Chapter 510
Su Miao walked quickly to the door, raised his hand and opened it, only to see Tang Ziyi standing tall outside.
She said in surprise: "Brother Ziyi, why are you here? Come in and sit down."
Tang Ziyi walked into the yard and explained, "I went to see my grandfather today. He heard that you were going to study archaeology, so he found a book and asked me to give it to you. I happened to be on my way back, so I came directly here."
As he spoke, he shook the English version of "Gods, Tombs and Scholars" in his hand, and then handed the book to Su Miao.
"My grandfather said that after school starts, there will be enough archaeology books in China for you to study, so he won't join in the fun and will give you a foreign book that he likes."
Su Miao took the book with both hands, gently opened the not-so-new volume, and slowly flipped through a few pages.
I saw that some places in the book were densely marked with Chinese characters, and the handwriting was neat and powerful. It was obvious that the previous owner must have read it very carefully.
Su Miao couldn't help but feel curious, and raised her eyes and asked, "Does he know me?"
Tang Ziyi said excitedly: "I know, Jiayin and I have told him about you, and I even gave him some soft ginger candy. You know what, your soft ginger candy is really popular with the elderly.
After hearing your family's story, he's particularly impressed by you and Uncle Yuan, and said he'd like to invite you to visit when he's free."
Upon hearing this, Su Miao quickly said, "Grandpa Tang has invited us. We can come at any time. Just let us know when Grandpa Tang is free."
The book has been delivered, and if there is nothing else, Tang Ziyi should say goodbye and go home.
After all, it's already 5 o'clock, which is dinner time. It's not a good time to stay in someone else's house and disturb them while they're eating.
"Ah, I've delivered the books too. I'll... go back now so I don't disturb you guys from cooking. Um... you're cooking, right? It's really early."
Tang Ziyi's nose was as sensitive as Fugui's. He had already caught the rich aroma of the fried lemon duck when he was at the door.
He said he was going to leave, but his legs seemed to be nailed down and he didn't move a step. His eyes kept glancing towards the kitchen.
Su Miao looked at him like this and couldn't help but burst out laughing, saying:
"Brother Ziyi, you're still so polite even though we're so familiar with each other. The pickled vegetables sent from Yongcheng arrived today. My dad and I are making a new dish. Since you happened to be here, why don't you help us try it?"
"Great, great! You even brought pickled vegetables from Yongcheng? That's quite generous! But your pickled vegetables are really delicious. I haven't had any in the two years since I returned to the capital!"
When Tang Ziyi heard this, his eyes lit up instantly and his tone was full of excitement.
Su Miao took him to the small room to see the pickled vegetables, which contained more than a dozen jars of various sizes.
“My father and I felt that since we were in Beijing, we should adjust to the eating habits here, focusing on buying set meals and ready-to-eat dishes.
But if there are only stir-fried pork offal and braised dishes, the choice of dishes is too limited, so I want to add lemon duck.
The lemon duck also has a completely Nancheng flavor. The seasonings and pickles needed to make it are not available in Beijing, so we brought them from Nancheng.
We will then use the old pickling water to pickle more vegetables here, so that we can maintain the unique taste of our family."
"Ha! You're amazing! This flavor you have is unique to the market and will definitely be a hit. By the way, what is this lemon duck? I don't think I've ever had it at your place before."
"Let's go to the kitchen and check. My dad should be almost done."
When they entered the kitchen, Su Yuan was just adding the pickled lemons.
As soon as Tang Ziyi entered the kitchen, he was attracted by the fragrant aroma and praised loudly:
"Uncle Yuan! Is this the lemon duck Miaomiao mentioned? It smells so good!"
"Yes! You came at the right time! Stay for dinner! I made two kinds of lemon duck, you can try them, especially the one in the pot now, I just learned how to make it not long ago." Su Yuan was greeting Tang Ziyi enthusiastically.
The stir-fried lemon duck is finally out of the pot. It looks attractive and its aroma fills the whole kitchen.
The half duck that had just been cooked was gradually cooling down. After Su Yuan cut the duck into pieces and was about to add the sauce, he hesitated for a moment.
He was thinking about taking care of the guests, so he turned to Tang Ziyi and asked, "Ziyi, do you like to eat it directly with the sauce, or do you like to scoop the sauce into it?"
"Uncle Yuan, just do what you like. I'm just here to eat. I love everything you cook!"
Tang Ziyi stayed for dinner, and Su Yuanzheng made another beer fish dish and two vegetarian dishes, filling the small dining table.
Because in the perception of the older generation, guests should not be neglected. It is better to prepare more food than not enough. This is a way of hospitality that is deeply rooted in their hearts.
Looking at the full table, Tang Ziyi sighed, "Uncle Yuan, the food here is really good. If I had eaten this kind of food since I was a child, I would have grown to 1.95 meters tall."
Su Yuanzheng smiled and replied, "We were not well off a few years ago. Now that we have some money, we want to make up for the losses we suffered before. How can we compare with your family?"
Tang Ziyi took the meal that Su Miao brought over, placed it in front of Su Yuanzheng, and said, "My parents were very busy at work, so I lived with my grandparents when I was little.
Actually, my grandparents are not idle either, so the meals at home are prepared by the service staff.
Because my grandparents are old, they need to eat light food. My grandfather is used to living a simple and frugal life, so he doesn't let the waiter prepare special meals for me, so I eat with them.
The food was definitely not bad, with vegetables and meat for every meal, but it was just too bland. Sometimes I was so hungry that I would sneak out to eat in a restaurant, and after returning home I had to pretend to eat as if nothing had happened.
It was not until I went to Nanning with Jiayin that I truly experienced the delicacies of the world, especially yours.
Ha~ I used to eat two bowls of rice, but it went up to three! "
Su Miao's ears twitched. Orderly? This showed that Grandpa Tang's rank was not low.
"Brother Ziyi! Eat more if you like! Come often if you like delicious food!"
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In the end, Tang Ziyi left with a full stomach and packed a small box of pickled lemons to take home.
He really likes the taste of pickled lemon, which is salty and sour and very appetizing.
The weather was too hot recently and his grandmother had a poor appetite, so he shamelessly asked Su Yuanzheng for some, intending to go back and let his grandmother try it to see if he could stimulate her appetite.
"Uncle Yuan, Miaomiao said you will make pickles tomorrow. I am free tomorrow and will come to help at 10 o'clock. If Jiayin is free tomorrow, I will pick her up to come over." Tang Ziyi said before leaving.
"Okay! Just come over tomorrow, I'll save breakfast for you."
Su Yuanzheng agreed readily.
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