Chapter 155
They told us to take our time packing, but they couldn't really let others wait, so they put their luggage away and went downstairs together.
Director Wu took them to the private room of the restaurant, and a lot of dishes were served soon. It must be that as soon as they arrived, Director Wu ordered the kitchen to start cooking.
"Comrade Ye and Comrade Shi have traveled all over the country and have seen the world. Come and taste these local specialties of ours." Director Wu passed the dishes in front of the people.
Shi Hongmei laughed and said, "My mouth is like Zhu Bajie eating ginseng fruit. I can't tell whether it's good or bad. Comrade Ye has eaten a lot of good food, and Comrade Su runs a restaurant and is a professional when it comes to food."
After hearing this, Director Wu paid more attention to Su Yuanzheng and introduced the delicacies on the table to everyone.
"This dish is stuffed snails. The snail meat is taken out and cleaned, then mixed with pork, perilla, and other spices. It's minced and seasoned, then stuffed into the empty snail shells and cooked with the broth. I heard people in Nanning also like to eat snails, so come and try it and see if the taste is different."
Everyone picked up their chopsticks, picked up the snails that were as big as ping-pong balls, and took out the meat filling with a light tap of the chopsticks.
When Su Miao tasted it, he found that the spices and seasonings were just right, and the flavor was delicious and unique.
She said to Director Wu, "Uncle, in Nancheng, we usually eat small stone snails, stir-fried with perilla and pickled bamboo shoots. The way we cook these large field snails is completely different, and they're also delicious."
Director Wu smiled and nodded. "Little girl, you know how to eat! Come on, let's try this lotus leaf duck. I don't know if you noticed when you drove here, but we have many lotus root ponds in the suburbs. We can eat more than just lotus roots and lotus seeds, we also use lotus leaves in cooking. Wrapping food in lotus leaves and cooking it not only locks in moisture but also gives it a delicate lotus fragrance."
Serving chopsticks are not popular now, so Director Wu was not able to pick up food for everyone. He just used a spoon to break the tender duck in the middle. Everyone was surprised to find that there was something hidden inside.
Ye Han said in surprise: "This lotus leaf duck is also like the eight-treasure duck, does it have treasure hidden in its belly?"
"Yes, yes, it contains lean meat, winter bamboo shoots, bacon, dried shrimp, etc. It is a dish that requires quite a lot of effort to prepare!"
Su Miao liked this dish very much. The duck meat was tender, the lotus leaves were fragrant, and the fillings were diverse. She silently memorized all the ingredients and wanted to try making it when she got home.
The next few dishes were also to everyone's liking, but the last one surprised Su Miao a little.
"This is beer fish. Although it contains beer, the alcohol has almost evaporated during cooking, so children can also eat some."
Su Miao tasted it and found it was exactly the same as what she had eaten in her previous life. She asked, "Uncle, is this beer fish also a traditional dish?"
"Oh! That's not the case! Beer fish has become popular in the past two years. Many tourists like to eat it, so now almost all restaurants outside have this dish on the menu."
After dinner, Director Wu gave them two copies of the "Newly Edited Guigui Tourism Map" and the next two days were their free time.
This is the Guigui Tourism and Transportation Map published by Lijiang Publishing House. It is a very large map with two sides. The front side is a brief map of Guigui overview and famous places such as Ludi Park, Diecai Mountain, Nanxi Park, Chuanshan Park, Qixing Park, Lijiang Scenic Area and Yangshuo.
The map on the back is a large Guigui tourist map, on which the main traffic arteries and various tourist attractions are clearly marked.
There is also a text on the map: "Guigui City has become a friendly city with Kumamoto City in Japan, Hastings City in New Zealand and Auckland City in the United States." It turns out that at this time, the reputation of Guigui's mountains and waters as the best in the world had spread far and wide at home and abroad.
It is most convenient for them to drive themselves to various attractions.
In a day and a half, they went to several places. Su Miao even took a photo with Elephant Trunk Hill, holding a fake cricket in his hand that would chirp when the box was opened.
There were large tracts of farmland on the way to the scenic spot, and there were people selling snacks on the roadside, so they went down to buy some.
It is glutinous rice chicken, glutinous rice is mixed with stir-fried mushrooms and diced chicken, and is squeezed into balls the size of a fist.
The solid and heavy glutinous rice balls are rolled in the prepared batter and then put into the oil pan. They make a sizzling sound and small bubbles of oil appear.
After being taken out of the pot, the glutinous rice chicken has a golden and crispy appearance. It is wrapped in a small piece of lotus leaf. When you take a bite of it directly, you can taste the rich aroma of glutinous rice and chicken, as well as a little freshness of lotus leaf.
On the way, they met three foreign friends. They were carrying large backpacks and riding 28-inch bicycles, which were probably rented. They also stopped to buy glutinous rice chicken.
A lady who came first asked the price in English, but the stall owner didn't understand and kept shaking her head.
Then Su Yuanzheng excitedly said the classic line: "Miao Miao! Didn't you learn English in school? Go over and communicate with foreign friends."
Su Miao and Ye Jiayin were sweating profusely. There was definitely no problem with communication, but you acted like my child had a talent to show, which was really too conspicuous.
Fortunately, the lady's companion came over at the right time and said in broken Chinese: "Laoban~How many tickets do you want to buy a lottery ticket?"
The aunt understood this time. She held up three fingers and imitated his tone, saying, "San Ge? Uncle Cat Sign!"
Su Miao covered her mouth and laughed secretly: "Dad, we don't need you, Auntie can speak English!"
The aunt took the money and packed some sticky rice and chicken for the foreign friend. Seeing Su Miao and the others laughing, she also laughed: "You'll get used to it. There are more and more foreigners here."
The next afternoon, the group decided to go for a cruise on the Li River to experience the charming scenery up close. Halfway through the drive, it started to drizzle. Ye Han looked out the window at the rain and suddenly shouted, "Hongmei, stop the car."
After hearing this, Shi Hongmei immediately stopped the car on the side of the road.
Ye Han quickly opened the car door and rushed out with his camera. Shi Hongmei turned around and said to the others in the car with a smile, "It seems like my occupational disease has struck again."
It turned out that they passed by a stone arch bridge in a village. The stone bridge was covered with moss of history, making it look particularly quaint.
At this time, a villager wearing a straw raincoat and paddling a small bamboo raft was preparing to pass through the bridge hole.
The drizzle all over the sky seemed to cover the world with a mysterious veil. The bamboo raft and stone bridge on the stream merged into one, forming a natural humanistic painting. Ye Han excitedly pressed the shutter to capture this rare scene.
A month later, the photo was published in the travel section of Echo magazine. The poetic and romantic picture attracted the attention of many readers, who wrote to the magazine, praising it as a highly artistic work.
This photo also creates a new business card for Guigui's beauty.
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