Chapter 85 Seafood Noodles
No one was full, but they were grown men and were too embarrassed to ask Lu Xiang to make another portion. For a moment, they kept looking at Village Chief Wang.
It's very obvious.
It was the first time that Village Chief Wang saw so many grown men acting like little children towards him, and he got goosebumps all over his body.
Village Chief Wang was the first to break the awkwardness and asked, "What's wrong?"
The other village chiefs were waiting for him to ask. When he asked, someone quick-wittedly said, "I've never eaten noodles this bright and shiny in my life. They're so delicious, and... I'm not full!"
The person who was speaking had eaten noodles from street vendors many times, and even at state-owned restaurants. None of them were as delicious as this.
Lu Xiang quickly said modestly, "Maybe you think it tastes good because you're hungry."
The only seasoning here is salt, and the flavor is entirely dependent on the seafood. The cooking temperature and the timing of adding salt are also very important.
Village Chief Liu was afraid that she would be worried, so he said, "Let's pool our money to buy some noodles. Could you please take the trouble to make some for us?"
The people around nodded hurriedly, looking at Lu Xiang with eager eyes.
Lu Xiang said, "Okay!" and then asked them to go buy noodles.
If there were more people, each person could just contribute one or two cents. The people present contributed more than five yuan, especially those who had just bought fried dough sticks, who also contributed money.
If I had known that I could eat a full meal for only one cent, why would I have bought this fried dough stick?
I don't know how long the oil for these fried dough sticks has been in there, but they don't taste good. It's just that they're so expensive, so I swallow them raw, like chewing wax!
I bought ten rolls of noodles, ten boxes of small seafood, and the rest were used to buy eggs, which we both pocketed in our coats.
This time the ingredients were more abundant than before, and everyone came over to watch Lu Xiang cook.
Lu Xiang started to boil water, adding the seafood first, then cooking the noodles and beating in a beaten egg. Soon the first pot was ready.
Each person had a large bowl. They ate it up quickly. The seafood noodles were so fresh and sweet, you could never get enough.
Others also held their bowls and waited for the second pot.
Some people hold noodles and sit at the door to eat them like troublemakers!
The fried dough stick vendor outside was so angry watching this that he slammed his tongs and chopsticks. He had specially prepared 30 kilograms of flour for this meeting, hoping to make money from it.
No one bought the fried dough sticks he made at the small market. Now his heart felt like it was burning with hot oil, making him anxious and his lungs ached with anger.
The dough fryers were itching to tear their flesh apart. In the inner courtyard, pot after pot of seafood noodles were cooking. The sweet, fresh aroma of seafood noodles had already wafted through the air, but who would eat it?
Some people sat by the door, chatting with those around them: "I've attended so many meetings, but this one is the most comfortable. There's even noodles to eat!"
Take a big bowl of noodles, sip a few mouthfuls, and then drink a mouthful of soup. If you are lucky, you can also find a large piece of egg drop and small seafood in the bowl. It is so comfortable!
"Of course." Everyone felt the same way, especially those who came from poor villages and traveled thousands of miles. They only had money for the trip back home and dared not spend more!
I didn’t expect there would be food this time.
"I'm going to buy some seafood when I get home. I want my wife to try it too."
"Take me with you, and we'll go after we finish this mouthful of noodles."
It wasn't easy for them to go to the county, and their families always asked them to bring something back. But they didn't have much money, so they didn't dare go into the shops or supply and marketing cooperatives, and they didn't know what to buy.
They were watching Lu Xiang make seafood noodles earlier. It wasn't difficult at all. They'd buy some back home for the family to try.
These people hit it off immediately and immediately went to the store to buy something after eating. I was afraid that they would be late for the meeting and might not be able to think about it when they came out!
It is also convenient to buy it in advance.
The people in the small shop were happy; they were finally selling off the small seafood they'd been piling up for so long. They were all buying big, two or three boxes. They'd just said they'd never buy any more of that crap again.
Unexpectedly, when the accumulated inventory was sold out, he wrote "small seafood" on the purchase order. There are still people in the county who know the goods.
But the shop owner also knew that the most discerning buyer was the little girl, a first-time buyer. Without her, he wouldn't have been able to buy so much. Seeing how hot it was, he asked someone to give her a bottle of orange soda. Just as a thank you.
People from the county who were attending a meeting came in one after another and could smell the fragrance from afar.
Most of the people who came to the meeting from the county had just finished their meals. But when they smelled this strange and tempting aroma, some of them couldn't resist: "Huh?" This is strange?
I walked in quickly and found seafood noodles cooking on the stove that had been abandoned for a long time.
Lu Xiang finished cooking all the noodles and there was still a big pot left. She was drinking orange soda on the side.
The county store had a freezer, and this orange soda came from one. Perhaps because it had been frozen for so long, the soda inside was slightly frozen. Lu Xiang gently shook it, breaking up the liquid inside and turning it into orange smoothie.
It tastes sour and sweet when you put it in your mouth, and it's very refreshing and cool. I wish she could have a big refrigerator someday.
Refrigerators are in short supply nowadays. Not only are they expensive, but you can’t buy one without some connections.
Village Chief Wang suddenly became a little excited. He quietly touched Lu Xiang and said, "That's Liu Fusheng, the director of the fertilizer factory. I didn't expect him to come in person this time!"
When Lu Xiang heard this, she quickly looked over. Liu Fusheng was not tall and had gained weight in middle age. He was now imitating others and was holding a bowl to get seafood noodles from the pot.
It was a pity that he arrived late. When it was his turn to get the spoon, there was only a little bit of soup left, which was only enough for two or three bites.
But just these two or three puffs were enough to make him dizzy with the fragrance.
I quickly asked who did it?
Everyone said a lot of good things about Lu Xiang.
Director Liu looked over immediately and saw Lu Xiang coming towards him.
"Hello, Director Liu. I am an advanced member of Dayu Village. My name is Lu Xiang. Nice to meet you." Lu Xiang said confidently.
Director Liu's eyes lit up. What a fluent young woman! She exuded a confident air. He was constantly out for meetings, both within and outside the province, and had met many people.
Lu Xiang doesn't look like she's from a small town. She smiled and asked, "Do you know me?"
Lu Xiang said, "The fertilizers produced by your factory have increased grain production by a lot. You are a celebrity in the county."
Director Liu smiled and said, "It's all thanks to our fertilizer." Speaking of fertilizer, it is really the most indispensable thing in the hearts of farmers.
Director Liu was also proud. Their fertilizer plant was a major taxpayer in the county, even surpassing the steel mills. It was recognized and commended by the provincial government every year.
Many people want to make friends with Director Liu but can't even get close to him. Others may not know that Director Liu has a hobby, which is eating delicious food. If it weren't for this excuse.
Director Liu would never talk to a rural representative. Lu Xiang had caught his eye by accident.
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