He Xiaoping.
The name that Xiao Suizi is most afraid of and also the one she looks forward to the most.
She was afraid because the world between him and Lin Yue might be broken because of this name - the current Hao Shuwen was not even a light bulb in her heart.
And the expectation is because she, He Xiaoping, and Lin Yue have many happy memories.
They tasted his newly made pickles and were made to cry; they pushed a trolley to the market to buy vegetables together, and almost missed the meal, and were scolded by the chief secretary; Lin Yue explained classical Chinese to her, while He Xiaoping dozed next to her, In the end, she fell into the swimming pool; and when the bulletin board came out, she clearly didn't understand anything but still had to make suggestions... There were many similar situations. In short, only in front of the two of them, did He Xiaoping reveal what a young girl should do? Some are lively.
Liu Feng hesitated for a moment, nodded and said, "I know."
Lin Yue saw that he didn't mean what he said: "What's wrong?"
"He Xiaoping...she..."
"What's wrong with you? Tell me what you have to say."
"I know where she lives, but I haven't looked for her for more than half a year."
"Why?" The person who asked was Xiao Suizi. Liu Feng had gone to see her before coming to Beijing and said that the next thing he had to do was to find He Xiaoping, and then wait and see. He must wait for Lin Yue to come back, otherwise he would not be able to do anything for the rest of his life. Will forgive myself.
Liu Feng sighed heavily: "He Xiaoping thought it was because of me, Lin Yue, that she disappeared. She said she would never forgive me in her life, nor did she want to see me again, nor would she accept my kindness, and warned me to stay away from her. Stay away. From now on, every time I go there, I just make sure that Badun is still there, and then leave."
Xiao Suizi was particularly able to understand He Xiaoping's thoughts. She had never hated Liu Feng, but thinking of Chen Can... If she hated Liu Feng, it meant she also hated Lin Yue, but could she really hate him? In the final analysis, it is just self-deception.
You can't simply hate Lin Yue, and you can't deny Liu Feng.
He Xiaoping was different. Liu Feng helped her a lot, but compared with Lin Yue's help to her, it was far behind. As early as when Lin Dingding used a beauty trap to drive a wedge between Lin Yue and Liu Feng, He Xiaoping persuaded Liu Feng to Feng thought carefully about who was the one who was kind to him without asking for anything in return. Unfortunately, Liu Feng let her down.
In this case, Lin Yue saved Liu Feng's company regardless of past suspicions, but the price was his life. After learning the news, can He Xiaoping still use Liu Feng's kindness to others to persuade herself to forgive? All "smiling away grudges" are due to not caring enough.
"Liu Feng..."
Xiao Suizi did not expect this to be the case, and Liu Feng never mentioned his experience in Beijing in his letter. Now it seems that he has not lived a good life in the past two years.
"Don't worry, I'm fine."
He could hear Xiao Suizi's voiceover: "I'm used to it."
Hao Shuwen interrupted the conversation between the three people, took Lin Yue's hand and said, "I'm hungry."
"Let's go then, let's go eat first."
Looking at the two people walking quickly, Xiao Suizi was filled with emotion: "People who don't have to think about anything... are so nice."
Liu Feng knew who she envied. In fact, he was quite emotional. If Xiao Suizi liked Lin Yue because he had been in love for a long time, Hao Shuwen liked Lin Yue because of his mental disorder, and He Xiaoping liked Lin Yue because he cared about her, then what about Lin Dingding? To this day, he can't let go of what she said to him when he went to visit the art troupe after the war.
In order to preserve her innocence, he put all the charges on himself, so he was sent to the logging company. He thought she would be moved by this, but the actual situation was not. Lin Dingding not only rejected him, but also told him before I went home to visit relatives and met an overseas Chinese named Yu. She will be going abroad soon.
He was drunk that day and couldn't control his emotions. He asked Lin Dingding to break up with the overseas Chinese. What Lin Dingding said was that he was very grateful for his care, but there was a difference between gratitude and liking. Even if it was someone he liked. , but also to see if that person can give her the life she wants, so she won't choose him, no matter what...
It was this conversation that completely woke him up. It was also this conversation that made him feel ashamed and confirmed his idea of coming to Beijing to wait.
He had done so much for Lin Dingding, but in the end he failed to win against reality. Xiao Suizi wrote him a letter, and she could read from the text her entangled feelings for Chen Can and Lin Yue.
The two of them have done so much and thought so much, but their efforts and rewards are completely out of proportion. But Hao Shuwen, the eldest sister who used to get stabbed when she heard the word "Lin Yue", became Lin Yue because of a sudden illness. The most intimate and caring woman.
…
Fifteen minutes later.
The four of them came to Yuan Zhao Ji located on Xiezhi Street in Shazikou.
As it approaches noon, there is an endless stream of guests coming here to eat. Judging by their dress and accent, most of them are locals.
Lin Yue ordered four bowls of fried liver, two drawers of pork and green onion buns, a plate of spicy and sour cucumbers, a plate of peanuts, and a bottle of Arctic soda, which was for Hao Shuwen.
After a while, the waiter came over with a tray and gave the cooked fried liver to a few people. The buns were still steaming on the stove, so they had to wait a few more minutes.
It has been a week since I came to Beijing, and this is the first time Xiao Suizi has eaten fried liver. This is the capital after all. After the reform and opening up, delicacies from all over the country have rushed to settle down. Not to mention the specialties of Guangdong and Guangxi, the Jianghuai flavor, and the delicacies of the surrounding areas, such as Beijing roast duck, Baoding donkey meat, Tianjin hemp flower, Texas braised chicken, Tangshan shrimp paste, Wen'an stewed fish, Xianghe meat pie...eat with variety, never repeat the same thing for a month.
"This soup... is so thick." Xiao Suizi took a spoon and poured out the salty soup in the bowl, picked up a piece of pork liver and put it into his mouth. After chewing for a few times, his eyes lit up: "Well, not bad. ,tasty."
Lin Yue said: "You are from Shanghai, and our food is relatively bland. I thought you wouldn't be able to get used to this."
Xiao Suizi said: "No matter how light the taste of Shanghainese is, after staying in Sichuan for ten years, they should have adapted to heavy oil and spicy food. Not to mention, this fried liver doesn't look very good, but it tastes really good. .”
To explain why we have this understanding, it’s very simple. There is a large basin in front of the chef, which contains not only pork liver cut into small pieces, but also sections of small intestine. For Shanghainese who pursue exquisiteness in everything, , some are not particular about it, but thanks to the years when Lin Yue was the leader of the cooking class, he cooked them some dishes that are rarely seen on the market in a variety of ways, such as roast duck intestines, braised duck neck, pickled pepper chicken feet, haggis soup, Sauced pig's trotters... In short, after nearly ten years of baptism, I don't object to those ingredients that don't look very good when eating and drinking.
Lin Yue said: "It would be better if you don't use a spoon."
This statement made Xiao Suizi confused. Looking at the food in the bowl, she was surprised why he said this. You must know that the waiter put the spoon in the bowl.
"It's fried liver, drink it like this."
He picked up the bowl, dragged the bottom with his hand, brought it to his lips and took a sip.
Xiao Suizi said: "Is it the same as drinking noodle tea?"
She remembered that when Lin Yue took her to drink noodle tea, he talked about the essentials of eating it. Later, when he ate fried noodles, he told her about the fried sauce. He said that the sauce of fried noodles should be fried in a small bowl. After it is ready, leave it for three days. It should not be lumpy or dry, and there should be a layer of oil floating on it. Beicheng's sauce is different from Nancheng's sauce. Nancheng people like to use Liubiju's, which is affordable, while Beicheng's people like to use Tianyuan's, which is authentic...
All in all, in a word, this is no longer the category of being able to cook or eat, but has been sublimated to the level of people's livelihood customs and food culture.
Lin Yue said: "Yes, for stir-fried liver, the production process requires thickening. The soup produced in this way will be thicker, which can lock in the heat while maintaining its flavor. If you use a spoon to continuously stir the soup, the soup will become thicker. , the taste will change.”
She put down the bowl, frowned and pondered for a moment, looked into his eyes and asked a question: "I remember... aren't you from southern Yunnan? How do you know so much about Beijing's food culture?"
