Chapter Seventy-Two
Zhou Pinzheng's heart pounded, and he began a fierce ideological struggle. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info This is a good opportunity for him to throw his situation out and stop talking to Yang Xiaobei in a vague way. To say? or not to say?
Just as he was trying to think about how to organize the language, Yang Xiaobei's eyes lit up, "Pot helmet!" threw down the tangled Zhou Pinzheng and ran forward.
The pot helmet in Baiyun County is not the same thing at all as the pot helmet, one of the famous eight monsters in Shaanxi, except that they are all made of flour. To make the pot helmet, you should first knead the dough on the cutting board, and constantly rub the fermented dough in your hands until you feel satisfied, and then put it aside to wake up; according to the needs of customers, add sugar to sweet, add salt to salt, and even add chili peppers. After getting the complete instructions, the awakened dough is three times and two times, stretched wide and elongated, sometimes into begonia leaves, sometimes into the sole of the shoe, so the pot helmet here is also called "sole plate". Finally, shake a tin box, the bottom of the box is chiseled into a sieve-like hole, and the box contains sesame seeds.
This was all done in three or two minutes, and the master quickly pasted the dough into the hearth. In about three or two minutes, he used a pair of special tongs to gently take out the pot helmet, which had nearly doubled in size, from the hearth and handed it directly to the diners standing aside. At this time, the pot helmet is charred on the outside and tender on the inside, soft and suitable, and it seems to be a little hot to hold, but it feels good to eat. It is Yang Xiaobei's favorite delicacy since childhood. The pot helmet is not expensive, and now it is only three or five cents, but I have the impression that there is always a fragrant smell in the corners of the streets and alleys, and she has not seen it once after she has been back for so long. Unexpectedly, when he and Zhou Pin were about to reach the main street today, they found this unexpected surprise.
"Boss, bring me two salty ones!" Yang Xiaobei happily asked the boss for two, and proudly invited Zhou Pinzheng to eat this local specialty. Pot helmet, ordinary people really don't eat a few in one go, one tube is full. Don't use tools to help when eating pot helmets, whether it's chopsticks or spoons, don't eat dishes, whether it's pickles or fresh vegetables, don't need tables, chairs and benches, pot helmets are suitable for standing or walking. Some people want a bowl of tofu brain to eat baked cakes, saying that they can't swallow it, and they have to eat dumplings with a bowl of soup, the reason is that the original soup is the original food, but this pot helmet does not seem to be so exquisite, whether it is the form or the price, the pot helmet is an out-and-out mass food.
In fact, the food in my hometown is still in these streets and alleys, and the snacks on the stalls are the best. Like baked cakes, rice cakes, fat cakes, noodles, bean skins, etc. Every time Yang Xiaobei wanted to go all the way to the street, just to find a bite to eat. Soon two hot pot helmets were baked, and this thing should be eaten while it was hot, and it would not work if it was cold. Yang Xiaobei and the two of them walked down the street one by one, gnawing on them.
Zhou Pin was looking at Yang Xiaobei with a satisfied look on his face, thinking about it, forget it. At present, it is just his own entanglement, and when he tells Yang Xiaobei, she doesn't mind not saying it, it is always a burden. She's still so happy and happy. As for the rest, it's better to leave it to yourself!
However, before coming here, to be precise, before meeting Yang Xiaobei again, he never thought that he would walk on the street, holding a dough cake bigger than his face while walking and nibbling, and his image was really not flattering. But other girls also eat like this, and the people around him are also accustomed to it, so he took another big bite. Hmmm, fragrant! delicious!
Sometimes, no matter how poor you are, you still have to get a fake collar when you go out, and clean it up brightly. The demeanor should be good, and there are some poor and exquisite things that must be talked about. I always think it's a big city, and I have a feeling of being on top. It's like eating on the street and swaggering through the market, which is considered very tasteless. Even if resources are scarce, potatoes have to be mixed with salad, and tomatoes have to be made into borscht. Even if Zhou Pinzheng has always been a deviant existence, but growing up there, some so-called "upbringing" is still engraved in his bones.
However, in this place, although poor, he feels that everyone lives more freely. Take the speculative speculation they just discussed, and people here don't seem to think there's anything. If the peasants find a way to support themselves, everyone will turn a blind eye. This is also the reason why his uncle asked him to come.
Even in the most chaotic of times, the land remained relatively peaceful. The people here are always very happy and indifferent. If there is no injustice or hatred, no one will put anyone to death. The documents that come up and down here are often perfunctory and go through the motions. Just like this eating, he can eat as much as he wants, so why bother with those things that are unnecessary, and make himself uncomfortable? Gradually, he realized this and let go completely.
He's been here alone for a long time, and he has a few more familiar people. For example, the Yang family, Chef Liu, etc., they are always very free and easy, yes, this is the adjective. Compared with them, he is obviously "upright". This will make others very unaccustomed to it, so Yang Xiaobei has more contact with Puhai people, knowing that they don't care about this virtue. Yes, life in the world, just be casual. Zhou Pinzheng is now chatting with Yang Xiaobei while eating very casually, and he is still strolling on the street.
Because of the food, Yang Xiaobei's attention has already shifted, her goal now is to buy some food reserves, and they will go home in a week, before she has to prepare the vegetables and meat for the past few days. Also prepare something to take home. Come here and look at it now.
There are a lot of things that are not available anytime and anywhere. For example, meat, in a huge county, it takes only a few days to kill a pig, and if you want to eat meat, you have to calculate the time and queue up to buy it. Of course, there is another way, as long as you have money, you can always be flexible. For example, I agreed with Chef Liu to help her keep two catties of meat, and the money would be offset by two catties of yellow eel. Of course, Master Liu is willing to help, for them, there is a meat factory every day, but it is only two catties of meat, compared to the yellow eel, the latter is definitely more popular now.
My mother is still very economical, and she resolutely opposes big fish and meat every day. Although we are not short of money now, but life is not like this, every day alone in a small stove and big oil fried side dishes, this day is second to none in the school, why do you have to buy meat every year? Yang Xiaobei said that she can't do it, although she really wants to match meat and vegetables, and the nutrition is balanced, but unfortunately she is not the one in charge. I had to take it as a weight loss, vegetarianism every day.
But they are about to go home, and they have been out for a month, so do they have to bring some delicious food to the family when they go back? Both families still have children, so they have to buy some snacks, cut some meat, and go back to the family to have a good meal.