Everyone ate and drank and took a nap, and they felt particularly energetic when they were on their way in the afternoon. The three strong men originally planned to cross the five carriages in front of them and head back to Beijing, but in the end they "were short-handed and soft-hearted". They thought that since they had eaten a meal, it would be fine to protect them all the way, until the next intersection. They parted ways again, so they continued to crash in the back of the convoy.
Manager Lin seemed to be still ill, and occasionally coughed twice, which attracted the handsome man to look at the carriage frequently, but because of a bamboo curtain, he could not see anything. After walking for more than an hour, a subordinate named Luo Tietou approached the man while burping, and lowered his voice: "Boss, when will we stop stationing? I'm hungry."
The man just glanced at him lightly, but didn't answer. The subordinate named Zhao Liu teased, "It's not long after lunch, why are you hungry again?"
"The burp I burped was so fragrant, I started to feel hungry again and wanted to eat." Luo Tietou burped as soon as he finished speaking, and his mouth was suddenly filled with the smell of bacon. It is said that the food in the stomach will stink within a quarter of an hour, so the burp is also smelly, but this dish made by Manager Lin is completely different. After two hours, the rich aroma still stays in the mouth and abdomen. Even the hair and clothes were covered with the fragrance of vegetables, making people unbearable to smell it.
In fact, Zhao Liu was also hungry, so he couldn't help but look at Chao Junwei's man.
"Continue on the road, don't talk nonsense." The man said blankly.
The two looked at each other and sighed in unison. After another hour, seeing that the sun was about to set, they ran to the front of the convoy and suggested loudly: "There is an open mountain here for us to camp and rest, why don't we settle there. Going further, it is always a dense forest, and there are many wild beasts in the forest, which is quite dangerous."
"Then let's rest here for the night." The servant named Xiaozhu was not someone who didn't know what to do, and hurriedly asked the driver to stop the car.
"What's for dinner tonight?" Before the carriage stopped, Luo Tietou asked eagerly.
"What do we eat doesn't matter to you?" Xiaozhu puffed out his cheeks.
"No," Zhao Liu walked out from behind and said with a smile: "We could have gone first, but now we have protected you all the way. It's not too much to have dinner with you, right?"
Xiaozhu was about to sneer and go back to avenge his previous revenge, when he heard a hoarse but gentle voice from the carriage: "Thank you for your support along the way. It's natural to invite you to dinner, how can it be excessive?" When it fell, Manager Lin jumped out of the car and carefully wrapped the turban so that the blue silk on his head would not flutter at will.
"Then I would like to thank Manager Lin." Zhao Liu and Luo Tietou burst into laughter. The shopkeeper Lin treated people and things very politely, making people look comfortable.
The handsome man also folded his hands and said seriously, "Thank you, Manager Lin."
"You're welcome." Lin Dan said with a smile, "Dinner should not be eaten too much, and the taste should not be too heavy, otherwise it will cause gastrointestinal discomfort, how about we eat some burritos?"
"Of course, I'll trouble Manager Lin." The Junwei man had no objection, but his two subordinates were a little disappointed. They have been eating buns for many days in a row, and they have long been tired of eating them. The burritos and buns are both pasta, and the taste is similar. It is better to continue eating bacon. They have a good stomach and no discomfort. But after thinking about it, seeing that the leader has promised to come down, the two naturally dare not raise any objection.
Lin Danchong nodded slightly and led the two little girls to pick wild vegetables in the woods. There was a spring rain just a few days ago, the soil was still wet, and all kinds of wild vegetables were sprouting green, all over the mountains and plains. The three servants were left to carry water, chop wood, build a stove, and make a fire. The two strong men had planned to lie down and rest for a while. They were the shopkeepers. They were stared at by their own leaders and had to get up to help with the work.
A few quarters later, Lin Dan and the two little girls came back with a basket full of wild vegetables, including bamboo shoots, mustard greens, mushrooms, toon and so on.
The three servants built two stoves, each with two large pots. The water in the pots had already boiled and was bubbling. Lin Dan asked the little girl to wash the vegetables, while he took out a bag of brown cubes from the carriage.
"What is this?" Luo Tietou leaned over to look, his face full of curiosity.
"This is fragrant dried, a specialty of Bashu. It is smoked by the method of smoking bacon. It tastes salty and fragrant." Lin Dan explained slowly.
Luo Tietou picked up a small cube and smelled it. Sure enough, there was a sausage and the aroma of beans. The taste was very unique.
"Have you ever been to Bashu?" The handsome man who had always been taciturn took the initiative to say: "The road there is difficult to walk."
"The road to Shu is difficult, and it is difficult to climb to the sky." Lin Dan laughed lightly, "But after walking the difficult road, you will find that Bashu is a better place, with beautiful mountains, beautiful water, beautiful people, and even more beautiful food. ." For her, the place with delicious food is Tianfu, so Bashu is a veritable country of Tianfu.
The handsome man nodded with a smile in his cold eyes, "Bashu's food is really delicious."
"Looks like you're a foodie too." Lin Dan rolled up his sleeves to process the ingredients, cut the boiled and drained bamboo shoot tips, blanched mustard greens, mushrooms, and dried fragrant dried mushrooms into cubes and set them aside for later use . The two little girls were in charge of the face-to-face meeting, asking Lin Danshui if he had enough from time to time.
"Add more, the dough is too thick, and the spread out will not be thin enough or thin enough, which will affect the taste." Lin Dan instructed the two little girls and the good noodles, and then took out the lard that had been sealed for a winter and used it to fry diced vegetables. . The lard melted in the pot, making a crisp, zizzy sound, and another strong fragrance came out, causing everyone to swallow.
"Mother, why is this lard so fragrant?" Luo Tietou asked, sniffing.
Lin Dan stirred the slowly melting lard with a spatula, and said warmly, "The lard is naturally fragrant. When I cook the lard, I will add water to prevent the fat from burning and bitter. Make the boiled fat whiter, brighter and thicker. When storing it in a jar, add a spoonful of sugar and a few peppercorns to a pound of oil, which can effectively prevent rancidity, and it will not be a problem to eat it for four or five months.”
During the time to speak, the oil was already hot. Lin Dan put in diced bamboo shoots, diced dried fragrant herbs, diced mushrooms, diced mustard greens and other ingredients, stirred them evenly with a spatula, and then sprinkled in sesame seeds and salt.
"Eating too much at noon, let's eat a little light at night." She said slowly: "Three fresh, three fresh, three fresh water, three fresh trees, our dish is the three fresh springs. Bamboo shoots, mustard greens , mushrooms, they are all first-class fresh things, just stir-fry one or two with lard and flying salt, it will be enough to taste. Do you know what you eat in spring?" She turned to look at the names of peony and cuckoo. Two little girls.
Shaoyao and Dujuan scratched their heads and smirked. They don't have time to drool, and they don't have time to think about anything else.
Lin Dan stirred the diced vegetables and said softly, "What you eat in spring is the word for 'fresh'. This is the season of recovery of all things. Everything is new and fresh. You can smell the fragrance of flowers. Is the air fresh too?"
"Fresh!" The two little girls nodded with a smile, and then asked again, "What do you eat in summer?"
"Eating in summer is a word for 'cool'. The hotter the weather is, the more refreshing the food will be, so that the stomach will cuddle up. In the morning, a bowl of sweet mung bean porridge with a few pieces of mint cold cake; at noon, use bright red pepper oil and emerald green Mix shredded cucumber and spring onion with a bowl of cold noodles; drink a pot of sake and a few cold dishes in the evening, and drink a bowl of sour plum soup at night, and the day has passed so refreshingly, how comfortable is it?"
The two little girls licked their lips and asked, "What should I eat in autumn?"
Lin Dan put the fried diced three fresh vegetables into a pottery pot, and continued, "Eating in autumn is a word for "bu", a bowl of peanut barley porridge in the morning, to nourish blood and qi; stew a pot of dried chestnuts at noon The overcooked old hen, the sweet and glutinous chestnut infiltrates the salty and fresh chicken, and the fragrant lingering on the cheeks for a long time; in the evening, cut the old pumpkin into pieces and steam them with tempeh, the sweet taste can spread to the dream. Autumn is sweet and delicious. I have to make up for it and get back all the energy lost from summer work, so I can have a good winter.”
"Is this what it means to post autumn fat?" The two little girls suddenly realized, and then asked again, "What do you eat in winter?"
"Winter eating is a word for 'warm'." Lin Dan put five palm-sized pans on the fire, wiped the bottom of the pan with the fat pork cut into pieces, slowly poured the batter, and gently tapped his wrist. Turn around, spread out a piece of cake in less than two breaths, and then put the pot upside down on a clean pottery pot, and the crepes will fall off by themselves, tender and white, stacked one by one.
Lin Dan flipped his wrists up and down, greased the five pans one after another, and spread the cakes one after another. In a short time, dozens of cakes were made, almost the same in size and thickness. At the same time, she said slowly, "It's very cold in winter, and the food you eat must be warm, so that you can feel comfortable. During the New Year, the family huddles together to make dumplings, talking, laughing, and lively. Take the boiled dumplings out of the boiling water and eat them while they are still hot. The fried dumplings, braised pork trotters, and steamed anchovies are steaming hot and fragrant. Oh… "
Thinking of that scene, Lin Dan couldn't help but laugh.
The two little girls had already covered their mouths and ran away, for fear that their saliva would flow into the pot.
The three strong men had gathered around at some point, listening to Lin Dan while watching her cook. This shopkeeper Lin is not only good at cooking, but also speaks very smoothly. He opens and closes his mouth full of food scriptures, which makes people feel like enjoying a feast.
The handsome man stared at Lin Dan for a long time, his eyes flickering with complicated light. When Lin Dan looked over, he lowered his head as if nothing had happened.
After a while, the pancakes were ready. Lin Dan washed the wild onions and cut them into pieces. Then he took out the sweet and spicy sauces, garlic sauces, and chili sauces that he had marinated. He put them in small plates one by one, and greeted, "Okay, Let's have dinner."
The crowd cheered and crowded to the pot to grab food. The palm-sized pancakes are white and raw, wrapped in diced vegetables and stuffed into the mouth, the taste buds are filled with the rich aroma. The bamboo shoots are crisp and refreshing, the fragrant dried diced soft, waxy and salty. The juice of the mustard greens and mushrooms is combined in the sweet and sweet crust, forming a strong freshness. If you feel that the taste is mild, you can also wrap a little wild onion and sauce, salty, fresh, sweet, spicy... all melt on the tip of your tongue, as if you are holding the whole spring in your mouth.
The three strong men were stunned after eating only one bite, and then quickly stuffed the remaining burritos into their mouths, followed by another roll, and another roll... The spoon for scooping vegetables did not stop, it was called the wind and the clouds.