Li Duoyu and Zhao Jialu walked through several streets and came to an old street full of wooden houses.

Li Duoyu glanced at the old street, a little familiar and a little unfamiliar, after he came back from the island country in his previous life, he heard that someone burned this old street "with a fire" and replaced it with a commercial street.

In this era, the old street was still full of low wooden houses, and when he first arrived in the old street, Li Duoyu heard the sound of "clang, clang".

Following the sound, Li Duoyu saw a small workshop with three shirtless middle-aged people, stepping on a rocker and hammer, and shouting a trumpet in their mouths.

"Hey~hey~"

Underneath the stone hammer is a large stone mortar in which rice cakes are placed.

Whenever the stone hammer is cocked.

The old man next to the stone mortar will turn over the rice cake in the stone mortar as quickly as possible, and the big stone hammer weighs at least seventy or eighty pounds.

If they don't cooperate well, the old man's hand will definitely be smashed and broken, but with the help of the trumpet, they cooperate perfectly.

When he saw the clumps of white rice noodles in the workshop, Li Duoyu could already guess what they were doing.

Zhao Jialu introduced: "The Xinghua powder made by this workshop is really delicious, and our family buys Xinghua powder from them. ”

And the "Hua" in the "Laohua" that Li Duoyu wants to eat is the Xinghua rice noodles that originated in Licheng next door, because Licheng was called Xinghua Mansion in ancient times, and got the name of Xinghua noodles.

But I don't know what's going on, this Xinghua powder is not very mixed in the place of origin, but after arriving in Rongcheng, it has become a "ancient taste" in the mouths of many Rongcheng people.

Laohua is also divided into the old school and the new school.

The old-school fishing generally refers to pig blood, and for special reasons at that time, the only thing that ordinary people could get was pig blood.

And even if it is pig's blood, it is a rare delicacy for the people of that era.

The new school has only appeared in recent years, and the side dishes are not only pig's blood.

The most common thing that everyone eats is the large intestine, duck gizzard, arhat meat, and of course, some water spinach at the end, sprinkled with a handful of chopped green onions, which is the soul of Laohua.

Some shops add a variety of small seafood, such as clams, squid rings, fresh oysters and shrimps, and some even have developed new ways to eat lo-mei.

Since Li Duoyu came to this old street, he can smell the strong aroma of bone broth and the smell of shrimp oil from time to time.

This old street is not very wide, and it doesn't look very clean, but there are really many restaurants on both sides of the street.

There are those who sell fish balls, meat swallows, and sausages, and the best business is the Laohua shop in front of them, which is less than ten square meters.

Because the shop is so small, the owner has set up three small tables at the door, and customers can only sit outside to eat.

Although the conditions were poor, every small table was full.

A worker who had just returned from work in the factory saw that someone had just gotten up, so he leaned his bicycle against the wall and sat down in the empty seat.

"Boss, come to a bowl of Laohua, ask for pork liver and water spinach, and put more chopped green onions for me."

"Okay, right now."

Seeing that the business was so good, Zhao Jialu said to the shopkeeper: "The boss's business is so good, can you add two more tables, why do you have to queue up to eat every time." ”

The boss replied: "The store is so big, and then it will be the territory of the store next door, and we will fight later, can you help it." ”

A group of customers who didn't think it was a big deal, all said, "Help, definitely help." ”

"If you want to fight, I'll definitely help you."

"Boss, hurry up, buy all the storefronts next door, and we can eat your Laohua on rainy days in the future."

The boss smiled: "That's not good, on a rainy day, I can just be lazy." ”

"What is there to rest, isn't it good to make more money?"

The boss urged: "Don't talk, hurry up and eat quickly, there are a lot of people waiting behind." ”

……

When ordering, Li Duoyu said: "Flower sausage and pork liver, clams, some water spinach, and an omelette." ”

"Brother Yu, you just ate enough, how can you still eat so much."

Li Duoyu smiled: "People like me who do rough work eat more under normal circumstances. ”

In fact, although they have a lot of seafood on the beach, they can't get enough seafood for their fishermen.

It's like drinking porridge, it's easy to get hungry not long after eating, and eating two bowls of seafood is really better than eating one bowl of rice and rice noodles.

In her previous life, her daughter-in-law liked to eat seafood very much, she said that this thing tasted good, there was no fat, and it was low in calories, which was very suitable for weight loss.

Zhao Jialu touched his stomach: "I really can't eat it, boss, just give me a clear soup." ”

After serving, Li Duoyu looked at a large bowl of fishing, at least half of the bowl was full of ingredients, unlike in the future, a bowl of ramen will not be able to find a few slices of beef.

Li Duoyu first took a sip of soup, a thick bone broth, with the fragrance of shallot oil, and the taste was very positive.

But for Li Duoyu, the soul of Laohua is not Laohua itself, but from the small plastic jar on the table.

Li Duoyu approached the plastic jar and smelled it, it was salty and fragrant, yes, this is it.

Li Duoyu took a saucer, poured the yellow and shiny juice into the plate, then picked up a piece of Luohan meat, dipped it in shrimp oil, and then put it in his mouth.

The moment he entered the mouth, Li Duoyu was stunned, and this taste instantly pulled him back to a memory of the past.

In fact

This kind of fishing with a lot of ingredients, Li Duoyu has not eaten many times.

During the time when he was out of stock, this new school of fishing was not yet popular, and he ate more pig blood.

Later, I sent it in, and not long after I came out, I went to the island country, and I never ate this thing.

The first time I ate this kind of fishing, Zhou Xiaoying brought him to eat.

At that time, they came to Rongcheng to help take care of their grandson, and the two took care of almost all the housework.

Cooking, washing dishes and laundry

On weekends, my son and daughter-in-law's family of three often drive out with friends for camping and traveling.

And Zhou Xiaoying, who was afraid that Li Duoyu would be bored, would occasionally take him to the nearby Yantai Mountain for a walk and eat something by the way.

And the two of them have eaten the most, which is the Laohua shop at the entrance of the alley.

Zhou Xiaoying also likes to eat Laohua very much, and every time she eats, she has to pour a plate full of shrimp oil.

Seeing that she poured so much, the boss occasionally teased: "You are the best eater of shrimp oil I have ever seen." ”

Thinking of this, Li Duoyu couldn't help but glance at the boss, and suddenly asked, "Boss, are you surnamed Lin?" ”

The boss replied with a smile: "Amazing, how did you know that my surname was Lin when you came for the first time." ”

"Haha, I guessed."

Li Duoyu ate a large portion of the fish, but as soon as people eat too much, it is easy to get sleepy.

The two walked out of the old street and came to a street next door with a lot of flashing neon lights, and there were many brightly dressed girls on the street.

Maybe because of summer, some wear short jeans like Hong Kong dramas, and some like to tie the shirt of their jacket in a knot.

Next to a red Yamaha 125 motorcycle, surrounded by several girls.

Zhao Jialu, who hiccuped, proposed: "Brother Yu, do you want me to take you to the dance hall to relax, summer is coming, and the young lady there sings beautifully." ”

Li Duoyu quipped:

"You're sure it's as simple as singing nicely."

Zhao Jialu said with a smile: "I have been good for a long time, of course I just listened to the song." ”

Li Duoyu wanted to say that he should do a good job of protection and pay attention to safety, but it seems a little wrong to think about it.

Before the 90s, the country seemed to be quite safe, only syphilis was a thing, and there were very few AIDS.

"I won't go to the dance hall, it's too noisy there, my ears can't stand it."

Zhao Jialu frowned and thought for a while, and then said: "If you don't go to the dance hall, then why don't you watch the video together?" ”

Li Duoyu was puzzled:

"There's a video hall now?"

"There are several, many people are watching, and those TV series that I chased before, if you haven't watched them all, you can also complete them in the video hall."

Zhao Jialu said with a smile: "And after twelve o'clock, there are still very exciting things." ”

As soon as Li Duoyu heard it, he knew what it was, and the video hall should be the originator of the earliest dissemination of colored images in China.

At this time, most of the colored films were still storytelling, and there were occasional exciting clips.

Unlike the action movies of the island nation, the whole film is technical and emotionless.

But even if there are only one or two clips, for young people who have never seen it, it is enough to make them collectively excited.

If there is a video recorder, Li Duoyu thinks that after the new house is built, he can buy one.

In this case, there is no need to stay in front of the TV at regular intervals and wait for the TV station to broadcast.

"Brother Yu, do you want to watch it, it just so happens that the owner of a video hall is my friend, I can ask him to clear the scene and show us some excitement."

Li Duoyu frowned, watching colored films with a big man, it always felt a little wrong.

"No, I'm really sleepy, I want to go to sleep."

Zhao Jialu was a little depressed: "I don't go to the dance hall, and I don't watch the video, how can I be the same as my old man. If you don't play when you're young, when you play, when you're old, we won't be able to play. ”

"Another day, I'm a little tired today."

Seeing Li Duoyu's refusal, Zhao Jialu no longer insisted, but said:

"Do you have a place to live at night, if not, do you want to stay at my house at night, I shared a house with Xiuyun, and there happened to be a vacant room."

The corners of Li Duoyu's mouth twitched, how much this thing likes to be with me: "No need, I have already booked a guest house on the other side of the dock." ”

"That's right...... Then I'll take you to the guest house. ”

"No, I'm very familiar with Rongcheng, I can go to the guest house by myself."

……

In fact, Li Duoyu did not book a guest house, and after returning to Rongcheng Pier, he went directly back to the fishing boat.

Sleep directly on the floor in the cab.

To be honest, the sanitary conditions of the guest house are not necessarily as good as his cab, and there are a lot of fleas and lice in these years.

Now that they have children, their house is now very clean, and Li Duoyu will try not to sleep on the outside bed unless necessary, so as to save the insects or eggs from taking them home.

At about half past ten in the evening, the surroundings of the fishing boat became very quiet, except for the sound of the murmuring river.

In this era without mobile phones, Li Duoyu fell asleep quickly, and he didn't know how long he slept, and Li Duoyu woke up.

Outside, there was the constant sound of fishing boats' engines and all kinds of shouting and selling.

Li Duoyu, who was woken up, found that it was still dark, but when he looked out the window, he was startled.

Two faces were pressed against the window, looking at his cab.

Li Duoyu took out the spear hidden in the boat on the spot, then turned on the electric light in the wheelhouse and shouted, "Who is on my ship." ”

(End of chapter)