??Chapter 565: 565. What to eat while traveling_1
Chapter 565: 565. What to eat while traveling_1
Rural people have a saying: “It’s not a blessing to enjoy comfort in youth, but a true fortune to enjoy it in old age!”
They have another saying: “The greatest happiness cos from the blessings of one’s children!”
Song Sancheng is at that stage right now—he’s old, and his children have made sothing of themselves.
In the past, who in the village didn’t sigh at the ntion of their daughter Qiaoqiao? The couple feared they’d worry about their son until the very end! After all, an older sister has to marry off and attend to her husband’s family!
But look at them now, Tantan quietly took such a bold step and secured a loan of millions!
These days everyone in the village knows that only a capable person can secure a loan! When have the banks ever bothered with ordinary folks like them?
——”Have you heard? They now have a professor who was on the news living in their house. Could they have invited him without so connections?”
Remarkable, truly remarkable!
This Song Sancheng, who would have thought he’d have such good fortune in his old age!
That girl Tantan, I thought with her lovely appearance and knowledge, securing a good marriage and looking after the Old Song’s family would have been quite decent. Now it seems…
No wonder no one in the village has tried to matchmake for her!
She’s too capable, how could any average person be a match for her!
A few of the grown n sat there, looking more serious than anyone else, but inside, their gossiping was flipping the sky upside down!
Slling the fragrance of the tea, blowing on the hot water, and then taking a sip…
How else should one put it! Money is best spent where it’s appreciated!
They may not have tasted other famous teas, but the flavor in their mouths, it truly was worth millions!
Sitting there with a tea cup in hand, Song Sancheng watched the village folks go from talking about how “Tantan managed to get a loan of millions,” to how “Song Sancheng will be blessed in his old age”…
And then onto——
“Look how imposing this house is no wonder it’s built so well; turns out Tantan was capable of securing a loan of millions”
The conversation twisted around in all sorts of bizarre ways towards the millions, and in the end, he had nothing to do with it.
It was Wu Lan who saved them by coming into the living room:
“Dinner’s ready! Sancheng, hurry and get the wine, you guys have a few drinks at lunch!”
In the village, serving wine to guests is a must!
Song Sancheng hurried into the house and got so wine—not anything fancy, just sothing soone had given, cost about a hundred or so per bottle.
When everyone entered the dining room, they exclaid:
“Wow! Your dining area is quite impressive!”
Indeed, with a big round table in a large room, there was plenty of space for thirty people!
And at the mont, the table was sincerely set with four big dishes!
A big pot of scallion braised carp; abundant green onion pieces were generously added with tender fish mint mixed in, complenting the fish’s freshness, its domineering aroma going straight to the head!
Then there was chive and river shrimp; the green chives and orange-red shrimp filled a big bowl, the colors incredibly vibrant!
Next was stir-fried green peppers with eggs, and all the eggs were from their own chickens. They’d cooked up a big pot and Seventh Uncle couldn’t resist, he had fried and eaten two before anyone else!
It was just too fragrant!
The last dish was nothing to be scoffed at, stir-fried amaranth with a deep purple hue. Seeing Tantan’s gaze, Seventh Uncle was proud:
“How about that? The seeds scattered at the edge of the field where we used to grow tobacco, I didn’t really tend to it, but there’s still so tender ones left, so I picked them.”
The entire dining room was filled with this domineering yet uncluttered aroma, leaving everyone present stunned.
You see, it wasn’t their first ti eating at Tantan’s place.
But back when they first started helping, nothing had grown yet! The vegetables, at, and eggs they ate were all bought from the town.
At most, they’d include so wild greens in between. Delicious indeed, but that was all there was to it.
Seventh Uncle’s cooking skill is top-notch, and they found themselves reminiscing every now and then.
But comparing those rembered flavors to what they were slling now, there was no need to taste to know those mories paled in comparison!
“My goodness… this fragrance…”
Zhou Maozhu sat there, chopsticks in hand, staring with wide eyes, and for quite a while could only utter these few words.
Not to ntion the others, they couldn’t even spare the ntal energy to attend to the “remarkable Professor Song,” as their minds were now entirely consud with eating, eating, eating!
Interestingly, Professor Song, along with his students, was also salivating.
It wasn’t until Song Youde and Song Tan’s grandparents arrived that everyone snapped back to reality.
Song Sancheng was holding a glass of wine and wanted to say sothing, but the sight of the plump crucian carp in the basin caught his eye—oh my, in this season, could there still be roe in their bellies?
If, after finishing the fish, you discovered a piece of golden, fragrant roe…
Slurp!
He simply raised his glass, “Enough talk, let’s start eating! Pour your own drinks, folks! Oh, and don’t forget about the snow fungus soup in the pot over there!”
Right on!
Who had ti for drinks? Better to hurry up and eat!
…
While the family enjoyed a feast of fish and at at ho, Zhang Yanping in Sea City put down his chopsticks with frustration.
When he looked up again, he saw Xin Jun thodically peeling a large crab, and Qiaoqiao was busy eating sea urchin with egg…
“Am I the only one who’s picky with food? How can you all still eat?”
To ask was to regret!
He regretted letting his hand slip, going to so Cliff Restaurant, getting lost in the relentless adulation of the crowd, until his wallet was emptied!
And he regretted—
When they were packing, with plenty of space left in the suitcase, why didn’t they stuff more things into it?
Pickled long beans would do, so would pickles, green chili sauce, or chili sauce with garlic—
Why did each person only bring two bottles?
Now look, without condints, even eating seafood in Sea City felt like sothing was missing.
The crabs were fresh, the crab at sweet, the sea urchin with egg had its own unique flavor, and the mantis shrimps were plump, not shriveled like the ones they ate in Yun City!
But!
But it was missing that sothing! Just that little bit of soul!
Zhang Yanping looked accusingly at the two across from him, feeling as if he had lost at least two pounds, even though only a day had passed.
Xin Jun: …
He slowly put down the crab he was holding, looking very impatient:
“Can you shut up?”
“The food isn’t even that good to begin with. We’re here, so we eat because there’s nothing else. And you keep mumbling and grumbling… aren’t you hungry?”
Then Qiaoqiao sighed, “Brother Yanping, you are too picky!”
Zhang Yanping felt wronged, “I’m hungry, that’s why I’m even pickier!”
He had always been a good eater since he was a child, and if it weren’t for his pickiness, where would all those delicious fruits in the household co from?
If he wasn’t picky, how could a grown man rely on a monthly wage of just one or two thousand yuan to be as steady as Mount Tai in the village?
The villagers themselves looked down on such a salary!
Xin Jun paused in wiping his mouth.
He looked at Qiaoqiao, “Qiaoqiao, how’s the ocean? Is it beautiful?”
Qiaoqiao nodded frantically, “It’s especially beautiful! You can’t see such a big sea at ho!”
“Hmm,” Xin Jun nodded, “Well then, since you haven’t spent your thirty thousand yet, let’s go back.”
He assud a ntor’s considerate deanor, “Qiaoqiao’s money is also hard-earned. If we spend less this ti, we can bring Mom and Dad to see the ocean next ti. It’s also a way of showing Qiaoqiao’s filial piety.”
Qiaoqiao was taken aback, “Ah?”
However, Xin Jun spoke gently, yet firmly, “And since Qiaoqiao has perford so well and is keeping up with his studies, the teacher has decided to reward Qiaoqiao with two Ultraman figures!”
“By now, the package should have already arrived at our house.”
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