"Duck neck, duck feet".
The young man next to him, who was enjoying his meal, replied with a muttered "smack."
Holding a spicy duck foot in your hand, gnawing on each bone segment is a very satisfying experience.
The braised duck feet are so flavorful that even the bones are fragrant. You have to put a piece in your mouth, and with the cooperation of your tongue and teeth, you can scrape off the meat and eat it. After chewing the bones, you can still taste a little bit of juice, which is very delicious.
Spicy duck products don't have a strong initial spiciness; they just make your mouth feel hot right away.
On the contrary, the savory flavor contains spiciness, which is very mild, and its presence is very strong even after eating a lot.
But the spicier it is, the more addictive it becomes, and you just can't stop eating it.
The old man swallowed hard, his mouth watering. The performance on stage was going well, and he couldn't go buy any right now. Besides, duck necks didn't have much meat; they were mostly bones. They were just for the taste, and his teeth weren't good, so he decided to pass.
The old man kept trying to mentally prepare himself.
I was almost able to successfully hypnotize myself.
But the sound of the young man next to him gnawing on duck feet, the sound of bones being chewed, along with the sounds of him constantly sniffing, slurping, swallowing, and drinking milk tea because of the spiciness, was too noisy for him to calm down.
"Um, how much is it? Can you sell me some? I'll buy some after I finish watching the show."
The old man hesitated for a moment, but couldn't help but strike up a conversation with the child next to him.
This was the first time in his life he'd ever asked a younger person for food, and he was actually a little embarrassed.
Fortunately, it was dark, so the old man's anxious expression couldn't be seen.
The young man was very generous and simply handed the bag containing the duck necks to the old man.
"Grandpa, can you handle spicy food? This is a bit spicy."
The elderly person couldn't eat spicy food, and upon hearing this, they withdrew their tentative hand.
His attention was completely drawn to the duck meat in front of him, and he didn't even notice how far the play on stage was going.
"Where did you buy it? I'll go buy some."
The elderly person has bad teeth and can't eat spicy food, but the smell and the sight of others enjoying it really tempt them.
"There are food stalls on both sides of the road at the entrance. Just find a stall selling secret-recipe duck necks and you can buy some."
Seeing that the old man couldn't eat spicy food, the young man described the location of the duck neck stall to him in detail.
The old man nodded, took off his coat, and placed it on the bench to reserve a seat. There were too many people there, and he was afraid that if he didn't reserve a seat, there wouldn't be any left when he came back.
Upon seeing this, the young man very naturally and familiarly offered to help the old man find a spot, telling him not to worry.
How can you watch a play without eating something?
The old man nodded, then left his seat and walked out of the crowd.
As he walked, he realized he wasn't the only one leaving the audience seats.
Are they all going to buy duck necks?
The old man wasn't quite sure.
But after squeezing out of the crowd, they found that everyone had the same goal: to head towards the food street at the intersection.
I could tell from their eyes that they were all drawn here by the aroma of duck neck.
Then Lin Zhou discovered that once the show started, his business actually got better and better.
He has to jump off the plastic stool every now and then to do business. Just as a customer leaves, and he's been standing on it for a little over a minute, another customer comes in, and he has to jump off again.
He kept going back and forth like a monkey, and the snack vendors next to him all gave him strange looks.
"Oh, this is the taste! It's so delicious that I can't even concentrate on watching the show."
The old man had been searching all the way here, and he was overjoyed by the aroma of the duck products at Lin Zhou's stall.
"Boss, some duck neck, no spice."
Before the old man even got close, he opened his mouth as soon as he smelled the aroma.
Lin Zhou looked at the sold-out duck necks in the glass display case and apologized, "I'm sorry, we're out of duck necks."
"ah?"
The old man was startled and quickened his pace. When he got closer, he saw that the counter, which had been full of items, now had several empty stainless steel basins.
Upon closer inspection, the duck neck and head were gone, and only two or three duck feet remained.
There are still some vegetarian dishes left.
Duck tongues are quite expensive, and we ended up with a lot left over.
"What else?"
Lin Zhou pointed to the remaining varieties in the glass cabinet and introduced them to the old man one by one.
"This is duck liver, duck tongue, duck feet, lotus root slices, kelp knots, and edamame."
With only a few items left, the old man looked at the price of duck tongue and resolutely chose duck liver.
Duck liver isn't expensive; ten yuan can buy you several pieces.
"Then give me a ten-dollar one."
The old man took out ten yuan from his pocket and put it on the counter.
Lin Zhou picked up a plastic bag, filled it with a few small pieces of duck liver, weighed it—it was just the right amount. He packed it up and handed it to the old man.
The old man smelled the aroma and quickly walked back.
On his way here, the aroma of duck necks wafted through his nostrils, drawing him to quicken his pace as he wanted to buy some to try.
Although he couldn't buy any duck necks, the duck liver smelled delicious, and the old man was really looking forward to it.
Now, as he went back, the sound of opera singing kept echoing in his ears, and the old man's craving for watching opera was rekindled, so he was eager to go back.
With all this back and forth, I don't know how much of the plot I missed.
When the old man returned to his seat, the young man next to him was still eating.
When the old man came back, I was curious about what he had bought.
"Sir, did you manage to buy it?"
They were all there to watch the play, shared a common interest, and struck up a conversation very skillfully.
The old man showed the young man the duck liver he had bought.
"You're too late, they're out of duck necks."
"It's no wonder. This duck is really delicious. I dare say many of the people who came to see the show didn't know that. They saw others eating it, smelled the aroma, and then went to buy it. It's normal that it sells well."
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