59. Cancer

Finally and Yingying stepped off the plane, I took a deep breath of the air of my hometown, felt the familiar taste, and felt a sense of relief for no reason, I was not at home for more than two months, the weather in my hometown was already very cold, and Yingying and I wore a little less, I pulled Yingying to quickly get on the airport bus, first went to Xi'an City, found a ready-to-wear store, each bought a thick shirt and pants to wear, and the stomach rumbled again, thinking that I hadn't eaten mutton steamed buns for a long time, I missed that kind of taste, so I led Yingying to walk away from a famous mutton steamed bun on the second station road in the memory of Yingying, and constantly pointed out and explained the thick history and culture of Xi'an to Yingying along the way, ethnic customs, let her slowly get familiar with and like here.

When I entered this mutton steamed bun restaurant, I was greeted by a large pot helmet with a diameter of one meter on a wooden shelf, Yingying let go of my arm and walked over to circle in surprise, I also followed with a smile and said to her: " This is our famous pasta in Shaanxi, called pot helmet, many places are called different, also called pancakes, also called baked cakes, in fact, they all mean the same thing, that is, the pasta in the cauldron with a simmer, but only we in Shaanxi this place are so big, the thickness is about 4-10 cm, a person can eat half a month, even in summer, put it for a month can not be broken, it is a specialty of our Shaanxi, there is no other place. ”

Ying Ying said strangely: "Why do Shaanxi people do this kind of pancakes, oh no, it's called a pot helmet? How does this make people mouthful? Hahaha, it's so interesting." ”

I beckoned and ordered two servings of mutton steamed buns, then sat down and smiled slightly: "Today, I invite you to eat Shaanxi's famous snack mutton steamed buns, which have a bit of historical origin with this cauldron helmet, and I will tell you about its origin." The cauldron helmet you saw just now originated in the Warring States Period, about 2,000 years ago, when the Qin State was west of Shaanxi, and the capital was located in Xianyang, and the main staple food eaten by the people of the whole country was wheat, unlike your Thailand and the south of our country, which used rice as the staple food. At that time, the Qin army was a soldier in wartime and a citizen in peacetime. As soon as the government notified them to go on the expedition, every household began to bake this large and thick flatbread that night, and the next day, the baked flatbread was wrapped in the four corners of a piece of linen, and it was carried diagonally behind the back of the relatives who were about to go on the expedition, and then they carried their knives to the battlefield. Look at the hollow in the middle of this big pancake, and the back looks like an armor or shield?" I pointed to the pot helmet for her to take a closer look.

He continued: "This pot helmet has four functions, one is to carry it on its back during battle, and it can be used as armor to protect yourself from being stabbed by knives and guns behind you or cold arrows. Second, in case of emergency, it can be taken off and hung on the arm and used as a shield to resist the arrows and knives and guns in front. Because of the above two reasons, so the image is called the pot helmet, do you see it is very vivid? The third function is: 2,000 years ago, there were large areas of grassland in the northwest, few people and wide land, and the sheep flock was in every house. Wild beasts are everywhere, when the army has a meal, you can buy a few sheep or hunt other beasts, stew soup in a big pot, a bowl of broth per person, and bring the flatbread, oh, that is, the pot helmet is cut with a knife and soaked in the broth to eat, it is a good full meal, so in the future, the Qin people like to eat like this, and the unique mutton steamed bun of Qin talents has been formed, and this way of eating has been passed down to this day. The fourth function is that the pot helmet is very large and thick, which can withstand nearly half a month's military rations, is easy to carry, and is not easy to become moldy and bad, so the army can act quickly when it is pulled out, and there is no need to wait for the logistics supply to keep up before setting off, which is conducive to the Qin army's mobile combat. ”

Yingying was so fascinated by it that she forgot to eat and stared at me directly.

"Therefore, the Qin people were strong in battle, and they were able to destroy the other six countries and dominate the country at that time. Of course, this is not the main reason, but just to tell you about the history of mutton steamed buns and the reason why the Qin people like this taste, are you eating? Are you not used to eating? The southerners are not used to this taste and this way of eating, but since you have come to Qindi, you should taste the local traditional snacks, I will take you to eat something else. ”

"No, no, no, I think it tastes good, and when you talk about it like this, I think it's even more delicious, hehe. After saying that, he blinked mischievously and grimaced.

Eating mutton steamed buns reminded me of Tie Dan again, I don't know how his restaurant is opening?

After eating, seeing that it was getting late, he led Yingying directly to Xia He's residence. After entering the door, Xia He was not at home, but looking at the clean and tidy room, he knew that she must have been at home in the past few days. I arranged for Yingying to stay in another empty room, and then I sat down and let out a long breath.

Thinking that I should call He Jie to report that she is safe, and then tell her that Linlin's sister is the little girl who led me to fall for me on the beach, I am now home safely, and I don't care what the trouble between their sisters is. But it is still necessary to let He Jie know the news, after the friendship that He Jie took the initiative to increase my consultation fee last time and took the initiative to help me in a boat with me, my trust in He Jie is still relatively high. I picked up the phone and called He Jie directly, telling the secret I had been pressing for two months. He Jie was also very surprised when she heard it, and she couldn't figure out why this was just like me. I also told her that it might be Linlin's own sister's own personal behavior, and asked her to deal with it calmly.

Before dawn the next day, I was woken up by Yingying and urged me to go downstairs to practice. I had no choice but to get up, run to the moat with Yingying, and find a quiet place to practice. Because of my two months of hard study, kung fu has improved by leaps and bounds, and the ability to react has also grown very quickly, Yingying praised me for being a wizard of martial arts, and some of the self-preservation kung fu I taught before can no longer be satisfied, and now I am taught a set of hand-to-hand kung fu, as long as this set of kung fu is proficient, it is not a problem to be able to deal with three or five big men alone after a year and a half, so I also train very hard, just hope that one day, I will no longer be like a little white rabbit, and let others bully me. It wasn't until the sun rose that we washed up and ate breakfast.

With Yingying returned to my hometown after nearly two months of absence, the first glance saw the two-story building erected in the direction of the village's house, I walked in excitedly, upstairs and downstairs turned around, quite satisfied, but not decorated, the house is a little damp, the windows are not installed with glass, and people can not live in it. After a while, my parents walked in, and they heard from the villagers that they had seen me go to a new house, so they came to find me. I asked my father why the glass hadn't been installed yet, and he said that he couldn't install it now, and that he would have to wait for the house to dry for another month before he could start renovating. My mother took me aside and asked me what was going on with the girl I was carrying, and I couldn't tell them what had happened to me in Hong Kong, for fear that they would be worried, so I only said that I was my godsister and a bodyguard to keep me safe. Although my mother looked suspicious, I didn't bother to explain anything, just told her to leave my business alone, and I would take care of my own business.

casually asked how the Tie Dan Mutton Steamed Bun Restaurant was going, and his mother said gloomily: "Tie Dan is now recuperating at home, you go and see him, he was injured." ”

"What?" I was surprised, "what's going on?

"I can't tell you the details, you can ask for yourself later. ”

I suddenly felt unsettled, so I came to Tiedan's house. Tie Dan's house is three adobe wooden frame houses, his parents live in a large room, the middle one is used as a living room, and the other is divided into two small halves, Tie Dan and his younger brother live in half of the room, and the other half is his sister's room. When I entered Tie Dan's room, I saw Tie Dan sitting on the bed, his head was wrapped in bandages, and when he saw me coming in, Tie Dan's eyes were red, as if he was aggrieved when he saw his relatives. Without waiting for me to ask him, he told me what had happened.

It turned out that after Tie Dan got the money I gave that day, he immediately rented a private house not far from the gate of the Terracotta Warriors and Horses the next day, hired people to decorate, buy tables, chairs, benches, kitchen utensils, etc., and officially opened in less than half a month. Iron egg is a wind and fire dare to act straightforward character, so quickly opened is not strange, the beginning of a period of time, can have a daily operating income of nearly 100 yuan, net profit is also around 30 yuan, so calculated down to a monthly net profit of nearly 1,000 yuan, this is a lot of income at that time, equivalent to the monthly income of eight or nine ordinary cadres and workers. Just when he and his fiancée were looking forward to a better future, a ruffian from a nearby village came to the door and wanted to collect water fees, sanitation management fees, public security management fees, etc., totaling more than 300 yuan per month. If only that's it, the next day Tie Dan endured the pain all over his body and cleaned the hotel with his fiancée, purchased and replaced the damaged equipment, and opened again on the third day. Five days ago, Tie Dan went to the countryside to buy sheep and came back, he saw a group of people outside the store, he rushed into the store, the store was smashed again, and the kitchen was also heard from the cry of his fiancée, when he rushed in, the ruffian was raping his fiancée, he angrily picked up the kitchen knife and cut it over, who knew that the ruffian would do a little effort, a kitchen knife, two knives to his head, but he not only failed to save his fiancée from being humiliated, but was cut by the other party, bleeding endlessly. After being sent to the hospital to bandage his wounds, he learned that this ruffian hooligan was the grandson of the village chief, and the ruffian's father was the deputy director of the police station, and there was a sister who was married to the son of the township chief. In order to take care of his fiancée's face, Tie Dan didn't dare to tell his parents about his fiancée's humiliation, Tie Dan's parents have reported the case for three consecutive days, but the ruffian is still at ease outside, and there is no movement at the police station.

Speaking of this, Tie Dan gritted his teeth and continued: "Don't say anything about blocking my financial route, I can't help but avenge the hatred of my wife, I can't wait to avenge this revenge, I swear not to be a person, if I can't do it, I will secretly attack him, and I have to kill him." ”

I sighed, in this world, there are bullies running rampant everywhere, and the country has "cracked down" several times, but there are always new bullies and new ruffians and hooligans popping up, and they can't be killed. Everyone is poor together, there is nothing, you have a little career and a little money, and the people who are always harmful to pink eye are indignant in their hearts, come out to rob, and even blatantly commit violence. If these social tumors are not eradicated, they will one day find their own door.