Everyone had enough food and drinks and took a nap for a while. When they were on their way in the afternoon, they felt particularly energetic. The three strong men originally planned to cross the five carriages in front and return to Beijing first, but in the end they were "short in their hands and soft-smelling people". They thought that since they had eaten a meal, it would be okay to protect them all the way. They went their separate ways at the next intersection, so they continued to fall behind the convoy.

Manager Lin seemed to be still sick, and occasionally coughed twice, which caused Junwei to frequently see the carriage, but because of a bamboo curtain, he could not see anything. After walking for about an hour, the subordinate named Luo Tietou hiccupped and approached the man while lowering the volume, saying, "Boss, when will we stop and stay? I'm hungry."

The man just glanced at him lightly and didn't answer. The subordinate named Zhao Liu teased: "It's not long after lunch, why are you hungry again?"

"The burp I made was so fragrant. I started to get hungry again as I smelled it, and I still wanted to eat it." Luo Tietou burped as soon as he finished speaking, and his mouth was filled with the smell of bacon. It was said that the food I ate in my stomach would smell stinking in less than a quarter of an hour, so the burp was also smelly, but the dish made by Manager Lin was completely different. After two hours, the rich aroma remained in his mouth and abdomen, and even his hair and clothes were covered with the fragrance of vegetables, which made people unable to bear it.

In fact, Zhao Liu was also hungry, so he couldn't help but look at the man Junwei.

"Keep on the road, don't talk nonsense." The man said expressionlessly.

The two looked at each other and lamented together. After another hour, they saw that the sun was about to set, so they ran to the front of the convoy and loudly suggested: "There is an empty valley here for us to camp and rest. Why not just place it there. Going further forward, there will always be a dense forest, with many wild animals in the forest, which is quite dangerous."

"Then let's take a rest here for a night." The servant named Xiaozhu was not a person who was ignorant of his own affairs, so he quickly asked the coachman to stop the car.

"What to eat tonight?" Before the carriage could stop, Luo Tietou asked anxiously.

"What do we eat and what do you care about?" Xiaozhu bulged her cheeks.

"No," Zhao Liu walked out from behind and laughed: "We could have gone first when we beat the horse, but now we have protected you all the way. Isn't it too much to have dinner with you?"

Xiao Zhu was about to mock her and to avenge her previous revenge, when she heard a hoarse but gentle voice from the carriage: "Thank you, my brothers, for supporting you all the way. It is natural to invite you to dinner, how could it be too much?" After the words, Manager Lin jumped out of the car and carefully wrapped his headscarf so that he would not let his hair flutter at will.

"Then I'll thank you, Shopkeeper Lin." Zhao Liu and Luo Tietou immediately smiled. Shopkeeper Lin was very polite to others and made people feel comfortable to watch.

The man Junwei also raised his hands and said seriously: "Thank you, Shopkeeper Lin."

"You're welcome." Lin Dan smiled, "You should not eat too much for dinner, and the taste should not be too heavy, otherwise it will cause gastrointestinal discomfort. What about us eating some burritos?"

"Of course, please trouble Manager Lin." The man Junwei had no objection, but his two subordinates were a little disappointed. They had eaten steamed buns for many days in a row, and they had been tired of eating them. The rolled buns and buns were pasta, and the taste was similar. It was better to continue eating bacon. They had a good stomach and would not be uncomfortable. But after thinking about it, they saw that the leader had agreed, so they naturally did not dare to object.

Lin Dan nodded to the others, and then took two little girls to the forest to pick wild vegetables. A few days ago, the soil was still wet, and all kinds of wild vegetables sprouted green, all over the mountains and fields. The three servants left to lift water, chop firewood, build stoves, and make fire. The two strong men originally planned to lie down and rest for a while, but were stared by their leader, and had to get up to help with the work.

A few quarters later, Lin Dan and two little girls came back with a basket each carrying a basket, which was filled with wild vegetables, including bamboo shoot tips, mustard greens, mushrooms, toon, etc.

The three servants built two stoves and two large pots. The water in the pot was boiling and was bubbling. Lin Dan asked the little girl to wash vegetables, but she took out a bag of brown squares from the carriage.

"What is this?" Luo Tiotou leaned over to look at it, his face full of curiosity.

"This is a specialty of dried fragrant rice, Bashu, which is smoked by smoked bacon, and the taste is salty and fragrant." Lin Dan explained slowly.

Luo Tietou picked up a small square and smelled it. It really had cured flavor and the aroma of beans, which had a very unique taste.

"Have you been to Bashu?" The man Junwei, who has always been taciturn, actually spoke out: "The road there is hard to walk."

"The road to Shu is difficult, but it is harder than reaching the blue sky." Lin Dan chuckled, "But after walking through the difficult road, you will find that Bashu is a best place, with beautiful mountains, beautiful water, beautiful people, and more beautiful food." For her, the place with delicious food is Tianfu, so Bashu is a veritable country of Tianfu.

The man Junwei nodded, and a little smile appeared in his cold eyes, "The food in Bashu is indeed delicious."

"It seems you like to eat too." Lin Dan rolled up her sleeves to process the ingredients, cut all the cooked and squeezed dry bamboo shoots, the blanched mustard greens, and the mushrooms, and the dried fragrant mushrooms, and set aside for use. The two little girls were responsible for kneading the noodles, asking Lin Danshui from time to time if it was enough.

"Add a little more, the dough is too thick, and the cakes spread out are not thin enough, not thin enough, affecting the taste." Lin Dan directed the two little girls to make the noodles, then took out the lard that had been sealed for a winter and used it to stir-fry the diced vegetables. The lard melted in the pot, making the crisp sound of zilazila, and another strong fragrance came to his nose, which made everyone swallow their saliva.

"Damn, why is this lard so fragrant?" Luo Tietou asked, sucking his nose.

Lin Dan used a spatula to stir the slowly melted lard and said warmly: "The way to refine it, the lard will naturally smell good. When I boil lard, I will add water to prevent fat and bitterness, and also make the fat produced whiter, brighter and thicker. When put in the jar, add a spoonful of sugar and a few peppercorns per pound of oil to effectively prevent rancidness. It will not be a problem to eat it for four or five months."

While speaking, the oil was already hot. Lin Dan put cubes of bamboo shoots, dried fragrant diced mushrooms, cubes, and other ingredients, stir evenly with a spatula, and then sprinkle sesame and salt.

"We eat too much at noon, so we eat lighter at night." She said slowly: "Three fresh foods are divided into three fresh foods in the field, three fresh foods in the water, and three fresh foods in the tree. Our dish is spring. The tips of bamboo shoots, mustard greens, and mushrooms are all first-class fresh foods. Just stir-fry them with lard and flying salt to make one or two, which is palatable enough. Do you know what you eat in spring?" She turned to see the two little girls named Shaoyao and Cuckoo.

Peony and Du Juan scratched their heads and smirked. They were too late to drool, so they had no time to think about anything else.

Lin Dan stirred the diced dishes and said softly, "What you eat in spring is the word "fresh". This is the season when all things are revived. Everything is new and fresh. Are you also fresh when you smell the air full of flowers?"

"Fresh!" The two little girls nodded with smiles and then asked again, "What should I eat in summer?"

"I eat the word "refresh" in summer. The hotter the weather, the more refreshing the food will be, so that the stomach will be. In the morning, a bowl of sweet mung bean porridge with a few pieces of mint cold cakes; at noon, use bright red chili oil and green cucumber shreds and shredded scallions and a bowl of cold noodles; in the evening, drink a pot of sake and a few cold dishes, and drink a bowl of sour plum soup at night. The day passes so refreshingly, how comfortable?"

The two little girls licked their lips and asked, "What should I eat in autumn?"

Lin Dan put the fried diced diced vegetables into the pottery pot and continued, "In autumn, I eat the word "fun". In the morning, a bowl of peanuts and barley porridge can nourish blood and qi; at noon, stew a pot of cooked old hens with dried chestnuts. The sweetness of chestnuts penetrates into the salty and fresh chicken, and the aroma of the teeth and cheeks will not dissipate for a long time; in the evening, cut the old pumpkin into pieces and add fermented black beans to steam, and the sweet taste can spread to the dream. In autumn, I eat sweetly and nourish my food, and I will find all the energy lost in summer labor, and I will have a good winter."

"Is this what I mean by putting on weight in autumn?" The two little girls suddenly realized and asked again, "What should I eat in winter?"

"What I eat in winter is a word of 'warm'." Lin Dan put five palm-sized pans on the fire, rubbed the bottom of the pan with fat pork cut into pieces, slowly poured the batter on the bottom of the pan. He turned his wrists gently and spread a cake in less than two breaths. He then pressed the pan onto a clean pottery basin, and the pancake fell off by itself, tender and white, stacked one by one.

Lin Dan flew up and down his wrists, rubbed oil in five pots and spread the cakes one after another, and in a short while dozens of cakes were prepared, almost the same size and thickness. At the same time, she slowly said, "The winter is cold, and the food you eat in your mouth must be warm, so that it will be comfortable. During the Chinese New Year, the family squeezed together to make dumplings, talking and laughing, and making fun. Take the cooked dumplings out of the boiling water, and eat it while it is hot. The stomach and heart are warm. The fried meatballs, braised pig's trotters, and the steamed anchovies are steaming, which is fragrant..."

Lin Dan couldn't help laughing when he thought of that scene.

The two little girls had already covered their mouths and ran away, fearing that their saliva would flow into the pot.

Three strong men had gathered around at some point, watching Lin Dan cook while listening to her. This shopkeeper Lin was not only very good at cooking, but also spoke very smoothly. He kept talking all the food scriptures, which made people feel like enjoying a feast when they heard it. He was particularly satisfied, and of course he became even hungry.

The Junwei man stared at Lin Dan for a long time, with a complex light flashing in his eyes. When Lin Dan looked over, he lowered his head as if nothing had happened.

After a while, the pancakes were spread out. Lin Dan washed the wild onions and cut them into pieces. He then took out the sweet and spicy sauce, garlic sauce, spicy sauce, etc. he had prepared himself, and filled them one by one on a small plate. He greeted, "Okay, let's start eating."

While cheering, everyone squeezed to the edge of the pottery basin to grab food. The pancake as big as a palm was white, wrapped with diced vegetables and stuffed them into their mouths, and the taste buds were filled with a rich fragrance. The diced bamboo shoots were crisp and refreshing, the dried diced diced diced soft and salty, and the juice of mustard greens and mushrooms was mixed into the sweet cake crust to form a strong freshness. If the taste was light, it could also be wrapped with a little wild onion slices and sauce, salty, fresh, sweet, spicy... all melted on the tip of the tongue, as if the whole spring day was in the mouth.
Chapter completed!