Zhou Zhou Ming sat at the dining table and looked at the small basket brought out by Xiaoyu, and after twitching his nose, his eyes instantly straightened, smelling the fragrance of noodles and braised meat in the air, and subconsciously said: "This is donkey meat dumping cake, an authentic Shangdang craft." ”

Xiaoyu was stunned for a moment, covered his mouth and chuckled, "It turns out that Brother Zhou still has research on food, and he will know what it is when he smells it," smiled and put the small food basket on the table, "It is indeed the donkey meat dumpling cake of the party." ”

Zhou Zhou Ming looked at the sauce-colored braised donkey meat wrapped under the thin dough like cicada wings, took a long breath, couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva and nodded vigorously, "Authentic, authentic Shangdang craftsmanship," he said with a long sigh, "I haven't smelled such an authentic fragrance of dumplings for many years." ”

Xiaoyu covered her mouth and chuckled: "Then eat more, it's not enough for me to make it, the braised pork is ready-made, and it's not troublesome to make pastries," he said and took the plate and sandwiched two pieces for Zhou Ming, "Brother Zhou, let's taste it." ”

Zhou Ming smiled and was not polite, anyway, there were just the three of them at the table, nodded and picked up a piece in front of him and sniffed it, the rich aroma of meat and a faint fragrance of noodles came to his nose, which made him instantly intoxicated.

This donkey meat dumping cake is a unique snack in the Shangdang area, even now it is rare to see it in other places, even more so when I was a child, only in the urban area of Shangdang and several large counties can be seen, and the price is quite expensive, but when I was a child, I can never forget it after eating with the boss of the theater troupe, every time I make money and return to Shangdang, I always have a beautiful meal.

At that time, the donkey meat dump cake was a stall snack, eating around the charcoal stove of the pancake, watching the dough being rolled out and thrown off until it was as thin as a cicada's wings spread in the charcoal grilled pan, watching the white dough brush with bright yellow donkey oil, watching the thin dough as thin as a cicada's wings turn into a transparent golden yellow, watching the shopkeeper spread the fragrant braised donkey meat on the dough and wrapping it, the sense of expectation that arises spontaneously is simply able to make people look through the autumn water.

Throwing the cake to the hand, the slightly burnt yellow dough wrapped in reddish-brown want to marinate donkey meat mixed together exudes a particularly attractive fragrance, before you start eating, you feel very satisfied, eat it while it's hot, not to mention how comfortable it feels, and then with the egg soup or ball soup specially made by the store, after eating the two cakes, the whole person is not to mention how comfortable.

At that time, Zhou Ming had no money, and sometimes even if he couldn't afford to eat, he had to go around those shops to smell the fragrance coming from the store and have a good time, otherwise he would be as distracted as if he had lost his soul for several days.

However, after Zhou Ming left Shangdang and came to Qingshi, he hadn't smelled the smell of donkey meat dumplings for many years, although he had also eaten donkey meat, and he had also eaten delicacies such as donkey meat roasting, but he always felt that it was not that smell.

In the past few years, Zhou Ming thought that he was used to the days when there was no donkey meat throwing cakes, but he didn't expect to see such authentic hometown food here in Fengjun Mountain.

Zhou Zhou Ming closed his eyes and took a bite gently, the rich aroma of meat melted his tongue at that moment, coupled with the faint burnt smell of the dough cake, Zhou Zhou Ming almost cried, this taste is so familiar, so kind, like a taste engraved in his bones, which makes him unforgettable for the rest of his life.

Blinked his eyes and didn't let the tears flow out, Zhou Ming wanted to go down, and then chewed it as if he hadn't eaten anything in his life, in less than half a minute, a large piece of cake was swallowed by him, and then he took a sip of the egg drop soup in front of him, the moment the soup merged with the bread and minced meat, his whole person seemed to be sublimated, closed his eyes and shook his head gently, trying to leave this wonderful feeling between his lips and teeth.

Feng Junshan laughed from the sidelines, "Brother, don't be so exaggerated, although it is indeed delicious." ”

Zhou Zhou Ming opened his eyes and sighed with satisfaction, and then explained with a smile: "Brother, you don't understand, eating donkey meat dumplings must be eaten like this to be cool, it is best to pinch them with your hands and stuff them in your mouth until they are full, because what you want is the taste of donkey meat and cakes that are in full contact with your lips, tongue, teeth, and mouth." ”

As he spoke, he stretched out his thumb to Xiaoyu and nodded, "Xiaoyu is also an expert, the meat is Taihang donkey tendon meat, which is simmered slowly with charcoal with secret spices, and the donkey oil is also boiled out of the fat oil by itself, not to mention the dumping cake, it is also baked out with charcoal fire and tweezers, otherwise you can't make such an authentic donkey meat dumping cake." ”

Xiaoyu smiled and nodded, "Brother Zhou is right, they are all carefully selected ingredients by me, and the tweezers are also pig iron tweezers specially bought from the Internet, and there are not many people who use this kind of tool now." ”

Zhou Zhou Ming nodded, then raised his eyebrows and asked, "Xiaoyu is a member of the party?" Otherwise, it would be impossible to make such an authentic donkey meat dump meat, especially the spices used in stewing donkey meat, which most people don't know. ”

Xiaoyu glanced at Feng Junshan, and then nodded, "Yes, from Shangdangtun County, my parents were in this business before." ”

Zhou Ming nodded, "No wonder the craftsmanship is so authentic," and then suddenly widened his eyes, "Tunxian people?" Are you also from Tun County? ”

Xiaoyu nodded cautiously, and then asked tentatively: "Could it be that you, Brother Zhou, too?" ”

Zhou Zhou Ming smiled when he heard Xiaoyu's answer, and nodded in surprise, "I didn't expect to meet a fellow countryman here, it's really unexpected." ”

Xiaoyu was also a little surprised, but then asked with some concern: "Which township is the eldest brother from that week?" ”

"Hebo Miao Township," it is rare to meet a fellow here, Zhou Ming is in a good mood, "What about you?" ”

"I, I'm ...... too" Xiaoyu was not so excited, but a little worried.

Zhou Ming was really a little surprised next time, "Isn't it, such a coincidence?" I'm from Xiaohou Village, what about you? ”

"Oh, that's not it, I'm from Heyang," Xiaoyu quietly breathed a sigh of relief, and then showed a smile and sandwiched a piece of cake for Zhou Ming, "It's rare to meet fellow countrymen, eat quickly." ”

Seeing Xiaoyu's demeanor, Zhou Zhouming's heart suddenly understood something, it turned out that Xiaoyu didn't want people to know about her situation here, it should be because of Feng Junshan's matter. If the news of her and Feng Junshan being together spreads, the people in her hometown must have criticized her, so she was a little worried when she learned that the two were fellow villagers.

But there's no way to say this, can he say that you don't worry, I will never go back and talk nonsense? Thinking of this, Zhou Ming secretly smiled bitterly, and then sighed and said, "I haven't been home for many years, I don't know when I will go back next time," said and asked with a smile: "What about you, Xiaoyu?" Do you often go? ”

Xiaoyu heard Zhou Ming say this, so she quietly breathed a sigh of relief, nodded, and then persuaded: "Brother Zhou, you can go back at any time now, your hometown has developed well over the years." ”

Zhou Ming shrugged his shoulders and shook his head, "What are you going to do when you go back, haha, to be honest, I don't even have a place to live when I go back, and I don't have any relatives and friends, except for occasionally missing the delicious food over there, I don't have any extra feelings." ”

Feng Junshan knew Zhou Ming's life experience, and said with a smile: "It's not easy to eat delicious food, just come here in the future, let Xiaoyu make it for you every day, haha, eat and eat." ”

With Zhou Zhou Ming and Xiaoyu, the atmosphere at the dinner table seemed more harmonious, and the two of them used the party dialect to talk from time to time, even if Zhou Zhou Ming didn't have too deep attachment to his hometown, he still felt a little cordial.

After eating, Xiaoyu went to wash the dishes, and Zhou Ming followed him into the study after drinking a cup of tea with Feng Junshan.

Feng Junshan sighed softly after closing the door of the study, "Xiaoyu and I are all right now, so I don't know how to face her parents, alas, I am a year older than her father." ”

Zhou Mingyan almost laughed out loud when he heard this, but when he saw that Feng Junshan was indeed full of sadness, he stopped laughing and persuaded: "What age is this, even if ordinary parents oppose it, it will not be too extreme, anyway, the raw rice has been cooked into cooked rice, and after you have achieved positive results, you will take a child back, how can her parents still drive you out of the house no matter how much they object?" ”

Feng Junshan still shook his head, "I'm worried that she can't stand the criticism of her hometown, the young girl has found a man who is older than her father, this word is not good, and Xiaoyu will be sad in her heart." ”

Zhou Mingxin said that he knew that this was the case, why should you be together, but he didn't know the details of these two people together, and he didn't dare to say this, but smiled: "Don't worry about it, look at other people's milk tea girls, they are not as happy as a flower," said and smiled: "The era is different, and people's concepts are slowly opening up, don't worry, there is nothing to be embarrassed about in this matter, Brother Feng, as long as you give full play to your own advantages, you will definitely solve it properly." ”

"I hope so," Feng Junshan let out a long breath, and then hurriedly beckoned: "Come on, come on, let you see my collection of agarwood," said as he took out a mahogany box from the drawer of his desk, and carefully took out a reclining Buddha from inside, "How about a look?" ”

There is a jade pen, and you don't need to look at it to know that it is a good thing, but Zhou Zhou Ming has never seen agarwood with his own eyes, so he still carefully holds the reclining Buddha in his hand.

This reclining Buddha is not big, the length is less than 20 centimeters, the width and thickness are only about 5 centimeters, but the feeling of starting is relatively heavy, the wood pattern looks like a nature with some wood nodules, it is very strong at a glance, the outside looks reddish-brown, as if coated with a layer of vegetable oil looks bright, but the tentacles are warm, and the feel is more like jade.