Rebirth 1979: Marrying a poor girl at the beginning

"If you like it, let's go to the Xinhua Bookstore in the county. There are not many people who like foreign literature in small places, so maybe it hasn't been sold out yet!" said Lin Zhengjun.

"Yes!" Tang Xiaofu nodded happily.

Probably knowing that Lin Zhengjun was not a pushover, Manager Hu did not dare to neglect him and asked the kitchen to speed up. Soon, four dishes came up, exuding a fragrant aroma and with larger portions than those for other customers.

Tang Xiaofu whispered, "It's too extravagant."

She had seen the world when she lived in Yanjing before, but she grew up in an era of material scarcity. The two of them only had four dishes to eat, and even when her parents were around, they rarely lived such a luxury.

"It's not like this every day. Isn't this our first date?" Lin Zhengjun said with a smile, "Don't just stand there. Pick up your chopsticks!"

"Hmm!" Tang Xiaofu picked up a thin piece of braised beef with chopsticks, dipped it in the sauce, and put it into her mouth.

The aroma of the seasoning and the taste of the meat instantly exploded on the taste buds, as if they were dancing a happy dance, it was so authentic.

The two drank iced soda and ate the food with relish.

On a hot day, the iced soda tasted sweet and refreshing, making Tang Xiaofu feel refreshed from head to toe. She couldn't help but shiver and revealed a sweet and happy smile.

After a while, two bowls of mutton noodles came up.

In the large bowl, the mutton soup was as white as milk, filled with half a pound of wide noodles, seven or eight thick slices of boiled mutton, and supplemented by quail eggs, kelp shreds, tofu shreds and other ingredients.

The steam with rich aroma continued to rise, and Lin Zhengjun and Tang Xiaofu's saliva was secreted rapidly. They looked at each other happily, added fragrant vinegar and bright red chili oil first, and then picked up chopsticks to eat.

The broth is fresh and fragrant, the noodles exude a strong wheat aroma, the mutton has no smell at all, and the auxiliary ingredients such as quail eggs, kelp shreds, and tofu shreds make the taste even richer.

Lin Zhengjun ate this bowl of mutton noodles with great relish and almost swallowed his tongue.

Tang Xiaofu was also completely conquered by this bowl of mutton noodles. Not only did she eat all the noodles, she even drank up all the broth in the bowl.

The old man put a quail egg into his mouth and laughed while reading a book.

But suddenly, his laughter stopped, and then he rubbed his neck with both hands, his face turned red, and he fell to the ground, struggling constantly.

Everyone was shocked: "What happened to him?"

"Oh, what's going on!"

"Is he ill? Does the old man have a heart disease?"

Manager Hu was so frightened that his face turned pale and he panicked: "Hurry up and push the tricycle over here and take the old man to the People's Hospital! Oh, how unlucky I am!"

Everyone hurriedly tried to carry the person away.

"What heart attack? That's nonsense! The body was cold by the time it was taken to the hospital!"

Lin Zhengjun strode over, pushed everyone aside, and shouted: "He got his trachea stuck by a quail egg when he was laughing just now!"

"Ah! What should we do? Who can give first aid?" Manager Hu was so scared that he almost cried out.

The old man has retired and has no power anymore, but his son is the county magistrate Bai Zhiyuan. If he dies in the hotel, he will be skinned alive at least.

"I come!"

Lin Zhengjun wrapped his arms around the old man's waist and abdomen from behind and lifted him up. Then he clenched one hand into a fist and pressed the palm of his fist inward on the area between his navel and ribs. He stretched out the other hand and pressed it on the fist. Finally, he squeezed both hands upward and inward quickly and forcefully.

One, two, three...

Lin Zhengjun's movements became faster and faster, and his strength became stronger and stronger.

But the old man still didn't spit out the quail egg. His eyes rolled back, his consciousness gradually became blurred, and his hands fell down weakly.

Manager Hu was so anxious that he kept jumping up and down: "I said, do you know how to give first aid? If you can't, don't waste time and send him to the hospital! If you delay treatment, if anything happens to Mr. Bai, you will be the one to blame!"

"It's really funny. We are kind-hearted and provide first aid, but we become the bad guys!"

Tang Xiaofu glared at him and said, "He doesn't know how to give first aid, do you know how to do it? If you can do it, then go ahead. If you can't, don't talk nonsense!"

Manager Hu was suddenly speechless.

"Crack!"

As Lin Zhengjun's fist pressed and impacted, the pressure in Mr. Bai's chest became greater and greater, and a quail egg finally flew out of his mouth and rolled to the ground.

"Whoop whoosh!"

Old Mr. Bai was breathing heavily, the flush on his face faded, and he gradually returned to normal and regained consciousness.

"alright, alright!"

"What a great boy!"

Everyone felt relieved and praised him one after another.

"Oh, young man, thank you." Old Master Bai looked at Lin Zhengjun gratefully and smiled.

"Don't be polite. Anyone with a conscience will not stand by and watch someone die!" Lin Zhengjun helped him sit on the chair.

Seeing that Mr. Bai had regained his mobility, Manager Hu burst into tears: "Old man, just eat, why are you laughing? The way you looked just now... really scared me to death! Do you want us to send you to the hospital for a checkup?"

"It's okay, don't bother!"

Mr. Bai smiled as if he had survived a disaster. He looked at Lin Zhengjun and said, "I just had a close call with death. I almost met Marx! I didn't expect you to pull me over! What's your name? Which unit are you from?"

"Old man, you are blessed by heaven. You will definitely live a long life."

Lin Zhengjun smiled and said, "My name is Lin Zhengjun, and I'm a member of the Hewan Brigade of Qingshan Commune. This is my girlfriend, Tang Xiaofu, a sent-down youth. We came to the county this time to deliver hemp candy to the Supply and Marketing Cooperative!"

"So you made those sesame candies?"

"Have you ever eaten it?"

"Well, just yesterday, my old comrade's son got married and gave it to me as wedding candy. It tastes really good, and I was curious about who made it so well. I didn't expect to meet you today."

The old man felt that he and Lin Zhengjun had a special affinity, and said with a smile: "Your first aid skills are very professional, where did you learn it from?"

Tang Xiaofu also looked at Lin Zhengjun with admiration and curiosity.

Just now, Lin Zhengjun's skills were comparable to those of a professional doctor. The key is that he remained calm and composed in the face of danger. He was so handsome.

"This method is called the Heimlich maneuver, or the Heimlich abdominal thrust, and is often used for acute respiratory foreign body obstruction."

Lin Zhengjun laughed and said, "I also choked when I was a child. The barefoot doctor in the village used this method to save me. I asked him to teach me and even read the Barefoot Doctor's Manual several times!"

In fact, Lin Zhengjun learned first aid knowledge when he ran a restaurant in his previous life.

After all, it is common for guests to choke.

Although the main responsibility lies with the guests, since the accident happened in your hotel, you should bear three-quarters of the responsibility.

So, Lin Zhengjun specifically sought out a doctor to learn a lot of common first aid knowledge, and also taught it to all the service staff.

You know what, it was not in vain that he learned this trick. During the years when he ran the restaurant, he saved three customers from choking. Now he has become naturally familiar with it.

"Good, good, good. Pay attention to everything and you will learn something."

Mr. Bai liked Lin Zhengjun even more, and looked at Tang Xiaofu and smiled kindly: "Tang Zhiqing, you seem to like this book very much?"

Tang Xiaofu said calmly, "Well, I really want to read it. My classmate wrote to me and said that this book is very interesting!"

"Then I'll give it to you! Don't go to Xinhua Bookstore to buy it, because this is the last one!" The old man handed the book to Lin Zhengjun with a smile.

"Thank you then." Lin Zhengjun took the book with both hands.

"It's just a novel. You saved my life and you still say thank you to me."

Mr. Bai smiled and said, "This book is really funny, so remember not to read it if you are eating, or you will choke like me!"

"Hehe, I remember it!" Tang Xiaofu said with a smile.

"If you need my help in the future, come to the County Planning Bureau's staff quarters to find me. My name is on the title page."

After chatting for a few more words, Lin Zhengjun said goodbye to Mr. Bai and left the state-owned hotel with Tang Xiaofu.

"We have books to read now, so there's no need to buy more. Let's go home!" Tang Xiaofu said with a smile in the truck.

"It's still early, I'll take you to the state-owned mall and buy you some clothes and shoes!"

"Buy me something again!"

Tang Xiaofu said softly, "It's such a waste. Besides, if you wear clothes and shoes, others can always see them. Isn't it too ostentatious? Don't you want to be more low-key?"

"This is a different time. Now that we have a talisman, we don't have to keep a low profile." Lin Zhengjun said with a smile.

"What amulet?"

"Look who this old man is. His name is on the title page..." Lin Zhengjun said.