

"It's okay. When you go to Sijiucheng, I will make you something more delicious."

Yang Xiaotao said indifferently, Zhang Laodao shook his head, "I'm afraid I won't have that chance."

"What do you mean?"

"The higher-ups are reviewing your matter in the past two days. I guess the review is almost done. It will only last these two days."

"You mean, we're leaving?"

"Nine times out of ten."

In the base office.

Director Huang was holding the phone with a serious look on his face, and his mouth was dry as he spoke.

"Leader, we need him."

"His skills and abilities are fully qualified for the tasks here. Even with his joining, we can save manpower and material resources..."

Director Huang spoke seriously, and the phone on the other end remained silent.

It wasn't until Director Huang finished speaking that a hoarse voice slowly sounded.

"Old Huang, I know your intentions, but..."

"Let me tell you this, we can't keep him."

"Why? Isn't our work important?"

"important!"

"But the motherland needs too much. I can't tell you some things. But if he continues to be here, his contribution is far less than if he goes back."

After the voice on the other end of the phone finished speaking, Director Huang opened his mouth in astonishment. Is there anything that needs him more?

What on earth did this guy do?

"Leader, I understand."

Director Huang said bitterly.

Without delving into it, these matters may involve confidentiality, and he knows the regulations involved.

After hanging up the phone, Director Huang sat on the stool and sighed in disappointment.

However, Director Huang soon became energetic. The work here was completed, but it was only the first step in a long journey of thousands of miles.

In another experimental site, a deformation failure of the cartridge case was exposed, and it won't be long before they go there to help.

To be honest, he really wanted to take Yang Xiaotao with him in order to help solve the problem.

But now it seems that this hope has been dashed.

On the other side of the base, in Director Zheng's office.

Director Zheng took the documents approved by his superiors, and he breathed a sigh of relief when all six people approved them.

Obviously, the superior did not agree to his request and released Yang Xiaotao.

And he also knew a thing or two about the reason behind this.

There was a knock on the door, and before he could speak, Ran's father walked in.

Since he left Yang Xiaotao in response to his superiors, although Ran's father has not turned against him, his attitude these days has been, "I'm angry with you, don't talk to me."

"Okay, don't do this to me."

Director Zheng said angrily that he should discuss this matter with Ran's father.

Ran's father sat on the stool, and before he could speak, Director Zheng handed over the documents first.

"Now, take a look, let it go. Now you can rest assured."

Ran's father took the document, quickly found Yang Xiaotao's page, read it twice, and finally nodded gently.

But then he frowned again, "The superior let it go?"

"I'm going to the west. I heard that there's something wrong with the shell of that thing again. Why did you let it go so easily?"

Ran's father suddenly changed his attitude, making Director Zheng roll his eyes.

"I said Lao Ran, what do you mean?"

"I'm afraid it's you who's left behind. Now let him go, and you're complaining about the leader's lack of vision. What do you mean? Just say something sweet."

Ran's father was also questioned, but he still felt that it was better to go home and take care of the family.

But I also felt that it would be more normal for a son-in-law like Yang Xiaotao to stay.

Director Zheng seemed to have read through his thoughts. He leaned forward and came over gently, "Lao Ran, I've asked about this matter."

"He said that the last time he called, the phone went silent."

"Later I heard that the superiors held a special meeting to discuss his stay. But in the end, he still left here."

"Lao Ran, the big thing your son-in-law does is obviously not this."

Father Ran opened his mouth to digest the meaning of the words.

It took a long time to come back to reality, "Shit, what big thing can be bigger than what we are doing now?"

"I guess I didn't need him, so I let him go."

Ran's father had an affirmative look on his face. Director Zheng also knew that this was his father-in-law's little pride, so he didn't say anything about it.

"Okay, this thing will be distributed tomorrow. I think it will leave soon."

"How about you go deliver it?"

After Director Zheng finished speaking, Ran's father immediately shook his head, "I'm not going. I don't know what to say when we meet. I'm going to the west for a meeting tomorrow. It's better to let him leave early."

After saying that, he stood up and walked out.

As if a worry was relieved, Ran's father left very quickly this time.

Director Zheng shook his head, mentally knowing that Lao Ran was afraid of another incident, so he put the documents away without saying much.

"Alas, this kid didn't stay after all."

The helplessness of superiors when conveying instructions was heard again in my ears. People from the Ministry of Agriculture, people from the northwest, people from the 49th City, and even people from the southern military region all said hello. This group of people together has huge energy.

Who would have thought that such an ordinary young man could have such great ability and attract the attention of so many adults.

It's simply unbelievable.

Turn off the lights, leave the office and go back to the house to sleep.

On the other side, in the station canteen, all the plates were cleared, and even the fish heads were chewed up and eaten.

After eating, no one was in a hurry to leave. They just sat in the cafeteria, chatting and joking with each other.

"Xiao Yang, where did your skills come from?"

Chen Chonghan was picking his teeth with a small wooden stick. He was sitting in front of Yang Xiaotao with curiosity, but of course curiosity was more helpless.

Compared to a fitter, people can still catch fish now. In these years when supplies are scarce, being able to catch fish means that you have food to eat and can subsidize your family. This is not a small skill.

And not only catching fish, this guy also has good cooking skills, which is really incomparable.

"Self-taught by nature."

"Just blow it. I've asked you. As for your skill, even an ordinary master can't teach it, let alone learn it yourself."

"believe or not."

"Hey, let's talk about it. You can teach me how to make braised pork."

"What you said is that ordinary masters can't teach you. You are clearly stealing from your master."

"Hey, don't we have a good relationship? Besides, if I learn how to cook it, I'll cook it for my family and I won't steal your job."

Chen Chonghan said quickly, "Besides, you don't want to eat this bowl of rice."

"That won't work. I promised the master not to teach the secrets at will."

"Didn't you just say that you were born and taught yourself?"

"Well, you got me in." Yang Xiaotao was speechless, looking at Chen Chonghan and shaking his head helplessly, "I'll give it to you, but I'll need you in the future."

"Don't worry, it's absolutely unambiguous."

Chen Chonghan patted his chest in assurance.

Yang Xiaotao told him how to make braised pork, and Chen Chonghan hurried back to the house to find paper to write it down.

After leaving, Shen Rong came over and chatted with Yang Xiaotao. He also realized that these people were leaving and wanted to have a good relationship, which Yang Xiaotao was naturally happy to do.

Liu Daming also came over and the three of them talked for a while.

Shen Rong said that he had already agreed with his family that his wife would take the children to see Liu Daming tomorrow, which made the old man very excited.

After everyone dispersed, Yang Xiaotao returned to his residence, lay on the bed and saw that it was already eleven o'clock in the evening.

The sound of Liu Daming rummaging through things came from next door. It was probably because he was going to meet his disciple tomorrow and he was preparing gifts for the meeting.

Smiling in his heart, he closed his eyes and mentally contacted Xiaowei.

After a while, the image of Ran Qiuye appeared in his mind.

In the picture, Ran Qiuye is sleeping soundly, and the little Dragon Boat Festival next to her is covered with a quilt and sleeping soundly.

Seeing this scene, the corner of Yang Xiaotao's mouth curled up and he gradually fell asleep.

The next day, when he woke up early in the morning, Yang Xiaotao washed up and prepared to find Zhang Laodao to see if he could go out again today.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he found Zhang Laodao, he looked like he was in a hurry and quickly asked what was going on.

Zhang Laodao saw that it was Yang Xiaotao, so he stopped and said a few words.

He received a call from Director Huang early in the morning to organize people and go to other places to perform tasks.

Yang Xiaotao was surprised and asked quickly. "What about us?"

"You stay where you are, and someone will come to arrange it for you."

Zhang Laodao glanced at Yang Xiaotao, with a look of reluctance on his face, but it quickly dissipated, "I originally wanted to get together again, but I didn't expect it would be like this."

"If I have a chance in the future, I will go to Sijiu City to find you. Don't forget the old way!"

Yang Xiaotao reacted and nodded solemnly.

At this time, Shen Rong also walked in from outside, holding a little boy in his arms, followed by a woman leading a boy.

"Team Leader Shen."

"Xiao Tao, come here, this is my wife, Li Xiuming."

"This is Brother Xiaotao."

Yang Xiaotao quickly stepped forward and said, "Hello, sister-in-law."

"Hello, brother Xiaotao."

The woman looked like a woman from the northwest. Her skin was not white but very healthy. She showed a kind smile when she spoke and was very friendly.

"Call uncle."

"Hello, uncle."

The two children didn't admit they were born and screamed. Yang Xiaotao nodded and took out a handful of White Rabbit toffee from his pocket. Shen Rong had eaten it last time, but he didn't expect that Yang Xiaotao could still keep it until now.

The two children didn't know what it was, so Shen Rong asked them to take it, "They haven't been out yet and haven't seen it before."

Yang Xiaotao reached out and stroked the two children's heads, "When we go to Sijiu City from now on, uncle will take you to see the flag raising and eat a lot of delicious food."

The two children were smiling, and their mother beside them was equally doting on them.

"Team leader, do you want your sister-in-law to come with you?"

Yang Xiaotao saw the small bundle on Li Xiuming's back, and Shen Rong nodded lightly.

"I can't help it. I'm going far away this time, and there happens to be a family elementary school there. Let them go to school."

Yang Xiaotao nodded.

It is also a good choice to take the children with you, at least you don't have to suffer the pain of lovesickness.