Chapter 558: Revisiting the Old Place
"Travel, how does it feel?"
Zhang Mingyao next to him asked Zhou You with a smile.
"Hmm... This tastes... It's smooth, it's springy, and the beef flavor is very strong!
Zhou You half-squinted his eyes, and couldn't help but praise while eating.
"Hehe, this is an authentic Chaoshan hand-beaten beef ball, and it is also the signature of this small shop!"
Zhang Mingyao said proudly: "The snacks made in this small shop are first-class in terms of taste and quality, including this braised squid tube!"
"yes? Then I'll have to try. ”
After Zhou You said this, he picked up a braised squid tube and put it in his mouth, and immediately felt that the taste was extremely delicious, not only with the unique umami taste of seafood, but also the texture was very crisp and had a strong squid fresh fragrance.
Before, Zhou You felt that the 100 yuan paid by Zhang Mingyao was too much, but at this moment, Zhou You suddenly felt that this was definitely worth the price, because whether it was broth beef ball noodles or braised squid tubes, the taste was really fantastic!
Zhou You glanced up and found that Zhou Xiaoya beside him had been eating with her head down, and she didn't have time to take care of herself at all.
Even Zhang Mingyao began to "work hard"...
So, Zhou You also lowered his head and began to eliminate the food in front of him, and after a while, the three of them ate all the food they ordered, even the side dishes and those fragments of garlic!
After eating, the three of them stood up unsatisfied, Zhang Mingyao smiled, and asked Zhou You and Zhou Xiaoya: "Hehe... Well, I didn't fool you, did I? Doesn't this little shop taste particularly good?"
Zhou You nodded in convincing, and said with emotion: "It's really good, this is indeed the best beef ball noodles I've ever tasted! And this braised squid tube, the taste is first-class! I really didn't expect that in such a small place, such delicious food can be made!"
"It's really delicious! My sister and I have been setting up night market stalls in the South Gate Night Market for so long, and the taste is not bad, but compared to this small shop, the level is still not as good as theirs!" Zhou Xiaoya also said convincingly.
"Hehe, this couple has been doing it for decades, and the taste they make is not inferior compared to the chefs of five-star hotels and even those Michelin kitchens!" Zhang Mingyao said with a smile.
"Yes, Xiao Yao, the owner and proprietress of this small shop, you are quite familiar with them, right?"
At this time, Zhou You asked Zhang Mingyao such a question again.
Because Zhou You has found that this small shop called "Authentic Chaowei Beef Restaurant" is a typical mom-and-pop shop, and the angry boss and the rude proprietress are both masters with unique skills and profound skills, which is also what makes Zhou You the most interested.
"Of course it's cooked, when I was young, I ate in this small shop, the boss is called Su Shansheng, because he has big eyes, we all call him Luo Dazhong, the proprietress is called Ma Huifen, and we all call her Sister Fen..."
Zhang Mingyao said this, and then said with a smile: "Uncle Zhong likes to sing and dance, and he also likes to tease girls, and Sister Fen is a woman with a hot temper, and only she can suppress a man like Uncle Zhong!"
"Hehe, isn't that just a strict wife!" Zhou Xiaoya interjected.
"Poof... You can also say that!" Zhang Mingyao smiled and nodded.
It's just that Zhou You knew that the origin and background of this couple must not be so simple, so he asked Zhang Mingyao again: "Xiao Yao, do you know where this boss and the proprietress came from?
"Oh, I just know that they are all from Chaoshan, and I don't know why they set up shop here!" Zhang Mingyao replied.
Zhou Xiaoya also muttered: "Hearing you say this, I also think it's a little strange, this big-eyed uncle and Sister Fen's cooking level, opening a shop in a more prosperous area outside, the business and price are much better than in Xingshui Street." Why would you want to stay in such a small place for a long time?"
"I really don't know about this, since they chose to open a store in this place, they must have their own reasons, let's not talk about this, just full, let's go around and hang around, I lived on this street when I was a child, and I haven't been here for a long time..."Zhang Mingyao said.
"Okay, Xiao Yao, it's rare to revisit the old place, why don't you take me and Zhouyou, go to this Mingsheng Street for a walk, and take a look at where you used to live!"
Zhou Xiaoya was also curious, so she said.
"yes, I haven't been in it for a long time..."
Zhang Mingyao nodded, and then she took the initiative to pull Zhou You and Zhou Xiaoya, and the three of them left the shop and walked outside the alley.
Zhang Mingyao took them and walked towards Mingsheng Street, and after walking for about five minutes, they turned into a very deserted street, which looked like an urban village at the junction of urban and rural areas.
It was almost 9 o'clock in the evening, and the dilapidated street was so deserted that there was not even a single figure, and the ground was littered with garbage, and there was a strange smell in the air.
Especially because of the demolition and relocation work here, the street lights on both sides of the street have lost their effect, and it is dark and blurry in all directions, and only the scattered houses in the distance still show that there are many people living in this area.
"Oh... I didn't expect this place... It's even more tattered than before!" Zhang Mingyao said with emotion.
"Oh, Xiao Yao, was this place more lively in the past than it is now?" Zhou You asked Zhang Mingyao.
"Yes! When our family was still on Ming Sheng Street, the streets here were old but clean, and the neighborhood was very good, and the evenings were much more lively than they are now. ”
Zhang Mingyao said here, sighing: "The current Mingsheng Street is about to carry out a large-scale renovation and demolition project of the old city, and the change is so huge, alas... Now here, I can't see what it looked like back then! This is the most beautiful place in my childhood memory..."
"Oh... Xiao Yao, looking at the situation in this place, it's a good thing that you left!"
Zhou Xiaoya next to her said, pointing to the lights in the dilapidated buildings in the distance and said, "Fortunately, Uncle Qin is doing well, otherwise just like them, he would have been able to stay in the old place..."
"Xiao Yao, your father is also quite capable, and he can be regarded as a successful person who went out of Mingsheng Street. Zhou You also said with a smile.
(End of chapter)