This Mongolian buffet restaurant that Enkh tour guide took me to was very special, this restaurant has a lot of meat, a limited selection of vegetables, and drinks need to be paid for separately. I remember the price per person was 150,000 tugrik, which is about 75 yuan at the exchange rate of the year, which is undoubtedly a luxurious purchase in Ulaanbaatar.
We redeemed the tugrik
The dishes in the restaurant are all raw, so you can pick a bunch of raw meat to your liking and give it to the waiter in charge of the cooking. In front of a large circular metal table, they cook the ingredients of your choice, stir-frying them with two large spatulas like long swords.
"This cooking method has been around since the time of Genghis Khan, and it originated from the way Mongolian warriors used their shields as iron plates and used their large swords to cook," Enkh tells us. ”
I didn't delve into that, after all, it was just one of his words.
I picked a bunch of lamb, beef, and chicken, sprinkled some sauce on top, and handed it to the waiter.
The meat quality of this high-end buffet restaurant in Outer Mongolia is really good, and the ham sausage has no starch, which is particularly satisfying to eat, and the meal time is not limited. It's just that the price of the drink is slightly higher, and a bottle of Coca-Cola (made in the United States) is equivalent to 10 yuan.
Waiters process our food
After enjoying the perfect meal, Eunhyuk and I started an in-depth exchange. I couldn't wait to get straight to the point: "Tour guide Enhyuk, why did you just say that Chinese workers should be beaten?"
The tour guide Enkh paused and replied: "Because they are of low quality, they will do things that are cheating and abducting, and even rape and murder." What's more, they also robbed us of our jobs. ”
Lao Feng asked rhetorically: "Do you have conclusive evidence or witnessed these things with your own eyes, or is it just hearsay?"
The tour guide Enhe hesitated: "What does hearsay mean?"
Lao Feng explained: "I just listened to rumors that have no evidence, and they have been passed on by many people. ”
We chatted and ate meat, and this was my fourth plate of meat
The tour guide Enhyuk admitted: "Then I really don't have conclusive evidence. ”
Lao Feng further asked: "You are very good at Chinese and have come into contact with many Chinese. According to the data, you have also worked in China, right?"
The tour guide replied: "Yes, I have worked at the consulate in Hohhot. ”
Lao Feng continued to ask: "How do the Chinese treat you? Have you ever done something that is sorry for you? Or have you ever done something of low quality and disgusting?"
The tour guide Enhe thought for a moment and replied: "They are all very good to me, including you are all very good Chinese." But about those workers......"
Lao Feng immediately interrupted him: "Wait a minute, you keep talking about those workers, but first, you are just hearsay, there is no conclusive evidence." Furthermore, during your time as a diplomat in China, did you hear that Mongolian citizens in China had been harmed? If so, you would have known about it, because they would have come to you for help, right?"
Guide Enhyuk began to fall silent.
I took over the conversation and said in a firm tone, "You tell the truth and swear in the name of the Buddha." (He professed to believe in Tibetan Buddhism)
Tour guide Enhe had to say: "You are right, if you have to use the perspective of official confirmation and my personal experience, the Chinese have indeed not done anything to be sorry for the Mongols." ”
I immediately added, "But the Chinese have been hurt a lot by you, right? including today, isn't it!" I raised my voice, and the people around me stared at us.
Lao Feng motioned for me to calm down, and said in a soft tone: "These Chinese workers have left their homes and come here to do the hardest work. Most of these projects are China's aid to you, so it is completely untenable for them to steal your jobs. But I believe that people's hearts are flesh and blood, and few people will be idle and have nothing to do to make trouble. Strangely, in Hohhot, where the total population exceeds yours, there are at least thousands of your citizens living there and not being harmed. I've seen them make trouble and even smash my lunch box, but I didn't care. However, on your side, including us and other Chinese citizens, have been treated unfairly. I want to ask, where is China sorry for you?"
Guide Enhe was completely speechless, he drooped his head, and finally said: "Alas, the annexation of Southern Mongolia to China, and the fall of the Yuan Dynasty in history, those are all things in the past, it has been hundreds of years. That one...... I shouldn't have mentioned it again......"
I immediately interrupted him: "No, Yuan Dadu had many names before the 13th century, and it has always been the inherent land of China. It was the capital of Yan during the Warring States period more than 2,300 years ago, called Ji, called Yuyang in the Qin and Han dynasties, Zhuojun in the Sui Dynasty, Fanyang in the Tang Dynasty, Youzhou in the Five Dynasties period, Nanjing in the Liao Dynasty, and Zhongdu in the Jin Dynasty. Yuan Dadu is only a small part of history. Since then, the Ming Dynasty, the Qing Dynasty, and now, it is the holiest capital of China. You said it fell, then I said that the current Ulaanbaatar used to be called Kulen, what would it be called?"
Lao Feng interrupted me and proposed, "Okay, it's all history. Let's have a drink!"
Guide Enhyuk came back to his senses and muttered, "yes, cheers." It's all history, and it doesn't make sense. Hatred really has no meaning. ”
I took the fruit and drank it down, without speaking.
The exterior of this restaurant
Finally, by the way, the food at that restaurant. Meat can be eaten as you like, and it tastes delicious. However, I still got a little tired after eating too much, so I mainly ate salads later.
In 2020, when the President of Outer Mongolia said that he would send 30,000 sheep to Chinese anti-epidemic workers, I was very happy, because the mutton there is indeed very delicious!
(To be continued, welcome to pay attention, more exciting later)