Lost and Spy

Chapter 55 Yaozhuang Town
Yaozhuang Town is located in the northeast of Jiashan, Jiaxing.

It is adjacent to Shanghai in the east, Hangzhou in the west, and Suzhou in the north, where the transportation hub is located.

It's just that Yaozhuang Town is too small, with a population of just over [-].

The land here is fertile, the climate is mild, and it is also a famous land of fish and rice.

The character of the people here is just like this landscape, one word can describe it:

quiet!
Quiet and quiet, the wind is light and the clouds are light, I look down on the prosperity of the world, let it be turbulent, and I treat others with a normal heart.

It is probably because of this "quietness" that the people in Yaozhuang Town also inherit the character of most Jiaxing people: generosity, open-mindedness, sincerity, and restraint.

They will not be overly enthusiastic to all the guests who come here for the first time, and of course they will never turn them away.

Two cars drove into Yaozhuang Town.

The locals are also used to it.

The car was parked, and the seven people got off. Meng Shaoyuan asked Mu Dekai to find out if there were any hotels nearby, so that he and the others could exercise.

After all, in this era, there is no high-speed rail, which is all the way from Shanghai.Many roads are not easy to walk, there are potholes and bumps so far, and I am a little tired.

On the opposite side of the road, there is a stall, an old man in his sixties, sitting on the ground, seeing customers, not soliciting business, singing a little nursery rhyme on his own:

"Once upon a time, there was a small hairy head, and the bitterness was so bitter that it was beyond words. There was only a small quilt, covering the top and the bottom..."

Although he is old and his voice is a little hoarse, since ancient times, Wu Nong's soft words, kind and pleasant voice, and the most pleasant sounds, actually attracted Meng Shaoyuan and several others.

"It sounds good, it sounds good."

When the old man finished singing, Zhu Yanni clapped her hands excitedly.

But then his eyes fell on his stall, and he couldn't move his eyes away.

The old man sells the famous Jiaxing Zongzi.

Among the zongzi, the fresh meat zongzi is the most famous.

It is made of glutinous rice, soy sauce, and diced fresh meat, together with salt and white sugar. The outside is wrapped with clean zong leaves, and it is cooked on a high fire with a simmer.

When it's cooked, take it out, the rice dumplings are fragrant.Then carefully peel off the zongzi leaves, the zongzi inside are glutinous but not rotten, oily and delicious.

Not to mention Zhu Yanni, even Meng Shaoyuan and a few people couldn't help swallowing a mouthful of saliva when they saw the samples of the zongzi leaves that were peeled off and placed there.

"Little girl." The old man smiled: "Kuke buckles well, and Jiang Baichang cuts it on the inside, and the top is good. Don't make fun of it..."

what?

foreign language?

Meng Shaoyuan looked at each other in dismay.

The last time I was in Wuxi, this time I was in Yaozhuang Town. Why did I listen to the dialect as if I was listening to a foreign language?
Fortunately, Tian Qi is from Hangzhou, and most of the old man's words can understand:

"He said, this zongzi has just been made. It's best if you eat it while chatting. It's just that the zongzi is easy to accumulate food. You can't eat too much."

Well, well, China is so big and so many dialects?

It seems that no matter where you go in the future, you will have to bring a translator with you.

Meng Shaoyuan bought a zongzi for no one. The green zongzi leaves outside were green and crisp, and some of them couldn't bear to start.

Peel off the zongzi leaves and take a sip, it is really full of fragrance.

"It's delicious, it's so delicious!" Kret devoured it, completely disregarding his image: "This is really..."

"To shut up!"

Several people who endured Krett's idiom all the way shouted at the same time.

Too bad it's too late:

"That's really maddening!"

"You are the one who hates the dog, and your whole family hates the dog!"

Meng Shaoyuan's nose was almost crooked, and he didn't bother to teach him that the correct way to pronounce this idiom should be "hungry does not choose food".

No, it doesn't seem like it's used correctly when you're hungry, right?
"I found it, I found it." Mu Dekai hurried back, and when he saw these guys eating zongzi, his eyes widened: "I almost broke my legs when I was looking for the hotel, you are good, you can eat it. ?What about mine?"

"Buy it yourself."

"Who is this!"

After eating the dumplings, a few people were in high spirits and drove to the hotel Mu Dekai mentioned.

It's still the old-fashioned way:

Ruyi Inn.

As soon as he saw that the pedestrian came in two cars, the boss knew that the big boss was there, and without any further orders, he immediately left the best rooms in the hotel to them.

Settle down, take a break, and see that it's time to eat.

It stands to reason that if you just finished eating zongzi, your stomach will never be hungry, but since everyone has come, it is impossible to justify if you don't taste the local specialties.

I asked the boss, the best restaurant here is the "Lao Shunxin Restaurant" which is dozens of steps away.

The boss also specially explained: "Go, tell the shopkeeper that it is a guest who lives here, and there must be a discount."

Lao Shunxin Restaurant is built on the edge of a clear river. Find a place to sit by the window on the second floor, drink and chat while admiring the scenery outside, watching the beautiful and gentle Jiangnan women washing clothes by the river, the most beautiful It's comfortable.

"I really can't eat it." Zhu Yanni frowned.

The shopkeeper smiled and said, "A few of you have just eaten zongzi, right? It's okay, you have to trust me, I'll help you with the dishes. Let's get Yaozhuang's most famous mushrooms, one stir-fry, one Make soup, and then get a four-cornered water chestnut, the real Nanhu Ling, with thin skin and white flesh, refreshing fragrance, best for digestion...

You are a coincidence. Have you heard the phrase 'Seven Stars Snow Cabbage Fragrant Miles'?I'm talking about Yangmiao Xuecai, which is smooth, appetizing, and fluid. I happened to have a batch here.Then, if you’re hungry, don’t eat the zongzi, and get a share of the Bazhen cake from Xitang… Finally, add a jar of Jiashan rice wine, oh, that’s a good wine…”

"The shopkeeper, don't talk about it." Meng Shaoyuan found that his saliva was about to flow down: "What you said just now, come on, give it to us quickly."

"Well, wait, you guys will be here soon."

Zhu Yanni swallowed hard: "Why am I hungry again?"

Not to mention her, all the people were introduced by the shopkeeper, and all of them stared at the stairs, wishing the guy would serve the dishes right now.

In such a beautiful and quiet place, with a few exquisite side dishes and a jar of rice wine, the taste is absolutely different from the bustling Shanghai.

Several people almost forgot what they were doing this time.

Finally, Meng Shaoyuan's mind was still clear, and three cups of rice wine drank: "I said, we are not here to play and eat, how to solve the trouble, have you thought about it?"

"No!"

Xiang Shounong answered neatly: "You are the captain, you can think of a way, we can follow you."

I rely on!

Meng Shaoyuan thought for a while: "I thought about a few plans along the way, but when I came here, I had a new plan in my mind."

He looked to the side, and then suddenly shouted at the stairs:
"The shopkeeper!"

(End of this chapter)