Chapter Ninety-Eight: Taiwan's Little Sister
Yuan Zhanxiang said with a smile: "If this is the case, you can rest assured, I have retired at home, and I usually have nothing to do, my son and daughter-in-law are also independent research laboratories, and my grandchildren also have their own research topics, and it is not unusual to not contact people for a year and a half." ”
Zhang Yue didn't understand the internal reason, but when Yuan Zhanxiang said this, he was a lot more relieved.
"In that case, Professor Yuan, you should prepare to go to Taiwan in the name of tourism, and I will keep in touch with you at any time."
Ending the call with Yuan Zhanxiang, Zhang Yue took a deep breath, his eyes burning.
The next step is to conduct a complete exploration of the surroundings of the Atlas base.
Turned out a small black book from the cabinet, this is a tourist visa, which I applied for with Chen Qin at the beginning of the year, and I wanted to find time to travel together, but I didn't have the opportunity because of work.
Later, the world was unpredictable, and his relationship with Chen Qin changed, and the couple tour became a joke.
However, this visa is not useless, Zhang Yue decided to go out for a walk.
Accepting the actions of Yuan Zhanxiang's family, Zhang Yue did not want to put it in Haizhou.
I have done a few things before, which has made Zhang Yue a little vigilant, if all the disappearances are related to Haizhou, then I can't expose it if I want to, so it's best to go to other places.
In addition, there are still too few people in the Otherworldly Base, and Zhang Yue also wants to go out for a walk to see if he can get some people in to help him do things.
Ready, Zhang Yue set off the next day.
I left by train from Haizhou and came to the provincial capital, and then took a plane to fly directly to Taipei City.
Two hours later, Zhang Yue got off the plane in Taipei.
It was five o'clock in the afternoon, and the weather in Taipei was a little cloudy, and the streets were crowded with pedestrians.
Seeing this dream place, Zhang Yue felt a little complicated.
Planning to travel to Taiwan, he has already investigated what is fun and delicious in Taiwan through Baidu.
At present, in Taipei, Zhang Yue knows that there are Yangmingshan, Taipei National Palace, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, and Shilin Night Market is also good.
But the lover is gone, and the mood is no more.
Stopping a taxi, Zhang Yue came to Shilin Night Market.
At this time, the night is getting thicker, and this most famous night market in Taipei has begun to show its first signs of activity.
Zhang Yue walked casually, and was attracted by a fragrance after a while, and when he moved over, Zhang Yue saw a store surrounded by several people.
Taking a closer look, Zhang Yue found that this is the food street of the night market, the aroma comes from a teppanyaki, the owner is a middle-aged man in his forties, slightly fat, he is smiling, his hands skillfully manipulate a few pieces of vegetables and a few pieces of meat, flexibly rolled into a teppanyaki, and then trade to the customer, continue to operate the next one.
Zhang Yue's mouth and tongue were full of appetite, and he unconsciously took a few steps forward and joined the queue.
waited for Zhang Yue to buy one and eat it, but he didn't feel anything special.
I remember that I once went to the capital on a business trip, Zhang Yue ate teppanyaki once, I remembered that it was delicious at the time, and I always wanted to eat it again. I didn't expect to be eating Taiwanese teppanyaki now, but it wasn't as delicious as I imagined.
After being stunned for a long time, Zhang Yue suddenly reacted.
Since the red-skinned rabbit was brought to the table, Zhang Yue has always regarded this as the main food and never gets tired of eating it.
Accustomed to the deliciousness of the red-skinned rabbit, and then eating these foods of the earth, I naturally feel that the taste is average.
Smash the bar and smash the mouth, Zhang Yue crossed the teppanyaki and entered the food court to continue tasting other foods.
But not surprisingly.
The food that the other customers in the food street lured in was nostalgic for the food, but when it entered Zhang Yue's mouth, it was all ordinary, and some of them were even difficult to swallow.
After eating a few restaurants, Zhang Yue gave up the idea of continuing to taste.
Can you call it a delicacy just like that? This is a blasphemy against food.
Sighing in his heart, Zhang Yue continued to wander around, and did not report any thoughts about the fragrant delicacies.
As he was walking, he suddenly saw a storefront.
To be precise, it's a roadside stall in an alley.
The stall owner was a petite and thin-looking, fourteen or fifteen-year-old girl, her facial features were upright, not very pretty, but extremely clean and fresh, with a ponytail and a green plaid shirt, sitting on the mazaar behind the stall, with her hands on her legs, staring at the big round eyes, looking expectantly at the passing customers.
On the stall in front of her, there was a pan and a large stack of finger cakes.
Finger cakes are also one of Taiwan's delicacies, but no one stopped in front of the girl's stall, as if this small shop had been isolated in the entire booming food street.
Zhang Yue looked curious, strolled over and stopped in front of the stall.
The girl's originally somewhat gloomy gaze instantly burst into a bright luster, she suddenly got up, looked at Zhang Yue excitedly, and said in slightly jerky Chinese: "Boss, do you want to eat finger cakes?" ”
Zhang Yue was about to speak, when suddenly a voice came from the stall next to him: "Boss, you can't eat it over there, her aunt has a flu, and the finger cake is made by her family, there may be germs on it, be careful of being infected." ”
Zhang Yue was stunned.
The girl's face became even more red, and she had the heart to refute, but she couldn't say anything, just bit her lip with her milky white teeth, and her eyes were full of tears, but she stubbornly did not drip down.
Zhang Yue looked at the stall where he spoke, it was also a seller of finger cakes, but there were more goods in her stall, and there were some other noodles.
The boss is a fat woman of about forty, who is looking at Zhang Yue's side with a smug face, come to my side, my side is the safest.
Zhang Yue sighed secretly, continued to look at the girl, and asked, "These finger cakes were made by your grandmother?" ”
The girl looked at Zhang Yue in a daze, she didn't expect to be said this, Zhang Yue hadn't left yet, this is really a kind person.
Moved in her heart, the girl said: "No, what my grandmother did, she threw away, she said that she was afraid of spreading the disease to the guests, and I did it." ”
After speaking, the girl looked at Zhang Yue nervously, as if she was afraid that Zhang Yue would not believe her. ”
Zhang Yue smiled, sat down with a golden knife, and said: "So that's the case, then give me two to taste." ”
The girl's eyes widened: "You really want to eat?" No, not afraid ......"
Zhang Yue smiled: "What, didn't I say it clearly enough?" Bring me two. ”
The girl was silent, looked at Zhang Yue for a while, and then nodded vigorously and said, "Boss, wait a minute, I'll do it." ”
After speaking, the girl quickly got up and started to operate, looking at her movements, she was also very skilled, but at her age, it should be the time to go to school.
Seeing that Zhang Yue didn't know whether she was alive or dead, the fat woman next door suddenly changed her complexion, and her mouth was broken, as if she was saying cursed words.
Zhang Yue had long ignored that side, and just watched the girl busy.
In a moment, two oily and golden finger cakes were ready, and the girl respectfully delivered them to Zhang Yue.
Zhang Yue took it, picked it up with chopsticks, blew it, and took a bite.
After tasting it, according to the grade of other foods, this finger cake is not bad.
However, with Zhang Yue's current taste, this finger cake is still ordinary, not very surprising.
But Zhang Yue didn't say anything, one bite at a time, and soon a piece of finger cake was eaten.
After eating one, Zhang Yue put down his chopsticks, drank a glass of water handed over by the girl, looked at the girl and said, "The craftsmanship is good, you have been doing this for a long time?" ”
The girl seemed to be in a good mood at this time, and nodded with a smile: "Since I was able to walk, I have followed my mother to set up a stall here, and I am very skilled in making finger cakes." ”
Zhang Yue was puzzled: "Don't you have to go to school?" ”
The girl said: "Okay, usually my aunt sells it here, but my aunt had a cold the night before yesterday and it got worse yesterday, so I replaced my aunt." ”
Speaking of this, the girl whispered: "My aunt is just a common cold, not an epidemic cold, boss, you don't have to worry." ”
Zhang Yue smiled: "If I were worried, I wouldn't have eaten your finger cakes." ”
The girl grinned, and her childish face was full of sunshine.
A few words brought the relationship closer, and Zhang Yue continued to ask: "Since your aunt is sick, what about your father?" You're a school-going kid, and you have to study and do things at the same time, it's too hard, right? ”
When the girl heard this, her face darkened: "My father was gone ten years ago. ”
Zhang Yue said embarrassedly: "That, I'm sorry, I don't know." ”
The girl grinned: "It's nothing, in fact, everyone in the neighborhood knows, my father used to be a horse boy and helped people watch the scene." I was hacked to death when I was fighting with others, because of this, many people looked down on me and my mother, and I got used to it for so many years. ”
Zhang Yue looked surprised.
The girl's father is actually a horse boy?
But it's not uncommon to think about it, Taiwan is a place where underground forces have always been very prosperous.
However, the girl's mother is also a strong woman, the man is gone, and she pulls a child to grow up, and she doesn't remarry, which is admirable.
Zhang Yue said: "So, you and your grandmother are dependent on each other, so when your aunt is sick, isn't your life very sad?" ”
The girl chuckled and said: "What's so sad, just starve and don't die, in the most difficult time before, my mother and I were picking up vegetable leaves to eat, and now it's much better than before, it's my mother, my health has been bad, my biggest hope is that my mother can get sick as soon as possible, and she can live a long and healthy life in the future." ”
Hiche looked at the girl's face.
Zhang Yue was silent for a moment, and suddenly smiled: "Do you believe me?" ”
The girl looked at Zhang Yue suspiciously.
Zhang Yue got up and said, "You wait for me for a while, I'll give you a surprise." ”
After speaking, Zhang Yue turned around and left.
The girl looked at Zhang Yue in confusion, not knowing why.
At this moment, the fat woman next door laughed: "Stupid Xiaoyu, the guests didn't give money after eating, what kind of business do you still have, hurry up and go back to take care of your grandmother, don't let her die of illness at home." ”
The girl reacted, but didn't she, Zhang Yue left without giving money. Look at it again, and the people are gone.
The girl's eyes darkened again. He continued to sit down silently, bowing his head and not saying a word.
The fat woman laughed.
After a few moments, suddenly a familiar voice sounded in my ears.
"Little sister, what's wrong with you?"
The voice entered her ears, and the girl's body trembled, raised her head, and looked at Zhang Yue with teary eyes.
Zhang Yue was holding a red-skinned rabbit that had been scraped in his hand, he was originally smiling, but when he saw the tears in the girl's eyes, he was stunned: "Why are you crying?" ”