Fang Yu returned to the noodle restaurant, and Lin Xiaoxiao had already cleaned up the lobby and was keeping accounts.

Seeing Fang Yu coming back, Lin Xiaoxiao smiled and said, "Brother Fang, you're back, go and rest." ”

Then he continued to bow his head and carefully calculate the day's income and exit accounts.

Fang Yu looked at the hard-working Lin Xiaoxiao, and his heart was warm. He didn't bother Lin Xiaoxiao, walked into the kitchen by himself, and began to get busy.

Registering the last account in the ledger, Lin Xiaoxiao stretched her waist, only then did she feel sore, and her stomach was a little hungry.

At this time, he suddenly smelled a strong aroma of wine wafting out of the kitchen, and then saw Fang Yu rushing out with a sand pot with flames.

Fang Yu placed the clay pot in the seat closest to the cash register, and the flame was just extinguished. He lifted the lid, dripped in sesame oil, and then quickly turned the ingredients inside with bamboo chopsticks, and the air was immediately filled with a sweet aroma with a smell of wine, which made people's index fingers move as soon as they smelled it.

Fang Yu was stir-frying the ingredients and beckoned to Lin Xiaoxiao: "Xiaoxiao, come on, this dish should be eaten while it is hot." You haven't eaten properly all night, so sit down and get something to eat. ”

"It's coming," Lin Xiaoxiao immediately put away the ledger as soon as she smelled the fragrance, and ran over like a rabbit returning to the nest.

"Here, be careful of scalding," Fang Yu handed Lin Xiaoxiao a pair of chopsticks and a bowl, "You eat first, Brother Liu brought good wine today, I'll bring it for you." ”

Lin Xiaoxiao nodded like a chicken pecking rice, but her attention was completely attracted by the aroma of the clay pot, and she couldn't wait to pick up a piece of eel wrapped in crystal sauce and put it in her mouth after taking the chopsticks and bowl.

The eel is tender and fat, polarized in the mouth, soft as pudding, but the skin is a little jelly-like elastic, and the taste is incredible.

The taste is actually secondary, the key is that the sauce outside the eel section is slightly winey, the entrance is sweet, and the aftertaste is salty and fresh, which is not the spicy taste of Shudu at all, but has the flavor of Jiangnan Province.

Although she was hot and spitting hot air again and again, Lin Xiaoxiao couldn't stop her chopsticks at all.

Not to mention the deliciousness of the eel, the onion in the clay pot is sweet and juicy, and the white and crispy cocoon is delicious, and the eel section is eaten alternately, feeling like enjoying a grand symphony of taste.

Fang Yu took out the bamboo tube that had been put in the ice before from the freezer, returned to the lobby of the noodle restaurant, and saw Lin Xiaoxiao smiling when he saw him eating, and he was very proud.

He knew that Lin Xiaoxiao grew up in Jiangnan Province, but in fact, he was not used to the spicy taste of Shudu. Usually, Lin Xiaoxiao's dishes are mainly light, with little thick oil and heavy flavor.

Therefore, he did not use Z County Douban for Lin Xiaoxiao's special yellow eel jelly pot, but seasoned it with a little Jingkou balsamic vinegar, pepper, refined lard and light soy sauce from Wuyang City.

Although the gel pot made in this way is still different from the real Jinling flavor, the sweet taste and salty aftertaste still make Lin Xiaoxiao find a somewhat familiar taste.

He chiseled open the bamboo joints, poured the amber liquor into the transparent glass, watched the liquor clarify a little, and handed it to Lin Xiaoxiao.

A layer of tiny water droplets has condensed outside the glass, which looks quite tempting, Lin Xiaoxiao was eating hot, the other party thanked him, and immediately took the cup and took a sip gently.

The cold liquor pours down the hot throat, like a clear spring pouring into a long-dry river, and a faint mist of wine evaporates along the way, and the fragrance of bamboo leaves spreads from the mouth to the nose.

In the mouth of the sweet and sweet pi tube wine, even Lin Xiaoxiao, who has always been reserved, couldn't help but let out a long breath, and whispered with half-closed eyes: "It's so comfortable." ”

Fang Yu also poured himself a tube of wine, first ate a piece of eel, and then drank a sip of sweet wine, the umami of the eel and the sweetness of the wine were well combined, and finally the aftertaste of the sauce and the bamboo fragrance were mixed with a taste similar to that of spring bamboo shoots in sauce.

This change was a bit unexpected by Fang Yu, but he didn't expect to accidentally find a magical combination of wine and food, and the taste was amazing.

After a busy day, Fang Yu and Lin Xiaoxiao were tired, and the two of them enjoyed a sip of wine and a bite of food under the soft light of the noodle restaurant. For a while, I felt that life was so happy and warm.

After enjoying the delicious supper, Fang Yu stopped Xiaoxiao, who was about to clean up the dishes and chopsticks, "You are very tired today, I will clean up these later." Xiaoxiao, you sit down first, I have something to tell you. ”

Lin Xiaoxiao sat down obediently and looked at Fang Yu with some strange eyes, not knowing what he wanted to say with such a solemn attitude.

Fang Yu organized the words in his heart, and said slowly: "Xiaoxiao, it's been a month since you came to Shudu. ”

"Well, yes." Lin Xiaoxiao nodded.

"Then you'll be back in school in a while."

"Well, that's right, but don't worry, Brother Fang, I'll do it for as long as I can." Lin Xiaoxiao said seriously.

Fang Yu smiled and waved his hand: "What I want to say is not to say this. ”

Lin Xiaoxiao was a little confused, and she didn't know if Fang Yu wanted to talk about the society.

Fang Yu thought about it and decided to say directly: "Xiaoxiao, the main purpose of your coming to Shudu is to find your mother, right." During this time, because of my business, I have delayed you a lot of time. ”

"No, no," Lin Xiaoxiao interrupted Fang Yu's words, shook her head and said, "Brother Fang, don't say that." If you hadn't taken me in, I would have been left to live on the streets, and the best thing I could have done would have been to be sent home by the police. It's different now, the noodle shop is open, and I will have a foothold in Shudu in the future, isn't it more convenient to find my mother. ”

Lin Xiaoxiao paused and continued: "What's more, Brother Fang, aren't you also quietly helping me find clues?" Brother Liu told me, did you ask him and Director Wang to help me check the building in the background of that photo. ”

Fang Yu touched his nose a little embarrassed: "Then you know everything." ”

Lin Xiaoxiao nodded silently.

Fang Yu hurriedly said: "Xiaoxiao, you don't have to be sad..."

。 Lin Xiaoxiao hurriedly said, "Brother Fang, you don't have to comfort me, in fact, I know that it is very slim to find clues just by relying on half a photo from twenty years ago, and Brother Liu and Director Wang have already tried their best." ”

"Uh, Xiaoxiao, actually..."

Lin Xiaoxiao hurriedly said again: "Although the house has been demolished, it at least shows that my mother and father have indeed been to Shudu." I believe that as long as you keep looking, you will always find more clues. ”

Looking at Lin Xiaoxiao's firm self-encouragement, Fang Yu couldn't help but laugh a little, "Xiaoxiao, what I want to say is that we have actually found a clue. ”

"Ahh Lin Xiaoxiao's delicate little face was full of surprise.

Fang Yu couldn't help but laugh and said, "Have you noticed that in that half of your photo, your father is wearing shorts and a vest, which doesn't look like a tourist attire at all." ”

Fang Yu was a little bit, and Lin Xiaoxiao immediately understood: "Brother Fang, do you mean that he and my mother actually lived near that building at that time?" ”

"Yes, so even though the buildings around there have been demolished, the people in the vicinity may be able to provide more clues." Fang Yu replied approvingly.

"Brother Fang, have you found the person who lived in that neighborhood back then?" Lin Xiaoxiao looked at Fang Yu expectantly.

Fang Yu smiled and nodded: "Today, Officer Li told me that she found a person who was still in Shudu from the household registration file, and it happened to be the landlord of the building back then. ”

Lin Xiaoxiao stood up "poofed", "Really? That's great. ”

Fang Yu continued: "I originally wanted to ask first, but I remember you told me that once your father was drunk and said that you looked alike your mother. I thought I'd take you along to help the landlord remember what happened. ”

Lin Xiaoxiao walked back and forth a few times excitedly, and stopped in front of Fang Yu: "Brother Fang, when are we going?" ”

Fang Yu replied with a smile: "I'll go tomorrow." ”

Lin Xiaoxiao just wanted to say yes, but immediately hesitated: "Aren't you going to class tomorrow?" Or let's go another day. ”

"No need," Fang Yu shook his head, "Tomorrow is still Chang Xiude's substitute class, today he asked me to clean up, I guess he must be embarrassed to come to class tomorrow, nine times out of ten it is self-study, it doesn't matter if you go or not." I think it's better to close at noon tomorrow and have more time to go out to do errands. ”

Lin Xiaoxiao looked at Fang Yu gratefully, "Brother Fang, thank you so much." ”

Fang Yu waved his hand disapprovingly: "Thank you, thank you, you call me big brother, it's not natural for big brother to help my sister." You should rest early, the landlord lives far away from us, it would be better for us to leave early tomorrow. ”