It was completely dark. Thomas lit the kerosene lamp and shook the empty wine bottle. Feeling that he was still not satisfied, he went into the house and took out half a bottle of fruit brandy.
"This is all I have, just drink it." He put the bottle on the table.
Xu San looked at the brandy and said, "This is okay. Although it is a no-name brand, at least it is sweet!"
Seeing Xu San's disgusted face, Thomas said impatiently, "If you don't drink, I'll knock you down!"
"It's not your fault. I didn't tell you about the skewers in advance. If you were to say it, I wouldn't have brought the wine." Xu San said with complaint.
"I won't drink it even if you bring it. I can't stand your Chinese liquor, it's too spicy!" Thomas frowned, as if remembering a bad experience.
The three of them filled up their glasses with wine again, and Xiaohong picked up the wine glass and toasted, "Can you stop talking about football? I don't understand this at all."
Thomas took a sip, "That's because you haven't watched the game live. If you go there, you will definitely fall in love with this sport."
Xu San also took a sip of wine, "Well, Little Train is right. Watching football live is definitely a thrilling thing, but when your favorite team loses, and the other team's fans are still celebrating in front of you, that's it. It’s not a wonderful thing anymore.”
After listening to Xu San's words, Thomas asked, "If this happens, Miss An Hong, what will you do?"
"Of course, go up and beat them up!" Xiao Hong said without hesitation.
"Hahaha~" Thomas laughed heartily, "Miss An Hong is definitely qualified to be our Manchester United fan!" After saying that, he hugged Xu San and had a drink together.
How disgusting, Xiaohong thought to herself, and took another sip of the boring wine.
But this time the brandy has a slight fruity sweetness, which is quite delicious.
Xu San picked up the cold skewers on the table and walked to the barbecue stove and said, "Actually, fighting after the game is also a part of football. You have to fight if you lose, and sometimes you have to fight even if you win."
"Why?" Xiaohong asked puzzledly.
"In order to vent, there are many capitalists in Britain, and the most they do is to squeeze the value of workers. Workers who have been in this high-pressure environment for a long time are naturally unhealthy mentally, so they need to vent, and football, a sport that is easy to resonate with, naturally It's the best person to vent to." Xu San answered Xiaohong's question while grilling skewers.
Turning the skewers in his hand, Xu San changed the topic, "Little Train, how much do you know about fired glass?"
Thomas thought for a while and replied, "I don't know much about it. If there are no complicated process requirements, it can be burned, but only then."
"There are no requirements. It's just ordinary flat glass, and it only needs good light transmission."
"How much area do you want?" Thomas continued to ask.
"Of course the bigger the better, but it's okay if it's smaller. You can splice them together." Xu San picked up the heated skewers and put them on the table.
"Then it's nothing. You just need a rolling machine to flatten the burned mortar."
“Are rolling machines cheap?”
"Large ones are not cheap. If your requirements are not high, you can assemble it by buying some parts yourself," Thomas said.
"Okay, then I'll leave this matter to you. You can ask An Hong for the necessary expenses." Xu San agreed directly without asking the price.
Thomas picked up a skewer and said, "You want to build another glass factory?"
"It's not necessary to build a factory. The cement factory right now makes me so busy that I can't even breathe! I just plan to make some glass for my own use first," Xu San said.
"What's it for?" Thomas asked.
"Build a vegetable greenhouse and grow some vegetables."
"Vegetable greenhouse?" Thomas said in Chinese, as if he didn't understand.
"Simply put, it is a translucent greenhouse that uses temperature control methods to simulate seasonal changes to grow off-season vegetables."
Xu San expressed his thoughts. Although he had a greenhouse at home, on the one hand, the output was too small, and on the other hand, the plastic sheet was not strong. To satisfy his desire, he wanted to use glass instead.
"Does being out of season mean planting tomatoes, peppers and other vegetables in winter?" Thomas continued to ask.
"right!"
"Then I want one too!"
"No problem, I will provide the technology and drawings when the time comes, and you will supervise the work!"
Thomas picked up the wine glass and took a sip of wine depressedly, "Xu, are you going to ignore it again?"
"Then I will provide the technology, and you will be responsible for the drawings and supervision!" Xu San said with a smile.
"." Thomas was speechless and could only take another sip of wine depressedly, "Okay! You are responsible for the technology and drawings!"
"That's right, those who are capable work hard. Otherwise, if you are always idle, you will get fatter and fatter, and eventually develop to three heights." Xu San looked at Thomas with a sad face and said.
Thomas didn't seem to take it seriously and picked up a bunch again and started eating with a crunch.
"What are the three highs?" Xiaohong asked curiously.
"The three highs refer to high blood pressure, hyperglycemia and hyperlipidemia. High blood sugar will lead to diabetes. Once this disease is acquired, it cannot be cured."
"If it can't be cured, is it a terminal illness? Is it like waiting to die?" Xiao Hong asked with a frightened face.
"You can control blood sugar with diet, but it's a very painful thing." Xu San said.
"You can also use insulin!" Thomas said while eating a kidney.
"The current insulin technology is not mature enough, and its use is still risky. For you, Little Train, who did you hear to say that diabetes can use insulin."
Thomas thought for a moment, "It's Dr. Akagi. The last time he gave me a physical examination, he told me the same question as you. I asked him how to treat diabetes if I got it, and he told me about insulin."
Xu San thought for a moment and said, "My troops have been strengthening their training recently. I think you should join in the training. You don't have to complete all the subjects. You can complete half of them."
Thomas, who was eating kidneys, frowned when he heard the training, and even stopped chewing. He was weighing the pros and cons. Training with the troops is no joke. It is really tiring. If you don't control it, then There is a real risk of getting diabetes.
"What kind of disease is diabetes?" Xiaohong asked.
"Our Chinese medicine calls it diabetes. If you have a chance, you can find out by asking an old doctor."
"I know this. It is said to be a disease of wealth."
Throwing down the half-eaten kidney, Thomas said, "I won't be able to complete even half of the training with your troops. After all, I'm fifty and no longer a young man."
"Then you can do it according to your ability. Follow first and just treat it as the team's physical training!" After saying this, Xu San smiled, "It's hard for you to persist if you are asked to train with the team. If you give up halfway, it's probably better not to practice at all. Why don't I explain, How about you organize a team? Come with a dozen people, and then I will organize another one similar to yours. Then we can play a game or something. In this case, you should also have the motivation to train. .”
Thomas picked up his waist again and picked up the wine glass, "That's a good idea! Let's drink to your good idea!"
The manuscript is gone, so I’ll try to keep it up these days. My hands hurt so much, I write on the keyboard, and my hands have been used too frequently recently, and now I can't even lift a spoon.
