"I didn't buy it; it was given to me by a colleague at the department store."
She said she made it herself and asked us to try it to see if it was good.
Upon hearing this, Sister-in-law Gao immediately opened the pickled radish, but since she had never eaten pickled taro stems before, she hadn't opened the pickled radish herself.
As soon as the jar was opened, a salty aroma wafted out, and Sister Gao took out another plate.
He picked out some food and then said to the children, "Take what you want to eat yourself. Don't waste food, okay?"
"Okay~"
Sister-in-law Gao also picked up a piece with her chopsticks, and after eating it, she was amazed by the taste of the pickled vegetable.
She also pickles vegetables herself, and her family used to eat them often about ten years ago. But she—no, I should say most people—did so.
Pickled vegetables are either very salty or made without salt, simply soaked in water to ferment.
This pickled radish is sweet and salty. Although it's very salty, it also has a hint of sweetness.
Even if you eat it on its own, it won't feel too strong in flavor. And although it's a little sweet, the sweetness isn't excessive, so overall it's quite appetizing!
Suddenly, Sister-in-law Gao became interested in the taro stems as well!
She pushed the pickled radish aside and then picked out some taro stems.
Taro stems only smell sour, and they don't look as good as pickled radishes.
However, after trying pickled radishes, Sister-in-law Gao was quite looking forward to this unknown pickled vegetable.
She cautiously picked up only a small piece, intending to taste it first and see how it tasted. After the first bite, she felt that it tasted a bit sour and frowned slightly.
However, after chewing it carefully, I found that the taste was actually quite good. It was sour, and although the pickled vegetable looked soft, it tasted refreshing. It was quite a novel experience.
And now that the weather is hot, a bite of this pickled vegetable is really appetizing.
Sister-in-law Gao picked up a few more pieces of pickled vegetables with her chopsticks, and then said, "These pickled vegetables taste really good. Why don't you ask that colleague if they have any extra?"
"If we have extra, we can exchange it with them for something else. Adding a little of this to the noodles in the morning will save us a lot of trouble."
Manager Gao looked at her in surprise. His wife had been eating these pickled vegetables for many years and was tired of them.
In the last two years, my family has basically stopped eating it, so if she says she wants to try something different, it means that this pickled vegetable really tastes good.
Manager Gao, with a skeptical attitude, picked up a piece with his chopsticks and found that the taste was indeed good, much better than what they made at home.
However, he thought it might be because he hadn't eaten it in a long time, which was why it tasted so good.
Manager Gao said to the children, "You guys try it too, and then tell your dad if it's delicious?"
Gao Shan and Gao Shui are a bit older, and because they used to eat pickled vegetables often, they don't really want to eat them now.
Only Gao You, being young and having had less food at home in the past two years, wasn't so resistant and directly picked up a piece.
Then he discovered that this pickled vegetable tasted almost like a snack, with a perfect balance of salty and sweet, and it even made a crunchy sound when you bit into it.
Gao You seemed to have discovered a new continent, eating pickled radishes one after another with great gusto.
Seeing Gao Shan and Gao Shui standing nearby, they knew that the pickled radish must taste very good. Gao You was a very picky eater and usually preferred a particular food.
They quickly picked some up and tried it, finding it really delicious. Then they said to Manager Gao, "Dad, buy more of this. It's tasty; we'll take it to school when it starts."
Manager Gao didn't explain that this wasn't something they bought, but seeing how much the children liked it, he silently nodded in approval. It seemed Huang Qinqin's plan was feasible.
...
Two policemen waited for Chen Ermei at the foot of the mountain for most of the day. When their hands and feet were numb from squatting, they finally saw Chen Ermei come down the mountain.
They quickly covered themselves and watched as Chen Amei walked to a house at the foot of the mountain, opened the door, and went inside.
Their intuition told them that Chen Ermei was about to meet her contact, so they decided to wait patiently.
After all, it's almost dark now. If we need to conduct some secret transactions, darkness will be the best cover.
Sure enough, after a while, they saw Chen Amei leading a group of people up the mountain. One of them looked familiar to both policemen.
The leader was none other than Scarface, because he had a large scar on his face, which made a deep impression on them.
Scarface walked a few steps up the mountain when he suddenly felt like someone was behind him.
He quickly turned around to look behind him, then asked in a serious tone, "Are you sure you weren't followed when you came here today?"
Chen Ermei was startled, and then stammered, "No, no... I promise no one was with me when I came."
Although Chen Amei said no, Scarface still felt uneasy and decided to turn around to see if there really was someone behind him.
Across from the Xu family's house was a clump of grass, which led to a bamboo grove. Scarface parted the tall weeds and took a look. Finding no one around, he turned and left, relieved.
After Scarface and his men reached the top of the mountain, the two policemen slowly climbed up the slope behind the haystack.
It turned out that when Scarface turned around, they had a bad feeling and quickly retreated down the hillside, thus escaping a disaster.
They had originally planned to follow him up the mountain, but seeing how wary Scarface was, they decided not to take the risk.
They planned to stay in the haystack and wait for them to come down the mountain. After all, they had made a transaction and would definitely need to take the goods down again. As long as they didn't leave, they could wait until they came down with the goods.
At that moment, one of the police officers suddenly exclaimed, "I know who he is! He's the top dog in the black market!"
“I saw him before when I went to the black market to buy meat. People in the black market had a lot of respect for him.”
The two police officers looked at each other, now even more certain that they couldn't act rashly, because the people in the black market were not to be trifled with.
In any case, Deputy Director Xu did not require them to arrest the people; he only said to record their whereabouts.
They just need to tell him what they saw; they don't need to risk their lives.
After nearly an hour, they finally saw Chen Ermei and Scarface coming down the mountain.
The two police officers were completely stunned when they saw the goods in their hands.
We all instinctively exclaimed in shock: My God!!!
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