Chapter 20 Chapter 20 “Your meal…
"What's in your meal? Is there really meat?" The big man's name is Song San. He lives in Sanjiang Village, Qingshui County. After the busy farming season, he comes to the dock every day to earn some money. Like everyone else, he used to bring his own food. But today, it happened that his wife got up late and didn't make lunch, so he thought of buying two steamed buns to satisfy his hunger.
Who would have thought that as soon as he walked here, he heard the young woman's hawking, which immediately caught his attention. Food? One meat and one vegetable? From the tone of her voice, she was selling food?
You should know that almost all the places selling food on the pier are pancakes or wontons, and there is almost no place selling rice.
Although the young lady said that it was ten cents per portion, which was a bit expensive, the portion was large and filling, and there was meat. As soon as these words came out, they completely attracted Song San's attention.
You have to know that he hasn't eaten meat for a long time. There are five boys in his family, and the boys have eaten their father out of poverty. He has not starved to death yet, thanks to his strong strength and willingness to work.
Ten cents per portion was a bit expensive, but Song San decided that it was acceptable if there was more meat. He would be a vegetarian at that time, so it would be nice to take the leftover meat home for everyone to eat together.
Over here, Su Li saw that there were guests coming and quickly lifted the lid of the food to introduce them. "Today's dishes are braised eggplant with beans, and the rice is sweet potato rice. We use our own sweet potatoes here, which are especially sweet... And today's meat dish is stir-fried pork intestines, which are sour, spicy and delicious, and go really well with rice..."
"Hey, sir, please don't leave..."
Before Su Li could say anything and just when she was introducing the pig intestines, the man in front of her turned and left without stopping at all.
Just as he expected, when the visitors heard that the dish was made from pig intestines, those with good tempers turned around and left, while those with bad tempers even cursed.
"What should we do?" Su Tao and Chen looked at the guests coming in one after another and asked again. They were no longer shy and their faces were full of anxiety.
Su Li looked at the customer who asked and left, and she didn't know what to do. After a long silence, she started shouting again, but this time, after the customer came, she specially scooped out some pig intestines with a bowl for the person to try.
In fact, if this pig intestine was given to people in the county, no one would dare to eat it. However, at the dock, most of the people do manual labor and their families are not wealthy. When they see that they can taste it, most of them are willing to try it.
Among them was Song San, who had just walked around and couldn't find anything to eat.
He originally planned to buy two steamed buns to eat, but he saw the old man selling the steamed buns actually using the steaming cloth to wipe his nose, and then unfolded it and covered it again. Song San lost his appetite instantly, and all he thought about was that he must tell his fellow villagers who worked with him not to buy steamed buns from that shop.
Song San didn't want to eat steamed buns anymore, so he went to the wonton shop and found out that a bowl of wontons cost 6 cents, and there were only a dozen small ones, which was not enough to fill him up. There was also not much meat in it, probably not even as big as his booger. Song San would have been stupid to eat it. With that money, he could have bought two taels of meat.
Just when Song San was struggling to decide what to eat, he walked back to Su Li's stall. However, this time, he saw that the young lady actually took a bowl for people to taste, which attracted his attention again.
"How is it? Does it stink?" A busybody nearby looked at the people trying the food and fanned the flames.
But who would have thought that the person who tasted the food would remain silent for a long time, and when he finally spoke, his first words were, "I don't taste anything. I'll have another bite."
However, Su Li took the bowl back and said, "Sir, the number of samples is limited."
The person trying the food didn't understand what a limited quantity meant, but he probably understood that it meant he could only eat one bite. He curled his lips and said, "I haven't tasted it yet. Give me some more."
Now everyone around has come to their senses. It seems the taste is pretty good. So the brave ones who are joining in the fun also come forward and say, "Let me try it."
The man's name was Zhu Si, the fourth child in the family. He also worked as a boatman at the dock. Unlike others, he was not afraid of eating pig offal. On the contrary, he particularly loved the taste. Every time the villagers killed a pig, he would pick up the pig offal and take it home to eat. So Zhu Si knew that if the pig offal was cooked well, it would taste even better than meat!
But he didn't tell anyone this, because if he did, he would have nothing to eat.
This kind of good stuff has to be hidden by one person! Hehe!
Upon hearing this, Su Li handed the bowl to the thin and capable man in front of her and asked him to take some food. Zhu Laosi took the chopsticks and looked at it carefully, then picked out the piece of pig intestine that he thought was the largest and put it into his mouth.
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This taste...
As soon as I put it in my mouth, I was stimulated by the spicy flavor. There was also a slight sourness of pickled peppers mixed with the numbing taste of Sichuan peppercorns. It was surprisingly delicious. I don’t know how it was cooked, but the large intestine was very crispy and chewy. Can large intestine be cooked so deliciously?
Zhu Laosi was stunned for a moment. He was complacent before, thinking that he had found a way to remove the odor of large intestine. Unexpectedly, there is always someone better than you. This is what the real master made, and there is no odor at all.
"Zhu Laosi, is it delicious?" someone in the crowd who knew Zhu Laosi asked loudly.
Zhu Laosi was reluctant to swallow it, and after a while he said reluctantly, "It's delicious, you'll know when you try it."
After hearing what Zhu Laosi said, the man also pushed through the crowd and went forward to try the food.
After finishing the meal, he still seemed a little bit in disbelief, his eyes widened, "Ten cents, right? Give me one portion."
Zhu Laosi obviously didn't expect that his companion who usually lived frugally would be willing to spend ten cents to buy this. Just when he was hesitating whether to buy one, he saw Su Li very neatly make a bowl of sweet potato rice, topped it with eggplant and beans, and then a thick spoonful of pig intestines.
so much! ?
Zhu Laosi was stunned. He thought there wouldn't be too much of such delicious pig intestines.
Is it such a big portion?
Zhu Laosi didn't hesitate any longer and quickly said, "I want a bowl too."
After saying this, he was even afraid that someone would get there first, so he quickly took out his purse, counted out ten coins and handed them to Su Li.
Seeing this, Su Li took it and handed it to the dumbfounded Chen, then served another bowl to the person in front of her.
"Plenty of pork intestines, and give me some of the broth, too."
Zhu Laosi loves to eat rice with soup. The soup soaks into the rice and absorbs the fragrance of the vegetables. It is so delicious when you take a bite. Needless to say, the more Zhu Laosi thinks about it, the hungrier he gets. His saliva is almost watering.
When the people nearby saw that two people had bought something, those who were hesitant at first no longer hesitated and expressed their desire to try it. Well, once they tried it, they all asked for a bowl one after another. Only one or two of them turned around and left, probably because they were short of money or something. However, those who left went to tell their friends that there was a food shop here, and the pig intestines they cooked had no strange smell at all, and they were so delicious!
Of course, everyone who heard it just thought that the other person had never eaten anything good, and even regarded this dirty thing as a delicacy.
Song Laosan was at the back, watching the five or six people in front coming in to buy the food. He couldn't contain his excitement, especially since he opened the lid. The aroma of the pig intestines kept wafting out, fragrant and spicy, so tempting. Even though he had no appetite in such a hot day, his appetite was aroused.
"Well, I want one too."
Song Laosan stepped forward rather embarrassedly and just when he thought the young lady in front of him would be unhappy, he heard the answer, "Okay, sir, please wait a moment."
This made Song Laosan even more embarrassed. After all, he had just turned around and left without even listening to the other person finish speaking.
"Sir, I've poured you some more soup." Su Li handed over a big bowl of food.
"Thank you very much." Song Laosan took the bowl, thanked him, and then squatted aside to eat like everyone else.
Now it was Su Li's turn to feel embarrassed. After all, she and her mother Chen had prepared in such a hurry this time that they couldn't even provide tables, chairs, and benches, so people had to find a place to eat nearby.
However, it’s not that Su Li deliberately didn’t provide them, but the tables and chairs at home are too big. If you want to set up a stall, you must have smaller ones, preferably foldable ones.
Of course, there is no need to think about folding in this era, but mini versions can be made, just like the tables and chairs of the wonton stall owner not far away, which are small and convenient.
But this can only be done after Su Li's grandparents come back. Only Grandpa Su can do the carpentry work.
"Wu Ya, is this true?" Chen put the money away and said in disbelief.
She felt like she was dreaming as she looked at everything in front of her. She originally thought that it would be good if she could sell five bowls, but she sold twelve bowls at once and received 120 coins. She felt that the silver with body temperature was so hot in her hand that she was afraid that it would slip away if she didn't hold it tightly.
"Mom, it's true." Su Li smiled when she saw that everything was going well.
Of the three sisters, Su Li looks more like her father. Although not as bright and beautiful as Su Tao, she has a unique temperament. In modern terms, she has the appearance of a top-notch little white flower. Although she is too thin now and it is not obvious, she will definitely be extremely beautiful when she grows up.
Upon hearing this, Chen pinched her palm hard. After making sure that it was real and not fake, her eyes became moist for some reason. She thought, maybe it was because the sun was too hot.
At this time, Su Tao on the side was also very excited. It was the first time for her to receive so much silver in person.
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