"My kids love spicy food, so let's get a few spicy dishes." He picked out two spicy dishes, one numbing spicy dish, and one sweet spicy dish.
"Hey Lao Tan, why don't you buy a non-spicy one and try it yourself?" Li Fengjuan said.
"At my age, why would I eat braised food? The doctor said to eat less oil and less salt!"
He's been following the doctor's orders lately and hasn't eaten anything he shouldn't have.
Even though the braised food smelled delicious right now, he didn't order a non-spicy one.
He thought that even if it wasn't spicy, it must be salty, and it must have a lot of spices, so he decided not to eat it.
"Let's see if you can hold out until you get home tonight." Li Fengjuan laughed out loud. She had known Lao Tan for so many years, and she knew how much he loved to eat.
I really shouldn't buy a non-spicy one to take home; I guess I'll just have to rinse the spicy ones down and eat them tonight.
"I said I wouldn't eat, and I won't."
Grandpa Tan insisted.
Shi Yi smiled and said, "If the old man is not feeling well, he really shouldn't eat these things. It's alright, he can eat something else when he feels better."
"Yes, that's what I think too," Grandpa Tan replied with a smile, his wrinkles at the corners of his eyes crinkling into a deep grin.
"Sister Li, you think too highly of me as a glutton."
Is he that kind of person?
Li Fengjuan smiled but didn't say anything, and went to pick out some braised food.
"I'll buy a few portions too. I can't handle spicy food very well, so I'll just buy one non-spicy one for myself, and a box of spicy and sweet-spicy ones. I'll skip the numbing-spicy one; I'm afraid it'll be too hot for me." Li Fengjuan shook her head at the numbing-spicy braised food, a hint of regret in her eyes.
If she could eat something not too spicy, she would at least try the saltiness of the numbing and spicy flavor.
Zhang Lanlan was the next to step forward.
"Wow, there's such a wide variety of braised dishes today! The day before yesterday there were only four kinds, but today there are so many more."
Her eyes were full of surprise as she looked at the car full of braised food, and she was in a great mood.
Coming to this square today was the right decision.
She'll have to come here to dance more often from now on.
Shi Yi recognized the woman in front of her immediately. She was one of the three women who had sold braised food at the market entrance on the first day. The woman in front of her was the only customer who had bought her braised food at that time.
"Auntie, please take whichever box you want," Shi Yi said.
Now she lets diners choose and bag their own food.
Zhang Lanlan readily agreed, "Okay, okay." Then she beckoned the two people behind her to come forward, "Jiang Li, Bai Hui, come up and see what you want to order."
She was still hesitating about what she wanted.
The three portions were enough for three people the night before last, but for some reason, she wanted to buy more today.
It's a rare opportunity, and I don't want to miss it.
"Never mind, I'll just buy four."
Jiang Li exclaimed in surprise, "Sister Zhang, you bought so much?"
She had never tried this braised food before and didn't know if it was as delicious as they said. She came with them today purely out of curiosity.
"It's delicious. It's always good to buy more, otherwise the kids will complain about not having enough to eat when we get back."
My two kids in their early twenties are like little children; they fight over everything. How can I not buy more food?
Four portions, which is exactly the number of portions that can be purchased.
And it's only 40 yuan. Her pension is quite substantial now, so she doesn't feel bad about spending this little bit of money.
It's rare that everyone in her family likes to eat it, and she loves it herself too.
Bai Hui: "Jiang Li, Sister Zhang didn't lie to you, this braised food is really delicious. I want to buy four portions too. I suggest you buy more as well. If you don't like it after you buy it, you can just sell it to me later and I'll buy it!"
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