I have become popular in modern times with food

Chapter 22 Teochew Banquet (2)

Lingnan Road is located to the south of Wuling in the south, separated by mountains, and the customs and customs are very different from Chang'an City.At that time, the Guangzhou government opened a shipping channel, and merchant ships from Persia, Tubo, Dashi and other countries used this as a transit to go deep into the inland of the Central Plains.

Therefore, the rare features of Lingnan are the most in Tang Dynasty.

At that time, Yu Jian traveled from Chang'an, passed through Xiangyang, and then went to Guangzhou Mansion by water. It was an eye-opener along the way.

She pondered for a moment, and dropped a few lines of words with the tip of her pen.

"Ah Jian." There was a knock on the door, and Father Yu called her outside.

Taking a book and covering it on the food list, Yu Jian answered and got up to open the door.

"It's so late, are you still writing the food list?" Father Yu came in with a glass of milk, saw the decoration on the desk, and probably guessed what Yu Jian was doing.

Yu Jian smiled slightly, the burden in her heart was not relieved at all.He took a sip of the milk in the glass and asked, "Dad, do we have any famous dishes in Chaozhou?"

This talked about Yu's father's heart. Yu Jian's grandfather had been working as a cook in a state-run restaurant in the county in the early years, and Yu's father had been fascinated by it. He had never eaten pork and had seen pigs run away.

"Chaozhou cuisine pays attention to a word of freshness. The seafood, fresh fish, and even summer bamboo shoots are made by our chefs, that is a word: beautiful!" Father Yu recalled the scene he saw when he was a child, and he missed it very much, "I want to say you When grandpa was still there, no one would say that his craftsmanship is good..."

It's just that the old father left early, and he was not good at learning.

"Then what is grandpa best at?" Yu Jian asked again. She had never seen grandpa before, and she was a little curious after listening to Father Yu's description.

Seeing her earnest expression, Father Yu knocked on the table with a smile: "Your grandfather is good at cooking ancient dishes."

Ancient dish?

Yu Jian's eyes lit up, is that what she thought?

Just about to ask again, Father Yu stood up, patted her on the head, and pointed to the milk cup on the table: "Remember to finish drinking and go to bed early."

"Father...you haven't finished yet!" Yu Jian was a little annoyed, why did she like to whet people's appetites so much!
Unexpectedly, Father Yu smiled mysteriously: "Get up early tomorrow, and I will take you to a place."

The second monk Yu Jianzhang was left puzzled, staring at the closed door for a while...

Early the next morning, when it was still daylight, Father Yu took Yu Jian out of the house.

Mama Yu was woken up by the noises in the living room, and seeing the two of them fully dressed, she wondered, "Where are you father and daughter going so early?"

Yu Jian didn't speak, but just looked up at Father Yu.Father Yu coughed lightly, and whispered, "Go out for breakfast..."

It wasn't until the two walked out of the gate that Yu's mother came to her senses. Didn't Yu Jianguo already prepare breakfast last night?Why are you going out for breakfast again?

The car got on the elevated road and began to drive smoothly.Yu Jian stared out of the car window intently.

She had never seen such a capital city, it was empty, only the rows of street lamps gave off a faint light.

Father Yu explained on the side: "Today is the weekend, and there are no people on the road. If it is a weekday, there will be traffic jams at this point."

"Where are we going?" Yu Jian pulled up her seat belt, sat up straight, covered her mouth and yawned again.

I kept thinking about the food list last night, and it was almost two o'clock when I fell asleep.

Father Yu looked at her reddened eyes and said distressedly, "West of the city, it will take more than forty minutes. You can sleep for a while, and I will call you when we arrive."

Yu Jian still wanted to persevere, but she still couldn't withstand the attack of sleepy bugs.After a few minutes, he tilted his head and went to a meeting with Zhou Yue.

Father Yu cast a funny look, and reached out to adjust the temperature of the air conditioner.

West of the city, Siping Hutong.

Just after six o'clock in the morning, cooking smoke rose sporadically in the alley. Bicycles and electric cars were passing through the trails, and the laughter of old men and women could be heard from time to time.

"Boss, a bowl of kway teow, less curry, beef topping." The old lady, dressed in red and green dancing clothes, threw the water fan on the table boldly, and shouted at the owner of the breakfast stall.

A hearty voice replied with a smile: "Ah He, eat beef so early, are you afraid that you won't have the strength to dance later?"

The old lady was not angry when she heard his teasing, she gave him a sideways glance and said, "I'm in good health!" She replied in pure Hakka dialect.

Yu Jian followed Papa Yu and walked a long way. As soon as she reached the entrance of the alley, she heard the familiar dialect of her hometown.

She glanced at Papa Yu, who smiled back at her and walked towards the breakfast stand.

There are more and more people eating breakfast, most of them are old men and old ladies, or they are carrying teapots, or wearing exercise clothes, and they greet each other and chat a few words when they see each other.

They all use the Hakka dialect that Yu Jian is familiar with.

"Brother, two kueh." Yu's father found a good seat, let Yu Jian occupy it first, and went to order by himself.

"Okay, what kind do you want..." The boss was frying kway teow quickly in his hand, he looked up accidentally, and saw Father Yu's smiling face.

I was stunned for a second, then laughed, and said angrily: "Why are you here to join in the fun!" This is also Hakka, or the accent of the fishing village.

Father Yu pointed to Jian Yu behind him: "Bring my daughter to try your handicraft."

The boss looked at it with his head bent, nodded to Yu Jian, and then looked at Yu's father, complaining in his tone: "Ah Jian is so old! She didn't even say a word when she came to the capital, and even brought her here In a small alley."

Father Yu is not happy now: "What's wrong with the small alley? The small alley is so lively, besides, there are so many uncles and uncles from my hometown, how kind..."

After thinking about it, the boss thought that what he said was indeed correct, he raised his chin, and motioned him to sit down first: "What's the matter, I'll talk about it after I close the stall."

"Okay!" Father Yu took the chopsticks from the side, and took the order.

Yu Jian rested her chin and looked curiously at the old people around her.

It seems that they have lived in the capital for a long time, and in their actions, they have unconsciously brought some unique habits of the capital.But when they get together, they will naturally speak the dialect of their hometown.

"Ah Jian, what are you looking at?" Father Yu handed over the chopsticks, and the daughter looked at the surrounding eyeballs, which looked exactly like his son's.

"Look at them."

Following her line of sight, Father Yu also saw a group of old people having breakfast, and smiled: "This is the Chaozhou people in the capital, here is where we Chaozhou people gather."

"Oh."

Father Yu saw his daughter's silly expression, and nodded her forehead amusedly: "Although I live in the capital, I can't forget the food in my hometown."

Yes, I am a stranger in a foreign land alone.These old people may have gone north when they were very young, worked hard all the way and finally settled in the capital, or they may not return to their hometown for various reasons.

But the memories engraved in the bones will not change, such as this bowl of rice noodles filled with nostalgia.Eat it in your mouth and imprint it in your heart.

Seeing the old people patiently blowing off the hot air, scooping up a mouthful of soup and swallowing it into their mouths, they let out a satisfied sigh.

Between the brows, that feeling is happiness...

Yu Jian's heart moved, something flashed by, but she didn't catch it.

(End of this chapter)