By the time everyone had packed up, it was getting late. Man Lin led everyone around the inn for a while and then found a restaurant to have dinner. The restaurant was not big and could accommodate four or five tables of guests. It could be seen that
This restaurant was renovated from an old wooden house. The ground floor is used as a restaurant and the upper floor is used as an independent restaurant. The restaurant owners are a couple in their late 40s. The man cooks and the woman helps. The two have a boy who is about seven or eight years old.
, seems to have just given birth to a baby son who is still in his infancy. To be precise, this is not a restaurant in the formal sense, but more like a family canteen.
There weren't too many dishes in the restaurant. Bai Shuo and the others randomly ordered a few pork, fish and shrimp, and started eating with a bottle of white wine. Anna just ate something casually, and saw that Bai Shuo and the others were in great spirits while drinking.
After a while, they returned to the inn first. Bai Shuo, Cao An, and Zhao Yong continued to drink. Man Lin didn't drink much but kept chatting and laughing with everyone. There was no one in the restaurant, and there were two tables of four or five other guests interacting with each other.
They were all familiar with each other. While eating, they chatted with the boss in a dialect that they didn't understand. Soon they finished eating and dispersed. Only Bai Shuo was left in the whole restaurant. There were not many customers, and the woman
He hugged his younger son and pulled his older son upstairs, leaving the man alone guarding the store.
Bai Shuo was a little bored when he saw the man alone, and he chatted with the man from time to time. Although the man's Mandarin was not standard, everyone could still roughly understand it. It turned out that the man's name was Lin Youfu, and he had worked as a
He was a soldier, but he spent most of his time in the cooking class, and it was in the cooking class that he started his cooking skills. This restaurant was originally his family's old house. Later, when the man returned from the army, he simply converted the house into a restaurant.
Got a small business.
Perhaps there is a natural sense of closeness between soldiers. After Zhao Yong also revealed that he had been a soldier, the two of them talked more and more, even though Lin Youfu was just a cook. Later, the conversation got excited, and Cao An simply invited the man to sit on the
When they came to the table to drink together, Lin Youfu didn't refuse. He sat down at the table and started drinking with everyone. Seeing that there were not many dishes on the table, he got up and cut a plate of bacon and scrambled a few eggs.
Seeing that the bacon was full of oil, the fat meat was crystal clear, fat but not greasy, and the lean meat was waxy and attractive, with clear texture. Cao An picked up a piece and took a bite, saying it was delicious. Lin Youfu said that his bacon was not only selected
The ingredients are exquisite, and the most important thing is that he learned some bacon-making techniques from various places when he was a soldier, so he combined them with local methods to produce this unique bacon. As for the frying method of the plate of eggs
But Bashu is different. The scrambled eggs in Bashu are usually cooked with hot oil to make the egg liquid foam, and the outside is charred and the inside is tender. However, Lin Youfu's scrambled eggs are made by adding a few drops of cooking wine and a little water to the egg liquid, and then using a small amount of water.
Fry slowly over low heat and oil at high temperature, so that the scrambled eggs can maintain their original color and let people taste the original fresh and tender taste of the eggs. Cao An is a foodie, and after tasting the unique delicacies, he naturally started to communicate with Lin Youfu
, and even involves the cooking methods of various major cuisines.
The more they drank, the more energetic they became. Seeing that it was getting late and late, Bai Shuo actually drove Man Lin back. Then the four men half-closed the door of the shop and continued drinking. Lin Youfu felt that he was very close to the three of them, and when they left, he
They didn't even charge for the meal. After several refusals, Bai Shuo said dissatisfiedly: "If you don't accept the money, they will never come again." Lin Youfu reluctantly accepted the previous dishes.
Money, but he refused to accept any more food and wine from behind.
It was already early in the morning when he returned to the inn. Bai Shuo was afraid of disturbing Anna, so he was cautious and gentle when he entered the house. He actually felt like a man who comes home too late and is afraid of facing his wife's anger. Seeing that Anna did not move, Bai Shuo continued
He didn't even dare to turn on the light. He quickly washed up and got ready to sleep with the help of the light of his mobile phone. At this time, Bai Shuo was still a little curious whether Anna was really asleep. He gently opened the curtain, trying to use the faint light of his mobile phone to
Take a look at the light.
"Are you planning to come in here to ask for a beating?" Anna's soft words struck Bai Shuo's heart like thunder in the quiet night, scaring him so much that he hurried back to his bed. After a while, Bai Shuo
Shuo Cai murmured: "I just want to see if I woke you up."
"It did wake you up. The moment you came outside the house, I knew it." Anna actually responded to Bai Shuo.
"I've been very careful and didn't cause any big noise."
After a while, Anna responded: "It's none of your business. It's a habit I've developed for a long time. I don't sleep too deeply and I wake up as soon as there is any movement."
Hearing this, Bai Shuo thought that this should be a habit he had developed since he was an agent, and suddenly felt a little sad. Anna was a good and beautiful girl. Her parents died young, and she was trained to be an agent. She lived a life of fear. No wonder it happened.
He became taciturn and cold as ice now. "I won't make any more noise. You should go to sleep." After Bai Shuo finished speaking, he closed his eyes and remained motionless.
The next day, Man Lin took four people to wander around Nanshui again. After all, Bai Shuo had already seen the scenery here and would not be as surprised as the first time. However, Cao An and Zhao Yong were constantly attracted by the scenery here.
At a beach, an aunt and an eight or nine-year-old girl were carrying a bucket and looking for something on the rocky beach. Anna seemed to be interested in this scene and took the initiative to talk to the aunt. It turned out that the aunt and
The little girl was picking up clams and digging oysters on the beach. Seeing Anna's interest, the aunt patiently demonstrated her. Finally, Anna even tried to pick up the oysters with her aunt herself, and saw each of the lively little things being caught by herself.
Alas, Anna actually behaved like the eight or nine-year-old girl next to her. Cao An and Zhao Yong were playing along the coastline. Bai Shuo and Man Lin sat aside and watched the scene quietly.
"I never thought that the aloof sister Anna would act like a child." Man Lin and Bai Shuo chatted first.
"Everyone has a child side and a mature side, but everyone deliberately shows it differently." Bai Shuo replied.
"You always say that I am like a child, so do you think I also have a cold side hidden in me? Do you think one day I will become as mature and cold as Sister Anna?"
"It all depends on you, how do you want to show yourself in front of everyone. Do you think Anna is good like that?"
Manlin thought for a while: "No, I don't feel very happy. I have a cold face all day long. I want to be a child who is always happy, quack..."
Following the beach, everyone entered Xiatang Town at noon. They found a restaurant in the town that looked pretty good and were about to fill their stomachs. When they saw a table of people eating in the restaurant, there stood up a man with an appointment.
Well, a twenty-six-seven-year-old man who looked much better dressed than other people in the town looked at Manlin and shouted with joy: "Hey, isn't this sister Manlin? Why did you have time to come to the shrimp pond today?"
Already."
When Man Lin saw the man, her expression changed and she said angrily: "Zhou Qiang, why can't I come if you can come? If you don't help your father with the business and just hang out outside all day eating, drinking and having fun, then you won't be afraid of your father scolding you.
ah."
The man named Zhou Qiang was not angry at all, he was still smiling: "Sister Manlin, those of you who have gone to college are different. You like to hang out with these outsiders all day long..." Zhou Qiang looked at her eyes as he spoke.
He glanced at Bai Shuo and the others, and suddenly brightened up when he saw Anna. "Oh, there is also a beautiful lady. It's a pleasure to meet her. My name is Zhou Qiang."
Seeing Man Lin's attitude, Bai Shuo and others naturally knew that Zhou Qiang would not be their friend, and everyone chose to ignore it. Seeing that Anna ignored him, Zhou Qiang continued: "You are Man Lin's friends, right? I
I have been good friends with Manlin since childhood, and her friends are also my friends. Whatever you want to eat, I will treat you today."
"No need, you eat yours, and we'll find another restaurant." Man Lin said and motioned to Bai Shuo and the others to leave the restaurant and find another place. Unexpectedly, everyone at Zhou Qiang's table stood up and quickly gathered around to block it.
The door of the restaurant did not let Bai Shuo and others leave.
Man Lin turned back to Zhou Qiang and asked, "What do you mean?"
The person blocking the door said in Mandarin with a strong local accent: "How dare you not give our young master Zhou face, I think the two beauties should stay and have a good meal with our young master Zhou." As he said,
Several people gathered around and tried to push Man Lin and Anna back to the dining table. Suddenly there was a scream, and before everyone could see clearly, the person who pushed Man Lin and Anna was thrown to the ground, and then her wrist was pinned back by Anna.
They kept struggling. Zhao Yong, Bai Shuo and Cao An saw Anna take action and also took action against other people approaching. After a brief fight, although there were many people on Zhou Qiang's side, when they saw Bai Shuo and others
Being so tyrannical, they didn't dare to take action at will anymore, and it became a stalemate for a while.
"Well, there were a few moments, but in this world, you foreigners cannot be allowed to show off their strength." Zhou Qiang said sinisterly.
Seeing this, Man Lin hurriedly stopped in front of Bai Shuo and the others and said, "Zhou Qiang, what are you going to do? How dare you attack my friend!"
"Are these foreigners worthy of your protection?"
Man Lin knew that she alone was not enough to scare Zhou Qiang, so she thought for a moment and scolded Zhou Qiang: "Zhou Qiang, you don't even look where you are at this time. You brought people to the shrimp pond to cause trouble. Are you afraid that I will kill you?"
Tell your dad about this? You will be in trouble then."
Man Lin's words seemed to sting Zhou Qiang's pain. Indeed, although the shrimp pond is weak, it is not something Zhou Qiang and the others can do whatever they want. Even his father still needs to be careful. Zhou Qiang thought for a while and said with a smile.
: "Sister Manlin is really angry? I was just joking with you." Then she waved to her subordinates, and those people immediately dispersed to allow Bai Shuo and others to get out of the way. Manlin was about to prepare
After leading everyone away, Zhou Qiang said loudly to Manlin: "Sister Manlin, it's better not to hang out with these outsiders and become our wife as soon as possible. I'll be waiting for you..." Amidst everyone's cheers
, Man Lin took Bai Shuo and the others and strode out of the restaurant.
Later, after Man Lin explained, Bai Shuo found out that Zhou Qiang's father, Zhou Huairen, was one of the top three people in La'an and was quite powerful. However, Zhou Qiang was usually not doing his job properly, relying on La'an's power to pull a bunch of pigs.
The friend is domineering everywhere. But he has always liked Manlin and wanted to marry her. However, Manlin has never been very interested in him, so Zhou Qiang is like a fly, always hanging around Manlin.
The four of them, Bai Shuo, stayed in Nanshui for a total of three days. Although they didn't stay in Nanshui Town for a long time this time, it strengthened Bai Shuo's determination to invest here. If Bai Shuo came here last time to visit,
With its beautiful scenery and geographical advantages, this time Bai Shuo paid more attention to observing the inner humanities. He felt that this place was not as inaccessible as it appeared on the surface. In fact, as long as you can integrate yourself carefully, you will find that the people here are generally simple and simple.
There is no lack of kindness. For example, Lin Youfu, the aunt at the beach, the little girl, etc. Of course, there are also some disharmonious people like Zhou Qiang, but they are a minority after all. This is the true appearance of Nanshui.
As for the unpleasant things that happened with outsiders here in the past, they were mostly due to lack of communication. Those who came from outside always felt that they were superior to others, did not respect local customs, and imposed their will on talents, which led to step-by-step escalation of conflicts.
. Later, everyone in the world knew that the people here were xenophobic. It seemed that people from other places were naturally hostile to the locals. They were automatically divided into two camps as soon as they came into contact, making the conflicts even more irreconcilable.
The night before he left, Lin Youfu specially made a small fragrant pig with local characteristics. He made a large table of dishes and drank them with Bai Shuo and others. This kind of small fragrant pig is said to be made by the locals.
The wild boar is tame, with fine bones and crispy skin, tender meat, bright red muscles, delicious flavor, and rich nutrition. Together with Lin Youfu and Cao An, they boiled the pig head in brine until soft, then poured it with chili sauce, and directly coated the pig body with the secret sauce.
I grilled half of it with sauce, and also made a few braised and fried dishes, and paired it with a few sea duck eggs, which is the perfect choice for drinking.
Before dinner, Bai Shuo made an appointment with Man Lin to chat on the hillside outside the town and watch the sunset by the sea. Bai Shuo asked Man Lin if she had thought about her future plans after graduating from university. Man Lin shook her head and said that although she also went out to develop.
However, she was afraid of being alone, and the elders in the family didn't seem to want her to show herself outside as a girl. Therefore, she would probably continue to stay here in the future. Bai Shuo sighed, he felt that here in Nanshui
The scenery is beautiful and the resources are rich, but the people are too poor. Many people have been unable to go out for generations to see the beautiful scenery of the motherland and feel the country's rapid development. After all, Manlin is someone who has gone out to study. She feels that what Bai Shuo said is true.
It makes sense. She also yearns for change, but she is a little helpless about the reality. Bai Shuo suddenly said that "it all depends on man-made things" and asked Manlin if she was willing to work with her to change the scenery here step by step. Manlin thought for a while
, finally nodded heavily, the sky was getting late, the two people on the hillside stared at the land that was trying to change, their figures stretched very long under the sunset.