The winter nights approaching the Spring Festival are naturally getting colder and colder.
There was also a small piece of snow floating in the air, to the extent that it was not even necessary to hold an umbrella, but the coolness that fell on his face was still annoying, not to mention accidentally drifting into his neck.
Lin Lan, who was wearing a long red cotton coat, stood at the three-way intersection where she could enter the back street, and waited on time for Cheng Fengyang, who trotted with her neck shrunk. Seeing how he was hurriedly crossing the road with his hands crossed in a blue down jacket, Lin Lan couldn't help laughing, because her image was similar to his at the moment.
The two huddled people gathered together, and when they saw each other's appearance, they couldn't help but smile, and now no one has to embarrass the other.
"Walk, trot forward and eat!"
No nonsense, the two of them rushed to the barbecue restaurant in the back street side by side, how could they do it if they were not active in eating at this point.
The urban village is very lively no matter the day or night. There are some cluttered blocks and people passing by from time to time. Although there is no standard sense of order, it has a pleasant firework atmosphere.
The lights are on in the shops of all sizes, and there are food stalls erected at the mouth of the market. From time to time, you can hear the noise of the spatula and the stove being fired. The air is filled with the smell of fried rice and fried rice. The domineering aroma of cumin scattered on the barbecue can be smelled from a distance, Lin Lan and Cheng Fengyang, who have not eaten yet, can't help swallowing and swallowing, and the movements under their feet are faster.
Lao Zhoutou BBQ restaurant... Oh no, the hot pot barbecue restaurant that has been renamed Lao Zhoutou is not very far away. After walking for about seven or eight minutes, the two of them arrived at their destination.
"It's really changed a lot." Lin Lan sighed.
Some of the small and messy shops in the past have been reorganized and expanded into two facades. The interior of the shop has also been repainted, and the lights are very bright. The glass sliding door with the words "Xiaobai", they can see that half of the people are sitting on the dozens of long tables inside, some are eating skewers, some are simmering hot pot, and from time to time helpers carry trays or soup kettles. Walk back and forth inside.
The aroma of barbecue that Lin Lan and the others smelled came from under an awning erected outside the shop, where a father and son were grilling on a long charcoal stove. The high temperature of the charcoal stove made the people standing outside not feel cold, on the contrary, their faces were a little red from the smoke.
"Uncle Zhou!" Lin Lan greeted the elders.
The other party raised his head and saw that she smiled suddenly: "It's Lan Lan. Come eat skewers with friends?"
"Yeah!" Lin Lan replied with a smile, "But I'm in no hurry for my skewers. You can help me bake seventeen dried fish. As a rule, don't put anything. I'll take it back."
Uncle Zhou was very familiar with this requirement, but he was surprised by the number, and then he remembered something and smiled: "I just wanted to ask whether you brought too much dried fish to Xuehua this time, and then I reacted. You have also opened a shop, and you have more than one cat at home! No problem, uncle promises to make it neat and tidy for you, so that you can take it away when you come out!"
Lin Lan immediately thanked: "Thank you, Uncle Zhou! My Xuehua likes your grilled dried fish the most. He told me more than once that your dried fish tastes the best."
"Oh! Just recognize my shop for your cat, and I have to give him one more!" Uncle Zhou laughed and followed.
Accidentally got a discount from the store, Lin Lan also smiled and thanked the big white cat at home, Cheng Fengyang, who was listening next to him, quickly interrupted: "Hey, boss, don't forget to ask me, roast two chicken legs and one meat for me. Intestines, don’t put too much oil and salt, I’ll take them back too!”
Although he was shocked at the beginning by Lin Lan and the over-skilled cat snack business of the barbecue restaurant, Cheng Fengyang, who was learning quickly, said that this is a really good idea. If you order it in advance and bring it back to the stars, it will save you having to wait a while longer. It won't get burnt at all, it kills two birds with one stone.
"Okay! No problem!" When Uncle Zhou saw that Lin Lan came with him, he immediately greeted him warmly, "It's cold outside, hurry in! Tell Aunt Zhou what you want to eat!"
"Hey, good!"
After the two of them said hello, they turned around and went into the store. As soon as the sliding glass door was opened, the heat from the air conditioner and the unique hot aroma of the hot pot rushed to the face, and the stomach suddenly became more hungry.
He quickly found an empty table and sat down, both Lin Lan and Cheng Fengyang had a new decision at this moment.
"Would you like to add another hot pot?" "Let's add the whole hot pot?"
The same question that sounded face to face at the same time made them laugh again.
Lin Lan didn't like spicy food, but Cheng Fengyang was okay, so he ordered the bottom of the mandarin duck pot, and after hooking up a bunch of messy ingredients on the menu, without forgetting the original intention of grilling, the two quietly waited for the food to be served. .
"This place has changed a lot." Cheng Fengyang folded his arms on the table and looked around the store, "It wasn't this big when I came back, the walls were repainted and the lights were changed, and the old tables and chairs also changed. Everything has been replaced, and it is much cleaner and tidy.”
"Well, according to my dad, it was made by Uncle Zhou's son after he came back." Taking a sip of warm water, Lin Lan said casually, "It seems that the change has been successful, and there are many people who eat hot pot."
Experienced people know that this is a good thing, and diners prove that it tastes good and won't step on thunder.
"Is that the young man who was with the shop owner outside?" Cheng Fengyang glanced outside, "Didn't he say he works in a big company in the capital, he came back to inherit the family business."
"There's nothing wrong with it." Lin Lan shrugged, thinking of her life in the magic capital and feeling a little emotional, "Go outside and see what the world is like outside your hometown, and when you come back, you will cherish what you once had. everything."
When she spoke, her eyelashes drooped, and the index fingers of both hands holding the cup gently rubbed the rim of the cup, and Cheng Fengyang couldn't help but look surprised as she sighed.
"Lin Lan, you..." The urge to ask her how she was doing in the magic capital was halfway through, but Cheng Fengyang hurriedly cut it off when he realized it was inappropriate, he coughed awkwardly and found another topic, "I mean quite Those who envy you all go to work in other places, and I am even more miserable. From elementary school to university, I have studied in Xicheng, and my job is also directly found in Xicheng local enterprises. Compared with you, my life experience is quite monotonous. "
"There's no such thing as monotonous and not monotonous, isn't it just an ordinary life?" Lin Lan smiled, "Going to school, looking for a job, going to work, falling in love, getting married... This is what most people do, they go to other places or even to stay abroad. No matter how you live, it’s all this model, whether you can live a good life is the most realistic.”
As she spoke, out of the corner of her eye, she saw a three-flowered cat. On the counter in the shop, it was lying beside the shrine where the related public statues were placed. Accustomed to the noise of people coming and going in the store, Sanhua Cat squinted lazily, and yawned leisurely during the period.
Cheng Fengyang also saw it: "Is the God of Wealth and Lucky Cat together? It's really auspicious."
"This is Hua Hua from Uncle Zhou's house. He is six years old this year, and he is considered a middle-aged and elderly cat." Lin Lan introduced with a smile, "He has a very docile and clingy personality. Lu, it's very face-saving. Huahua, come!"
I don't know if it was because I heard Lin Lan's voice, or because I understood what Lin Lan said, the three-flowered cat, who was lying lazily before, suddenly widened her eyes and looked straight in this direction.
Lin Lan waved at it, and the three-flowered cat jumped off the desk with a meow, and ran towards her across the legs with fat but nimble steps.
"Meow!" (Why can I understand you!) The nimble fat cat jumped on Lin Lan's legs while meowing.
"Probably because we know each other very well." Lin Lan casually fooled the kitten, reaching out and rubbing its head, "How have you been recently, Huahua?"
"Meow-meow-" (Very good, after the little master came back, the smiles on the faces of the male and female masters became more. When the little master was rebuilding the house, he also made me a beautiful cat litter, but I Prefer the old mat with the smell of the owners.)
"That's it, it's very good." After listening to Hua Hua's story, Lin Lan also squinted.
Cheng Fengyang sat across from him and watched, because he often went to Lin's house to help during the renovation. He was used to Lin Lan's way of talking to cats, but every time he saw it, he had to sigh that this girl who likes cats may really speak cat language level 10. Well, otherwise, how can one person and one cat talk so clearly.
One person and one cat are interacting, and the hot pot and some grilled dishes they ordered have already been served.
"Yo, Lanlan, are you playing with my Huahua again?" After the proprietress Aunt Zhou put the dishes away, she couldn't help but smile when she saw her cat being held, "Aren't you afraid that your snowflake is jealous?"
"Where is Aunt Zhou." Lin Lan raised her head and joked, "Xuehua has a good personality. As long as I go back and bring him dried fish, he never minds that I have a cat outside."
This made Aunt Zhou amused all of a sudden: "That's fine, Huahua will hug you, I'm busy, and you can eat while it's hot!"
In fact, there is no need to say hello at all. When the food is served on the table, the two have already picked up the skewers and started eating. Lin Lan also picked a boiled quail egg from the hot pot ingredients ordered and gave it to Hua Hua, and the fat Sanhua cat jumped immediately. Eating hard-boiled eggs on the ground is a delight.
When the hot pot boiled, and another batch of ingredients was thrown into the pot, Lin Lan rinsed chopsticks and sliced meat in the clear soup, tentatively chewed it in his mouth a few times, and quickly nodded in satisfaction. Cheng Fengyang, who was opposite, gave her a thumbs up, and started a new round of shabu-shabu.
Food is currently, what nonsense, eat!
At the end of the meal, the two of them ate their belly round and looked satisfied.
"It's delicious. Next time, I'm going to call my family and come here to make a hot pot. Sure enough, all the delicious food is hidden in the alleys of the city." Cheng Fengyang patted his belly, and he was full by now. Forget about maintaining a handsome image in front of Lin Lan.
Lin Lan strongly agreed that she would also ask the elders to come with her when she had time. I just hope that my mother will not pour cold water when it arrives, and just say "give me the hundreds of dollars, and I will make a better table for you at home".
"Aunt Zhou, settle the bill!" She skillfully took out her mobile phone, and Lin Lan sat there and scanned the QR code to pay after hearing the bill. By the way, she also nagged, "Huahua is getting old, so she can't keep getting fat, she has to let it go. It's losing weight." Originally, she wanted to feed more when she was eating, but she didn't dare to feed more when she thought of the real weight when the sanhua cat jumped on her legs.
Aunt Zhou immediately answered: "You are the same as what my son said before, he also said that cats are too fat to get sick when they get older. I always thought that cats who eat fat are lucky. I won't be busy tomorrow. Just take Huahua to the vet."
Huahua has a good owner. Lin Lan is very happy. After laughing and saying that she will come to eat hot pot next time, she greets the person sitting next to her: "Cheng Fengyang, I'm fine, let's go?"
The over-fed young man slowly turned his legs and turned his legs out of the table.
"Ah!" The diners at the next table let out a scream, because he didn't hold the beef balls in his hand, and let the whole plate smashed directly into the hot pot from a height, and instantly a large amount of red soup splashed out. People's clothes were splashed and dirty, and some people's hands and faces were splashed.
Cheng Fengyang, who was getting up to leave, was the most unlucky. Several drops were splashed on his eyes and face. At that time, he covered his eyes and screamed in pain more than anyone else.