Chapter 58 Hanamaki and Garlic Sprouts

2000/05/19 Sanlian Life Weekly Author: Zhao Xiaoshuai I have received many persuasions in my life, and the most unforgettable one is a methodology that my grandfather told me.At that time, I went to kindergarten for the whole day, and I stayed in the kindergarten 6 days a week, and I was picked up by my parents every Sunday. Therefore, I had to eat more than a dozen meals in the kindergarten a week.Kindergarten teachers taught us not to waste food, and when eating steamed buns and flower rolls, we had to finish one and signal to the teacher before going on stage to get the next one.In fact, I don't remember anyone wasting food, but I do remember that after raising their hands, they often found that the steamed buns and dills were empty.

The methodology my grandfather taught me is very important. He said, you should pick a small one when you go up to get the flower rolls for the first time, and pick another small one when you go to get the flower rolls for the second time, so that you can eat two rolls faster. When you go there for the third time, you have to pick a big one, and take it slowly so that you can be full. On the other hand, if you eat the big one first, and eat the big one the second time, then you will have no chance to eat. The third flower roll, because when you gnawed two big flower rolls, others had already got there first.

I don't remember whether this method guaranteed that I could eat 3 flower rolls at once in kindergarten, but what I keep in mind is that this method is the wisdom of the working people, although it does not take into account whether others have already eaten two small flower rolls when I eat two small flower rolls. All the big flower rolls were taken away. This requires a mathematical model, and elementary mathematics is enough. After telling this story, you may have a judgment on my life experience. Yes, I was born in a commoner family, and I have a deep memory of not being able to eat well.Next I want to talk about another thing, which is the worldview my father taught me.

Once, an old classmate of my father came to my house as a guest and had lunch together. That day I bought meat for 20 cents and a catty of garlic sprouts, and made a stir-fried garlic sprouts.Our family usually can only eat this dish during the Chinese New Year, so I behaved quite irrationally at the dinner table that day, not only rushing to eat the garlic sprouts, but also muttering in my mouth, saying that the garlic sprouts are really delicious, if only I could eat them every day. As you can imagine, after the guests left that day, my father gave me a lesson, saying that I didn't know the rules and so on.I am quick to accept the methodology, but the world view needs to be formed slowly.I later summed up what my father meant, that is, even if you have never eaten garlic sprouts, you must act as if you have eaten garlic sprouts in front of others. This involves how others view you and what impression you want to leave on others. I believe it's a worldview.

Nowadays, Hanamaki and garlic sprouts are not rare items, but eating is still a big problem. The "eating problem" mentioned here is literal, which is what people often say "eating with a bowl of food". How about a bowl of rice?Then you have to act as if you have eaten garlic sprouts, and reach out to take a small flower roll, while keeping your eyes on the big flower roll.