Yaozhuang Town is located in the northeast of Jiashan, Jiaxing.

It is adjacent to Shanghai to the east, Hangzhou to the west, and Suzhou to the north, and is a transportation hub.

It's just that Yaozhuang Town is too small, with a population of only more than 20,000 people.

The land here is fertile, the climate is mild, and it is also a famous land of fish and rice.

The character of the people here, just like the landscape this time, can be described in one word:

quiet!

Quiet and quiet, the wind is light and the clouds are calm. I look down on the prosperity of the world and let it surge. I treat people and things with a normal heart.

It is probably because of this "quietness" that the people in Yaozhuang Town have inherited the character of most Jiaxing people: tolerant, open-minded, sincere and restrained.

They will not be overly enthusiastic towards all guests who come here for the first time, and of course they will never turn them away, just like they usually do.

Two cars drove into Yaozhuang Town.

The locals are used to it.

The car stopped and the seven people got out of the car. Meng Shaoyuan asked Mu Dekai to find out if there were any hotels nearby so that he and the others could stretch their muscles.

After all, in this era, there is no high-speed rail, so we have to drive all the way from Shanghai. Many roads are not easy to walk, there are many bumps and bumps, and we are a little tired.

Across the alley, there was a stall. An old man in his sixties was sitting on the ground. When he saw the customers, he did not solicit business. He just sang a little nursery rhyme to himself:

"I had a little hairy head a long time ago. It was so painful that I couldn't talk about it. I only had a small quilt to cover my head but I couldn't take it down..."

Although he is old and his voice is a bit hoarse, Wu Nong's soft words and pleasant voice have always been the most pleasant ones since ancient times. They actually attracted Meng Shaoyuan and others to him.

"It sounds so good, it sounds so good."

When the old man finished singing, Zhu Yanni clapped her hands and was very excited.

But then his eyes fell on his stall, and he couldn't move his eyes away.

The old man sells the famous Jiaxing rice dumplings.

Among the rice dumplings, fresh meat rice dumplings are the most famous.

It is made of glutinous rice, soy sauce, cut into pieces of fresh meat, salt and sugar, wrapped in clean rice dumpling leaves, and cooked over high heat and simmering.

After it is cooked, take it out and the rice dumplings will have a rich aroma. Then carefully peel off the rice dumpling leaves and you will see that the rice dumplings inside are glutinous but not rotten, oily and delicious.

Not to mention Zhu Yanni, even Meng Shaoyuan and others couldn't help but swallowed quietly when they saw the sample peeled off the rice dumpling leaves and placed there.

"Little girl." The old man said with a smile: "Keep a good buckle, and cut it while you are in front of the white field. The top is good. Don't be greedy when stuffing it..."

what?

Foreign language?

Meng Shaoyuan and others looked at each other in confusion.

Last time I was in Wuxi and this time in Yaozhuang Town, why did the dialects sound like foreign languages?

Fortunately, Tian Qi is from Hangzhou, so he can understand most of the old man’s words:

"He said that these rice dumplings have just been made. It's best if you eat them while chatting. But rice dumplings tend to accumulate food. Don't be greedy and eat too much."

Okay, okay, China is so big and there are so many dialects?

It seems that I will have to bring a translator with me wherever I go from now on.

Meng Shaoyuan bought a rice dumpling for no one. The green rice dumpling leaves outside were crisp and green, and some of them couldn't bear to eat it.

Peel off the rice dumpling leaves and take a bite. It will really fill your mouth with fragrance.

"It's delicious, it's so delicious!" Crete devoured it, completely ignoring the image: "This is really..."

"Shut up!"

Several people who had endured Craite's idioms all the way shouted at the same time.

Unfortunately it’s too late:

"This really makes a vicious dog pounce on you!"

"You are the one who pounces on food, and your whole family is the one who pounces on food!"

Meng Shaoyuan's nose was almost crooked with anger, and he didn't bother to teach him the correct pronunciation of this idiom, which should be "hungry and not selective about food".

No, it seems that the term "Hungry and Unselective" is not correct, right?

"I found it, I found it." Mu Dekai hurriedly came back. When he saw these guys eating rice dumplings, his eyes widened: "I almost broke my legs looking for the hotel, but you guys are ready to eat.

?What about mine?"

"Buy it yourself."

"Who is this?"

After eating rice dumplings and feeling in good spirits, several people drove to the hotel that Mu Dekai mentioned.

Still using the old school name:

Ruyi Inn.

As soon as he saw this group of people arriving in two cars, the boss knew that it was a big boss who came to the door, so he immediately left the best rooms in the hotel to them without any further instructions.

Settled down, rested for a while, and saw that it was already time to eat.

It stands to reason that you will never be hungry after just eating rice dumplings, but since you are here, it is unreasonable to not try the local specialties.

After asking the boss, the best restaurant here is the "Lao Shunxin Restaurant" which is dozens of steps away.

The boss also specifically said: "Go and tell the shopkeeper that you are a guest staying at my place, so you will definitely get a discount."

Lao Shunxin Restaurant is built on the edge of a clear river. Find a place by the window on the second floor to sit down, drink and chat, enjoy the scenery outside, look at the beautiful and gentle Jiangnan women washing clothes by the river, and finally

It couldn't be more pleasant.

"I really can't eat it." Zhu Yanni frowned.

The shopkeeper smiled when he saw it: "You guys have just eaten rice dumplings, right? It's okay, you have to trust me, I will help you with the dishes. Let's get Yaozhuang's most famous mushrooms, one stir-fried, one

Make a soup, and get a four-cornered water chestnut, the real South Lake water chestnut, with thin skin and white flesh, fragrant and refreshing, best for digestion...

You guys are here by chance. Have you ever heard of the saying "Seven-star pickled vegetables are fragrant thousands of miles away"? It means Yangmiao pickled vegetables, which are good for qi, appetizers and promote body fluids. I happened to buy a batch here. And then,

If you're hungry, don't eat the rice dumplings. Get some Bazhen cake from Xitang... and finally pair it with a jar of Jiashan rice wine. Ouch, that's a good wine..."

"Shopkeeper, stop talking." Meng Shaoyuan found that his saliva was about to flow down: "Those things you just said, come on, serve them to us quickly."

"Okay, you guys are waiting, we'll be here soon."

Zhu Yanni actually swallowed hard: "Why am I hungry again?"

Not to mention her, everyone was staring at the stairs eagerly after being introduced by the shopkeeper, wishing that the waiter would serve the food immediately.

In such a beautiful and quiet place, with a few exquisite side dishes and a jar of rice wine, the taste is definitely different from the bustling Shanghai.

Several people had almost forgotten what they were here for this time.

Finally, Meng Shaoyuan's mind was still clear. He drank three cups of rice wine and said, "I said, we are not here to play and eat. Have you figured out how to solve this problem?"

"without!"

Xiang Shounong answered neatly: "You are the captain, you think of a way, and we will just follow you."

Holy shit!

Meng Shaoyuan thought there for a while: "I thought of several plans along the way, but here, I have a new plan in my mind."

He looked to the side, and then suddenly shouted toward the stairs:
Chapter completed!