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Chapter 154 Food at the Olympics

Chen Xing came here once a few years ago, but this time it was obviously more like an ancient town than before.

For example, this flag with the word tea is more flavorful than an antique plaque.

Chen Minmin looked at the crowd passing by, and said with some emotion: "This place has also become commercialized. I remember that there were not many foreign tourists here before."

Chen Jie said: "There are not many now, mainly for Chinese New Year, everyone wants to see the dragon dance."

Never before have so many people watched it.

Still the same sentence, the atmosphere of the New Year in the city is getting weaker and weaker, and the town in the New Territories with a better economy is the same. What is there to do if firecrackers are not allowed?It's better to come to this kind of characteristic town to feel the atmosphere of Chinese New Year.

The streets of Xinchang Ancient Town are very narrow and compact. Walking on the streets of the ancient town, if you look up, you can only see a line of sky.Because the eaves on both sides are relatively long, most of the space is blocked.

This is very beneficial.

If you come to Xinchang Ancient Town to play, you don’t have to be afraid even if it rains heavily. The eaves on the street are enough to cover the wind and rain, so that you will not get caught in the rain while shopping.

It's just these messy wires, network cables, etc., which are a bit of a drama.

Every time you walk a certain distance, you can still see a very charming firewall.

The Fire Sealing Wall is also called the Wind Wall, or the Wind Fire Wall. Anyway, no matter where it is called, it has the same meaning. It is a wall structure for the purpose of fire prevention.

Especially in this kind of water town, the place is small, the population is large, and the houses are densely populated. Once a fire occurs, it will be very involved, leaving many people helpless.Some smart people have discovered that the spread of flames is also regular, jumping from the wall of one house to the wall of another house.

Therefore, some people thought, if the wall was raised higher, wouldn't the fire be prevented from spreading?

So there is this kind of high fire wall.

In addition, Xinchang Ancient Town originally lived near the water, so it has been hundreds of thousands of years. Xinchang Ancient Town has never been burned, and so many ancient buildings of Ming and Qing Dynasties have been completely preserved.

Chen Zhong had been chatting with his little girlfriend, and suddenly said: "I'm hungry, don't go shopping, why don't we go eat something, mutton soup?"

Like many ancient towns in other places, Xinchang Ancient Town certainly has its own specialties.

Generally it is tofu.

Xinchang's tofu, bean curd and other soy products are very famous in the surrounding area, covering three cities and five counties, but people can't just eat tofu when they come here, so mutton soup, Zhou Xuewang and so on are also available here. Very hot.

In Xinchang Ancient Town, New Territories, etc., the way to eat mutton soup is the way to eat Jianyang mutton soup.

Jianyang is a county-level city directly under the Central Government of Sichuan Province, managed by Rongcheng.

The way of eating mutton soup here is different from that in the north and the south. Its uniqueness comes from the continuous improvement of Jianyang goat breeds and the innovation of cooking techniques for this kind of mutton meat.

Not to mention too many introductions, smelling the smell of mutton soup in the street, many people couldn't walk.

The two surrounding shops were already full of people, so they had no choice but to go further if they wanted to eat.

Jie Chen said:

"There are too many people during the Chinese New Year. I remember there is an old shop in a small alley. Let's go directly to have a look. If it is really full, we will go shopping for a while and come back to eat after dinner."

Chen Xing knew what he said, nodded and said, "Listen to you."

In fact, people who come here want to finish their meal earlier, and then go to the street to watch dragon and lion dances. The show will start at two o'clock in the afternoon. If you eat late, you will not be able to take advantage of it. Location.

They quickly found an alley.

Chen Jie wasn't too sure if it was here, but it looked alike anyway, so he led a few people over here.

The main street is a road paved with bluestone slabs, which is easy to walk. Turning into this alley requires a long flight of stairs to a high place. There are houses on both sides. If you look in from those unobstructed places, you can still see A well drilled in the house.

But many wells are sealed.

There are very few wells drilled in the past that can still be used normally.

Chen Minmin is very envious of the people who live here. Not to mention the good environment, there is such a big yard, which is very convenient for raising succulents. Even if you don’t raise plants, it’s good to have a kitten, at least it’s active. large area.

Chen Xing also wanted to have his own house, but it was not like this.

He said: "If I can redecorate it, it will be about the same. The usable area is too small to keep the original appearance."

"Do you want to live in a villa?"

"No." Chen Xing shook his head and said, "I like high-rise duplexes where you can see big rivers. The lighting is better. It's best to have an area of ​​more than [-] square meters, and the decoration..."

"Okay, okay, I like the house you mentioned too." Chen Minmin interrupted.

Chen Jie also smiled and said, "It seems like no one likes it. This is a river view house. Chen Xing, do you want to buy a house in Rongcheng?"

"Not buying for now."

Chen Minmin sighed suddenly, and said, "You've come a long way, and it's not uncommon to work a little harder to buy a house like this in Rongcheng. Unfortunately, we still have to suffer, and we don't know when we will be able to develop."

They only found out about Chen Xing in the past few days. The third aunt told everyone that they had no choice but to know.

But Mama Chen didn't say that Chen Xing made millions.

It is only said that Chen Xing is promising as a photographer, his works have won awards abroad, and he is going to study in Paris soon, and he will be a sea turtle or something.

For Chen Ma's generation, the sea turtles still have a lot of face. As soon as Chen Xing was told that he was going to study in Paris, Chen Xing became famous at the New Year's Eve dinner table last night. All the elders offered him a glass of wine.

"Okay, here we are, it should be that one."

Chen Jie did not find the wrong location. After coming from that section of stairs, there is another smaller street. On this street, there is a museum converted from a house of a wealthy family. If you go further, you will see the old shop they visited before.

Compared with the obviously newly renovated and brand-new shops in the street below, this place is really an old shop.

The house looks solid, but the walls inside have long since become damp, with traces of being eroded by rainwater, and a poster of a star from 20 years ago was pasted on it. The young Hua Tsai looks very handsome.

The sign of this store is called Yaomei Mutton Soup. The owner is an old lady who hired a younger employee.

In fact, there are many people, but at least there is no queue.

When they came over, someone was getting off the table, and Chen Zhong stepped forward to grab the seat.

Several people walked over slowly, and Chen Minmin said: "It is still very useful to have a younger brother, at least it is very convenient to occupy a seat."

Chen Jie smiled and said, "Then I'll give it to you."

Chen Zhong rolled his eyes at his brother and went to take care of his little girlfriend.

Chen Xing said: "Boss, first blanch a catty of mutton, with less fat, and add a portion of clear soup and blood."

Chen Minmin also ordered a hot and sour sheep's blood, she likes this dish very much, appetizer and dinner.

Chen Jie said: "When you come to Xinchang, how can you not have some tofu? Isn't that for nothing? Let's add two more tofu dishes, boiled tofu and Shanshui bean curd."

"Yes." Chen Xing said.

Chen Minmin was a little worried that he would not be able to finish the meal. Chen Jie said, "Eat slowly. After eating, I will go to the show. Besides, what are we young people in their twenties afraid of? Are you losing weight?"

"That woman doesn't lose weight?"

Chen Xing said: "Then cheat meal cheat meal today, just eat this meal, after today you will lose weight slowly by yourself."

Chen Minmin muttered that New Year's Day cheated every day.

But when the dishes are served, she is the most active.

Jianyang mutton soup needs to be dipped in water or an oil dish, but generally speaking, it is dry dipped, and the ingredients are also simple. Dried sea pepper + monosodium glutamate + salt, these three things have completely satisfied the spicy taste of Sichuan people. Pursue.

You can also add red millet pepper, green bell pepper and fresh green peppercorns.On the basis of the basic salty base, add onion, garlic, coriander, mint leaves and so on.

Mutton soup was served first.

The soup was boiled white, like milk, with a little bit of oil floating on it, and the fragrance was overflowing.

Chen Xing used a separate bowl to drink a bowl of soup first.

The cooking of Jianyang mutton soup is to add fish to the soup. One pot of fish and sheep highlights the umami taste of the soup. Otherwise, there must be a reason for combining fish and sheep to form a word "xian" in ancient times. .

Take small sips of soup.

It is delicious and fragrant, with a long aftertaste. Holding a bowl and drinking it in one sip, a warmth spreads from the stomach to the whole body, quickly dispelling the winter chill, and warming up the whole person.

The mutton is also delicious, the meat is tender and has no smell of mutton.

Chen Jie said while eating: "I remember that during the 30 Olympic Games, Jianyang Mutton Soup was selected among the [-] healthy delicacies in China. It was the only soup dish mainly made of mutton."

Neither Chen Xing nor Chen Minmin had any impression of this.

How old were they then?
Not to mention the Yanjing Olympics, I didn't have much impression of the next few Olympics. The only thing that impressed me was the opening ceremony of this year's island country... No matter how good it is, it is indeed famous.

They are professionals, who said that notoriety is not famous?

The girl brought by Chen Zhong said to Chen Zhong: "Try this, it's delicious too."

She said boiled tofu.

This dish is very simple, super simple, just put the tofu in boiling water and cook it, then fish it out when it is slightly cooked, you can eat it directly, or you can eat it with dipping water.

What you eat is the freshness of the tofu.

Good tofu in the city is rare. It is the same as seafood in coastal cities. Most people can't eat the freshest tofu.

Everyone thinks that seafood has a strong fishy smell, right?
In fact, it is not. Many seafood have no fishy smell when they are first caught, and even the meat has a sweet taste.That's why coastal people like to eat steamed seafood so much, they can't wait to eat it directly.

The same is true for tofu, which is boiled in water just after it is hand-made and still hot.

This kind of tofu tastes very tender, delicious and refreshing.

Shanshui Douhua is also a steamed tofu dish. Cut the tofu into small pieces like mapo tofu, then add salt, pepper, monosodium glutamate, ginger juice to taste, add green pepper shreds, red pepper shreds, coriander, and then put it in the steamer Steamed.

It can be eaten directly after steaming, and it is also fresh and tender.

Several people emptied most of the food on the table, nothing wasted.

Chen Minmin stroked her stomach without any image of a goddess, and burped.

"It's been a long time since I've eaten so full. It's too bad. I'm sure I'll grow meat tomorrow."

"Crack!"

She looked up in confusion, and saw Chen Xing just put down the camera.

"You took a picture of me!" She rushed to grab Chen Xing's camera, "No!! You quickly delete the picture for me!! It must be ugly to death!"

Of course Chen Xing didn't do it, and dodged vigorously. She chased him, but he ran away. On the way, Chen Xing said, "Don't run away just after eating. I'll show you. It's not an ugly photo. I took a good-looking one!"

What to delete? Is he the kind of person who takes ugly photos?
amount.

Leaving aside this point, Chen Xing is a well-known cutting-edge photographer in the French photography circle. Wouldn't the things he shoots look good?The cousin's accusation against herself is nothing short of slander.

The other three watched the play with a smile on their faces.

As expected, Chen Jie and Chen Zhong were born by the same mother, and they both have the same expression when they smile.

"Okay! Then show it to me first!"

Seeing that she stopped chasing him, Chen Xing found out the photo just now, showed it to Chen Minmin, and said, "I took it because I thought your laziness was beautiful just now, and you still don't believe me."

In the photo, Chen Minmin was leaning on the chair, with his hands on the armrests of the chair, his eyes half-closed, very comfortable.

Here it has to be mentioned again.

What is the most important thing in taking portraits?
is a model.

As long as the model is beautiful, no matter what the model is doing, it will look good when photographed.

Chen Minmin finally felt relieved, and patted Chen Xing awkwardly and said, "Hahaha, hahaha, you should have said it earlier, remember to pass this photo on to me, it's not bad, my sister didn't love you for nothing."

Chen Xing was speechless.

Chen Minmin's age was not far behind him, and there was no need to take care of them when they were growing up. On the contrary, Chen Xing helped her solve a lot of troubles when she was studying.

After resting for a while, everyone got up and prepared to go to the show.

In the ancient town square at this moment, there are already many people in performance costumes, and they are getting ready.

There are more than a dozen people in the dragon dance team, holding a big dragon in their hands, and others holding cloud lanterns, dragon balls and other decorations.In addition, there are big black cows, lion dances, stilts...

They have to work from two o'clock in the afternoon during the day until night.

Chen Xing and the others didn't go to the square, they knew with their feet that there must be circle after circle of people, and it was impossible to get through, so why bother to squeeze in with those people.

Anyway, the team is going to come over.

The wise man had already occupied the best position on the side of the road, waiting for the dragon dance team to come.

Chen Xing and Chen Jie were young and strong, and Chen Zhong was a half-grown boy, so he was not afraid of being scolded at all. He protected the two girls and easily squeezed to the front, occupying the best position on the street.

Not long after, Chen Xing and the others heard the sound of gongs and drums.

Clang, clang, clang, clang, clang...

(End of this chapter)