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Chapter 516 The Struggling Chicken Rack (22)

Back in his hometown, in addition to taking his children to see the red-crowned cranes, Yang Yi also took Li Mengfei to visit the sites of old factories in the city and eat his favorite snacks at the school gate when he was studying.

Of course, on today's trip, Yang Yi and Li Mengfei sneaked out - their daughter was taken by her grandmother Li Aiyi in the yard of Yang Yi's hometown.

Little Taro has integrated into his father's hometown very quickly. As a child, he really likes this original environment! The cows raised by the uncle next door, the chickens fed by the brother at the front door, and the new-born puppy from her cousin’s house can all bring endless fun to the little girl!

"She can't eat what we eat anyway. Why don't she stay at home with her grandma and play around, making the whole village restless!" Yang Yi faced a plate on the table that was roasted to a golden crisp and fragrant with soy sauce. The chicken rack was overflowing, and he and his wife laughed.

"I'm just a little worried that my mother can't watch her, and she will go crazy when she returns home." Li Mengfei put on disposable gloves and waited expectantly for Yang Yi to help connect the large piece to the thin skin and stick it to the thin skin. The chicken rack of meat was torn open, and each person had half of it. Then she also broke it off bit by bit and gnawed it bit by bit.

Really fragrant!

"This meat is not fat, and it is so delicious!" Li Mengfei ate without caring about her image as a fairy sister. With soy sauce and sesame on her lips, she praised Yang Yi profusely.

"Really? It's definitely not fat. The excess meat has been trimmed off, and what's left is the most delicious bone-in meat. And its taste is marinated with chili peppers, and then brushed with salty sauce when grilled. Clamp it on the iron rack and bake it, it will be sizzling with oil and naturally very fragrant!"

Yang Yi was also eating with great joy, and felt like he was licking his mouth. His youthful and frivolous state was back.

It does have a spicy taste, but it’s not the kind of spiciness in Sichuan and Hunan provinces that makes people’s scalp numb. Its spiciness is stimulating and comforting!

Li Mengfei followed Yang Yi's example, took a few bites of the chicken rack, and took a sip of the Arctic Ocean ice soda. She suddenly felt that this delicious food was so good that her limbs were all numb!

"How come I haven't seen you make such a delicious chicken rack at home before?" Li Mengfei asked him curiously.

It’s not that chicken racks are a fresh delicacy that can’t be seen elsewhere. In fact, after foreign fast food began to sell chicken racks a few years ago, the popularity of chicken racks spread to all parts of the country.

But how can those fried chicken racks covered in flour be as delicious as this real chicken rack with pure meat and bones?

Li Mengfei doesn't control her diet very much and doesn't do much body management. In fact, she can be regarded as a foodie, but she has never eaten chicken racks with this flavor elsewhere!

Yang Yi has never made anything at home. He likes to study food, and he has even made Turkish barbecue with great interest. But why not make the snacks that he is most familiar with in his hometown and are so delicious?

"Didn't I take you to see the factory where my parents used to work today? What do you think of the environment in these old factories?"

Yang Yi was not in a hurry to answer his wife's questions, but smiled and chatted with her about other topics.

"It's very big, but it's strange. Why would you rather abandon it than transform it? For example, turn it into a park, or demolish it and turn it into real estate?"

Li Mengfei actually had a lot of emotions after seeing it, such as those old factories and old castings that have a rich sense of history. They all seem to witness the prosperity and loneliness of an era, but she has seen too many such old factories, and there are even piles of them. The old soy sauce factory full of vats, the old textile factory surrounded by garbage, all that was left in her mind now were doubts.

Why do they still exist? Standing dilapidated?

Why hasn't it been revitalized through renovation or turned into real estate like other cities and restored to its former prosperity?

"Because there are too few people, the city is too poor! The entire population of Hecheng is less than 5 million, and the GDP is only more than 100 billion. Compared with Zhanjiang, where we have filmed before, the population of Zhanjiang is more than 7 million. The GDP is also three times that of Hecheng. Hecheng is the second largest city in Heilongjiang Province, and Zhanjiang is ranked last in Guangdong Province." Yang Yi shook his head with a wry smile. "It seems so. We were playing in the city. There weren't many cars on the road, and the people weren't that dense." Li Mengfei nodded thoughtfully.

"So, when the entire industrial system collapses and the population is lost, how much will the remaining people have to buy and build houses? Real estate will definitely not be built, and if it is done, they will not use it. For old factories in relatively remote locations, there are plenty of land options in the city center for them to choose from.”

Yang Yi didn't want to talk about real estate with his wife, so he quickly returned to the chicken rack.

"Actually, this chicken rack is a bit like a microcosm of the transformation period of our Northeast industrial system!" Yang Yi held up the chicken rack in his hand, said a few words, and took a few bites.

He couldn't help it, it smelled so good that if he hadn't been wearing disposable gloves, he would have sucked his fingers.

"Miniature?" Li Mengfei turned to her delicate pretty face and gestured with the chicken rack in her hand with great interest, but she gestured towards the light.

The epitome of her understanding was the skeletal appearance of the chicken rack revealed in the light, much like the exposed steel and iron frames of those old factories that had been in disrepair.

"It's not the shape, but its history. In fact, after the wave of layoffs began, many workers who lost their jobs were struggling to find a way out, just like Li Qiaoyun in "The Long Season" who went to be a bartender and opened a massage parlor. Same. Some people choose to open snack bars, sell barbecue, and do some small business."

Yang Yi said to his wife while recalling.

When Li Mengfei heard him talk about opening a snack bar, she couldn't help but think of his father.

Didn't Yang Yi's father, Yang Zhiyun, open a shop in Yiwu to sell breakfast?

Although Yang Zhiyun has rarely disturbed their lives in the past two years, he has begun to return to his hometown and no longer isolates himself in Yiwu.

Moreover, the reason why Yang Yi lived very comfortably when he came back this time was because Yang Zhiyun took the time to tidy up the yard at home and built a new house, using the money Yang Yi gave him and the money he had saved over the years.

Yang Zhiyun still plans to return to his roots when he gets old, or at least keep his old home.

However, the chicken rack Yang Yi mentioned had nothing to do with his father, because Yang Zhiyun started the catering business after working out of town for many years.

"Actually, it's not easy for people to have a barbecue. Meat is too expensive, and people at home with adults and children can't afford it. But chicken racks are different. The meat has been trimmed, and there isn't much left. , it must be less than what we eat. Brush it with sauce, grill it, chew on the bones, and drink a bottle of beer deliciously. This is probably the best-selling civilian snack in that era. ! The people who sell it are laid-off workers, and the people who eat it are also laid-off workers, so I say it condenses the shadow of that era."

Yang Yi smiled and said to his wife.

Li Mengfei understood that the chicken rack, just like this period of history, still weighed heavily on his heart. It was too heavy.

(PS: The connection between chicken racks and the industrial history of the old Northeast is inspired by the video of Pindao Pancake Uncle.)

(End of this chapter)