Chapter 126: The Farmhouse Banquet
At about six o'clock in the afternoon, the taxi drove to Longxi Village, and Zhou Heng and Edward got out of the car.
When passing through the town, there was a short stop, and Zhou Heng picked up a courier by the way, which was the camera he ordered online.
Then go back.
There have never been foreign devils in the village.
Before Zhou Heng went out, he told his parents that he would pick up an international friend by the way, so that they could not make a fuss and treat it normally.
So, his parents talked to the neighbor and said that their son was going to bring a foreigner back, and the neighbor told the family, and the family told his neighbor, so almost the whole village knew.
Six o'clock is the time for dinner, and it is still very bright at this time in summer, and every family eats out with dinner, chatting about something while eating, which is the habit of the countryside here.
When it's not a big day, many people don't want to sit at the table to eat seriously, they just run around with a bowl, or a few people squat together and talk about what day.
Sometimes when I go to other people's houses, I can also get a la carte to eat.
At this time, Zhou Heng came back with Edward.
White skin, yellow hair, blue eyes, this kind of people seen in the news or movies, now that they see them alive, the people in the village can't help but look at them.
Edward was very happy and raised his hand to greet them: "Hi ......"
The people in the village didn't want to say this, they all asked "have you eaten" and "why are you going", but this foreigner didn't understand this, so the people in the village just smiled at him and nodded.
The kid of the old Zhou family can! Not only can he find a big boss, but he can also find such a foreign devil customer, and he seems to have a good relationship with him.
It was also the first time for Edward to see such an authentic rural person squatting and eating in Asia, which was really unusual.
He is a tourist fanatic, he has traveled almost all over the world, but most of them are to popular attractions, such as elephant riding in Thailand, skyscrapers in Dubai, etc., all of which are places for tourism anyway.
But I haven't really been to this kind of rural place.
In fact, he is also a little reserved, and he can't stop smiling and saying "hi" to people.
And the "brain platinum" tattooed on his arm has also caused people to laugh more than once, but in his cognition, these are all good-natured laughter with him, the kind of joke, and he doesn't care.
He even thinks that this tattoo is very attractive, and people are happy when they see it, how good it is.
Zhou Heng's parents also went out of the courtyard gate to wait, dinner had been ready, and when they saw the taxi from a distance, they knew that it was their son who brought the guests back, and they greeted them here.
Zhou Heng gave a brief introduction to both sides.
Edward stretched out his right hand, Zhou Faqiang was stunned for a moment, and then reacted, shook hands with him, and then said solemnly: "Please come in, please come in, welcome, welcome." ”
can hold him back, and he can't talk a little bit.
After all, it was the first time I saw such a real person with yellow hair and blue eyes.
Zhou Heng smiled at his father: "Don't be nervous, he is no different from us, he just looks different, and he is not the same father and mother." ”
Entering the courtyard, the big yellow dog looked at Edward vigilantly, and made a "bluffing" sound in his mouth, waiting for it.
First, he is a stranger, and second, he looks different from many people.
After it snorted, Li Yunlian stopped it: "Don't bark the dog, don't be afraid of the people brought in by your family." ”
The big yellow dog could understand simple words such as "don't bark", so he stepped aside and looked at it from a distance.
If something is wrong, it will rush over as soon as possible!
Authentic Chinese-style courtyard, with fruit trees, pigsties, and sun-dried things in the yard, which is different from them, but there are similarities.
After putting down his luggage and washing his hands briefly, Zhou Heng invited Edward to the table for dinner, the table was still placed in the courtyard, and there was still a bit of a comfortable evening breeze.
Edward is also a person who has been exposed to Chinese food a little, and thinks it tastes really good, but he doesn't use chopsticks, so he uses forks instead.
After knowing this, Li Yunlian also thoughtfully prepared a stainless steel fork for him.
Looking at the peasant dishes on this table, Edward said seriously, "Thank you for making such a sumptuous dinner." ”
Maybe the culture of the country is different, but the politeness is the same, after Li Yunlian heard her son's translation, she hurriedly waved her hand politely: "It doesn't matter, we usually eat these." ”
At this time, Hu Jinhua and the others were also there, said hello one by one, and then sat down.
The dinner was usually very rich, firstly, to treat his son from a long trip to come back, and secondly, there was no guest here.
Since Edward said a month ago that he would come here to eat "the best chicken in the world", there is definitely a chicken stew with mushrooms, as well as tamales, pearl meatballs, a platter of braised vegetables, scrambled eggs with tomatoes, sour and hot shredded potatoes, and a plate of lotus root.
There are meat and vegetarian dishes, quite hearty, and very rich in local characteristics.
Edward looked at such a large table of dishes and said in surprise: "Zhou, do you usually eat so many dishes? Is this what you usually eat? This is like a festival! Is today a Chinese holiday?"
He feels that when he goes to a Chinese restaurant, he will order so many dishes, but the farmer's food is also very classy. And there are so many of them, it's like a festival.
After all, everyone's diet is still very different, even if they celebrate the festival, they will not put so many dishes on the table like this, such as eating roast chicken at Easter, and at most preparing some staple foods and the like.
Then one person cuts a large piece and eats it on his own plate.
Zhou Heng said: "Usually we eat so many dishes, and there are fewer people, but there are definitely two or three dishes, and they are still eaten on the table like this." ”
Edward nodded and smiled, then asked, "Can I make a video and upload it on my Instagram......?"
He said it very sincerely.
And he does have this habit, when he travels to any place, he will take a video and upload it, and Zhou Heng will often take a look, and then know where this kid has gone.
So Zhou Heng said: "Then you shoot, shoot beautifully." ”
After all, this represents Chinese farm cuisine. If the dish is well done, it must also be photographed well.
After Edward said sorry to the people at the table, he took a picture with his mobile phone, the scenery of the small courtyard, everyone's face, and then focused on the dishes on the table.
After Edward finished filming, he apologized to everyone again, and then said that everyone could eat.
Chicken soup with mushrooms starts with a bowl for each person.
Everyone is chopsticks, but Edward is a fork.
While eating, Zhou Heng suddenly had an idea and wanted to take a picture of the foreigner's performance at the farmhouse, so after obtaining his consent, he also took a picture with his mobile phone.
Isn't it popular to shoot videos of foreigners eating Chinese food now, many foreigners have just become eating broadcasts, and they are still very popular.
Rural plus foreigners, this combination is still a bit fresh.
Edward forked the chicken nuggets with a fork and ate them, and was immediately amazed: "Mmmm, it's so delicious! ”
For them, chickens don't eat like this, either roast whole chicken, or breadcrumb and fried chicken thighs and wings, or fry the meat and fry it, or roll it into a cake with a little cucumber cream or something, that's how it is cooked.
Cut into a stew like this, and with bones, they don't do that.
They are not accustomed to spitting out bones while eating, except for roast chicken.
But the chicken stewed like this, he likes to eat it the same, and he really thinks it tastes great, with a unique freshness and fragrance.
He immediately praised: "Zhou, this is really the best chicken in the world, it's so delicious, what I said is true." ”
He kept asking what was added to the soup, what kind of mushrooms were mushrooms, etc., and it felt really delicious beyond description, and it was really worth the trip.
Tamales and pearl balls are both steamed dishes, which can be steamed together to save fire.
Pearl balls are meatballs inside, wrapped in a layer of soaked glutinous rice outside, steamed out of white and shiny, like pearls, so named, its taste is also very good.
Usually meatballs will be greasy when eaten, but when they are coated in a layer of glutinous rice, they will absorb part of the oil, so they will not get greasy when eaten, and they are very delicious.
These dishes that don't need to spit out bones are also very fond of eating by Edward, and I feel that every dish is so delicious.
It was hard for him to imagine that the farmer's own food could be so delicious, and this was not a luxury restaurant.
And the scrambled eggs with tomatoes in the back, he also thinks it is very delicious, no one has ordered this for him in the restaurant before, and they don't have this cooking method there, he is the first time to eat this, and it feels very novel.
I didn't expect tomatoes to be eaten like this.
Sweet and sour dishes like this are the most suitable for their taste. He likes sweet and sour pork ribs when he goes to restaurants, and he feels that they represent Chinese food and are his favorite.
And the braised vegetable platter and stir-fried lotus root ribbon, these are undoubtedly the first time I have seen and tasted them, and I feel very good.
Again, he said, "Oh, Zhou, I'm really going to finish my Chinese food before I go back, really, it's all delicious." ”
Zhou Heng laughed and said, "Then how long has it taken for your visa? ”
These dishes on the table, where is this!
You want to eat all the Chinese food in a few days? You can't finish the farm food.
Eating and eating, it was time for the chickens to come back, and a large number of shiny chickens came back from shooting, elated, and the big rooster in the lead was even more imposing.
Zhou Faqiang got up and went to sprinkle some food on them.
When Edward saw these shiny chickens, he said, "I know why you say this is the best chicken in the world." It really is, worthy of such a title. You should promote it a lot so that more people know about your chickens. ”
Not to mention eating, just looking at it, he can tell that such a chicken is indeed very high-quality.
It's well worth the trip.
As usual, he took another video and uploaded it to his social accounts.
It was really an unexpected trip, and although I had never been to the countryside before, it felt good this time.
The people are also friendly to him, and the food is rich and varied, which is really worth the trip.
The countryside in their country is obviously different from here, completely different.