On the other side of the door is the courtyard

Chapter 126 The man with a story
In the evening, we had dinner at the Meilong Town restaurant that my grandpa had booked.

The dishes of this restaurant are mainly Yangzhou cuisine, combined with the local taste of Shanghai.

In 1999, there was also a movie called "Spring Breeze in Westgate", which was a food movie based on this hotel.

A group of nine people came to this hotel located on Nanjing West Road.

The neon lights on the street are unquestionably a symbol of advancement and civilization in this era. They are completely different worlds from the simple and solemn Forty-Nine City.

For Fatty Lu, who had seen this night scene for the first time, it was very refreshing.

"With so many neon lights on, how much electricity is wasted!"

Well, there are a thousand Hamlets in the eyes of a thousand people. From Fatty Lu’s point of view... he is quite tricky.

Unlike Fatty Lu, Lou Xiaoe and Lu Xiaohua were both deeply fascinated by the beautiful artificially rendered night scene.

"When can we install these beautiful neon lights in Sijiu City, brother Xiaoyi?"

This issue is a bit complicated.

Yang Yi organized her words and replied,

“Each big city has different functions and functions, and its appearance is also different.

Magic City was an international city before liberation. Economic prosperity requires the city to show a kind of vitality to the outside world.

Forty-Nine City is the capital, and the main function it needs to shoulder is the political center, so it is not suitable to look like a drunken lantern riddle. "

Grandpa listened to Yang Yi's explanation and nodded in approval.

"Xiaoyi, it seems that you have a thorough understanding of this issue!"

"Just say it casually, just say it casually."

While chatting, everyone entered the restaurant.

Compared with the prices at Red House and International Hotel, the prices at Meilong Town Restaurant are much more affordable.It is at the same level of consumption as Fengzeyuan.

As the dishes came one after another, grandpa served the rice wine.

"Welcome to Magic City, everyone. You are all Xiaoyi's good friends. Just treat grandpa's place as your home.

cheers! "

The alcohol content of the rice wine was not high, and it tasted a little sweet, so even Lou Xiaoe drank a glass of it.

Several famous dishes from Meilong Town are almost available on the table.

Shredded eel with oil, beef with tangerine peel, braised pork in Lao Modu, crab meat with both sides yellow...

These famous local dishes in the magic city are something Fatty Lu and the others never have the chance to eat.

Especially the braised pork dish is Fatty Lu’s favorite.

The red pork is on the top.There are tiger eggs and dried bamboo shoots underneath, which absorb the deliciousness of braised pork and have a unique flavor.

The fat on the pork is crystal clear, and it still sways slightly back and forth when touched a little, but it bounces when you pinch it with chopsticks.

It perfectly embodies the cooking technique of being crispy but not rotten.

If there weren't other people present, Fatty Lu would probably have moved his chopsticks to pick up the second piece.

Yang Yi saw what he meant, so he pinched his piece of braised pork in two.The thin ones belong to me, and the fat ones belong to Fatty Lu.

perfect!

"You can eat it, I don't like fat meat."

"Xiaoyi, this fat meat really tastes good!"

"Eat, eat. Don't be polite to me."

"Then I won't be polite."

Everyone saw Fatty Lu's good appetite and felt that today's food seemed to be much more delicious than usual.

The last dish that was served was the hairy crab rice cake that was both a dish and rice.

After it was served on the table, Fatty Lu couldn't bear it anymore and asked Yang Yi in a low voice.

"Xiao Yi, if I'm not mistaken, that's a crab. Can this thing be served as a dish?"

This question is difficult to answer.

"You'll know the taste just by yourself. I can't explain it either."

Yang Yi did not reach out to the hairy crab with her chopsticks, but clamped a piece of rice cake.

Well, that's what it tastes like.The deliciousness of the crab completely envelops the rice cake, which is really a wonderful taste.

Fatty Lu also followed suit and held a rice cake between his chopsticks.

Then the eyes lit up.

"It turns out that crabs taste so good, why don't we people in Sijiu City eat them?"

"Maybe it's because it's troublesome." Well, in fact, Yang Yi didn't know the specific reason.

"This dish is good. We can ask a chef to try it when we get back."

Fatty Lu really has a gourmet spirit.

The last thing served were two snacks and a staple food.

The snack is bean paste pot cake, and the main dish is scallion oil noodles.

There seems to be osmanthus in the bean paste, which gives the bean paste a subtle and special aroma.

As for the noodles, the noodles used are not the common cut noodles in the north, but dried noodles. The noodles have become more flavorful after being seasoned with lard and Kaiyang.

This kind of snacks and staple foods with local characteristics can not be eaten anywhere like in later generations when transportation is inconvenient today.

So everyone who tasted it for the first time was full of praise.

With Fatty Lu as the main force, there would be no leftovers.

As the meal was coming to an end, Fatty Lu shyly made a request.

"Grandpa, can I order a bowl of rice? I want to pour the soup into the rice and eat it."

Grandpa laughed after hearing this.

"Good boy, don't be pretentious. That's right. Don't treat yourself as an outsider."

After a bowl of rice was served, Fatty Lu really carried out the CD operation thoroughly.

"Xiao Lu, are you full? If not, grandpa will give you some more."

"I'm full, I'm full, grandpa."

"Okay, then go home when you're full."

We were all a little full, so we decided to take a walk home like this.

After walking slowly for more than half an hour, admiring the beautiful night view, everyone returned home.

……

"Grandpa, uncle, let's go to the study and sit for a while."

After entering the study, Yang Yi first took out the gifts for the two of them.

His uncle was overjoyed to receive another set of Swiss Army knives, but his grandfather was a little confused about the few records Yang Yi gave him.

There was a record player in the study, so Yang Yi put the record in.

Then, my mother's singing came out.

When he heard his daughter singing after not seeing him for a long time, my grandfather’s eyes began to turn red.

"Grandpa, I wrote the song with my mother, and my mother sang it. I hope you like this gift."

"I like it, I like it. Xiaoyi, thank you."

Grandpa's joy was beyond words.

Even his uncle was standing by, secretly giving Yang Yi a thumbs up.

No one bothered grandpa anymore, but let him listen to all the songs one by one.

After listening, grandpa was silent for a while.

"Xiao Yi, when you and Yanni get engaged next year, grandpa and your uncle will go to Sijiu City."

It's not easy. The father, daughter and husband-in-law can finally reconcile completely.

"Then I will wait for your arrival in Sijiu City."

After giving away the gifts, Yang Yi began to serve the main course.

"Uncle, I have an idea about the child."

The uncle didn't react for a moment.After a while, he asked in disbelief,
"You and Yanni got pregnant by accident!?"

Yang Yi shook his head.

"No, it's another one, she should have just been pregnant now.

Uncle, don’t blame me for being carefree. "

The uncle patted Yang Yi's shoulder excitedly.

"Huaxin, can a man's affairs be called a philanderer? With your conditions, raising a few little ones outside is not a problem at all.

Remember when your uncle and I..."

Grandpa glanced at his uncle at this time, and was so frightened by what his uncle said later that he shrank back.

It seems that my uncle is also a man with a story!

(End of this chapter)