Chapter 108: Steamed Beef Rice Noodles
Jiang Xian immediately changed her original plan and prepared to run to the breakfast shop to have breakfast first.
Only after filling your stomach will you have the energy to work.
The town is a very small place, and there is a breakfast shop not far from the sewing shop. Because Jiang Xian arrived very late, when she stepped into the breakfast shop, they were about to close.
Basically in this era, especially in the village, villagers almost all get up at four or five o'clock in the morning to work in the fields. It is rare to find someone like Jiang Xian who can sleep until eight or nine o'clock.
Jiang Xian walked into the breakfast shop. Because he arrived too late, there were not many customers in the shop.
As soon as she entered the door, the shop owner and his wife noticed her presence, greeted Jiang Xian and asked her what she wanted to eat.
Jiang Xian looked around the store carefully. The store was not big, but it had everything it needed. It was about six or seven square meters, with three sets of tables, chairs and benches.
There is no greasy feeling, the place is very clean, and the tables, chairs and benches are arranged very neatly, which shows that the shop owner is also a clean owner.
In such an environment, you can eat with peace of mind. If the dining environment is not clean, there is a risk of diarrhea after eating.
Jiang Xian didn't want to put her health at risk just for a meal. In her previous life, she often suffered from gastroenteritis because she often ate takeout, which tortured her terribly.
Whenever she went out to eat, Jiang Xian would make it a habit to check the hygiene of the restaurant. If it was not clean, she would leave immediately and would not eat.
I would rather starve than gamble with my stomach.
The moment she stepped into the breakfast shop, Jiang Xian began to inspect the environment of the shop just like she did in her previous life. Later, she realized that it was really unnecessary for her to think about it.
People in this era were very simple and the food they made was made from real ingredients without any additives. The ingredients were very solid and the business was done conscientiously, unlike the various additives and flavor enhancers in later generations, which would cause vomiting and diarrhea after eating.
Seeing the store proprietress warmly welcoming her, Jiang Xian also smiled at her.
It can be considered as a greeting.
This was Jiang Xian's first time in this store, and she didn't know what the signs inside the store were. Although she was picky about hygiene, she didn't have any requirements for the taste of the food, as long as it was edible.
When Jiang Xian heard the lady boss asking her what she wanted to eat, she thought about it for a while, but didn't have any ideas, so she just said:
“Is there a menu?”
"If you have one, give me one. I'll see what to eat."
The proprietress looked to be in her thirties and was very quick. After hearing Jiang Xian's words, she led her directly to sit on a chair, then ran to the kitchen very quickly, took out a menu and handed it to Jiang Xian.
Jiang Xian took it and took a look at the menu that had just arrived in his hand. It was the kind that had a very old feel and one could tell at a glance that it was quite old.
The menu was handwritten and covered with a layer of plastic paper. It was very simple. The name of each dish was followed by the price and portion of the dish.
Jiang Xian took a quick glance and found that each one was very affordable.
Finally, looking at the menu, Jiang Xian ordered a bowl of beef rice noodles. As soon as he heard the name, he knew it must be delicious.
The price is also very cheap, a bowl of rice noodles only costs two yuan. In later times, this much beef would cost more than twenty yuan.
The food was served very quickly in the restaurant. About five minutes after Jiang Xian placed his order, the boiled beef rice noodles were served.
Jiang Xian looked down and saw spicy chili oil floating on the rice noodles, which made him hungry just by looking at it.
And it smelled particularly fragrant. Jiang Xian felt like his saliva was about to flow out after just one sniff.
Regardless of whether the food was hot or not, several hours had passed since Jiang Xian got up in the morning. She was extremely hungry, so she took out a pair of chopsticks from the chopstick box next to the table and started eating.
The taste was just as delicious as she imagined.
Jiang Xian couldn't help but praise him a few times:
“Wow.”
“This rice noodle is so fragrant!”
When she has time in the future, she will definitely come over to eat often.
Jiang Xian thought secretly in his heart.
The price is affordable, it’s really a bargain.
If she eats it often, she can afford the price. When Lu Bin has time, she can bring Lu Bin over to try it.
But on second thought, Jiang Xian felt that his brain was not smart enough. Lu Bin was originally from this town. Look at this restaurant, it has been open in the town for many years. The old and simple menu is the evidence.
Who knows how many times Lu Bin has come here.
Only because she, a newcomer who was unfamiliar with the place, was attracted by a bowl of hot beef rice noodles.
It is possible that Lu Bin has already gotten tired of eating it.
Jiang Xian simply stopped thinking about it. He was so hungry that he decided to hurry up and eat.
Filling your stomach is the most important thing right now.
Later I'll go to the sewing shop owner to have my clothes altered, which is pure physical work.
The kind that doesn't take a break all day.
She should seize the time and replenish her energy instead of collapsing over the sewing machine due to exhaustion.
Jiang Xian's voice full of surprise fell into the ears of the boss and the boss's wife.
Because there were no customers in the store at the moment, Jiang Xian was the only one there, and the boss and his wife were not particularly busy.
So he just started talking to Jiang Xian:
"Yeah, yeah."
"Our beef rice noodles in raw soup are definitely the first in town. They are unique."
"This rice noodle is a specialty of our hometown. For so many years, we have relied on this bowl of rice noodles to support our family!"
Jiang Xian was originally eating rice noodles with gusto, but then he heard the proprietress say that the rice noodles in beef broth were a specialty of their hometown.
Jiang Xian also started talking. She was not from this town. As a person from the future who traveled here, she also had the feeling of being alone in a foreign place.
After meeting the boss and his wife and hearing them say that they were not locals either, Jiang Xian suddenly felt a sense of mutual understanding.
Generally speaking, people are reluctant to leave their hometowns these days. Since the owner and his wife came all the way to this remote town to open a breakfast shop, they must have some unspeakable secrets in their hearts.
Jiang Xian was not a talkative person, but now, when she thought about her own experience, she started to talk more inexplicably.
She spoke directly and asked the boss and the boss:
"This rice noodle from your restaurant is very special. I have never tasted anything like it before."
"I heard from you that this rice noodle is from your hometown. Did you come all the way here to open a shop?"
The shop owner was also a talkative man. When he heard Jiang Xian's question, he seemed to open up.
He started telling Jiang Xian everything he knew, and shared with him every detail of their experiences as a couple.
Jiang Xian listened for a long time before he realized that the shop owner and his wife came from a faraway county in the south, and the reason they came here was because their parents did not agree with them being together.
That's why he chose to flee far away.
When Jiang Xian first heard this, he thought that the proprietress was a love-brained person who ran away for a man and even left her family behind.
There are some things that people inside cannot see, but she, an outsider, can see them clearly.
It is really too risky to rely on a man for the rest of your life.
What if this man is unreliable, wouldn't that ruin the rest of my life?
Jiang Xian thought to herself, but she was overthinking. After all, she had seen too many examples of this on the Internet in later generations.
How many people have disobeyed their parents for love and ultimately lost miserably.
It's no use regretting it so much.
But it is also possible that her idea is too extreme. The owner and the proprietress of this breakfast shop obviously seem to have a very good relationship.
Jiang Xian was confused and really had no idea why the boss's parents did not agree with her marrying the boss.
Although Jiang Xian was curious, he was too embarrassed to ask more questions.
That was a private matter between the couple, and she knew it would seem strange if outsiders asked about it.
If someone speaks on their own initiative, she will just be a listener. If someone doesn't speak on their own initiative, she can't take the trouble to ask.
This is the measure of being a human being, and we must grasp the scale well.
Out of politeness, Jiang Xian kept his mouth shut and said nothing.
Just as she had this thought, she heard the boss's wife continue talking after the boss shut up.
"From the look on your face, I can tell you're curious about why my family won't let me marry my man."
"Anyway, we've only met once, and I'm not afraid of you making fun of me. My parents are very son-in-law."
"There are five children in my family, four daughters and one son."
"I am the youngest of the four daughters, and I have a younger brother."
"Because the idea of favoring boys over girls is deeply rooted, my parents didn't treat us four sisters well and thought we were money-losing goods."
"My three older sisters basically didn't even finish primary school, and they were left at home to do farm work and feed pigs and ducks."
"Not only did he not let us read, he also made us do a lot of dirty and tiring work at home, and he didn't even give us sisters enough food to eat."
"My three older sisters were basically forced by my parents to get married when they just came of age."
If she had married into a good family, she wouldn't have said anything, but they were all ugly people. They exchanged their own daughter for the bride price and didn't care about her life or death. It was so disgusting.
I feel chills just thinking about it.
The owner of the breakfast stall frowned as she spoke. Even though so many years have passed and she has been away from that home for so long, she still feels very sad every time she recalls it.
This is the shadow that her original family has brought to her. After so many years, she still feels scared.
When the proprietress said this, she visibly breathed a sigh of relief and looked very uncomfortable.
When Jiang Xian heard this and looked at the boss lady's expression, she knew without a doubt that it was not a good thing.
She was just about to speak, wanting to persuade the proprietress to stop talking. She had no interest in listening to others exposing their own scars.
It’s better to have fewer memories of some painful things.
There is no need to keep dwelling on this emotion and torturing yourself.
Apparently the breakfast shop owner and Jiang Xian had the same idea.
We all thought of the same thing.
So before Jiang Xian could speak, the boss of the breakfast shop took the lead and advised the boss lady:
"Mother, it's been so many years, let's not think about so many sad things."
"Why did you run so far? Wasn't it to get away from your home? Now that we have already escaped, let's think more about happy things in the future."
The couple are only in their thirties now, and they are still young. At this age, they should work hard and strive for a good life in the future.
In his opinion, there is no time to think about those messy things.
It would be better to forget all of that.
From now on, they as a family just need to work hard to live a good life together and forget about the past.
But it was obvious that the proprietress couldn't hear what he said. She was now completely immersed in a kind of inexplicable sadness.
Thinking about the past, she simply couldn't listen to his words of advice.
When the boss thought about it, he couldn't help but worry, fearing that his wife would continue to be sad. Seeing that what he had just said, the boss's wife was unmoved after listening to it.
The owner of the breakfast shop was really at a loss, so he had to use Jiang Xian as an excuse:
"It's fine if you're crying here alone, but don't disturb the little girl who's eating here."
"A stranger may not be interested in hearing about your past experiences. Who knows how much he or she might be annoyed by you talking about these things."
Otherwise, how can they say that after being married for many years, they don’t know each other too well?
The breakfast shop's lady boss was completely unmoved by the kind words of persuasion until the shop owner pulled Jiang Xian out.
The proprietress then stopped her original urge to talk loudly to Jiang Xian.
On weekdays, she rarely sees anyone who can chat with her about daily life. Today, when she met Jiang Xian, for some reason, she wanted to chat with him more.
Maybe he felt that he had an inexplicable connection with this girl.
Instead, she only cared about her own feelings and didn't pay attention to Jiang Xian's thoughts.
Not everyone likes to listen to her complaints about her mother's family.
Especially the little girl Jiang Xian, who originally just wanted to come to the store to fill her stomach.
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