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Chapter 769 The first date of the new year (seeking a monthly ticket)
Arriving at Hongdou's house with ease, she was the only one left in An Hongdou's house at this time, and her parents did not come with her.

After directly opening the door with the key, he changed into slippers and came to Hongdou's bedroom, where An Hongdou was carefully applying makeup.

"Come on? Sit down for a while, I'll finish the drawing soon, and we can go out later."

"It's okay, don't worry."

Chen Nian knew that girls put on meticulous makeup, so he didn't urge him, anyway, he went straight to dinner after a while.

"But Hongdou, now that you've finished painting your lipstick, won't it disappear after you eat?" Chen Nian asked.

"Wait a while is a matter of waiting. You can refill your lipstick if it's gone, but you have to put on all your makeup before going out."

Chen Nian nodded, but after staying for a while, there was really nothing to do, so he started to help An Hongdou clean up the house, and Hongdou just came back not long ago.

The daily necessities in the suitcase were all taken out, but the clothes hadn't been put out yet, and Chen Nian started to help An Hongdou put these clothes into the closet.

"Wait a minute, I'll take care of those."

An Hongdou saw through the reflection of the mirror that Chen Nian went to pack her underwear after hanging up the clothes she was wearing outside, she couldn't help blushing and said hastily.

"It's okay, just tidy up together, and why are you so shy, do we still need this between us? I've seen everything that needs to be seen."

Hearing this, Hongdou's face instantly turned red.

"Can it be the same? We're not married yet, and I'm a girl too. How about saving face?"

"What's the point of losing face?" Chen Nian helped An Hongdou put her underwear into An Hongdou's underwear drawer while talking, and then clapped her hands.

"Okay, I'm done tidying up, you paint first, and I'll sweep the floor later."

It took more than ten minutes like this, An Hongdou finally finished the painting, and Chen Nian had already cleaned up the house.

"Let's go, let's go out to eat." An Hongdou put on a small bag on her back, put on sunglasses and a mask, and went out with Chen Nian.

"It's more convenient for us to have a car, otherwise it would be troublesome to take a taxi every time we go out like now." Chen Nian couldn't help sighing while taking a taxi.

"I think it's okay. If I drive out by myself, there may be traffic jams on the road, and I have to find a parking space at that time. If there is no parking space, it will be even more troublesome."

"That's true, but now there are generally quite a lot of parking spaces in large shopping malls, as long as there are no events held, there shouldn't be a situation where parking spaces cannot be found.

Now I still have some money on hand, Hongdou, do you have any models that you like? "

Chen Nian asked.

"I don't have one. I feel that I can drive any car, as long as it can shelter from the wind and rain, and I don't know much about these. You can buy whatever car you like."

"I still want to buy a larger car. I planned to buy an SUV worth more than 20 yuan before, but now I can buy a better one based on the situation at hand. In fact, I quite like Volvo. First of all, it is safe. The coefficient is higher, and secondly, the appearance is also pretty." Chen Nian said.

"I seem to have heard from my agent about this brand. The safety of this brand of car seems to be quite high, but its price seems to be quite expensive, right?"

Chen Nian nodded: "Indeed, I'm more interested in the xc60, the minimum configuration is about 30 yuan, and it's estimated to be more than 40 yuan if it's messy, but it's better for us to drive it ourselves. It will cost more than 50, maybe less than 60."

"It's so expensive." An Hongdou couldn't help being a little stunned. Although it's not that difficult for her to earn 60 yuan now, if she let go of the advertising endorsement, she can earn it in a month, but it hasn't been long since she became popular. The consumption concept has not completely changed for a while, and I still feel that a car with more than 60 yuan is more expensive.

"It's really expensive, but I'm not the only one who drives this car, you can also drive it out at that time, it will be a little more expensive anyway, and the car is also expensive. Let's go to the store to take a look and test drive it later. , Maybe there will be any discounts at that time."

"It's fine, anyway, you can read this, I will listen to you."

Chen Nian nodded, now the quality of life has really improved, so Chen Nian dared to think about it, otherwise, he would not have dared to think about a car worth nearly 60 yuan.

But today I don’t know why, whether it’s online car-hailing or rental, I can’t get it all the time.

"By the way, red bean, what do you want to eat later?"

"Let's eat a little lighter at noon. In fact, I really want to eat hot pot, but after eating hot pot, there will always be a lingering smell of hot pot, so let's wait until evening to eat this."

"Then eat some fried vegetables?"

"can."

Then Chen Nian quickly selected a restaurant that he had inquired about before and had a good taste.

This restaurant mainly serves Cantonese cuisine, which is relatively light.

After getting a taxi, they went straight to the restaurant.

"Welcome, may I ask how many people are there?"

"Two."

"Okay, the seat by the window, do you think it's okay?"

"OK."

Under the guidance of the waiter, after sitting in the seat, the pair conveniently brought the menu.

After Chen Nian took the menu, he conveniently put it on An Hongdou's side: "See what you want to eat."

"Then I won't be polite." An Hongdou went through the entire menu first, and then returned to the first page: "This Qingyuan Chicken looks like their signature, let's have this one first, and the Oyster King One of the chicken feet, one of the hundred flower fish maw, now there are three dishes, right?"

"Yes, ma'am."

"After ordering three meat dishes, I'll order a vegetarian dish... Boiled cabbage is ready, and I'll order two more soups at the end."

"Do you want anything else?" Chen Nian asked again.

"Can you eat anything else? If not, then order some more." An Hongdou asked.

At this time, the waiter looked at the dishes ordered by An Hongdou, and reminded in a low voice: "Hello, the amount of dishes here is still acceptable. Although the amount of chicken feet and fish maws is not large, Qingyuan chicken is a whole chicken. The amount of dishes ordered is enough for two people, of course, if you have a big appetite, you can also order one or two more dishes, do you think you should order now, or wait until later?"

What the waiter said was rather tactful, but Chen Nian also understood what the other party meant, that is, if he ordered more, he might not be able to finish the meal.

I didn't expect the waiters here to be so simple, they really think about the problem from the perspective of the customers.

In fact, Chen Nian also felt that these few dishes were about the same. If he hadn't had a bigger appetite, maybe the two of them could be full with just one piece of Qingyuan chicken.

"That's it. If it's not enough to wait a while, I'll talk about it, but I think these are almost the same, and there may be some left."

"Okay, then I'll help you place the order first, and if you need anything later, just call me at any time."

"OK, thanks."

Chen Nian and An Hongdou began to chat about some things during the Chinese New Year. Although they called every day, for two people who are in love, the topic can never be finished.

Not long after, the first Baihua fish maw was served.

"It doesn't look like it's all fish. I thought this dish was cut open and shaped like a kidney flower." An Hongdou said.

Chen Nian sighed: "Red bean, when you order, don't there be pictures on it?"

"I forgot to read it. Just seeing the name, I thought it was pretty good, so I ordered it directly, and generally speaking, dishes with such names must be special dishes." An Hongdou said embarrassedly.

"Indeed, this dish is indeed a special dish of Guangdong. If I remember correctly, this dish should be Cantonese cuisine in Cantonese cuisine."

"Cantonese cuisine? What kind of cuisine is that? I only know of Cantonese cuisine including Shunde cuisine, Chaoshan cuisine, and some Hakka cuisine." Speaking of these, An Hongdou was still a little curious.

"Cantonese cuisine is also Cantonese cuisine, but generally speaking, it also includes the flavor characteristics of Shunde, Nanhai, Panyu, Dongguan and other places, and also some provincial cuisines such as Jiangsu and Zhejiang, as well as some Western dishes. A cuisine formed by long-term integration.

Cantonese cuisine mainly includes the entire Pearl River Delta, Hong Kong and Macau. This cuisine is better at stir-fry, but there are many other required methods besides stir-fry. It is also compatible with many Western dishes. Therefore, it is more Pay attention to the momentum and grade of dishes, and Cantonese cuisine is also a representative of Cantonese cuisine.

But in addition to Cantonese cuisine, there is also Chaozhou cuisine in Cantonese cuisine. Chaozhou cuisine mainly originated in the Chaoshan area. I remember that it originated in the Tang Dynasty. It gradually developed in the Song Dynasty. In the Ming Dynasty, it was further developed and reached its peak. , and in other countries as long as there are Chinese people, there are basically Chaozhou restaurants.

In addition to Chaozhou cuisine, there are also Hakka cuisine, that is, Dongjiang cuisine. Hakka cuisine is further divided into five genres, Gannan style, Fujian west style, Meizhou style, Dongjiang style and overseas style. , salt-baked chicken, and pork belly chicken are the signatures of Hakka cuisine.

But in addition to the above, there are Gaoliang cuisine and Zhanjiang cuisine, I will not go into details. In fact, Cantonese cuisine is also a relatively ancient cuisine among the eight major cuisines, and it is also widely spread. Sichuan cuisine and Hunan cuisine are all in modern times. Only then began to develop on a large scale. "

"There is something, you can remember so many?" An Hongdou was a little surprised, although she knew that Chen Nian had a lot of research on these Chinese cuisines, and Chen Nian could talk about this aspect every time before. And talk, but every time I can talk about it very carefully, including the Hakka cuisine just mentioned, and I know that there are five factions below.

Even though he is not from Cantonese, he can understand this point. When talking about these topics, he can blurt out without thinking.

Chen Nian would not say that he specialized in Cantonese cuisine when he was in Chinatown in San Francisco. On the one hand, Mr. Qiao always talked about these topics, and on the other hand, the guests who often come to eat include Chinese and foreigners, so these types Nature is often brought up.

Over time, Chen Nian will remember it.

Therefore, Chen Nian just smiled without explaining too much, and soon he picked up a piece of fish maw and put it in his mouth.

"The taste is quite good. The catfish is used, and the fish maw is deep-fried in the oil pan before cooking. You can see that there is a layer of shallow crispy skin on the surface, which is the reason for deep-fried. After deep-fried Wash it and then simmer it slowly with chicken broth, so as to remove its own comfort.

This piece of fish maw has no fishy smell when eaten, so it is handled well. "

An Hongdou is also eating fish at this time, but she still has some doubts while eating: "Chen Nian, I don't think there should be fish meat on it, it seems that it has two layers, and it tastes a bit like shrimp. "

"Indeed." Chen Nian nodded, "After making his fish with chicken soup, he cut it into rectangular pieces, and then squeezed out the water inside. The upper layer should be pig fat and meat. It is made by mixing shrimp meat, and stuffing with chopped green onion, minced ginger and other seasonings, stuffed on the top of the fish maw, and then add some minced ham and coriander and steam it in a basket, so that the juice on the top will be absorbed by the bottom Absorbed by the fish, it tastes particularly fragrant and tender.

And you can see that the top is crystal clear, that is, it is drizzled with the prepared gravy sauce before serving. "

"This dish is so troublesome to make, no wonder it is so delicious."

"It's quite troublesome, otherwise how can it be put in the Manhan Banquet?"

"It seems that I made no mistakes this time. This restaurant is not bad, and it can be praised by you." An Hongdou said.

Chen Nian smiled: "This restaurant is really good, the taste is very authentic, but the portion is not much, the plate looks big, but there are not many pieces of meat in fact.".

While they were talking, the second dish of Qingyuan Chicken was brought up.

"This one looks good, and it feels like a good portion." An Hongdou couldn't help but said looking at the big plate of chicken with soup and meat.

Just now, An Hongdou ordered stewed chicken soup. The chef didn't add too many ingredients to the chicken soup. At first glance, there were only cordyceps flowers, wolfberries, jujubes and a little Codonopsis ginseng.

Although I haven't drunk it yet, just smelling it smells very fragrant.

"It looks like Qingyuan chickens. Qingyuan chickens are very famous in Guangdong. Generally speaking, Qingyuan chickens are free-range chickens. They are raised in bamboo forests, drink dew, and eat bugs, so their meat is also good. It is very tender and smooth, usually chicken is not white, but the skin color of Qingyuan chicken is golden yellow.”

"I know this. I used to drink this soup when my roommates invited me to dinner when I was still in school. I thought it was very delicious at the time. I happened to encounter it today, and this chicken soup was placed on their menu. I got the first page, so I clicked."

(End of this chapter)