Chapter 23 Chrysanthemum Rice Noodles

Xia Tang, who knew the whole story, just found it a little funny.

But when I thought of Xie Minghui, I couldn't help but worry about Hu Meihua.

She knew that although Hu Meihua sometimes spoke bluntly, she was not a very cunning person.

If such a person were to go after someone like Xie Minghui, he would definitely not end up well.

However, her relationship with Hu Meihua was just average, so even if she wanted to say something, she had to make the other person believe it.

But, coming back to the point, didn’t Xie Minghui go to the morning market with another girl a few days ago to “experience life”?

Why do you fall in love with Hu Meihua again now?

On the other side, Hu Meihua also noticed that Xia Tang brought Chen Minzhi's sister to sit next to them.

She was shy, and after seeing that, she nudged Xu Yan beside her with her arm.

However, Xu Yan, the big mouth, was not willing to stop. When she saw Xia Tang not far from them, she talked even more happily.

"Hey, Meihua, when you and Xie Minghui get your marriage certificate, are you going to treat all of us to a feast?"

She glanced at Xia Tang, her voice filled with pride.

"When Xie Minghui broke up with someone, I felt it was a pity. Now it seems that some people just don't appreciate their blessings..."

"Xu Yan."

Hu Meihua was afraid that Xia Tang would hear what they said, so she lowered her voice to warn him.

But they didn't expect that when they looked up, Xia Tang was holding a large teapot with food already served, and was walking straight towards them!

Scary! Scary...

Hu Meihua quickly buried her head.

The next second, she heard Xia Tang's clear voice:

"What are you guys talking about?"

"we……"

Hu Meihua was speechless and blamed Xu Yan for the millionth time in her heart.

Xu Yan was quite courageous. When she heard Xia Tang's question, she raised her head and said:

"Let's talk about Hu Meihua's new blind date! Do you know Xia Tang? Her new date is actually Xie Minghui!"

"Hey, Xia Tang, was Xie Minghui on good terms with you before? I really want to ask, why do you want a mechanic instead of a university teacher?"

The provocation in his tone was obvious.

However, Xia Tang didn't even look at her, but just said calmly:

"I have never gotten along with Xie Minghui."

"How could it be... are you being stubborn..."

Xia Tang interrupted her.

She turned around and said to Hu Meihua:

"Xie Minghui is not a simple person. If I were you, I would not choose to start a relationship with him."

After saying this, he took the plate and led Chen Minyun away.

"Hey! What do you mean? Please explain it more clearly..."

Xu Yan was still making a fuss, but Xia Tang walked very quickly and disappeared around the corner of the gate in the blink of an eye.

She pouted in boredom, turned around and said to Hu Meihua:

"Meihua, don't listen to her. She feels that the grapes she can't eat are sour!"

“Hmm…”

Hu Meihua responded in a nonsensical manner.

I was thinking, why is Xie Minghui not simple? He is so good...

*

The incident at noon did not affect Xia Tang's mood.

Chen Minyun, on the other hand, seemed to become more lively after experiencing that scene in the cafeteria.

In the afternoon, Xia Tang taught her, and she asked and answered questions, and it seemed that she wanted to ask her something else.

It turns out that gossip is the nature of human beings.

Xia Tang was secretly complaining in her heart, but she didn't want to respond to other people's gossip.

The last shift was about to reach the end.

The bell rang for the end of work, and Chen Minzhi came back to pick up Chen Minyun.

Although Chen Minyun was shy and sensitive, she still tried to thank her softly.

Xia Tang smiled with her lips pursed:

"You're welcome. If you really want to thank me, come to my snack bar more often."

Chen Minyun nodded with difficulty.

Just as she was about to say goodbye to Xia Tang, she heard Xia Tang ask her:

"Minyun, if you come to my snack bar, what would you most like to eat?"

What do you want to eat?

Chen Minyun thought about it with difficulty, and after stumbling for a long time, he finally said:

"I want to eat...something that makes me happy..."

She could hardly describe how she felt the last time she ate mint fried pork ribs, but it was one of the few foods that made her happy in such a long time.

The refreshing and satisfying taste makes you feel as if one bite can piece together your shattered life.

There is only one piece, but it is already precious enough.

"It makes me happy..."

Xia Tang's almond-shaped eyes suddenly flashed with light:

"I see, thank you."

When walking, my steps seem to be much lighter.

Chen Minyun kept staring at Xia Tang's figure, watching her figure gradually walk away and become smaller. When she walked to the door of the workshop and met that person, she even took a small step.

When she danced, Chen Minyun couldn't help but smile along with her.

Chen Minzhi packed up everything and when she came over to look for him, she unexpectedly saw a rare smile on Chen Minyun's face.

"Xiaoyun, what are you thinking about?"

Chen Minyun shook her head.

For the first time, a little light appeared on the previously wooden face, like a ray of spring light accidentally leaking into a usually gloomy cave.

She raised her head and looked at her concerned sister:

"Sister, I will... do it well..."

Chen Minzhi was stunned for a moment, and her eyes suddenly turned red.

*

"What are you laughing at?"

On the way to the back street, Qin Yue looked at Xia Tang strangely.

Along the way, she was thinking to herself, with a smile on her face from time to time.

It looks weird, and then I look at it again... well... it's still weird.

But I dare not say it out loud.

"You don't understand, stop asking."

Xia Tang answered straightforwardly.

She answered cheerfully, but in her heart she was delighted by the simple answer Chen Minyun had just given her.

yes.

The food itself is just ordinary food.

What really makes food different is the sparks that are created when people encounter different foods at a certain moment.

It was the coldest time of winter, and the warm touch of the roasted sweet potatoes pulled out from the kang was enough to warm up my internal organs.

It is the bowl of chicken soup brought to you by your bare hands when you return home late at night. The golden chicken soup with a medicinal flavor gives you the most soothing care.

It is a bowl of wonton noodles in the alley at the intersection of my childhood, it is the grilled pancakes in my hometown that never change their taste, it is the acacia flower rice made from the first acacia tree in spring...

Using expensive ingredients and complex cooking methods, you can naturally create an incomparable and precious taste;

However, simple and impermanent food can also bring touching moments that are deeply remembered in people's hearts.

Food itself is neutral, neither expensive nor ordinary.

The true value of food lies in the deep feelings people give it every time they taste it.

That moment may be joyful, soothing, warm, or cool.

When we meet, it is like a momentary spark created by an accidental collision in the vast galaxy of life.

Xia Tang thought that if the food she cooked could bring such a feeling to the diners, then the food she cooked would be truly meaningful.

As she thought this in her heart, her steps to the back street became particularly relaxed.

She even tilted her head and smiled at Qin Yue:

“I think I know what I want to do.”

Qin Yue asked:

"What is it?"

Xia Tang just smiled and said nothing.

They walked to the back street and quickly blended into the bustling atmosphere of fireworks.

And Xia Tang quickly found his answer.

She wants to make chrysanthemum rice noodles.

Yuncheng's Guoqiao Rice Noodles is famous for its rich variety and complex ingredients.

Put pea tips, leeks, scallions, tofu skin and other ingredients together with boiled rice noodles in boiling soup. The resulting rice noodles are rich in flavor and smooth in texture, and are a very popular local delicacy.

There are different types of cross-bridge rice noodles because of the different ingredients used.

Among them, chrysanthemum rice noodles is a relatively rare category.

Autumn is the season when chrysanthemums are in full bloom. Adding the relatively rare golden chrysanthemums to rice noodles brings a different floral fragrance to the common rice noodles.

The rice noodles made in this way are fragrant and can clear away heat and moisten the lungs. It is definitely a rare autumn delicacy.

Growing up in Yuncheng, Xia Tang likes flowers and likes eating flowers even more.

Using flowers as ingredients and adding them to various common foods can often create more different sparks.

It is also unforgettable and soul-stirring once you eat it.

Moreover, chrysanthemum rice noodles are not sold in this market.

This invisible void made Xia Tang full of confidence in his future business.

After all, people like to try new things.

Of course, it would be a bit monotonous to only sell rice noodles, so Xia Tang and Qin Yue went around the market again, trying to decide on another type of snack.

Unexpectedly, this turn of events led her to meet someone she had never expected.

Xie Minghui and Hu Meihua were strolling in the market.

He doesn't come to places like this often. The last time he came here, he met Xia Tang, which made him feel uncomfortable all over.

Feeling unhappy, he couldn't help being angry when talking to Cai Yuru. The final result was that the two of them had a disagreement and parted ways.

However, it's better to break up.

There was always a kind of inexplicable arrogance about Cai Yuru. Although Xie Minghui could patiently praise her, in fact, he did not like people like her.

In comparison, he prefers the kind that speaks softly and has a gentle attitude, like...

Xie Minghui didn't think about it any further.

He lowered his head and looked at Hu Meihua.

Hu Meihua had heard before that dating men and women loved to come to this back street, buy some snacks, and spend the whole night there.

But her previous blind dates ended before it came to this.

This time, she was finally able to come with Xie Minghui. Although she tried hard to control herself, the excitement in her heart still showed on her face.

She even looked at Xie Minghui with a bit of infatuation, thinking:

How nice he is!

Why did Xia Tang say that about him?

As I was thinking about this, I suddenly heard Xie Minghui's deep and polite voice from above:

"Would you like something to eat?"

Hu Meihua lowered her head shyly:

"Well... I don't have anything to eat. How about you..."

"Then forget it."

Xie Minghui immediately answered the call.

"I don't like eating food sold at these stalls either. It's not clean and unhygienic."

“I still prefer home-cooked meals.”

"oh."

Hu Meihua answered subconsciously, but she couldn't help feeling a little disappointed.

At the same time, I unconsciously thought:

He said he liked...home-cooked food...

Who did it?