National Tide 1980.

Chapter 11

Wotou is the food of the poor.

There are often related jokes in Beijing dialect.

"When I was a child, I ate wotoujian, and when I grew up, I became a big official!"

"Look at your stupid head!"

"Look at your wretched life!"

"You only have two pockets of money left in your pocket!"

and many more……

Like the wotou in these words, they all interpret a meaning - poverty.

But to be honest, Ning Weimin didn't feel much about it in his previous life.

This is because the wotou he has eaten are all dim sum-like things.

In the era of economic prosperity, the chestnut noodles that Empress Dowager Cixi liked to eat is not only sold in Beihai Fangshan Restaurant.

Almost all of the capital is mass-producing this thing, and then put it in a beautiful box as a gift.

And the wotou in the big and small restaurants has become a fashionable dish.

What kind of leek fried wotou, cabbage vermicelli fried wotou, oil residue pepper and salt wotou, pepper fried minced pork with wotou...

There are so many ways to do it, the side dishes are all kinds, and the taste is also different.

Therefore, Ning Weimin once thought that in the past, when people mentioned hard times, they would always mention their fuss.

Wotou is such a good thing, its alias is called "Golden Tower".

Nutritious, healthy, delicious, and not diabetic.

Otherwise, why is the price more expensive than rice noodles?

This is called value discovery.

I don't even like to eat wotou, what do I want to eat?

But when he also returned to the era when the economy was just starting, he had to be in the company of this thing every day, he didn't think so.

In the environment of lack of salt and oil, wotou is no longer an embellishment on the banquet, but an inevitable staple of every meal.

In folk proverbs, it means "Da Wotou, all day long, old pickled radishes don't have any oil".

So this thing suddenly receded from the gorgeous mounting and accessories, leaving only the dry, thick and toothy texture and the shabby holes.

And this directly led to a 180-degree turn in Ning Weimin's attitude towards Wotou.

He has changed from voluntarily eating and liking to eat, to forcing himself to eat and having to eat.

Even because it is difficult to swallow, he has figured out a lot of simple tricks.

For example, adding a little saccharin to the wotou can add a touch of sweetness to the wotou.

For example, cutting the wotou into slices and roasting them on the fire can bake a browned and crispy shell, which is crispy when you bite into it.

For another example, if the cornmeal is fermented, the steamed buns will be much fluffy, making it easier to swallow.

In short, during this period of time travel, he guarded Wotou every day, coaxing himself to swallow in a different way.

Just for the sake of a stable stomach and no hunger.

Where can we talk about unhealthy health and nutrition?

The leisurely pleasures that used to be like early adopters have been thrown away to Java.

The final result is that he confirmed it with his own personal experience - wotou is not delicious!

The reason why people take this thing as a symbol of bad days is that there is absolutely no prejudice and exaggeration.

Fortunately, the days of holding the nest like this are not very long, twenty days have passed.

Today, these bitter memories have turned into a particularly gratifying sense of satisfaction and accomplishment.

That's right!The best taste of a person's life is to experience all the hardships and joys.

The most interesting part of life is the rotation of feng shui.

Under the dim light, Ning Weimin placed pig ears, deboned meat, powdered intestines and peanuts on the table in order.

In Ning Weimin's eyes, these past lives were quite ordinary food, but at this time not only exuded an attraction no less than the taste of mountains and seas, but even had some philosophical flavors.

Life seems to be a very affordable interpretation of the joys of life's ups and downs.

After arranging the wine and dishes, in front of Kang Shude, Ning Weimin unscrewed the bottle cap and started pouring wine again.

He filled the old man first, and then poured a glass in front of him.

And stood up very respectfully, toasting with both hands.

"Father, let's touch one, I really have to thank you."

Kang Shude was very satisfied with Ning Weimin's etiquette. With warm eyes, he picked up the wine cup.

But he waved his hand very much.

"Thank me? Just to give you an idea? You're welcome, that's nothing."

Unexpectedly, Ning Weimin was really sincere.

Holding the wine glass in both hands, he carefully touched the bottom of the old man's glass rim.

"It's not like that. Without your advice, I can't find the North even if I break my head. If you say something casually like a small talk, it will be of great use to me. You are not a mortal, you are an expert. Turn me into a living fairy. I've finished this cup, you can do whatever you want!"

Seeing that Ning Weimin did it first as a respect, and swallowed the wine in one gulp, Kang Shude couldn't help laughing.

"I don't speak well. What immortal? I'm just an ordinary lonely old man. It's up to you to be smart enough to catch the money..."

But he said so, and his heart was really ironed.

Because no one does not like to listen to compliments, and also like grateful people.

Ning Weimin was able to accept his love, and the old man felt that it was worth helping him.

"Hey, I didn't expect you to make a lot of money from such a low-level business. I earned 100 yuan a day! Okay, boy, this business is beautiful. Just for your brain, let's put it in the early years , I must accept you as an apprentice."

After drank the wine, put down the glass and pouted, the old man couldn't help but praise Ning Weimin again.

The speaker has no intention, the listener has intention.

Now Ning Weimin is full of news.

Hearing this, he immediately poured the wine on the old man again, and climbed up along the pole.

"Why is it still in the early years? It's the same now. As long as you are willing to accept me, I will immediately kowtow to you as a teacher."

But Kang Shude was a little unexpected, and he didn't believe his ears.

"What? You really want to be my teacher? What nonsense? What can I teach you now? Glue a cardboard box?"

Ning Weimin still insisted.

"Why do you regret what you just said? Why should I learn to paste cardboard boxes? Of course, I'm learning your old skills."

Concord was stunned for a second.

"Sincerely make fun of me, right? My old job? That's all been abolished? What's the use of you learning that?"

Unexpectedly, Ning Weimin was quite serious.

"Don't say that. Profession can be abolished, and learning has ever been abolished? If nothing else, the imperial examination system has been abolished long ago? Then why do students need to learn ancient Chinese in Chinese classes? It's really abolished. , unless that's not true scholarship."

While talking, Ning Weimin gave Kang Shude a bowl of pork head meat and powdered intestines.

"Old man, real people in the world never show their faces. Most of the people who have the ability are very useless in appearance, such as Ji Gong and Li Tieguai. Others don't know, but I know best. As for the things in your stomach, all are The real knowledge that can conjure up real money. Useless? Then where did the two of us change our food and drink now?"

"Yes, you are not popular now, but that's just your bad luck. How can people compete with the general trend? It's a side effect of changing times. You have to think about it this way, 30 years in Hedong and 30 years in Hexi, the general trend will sooner or later It will change. People's luck will turn back sooner or later."

"Isn't there such a saying, gold in troubled times, antiques in prosperous times. In my opinion, this is not only about things, but also about people and knowledge. To me, you are the antiques of troubled times and the gold of prosperous times... …”

It was a good idea to come here, to be logical and logical, to be reasonable, and Kang Shude was a little absorbed.

But Ning Weimin really shouldn't be in love with the scene, and he was moved to say more words by the dead brow-eyed Wotou beside the table full of wine and vegetables.

"And... now this Wo Wo Tou."

This analogy is a bit inappropriate, and the U-turn is also very abrupt, which surprised Kang Shude, who was held in the fog.

"Wowotou?"

As for Ning Weimin, who was wandering around in his head, he smiled a little embarrassedly and hurriedly explained.

"Don't get me wrong, what I mean is that although this cornmeal wotou doesn't look like much now, it seems to be the cheapest thing in grains. But multigrain also has the benefits of multigrain, and its nutritional value is stronger than rice and white noodles. One day , it will be mad at pancakes, shame on steamed buns, and put it in the midst of the delicacies of the mountains and the sea, it is more attractive than the big fish and meat. Do you believe it? Even it has a day of soaring to the sky..."

But obviously, his unintentional disclosure of the secret will not be recognized by Kang Shude.

With the experience and knowledge of the old man, I can't imagine such a scene, and I can only shake my head helplessly.

The expression on his face was like seeing him exchange all his hard-earned money for monkey tickets every day these days.

Very worried about his brain circuits.

(End of this chapter)