As if it had been arranged, Qi Tianxiang and Zhou Tong walked out of the room and took the elevator down to the floor where the restaurant was located, Wang Ping, Liao Yong, and Mao Zhigang were already waiting in front of the elevator door, shook hands with each other and walked towards the small restaurant together, walked to the door of the small restaurant, and happened to see Yao Bingxin walking out of the elevator at the other end of the corridor accompanied by the construction of the house, and inadvertently formed Qi Tianxiang's attitude of greeting the door.

When the guest and host meet, they usually shake hands and greet each other, and then enter the small restaurant together, still humble, and finally Yao Bingxin sat in the position of the guest of honor, Qi Tianxiang and Fang Jianshe accompanied each other on the left and right, and the others also sat down in an orderly manner according to the position of the intersection of the host and guest of honor according to their respective identities. A large round table, even though twelve people were seated, still seemed wide and scattered.

Zhou Tong and Wang Tongjun sat side by side opposite Yao Bingxin and Qi Tianxiang, which Jia Gongzi sat next to Zhou Tong, but he also looked calm, with a battle-hardened posture, his eyes did not dock with anyone, but just looked at a place fixedly, as if he had entered an unoccupied place.

"Guishui County is a remote county in the mountains, and it can't come up with decent food to entertain distinguished guests, but just temporarily put together such a table of dishes, please Minister Yao and all the distinguished guests don't laugh, and the stomach is the main thing." After sitting down, Qi Tianxiang quietly watched Yao Bingxin's expression, and saw that his eyes widened in surprise in the face of the table full of dishes, so he smiled slightly and said to Yao Bingxin: "Especially Minister Yao, the Fang family, who has traveled from south to north and has a natural food aspect, I hope to give more opinions." ”

Yao Bingxin listened to Qi Tianxiang's modest polite words, but his eyes never left the dishes on the table, and he looked at it seriously for a long time before turning his face sideways and saying to Qi Tianxiang with emotion: "Governor Qi is a caring person, showing thoughtfulness and meticulousness everywhere, what should I say?" ”

Yao Bingxin seemed to be emotional, looked at the dishes on the round table again, his eyes were a little complicated, and as the round table slowly turned, he said to everyone sincerely: "This group of four dishes, this circle is the trajectory of my old Yao's life in the past few decades!" ”

As he spoke, Yao Bingxin couldn't help but stand up, waved his hand to stop Qi Tianxiang's expression of wanting to express his position, and said seriously: "Delay everyone for a little time, I will recognize these dishes, and also take this opportunity to reminisce about my history in the past few decades, which can be regarded as memories!" ”

"I was born in Shanghai, and I have a deep memory of the classic dishes of Shanghai's local cuisine, such as 'Three Silk Spring Rolls', 'Sweet and Sour Short Ribs', and 'White Chopped Chicken'. Yao Bingxin fell into the memory, his face was filled with happiness, and he said affectionately: "Especially this kumquat sugar lotus root, it is a special dish in Shanghai's local cuisine, it is not so sweet compared to Cantonese cuisine, with the sweet fragrance of kumquat, the taste is more pure, and it can also relieve greasy." When I was a child, whenever my mother brought this dish out of the steamer, she took advantage of the sweet fragrance of the hot and sliced slices, and the fragrance of glutinous rice, kumquat and the sweet fragrance of rock sugar spread in the small room, and I was already drunk before I entered it. ”

"Turning decay into magic, from plain to gorgeous, this is the simplicity and breadth of Chinese cuisine." Qi Tianxiang echoed Yao Bingxin's words and annotated his wonderful memories, "Lotus root, glutinous rice, kumquat, these are very common ingredients in the south, it can be said that many people are tired of food, after simple processing, it has become a rare delicacy, and it has also become a classic dish that implies nostalgia and other cultural connotations." ”

"It's still a good summary of Governor Qi! If the kumquat sugar lotus root can be regarded as a miraculous transformation from ordinary, which white chopped chicken is a model of turning decay into magic. Yao Bingxin looked at Qi Tianxiang, happy with his appropriate agreement, his eyes were shining, and he sighed sincerely: "These chicks of about three months are not deliberately raised to eat at this time, but in the era of food shortage, it is inconceivable that chickens compete with people for rations. At this time, the chickens are eating too much, and in order to save food, they can only streamline the administration and eliminate some chickens that look frail and sickly. These chickens with no meat are thrown away casually in the northern region, and they all say that Shanghai people are shrewd, buy these chickens back, simply deal with them, put them into boiling water and scald them for a minute or two, and dip them in light soy sauce, it has become a rare delicacy, and from a home-cooked snack to a hotel table, it has become the main dish of Shanghai's local cuisine. ”

Yao Bingxin opened the topic and became more interested, so he pointed to several other dishes on the round table and said excitedly: "I was born in Shanghai, but when I was a child, I spent a long time at my grandmother's house in Yangzhou. The professor of Yangzhou University, a well-known historian in China, a serious and unsmiling old pedant, can enter the kitchen, but it is another kind of posture, chopping meat, mixing stuffing, balls, oil, even the fire is done by himself, and no one is allowed to interfere at all, until a pot of soup is oily, fragrant, smooth and smooth lion head on the table, only to watch with satisfaction that we have been salivating for a long time The little gluttonous cat feasted, drinking the old wine and smiling contentedly. The self-satisfaction, gratification, and happiness of happiness can still make me think of it from time to time, and I also have a deep feeling, the so-called achievement comes from the ordinary, happiness is just the perception after simple work, and like is the driving force of all behaviors and success! It's a pity that the old man has left me for many years, and he doesn't have any opportunity to fulfill his filial piety, and when I see this dish, I can't help but think of him. ”

Thinking of this, Yao Bingxin couldn't help but feel a little sad, seeing that the atmosphere was a little dull, he suddenly realized that his emotions were a little out of control, so he smiled and said to Qi Tianxiang: "There are a lot of old words, this statement can't be contained at the beginning, it affects everyone's emotions, let's talk while eating!" ”

Qi Tianxiang smiled slightly, picked up the wine glass in front of him, looked at Yao Bingxin solemnly, and said seriously: "Delicacies with fine wine, feast to welcome VIPs, it is rare for Minister Yao to be so interested, let's do this glass, and then listen to Minister Yao's comments on the dishes." ”

Qi Tianxiang's proposal was just right, and immediately received a unanimous response from everyone, Yao Bingxin was even more excited to touch the cup lightly with Qi Tianxiang, and drank the wine in the cup happily, and then said with emotion: "Food needs to be calm, and it needs a proper atmosphere and environment, otherwise even if it is delicious, it tastes the same as chewing wax, of course, the need for appetite is the real need, and the others are metaphysical things." ”

Yao Bingxin unconsciously blurted out a thick northeast accent, which immediately made everyone feel that he was about to express his feelings again, Qi Tianxiang persuaded Yao Bingxin to eat a few bites of food, and then put on an open face and listened to his next words patiently.

"Let's just say this yellow flour sticker! Now they are all used as health ingredients, isn't there a saying that 'golden ginseng, silver bird's nest, not as good as golden old corn'? But when we were in the Corps, corn and potatoes were the food we couldn't do without almost all year round, not to mention health preservation, survival depended on it, and compared to the yellow noodle wotou, it was a rare happiness to be able to eat yellow noodle cakes. ”

Yao Bingxin and the yellow flour stickers on the turntable turned in front of him, picked up a piece of stickers, raised it to his nose and sniffed it, then carefully broke a small piece and put it in his mouth, chewing slowly, with a look of intoxication and excitement on his face, as if he had returned to the old days.

"In the cold winter, when the moon is idle, the sky is full of thick snow, and the sky and the earth are the same color, and the cat winter is unbearable for us young people who are just in our early twenties. Young people naturally have their own fun, and in a practical way. Dozens of young people, men and women, went to the river to cut ice and catch in winter, digging a hole here, digging a hole far away, putting down the fishing net, pulling out of another hole, as few as dozens, more than hundreds of fat big fish in hand, both men and women are happily laboring, fishing, collecting nets, picking fish, transporting, busy and happy. In the evening, dozens of young people sat around a few tables, eating fresh fish stewed in an iron pot, as well as the yellow and fragrant yellow flour stickers pasted around the iron pot, drinking Lao Baigan, talking about ideals, singing beautiful, imagining the future, which unrestrained and wanton joyful moment, it is really rare! Happiness in suffering, happiness in difficulty, how much homesickness and depression have been diluted! ”

Yao Bingxin thought to his heart's content, looked at the other dishes on the table, and said with emotion: "Pine seed square meat, stir-fried small mountain mushrooms, as well as chicken stewed mushrooms, pork stewed vermicelli, these famous dishes in the Northeast, the educated youth who are in the farms and tunzi can often eat them, but we are in the Corps, and we eat them in collective groups, which is very difficult to eat." However, after working in the company, I became one with the locals, and these became commonplace, and I ate a lot of friendship and the happiness of ordinary life. ”

Yao Bingxin spoke, took the initiative to pick up the wine glass, looked at Qi Tianxiang and said sincerely: "For the Great Northern Wilderness, for that period of burning passion, I propose a cup, I hope everyone will feel that simple, happy, confused, and sincere years with me." ”

Qi Tianxiang happily picked up the wine glass, solemnly touched the glass with Yao Bingxin, and sighed sincerely after drinking the wine in the toast: "I have always been very envious of my brothers and sisters in the youth career, I left home at a young age, and went to the countryside to receive re-education from the poor middle peasants. ”