Chapter 3: On Hibiscus Street
Brother is an authentic provincial city, and his local dialect is funny, Tang Ni can naturally understand it, but Qin Chi is a little unclear. Qin Chi asked:
"I said where are you going to take me?"
Tang Ni didn't answer Qin Chi, and said to the driver's master: "Master, Furong Street." ”
In less than twenty minutes, he arrived at the Furong Street that Tang Ni said, Qin Chi got out of the car, carrying his luggage, and didn't know what medicine was sold in Tang Ni's gourd.
Furong Street is a famous snack street in the provincial capital, when Tang Ni went to school, he often came to this place to eat and drink, this can be said to be a paradise for him, when he was in the capital, Tang Ni should have been abroad for a long time, and he hadn't tasted these for a long time, and he just got off the plane on the night to let Luo Chuan and Qin Xiao accompany her to eat enough, this time it was the same, I didn't see meat in March, I really couldn't help it. So this time she said that she was inviting Qin Chi, it was better to say that she had someone to carry her luggage when she was eating, and more importantly, she didn't have to worry about any thieves who could steal his wallet.
Furong Street is not a straight street, there are 21 "T" shaped markets, and after entering, it is already bustling and endless. As soon as Donnie arrived at the archway at the entrance of Furong Street, she already asked about the smell of all kinds of food wafting from inside, and the shouts of soliciting business everywhere. Tang Ni immediately turned back to Qin Chi and said:
"Hurry up, I've got to get in and swim in the food, you have to keep up, or I'll 'lose you'."
When Qin Chi heard these words, he thought it was a dialect in the eastern Ludong region, so he didn't care, in fact, if Qin Xiao or Luo Chuan heard this, they would definitely have fainted.
As soon as Tang Ni entered Furong Street about a few dozen meters, she saw the old stinky tofu shop she used to frequent, Qin Chi followed behind, covered her nose, and asked:
"What is this, why does it smell so bad, are you sure you brought me to the food court?"
Tang Ni saw Qin Chi's embarrassed look. said: "Qin Chi, you are an international friend, I want you to see what real food is today, so she walked into the queue waiting to eat stinky tofu." Said:
"Wait, you just have to look at the good things, I'll buy them, do you want to eat something spicy?"
Qin Chi hurriedly said, "I don't think I'll eat it anymore, you can eat it yourself." ”
Donnie immediately raised her fist. Pretending to be right: "I have a treat, not to see what you want to eat, but to see what I invite!" ”
Qin Chi was also stunned, incomprehensible, and said that the Chinese were very hospitable, but they had never seen this form of hospitality, but they followed the customs, and Qin Chi had to do so.
Qin Chi couldn't help but be very surprised when he saw that Tang Ni couldn't walk in front of this stinky tofu door, he really smelled this special smell and kept avoiding it. Before I knew it, I was already standing seven or eight meters away. Tang Ni couldn't help but laugh when she looked back and saw that Qin Chi had run so far, but she was not in a hurry to let him come back. Finally, Donnie finally got to the front and bought two boxes of stinky tofu in one go, he was afraid that Qin Chi didn't like to eat chili peppers, so he didn't put chili powder in one box.
After buying it, Tang Ni happily picked up a piece of tofu and put it in her mouth and chewed it, enjoying it indescribably, so she ran to Qin Chi's side again. Said:
"Here, try a piece, this box is yours."
Qin Chi took a box of stinky tofu and felt a strong smell rushing into his nose. He frowned, then pouted and said:
"Otherwise, you can eat it all, I'll give it to you."
Donnie had already eaten most of the box by this time, and said, "You taste a piece first." ”
The two of them are eating and walking, in fact, they are eating and walking. One smells and walks, but he doesn't dare to speak. After a while, Donnie divided the whole box of stinky tofu by two, and then said:
"It's a delicacy on earth! ……”
Then Donnie chirped her mouth, looked at the box of stinky tofu that Qin Chi had not moved, and said, "You really don't eat this, do you?" ”
Qin Chi saw that Tang Ni was worried about the box of stinky tofu in his hand, so he split it and handed it to Tang Ni, saying, "I'm not hungry, let's eat it." ”
How could Donnie believe that Qin Qi could pierce this kind of nonsense with her fingers, so she said: "In this way, you can let me eat it, you must eat at least one piece, and I will eat the rest for you, or I will not invite you to 'go down the street'." ”
Qin Chi knew that this could not be avoided, so he said: "Okay, I'll eat a piece, but I support a piece." ”
After saying that, Qin Chi picked up a piece of stinky tofu with a toothpick, then pinched his nose with one hand and put it in his mouth, Tang Ni stared straight at Qin Chi and put the tofu in his mouth, and then said:
"That's right, chew it and savor it."
Qin Chi had no choice but to make a few chewing movements in his upper and lower jaws, and he still had a miserable expression at first, but after chewing a few times, he found that a strong fragrance filled his mouth and nose, and he couldn't help but say excitedly:
It was delicious, so she forked a piece with a toothpick, put it in her mouth, and chewed it in a big gulp, and then she forked up a piece and put it in her mouth, and Donnie immediately said:
"Hey, didn't you say I'll eat only one piece and I'll eat the rest? Why didn't you eat and play? ......" Qin Chi was already stuffed with tofu, and his answer to Tang Ni's words was already vague and unclear, Tang Ni saw this, if he didn't do it again, it would be too late, so he didn't take a toothpick, and directly pinched the tofu with two fingers and put it in his mouth. Suddenly, the two of them were no longer humble and concessionary just now, but turned into mutual disagreement, competing for the last box of stinky tofu, sending it to their mouths piece by piece, feeling that this was not eating tofu, but more like hamsters stuffing things into their mouths to transport food. In less than ten seconds, the two of them were already stuffed with mouths, and a box of stinky tofu was already empty.
After the two finished eating, Qin Chi was still not happy, but said embarrassedly: "Why don't I wait for you, you go buy two more boxes." ”
Donnie smiled and said, "Don't worry, we didn't come to eat stinky tofu this time, of course stinky tofu is my favorite, but keep your stomach, there will be better ones later." ”
Qin Chi listened to Tang and said, "Okay, I'll listen to you." ”
Then, the two came to an oyster house, and Donnie said, "Do you want to eat this?" ”
Qin Chi looked at the oysters and said, "This one is okay." ”
Donnie said: "But it's not your way of eating, we have to heat it up and eat it, because there are a lot of parasites in this soft seafood, so it can be killed by heating it for ten minutes." ”
Qin Chi smiled and said, "Okay, I'll try one of you." ”
Donnie ordered two large oysters. Then I asked to put more chopped green onions and soy sauce, so the boss made it. Qin Chi no longer had the coldness of the day at this time, and he couldn't stop looking at the two big oysters on the stove on the side of the boss, and said to Donnie:
"How long will it take for this to cook?"
Donnie smiled, "Soon." Don't worry, at least you have to cook it. ”
Qin Chihan laughed, not speechless, but the anxiety was overflowing. Finally, the boss put two prepared oysters in front of the two of them. Donny said: "You be careful, this shell is very hot, but Qin Chi is not used to it, so he wants to try it, so he keeps blowing in the hope that it will cool down quickly."
At this time, Donnie picked up the mustard oil on the table, tapped it lightly, and then picked up the oyster shell with a tong. Then slowly put a small spoon into your mouth and taste it continuously.
When Qin Chi saw Tang Ni's way of eating, he also drew a gourd, picked up mustard oil and lit it into his oysters. Tang Ni saw that Qin Chi didn't play, and Yusi said, "It's almost enough, how much do you want to put it?" ”
Qin Chi said: "It's been shaking for a few times, why did it come out like this?" ”
Donnie had already felt the power of mustard at this time, so she was playing with tears in her eyes, unable to speak, Qin Chi said:
"What's wrong?"
Donnie pretended to be deep and said, "I remember that my mother used to buy me my favorite oysters when I was younger, and I thought of her when I ate this oyster......"
Qin Chi couldn't wait, although he felt that Tang Ni's words were too abrupt, but he didn't have time to think about it. So I picked up the shell of the oyster with a tong, and with the other hand, I forgot to send it directly to my mouth with a small spoon, and I was halfway into my mouth in one bite, just about to chew it. I only felt that my mouth and nose were full of a strong smell of mustard, which instantly penetrated all over my mouth and nose, and suddenly tears flowed down.
Donnie had already heard a joke about two people eating ramen and putting chili peppers, but she didn't expect it to be used here this time, and this foreigner Qin Chi didn't even hear it, so she couldn't help laughing. And deliberately asked Qin Chi:
"What's wrong with you? Why are you crying too? ”
Qin Chi coughed for a while, and finally got through the taste of mustard, so he said to Donny: "I also think of your mother, and I am thinking, how did she give birth to such a cunning daughter as you!" ”
When Donnie heard this, before her tears dried, she burst out laughing, and Qin Chi also laughed.
Qin Chi ate slowly this time because he put too much mustard oil, so Tang Ni watched Qin Chi eat this oyster comically by the side, compared to the majesty of dealing with five pickpockets alone during the day, at this time, he, a foreigner, was in a hurry, and he couldn't help but feel very funny and funny when he worked so hard to deal with the remaining half of the oysters with his hands and mouth.
After a lot of effort, Qin Chi finally finished eating this oyster, and he burst into tears, Tang Ni smiled: "After eating, I will continue to the next one, but thank you for such sincere worship of my mother." ”
After saying that, Donnie put on her backpack and went out, Qin Chi didn't know what she meant, so she picked up her suitcase and went out with her.
Donnie said, "By the way, our teacher has eaten dry goods, this time let's eat something with soup." ”
Qin Chi already felt that following Tang Ni was really worth the trip at this time, so he said: "You can eat whatever you say, I will support you." ”
When Donnie heard this, she couldn't help but smile in her heart: "It seems that this American is not so difficult to influence, as long as you put your heart into it, Lao Mei is also useless under Chinese cuisine." ”
Of course, Tang Ni didn't say it explicitly, so she took Qin Chi to a fan hall, and Tang Ni came up and ordered 20,000 duck blood fans, Qin Chi said:
"What is this?"
Tang Ni was afraid that Qin Chi wouldn't eat it, so she said in English: "This is also tofu, regardless of whether it is not the stinky tofu that has been fermented just now, twenty fresh tofu and vermicelli are hot." ”
Qin Chi smiled and said: "You don't come, it's clearly written duck blood, don't treat me as illiterate!" ”
Tang Ni saw that Qin Chi had already recognized these words on the menu bulletin board, so she said, "Then you know and ask!" ”
Qin Chi didn't pay attention to it, and said directly: "Duck blood, I won't eat this kind of dirty thing, you have to eat it yourself." ”
Donnie smiled and said, "You really don't eat it?" ”
Qin Chi said firmly: "Don't eat!" ”
Donnie smiled and said, "Okay, the boss will bring me ten strings of tripe, ten strings of shutters, ten strings of hoof tendons, and soup." ”
The boss smiled and said, "Okay, you wait. ”
Qin Chi couldn't help but ask curiously: "What is this delicious, it sounds like there are quite a lot of types." ”
Donnie didn't explain, for fear that Qin Chi wouldn't eat it if she knew what it was, so she picked up a bunch and ate it. After a while, the duck blood vermicelli was also ready, and Qin Chi looked at this black and black thing, and felt extremely disgusting, the look of eating stinky tofu just now came again.
Donnie couldn't help but feel amused and said, "You really don't eat it?" ”
Qin Chi said: "Don't eat!" ”
Donnie smiled again: "You have a lot of backbone, but this one is delicious, better than stinky tofu!" ”
When Qin Chi heard this, he couldn't help but mutter, he knew that if he didn't eat stinky tofu just now, he would miss this delicacy, and at this moment, looking at these disgusting things, he actually had some impulses to eat a little. Donnie didn't persuade him as hard as before, but said while eating:
"If you don't eat it, I'll finish it, just like the stinky tofu I just invited you to eat, if you don't eat two boxes, it's all mine, if you don't eat this, it will be mine."
Qin Chi's heart was even more tormented at this time, because of the experience of the past, he didn't dare to eat these things, but once it was his favorite food, he couldn't restrain it, the later he was, the more things would enter Donnie's stomach.
Qin Chi saw Donnie eat one string after another quickly, and finally he couldn't help it, picked up a bunch of shutters and chewed it, sure enough, as soon as he entered his mouth, he felt that this thing was crisp and refreshing, so he was out of control, and immediately grabbed it with Donnie.
Donny saw that such a proud person during the day suddenly became a foodie like herself, and couldn't help but feel that she was really "as cheap as a foodie in the world", and those who often say that others are foodies, but they haven't met what they want to eat, or they have just finished eating, in fact, there is no foodie, only more foodies.
Tang Ni suddenly discovered this truth today, and couldn't help but be very proud, looking down, dozens of skewers of spicy tang had disappeared, and only the sound of Qin Chi eating duck blood soup echoed in her ears.
Tang Ni had already finished eating, and once again watched Qin Chi eating happily, after Qin Chi finished eating, she straightened her chest, said that she breathed a long sigh of relief, and said:
"After eating, what else?" (To be continued.) )