After everyone went out, Feng Yifan started to work alone in the kitchen.
While busy, I saw two piles of various ingredients piled against the wall in the back kitchen.
First, he looked at the high-quality ingredients that Su Lanxin was going to use, and then he saw the fresh fruits and vegetables sent by his father and the Yue Qingsong brothers.
Looking at the pile of fruits and vegetables, Feng Yifan couldn't help but recall some scenes from his childhood.
Speaking of which, Feng Yifan’s hometown is also a beautiful place with beautiful mountains and rivers, surrounded by mountains and water.
When Feng Yifan was a child, there were only two places where he often played with his childhood friends and other children in the village: either going up the mountain or going down to the river.
I go up the mountain, bring a homemade slingshot, and shoot birds in the forest. Sometimes I learn how to set traps from the hunters in the village. From time to time, I can catch a few wild rabbits or some wild pheasants, which I can go back and have as an extra dish for lunch.
Going to the river is naturally the most fun thing, playing in the water, or fishing with a homemade fishing rod by the river.
Thinking about fishing, Feng Yifan suddenly remembered his favorite bowl of noodles when he was a child in the countryside.
Yellow croaker noodles made by grandma.
Thinking of this, Feng Yifan immediately turned around and went to the place where the fresh seafood was bought today and picked out a few fresh small yellow croakers.
After slaughtering and cleaning the small yellow croaker, select four of them and remove the bones.
The remaining whole small yellow croaker is first marinated with rice wine, scallion and ginger water, and a little salt and pepper.
On the other hand, when the yellow croaker is deboned, the fish meat part also needs to be sliced into pieces.
Coat the fish with egg white and starch.
Put the remaining fish head and fish bones into the pan and stir-fry until they are flavored, then add some lard and water to make fish soup.
After the fish soup is cooked, filter it out and set it aside.
I picked out a few bamboo shoots from the fresh fruits and vegetables my father sent me today. After they were cleaned, I sliced them directly for later use.
Finally, quickly fry the battered fish fillets in oil until they are rolled up.
Everything is ready, now it’s time to make the yellow croaker noodles.
First, put the chopped sauerkraut into the pan and stir-fry it. After it is fragrant, add the bamboo shoots, also doing it quickly, and then add the boiled fish soup.
After the soup boils, put the fish fillets into the soup and cook for a while.
Put the cooked noodles into a bowl and pour the sauerkraut and yellow croaker topping on it. A bowl of sauerkraut and yellow croaker noodles is ready.
In another pot, follow the same steps. First, stir-fry the sauerkraut and bamboo shoots. Then add the whole small yellow croaker, stir-fry for a while, and then add water to cook.
The cooking time takes a little longer. After the water boils, add some salt, a very small amount of sugar for seasoning, and some pepper.
When the noodles are almost cooked, Feng Yifan cooks them in a big pot.
Similarly, scoop out the noodles and spread them on the bottom of the bowl, put two small yellow croakers on the noodles, and then pour in the broth used to cook the yellow croakers.
In this way, the two versions of slightly different sauerkraut yellow croaker noodles are ready.
Just at this moment, Lin Ruifeng came in from the door of the back alley, and Feng Yifan said, "Ruifeng, help me watch the fire on the stove, I'll go to the front and bring these bowls of noodles up."
Lin Ruifeng smelled the fragrance as soon as he entered the door, and saw that the master had prepared several bowls, he couldn't help but feel very curious.
Naturally, he didn't ask any more questions, but just replied, "Okay, Master."
Feng Yifan brought out the yellow croaker noodles. There were quite a few people sitting in the restaurant at this time, and Su Ruoxi was recording the diners' orders.
On the other side, Feng Jiandong led the two brothers Yue Qingsong and Yue Yibai, the three old men Su Jinrong, as well as Yang Xiaoxi's father and Chen Yaofei's grandfather to sit together and chat.
The three little girls were accompanied by the grandmothers of Lu Cuiling and Chen Yaofei and sat at another table nearby.
When everyone hadn't finished ordering, they suddenly saw Feng Yifan coming out with a tray, and everyone was a little surprised.
The originally noisy restaurant became silent the moment Feng Yifan came out.
Feng Yifan was also stunned for a moment, then smiled and said to everyone: "Everyone, please order first. Don't look at me. I am only serving food to my daughter and family members first. Once everyone has ordered, I will cook it right away."
Seeing everyone looking away, Feng Yifan walked over to the table where his father and his friends were sitting.
He put down the large tray in his hand and placed the piled noodles in bowls on the table.
Shi Jinbin smelled the smell, stretched his head to take a look and said, "Wow, this is good, is it yellow croaker noodles?"
Zhuang Daozhong, who was about to leave, also smelled the smell and immediately sat down again: "I can't leave now, I haven't had pickled cabbage and yellow croaker noodles for many years."
After hearing this, Feng Yifan turned around and said to the two old men, "Master uncle and master uncle, you may have to wait a moment. I will give these bowls to my friends first. They came all the way here to deliver the goods to me today, so they should eat first."
Zhuang Daozhong smiled and said, "It doesn't matter. As long as there is something to eat, it's fine. It's okay for me to wait for a while, old man."
Shi Jinbin also said: "Yes, if there are not enough people in the back, I will go to the kitchen to help you."
Feng Yifan smiled and replied, "No need, uncle. There aren't many guests right now, and Ruifeng is already in the kitchen. We can handle it together, master and disciple."
After saying that, Feng Yifan put down the yellow croaker noodles and handed two bowls of whole yellow croakers to the two brothers Yue Qingsong and Yue Yibai.
When Yue Qingsong saw the noodles with pickled cabbage and small yellow croaker in front of him, he almost instantly understood what his childhood friend was thinking.
How could Yue Qingsong not remember this bowl of noodles
This was what Feng Yifan’s grandmother often made for them when they were children.
Especially when the children are naughty, their grandmother will often make a bowl of noodles like this after scolding them, as a snack for the children.
Now, after many years, he smelled this flavor again, looked at the two small yellow croakers on the noodles in the bowl, and the milky soup around the noodles in the bowl, Yue Qingsong's eyes became moist unconsciously.
At this moment, Yue Qingsong had only one thought in his mind: I miss my grandma.
Yes, Feng Yifan was actually thinking of his grandmother in his heart.
The two good friends, who were like brothers, looked at each other again after many years, with a bowl of hot sauerkraut and yellow croaker noodles in front of them.
However, now both of them have haggard looks on their faces, and the grandmother who used to cook noodles for them is no longer around.
Almost unable to hold back tears, Yue Qingsong quickly grabbed the tissue on the table, covered his eyes, and "scolded" Feng Yifan with a little sob.
"Feng Yifan, you bastard, you actually served me a bowl of noodles like this at this time, do you deliberately not want me to eat it?"
When Feng Yifan saw his childhood friend covering his eyes, his eyes also filled with tears.
But he still held it back and forced out a laugh: "Haha, I did it on purpose. It's up to you to eat it or not. If you don't want to eat it, give it to my uncle and uncle first."
When Yue Qingsong heard this, he reached out and pressed the bowl in front of him.
"Eat, of course you have to. I'm telling you, if you don't make the noodles taste like grandma's, don't blame me for turning the table over."
Feng Ruoruo, who had always been with her grandmother, came to her father's side at some point.
After hearing what Uncle Yue said, the little girl immediately became unhappy: "Don't turn the table over. Dad's cooking must be delicious. If you turn the table over, you'll be a bad guy."
There was originally a somewhat sad atmosphere, but the sadness was instantly driven away by the little girl's noise.
Yue Qingsong couldn't help laughing while holding the tissue, and quickly grabbed the tissue to cover his mouth and nose.
After turning his head away and blowing his nose, Yue Qingsong adjusted his mood and turned back.
"Okay, okay, your dad's cooking must be delicious. Uncle said something wrong. Can Ruoruo forgive uncle?"
Hearing Uncle Yue apologize, Feng Ruoruo nodded decisively: "Well, since you have apologized, I will forgive Uncle Yue."
After the little girl made such a fuss, the family members at several tables immediately started to laugh.
In a cheerful atmosphere, Feng Yifan placed three bowls of yellow croaker noodles with fish slices on his mother's table.
"Mom, you guys come feed the three little girls and let them have a taste. I've processed the fish meat and there are no fish bones. The children can eat it without worry."
After putting down the three bowls of noodles, Feng Yifan took the tray and asked as he returned to the kitchen: "Does everyone want to eat yellow croaker noodles?"
Including Yang Xiaoxi's father and Chen Yaofei's grandfather, everyone naturally agreed in unison: "Eat."
Feng Yifan smiled and nodded: "Okay, wait a moment, I'll be there soon."
Yang Zhiyi did not forget to add: "Chef Feng, I also want the kind of fish fillets that are well sliced. I can't eat fish with bones."
This made everyone laugh.
Yang Xiaoxi turned around and said, "Dad, why do you always eat what we eat?"
When Yang Zhiyi heard his daughter's words, he smiled and said, "Because yours must be the most delicious. Your father Feng will definitely make it very delicious for you."
Feng Yifan didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Actually, they all taste the same. You actually asked the child for the same one."
Yang Zhiyi smiled and said, "Yes, just like the children."
Grandpa Feifei laughed and said, "Xixi's mother is not here today. If Xixi's mother were here, Xixi's father would not dare to ask for it like this."
This sentence caused everyone to laugh again.
Yang Zhiyi seemed to have gotten used to such jokes from everyone and didn't care at all.
Feng Yifan finally agreed, took some diners' orders, and went back to the kitchen to prepare.
After Feng Yifan left, Yue Qingsong looked at the yellow croaker noodles in front of him, and then saw that even Feng Jiandong at the same table was not there. He suddenly felt a little embarrassed to pick up his chopsticks.
But when Yue Qingsong was still feeling embarrassed, there was a "slurp" sound next to him and Yue Yibai started eating with big mouthfuls.
After taking a big sip, before he could even swallow the noodles, Yue Yibai immediately exclaimed, "Brother, this noodles is so, so delicious."
Seeing his brother's look, Yue Qingsong was helpless and could only warn him in a low voice: "Can you keep your voice down?"
Then, Yue Qingsong turned to Feng Jiandong and said, "Uncle Dong, how about I give this bowl to the old people first?"
Hearing this, Feng Jiandong smiled and said, "You eat yours. There are so many old men here. Who are you going to give this bowl to? Don't worry, Yifan will bring it up to us soon."
Everyone agrees with this point and everyone believes in Feng Yifan's hand speed.
After some refusals, Yue Qingsong finally gave up and had to eat it himself.
Yue Qingsong did not eat the noodles directly, nor did he eat the small yellow croaker first. Instead, he picked up the bowl and took a sip of the soup.
After taking a sip of the soup, the fish flavor is not very strong, but a mixture of sauerkraut and bamboo shoots, which quickly spreads in the mouth and on the tip of the tongue.
This mouthful of soup instantly made Yue Qingsong taste the flavor of many years ago.
This is the bowl of yellow croaker noodles that Feng Yifan’s grandmother often made for them when they were children.
Then, use chopsticks to flip the noodles up from under the fish body and submerge the two small yellow croakers in the soup.
Eat noodles first.
Slurp.
Just a moment ago, he was complaining about his brother eating too loudly, but at this moment, Yue Qingsong couldn't control himself anymore.
This bowl of noodles is really delicious, with the freshness of the small yellow croaker, the slight sourness of the pickles, and the light fragrance brought by the bamboo shoots to the soup.
Wrapped in the noodles at the entrance, it really makes you unable to stop eating.
While eating this bowl of noodles, Yue Qingsong seemed to be back in the summer of his childhood.
He and Feng Yifan went to the river to play together during the summer vacation. As a result, they had a conflict over a trivial matter on the riverbank and started beating each other.
And the two children who had played together since childhood told each other with gritted teeth at that moment.
"We are no longer friends from now on."
After saying this, the two of them parted ways and trotted back home.
But when Yue Qingsong returned home, he found that no one was at home. He then remembered that his parents went to the neighboring town to do some work and agreed to come back later in the evening, so he asked Yue Qingsong to go to Feng Yifan's grandmother's house for dinner.
But thinking about the conflict he had just had with Feng Yifan, Yue Qingsong was unwilling to bow to Feng Yifan, so he didn't want to go to Feng Yifan's grandmother's house.
But sitting alone at home, as it got darker, hunger came over me.
Yue Qingsong still remembers that he really cried at that time and felt extremely wronged.
Almost at the moment he started crying, the gate of his house was pushed open, and then Feng Yifan was seen striding in.
Feng Yifan rushed in and the first thing he said when he saw Yue Qingsong was: "I'm sorry, I was wrong today, Qingsong, please forgive me. My grandma asked me to ask you to come to my house for dinner."
Seeing Feng Yifan take the initiative to apologize, Yue Qingsong was stunned for a moment, then wiped the tears from his face and apologized to Feng Yifan in the same way: "I'm sorry, I was not good today, I shouldn't have started it first."
The two good friends reconciled and ran to Feng Yifan’s grandmother’s house together.
When they entered the door, the two children smelled the aroma of yellow croaker noodles at the same time. They quickly ran into the house and saw two bowls of yellow croaker noodles on the table.
The next moment, grandma's voice came from the kitchen: "Are you all back? Sit down and eat your noodles quickly. If you leave them out for too long, the noodles won't taste good anymore."
The two children looked at each other, walked to the table and sat down together, each picked up a bowl of noodles and started eating.
Eat with big mouthfuls.
Yue Qingsong also ate with big mouthfuls today, and in a trance he returned to that moment in his childhood.