"Qingyun, we'll eat in front, no need to take a car." Yu Qi quickly stopped her and waved to the stopped taxi, "Sorry, we're not leaving."
The driver looked at them strangely, and Su Qingyun also smiled and waved his hand, "I'm sorry."
The driver rolled his eyes speechlessly and walked away.
"Let's go, it's the restaurant in front. I ate there last time I came to Hong Kong City. It tasted good." Yu Qi greeted everyone to go forward.
Everyone walked forward. Su Qingyun was walking at the end. He suddenly turned around and met the slightly panicked expression of the front desk lady from a few meters away. Su Qingyun's eyes were cold, and he slowly raised a finger and put it on his lips, " Shut up'.
The lady at the front desk lowered her head guiltily and her heart was beating wildly. She thought that these mainlanders couldn't understand what they were saying, so she dared to have such an unscrupulous discussion with the people next to them in front of them, but she didn't expect to be caught on the spot. .
The lady at the front desk was completely frightened by Su Qingyun's look. She was obviously just a young girl, but how could she be so intimidating?
Yu Qi took a few people to a restaurant not far from the front of the hotel. After sitting down, he began to recall the past, "The last time I came to Hong Kong City was three years ago. At that time, I went abroad with Feng Suo. The communication was also a transfer here, so Feng Suo took me to this hotel."
Thinking of the past, Yu Qi showed a nostalgic smile, "Even though this store is not big, it is a time-honored restaurant in Hong Kong City. Their Hong Kong-style barbecued pork belly is outstanding. The grilled beef belly is served with sauce." The juice, the taste, is simply amazing.”
"The honey barbecued pork here is also good. It's tender and juicy, fat but not greasy, and melts in your mouth. I still remember the taste."
Yu Qi said that he was hungry, and when he looked at the other people next to him, he was so greedy that his saliva almost flowed out.
"Team leader, let's order first." Su Qingyun was told that he was hungry.
The boss also came over, took a pen and notebook, pointed to the handwritten menu on the wall and asked: "What do you eat? (What do you eat?)"
"Burn belly."
“Hong Kong style honey barbecued pork.”
Everyone said almost in unison.
The boss was stunned for a moment, then looked surprised and asked, "Are you from Mainland China?" He spoke Mandarin, although he had a slight accent.
Yu Qi was also stunned for a moment. The last time he came here, the owner of this store didn't seem to be able to speak Mandarin, right?
"Yes." Yu Qi nodded.
"It's really rare to meet so many mainlanders in Hong Kong." The boss smiled, turned around and waved to the chef, "Ali, come out for a moment."
A woman in an apron came out of the back kitchen quickly. She must have been busy, and she still had water in her hands. As soon as she came out, she complained, "I'm very busy in there. Why don't you call me paw?"
As soon as she spoke with an accent, the eyes of the team members lit up. Someone asked impatiently: "Sister, are you from Sichuan Province?" The woman's accent was a typical Sichuan Province accent.
The person who spoke was the person closest to Su Qingyun in the representative team, named Chen Ru. He was in his early twenties and had a lively temper.
The eldest sister named Ali was stunned at first, and then her eyes widened, "Oh my god, are you too?"
"yes."
"I've been in Hong Kong for more than ten years. It's rare to meet a fellow countryman. It's fate." Sister Ali was so happy that her face turned into a flower. She looked at Chen Ru's expression as if she had seen someone she hadn't seen in a long time. Seeing family members is normal.
The boss also smiled, "This is my wife. She is from Sichuan Province. She came to Hong Kong City more than ten years ago and has since stayed here. She has always missed her relatives on the mainland."
Yu Qi was a little strange and asked: "Boss, I came to your store three years ago. It seems that the boss at that time was not you. Has he been replaced?"
"Three years ago?" The boss's smile faded a little, "Three years ago, my dad was still running this store. Later, he passed away... and I took over the store."
"Sorry." Yu Qi apologized.
"It doesn't matter." The boss looked cheerful. He glanced around his store and began to tell the history of the store. "This store was first run by my grandfather. He came here during the war years, and then he I stayed here, got married and had children, learned a craft and opened a shop, which has been open for more than 40 years."
"My dad escaped back then and lost contact with the mainland. Over the past few decades, he often thought about his relatives there. He even wanted to go back before he died, but..."
The boss hesitated and sighed, "Although I was born here, my dad has always taught me not to forget that my roots are in mainland China, so I can still speak mainland dialect. Later, after I married my wife , I am even more yearning for the mainland, and I often educate my children not to forget their roots."
The eldest sister Ali's eyes were a little red, "I came here by accident, but luckily I met him, otherwise I don't know how to survive here. My only thought now is to go back and take a look. , I don’t know if my mother and the others are still there?”
She was a little lost as she said this, obviously lost in long memories.
The boss patted her shoulder and comforted her: "If there is a chance in the future, we will definitely go back to visit your relatives and my dad's hometown to let him return to his roots."
The story of the boss and his wife silenced everyone. The distance between the Hong Kong city and the mainland is not far away, but due to various reasons, many relatives have been separated from each other and it is difficult for tourists to return to their hometown. Distance, looking at each other from afar.
"I don't know why I've said so much, so I won't say anymore!" The boss put on a smile again, "What do you want to eat? Roasted belly pork and honey-glazed barbecued pork, right? What else? Just order whatever you want, I'll buy it today !”
The boss waved his hand in a cheerful and cheerful manner.
"No, no, no, this won't work." Yu Qi quickly waved his hand and refused, "We are out on business, and meals and other expenses are reimbursed. Thank you for your kindness."
"That's okay." When the boss heard that several of them were out on business, he didn't force it anymore, "Then I'll give you enough food so you can eat well."
"Thank you, boss!" Everyone thanked in unison.
Yu Qi ordered two dishes and asked everyone to see what else they wanted to eat.
After reading the menu, Chen Ru turned his head, looked at Sister Ali eagerly, and asked: "Sister, can you cook Sichuan cuisine?"
He has never eaten food from his hometown since he entered the mathematics talent group and arrived in the capital. Most of the dishes in the capital are bland. For people from Sichuan province who are heavy in oil, salt and love spicy food, they are really bland. It is not easy to meet someone. I am a fellow who owns a restaurant, so I couldn’t help but ask.
Ali was stunned for a moment, then smiled, "Of course, what do you want to eat? Sister will cook it for you."
"Anything is fine, eldest sister, you can do it as you see fit, I won't choose." Chen Ru's eyes were bright. It would be good if he had something to eat, so what else could he choose?
"Yes, please wait for me for a while." It was rare for Ali to meet a person from her hometown. Ali was also happy and immediately decided to show off her skills.
The members of the representative team sat around the round table, waiting for the food to be served. After flying for such a long time, everyone didn’t eat much of the food on the plane, so they were all a little hungry.
The boss and his wife acted very quickly, and all the dishes they ordered were on the table in a few seconds, including roasted belly pork, honey-glazed barbecued pork, fish egg powder, roasted squab... and several Sichuan dishes made by the proprietress Ali, such as Mapo tofu, Garlic white meat, stir-fried kidney...
So many dishes? Everyone looked at the large table of dishes and swallowed their saliva, but they still couldn't help asking: "Team leader, do we have enough food?"
"Enough!" Yu Qi waved his hand nonchalantly, "When we come out to compete, we rely on ourselves. Others can't help. However, the guarantee of clothing, food, housing and transportation along the way is still in place. You don't have to worry about these. Just eat and drink well. ”
"But let's not drink any more tonight, so as not to miss tomorrow's business. Let's have tea instead of wine."
"Thank you, team leader!"
Everyone picked up their chopsticks and started eating. Although they ate quickly, they still had the proper education and etiquette.
The boss and his wife stood aside and looked at them with smiles. The guests liked to eat the dishes they cooked, which is the greatest praise and encouragement for a chef.
Seeing a table full of grown men and only a little girl, Su Qingyun, the proprietress Ali also took extra care of Su Qingyun. She poured a cup of sour plum soup for Su Qingyun alone.
"The weather is hot, drink this to relieve the heat."
"Thank you, sister." Su Qingyun picked up the cup and took a sip. It was sour, sweet and cool, and the heat in her body was gone.
Ali's heart was filled with joy when she was called sister, "You still call me sister, my son is almost as old as you."
"But looking young, Auntie really can't scream." Su Qingyun said with a smile.
She was not complimenting Ali. Although Ali and the boss ran the restaurant and were busy every day and soaked in oil fumes, she still looked young, and the few wrinkles at the corners of her eyes did not damage her appearance. Beauty, on the contrary, adds a bit of charm, and you can tell at a glance that he is the kind of person who lives a relatively smooth and happy life.
"You're such a good girl." Ali fell in love with the little girl in front of her more and more. "Aren't your parents worried about you being so young and going to compete so far away?"
She already knew that they were a representative team that was going to compete abroad.
"Of course I'm worried, but they all support my decision." Su Qingyun smiled, "Besides, no matter how far I go, I will eventually go back to them."
"Go back." Ali was a little distracted when she heard the word. She looked back at her husband who was chatting with Yu Qi, feeling a little sour in her heart.
Her family is not a good one. Two years after the natural disaster, the harvest in the fields was still not good, and all the edible things were eaten. Some people wanted to use food in exchange for her to marry. Their family was poor, but their parents did not care about their daughter. People don’t agree with anything.
She looked at her younger brother, who was just a few years old and was twitching with hunger, and made a decision. She took the man's food and left home late at night. What was waiting for her was not to get married, but to be sold from Sichuan Province to Guangdong Province. , she tried her best to escape, and got on the boat to the port city by accident, and she stayed here from then on.
She often looked at the mainland opposite, wondering if her parents were still alive, whether her younger brother had grown up healthy, and when she would be able to return to that home.
The home she left resolutely has become a place she has been dreaming about going back to for all these years.
"Starting from tomorrow, there will be 8k updates every day for one month. Please support me!"
