Yaozhuang Town is located in the northeast of Jiashan, Jiaxing.
It is adjacent to Shanghai to the east, Hangzhou to the west and Suzhou to the north, making it a transportation hub.
It's just that Yaozhuang Town is too small, with a population of less than 20,000.
The land here is fertile and the climate is mild. It is also a famous land of fish and rice.
The character of the people here, just like the landscape this time, can be described in one word:
quiet!
Quiet and quiet, the wind is light and the clouds are calm. I look down on the prosperity of the world and let it surge. I treat people and things with a normal heart.
It is probably because of this "quietness" that the people in Yaozhuang Town have inherited the character of most Jiaxing people: tolerant, open-minded, sincere and restrained.
They will not be overly enthusiastic towards all guests who come here for the first time, and of course they will never turn them away, just like they usually do.
Two cars drove into Yaozhuang Town.
The locals are not surprised.
The car stopped and the seven people got out. Meng Shaoyuan asked Mu Dekai to find out if there were any hotels nearby so that he and others could stretch their muscles.
After all, in this era, there is no high-speed rail, which runs all the way from Shanghai. There are many roads that are difficult to walk, full of potholes and bumps, and I feel a little tired.
Across the alley, there was a stall. An old man in his sixties was sitting on the ground. When he saw customers, he did not solicit business. He just sang a little nursery rhyme to himself:
"I had a little hairy head a long time ago. It was so painful that I couldn't talk about it. I only had a small quilt to cover my head but I couldn't take it down..."
Although he is old and his voice is a bit hoarse, Wu Nong's soft words and pleasant voice have been the most beautiful since ancient times, and they actually attracted Meng Shaoyuan and others to him.
"It sounds so good, it sounds so good."
When the old man finished singing, Zhu Yanni clapped her hands in excitement.
But then his eyes fell on his stall, and he couldn't move his eyes away.
The old man sells the famous Jiaxing rice dumplings.
Among the rice dumplings, fresh meat rice dumplings are the most famous.
It is made of glutinous rice, soy sauce, diced fresh meat, salt, and sugar. It is wrapped in clean rice dumpling leaves and cooked over high heat and slow fire.
After it's cooked, take it out and the rice dumplings will be fragrant. Then carefully peel off the rice dumpling leaves, and the rice dumplings inside are glutinous but not rotten, oily and delicious.
Not to mention Zhu Yanni, even Meng Shaoyuan and others couldn't help but gulped quietly when they saw the sample peeled off the rice dumpling leaves and placed there.
"Little girl." The old man said with a smile: "Kneel and buckle well, and cut it while you are on the stage, top it off. Don't be greedy..."
what?
Foreign language?
Meng Shaoyuan and others looked at each other in confusion.
Last time I was in Wuxi and this time in Yaozhuang Town, why did the dialects sound like foreign languages?
Fortunately, Tian Qi is from Hangzhou, so he can understand most of the old man’s words:
"He said that these rice dumplings have just been made. It's best if you eat them while chatting. But rice dumplings tend to accumulate food. Don't be greedy and eat too much."
Okay, okay, China is so big and there are so many dialects?
It seems that I will have to bring a translator with me wherever I go from now on.
Meng Shaoyuan bought a rice dumpling for no one. The green rice dumpling leaves outside were crisp and green, which made him a little reluctant to buy it.
Peel off the rice dumpling leaves and take a bite. It will really fill your mouth with fragrance.
"It's delicious, it's so delicious!" Crete devoured it, completely ignoring the image: "This is really..."
"Shut up!"
Several people who had endured Craite's idioms all the way shouted at the same time.
Unfortunately it's too late:
"This really makes a vicious dog pounce on it!"
"You are the one who pounces on food, and your whole family is the one who pounces on food!"
Meng Shaoyuan's nose was almost crooked with anger, and he didn't bother to teach him the correct pronunciation of this idiom, which should be "when hungry, don't choose food."
No, it seems that Hungry and Unselective is not correct, right?
"I found it, I found it." Mu Dekai hurriedly came back. When he saw these guys eating rice dumplings, his eyes widened: "I almost broke my legs while looking for the hotel. It's better for you to start eating." ?What about mine?"
"Buy it yourself."
"Who is this!"
After eating rice dumplings and feeling in high spirits, several people drove to the hotel that Mu Dekai mentioned.
Still using the old school name:
Ruyi Inn.
As soon as he saw this group of people arriving in two cars, the boss knew that it was a big boss who came to the door. Without further instructions, he immediately left the best rooms in the hotel to them.
Settled down, rested for a while, and saw that it was already time to eat.
It stands to reason that you will definitely not be hungry after just eating rice dumplings, but since you are here, it is unreasonable to not try the local specialties.
After asking the boss, the best restaurant here is the "Lao Shunxin Restaurant" dozens of steps away.
The boss also specifically said: "Go and tell the shopkeeper that you are a guest staying at my place, so you will definitely get a discount."
Lao Shunxin Restaurant is built on the edge of a clear river. Find a place by the window on the second floor to sit down, drink and chat, enjoy the scenery outside, watch the beautiful and gentle Jiangnan women washing clothes by the river, and finally It couldn't be more pleasant.
"I really can't eat it." Zhu Yanni frowned.
The shopkeeper smiled when he saw it: "You guys have just eaten rice dumplings, right? It's okay, you have to trust me, I will help you with the dishes. Let's make Yaozhuang's most famous mushrooms, stir-fry one, and one Make a portion of soup, and get a four-cornered water chestnut. The real South Lake water chestnut has thin skin and white flesh, is fragrant and refreshing, and is best for digestion...
You guys are here by chance. Have you ever heard of the saying 'Seven-starred pickled vegetables are fragrant thousands of miles away'? What I’m talking about is Yangmiao pickled vegetables, which are good for qi, appetizers and promote body fluids. I happened to have a batch here. Then, if you get hungry, don’t eat the rice dumplings, and get some Bazhen cake from Xitang... Finally, pair it with a jar of Jiashan rice wine, oh, that’s a good wine..."
"Shopkeeper, stop talking." Meng Shaoyuan found that his saliva was about to flow down: "Those things you just said, come on, give it to us quickly."
"Okay, you guys are waiting, we'll be here soon."
Zhu Yanni actually swallowed hard: "Why am I hungry again?"
Not to mention her, everyone was staring at the stairs eagerly after being introduced by the shopkeeper, wishing that the waiter would serve the food immediately.
In such a beautiful and quiet place, with a few exquisite side dishes and a jar of rice wine, the taste is definitely different from the bustling Shanghai.
Several people had almost forgotten what they were here for.
Finally, Meng Shaoyuan's mind was still clear. He drank three cups of rice wine and said, "Let me tell you, we are not here to play and eat. Have you figured out how to solve this problem?"
"without!"
Xiang Shounong answered neatly: "You are the captain, you come up with a solution, and we will just follow your lead."
Holy shit!
Meng Shaoyuan thought for a while: "I thought of several plans along the way, but when I came here, I had a new plan in my mind."
He looked to the side, and then suddenly shouted toward the stairs:
"It's from the shopkeeper!"
