Chapter 39 (2/2)
”Cheers.” Li Zitao didn't care about her. He put his thumb on the edge of the bowl and touched grant, who was a bit clumsy. He drank it down in one gulp.The taste of ”daughter red” is not as good as expected. It's a little soft, and the aftertaste is a little sweet. Li Zitao is not very adaptable, so he opens the sorghum wine again.
”Charlie, Oriental wine, great.” While Li Zitao was drinking sorghum wine, grant and sanier fell in love with their daughter Hong and said they would buy several jars to take away.
After three rounds of drinking, Li Zitao put the bowl on the table and drank less quickly. Grant also mentioned his predicament. ”Charlie, it's all Capone's fault. You know, no one dares to fight against that crazy man when he is there.”
Of course, no one dares to fight against him, because the person against him is either dead or sunk in the sea, but grant is definitely not included in this.
Even if Capone was a mad dog again, he would never dare to kill the police chief, who is also the director of the Chicago Police Department, the second largest city in the United States.
”Well, grant, it's time to eat.” Seeing the little brother carrying the plate up, Li Zitao has already smelled the familiar sour and sour smell.
Sweet and sour fish, Gulu meat, spicy crayfish, mutton stew, and a bowl of clear soup noodles, this specialty is really interesting.
Sour, sweet, spicy, a mutton head stew, pale sheep head only two swollen white eyes.
The last bowl of clear soup noodles, white noodles floating in the yellowish soup, sprinkled with green onions, ”what do you mean? be quite distinct from each other? Or is it clean? ”
”Ha ha, Mr. Li, you have lost your welcome!” Li Zitao was just playing around here. He was middle-aged in a black Tang suit and a white apron. He came over with his fists.
”This is our chef and boss, Mr. Mei.” Said the younger brother next to him.
”Go, this is America. Mr. Lee can call me Meier.” Mei Er YeYe slapped his younger brother and asked him to leave.
”Second master, come and sit down.” Li Zitao doesn't mind. The dress and the address are very interesting. It's a bit of a big house.
From Lao Huang and other Chinese families, Li Zi Tao learned something about the Mei brothers. They were the first Chinese to set foot in Chicago.
In the 1870's, the mays brothers had already arrived in Chicago and wrote to invite their compatriots in San Francisco to settle in Chicago.
By the 1980s, there were more than 50 members of the mays family in Chicago, and more than 400 Chinese had settled here.
In the early 1990s, there were more than 600 Chinese in Chicago, and the first Chinese community was established. It is now the rich district where we live, nanchele street.
They set up Chinese manual laundry industry, grocery stores, restaurants, and set up Chinese labor associations. The Mei brothers kept the Chinese close to them.
By the beginning of the 20th century, nancelle street had become a gathering place for Chinese. More than 1300 Chinese scattered in various districts of Chicago would choose to meet here on weekends.
Friends and relatives meet, friends get together, enjoy authentic Chinese food, play with fan Tan to relax, or taste cigars and opium, which has already taken the shape of a Chinatown.
When there is a new year or a major festival, Chinese people from all over Chicago gather in the streets of nanchele, wearing handmade silk dresses, white socks and thick soled shoes to celebrate together.
Later, there was the famous Chinese Exclusion Act. Chinese in California were treated unfairly. The Qing government boycotted American trade, which caused dissatisfaction among the rich in Chicago.
With the construction of the new federal government building here, the Chinese in Chicago will withdraw to the present 22nd block, Yonghuo street and shemac road.
Of course, there are other reasons. For example, the two Chinese trade unions, the hostility between an Liang and Xie Sheng before, the hatred between the Mei family and the Tang family, and the pressure from the federal government. The stories in it are enough to write a novel.
”I don't know if Li Sheng feels that the food is right or not?” Mr. Mei pulled a stool from the side and sat down at a certain distance from the dining table.
”I haven't seen home food for a long time. It's just satisfying to look at it.” Li Zitao laughed and pointed to his head and said, ”spiritually.”
”Yes! It's hard to leave my hometown. If it wasn't for a bad life, who would like to leave home? ” Mei Er ye said with some emotion.
”It looks like business is good here.” Li Zitao took the fish with his chopsticks and tasted it slowly. He couldn't tell what he said: ”I haven't seen home food for a long time.”
”It's OK. It's all taken care of by some old friends.” Mr. Mei smiles modestly.
”Jew.” Li Zitao looked up and looked around.
”Yes, they are regular visitors. The father brings the child, and the child becomes a father, and then comes with the child.” Mei Er Yeh's eyes twinkled with pride.
The mays family has been in Chicago for half a century, and the accumulated contacts and resources are no joke.
In today's environment, the business of this Chinese restaurant, called global restaurant, is busier than the high-end restaurants in downtown Michigan Street and Roosevelt Road.
”It seems that the second master doesn't welcome me very much?” After learning the routine of the 1960s and 1970s movies for a long time, Li Zitao could not hold her frame any longer, and her mother was too tired to speak.”It's not welcome to open the door to do business.” The second master of Mei is holding his fist to the West.
”Why did the second master say that he would not allow Anyang people to come to area 22.” Li Zitao put his chopsticks on the table, and the atmosphere was a little stiff.
”Ha ha, who said that? The Anliang chamber of Commerce and industry is just to let everyone have a place to communicate. Can it still order others not to do so?” The second master of Mei was reluctant to smile.
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