Chapter 204: Chapter 204(1/2)
An Xin expressed his understanding of Bai Yichen's cautious behavior, but still waved his hands disapprovingly and lectured the two grown men.
"There's no need to be so cautious. Just use the diesel in my car. No one stipulates buying diesel. You have to go to a designated place to buy it. You can also buy it from a private person."
Of course, buying diesel from a private person was an excuse that An An had already thought of, so that she could have a reason to take out the diesel from her storage.
Anyway, the control is not very strict these days, and there are so many people reselling various supplies privately. It is not difficult at all to buy some diesel or something.
Moreover, in a few months, the country will be fully liberalized. By then, the people across the country will be in the ignorant stage of development, and various economic developments will be in their infancy. By then, everyone can do whatever they want?
Regarding An Xin's disapproving attitude, Bai Yichen's eyes darkened a little, and finally he sighed helplessly in his heart and said to Kaizi.
"In this case, according to An Xin's wishes, Mao will use all the spare diesel in our car to fill up the brothers' cars."
As for buying diesel from private parties, An Xin should have her own idea, right? Otherwise, how could she be so confident?
After receiving the affirmative instruction, Kaizi was unambiguous and immediately walked away.
"Okay, I'll arrange for the brothers to unload the diesel and fill up the truck with oil."
After saying that, he strode towards the brothers who were squatting together smoking and said hello.
An Xin suddenly felt like he had gained more knowledge.
Listening to this honest and honest couple, if they don't want to eat with them and have to farm again, An Xin is quite generous.
An Xin nodded, with a smile on his lips, and followed Bai Yichen into the small restaurant.
"No, no, you can pay after you finish your meal!"
It's time to order, and a table full of dishes has been prepared for them. It's time to take care of them and have lunch together.
He has been to this small restaurant many times and eaten many times. The dish is quite good. This time he took An Xin out and took her to taste it.
The landlady waved her hands shyly.
"This is a local tree. The flowers it grows are called bitter thorn flowers, which have the functions of promoting body fluids and cooling down heat. Local people often use it for cooking. It is said that after boiling one dish in boiling water, it is put into cold water and used.
Come and stir-fry, it's great for rice. It's your first time here, so I asked the landlady to make this bitter thorn flower dish. You can try it later."
As soon as An Xin finished speaking, the proprietress and the boss in the room looked at each other and burst into hearty laughter. Then, the middle-aged boss smiled and said to An Xin.
"Thank you, boss! Why don't we eat together?"
Because Chinese people generally add the word "bitter" in front of something that is difficult to eat or swallow.
She herself is that bitter thorn flower and cannot decide her own birth, because she was indeed born in a relatively poor family, but she can rely on her own efforts to grow into a delicious dish.
An Xin suddenly realized something. By coincidence, wasn't she the one he had been talking about for a long time?
"You'll know when you get in!"
Bai Yichen followed An Anxin silently, watching the woman generously give away the candy she had bought for him as snacks on the road before getting in the car. Without saying anything, the look he looked at An Anxin had a hint of depth and love.
Next to it is a small kitchen. Perhaps because it is relatively narrow, the entire operation room looks filled with smoke and exudes the aroma of vegetables.
Having said this, the boss's smile faded slightly and he said to An Xin.
"Yes, boss and wife, let's eat together!"
"Madam boss, this thing in your hand looks like a flower. Can it be used for cooking?"
After the lady boss and the boss served the last dish, they brought another bowl of rice, stood by the dining table, and said to everyone.
I really didn’t go out, so I didn’t know that I would be shocked when I went out. I had never seen such a small white flower before. I didn’t expect that in this remote country restaurant, the proprietress would actually use it for cooking.
The emotions and cognitions of country people are always kind. When they think that doing business should have business principles and selling to customers, how can they continue to cook and eat together?
While talking, the two of them entered the small restaurant one after another. This is a very ordinary family-style small restaurant. The hall is very small and can only accommodate four tables, four homemade wooden tables, neatly arranged.
In the hall, there is a pile of small wooden benches stacked next to it, which looks quite antique.
There is a table full of dishes, including meat, fish, vegetables and flowers. The combination is quite light and suitable, nutritious and delicious.
"Little girl, you don't know something. The reason why this dish is called acanthus has nothing to do with its taste, but because the big tree that grows the acanthus grows in the worst environment.
In the Gobi Desert, a desolate land, the annual precipitation is very little, which is not enough for other plants to grow. This is why the big tree of Amaranthus japonica is flourishing. People gave it a tree called Acanthus chinensis based on its growing environment.
The name of the flower."
This woman is smart and capable. She cares about things when she should be careful and doesn't hesitate to be generous when she should be. It can be seen that she is a girl with clear love and hate and a kind heart. How can she be so virtuous that she can marry a woman like An Xin? Be yourself
Wife, do you think you have picked up a dusty pearl?
There is an open floor-to-ceiling wooden door next to the window. With the door open, you can walk directly from the living room to the small courtyard at the back. The earthy and fragrant air from outside the courtyard flows straight into the living room, making people feel very comfortable.
"Let's go, I also want to go in and see what the special dishes of this small restaurant are? It can make our men always remember their home-cooked dishes."
Seeing An Xin looking into the operation room through the window, the middle-aged woman greeted him with a silly smile on her face.
In response, Anxin specially took out a bag of candies from the car as a return gift and gave it to the boss and his wife.
Everyone invited the boss and his wife to have dinner with them, but the honest boss and his wife waved their hands firmly.
In the man's heart, he just wants An Xin to know that this time when he comes out, he will definitely take her to walk the same road he has walked, eat the food he has eaten, and see the mountains and rivers she has wandered and the plains she has fought for.
Sanmao Huzi and others who were squatting on the ground immediately echoed.
What's more, they really have to plow a vegetable patch in the backyard and sow some vegetable seeds.
An Xin also mentally agreed with Bai Yichen's point of view and greeted.
Seeing that the men were getting ready to work, Bai Yichen walked up to An Xin and said to her.
"This young man is right. If I remember correctly, this young man has been to our restaurant many times, right? He is already very familiar with this dish in our restaurant. It is indeed called bitter thorn flower, no.
Wrong."
Bai Yichen walked over at this time and happened to hear the conversation between the two. He looked at the small white flower in the proprietress's hand and explained with a smile.
"No, no, we have already eaten. We have to move a piece of land in the backyard and plant some vegetables. When you come back in a few months, you will have vegetables to eat."
An Xin walked over, and through the swirling smoke, he happened to see two middle-aged men and women in the operation room, busy cutting vegetables or stir-frying vegetables in a pot.
An Xin also typed it casually haha.
"Bitterthorn flower? Sounds hard to swallow?"
In a few months, the vegetables grown from these vegetable seeds can be exchanged for money.
He was reassured but rarely offered kind words of comfort.
From these two middle-aged couples, An Xin learned a lot about local special culture, customs, food culture, etc., and gained a lot of experience.
Bai Yichen stepped forward with his arms around An Xin and expressed his gratitude.
Unknowingly, a long time had passed. By the time Kaizi and the brothers finished adding diesel and filling the water tank of the truck into the hall, the proprietress and boss of the small restaurant had already made a table full of food.
The dishes, most of which are local specialties, give people a refreshing feeling.
An Xin, now I seem to understand a little bit, what the boss lady said about seasonal vegetables means that in this season, some vegetables, whether they are flowers or plants, as long as they are edible, they can use them to cook.
Since a small restaurant can survive in a difficult environment for a long time, it must be inseparable from the kindness of the boss and his wife. Therefore, Anxin gave them a bag of candy as a snack for their children.
"Dear guests, all the food in your restaurant has been served. Let's gather around to eat and see. If you think it tastes good, you are welcome to come next time."
Well, this time she was a bit ignorant. He seemed to understand that the meaning of this dish is not to eat, but to be in the environment in which this dish was born. Just like people, it cannot determine your birth, but
We must strive to develop upward.
The middle-aged woman heard the curiosity in An An's words, the smile on her face became more sincere, and she answered casually.
"Let's go, let's go to the restaurant first and have a rest, and let the landlady make us a pot or two of licorice tea to drink and moisten our throats."
An Anxin stood silently outside the kitchen operation room, reciting the name of the dish silently, with an expression that was hard to explain on his face.
An Anxin stood outside the kitchen operation room, stretched his head through the window, and said with a smile on his face.
Of course, compared to An Xin's profound enlightenment, if the boss understood An Xin, what was he thinking? He might be so angry that he fainted on the spot.
"Well, we are in the countryside, so how can we have any good food? Thanks to these passing drivers who always take care of the business, this small shop can continue and allow our family to make a living. It's just some homemade bacon.
It’s just seasonal vegetables.”
On this hot day, driving this kind of truck on the road is indeed a torturous thing. He happens to know that the specialty of this small restaurant is licorice tea. Why not go in early and let the proprietress make the tea first and wait for a while
It's just right for the brothers to come over and have tea after their busy work.
"Don't worry about me, you're busy with your business. I'm just curious about what kind of home-cooked food your family has, so I came over to take a look."
Especially the Kuzi, as soon as I heard An Anxin, I felt that I might not be able to eat this dish.
"Okay, let's settle the bill first, and you can go farm in the back. We'll leave on our own after dinner."
Bai Yichen walked in front, the corner of his mouth curled up slightly, without looking back, but he could feel An Xin's gaze staying on him. This gaze was not as perfunctory as before, but stayed on his back, feeling that the entire broad
My back felt hot and I subconsciously replied.
Of course, the fish and meat are all raised by oneself, especially the plate of fried small fish. According to the boss, there are wild fish in the nearby river. They have nothing to do to pick them up and fry them as snacks for the children. This time
This plate of fried fish is a gift.
"Oh, boss lady! You guys will go farming later, and we'll continue driving after dinner. Let's settle the bill first without any further delay, right? Don't wait any longer."
"Yes, it's time to eat. Let's eat together, boss!"
To be continued...