Years: Salted fish life since going to the countryside.

Chapter 1509: Yangcheng News (Part )

Today's Sijiucheng Street can be said to be the central area and main artery of Guangzhou. It is the intersection of Guangzhou's central axis and the Pearl River. Many ships set sail and transport goods from the docks here.

However, so far, the most lively and prosperous places on this street are only bookstores, children's bookstores, and Taibai Shopping Mall, the largest department store retail mall in Central and South China which just opened the year before last.

The Taiping Restaurant, which has the highest consumption and is the most difficult to enter, has been expanded twice and is known as China's first Western restaurant owned by Chinese people.

The tallest building on Sijiucheng Street is the Yangcheng Building which was built last year, and the most attractive and fashionable building is the Yangcheng Provincial Finance and Government Building.

Other places, such as the ruins of the Tang and Qing naval buildings are now public office units, and the Qing Lujiang Academy is now a slum that is either inaccessible or has nothing to see.

Because Sijiucheng Street was the main street in Guangzhou at that time, Zhang Yaozu's three-wheeled vehicle was not moving very fast. The two of them walked where they should walk, looked where they should get off the bus, and bought things where they should buy, and in this way they went from the northernmost end to the southernmost pier.

Although it was busy here, there was nothing to see, so the two people stayed at the dock for a while and then left.

It was almost time for dinner, and Zhang Yaozu brought Han Li to a restaurant in Yangcheng that was famous for its wild game and game.

Before the cart came to a complete stop, Han Li saw the food ingredients in the cages placed outside the store entrance.

Wow, before, Han Li only knew that people from Guangzhou would eat anything, even people from Fujian Province were on their menu.

When Han Li saw these ingredients today, he felt that the rumor might not be groundless.

The cages at the entrance of this restaurant contain not only common ingredients such as chickens, ducks, geese, fish, and shrimps, but also cats, dogs, various poisonous snakes, lizards, and many kinds of unknown insects crawling everywhere.

I don’t know if it was because Zhang Yaozu was a regular customer of this restaurant, or because of the clothes he was wearing, but when the boss heard the sound of the three-legged stool, he came out directly from inside the house to greet him.

"Grandpa is here."

"Here I am, Uncle Liu. Today I am here to greet my good buddies from the old city. Please don't block my way."

"Don't worry, I will definitely use all the gestures and will never let you lose face."

Han Li just smiled and said nothing as he listened to the conversation between the two people. However, he was already thinking about how to tactfully refuse those strange ingredients when ordering dishes.

Han Li was quite nice. If this happened to other people from Yangcheng, they would actually order food for the guests.

Unfortunately, Zhang Yaozu had lived in the Northeast for several years, and had acquired some of the heroic spirit of the Northeastern men. Before the two of them even walked into the private room, he had already arranged today's dishes with just one sentence.

"Uncle Liu, we won't order any dishes. Just pick out the ones you are good at, the ones that are delicious and the ones that are unique. I have to say one thing, my buddy has a big appetite, so you must give him enough. Don't let the guys in the city say that we are petty."

Upon hearing this, Han Li hurried over to persuade them with a few words, saying that they just needed to eat something simple to fill their stomachs, but his words had no effect at all.

Zhang Yaozu might be trying to make fun of Han Li, because he told Han Li not to worry about it and pulled him into the private room without mentioning the ordering of food.

However, when the two of them came into the private room and sat down, Zhang Yaozu was the first to give in.

"Brother Han, I'm still feeling sick from what I drank last night. How about we not drink white wine today? I recommend you try some of Yangcheng's special brewed wine. If you don't like the medicinal taste, why not have some beer?"

Most of the wines in Guangzhou are made with snakes as the main ingredient. Some of them have the function of strengthening the body, some have the function of nourishing yin and strengthening yang, removing dampness and dispersing cold, some have the function of removing wind and activating blood circulation, and harmonizing qi and blood. It is said that the more poisonous the snake, the better the effect of the wine made from it.

Han Li's body had no such need, so he skipped the option of making wine and said that he wanted two bottles of beer and told Zhang Yaozu to do as he pleased.

Zhang Yaozu didn't hesitate to be polite to Han Li. He immediately asked the boss to serve the only two beers in Guangzhou, Guangshi Pineapple Beer and Wuyang Beer, and asked Han Li to taste them before deciding which one to drink. (At that time, Guangzhou only had these two beers. The more famous Pearl River Beer was not available until 85, Haizhu Beer was not available until 87, and Vitality Beer and Longba Beer were not available until the late s.)
However, what Han Li did not expect was that Zhang Yaozu actually ordered Lao Shu Zai wine.

Although Han Li had never seen this kind of wine, he knew what it was made of just by hearing the name.

Zhang Yaozu saw the surprise in Han Li's eyes, but he didn't care at all and said with a smile.

"Brother Han, there is a saying in Guangzhou that 'one rat is worth three chickens'. This kind of rat wine is not only very nutritious, but also can strengthen muscles and bones and prevent rheumatism if consumed regularly.

In the Dongguan and Mayong areas, many women drink some Laoshuzai wine during their confinement period. It is said that this wine can prevent postpartum colds and some confinement diseases, and the effect is quite good. "

Every place has its own eating habits, and Han Li can only respect these habits.

If it tastes good and you can eat it, eat more. If you can't eat it or drink it, eat less.

No matter how poorly the food in China is cooked, it is still better than the dark cuisine in England.

Han Li was able to eat dark cuisine for a whole year without any expression on his face, so there was no reason why he couldn't eat these special delicacies of Guangzhou.

Today, Zhang Yaozu didn't dare to drink with Han Li like he did yesterday. The two of them chatted while sipping the wine they ordered slowly.

Wuyang Beer gave Han Li an average feeling. The first feeling he had when he took a sip was that it was just an ordinary beer.

After careful tasting, Han Li felt that Wuyang Beer was far inferior to the Sun Island Beer from Heilongjiang Province, the Five Star Beer from Sijiu City, and the Yanjing Beer from Heilongjiang Province in terms of taste.

However, the taste of another kind of Guangshi Pineapple Beer is really good. This beer is not only full of beer flavor and fresh taste, but also has a faint pineapple flavor. When you take a sip and savor it, there seems to be a fragrance of rice flowers.

While the two were chatting, the waiter started serving the dishes.

The first dish was a fairly normal deep-fried osmanthus cicada. This insect, which looks a bit like a cicada, is a very common pest in rice fields. It was now fried into a light yellow color after its head was plucked and its organs were removed.

Han Li picked it up and took a bite. It was crispy and had a strong meaty aroma. As the name suggests, it had a strong taste of osmanthus. The more you chewed, the more fragrant it became.

Han Li ate seven or eight in one breath before stopping. At this time, the second dish was brought up by the waiter.

This is a dish of pig blood. The pig blood cooked in Guangzhou is different from that in Beijing and Hong Kong. How should I describe it? It is more tender and has a lighter taste.

The third dish was also quite normal, it was fried bee pupae, which were fried and then sprinkled with a little salt.

While eating this dish, Zhang Yaozu said that when they were young, they always ran back and forth in the fields and mountains, and when they found small bee pupae, they would eat them raw on the spot.

If I came across large bee pupae, I would bring them home. However, at that time, our family’s conditions were not good and no one was willing to fry them in oil. At most, we would just eat them raw with some soy sauce.

While the two were reminiscing about the good and bad times, the waiter brought up the fourth dish.

As soon as this dish came up, a gleam of anticipation flashed in Zhang Yaozu's eyes.

This dish is the famous cockroaches, and they are very big ones.

When Han Li was hesitating whether to pick up the chopsticks, Zhang Yaozu picked up a piece with his chopsticks.
(End of this chapter)