Dinner time is up in the hospital.

When the food delivery truck arrived at the door, Nurse Wang helped the two of them to get the meal and brought it in.

Sun Dahai looked at the dishes in his lunch box and sighed: "It's so quiet, it's like this at noon, so you won't have enough food."

Nurse Wang smiled and said, "You have surgery tomorrow. From now on, you'd better not eat too much food."

"Have our children offered their opinions?" Deputy Director Jin walked in.

"Old Huang." Deputy Director Jin first greeted Mr. Huang, and then said to Sun Dahai: "The surgery will be tomorrow morning, so don't order breakfast. Don't be afraid. This is a minor surgery and will be done soon. You should be able to eat at noon, but it's best to order some noodles or porridge and other easy-to-digest foods. Xiao Wang, please remind him tomorrow morning to fast and water."

"Old Huang, how do you feel?" Deputy Director Jin turned to Old Huang.

"All are pretty good, thank you."

"Today I have infusion first. From tomorrow, I will prescribe nasal atomization for you, do it twice a day, plus oral medication and infusion. Do you think it's OK?"

"You are a doctor, you decide."

"Okay, let's treat this first. If you have any needs, feel free to find me."

...

After dinner, the old and the young continued to chat. Perhaps because the two of them didn't feel comfortable eating, their topic started with the meals in the hospital.

"It makes sense for hospital meals to talk about. Many patients are not allowed to eat foods with high oil, salt and sugar. People with high blood pressure and diabetes, especially those with heart and cerebrovascular problems, should be careful about their diet."

"Grandpa Huang, there are regular food items in the side dishes. Ordinary people can't eat too much oil, salt and sugar, right?"

"Because the country's products are not rich, with the reform of the economic system, the production of various products will definitely increase greatly and restrictions will gradually be eliminated. However, many places have their own living habits, which are caused by the regional environment. Some of these habits are actually not good. For example, people living along the coast, rivers and lakes are used to pickling fish and shrimps, or making aquatic products into sauces. In some hot and humid places, making bacon, braised ham, and hunters in the mountainous areas are used to drying or smoked prey they cannot eat. There is also a variety of pickles and kimchi in the country. Eating these foods occasionally has no problem, and eating them for a long time will cause damage to the body. In some places, when the oil is produced every year in the sesame oil mill, the whole village has to eat "three-spice noodles", namely sesame oil and noodles, cooking sesame oil, and mixing sesame oil. What can this be good for people? It is too irritating to the stomach and intestines, and many people will get diarrhea after eating them."

"Grandpa Huang, why is that?"

"I want to say, after all, it is because the product is not abundant enough. In order not to waste food, people are forced to use various feasible methods to deal with it. Over time, it becomes a habit. Let me give you an example. What will he do if a hunter in the mountain area kills a deer? He will leave the skin, bones and antlers of the deer, and then sell it to a merchant in the city for money. The venison will be eaten together in the village because it cannot be stored, and the meat will soon rot and deteriorate. If there is enough salt and spices, it can be marinated. If it is insufficient, it can only be dried or smoked. If it is summer and rainy season, after that day, the meat will not be completed and can only be thrown away."

"The fishermen on the beach often say 'stinky fish and rotten shrimps, and enemies to eat', right?"

"Yes, I have to say that it should be 'stinky fish and rotten shrimps, and the enemy who seeks life'. People on the beach are used to eating it, and it may not be obvious. People in the inland can try it once, and vomiting and diarrhea will be mild."

"What do you like most about Grandpa Huang?"

"My ancestral home is Beihe. I grew up in the capital with my family. When I want to eat, I like Shandong cuisine and Northeast cuisine the most. I remember that in the year when I was liberated, our army rested in Guangzhou and stayed for more than half a year. The products were abundant, but the chefs in our command were not of high quality, and the big pot dishes were fine, but the small stir-fry was not enough. It was only when the troops below checked their work that they had eaten a few real delicious foods. I wanted to transfer the chef to the division headquarters, but unfortunately they changed their careers."

"What's the situation?" Chef Cao just walked in and heard what Mr. Huang said behind him. He couldn't wait to ask: "Who are you? Our army was resting in Guangzhou at that time."

"My surname is Huang. I was the deputy chief of staff of the 15th Army of the Fourth Army of the Second Field Army. Who are you?" Mr. Huang was a little excited.

When Chef Cao heard Mr. Huang's words, he immediately stood at attention, saluted Mr. Huang, and said excitedly: "Chief Staff Huang, I am Chef Cao, the former Director of the Logistics Department of the 1st Regiment of the 44th Division of the 15th Army. When I had a reception task, I was the one who took charge of it."

Hearing Chef Cao's words, Huang Lao stood up tremblingly in excitement. Sun Dahai hurried forward to support Huang Lao, with the needle for infusion on the back of Huang Lao's hand.

Chef Cao took two steps, held Huang Lao's hand tightly with both hands, and was so excited that he couldn't speak.

"Okay, okay. I didn't expect that I could meet my old comrades here. I remember your name, your name is very distinctive. At that time, even Commander Qin and others praised your skills, and joked that they only gave the wrong name and did not call the wrong nickname. Your regiment commander was Xiao Sun. He said that your name was "Chef Cao", so we were all impressed by your name."

Chef Cao pointed to Sun Dahai, "Chief of Staff Huang, he is the grandson of Commander Sun Cheng."

Mr. Huang opened his mouth wide in surprise, and Sun Dahai was so shocked by this dramatic coincidence that he couldn't speak. It turned out that Grandpa Huang was really Huang "Grandpa".

Old Huang turned to look at Sun Dahai and asked anxiously: "Dahai, are you Sun Cheng's grandson? Where is your grandfather? How are you now?"

Sun Dahai looked dark and said, "My grandfather died in 1964. I have never seen grandfather." It has to be said that Sun Dahai was a human being in two lifetimes, but never saw grandfather. This is a great regret in his life.

Mr. Huang was stunned.

"Xiao Sun, how old he is, just..."

"He died in the emergency repair of a dangerous house and was posthumously named a martyr. The leader did not insult the reputation of our Second Field Army soldiers. He is a good person." Chef Cao said Sun Cheng, his tone was sad but powerful.

Mr. Huang was silent for a while. He patted Sun Dahai on the shoulder and said, "The dead are gone, and the birth is like this. Child, from now on, call me 'grandfather'."

Sun Dahai understood what Huang Lao meant, and he called "Grandpa", his eyes turned red and tears came out.

Chef Cao held Huang Lao and asked him to sit on the bed, accompanied Huang Lao, and talked about each other's subsequent experiences.

Speaking of which, Mr. Huang was also Cao Yue's senior. In 1929, Mr. Huang joined the Agricultural College of National Peking University, the predecessor of Huaxia Agricultural University, and studied agronomy. During his time at school, he was influenced by progressive youth and joined the party organization. After graduation, he and some like-minded comrades went to the central base area, joined the revolution, and participated in the 25,000-mile Long March. After liberation, he followed the organization's requirements, left the army and went to work in the Ministry of Agriculture. Ten years ago, he was already the deputy minister of the Ministry of Agriculture.

While Mr. Huang and Chef Cao were communicating, the two comrades from the Administration of Government Affairs also came to visit Mr. Huang. He saw Mr. Huang and others recalling the past glorious years, and did not disturb him. He listened quietly next to him. Later, when they chatted casually, they also participated in the discussion at the right time.

When talking about the past and present, time passes quickly.

Nurse Wang walked into the ward and drove everyone away in a very tactful manner.

The ward was quiet, and Huang Lao and Sun Dahai had great emotional fluctuations today. After they said good night to each other, they soon fell asleep.

No words all night.

...
Chapter completed!