Chapter 55: The Taste of Home
The three of them have no time to chat, Li Cheng has not been with his family for a long time, and when he enjoys this happiness very much, an hour later, his mother and sister-in-law made a table of delicacies on the spot with some local specialties, which is mouth-watering! The chef is naturally a mother, and the sister-in-law is just a handicap.
There are steamed goose meat, pork blood balls, stir-fried bacon with green peppers, simmered local chicken soup, braised carp, braised pork, stir-fried wild vegetables......
Is this the rhythm of moving the whole restaurant here? Mother went all out this time, and made all the dishes that Li Cheng hadn't eaten in the past few years, looking at the table full of food, Li Cheng thought that "it's better to be happy alone than to be happy", dialed Noah's phone, and said: "Noah, my family is here, you bring Banjie and his children to come over, yes, it's Lulu." β
15-year-old Lulu, Li Cheng has a deep memory, not only beautiful and moving, but super learning ability, in Li Cheng came to the rattlesnake tribe for the first time, Lulu has been learning English, part-time Chinese, now through almost a month, can already speak fluent Chinese, the standard level makes Li Cheng ashamed, it is estimated that the CD he gave last time that the domestic broadcasting host professional CD has played a role, a little Beijing flavor.
And Li Cheng's Mandarin, to be honest, the Mandarin of southerners has a dialect tone, no matter how standard it is, it can always be known from the conversation, which is the reason why "the local accent is difficult to change".
The reason for calling Lulu is to find companions for his nephews and nieces, and only Lulu is more suitable, at least it will not cause obstacles because of the language barrier.
After notifying Noah, Li Cheng called Old Peake to come in again, and Old Peake, who had been busy for most of the day, was also hungry, and after serving the table, he exclaimed: "It's unimaginable, so many delicacies have been made in just one hour, madam, you are really a magician!" β
Yi Xiaomei is a traditional and typical Chinese-style woman, who has been in charge of housework for most of her life, and is half of the sky in the family, no, it should be most of the sky, sometimes her father Li Zhiwu is a father, because he has to work.
"Ah Cheng, what is this foreigner talking about? Isn't it to his taste? But I don't know how to cook Western food. Yi Xiaomei asked Li Cheng, only to see him translate: "Old Pique said that the food you cook looks like a person's appetite, and he is praising you!" β
"Where, where, Mr. Peake has won the prize." Yi Xiaomei said modestly.
Li Cheng's translation was: "My mother said xiexie, you compliment." β
After waiting for a while, Noah and the others came, although the distance between the two ranches was quite far before, but with horses as a means of transportation, they could be reached within ten minutes.
"Hello aunt, uncle, everyone, I'm a friend of Cheng, my name is Noah, and this is Benjie and his daughter Lulu." Although Noah has been with Li Cheng for a long time and admires Chinese culture, Chinese is still as bad as ever......
He could only speak in English, and Lulu, who was standing next to him, generously said in Mandarin with a Yanjing accent: "The leader said that his name is Noah, hello to everyone, my name is Lulu, this is my father Banjie." β
shocked the four, especially Li Guang, who had just come downstairs, was instantly attracted by Lulu, like a fairy in the painting, if it wasn't for the ** in Canada, Li Guang would not have suspected that he was from the north, but the towering nose showed that she was not of Han nationality, maybe from a certain ethnic minority?
"Ah Cheng, are they foreigners?" Li Zhiwu carefully looked at the three people, although they were also yellow-skinned, but judging from the tone of speech and clothing, it was impossible for them to be Chinese.
Li Cheng nodded and said, "Yes, they are Eskimos, that is, primitive tribes living in Canada, do you remember the yellow people in the Arctic Circle in the TV show?" They are, they just migrated to Canada, and now there are Eskimos living in the Arctic Circle, and they are a hardy people who deserve our respect. β
He spoke in Shonan's native language, and considering that Lulu could understand ordinary people, he conversed in his native dialect in order to avoid any trouble.
"I see, but this little girl's Mandarin is really standard, you taught it?" Father was curious about everything here, and quickly asked again.
"Well, it's just that his accent is the reason why he often listens to CDs, and the broadcast host is professional."
Li Cheng and Li Zhiwu chatted privately for a while, stood up, invited Noah and the others to sit down, looking at Xiaoguang like a pig brother, Li Cheng understood that a young boy at this age has a natural curiosity about the opposite sex, and such an excellent girl is presented in front of him, it is relatively normal to lose his mind, as a cousin, Li Cheng arranged him to Lulu's side very intimately.
"This kid, what are you shy!" Li Cheng looked at the twisting and pinching Xiaoguang, and was angry, so he pulled him to sit down, and then got up and said: "Everyone knows each other, my family's English is not very standard, please ask Lulu to translate." β
"Okay, I'm also learning Chinese, it's rare to have this kind of communication opportunity, by the way, Uncle Li, what you just said is Chinese?" Lulu asked Li Cheng in Mandarin, casually wearing jeans and a T-shirt, looking simple and casual, but showing a fresh and vibrant North American style, wheat-colored skin, which obviously proves that Lulu is not a flower in a greenhouse, and her riding skills are also first-class, and she has an exclusive mount, named Gaia, which is a Spanish horse.
Li Cheng nodded and explained: "There are many branch languages in Chinese, we speak the local dialect of Shonan, which is somewhat different from Mandarin, so you can't understand it, of course, if you are interested, you can let Xiaoguang teach you, he is a native of Shonan." β
"Little light? Is this brother? Lulu turned her head and glanced at Xiaoguang, the 14-year-old Xiaoguang was not strong, he was still growing his body, he looked a little thin, and he didn't even dare to look at Lulu's face, in Lulu's opinion, such a timid brother was relatively rude, he didn't say hello for so long, and kept looking at the floor.
The topic turned to Xiaoguang, and he plucked up his courage and said, "Lulu, you are interested in learning Shonan, I am happy to teach you, this is my honor." β
"Unexpectedly, my nephew seized the opportunity, the children can be taught, the children can be taught." Li Cheng is not against children's early love, and this relationship will be good for him for a lifetime, whether there is a result or not, grasp it if you have the opportunity, children in the rebellious period blindly dot on and oppose, it will have a negative effect, it is better to let them understand something by themselves, such as pure first love, friendship......
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Li Cheng solved Xiaoguang's heart knot, and saw that Lulu and 6-year-old Xiaoli were in a fight, and felt that it was right to let Lulu come over, and with her taking the lead, maybe the nephew and niece would have a happy winter vacation.
"Everyone, let's raise a glass and celebrate!"
"Cheers! The interweaving of Chinese and English did not affect the progress of this gathering. Food knows no borders and races, and the special southern Hunan meal made by his mother Yi Xiaomei evoked Li Cheng's memories of home.
When I was a child, all kinds of pictures were presented, first of all, I sandwiched steamed goose meat for the elder grandmother, this dish is more suitable for the elderly to eat, and the cooked goose meat with rice noodles neutralizes the fat, which makes people want to stop.
"Grandma, eat more, I'll give you another chicken butt." In Shonan's hometown, the butt can only be eaten by the elders, and it is relatively tender, so the old people can chew it.
The foreigners didn't know about this, and the old Peake was full of praise after eating a few pieces of chicken, and when he saw Li Cheng's behavior, he asked: "Cheng, are you clipping this part to the old man like this?" β
After eating with Li Cheng for a long time, I understand that they have the custom of picking vegetables, but I don't know that Li Cheng actually gave the worst part of the chicken to the old man, this is still Li Cheng who respects the old and loves the young?
"Old Peake, in our hometown, this part can only be eaten by the elders, and you haven't eaten it, how do you know if it's not delicious?" Li Cheng also served vegetables for his parents, cousins, sisters-in-law, nephews, and nieces, and as the host, it was necessary etiquette to take the initiative to serve vegetables.
Considering that Old Pique, Noah, and Banjie were not used to this custom, Li Cheng only said a few polite words, and did not serve them food.
"Eat more, everyone, my mother finally came once, everyone is welcome!"
"It seems that I'm going to change my door and learn cooking from my aunt." Noah joked, his mouth was full of oil, and he didn't look like a so-called leader at all.
And Banjie is a lot more disciplined, after all, he has just arrived, and he has not worked as long as Noah in the grizzly bear ranch, and there is a leader by his side, so he has to hold it!
Sandwiched a piece of black pig's blood balls, Li Cheng was excited in his heart, and secretly said with emotion: "This is the taste of home on the tip of the tongue?" β