Huang Hongying was immediately happy: "That's really a coincidence, the taste of that girl's crab is really authentic, and I don't know where she bought it from, during this time, we ate wild aquatic products sent from her store, and the taste is much better than what is sold in the market." Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo”

Zhou Guosheng smiled and put the crab meat removed by Secretary Song into his mouth, and tasted the familiar taste, he couldn't help but nodded: "It's rare, this crab tastes the same as the crab I tasted when I lived in S City many years ago, and now it's all water pollution, it's not easy to taste such an authentic local hairy crab." Mrs. Huang, your niece is very good!"

Huang Hongying seemed to remember something, picked up the chopsticks and put a piece of anchovy that had just been served on the table and put it in Zhou Guosheng's bowl: "Since the crab has been eaten, then you can taste this fish again, this is also sent by my niece today, I am afraid that the taste will not be fresh if it is served for too long, so I asked my aunt to wait for everyone to sit before starting to steam." ”

"Is this anchovy?" Zhou Guosheng hadn't noticed what kind of fish was on the other plate before, but when he saw the milky white fish in the bowl, he was surprised to find that this plate of fish was not an ordinary thing.

Huang Hongying smiled, which was a tacit acquiescence.

Zhou Guosheng was surprised, and carefully picked up the meat and put it in his mouth.

As if there was no condensation, the tongue felt like silk, and the delicious and fragrant taste quickly dispersed and filled the entire mouth.

The fresh fragrance is pure, so strong that it can't be dissolved, it is the taste of memory, familiar and unfamiliar, distant but as if it is close at hand.

The dusty memories were washed away by this smell, and slowly became clear.

……

In the haze, a thin boy walked behind an old man with a crumpled back.

Because he is a lame wild man, the old man is often the object of ridicule by the half-sized children.

Someone started singing, and a group of half-grown children began to heckle.

"Zhou Yelang, drink rice soup, lame, pick up the mother-in-law, the mother-in-law cry, go back to the mother's house......"

The emaciated boy had just arrived, and although he was ignorant, he also knew that it was not a good thing, and in a fit of rage, he rushed up and mingled with the group of boys.

He fell and got up again, his face was full of wounds, and his nose was full of earth, but the anger and tenacity in his eyes shocked the group of boys.

The boy who returned home stood outside the courtyard, his nose and face were swollen, his clothes were torn and his clothes were torn, and he lost a cloth shoe with his bare feet, and he was afraid to enter the house.

The old woman in coarse cloth opened the door and raised her rough hands as if to beat someone.

The boy closed his eyes in fear, but the slap did not fall, and the expected scolding turned into a sigh.

When I opened my eyes again, I saw a plate of steaming fish in a small steamer on the humble dining table.

In the dim light, two wrinkled old men sat beside them, their gentle eyes and loving smiles, as they gobbled up the fish.

……

Just after taking the first bite, Zhou Guosheng's eyes were straight, and the memories opened in his mind one by one, how many years of haunting dreams, at the moment when he tasted this anchovy, he finally remembered it, that is the taste of childhood, the taste of relatives.

The old man's shriveled hands trembled a little, and he tasted this familiar taste in his mouth, but the whole person was so excited that he couldn't help himself, and his whole body trembled uncontrollably, and for a while tears flickered, and the old tears were all over the place.

Zhou Meiting saw that her father was crying, so she quickly stood up and supported Zhou Guosheng, and asked eagerly, "Dad, what's wrong with you?"

The people at the table were all panicked, and they all stood up and walked to the old gentleman's side.

"It doesn't matter, do you want to call a doctor?"

Su Zhenhua didn't expect this kind of thing to happen, this is his banquet for distinguished guests, if something happens, then he may not be able to sit in this position. Thinking of this, Su Zhenhua's heart tightened, and his eyes were a little nervous and flustered.

Unexpectedly, at this time, the old man choked up and said: "More than 60 years ago, when I first came to S City, my grandmother also made a steamed anchovy for me, and the taste of that fish made me unforgettable for the rest of my life." Over the years, I have traveled far and wide, and I have eaten many wild anchovies, which are said to be authentic, but I can no longer find the taste of those years. I thought I was about to forget the taste of that fish, but I didn't expect to eat such authentic anchovies here after decades, this is the real taste of childhood!"

Everyone looked at each other, and the old man probably realized that he was out of shape, and hurriedly wiped the tears off his face, and said with a smile: "I'm fine, but I haven't eaten such delicious fish for a long time, so I'm a little excited." ”

Although Huang Hongying already knew that the fish was a wild anchovy when Huo Sining sent the fish, she didn't know what it tasted like, and now she was a little surprised to see Zhou Guosheng's reaction.

Everyone else looked at the inconspicuous-looking plate of sake-stuffed anchovy with suspicion, and everyone suspiciously took a chopstick fish and put it into their mouths.

The delicious and mellow taste swept through the palate, the plump juice and smooth fish meat rippled along the teeth and tongue, filling the mouth and sliding down the throat.

"It's so delicious!" Zhou Jiajia couldn't help but admire.

Even Zhou Meiting, who has always been picky and difficult to find the right taste, was surprised and satisfied.

Not to mention others, Secretary Song usually doesn't smile, but he is the most enthusiastic about eating, at this time he can't wait to swallow his tongue, so many people, a fish is obviously not enough, a few chopsticks down, and soon a three-pound anchovy is only left with empty shell fish bones.

Everyone looked at Huang Hongying in amazement, and Huang Hongying suddenly had black lines on her head, and hurriedly asked Aunt Zhang to put another anchovy on the steamer.

When eating the first fish, Huang Hongying and Su Zhenhua were still a little reserved, thinking that they were the masters and the host should be humble, but the result of being reserved and humble was that they didn't eat a few bites of fish and it was gone.

At this time, Huang Hongying and Su Zhenhua also realized that something was wrong, and when the second anchovy was served, they were not polite, and everyone's chopsticks brushed towards the anchovy clip, Su Zhenhua and his wife said ashamed and embarrassed words, but they were cheeky and feasted, and soon a fish was wiped out again.

The meal lasted for two hours, and it didn't end until nine o'clock, and everyone's stomachs were full, but the taste buds still felt unsatisfied.

The guests and hosts were happy, Zhou Guosheng was satisfied, and Zhou Meiting, who had been expressionless before, also smiled unprecedentedly, and it seemed that she was not so repulsed by the decision to invest in S City that her father said.

Seeing Zhou Guosheng and Zhou Meiting's expressions, Su Zhenhua felt confident in his heart, and finally showed a relaxed smile on his face. (To be continued.) )