Chapter 31: Horn Cake Stew

Lin Baitang didn't look for any restaurants this time, and led him directly to a roadside stall, which was very clean, it was a small shed set up against the corner of the wall, which blocked the wind and rain, and was separated from the dust on the side of the street, and most of them couldn't get in.

There are two people busy working in the stall, looking at the tacit understanding, it is probably a couple, the husband is kneading and rolling the dough, kneading the dough again and again, and the wife is responsible for baking the cake into a piece the size of an adult's arm, and then cutting it into small pieces.

Lin Baitang was obviously familiar with this place, so as soon as he passed, he picked a table next to him and sat down, and said loudly to the woman who made the pancakes: "Aunt Zhou, give me two corner cakes and two bowls of spicy soup." ”

Aunt Zhou answered, conveniently cut off the two corners of the cake, gently uncovered, the inside of the cake is a layer of softer cake, Aunt Zhou took out a piece of meat from the pot and chopped it, while lifting another piece of cloth, from the bottom of a considerable size of the white thing, two knives cut off some, the next is to chop casually, mixed with the previous meat, and add some green peppers, stuffed into the corner cake together, and finally poured a spoonful of soup, it is finished.

Meng Zhenghui's angle saw all this very clearly, and when he saw the back, his face gradually became a little difficult, and he asked hesitantly, "That's fat?"

Before Lin Baitang could answer, he shook his head and said to himself: "If according to what you said, the more oil and water things are, the more people like them, then this corner cake stew is not very expensive?"

Lin Baitang smiled and didn't answer, but said, "You'll know later." ”

After a while, two servings of corn cake stew and spicy soup were served, and Lin Baitang first took a demonstrative one to Meng Zhenghui to see.

This cake is called a horn cake because it is cut into triangles, with a sharp tip and a round bottom, and you need to pinch both sides when eating it so that the filling and soup do not leak out.

If you can't bite into it, you have to take a big bite to ensure that all the fillings are in your mouth.

After eating it in one bite, drinking another sip of spicy soup can also be called a beautiful thing in this winter when the cold wind drills straight into people's bones.

Lin Baitang's side is eating hotly, but Meng Zhenghui's side has not moved his mouth for a long time, without him, it's just that he really can't eat this lot of fat.

Lin Baitang ate half of the cake on his side, and then looked at Meng Zhenghui's side, but he didn't even move a bite, his heart moved, and he thought back to what Meng Zhenghui asked before, and guessed what was going on, first smiled, and was just about to open his mouth to explain to him, but suddenly had a desire to tease him, so he deliberately didn't explain, but just called him without knowing it: "You pick it up and taste it." ”

Meng Zhenghui saw that Lin Baitang ate so sweetly, and he was embarrassed to ruin her interest, saying that he was not used to eating fatty meat, so he had to follow Lin Baitang's example to pick up the corner cake stew and take a big bite.

He was originally ready to take the spicy soup with a mouthful of oily smell, but he didn't expect that this stew was chewed in his mouth for a long time, but he didn't taste the oily smell, but the more he chewed, the more fragrant it became.

Meng Zhenghui said strangely, could it be that I didn't bite the fat just now, so I opened the corner cake and looked at it, not much to say, just looking at the place where I had bitten it, I could see that there was a piece of "fat meat" that was bitten in half, but its strange thing is that not only is this fat not greasy, but as far as Meng Zhenghui is concerned, the "fat" is much less than what he saw before.

When Meng Zhenghui was puzzled, Lin Baitang was amused by Meng Zhenghui's very simple and confused expression, and called him with a smile: "Take a closer look." ”

According to the words, Meng Zhenghui brought the corner cake closer, and after getting closer, many things were seen more clearly, such as although the shape and posture of the thing are very similar to pork, but it is actually more similar to things like skin jelly.

Lin Baitang explained: "This is the stew I just mentioned, it is made of sweet potato starch and broth, and it is made into pieces while the weather is cold, cut out and put in the filling, which tastes the same as the meat, but the taste is better." ”

Meng Zhenghui suddenly said: "This is also a way to replace meat?"

Lin Baitang smiled and nodded again: "Guess right, it's really smart." Then, he said to Meng Zhenghui: "You try it this time, eat stewed seeds first, and then drink a spicy soup." ”

Meng Zhenghui obediently did as he said, and the stew, which melted when it was hot, quickly dissolved into a mouthful of soup under the catalysis of Hu spicy soup, and drank it with Hu spicy soup, and even Hu spicy soup had a little more taste.

It's rare that this thing makes Meng Zhenghui's index finger move, and at his speed, he actually finished eating one before the cake was cold.

He was not satisfied with eating only one portion, he still felt unsatisfied, and said to Lin Baitang: "Are you full?" I think I can still eat the next one. ”

Seeing that he was still planning to order again, Lin Baitang, who knew Meng Zhenghui's appetite very well, stopped him: "Even if it's delicious, you can't eat it all at once, you take a break, I have other delicious things to take you to eat." ”

What Lin Baitang said was not unreasonable, Meng Zhenghui had to look at the two people who were making cakes with great regret, and slowly took the spoon and drank his Hu spicy soup, Lin Baitang caught a glimpse of him, first stunned, and then couldn't help laughing, maybe because of his temperament, a bowl of ordinary Hu spicy soup was drunk by Meng Zhenghui The feeling of bird's nest.

After only two sips, the store came over, and there were two bowls in his hand, which were blanched powder, and the other bowl was some small pickles cut into fine dices, and the green and red peppers reflected each other.

The shopkeeper saw that half a bowl of spicy soup for two people had been drunk, so he put the two bowls in his hand on the countertop: "Xiaotang, you can eat, I won't introduce it, I'm busy over there." After speaking, he smiled honestly at the two of them, and hurriedly went back to the small shop to work.

Meng Zhenghui looked at the two bowls in front of him and behind him, somewhat confused: "I remember that you didn't ask for this, is it that he made a mistake." ”

Lin Baitang didn't speak, just smiled and plucked some of the noodles in the bowl into his bowl of soup, and poured half of the small pickles in, stirring it with chopsticks, it was a new dish, and the color was also very beautiful.

Lin Baitang picked a chopstick and put it in his mouth, and when he saw that Meng Zhenghui hadn't moved, he pushed the small bowl towards him and said to him, "Don't just look at it, you can try it too." ”

With the previous experience of simmering horn cakes, Meng Zhenghui now has a great interest in these delicacies that look strange but can be amazing, and he can't wait to eat them as soon as he makes them in Lin Baitang's way.

The feeling of this Hu spicy soup vermicelli entrance is slightly spicy, and the vermicelli don't know how to deal with it, it is very elastic, and the chopsticks are constantly stirred before, but after entering the mouth, the teeth only need to be slightly forced, and the vermicelli will be spontaneously disconnected, with salty, spicy and crispy small pickles, for the mouth that has just bitten the cake and is a little tired, it can be regarded as a good relaxation.

The hot soup slowly transmits the warmth to the whole body along the throat, and it is really a very enjoyable thing to warm up the body in winter, Lin Baitang squinted his eyes, showing a bit of lazy meaning: "There are a lot of stewed horn cakes, and there are also a lot of spicy soups, but only Aunt Zhou's stewed rice is made of real materials with good meat, and only their spicy soup will add a handful of powder to the guests for free." ”

Meng Zhenghui said thoughtfully: "Although the cost of this handful of noodles is not very much, it is indeed very intimate for people who want to add something to eat after eating a corner of cake, but are reluctant to spend money to buy another one." ”

Lin Baitang smiled and whispered: "You're right, in fact, Aunt Zhou's horn cakes and spicy soup here are five cents more expensive than other places, but because of this powder, everyone has never changed the stall elsewhere to eat, and Aunt Zhou is a good person, if the family is not at home and the children have nothing to eat, she will also take the initiative to cook a handful of noodles for the children, not even money." ”

Meng Zhenghui nodded slightly: "In this way, the parents of the children will be grateful for Aunt Zhou's goodness, and when the children grow up, they will also be frequent visitors here." ”

Lin Baitang was very helpless when he heard it: "People just can't see children suffering, how can I tell you to say it, but it has become a premeditation." ”

Meng Zhenghui smiled and didn't speak, Lin Baitang still sighed a little: "Aunt Zhou's shop has been open for almost 30 years, and there is no one on this street who has not drunk their spicy soup and never eaten their corner cake stew." ”

Saying that, Lin Baitang also pointed to the small shed: "I saw that there was no one, it was not covered, after the work was done at night, I just took the wooden board to block it, but for so many years, the thing has not been lost, even if it is crushed by snow, the whole street will come together to save it." ”

Meng Zhenghui hesitated for a moment in picking powder: "Just because you've eaten noodles here?"

Lin Baitang didn't deny what he said, but just added half a sentence: "Maybe it's because I've tasted warmth here." ”

This sentence is nothing special, but Meng Zhenghui glanced at Lin Baitang deeply, and then shook his head and smiled.

When the two of them finished eating, Aunt Zhou's side was not finished yet, when Lin Baitang went over to give money, she didn't even look at it, and motioned for Lin Baitang to throw it into the money box, and when she saw Meng Zhenghui standing tall next to Lin Baitang, she showed a little knowing smile on her face, and said;" Lin girl, come back when you have time. ”

Lin Baitang had already walked out a few steps, and at this time, he shook his hand and said, "Got it." ”

After returning to the hotel, Meng Zhenghui still looked thoughtful, and Lin Baitang didn't speak when he saw him, so silent, a little strange: "What are you thinking?"

Meng Zhenghui looked down at her slightly and smiled slightly: "I was thinking about what your intention was in bringing me here to eat today." ”

Lin Baitang scratched his head: "What can I do, it's just that it's cheap and delicious here." ”

Meng Zhenghui shook his head: "You want me to treat Jia Zhong well, and the people who defected to us later, right?"

This is indeed what Lin Baitang wanted to express to Meng Zhenghui behind this trip, but she didn't expect Meng Zhenghui to react so quickly, and scratched her head with a little embarrassment: "I can't hide anything from Brother Zhenghui." ”

Meng Zhenghui's face was serious at this time, and he said in a low voice: "Xiaotang, I know that you are worried that I am only using Jia Zhong and them for a while, but you can rest assured, I am different from those people you think are." ”